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1.0 - Identification of persons in charge
Name of person responsible for the content of the form
Marco Tulio de Carvalho Oliveira
Title of person in charge Chief Financial and Investors Relations Officer
Name of person responsible for the content of the form
Luis Fernando Memoria Porto
Title of person in charge Chief Executive Officer
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STATEMENT
FOR PURPOSES OF ITEM 1.1 OF THE REFERENCE FORM
LUIS FERNANDO MEMORIA PORTO, Brazilian, single, manager, bearer of the Identity
Card No. MG 5.437.158 (SSP/MG), enrolled with the CPF/MF (Individual Taxpayer's
Register of the Ministry of Finance) under No. 915.133.326-00, resident and domiciled
in the City of Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, with business address at Rua
Amoroso Costa, 348, CEP (ZIP Code) 30350-570, in the City of Belo Horizonte, State of
Minas Gerais, as Chief Executive Officer of COMPANHIA DE LOCAÇÃO DAS
AMÉRICAS, a joint stock company located in the City of São Paulo, State of São Paulo,
at Alameda Santos, 438, CEP 01418-000, enrolled with the CNPJ/MF (National
Corporate Taxpayer's Register of the Ministry of Finance) under No. 10.215.988/0001-
60 ("Company” or "Unidas"), for the purposes of item 1.1 of the Company's Reference
Form, states that he has: (i) reviewed the Reference Form; (ii) all information contained
in the Form comply with the provisions of CVM Instruction No. 480, especially articles 14
through 19; and (iii) the set of information therein is a true, accurate and complete picture
of the Company's economic and financial situation and the risks inherent in its activities
and the securities issued by it.
___________________________________________
LUIS FERNANDO MEMORIA PORTO
Chief Executive Officer
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STATEMENT
FOR PURPOSES OF ITEM 1.1 OF THE REFERENCE FORM
MARCO TÚLIO DE CARVALHO OLIVEIRA, Brazilian, married, actuary, bearer of the
Identity Card No. 7.154.958, issued by DETRAN/MG, enrolled with the CPF/MF under
No. 059.505.066-26, resident and domiciled in the City of Belo Horizonte, State of Minas
Gerais, with business address at Alameda Santos, 438, CEP 01418-000, in the City of
São Paulo, State of São Paulo, as Chief Financial and Investors Relations Officer of
COMPANHIA DE LOCAÇÃO DAS AMÉRICAS, a joint stock company located in the
City of São Paulo, State of São Paulo, at Alameda Santos, 438, CEP 01418-000,
enrolled with the CNPJ/MF under No. 10.215.988/0001-60 ("Company" or "Unidas"), for
the purposes of item 1.2 of the Company's Reference Form, states that he has: (i)
reviewed the Reference Form; (ii) all information contained in the Form comply with the
provisions of CVM Instruction No. 480, especially articles 14 through 19; and (iii) the set
of information therein is a true, accurate and complete picture of the Company's
economic and financial situation and the risks inherent in its activities and the securities
issued by it.
___________________________________________
MARCO TÚLIO DE CARVALHO OLIVEIRA
Chief Financial and Investors Relations Officer
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1.3. DECLARATION BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/INVESTOR RELATIONS
OFFICER
Not applicable. The statements of the Chief Executive Officer and Investor Relations Officer are already described in item 1.1. above.
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2.1/2.2 - Identification and Remuneration of Auditors
Does it have an auditor? YES CVM Code 287-9
Type of auditor National
Name/Corporate Name PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes
CPF/CNPJ 61.562.112/0005-54
Service provision commenced on 3/31/2016
Description of the retained service Fiscal Year 2019
1. Audit of the individual and consolidated financial statements of Companhia de Locação das Américas for the year to end on December 31, 2019, and quarterly review for the quarters ended on 03/31/2019, 06/30/2019, and 09/30/2019, prepared in accordance with BRGAAP and IFRS; and
2. Reasonable assurance of pro forma financial information and issuance of a comfort letter. Fiscal Year 2018
1. Audit of the individual and consolidated financial statements of Companhia de Locação das Américas for the year ended December 31, 2018 and quarterly review for the quarters ended 03/31/2018, 06/30/2018 and 09/30/2018 prepared in accordance with BRGAAP and IFRS;
2. Tax review related to corporate reorganization; 3. Due diligence related to company acquisition processes during fiscal year 2018. 4. Reasonable assurance of the pro forma financials and issuance of a comfort letter.
Fiscal Year 2017
1. Audit of the individual and consolidated financial statements of Companhia de Locação das Américas for the year ended December 31, 2017 and quarterly review for the quarters ended 03/31/2017, 06/30/2017 and 09/30/2017 prepared in accordance with BRGAAP and IFRS;
2. Audit of the individual and consolidated financial statements of Auto Ricci S.A. for the year ended December 31, 2017, prepared in accordance with BRGAAP and IFRS; and
3. Due diligence related to company acquisition processes during fiscal year 2017. Fiscal Year 2016
1. Audit of the individual financial statements of Companhia de Locação das Américas for the year ended December 31, 2016 and quarterly review for the quarters ended 03/31/2016, 06/30/2016 and 09/30/2016, prepared in accordance with BRGAAP and IFRS; and
2. Tax review associated with the receipt of invoices.
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Total amount of the remuneration of the independent auditors, segregated by service
Fiscal Year 2018
1. Audit of the individual and consolidated financial statements of Companhia de Locação das Américas for the year ended December 31, 2018, and quarterly review for the quarters ended 03/31/2018, 06/30/2018, and 09/30/2018, prepared in accordance with BRGAAP and IFRS - R$ 1,236 thousand.
2. Tax review related to corporate reorganization - R$ 246.5 thousand. 3. Audits ("Due diligence") related to companies acquisition processes during fiscal year 2018 - R$ 437.3 thousand. 4. Reasonable assurance of the pro forma financials and issuance of a comfort letter - R$ 1,201 thousand.
Replacement justification Not applicable
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Reason presented by the auditor in case of disagreement with the issuer's justification
Name of Chief Auditor Period of service provision
Individual Taxpayer’s Register (CPF)
Address
Carlos Augusto da Silva 03/31/2016 to 12/31/2016 507.225.816-53 Rua dos Inconfidentes, 911, 18th floor, Funcionários
Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, CEP 30140-120
Telephone (31) 3269-1525, email: [email protected]
Guilherme Campos e Silva 01/01/2017 to 12/31/2018 714.114.966-04 Rua dos Inconfidentes, 911, 18th floor, Funcionários
Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, CEP 30140-120
Telephone (31) 3269-1503, email: [email protected]
Fábio Abreu de Paula 01/01/2019 935.194.436-00 Rua dos Inconfidentes, 911, 18th floor, Funcionários
Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, CEP 30140-120
Telephone (31) 3269-1503, email: [email protected]
2.3. Provide other information that issuer deems relevant.
There is no other relevant information not described in this Reference Form.
3.1 - Financial Information - Consolidated
(Reais) Period ended on
(09/30/2019) Fiscal Year
(12/31/2018) Fiscal Year
(12/31/2017) Fiscal Year
(12/31/2016)
Shareholders' Equity 2,712,689,000.00 2,565,546,000.00 483,281,000.00 300,893,000.00
Total Assets 9,309,027,000.00 8,744,518,000.00 2,394,602,000.00 1,329,217,000.00
Rec. Net/Rec. Intermed. Fin./Prem. Ins. Earnings 3,537,662,000.00 2,917,195,000.00 1,094,614,000.00 754,714,000.00
Gross Income 962,833,000.00 884,273,000.00 321,836,000.00 218,917,000.00
Net Income 242,142,000.00 189,202,000.00 60,598,000.00 28,907,000.00
Number of Shares, former Treasury (Units) 446,972,000 440,134,545 242,839,866 191,644,449
Book Value of Share (Reais Unit) 6.06903564 5.82900395 1.99012217 1.57005852
Basic Earnings per Share 0.54173863 0.42987310 0.24953893 0.15083662
Diluted Earnings per Share 0.53 0.42 0.24 0.15
3.2 - Non-GAAP measures The consolidated indicators are presented below: (i) EBITDA a. Value of non-GAAP measures EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) is a non-GAAP measure used to assess the cash flow generated by a company, prepared in accordance with CVM Instruction No. 527, of October 4, 2012 ("CVM Instruction 527"). EBITDA consists of net income (loss) for the fiscal year plus financial income, income tax (IR) and social contribution on net income (CSLL), depreciation and amortization.
EBITDA margin is calculated by the EBITDA divided by the total net revenue.
(In R$ thousands, except percentages) 09/30/2019* 12/31/2018* 12/31/2017* 12/31/2016 **
EBITDA*** 941,121 840,714 361,341 248,826 EBITDA Margin**** 26.6% 28.8% 33.0% 33.0%
* Refer to the consolidated financial statements of the Company ("Financial Statements"). The Company started to consolidate
the financial information of Auto Ricci S.A. as from the merger by the Company of the shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A., on
May 11, 2017, becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, being subsequently merged into. Prior to such event,
the Company had no subsidiaries and, therefore, had no consolidated financial statements. In addition, the financial income
arising from the merger by the Company of shares issued by Unidas S.A., which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company as of March 9, 2018, and subsequently the financial income arising from the merger by the Company of shares
issued by Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A., which became a wholly-owned subsidiary as of January 31, 2019, are now
consolidated in the Company's Financial Statements. For further information on the merger of shares issued by Auto Ricci
S.A. by the Company, the merger of Auto Ricci S.A. into the Company, the merger of shares issued by Unidas S.A. by the
Company, and the merger of the shares issued by Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A. by the Company, see item 15.7 of
this Reference Form.
** Refer to the individual financial statements of the Company.
*** For further information on the IFRS adoption (including the estimated impact in the net income and in the EBITDA) see
note 2.3.2 of the Company’s financial statements related to the quarter ended September 30, 2019 and note 2.19.2 of the
Company’s financial statements related to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.
**** EBITDA divided by total net revenue.
b. Reconciliations between the amounts disclosed and the amounts of the audited financial statements: The table below shows the reconciliation between EBITDA and the net income (loss) disclosed in our financial statements and quarterly financial information and our EBITDA Margin for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, and the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017, and 2018:
09/30/2019* 12/31/2018* 12/31/2017*
12/31/2016 **
(In R$ thousands, except percentages)
Net income 242,142 189,202 60,598 28,907
(+) Net financial expenses 282,988 304,384 142,936 114,504
(+) IR / CSLL 64,745 52,924 20,257 6,914
(+) Depreciation and amortization 351,246 294,204 137,550 98,501
EBITDA*** 941,121 840,714 361,341 248,826
Total net revenue 3,537,662 2,917,195 1,094,614 754,714
EBITDA Margin**** 26.6% 28.8% 33.0% 33.0%
* Refer to consolidated Financial Statements. The Company started to consolidate the financial information of Auto Ricci S.A.
as from the merger by the Company of the shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A., on May 11, 2017, becoming a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company, being subsequently merged into. Prior to such event, the Company had no subsidiaries and,
therefore, had no consolidated financial statements. In addition, the financial income arising from the merger by the Company
of shares issued by Unidas S.A., which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company as of March 9, 2018, and
subsequently the financial income arising from the merger by the Company of shares issued by Unidas Agro Locação de
Veículos S.A., which became a wholly-owned subsidiary as of January 31, 2019, are now consolidated in the Company's
Financial Statements. For further information on the merger of shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A. by the Company, the merger
of Auto Ricci S.A. into the Company, the merger of shares issued by Unidas S.A. by the Company, and the merger of the
shares issued by Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A. by the Company, see item 15.7 of this Reference Form.
** Refer to the individual financial statements of the Company.
*** For further information on the IFRS adoption (including the estimated impact in the net income and in the EBITDA) see
note 2.3.1 of the Company’s financial statements related to the quarter ended September 30, 2019 and note 2.19.2 of the
Company’s financial statements related to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018..
**** EBITDA divided by total net revenue.
c. For this reason such measure is deemed the most appropriate for the correct understanding of the Company's financial condition and operating results. Our EBITDA is reconciled with our financial statements based on the net income for the year, adjusted by the net financial expenses, income tax and social contribution on net income and by the costs and expenses with depreciation and amortization. We use EBITDA to measure our performance, and some investors, rating agencies and financial analysts use it as an indicator of our operating performance and our cash flow. EBITDA is a non-GAAP measurement prepared by our management and reconciled with our financial statements, and is not a measure of financial performance under BR GAAP or IFRS. EBITDA should not be taken into consideration separately or as a substitute for net income or operating income, it does not measure the cash flow, liquidity or capacity to repay our debt, but it serves as an indicator of our overall economic performance, which is not affected by fluctuations in interest rates, changes in the burden of income tax and social contribution, or depreciation and amortization levels. In addition, EBITDA presents limitations that impair its use as a measure of our profitability or operating performance, as it does not consider the costs of depreciation of our fleet, which significantly affect our net income. (ii) Adjusted EBITDA a. Value of non-GAAP measures Adjusted EBITDA is a non-accounting measurement prepared by us, which consists of EBITDA plus (i) payment expenses based on stock option and (ii) non-recurring items related to the acquisition of companies. The Adjusted EBITDA Margin is calculated by the Adjusted EBITDA divided by the total net revenue.
(In R$ thousands, except percentages)
09/30/2019*
12/31/2018* 12/31/2017*
12/31/2016 **
Adjusted EBITDA 951,337
895,636 362,931
249,525
Adjusted EBITDA Margin 26.9%
30.7% 33.2%
33.1%
* Refer to the consolidated financial statements of the Company. The Company started to consolidate the financial information
of Auto Ricci S.A. as from the merger by the Company of the shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A., on May 11, 2017, becoming
a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, being subsequently merged into. Prior to such event, the Company had no
subsidiaries and, therefore, had no consolidated financial statements. In addition, the financial income arising from the merger
by the Company of shares issued by Unidas S.A., which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company as of March 9,
2018, and subsequently the financial income arising from the merger by the Company of shares issued by Unidas Agro
Locação de Veículos S.A., which became a wholly-owned subsidiary as of January 31, 2019, are now consolidated in the
Company's Financial Statements. For further information on the merger of shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A. by the Company,
the merger of Auto Ricci S.A. into the Company, the merger of shares issued by Unidas S.A. by the Company, and the merger
of the shares issued by Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A. by the Company, see item 15.7 of this Reference Form.
** Refer to the individual financial statements of the Company.
b. Reconciliations between the amounts disclosed and the amounts of the audited financial statements:
The table below shows the reconciliation between net income (loss) for the EBITDA and the Adjusted EBITDA and our Adjusted EBITDA Margin for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, and the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016:
09/30/2019* 12/31/2018* 12/31/2017*
12/31/2016 **
(In R$ thousands, except percentages)
Net income 242,142 189,202 60,598 28,907
(+) Net financial expenses 282,988 304,384 142,936 114,504
(+) IR / CSLL 64,745 52,924 20,257 6,914
(+) Depreciation and amortization 351,246 294,204 137,550 98,501
EBITDA 941,121 840,714 361,341 248,826
Non-recurring expenses related to the acquisition of Unidas S.A.
49,078 Expenses with stock option 10,216 5,844 1,590 699
Adjusted EBITDA 951,337 895,636 362,931 249,525
Total net revenue 3,537,662 2,917,195 1,094,614 754,714
Adjusted EBITDA Margin 26,9% 30,7% 33,2% 33,1%
* Refer to the consolidated financial statements of the Company. The Company started to consolidate the financial information
of Auto Ricci S.A. as from the merger by the Company of the shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A., on May 11, 2017, becoming
a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, being subsequently merged into. Prior to such event, the Company had no
subsidiaries and, therefore, had no consolidated financial statements. In addition, the financial income arising from the merger
by the Company of shares issued by Unidas S.A., which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company as of March 9,
2018, and subsequently the financial income arising from the merger by the Company of shares issued by Unidas Agro
Locação de Veículos S.A., which became a wholly-owned subsidiary as of January 31, 2019, are now consolidated in the
Company's Financial Statements. For further information on the merger of shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A. by the Company,
the merger of Auto Ricci S.A. into the Company, the merger of shares issued by Unidas S.A. by the Company, and the merger
of the shares issued by Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A. by the Company, see item 15.7 of this Reference Form.
** Refer to the individual financial statements of the Company.
c. For this reason such measure is deemed the most appropriate for the correct understanding of the Company's financial condition and operating results.
Our Adjusted EBITDA consists of EBITDA plus (i) payment expenses based on stock option and (ii) non-recurring items related to the acquisition of companies. We use Adjusted EBITDA to measure our performance, and some investors, rating agencies, and financial analysts use it as an indicator of our operating performance and our cash flow in a scenario with acquisitions of the controlling interest of other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-accounting measurement prepared by our management and is not a measure of financial performance under BR GAAP or IFRS. Adjusted EBITDA should not be taken into consideration individually or as a substitute for net income or operating income, it does not measure the cash flow, liquidity, or capacity to repay our debt, but it serves as an indicator of our overall economic performance, which is not affected by fluctuations in interest rates, changes in the burden of income tax and social contribution, or depreciation and amortization levels. In addition, the Adjusted EBITDA presents limitations that impair its use as a measure of our profitability or operating performance, as it does not consider the costs of depreciation of our fleet, which significantly affect our net income. (iii) Net debt a. Non-GAAP measurement value We calculate our net Debt based on the sum of all liabilities with financial institutions, represented in the financial statements by loans, financing, and debentures recorded in current liabilities and noncurrent liabilities, less amounts recorded as cash and cash equivalents, securities, and derivative financial instruments.
(In R$ thousands, except percentages) 09/30/2019* 12/31/2018* 12/31/2017* 12/31/2016 **
Net Debt 3,518,296 1,959,449 1,032,050 627,948
* Refer to consolidated financial statements. The Company started to consolidate the financial information of Auto Ricci S.A.
as from the merger by the Company of the shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A., on May 11, 2017, becoming a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company, being subsequently merged into. Prior to such event, the Company had no subsidiaries and,
therefore, had no consolidated financial statements. In addition, the financial income arising from the merger by the Company
of shares issued by Unidas S.A., which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company as of March 9, 2018, and
subsequently the financial income arising from the merger by the Company of shares issued by Unidas Agro Locação de
Veículos S.A., which became a wholly-owned subsidiary as of January 31, 2019, are now consolidated in the Company's
Financial Statements. For further information on the merger of shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A. by the Company, the merger
of Auto Ricci S.A. into the Company, the merger of shares issued by Unidas S.A. by the Company, and the merger of the
shares issued by Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A. by the Company, see item 15.7 of this Reference Form.
** Refer to the individual financial statements of the Company.
b. Reconciliations between the amounts disclosed and the amounts of the audited financial statements:
The table below shows the reconciliation between our Net Debt and the amounts disclosed in our financial statements and quarterly financial information and our EBITDA Margin for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, and the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017, and 2018:
In R$
thousand
09/30/2019* 12/31/2018* 12/31/2017* 12/31/2016 **
Current liabilities Loans, financing and debentures 120,431 298,687 220,923 115,648
Derivative financial liabilities 17,570 31,506 29,371 9,680 Noncurrent liabilities Loans, financing and debentures 4,275,395 3,594,154 1,212,482 707,975 Gross Debt 4,413,396 3,924,347 1,462,776 833,303
Cash and cash equivalents (680,508) (1,755,864) (402,489) (172,478) Securities (214,592) (209,034) (28,237) (32,877)
Net debt 3,518,296 1,959,449 1,032,050 627,948
* Refer to the consolidated financial statements of the Company. The Company started to consolidate the financial information
of Auto Ricci S.A. as from the merger by the Company of the shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A., on May 11, 2017, becoming
a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, being subsequently merged into. Prior to such event, the Company had no
subsidiaries and, therefore, had no consolidated financial statements. In addition, the financial income arising from the merger
by the Company of shares issued by Unidas S.A., which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company as of March 9,
2018, and subsequently the financial income arising from the merger by the Company of shares issued by Unidas Agro
Locação de Veículos S.A., which became a wholly-owned subsidiary as of January 31, 2019, are now consolidated in the
Company's Financial Statements. For further information on the merger of shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A. by the Company,
the merger of Auto Ricci S.A. into the Company, the merger of shares issued by Unidas S.A. by the Company, and the merger
of the shares issued by Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A. by the Company, see item 15.7 of this Reference Form.
** Refer to the individual financial statements of the Company.
c. For this reason such measure is deemed the most appropriate for the correct
understanding of the Company's financial conditions and operating results. Our officers understand that the net debt calculation, as shown above, is a non-GAAP measurement widely used in the financial market to raise funds, and represents our financial indebtedness more appropriately. Additionally, in respect of our indentures, we are subject to compliance with certain financial indexes (covenants) that use the net debt as a parameter. For further information on (i) the financial agreements executed by us, see item 10.1(f)(iv) of this Reference Form; (ii) the financial indexes (covenants) to which we are subject, see items 3.7 and 10.1(f)(iv) of this Reference Form. There is no standard definition for non-accounting measurement of the net debt, and our definition may be different from that used by other companies. Net debt is neither a measure of indebtedness under BR GAAP and IFRS, nor a measurement of our cash flows, liquidity or funds available to our debt service.
(iv) Return on Invested Capital - ROIC
a. Value of non-GAAP measures
Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) is the rate of return on invested capital. It is calculated by dividing the Net Operating Profit After Tax ("NOPAT") by the invested capital. NOPAT is equal to earnings before taxes and financial income ("EBIT") deducted by income tax and social contribution calculated at the effective rate. Invested capital consists of the average of the sum of the balance of vehicles and accessories belonging to the Group's fleet and the working capital balance (consisting of the balance of "accounts receivable", "vehicles in demobilization for fleet renewal", "vehicles for resale", "suppliers", and "salaries and charges payable") during the measured period.
(In R$ thousands, except percentages) 09/30/2019*
ROIC 11.7% * Refers to the annual calculation of ROIC based on historical data for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019.
b. Reconciliations between the amounts disclosed and the amounts of the audited
financial statements: The table below sets forth the reconciliation between ROIC and amounts disclosed in our quarterly financial information for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019:
09/30/2019
Consolidated earnings before net financial
income and taxes ("EBIT") (a) 589,875*
(a) annualized 786,500
Income tax and effective income tax rate for the
nine-month period in 2019 21.1%**
(-) Income tax and social contribution calculated at
the effective tax rate (b) (165,931)
(=) NOPAT ("Net Operating Profit After Taxes")
(a – b) = (c) 620,569
(/) Invested Capital (d) 5,300,706***
(=) ROIC ("Return on Invested Capital") (c / d) 11.7%****
* Refer to the Company's consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2019. ** Refers to the division of income tax and social contribution by the profit before tax for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019. *** Average sum of the monthly balance of vehicles and accessories plus monthly working capital (consisting of accounts receivable from customers, plus "vehicles in demobilization for fleet renewal", plus "vehicles for resale", less "suppliers", less "salaries and charges payable".) **** Refers to the annualized calculation of ROIC considering the historical balances for the 9 months ended. on September 30, 2019
c. For this reason, such measurement is deemed the most appropriate for the correct understanding of the Company's financial conditions and operating results:
Management adopts ROIC as a measure of return on capital invested, either from its own resources or from third parties resources.
3.3- Events subsequent to the latest financial statements
Share split and increase of authorized capital of the Company
On October 17, 2019, the Company called an Extraordinary General Meeting to resolve on the split of
all shares issued by it, whereby each share was split into three (3) common shares of the Company.
On the same date and meeting, it also resolved on the amendment of Article 6 of the Company's
Bylaws, providing for the increase of the Company's authorized capital to four billion reais
(R$4,000,000,000).
3.4 - Policy on profit allocation for the past 3 fiscal years
2016 2017 2018
a. Rules on income withholding
The ascertained profits were
allocated as determined by the
Annual General Meeting, subject to
the limits set by law and our bylaws.
In additional to the legal reserve, we
maintain a profits reserve for
purposes of supplementing the cash
to carry out our business, as well as
enable our organic growth. The
percentage of 5% of the income for
the fiscal year shall be allocated to
the legal reserve, which shall not
exceed 20% of our share capital,
except if not resolved otherwise by
the general meeting. The profits
reserve maximum limit, in turn, is the
amount corresponding to the value
of our share capital deducted from
the balance of all of our other profits
bookings.
The ascertained profits were
allocated as determined by the
Annual General Meeting, subject to
the limits set by law and our bylaws.
In additional to the legal reserve,
we maintain a profits reserve for
purposes of supplementing the
cash to carry out our business, as
well as enable our organic growth.
The percentage of 5% of the
income for the fiscal year shall be
allocated to the legal reserve,
which shall not exceed 20% of our
share capital, except if not resolved
otherwise by the general meeting.
The profits reserve maximum limit,
in turn, is the amount
corresponding to the value of our
share capital deducted from the
balance of all of our other profits
bookings.
The ascertained profits were
allocated as determined by the
Annual General Meeting, subject to
the limits set by law and our bylaws.
In additional to the legal reserve,
we maintain a profits reserve for
purposes of supplementing the
cash to carry out our business, as
well as enable our organic growth.
The percentage of 5% of the
income for the fiscal year shall be
allocated to the legal reserve,
which shall not exceed 20% of our
share capital, except if not resolved
otherwise by the general meeting.
The profits reserve maximum limit,
in turn, is the amount
corresponding to the value of our
share capital deducted from the
balance of all of our other profits
bookings.
a.i. Amount of retained
earnings
In Fiscal Year 2016: (i) R$1,445
thousand allocated to legal reserve;
(ii) R$11,414 thousand allocated to
Investments Reserve.
In Fiscal Year 2017: (i) R$3,030
thousand allocated to legal reserve;
(ii) R$35,679 thousand allocated to
Investments Reserve.
In fiscal year 2018: (i) R$9,460
thousand allocated to legal reserve;
(ii) R$92,596 thousand allocated to
Investments Reserve.
a.ii. Percentage in
relation to total profit
declared
Legal Reserve: 5%
Investments Reserve: 39.5%.
Legal Reserve: 5%
Investments Reserve: 58.9%.
Legal Reserve: 5%
Investments Reserve: 48.9%.
b. Rules on distribution of dividends
From the net income balance
ascertained in each fiscal year after
deduction of the legal reserve and
profits reserve, at least 25% will be
distributed as mandatory dividends
and/or interest on shareholders'
equity, except where a different
allocation is determined by the
general meeting. On April 28, 2017,
our shareholders resolved at the
annual and special general meeting
to make a distribution through
interest on shareholders' equity, in
the total amount of R$16,049
thousand, declared in fiscal year
2016 by the Board of Directors as set
forth in item II. In addition, on
November 25, 2016, the Company's
Board of Directors approved the
amount of R$ 25,000 thousand on
account of profit obtained in prior
years.
From the net income balance
ascertained in each fiscal year after
deduction of the legal reserve and
profits reserve, at least 25% will be
distributed as mandatory dividends
and/or interest on shareholders'
equity, except where a different
allocation is determined by the
general meeting. On April 27, 2018,
our shareholders resolved at the
annual and special general meeting
to make a distribution through
interest on shareholders' equity, in
the total amount of R$21,887
thousand, declared in fiscal year
2017 by the Board of Directors as
set forth in item II.
From the net income balance
ascertained in each fiscal year after
deduction of the legal reserve and
profits reserve, at least 25% will be
distributed as mandatory dividends
and/or interest on shareholders'
equity, except where a different
allocation is determined by the
general meeting. On April 26, 2019,
our shareholders resolved, at the
annual general meeting, to make a
distribution through interest on
shareholders' equity, in the total
amount of R$ 87,146 thousand,
and through dividends, in the
amount of R$ 17,502 thousand,
declared in the fiscal year of 2018
by the Board of Directors, as set
forth in item II.
c. Periodicity of dividend
distributions
Our bylaws provides for the
possibility of declaring annual or
interim dividends, subject to the legal
provisions.
Our bylaws provides for the
possibility of declaring annual or
interim dividends, subject to the
legal provisions.
Our bylaws provides for the
possibility of declaring annual or
interim dividends, subject to the
legal provisions.
d. Possible restrictions
to the distribution of
dividends, imposed by
law or special regulation
applicable to the
Company, contracts,
court, administrative or
arbitral decisions
Our bylaws, pursuant to item I,
paragraph 1, article 29 of the
Corporations Act, sets forth that 5%
of the net income be allocated each
year to compose the legal reserve,
which cannot exceed 20% of the
paid-in share capital or the limit
provided for in paragraph 1, article
193 of said Act.
Additionally, our bylaws provides
that the minimum mandatory
dividend shall not be paid to
shareholders in relation to the fiscal
year in which our management
informs the general meeting that
such payment is incompatible with
our financial situation.
The debenture indentures contain
clauses that restrict payment of
dividends in case of our failure to
comply with certain financial
indexes. For further information
please see items 3.7 and 18.5 of this
Reference Form.
Our bylaws, pursuant to item I,
paragraph 1, article 29 of the
Corporations Act, sets forth that 5%
of the net income be allocated each
year to compose the legal reserve,
which cannot exceed 20% of the
paid-in share capital or the limit
provided for in paragraph 1, article
193 of said Act.
Additionally, our bylaws provides
that the minimum mandatory
dividend shall not be paid to
shareholders in relation to the fiscal
year in which our management
informs the general meeting that
such payment is incompatible with
our financial situation.
The debenture indentures contain
clauses that restrict payment of
dividends in case of our failure to
comply with certain financial
indexes. For further information
please see items 3.7 and 18.5 of
this Reference Form.
Our bylaws, pursuant to item I,
paragraph 1, article 29 of the
Corporations Act, sets forth that 5%
of the net income be allocated each
year to compose the legal reserve,
which cannot exceed 20% of the
paid-in share capital or the limit
provided for in paragraph 1, article
193 of said Act.
Additionally, our bylaws provides
that the minimum mandatory
dividend shall not be paid to
shareholders in relation to the fiscal
year in which our management
informs the general meeting that
such payment is incompatible with
our financial situation.
The debenture indentures contain
clauses that restrict payment of
dividends in case of our failure to
comply with certain financial
indexes. For further information
please see items 3.7 and 18.5 of
this Reference Form.
e. If the Company has
a formally approved
profit allocation policy,
informing the date of
approval and in
case the
Company discloses the
policy,
websites
where the document
may be
verified
Not applicable, considering that the
Company does not have a formally
approved policy on profit allocation.
Not applicable, considering that
the Company does not have a
formally approved policy on profit
allocation.
Not applicable, considering that
the Company does not have a
formally approved policy on profit
allocation.
3.5 - Distribution of dividends and net income withholding
(Reais) Period ended on
09/30/2019 Fiscal Year 12/31/2018
Fiscal year 12/31/2017 Fiscal Year 12/31/2016
Adjusted net income 242,142,000.00 179,742,000.00 57,568,000.00 27,462,000.00
Dividend percentage distributed in relation to adjusted net income
51.09522512%
48.48393809% 38.02285992% 58.43711310%
Rate of return in relation to issuer's equity 8.92627205% 7.00599405% 11.91191046%% 9.12683246%
Total dividends distributed 123,723,000.00 87,146,000.00 21,889,000.00 16,048,000.00
Retained net profit 0.00 92,596,000.00 35,679,100.00 11,413,650.00
Withholding approval date 0.00 04/26/2019 04/27/2018 04/28/2017
Interest on shareholders' equity
Type
Date of payment and amount
Period ended on 09/30/2019
Fiscal Year 12/31/2018
Fiscal year 12/31/2017
Fiscal Year 12/31/2016
Common
03/21/2019 03/26/2018 03/23/2017 03/28/2016
R$ 45,299,000.00 R$ 8,088,000.00 R$ 5,610,000.00 R$ 3,906,000.00
Common
06/19/2019 06/22/2018 06/22/2017 06/22/2016
R$ 39,833,000.00 R$ 25,215,000.00 R$ 5,339,000.00 R$ 5,680,000.00
Common
09/19/2019 09/19/2018 09/21/2017 09/21/2016
R$ 38,591,000.00 R$ 24,990,000.00 R$ 5,421,000.00 R$ 5,714,000.00
Common
12/21/2018 12/18/2017 12/15/2016
R$ 28,853,000.00 R$ 5,519,000.00 R$ 748,000.00
Total R$ 123,723,000.00 R$ 87,146,000.00 R$ 21,889,000.00 R$ 16,048,000.00
Dividends
Common R$ 17,502,000.00
3.6 - Declaration of dividends using the retained earnings account or reserves created in previous fiscal years
During fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, our Board of Directors resolved on 01/03/2018 to distribute
interim dividends in the amount of R$17,502 thousand, related to the existing retained earnings on
December 31, 2016.
In fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, no dividends were declared using the retained earnings account
or reserves created in previous fiscal years.
During the fiscal year ended in 2016, the Company, on November 25, 2016, distributed extraordinary
dividends in the amount of R$ 25,000 thousand to the profit reserves created existing in the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2015.
3.7. Level of Indebtedness
Fiscal Year
Sum of Current and Noncurrent
Liabilities
Type of ratio Debt to Equity Ratio
Description and reason for using another debt to equity ratio
12/31/2018 6,178,972,000.00
Debt to Equity Ratio
0.70661093
12/31/2018 0.00 Other Index 0.37413836
Net Debt/Fleet Carrying Amount. "Fleet carrying amount" means the purchase price of the vehicle less the accumulated depreciation amount and the impairment, also including the "vehicles in demobilization for fleet renewal" and "vehicles for resale". For definition of "Net Debt", see item 3.2 of this Reference Form. We consider that this index is appropriate for the monitoring of our capital structure, as it represents the ratio between third-parties' capital and our shareholders' capital. For further information on the formula for calculating this index, see item 10.1.f "iv" of this Reference Form.
12/31/2018 0.00 Other Index 0.76375516 Net Debt/Shareholders' Equity. We use this index to comply with the covenants provided in our indenture. We consider that this index is appropriate for the monitoring of our capital structure, as it represents the ratio between third-parties' capital and our shareholders' capital. For further information on the formula for calculating this index, see item 10.1.f "iv" of this Reference Form.
12/31/2018 0.00 Other Index 2.94245427 EBITDA/Net Financial Expenses - We use this index to comply with covenants established in our indentures. EBITDA, for the purposes of calculating this covenant, is calculated as shown in item 3.2 of this Reference Form, considering the adjusted amount for the 12-month period ended 12/31/2018. Net financial expenses, for the purpose of calculating this covenant, are calculated considering the 12-month period ended 12/31/2018.
Fiscal Year
Sum of Current and Noncurrent Liabilities
Type of ratio Debt to Equity Ratio
Description and reason for using another debt to equity ratio
09/30/2019 6,596,338,000 Debt to Equity Ratio
0.70859586
09/30/2019 Other Index 0.54711291
Net Debt/Fleet Carrying Amount. "Fleet carrying amount" means the purchase price of the vehicle less the accumulated depreciation amount and the impairment, also including the "vehicles in demobilization for fleet renewal" and "vehicles for resale". For definition of "Net Debt", see item 3.2 of this Reference Form. We consider that this index is appropriate for the monitoring of our capital structure, as it represents the ratio between third-parties' capital and our shareholders' capital. For further information on the formula for calculating this index, see item 10.1.f "iv" of this Reference Form.
09/30/2019 Other Index 1.29697728 Net Debt/Shareholders' Equity. We consider that this index is appropriate for the monitoring of our capital structure, as it represents the ratio between third-parties' capital and our shareholders' capital. For further information on the formula for calculating this index, see item 10.1.f "iv" of this Reference Form.
09/30/2019 Other Index 3.32783408
EBITDA/Net Financial Expenses - We use this index to comply with covenants established in our indentures. EBITDA, for the purposes of calculating this covenant, is calculated as shown in item 3.2 of this Reference Form, considering the adjusted amount for the 12-month period ended September 30, 1919. Net financial expenses, for the purposes of calculating this covenant, are calculated considering the 12-month period ended September 30, 1919.
3.8 - Obligations according to the nature and maturity
Period ended on (09/30/2019)
Type of Obligation Type of Collateral Less than a year One to three years Three to five years Greater than five years
Total
Financing Security Interest 8,928,700.00 13,264,900.00 12,370,100.00 507,200.00 35,070,900.00
Debt Instruments Security Interest 67,661,000.00 825,513,700.00 148,794,600.00 - 1,041,969,300.00
Debt Instruments Unsecured 33,827,500.00 900,611,000.00 1,299,097,500.00 728,247,100.00 2,961,783,100.00
Debt Instruments Senior Security 10,013,800.00 114,974,500.00 232,014,400.00 - 357,002,700.00
Total 120,431,000.00 1,854,364,100.00 1,692,276,600.00 728,754,300.00 4,395,826,000.00
Note
The information included in this Reference Form, except where expressly provided otherwise, are in respect of our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Debts without security interest or senior security, irrespective of having a personal guarantee, were classified as unsecured debts.
Period ended on (12/31/2018)
Type of Obligation Type of Collateral Less than a year One to three years Three to five years Greater than five years
Total
Financing Security Interest 43,591,971.00 13,430,113.00 13,264,854.00 4,586,738.00 74,873,676.00
Debt Instruments Security Interest 216,463,315.00 827,492,307.00 380,636,708.00 - 1,424,592,330.00
Debt Instruments Unsecured 35,136,668.00 466,495,685.00 1,442,347,508.00 99,529,721.00 2,043,509,582.00
Debt Instruments Senior Security 3,495,276.00 (1,677,041.00) 231,652,753.00 116,394,905.00 349,865,893.00
Total 298,687,230.00 1,305,741,064.00 2,067,901,824.00 220,511,363.00 3,892,841,481.00
Note
The information included in this Reference Form, except where expressly provided otherwise, are in respect of our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Debts without security interest or senior security, irrespective of having a personal guarantee, were classified as unsecured debts.
3.9 - Other material information
Covenants
We are a party to certain loan agreements and securities issuers, including debentures and
promissory notes, among others, which impose certain restrictions. Some of our agreements
contain clauses providing for events related to cross default (cross default clauses commonly
included in financing instruments in general, pursuant to which the failure to comply with the
obligations arising from a particular debt may entail the maturity of other obligations that may
be connected), according to the risk factor "We are subject to contractual obligations that
impose certain restrictions (covenants), which, if not complied with, may adversely affect our
image, our business, and our operating results," as described in item 4.1(a) of this Reference
Form.
Adjusted Pro-forma EBITDA
The Company, as a result of the merger of shares issued by Unidas Agro Locação de
Veículos S.A., formerly known as NTC Serviços Ltda., and Unidas S.A., carried out in 2019
and 2018, respectively, prepared pro-forma financial statements, as set forth in item 10.9 of
this Reference Form. Based on said pro-forma financial statements, the Company prepared
the Adjusted pro-forma EBITDA calculation. Find below the calculation made, as well as the
reconciliation with the pro-forma net income set forth in item 10.9 of this Reference Form.
a. Value of Adjusted pro-forma EBITDA measurements (non-accounting)
The Adjusted pro-forma EBITDA consists of the pro-forma net income (loss), as set forth in
item 10.9, for the fiscal year/period added to the financial income, income tax (IR), and social
contribution on net income (CSLL), depreciation and amortization, expenses with payment,
and based on stock and non-recurring items related to the acquisition of companies.
The Adjusted pro-forma EBITDA Margin is calculated by the Adjusted pro-forma EBITDA
divided by the total net revenue.
Nine-month period ended
on
Fiscal year ended
December 31,
(In R$ thousands, except percentages) 2019 2018 2018
Adjusted pro-forma EBITDA 953,635 757,291 1,022,586
Adjusted pro-forma EBITDA Margin 26.8% 30.6% 30.0%
b. Reconciliations between the amounts disclosed and the amounts of the
audited financial statements:
The table below shows the reconciliation between the Adjusted pro-forma EBITDA and the
net income (loss) disclosed in the pro-forma financial statements, provided for in item 10.9
of this Reference Form, and our Adjusted pro-forma EBITDA Margin for the nine-month
period ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, and the year ended December 31, 2018:
Nine-month period ended on
Fiscal year ended
December 31,
(In R$ thousands, except percentages) 2019 2018 2018
Net pro-forma income for the period/year 232,806 121,948 180,250 (+) Depreciation and amortization 364,525 282,442 378,257 (+) Net financial expenses 286,100 265,030 358,847 (+) Income tax (IR) and social contribution on net income (CSLL)
59,988 31,288 47,430
Pro-forma EBITDA 943,419 700,708 964,784
Non-recurring expenses related to acquisition of Unidas S.A. 49,078 49,078 Expenses with stock option 10,216 7,505 8,724
Adjusted pro-forma EBITDA 953,635 757,291 1,022,586
Adjusted pro-forma EBITDA Margin 27.0% 37.5% 35.1%
c. For this reason, such measurement is deemed the most appropriate for the
correct understanding of the Company's financial condition and operating
results.
Our Adjusted pro-forma EBITDA is reconciled to our pro-forma financial statements based
on the pro-forma net income for the year/period, adjusted by net financial expenses, income
tax, and social contribution on net income and costs and expenses with depreciation and
amortization, stock-based payment expenses, and non-recurring items related to the
acquisition of companies. We use Adjusted pro-forma EBITDA to measure our performance,
and some investors, rating agencies, and financial analysts use it as an indicator of our
operating performance and our cash flow in a scenario with acquisitions of the controlling
interest of other companies.
The Adjusted pro-forma EBITDA is a non-accounting measurement prepared by our
management and reconciled with our financial statements and pro-forma financial
statements, and is not a measure of financial performance under BR GAAP or IFRS.
Adjusted pro-forma EBITDA should not be taken into consideration individually or as a
substitute for net income or operating income, it does not measure the cash flow, liquidity,
or capacity to repay our debt, but it serves as an indicator of our overall economic
performance, which is not affected by fluctuations in interest rates, changes in the burden of
income tax and social contribution, or depreciation and amortization levels. In addition, the
Adjusted pro-forma EBITDA presents limitations that impair its use as a measure of our
profitability or operating performance, as it does not consider the costs of depreciation of our
fleet, which significantly affect our net income.
Other Information
The Company started to consolidate the financial information of Auto Ricci S.A. as from the
merger by the Company of the shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A., on May 11, 2017, becoming
a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, being subsequently merged into. Prior to such
event, the Company had no subsidiaries and, therefore, had no consolidated financial
statements.
In addition, the financial income arising from the merger by the Company of shares issued
by Unidas S.A., which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company as of March 9,
2018, and subsequently the financial income arising from the merger by the Company of
shares issued by Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A., which became a wholly-owned
subsidiary as of January 31, 2019, are now consolidated in the Company's Financial
Statements. For further information on the merger of shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A. by the
Company, the merger of Auto Ricci S.A. into the Company, the merger of shares issued by
Unidas S.A. by the Company, and the merger of the shares issued by Unidas Agro Locação
de Veículos S.A. by the Company, see item 15.7 of this Reference Form.
The information contained in this item 3 of the Reference Form must be read and analyzed
together with the information contained in our complete financial statements and their
respective explanatory notes, available at our website (www.ri.unidas.com.br) and at the
website of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (www.cvm.gov.br).
4.1. Risk factors:
Investing in our securities involves exposure to certain risks. Prior to taking any investment
decision on any security of our issue, potential investors should carefully review all information
contained in this Reference Form, the risks mentioned below, as well as our annual financial
statements, quarterly information and related explanatory notes. Our business, financial
condition, operating result, cash flow, liquidity and/or future business may be adversely affected
by any of the risk factors described below. The market price of our securities may decrease due
to the occurrence of any of these and/or other risk factors, in which case potential investors may
lose all or a substantial part of their investment in the securities issued by us. The risks described
below are those we know and believe that, as of the date of this Reference Form, may adversely
affect us in a material way, thereby influencing any investment decisions related to us or to our
subsidiaries. In addition, additional risks not currently known or considered irrelevant on the date
of this Reference Form may also adversely affect us.
For the purposes of this item “4.1. Risk Factors” and item “4.2. Market Risks”, unless expressly
stated otherwise or if the context so requires, the mention that a risk, uncertainty or problem may
cause or have, or will cause or will have, an “adverse effect” or a “negative effect” for us, or similar
expressions, means that such risk, uncertainty or problem could or might have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition, operating results, cash flow, liquidity and/or future
business, as well as on the price of the securities issued by us. Similar expressions included in
this item “4.1. Risk Factors” and in item “4.2. Market Risks” should be understood in this context.
Notwithstanding the subdivision of this item “4.1. Risk Factors” and item “4.2. Market Risks”,
certain risk factors that are in an item may also apply to other items of this item “4.1. Risk Factors”
and item “4.2. Market Risks”.
a) Risks related to the Company
Our results may be affected by errors in pricing due to failures in the calculation of the
estimated devaluation of our fleet in relation to its actual depreciation in the future.
The price of the services in the car rental (RAC) and fleet outsourcing (TF) segments includes an
estimate of the future value of vehicles sales and, consequently, their effective depreciation (i.e.,
acquisition cost of cars and accessories less the selling price of the additional revenue obtained
from the sale, less sales and advertising expenses). Overestimating the future sales value of the
vehicles will result in overvalued depreciation costs, which may impact the increase in rental rates,
impacting our competitiveness in the vehicle rental market segment. On the other hand,
underestimating the future sale value of the vehicle will result in lower depreciation costs and
higher vehicle sales costs, which may cause a reduction in our operating margin. In either case,
our business, financial condition and operating results may be adversely affected by inaccurate
estimates of effective depreciation.
We are subject to the risk of non-renewal of fleet outsourcing agreements with our main
customers or non-execution of new fleet outsourcing agreements.
The fleet outsourcing to customers represents an important activity carried out by the Company
and its subsidiaries. Failure to implement our strategy or if our current customers do not renew
the fleet outsourcing agreements with us or if we are not able to obtain new fleet outsourcing
agreements we may experience a significant reduction in our revenue, affecting our business, our
financial condition and our operating results.
We are subject to the risk of non-renewal, loss or discontinuance of concessions at
airports or the risk of reduced flow of passengers traveling by plane.
Our operations at airports accounted for a significant percentage of our total consolidated car
rental (RAC) net revenue for the nine-month period ended on September 30, 2019. We carry out,
directly or through franchisees, airport operations in Brazil under several concession agreements
and use of area granted by INFRAERO - Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuária
("INFRAERO") and by several concessionaires, including Inframérica Concessionária do
Aeroporto de São Gonçalo do Amarantes, Concessionária do Aeroporto Internacional de Confins
S/A, Inframérica Concessionária do Aeroporto de Brasília, Aeroporto Brasil Viracopos S/A,
Concessionária Aeroporto RJ S/A, Concessionária do Aeroporto Internacional de Guarulhos S.A.
and SOCICAM Administração Projetos e Representações Ltda.
For further information on the concession agreements entered into by us with INFRAERO and
the concessionaires, see item 7.5 of this Reference Form.
The concession agreements for the use of area are subject to bidding procedures, as provided
for in Law 8.666 of June 21, 1993, as amended. In addition, some concession agreements with
municipal airport authorities and private entities in small municipalities are in force for an
undetermined period and, consequently, can be terminated by either party at any time.
We cannot estimate whether we will continue to succeed in new bids for concessions of airport
areas, nor whether will we succeed in renewing the concessions already obtained. In addition,
should we be required to offer higher values to win bids and secure such concessions, we may
have our profit margins negatively impacted.
The concessions we exploit (directly or through franchisees) are subject to early termination or
unilateral modification by determination of the governmental authority in certain circumstances,
and may be motivated by public interest (including in case of works at airports, in which case
there is also the risk of moving from occupied areas to less attractive commercial areas) or by
default caused by us or by franchisee holding the concession, as the case may be. In addition,
any default by us or the franchisee holder of the concession, as the case may be, may lead to
application of penalties that include warning, fines and even discontinuance of the concession,
temporary suspension of participation in bids and even impediment to execute contracts with
entities of the direct and indirect entities of the Federal, State, Federal District and Municipal
Governments, even including government-controlled private legal entities and foundations
organized or maintained by the government. Upon discontinuance of the concession, the
exploited area will be reverted to the respective governmental authority and, depending on the
cause of the discontinuance, the indemnity may be insufficient to offset the loss of future income
or even not be due.
The non-renewal or loss of a significant number of concessions for use of areas in small airports,
the non-renewal or loss of any concession at larger airports, the relocation of operations at such
airports to commercially less attractive areas, or further, a reduced flow of passengers traveling
by plane to destinations in Brazil, could entail a significant drop in our revenues from the car rental
segment, adversely impacting our business, financial condition and operating results.
Our business requires intensive capital, to finance the renewal of our fleet and implement
our growth strategy.
The implementation of our growth strategy and increase in our competitiveness depends on our
ability to make investments, renovate and expand our fleet. The ability to finance the renewal and
expansion of our fleet depends in turn on our operational performance and our ability to obtain
long-term financing. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to obtain sufficient financing to
fund our investments in capital goods and to fund our expansion strategy, nor that we will be able
to obtain financing at acceptable costs. Negative macroeconomic conditions, industry conditions,
their performance, or other external factors may, at their turn, adversely affect our growth strategy,
as well as our business and operating results. Moreover, under certain financial agreements, we
are subject to certain limitations of debt margins and financial metrics, which may restrict our
ability to invest and raise new financing.
Further, failures in fleet renewal can make our fleet outsourcing and car rental business less
competitive, which can adversely affect our business, our financial condition and our operating
results.
We may be not successful in implementing our business model in the acquired companies,
which may adversely affect our activities, financial condition, and operating results.
We regularly analyze opportunities for strategic growth through acquisitions. Any acquisitions may
involve a number of known and unknown risks, as well as challenges, which may have a material
adverse effect on our business, especially those below:
our acquisitions may not contribute to our commercial strategy or to our image;
the process of such acquisitions may be time consuming and costly, and our
management's attention may be diverted from its regular operations;
difficulties in obtaining the required regulatory approvals, including those from the
antitrust authorities, in Brazil or in the countries where we seek to make acquisitions;
integration difficulties or high integration costs due to cultural differences initially not
identified during the acquisition process;
difficulty in capturing the operational, administrative and economic-financial synergies
expected in the scope of the new business acquisitions;
managing unscheduled additional costs related to the integration operation;
investments in acquisitions may not generate the expected returns; and
the cost structure of the acquired companies and/or brands may be different from our
cost structure and we may take longer than originally planned to adjust such structure to
ours.
Further, we may need additional funds to continue our expansion strategy. In case we do not
succeed in obtaining an adequate financing to complete any potential acquisition and implement
our expansion plans, we will not be able to fully implement our growth strategy.
Any of these factors may cause an adverse effect on our activities, financial condition, and
operating results.
We may assume certain unidentified and/or unidentifiable contingent liabilities as a result
of companies acquired by us.
Any unidentified or unidentifiable burdens, encumbrances, defects, contingencies, liabilities,
and/or pending issues of any nature at the time of the legal due diligence processes carried out
based on documents and information then submitted by the acquired companies under the
respective acquisition processes, as well as the occurrence of certain events or submission of
documents subsequent to such acquisitions that result or may result in burdens, encumbrances,
defects, contingencies, liabilities, and/or pending issues of any nature with respect to the acquired
companies may adversely impact us and, therefore, our shareholders.
We are subject to risks related to judicial and administrative disputes, which may
adversely affect our results.
We are, and may be in the future, party to several lawsuits involving civil, tax, labor, and criminal
matters, among others, as well as administrative proceedings in the course of our business. As
of September 30, 2019, these lawsuits and procedures involved the total estimated amount of R$
336.6 million, and, on the same date, we had provisions in the amount of R$ 114.8 million and
court deposits in the amount of R$ 57.7 million, which amounts may not be sufficient to cover all
possible judgments against us. Unfavorable decisions or settlements in relation to lawsuits or
administrative procedures may result in relevant cash disbursements by us, what may affect our
financial condition negatively. Moreover, unfavorable decisions or settlements in amounts greater
than those provisioned by us or in cases for which there is no provision made may have an
adverse effect on our results.
Unfavorable outcomes in legal or administrative proceedings against the Company and/or its
managers may materially and adversely affect the Company's business, reputation, and financial
condition, prevent it from conducting its business as originally planned, or prohibit or limit their
ability to enter into contracts with the Government.
For further information on the lawsuits and administrative proceedings involving the Company,
see items 4.3, 4.6 and 4.7 of this Reference Form.
The loss of our principal executive officers, or our inability to attract and retain the
members of our Executive Board may have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition and operating results.
Our ability to maintain our competitive position depends to a large extent on the services of our
main executive officers. The loss of these executives may result, among other reasons, from more
attractive job offers from companies in the market, including our competitors. The loss of our main
executive officers or the inability to attract and retain the members of the executive board,
including as a result of changes in the stock ownership structure, may adversely affect our
business and operations and consequently, our financial and/or operating results.
We do not keep insurance against certain risks.
Our cars related to the car rental division are only covered by second risk insurance for third-party
liability and only for the period they are rented. Given the limited insurance coverage we have,
we are exposed to uninsured liability arising from bodily injury, death and pecuniary damage
resulting from the use of rental cars that may exceed the total amount covered by the policy. In
the event that we cannot recover these amounts from the users/customers who rent the cars
under our agreements, our operating results may be adversely affected.
The level of our gross indebtedness may have a material adverse effect on our financial
health, reducing our ability to obtain additional funds to finance our operations and to
respond to changes in the economy or the car rental industry.
On September 30, 2019, our gross debt (comprised of the loan balances, financing and
debentures and derivative financial instruments) was of R$ 4,413.4 million, of which 3.1%
corresponded to our short-term gross indebtedness. Such gross debt, net of cash position
(comprised of the balances of cash and cash equivalents and securities), totaled R$ 3,518.3
million and represented 1.30 times our shareholders' equity.
The level and composition of our indebtedness may: (i) entail the use of a higher portion of our
funds to pay our debts, with the consequent reduction in the cash available to fund our working
capital and our investments; (ii) limit our flexibility in the planning or response to changes in our
business or car rental industry; (iii) limit our ability to raise new funds in the future or increase our
cost of capital; (iv) place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors with lower
level of indebtedness.
We cannot ensure that we will be able to obtain funds in a timely manner and at the required
amounts or at competitive rates. If we are unable to raise funds as planned, we may not be able
to meet our obligations, what may adversely affect our business, financial condition, and/or future
prospects.
We are subject to the fulfillment of specific obligations in our financial agreements and
debt instruments, as well as limitations on the ability to incur additional debts.
On September 30, 2019, our liabilities (current and noncurrent) totaled R$ 6,596.3 thousand. Our
financial agreements and debt instruments require the maintenance of certain financial indexes
and/or fulfillment of certain obligations. Part of our revenues or assets were pledged as collateral
in financial agreements and debt instruments entered into in the ordinary course of our business.
Any default of such contracts may result in the creditors' decision to declare the early maturity of
the debt balance of the respective debts and/or result in the cross early maturity of other financial
agreements and/or in the enforcement of the collaterals, which may adversely affect our business,
our financial condition, and our operating results. The early maturity of our debts and restrictions
to incur additional debts may restrict our ability to invest and take out new debts and adversely
affect our financial condition, operating results and prospects.
In addition, we may require a waiver of our creditors, in case of contractual default, to review the
clauses or to suspend default for a certain period, which may negatively impact our credit rating
with the rating agencies. In addition, the requested waiver may be denied by the creditor, with
confirmation of the early maturity of the debt, or further, the creditor may require the payment of
premium in order to grant the waiver, hence in any of these situations our financial condition will
be impacted.
The development of our activities is subject to the obtaining of licenses, permits and
authorizations, as required by the applicable agencies, the municipal, state and all other
applicable authorities.
Our business requires that we obtain a series of licenses, permits and authorizations to operate
our points of service for car rentals and parking, and also requires our franchisees to obtain certain
licenses, permits and authorizations. Failure to obtain or renew such licenses, permits or
authorizations may result in penalties such as fines or interdiction, which may adversely affect our
operations, financial condition and operating results.
We are subject to the risk of termination, breach or non-renewal of certain property lease
agreements.
As of September 30, 2019, we were lessees of INFRAERO and other concessionaires in 35
airports, under 20 agreements with INFRAERO and 15 agreements with concessionaires, which
serve as points of service for vehicle rentals and parking lots, hence, there may be more than one
contract with each airport, totaling 46 contracts. The term established in the lease agreement sets
forth that 2 agreements expire in 2019; 9 agreements expire in 2020; 8 agreements expire in
2021; 10 agreements expire in 2022; 4 agreements expire in 2023; 10 agreements expire in 2024;
2 agreements expire in 2026; 1 agreement expires in 2029; and one agreement was entered into
for an undefined term. The termination, breach, or non-renewal of these property lease
agreements may adversely impact our operations, our financial condition, and our operating
results.
The drop in the demand for used cars may adversely impact our business.
The sale of used cars supplements our fleet outsourcing and car leasing business, and has an
impact on the depreciation expenses and in our ability to offer more attractive prices to our
customers. Vehicle manufacturers in Brazil do not offer used card repurchase guarantees to
companies in the fleet outsourcing and car rental industries, to protect them against unfavorable
conditions in the used vehicles sales market.
In case the used vehicles market faces a reduced demand or a reduction in the sales value of
these cars (including as a result of the characteristics of the inventory of vehicles for sale or public
perception of the quality of such inventory), there may be investment limitations for renewal of our
fleet due to reduced sales, increasing the average period of use of these rental vehicles (with
consequent increase in maintenance costs and reduction of attractiveness of the fleet), in addition
to resulting in reduced revenues in our used vehicles division, which negatively impacts our
results.
Judgments contrary to the outsourcing of some of our activities currently performed by
service providers may have an adverse effect on us.
We engaged service provider companies to carry out part of our car rental business and, on
September 30, 2019, we had approximately 99 outsourced service providers, mainly to perform
fleet maintenance services, free-lance driver services, surveillance, cleaning, and doorkeeper
services. In the event one or more of said companies fails to comply with any of its labor, social
security and/or tax obligations, we may be held secondarily liable to bear such obligations. In
addition, as a result of lawsuits outsourced workers rendering services to us may be considered
as our employees for the purposes of applicable labor laws, what may lead to an increase in our
payroll costs and adverse judgments. Any such events may have an adverse impact on our
business, financial conditions and operating results.
Our shareholders may not receive dividends or interest on equity in the total amount
determined annually.
Pursuant to our bylaws, we must pay our shareholders an annual mandatory dividend of not less
than 25% of our annual net income, calculated and adjusted as provided for by the Corporations
Act. Our shareholders, at the general meeting, may elect to pay dividends up to the minimum limit
established in the bylaws, and the remaining balance may be used for purposes other than the
distribution to our shareholders.
Additionally, pursuant to the Corporations Act we may only distribute dividends to our
shareholders after our full absorption of our retained losses. Therefore, even if we have a positive
result in the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2019, or in subsequent fiscal years, the
corresponding profit may only be reverted to our shareholders in the form of dividends after the
recorded retained losses and legal reserves allocations are fully absorbed. In addition, we may
not pay dividends to our shareholders in any fiscal year if our managers expresses that such
payment is inadvisable in light of our financial condition.
We may also be subject to restrictions for distribution of dividends as a result of contractual
restrictions imposed by financial agreements (covenants). For a description of the limitations by
covenants to which we are subject, see item 10.1(f) of this Reference Form.
Our bylaws contain provisions that may discourage the acquisition of our shares and
hinder or delay transactions that may be of interest to us and our investors.
Article 43 of our bylaws establishes provisions related to shareholding dispersion and sets forth
the criteria for the acquisition of a significant percentage of outstanding shares by any natural
person or legal entity, investment fund, or investor of another nature, and in case any of them
acquires or becomes the holder of a direct or indirect interest equal to or higher than, twenty
percent (20%) of the share capital, it shall, within a maximum period of sixty (60) days from the
date of acquisition or of the event that resulted in the holding of a direct or indirect interest equal
to or greater than twenty percent (20%) of the total number of shares issued by us, register or
request registration, as the case may be, of a public offer for the acquisition of the shares issued
by us, subject to the provision in article 43 of our bylaws, as well as the applicable CVM regulation,
the Novo Mercado Regulation and other applicable B3 regulations.
This provision may discourage, delay, or prevent merger with or acquisition of the Company and
may adversely impact our business.
Our Stock Option Plans and our Incentives Plan may result in the dilution of the
investors' interest in our share capital and of the value of their investment.
On December 21, 2010 and February 23, 2012, our shareholders approved our Stock Option
Plans and, on November 6, 2018, approved our Incentive Plan. Such Plans are intended to allow
our managers, associates, and employees to acquire/receive common shares issued by us.
Under our Stock Option Plans and Incentive Plans, as may be ratified at the shareholders' general
meeting, call options may be exercised and shares granted to the beneficiaries of the Plans in the
amount of up to 4.0% of the Company's total existing shares, as updated from time to time by
new issues, splits, fractioning, or any type of modification. For additional information on the Plans,
see item 13.4 of this Reference Form.
In case shares are granted under the Plans, our shareholders will have dilution in their equity
ownerships.
Lastly, the tax authorities may dispute the manner the grant of stock options is offered, their
taxation, and then issue a tax deficiency notice for non-payment or underpayment of taxes, what
may have a negative impact on our results and financial condition.
Failures in the Company's governance, risk management, and compliance processes may
have adverse effects on the Company.
The Company is subject to Law no. 12.846/13 ("Anti-Corruption Law"), which imposes strict
liability to companies, at the civil and administrative level, for acts of corruption and fraud
committed by its officers, managers, employees, and third parties acting on its behalf. The
penalties applied to those found guilty include: fines, loss of unlawfully obtained benefits,
suspension of corporate operations, confiscation of assets, and dissolution of the legal entity
involved in the unlawful conduct, which penalties, if applied, could materially and adversely affect
the Company's outcome. Under the Anti-Corruption Law, legal entities found guilty of corruption
may be subject to fines of up to 20% of the gross revenue for the year prior to the filing of the
administrative proceeding or, if gross revenue cannot be estimated, the fine will be stipulated
between R$ 6,000.00 and R$ 60,000,000.00.
Brazil still has a perceived high risk of government corruption, which may, to some extent, leave
the Company exposed to possible violations of the anti-corruption laws, including the Brazilian
one. Additionally, the Company's governance, policies, risk management, and compliance
processes may not be able to: (i) detect violations of the Anti-Corruption Law or other related
violations, such as anti-money laundering laws and other applicable laws regarding the conduct
of its business before government entities; (ii) detect occurrences of misconduct and fraudulent
and dishonest behavior by its managers, employees, individuals and legal entities contracted and
other agents that may represent the Company; (iii) manage all risks identified in its risk
management policy and new risks; and (iv) detect other occurrences of behavior not consistent
with ethical and moral principles.
Thus, failures in the Company's governance, policies, risk management, and compliance
processes may materially and adversely affect the Company's reputation, business, ability to
contract with the government, financial conditions, and operating results, or the market price of
its common shares negatively.
b) Risks related to the Company's controllers
The instructions from the controlling shareholders to the members of the Board of
Directors appointed by them may conflict among themselves and/or with the interests of
the investors.
Currently, the majority of the members of our Board of Directors is appointed by the Company's
controlling shareholders, all of whom earn a compensation from the Company to hold said
position. Such circumstance may represent a potential conflict of interest between us and the
members of our Board of Directors or between the members of the Board of Directors themselves
appointed by different controlling shareholders, insofar as said directors may act for the benefit
of the controlling shareholders that appointed them.
There may be a change in the composition of our controlling group in the event of non-
compliance by any of our shareholders with obligations assumed by them and which are
guaranteed by shares issued by the Company, which could result in the breach of such
collaterals.
Pursuant to the "Private Instruments of Secured Fiduciary Sale of Shares" entered into with Banco
Santander Brasil S.A., the "Private Instrument of Secured Fiduciary Sale of Shares" entered into
with Banco Safra S.A., of the "Private Instrument Agreement for Secured Fiduciary Sale of
Shares" entered into with Banco Itaú, and the "Private Instruments of Secured Fiduciary Sale of
Shares" entered into with Banco Bradesco S.A. (collectively, "Fiduciary Sale Agreements"), 19%
of shares of our issue and held by our shareholder Luis Fernando Porto are under fiduciary sale.
For further information on such fiduciary sales, see item 15.8 of this Reference Form.
Under the terms of the "Consumer Loan Agreement for Discretionary Credit Facilities" entered
into with Banco do Brasil S.A., 9% of shares issued by us and held by our shareholder Sergio
Resende are under fiduciary sale to Banco do Brasil S.A. For further information on such fiduciary
sale, see item 15.8 of this Reference Form.
Finally, as a collateral to the loan operation, which seeks to obtain funds for the operation
described in item "Stock Put Option Agreement" in section 15.6 of this Reference Form,
16,545,943 of our shares held by our shareholder Sergio Resende and 16,545,943 of our shares
held by our shareholder Luis Fernando Porto were fiduciary sold.
To this effect, failure by our shareholders Principal, Luis Fernando Porto and Sergio Resende to
comply with the obligations set forth in the aforementioned collaterals may result in the
enforcement of said collaterals and, consequently, in the assignment and transfer to the
respective creditors or third parties of the shares subject of such collaterals and held by our
shareholders above. Accordingly, said failure to comply may lead to a change in the composition
of our controlling interest group or in the management of the Company and, consequently, we
may be adversely affected in our operations, business strategies, results, and current economic
condition.
The public offering of shares issued by us may make us susceptible to new alliances
between shareholders, as well as other events resulting from the change in the
composition of our controlling group.
We are making a public offering of shares, which may result in the dilution of our respective
controlling shareholders. If a new control group emerges and it starts to hold decision powers,
there may be sudden and unexpected changes in our corporate policies and strategies, including
through mechanisms such as the replacement of our managers. In addition, certain financial
agreements entered into by us may have their early maturity declared in the event of a change in
the composition of our control group, which may negatively impact our results and our financial
condition. For further information on the impact in the event of early maturity of our debts, see the
risk factor "We are subject to compliance with specific obligations in our financial agreements and
debt instruments, as well as limitations on the ability to incur additional debts."
c) Risks related to Company's shareholders
Upon completion of the primary and secondary public offering of shares with restricted
placement efforts indicated in item 18.12 of this Reference Form ("Offering"), Principal –
Gestão de Activos e Consultoria Administrativa e Financeira, S.A., which will be the selling
shareholder within the scope of the Offering ("Selling Shareholder"), intends to file for
insolvency under Portuguese law, pursuant to which the interested parties are entitled,
under certain circumstances, to object the sale of the Shares by the Selling Shareholder
under the Offering. Upon completion of the insolvency proceedings, the Selling
Shareholders will have no successors.
Upon completion of the Offering, the Selling Shareholder intends to file for insolvency in Portugal
under the Portuguese Bankruptcy Code. Pursuant to the Portuguese law, the insolvency proceeding manager that will be appointed in the proceeding may be entitled to cancel the sale
of the Shares by the Selling Shareholder within the scope of the Offering under certain
circumstances. The Portuguese law establishes that, upon the insolvency of a debtor, the acts entered into or omitted within two (2) years prior to the commencement of insolvency
proceedings may be canceled in favor of the bankrupt estate if: (i) they are considered harmful to the bankruptcy estate (i.e., acts that reduce, frustrate, obstruct, impair, or delay payment to
creditors), and (ii) they have been conducted in bad faith. The insolvency proceeding manager
has a period of six (6) months to cancel such acts from the moment he becomes aware of them and may do so within up to two (2) years from the declaration of insolvency. For these purposes,
"bad faith" means the knowledge, on the date the transaction in question is made, that the debtor was insolvent; that proceedings seeking insolvency of the debtor were announced, or that the
transaction in question was detrimental to the debtor's creditors and such debtor was in imminent insolvency. There is a relative presumption of "bad faith" if the transaction was made within two
(2) years prior to the commencement of insolvency proceedings and was made with certain
related counterparties.
The Selling Shareholder agreed with all of its creditors financial institutions that he would sell a portion of the Shares issued by the Company and held by him in the Offering, and the balance of
his interest would be disposed of simultaneously with the Offering to SF 166, using the proceeds of the sale of his Shares in the Offering and the disposal to SF 166 to settle part of his debts with
its bank creditors.
It is not possible to ensure that the Selling Shareholder has no other creditors that may object the sale of the Shares issued by the Company and owned by the Selling Shareholder in the
Offering. Additionally, in the context of insolvency proceedings, all obligations of the Selling
Shareholder will be permanently canceled and the Selling Shareholder will cease to exist. Under the Portuguese law, after the conclusion of the insolvency proceeding and the liquidation, the
Selling Shareholder will have no successor.
d) Risks related to the Company's subsidiaries and affiliates
The risks related to the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are substantially the same
as those related to the Company's activities.
e) Risks related to the Company's suppliers
Changes in the terms and conditions of car sales by automakers may adversely affect us.
Our main group of suppliers is comprised of automakers with plants located in Brazil, from which
we acquire vehicles for rental. Approximately 67.3% of the automobile manufacturing industry in
Brazil is concentrated in these five automakers, according to data from the ANFAVEA - National
Association of Automobile Manufacturers ("ANFAVEA") for the nine-month period ended on
September 30, 2019.
In the event of changes in the terms and conditions of car sales by the automakers, we may be
adversely affected to the extent that our ability to renew and expand our fleet and consequently
our business, as well as our financial condition, operating results and prospects may be adversely
affected.
Our results may be affected by the increased cost of purchasing new cars
Our car fleet is renewed after a period of use of each car of approximately 16 months, in the case
of cars available for Car Rental (RAC), and approximately 26 months, in the case of cars made
available for Fleet Outsourcing (TF). Thus, our results may be affected in case of increases in the
costs to purchase new cars, including those caused by an increased demand for new cars or by
changes in the sales policies followed by the manufacturers, in addition to external factors such
as inflation and increase in tax rates and in the prices of certain commodities in the international
market.
In the event of an increased demand for the purchase of new cars, which will consequently reduce
the capacity of car manufacturers to meet this demand and/or will cause the increase of their
prices, or an unfavorable change in the policy on car sales to car rental companies (RAC) and
fleet outsourcing (TF), we may face increased costs and a consequent decrease in our margins.
As the prices charged to our customers for car rental (RAC) and fleet outsourcing (TF) services
take into consideration the cost of acquisition of new cars, our business, our financial condition
and our operating results may be adversely affected impacted in said events.
In addition, we may be adversely affected in case we are unable to maintain the current purchase
price levels we have negotiated with manufacturers due to increased demand, changes in
manufacturers' trade policy or other factors.
f) Risks related to the Company's customers
The credit risks of customers to which we are subject may adversely impact us.
We are subject to credit risk in relation to fleet outsourcing customers, through non-compliance
with the contract. The payment default by fleet outsourcing customers may adversely affect our
financial and operating results. Further, as a substantial part of the used vehicles sales is financed
by financial institutions, any problems regarding the granting of such financing may also adversely
affect us.
The Company is also subject to credit risk from customers for payments due in car rental segment
for individuals and legal entities, whenever such payments are not made in cash or by credit
cards. In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, and in the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, term payments or payments by other means than credit
card represented 86.1%, 93.3%, 82.4%, and 81.7%, respectively, of the total consolidated net
revenue of the Company. Losses in the revenue deriving from the car rental services may
adversely impact the Company's financial and operating results.
Interruptions, failures, or breaches in our automated and computerized systems can
adversely impact us.
We depend on automated systems to operate our business, including computerized booking
systems, telecommunications systems and website. Our performance can be impacted in case of
interruptions or system failures that may make the bookings unfeasible. Substantial failures in
bookings or telecommunications systems may reduce the attractiveness of our services and may
lead our customers to rent vehicles from competitors.
In addition, information technology is essential to maintain our internal control system. Our
systems are exposed to viruses, malware, failures, and other issues that may unexpectedly
interfere with our operations, as well as result in disruptions, delays, loss of data, or inability to
accept and serve our customers' bookings, in addition to failures in the network security control
that may result therefrom. Any disruption in our systems or its underlying infrastructure may result
in a material adverse effect on our business or entail financial losses.
In addition, our systems may suffer breaches resulting in unauthorized access, misappropriation
of information or data, deletion or modification of information about our customers, or denial of
service attacks or other disruption of the business operations. In case these security breaches
cannot be avoided, we may be subject to legal and financial obligations, including, but not limited
to, those provided for in Law 13.709 of August 14, 2018, and our reputation and outcome may be
impaired.
The failure to protect personal data may adversely affect the Company.
The Company manages and retains information related to its identified or identifiable customers
and its employees in the regular course of its operations. Unauthorized disclosures or security
breaches may subject the Company to lawsuits and administrative penalties, as well as negatively
impact its reputation.
The Company's business is exposed to the risk of possible non-compliance with its policies,
misconduct, negligence, or fraud by managers, employees, or third parties acting on behalf of the
Company, so that the customers personal information becomes available to third parties, which
could result in regulatory penalties and reputational and financial damage. In addition, the
Company's systems may suffer breaches resulting in unauthorized access, misappropriation of
information or data, deletion or modification of information about the customers, or denial of
service attacks or other disruption of our business operations. The Company may not be able to
prevent misconduct by managers, employees, or third parties.
As the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access and sabotage systems change constantly
and may not be known until they are launched against the Company or its third party service
providers, the Company may not be able to anticipate or implement appropriate measures to
provide protection against such attacks. If it is not possible to avoid such security breaches, the
Company could be subject to legal and financial obligations, as provided for in Law no. 13.709/18
(General Data Protection Act - "LGPD"), i.e., notice, incident disclosure obligation, deletion of
personal data, and a fine of up to two percent (2%) of the revenues of the company, group, or
conglomerate in Brazil in its last fiscal year, excluding taxes, which may reach a total of fifty million
reais (R$ 50,000,000.00) per breach. Finally, should an incident occur, the Company's reputation
would also be damaged, resulting in substantial loss of revenue due to lost sales and customers
dissatisfaction.
Currently, the processing of personal data in Brazil is regulated by a series of standards randomly
provided for in the legislation, such as the Federal Constitution, the Consumer Protection Code,
the Civil Code, and the Internet Civil Framework. The Company cannot guarantee that it will be
able to adopt adequate protections for the personal data processed in its systems, nor that it will
be able to comply with the rules established by the current legislation.
LGPD will come into effect in August 2020 and will transform the personal data protection system
in Brazil. LGPD sets a new legal framework to be respected in personal data processing
operations. In addition, LGPD establishes, among other topics, the rights of personal data holders,
the legal bases applicable to the processing of personal data, requirements for obtaining consent,
obligations and requirements regarding security incidents, leaks and transfer of personal data, as
well as provides for the creation of the National Data Protection Authority. Thus, the Company
may face difficulties in adapting to the new legislation, given the number and complexity of new
obligations to be complied with.
Any events in which information about our customers and/or employees may be compromised,
subject to unauthorized access, and other security breaches can reduce the demand for the
Company's services and products, causing a material and adverse impact on its business and
operating results.
g) Risks related to the Company's industry
A drop in the economic activity level in Brazil could reduce the demand for car rental, fleet
outsourcing and used car sales.
Our operating results, mainly related to the car rental market, are strongly affected by the
economic activity level in Brazil. A reduction in the economic activity typically results in a reduction
in tourism and business travels and, consequently, a reduction in the car rental volume. In the
event of a drop in the demand for car rentals, we may not be able to keep our rental volume and
additionally, may have to reduce the size of our fleet. These and other factors may adversely
affect our operating results due to the loss of scale resulting from the dilution of fixed costs.
Further, a drop in the economic activity level in Brazil may also adversely affect the results of the
fleet outsourcing and used car sales segment.
The car rental (RAC) and fleet outsourcing (TF) businesses are highly competitive.
The car rental (RAC) and outsourcing and fleet management (TF) industry is highly competitive
in terms of both price and service, as well as low entry barriers. We face competition from national
and foreign car rental companies of different sizes.
As to fleet outsourcing and management business, in addition to facing competition from the same
companies operating in the car rental business, it also competes with companies that are
dedicated exclusively to the fleet outsourcing and management business.
Some of our foreign competitors have significant financial funds of their own and third parties,
and can support strategies to expand their market share through more aggressive commercial
policies.
The competitive environment in this market may imply a drop in the demand for the businesses
we operate and/or an increase in the costs to capture and/or retain customers, adversely affecting
our growth and/or profitability. Furthermore, in view of the reasons above, we cannot ensure that
we will be able to retain and/or increase our market share in the segments in which we operate,
in line with our current strategy, especially in the fleet outsourcing business (TF), what may
adversely affect our operating results.
h) Risks related to the regulation of the sectors in which the Company operates
Changes in the tax legislation or conflicting constructions thereof may result in an
increase in certain direct and indirect taxes, which may reduce our gross margin.
The Brazilian government implements changes in the tax regime regularly, representing a
potential increase in our tax burden and that of our customers. Such changes include revisions
in rates and, occasionally, the introduction of temporary taxes, whose revenue is tied to specific
government purposes. In addition, changes made to Brazilian tax law for specific purposes, such
as state regulation of matters relating to the registration and licensing of motor vehicles and the
collection of the Tax on Vehicles ("IPVA"), occasional levy of Tax on Goods and Services (ICMS)
on the sale of used vehicles, and the reduction of the Tax on Manufactured Goods (IPI) on the
sale of new vehicles that was effective between 2012 and 2013 may impact the depreciation of
our operating fleet and the sale value of our assets for sales. Increases in our tax burden or the
effects of tax legislation changes on the depreciation of our fleet or the sale price of our property,
plant and equipment may adversely impact our business and operating results.
Some tax laws or regulations may be construed controversially by the tax authorities. The events
of controversy in the construction of the tax legislation include, but are not limited to, those related
to the method and term to calculate the PIS and COFINS credits related to automotive vehicles
recorded as property, plant and equipment by the Company, other tax credits. Consequently, the
Company may be adversely affected in case of a construction different from that which is the
basis for the Company to carry out its business.
Finally, bills still pending, if approved, may result in the taxation of dividends.
i) Risks related to foreign countries where the Company operates
Not applicable. The Company does not carry out activities in, nor obtain revenue from, foreign
countries.
j) Risks related to socio-environmental issues
Environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations may require
greater expenditures than those we currently incur to comply with them, and
noncompliance with such laws and regulations may result in civil, criminal, and
administrative penalties
Our activities are subject to comprehensive federal, state and municipal legislation, as well as
regulations, authorizations, and licenses related to the protection of occupational health and
safety and the environment. Any noncompliance with these laws, regulations, licenses, and
authorizations, or failure to obtain or renew them, may result in the application of criminal and
administrative penalties, such as imposition of fines, suspension of the activities, cancelation of
licenses, and revocation of authorizations, further to the negative publicity and liability to
remediate any environmental damage. We incurred and will continue to incur capital
expenditures and costs to comply with these laws and regulations. The atmospheric emissions
produced by our light vehicles operating fleet are subject to inspection and maintenance programs
for vehicles in use, which are usually state programs, but in case of municipalities with a fleet of
three million vehicles or more, such programs may be municipal. In the state of Rio de Janeiro,
our light vehicles fleet is already subject to periodic checks performed by the applicable
authorities. Environmental legislation has become progressively more stringent, and atmospheric
emissions controls tend to become stricter. The legal requirement of any new control standards
for atmospheric emissions generated by the transportation sector, including the greenhouse effect
gases released, can increase our operating costs. Due to the possibility of regulations or other
unpredicted events, especially considering that these laws become more stringent in Brazil, the
amount and timing required for future expenditures to maintain compliance with regulations may
adversely affect the availability of funds for capital expenditures and other purposes. The
compliance with new laws or the laws and regulations in force can entail an increase in our costs
and expenses, consequently resulting in lower profits.
k) Risks related to macroeconomic factors
Volatility and lack of liquidity in the Brazilian stock market and/or our shares may limit the
ability to sell the shares at the desired price and time.
The Brazilian securities market is substantially smaller, less liquid, more volatile and more
concentrated than the major international securities markets. Such market characteristics may
substantially limit the ability of the shareholders to sell the shares at the price and at the time they
wish to do so and, as a result, may adversely affect the market price of the shares. Additionally,
the market price of our shares may fluctuate for a number of reasons, including the risk factors
mentioned in this Reference Form, for reasons related to our operating and financial performance
and for national and international macroeconomic issues beyond the Company's control.
The Federal Government has exercised and continues to exercise significant influence
over the country's economy. This influence, as well as the Brazilian economic scenario
may cause a material adverse effect on the activities and operating results and even on
the price of our shares.
The Brazilian government often intervenes in the Brazilian economy and, occasionally, makes
significant changes in policies and regulations. Federal government actions to control inflation
and implement other policies and regulations frequently involve, among other measures,
increases in interest rates, price and wage controls, currency devaluations, restrictions on
remittances abroad, limits on imports, and freeze of current accounts. We have no control over
the policies or regulations that the Federal Government may adopt in the future, nor the ability to
forecast them. Our business, financial condition, operating results and prospects may be
adversely affected by changes in policies or regulations involving or affecting certain factors, such
as:
• inflation;
• foreign exchange policies;
• domestic economy growth;
• reduction in the liquidity of domestic capital and credit markets;
• monetary policies;
• social or political instabilities;
• fiscal policies and changes in tax legislation; and
• other political, social and economic developments in or affecting Brazil.
Measures taken by the Federal Government or speculation about future government actions may
lead to uncertainties regarding the Brazilian economy and increase the volatility of the domestic
capital markets, which may negatively affect our business, financial condition, operating results
and our prospects.
In October 2018, Brazilians elected the following political representatives: members of the federal
and state house of representatives, 2/3 of the senators and governors at first round. In addition,
in November, 2018, governors of all states as well as the President of the Republic, Jair
Bolsonaro, were elected at second round. Decisions taken by the new members if the National
Congress, as well as all other executive positions, including the President of the Republic, may
bring instability arising from possible uncertainties related to the practices to be implemented by
the new federal government, which may negatively affect our business, our financial condition and
our operating results.
Measures that the government adopts or fails to adopt can also generate people's dissatisfaction
and give rise to strikes, as was the case of the truck drivers' strike in all regions of Brazil in May
2018, which resulted in increased fuel prices throughout the national territory. Such facts may
have an adverse impact on our business, as they limit the use of motor vehicles, as well as limit
our customers' budget, leading them to opt for alternative means of transportation.
Our fleet outsourcing segment may be affected by the decline in confidence levels and
economic activity in Brazil.
The demand for car rental may be affected by the level of confidence and economic activity in
Brazil. Reduction in the economic activity results in a reduction in employability, investments, trips
and, consequently, reduction in the demand for car rentals, which may impact our revenue
deriving from fleet outsourcing (TF). These factors could lead to a loss of scale with the
consequent increase in our fixed costs and a drop in revenues from the fleet outsourcing segment
(TF), which could adversely affect us.
Risks related to the general deterioration of economic and market conditions or the
perception of risks in other countries.
The market value of securities of Brazilian issuers is affected by economic and market conditions
in other countries, including the United States, countries of the European Union, and emerging
markets. Thus, investors' reactions to developments in these other countries may negatively affect
the market value of the securities of Brazilian issuers. Financial crises in the United States, the
European Union, or in other countries may reduce the interest of investors in securities of Brazilian
issuers, including the Company. This may hinder our access to the capital markets and,
consequently, result in a possible increase in the cost to finance our operations.
In the past, the development of adverse economic conditions in other countries considered as an
emerging market led to the exit of investments and, consequently, the reduction of foreign funds
invested in Brazil. In addition, the financial crisis originated in the United States in the second half
of 2008 resulted in a recessive scenario on a global scale, with several effects that directly or
indirectly had a negative impact on the Brazilian stock market and economy, such as: fluctuations
in the prices of securities from publicly held companies, declining availability of credit, reduced
consumers' spending and investment, deceleration of the economy, exchange rate instability and
inflationary pressure. In view of these events, financial institutions may be unable to renew,
extend, grant new credit facilities under economically favorable terms or meet their obligations.
There is no collateral that the stock market will be open to Brazilian companies or that financing
costs in this market will be advantageous to the Company. Crises in other emerging countries may
restrict investors' interest in securities issued by Brazilian companies, including those issued by
the Company, which may impair their liquidity and market value, as well as make their access to
the stock market and to the financing of their operations in the future under acceptable or absolute
terms difficult.
Political instability may adversely affect the Brazilian economy, our business and our
operating results, as well as the trading price of our shares.
Brazilian markets have seen an increase in volatility due to the uncertainties arising from the
ongoing "Lava Jato (Car Wash)" investigation carried out by the Brazilian Federal Police and the
Federal Prosecution Office, and which has an impact on the country's economy and political
environment. Large numbers of members of the Brazilian federal government and the Legislative
Branch, as well as executives from large state and private companies, were convicted of political
corruption related to briberies, obtained through kickbacks in government procurements involving
infrastructure, oil and gas and construction companies. The amounts of these kickbacks allegedly
funded party campaigns, which were not recorded or publicly disclosed, and were used for the
personal enrichment of the beneficiaries of the corruption scheme. As a result, several politicians,
including members of the National Congress, former president Luis Ignácio Lula da Silva and
executives of the largest state-owned and private Brazilian companies resigned, were dismissed
or arrested, and elected members and other public servants are under investigation.
The potential outcome of these investigations is uncertain, but it already had a negative impact
on the image and reputation of the companies involved, and on the market's general perception
of the Brazilian economy.
The development of these cases of unethical conduct may adversely affect our business, financial
condition and operating results, as well as the trading price of our shares.
We cannot forecast the effects of these recent developments and the current political
uncertainties on the Brazilian economy
Government efforts to fight inflation may undermine the growth of the Brazilian economy
and our activities.
Brazil experienced high inflation rates in the past. Inflation and certain government measures to
stop inflation, along with speculations about government measures to be adopted, had a
significant negative impact on the Brazilian economy, contributing to economic uncertainty in
Brazil and increasing the volatility of the Brazilian stock market. The General Market Price Index,
or IGP-M, recorded inflation of 7.17% in 2016 and deflation of 0.52% in 2017. In 2018, the index
indicated an inflation of 7.55% over the previous year. Inflation, as measured by the 12-month
accumulated National Consumer Price Index (IPCA), closed the year 2018 at 3.75%. Possible
indications of monetary policy with inclination to contraction, adopted to control rising prices, may
limit access to credit and reduce economic growth in the country. Successive increases in inflation
can increase the Company's costs and expenses and, as a result, adversely affect it.
Any future measures taken by the Brazilian government, including interest rate reduction,
intervention in the foreign exchange market and implementation of mechanisms to adjust or
determine the value of the real currency may trigger inflation, affecting the overall performance of
the Brazilian economy. If Brazil shows high inflation in the future, the Company may be unable to
adjust the prices charged from its customers to offset the effects of inflation on its cost structure,
which may increase its costs and decrease its net and operating margins.
In addition, in case of an increase in inflation, the Brazilian government may choose to drastically
increase official interest rates. The increase in the interest rate may affect not only the costs of
new loans but also the current indebtedness value, increasing the Company's financial expenses.
This increase, in turn, may adversely affect the Company's ability to meet its obligations, as it will
reduce its cash availability.
Exchange rate instability may adversely affect the Brazilian economy, our businesses, our
financial condition, our operating results and prospects.
The Brazilian real has historically suffered frequent devaluations against the US dollar and other
foreign currencies. The real was quoted at R$1.63 per US$1.00 in August 2008. When the crisis
in the global financial markets began, the real was depreciated by 32.2% against the US dollar
and reached R$2.34 per US$ 1.00 at the end of 2008. In 2010, the real was revaluated against
the US dollar, reaching R$1.67 per US$1.00 at the end of 2010. In 2016, the real was revaluated
against the US dollar, reaching R$3.26 per US$1.00 on December 31, 2016. In 2017, the real
was devaluated as compared to 2016, reaching R$3.31 per US$1.00 on December 31, 2017. In
2018, the real depreciated against the US dollar, reaching R$3.87 per US$1.00 as of December
31, 2018. On September 30, 2019, the depreciation reached the level of R$4.16 for each
US$1.00.
The exchange rate instability may have a material adverse effect on the Company. The
devaluation of the real currency in relation to the US dollar and other foreign currencies may
create inflationary pressures in Brazil through a general price increase and cause a raise in
interest rates, what may negatively affect the Brazilian economic growth and, consequently,
restrict access to foreign capital markets.
Any further downgrading of Brazil's credit rating may adversely affect the Company and
the share trading price.
Credit ratings affect investors' perception of risk and, as a result, the required yields on debt issues
in the financial markets. Rating agencies regularly evaluate Brazil and its sovereign ratings taking
into account a number of factors, including macroeconomic trends, fiscal and budgetary
conditions, indebtedness and the prospect of change in these factors.
Standard & Poor's (S&P) downgraded Brazil's credit rating again in February 2016, from "BB+"
to "BB", and maintained its negative outlook on the rating, stating that the credit condition as from
the downgrading in September 2015 had worsened. In January 2018, S&P downgraded its rating
to "BB-", with a stable outlook, in light of doubts about the efforts to reform retirement pensions
and presidential elections in the year. In February 2016, Moody's downgraded Brazil's ratings to
below investment grade, to "Ba2", with negative outlook, stating the prospect of further
deterioration in Brazil's debt service in a negative or low-growth environment, further to
challenging the political dynamics. Moody's rating remained below investment grade in 2017 and
2018. In May 2016, Fitch also downgraded Brazil's credit rating to "BB" with a negative outlook.
The rating remained in 2017 and was further downgraded to "BB-" in February 2018. As a result,
the trading prices of debt instruments and shares of Brazilian issuers were negatively affected.
Any further downgrading of Brazil's credit rating may adversely affect the Company and the share
trading price.
4.2. Description of the key market risks
Cash Flow Risk or fair value associated to interest rate
This risk consists of the possibility that the Company suffer losses arising from fluctuations in interest rates accrued on its financial assets and liabilities. In case of loss resulting from such fluctuations, the Company may have its results and operations negatively impacted.
The Company has transactions with financial instruments, and on September 30, 2019 and December 31,
2018, the profile of the Company's interest-yielding financial instruments was:
CDI/IPCA-linked financial instruments
Financial Assets (*) 894,632 1,956,249
Financial liabilities (4,380,476) (3,849,474)
(3,485,844) (1,893,225)
Fixed rate instruments
Financial liabilities (32,920)
(74,873)
Total financial assets and liabilities (**) (3,518,764) (1,968,098)
(*) Refers to "financial investments" and "securities"
(**) Refers to the sum of "financial investments", "securities", "Loans, financing and debentures", and "Derivative Financial Instruments".
Sensitivity to interest rates
The Company and its subsidiaries made a Sensitivity Analysis of the effects on their income, resulting from
a 25% and 50% increase in CDI, IPCA, and Libor rates, for the linked financial assets and liabilities, as
follows:
09/30/2019 (12 months ahead) Consolidated Scenario Probable Scenario Possible Scenario Remote
Accounting balance
(R$ thousands)
Rate Gain
Rate Gain
Rate Gain
09/30/2019 Price
index (%) (Loss) (%) (Loss) (%) (Loss)
Financial investments and securities
894,632
CDI (Interbank
Deposit Certificate)
4.85%
37,280 6.06%
45,837
7.27%
50.243
Derivative financial instruments
(47,778) CDI x Pre 4.85%
(33,288)
6.06%
(38,971) 7.27%
(74.838)
Derivative financial instruments
30,208 Libor 3M x
CDI 4.85%
(19,112)
6.06%
(24,535) 7.27%
(32.661)
Loans, financing and debentures
(4,051,883)
CDI+ Spread
4.85%
(232,104) 6.06%
(284,223)
7.27%
(313.889) Loans, financing and debentures
(208,189)
Libor 3M 2.27%
(31,907) 2.83%
(38,683)
3.40%
(42.641)
Loans, financing and debentures
(102,834)
IPCA
(Broad Consumer
3.55%
(10,612) 4.45%
(11,427)
5.36%
(12.247)
Price Index)
Net effect on profit and loss
(289,743)
(352,002)
(426.033)
Change in result in relation to the probable scenario
(62,259)
(136,290)
Credit risk
Credit risk results from cash and cash equivalents, derivative financial instruments, deposits in banks and
other financial institutions, as well as exposures of credit to customers, including outstanding accounts
receivable and repurchase and resale agreements, what may compromise the Company's liquidity.
The carrying amount of financial assets represents the maximum credit exposure, which was:
09/30/2019
(R$ thousands)
12/31/2018
(R$ thousands)
12/31/2017
(R$ thousands)
12/31/2016
(R$ thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents 680,508 1,755,864 402,489 172,478 Related parties 33,297 17,152 302 302 Securities 214,592 209,034 28,237 32,877 Trade accounts, other accounts receivable, and other credits: 518,904
396,014
151,337
102,325
Total 1,447,301 2,378,064 582,365 307,982
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group face difficulties in complying with the obligations associated with its financial liabilities that are settled with cash payments or with another financial asset. Should the Group fail to comply with such obligations, its results and operations may be adversely affected. Below are the contractual exposures of financial liabilities, including estimated future interest payments, and
excluding the impact of currency trading agreements on the net position.
Carrying amount in Contractual
flow (R$
thousands)
12 months or less
(R$ thousands)
Between 2 and 5 years
(R$ thousands)
Over 5 years
(R$ thousands)
Total (R$
thousands)
09/30/2019 (R$
thousands) Liabilities Loans, financing and debentures 4,395,826 5,596,917 318,807 5,125,063 153,047 5,596,917 Property lease 141,743 167,191 61,696 100,243 5,252 167,191 Credit assignment by suppliers 622,953 630,049 630,049 630,049 Suppliers 1,071,145 1,071,145 1,071,145 1,071,145 Other accounts payable 23,823 23,823 22,329 1,494 23,823
Total 6,255,490 7,489,125 2,104,026 5,226,800 158,299 7,489,125
4.3 - Non-confidential and relevant judicial, administrative, or arbitral proceedings
On the base date September 30, 2019, the Company was a party to judicial and administrative
proceedings of tax, civil and labor nature deriving from the normal course of its business, totaling
the amount of R$336.6 million. This total amount involves: (i) probable loss, proceedings involving
the amount of R$114.8 million, which are provisioned; (ii) possible loss, proceedings involving the
amount of R$255.7 million, for which the Company made provisions only for proceedings that
impacted the allocation of the purchase price of the acquisitions of Unidas S.A. and Auto Ricci
S.A. (total R$52.5 million, of which the amount of R$51.3 million relates to the acquisition of
Unidas S.A. and R$1.2 million to the acquisition of Auto Ricci S.A.); and (iii) remote loss,
proceedings involving the amount of R$37.4 million, for which the Company does not make
provisions.
Provisions for risks and litigations were recorded for lawsuits whose chances of loss (with outflow
of funds to settle them) was assessed as probable, based on the opinion of lawyers and external
legal counsels.
On September 30, 2019, the Company was not a party to any arbitral procedure.
Below are the judicial, administrative or arbitral proceedings that individually are deemed relevant for the Company and its subsidiaries. i. Civil proceedings
They correspond mainly to lawsuits of an indemnity nature filed by victims of car accidents
involving its fleet cars, seeking pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages allegedly resulting from
such events. On September 30, 2019, the Company was a party to 3,196 proceedings of civil
nature, either as plaintiff or defendant, involving a total estimated amount of R$91.4 million, of
which R$8.5 million were provisioned.
It is not possible to indicate the trend of the majority case law on proceedings of civil nature, as
they are mostly related to automobile accidents. The decisions on this type of accident are
rendered based on the circumstances of each accident and evidence presented in each case,
that is, they do not have an established pattern.
Except for the lawsuits below, on September 30, 2019, there was no civil lawsuit involving the
Company that, considered individually, is relevant.
Proceeding No. 1010541-18.2013.8.26.0100 (UC 3734)
a. court 22nd Civil Court of the Central Courthouse of the Judicial District
of São Paulo, State of São Paulo
b. level trial court
c. date of filing 03/13/13
d. parties to the case National Association for the Citizenship and Consumer Protection
- ANADEC x Unidas Rent a Car.
e. amounts, assets or
rights involved R$5.0 million
f. main developments
Public-interest civil action filed on 03/13/2013, where plaintiff
claims that clauses 4.1 "k", 7.7 and 7.8 and 4.2, item "B" of the
Rent a Car lease agreement in force at the time the proceeding
was filed are abusive. For this reason, it requested that those
clauses be declared void, with the consequent order that the
amounts paid on account of said management fee be returned to
consumers. The answer filed on 8/6/2013 showed the evident
groundlessness of the plaintiff's requests, as Unidas did not violate
any rule that could justify a revision of the agreement executed with
its customers, and no redress for the business activities regularly
developed was due. On 9/26/2014 the case was partially granted
to: declare clauses 7.7 and 7.8 partially void, determining a prior
written notification to consumer prior to any collection or discount
of charges from consumer's credit card after return of the vehicle;
declare clause 4.1, "v", which imposes the collection against
consumer of any fees or taxes that may be introduced, fully void;
declare clause 4.2, "b" partially void, and order that the amounts
mentioned therein be collected only where the consumer has given
cause thereto; and declare clause 4.1., "k", partially void, and
determine the impossibility to collect "management fee".
Consequently, defendant was ordered to refund consumer for the
amounts related to said management fee (clause 4.1, "k"), limited
to the five-year limitation period. The amounts to be refunded shall
be adjusted for inflation by the rate table of the Court of Appeals of
São Paulo as from the respective disbursements, and added with
default interest of 1% per month as from service of process. The
agreements shall be amended by defendant within thirty days, on
pain of daily fine of R$1,000.00, and the new wording of the
agreement shall be proven in court. On 10/20/2014, Unidas filed
an appeal, which was received by the lower court for effect of
review and supersedeas and, after plaintiff filed its brief of
appellee, the case record was sent to the Court of Appeals of São
Paulo, which dismissed the appeal. A motion for clarification was
filed and even had the nature of a prior assertion of a constitutional
claim, which was heard and dismissed by the 28th Private Law
Chamber of the Court of Appeals of São Paulo. In view of Unidas'
interest, a special appeal was filed to evidence a violation of article
1.022 of the Code of Civil Procedure, with the consequent request
for declaration of nullity of the appellate decision and a new
judgment of the motion for clarification; to argue violation of Articles
257, paragraphs 2 and 3, 282 paragraph 3, both of the Brazilian
Traffic Code and; 104, item III, 421, 422 and 884, of the Civil Code
and discrepancy in the case law. The Court of Appeals dismissed
the special appeal, hence an interlocutory appeal was filed, which
was dismissed by the Superior Court of Justice (STJ). Although
dismissed, the appellate decision stated that Unidas may pay the
fine with a discount and charge the lessee's credit card, but must
notify the lessee of such charge in advance. Motion for clarification
was filed, which was unanimously dismissed by the 4th Panel of
the STJ. Finally, we filed an appeal to the Federal Supreme Court,
which is pending judgment.
g. chances of loss
(probable, possible or
remote)
Probable
h. impact analysis in
case of loss of the case
In case of loss, Unidas Rent a Car will have to (i) change its
agreements, to exclude the 15% fine currently charged as
management fee from customers at the time of effective receipt of
traffic tickets; (ii) return all amounts received from consumers on
account of management fee; and (iii) remove from the agreements
the respective clauses determining that all extra expenses will be
charged directly to customers' credit cards, all on pain of
application of fine. The estimated amount of loss is R$5.0 million.
Proceeding no. 0549962-24.2017.8.05.0001
a. court trial court
b. level 11th Consumers Court of the Judicial District of Salvador/BA
c. date of filing 8/16/2016
d. parties to the case Plaintiff: Prosecution Office of the State of Bahia
Defendant: Unidas S/A
e. amounts, assets
or rights involved R$50 thousand
f. main
developments
Public-interest civil action seeking to exclude clauses: "4" items "h",
"l", "m", "o", "q", "r", "s", and "t"; “4.2”, item “e”: “5.6.1.”; “7.7”;
“7.9.”; “8.2.”; "8.6", item "e": "8.7"; “8.10.”; "10.2"; “10.12." and;
“10.15” as well as the change of clauses “1.9”; “2.2.2”; “4.2” items
“b”, “d”, “f”; “5.4”; "5.4.1"; "5.6"; "5.7.11"; “7.4.”; "7.4.1."; "7.8."; "7.10.";
"7.11."; "7.12."; “8.1.” items “a”, “b”, “d”, “e”, “f”, “g”, “h”; "8.3."; “8.3.1”;
"8.5."; “8.6.”; "8.7.11"; "8.8."; "8.9."; “8.9.1.”; "8.10.1."; "8.11."; "8.12.";
"9.2."; “10.1.”; “10.3.”; "10.8."; “10.10.”; "10.11."; "10.14."; “10.18.”
and; “10.20”, of the rental agreement of Unidas in force in 2017, as
well as the grant of a preliminary injunction for Unidas to amend the
contractual clauses, as indicated in pages 35/47 of the complaint,
within 24 hours, on pain of a daily fine in the amount of R$50,000.00.
As the preliminary injunction was granted, an interlocutory appeal
with request for supersedeas effect was filed against the decision that
granted the interlocutory relief. The Court of Appeals of Bahia
dismissed the interlocutory appeal against such decision, then
Unidas filed a motion for clarification, which was dismissed. In view
of this, appeals were filed before the higher courts so as not to incur
the fine for breach of the obligation. In November, 2017, a defense
was filed to present preliminary arguments (i) that the courts of Bahia
lacked jurisdiction to decide on the litigation, as another public-
interest civil action litigating the same matter was filed by the National
Association for the Citizenship and Consumer Protection - ANADEC,
case record no. 1010541-18.2013.8.26.0100, assigned on March 13,
2013 to the 22nd Civil Court of the Central Courthouse of the State
Capital of São Paulo (described in the chart above); (ii) that the
Prosecution Office of Bahia lacked standing to sue; (iii) of defective
pleading, as the complaint lacked a cause of action and; (iv) violation
of due legal process in view of impairment to adversary proceeding,
and Unidas requested that, on the merits, the previously granted
interlocutory relief be vacated, (i) the inexistence of abuse in the
contractual clauses, disputed by plaintiff; (ii) Unidas explained the
disputed clauses and their purpose for the performance of its
activities; (iii) the inexistence of damage suffered by consumers. On
January 23, 2018, plaintiff filed its reply to the answer, and reiterated
the terms of the complaint. Currently, pending rendition of judgment.
g. chances of loss
(probable, possible
or remote)
Possible
h. impact analysis in
case of loss of the
case
In case of loss, Unidas Rent a Car will have to change its
agreements, to exclude the collection of management fees deriving
from traffic tickets, airports, return of vehicles in other locations,
accessories, no-show, additional drivers, as well as change clauses
related to malfunctions and mandatory participation. Further, the
Company must bear the payment of a daily fine set at five hundred
reais (R$500.00) for the period of non-compliance with the
preliminary injunction, which will be reverted to the Fund for Redress
of Affected General Interests.
ii. Tax proceedings
On September 30, 2019, the Company was a party to several tax-related proceedings arising
from the normal course of its business. Based on the individual analysis of these cases, supported
by the opinion of the Company's lawyers, a provision was made for cases whose chances of loss
are deemed probable. On September 30, 2019, the tax related cases totaled an estimated amount
of R$197.2 million, of which R$85.9 million was provisioned and for which the Company had made
court deposits in the amount of R$47.7 million.
The purposes of said cases involve, for the most part, the dispute on the tax assessed on vehicles
(IPVA). However, we do not deem this tax due, as in our opinion the State Law of São Paulo that
introduced the collection of IPVA is unconstitutional and resulted from the tax war among States.
It is currently litigated through an action for declaration of unconstitutionality no. 4376, filed by the
National Trade Confederation - CNC, in progress at the Federal Supreme Court. The reason why
is because the law introduced the tax on vehicles being driven in the State of São Paulo,
irrespective of the place where they were registered. We paid the tax claimed by the State of São
Paulo to the State of Minas Gerais, where the cars are registered.
Likewise, we litigate the PIS and COFINS contributions, seeking to (i) rule out the unlawful and
unconstitutional increase in the rates of PIS and COFINS contributions established by Decree No.
8.426/2015 on our financial revenues, as well as (ii) rule out application of Interpretative
Declaratory Act RFB 04/2015 and ensure the right to calculate the PIS and COFINS contribution
liabilities on the acquisition cost of motor vehicles registered as property, plant and equipment
and destined to rental, based on the regime established in paragraph 14 of art. 3, and respective
item IV, 10.833/2003 (1/48 each month - 4 years), offsetting all liabilities, even where the vehicles
are coupled with article 15, item II, of Law sold before elapse of the forty-eight (48) month period,
set forth in the provision as the term for exhaustion of the full liability.
On May 21, 2009, the Brazilian Federal Revenue ("SRFB") issued tax assessment notices to
Unidas S.A., claiming payment of Legal Entity Income Tax and Social Contribution on Net Income,
resulting from disallowance of the premium amortization expenses in the periods between 2004
and 2007, in the total updated amount of R$57,340 thousand on September 30, 2019. On
December 11, 2014, SRFB issued tax assessment notices to Unidas S.A., claiming payment of
Legal Entity Income Tax and Social Contribution on Net Income, resulting from the disallowance
of the premium amortization expenses and SWAP agreements expenses, related to base year
2009, in the updated amount of R$34,392 thousand on September 30, 2019.
The tax proceedings representing a contingent liability include those deemed relevant and closed
to the public, as listed below.
Proceeding no. 0019100-27.2015.4.03.6100
a. Court: 10th Federal Court of the Judicial Section of São Paulo
b. Level: Appellate Court
c. Date of filing: 9/22/2015
d. Parties to the
case:
Plaintiff: Companhia de Locação das Américas
Defendant: Special Federal Revenue Office of the Tax
Administration in São Paulo
e. Amounts,
assets or rights
involved:
R$59.5 million
f. Main
developments:
Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed to rule out application of the
Interpretative Declaratory Act RFB 04/2015 and to ensure the
Company's undisputable right to (i) offset the PIS and COFINS
contribution liability on the cost to acquire automotive vehicles
registered in its property, plant and equipment account and intended
for rental, based on the regime established by article 3, item VI coupled
with paragraph 14 and article 15, item II, of Law 10.833/2003 (straight-
line ratio of 1/48 each month - 4 years), as well as (ii) offset the full
amount of the liabilities, even where the vehicles are sold prior before
elapse of the forty-eight (48) month period, set forth in the provision as
the term for exhaustion of full liability. Subsequently, the Company
requested that it be ensured of its right to record the credits of said
contributions at the straight-line ratio of 1/48 monthly until the sale of
the assets, both for previous events and those after the filing of the
lawsuit. In addition to requests (i) and (ii) above, the Company
requested the right to recover amounts that it has paid or deposited, or
that it may pay during the progress of the proceeding. On 9/30/2015,
the requested preliminary injunction was granted to declare the
suspension of the tax liability arising from application of ADI 04/2015,
"ensuring the petitioner's right to record the PIS and COFINS
contribution credits arising from acquisition of vehicles recorded in
property, plant and equipment and intended for rental to third parties,
pursuant to article 3, item VI, coupled with paragraph 14 and article 15,
item II, all of Law 10.833/03, until the end of the forty-eight (48)-month
period, even in the event the sale is sold before elapse of this period".
On 1/18/2016, the requested was deemed with grounds and
subsequently, on 3/7/2016, the Federal Government filed an appeal.
On 3/9/2016, a decision was rendered to receive the Federal
Government's appeal only for effect of review. On 4/5/2016, the
Company filed brief of appellee and on 5/20/2017, the case record was
held under advisement by the Reporting Judge, with no new
developments.
g. Chances of
loss:
Possible.
h. Impact in case of
loss of the case:
Non offset of the PIS and COFINS contribution liabilities resulting
from the acquisition of vehicles recorded in property, plant and
equipment and subject to rental to third parties until elapse of the
forty-eight (48)-month period, even where the assets composing the
property, plant and equipment (vehicles) are sold before elapse of
said term, as well as payment of the offset liability to the Federal
Revenue Office.
Proceeding no. 0015940-91.2015.4.03.6100
a. Court: 4th Federal Court of the Judicial Section of São Paulo
b. Level: Supreme Court
c. Date of filing: 8/14/2015
d. Parties to the
case:
Plaintiff: Companhia de Locação das Américas
Defendant: Special Federal Revenue Office of the Tax
Administration in São Paulo
e. Amounts,
assets or rights
involved:
R$7.2 million, which was fully deposited in court.
f. Main
developments:
Petition for Writ of Mandamus seeking to ensure the right not to be
subject to the unlawful and unconstitutional increase of the rates of
the PIS and COFINS contribution established by Decree No.
8.426/2015 on financial revenues, requesting a preliminary injunction
to (i) to suspend the enforceability of the PIS and COFINS amounts
resulting from the application of the general rate of 4.65% established
by said Decree, and successively (ii) to recognize the right to offset
PIS and COFINS liabilities arising from financial expenses incurred,
based on same rate defined for taxation of financial income was
established, until final decision. The Company has been making
monthly court deposits of all amounts due on account of PIS and
COFINS levied on Financial Revenue since July 2015. On 8/19/2015,
the preliminary injunction was denied. Case record held by the judge
under advisement. On 4/8/2016 the preliminary injunction sought was
dismissed. On 5/30/2016 and Appeal was filed and included in the
docket on 2/15/2017. During the judgment session the Appeal was
dismissed by unanimous decision and on 3/17/2017 a Motion for
Clarification was filed. On 7/19/2017 the Motion for Clarification was
dismissed by unanimous decision. On 8/18/2017, Special and
Extraordinary appeals were filed against the decision. On 4/4/2018
the brief of appellee filed by the Federal Government was inserted in
the record. On 5/8/2018 the Extraordinary Appeal was stayed. On
05/28/2018 a Motion for Clarification was filed in the record of the
Extraordinary Appeal and an Internal Interlocutory Appeal was filed in
the record of the Special Appeal.
g. Chances of
loss:
Possible.
h. Impact in case of
loss of the case:
PIS/COFINS contribution levied at the 4.65% rate on financial
revenue, as provided for in Decree no. 8.426/2015.
Administrative proceeding no. 19515.001749/2009-49
a. court Brazilian Federal Revenue Office
b. level Board of Tax Appeals
c. date of filing 05/21/2009
d. parties to the case Plaintiff: Brazilian Federal Revenue Office
Defendant: Unidas S.A.
e. amounts, assets
or rights involved R$57.3 million
f. main
developments
Tax assessment notice seeking collection of Corporate Income Tax
("IRPJ") and Social Contribution on Net Income ("CSLL") for base
years 2004 through 2007, due to the alleged non-deductibility of
premium amortization expenses, allegedly undue exclusion of the
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts ("PDD") and non-deductibility of
part of Swap expenses. Challenged filed on 6/19/2009. The trial court
administrative decision deemed the assessment partially grounded,
hence the amount in controversy in the tax assessment notice was
reduced, given the recognition of the right to offset accumulated tax
losses as well as the CSLL negative base in previous years. On
March 29, 2010, the Company filed a Voluntary Appeal to the Board
of Tax Appeals (CARF). At session held on 4/9/2018, CARF, instead
of entering judgment, ordered the production of more evidence. The
record was forwarded to the Brazilian Federal Revenue Office for
Inspection (DEFIS) on 11/19/2018.
g. chances of loss
(probable, possible
or remote)
Possible
h. impact analysis in
case of loss of the
case
In the event of loss, the Company will be compelled to pay IRPJ and
CSLL, fine and legal interest, with an estimated financial impact of
R$57.3 million.
Tax Execution Action no. 0024893-65.2010.4.03.6182 (motion to stay execution no.
0038275-28.2010.4.03.6182)
a. court 7th Federal Court of Tax Executions of the Judicial Subsection of
São Paulo
b. level judicial trial court
c. date of filing 08/03/2010
d. parties to the case Plaintiff: National Treasury
Defendant: Unidas S.A.
e. amounts, assets
or rights involved R$19.5 million
f. main
developments
Tax execution action filed on 8/3/2010 and received by Unidas on
8/24/2010, seeking collection of PIS (for the period from 8/2002
through 11/2002) and COFINS (for the period from 8/2002 through
1/2004), levied on car rentals (personal property rental), as the
Company had been granted a preliminary injunction under a lawsuit
litigating the constitutionality of said taxes, and collection during said
period was suspended. The preliminary injunction was subsequently
revoked, what led the National Treasury to file the collection action.
On 9/15/2010 the Company filed a Motion to Stay Tax Execution, and
made a court deposit in the amount of R$10.5 million. Currently, the
tax execution action is stayed until decision on the Motion. The
Motion, in turn, is suspended awaiting final decision on Action no.
0014809-38.2002.403.6100, which was suspended until judgment of
the matter with general repercussion (Extraordinary Appeal - RE
659.412/Subject 684 – PIS and COFINS levy on revenue from
personal property rental).
g. chances of loss
(probable, possible
or remote)
Probable
h. impact analysis in
case of loss of the
case
In the event of loss, the Company will be compelled to pay the PIS
and COFINS contributions, fine and legal interest, in the estimated
amount of R$19.1 million. Under this scenario, the deposited amount
will be converted into revenue to the Federal Government, thus with
no financial impact to the Company.
Administrative Proceeding no. 19515.721460/2014-15
a. court Brazilian Federal Revenue Office
b. level Board of Tax Appeals
c. date of filing 12/11/2014
d. parties to the case Plaintiff: Brazilian Federal Revenue Office
Defendant: Unidas S.A.
e. amounts, assets
or rights involved R$33.1 million
f. main
developments
Administrative proceeding arising from tax assessment notices
issued to collect Corporate Income Tax ("IRPJ") and Social
Contribution on Net Income (“CSLL”), for base year 2009. According
to information in the "Notice of Tax Audit" ("TVF"), attached to said
tax assessment notices, taxpayers had committed the following
alleged violations; (i) improper exclusion from the IPRJ and CSLL tax
base of get-together expenses, which according to the tax authority,
was not necessary for the company's activity; (ii) part of the expenses
incurred by the Company in the development of its corporate purpose
had not been proven, and were unduly deducted; (iii) failure to add
premium amortization expenses arising from acquisition of URC
Rent a Car do Brasil Ltda. ("URC") by SAG do Brasil Ltda. ("SAG do
Brasil"), subsequently merged by the Company, as said premium
was generated internally and there would be no "proof of payment",
nor a proof of grounds (Appraisal Report/Statement of Future
Profitability); (iv) the Company would have excluded from the taxable
income calculation the expenses with SWAP agreements, in excess
of its gains, which (a) had not been presented to the tax auditors or
(b) were not registered at CETIP S.A. - Mercados Organizados
and/or (c) whose currency exchange purpose had not been proven.
A challenge was filed on 1/15/2015. The trial court administrative
decision deemed the assessment partially grounded, as (i) it
recognized a small reduction related to get-together party expenses;
(ii) it recognized the proof of part of the deducted expenses; and (iii)
as to the Swap agreements, registration at B3 and the purpose of 2
agreements were recognized, determining the discharge of both
parties' total losses, considered that some agreements were provenly
registered whereas the purpose of the protection was not, and
decided to discharge part of the assessed tax liability up to the limit
of gains earned, thus the amount disputed in the tax assessment
notice had a substantial reduction. On 5/5/2017, the Company filed
Voluntary Appeal. Currently awaiting decision on the mandatory
review and Voluntary appeal.
g. chances of loss
(probable, possible
or remote)
Possible
h. impact analysis in
case of loss of the
Case
In the event of loss, the Company will be compelled to pay IRPJ
and CSLL, fine and legal interest, with an estimated financial impact
of R$33.1 million.
Case No. 1031688-16.2019.4.01.3400
a. Court: 2nd Federal Civil Court of the Judicial Section of Brasília in the Federal
District
b. Level: Trial Court
c. Date of filing: 10/14/2019
d. Parties to the
case:
Plaintiff: Unidas S.A
Defendant: Federal Government
e. Amounts,
assets or rights
involved:
R$22.0 million
f. Main
developments:
Action filed to rule out application of the Interpretative Declaratory Act RFB 04/2015 and to ensure the Unidas right to (i) offset the PIS and COFINS contribution liability on the cost to acquire automotive vehicles registered in its property, plant and equipment account and intended for rental, based on the regime established by article 3, item VI coupled with paragraph 14 and article 15, item II, of Law 10.833/2003 (straight-line ratio of 1/48 each month - 4 years), as well as (ii) offset the full amount of the liabilities, even where the vehicles are sold prior before elapse of the forty-eight (48) month period, set forth in the provision as the term for exhaustion of full liability. Subsequently, Unidas requested that it be ensured of its right to record the credits of said contributions at the straight-line ratio of 1/48 per month until the sale of the assets, both for previous events and those after the filing of the lawsuit, provided that such matters are the subject matter of the tax administrative case 08.1.65.00-2018-00483-7, mentioned below. In addition to requests (i) and (ii) above, Unidas requested the right to recover amounts that it has paid or deposited, or that it may pay during the progress of the proceeding. Currently, it is awaiting the consideration of the request for interlocutory relief. On 11/04/2019, an Order was issued determining the subpoena of the Public Treasury to present information. On 11/12/2019, a Decision was rendered rejecting the preliminary injunction requested by Unidas. For this reason, we will file an Interlocutory Appeal with a request for appeal relief in order to reverse the decision.
g. Chances of
loss:
Possible.
h. Impact in case of
loss of the case:
Non offset of the PIS and COFINS contribution liabilities resulting from
the acquisition of vehicles recorded in property, plant and equipment
and subject to rental to third parties until elapse of the forty-eight (48)-
month period, even where the assets composing the property, plant
and equipment (vehicles) are sold before elapse of said term, as well
as payment of the offset liability to the Federal Revenue Office.
TAX ADMINISTRATIVE CASE - 08.1.65.00-2018-00483-7
a. Court: Special Office of the Federal Revenue of Brazil for Foreign Trade
Inspection - DELEX
Industry Inspection Division - DIFIS II - Inspection Team III
b. Level: Administrative
c. Date of filing: 10/29/2019
d. Parties to the
case:
Plaintiff: Special Office of the Federal Revenue of Brazil in São
Paulo
Defendant: Unidas S.A
e. Amounts,
assets or rights
involved:
R$ 22.9 million
f. Main
developments:
This is an assessment against Unidas S.A for (i) compliance with
ancillary obligations with inaccurate, incomplete, or omitted
information; (ii) the incorrect accounting of the depreciation of its
property, plant and equipment at the linear ratio of 1/48 per month; (iii)
disallowance of expenses not considered as inputs by the tax authority,
given the alleged lack of relevance and essentiality of the acquired
good or service. All requirements refer to the fiscal year of 2015. It is
worth mentioning that the collection highlighted in item (ii) will be dealt
with in the records of the Action 1031688-16.2019.4.01.3400,
considering its previous distribution. In relation to the other amounts
required (i and iii), an administrative objection will be filed.
g. Chances of
loss:
Possible.
h. Impact in case of
loss of the case:
Non offset of the PIS and COFINS contribution liabilities resulting
from the acquisition of vehicles recorded in assets and subject to
rental to third parties until elapse of the forty-eight (48) month period,
even where the assets composing the assets (vehicles) are sold
before the elapse of said term and the payment of the offset liability
to the Federal Revenue Office, as well as the application of penalty at
the authorities own initiative resulting from the assessment, plus
default penalty and interest. Payment of a penalty for non-compliance
with ancillary obligation and unduly credited amounts.
Case No. 5012471-78.2017.4.03.6100
a. Court: 10th Federal Court of the Judicial Section of São Paulo
b. Level: Appellate Court
c. Date of filing: 08/16/2017
d. Parties to the
case:
Plaintiff: Unidas S.A
Defendant: Special Federal Revenue Office of the Tax
Administration in São Paulo
e. Amounts,
assets or rights
involved:
R$ 2.3 million, provided that we deposited the amounts discussed
monthly, in installments of approximately R$ 75 thousand each.
f. Main
developments:
Petition for Writ of Mandamus seeking to ensure the right not to be
subject to the unlawful and unconstitutional increase of the rates of
the PIS and COFINS contribution established by Decree No.
8.426/2015 on financial revenues, requesting a preliminary injunction
to (i) to suspend the enforceability of the PIS and COFINS amounts
resulting from the application of the general rate of 4.65% established
by said Decree, and successively (ii) to recognize the right to offset
PIS and COFINS liabilities arising from financial expenses incurred,
based on same rate defined for taxation of financial income was
established, until final decision. On 08/21/2017, a Decision was
rendered rejecting our request for preliminary injunction. For this
reason, we filed an Interlocutory Appeal (AI No. 5016561-
96.2017.4.03.0000) on September 6, 2017, which was deemed moot
by the rendering of a judgment rejecting the injunction requested,
issued on 02/20/2018. On 03/14/2018, an Appeal was filed by the
company, which was dismissed. On 08/30/2018, a Motion for
Clarification was filed by the company, which is currently awaiting
judgment. In order to suspend the enforceability of the claims under
discussion, the Company began to deposit the amounts disputed in
the case record into court since August 2018, and will do so until the
end of the dispute.
g. Chances of
loss:
Possible.
h. Impact in case of
loss of the case:
PIS/COFINS contribution levied at the 4.65% rate on financial
revenue, as provided for in Decree no. 8.426/2015.
4.3.1 - Total provisioned amount
The total amount provisioned for the cases described in item 4.3 is of R$ 19.7 million on
September 30, 2019.
4.4 - Judicial, administrative or arbitration proceedings not closed to the public, in which the Company or its subsidiaries are party and the opposing parties are managers, former managers, controllers, former controllers or investors Further to the proceedings described below, there are no other judicial, administrative or arbitration proceedings not closed to the public, where the opposing parties are managers or former managers, controllers or former controllers or investors of the Company or its subsidiaries.
Proceeding no. 0000700-42-2011-503-0111
a. Court: 32nd Labor Court of Belo Horizonte/MG
b. Level: Appellate Court
c. Date of filing: 4/19/2011
d. Parties to the case:
Plaintiffs: P.M. F. and R.M. F.
Defendant: Companhia de Locação das Américas
e. Amounts, assets or rights involved:
R$0.00
f. Main developments:
Former managing members seeking employment relationship, commissions, bonuses and awards, salary differences, severance pay, reimbursement of expenses with taxes. Plaintiffs were members of Locarvel and, subsequently, our members, through a conduit legal entity, between mid-year 2000 until year 2010. In 2010, plaintiffs sold their shares to our company. In our defense, we argued the inexistence of an employment relationship before 7/18/2008 as well as the service provision linked to a virtual employment relationship as from March, 2009. The case is pending a trial hearing, scheduled for 10/2/2013. The hearing of 10/2/2013 was adjourned to comply with a letter rogatory to Mexico, for testimony of Defendant’s witness. New Trial Hearing scheduled to 7/16/14 at 10:45 a.m. Hearing adjourned again for 5/29/2015 at 10:30 a.m., due to lack of return of letter rogatory. Hearing adjourned again for 5/30/2016 at 10:30 a.m., due to lack of return of letter rogatory. On 5/11/2016 the hearing was adjourned again for 9/13/17 at 10:30 a.m. It is worth mentioning that the process at issue is maintained jointly with case no. 0000718-29.2012.5.03.0111 (below), filed by dependency. In this regard, it should be pointed out that both actions have as basic difference the fact that the present lawsuit was filed only against the Company and the lawsuit below was filed against the Company and Locarvel Locadora de Veículos Ltda., the company's subsidiary. In addition, it is noted that the claims formulated in both actions are identical and, in the opinion of the outsourced office that sponsors both cases, the plaintiffs' claim would be lapsed in relation to Locarvel, being that the other claims, filed against the Company, shall be exclusively judged in the main proceeding. Thus, although the lawsuits are handled jointly, the retained law firm that handles both cases is of the opinion that they have different chances of success. The trial hearing was held on 09/13/2017, whereat the witnesses testified. On 10/5/2017 the court published the decision that dismissed the requests in the complaint. We filed a statement on the Motion for Clarification filed by plaintiffs. On 11/16/2017 the Motion for Clarification was deemed groundless. On 11/29/2017, the court published the legal term for us to file a brief of appellee to Plaintiffs' Ordinary Appeal. On 5/17/2018, Plaintiff's Ordinary Appeal, was dismissed, the Complainant's Ordinary Appeal, as well as the Company's were dismissed. On 5/24/2018 a motion for clarification was filed. On 6/13/2016 the motion was dismissed.
On 10/24/2018 the record was sent to the Superior Labor Court to judge the Interlocutory Appeal due to Motion to Review dismissed.
g. Chances of loss:
Remote
h. Impact in case of loss of the case:
R$ 6,083,264.51
Proceeding no. 0000718-29.2012.5.03.0111
a. Court: 32nd Labor Court of Belo Horizonte/MG
b. Level: Trial Court
c. Date of filing: 4/19/2011
d. Parties to the case:
Plaintiffs: P.M. F. and R.M. F.
Defendants: Companhia de Locação das Américas and Locarvel Locadora de Veículos
e. Amounts, assets or rights involved:
R$0.00
f. Main developments:
Former managing partners seeking employment relationship, commissions, bonuses and awards, salary differences, severance pay, reimbursement of tax expenses, also in relation to company Locarvel, as in case no. 0000700-42-2011- 503-0111 such request is only against Locamerica. Plaintiffs were members of Locarvel and, subsequently, our members, through a conduit legal entity, between mid-year 2000 until year 2010. In 2010, plaintiffs sold their shares to our company. In our defense, we argued the inexistence of an employment relationship before 7/18/2008 as well as the service provision linked to a virtual employment relationship as from March, 2009. The proceeding was consolidated with case no. 0000700-42-2011-503-0111, which is pending trial hearing scheduled for 7/16/14 at 10:45 a.m. Hearing adjourned again for 5/29/2015 at 10:30 a.m., due to lack of return of letter rogatory. Hearing adjourned again for 5/30/2016 at 10:30 a.m., due to lack of return of letter rogatory. On 5/11/2016 the hearing was adjourned again for 9/13/17 at 10:30 a.m. On 5/10/2017 the court published the decision that dismissed the case. On 10/17/2017 the Company was granted examination of the case record so as to file a statement on the Motion for Clarification filed by plaintiffs. On 11/16/2017 the Motion for Clarification filed by plaintiffs was dismissed. On 1/29/2018 the Ordinary Appeal filed by the parties was assigned to the judge. On 5/17/2018 the appeal was entertained and dismissed. The company's appeal was also dismissed. On 5/24/2018 a motion for clarification was filed. On 6/13/2016 the motion was dismissed. It should be stressed that the case was assigned to the same judge presiding over a connected suit, namely no. 0000700-42-2011-503-0111, described above. In this regard, it should be pointed out that both cases have as basic difference the fact that the present lawsuit was filed only against the Company and Locarvel Locadora de Veículos Ltda., a subsidiary of the Company, while the preceding lawsuit was filed only against the Company. In addition, it is noted that the claims formulated in both actions are identical and, in the opinion of the outsourced office that sponsors both cases, the plaintiffs' claim would be lapsed in relation to Locarvel, being that the other claims, filed against the Company, shall
be exclusively judged in the main proceeding. Thus, although the lawsuits are handled jointly, the retained law firm that handles both cases is of the opinion that they have different chances of success.
g. Chances of loss:
Remote
h. Impact in case of loss of the case:
R$0.00
4.4.1. Indicate the total amount provisioned, if any, for the proceedings described in item
4.4.
No amount provisioned in relation to proceedings described in item 4.4.
4.5 - Relevant confidential proceedings to which the Company or its subsidiaries are a
party and which have not been reported in items 4.3 and 4.4 above
The Company has filed the lawsuit mentioned below, which is pending in confidentiality.
Tax Proceeding
Analysis of the impact in case of loss. Taxation of the amounts in the exercise of the
options of the participants in the developed
Share Plan.
Amounts, assets or rights involved R$ 7.3 million, provided that the amounts
under discussion were deposited.
4.6 Describe any repetitive or connected judicial, administrative or arbitral proceedings, based on similar legal facts and causes, not confidential and which together are relevant, where the issuer or its subsidiaries are party, identifying them as labor, tax, civil and others, and indicating:
On September 30, 2019, the Company was a party to judicial, administrative, repetitive or
connected proceedings, based on similar legal facts and causes, which were not confidential and
which together are relevant, as follows:
i. Tax proceedings
The Company is a party to administrative and judicial proceedings of tax nature, considered as
repetitive or connected, not confidential and relevant.
Practice of the Company or its subsidiaries that entailed this contingency liability:
IPVA/SP: in accordance with São Paulo State Law 13.296/08, the vehicles of car rental companies must be licensed in the State of São Paulo, when they are driven in that State. The lack of registration of Unidas vehicles in the registry of IPVA taxpayers of the State of São Paulo entails the issuance of tax deficiency notices, where the State Treasury Office requires payment of the IPVA on said vehicles, even where the IPVA has been paid in other States. Unidas does not agree with this opinion and whenever it is served a tax deficiency notice, it files the respective defense. It is also awaiting judgment of the Action for Declaration of Unconstitutionality No. 4.376, which litigates the constitutionality of said Law.
Quantity of cases: 168
Amount in controversy:
R$ 21.4 million, provided that R$ 8.5 million were deposited in court.
ii. Civil proceedings
The Company is a party to administrative and judicial proceedings of civil nature that are
considered as repetitive or connected, not confidential and relevant.
Practice of the Company or its subsidiaries that entailed this contingency liability:
Automobile Accidents: The Company is a party to lawsuits filed by victims of automobile accidents involving cars of the Company's fleet, seeking payment of pecuniary and/or non-pecuniary damages allegedly as a result of these accidents.
Quantity of cases: 955
Amount in controversy:
R$ 44.7 million
Practice of the Company or its subsidiaries that entailed this contingency liability:
Sale of vehicles composing its property, plant and equipment: The Company is a party to lawsuits filed by customers seeking fulfillment of the obligation to do, regarding delivery of the Vehicle Registration Certificate (CRV) or repair of defects in the sold vehicles, as well as pecuniary and/or non-pecuniary damages as a result of the purchase and sale of these vehicles.
Quantity of cases: 495
Amount in controversy:
R$ 10.3 million
Practice of the Company or its subsidiaries that entailed this contingency liability:
Collection-related actions filed by customers: The Company is a party to lawsuits related to debts from customers debts, which seek pecuniary and/or non-pecuniary damages allegedly resulting from these events, on grounds of disagreement with the amounts charged, usually on account of vehicle malfunctions, traffic tickets and late return charges.
Quantity of cases: 574
Amount in controversy:
R$ 12.7 million
Practice of the Company or its subsidiaries that entailed this contingency liability:
Collection-related actions filed by customers: The Company files collection and execution actions, as well as presents proof of claim in court-supervised reorganizations and bankruptcies, seeking collection from delinquent customers.
Quantity of cases: 790
Amount in controversy:
R$ 205.3 million
4.6.1. Indicate the total amount provisioned, if any, for the proceedings described in item
4.6.
The total amount provisioned for the cases described in item 4.6 is of R$ 9.5 million on
September 30, 2019.
4.7 - Other relevant contingent liabilities
Consent Decree.
Wholly-owned subsidiary Unidas S.A. executed a Consent Decrees (“TAC”) with the Labor
Prosecution Office, as follows:
TAX executed in May 2010, whereby the Company undertakes to: (i) refrain from extending the
employees' regular working hours beyond the legal limit of two hours per day without justification;
(ii) grant rest breaks of at least 11 consecutive hours between working hours: and (iii) comply with
the employees' remunerated weekly day off, to be enjoyed preferably on Sundays, whereas work
on holidays in cases not provided for in law is prohibited. In case of noncompliance, a daily fine
of R$5,000.00 will be applied, and the Company will not be exempted from the assumed
obligations.
Criminal Administrative Procedures
On September 30, 2019, we were involved in the administrative procedures of criminal nature
listed below:
Police Investigation no. 41/2013 (0025079-74.2013.8.26.0050)
a. Court: 1st Police Station of DISCC - State Treasury Office of São Paulo/SP.
b. Level: Administrative
c. Date of filing: 3/1/2013
d. Parties to the
case:
Investigated party: Companhia de Locação das Américas
e.
Amounts
, assets
and rights
involved:
or Not applicable
f. Main
developments:
Investigation of crime against the tax order. The Company was served a
tax deficiency notice by the State Tax Auditors (AIIM 3.141.619-6) for
failure to present worksheets with a full list of the vehicles composing the
fleet on 08/31/2010 to the Tax Authorities, as well as for not presenting
them the 120 documents (Rental Agreements and CRLVS), and for other
violations, hence a tax liability in the total amount of R$ 539,725.00 was
claimed. On 05/28/2013, we filed a petition to inform of the court decision
that suspended the enforceability of the tax liability claimed in AIIM
3.141.619-6, as well as the court deposit as a collateral of case in the case
record of the action for annulment filed for the purpose of discussing the
non-existence of the tax due. The investigation was reported and
forwarded to the Courthouse. After receipt of the notices on 6/27/2013, the
case record was sent to the Prosecution Office, which filed a statement
requesting suspension of the case for 120 days. On 7/10/2013 the request
from the prosecution office was granted and the case was suspended. In
February 2015, the case record was sent to the Prosecution Office again.
On 07/07/2017, the Judge determined, as requested by the Prosecution
Office, and on grounds of article 6, paragraph 2, Law No. 12382/2011, that
the authority's claim for payment and consequently, the police
investigation, as well as the limitation period, be suspended until final
payment.
On 10/6/2017, the case record was sent to the Prosecution Office for
examination. On 11/29/2017, the case record was received by the Police
Investigation Department (DIPO), but it is still awaiting conclusion of the
action for annulment.
Concerning said action (0047724-21.2012.8.26.0053), it is worth
mentioning that it was filed by the Company seeking annulment of the Tax
Assessment Notice No. 3.141.619-6, issued to claim a fine for alleged
noncompliance with ancillary obligations, consisted of failure to present
documents and provide information to enroll the company in the IPVA
taxpayers register in the State of São Paulo. In December 2012, following
dismissal of the preliminary injunction, a court deposit in the amount of the
tax liability claimed was made, with a view to suspend its enforceability.
In April 2014, the court rendered a decision to grant the requests and
cancel the Tax Assessment Notice, and the State of São Paulo filed an
Appeal, which was granted by Court of Appeals in October 2017. In view
of the amendment to the previously favorable judgment, the Company filed
appeals to the Superior Court of Justice and to the Federal Supreme Court,
which were dismissed in January 2019. For this reason, the Company filed
an interlocutory appeal against the decisions. The Treasury, in turn, filed
the Counterarguments in May 2019. On 10/08/2019, an order was issued
ordering the referral of the case records to the STJ for analysis of the
appeals. The records were digitized and sent electronically to the STJ on
11/13/2019. Since 11/27/2019, the Interlocutory Appeal in the Appeal to
the Superior Court of Justice No. 1623624/SP has been awaiting
assignment at the STJ Cases Screening Coordination.
It should be stressed that, in December 2014, the Company requested
replacement of the court deposit made by a Performance Bond policy,
which was granted, and the deposited amounts were raised by the
Company in October 2016.
g. Chances of
loss:
Possible.
h. Impact in case
of loss of the
case:
Possible filing of a criminal action grounded on alleged crime against the
tax order.
i. Amount
provisioned, if
any
None.
Police Investigation No. 1500490-38.2019.8.26.0565
a. Court: 1st Police District of São Caetano do Sul-SP
b. Level: Administrative
c. Date of filing: 10/22/2018
d. Parties to the
case:
Investigated party: Unidas S.A
Victim: Marcela Brandini da Silva
e.
Amounts
, assets
and rights
involved:
or Not applicable
f. Main
developments:
This is an investigation initiated due to the Police Report No. 2994/2018, drawn up by the alleged victim Marcela Brandini da Silva on 10/22/2018. As reported by the victim, in August 2018 vehicles (PYY3754/PZG9865/PYY9498/GGY3569/GKD2700/GKH0240) were purchased, accompanied by the necessary documentation to prove the origin, as well as for transfer, and, when referring the vehicles to a mechanic shop of their trust, Mecatrônica Auto Mecânica, a computerized verification was performed in the central module of the electronic injection, and a reduction of the actual mileage of the vehicles by about forty percent (40%) was verified. It is important to highlight that the vehicles will still be subjected to official analysis by an expert of the Institute of Criminalistics to evaluate the information contained in the electronic injection system and the data indicated on the odometer. There is no official information in the police investigation on the validity of the results of the private investigation conducted by the company Mecatrônica Auto Mecânica. According to the analysis of the information and documents found, it seems that the tampering of this mileage occurred when the vehicles were in the possession of the Company's customers. This is so because the rental agreements have a mileage allowance. In this sense, there is interest from customers that the mileage remains below the allowance to avoid additional charges. On 06/27/2019, the hearing of a representative of Unidas was determined, scheduled for 07/24/10 (sic). On September 17, the Company added the documents related to previous rentals and vehicle sales to the records of the Investigation. Currently, it is pending analysis by the police station.
g. Chances of
loss:
Possible
h. Impact in case
of loss of the
case:
The sale of vehicles with adulterated mileage constitutes, according to the
case law, a crime of larceny. In this way, there may be accountability for
the alleged crime, affecting not only the car salesman, but also the
company's managers. This is so because the police investigation instituted
to investigate the facts investigates the responsibility of the “officer of the
company Unidas S A”, with no indication of any specific name.
i. Amount
provisioned, if any
None.
Federal Revenue Service - PIS and COFINS
Unidas is currently being inspected by the Brazilian Federal Revenue Office in relation to
calculation and collection of PIS, COFINS, and IOF, as well as the form and the term of
calculation of PIS and COFINS credits, including in relation to motor vehicles registered in
property, plant and equipment of Unidas.
Unidas cannot ensure that this inspection, or others that may be initiated by the tax authorities,
does not result in assessments against Unidas, which, if they occur, could have a material
adverse impact on Unidas' financial condition and, as a consequence, of the Company and in
the market value of the Company's shares. For further details on the risks inherent to the dispute
in the construction of tax legislation, see risk factor included in item 4.1 of this Reference Form
(“Changes in the tax legislation or conflicting constructions thereof may result in an increase in
certain direct and indirect taxes, which may reduce our gross margin”).
4.8. Rules of the country of origin and the country where the securities are under custody.
Not applicable, as until the date of submission of this Reference Form, the Company was headquartered in Brazil and its shares were under custody in Brazil.
5.1 Risk Management Policy Related to the Company
(a) Formalized Risk Management Policy
The responsibility for establishing strategic guidelines for the Company, whether business or
market strategies, as well as monitoring the results achieved is of the Board of Directors of the
Company, as established in its Bylaws.
Currently, the Company does not have a general formalized risk management policy since it
understands that the practices adopted by it are sufficient to manage and monitor the risks to
which it is exposed, being possible to mention the following items as practices adopted by the
Company:
(i) the Company's monitoring and risk management carried out by the Company's Board
of Directors and its Executive Board in an integrated manner; and
(ii) the existence of (1) risk committees (the Audit and Risk Management Committee and
the Compliance Committee) that report directly to the Company's management and (2)
specialized departments that serve the Company's Executive Board, provided that such
committees and departments act in the Company's risk management.
Furthermore, and in accordance with the regulations applicable to the Company, the Company
has certain specific policies and codes that were established for the purpose of controlling and
mitigating certain risks to which the Company is subject and that may adversely impact its
operations and results.
To wit:
(i) Anti-Corruption Policy
The Company, in order to guarantee excellence and respect at the highest level of corporate
governance, notably as regards the integrity of its activities, as well as its employees, managers
and third parties (associates, agents, suppliers, consultants, service providers and other business
partners of the Company), uses its Anti-Corruption Policy to guide all the relationships concerning
its business, always based on its values, ethical conduct and respect for the standards, thus
promoting its sustainable growth.
Thus, the Anti-Corruption Policy is binding upon all employees, managers and third parties related
to the Company in the conduct of business and conduct of their professional actions in an ethical
manner and with absolute integrity, requiring compliance with the Code of Ethical Conduct of the
Company and all applicable legislation against bribery and corruption, in particular Law no.
12.846/2013 and its decree no. 8.420/2015, as well as any and all other relevant normative
instructions and regulations.
The Anti-Corruption Policy was approved at a Meeting of the Company's Board of Directors held
on January 3, 2018.
(ii) Information Security Policy
The Information Security Policy aims at guaranteeing the confidentiality, integrity and availability
of the information assets of companies operating in the Brazilian market under the name "Unidas",
identifying the vulnerabilities and risk management related to the several information assets
regardless of their form or medium in which they are shared or stored, whether digital or printed.
This Policy was prepared by the Company's Information Technology Department and approved
by the Executive Board on April 6, 2017.
(iii) Code of Ethical Conduct
The Company's Code of Ethical Conduct aims at offering its employees an instrument to guide
and assist their actions and decision-making. It outlines the main references that should guide
the Company's relationship with its employees, customers, suppliers, communities, bodies and
public agents and provide the rigorous acknowledgment, compliance and dissemination of all
applicable laws and regulations by all parties involved, as well as the compliance with the highest
standards of corporate ethics.
The Company's Code of Ethical Conduct was approved at an Extraordinary General Meeting
held on February 27, 2012.
(iv) Corporate Operations Policy
The Company's Corporate Operations Policy has the purpose of establishing the rules and
guidelines for conducting corporate operations, that is, changes in the type or structure of the
company, including, but not limited to, transformation, consolidation, merger, spin-off, and shares
consolidation. This Policy applies to the entire Company, its managers, employees, auditors, third
parties and suppliers.
The Policy states that the Executive Board will be responsible for: (i) choosing the target company
according to the strategic planning defined by the Company; (ii) evaluating the market and the
economic-financial situation of the target company; (iii) defining the scope of the operation, the
areas that will be involved, as well as the level of information and documents that it wishes to
receive/provide for the operation to take place; (iv) ensuring, whenever necessary, the due
statutory approvals; (v) assisting the establishment of the foregoing conditions, collateral and
indemnities; (vi) contracting a law firm specialized in M&A, mandatorily indicated in the Yearbook
Análise Advocacia 500 of the current year or the year immediately prior the corporate operation;
(vii) contracting a reputable audit firm, including, but not limited to, KPMG, Deloitte, Ernst Young,
and PricewaterhouseCoopers, for the assessment of the target company risks; and (viii) strictly
complying with all applicable laws, including, but not limited to, Law 6.404/76.
The Company's Corporate Operations Policy was approved at a Meeting of the Executive Board
held on October 31, 2012.
(v) Financial Risk Management Policy
The Company's Financial Risk Management Policy aims at establishing the management
guidelines with respect to (i) cash allocation in financial investments and asset analysis, (ii)
portfolio management for investment allocation; (iii) hedge for investments in vehicles; (iii)
financing contracting; and (iv) approval of payments to suppliers. This Policy is applicable to the
entire Company, its managers, employees, and subsidiaries.
The Company's Financial Risk Management Policy was approved at the Board of Directors
Meeting held on October 17, 2019.
In addition to the policies mentioned above, and in accordance with the applicable regulations,
the Company also has (a) a Securities Trading Policy, which was approved at the Company's
Extraordinary General Meeting held on February 27, 2012, (b) a Relevant Act and Fact Disclosure
Policy, which was originally approved at a Meeting of the Company's Board of Directors held on
October 3, 2011 and restated at a Meeting of the Company's Board of Directors held on May 7,
2014, (c) a Contributions, Donations, and Sponsorships Policy, (d) an External Audit Services
Contracting Policy, and (e) Conflict of Interests Policy, which were approved at the Company's
Board of Directors Meeting held on October 17, 2019.
In order to advise the Company's Management to manage and mitigate the risks to which it is
subject, the Company established specialized risk analysis committees to deal with critical
business issues, as well as structured a system of internal controls of such committees to assist
the reach of strategic and operational objectives of the Company. The Company's specialized risk
analysis committees have very specific functions and were created to advise the Company's
Board of Directors to manage risks related to the Company's business and operations.
To wit:
Audit and Risk Management Committee
The Company's Audit and Risk Management Committee was originally created by the Company's
Board of Directors on February 27, 2012, being restructured at the Company's Extraordinary
General Meeting held on January 2, 2018. The Audit and Risk Management Committee is
composed of at least three (3) members, at least one (1) of them being an independent director
of the Company and one (1) having recognized experience in corporate accounting matters, all
of them elected by the Board of Directors for a term of one (1) year, re-election being allowed.
The Audit and Risk Management Committee is responsible for assisting and making
recommendations to the Board of Directors of the Company and its subsidiaries, mainly in relation
to (i) expressing opinions on the hiring and dismissal of independent auditing services; (ii)
evaluating the Company's quarterly information, interim financial statements and financial
statements; (iii) monitoring the Company's internal audit and internal control area activities; (iv)
evaluating and monitoring the Company's exposures to risk; (v) evaluating, monitoring, and
recommending to management corrections or improvements to the Company's internal policies,
including the related party transaction policy; and (vi) having means to receive and process
information on noncompliance with legal and regulatory provisions applicable to the Company, in
addition to internal regulations and codes, including specific procedures for protecting the provider
and confidentiality of information.
The audit and the Audit and Risk Management Committee assess risks and processes using the
Internal Control Integrated Framework criteria issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO") - 2013.
This Committee defines the objectives and strategies to ensure compliance with applicable laws
and regulations and with the Company's internal policies and to assess the impacts of regulatory
and self-regulatory standards on the Company's activities, ensuring that the risks of the
Company's activities are duly identified, controlled, monitored and mitigated, in addition to
ensuring compliance by the Managers, Employees and Third Parties, implementing, if necessary,
corrective action plans, including the application of penalties to legal violations.
Compliance Committee
The Company's Compliance Committee was originally created by the Company's Board of
Directors on August 31, 2017, being restructured at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the
Company held on January 2, 2018. The Company's Compliance Committee is composed of up
to five (5) members, whether shareholders or not, elected by the Board of Directors for a term of
one (1) year, re-election being allowed.
The Compliance Committee is responsible for assisting and making recommendations to the
Company's Executive Board and Board of Directors, as well as to its subsidiaries, in particular
regarding (i) ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations and with the Company's
internal policies; (ii) evaluating the impacts of regulatory and self-regulatory standards on the
Company's activities; (iii) ensuring that the risks of the Company's activities were properly
identified, controlled, monitored and mitigated; (iv) implementing, if necessary, corrective action
plans for resolution, regularly reporting the results of evaluations to area managers and to the
Executive Board through the Compliance Committee, as well as deliberating on the application
of penalties to legal violations, including to the Company's Anti-Corruption Policy and Code of
Ethical Conduct; (v) ensuring compliance, by the Managers, Employees, and Third Parties, with
the provisions of the Company's Anti-Corruption Policy and Code of Ethical Conduct; (vi)
monitoring the results of the work performed by the Internal Control and Internal Audit
Department, including the treatment of complaints of fraud and/or irregularities received by the
Complaint Channel; (vii) analyzing and discussing potential conflicts of interest, as well as
possible failures in internal controls; (viii) working together with the Audit and Risk Management
Committee whenever there are connected demands; and (ix) creating the Ethics Committee to
investigate and handle complaints received by the Ethics Channel.
In addition to the specialized risk analysis committees mentioned above, the Company has other
support committees (Rent a Car Committee - RAC), Fleet Management Committee, People
Management Committee and Used Vehicles Committee, which have the objective of supporting
the Company's Management in the management of its business. For more information on the
date of creation of such committees and their scope of action, see item 12.1 of this Reference
Form.
(b) Purposes and Strategies of the Risk Management Policy
(i) Risks for which protection is sought
The Company's management develops strategies and internal controls in order to minimize the
risks listed in item 4.1 of this Reference Form. As described in item 5.1(a) above, the purpose of
the policies adopted by the Company is, as a general rule, to provide and indicate the internal
guidelines, responsibilities, mechanisms, and procedures for the management of risk factors
inherent to the Company's business, so that it is possible to monitor and mitigate such risks
effectively.
(ii) Instruments used for protection
The Company has a structure of Internal Control, including "monitoring", in order to evaluate
possible deviations and the need for strategic and operational adjustments in the Company.
These controls are observed and taken into account in the decision-making by the Company's
senior management. In addition to its structure of committees, departments, and established
policies and codes, as described in item 5.1(a) of this Reference Form, (i) the Company also has,
as an instrument for implementing its values and cultures, internal investigations and audits that
determine possible violations of the Code of Ethical Conduct, which allows the Company to detect
and remedy potential risks or irregularities that have already occurred, and (ii) the Company
regularly monitors the normative regulations and instructions currently in force in relation to its
sector of activity to assess any impacts on its business and operations.
(iii) Organizational structure of risk management
The risk management activities are linked to several departments of the Company, in addition to
the specialized committees created, among them: the Internal Audit Department; the
Management and Budget Department; the Compliance Department and the Comptroller's Office.
a) The Internal Audit Department, subordinated to the Financial Executive Board and the
Company's Chief Executive Officer, has the following responsibilities:
investigate all communications received in the complaint channel;
establish and execute an internal audit plan focused on internal controls and compliance
with the laws and the Company's internal policies;
perform internal controls tests on key controls in relation to the Company's financial
statements.
b) The Management and Budget Department, subordinated to the Financial Executive
Board, has the following responsibilities:
monitor the Company's income in order to assess the adequacy of the Company's budget
and determine possible distortions. Subsequently, the results of this evaluation are
communicated to the Company's Executive Board;
identify savings and cost reduction;
c) The Compliance Department, subordinated to the Financial Executive Board and the
Company's Chief Executive Officer, has the following responsibilities:
investigate all communications received in the ethics channel;
conduct continuous training of the Company's Employees, Managers and Third Parties;
monitor compliance with the Code of Ethical Conduct, as well as with other Company's
policies, processes, standards, rules and regulations;
determine applicable disciplinary and pedagogical measures and penalties in order to
correct inappropriate behavior;
ensure, together with the other areas, the adequacy, strengthening, and operation of the
Company's internal controls, seeking to mitigate existing risks;
ensure compliance with the legislation in force.
d) The Comptroller's Office, subordinated to the Financial Executive Board, has the
following responsibilities:
evaluate the adequacy of the Company's financial information in accordance with the
accounting standards, as well as assess whether the tax information given to the tax
authorities is in accordance with the applicable tax legislation;
map the risks inherent to the financial statements.
(c) Adequacy of the operating structure and internal controls to check the effectiveness of
the risk management policy
The Company's operating structure and internal controls for the verification and monitoring of its
risks and policies are the same for all the policies mentioned in this item 5.1. The Company's
management understands that its internal control structure is adequate, considering its size and
its operational and strategic purposes, but continually makes financial investments in order to
improve the performance of its internal control system and to adapt internal control best practices.
5.2 Market Risk Management Policy
(a) Formalized Risk Management Policy
The Company does not have a formal market risk management policy since it understands that
the practices adopted by it are sufficient to manage and monitor the market risks to which it is
exposed. The Company has committees ("Audit and Risk Management", "Compliance") that
assist the Company's executive board in the risk management activity, as well as a structure of
internal controls and risk management with specialized committees, internal departments,
policies, codes of conduct and internal audit that constantly monitor the activities of the Company
and its employees and verify any irregularities or potential risks to which the Company is or may
be subject. For more information on the Company's risk management structure, see item 5.1(a)
of this Reference Form.
(b) Purposes and Strategies of the Market Risk Management Policy
(i) Risks for which protection is sought
The Company's management develops strategies and internal controls in order to minimize the
risks listed in item 4.2 of this Reference Form.
(ii) Hedge strategy
The management of risks related to financial transactions is done through the application of
guidelines established by the Board of Directors and the strategies defined by the Company's
managers. These guidelines and strategies serve as a basis for the measurement and
consequent mitigation of market risks, cash flow provision and establishment of exposure limits.
The Company seeks the best alternatives in order to meet its strategic purposes and is not
contracted for the purpose of "speculation", that is, there must always be an exposure that justifies
the contracting of a certain transaction.
(iii) Hedge instruments
The main instruments used by the Company as of September 30, 2019, were interest rate swaps.
Interest rate swaps transform a liability originally indexed to the CDI into a liability indexed at a
fixed rate.
(iv) Parameters used for risk management
Interest rate risk.
The Company monitors the impacts of interest rates fluctuations on its assets and liabilities and
may, if it deems necessary, operate with derivative financial instruments for the purpose of
minimizing the risks on its exposure to this variable. The management of such instruments is
carried out through operational strategies and internal controls aimed at ensuring liquidity,
profitability, and security. The contracting of financial instruments for hedge purposes is done
through periodic analysis of the risk exposure that management intends to cover, which is
considered by the Executive Board for approval and operationalization of the presented strategy.
The management practice for control consists of a permanent monitoring of contracted conditions
in view of the conditions prevailing in the market.
Credit risk
For credit risk management, the Company only accepts securities from entities considered as
first-line, with good ratings on the Standard and Poor's scale or Fitch Ratings' scale. In addition,
in case of customers, the credit analysis area evaluates the quality of the customer's credit, taking
into account their financial position, past experience and other factors. The individual risk limits
are determined based on internal or external ratings, in accordance with the limits established by
the Group. The use of credit limits is regularly monitored.
Credit quality of financial assets
The credit quality of financial assets that are not past due or impaired is measured by reference
to external credit ratings, cash, cash equivalents, and securities, or historical information on
counterparties default rates:
Bank deposits in current accounts
09/30/2019 (R$
thousands)
12/31/2018 (R$
thousands)
Cash 468 8,649
Total cash and banks
468
8,649
Financial investments
09/30/2019 (R$
thousands)
12/31/2018 (R$
thousands)
AAA 243,634 1,197,829 AAA- 50,969 AA+ 185,028 AA 95,367 288,220 AA- 9,433 160,260 A+ 87,768 A- 7,841 100,906
Total financial investments 680,040 1,747,215
Total cash and cash equivalents 680,508 1,755,864
Securities
09/30/2019 (R$
thousands)
12/31/2018 (R$
thousands)
AAA 28,032 97,224 AA 51,388 AA- 184,905 A+ 1,655 3,125 A 57,297
Total securities 214,592 209,034
Accounts receivable from customers and other accounts receivable
The exposure of the Company and its subsidiaries to credit risk is influenced, mainly, by the
individual characteristics of each customer. Group customers are pulverized, with the largest
customer in the Group, on September 30, 2019, representing 3% of the total income for the period
and 4% of total accounts receivable. As a result, the Group does not consider that its receivables
are concentrated and the Group's Executive Board conducts periodic analyzes to further pulverize
its receivables.
The Group considers evidence of impairment of receivables at the individual level and total
receivables by customers. All individually significant receivables are evaluated regarding the
specific impairment, as well as the customer risk. All individually significant receivables that are
identified as not having incurred impairment are then evaluated collectively as to any impairment
that may have occurred, but had not yet been identified.
This analysis is carried out by the Group continuously in its portfolio of receivables in order to
identify if there is evidence of impairment on the securities of each customer that makes up the
portfolio. If so, the Group assesses whether the defaulting customer has provided collateral and
whether it is sufficient to cover the Group's net exposure. If security interests are not sufficient,
the Group recognizes the allowance for doubtful debts, classified as "selling expenses".
The Group shows its portfolio of receivables by maturity and the amount of the provision for
doubtful accounts.
09/30/2019
(R$ thousands)
12/31/2018 (R$
thousands)
Accounts receivable - customers 476,580 325,835
Accounts receivable - credit cards 22,909 58,307
AAA 1,451 8,965 AA- 20,582 45,746 A 1,127 Other 876 2,469
Total accounts receivable 499,489 384,142
Liquidity Risk: The Group's approach to liquidity management is to ensure, as much as possible,
that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its obligations when they fall due, under normal
and stressful conditions, without causing unacceptable losses or the risk of undermining the
Group's reputation.
(v) If issuer operates financial instruments for purposes other than hedge and which are
such purposes
Currently, the Company does not use derivative financial instruments for purposes other than
hedge.
(vi) Organizational structure of market risk management control
The Company's management continually evaluates the effects of interest rate exposure on its
assets and liabilities and, when it deems necessary, it carries out the contracting of derivative
financial instruments. The contracting of derivative financial instruments is connected to the
Company's authority policy. Such monitoring and evaluation are carried out by the Company's
Financial Executive Board.
In addition to authority controls, the impacts of contracted derivative financial instruments are
controlled in accordance with the control structure set forth in item 5.1.b (iii).
The Company does not make speculative investments in derivatives or in any other risk assets.
(c) Adequacy of the operating structure and internal controls to check the effectiveness of
the risk management policy
The Company's management understands that its internal control structure is adequate,
considering its size and its operational and strategic purposes, but continually makes financial
investments in order to improve the performance of its internal control system and to adapt to
internal control best practices.
The operating structure and internal controls adequacy to check the effectiveness of the risk
management policy is the one described in item 5.1(c) above.
5.3 Structure of controls adopted to ensure the preparation of reliable financial statements,
indicating:
(a) The main internal control practices and the degree of efficiency of such controls
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls related to
the Company's financial reports. To evaluate the effectiveness of the internal control of financial
information disclosure, Management performed a risk and process evaluation using the Internal
Control Integrated Framework criteria issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of
the Treadway Commission ("COSO") - 2013. The Company's internal control system was
designed to ensure, in a reasonable manner and in all material aspects, the reliability of the
financial reports and the preparation of financial statements for external disclosure in accordance
with the generally accepted accounting principles. Due to inherent limitations, internal controls
over financial reports may not prevent or detect errors. In addition, projections about any
effectiveness assessment for future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become
inadequate due to changes in existing conditions. Based on its assessment, Management
concluded that in the year ended December 31, 2018, and in the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2019, the Company maintained adequate internal controls over financial reports
based on the "COSO" framework 2013 criteria, without identifying significant deficiencies.
The Company's management understands that the controls related to the accounting and treasury
closing processes have a greater impact on the Company's financial statements. This way, the
Company performs the mapping of risks and controls associated with these processes, the
effectiveness of these controls being tested later by the "internal audit" and "management and
budget" departments. The ongoing evaluation process of such controls is continuously reviewed
by all involved areas.
In addition, the Company's financial statements are prepared in accordance with the International
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board
(IASB), as well as in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil (BR GAAP). The
Company's transactions are recorded by two integrated systems (SAP in the Companhia de
Locação das Américas and Totvs in Unidas) for corporate management and corporate resource
planning, called ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), which has interfaces with the Accounting
and other departments of the Company. In this way, this resource integrates all the data and
processes of the Company in these systems.
After preparation, the financial statements are submitted to internal review by different levels of
the Company, as described in item 5.3(b) below, in order to detect and mitigate inconsistencies,
as well as to guarantee the reliability of the balances. Subsequently, the Company's financial
statements are also reviewed by independent auditors.
The Management believes that the degree of efficiency of the internal controls adopted to ensure
the preparation of the financial statements is adequate.
(b) Organizational structures involved
The Company's activities for preparation and review of its financial statements are connected to
several departments of the Company, in addition to the specialized committees created, among
them: the internal audit and management and budget department.
a) The management and budget department, subordinated to the Executive Board, has the
following responsibilities:
monitor the Company's income in order to assess the adequacy of the Company's budget
and determine possible distortions. Subsequently, the results of this evaluation are
communicated to the Company's Executive Board;
identify savings and cost reduction;
b) The comptroller's office, subordinated to the Executive Board, has the following
responsibilities:
evaluate if the Company's financial information is in accordance with the accounting
standards, as well as assess whether the tax information given to the tax authorities is in
accordance with the applicable tax legislation;
map the risks inherent to the financial statements.
Once internal work for preparation of the Company's financial statements is completed, such
records are sent to the external audit, which, at the end of each fiscal year, issues a letter of
recommendation regarding the Company's internal controls. After that, the Company monitors the
issues identified by the independent auditor and implements improvements in internal controls in
order to remedy any failures or errors.
(c) whether and how the efficiency of internal controls is supervised by the management
The Company's management supervises the adequacy of its internal controls and acts in the
remediation of failures found by means of action plans.
In addition, any exception observed in activities that may impact the financial statements is timely
reported to the Company's executive board, which, together with the areas involved, adopts
corrective actions in line with the practices recommended by the Internal Control Integrated
Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
("COSO") - 2013.
(d) deficiencies and recommendations of internal controls present in the independent
auditor's report
The external auditors conducted a study and evaluation of the Company's accounting system and
internal controls in connection with the auditing of the financial statements for the years ended
December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016 in order to determine the nature, timing and extent of the
auditing procedures application, but not for the purpose of expressing a specific opinion on those
internal controls.
As a result of this study and evaluation, the Company was notified about the suggestions for
improvements in the internal controls that, in the evaluation of the Company's management and
of the auditors, do not constitute significant or material deficiencies. The Company's management
understands that the most significant improvement points of the internal control letter, which did
not result in material misstatement in the financial statements, are as follows:
1 - Access conflict review - ERP System (SAP and TOTVS) and Operating System
(Locavia and Unirent)
The deficiency identified is related to the process of executing the revision control of access
conflicts in the ERP (integrated system responsible for performing several financial actions and
recording accounting transactions) and the Locavia and Unirent operating systems (responsible
for all Company’s operating management). It was found that the set of rules that identify function
segregation and critical access did not address all compliance requirements to monitor access
conflicts in the ERP and operating system.
It was also verified that key table logs for identification and traceability of the actions performed
in the ERP and operating system were not active and a more detailed analysis of the critical
transactions used was not performed.
The deficiency described in this item did not result in misstatements in the consolidated financial
statements and, consequently, no adjustments were required in the financial statements as a
result of such deficiency.
2 - Absence of review and approval in manual entries
During understanding and testing stages on manual entries, it was identified that there are no
systemic approvals and revisions to manual entries, as well as the policy of approval of the
manual entries.
The deficiency described in this item did not result in misstatements in the consolidated financial
statements and, consequently, no adjustments were required in the financial statements as a
result of such deficiency.
(e) Officers' comments on the deficiencies identified in the independent auditor's report
Remediation plan - deficiency (1)
The Company's Officers understand that the Company's management will implement the
following changes to remedy the significant deficiency described above until December 31, 2020:
review of the function rules segregation conflicts rules;
implementation of the new rules in the system for monitoring access conflicts; and
enabling activity log tables prepared when making critical transactions.
Remediation plan - deficiency (2)
The Company's Officers understand that Company's management will review the internal controls
related to the processes of manual entries and the implementation of systemic controls in order
to mitigate the risks described above up to December 31, 2020.
5.4 In relation to the internal integrity mechanisms and procedures adopted by the issuer
to prevent, detect, and remedy deviations, fraud, irregularity, and illegal acts committed
against the national or foreign government, informing:
a) if the issuer has rules, policies, procedures, or practices aimed at the prevention,
detection, and remediation of fraud and illegal acts practiced against the government,
identifying, if so:
Currently, the Company has four main standards that deal with, among other matters, the
prevention, detection, and remediation of fraud and illegal acts practiced against the government,
including (i) the Code of Ethical Conduct approved at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on
February 27, 2012; (ii) the Anti-Corruption Policy approved at the Meeting of the Board of
Directors held on January 3, 2018; (iii) the Code of Ethical Conduct for Suppliers, approved at the
Board of Directors Meeting held on October 17, 2019; and (iv) the Contributions, Donations, and
Sponsorships Policy, approved at the Board of Directors Meeting held on October 17, 2019.
(i) the main integrity mechanisms and procedures adopted and their adequacy to the
profile and risks identified by the issuer, informing how often risks are reevaluated and
policies, procedures, and practices are adapted.
Code of Ethical Conduct: Approved at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on February 27,
2012.
In order to standardize ethical standards and moral principles among our employees, we have
prepared and instituted our Code of Ethical Conduct ("Code of Ethics"). We understand that, in
order to guarantee our integrity and the success and sustainability of our business, it is essential
to establish rules regarding conduct, coexistence, relationship with the press, professional
secrecy, among others. Our instruction is for shareholders, officers, and employees to strictly
comply with all applicable laws and regulations and observe the highest standards of corporate
ethics.
In this sense, our Code of Ethics has a relevant role in maintaining our image and the image of
our professionals in the market. For this reason, we strictly require all our employees, officers,
and directors to comply with all standards established therein, provided that the noncompliance
with its provisions is subject to disciplinary penalties, dismissal, and even judicial measures.
We also care about possible conflicts of interest between us and our employees, being that our
employees must refrain from competing or allowing personal or family interests to have a direct
or indirect influence on our business. In this case, the employee must declare himself/herself as
impeded to participate in any decision that implies conflict of interest, such as:
having individual or family participation (first degree relatives: parents, siblings, spouses,
and children) in the business of any supplier or customer of the Company, unless an
exception is authorized after a full disclosure of the facts to the Company's Board of
Directors;
having a relevant individual or family interest in an organization that does business or
wishes to do business with the Company, except in relation to shares in publicly held
companies that may be held by employees for personal investment purposes. No
employee may seek to benefit from confidential information or business opportunities
available to them by virtue of their positions in the Company and, consequently, may not
use such information in a manner that would prejudice the Company.
Finally, our Code of Ethics also requires honesty and commitment to the truth by our employees
in the preparation of all documents, forms, and information provided to the market, to CVM and
other national and international regulatory bodies.
Anti-Corruption Policy: Approved at the Meeting of the Board of Directors held on January 3,
2018; In order to guarantee excellence and respect to the highest level of Corporate Governance,
especially with regard to the integrity of its actions, as well as its Employees, Managers, and Third
Parties with whom it has a relationship, the Company created its Anti-Corruption Policy ("Policy")
in order to guide all the relationships that permeate its business, always based on values, ethical
conduct, and compliance with standards, thus promoting its sustainable growth.
In this sense, the Policy describes, exemplifies, and explains the prohibitions against bribery and
corruption in all Company's transactions, in addition to highlighting the specific Compliance
requirements related to these prohibitions and reinforcing the Company's commitment to conduct
its business at the highest standards of ethics, honesty, and integrity.
The Policy requires compliance with the Code of Ethics and with all applicable legislation against
bribery and corruption, especially Law no. 12.846/2013 ("Anti-Corruption Law") and Decree no.
8.420/2015, as well as any and all other relevant normative instructions and regulations.
In addition, this Policy specifically prohibits the Company's Managers, Employees, and Third
Parties with whom it has a relationship from engaging in any activity related to the practice of
corruption or bribery, as well as directly or indirectly offering, promising, providing, accepting, or
authorizing any person to give or accept money or anything of value to or from any public authority
or to or from any individual or legal entity for the purpose of obtaining or accumulating any
improper advantage.
Finally, the Company does not authorize nor tolerate any business practice that does not comply
with this Policy and undertakes to continuously disseminate to all Employees, Managers, and
Third Parties with whom it has a relationship its culture of integrity, as well as its Code of Ethics,
severely punishing practices that violate this Policy and seeking permanent engagement.
Code of Ethical Conduct to Suppliers: Approved at the Meeting of the Board of Directors held on
October 17, 2019;
Aiming at the standardization of ethical standards and moral principles in the commercial relations
established between the Company, its suppliers, and service providers, we also apply the Code
of Ethical Conduct to Suppliers (“Code of Ethical Conduct to Suppliers”), which, among other
guidelines, establishes that all contracts entered into by the Company will be negotiated
impartially and in good faith, and the selection of its suppliers and service providers will be based
on an appropriate consideration of all appropriate factors, which may include, but are not limited
to: technical skill, quality, safety records, experience, reliability, costs, schedule, availability, cost
and reputation and not based on personal interests or any other illegal or inappropriate reasons.
The Code of Ethical Conduct to Suppliers also expressly states that its suppliers and service
providers shall always act in accordance with the terms of the Anti-Corruption Law No.
12.846/2013 and all applicable laws, including, but not limited to, the US Act against Foreign
Corrupt Practices (FCPA), the UK Bribery (UK Bribery Act), the Portuguese Anti-Corruption Act,
as well as Unidas Anti-Corruption Policy, and are not authorized under any circumstances to
promise, offer, or give, directly or indirectly, an unfair advantage to a public agent, or the related
third party, in order to influence any act or decision of the public agent, the government, or public
entities, or to secure any undue advantage or direct businesses to anyone who violates the Anti-
Corruption Law.
Contributions, Donations and Sponsoring Policy: Approved at the Meeting of the Board of
Directors held on October 17, 2019.
The purpose of the Policy is to establish the guidelines and rules to be observed when
contributions, donations, and sponsorships are made by the Company, so that they occur with
transparency, integrity, and legality, and expressly prohibits any contribution, payment of
expenses, donations, and disbursements of a pecuniary nature or otherwise in favor of public
agents or related persons, as well as to political candidates for public offices, political parties, or
for election campaigns;
In addition to the codes/policies described above, the Company has an Audit and Risk
Management Committee and a Compliance Committee responsible for evaluating the
effectiveness and efficiency of its internal controls, which act pursuant to the Company's needs,
performing tests to check the adherence to its protective actions and reviewing, periodically and
whenever necessary, the most critical failures in the Company's procedures.
(ii) the organizational structures involved in monitoring the functioning and efficiency of
the internal integrity mechanisms and procedures, indicating their attributions, if their
creation was formally approved, the bodies of the issuer to which they report, and the
mechanisms for guaranteeing by collateral the independence of their managers, if any;
Currently, monitoring compliance with the standards of conduct is under the responsibility of the
Compliance Committee and Audit and Risk Management Committee. For more information on
the scope of action of such committees, see item 5.1(a) of this Reference Form.
(iii) if the issuer has a formally approved code of ethics or conduct, indicating: if it applies
to all officers, tax directors, members of the board of directors, employees, and if they also
cover third parties, such as suppliers, service providers, agents, and associates; if and
how often the officers, tax directors, members of the board of directors, and employees
are trained in relation to the code of ethics or conduct and other standards related to the
matter; the penalties applicable in case of violation of the code or other standards relating
to the matter, identifying the document where such penalties are provided for; the body
that approved the code, the date of approval, and, if the issuer discloses the code of
conduct, locations on the worldwide computer network where the document can be
verified.
The Company has a Code of Ethical Conduct, approved at the Extraordinary General Meeting
held on February 27, 2012, applicable to all officers, members of the board of directors,
employees, and third parties. The Company also has a Code of Ethical Conduct to Suppliers,
approved at the Meeting of the Board of Directors held on October 17, 2019, applicable to its
entire chain of supply of goods, products, and services, as described in item 5.1(a) above. Both
establish the applicable penalties in case of violation and can be accessed at
http://www.unidas.com.br and http://ri.unidas.com.br.
The Company provides periodic training to its subsidiaries, managers, employees, and suppliers
on the guidelines contained in its Codes of Ethics and its Policies.
b) if issuer has a complaint channel, indicating, if so:(i) whether the complaint channel is
internal or is in charge of third parties; (ii) whether the channel is open for receiving third
parties complaints or receives complaints from employees only; (iii) whether there are
mechanisms of anonymity and protection of good faith informers; (iv) the issuer's body
responsible for investigating complaints.
The Company has a complaint channel, called Canal de Ética Unidas ("Ethics Channel"), which
aims at further stimulating open dialogue and transparency in the relationships with the Company,
the market and the society. The Ethics Channel is administered by a contracted company that
does not belong to its corporate group and is open to internal and external complaints and can
be accessed at https://www.contatoseguro.com.br/unidas.
All complaints received via Web or by telephone 0800-602-6914 are ascertained by the Ethics
Committee, being possible to make anonymous complaints, thus ensuring secrecy and
confidentiality. Complaints relating to violations of standards of conduct will not, in any way, lead
to retaliation.
c) if the issuer adopts procedures in merger, acquisition, and corporate restructuring
processes in order to identify vulnerabilities and risk of irregular practices in the legal
entities involved.
The Company and its subsidiaries do not have a formal policy for merger, acquisition, and
corporate restructuring processes. Such transactions are of a punctual nature and with a value
dimension that varies from transaction to transaction. Although it has no policy in relation to this
matter, the Group usually contracts specialized consulting services to carry out the due diligence
of the legal entities involved in the process.
Such due diligence generally addresses the assessment of legal, environmental, property,
market, political, financial, and technical risks. The scope of the evaluation will depend on the
relevance of the transaction.
d) if the issuer does not have rules, policies, procedures, or practices aimed at the
prevention, detection, and remediation of fraud and illegal acts practiced against the
government, identifying the reasons why the issuer has not adopted controls in this
regard.
Not applicable. The Company and its subsidiaries have several procedures in place to identify,
detect, and remedy fraud or illegal acts practiced against the government, including the Anti-
Corruption Policy, Codes of Ethical Conduct, and Compliance Committee. Additionally, the
Company and its subsidiaries have an independent complaint channel.
5.5 Significant changes:
No scenario of increased or reduced exposure of the risks mentioned in sections 4.1 and 4.2 of
this Form has been identified.
6.1 / 6.2 / 6.4 - Issuer's organization, term and date of registration with the CVM
Date of Issuer's Organization 07/18/2008
Form of Issuer's Organization Joint stock company
Country of Organization Brazil
Term Undetermined
Date of Registration with CVM 12/30/2011
6.3 - Brief history of the issuer
We started our activities in the car rental sector in 1993 through the fleet outsourcing segment
with the organization of Locarvel, founded by our controlling shareholder, Luis Fernando Porto,
along with four other partners in the Southeast region of the State of Minas Gerais, having only
16 vehicles, regional operations and serving small and medium-sized customers. In 1997, we
owned 100 vehicles and acquired the customer portfolio of a regional car rental company,
increasing our fleet to 200 vehicles. In the same year, the shareholder Sérgio Resende joined the
share capital of Locarvel, acquiring quotas belonging to the other founding partners.
In the period from 2000 to 2007, in order to take advantage from growth opportunities in the fleet
outsourcing segment, we began a process of national expansion through organic growth and
acquisition of small and medium-sized companies and corporate customers portfolios, opening
branches in the cities of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Curitiba, Vitória, Fortaleza, Cuiabá, Porto
Alegre, Brasília, Recife, Paraupebas, and Manaus. In 2007, we started to operate in Brasília,
acquiring a local car rental company with a fleet of 500 vehicles.
Still in 2007, in order to take advantage from market growth opportunities, we began negotiations
to sell interest in our company to a strategic investor. To make this sale possible, we established
our Company in 2008, which absorbed, through the merger, a significant spin-off portion of the
operations (including assets and liabilities) of Locarvel and created the "Locamerica" brand.
We were incorporated on July 18, 2008 by the merger of a significant spin-off portion of the
operations (including assets and liabilities) of Locarvel. As a strategic shareholder, BVEP
participated in our business with capital and made its extensive know-how in the financial market
available, contributing to a new financial perspective, corporate governance, and highly qualified
management, practices that were consolidated in the culture of our Company in recent years.
In January 2010, the Company acquired almost all of Locarvel's shares owned by partner Luis
Fernando Porto (our current Chief Executive Officer) and all of Locarvel's shares belonging to
partner Sérgio Resende (our current Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors), for the amount of
R$12.0 million. After the acquisition, we now own a 99.99% interest in Locarvel (Luis Fernando
Porto remaining the holder of a share).
After conducting a brand diagnosis, we launched to the market, in January 2012, our new identity,
based on the pillars of brand creativity, passion for action and ethics, preserving the name
Locamerica and the color red.
On April 20, 2012, CVM approved the registration of the primary and secondary public offering of
30,331,062 common shares issued by the Company on April 23, 2012 in B3 (former
BM&FBovespa), within the segment Novo Mercado, totaling approximately R$273.0 million.
On December 18, 2014, our Board of Directors approved, ad referendum the shareholders'
general meeting, the merger, by the Company, of the subsidiary Locarvel, with its consequent
extinction, which was ratified by our shareholders at an Extraordinary General Meeting held on
January 7, 2015.
On October 28, 2016, we announced to the market, through a Relevant Fact, the execution of a
purchase agreement and an assignment of rights at cost between the Company and Panda de
Itu Veículos Ltda. ("Panda de Itu"), whereby the Company undertook to acquire, for a total amount
of up to R$ 47.7 million, from Panda de Itu, 2,022 vehicles, as well as rights over the rental
agreements at the time effective in relation to such vehicles.
On February 1, 2017, Standard & Poor's Global Ratings ("S&P") raised the Company's nationwide
corporate credit rating from "brA" to "brA+".
On March 19, 2017, Companhia de Locação das Américas signed an "investment agreement"
with the shareholders of Auto Ricci S.A., whose approval was given by the board of directors on
the same date, for the purpose of implementing the terms and conditions for the business
transaction between Auto Ricci and Locamerica. The transaction was approved and published by
CADE (Brazilian Antitrust Authority) on April 10, 2017 and the investment agreement was
approved by the board of directors on April 25, 2017, with the agreement for the investment and
Auto Ricci shares consolidation subject to verification of the conditions set forth in the investment
agreement and resolution of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company, which approved
the transaction on May 11, 2017, making Auto Ricci a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
Within the scope of the aforementioned Transaction, Ricci's controlling shareholder, Mr. Dirley
Ricci, became the holder of a direct interest in the Company, becoming part of the Company's
controlling group, until then formed by Messrs. Luis Fernando Porto and Sergio Resende, by
joining the Locamerica Shareholders' Agreement, having the same political and economic rights
as the other joint controlling shareholders. Therefore, due to the absence of disposal of control of
the Company, the public offering for the acquisition of shares referred to in article 254-A of the
Corporations Act was not applicable.
On April 29, 2017, by its contracted company Agile Car Locações Ltda, the Company entered
into a purchase agreement for 620 vehicles of the company Meridional Locadora de Veículos
Ltda. This transaction involved the value of up to twelve million, six hundred and seventy thousand
reais (R$ 12,670,000.00), subject to prior approval by the Brazilian Antitrust Authority - CADE,
which occurred on May 5, 2017.
On December 1, 2017, the Company's Board of Directors and the management of Auto Ricci S.A.
approved the terms and conditions of the merger of Auto Ricci into Locamerica, aiming at
simplifying its organizational and corporate structures, thus reducing administrative and operating
costs. The operation was approved by the meetings of both companies on January 2, 2018, with
the consequent extinction of Auto Ricci S.A.
On December 27, 2017, by and between Locamerica, Locamerica controlling shareholders,
Unidas S.A., Unidas S.A. shareholders - Vinci Capital Partners II Fundo de Investimento em
Participações ("Vinci"), Kinea I Private Equity Fundo de Investimento em Participações, Kinea
Co-Investimento II Fundo de Investimento em Participações (together "Kinea"), GIF IV Fundo de
Investimento em Participações ("Gavea"), Principal – Gestão de Activos e Consultoria
Administrativa e Financeira S.A. ("Principal") and Enterprise Holdings Brazil, LLC ("Enterprise") -
and Fitpart Capital Partners Ltd, on behalf of Messrs. Antonio Carlos de Freitas Valle, Fernando
Antonio Botelho Prado and Eric Philip Hime (together "Investors"), an Investment Agreement was
entered into for the purpose of regulating the terms and conditions for making the business
combination between Locamerica and Unidas S.A.
The execution of the Investment Agreement and other related documents was duly approved by
the Boards of Directors of Unidas S.A. and Locamerica in meetings held on the same date.
The combination of both companies' businesses will favor a convergence environment, making
the consolidation and confluence of the offering of car rental services easier, as well as the
consequent optimization of administrative and operational costs and the standardization of
Locamerica and Unidas S.A operations. In addition, the Operation is materializing the possibility
of Locamerica strengthening its position in a key market and improving its profile of growth and
profitability, joining the operations of two of the largest car rental service providers in the country.
In view of that, the new Company will have a complete platform to serve its customers, which will
include all the services available in the car rental, fleet management and outsourcing market. The
competitive positioning will also be strengthened by expanding the geographical coverage of the
companies. The business combination is expected to capture significant operating, administrative
and economic-financial synergies, as well as to optimize the capital structure of the companies,
making Locamerica-Unidas the second largest company in the country and effectively
consolidating the group's leadership in the fleet outsourcing segment.
The complementarity of two well-prepared and specialized teams in their markets is aimed at
maximizing companies' receivables and improving customers service.
After the completion of the Operation, Locamerica-Unidas has a differentiated scale, with more
than 100,000 cars, more than 210 car rental stores, 76 used vehicles stores, and presence in all
states and in the Federal District.
The business combination also enabled the Company to have an international connection,
considering that Unidas S.A. is the master franchisee in Brazil of the largest rental group in the
world, and market leader in the United States, Enterprise (franchisor of Alamo, Enterprise, and
National brands), with the possibility of access to best practices in the segment. Additionally,
Locamerica customers will have access to a global car rental service network.
On January 23, 2018, the merger of Locamerica with Unidas S.A. was approved by the Brazilian
Antitrust Authority - CADE, in addition to other conditions set forth in the Investment Agreement
and which are commonly applicable to this kind of Operation.
As a result of its sound management and the Company's growth after the merger on February 7,
2018, Standard & Poors Global Rating raised Locamerica's rating from "brA+" to "brAA-". The
agency also attributed a positive outlook for the new combined company, reflecting a possible
further rating upgrade in the next 12 to 18 months. Subsequently, on July 11, 2018, Standard &
Poor's Global Rating raised again our credit rating from "brAA-" to "brA+".
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Investment Agreement, the shareholders of each of
the companies approved, at extraordinary general meetings held on March 9, 2018, the merger,
by Locamerica, of all shares issued by Unidas S.A. that are not held by Locamerica, namely those
owned by: (i) Principal – Gestão de Activos e Consultoria Administrativa e Financeira, S.A., (ii)
Enterprise Holdings Brazil, LLC, and (iii) Investors on the date of consolidation, with the
consequent issuance of thirty-four million, three hundred ninety-four thousand, six hundred and
eighty-nine (34,394,689) new registered, book-entry, and common shares with no par value
("Shares Consolidation"). In addition, prior to the Shares Consolidation and under the terms of
the Investment Agreement, Locamerica acquired twenty-one million, nine hundred and eighty-
nine thousand, one hundred and sixty-three (21,989,163) shares issued by Unidas S.A.,
representing 40.3% of its share capital. Also under the terms of the Investment Agreement,
payments due to Principal were ended on March 12, 2018, concluding, on this date, the merger
process between the companies.
As a result of the consummation of the Operation, two of the entry shareholders of Locamerica,
Principal - Gestão de Activos e Consultoria Administrativa e Financeira, S.A. and Enterprise
Holdings Brazil, LLC, now hold together 24.8% of the total share capital of Locamerica, including
treasury shares. These shareholders have thus become part of Locamerica's controlling group,
formed by Messrs. Luis Fernando Porto, Sergio Resende, and RCC Participações Ltda., upon
entering, on this date, into the Locamerica Shareholders Agreement duly filed at the Company's
headquarters, with similar political and economic rights to the other joint controlling shareholders.
This agreement confirms the engagement of the parties in a long-term project with respect to the
businesses currently exercised by Locamerica-Unidas.
Unidas S.A. preserved its legal personality and its equity, without intestate succession.
On March 23, 2018, Fitch Ratings raised both Locamerica and Unidas credit ratings from "AA-
(bra)" to "AA (bra)". In parallel, the agency removed the Positive Note and assigned Stable
Outlook to corporate ratings. The raising is a reflection of the creation of the second largest car
rental company and the largest fleet outsourcing in the country in an industry in which scale is of
extreme importance, strengthening the business profile and maintaining robust credit indicators.
On September 5, 2018, Locamerica and Unidas S.A. began to fully adopt the new brand "Unidas"
as the assumed name of both companies. However, the Company is listed on B3 under the
corporate name Companhia de Locação das Américas, and its ticker will remain unchanged as
LCAM3.
As a core strategy for capturing all the growth potential from our markets, Unidas, at a Board of
Directors meeting held on November 27, 2018, approved the its Primary and Secondary Public
Offering of common, registered, book-entry shares with no par value issued by the Company.
Within the scope of the Public Offering, there were (i) thirty-one million (31,000,000) new shares
issued by the Company (Primary Offering), with the consequent increase of the Company's share
capital, and (ii) twelve million (12,000,000) shares issued by the Company and held by certain
selling shareholders (Secondary Offer, considering the placement of all additional shares,
pursuant to CVM Instruction 476), at the price per share of R$32.00, totaling R$1,376,000,000.00.
Th operation was completed as of December 20, 2018.
On December 11, 2018, according to a relevant fact disclosed by the Company on the same date,
the Company's Board of Directors approved the creation of its Level 1American Depositary
Receipts Program, without implying any increase in the Company's share capital and/or issue of
new common shares by the Company, for the purpose of expanding the Company's shareholders
base, making access easier to foreign investors in relation to common shares issued by the
Company. The ADR Program was approved by CVM on December 7, 2018, through the Official
Letter No. 689/2018/CVM/SER/GER-2.
For additional information on the American Depositary Receipts Program and its main
characteristics, see item 18.7 of this Reference Form.
On December 17, 2018, S&P Global Ratings upgraded both Company and Unidas S.A. credit
ratings from "AA+(bra)" to "AAA (bra)", both with Stable Outlooks to corporate ratings. The ratings
upgrades are a reflection of the prompt and efficient integration of operations of both Companies,
which resulted in improved operating efficiency of the combined company, as well as extension
of its debt average maturity. Additionally, the agency expects both Companies to have liquidity
strength, even in a more aggressive growth scenario in the coming years, mainly financed with
the proceeds of the Primary Offering in the amount of R$992 million.
In line with its strategy of consolidating the Fleet Outsourcing market through new M&A
operations, the Company announced on December 26, 2018 the acquisition of NTC Serviços
Ltda, a company of the fleet outsourcing segment specialized in the Agribusiness industry, with
the purpose of expanding its fleet of available vehicles and strengthening the Company's position
in meeting the Agribusiness industry needs, in which the Unidas Agro business division was
created. The acquisition was approved by CADE on January 3, 2019 and at the Extraordinary
General Meeting on January 31, 2019.
On September 30, 2019, Unidas had a consolidated fleet of 153,724 vehicles, of which 84,259
vehicles were under fleet outsourcing, 69,465 vehicles allocated to the Car Rental segment, and
another 3,934 vehicles to Franchises (1,580 vehicles being considered as franchisee's own fleet).
Recent Developments
On October 10, 2019, a strategic partnership was established between the Company and
Alphabet, the BMW Group's Corporate Mobility division present in 26 countries in Europe, besides
China and Australia, with a fleet of 680 thousand cars and light commercial vehicles. The
partnership consists of cross-offering mobility services that include fleet rental and Total Cost of
Ownership (TCO) solutions, such as fuel cards, tolls, tracking, telemetry, and 24-hour assistance
to Alphabet's global customers, who now enjoy this offering also in Brazil, through the Company.
For the Company, the partnership means one more competitive advantage and the strengthening
of its commercial performance before multinational companies within the fleet outsourcing
segment in Brazil, where it is the leader in number of vehicles and revenue, as well as an
opportunity for the Company alignment with the best practices in the worldwide fleet outsourcing
segment.
On October 17, 2019, the Extraordinary General Meeting approved the Company's shares split
in the ratio of 1 to 3, but not changing the share capital, which was then divided into four hundred
and forty-seven million, seven hundred and twenty-nine thousand, four hundred and eleven
(447,729,411) common and registered shares with no par value. The purpose of the split was to
make the minimum lot of one hundred (100) Company shares in the stock market more accessible
to investors and, consequently, to increase the liquidity of the shares, considering that their larger
number potentially generates an increase in business. On October 22, 2019, the stock split was
settled at B3.
6.5 - Indicate whether there was a request for bankruptcy, provided that it is based on the
relevant amount, or for court-supervised or out-of-court reorganization of the issuer, as
well as the current status of such requests.
Up to September 30, 2019, there was no request for bankruptcy or court-supervised or out-of-
court reorganization that the Company was aware of.
6.6 - Provide other information that issuer deems relevant.
There is no other relevant information that was not evidenced in item 6 of this Reference Form.
7.1. Briefly describe the activities carried out by the issuer and its subsidiaries:
Overview
We are the leading fleet outsourcing company and the 2nd largest car rental company in Brazil in
terms of number of vehicles and Gross Revenue (considering the business combination between
Companhia de Locação das Américas ("Unidas", former Locamerica) and Unidas S.A. ("Unidas
S.A.")), according to a report released by the Brazilian Car Rental Companies Association
("ABLA") in 2019, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, and taking our total fleet of
131,099 vehicles and the total fleet informed by other publicly held companies and/or companies
that disclosed such information to the market into account. Considering September 30, 2019,
data, the Company's total fleet consists of 153,724 vehicles.
The chart below shows the development of the Company's fleet from 2016 to the nine-month
period ended September 30, 2019:
Key: Frota – Total e Por Segmento (#veículos)
- Total Fleet and Fleet by Segment (# vehicles)
Terceirização de Frotas - Fleet Outsourcing Aluguel de Carros - Car Rental Aluguel de Carros – Franquias - Car Rental - Franchises Operacional - Operational Implantação - Implementation Desmobilização - Demobilization
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23.808 40.319
111.097 100.318
128.855
84.259
2.394
4.283
9.956
9.457
9.477
65.531
1.529
1.964
10.046
10.166
15.392 3.934
27.731
46.566
131.099
119.941
153.724 153.724
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20.000
40.000
60.000
80.000
100. 000
120. 000
140. 000
160. 000
2016 2017 2018 3T18 3T19 3T19
Operacional Implantação Desmobilização
Frota – Total e Por Segmento (# veículos)
+
Terceirização de Frota Rent-a-Car Rent-a-Car - FranchisesAluguel de Carros Aluguel de Carros -Franquias
+
+28,2%
55%
43%
2%
Terceirização de Frotas
Aluguel de Carros
Aluguel de Carros - Franquias
Additionally, we rely on the expertise and know-how of Enterprise Holdings Brazil, LLC
("Enterprise"), the largest car rental company in the United States of America, as reported by the
Auto Rental News Portal.1 We operate in all Brazilian states and the Federal District.
We operate in two segments: Rent-a-Car or RAC, with a customer base of approximately 3 million
customers; and Fleet Outsourcing, with a base of over 2 thousand customers in approximately
20 different segments. At the same time, we also carry out Used Vehicles activities, with 105
stores in 20 States and at the Federal District, in a total of 66 cities nationwide.
Our pro-forma operating revenue for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, was of R$ 3.4
billion, our Adjusted pro-forma EBITDA was of R$ 1.0 billion, and our pro-forma net income was
of R$ 180.3 million. Considering the nine-month period to September 30, 2019, the pro-forma
operating revenue was of R$ 3.6 billion, our Adjusted Pro-forma EBITDA was of R$ 953.6 million,
and our pro-forma net income was of R$ 232.8 million. For more information about our pro-forma
financial statements, see item 10.9 of this Reference Form.
Total Fleet (RAC + Fleet Outsourcing)
Thousands of Cars | Last information reported by the Company (September 30, 2019)
Source: Financial Statements of companies. For ALD, Arval and LM: Estimated data.
Unidas is the result of the combination of success between former Locamerica and Unidas S.A.,
companies positioned among the leaders in their respective markets (based on their gross
revenue and according to a report released by ABLA in 2019, for the fiscal year ended on
December 31, 2018), announced at the end of 2017, which resulted in a transformational
transaction, making it the second largest company in the sector in Brazil (in comparison with
publicly held companies and/or companies that disclose such information to the market). Based
on the alignment of the control group's shareholders of both companies, aiming at a long-term
project, Locamerica joined Unidas S.A. by combining two complementary and specialized teams,
creating a complete service platform in the market. We believe that the transaction shall generate
several synergies in the short and medium term, and some of them have already been captured.
Debt refinancing synergies and purchase of vehicles resulting from the merger are already being
incorporated by the Company, and we estimate other potential service and suppliers synergies,
vehicle sales and corporate optimization.
We have a consistent history of entrepreneurship with continued growth through acquisitions,
supported by private equity investments in both companies. In view of the recent merger that
resulted in our Company, Locamerica began its expansion through mergers and acquisitions of
small rental companies. In 2012, it went public in search of new partners and, in 2016, it
announced the merger with Ricci and the acquisition of Panda de Itú Veículos Ltda. and
Meridional Locadora de Veículos Ltda. Unidas S.A. also counted on investments from important
funds, becoming the Master Franchisee of Enterprise in 2012 and an investee of the global
company in 2016. As regards the number of vehicles, Unidas S.A. fleet (64.8 thousand vehicles)
was 4 times greater than Ricci's fleet (15.8 thousand vehicles).
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299.8
153.7110.2
25.0 22.5 21.0 17.0
Services Portfolio
We carry out our activities through the provision of services in 2 business units, in addition to our
Used Vehicles activities.
Fleet Outsourcing (TF). We are market leaders in Brazil according to ABLA's yearbook
published in 2019, holding a 17.4% market share concerning fleet size in 2018. On September
30, 2019, we made 84,259 cars available in all Brazilian states and the Federal District, and we
have 639 employees dedicated to fleet management. We have a base with over 2 thousand
customers. In the nine-month period to September 30, 2019, our average monthly rate was of R$
1,591 and our number of rental daily rates was of 18,949. We present below the evolution of these
and other important operating indicators of this segment from 2016 to the nine-month period
ended September 30, 2019.
Key: # de Diárias e Tarifa Média Mensal (em R$) – Terceirização de Frota
- # of Daily Rates and Average Monthly Rate (in R$) - Fleet Outsourcing
Número de Diárias (mil) - Number of Daily Rates (thousand) Tarifa Média Mensal (R$) - Average Monthly Rate (R$) Idade Média da Frota Operacional – Terceirização de Frota
- Operating Fleet Average Age - Fleet Outsourcing
Taxa de Ocupação (%) – Terceirização de Frota
- Occupancy Rate (%) - Fleet Outsourcing
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Our TF business consists of the lease of vehicles to corporate customers, with agreements that
have terms that normally range from 12 to 36 months, and of the provision of related fleet
management and administration services, including, among others, consulting services for
determination of the fleet to be leased, maintenance of leased vehicles and respective tires, offer
of vehicle insurance, reserve vehicle, and emergency assistance 24 hours a day throughout
Brazil.
# de Diárias e Tarifa Média Mensal (em R$) – Terceirização de Frota
Taxa de Ocupação (%) – Terceirização de Frota
Idade Média da Frota Operacional – Terceirização de Frota
8.335
11.179
20.659
14.851
18.949
1.597 1.546 1.480 1.474 1.591
-2.00 0
-1.50 0
-1.00 0
-50 0
0
50 0
1.00 0
1.50 0
0
5.00 0
10 .0 00
15 .0 00
20 .0 00
25 .0 00
30 .0 00
2016 2017 2018 9M18 9M19
Número de Diárias (mil) Tarifa Média Mensal (R$)
+84,8%+27,6%
-4,3% +7,9%
18,6 18,9
16,5 16,8 17,0
2016 2017 2018 9M18 9M19
-12,6%+1,2%
96,8% 97,0%
98,3% 98,0% 97,9%
2016 2017 2018 9M18 9M19
+1,3 p.p. -0,1 p.p.
Through TF's business, we offer our customers a car rental solution that allows them to enjoy a
variety of benefits, including: (i) to spend less money with the fleet acquisition and management
in comparison with the operation of its own fleet; (ii) to focus more on their main activities, without
the need to divert their attention with ancillary issues, such as those arising from the use of their
own fleet; (iii) to obtain vehicle solutions customized to their needs; (iv) to allocate less capital in
comparison with the operation of its own fleet; (v) to make the control easier in the fleet
management and administration process; and (vi) to eliminate the resale process and residual
value risk.
Additionally, in the Fleet Outsourcing segment, the Company, which already offered the car
sharing service, also started offering the Unidas Livre product, which represents the offer of
operating lease for more than 70 new vehicles to individuals and, as from February 2019, it began
offering Fleet Outsourcing services and products to the Agribusiness segment also through NTC,
which was then acquired by the Company, strengthening its operations in this segment.
On September 30, 2019, the Company reached 81 points (out of 100) in the NPS - Net Promoter
Score - in the TF business, which is a customer satisfaction index:
Car Rental (RAC). We are one of the largest car rental companies in number of vehicles, with
a market share of 14.2% in fleet size in 2018, according to information released by the ABLA
Yearbook in 2019.
On September 30, 2019, our fleet consisted of 69,465 cars of several makes and models, of which
67,885 were from Unidas own fleet and 1,580 from franchisees own fleet. We currently we have
208 stores, of which 78 are franchises, present in 139 cities throughout the national territory. Of
the 208 points of service, 52 were located at airports. The fleet average age in the nine-month
period ended September 30, 2019, was of 6.6 months.
54
69
79 81
2016 2017 2018 9M19
Fleet NPS
We have 1,2582 employees dedicated to the RAC service. Our average rate for the nine-month
period ended September 30, 2019, was of R$ 71.9 and the number of rental daily rates was of
10,061 thousand daily rates, with an occupancy rate of 77.6%.
Below we show the evolution of these and other important operating indicators.
Key: # de Diárias e Tarifa Média Diária (em R$) – Aluguel de Carros
- # of Daily Rates and Average Daily Rate (in R$) - Car Rental
Número de Diárias (mil) - Number of Daily Rates (thousand) Tarifa Média Diária (R$) - Average Daily Rate (R$) Idade Média da Frota Operacional – Aluguel de Carros
- Operating Fleet Average Age - Car Rental
Taxa de Utilização (%) – Aluguel de Carros
- Use Rate (%) - Car Rental
Rede de Atendimento - Customer Service Network Lojas Próprias - Own Stores Franquias - Franchises
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Our RAC business comprises the car rental to individuals and legal entities. We serve individuals
and legal entities through our own stores, franchises, 0800 booking central, website, travel
agencies, tour operators, and commercial partnerships, with lease terms that generally vary from
one day to one month and can be renewed monthly. In addition, insurance companies use the
Company's services to offer reservation vehicles to their customers in cases of claims or use of
the collateral. Corporate customers, including travel agencies and tour operators, are accessed
primarily through the coordination of efforts between the direct sales force and the sales structure
of the Company's franchisees. Among the company's latest developments is the RAC mobile app
that includes the use of QR code.
2 Not considering our back office employees.
# de Diárias e Tarifa Média Diária (em R$) – Aluguel de Carros Idade Média da Frota Operacional – Aluguel de Carros
Taxa de Utilização (%) – Aluguel de Carros Rede de Atendimento
4.797
6.486
8.554
5.912
10.061
73,571,7
74,473,2
71,9
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
0
2.000
4.000
6.000
8.000
10. 000
12. 000
14. 000
16. 000
18. 000
20. 000
2016 2017 2018 9M18 9M19
Número de Diárias (mil) Tarifa Média Diária
+3,7% -1,8%
+31,9% +70,2%
10,4
7,9 7,87,3
6,6
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
2016 2017 2018 9M18 9M19
-1,2%
-9,4%
81,5%
83,7%
78,8%
79,7%
77,6%
2016 2017 2018 9M18 9M19
-4,9 p.p.
-2,1 p.p.
99 104 121 118 130
128 112 89 101 78
227216 210
219208
2016 2017 2018 9M18 9M19
Lojas Próprias Franquias
-6 lojas -11 lojas
On September 30, 2019, the Company achieved an eighty percent (80%) satisfaction level,
according to an internal index that evaluates the Customer's experience:
¹ Internal Customer Satisfaction Rating
Franchise Model: "Flex Franchise"
Since 2011, we have made our franchise model more flexible, creating the "Flex Franchise",
through which our franchisees have the option of acquiring, in whole or in part, the fleet of vehicles
for their respective points of service, as is the case of the 1,580 vehicles owned by our franchisees
as of September 30, 2019.
Our franchise model has, since its implementation, a number of benefits to our franchisees and
us, including: (i) lower investments required to open the point of service by the franchisee; (ii)
further acceleration in the expansion of our service network; (iii) greater control over the
standards of our franchisees' points of services, including the characteristics of vehicles to be
leased (models, age, and mileage); and (iv) integrated operation of the points of service of our
franchisees with our own points of service, forming a unique service network.
We intend to continue using the franchise model as a way to increase our multi-lined service
network, mainly increasing our presence in the countryside of the states.
Used Vehicles Sales. In order to allow the constant, efficient, and profitable renewal of our
fleet, we have developed the Used Vehicles activity in a way to complement the TF and RAC
business. Through the Used Vehicles activity, we sell vehicles from these businesses by two sale
channels - retail and wholesale.
We currently own 105 used vehicles stores, 96 of which are retail and 9 wholesale, distributed in
68 cities of 23 Brazilian states and the Federal District. It is important noting that most of our used
vehicles are sold directly to our customers (in terms of gross revenue), with the support of 7633
employees. In 2018, we sold 42,387 vehicles considering Unidas S.A. sales from the conclusion
of the merger on March 9, 2018. Considering the combined amount, 49,013 vehicles were sold
in 2018, a growth of 8.6% compared to 2017, also considering the pro-forma sales of Locamerica,
Auto Ricci and Unidas S.A. In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, we sold 47,887
cars, reporting a 59.4% growth compared to the nine-month period ended September 30, 2018.
Below we show the evolution of these and other important operating indicators.
3 Not considering our back office employees.
62,0% 64,0%
80,0% 80,0%
2016 2017 2018 9M19
iSEU1
Key: # de Veículos Vendidos e Preço Médio de Venda (R$ mil)
- # of Vehicles Sold and Average Sale Price (R$ thousand)
Nº Veículos Vendidos - Number of Vehicles Sold Preço Médio de Venda - Average Sale Price Idade Média dos Veículos Vendidos (Meses)
- Average Age of Vehicles Sold (Months)
Terceirização de Frotas - Fleet Outsourcing Aluguel de Carros - Car Rental Lojas de Seminovos - Stores - Used Vehicles Varejo – Próprias - Retail - Own Stores Varejo – Franquias - Retail - Franchises Atacado - Wholesale lojas - stores
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The decision to sell a vehicle in the retail or wholesale is based on mileage criteria, condition of
the vehicle at the time of demobilization, and accident history. We continually adapt the structure
and quantity of our stores to the number of vehicles we estimate to sell each year through retail.
So that our customers can enter into financing agreements, we have commercial agreements
with several Brazilian financial institutions that offer several financing options for the acquisition
of our used vehicles. In addition to credit risk being borne by the financial institution, we receive
a commission on the financing that will be granted.
The table below shows our main consolidated and operating financial indicators for the periods
indicated:
Operational Information
9M19 %¹ 9M18 %¹ 2018 %¹ 2017 %¹ 2016 %¹
(Unit, except percentages)
11 23
58 47
77
21 24
19
3
4
64
9
14
27
85 75
105
-
20
40
60
80
100
120
2016 2017 2018 9M18 9M19
Varejo - Próprias Varejo - Franquias Atacado
# de Veículos Vendidos e Preço Médio de Venda (R$ mil)
Idade Média dos Veículos Vendidos (Meses) Lojas de Seminovos
12.40716.711
42.387
30.049
47.88728,432,6 34,0 33,9
39,0
-10 ,0
-
10,0
20,0
30,0
40,0
-
10.00 0
20.00 0
30.00 0
40.00 0
50.00 0
60.00 0
70.00 0
2016 2017 2018 9M18 9M19
Nº Veículos Vendidos Preço Médio de Venda
+153,6%
+4,2%
+59,4%
+15,0%
28,430,6
27,929,8
27,7
22,4
19,017,5 17,5 16,3
2016 2017 2018 9M18 9M19
Terceirização de Frotas Aluguel de Carros
-7,0%
-7,1%+58 lojas
+30 lojas
Total Fleet 153,724 100.0 119,941 100.0 131,099 100.0 46,566 100.0 27,731 100.0
TF 84,259 54.8 72,653 60.6 74,704 57.0 46,566 100.0 27,731 100.0
RAC² 69,465 45.2 47,288 39.4 56,395 43.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Points of Service -
RAC 208 100.0 219 100.0 210 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
RAC - Own fleet 130 62.5 118 53.9 121 57.6 0 0.0 0 0.0
RAC - Franchises 78 37.5 101 46.1 89 42.4 0 0.0 0 0.0
Stores - Used
Vehicles 105 100.0 75 100.0 85 100.0 27 100.0 14 100.0
Used Vehicles -
Own fleet 77 73.3 47 62.7 58 68.2 23 85.2 11 78.6
Used Vehicles -
Franchises 19 18.1 24 32.0 21 24.7 0 0.0 0 0.0
Wholesale 9 8.6 4 5.3 6 7.1 4 14.8 3 21.4
Total (Points
of Service and
Stores)
313 100.0 294 100.0 295 100.0 27 100.0 14 100.0
¹. In relation to the total fleet (own fleet and Franchises fleet) or total (Points of Service and Stores), as the case may be,
of the fiscal year or period, as the case may be.
². Considers RAC own fleet and RAC Franchises own fleet.
Financial Information
Operating Revenue 9M19 %¹ 9M18 %¹ 2018 %¹ 2017 %¹ 2016 %¹
(R$ million, except percentages)
Rental Revenue² 1,741.0 47.0 1,104.7 52.0 1,606.7 52.4 605.0 52.6 443.7 55.7
Vehicles Sales Revenue³ 1,965.2 53.0 1,018.6 48.0 1,460.5 47.6 545.5 47.4 352.3 44.3
Operating Revenue 3,706.2 100.0 2,123.2 100.0 3,067.2 100.0 1,150.5 100.0 796.0 100.0
¹ In relation to the total operating revenue for the year or period, as the case may be. ² Considers the car rental, franchising, and management of outsourced fleet revenue. ³ Considers the sale and resale of used vehicles
Other Financial Information
Nine-month
period
ended
September
30, 2019
Year ended
on December
31, 2018
Year ended
on December
31, 2017
Year ended
on
December
31, 2016
(R$ million, unless otherwise indicated)
EBITDA (1) 941.1 840.7 361.3 248.8
EBITDA Margin (%) (2) 26.6 28.8 33.0 33.0
Net Debt 3,518.3 1,959.4 1,032.0 627.9
(1) EBITDA or LAJIDA is a non-accounting measure that the Company prepares in accordance with CVM Instruction
527 and corresponds to the net income for the year or period, as the case may be, before income and social contribution
taxes, financial income, and amortization and depreciation expenses. EBITDA is not a measure recognized in
accordance with the Brazilian Accounting Practices or IFRS and may not be comparable to EBITDA prepared by other
companies. EBITDA presents limitations that may impair its use as a measure of profitability since it does not consider
certain costs arising from the Company's business that could significantly affect its profits, such as financial expenses,
taxes, depreciation, capital expenditures, and other related charges. In the Company's business, EBITDA is used as a
measure of its operating performance. For information on the reconciliation of EBITDA to the Company's pre-tax income
(loss), see section 3.2 of this Reference Form.
(2) EBITDA Margin corresponds to EBITDA divided by the total net revenue for the year or period of the Company, as
the case may be.
7.1.a - Indicate if issuer is a government controlled private company:
Not applicable, considering that the Company is not a government controlled private company.
7.2. In relation to each operating segment that has been disclosed in the last financial
statements at the end of the fiscal year or, when applicable, in the consolidated financial
statements, indicating the following information:
An operating segment is a portion of our operations that engages in business activities from which
it may earn revenue and incur expenses, including revenues and expenses relating to related
parties' transactions. The operating segments are defined according to how our management
evaluates the performance of the business and also according to the availability of individualized
financial information. Our management considers that our operations comprise a single
identifiable operating segment, that is, the vehicle lease segment in the Fleet Outsourcing and
Car Rental (Rent-a-Car, "RAC") divisions, since sale of used vehicles for the purpose of fleet
renewal is inherent to the process of leasing vehicles and that, in the way our business is
structured, one activity is a consequence of the other.
(a) Marketed products and services:
As described above, we do not segregate our assets and liabilities by segment. Therefore, we did
not present the balance sheet by business segment. Notwithstanding, as described in item 7.1,
our activities are concentrated in the field of lease of vehicles through two divisions: (i) Fleet
Outsourcing and (ii) Car Rental - RAC (including through our network of franchisees). In RAC
division, we own 208 stores, including 78 franchises. As a consequence of the vehicle lease
business, the Company has 105 points of sale of vehicles deactivated for fleet renewal. For more
information about our businesses, see item 7.3 of this Reference Form.
(b) Revenue from the segment and its share in the issuer's net revenue:
Our net revenue for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017, and 2018, corresponded to R$
754.7 million, R$ 1,094.6 million, and R$ 2,917.2 million, respectively. As we had a participation
only in the Fleet Outsourcing segment until 2017, our revenues in these periods exclusively derive
from this segment.
After the conclusion of the merger with Unidas S.A., the Company became part of the Car Rental
(RAC) segment as from March 9, 2018, as informed in items 6.3 and 7.1 of this Form. As a result,
the Company had total net revenue of R$ 2,917.2 million as of December 31, 2018, of which R$
1,792.3 million in Fleet Outsourcing and R$ 1,124.8 million in Car Rental (RAC).
As of September 30, 2019, the net revenue was of R$ 3,537.7 million, of which R$ 1,618.0 million
from Fleet Outsourcing, R$ 1,822.8 million from Car Rental (RAC), and R$ 96.9 million from
Acelero, the company responsible for the resale of used vehicles intended solely for resale and
that were purchased for this purpose.
(c) Profit or loss resulting from the segment and its interest in the issuer's net income:
We had a net income of R$ 28.9 million, R$ 60.6 million, and R$ 189.2 million in the years ended
December 31, 2016, 2017, and 2018, respectively. As we had a single operating segment in 2016
and 2017 (Fleet Outsourcing), the totality of our income derived from this segment. With the
conclusion of the merger with Unidas S.A., which included us in the Car Rental (RAC) segment,
the Company presented net income of R$ 189.2 million in 2018, of which R$ 166.3 million came
from Fleet Outsourcing and R$ 22.9 million from Car Rental (RAC).
As of September 30, 2019, the net income was of R$ 242.1 million, of which R$ 176.1 million from
Fleet Outsourcing, R$ 63.2 million from Car Rental (RAC), and R$ 2.9 million from Acelero, the
company responsible for the resale of used vehicles.
7.3. In relation to products and services that correspond to the operating segments
disclosed in item 7.2, describe:
(a) Characteristics of the production process
Although we only have one operating segment, we divided the characteristics of the production
process into two activities: (i) Fleet Outsourcing and (ii) Car Rental (Rent-a-Car), in which the
Company operates through the franchise model.
Fleet Outsourcing
Our Fleet Outsourcing operating cycle is segmented into the following phases, as described
below:
Planning
Our planning activities consist of prospecting potential new customers and establishing a
business relationship with them.
We have our own team focused on prospecting new customers, responsible for identifying
business opportunities for corporate fleet outsourcing. Our team is focused on three distinct
groups, which are classified according to their income and potential fleet outsourcing, evaluated
according to the economic sector and the activities developed:
1. Key clients - customers with outsourcing potential, which have more than 100 vehicles in their
corporate fleet, composed mainly of large companies from different industrial sectors, such as
infrastructure, banks, food and beverage, that typically present higher growth than the Brazilian
GDP. Usually, they are companies that already outsource their fleet in the usual way and,
therefore, we have a strong competition.
2. Middle market - customers with outsourcing potential, which have between 20 to 99 vehicles,
category composed mainly of medium-sized companies.
3. Small and medium-sized companies ("PM&E") - customers with greater outsourcing potential
if compared to previous ones, this category includes small and medium-sized companies with
outsourcing potential of less than 20 vehicles, characterized by a pulverized market if compared
to other segments, for which we still have a strong culture of fleet insourcing. These customers
have higher operating margins, mainly due to the low competition in the first lease agreements.
Our prospecting activities are carried out in an active way, based on the analysis of sector reports
and the monitoring of large companies in key sectors of the Brazilian economy, acquisition and
preparation of mailing lists and market intelligence. The target audience of the corporate fleet
outsourcing segment allows us to reduce our marketing costs by targeting our media campaigns,
our main focus being the generation of "contact with the prospect" relationship, that is, through
Planning Acquisition After Sales Demobilization
the establishment of contact with the customer, followed by a visit to introduce the Company, and
cultivation of a relationship until the customer's opportunity to outsource arises. This contact can
be established through participation in trade fairs and events of the sector, as well as through the
promotion of relationship events, sending of direct mail.
From the initial contact of our team, we seek to deepen our relationship with potential customers
through visits and meetings, in order to understand the activities of such customers and identify
fleet outsourcing opportunities, focused on a diagnostic study developed based on the
particularities and needs of each customer. Among the several factors considered in our
diagnostic study for the composition of the fleet, we highlight the purpose and manner of use,
renewal time, drivers' profile, fleet utilization, besides the estimated mileage and the particularities
of the geographic region where the fleet will be located (such as accident rates, road and highway
conditions, and composition for delivery and return of vehicles). In developing the diagnostic study
and presenting a proposal to our customers, we seek not only the cost reduction obtained as a
direct consequence of outsourcing, but also present a solution in fleet outsourcing, adding value
to their business by obtaining other benefits and advantages, based on our accumulated
experience in the sector and specialization in the outsourcing segment.
As of September 30, 2019, we had in our fleet 794 models of vehicles leased to our customers,
customized according to their interests, in different colors, and with several optional items and
accessories (including, among others, alarm, automotive sound and promotional taping).
Fleet outsourcing agreements with our customers are signed with terms of 12 to 60 months. The
contractual term is directly influenced by the type of vehicle and estimated mileage. The terms of
the agreement are negotiated individually with each customer and the values are adjusted
annually according to the adjustment for inflation (IPCA or IGP-M). Our agreements provide for
the application of a fine in case of early termination, which may reach up to 50% of the residual
value of the agreement.
One of the key points for success in the fleet rental industry is the ability to manage and control
the key variables involved in the pricing process. For this reason, we price each of our agreements
individually in order to guarantee competitive prices to our customers. Each premise used in the
process is independent and defined by the executive board of each department. Our executive
officers meet periodically to evaluate these premises and market conditions and trends.
In addition, in view of our operations in several Brazilian states and with companies of several
sizes and industries, the historical data obtained during the relationship with our customers also
constitute an important subsidy for our agreement pricing model, allowing our assumptions to be
always updated with the reality of our customers from different locations, size and area of
operation.
Acquisition
We carry out the acquisition, preparation, and delivery of vehicles after signing the agreement
with the customer, which allows us to mitigate the risk in the investment/return relation and reduce
the idleness of the operating fleet.
As part of the process of preparation of the diagnostic study and the proposal, we request price
quotes and term for delivery of the vehicles of the main automakers. Thus, after signing the
agreement, we issue the purchase order of the vehicles that will make up the outsourced fleet.
We have a preference for acquiring our own fleet of customers by offering our outsourcing
services, since, when acquiring new vehicles, we are able to more accurately estimate the
depreciation, operating costs, and demobilization of vehicles. The vehicles are made available to
us for licensing and installation of the accessories contracted by the customer and then we deliver
to any location in Brazil, at the place agreed with customer at the time of hiring.
After Sales
After the delivery of vehicles and start-up of the outsourced fleet operations, we started our after
sales activities, which include two main processes: fleet management and contract management.
Fleet Management
The fleet management activities are directly related to the outsourced vehicles and their
operation, including maintenance activities (for prevention and correction), licensing, claims
management, and mechanical assistance. The fleet management is carried out by our
operational bases and offices. In each of the cities where we operate, we have a stock of
reserve vehicles in case of need of emergency replacement, besides offering dedicated
service to the customer locally, which we believe is an important differential of our activities.
Additionally, on September 30, 2019, we had an accredited network comprised of 8,854
garage service and car dealers to perform preventive and corrective maintenance services in
the vehicles. This garage service undergoes an accreditation process that involves the
analysis, by our team, of their technical capacity and documentary situation. As a way to
ensure the quality of our accredited network, we have a standard accreditation process that is
periodically redone. We also have an accredited network of garage service throughout Brazil,
focused on the rendering of emergency maintenance services in the vehicles of our customers'
fleet. In the year ended December 31, 2018, our operating fleet utilization rate was of 98.3%
(97.2% and 96.9%, respectively, in the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016) and,
consequently, only 1.7% of our operating fleet in this period was in preventive or corrective
maintenance (2.8% and 3.1% in 2017 and 2016, respectively). On September 30, 2019, our
operating fleet use rate was of 97.9% and, consequently, only 2.4% of our operating fleet in
the period was in preventive or corrective maintenance.
The fleet management activity allows us to be in closer contact with the drivers of our
customers' outsourced vehicles, with the local service provision, strengthening our relationship
with the entire production chain of our customer. In addition, it allows us to develop an
important sales channel for used vehicles after the demobilization of the fleet, having the
possibility of directly selling the vehicle to its driver, as described below in the item
"Demobilization."
Contract Management
Contract management involves income activity and constant and periodic evaluation of the
agreement's profitability, as well as the management of ancillary services. The management
of the provision of ancillary services includes the administration of violations and traffic tickets
received, annual vehicle licensing, claims and 24-hour assistance services to our customers.
The service focused on occasional accidents occurred to the vehicles are performed through
the provision of 24-hour assistance provided by outsourced companies with coverage in the
entire national territory. The damaged cars are replaced by others available at our operating
centers until the repair or permanent replacement. For more information on the insurance we
have contracted, see item 7.9 of this Reference Form.
We believe that contract management is an essential element of our business model, allowing
us to maintain a regular and constant relationship with our customers, made easier by our
monthly invoicing cycle. We issue invoices to our customers monthly, always according to the
measurement pre-approved by them. Monthly invoices include, when appropriate, not only the
services included in the agreement signed with customers, but also occasional refunds of
fines, malfunction caused to vehicles, and mileage exceeding the contracted one. Such
indicators are important tools for managing our agreements' profitability, generating important
data used during its term, possibly subsidizing requests for contractual rebalancing or even
termination in cases in which the premises of our diagnostic studies do not correspond to the
reality of the customer due to its own supervening or peculiar facts. In addition, in view of our
operations in several Brazilian states and with companies of several sizes and industries, such
historical data also constitute an important subsidy for our agreement pricing model, allowing
our assumptions to be always updated with the reality of our customers from different
locations, size and area of operation.
In case of default, we contact our customer's contract manager to inform him/her about the
delay and to understand the reasons that caused it, seeking to settle the debt within five days
after due date. If there is no negotiation or payment until the 5th day after the due date, the
default is reported to our weekly credit committee, which is made up of representatives from
the Financial, Legal and Customer Relations areas, for definition of the administrative and
legal negotiations. If the default remains up to the 10th day after the due date, we forward the
invoice to the credit protection service and the maintenance service is suspended as provided
for in the agreement. As of the 20th day of default, we sent an extrajudicial notice informing the
need to settle the debts. If there is no regularization or acceptance of the proposals sent, we
request the customer to return the fleet, which should occur as from the 10th day after receiving
the extrajudicial notice. If such measures do not have effect, we declare the contractual
termination, charging the penalties provided for in the outsourcing agreement, and we promote
the demobilization of the fleet. The table below shows the composition of the amounts due
and not paid on the indicated dates.
(in R$ thousands) Consolidated
Range 09/30/2019
12/31/2018
12/31/2017
12/31/2016
To be due 431,063
354,587
102,923
77,282
Overdue:
31 to 60 days 58,978
35,494
24,617
11,530
31 to 60 days 11,950
22,761
2,973
779
91 to 180 days 22,474
25,052
3,850
4,687
In excess of 180 days 177,385
121,849
52,792
42,694
Total 701,850
559,743
187,155
136,972
Our contract management team also supports the contract renewal process with our
customers. Considering the high competition in the rental market and the importance of price
as a customer decision factor, we benefit from the data obtained from our relationship with the
customer, allowing us to start the negotiation knowing the minimum profitability expected for
the agreement in question. Within 90 days before the expiration date of the agreement, we
issued a notice of expiration to the customer and contacted our commercial department to
carry out a new diagnostic study of the customer, now reinforced by its specific historical data,
culminating in the submission of a proposal of contractual renewal. We seek to finalize the
renewal process up to 60 days prior to the date of termination of the original agreement so as
to allow us to complete the cycle of mobilization of a new fleet prior to the expiration of the
initial agreement. In virtually all of our renewal cases, we have acquired and prepared a new
fleet of vehicles, with the demobilization and sale of vehicles used within the scope of the
original agreement. Our renewal strategy has allowed us to obtain a high rate of renewal of
the agreements entered into with our customers.
Demobilization
As a consequence of our car rental activities and in order to finance the renewal of our fleet,
we sell the demobilized used vehicles from our customers' outsourced fleets, both in case of
termination of the agreement and in its renewal. In the nine-month period ended September
30, 2019, and the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, the revenue from the
sale of used vehicles amounted to R$ 1,866.3 million, R$ 1,441.7 million, R$ 536.7 million,
and R$ 352.3 million, respectively, which was an important source of funds for the acquisition
of new vehicles.
Our work focused on fleet outsourcing, with contractual terms between 12 and 60 months,
allows us to plan, in advance, the sale of our used vehicles. We have a used vehicles
committee appointed pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation, formed by Mr. Luis Fernando
Porto, our controlling shareholder and the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Sérgio Resende, our
controlling shareholder and chairman of the committee, and our Used Vehicles Officer not
appointed pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation. This committee meets monthly for a
detailed evaluation of the general conditions of the used vehicles market, as well as analyzes
in detail our stocks, prices, and sales strategy.
The process of selling our used vehicles begins with the transport of the used vehicles in
demobilization to our network of suppliers located in São Paulo, Campinas, Ribeirão Preto,
Brasília, Campo Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Cuiabá, and Curitiba, where the
vehicle is prepared for sale by means repairs of any malfunction, sanitation, removal of
customized accessories of the customer (such as stickers) and washing.
In the sale of our used vehicles, we operate in two channels: wholesale (sale to resellers and
car dealers) and retail (direct sale to the final consumer):
Wholesale
The sale to the wholesale market is characterized by a lower operating cost than the retail
sale, as it typically does not require a multi-lined structure of points of sale, the maintenance
of a significant sales force, and investments in the media, which we understand that offset the
possible margin gain on direct retail sales.
Retail
We believe that the direct sale to the consumer is another important channel for the disposal
of our used vehicles. Retail sales allow us to expand our profit margins by aggregating other
ancillary services to the sale, such as accessories, insurance (through a third-party insurance
brokerage), and licensing. Occasionally, when our stock levels are high, we hold events as
trade fairs for the sale of our used vehicles as a way of balancing stock and realizing our
depreciated assets. We also make the direct sale of our demobilized vehicles to the drivers of
such vehicles. The possibility of direct sale to drivers exists because of the relationship
developed by our operating centers in our fleet management activities and allows us to reduce
freight costs associated with fleet demobilization.
We seek to offer, through commercial partners, financing alternatives to our wholesale and
retail customers. We often visit potential wholesale buyers in conjunction with funding partners,
which also allows us to access the expertise and portfolio of potential customers of such
partners.
Car Rental (Rent-a-Car)
The Company's car rental operation, which resulted from the conclusion of the merger with Unidas
S.A. on March 9, 2018, consists of renting cars at branches located inside and outside airports.
The rentals are made to individual customers traveling for business or on vacation and also to
legal entities, including insurance companies.
The acquisition of vehicles is carried out through direct negotiations with the automakers, in which
we seek to acquire a vehicles fleet mix that meets the needs of final consumers. The vehicles
acquired by the Company are then distributed through the 208 RAC stores, of which 78 are
franchises, in 139 cities in all Brazilian states and the Federal District.
As part of its fleet renewal program, the car rental fleet is renewed after its economic useful life,
which normally varies from 12 to 24 months, a significant part of which is sold to final consumers
through its own used vehicles car dealers.
The own network of the car rental business registered a significant growth in turnover,
represented by the 70.2% annual increase in the number of daily rates in the nine-month period
ended September 30, 2019, when compared to the nine-month period ended September 30,
2018, based on an action strategy focused on the most profitable segments (tourism and private
individuals) and privileging the use of web channels, reducing the unit cost per booking made.
Acquisition Rental Demobilization
The Company has a partnership with Vanguard Car Rental USA LLC, a member of the Enterprise
Holdings group, since the entering into of the Master Franchise Agreement on April 16, 2012,
through which it became part of an international car rental network known as Drive Alliance. The
Master Franchise Agreement, in addition to providing that Alamo System and National System
customers traveling to Brazil are served by the Company's car rental network in the same way as
the customers traveling abroad are served by the Alamo System and National System rental
networks, positioned the Company as its exclusive franchisee in Brazil for 15 years, term
automatically extendable for a further five years, concerning Alamo and National Systems. As a
result, the Company has the exclusive right to use the "Alamo" and "National Car Rental" brands
in Brazil, as well as it is now part of an international car rental network and has broad access to
Enterprise Holdings know-how and experience in the car rental and fleet outsourcing industry.
In addition to its car rental activities and in order to increase the multi-line and pace of expansion
of its network throughout Brazil, the Company has adopted, since the beginning of its operations,
a franchise model as a growth strategy in this market.
RAC vehicles also go through the demobilization process and through both wholesale and retail
channels, as explained above in this item.
Franchises
In 2011, Unidas S.A. launched the "Flex Franchise" model, in which the franchisee has
different business options to implement its structure, according to the needs of each market.
The Company believes that the "Flex Franchise" is an operation in the market that allows the
franchisee to grow beyond its available capital for fleet investment, since the franchisee may
choose to outsource, in whole or in part, its fleet. This franchise business model generates the
following benefits: (i) reduction of the franchisee's necessary initial investment to open the
franchise; (ii) accelerated expansion of the Company's stores network; (iii) possibility for the
franchisee to immediately serve all its demand; (iv) greater control by the Company over the
patterns of the franchise stores and fleet used (models, age, and mileage); and (v) the potential
of generating other business to the Company.
On December 31, 2018, Unidas S.A. had 89 franchise stores distributed in strategic locations,
in accordance with a national expansion plan. On September 30, 2019, this number was of 78
stores, in which the reduction of 11 stores reflects the acquisition of franchises by the
Company, contributing, in its turn, to the increase of the total of own stores.
In the franchise model, the Company earns revenue by receiving royalties of 7% on the sales
of the franchisees.
Insurance
In order to protect ourselves from possible losses, we have taken out insurance policies for
Optional Civil Liability of Vehicles, with coverage for property damage and bodily injury to third
parties. We have taken out insurance policy for some specific customers, following contractual
obligations, with coverage of property damage and bodily injury. Lastly, we have also taken out
an insurance policy for our main business establishments. Further information is available in item
7.9 of this Form.
(b) Characteristics of the distribution process
Key:
Distribuição Geográfica - Geographic Distribution Presença Nacional - National Presence Terceirização de Frotas - Fleet Outsourcing Aluguel de Carros - Car Rental Lojas de Carros Usados - Used Vehicles Dealers
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Our administrative offices are located in Belo Horizonte and São Paulo. Additionally, we believe
that we are able to serve the entire Brazilian territory through our bases and operational offices,
as well as the wide network of suppliers.
As of December 31, 2017, prior to the merger with Unidas S.A., the Company had the following
geographic dispersion:
Operating Basis: 3 facilities composed of customer service centers, with a stock of
reserve cars to meet the occasional demand by our customers, mainly in cases of
maintenance (preventive or corrective) or accidents with vehicles, located in 3 Brazilian
states.
Operating Offices: 7 operating offices, located in 7 Brazilian states.
Points of sale of used vehicles: 27 stores selling used vehicles, 4 of which are aimed at
wholesale buyers, located in 4 Brazilian states, and 23 focused on retail sales, located in
4 Brazilian states.
After the conclusion of the merger with Unidas S.A., the Company now has one more operating
office, located in São Paulo, which concentrates its operations. Car Rental stores were added to
such office, which, on September 30, 2019, reached 208 points of service, as well as the Used
Vehicles stores that, together with the Company, totaled 105 stores. This way, our geographic
dispersion, on September 30, 2019, was composed of:
Operating Basis: 37 facilities composed of customer service centers, with a stock of
reserve cars to meet the occasional demand by our customers, mainly in cases of
maintenance (preventive or corrective) or accidents with vehicles. They are located in 5
Brazilian states.
Operating Offices: 8 operating offices, located in 8 Brazilian states.
Points of sale of used vehicles: 105 stores selling used vehicles, 9 of which are aimed at
wholesale buyers, located in 4 Brazilian states, and 96 focused on retail sales, located in
22 Brazilian states and the Federal District.
Car Rental Stores: 208 points of service, located in all 26 Brazilian states and the Federal
District.
Operating Units: 3 operating units, located in 3 Brazilian states.
Specifically concerning the RAC segment, the Company's branch network is positioned at
strategically chosen points, such as in central regions of major Brazilian cities and in the country's
main airports through concession agreements granted by INFRAERO. In addition, in the
corporate area of the RAC segment, the Company has employees responsible for the Company's
relationship with companies, travel agencies, specialized websites, tour operators, and
commercial partners. For individual customers, the Company organizes its sales through its own
stores and franchises, 0800 booking central, online and offline advertising, website, and
commercial partnerships.
With respect to the Company's fleet operated by franchisees, the operational logic is very similar
to the fleet outsourcing segment, where the franchisee is seen as a corporate customer and
leases the Company's vehicles through a long-term agreement. As in the RAC segment, we
monitor several market conditions, such as occupancy rate, average age, and mileage of vehicles,
as well as conditions of purchase and sale of new and used vehicles to determine the best
moment for the Company's fleet expansion and fleet renewal for use by our franchisees.
On September 30, 2019, the Company had 78 points of service from franchisees, present in
carefully selected locations, in accordance with the Company's expansion plan. The Company's
franchise network reaches 67 cities in 16 Brazilian states. Of the 78 franchisee points of service,
13 were located at airports.
The developed activities described in this item 7.3 are provided directly by the Company and its
subsidiaries Unidas S.A., Agile Car Locações Ltda., Acelero Comércio de Veículos Ltda., Unidas
Agro Locação de Veículos S.A., Unidas Comercial de Veículos Ltda., Unidas Locadora de
Veículos Ltda., and Unidas Franquias do Brasil Ltda.
Marketing Policy
The Company's marketing policy has the purpose of attracting and/or retaining customers in
different businesses, as well as activating "Unidas" brand towards consumers. Marketing
campaigns are developed and decided according to the different target audiences, where different
materials are developed for each kind of customer, channel, and product.
In the fleet outsourcing, due to the fact that it is an activity for companies whose product requires
more customization, marketing efforts are focused on digital media, development of sales support
materials (folders, manuals, etc.), the definition of strategies to support the prospection of new
customers, and the loyalty of existing clients through relationship events and experiences. Unidas
also develops several content marketing actions to promote dialogue with its target audience,
having a dedicated electronic channel, http://frotas.unidas.com.br/blog, in addition to the website
http://frota.unidas.com.br, that presents the great variety of solutions offered to companies:
leasing of small/medium/large fleets, leasing of trucks, TCO (total cost of ownership) services,
among others.
On the other hand, in the car rental segment, Unidas serves different kinds of customers, such
as direct customers, travel agencies, companies, and insurers. These customers contact the
Company through electronic channels, such as the website http://www.unidas.com.br and the
Corporate Booking Portal http://portaldereservas.unidas.com.br/, by 24h Unidas Booking Central
(0800 121 121), or in one of the 208 stores located in all states and major cities in Brazil. The
Company addresses customers through traditional media, such as radio, magazines, street
furniture, and television, as well as electronic media, such as large portal ads, sponsored links,
and also through targeted and personalized marketing email. In 2018, it is worth mentioning the
relaunch of the Unidas brand, mainly supported by airport media: the Company is currently
running a campaign in more than 50 airports throughout the country, reaching a public with great
affinity with the rental sector. Focused on customer retention, Unidas launched, in 2018, the
Unidas Sempre Loyalty Program that, after two months, already has more than 18 thousand
registered customers. Another important Marketing action to be pointed out is the participation in
the most important trade fairs of the sector, such as Salão do Automóvel de São Paulo,
ABAV/Feira das Américas (Rio de Janeiro - RJ), FESTURIS - Festival de Turismo de Gramado,
among others, as well as the sponsorship of meetings held by travel agencies, in which
relationship actions are carried out and the brand and products are advertised.
Finally, in the sale of used vehicles, a retail activity, Unidas addresses its customers through
online and offline channels: sponsored links, display network in large portals, email marketing,
and radio. At http://seminovos.unidas.com.br, different campaigns and offers to the Company's
target audience are presented. In addition to such actions, Unidas promotes a series of events,
the so-called "trade fairs", as well as actions at the point of sale to attract people of the region.
For the development of its campaigns focused on car rental (RAC) to individuals, the Company
counts on the support of two advertising agencies: Tribal WorldWide, responsible for brand
positioning and online and offline media; New Bacon, responsible for CRM and email marketing
projects. On the other hand, the business units focused on long-term/corporate car lease, fleet
outsourcing, and the sale of used vehicles have an internal team, an "in-house agency", for the
development of their marketing actions. The company also count on the support of Danthi
Comunicações for the management and maintenance of a good relationship with the Press.
The Company carries out all the initiatives mentioned above with the objective of generating more
and more recognition of Unidas brand, contributing to the retention and loyalty of customers, as
well as showing credibility to automakers, insurance companies, and the market in general.
(c) Characteristics of the markets where we operate
Overview of the Brazilian industry
In the last decade, the country's car rental and fleet outsourcing sector has grown faster than the
Brazilian GDP. Such growth is due to the fact that the car rental is a booming business in Brazil,
in addition to positive macroeconomic factors such as the increase in the actual minimum wage.
This set of factors favored the expansion of the sector of service providers in the country, including
the car rental and fleet outsourcing industry. This expansion could be fostered through the last
investment perspective published by the Brazilian government in the amount of R$ 1,082.4 billion
from 2019 to 2022, of which R$ 585.0 billion would be invested in the Industry and R$ 497.4 billion
in Infrastructure.
The chart below shows the amount and percentage allocated to Industry, Infrastructure,
Residences and Agriculture, and Services in the period from 2019 to 2022:
Key:
Total - Total Média anual - Annual average Extrativa mineral - Mineral extraction Petróleo e gás - Oil and gas Alimentos - Food Papel e celulose - Paper and Cellulose
Sucroenergético - Sugarcane energy Química - Chemistry Siderurgia - Steel Industry Complexo eletroeletrônico e TI - Electrical and electronic complex and IT Complexo industrial da saúde - Industrial health complex Automotivo - Automotive Aeroespacial - Aerospace Indústria - Industry Energia elétrica - Electric power Telecomunicações - Telecommunications Logística - Logistic Rodovias - Roads Ferrovias - Railways Portos - Ports Aeroportos - Airports Mobilidade urbana - Urban mobility Saneamento - Sanitation Infraestrutura - Infrastructure
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Source: Investment perspectives by sector (R$ billion, 2018 prices)
BNDES - Investment Perspectives 2019-2022.
In 2018, the Fleet Outsourcing industry reached 429,692 vehicles, presenting a growth of 4.5%
when compared to the total fleet of 411,239 vehicles in 2017.
Key:
Frota Total da Indústria de Terceirização de Frotas
- Total Fleet of the Fleet Outsourcing Industry
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Source: ABLA 2019 Yearbook (2018 Information)
In 2018, Total Gross Revenue from the Fleet Outsourcing industry reached R$8.0 billion, a growth
367.107
411.239 429.692
2016 2017 2018
Frota Total da Indústria de Terceirização de Frotas
of 11.5% when compared to Total Gross Revenue of R$9.0 billion in 2017.
Key:
Receita Bruta (R$ - bilhões) - Gross Revenue (R$ - billion) Terceirização de Frotas - Fleet Outsourcing
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Source: ABLA 2019 Yearbook (2018 Information)
In 2018, Total Gross Revenue from the Car Rental - RAC industry reached R$ 7.3 billion, a growth
of 12.8% when compared to Total Gross Revenue of R$ 6.5 billion in 2017.
Key:
Receita Bruta (R$ - bilhões) - Gross Revenue (R$ - billion) RAC - RAC
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Source: ABLA 2019 Yearbook (2018 Information)
As of September 30, 2019, according to FENAUTO, the Total Used Vehicles Market in Brazil was
of 8.1 million vehicles, of which 1.7 million were up to 3 years of age:
8,09,0
8,0
2016 2017 2018
Receita Bruta (R$ - bilhões)Terceirização de Frotas
5,8 6,5 7,3
2016 2017 2018
Receita Bruta (R$ - bilhões)RAC
Key:
Mercado Total de Seminovos - Total Used Vehicles Market Mercado de Até 3 anos - Market Up to 3 years of age
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The evolution of the total fleet, employees, and car rental companies number in 2016 and 2018,
considering the sectors of car rental and fleet outsourcing, is presented below.
Key:
Setor de Locação: Nº de Frota, Colaboradores e Locadoras
- Rental Sector: Fleet, Employees, and Car Rental Companies No.
Número de Empregados - Number of Employees Número de Locadoras - Number of Car Rental Companies Frota Total - Total Fleet
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Source ABLA 2019 Yearbook (2018 Information)
Car Rental Companies are being increasingly expressive in the percentage of total sales of
76.598 77.899 82.638
11.199 11.407 13.182
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Setor de Locação: Nº de Frota, Colaboradores e Locadoras
Número de Empregados Número de Locadoras Frota Total
automakers, rising from 11.0% in 2016 to 16.6% in 2017, and to 19.0% in 2018, according to
ABLA. Another point to highlight is the diversification of automakers in the acquisition of vehicles
by the car rental companies, as shown below. It is worth mentioning that in 2018 we had 17
automakers associated with ANFAVEA - National Association of Manufacturers of Automotive
Vehicles that produced vehicles and light commercial vehicles.
Key:
Compras por Montadora em 2018 (Quantidade e Percentual)
- Purchases by Automaker in 2018 (Quantity and Percentage)
Outros - Other ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Source ABLA Yearbook – 2019, considers the purchase of automobiles and light
commercial vehicles.
The opening of the number of car rental companies, number of cars purchased, total fleet, and
number of jobs per state are presented below. It is possible to note the significant participation of
the Southeast region in the Brazilian rental industry if we compare all the numbers, mainly due to
the greater demand for rental in this region, as well as due to hosting the headquarters of the
largest car rental companies in Brazil.
176 0,04%
505 0,12%
680 0,16%
1.077 0,26%
2.659 0,64%
11.000 2,67%
20.102 4,87%
21.104 5,11%
60.137 14,57%
60.295 14,61%
68.920 16,70%
69.535 16,85%
96.563 23,39%
BMW
PSA - Peugeot Citroën
Audi
Honda
Outros
Toyota
Nissan
Hyundai
Renault
Ford
Volkswagen
FCA - Fiat Chrysler
General Motors
Compras por Montadora em 2018 (Quantidade e Percentual)
Key:
Norte - North Nordeste - Northeast Centro-Oeste - Midwest Sudeste - Southeast Sul - South Nº Locadoras - No. of Car Rental Companies Nº Carros Comprados - No. of Cars Purchased Frota Total - Total Fleet Nº Empregos - No. of Jobs Total - Total Total Brasil - Total Brazil
Norte Nº Locadoras Nº Carros Comprados Frota Total Nº Empregos
Acre 37 56 249 100
Amapá 66 278 752 269
Amazonas 253 3.734 7.047 1.982
Pará 258 2.006 6.986 2.393
Rondônia 98 620 2.421 297
Roraima 90 1.160 2.136 107
Tocantins 85 404 1.716 286
Total 887 8.258 21.307 5.434
Nordeste Nº Locadoras Nº Carros Comprados Frota Total Nº Empregos
Alagoas 164 1.025 3.687 1.224
Bahia 965 3.005 10.001 6.319
Ceará 611 2.672 9.641 4.005
Maranhão 210 738 2.135 1.700
Paraíba 231 1.635 4.845 742
Pernambuco 207 3.953 14.779 5.112
Piauí 197 641 2.158 1.297
Rio Grande do Norte 356 1.629 4.483 1.209
Sergipe 149 345 2.686 1.308
Total 3.090 15.643 54.415 22.916
Centro-Oeste Nº Locadoras Nº Carros Comprados Frota Total Nº Empregos
Distrito Federal 248 1.914 4.875 1.667
Goiás 290 4.434 10.944 2.835
Mato Grosso 368 2.179 5.537 870
Mato Grosso do Sul 121 433 1.195 971
Total 1.027 8.960 22.551 6.343
Sudeste Nº Locadoras Nº Carros Comprados Frota Total Nº Empregos
Espírito Santo 347 1.627 4.803 1.378
Minas Gerais 2.022 320.100 554.917 8.256
Rio de Janeiro 727 2.442 8.605 5.778
São Paulo 2.324 35.245 99.759 25.239
Total 5.420 359.414 668.084 40.651
Sul Nº Locadoras Nº Carros Comprados Frota Total Nº Empregos
Paraná 827 12.732 37.411 3.716
Rio Grande do Sul 809 4.153 12.516 2.340
Santa Catarina 399 3.593 10.047 1.238
Total 2.035 20.478 59.974 7.294
Total Brasil 12.459 412.753 826.331 82.638
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Source: ABLA 2019 Yearbook (2018 Information)
The car rental industry in Brazil has shown growth above GDP during the last decade. Factors
such as the expansion of credit and income stimulated investment and consumption and,
consequently, the demand for vehicles by companies, positively impacting our industry. In
addition, the fleet outsourcing presents itself as an economically viable alternative for the
reduction of vehicle costs, so that, even in times of crisis, the demand for our services remained
quite resilient.
After the merger with Unidas S.A., the Company increased the representativeness of its vehicle
purchases over the total sales of Brazilian automakers, which in 2017 was of 0.9% and became
2.9% considering the new Company in 2018 accumulated pro forma. As of September 30, 2019,
the representation was of 3.4%.
Key:
Pro-forma - Pro-forma Participação na Venda de Montadoras - Participation in the Sale of Automakers
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Source: FENABRAVE (September 2019)
Fleet outsourcing has features of a wholesale business by centralizing its activities in a central
unit with the advantage of being able to operate with few people, even because of the high level
of technology, and having low fixed costs when operating together a network of suppliers. This
type of operation allows scalability and a high volume of business, which, with the intensive use
of technology, leads to a lower fixed cost.
Fleet outsourcing has a concentrated customers base (compared to the rent-a-car segment),
operates primarily with companies, does not have a sudden seasonal variation in business, and
39.299
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Unidas S.A. Locamerica Unidas Participação na Venda de Montadoras
typically does not use yield management, since its agreements have prices adjusted according
to indices predetermined between fleet outsourcer and the customer.
i. Participation in each of the markets
Considering the car rental segment, we are a leader in the Fleet Outsourcing segment in Brazil
in fleet size, with a market share of approximately 17.4% of this segment according to 2018 data
made available in the 2019 ABLA Yearbook.
Our leadership position in fleet outsourcing is also verified when we compare the number of
vehicles in the segment: on September 30, 2019, our fleet had 84,259 vehicles made available
to corporate customers throughout the national territory. We lead a market that is undergoing a
great growth moment, backed by still low national penetration - approximately 8.6% of the
Brazilian corporate fleet is outsourced - and by the great cost saving that the fleet management
and outsourcing service provides for the contracting companies - approximately 27% only in the
first year of the agreement, according to ABLA data.
Key:
Brasil - Brazil Frota Corporativa3 - Corporate Fleet3 Frota Terceirizada: - Outsourced Fleet: Penetração de apenas 8,6% - Penetration of only 8.6%
Pelo Tamanho da Frota do Segmento (20182)
- By Segment Fleet Size (20182)
Outros - Other Mundo - World % da frota alugada sobre a frota corporativa
- % of the leased fleet over the corporate fleet
Frota Total por Empresa – 2018 (veículos ‘0002)
- Total Fleet by Company - 2018 (vehicles '0002)
Fonte: Relatório Annual de 2019 da ABLA, Frost&Sullivan research, Datamonitor, Global Feet
- Source: 2019 ABLA Annual Report, Frost & Sullivan research, Datamonitor, Global Feet
Notes: - Notes: 1 Baseado na frota total dos três maiores players dividida pelo tamanho da frota terceirizada no Mercado;
- 1 Based on the total fleet of the three largest players divided by the size of the outsourced fleet in the Market;
2 Considera a informação pública mais recente disponível para o Mercado brasileiro;
- 2 Considers the latest public information available to the Brazilian Market;
3 De acordo com a reportage da Global Fleet “Brazil has sizeable corporate fleet growth potential” publicada em 15 de Fevereiro de 2018.
- 3 According to Global Fleet's reportage "Brazil has sizeable corporate fleet growth potential" published on February 15, 2018.
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Key:
Receita Líquida – 2018 vs 2017 - Net Revenue - 2018 vs 2017
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Source: Public information made available by the Companies at CVM
Also considering the 2018 fiscal year data made available by the ABLA 2019 yearbook, referring
to RAC (Rent-a-Car) segment, our representativeness in relation to total fleet in the market was
of 14.2%, which position us as the third largest player in the country. On September 30, 2019, we
had 69,465 vehicles, including 1,580 cars made available through our franchise network for the
Rent-a-Car service.
Key:
Mercado de Aluguel de Carros: Penetração e Tendências
- Car Rental Market: Penetration and Trends
População Brasileira - Brazilian population Com cartão de crédito - Credit card payments Apenas 11 mm3 são usuarios de locadoras
- Only 11 mm3 are users of car rental companies
Baixa penetração e aumento da acessibilidade no mercado de Aluguel de Carros
- Low penetration and increased accessibility in Car Rental market
O Brasil é o segundo maior mercado da Uber no mundo e São Paulo é a cidade com maior número de viagens2
- Brazil is the second largest Uber market in the world and São Paulo is the city with the largest number of rides2
Turismo - Tourism viagens per capita - trips per capita Acessibildade: - Accessibility Salário Mínimo - Minimum wage Carro1 - Car1 Mercado Fragmentado: Market Share - Fragmented Market: Market Share Pelo Tamanho da Frota do Segmento - By Segment Fleet Size Outros - Other
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Key:
Receita Líquida – 2018 vs 2017 - Net Revenue - 2018 vs 2017
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Source: Public information made available by the Companies at CVM
The strength generated by the combination of the Fleet Outsourcing and RAC operations place
us, according to ABLA 2019 yearbook and the public information disclosed by the largest
companies in this sector, as the 2nd largest company in the Car Rental industry, a result of, among
others, the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) operations carried out by the Company over the
years.
Such actions allowed the Company to have a complete platform to serve its customers, which
includes all the services available in the Fleet Outsourcing and Car Rental market, in addition to
expanding its geographical performance.
iii. Competition conditions in the markets
The fleet outsourcing segment in Brazil is extremely pulverized and characterized by the
existence of players of several sizes, from small local car rental companies to major players in
the sector, such as the Company itself, Localiza, Movida, ALD, Arval and LM, as demonstrated
previously, which considers the most current information made available by them. According to
the data contained in ABLA 2019 yearbook, on December 31, 2018, the sector was composed of
13,182 companies, provided that the three largest companies engaged in Fleet Outsourcing had
a combined market share of 44.5% in terms of total fleet (considering the total fleet of each
Company on September 30, 2019).
For the RAC segment, the three largest companies, including the Company after the merger with
Unidas S.A., concentrated around 78.9% of the market fleet in 2018, according to public
information provided by the companies and taking the total fleet from this segment into account,
as set forth in the data contained in ABLA 2019 yearbook. Frequently, companies operating in
RAC segment also offer fleet outsourcing services.
In the Brazilian market of Used Vehicles (vehicles sold being 0 to 3 years), we estimate that we
had a participation of only 1.8% in 2018 and 2.8% on September 30, 2019, taking into
consideration the total of cars sold by the Company of 42,387 and 47,887 in the respective periods
and the total of used cars sold in this age range informed by FENABRAVE in the same periods.
Key:
Outros - Other ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Source: FENABRAVE
Regarding the growth of units sold from 2017 to 2018, Unidas S.A. was leader among the three
largest companies in the sector.
Key:
Número de Veículos Vendidos - Number of vehicles sold ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Source: Public information made available by the Companies at CVM
The market for the sale of used vehicles in Brazil is highly pulverized, being practiced by both
large car dealers and other car rental companies and fleet companies, as well as by small
companies. The Company faces competition in the segment of sale of used vehicles with all the
companies operating in this sector, mainly car dealers. However, since vehicles are relatively very
liquid assets, the used car sales market does not have a large recurrence of aggressive pricing
policies.
(d) Occasional Seasonality
Our Fleet Outsourcing business does not show significant fluctuations throughout the year.
The Car Rental activity, on the other hand, has its peak in the last two weeks of December and
in the months of January, February, and July, months that coincide with periods of vacation and
festive seasons such as Christmas, New Year, Carnival, and Easter, when the total net revenue
historically increases by up to 20% compared to other months of the year.
(e) Main inputs and raw materials
i. Description of the relationships maintained with suppliers, including whether they are
subject to government control or regulation, indicating the bodies and applicable
legislation
Our main suppliers are the Brazilian automakers, the main ones being, in alphabetical order, Fiat,
Ford, General Motors, Nissan, Renault, Toyota, and Volkswagen, from which we acquire vehicles
for the renewal and expansion of our fleet. In the year ended December 31, 2018, we invested
R$ 3,004.0 million in vehicle acquisition (R$ 859.4 million in 2017 and R$ 329.0 million in 2016),
corresponding to 67,297 new vehicles purchased in the period (compared to 19,899 and 9,420
vehicles in 2016). As of September 30, 2019, a total of 65,915 vehicles were acquired, totaling
an investment of R$ 3,073.6 million.
Our purchases of vehicles usually correspond to high quantities, which allows us to negotiate
discounts and special conditions. We do not have supply agreements entered into with any
automaker and we have no problems with our purchase orders, including deadlines and delivery
terms. Our purchases of vehicles corresponded to 3.4% of the total sales made by Brazilian
automakers in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, (2.9% in the year ended in
2018 - considering the purchases made by Unidas S.A. in the year of 2018, 0.9% in the year
ended in 2017 - considering the purchases made by Auto Ricci S.A. in the year of 2017, and 0.5%
in the year ended in 2016), according to data from the National Federation of Automotive Vehicle
Distribution - Fenabrave.
For more information on the risks involving the automakers, see risk factor "There is a
concentration of automakers with limited installed capacity in Brazil", described in item 4.1(e) of
this Reference Form.
ii. Possible dependence on few suppliers
We believe that we do not depend on any particular automaker, given that, in the car rental
industry, the composition of the fleet is usually determined by the vehicle category, and not by
specific brands and models. Additionally, we do not believe that the prices of the vehicles we
purchase are subject to intense volatility.
iii. Possible volatility in their prices
Our inputs substantially refer to spare parts and preventive and corrective maintenance services
of our operating fleet, as well as fuel consumed by the rented fleet for the contracts in which we
assume responsibility for the fuel supply of vehicles. The variation in the price of such inputs can
impact the car rental price. However, our officers adopt a procurement policy that allows us to
reduce the risk of purchases with no real need and/or outside market parameters and conditions
by means of quotation routines and the utilization of responsibility profiles for purchase approval.
For discussion on price and products variation impact on our results, see item 10.2(b)(1) of this
Reference Form.
7.4. Identify if there are customers that are responsible for more than 10% of the total net
revenue of the issuer, informing:
a. total amount of customer revenues
The Company has a pulverized customer portfolio, both for the fleet outsourcing (TF) business
and for the car rental (RAC) business, thus, it does not have customers responsible for more than
10% of the Company's net revenue.
b. operating segments affected by customer revenues
The Company has customers for fleet outsourcing (legal entity) and car rental customers (legal
entity and individuals). There are also customers who use both of the Company's businesses,
however, they are customers of a pulverized portfolio that does not account for more than 10%
of the Company's net revenue.
7.5 Relevant effects of state regulation on activities
(a) the need for governmental authorizations for the exercise of activities and a history
of relationship with the government to obtain such authorizations
The exercise of our activities and of our subsidiaries is not subject to obtaining any governmental
authorizations, except for the obtainment of CNPJ and operating permits before the Brazilian
Federal Revenue and the municipal governments where we have subsidiaries.
The Company's establishments are duly regularized before the competent bodies to which they
are subject.
The Company conducts airport operations in Brazil under several concession agreements and
use of area granted by INFRAERO - Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuária and by
the concessionaires Inframérica Concessionária do Aeroporto de São Gonçalo do Amarantes,
Concessionária do Aeroporto Internacional de Confins S.A., Inframérica Concessionária do
Aeroporto de Brasília, Aeroporto Brasil Viracopos S.A., Concessionária Aeroporto RJ S.A.,
Concessionária do Aeroporto Internacional de Guarulhos S/A, Concessionária do Aeroporto de
Salvador S.A., and SOCICAM Administração Projetos e Representações Ltda. Such concession
agreements for the use of area are subject to bidding procedures upon their termination. The
terms of the federal concession agreements entered into with INFRAERO - Empresa Brasileira
de Infraestrutura Aeroportuária and with concessionaires vary from 12 to 60 months and can be
renewed for periods of up to 60 additional months, at the discretion of the government. The
agreements entered into with concessionaires may vary up to periods of 120 months.
For more information on risks involving airport concessions, see risk factor "We are subject to the
risk of non-renewal or loss of concessions at airports", described in item 4.1(a) of this Reference
Form.
The table below presents the main information regarding the concession agreements entered
into between the Company, INFRAERO - Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuária,
and concessionaires for the exploration of airport areas by the Company:
Airport Network City (State) Granted area
Beginning
of the
Concession
End of the
Concession
Note on the
agreement
manager
Aeroporto
Internacional Salgado Filho
Own Porto Alegre
ATP: 18.82 m² 03/01/2019 03/31/2020
Fraport ATP: 6.90 m² 4/11/2016 04/10/2021
ANE (Non-built-up
Area): 2,519.00 m² 5/16/2014 05/15/2022
Aeroporto
Internacional do Recife / Guararapes-
Gilberto Freyre
Own Recife
ATP: 14.55 m² 6/7/2014 6/6/2019
Infraero
ANE (Non-built-up
Area): 1,691.03 m² 4/15/2015 04/14/2020
Aeroporto
Internacional de Florianópolis
Own Florianópolis ATP: 7.80 m² and AE:
1,043.37 m² 10/1/2019 10/01/2029 Floripa
Aeroporto Internacional Pinto
Martins
Own Fortaleza
AE/EX (External Built-
up Area): 1,305 m2 12/01/2014 11/30/2019
Fraport ATP: 9.63 m² and ANE: 1295.00 m2
09/15/2013 01/14/2020
AE: 5,000 m2 12/19/2018 12/18/2020
Aeroporto de Joinville - Lauro
Carneiro de Loyola
Own Joinville ATP: 7.62 m² and ANE:
1,825.00 m2 1/15/2015 01/14/2020 Infraero
Santa Maria Airport Own Santa Maria Room 2-B and 5 parking
spaces 01/25/2019 01/25/2020 CACISM
Aeroporto
Internacional de
Maceió / Zumbi dos Palmares
Own Maceió
ANE (Non-built-up
Area): 800.00 m2 06/01/2013 05/31/2020
Infraero
ATP: 8.57 m² 08/01/2018 07/31/2020
Aracaju/Santa Maria International
Airport
Own Aracajú ATP: 18.90 m² and
ANE: 1,500 m² 06/01/2015 05/30/2020 Infraero
Aeroporto Internacional de
Salvador
Own Salvador ATP: 14,79 m2 01/11/2016 01/10/2021 Vinci
Aeroporto de
Londrina - Governador José
Rocha
Own Londrina ATP: 7.51 m2 05/01/2016 04/30/2021 Infraero
Aeroporto Internacional
Tancredo Neves
Own Confins ATP: 5,30 m2 01/01/2019 12/31/2021 BH Airport
Aeroporto Internacional de
Viracopos
Own Campinas ATP: 10.50 m² and
ANE: 1,600.00 m² 06/01/2016 05/31/2021
Viracopos Aeroportos
Brasil
Aeroporto de
Palmas Own Palmas ATP: 8.06 m² 07/15/2016 07/14/2021 Infraero
Aeroporto Internacional de
Brasília
Own Brasília ATP: 10.30 m² + AE
1,577m² + L04-026 08/01/2016 07/31/2021
Inframérica
Concessionaire
of Brasília Airport
Aeroporto de
Navegantes Own Navegantes ATP: 7.30 m² 05/11/2017 05/10/2022 Infraero
Natal International
Airport -
Governador Aluízio Alves
Own Natal Store 10m² and parking
lot 2.000m² + 1.000m² 05/15/2014 05/21/2022
Inframérica
Concessionaire of São
Gonçalo
Airport
Belém International
Airport - Julio
Cezar Ribeiro
Own Belém ATP: 7.17 m² 04/01/2017 03/31/2022 Infraero
Aeroporto
Internacional de
Campo Grande
Own Campo Grande ATP: 6.21 m² and ANE:
1088,65 m2: 08/01/2017 07/31/2022 Infraero
Aeroporto de Uberlândia
Own Uberlândia ATP: 9.73 m² and ANE: 1,135.06 m²
11/01/2017 10/31/2022 Infraero
Aeroporto
Internacional
Presidente Castro Pinto
Own João Pessoa ATP: 6.25 m² and ANE:
1000.00 m² 01/01/2018 12/31/2022 Infraero
Aeroporto Santa Genoveva /Goiânia
Own Goiânia
AE:2,000.00 m² and
550.00 m² 06/01/2017 05/31/2022
Socicam 9.19 m2 04/20/2016 04/19/2021
AE: 637.50 m² and 521.10 m²
06/01/2018 05/31/2022
Aeroporto
Internacional de São Paulo/Guarulhos
Own Guarulhos
3,100m² (ground floor -
outdoor area Parking Space), 10m² (ground
floor Terminal 2 West),
5m² (ground floor Terminal 2 East), 6.5m²
(ground floor Terminal
3), 1,140m² (EDG 6th FLOOR)
12/01/2018 11/30/2022
Concessionaire
of Guarulhos
International Airport - GRU
Airport
Aeroporto de
Vitória da Conquista
Own Vitória da Conquista ATP: 12,00m² + 100
parking spaces 07/25/2019 07/31/2023 Socicam
Aeroporto Internacional
Marechal Cunha
Machado - São Luís
Own São Luís
ATP: 6.65 m² and ANE:
1053,56 m² + AE/EX:
388.00 m² + ANE 5,605.13 m² + 1,146.33
m²
09/1/2018 08/31/2023 Infraero
Aeroporto de
Imperatriz Own Imperatriz
ATP: 4.00 m² ANE:
912.83 m² AE/EX: 09/17/2018 09/16/2023 Infraero
287.17 m² + 1,000.00
m²
ANE (Non-built-up
Area): 1,600.00 m² 08/20/2019 08/19/2024
Aeroporto de
Teresina – Senador
Petrônio Portella
Own Teresina ATP: 4.85 m² 10/01/2018 09/30/2023 Infraero
Manaus
International
Airport/Eduardo Gomes
Own Manaus ATP: 9.5 m² ANE: 2,842.87 m² and AE/EX
25.53 m²
01/20/2019 01/19/2024 Infraero
Macapá
International
Airport - Alberto Alcolumbre
Own Macapá ATP: 6.37 m² and AE
1,530.00 m² 05/16/2019 05/15/2024 Infraero
Maringá Airport Own Maringá
ATP: 6.42 m² 06/03/2019 06/03/2024 Maringá Air
Terminals AE: 1,334 m2 06/03/2019 06/03/2024
AE: 1,334 m2 06/03/2019 06/03/2024
Aeroporto
Internacional
Afonso Pena
Own Curitiba ATP: 45.31 m² AE:
3,800 m2 07/16/2019 07/15/2024 Infraero
Montes Claros
Airport - Mário Ribeiro
Own Montes Claros
ANE (Non-built-up
Area): 1885,08 m2 09/01/2019 08/31/2024 Infraero
ATP: 5.99 m² Infraero
Carajás/Parauapebas
Airport Own Carajás
ATP: 7.19 m² + ANE:
1,200 m2 10/01/2019 09/30/2024 Infraero
Aeroporto João
Correa da Rocha Own Marabá
ATP: 2.21 m² ANE: 800.00 m² and AE/EX:
400.00 m²
09/01/2016 08/31/2026 Infraero
Aeroporto
Internacional do Galeão – Antônio
Carlos Jobim
Own Rio de Janeiro
TPS2: 13.3 m² TPS2:
13.3m² Parking Lot: 20 parking spaces AE: 5.00
m²
01/09/2017 12/31/2026 Rio Galeão
Jorge Amado Airport
Own Ilheus ATP: 3.35 m² 11/03/2018 Undetermined Socicam
Cuiabá International
Airport - Marechal Rondon
Own Cuiabá
ANE (Non-built-up
Area): 3,735.98 m² 09/20/2019 01/20/2020 Infraero
Cuiabá AE: 3,735.98 m² Infraero
Aeroporto de
Vitória - Eurico de Aguiar Salles
Own Vitória ATP: 9.32 m² 12/12/2018 12/31/2019 Infraero
Porto Velho
International Airport -
Governador Jorge
Teixeira de Oliveira
Own Porto Velho ATP: 8.64 m2 Infraero
(b) environmental policy of the issuer and costs incurred to comply with environmental
regulations and, if applicable, other environmental practices, including compliance
with international environmental protection standards:
Our fleet rental activities do not generate significant environmental impacts. We do not
generate hazardous liquid effluents. We believe that we fully comply with all provisions of
environmental laws and regulations currently applicable to our activities. However, we are
aware that failure to comply with any of these provisions may subject us to administrative
penalties, which may lead to the imposition of significant fines and suspension of activities,
the application of criminal penalties, in addition to the obligation to repair occasional
damage caused to the environment.
The atmospheric emissions produced by our fleet are subject to inspection and
maintenance programs for vehicles in use, which are usually state programs, but, in case
of municipalities with a fleet of three million vehicles or more, such programs may be
municipal. Our fleet is already subject to periodic checks carried out by the competent
authorities in the State of Rio de Janeiro and in the city of São Paulo. We know that the
environmental legislation is becoming progressively stricter and that the legal requirement
of any new control standards for atmospheric emissions generated by the transportation
sector, including the greenhouse effect gases released, can increase our operating costs.
Another important control is the environmentally sound management of the solid waste
generated by the Company's operations. The person in charge of generating solid waste
is also in charge of its segregation, storage, transportation, and final destination
environmentally adequate, being obliged to repair any environmental damage resulting
from the bad management of such waste. Therefore, inadequate disposal of solid waste
can cause damage to the environment, life, and health of the population and,
consequently, lead to penalties in the administrative (warning, fine, and embargo, for
example) and criminal scopes, in addition to the obligation to repair damage caused. In
relation to the administrative sphere, as provided for in Decree 6.514/2008, the launching
or final destination of solid waste in disagreement with the applicable legislation may
generate fines of R$500.00 to R$50,000,000.00.
For more information on environmental sustainability measures adopted by the Company,
see item 7.9 of this Reference Form.
(c) dependence on patents, trademarks, licenses, concessions, franchises, and
royalties agreements relevant to the development of activities
In Brazil, ownership of a trademark is acquired only by the registration validly issued by the
National Institute of Industrial Property ("INPI"), the body responsible for the registration of
trademarks and patents, being the owner assured its exclusive use throughout the national
territory for a fixed term of ten years, subject to successive renewals. During the registration
process, the applicant has only an expectation of the right to use the brand requested for
identification of their products or services.
After the trademark registration is granted, some events may cause the loss of trademark rights,
such as: (i) expiration of the period of validity, without due and timely payment of official fees for
renewal; (ii) waiver of the right by its owner, which may be total or partial in relation to the goods
or services identified by the trademark; (iii) the loss of right to the registration, resulting from the
unjustified use of the brand; (iv) use of the brand with a significant change that implies a change
in its original distinctive character, as stated in the certificate of registration, for a period of five
years or more, counted from the date of granting registration; or (v) a declaration of nullity of the
registration obtained by a third party after a successful administrative proceeding. In the legal
scope, although we are the owners of the registration of several of our brands, it is not possible
to ensure that third parties will not claim that we are infringing their intellectual property rights
and eventually win. Maintenance of trademark registrations is carried out through the payment
of retributions to INPI from time to time. The payment of the necessary fees is essential to avoid
the extinction of the records and the consequent cessation of the holder's rights.
We are the owners of registrations of the "Locamerica", "Seminovos Locamerica" (granted in
2014 by INPI, except for the exclusive use of the term "seminovos"), and "Locamérica Gestão
de Frotas" (deferred in 2012) trademarks. We entered into an agreement for assignment and
transfer of rights over trademarks and other covenants with L&R Serviços Negócios e
Participações Ltda. ("L&R") on September 1, 2011, whereby we were assigned and transferred
the ownership of the "Locamericas" trademark application, and a waiver was filed by L&R
concerning the opposition filed by it against our application for registration of "Locamerica
Gestão de Frotas" brand, deferred by INPI. Our old subsidiary Auto Ricci S.A. (which was
acquired by us in January 2018) is the owner of the trademark "Ricci".
With regard to Unidas S.A., on June 7, 2011, the Agreement for the Assignment and Transfer of
Trademarks was entered into between Novinela (a former member of its control group) and
Unidas S.A., for a free, definitive, irrevocable, and irreversible assignment of all "Unidas" brands
to the Company.
On April 16, 2012, Unidas S.A. entered into the Master Franchise Agreement with Vanguard Car
Rental USA LLC, a member of Enterprise Holdings, the world's largest car rental group in terms
of average fleet size and revenue, through which the Company became its exclusive franchisee
in Brazil for 19 years after the execution of the agreement on April 16, 2012, automatically
extendable for another five years, of the Alamo and National Systems. As a result, the Company
has the exclusive right to use the "Alamo" and "National Car Rental" brands in Brazil, as well as
it is now part of an international car rental network and has the possibility of access to Enterprise
Holdings know-how and experience. Under the Master Franchise Agreement, customers of the
Alamo and National Systems traveling to Brazil will be served by the Company's car rental
network the same way that the Company's customers traveling abroad will be served by the car
rental networks of several brands of Enterprise Holdings, distributed in more than 70 countries.
For more information on the marks of our ownership, see item 9.1(b) of this Reference Form.
7.6. For countries in which the issuer obtains relevant revenues, identify:
a. revenue from customers assigned to the host country of the issuer and their share in
the issuer's total net revenue
We do not have any income from a foreign country. All our revenues come from the Brazilian
market.
b. revenue from customers assigned to each foreign country and their share in the issuer’s
total net revenue
We do not have any income from a foreign country. All our revenues come from the Brazilian
market.
c. total revenue from foreign countries and their share in the issuer's total net revenue
Not applicable. All our revenues come from the Brazilian market.
7.7. In relation to the foreign countries disclosed in item 7.6, to inform to what extent the
issuer is subject to the regulation of those countries and in what way such subjection
affects the business of the issuer.
Not applicable. The Company is not subject to any foreign regulation in its activities.
7.8. In relation to socio-environmental policies, indicate:
(a) if the issuer discloses social and environmental information
The Company has not adhered to international environmental protection standards and does not
publish a sustainability report or similar document. However, it considers important the awareness
of the reduction of the consumption of natural resources, such as: water and electricity. In this
context, the Company conducts internal campaigns to raise employees' awareness of the use of
such resources in a cost-effective, rational and sustainable manner. For more information on
actions focused on environmental sustainability, see item 7.9 of this Reference Form.
The main activities of the Company are related to Car Rental, through Rent-a-Car and fleet
outsourcing (TF), which, despite the fact that the cars of the fleet emit pollutant gases, do not
generate significant impacts on the environment, as the Company's fleet is new, with an average
age of 6.6 months in the Rent-a-Car segment and of 17.0 months in the fleet outsourcing on
September 30, 2019, just as most vehicles are dual fuel models, which makes it possible to use
ethanol as fuel, thus representing a renewable, clean and self-sustaining energy.
(b) the methodology followed in the preparation of this information
Not applicable, as the Company does not issue a sustainability report or similar document.
(c) whether such information is audited or reviewed by an independent entity
Not applicable.
(d) the page on the worldwide computer network where this information can be found
Not applicable.
7.9 Provide other information that the issuer deems relevant.
(a) Social responsibility
The Company is increasingly concerned with people and with society as a whole. We have a
strong commitment to our people, and that is reflected in our relationship with social issues and
with the communities around us.
We have in the Company the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which is the form
of management that is defined by the ethical and transparent relationship of the company with all
the stakeholders with which it relates and by setting business goals that drive sustainable
development of society, preserving environmental and cultural resources, respecting diversity and
promoting the reduction of social inequalities.
Our project is based on three pillars: strategic vision, governance & management, and social.
The strategic vision pillar will help us incorporate sustainable practices into our operation.
The governance & management pillar gives us guidance on how to align our work to the concepts
of social responsibility and sustainability, from policies implementation to its integration with
corporate management processes.
Finally, the social pillar monitors the impacts of our business on issues such as human rights and
relationships with employees, as well as impacts on the society in which we live.
From these pillars, we develop projects that encourage the education and well-being of the
communities where we operate.
The Company is also part of the Ethos Institute, a specialist institute with know-how to direct our
work on this subject, in addition to the references and skills they have in the market:
The largest business network for sustainable development in Latin America (500
members);
Access to tools to improve management, defining sustainability as a business strategy;
Participation of our spaces for dialogue and the construction of public policies in the areas
of Integrity, Human Rights, Urban Mobility and Climate Changes;
More visibility;
Benchmarking with other companies.
Additionally, as already mentioned in item 7.5 of this Form, the Company carries out several
actions focused on environmental sustainability, as described below:
Water consumption: The faucets in the bathrooms are currently automatic and provide significant
water savings compared to a conventional faucet. At the same time, internal communications are
carried out in the common areas of the Headquarters and in the stores for water use awareness.
Electric power consumption: The air conditioners of the Company have a timer that controls their
hours of use. The Company also uses the self-contained air-conditioning model which, unlike the
traditional splits models, is more efficient in cooling medium and large business environments.
Campaign for conscious use of printers: The Company's printers have a password printing
control, which significantly reduces paper consumption.
Car Rental (RAC) and used vehicles (SMV) stores: In addition to the aforementioned items, we
also have other investments related to environmental practices, as follows:
• Investments in LED spotlights in the stores and Headquarters;
• Installation of timer on the facades (totems and porticos);
• Washing with water is replaced with washing with wax - which generates on average 50-liter
savings of water per car;
• In the most extreme cases, where washing with water is necessary, reuse water is used.
Please find below, some of the initiatives adopted by the Company and its employees in the last
two fiscal years and in the current fiscal year:
In May 2016, we organized a social action in São João das Missões, in Minas Gerais, to which
Locamerica employees volunteered. The community was chosen because of its shortage of
resources and lack of the basics for its subsistence, which touched the organizers of the group
and mobilized donations to be delivered to the families in need of this location.
In November 2017, on the World Kindness Day, we visited the Centro Infantil Creche União
(Children’s Day Care Center) in Belo Horizonte and delivered the toys collected at Management
Center by our employees. Located in Conjunto Santa Maria, the unit has been operating for 36
years, serves children from 2 to 5 years of age of poverty-stricken families in the region and has
more than 200 children enrolled.
In December 2017, we held the Locamerica Solidarity Christmas, in which the Company's
employees adopted Christmas letters made by children of the Centro Infantil Creche União, where
toys were delivered.
In 2018, we developed several actions for our Social Responsibility program:
We started the year receiving the children of the Institutions Casa Copacabana and Lar Batista
to whom we delivered bicycles mounted by the managers in a group dynamics.
We have launched the Professional Qualification Program, which consists of offering full
scholarships for professional qualification of youngsters living in local communities or indicated
by the Company's employees. The scholarships are for technical courses of Automotive
Maintenance, with duration of 18 months, available for students between 16 and 25 years of age,
and of Seller, with duration of 2 months, for students over 18 years of age. Unidas, besides the
total sponsorship of the class, also takes responsibility for student selection and control of grades
and attendance. The purpose of this project is to contribute to the professional qualification of
these youngsters, providing them with a gateway to the labor market, including the possibility of
being hired by Unidas itself at the end of the courses.
Another action is the Double Donation, which encourages the practice of donations by employees
while committing to multiply the donations received: for each item donated by employees, Unidas
donates another one. In 2018, the institutions benefiting from the action were: Núcleo Assistencial
Caminhos para Jesus – Belo Horizonte, Maior Amor – São Paulo, Asilo São Vicente de Paulo –
Maringá.
In turn, Unidas S.A. incorporates several other actions, such as Trânsito Consciente, the
Academic Training Program, training for employees and suppliers, day care allowance, among
others, to its work focused on Social Responsibility, in addition to developing new initiatives for
the people and communities that need them the most. After all, in order to transform the world we
have to start at home, spreading the change one by one - and Unidas has begun to play its role,
with an eye for a better future for all of us.
(b) Insurance
We believe to have a low vehicle claim ratio. As a result, we do not maintain automobile (casco)
insurance for our fleet, the cost of which we consider to be more costly than the current form of
operation, unless expressly requested by our customers. However, in order to protect ourselves
from possible losses, we have taken out insurance policies for Optional Civil Liability of Vehicles,
with coverage for property damage and bodily injury to third parties. We have taken out insurance
policy for some specific customers, following contractual obligations, with coverage of property
damage and bodily injury. Lastly, we have also taken out an insurance policy for our main
business establishments.
(c) Strengths and Competitive Advantages
Complementary business model with scale gains, cross selling opportunities and cost
optimization.
We have developed a complementary business model, which gives us a certain protection in
periods of low economic activity, with greater predictability of revenue from the TF business in
relation to the RAC business, while offering us better opportunities for growth in periods of greater
economic activity, based on the performance of our RAC business. In addition, we have
developed, in a complementary way to our TF and RAC businesses, the ‘Used Vehicles’ activity,
through which we manage the divestiture of our vehicles, which allows us to renew the fleet in an
efficient and flexible manner. The synergy between our businesses, coupled with the volume of
demobilized vehicles, allows us to maintain a successful service network, enabling and
encouraging our retail sales, with the offer of vehicles of different makes and models, with low
mileage and a few years of use. Through retail sales, we have increased the average value of the
vehicles we sell, by using no intermediaries and reducing the cost of fleet depreciation in our RAC
and TF business. The business organization allows us to obtain the following gains:
● Scale gains in vehicle acquisition. We believe we are one of the largest buyers of vehicles from
Brazilian automakers, with a 3.4% share, according to FENABRAVE's Licensing Report released
in September 2019. In relation to 2018, the Company acquired the equivalent to 2.9% of the
national production. In 2017, the vehicles acquired by Unidas S.A. and Locamerica represented,
respectively, 1.8% and 0.9% of the sales of the Brazilian automakers. The scale in the acquisition
of vehicles allows us to benefit from a greater bargaining power in the negotiation with these
automakers, which gives us better conditions in terms of prices, availability and other factors,
favoring the operation through: (i) less need for investment to expand the fleet; and (ii) lower
depreciation of automobiles in operation.
● Scale gains in vehicle disposal. The volume of vehicles demobilized in each of our businesses
allows us to maintain a successful network of stores to enable our retail sales, offering vehicles
of different makes and models, with low mileage and few years of use. We use our experience in
planning, design and management of vehicles to sell them at the time and under the conditions
most suited to our business and customers. To the extent that we dispose of most of our vehicles
directly to final customers, we have been able to obtain a higher selling price and thereby reduce
depreciation costs for the RAC and TF business.
● Cross selling. By their nature, the TF and RAC businesses are directed to different customers
segments, which lease the vehicles under diverse conditions and for different purposes. While in
the TF business we traditionally serve corporate customers, entering into long-term agreements,
in the RAC business, we usually serve individuals, directly or through travel agencies, tourism
operators and partnerships, as well as legal entities, directly or also by means of travel agencies
and tourism operators, with lease terms that usually vary from one day to one month. We benefit
from the relationship that our TF and RAC businesses maintain with customers, by using their
databases to detect compelling opportunities for each business in the other business database.
● Operational cost optimization. The adoption of a complementary business model allows us to
operate through a unique and multidisciplinary organizational structure, capable of meeting the
same level of efficiency as the RAC, TF and Used Vehicles businesses. As a result, we end up
incurring more diluted and relatively lower fixed costs, as it is not necessary to maintain a
complete and individual organizational structure for each of the businesses, thus reducing
redundant practices.
High capillarity of the RAC business.
As of September 30, 2019, we had an extensive service network strategically distributed
throughout Brazil, with 208 stores, of which 130 are owned and 78 are franchisees. The high
capillarity of our service network is mainly due to the presence of our own stores in large Brazilian
urban centers and the adoption of a franchise model. Our franchise model became even more
relevant as of 2005, when we launched a differentiated model called "Key Franchise at Hand",
which we flexibilized in 2011, with the implementation of a new franchise model, the "Flex
Franchise". We believe that the main incentive to attract more and more franchisees to our service
network is the fact that our franchisees have the opportunity to open their points of service under
our brands, making relatively modest investments. According to the "Flex Franchise" model, we
give the option to franchisees to purchase, in whole or in part, their fleet of vehicles for their
respective points of service. The number of vehicles owned by the franchisees totaled 1,580 on
September 30, 2019.
Scale, tradition and know-how in the Fleet Outsourcing business.
We are the leading fleet outsourcing company and the 2nd largest car rental company in Brazil in terms of number of vehicles and Gross Revenue. We are currently the largest fleet outsourcing operator in number of vehicles (considering the combination of business between Locamerica and Unidas, and according to ABLA report issued in 2019, referring to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018), and the second largest company in total fleet size in Brazil, compared to publicly held companies and/or companies that disclose such information to the market, as well as the third largest car rental company (RAC), compared to publicly held companies and/or companies that disclose such information to the market and report released by ABLA in 2019. We have been operating in the TF market for more than 33 years4, having built a very pulverized and diversified customer portfolio. We have customers all over the country, demanding from smaller fleets, with a vehicle, to more robust fleets, with more than 500 vehicles, and operating in different markets and sectors of the economy. As of September 30, 2019, our base was of 2,040 customers and a fleet of 84,259 vehicles allocated to the TF business, which gives us an average fleet of 41.3 vehicles per customer.
Knowledge and experience of our founding shareholders, combined with an experienced
management, capable of achieving consolidated operational efficiency.
Our founding shareholders have been in the market for 265 years and have detailed knowledge
of our markets and customers, fleet planning and management capacity, and financial discipline
in terms of pricing and contract management. Additionally, our management has developed,
4 Considering Unidas S.A. only. 5 Consider Locamerica only.
accumulated, perfected and systematized over more than two decades those characteristics and
procedures that, together with a long-term vision and perception to capture new opportunities, we
believe, position ourselves in a differentiated way in relation to our competitors, as detailed below:
(i) Detailed knowledge of markets and customers: The history of relationship with our
corporate customers from different sectors of the economy and geographic locations allows
us to accumulate in-depth knowledge of their operations, which allows us to better tailor
their needs and offer customized solutions. This knowledge was built through a wide and
detailed database that we have of each customer and that is constantly updated. We have
experience in providing services in almost all business segments and regions of Brazil,
offering popular, medium, executive, armored, 4x4, light and heavy commercial vehicles.
(ii) Capacity of planning and management of fleet: We believe that our differentiated capacity
for fleet planning, design and management is crucial to our operational efficiency and is
reflected on our high fleet utilization rates, such as 97.2% in 2016, 97.2% in 2017, and
98.2% on September 30, 2018, the latter being our historical record. As of September 30,
2019, the use rate was of 97.9%.
(iii) Attractiveness. We have great ability to attract individual customers through continuous
relationship, disclosure, quality of the services offered, efficiency, and thus customer
retention.
(iv) Financial discipline in pricing and contract management: Over the last two decades, we
have developed a pricing methodology of vehicle-to-vehicle contracts, which allows us to
manage contracts with profitability and high rate of assertiveness, which can be proven by
our margins, including in periods of crisis, such as the financial crises of 2008/2009 and
2015/2016. Pricing is based on our knowledge of each market and customer, considering
its location, type and volume of use, appropriate model, estimated selling price of the
vehicle and claim ratio. Our policy of pricing and approval of contracts is validated by our
main executives, with each cost being defined independently by specialists in their
respective areas (financial, procurement, administrative, maintenance and used vehicles).
Solid and widely recognized brand.
We believe that the strength and recognition of the "Unidas" brand in the Brazilian car rental and
fleet outsourcing sector mostly reflects the quality of our customer service.
We believe that our initiatives that lead to this type of recognition contribute to customers loyalty,
while giving us credibility with automakers, insurance companies and the market in general. Since
2010, we have focused our marketing efforts on online channels, seeking to encourage our
individual customers to rent vehicles through our website. For the development of campaigns
focused on RAC for individuals, we have the support of two advertising agencies: Tribal
WorldWide, responsible for brand positioning and online and offline media; New Bacon,
responsible for CRM and email marketing projects. On the other hand, the business units focused
on long-term/corporate car rentals, TF and the sale of Used Vehicles have an internal team, an
"in-house agency", for the development of their marketing actions. We also count on the support
of Danthi Comunicações for the management and maintenance of a good relationship with the
press.
Strategic business partnerships.
We currently have a number of business partnerships, including, for example, credit card issuers,
financial institutions, insurance companies and telecommunications companies and loyalty
program, on the basis of which, in general terms, we provide special conditions to our business
partners' customers. Among the business partnerships we have, we highlight Vanguard Car
Rental USA LLC, a company that is part of the Enterprise, which is the largest car rental company
in the United States of America, as reported by the Auto Rental News Portal6, since execution of
the "Master Franchise Agreement" for the Alamo and National Systems on April 16, 2012. The
"Master Franchise Agreement", in addition to allowing our customers traveling abroad to be
served by the car rental networks of the Enterprise various brands, has positioned us as their
exclusive franchisee in Brazil until 2031, for the Alamo and National Systems. As a result, we now
have the exclusive right to use the "Alamo" and "National Car Rental" brands in Brazil, as well as
being part of an international car rental network, with broad access to Enterprise expertise and
know-how in the RAC and TF sector.
Financial soundness with management excellence.
We have adopted rigorous financial discipline, in order to generate value to our shareholders in
an efficient and profitable manner. Based on the combined experience of Unidas and Locamerica
of 33 years in the Brazilian RAC and TF sector, together with the expertise and know-how of our
controlling shareholders, we have developed a business model that: (i) benefits from the stability
and natural protection resulting from the predictability of revenue of the TF business - which has
been shown to be sustained in periods of low economic activity and developing markets, such as
Brazil - with the performance of the RAC business - which, more susceptible to the oscillations in
the economic activity, benefits from periods of greater economic activity and which historically
grows above the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), but it still is an incipient segment, in addition to;
(ii) allowing for gains in scale in the acquisition and sale of vehicles; (iii) taking advantage of cross
selling efforts; and (iv) reducing our operating costs.
Our operating cash generation has grown consistently in the fiscal years ended December 31,
2016, 2017, and 2018. In addition, our rigid financial discipline dictates that a minimum capital is
segregated to meet our immediate capital needs. The combination of these two factors allowed
our issuance of debentures and promissory notes to evolve from Fitch Ratings of BBB+ (bra) to
A- (bra), A- (bra) to A (bra), A (bra) to AA- (bra) and from AA- (bra) to AA (bra), with a positive
outlook in March/2018, and received from Standard & Poor's risk rating of brAAA, with stable
outlook in December 2018. This financial soundness scenario has allowed access to financing
sources under more favorable conditions and with longer maturities, lengthening the
indebtedness profile and reducing our financial cost. As of September 30, 2019, our average
indebtedness term was of 49.11 months (4.09 years), with 3.13% of our Gross Debt (comprised
by current and noncurrent balances of loan accounts, financing and debentures, and derivative
financial instruments) having short-term maturity. At the same date, the ratio between the Net
Debt and Adjusted EBITDA pro-forma in the last 12 months was of 2.89, and the ratio between
Net Debt and Shareholders' Equity was of 1.30x. Additionally, on September 30, 2019, only 0.45%
of our total fleet was sold as collateral for Lease operations, with an average term of 3 years,
which gives us great flexibility to adjust our fleet and generate cash when necessary. The
maintenance of a fleet without any encumbrance, besides reducing our operational costs, gives
us greater agility at the time of demobilization and sale of vehicles. Finally, the average term of
the Company's debts increased from 3.7 years, on September 30, 2018, to 4.1 years, on
September 30, 2019.
(d) Our Strategy
Our main strategies are described below, so we believe that this approach will allow us to maintain
our differentiated growth cycle, maximizing the return on investment of our shareholders.
Continue to grow with profitability, operational efficiency and excellence in customers
service.
We have developed our business model based on the pillar of focus on results, with efficiency,
profitability and quality in customer service. We intend to continue to grow in this way,
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consolidating and increasing our participation in TF and RAC businesses, notably through organic
growth and acquisitions. The main initiatives we intend to take are:
● to expand the portfolio of customers in our TF business, continuing to expand its operations to
different regions, sectors and market segments, and offering our services to customers with
diverse fleet needs. We intend to take advantage of the growing trend of customers seeking to
outsource their fleets to benefit, among others, from a service that allows them to focus more on
their core activities and obtain lower costs compared to operating their own fleet, while
maintaining our base of customers balanced with profitability on customers with smaller fleets and
scale on customers with larger fleets.
● to take advantage of the growth opportunities that we expect for the RAC business, expanding
our service network, mainly due to estimated increases: (i) in the use of the replacement car
service by insurance companies (replacement), as a result of the expected increase in the
Brazilian fleet of insured vehicles and in the percentage of insured vehicles; (ii) of the rental of
cars by legal entities, as a result, especially, of investments in infrastructure, such as the Olympic
Games in 2016; and (iii) of car rental by individuals, mostly due to: (a) greater access by the
Brazilian population to the car rental sector, as a result of the economic stability and increase in
the average income of the Brazilian population in recent years; (b) an increase in the capillarity
and penetration of our services, with a greater recognition of our brands; and (c) of our
commercial partnerships.
● to leverage our expertise and know-how in online marketing to consolidate and increase our
position in direct sales to individuals.
In addition, we believe that we are well positioned to take advantage of potential opportunities to
make strategic acquisitions of other car rental companies in the markets we operate, or in which
we are interested in operating, as we did in the recent merger between Locamerica and Unidas
and in the acquisition of Best Fleet, mainly considering our financial strength, the fact that the
vehicle rental market is very fragmented, and the experience of the founding shareholders. The
acquisition of Best Fleet was particularly attractive due to its presence in a niche market, the
executive fleet segment, whose margins are usually larger in relation to the operational fleet
segment, mainly due to the need to offer differentiated services to meet the demands of the
respective users. We continuously monitor our operating markets, to identify acquisition
opportunities, which we usually structure in order to use our shares as payment currency.
Maintain financial discipline and soundness.
We intend to continue to adopt a stringent capital discipline, reinforcing and introducing practices
that seek to improve our operational efficiency, so that we can continue to grow profitably and
efficiently, maximizing the return on the capital invested by our shareholders, without undermining
financial soundness. We intend to preserve our consistent operating cash generation and access
to more beneficial sources of funding, maintaining a proper profile and level of indebtedness, and
preserving or even improving the valuations we receive from recognized rating agencies.
We thus have greater flexibility to react quickly to attractive business opportunities that may arise
in the markets in which we operate or in which we have an interest in operating. We seek to
maintain our investments in cash generating operating assets that are easy to monetize, basically
consisting of rental vehicles, always aiming at the rapid and efficient adjustment of our fleet to
current and potential demand for our services. Furthermore, we believe that the expected growth
in our TF and, above all, RAC business will allow us to achieve greater economies of scale in the
acquisition and disposal of vehicles, and increase the benefits of cross selling efforts and obtain
a greater reduction in our costs and expenses. This reduction is the result of a natural dilution in
our fixed costs and expenses, which we believe that will increase to a lesser extent than our
operating revenues, and of initiatives that we intend to take to reduce relevant costs and variable
expenses, such as the implementation of a zero-based budget, already in force.
8.1 Indicate the purchase or sale of any relevant asset that does not fit as normal
operation in the business of the issuer.
There has been no purchase or sale of any material asset that does not fit as normal operation in
our business.
However, the Company carried out two major mergers, with Auto Ricci and Unidas S.A., as
described in item 15.7 of this Reference Form. In addition, the Company announced on December
26, 2018 the acquisition of NTC Serviços Ltda., a company in the fleet outsourcing segment
specialized in the Agribusiness industry.
8.2. Indicate significant changes to the conduct of the issuer’s business.
There has been no significant changes to the conduct of our business in the last three fiscal years
and in the current fiscal year.
However, the merger with Unidas S.A., as described in item 15.7 of this Form, included the
Company in the Car Rental (Rent-a-Car) segment, which in addition to serving corporate
customers as in the Fleet Outsourcing segment, also meets the demand for vehicle rental of final
consumers. Further details on this segment are available in items 7.1 and 7.3 hereof.
8.3 Identify the relevant contracts entered into by the issuer and its subsidiaries not directly related to its operating activities.
There are no relevant agreements entered into by us or our subsidiaries that are not directly
related to our operating activities in the last three fiscal years and in the current fiscal year.
8.4. Provide other information that the issuer considers relevant:
There is no other relevant information to be described in this item 8 of this Reference Form.
9.1. Describe the noncurrent assets relevant to the development of the issuer's activities,
indicating in particular:
All relevant information pertaining to this topic has been disclosed in the items below.
9.1 - Relevant noncurrent assets / 9.1.a - Property, Plant and Equipment
Description of property, plant and equipment
Country of location
State of location City of location Type of property
Cars and accessories for vehicles (fleet and rent-a-car segments) Brazil Alagoas Own
Cars and accessories for vehicles (fleet and rent-a-car segments) Brazil AM Own
Cars and accessories for vehicles (fleet and rent-a-car segments) Brazil AP Own
Cars and accessories for vehicles (fleet and rent-a-car segments) Brazil Bahia Own
Cars and accessories for vehicles (fleet and rent-a-car segments) Brazil CE Own
Cars and accessories for vehicles (fleet and rent-a-car segments) Brazil DF Own
Cars and accessories for vehicles (fleet and rent-a-car segments) Brazil ES Own
Cars and accessories for vehicles (fleet and rent-a-car segments) Brazil GO Own
Cars and accessories for vehicles (fleet and rent-a-car segments) Brazil MA Own
Cars and accessories for vehicles (fleet and rent-a-car segments) Brazil Minas Gerais Own
Cars and accessories for vehicles (fleet and rent-a-car segments) Brazil MS Own
Cars and accessories for vehicles (fleet and rent-a-car segments) Brazil MT Own
Cars and accessories for vehicles (fleet and rent-a-car segments) Brazil PA Own
Cars and accessories for vehicles (fleet and rent-a-car segments) Brazil PB Own
Cars and accessories for vehicles (fleet and rent-a-car segments) Brazil PE Own
Cars and accessories for vehicles (fleet and rent-a-car segments) Brazil PI Own
Cars and accessories for vehicles (fleet and rent-a-car segments) Brazil PR Own
Cars and accessories for vehicles (fleet and rent-a-car segments) Brazil RJ Own
Cars and accessories for vehicles (fleet and rent-a-car segments) Brazil RN Own
Cars and accessories for vehicles (fleet and rent-a-car segments) Brazil RS Own
Cars and accessories for vehicles (fleet and rent-a-car segments) Brazil SC Own
Cars and accessories for vehicles (fleet and rent-a-car segments) Brazil Sergipe Own
Cars and accessories for vehicles (fleet and rent-a-car segments) Brazil São Paulo Own
Cars and accessories for vehicles (fleet and rent-a-car segments) Brazil TO Own
Third parties real estate improvements - used vehicles stores Brazil Alagoas Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - used vehicles stores Brazil AM Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - used vehicles stores Brazil Bahia Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - used vehicles stores Brazil CE Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - used vehicles stores Brazil DF Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - used vehicles stores Brazil ES Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - used vehicles stores Brazil GO Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - used vehicles stores Brazil MA Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - used vehicles stores Brazil Minas Gerais Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - used vehicles stores Brazil MS Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - used vehicles stores Brazil MT Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - used vehicles stores Brazil PA Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - used vehicles stores Brazil PE Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - used vehicles stores Brazil PI Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - used vehicles stores Brazil PR Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - used vehicles stores Brazil RJ Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - used vehicles stores Brazil RN Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - used vehicles stores Brazil RS Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - used vehicles stores Brazil SC Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - used vehicles stores Brazil Sergipe Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - used vehicles stores Brazil São Paulo Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - used vehicles stores Brazil TO Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - rent-a-car stores Brazil Alagoas Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - rent-a-car stores Brazil AM Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - rent-a-car stores Brazil AP Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - rent-a-car stores Brazil Bahia Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - rent-a-car stores Brazil CE Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - rent-a-car stores Brazil DF Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - rent-a-car stores Brazil ES Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - rent-a-car stores Brazil GO Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - rent-a-car stores Brazil MA Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - rent-a-car stores Brazil Minas Gerais Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - rent-a-car stores Brazil MS Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - rent-a-car stores Brazil MT Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - rent-a-car stores Brazil PA Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - rent-a-car stores Brazil PB Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - rent-a-car stores Brazil PE Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - rent-a-car stores Brazil PI Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - rent-a-car stores Brazil PR Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - rent-a-car stores Brazil RJ Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - rent-a-car stores Brazil RN Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - rent-a-car stores Brazil RS Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - rent-a-car stores Brazil SC Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - rent-a-car stores Brazil Sergipe Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - rent-a-car stores Brazil São Paulo Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - rent-a-car stores Brazil TO Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - principal place of business Brazil São Paulo São Paulo Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - principal place of business Brazil Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte Leased
Third parties real estate improvements - principal place of business Brazil PR Maringá Leased
9.1 - Relevant noncurrent assets / 9.1.b - Intangible assets
Type of asset
Asset description Duration Events that may cause loss of rights Consequence of loss of rights
Trademarks LOCAMERICA No. 904401120, mixed, class 39 11/17/2024
The Company is not aware of any event that may cause loss of rights relating to this trademark. In the administrative sphere, the loss of rights can occur in three ways: (i) being challenged through an Administrative Proceeding for Nullity, and INPI cancels the concession because it believes it is in breach of Law 9,279/96; (ii) after five (5) years of concession of the registration, by means of an application for lapse, in case the trademark is not being used as granted, and to indicate the products or services contained in the registration certificate; and (iii) for failure to pay the extension fee. In the judicial sphere, it is not possible to ensure that third parties will not claim that we are violating their intellectual property rights and possibly succeed. Maintenance of trademark registrations is carried out through the ten-year payment of retributions to INPI.
Any loss of rights to the trademark would lead to the termination of the right of use in Brazil, and the Company would face difficulties to prevent third parties from using identical or similar trademarks to market their products. Furthermore, the Company could be sued for misuse in case of violations of third parties rights.
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Trademarks ACELERO No. 912726504, registered, class 35 10/23/2028 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks ACELERO No. 912726733, mixed, class 35 10/23/2028 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks LOCAMERICA LIVRE No. 913429856, registered, class 39 11/06/2028 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks LOCAMERICA LIVRE No. 913609935, mixed, class 39 01/29/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks RICCI No. 901236675, mixed, class 39 01/11/2021 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks RICCI No. 904364828, mixed, class 35 01/21/2025 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks RICCI No. 904364798, mixed, class 12 03/27/2027 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Unidas Rent A Car, mixed trademark, No. 825280559 05/22/2027 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Unidas Rent a Car, mixed trademark, No. 812185102 09/29/2022 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Unidas, nominative trademark, No. 815288476 05/19/2022 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Unidas Alugue um Carro / Rent a Car, mixed trademark, No. 815288450
05/19/2022 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Unidas Rent a Car, mixed trademark, No. 827398450 06/21/2021 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Unidas Aluguel de Carros, mixed trademark, No. 830915532 08/19/2024 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Unidas Rent A Car, nominative trademark, No. 811995240 08/26/2026 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Unidas, mixed trademark, No. 822119072 04/04/2026 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Alugue um Carro / Rent A Car Unidas, mixed trademark, No. 822119099
04/04/2026 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Unidas, mixed trademark, No. 825280540 05/22/2027 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Best Fleet, mixed trademark, No. 908455577 03/28/2027 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Seminovos Unidas, mixed trademark, No. 840749929 09/06/2026 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Seminovos Unidas, mixed trademark, No. 840750021 09/06/2026 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Seminovos Unidas, mixed trademark, No. 910439214 01/23/2028 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Seminovos Unidas, mixed trademark, No. 910439230 01/23/2028 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Unidas, mixed trademark, No. 827398417 12/04/2027 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Unidas Corporate Fleet, mixed trademark, No. 825280567 05/22/2027 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Unidas Gestão de Frotas, mixed trademark, No. 827398425 12/04/2027 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Unidas Seminovos, mixed trademark, No. 825534356 05/22/2027 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Unidas Seminovos, mixed trademark, No. 825534364 05/22/2027 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Unidas Seminovos, mixed trademark, No. 827398433 12/04/2027 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Unidas Seminovos, mixed trademark, No. 827398441 12/04/2027 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Unidas, nominative trademark, No. 271.656 02/17/2023 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Unidas, nominative trademark, No. 370.292 12/18/2021 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Unidas, registered, No. 691.667 06/16/2021 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Unidas, nominative trademark, No. 230.196 10/08/2022 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Car Pass, nominative trademark, No. 813861438 10/08/2021 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Cartão Empresa Alugue um Carro Rent a Car Unidas, mixed trademark, No. 822119080
04/04/2026 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Central de Atendimento Unidas, mixed trademark, No. 822119137
04/04/2026 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks Fly & Drive, mixed trademark, No. 840245718 01/09/2028 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNI.COM, mixed trademark, No. 825534372 10/26/2020 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS CAR PASS, nominative trademark, No. 813861381 10/08/2021 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS DRIVE PASS, nominative trademark, No. 813863236 03/12/2021 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS EXPRESS CARD, mixed trademark, No. 822119110 04/04/2026 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS FRANQUIAS, mixed trademark, No. 827427239 12/11/2027 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS TRAVEL CAR, nominative trademark, No. 813861411 03/12/2021 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDASTRAC, mixed trademark, No. 840330677 09/08/2025 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDASTRAC, mixed trademark, No. 840330723 09/08/2025 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks RESERVE E GANHE, mixed trademark, No. 822119129 04/04/2026 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS, No. 914761781, registered, class 35 07/16/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS, No. 914761820, registered, class 45 07/16/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS No. 914761889, mixed, class 35 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS No. 914761943, mixed, class 39 07/16/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS No. 914761986, mixed, class 45 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS No. 914762001, mixed, class 35 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS No. 914762036, mixed, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS No. 914762087, mixed, class 39 Application filed on 05/28/2018
These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS No. 914762133, mixed, class 35 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS No. 914762176, mixed, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS No. 914762214, mixed, class 45 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS No. 914762249, mixed, class 35 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS No. 914762281, mixed, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS No. 914762311, mixed, class 45 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS ALUGUEL DE CARROS, No. 914762400, registered, class 39
06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS FROTAS No. 914762435, book-entry bonds, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS SEMINOVOS, No. 914762460, registered, class 35 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS SEMPRE ZERO, No. 914762508, registered, class 39 Application filed on 05/28/2018
These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS SEMPRE ZERO, No. 914762532, mixed, class 39 Application filed on 05/28/2018
These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS SEMPRE ZERO, No. 914762630, mixed, class 39 Application filed on 05/28/2018
These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS SEMPRE ZERO, No. 914762702, mixed, class 39 Application filed on 05/28/2018
These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS SEMPRE ZERO, No. 914763636, mixed, class 39 Application filed on 05/28/2018
These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS LIVRE No. 914763695, registered, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS LIVRE No. 914763733, mixed, class 39 07/16/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS LIVRE No. 914763750, mixed, class 39 07/16/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS TRUCKS, No. 914763776, registered, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS SIMPLES, No. 914764926, registered, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS SIMPLES, No. 914764942, mixed, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS SIMPLES, No. 914764993, mixed, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS SIMPLES, No. 914765027, mixed, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS SIMPLES, No. 914765078, mixed, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS FREQUENTE, No. 914765108, registered, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS FREQUENTE, No. 914765140, mixed, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS FREQUENTE, No. 914765183, mixed, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS FREQUENTE, No. 914765213, mixed, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS FREQUENTE, No. 914765221, mixed, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS BUSINESS, No. 914765272, registered, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS BUSINESS, No. 914765310, mixed, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS BUSINESS, No. 914765337, mixed, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS BUSINESS, No. 914765353, mixed, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS BUSINESS, No. 914765388, mixed, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS CONNECT, No. 914765400, registered, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS CONNECT, No. 914765434, mixed, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS CONNECT, No. 914765450, mixed, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS CONNECT, No. 914765469, mixed, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS CONNECT, No. 914765493, mixed, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS DELIVERY, No. 914765540, registered, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS DELIVERY, No. 914765590, mixed, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS DELIVERY, No. 914765604, mixed, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS DELIVERY, No. 914765620, mixed, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS DELIVERY, No. 914765647, mixed, class 39 06/04/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS BESTFLEET, No. 914862960, registered, class 35 07/02/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS BESTFLEET, No. 914863037, registered, class 39 07/02/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS BESTFLEET, No. 914863142, registered, class 45 07/02/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS BESTFLEET No. 914863428, mixed, class 35 07/02/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS BESTFLEET No. 914863525, mixed, class 39 07/02/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS BESTFLEET No. 914863592, mixed, class 45 07/02/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS BESTFLEET No. 914863673, mixed, class 35 07/02/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS BESTFLEET No. 914863746, mixed, class 39 07/02/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS BESTFLEET No. 914863797, mixed, class 45 07/02/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS BESTFLEET No. 914863932, mixed, class 35 07/02/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS BESTFLEET No. 914864033, mixed, class 39 07/02/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS BESTFLEET No. 914864076, mixed, class 45 07/02/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS BESTFLEET No. 914864130, mixed, class 35 07/02/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS BESTFLEET No. 914864157, mixed, class 39 07/02/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS BESTFLEET No. 914864190, mixed, class 45 07/02/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks SEU CARRO POR ASSINATURA, No. 918339243, registered, class 35
Application filed on 09/30/2019
These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks SEU CARRO ZERO POR ASSINATURA, No. 918339324, registered, class 35
Application filed on 09/30/2019
These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks # SEU SEMINOVO PERFEITO!, No. 916144224, mixed trademark, class 35
08/20/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks VAMOS JUNTOS, No. 916223728, registered, class 35 09/03/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks VAMOS JUNTOS, No. 916223760, registered, class 39 09/03/2029 These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS AGRO, No. 916597369, registered, class 35 Application filed on 01/22/2019
These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS AGRO, No. 916597415, registered, class 39 Application filed on 01/22/2019
These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS AGRO, No. 916597474, registered, class 45 Application filed on 01/22/2019
These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS AGRO, No. 916597490, mixed trademark, class 35 Application filed on 01/22/2019
These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS AGRO, No. 916597580, mixed trademark, class 39 Application filed on 01/22/2019
These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS AGRO, No. 916597636, mixed trademark, class 45 Application filed on 01/22/2019
These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS AGRO, No. 916597717, mixed trademark, class 35 Application filed on 01/22/2019
These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS AGRO, No. 916597750, mixed trademark, class 39 Application filed on 01/22/2019
These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS AGRO, No. 916597814, mixed trademark, class 45 Application filed on 01/22/2019
These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS AGRO, No. 916597938, mixed trademark, class 35 Application filed on 01/22/2019
These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS AGRO, No. 916598020, mixed trademark, class 39 Application filed on 01/22/2019
These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS AGRO, No. 916598152, mixed trademark, class 45 Application filed on 01/22/2019
These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS AGRO, No. 916598241, mixed trademark, class 35 Application filed on 01/22/2019
These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS AGRO, No. 916598349, mixed trademark, class 39 Application filed on 01/22/2019
These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS AGRO, No. 16598420, mixed trademark, class 45 Application filed on 01/22/2019
These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
Trademarks UNIDAS, No. 916666603, mixed trademark, class 45 Application filed on 02/01/2019
These are the same events described above. These are the same events described above.
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9.1 - Relevant noncurrent assets / 9.1.c - Interests in companies
Corporate Name CNPJ (National Corporate
Taxpayer’s Register) CVM Code Company type
Country - Head office
State - Head office
Municipality - Head office
Description of activities carried out
Issuer's interest (%)
Fiscal year Carrying amount - %
variation
Market value - % variation Amount of dividends received (Reais)
Date Amount (R$
thousands)
Agile Car Locações Ltda. 09.337.014/0001-70 - Subsidiary Brazil Minas Gerais
Belo Horizonte Limited company which carries out fleet management and labor assignment activities in Brazil.
99.990000
R$ 3,289,000.00
09/30/2019
12/31/2018 139 -
12/31/2017 100 -
12/31/2016 - -
Reasons for acquisition and maintenance of such interest It was a non-operating company until July 2017, and was reactivated in 2017. The company's purpose is the management of outsourced fleet and labor assignment.
Auto Ricci S.A. 00.282.862/0001-54 - Subsidiary Brazil PR Maringá Corporation which also carries out fleet rental activities in Brazil.
100.000000
R$ -
12/31/2018 0
12/31/2017 0 0
12/31/2016 0 0
Reasons for acquisition and maintenance of such interest On May 11, 2017, the Company merged shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A., making it a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and such merger of shares was motivated by the geographic
expansion of the Company's services (Auto Ricci has a concentration of its customers base in the South area). Auto Ricci S.A. was merged into the Company on January 2, 2018.
Acelero Comércio de Veículos Ltda. 11.884.974/0001-00 - Subsidiary Brazil PR Maringá Limited company that also carries out fleet rental activities in Brazil.
99.990000
R$ 13,629,000.00
09/30/2019
12/31/2018 - 100 -
12/31/2017 - -
12/31/2016
- -
Indirect subsidiary of Companhia de Locação das Americas on 12/31/2017. With the merger of Auto Ricci S.A. on 01/02/2018 Acelero Comércio de Veículos Ltda. became the direct subsidiary of Companhia de Locação das Americas.
Corporate Name CNPJ (National
Corporate Taxpayer’s Register)
CVM Code Company type Country - Head office
State - Head office
Municipality - Head office
Description of activities carried out
Issuer's interest (%)
Fiscal year Carrying amount - %
variation
Market value - % variation Amount of dividends received (Reais)
Date Amount (R$
thousands)
Unidas S.A. 04.437.534/0001-30 2155-5 Subsidiary Brazil São Paulo
São Paulo Corporation that also carries out fleet rental and rent-a-car ("RAC") activities in Brazil.
100.000000
R$ 2,059,071,000.00
09/30/2019
12/31/2018 100 -
12/31/2017 - -
12/31/2016 - -
Reasons for acquisition and maintenance of such interest On March 9, 2018, the Company merged shares issued by Unidas S.A., and such merger of shares was motivated by the expansion of the market segment (started to
operate in the rent-a-car segment) and scale gains.
Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A. 00.453.246/0001-19 Subsidiary Brazil São Paulo
São Paulo Corporation which also carries out fleet rental activities in Brazil.
100.000000
R$ 264,937,000.00
09/30/2019
12/31/2018 100 -
12/31/2017 - -
12/31/2016 - -
Reasons for acquisition and maintenance of such interest On January 31, 2019, the merger by the Company of shares issued by Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A., provided that this merger of shares was caused by the extension of the
agribusiness segment, in which it started acting, extending scale gains.
9.2 - Other relevant information
There is no other relevant information to be described in item 9 of this Reference Form.
10.1 - General financial and equity conditions
The information presented below has been evaluated and commented upon by our
officers.
In items 10.1 to 10.8 of this Reference Form, historical information related to the
consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2018,
2017, and 2016, will be presented, as well as the respective consolidated statements of
income and consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2019 and 2018, and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016, 2017,
and 2018.
The Company started to present the Financial Statements with the financial information of
Auto Ricci S.A. as of the merger of shares by the Company, issued by Auto Ricci S.A.,
making it a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company on May 11, 2017 (and Auto Ricci S.A.
was subsequently merged into the Company). Prior to such event, the Company had no
subsidiaries and, therefore, had no consolidated financial statements. In addition, financial
income from the merger by the Company of shares issued by Unidas S.A., which became
a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, was consolidated in the Company's Financial
Statements as of March 9, 2018. For further information on the merger by the Company of
shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A., the merger into the Company of Auto Ricci S.A. and the
merger by the Company of shares issued by Unidas S.A., see item 15.7 of this Reference
Form.
On December 26, 2018, the Company announced the acquisition of NTC Serviços Ltda., a
company in the fleet outsourcing segment specialized in the Agribusiness industry. As from
February 2019, with the conversion of NTC into a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company,
the Company began to present the Consolidated Financial Statements with NTC's financial
information. For further information on the acquisition of NTC's controlling interest and the
merger by the Company of the shares issued by NTC, see item 15.7 of this Reference
Form.
The analysis of the Officers explaining the results obtained and the reasons for changes
in the Company’s balance sheet accounts, statements of income and statements of cash
flows represents an opinion on the impact or effects of the information presented in the
Company’s Financial Statements.
The Company’s Executive Board cannot guarantee in the future the financial situation or
operating income obtained in the past.
a. General financial and equity conditions
We are a leader in the fleet outsourcing segment ("fleet"), according to ABLA with more
than 84 thousand vehicles and the third in the "rent-a-car" segment, with more than 69
thousand vehicles in the country. Considering the merger with Unidas S.A. on March 9,
2018, we reached 17.4% of the fleet market share and reinforced our leadership position
in number of vehicles in the fleet outsourcing segment, according to the latest data from
ABLA (Brazilian Association of Car Rental Companies), as well as entering the Car Rental
segment, in which we have a market share of 14.2%, also in accordance with ABLA.
Our Fleet Outsourcing activity consists of renting new vehicles and offering fleet
management services to corporate customers through agreements whose terms vary from
12 to 60 months. Our corporate customers are small, medium and large-sized companies,
operating in several economic sectors. As of December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, we had
an average occupancy rate of 98.3%, 97.0%, and 96.8%, respectively, in this segment,
with the average age of the operating fleet of 16.5, 18.9, and 18.6 months. As of
September 30, 2019, we had an occupancy rate of 97.9% and an average age of 17.0
months.
In the Car Rental segment, our activities include renting vehicles to individuals and
companies. The Company serves individuals, directly or through travel agencies, tour
operators and commercial partnerships, as well as legal entities, directly or also through
travel agencies and tour operators, with rental terms that vary in general, from one day to
one month. In addition, insurance companies use the Company's services to offer
reservation vehicles to their customers in cases of claims or use of the collateral. As of
December 31, 2018, we had an average occupancy rate of 78.8%. As a basis for
comparison, in 2017 and 2016, Unidas S.A. had the respective occupancy rates of 83.7%
and 81.5% in this segment. In turn, the average age of the operating fleet was 7.8, 7.9,
and 10.4 months, respectively for the years 2018, 2017, and 2016. As of September 30,
2019, we had an occupancy rate of 77.6% and an average age of 6.6 months.
The main benefit for our customers is the reduction of approximately 27% in costs and
expenses related to the fleet, given our scale obtained with more than 153 thousand
vehicles operating throughout the country, in addition to dealing with it from acquisition,
management, maintenance and sale of vehicles, allowing the customer to maintain the
exclusive focus on its main activity. We have more than 25 years of experience working
exclusively in the fleet outsourcing segment and, as a consequence, we have developed
over two decades a vehicle-to-vehicle pricing methodology, which allows us to manage
contracts with profitability and a high level of assertiveness. Our low-cost culture,
combined with the growing scale of our operations and domestic operations, has enabled
us to obtain favorable conditions and significant discounts in acquisition of vehicles for
expansion and renewal of our fleet, mitigating the effects of depreciation of our assets.
We have a wide geographical coverage, with presence in all Brazilian states, representing
95% of the potential market for fleet outsourcing and car rental in Brazil. Unlike the fleet
outsourcing segment, which has a presence exclusively in the national territory, at "Rent
a Car" we have a strong international connection since Unidas is the master franchisee in
Brazil of the largest leasing group in the world, Enterprise (franchisor of the brands Alamo,
Enterprise and National), with the possibility of access to the best practices of the segment.
As a complementary part of our activities, we perform the sale of used vehicles at the end
of the rental cycle, which allows us to constantly renew our fleet, reducing our depreciation
and maintenance costs and offering low mileage vehicles to our customers. The vehicles
are sold to resellers that have their own independent points of sale or to final consumers
in our own stores or through direct sales to the drivers of our rented vehicles. In the fiscal
years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, we totaled 42,387, 16,711, and 12,407
units sold. As of September 30, 2019, 47,887 vehicles had been sold.
As of December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, our total fleet was of 131,099, 46,566 and
27,731 vehicles, respectively. As of September 30, 2019, the Company's total fleet
consisted of 153,724 vehicles. Regarding the fleet mix, in terms of the brand of
automakers, it is important to emphasize that the purchase of vehicles for fleet outsourcing
takes into account the needs and the choice of models by the customers, and that the
inevitable occurrence of occasional concentration of mix is partially compensated by
generation of additional discounts granted by automakers.
The following table sets forth our net revenue and EBITDA for the periods indicated:
In R$ thousand
09/30/2019 (*) 12/31/2018 (*) 12/31/2017 (*) 12/31/2016 (**)
Net rental revenue 1,566,849 1,422,465 548,048 402,412
Franchising revenue 2,825 31,277
Revenue from
management of
outsourced fleet
2,792 2,944 1,060
Net revenue - Used
vehicles 1,866,322 1,441,683 536,751 352,302
Used vehicle resale net
revenue 98,874 18,826 8,755
Net operating revenue 3,537,662 2,917,195 1,094,614 754,714
EBITDA¹ 941,121 840,714 361,341 248,826
EBITDA Margin² 26.6% 28.8% 33.0% 33.0%
1 For more information on EBITDA, see item 3.2 of this Reference Form.
2 EBITDA value on operational net revenue.
(*) Refer to the balances of the Group's consolidated financial statements. The Company only started to present
consolidated financial statements as of the acquisition of controlling interest of Auto Ricci S.A., which occurred on
May 11, 2017. The balances from the acquisition of Unidas controlling interest only include balances as of March
9, 2018, the date of acquisition of the controlling interest.
(**) Refer to the individual financial statements.
Our operational net revenue for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016
was equivalent to R$ 2,917.2 million, R$ 1,094.6 million, and R$ 754.7 million,
respectively. Moreover, our operational net revenue increased 166.6% annually between
2018 and 2017. In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, the operational net
revenue was of R$ 3,537.7 million.
Our EBITDA for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 was R$840.7
million, R$361.3 million and R$248.8 million, respectively. In the comparison between
2018 and 2017, EBITDA increased by 132.7%. In the nine-month period ended September
30, 2019, EBITDA was of R$ 941.1 million.
Our Gross Debt as of September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016
corresponded to R$ 4,413.4 million, R$ 3,924.3 million, R$ 1,462.8 million, and R$ 833.3
million, respectively. Additionally, cash and cash equivalents, securities, and financial
instruments and derivatives as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, 2017, and
2016 were of R$ 895,1 million, R$ 1,964.9 million, R$ 430.7 million, and R$ 205.4 million,
respectively.
b. Capital structure
Our officers understand that we have a capital structure that is adequate to meet our short
and medium-term obligations and to carry out our fleet rental and rent-a-car operations,
due to our continuous expansion strategy, aiming at scale gains and synergies,
diversification of customer portfolio and development of efficient sales channels for used
vehicles. Fleet rental industry is an activity that requires intensive use of capital. The
Company’s plan it to continue accessing the local financial and capital markets to fund the
expansion and renewal of our fleet and strengthen its liquidity position.
On February 7, 2018, we had our corporate credit rating at national level upgraded from
(brA+) to (brAA-) by Standard & Poor's, strengthening Locamerica at the level of high credit
quality companies and strong cash generation capacity, as well as compliance with its
financial obligations.
On March 23, 2018, we had our corporate credit rating at national level upgraded from
(brAA-) to (brAA) by Fitch Ratings.
On July 11, 2018, we had our corporate credit rating at national level upgraded from (brAA-
) to (brAA+) by S&P Global Ratings.
As of December 14, 2018, we had our corporate credit rating at national level raised from (brAA+) to (brAAA) by S&P Global Ratings. Our shareholders’ equity showed significant growth in the last year, mainly due to the
public offering of 31,000,000 new shares, held on December 13, 2018, which raised new
funds in the amount of R$992.0 million, in addition to the impact arising from the premium
originated from acquisition of Unidas S.A., in the amount of R$478.4 million.
As of September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, our capital structure
was constituted of 29.1% of own capital and 70.9% of third-parties' capital, 29.3% of own
capital and 70.7% of third-parties' capital, 20.2% of own capital and 79.8% of third-parties'
capital, and of 22.6% of own capital and 77.4% of third-parties' capital, respectively, as
evidenced by the following table:
In R$ thousand
09/30/19 (*) 12/31/18 (*) 12/31/17 (*) 12/31/16 (**)
Own capital
Share capital 1,958,283 1,922,181 397,900 299,279
Treasury shares (31,088) (9,925) (9,785) (5,061)
Capital reserve and expenses with issuance of shares
548,805 528,961 45,129 (7,391)
Profits reserve 140,620 140,620 61,951 23,242
Retained earnings 118,419
Equity valuation adjustment (22,350) (16,291) (11,914) (9,176)
Shareholders' equity 2,712,689 2,565,546 483,281 300,893
Third-parties' capital
Current liabilities 2,033,019 2,416,077 632,113 299,177
Noncurrent liabilities 4,563,319 3,762,895 1,279,208 729,147
Total liabilities 6,596,338 6,178,972 1,911,321 1,028,324
Cash and cash equivalents (680,508) (1,755,864) (402,489) (172,478)
Securities (214,592) (209,034) (28,237) (32,877)
Liability, net from Cash and cash equivalents and Securities
5,701,238 4,214,074 1,480,595 822,969
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity 9,309,027 8,744,518 2,394,602 1,329,217
(*) Refer to the balances of the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company only started to present consolidated financial statements as of the acquisition of controlling interest of Auto Ricci S.A., which occurred on May 11, 2017. The balances from the acquisition of Unidas controlling interest only include balances as of March 9, 2018, the date of acquisition of the controlling interest.
(**) Refer to the individual financial statements.
c. Payment capacity in relation to financial commitments assumed
We believe we maintain a satisfactory level of liquidity, reflected in our consolidated net
working capital (comprised of current assets minus current liabilities) of R$ 113,7 million
in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019 and R$ 368.5 million as of December
31, 2018, R$ 59.5 million, and R$ 84.6 million as of December 31, 2017, and 2016,
respectively, representing adequate conditions to meet our short-term obligations.
Our officers understand that we have sufficient financial and equity conditions to
implement our business plan, as well as to meet our short and medium-term contractual
obligations.
Our officers believe that EBITDA is an important indicator of our operating performance
and of cash flows.
In our operating rental activities (fleet and rent-a-car), when purchasing vehicles, we
estimate a future sale value after the end of useful life of such vehicle and, consequently,
the applicable depreciation which, in turn, is allocated on a straight-line basis until the
demobilization and sale of the vehicle. Depreciation corresponds to an accounting cost
with no effect at cash and, at the sale of a used vehicle, it is recorded with effects to our
cash. For this reason, we understand that adequately estimating the depreciation of our
vehicles is a key element of our business, which affects both pricing of our products and
our future cash flows. For more information, see “Our results may be affected by failures
in pricing and calculating depreciation of our fleet” in item 4.1 of this Reference Form.
We carry out liquidity management based on potential cash generation of our fleet of
vehicles. We are supported by our revenue flow, relatively stable and foreseeable, from
our long-term rental contracts of the fleet segment, and by the maintenance of rate and
occupancy levels, which include monetary penalties in case of unilateral cancellations. We
also understand that the fact that we purchase the vehicles in the fleet segment only after
execution of rental contracts related to such vehicles, contributes to our liquidity
management. In addition, the sale of our used vehicles also contributes to generate funds
for the settlement of short-term debts.
Considering our indebtedness profile, cash flow and liquidity position, our officers believe
that we have sufficient capital funds at satisfactory liquidity levels to meet our financial
obligations. Although it is necessary to contract loans and financing to carry out our
business and for the implementation of our expansion and growth strategy, our officers
believe that we are able to obtain them and that we are able to pay them in the normal
course of our business, as mentioned above. We estimate that this strong cash position,
with the expected cash generation of the business, will be enough to fund our investment
plans.
d. Financing sources for working capital and investment in noncurrent assets
used
Our officers report that in order to finance our working capital and our investments in
noncurrent assets (CAPEX), we use the cash generated by our activities, as well as loans
and financing from financial institutions and the stock market.
Our officers report that for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, and the
fiscal years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, the main instruments among the
financing agreements are debentures.
e. Financing sources for working capital and investments in noncurrent assets
to be used to cover liquidity deficiencies
In order to cover liquidity deficiencies that may be detected, our officers intend to use stock
market resources, without prejudice to new financing sources available. In case of a
possible liquidity crisis, the officers understand that we can still seek credit facilities in
external markets.
f. Indebtedness levels and debt characteristics
In R$ thousand
09/30/2019* 12/30/2018
*
12/30/2017 *
12/30/2016
**
Current liabilities
Loans, financing and debentures 120,431 298,687 220,923 115,648
Derivative financial liabilities 17,570 31,506 29,371 9,680
Noncurrent liabilities
Loans, financing and debentures 4,275,395 3,594,154 1,212,482 707,975
Gross Debt 4,413,396 3,924,347 1,462,776 833,303
Cash and cash equivalents (680,508) (1,755,864) (402,489) (172,478)
Securities (214,592) (209,034) (28,237) (32,877)
Net Debt 3,518,296 1,959,449 1,032,050 627,948
(i) Relevant loan and financing agreements
We highlight below the relevant loan and financing operations contracted by us, in force
on September 30, 2019.
FINAME/BNDES
On September 30, 2019, we were party to FINAME (Special Agency of Industrial
Financing) contracts, financed with funds from the Brazilian Development Bank
(“BNDES”), for the purchase of heavy vehicles, in the total amount of R$ 32.8 million, with
pre-fixed interest rates. The agreements have a maximum maturity of 9 years, with
monthly and successive payments, with a grace period of six months on average, with the
expiration date for the period between 2019 and 2024. The vehicles subject to financing
are pledged to evidence our compliance with our obligations under these contracts.
Lease
On September 30, 2019, we were party to Lease agreements for the acquisition of IT
equipment, in the total amount of R$ 131.0 thousand, with pre-fixed interest rates. The
agreements have a maximum maturity of 36 months, with monthly and successive
payments, and the expiration scheduled for 2020. Vehicles and IT equipment subject to
financing are pledged to evidence our compliance with our obligations under these
contracts.
Debentures and Promissory Notes
As of September 30, 2019, the following issuance of debentures and promissory notes
were still in effect:
Maturity Date Amount on Issuance Date
Allocation of Funds Interest
12th issuance of simple debentures, not convertible into Company’s shares
2022 R$150.0 million
Net proceeds obtained by the Company with the Restricted Offer are used in the
normal course of its business, for re-profiling Company's debt and cash
reinforcement.
100% DI + 2.20% p.a.
13th issuance of simple debentures, not convertible into Company’s shares
2022 R$250.0 million
Net proceeds obtained by the Company with the Restricted Offer are used in the
normal course of its business, for Company’s general corporate uses and
cash reinforcement.
100% DI + 1.40% p.a.
14th issuance of simple debentures, not convertible into Company’s shares
2022 R$100.0 million
Net proceeds obtained by the Company with the Restricted Offer are used in the
normal course of its business, for Company’s cash reinforcement.
100% DI + 1.20% p.a.
15th issuance of simple debentures, not convertible into Company’s shares
2023 R$500.0 million
Net proceeds obtained by the Company with the Restricted Offer are used in the
normal course of its business, for Company’s cash reinforcement.
100% DI + 1.40% p.a. (1st
series)
100% DI + 1.15% p.a. (2nd series)
16th issuance of simple debentures, not convertible into Company’s shares
2024 R$350.0 million
The net proceeds obtained by the Company with the Restricted Offer are
being used to pay the optional early redemption of all debentures of the 7th (seventh) issuance of the Company and
the optional early redemption of all debentures of the 9th (ninth) issuance of
the Company.
119% DI
17th issuance of simple debentures, not convertible into Company’s shares
2023 R$400.0 million
Net proceeds obtained by the Company with the Restricted Offer are used in the
normal course of its business, for Company’s cash reinforcement.
113% DI
18th issuance of simple debentures, non-convertible into shares, of the Company
2024 R$ 200.0 million
Net proceeds obtained by the Company with the Restricted Offer are used in the
normal course of its business, for Company’s cash reinforcement.
108% DI
10th issuance of simple debentures, not convertible into shares of Unidas S.A.
2022 R$500.0 million
Net proceeds obtained by Unidas S.A. with the Restricted Offer are used in the
normal course of its business, for company’s cash reinforcement.
100% DI + 1.90% p.a. (1st
series)
100% DI + 1.6% to 2.3%
p.a. (2nd series)
11th issuance of simple debentures, not convertible into shares of Unidas S.A.
2023 R$500.0 million
Net proceeds obtained by Unidas S.A. with the Restricted Offer are used in the
normal course of its business, for company’s cash reinforcement.
117,5% DI
12th issuance of simple debentures, not convertible into shares of Unidas S.A.
2025 R$250.0 million
Net proceeds obtained by Unidas S.A. with the Restricted Offer are used in the
normal course of its business, for company’s cash reinforcement.
110.6% DI p.a. (1st series)
IPCA +
7.3032% p.a. (2nd series)
13th issuance of simple debentures, non-convertible into shares, of Unidas S.A.
2026 R$ 1.0 billion
Net proceeds obtained by Unidas S.A. with the Restricted Offer are used in the
normal course of its business, for company’s cash reinforcement.
107.9% (1st series)
110.5% (2nd series)
112.0% (3rd series)
2nd issuance of Company’s promissory notes 2021 R$118.0 million
Net proceeds obtained by the Company with the Restricted Offer are used in the
normal course of its business, for Company’s cash reinforcement.
100% DI + 1.40% p.a.
Operation 4131 2024 US$ 50.0 million
The net proceeds obtained by Unidas S.A are being used in the normal course of its
business, for cash reinforcement of the Company.
LIBOR of (3 months + 0.40%) x
1.1176471
For more information on our debenture issuances, see item 18.5 of the Company's
Reference Form. On September 30, 2019, the outstanding balance of debentures issued
by us amounted to R$ 4,017.8 million, the outstanding balance of promissory notes issued
by us amounted to R$ 134.7 million, and the operation 4131 balance to R$ 208.2 million.
Working Capital - Cash
On December 29, 2015 we entered into an bank credit note agreement (CCB) with Caixa
Econômica Federal amounting to R$50.0 million, which debt was credited on January 11,
2016 with maturity on December 28, 2018. The principal will be settled in 3 equal, annual
and successive installments of R$16.67 million each, the first of which with maturity on
December 29, 2016 and interest will be paid biannually and successively and must be fully
settled on such maturity date. The fulfillment of our obligations under such agreement is
guaranteed by a fiduciary assignment of Credit Rights related to lease agreements,
proportionally to 40% of the debt balance and Deposit/Financial Investment Pledge
proportionally to 20% of debt balance. The agreement provides for an interest rate equal
to CDI (Interbank Deposit Certificate) plus 2.6% per year. As of December 31, 2018, the
debt balance was R$17.4 million. As of September 30, 2019, there was no outstanding
balance of this operation.
(ii) Other long-term relationships with financial institutions
In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, and in the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, we had no other long-term relationships with
financial institutions other than those referred to in this Reference Form and in our financial
statements and respective notes.
(iii) Level of subordination between debts
Our debts are guaranteed by fiduciary assignment of receivables from customers, CDB,
as well as suretyships and guarantees from our controlling shareholders and/or bank
related guarantees. Debentures have settlement priority over other debts. See item 3.8 of
this Reference Form. In case of bankruptcy proceeding, the subordination between the
obligations in liabilities is as follows (presented by settlement priority):
• Social and labor obligations
• Taxes payable - Lease
• Debentures (with Senior Security)
• Other loans and financing
• Suppliers
• Other liabilities
• Dividends and interest on equity
(iv) Potential restrictions imposed on the issuer, in particular, in relation to indebtedness limits
and new debts, dividend distribution, asset disposal, issuance of new securities and
disposal of controlling interest, as well as whether the issuer has been fulfilling these
restrictions.
Calculation of financial indexes (covenants) applicable to our issuances of debentures and
promissory notes
The indentures of our debentures and instruments of our promissory notes in force on
September 30, 2019, determine the compliance with certain minimal financial indexes
(covenants), as follows:
Debentures of Company’s twelfth issuance
The indenture of our twelfth issuance, entered into on June 21, 2017, contains the
following financial indexes (covenants) with annual calculation:
I. The ratio between Net Debt and EBITDA for the last 12 months:
The quotient of the division of Net Debt at the end of fiscal year by EBITDA of the last 12
(twelve) months may not exceed 3.25 (three point twenty-five);
II. The ratio between EBITDA in the last 12 months and Net Financial Expenses in
the same period:
The quotient of the division of EBITDA by Net Financial Expenses, both for the last 12
(twelve) months, shall not be less than 1.75 (one point seventy-five);
III. The ratio between Net Debt and Shareholders' Equity:
The quotient of the division of Net Debt by Shareholders' Equity both referring to the end
of fiscal year, may not exceed 3.50 (three point fifty).
Debentures of Company’s thirteenth issuance
The indenture of our thirteenth debentures issuance entered into on July 31, 2017 and
amended on August 25, 2017, has the following financial indexes (covenants) with
quarterly calculation:
I. The ratio between Net Debt and EBITDA for the last 12 months:
The quotient of the division of Net Debt at the end of fiscal year by EBITDA of the last 12
(twelve) months may not exceed 3.25 (three point twenty-five);
II. The ratio between EBITDA in the last 12 months and Net Financial Expenses in
the same period:
The quotient of the division of EBITDA by Net Financial Expenses, both for the last 12
(twelve) months, shall not be less than 1.75 (one point seventy-five);
III. The ratio between Net Debt and Shareholders' Equity:
The quotient of the division of Net Debt by Shareholders' Equity both referring to the last
12 (twelve) months, may not exceed 3.50 (three point fifty).
Debentures of Company’s fourteenth issuance
The indenture of our fourteenth issuance, entered into on November 13, 2017, contains
the following financial indexes (covenants) with annual calculation:
I. The ratio between Net Debt and EBITDA for the last 12 months:
The quotient of the division of Net Debt at the end of fiscal year by EBITDA of the last 12
(twelve) months may not exceed 3.25 (three point twenty-five);
II. The ratio between EBITDA in the last 12 months and Net Financial Expenses in
the same period:
The quotient of the division of EBITDA by Net Financial Expenses, both for the last 12
(twelve) months, shall not be less than 1.75 (one point seventy-five);
III. The ratio between Net Debt and Shareholders' Equity:
The quotient of the division of Net Debt by Shareholders' Equity both referring to the end
of fiscal year, may not exceed 3.50 (three point fifty).
IV. The ratio of Net Debt to Fleet Carrying Amount:
The quotient of the division of the Net Debt by the Fleet Carrying Amount, both referring
to the closing of the fiscal year, shall not exceed eighty percent (80.0%).
Debentures of Company’s fifteenth issuance
The indenture of our fifteenth issuance of debentures, as amended on February 8, 2018,
has the following financial indexes (covenants) with quarterly calculation:
I. The ratio between Net Debt and EBITDA for the last 12 months:
The quotient of the division of Net Debt at the end of each quarter by EBITDA of the last
12 (twelve) months may not exceed 3.25 (three point twenty-five);
II. The ratio between EBITDA in the last 12 months and Net Financial Expenses in
the same period:
The quotient of the division of EBITDA by Net Financial Expenses, both for the last 12
(twelve) months, shall not be less than 1.75 (one point seventy-five);
III. The ratio between Net Debt and Shareholders' Equity:
The quotient of the division of Net Debt by Shareholders' Equity, both referring to the end
of the quarter, may not exceed 3.50 (three point fifty).
IV. The ratio of Net Debt to Fleet Carrying Amount:
The quotient of the division of the Net Debt by the Fleet Carrying Amount, both referring
to the closing of the fiscal year, shall not exceed eighty percent (80.0%).
V. Ratio between Cash and Short-Term Debt Service:
The quotient of division of Cash by Short-Term Debt Service, both at the end of the quarter,
may not be less than 50% (fifty percent) until December 31, 2018 (including), 80% (eighty
percent) until December 31, 2019 (including) and 120% (one hundred and twenty percent)
until maturity date of debentures, and if such index is complied with during 2 (two)
consecutive fiscal years, it will not be required in the future.
Debentures of Company’s sixteenth issuance
The indenture of our fifteenth (sic) debentures issuance, entered into on April 24, 2018,
contains the following financial indexes (covenants) with annual calculation:
I. The ratio between Net Debt and EBITDA for the last 12 months:
The quotient of the division of Net Debt at the end of each fiscal year by EBITDA of the
last 12 (twelve) months may not exceed 3.50 (three point fifty);
II. The ratio between EBITDA in the last 12 months and Net Financial Expenses in
the same period:
The quotient of the division of EBITDA by Net Financial Expenses, both for the last 12
(twelve) months, shall not be less than 1.75 (one point seventy-five);
III. The ratio between Net Debt and Shareholders' Equity:
The quotient of the division of Net Debt by Shareholders' Equity both referring to the end
of fiscal year, may not exceed 3.50 (three point fifty).
Debentures of Company’s seventeenth issuance
The indenture of our fifteenth (sic) issuance, entered into on September 21, 2018, contains
the following financial indexes (covenants) with annual calculation:
I. The ratio between Net Debt and EBITDA for the last 12 months:
The quotient of the division of Net Debt at the end of each fiscal year by EBITDA of the
last 12 (twelve) months may not exceed 3.50 (three point fifty);
II. The ratio between EBITDA in the last 12 months and Net Financial Expenses in
the same period:
The quotient of the division of EBITDA by Net Financial Expenses, both for the last 12
(twelve) months, shall not be less than 1.75 (one point seventy-five);
III. The ratio between Net Debt and Shareholders' Equity:
The quotient of the division of Net Debt by Shareholders' Equity both referring to the end
of fiscal year, may not exceed 3.50 (three point fifty).
IV. The ratio of Net Debt to Fleet Carrying Amount:
The quotient of the division of the Net Debt by the Fleet Carrying Amount, both referring
to the closing of the fiscal year, shall not exceed eighty percent (80.0%).
Debentures of the Company's eighteenth issuance
The indenture of the debentures of our eighteenth issuance, entered into on September
20, 2019, contains the following financial indexes (covenants) with annual calculation
where we must observe:
I. The ratio between Net Debt and EBITDA for the last 12 months:
The quotient of the division of Net Debt at the end of each fiscal year by EBITDA of the
last 12 (twelve) months may not exceed 3.50 (three point fifty);
II. The ratio between EBITDA in the last 12 months and Net Financial Expenses in
the same period:
The quotient of the division of EBITDA by Net Financial Expenses, both for the last 12
(twelve) months, shall not be less than 1.75 (one point seventy-five);
As of September 30, 2019, the ratio between EBITDA and the Net Financial Expense was
of 3.30.
Company’s Second Promissory Note
The instrument of Second Promissory Note approved on November 17, 2017 includes the
following financial indexes (covenants) with quarterly calculation:
I. The ratio between Net Debt and EBITDA for the last 12 months:
The quotient of the division of Net Debt by EBITDA of the last 12 (twelve) months may not
exceed 3.25 (three point twenty-five);
II. The ratio between EBITDA in the last 12 months and Net Financial Expenses in
the same period:
The quotient of the division of EBITDA by Net Financial Expenses, both for the last 12
(twelve) months, shall not be less than 1.75 (one point seventy-five); and
III. The ratio between Net Debt and Shareholders' Equity:
The quotient of the division of Net Debt by Shareholders' Equity both referring to the last
12 (twelve) months, may not exceed 3.50 (three point fifty).
Debentures of tenth issuance of Unidas S.A.
The indenture of the tenth issuance of debentures by Unidas S.A., entered into on August
29, 2017, contains the following financial indexes (covenants) with annual calculation:
I. The ratio between Net Debt and EBITDA for the last 12 months:
The quotient of the division of Net Debt at the end of each fiscal year by EBITDA which
shall be equal or lower than 3.50 (three point fifty); and
II. Ratio between EBITDA and Financial Income:
The quotient of the division of EBITDA by Financial Income that shall be equal to or greater
than 1.5 (one point five).
Debentures of eleventh issuance of Unidas S.A.
The indenture of eleventh issuance of debentures by Unidas S.A., entered into on March
22, 2018, contains the following financial indexes (covenants) with annual calculation:
I. The ratio between Net Debt and EBITDA for the last 12 months:
The quotient of the division of Net Debt at the end of each fiscal year by EBITDA of the
last 12 (twelve) months may not exceed 3.50 (three point fifty);
II. Ratio between EBITDA and Financial Income:
The quotient of the division of EBITDA by Financial Income, both for the last 12 (twelve)
months, shall not be less than 1.75 (one point seventy-five); and
III. The ratio between Net Debt and Shareholders' Equity:
The quotient of the division of Net Debt by Shareholders' Equity both referring to the end
of fiscal year, may not exceed 3.50 (three point fifty).
Debentures of twelfth issuance of Unidas S.A.
The indenture of the twelfth issuance of debentures by Unidas S.A., entered into on August
14, 2018, and amended on September 18, 2018, contains the following financial indexes
(covenants) with annual calculation:
I. The ratio between Net Debt and EBITDA for the last 12 months:
The quotient of the division of Net Debt at the end of each fiscal year by EBITDA of the
last 12 (twelve) months may not exceed 3.50 (three point fifty);
II. Ratio between EBITDA and Financial Income:
The quotient of the division of EBITDA by Financial Income, both for the last 12 (twelve)
months, shall not be less than 1.75 (one point seventy-five); and
III. The ratio between Net Debt and Shareholders' Equity:
The quotient of the division of Net Debt by Shareholders' Equity both referring to the end
of fiscal year, may not exceed 3.50 (three point fifty).
Debentures of Unidas S.A. thirteenth issuance
The indenture of the debentures of the thirteenth issuance of Unidas S.A., entered into on
March 14, 2019, and amended on April 8, 2019, contains the following financial indexes
(covenants) with annual calculation where we must observe:
I. The ratio between Net Debt and EBITDA for the last 12 months:
The quotient of the division of Net Debt at the end of each fiscal year by EBITDA of the
last 12 (twelve) months may not exceed 3.50 (three point fifty);
II. Ratio between EBITDA and Financial Income:
The quotient of the division of EBITDA by Financial Income, both for the last 12 (twelve)
months, shall not be less than 1.75 (one point seventy-five); and
Debentures of Unidas S.A. fourteenth issuance
The indenture of the debentures of the fourteenth issuance of Unidas S.A., entered into
on November 18, 2019, contains the following financial indexes (covenants) with annual
calculation where we must observe:
I. The ratio between Net Debt and EBITDA for the last 12 months:
The quotient of the division of Net Debt at the end of each fiscal year by EBITDA of the
last 12 (twelve) months may not exceed 3.50 (three point fifty);
II. Ratio between EBITDA and Financial Income:
The quotient of the division of EBITDA by Financial Income, both for the last 12 (twelve)
months, shall not be less than 1.75 (one point seventy-five);
Other Restrictions and Limits by our Financial Agreements
Due to certain clauses in our financial agreements, we are subject to certain restrictions,
such as:
• limits to our ability to incur financial debts;
• limits to our ability to sell, transfer or dispose of any other form of part of our assets;
• limits as to existence of liens, pledge, mortgage, charge or other encumbrances
or guarantee rights on our revenues and equity;
• maintenance of minimum financial indexes; and
• limits to our ability to carry out corporate restructurings and disposals of equity
interests.
In addition, our ability to pay dividends and/or interest on equity may be restricted by the
possibility of early maturity of our debts, as set forth in indentures of debentures issued by
our company. Such indentures provide for the early maturity of the debt in the event of a
declaration and/or payment of dividends, interest on equity, redemption of shares or any
other payment to our shareholders, considering such payments as realized at verification
date of the indexes described above, in case financial indexes are extrapolated due to
such payments. The declaration and/or payment of dividends (including dividends on
preferred shares and minimum mandatory dividend) are also a reason for early maturity,
as well as interest on equity, redemption of shares or any other payment to our
shareholders while an ongoing early maturity event, as defined in the indentures, including,
for example, non-compliance with the financial indexes described above. Thus, non-
compliance with such restrictions may lead to early maturity of such financial obligations,
as well as other financial agreements which set forth, as a reason for early maturity, the
early maturity of other agreements entered into by our company.
Our officers understand that the Company has complied with all covenants provided in
agreements entered into by the Company and currently in force.
g. Usage limits of financing already contracted and percentages already used
We do not have financing already contracted to receive and use in installments. Therefore,
all the resources available under the agreements and financial instruments described in
item 10.1(f) of this Reference Form were fully made available and calculated in accordance
with the contracted terms.
h. Significant changes in each item of financial statements
The financial information contained and analyzed below is from our consolidated financial
statements for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, and the fiscal years
ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, which were prepared in accordance with the
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), issued by the International Accounting
Standards Board (IASB), and in accordance with the accounting policies adopted in Brazil.
The accounting policies adopted in Brazil include those set forth in Brazilian corporate
legislation and the pronouncements, orientations and interpretations issued by the
Accounting Pronouncements Committee (CPC) and approved by CVM. These financial
statements were audited or reviewed by PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores
Independentes in 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016, in accordance with Brazilian and
international auditing standards.
IFRS 9/CPC 48 – Financial Instruments
In July 2014, IASB issued IFRS 9, which addresses the recognition and measurement of
financial assets and liabilities, as well as purchase and sale agreements for financial items.
This standard replaces IAS 39 – Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. In
December 2016, CVM approved CPC 48 through Resolution No. 763/16, which is
equivalent to the IFRS mentioned. The Company and its subsidiaries adopted the new
standard on January 1, 2018, the effective date of early adoption.
Classification, measurement, and impairment:
Investments and accounts receivable are maintained to fund contractual cash flows and
shall generate cash flows representing only payments of principal and interest. Locamerica
and its subsidiaries analyzed the contractual cash flow characteristics of these instruments
and concluded that they meet the measurement criteria of amortized cost in accordance
with IFRS 9.
IFRS 9 requires the Group to record the expected credit losses from all its financial assets,
based on a period of 12 months or perpetually. As of January 1, 2018, the Group started
to record a provision for expected losses during the whole life of accounts receivable.
Estimated losses were calculated based on the actual experience of credit loss in the last
year. The Company calculated loss rates separately for each type of customer, using the
percentage of default observed in the period up to 360 days after maturity, since, after this
period, the effectiveness of the collection processes is no longer representative. Positions
within each type of customer were segregated based on credit risk characteristics, such as
credit risk classification, type of product purchased and default level.
Considering cost-benefit ratio and its impact in interim financial information, the Company
did not restate comparative information from prior fiscal years arising from changes in
classification and measurement of financial instruments (including expected credit losses).
As demonstrated above, the differences in accounting balances of financial assets and
liabilities resulting from the adoption of IFRS 9 were recognized in retained earnings as of
January 1, 2018.
The impacts of the initial adoption of IFRS 9 on Unidas S.A. consolidated financial
information reflected in the purchase price allocation, as shown in note 1.1. in the individual
and consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2018.
The new rules on hedge accounting are in line with the Group's risk management practices.
The greater impact of hedge accounting resulting from CPC 48 is related to the hedge
accounting documentation that is applied by the Company.
IFRS 15/CPC 47 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers
In May 2014, IASB issued IFRS 15, which addresses recognition of revenues from
contracts with customers in accordance with the transfer of related goods and services to
the customer, in amounts that reflect the payment to which the Company expects to be
entitled to upon transfer of such goods and services, and replaces IAS 18 – Revenue,
IAS 11 – Construction Contracts and related interpretations. In December 2016, CVM
approved CPC 47 through Resolution No. 762/16, which is equivalent to the IFRS
mentioned. The Company and its subsidiaries adopted the new standard on January 1,
2018, the effective date of early adoption.
The Company carried out a detailed analysis of IFRS 15 and did not identify relevant
impacts as to accounting policies currently adopted.
• IFRS 16 – Leases With this new standard, lessees will have to recognize liabilities for future payments and the right to use the leased asset for practically all lease agreements, including operating leases, and certain short-term contracts or contracts with small amounts may not be within the scope of this new standard. The criteria for recognizing and measuring leases in the lessors' financial statements are substantially maintained. IFRS 16 enters into force for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2019 and replaces IAS 17/CPC 06 - "Leases" and corresponding interpretations. The Company applied the simplified prospective model and did not restate comparative figures for the year prior to the first adoption. The Company defined a team for the project that reviewed all of the Company and its subsidiaries lease agreements over the last year in light of the new lease accounting rules in IFRS 16. The standard will affect, in particular, the accounting of the of the Company and its subsidiaries operating leases. For further information on the IFRS adoption (including the estimated impact in the net income and in the EBITDA) see note 2.3.1 of the Company’s financial statements related to the quarter ended September 30, 2019 and note 2.19.2 of the Company’s financial statements related to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 The Company recognized right-of-use assets of R$ 21,419 thousand and R$ 98,774 thousand,
in the parent company and consolidated, respectively, on January 1, 2019, and lease liabilities
with the par value of R$ 24,947 thousand and R$ 114,731 thousand, in the parent company and
consolidated, respectively, as well as lease liabilities with the net present value of R$ 21,419
thousand and R$ 98,774 thousand, in the parent and consolidated, respectively.
There are no other IFRS standards or IFRIC interpretations still to come into force that could have a significant impact on the Group's financial statements.
Presentation of the main accounts of our financial statements Operating revenue Revenue from lease of assets (vehicles) is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable. Fleet rental revenues are recognized on a monthly basis for the period of the rental agreement, in line with the accrual basis by which revenues, expenses and costs related to the transaction are recognized simultaneously. Our business include car rental and related services. When two or more revenue generating activities are performed under the same agreement, each component, which is considered a unit of measure, is recorded individually, as determined by IFRS 15 (CPC 47). Allocation of revenue consideration for each component is based on fair values related to each component. Net operating revenue from the sale of assets (vehicles), which is an ancillary and supplementary activity to car rental, is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable. Revenue is recognized when there is evidence that the most significant risks and benefits related to the ownership of the assets have been transferred to a buyer, when it is probable that the financial economic benefits will inure to the company, when the associated costs and possible return of vehicles can be estimated reliably, when there is no continued involvement with the assets sold and when the value of operating revenue can be measured reliably. If it is probable that discounts shall be granted and the amount can be measured reliably, then the discount is recognized as a sale deduction as sales are recognized. Gross revenue includes discounts and cancellations, which are discounts granted, at the discretion of the Company, due to business relationships in the car rental activity. The rental activity is subject to non-cumulative PIS and COFINS taxation, and such taxes are not levied on the sales of used vehicles. Cost of lease and sales of vehicles
Our cost of lease and sales of vehicles are comprised of (i) the sale cost of vehicles, which corresponds to vehicles purchased for property, plant and equipment and after their useful life determined by the Company are transferred to the line item of vehicles in demobilization for fleet renewal (assets available for sale), which are measured at the lower between cost (carrying amount of vehicles) and net realizable value (estimated sale price in the ordinary course of business less estimated costs of completion and sale expenses); (ii) depreciation; (iii) maintenance of vehicles; and (iv) other prorated costs, including salaries and charges, materials, electric power and third parties’ services. Other operating revenues (expenses) Other operating revenues (expenses) are mainly formed by (i) (expenses) revenues from asset sales (ii) expenses with impairment of assets; in addition to (iii) other operating revenues (expenses), comprised of expenses incurred with services, among others. Financial expenses, net Financial revenues include mainly interest revenues on invested funds. Interest revenue is recognized in statement of income by the effective interest method. Financial expenses include interest expenses on loans, financing, debentures and preferred shares classified as liabilities. Loan costs are measured in statement of income using the effective interest method. Current and deferred income tax and social contribution
Income tax and social contribution for current and deferred fiscal years are calculated based on the 15% tax rate, plus other 10% on taxable income exceeding R$ 240 thousand for income tax, and 9% on taxable income for social contribution on net income, and they consider the offset of tax losses and negative basis of social contribution, limited to 30% of taxable income. Expenses with income tax and social contribution comprise current and deferred income taxes. Current and deferred taxes are recognized in statement of income, unless they are related to items directly recognized in shareholders' equity or in other comprehensive income. Current tax is the tax payable or receivable expected on the taxable income or loss for the fiscal year, at tax rates passed or substantively passed on the presentation date of financial statements and any adjustment to taxes payable in relation to previous fiscal years. Deferred tax is recognized in relation to temporary differences between carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for accounting purposes, and corresponding values used with taxation purposes. Deferred tax is not recognized for the following temporary differences: the initial recognition of assets and liabilities in a transaction that is not a business combination and does not affect either accounting or taxable income or loss, and differences related to investments in subsidiaries when it is probable that they will not revert in a foreseeable future. Deferred tax is measured by tax rates that are expected to be applied to the temporary differences when these are reversed, based on laws passed or substantially passed until the presentation date of financial statements. An income tax and social contribution deferred asset is recognized in relation to tax losses, tax credits, and temporary differences deductible and non-used when it is probable that future profits subject to taxation will be available and against which will be used. Deferred income tax and social contribution assets are reviewed at the end of each fiscal year and will be reduced to the extent that their realization is no longer probable.
We present below an explanation of the main changes in the Company's income in the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019, and September 30, 2018
The Company started to consolidate the financial information of Auto Ricci S.A. in the
Company's consolidated financial statements as from merger by the Company of the
shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A., making it a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company,
which took place on May 11, 2017 (and Auto Ricci S.A. was subsequently merged into
the Company). In addition, financial income from the merger by the Company of shares
issued by Unidas S.A., which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, was
consolidated in the Company's Financial Statements as of March 9, 2018. Subsequently,
the financial income arising from the merger by the Company of shares issued by Unidas
Agro Locação de Veículos S.A., which became a wholly-owned subsidiary as of January
31, 2019, are now consolidated in the Company's Financial Statements.
For further information on the merger of shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A. by the
Company, the merger of Auto Ricci S.A. into the Company, the merger of shares issued
by Unidas S.A. by the Company, and the merger of the shares issued by Unidas Agro
Locação de Veículos S.A. by the Company, see item 15.7 of this Reference Form.
In R$
thousand
Nine-month periods ended September 30 (**)
2019 (*) V.V.% 2018 (**) V.V.% V.H.% Net operating revenue 3,537,662 100.0% 2,020,632 100.0% 75.1% Cost of lease and sales of vehicles (2,574,829) -72.8% (1,418,739) -70.2% 81.5%
Gross profit 962,833 27.2% 601,893 29.8% 60.0%
Sales expenses (213,107) -6.0% (106,460) -5.3% 100.2% General and administrative expenses (160,213) -4.5% (116,146) -5.7% 37.9% Other operating income (expenses) 362 0.0% 1,480 0.1% -75.5%
Income before financial income and income tax 589,875
16.7%
380,767 18.8% 54.9%
Financial revenues 41,864 1.2% 35,842 1.8% 16.8% Financial expenses (324,852) -9.2% (252,194) -12.5% 28.8%
Financial expenses, net (282,988) -8.0% (216,352) -10.7% 30.8%
Income before income tax and social contribution
306,887 8.7%
164,415 8.1% 86.7%
Income tax and social contribution (64,745) -1.8% (37,489) -1.9% 72.7%
Net income for the period 242,142 6.8% 126,926 6.3% 90.8%
(*) Refer to the balances of the Company's financial statements. As of January 31, 2019, the Company's consolidated information includes the financial information of Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A., the control of which was acquired on that date.
(**) Refer to the balances of the Company's consolidated financial statements. The Company only started to present consolidated financial statements as of the acquisition of controlling interest of Auto Ricci S.A., which occurred on May 11, 2017. The balances from the acquisition of Unidas controlling interest only include balances as of March 9, 2018, the date of acquisition of the controlling interest.
Discussion on the main changes in consolidated statements of income for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019, and September 30, 2018: Net operating revenue
The breakdown of the net operating revenue is as follows:
Consolidated Nine-month period ended 09/30/2019 (*)
09/30/2018 (**)
Gross revenue 3,815,372 2,196,955 Discounts and cancellations (109,186) (73,682)
Taxes on lease (168,524) (102,641)
Net operating revenue 3,537,662 2,020,632
(*) Refer to the balances of the Company's financial statements. As of January 31, 2019, the Company's consolidated information includes the financial information of Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A., the control of which was acquired on that date.
(**) Item 10.9 includes combined pro forma financial information, in which we will have the comparability of the combined information as of September 30, 2019, and September 30, 2018.
Discounts and cancellations are discounts of commercial nature in the car rental activity. The rental activity is subject to non-cumulative taxation of PIS and COFINS (not applicable to used vehicles sales).
Consolidated Nine-month period ended
09/30/2019
9/30/2018 * Car Rental 1,735,373 1,098,324 Franchising 2,825 4,347 Management of outsourced fleet 2,792 2,047 Sale of used vehicles* 1,866,322 1,007,337 Resale of used vehicles** 98,874 11,218 Taxes levied (168,524) (102,641)
Net operating revenue 3,537,662 2,020,632
*Refers to sales of vehicles previously intended for Lease **Refers to vehicles intended solely for resale, which were purchased for this purpose.
The net operating revenue amounted to R$ 3,537.7 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, an increase of 75.1% in relation to the same period of the previous year, when we recorded R$ 2,020.6 million. The increase in the net operating revenue was the result of the increase (a) in the total of
rented vehicles in both fleet and rent-a-car segments, in line with the growth in the volume
of vehicles owned by the Group this year, and (b) vehicle sales revenue, which, in addition
to the increase in vehicles sold as a result of the increase in vehicles of the Company and
its subsidiaries, also derives from the higher average price per vehicle sold, which reached
R$ 38.3 thousand as of September 30, 2019 (UDM). Revenues from car rental and used
vehicles sales grew 56.9% and 92.9%, respectively. Vehicle rental revenue net of rental
taxes, which represented R$ 1,566.8 million or 44.3% of the Company's net revenue for
the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019. At the end of the nine-month period
ended September 30, 2019, the total fleet of the Company reached 153,724 cars, which
corresponds to an increase in 22,625 units compared to the year ended in 2018, when
there were 131,099 cars.
In addition to the explanations of variations described above, the results of Unidas S.A. and its subsidiaries are shown in the balance of 2018 only as of March 9, 2018, when Companhia de Locação das Americas acquired the control of Unidas S.A.
Cost of lease and sale of vehicles Lease costs amounted to R$ 767.5 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019 (in comparison to R$ 514.7 million in the same period of the previous year),
representing an increase of R$ 252.8 million (or 49.1%), with the main impact from maintenance costs of operations with a larger fleet due to acquisition of Unidas S.A. The costs of vehicles sold totaled R$ 1,807.3 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019 (compared to R$ 904.0 million in the same period of the previous year), an increase of 99.9%, reflecting the increase in volume of the used vehicles sold mentioned above (increase of 48.8%). Higher vehicle cost figures result from the increase in the fleet vehicles that the Company and its subsidiaries have been presenting in recent years and the renewal cycle of each vehicle within our rental fleet. The higher costs of vehicles sold reflect the growth in the sales volume of Used Vehicles, as well as the higher value of these assets, as the Company has acquired higher value-added vehicles. In addition, as the Company has reduced the average age of vehicles sold, it is natural that there is less accumulated depreciation volume in the rental period, resulting in a higher residual value of these assets, an effect of also on the Used Vehicles revenue. In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, gross profit from vehicle sales reached R$ 157.9 million, compared to R$ 114.5 million in gross profit for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2018, resulting from the higher sales volume. Other operating costs totaled R$ 109.8 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019 (compared to R$ 32.3 million in the same period of the previous year). The variation is due to the increase of new stores in the Rent-a-Car segment in the comparison period, which increases the cost of salaries, charges, and benefits, among other store infrastructure costs. In addition to the explanations of variations described above, the results of Unidas S.A. and its subsidiaries are shown in the balance of 2018 only as of March 9, 2018, when the Company acquired control of Unidas S.A. Below is the breakdown of our rental and vehicles sale costs for the periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
Consolidated Nine-month period ended 09/30/2019 09/30/2018
Used vehicles sale cost* (1,727,901) (893,981)
Used vehicles resale cost** (79,415) (10,059)
Maintenance costs (476,112) (359,251)
Fleet vehicles depreciation cost (304,287) (196,246)
Recovery of PIS/COFINS credits 122,652 73,120
Other operating costs (109,766) (32,322)
Total (2,574,829) (1,418,739)
(*) Refer to sales of vehicles previously intended for Lease. (**) Refer to vehicles intended solely for resale, which were purchased for this purpose.
General and administrative expenses Increase of 37.9% in general and administrative expenses, which totaled R$ 160.2 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, compared to R$ 116.1 million in the same period of 2018. This variation was mainly due to the increase in depreciation and amortization expenses, which were a consequence of the Company's additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets.
Consolidated
Nine-month period ended 09/30/2019 09/30/2018
General expenses (55,604) (38,285) Professional fees, consulting and third parties (27,436) (23,766) Depreciation and amortization (46,959) (14,060) Other administrative expenses (30,214) (40,035)
Total (160,213) (116,146)
Sales Expenses Our selling expenses totaled R$ 213.1 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, compared to R$ 106.5 million in the same period of 2018, an increase of R$ 106.6 million, mainly represented by third parties commissions, fees, and services, advertising and marketing, and estimated loss on doubtful accounts, which account for 96.6% of this increase. The estimated loss variation for doubtful accounts for the 9 months ended September 30, 2019, and 2018, results from the fact that in 2018 there was recovery of previously provisioned credits, impacting the comparison of balances between the periods. In addition to this fact, the income for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, is impacted by the results of Unidas S.A. and its subsidiaries in the consolidated statements of Locamerica only as of March 9, 2018 (date of acquisition of control).
Consolidated
Nine-month period ended 09/30/2019 (*) 09/30/2018 (**)
Salaries and charges (48,597) (34,802) Third parties commissions, fees, and services (94,092) (32,679) Marketing and advertising (23,543) (4,196) Estimated loss on doubtful accounts and write-off of non-recoverable securities
(24,638) (2,280)
Other sales expenses (22,237) (32,503)
Total (213,107) (106,460)
(*) Refer to the balances of the Company's financial statements. As of January 31, 2019, the Company's consolidated information includes the financial information of Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A., the control of which was acquired on that date.
(**) Item 10.9 includes combined pro forma financial information, in which we will have the comparability of the combined information as of September 30, 2019, and September 30, 2018.
Net financial expenses "Financial expenses" amounted to R$ 324.9 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, an increase of 28.8% compared to the nine-month period ended September 30, 2018. The variation is due to the increase in interest on financing due to new fund raising (foreign currency loan, 13th issuance of Unidas S.A. debentures, and 18th issue of debentures of the Company) and bank expenses (credit card operator management fees) due to the increase in card payment sales and discount granted in negotiations with default customers.
Consolidated
Nine-month period ended
09/30/2019 09/30/2018
Interest from customers 6,376 5,571 Interest on financial investments 34,029 28,631 Other financial revenues 1,459 1,640
Total financial revenues 41,864 35,842
Interest on financing (216,911) (194,726)
Swap (a) (19,404) (20,099) Property lease (7,714) Bank fees (39,519) (20,877) Discount granted (21,575) (1,735) Other financial expenses (19,729) (14,757)
Total financial expenses (324,852) (252,194)
Total (282,988) (216,352)
(*) Refer to the balances of the Company's financial statements. As of January 31, 2019, the Company's consolidated information includes the financial information of Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A., the control of which was acquired on that date.
(**) Item 10.9 includes combined pro forma financial information, in which we will have the comparability of the combined information as of September 30, 2019, and September 30, 2018.
Our financial revenues increased by R$ 6.1 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, amounting to R$ 41.9 million, compared to R$ 35.8 million in the same period of 2018, with a higher average cash balance and cash and cash equivalents, including financial investments and securities held during the period. Income tax and social contribution The Company calculates the provision for income tax and social contribution based on
taxable income for the year. Taxable income is different from the profit presented in
statement of income, since it excludes taxable/deductible income or expenses in other
fiscal years, in addition to excluding non-taxable/non-deductible items permanently.
The reconciliations between nominal and effective expenses for the nine-month period
ended September 30, 2019 are as follows:
Consolidated
Nine-month period ended
09/30/2019 09/30/2018
Profit for the period before taxes 306,887 164,415 Nominal rates 34% 34% Income tax and social contribution calculated at the nominal rate (104,342) (55,901)
Adjustments to the nominal expense: Income from equity accounting method
Interest on shareholders' equity 42,066
19,820
Other net additions
(2,469)
(1,408)
Income tax and social contribution expenses for the period (64,745) (37,489)
Total deferred income tax and social contribution expenses (31,257)
21,704
Total current income tax and social contribution expenses (33,488) (59,193)
(64,745) (37,489)
(*) Refer to the balances of the Group's financial statements. As of January 31, 2019, the Group's consolidated information includes the financial information of Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A., the control of which was acquired on that date.
(**) Item 10.9 includes combined pro forma financial information, in which we will have the comparability of the combined information as of September 30, 2019, and September 30, 2018.
Income for the year The net income for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, amounted to R$ 242.1 million, compared to R$ 126.9 million recorded in the same period of previous year, an increase of 90.8% compared to 2018, mainly due to scale increase from acquisition of Unidas S.A. on March 9, 2018.
We present below the explanations to the main variations on Company's income in
fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017
The Company started to consolidate the financial information of Auto Ricci S.A. in the
Company's consolidated financial statements as from merger by the Company of the
shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A., making it a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company,
which took place on May 11, 2017 (and Auto Ricci S.A. was subsequently merged into
the Company).
In addition, financial income from the merger by the Company of shares issued by Unidas
S.A., which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, was consolidated in the
Company's Financial Statements as of March 9, 2018. For further information on the
merger by the Company of shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A., the merger into the
Company of Auto Ricci S.A. and the merger by the Company of shares issued by Unidas
S.A., see item 15.7 of this Reference Form.
In R$ thousand
Years ended on
12/31/2018 (*) V.V.% 12/31/2017 (*) V.V.% V.H.%
Net operating revenue 2,917,195 100.0% 1,094,614 100.0% 166.5% Cost of lease and sales of vehicles (2,032,922) -69.7% (772,778) -70.6% 163.1%
Gross profit 884,273 30.3% 321,836 29.4% 174.8%
Sales expenses (165,801) -5.7% (45,749) -4.2% 262.4%
General and administrative expenses (164,075) -5.6% (52,170) -4.8% 214.5% Other operating income (expenses) (7,887) -0.3% (126) 0.0% 6159.5%
Income before financial income and income tax
546,510 18.7% 223,791 20.4% 144.2%
Financial revenues 57,388 2.0% 25,073 2.3% 128.9%
Financial expenses (361,772) -12.4% (168,009) -15.3% 115.3%
Financial expenses, net (304,384) -10.4% (142,936) -13.1% 113.0%
Income before income tax and social contribution
242,126 8.3%
80,855 7.4% 199.5%
Income tax and social contribution (52,924) -1.8% (20,257) -1.9% 161.3%
Net income for the fiscal year 189,202 6.5% 60,598 5.5% 212.2%
Discussion on the main variations in consolidated statements of income for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, presented above: Net operating revenue The breakdown of the net operating revenue is as follows:
Consolidated Year ended on
12/31/2018 (*) 12/31/2017
Gross revenue 3,163,327 1,209,026 Discounts and cancellations (96,095) (58,485)
Taxes on lease (150,037) (55,927)
Net operating revenue 2,917,195 1,094,614
(*) Refer to the balances of the Company's financial statements. The Company started to present consolidated financial statements as of the acquisition of controlling interest of Auto Ricci S.A., which occurred on May 11, 2017. The balances from the acquisition of Unidas controlling interest only include balances as of March 9, 2018, the date of acquisition of the controlling interest.
Discounts and cancellations are discounts of commercial nature in the car rental activity. The rental activity is subject to non-cumulative taxation of PIS and COFINS (not applicable to used vehicles sales).
Consolidated
Year ended on
12/31/2018 12/31/2017
Car Rental 1,572,502 603,975 Franchising 31,277
Management of outsourced fleet 2,944 1,060 Sale of used vehicles* 1,441,683 536,751 Resale of used vehicles** 18,826 8,755 Taxes levied (150,037) (55,927)
Net operating revenue 2,917,195 1,094,614
*Refers to sales of vehicles previously intended for Lease **Refers to vehicles intended solely for resale, which were purchased for this purpose.
The net operating revenue reached R$ 2,917.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2018, a growth of 166.5% in relation to the same period of the previous year, when we reached R$ 1,094.6 million. The increase in the net operating revenue was a result of the increase (i) of the revenue of car rental ("fleet" and "rent-a-car"), minus the taxes on rental and (ii) vehicles' sales revenue, which increased 159.6% and 167.7%, respectively. Car rental revenue net of taxes on rental, which represented R$ 1,422.5 million or 48.8% of the operating revenue of the Company in the year ended 2018, increased mainly due to the impact resulting from acquisition of control of Unidas S.A. on March 9, 2018. At the end of the year of 2018, the total fleet of the Company reached 131,099 cars, which corresponds to an increase in 84,533 units compared to the same period of 2017, when there were 46,566 cars. Cost of lease and sale of vehicles The rental costs totaled R$ 734.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2018 (compared to R$293.8 million for the same period of the previous year), representing an increase of R$ 440.7 million (or 150.0%), impacted mainly by the maintenance costs, by virtue of operating with a greater fleet due to the acquisition of Unidas S.A. The costs of vehicles sold totaled R$ 1,298.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2018 (compared to R$ 478.9 million for the same period of the previous year), an increase of 171.1%, which is a reflex of the increase in the previously mentioned number of used vehicles sold (168.6% increase). In the year ended December 31, 2018, the gross profit of the vehicle sale operations amounted to R$162.1 million, compared to the gross result of R$66.6 million on December 31, 2017, resulting from the higher sales volume. The table below indicates the breakdown of our costs with rental and sale of vehicles for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017:
Consolidated Fiscal year ended on (**) 12/31/2018 (*) 12/31/2017 (*)
Used vehicles sale cost*** (1,282,480) (470,640) Used vehicles resale cost**** (15,951) (8,308) Maintenance costs (520,704) (196,267) Fleet vehicles depreciation cost (271,018) (130,894) Recovery of PIS/COFINS credits 105,999 55,118 Other operating costs (48,768) (21,787)
Total (2,032,922) (772,778)
(*) Refer to the balances of the consolidated financial statements of the Company. The Company only started to present consolidated financial statements as of the acquisition of controlling interest of Auto Ricci S.A., which occurred on May 11, 2017. The balances from the acquisition of Unidas controlling interest only include balances as of March 9, 2018, the date of acquisition of the controlling interest. (**) Item 10.9 includes combined pro forma financial information, in which we will have the comparability of the combined information as of September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017. (***) Refer to sales of vehicles previously intended for Lease. (****) Refer to vehicles intended solely for resale, which were purchased for this purpose.
General and administrative expenses The increase of 214.5% in general and administrative expenses, which totaled R$ 164.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to R$ 52.2 million for the same period of 2017. As described above, the Company acquired the control over Unidas S.A. on March 9, 2018 and, as a result of such acquisition, it incurred on the following costs: (i) costs related to the acquisition process, and (ii) costs resulting from the integration process between Locamerica and Unidas. The mentioned costs are of occasional (not operational) nature, and alien to the normal course of the Company and its subsidiaries activities. Among such costs, the most relevant are: (i) fees from financial institutions that assisted the company on acquisition of Unidas S.A. and (ii) management, systems and brand consultants that provided integration services between Locamerica and Unidas.
Consolidated
Year ended on (**) 12/31/2018 (*) 12/31/2017(*)
General expenses (47,770)
(14,965) Professional fees, consulting and third parties (32,000)
(11,304)
Depreciation and amortization (1,920)
(1,490)
Other administrative expenses (23,186)
(6,656)
Personnel expenses (59,199)
(17,755)
Total (164,075)
(52,170)
(*) Refer to the balances of the consolidated financial statements of the Company. The Company only started to present consolidated financial statements as of the acquisition of controlling interest of Auto Ricci S.A., which occurred on May 11, 2017. The balances from the acquisition of Unidas controlling interest only include balances as of March 9, 2018, the date of acquisition of the controlling interest. (**) Item 10.9 includes combined pro forma financial information, in which we will have the comparability of the combined information as of September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017.
Sales Expenses
Our sales expenses amounted to R$ 165.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to R$ 45.7 million for the same period of 2017, an increase of R$ 120.1 million, represented, mainly, by commissions, salaries, charges, and expenses with rent and real estate, which together correspond to 92.3% of such increase, or R$ 153.1 million for the period of twelve months of 2018, and reflects, basically, the addition of the expenses of Unidas S.A. after the consolidation of the Company and a higher volume of businesses.
Consolidated
Fiscal year ended on (**) 12/31/2018 (*) 12/31/2017 (*)
Salaries and charges (51,154) (16,996)
Write-offs of non-recoverable securities (1,948)
Commissions (52,914) (4,018)
Estimated loss (reversal) in doubtful accounts
(10,743) (5,754)
Real estate rents and others (49,042) (18,981)
Total (165,801) (45,749)
(*) Refer to the balances of the consolidated financial statements of the Company. The Company only started to present consolidated financial statements as of the acquisition of controlling interest of Auto Ricci S.A., which occurred on May 11, 2017. The balances from the acquisition of Unidas controlling interest only include balances as of March 9, 2018, the date of acquisition of the controlling interest. (**) Item 10.9 includes combined pro forma financial information, in which we will have the comparability of the combined information as of September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017.
Financial expenses The "financial expenses" amounted to R$ 361.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, an increase of 115.3% compared to the year ended December 31, 2017, basically due to the acquisition of Unidas S.A.
Consolidated
Fiscal year ended on (**)
12/31/2018 (*) 12/31/2017(*)
Interest from customers 7,653 782 Interest on financial investments 45,960 22,415 Other financial revenues 3,775 1,876
Total financial revenues 57,388 25,073
Funding costs and interest from assignment (24,167) (9,090) Interest on financing (281,103) (123,474) Swap (28,567) (18,525) Other financial expenses (27,935) (16,920)
Total financial expenses (361,772) (168,009)
Total (304,384) (142,936)
(*) Refer to the balances of the Group's consolidated financial statements. The Company only started to present consolidated financial statements as of the acquisition of controlling interest of Auto Ricci S.A., which occurred on May 11, 2017. The balances from the acquisition of Unidas controlling interest only include balances as of March 9, 2018, the date of acquisition of the controlling interest.
(**) Item 10.9 includes combined pro forma financial information, in which we will have the comparability of the combined information as of September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017.
Our financial revenues had an increase of R$ 32.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, when it amounted to R$ 57.4 million, compared to R$25.1 million for the same
period of 2017, given a higher average cash balance of cash and cash equivalents, including financial investments, and securities held during such period. Income tax and social contribution The Company calculates the provision for income tax and social contribution based on
taxable income for the year. Taxable income is different from the profit presented in
statement of income, since it excludes taxable/deductible income or expenses in other
fiscal years, in addition to excluding non-taxable/non-deductible items permanently.
The reconciliation of the nominal and effective expenses for the years ended December
31, 2018, and December 31, 2017, are shown below:
Consolidated
Fiscal year ended on (**)
12/31/2018 (*) 12/31/2017(*)
Profit for the period before taxes 242,126 80,855 Nominal rates 34% 34% Income tax and social contribution calculated at the nominal rate (82,323) (27,491)
Adjustments to the nominal expense: Interest on shareholders' equity 29,630 5,566 Other net additions 33,781 12,218 Tax incentive - Lei do Bem (Special Taxation Regime Law) 1,902
Current income tax and social contribution expenses (17,010) (9,707) Expense with deferred income tax and social contribution (35,914) (10,550)
Total current income tax and social contribution expenses (52,924) (20,257)
(*) Refer to the balances of the Group's consolidated financial statements. The Company only started to present consolidated financial statements as of the acquisition of controlling interest of Auto Ricci S.A., which occurred on May 11, 2017. The balances from the acquisition of Unidas controlling interest only include balances as of March 9, 2018, the date of acquisition of the controlling interest.
(**) Item 10.9 includes combined pro forma financial information, in which we will have the comparability of the combined information as of September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017.
Income for the year The net income for the year ended December 31, 2018, totaled R$ 189.2 million, compared to R$60.6 million reported for the same period of the previous year, an increase of 212.2% versus 2017, basically due to the increase of scale resulting from the acquisition of Unidas S.A on March 9, 2018. We present below the explanations to the main variations on Company's income in fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:
In R$ thousand
Years ended on
12/31/2017 (*) V.V% 12/31/2016 (**) V.V% V.H.% Operating Revenue 1,094,614 100.0% 754,714 100.0% 45.0%
Cost of lease and sales of vehicles (772,778) -70.6% (535,797) -71.0% 44.2%
Gross profit 321,836 29.4% 218,917 29.0% 47.0%
Sales expenses (45,749) -4.2% (38,273) -5.1% 19.5%
General and administrative expenses (52,170) -4.8% (30,843) -4.1% 69.1%
Other operating income (expenses) -126 0.0% 524 0.1% 124.0%
.
Profit before financial income of income tax 223,791 20.4% 150,325 19.9% 48.9%
Financial revenues 25,073 2.3% 31,604 4.2% -20.7%
Financial expenses (168,009) -15.3% (146,108) -19.4% 15.0%
Net financial expenses (142,936) -13.1% 114,504 -15.2% 24.8%
Income before income tax and social contribution 80,855 7.4% 35,821 4.7% 125.7%
Income tax and social contribution (20,257) -1.9% (6,914) -0.9% 193.0%
Net income for the period 60,598 5.5% 28,907 3.8% 109.6%
*Refers to the balances of the Group's consolidated financial statements. The Company only started to present consolidated financial statements as of the acquisition of controlling interest of Auto Ricci S.A., which occurred on May 11, 2017. **Refers to the individual financial statements.
Discussion on the main variations in consolidated statements of income for fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 Operating revenue The breakdown of operating revenue is as follows:
In R$ thousand
Fiscal Year
12/31/2017(*) 12/31/2016 (**)
Gross Revenue 1,209,026 829,820 Discounts and Cancellations (58,485) (33,801) Taxes on lease (55,927) (41,305)
Operating revenue 1,094,614 754,714
(*) Refer to the balances of the Group's consolidated financial statements. The Company only started to submit
consolidated financial statements as of the acquisition of controlling interest of Auto Ricci S.A., which occurred on May
11, 2017.
(**) Refer to the individual financial statements.
In R$ thousand
Fiscal Year
12/31/2017(*) 12/31/2016 (**)
Car Rental 605,035 443,717 Sale of vehicles 545,506 352,302 Taxes on lease (55,927) (41,305)
Operating revenue 1,094,614 754,714
(*) Refer to the balances of the Group's consolidated financial statements. The Company only started to submit
consolidated financial statements as of the acquisition of controlling interest of Auto Ricci S.A., which occurred on May
11, 2017.
(**) Refer to the individual financial statements.
Discounts and cancellations are discounts of commercial nature in the car rental activity. The rental activity is subject to non-cumulative taxation of PIS and COFINS (not applicable to used vehicles sales). The gross revenue reached R$ 1,209.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2017, a growth of 45.7% in relation to the previous year, when we reached R$ 829.8 million. The increase in gross revenue was a result of increase in revenue from lease of vehicles, less lease taxes and in sales revenue of vehicles, which corresponded to 36.4% and 54.8% respectively. Considering the increase in number of daily rates, there was an increase in revenue from car rental, net of lease taxes, which represented R$605.1 million or 55.3% of Company’s operating revenue in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. At the end of 2017, the Company’s total fleet was of 46,566 vehicles, increased by 18,835 units compared to 2016, when the total fleet was of 27,731 vehicles. Such increase in total fleet was due to acquisition of Auto Ricci S.A. on May 11, 2017. Our fleet is predominantly concentrated in the five traditional automakers of the country. When we excluded the effect of acquisition of Auto Ricci and its subsidiaries from the comparative analysis, lease revenue of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 increased approximately 2.0% compared to the same period of the previous year, or equivalent to R$8.9 million. The increase was mainly due to the increase in the number of daily rates. When we excluded the effect of acquisition of Auto Ricci and its subsidiaries from the comparative analysis, sales of used vehicles of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 increased approximately 24.7% compared to the same period of the previous year, or equivalent to R$86.9 million. Cost of lease and sale of vehicles The rental costs totaled R$ 293.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2017 (compared to R$ 207,3 million in 2016), an increase of R$ 86.5 million (or 41.7%) compared to the previous year, impacted mainly by the maintenance costs due to the acquisition of Auto Ricci S.A. on May 11, 2017. When we excluded the effect of acquisition of Auto Ricci and its subsidiaries from the comparative analysis, lease costs of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 increased approximately 6.6% compared to the same period of the previous year, or equivalent to R$13.6 million. Costs of vehicles sale amounted to R$478.9 million in fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 (compared to R$328.5 million in 2016), an increase of 45.8% compared to the previous year, due to increase in volume of used vehicles sold as mentioned above (increase of 34.7%). In the year ended December 31, 2017, gross profit from sales operations of used vehicles amounted to R$66.6 million, compared to R$23.8 million of gross profit in 2016, as a result of an improved operating efficiency with expenses control and higher investment in retail. Below is the breakdown of our lease and vehicles sale costs for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:
In R$ thousand
Year ended on
12/31/2017(*) 12/31/2016 (**)
Sale cost of vehicles (478,948) (328,547)
Maintenance costs (196,267) (140,880)
Fleet vehicles depreciation costs (130,894) (95,096)
Recovery of PIS/COFINS credits 55,118 45,239
Other operating costs (21,787) (16,513)
Total (772,778) (535,797)
General and Administrative Expenses The increase of 69.1% in general and administrative expenses, which amounted to R$52.2 million in fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, compared to R$30.8 million in the same period of 2016, was mainly due to increase in “consultancy and third parties’ fees” and “general expenses”. This increase was due to integration expenses between Locamerica and Auto Ricci, as well as the increase by the merger of Auto Ricci S.A. When we excluded the effect of acquisition of Auto Ricci and its subsidiaries from the comparative analysis, general and administrative expenses of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 increased approximately 39.6% compared to the same period of the previous year, or equivalent to R$12.2 million. As described above, the Company acquired the control over Auto Ricci S.A. on May 11, 2017 and, as a result of such acquisition, it incurred on the following costs: (i) costs related to the acquisition process, and (ii) costs resulting from the integration process between Locamerica and Auto Ricci. Such costs are of non-operating nature, and out of the ordinary course of the Group's activities. Among such costs, the most relevant are: (i) fees from financial institutions that assisted the company on acquisition of Auto Ricci S.A. and (ii) management, systems and brand consultants that provided integration services between Locamerica and Auto Ricci.
In R$ thousand
Year ended on
12/31/2017(*) 12/31/2016 (**)
General expenses (14,965) (6,478) Professional fees, Consulting and third parties (11,304) (5,111) Tax expenses (1,490) (846) Depreciation/Amortization (6,656) (3,405) Personnel expenses (17,755) (15,003)
Total (52,170) (30,843)
(*) Refer to the balances of the Group's consolidated financial statements. The Company only started to submit
consolidated financial statements as of the acquisition of controlling interest of Auto Ricci S.A., which occurred on
May 11, 2017. The balances from the acquisition of Unidas controlling interest only include balances as of March 9,
2018, the date of acquisition of the controlling interest.
(**) Refer to the individual financial statements.
Sales Expenses
Our sales expenses amounted to R$ 45.7 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, compared to R$38.3 million in the same period of 2016, an increase of R$7.4 million, mainly represented by (i) real estate rents and others, which amounted to R$19.0 million in 2017, compared to R$15.2 million in 2016, partially offset by the reduction in provisions for doubtful accounts, due to better credit quality with write-off of non-recoverable securities, related to securities which recovery is not expected, amounted to R$5.8 million in 2017, compared to R$9.2 million in 2016, as a result of the acquisition of Auto Ricci S.A. on May 11, 2017. When we excluded the effect of the acquisition of Auto Ricci and its subsidiaries from the comparative analysis, the sale expenses, for the year ended December 31, 2017, increased approximately 2.9% with respect to the same period of the previous year, or corresponding to R$ 1.1 million. In R$ thousand
Year ended on
12/31/2017(*) 12/31/2016 (**)
Salaries and charges (16,996) (11,486) Write-off of non-recoverable securities (8,951) Commissions (4,018) (2,374) Estimated loss (reversal) in doubtful accounts (5,754) (229)
Rental of real estate properties and others (18,981) (15,233)
Total (45,749) (38,273) (*) Refer to the balances of the Group's consolidated financial statements. The Company only started to
submit consolidated financial statements as of the acquisition of controlling interest of Auto Ricci S.A.,
which occurred on May 11, 2017. The balances from the acquisition of Unidas controlling interest only
include balances as of March 9, 2018, the date of acquisition of the controlling interest.
(**) Refer to the individual financial statements.
Financial expenses, net The "financial expenses, net" totaled R$ 142.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2017, an increase of 24.8% compared to the year of 2016, adversely affected by the effects of mark-to-market (MTM) of derivative financial instruments (SWAP) previously classified as shareholders’ equity and reclassified to income in consequence of the prepayment of debentures (accounted by hedge accounting), as demonstrated in the tables below:
In R$ thousand
Year ended on
12/31/2017(*) 12/31/2016 (**)
Interest from customers 782 2,178 Interest on financial investments 22,415 28,938 Other financial revenues 1,876 488
Total financial revenues 25,073 31,604
Funding costs and interest from assignment (9,090) (4,802) Interest on financing (123,474) (129,408) Swap (18,525) 766 Other financial expenses (16,920) (12,664)
Total financial expenses (168,009) (146,108)
Total (142,936) (114,504)
(*) Refer to the balances of the Group's consolidated financial statements. The Company only started to submit
consolidated financial statements as of the acquisition of controlling interest of Auto Ricci S.A., which occurred on May
11, 2017. The balances from the acquisition of Unidas controlling interest only include balances as of March 9, 2018,
the date of acquisition of the controlling interest.
(**) Refer to the individual financial statements.
Our financial revenues decreased R$6.5 million in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, when they amounted to R$25.1 million, compared to R$ 31.6 million in the same period of 2016. This was due to the interest rate in 2017 (CDI – 6.65%), significantly lower than the interest rate in 2016 (CDI – 14.32%). Income tax and social contribution The amounts due as income tax and social contribution, as shown below, presented an increase of 193.0% in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, when they amounted to R$20.3 million, compared to R$6.9 million in the same period of 2016. The continuous variation of the table below occurred due to increase in income before income tax and social contribution.
In R$ thousand
Year ended on
12/31/2017(*) 12/31/2016 (**)
Income before taxes 80,855 35,821 Nominal rates 34% 34%
Income tax and social contribution calculated at the nominal rate
(27,491) (12,179)
Adjustments to nominal expense Interest on shareholders' equity 7,442 5,456 Other net exclusions (additions) 10,341 4,022
Current income tax and social contribution expenses (9,707) (2,701) Deferred income tax and social contribution expense (10,550) (4,213)
Total income tax and social contribution expenses (20,257) (6,914)
Income for the year Net income for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 amounted to R$60.6 million, compared to R$28.9 million of the previous year, an increase of 109.6% in comparison to 2016. The increase was mainly due to a rise in the volume of daily rates from the acquisition of Auto Ricci. In addition, the Company was able to add to its profit margin the increases in average price of vehicles sold, due to increase in number of retail stores, as previously mentioned. We present below the explanations to the main changes in our equity and financial position at the following base dates:
September 30, 2019, compared to December 31, 2018;
December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017;
December 31, 2017, compared to December 31, 2016.
V.H.%
Assets 09/30/2019
(*)
V.V.%
12/31/2018 (*) V.V.%
12/31/2017 (*) V.V.%
12/31/2016 (**) V.V.% 2019x2018 2018x2017 2017x2016
Current Cash and cash equivalents 680,508 7.3% 1,755,864 20.1% 402,489 16.8% 172,478 13.0% -61.2% 336.3% 133.4% Accounts receivable 483,303 5.2% 377,743 4.3% 136,913 5.7% 87,688 6.6% 27.9% 175.9% 56.1% Securities 213,268 2.3% 207,324 2.4% 21,516 0.9% 29,544 2.2% 2.9% 863.6% -27.2% Vehicles under demobilization for fleet renewal
567,784 6.1% 317,285 3.6%
63,965 2.7% 47,616 3.6% 79.0% 396.0% 34.3%
Vehicles for resale 27,141 0.3% 13,005 0.1% 0.0% Recoverable taxes 85,339 0.9% 73,730 0.8% 38,935 1.6% 33,959 2.6% 15.7% 89.4% 14.7% Prepaid expenses 36,968 0.4% 10,926 0.1% 13,681 0.6% 2,948 0.2% 238.3% -20.1% 364.1% Assets held for sale 2,373 0.1% 2,373 0.2% -100.0% Related parties 33,014 0.4% 16,850 0.2% 95.9% 100.0% Other accounts receivable 19,415 0.2% 11,872 0.1% 11,785 0.5% 7,212 0.5% 63.5% 0.7% 63.4%
Total current assets 2,146,740 23.1% 2,784,599 31.8% 691,657 28.9% 383,818 28.9% -22.9% 302.6% 80.2%
Noncurrent Accounts receivable 16,186 0.2% 6,399 0.1% 2,639 0.1% 7,425 0.6% 152.9% 142.5% -64.5% Securities 1,324 0.0% 1,710 0.0% 6,721 0.3% 3,333 0.3% -22.6% -74.6% 101.7% Prepaid expenses 240 0.0% 100.0% -100.0% Other credits 3,153 0.0% 3,064 0.0% 1,819 0.1% 2,371 0.2% 2.9% 68.4% -23.3% Deferred taxes 30,373 0.3% 37,580 0.4% -19.2% 100.0% Court deposits 57,746 0.6% 49,829 0.6% 14,379 0.6% 9,521 0.7% 15.9% 246.5% 51.0% Assets held for sale 2,373 0.0% 3,223 0.0%
-26.4% 100.0% Related parties 283 0.0% 302 0.0% 302 0.0% 302 0.0% -6.3% 111,438 1.2% 102,107 1.2% 25,860 1.1% 23,192 1.7% 9.1% 294.8% 11.5%
Investment property 850 0.0% Property, plant and equipment 5,938,725 63.8% 4,957,861 56.7% 1,591,234 66.5% 917,407 69.0% 19.8% 211.6% 73.4% Investments 2 0.0% 2 0.0% 442 0.0% -99.5% 100.0% Lease right-of-use 141,743 1.5% Intangible assets 969,529 10.4% 899,949 10.3% 85,409 3.6% 4,800 0.4% 7.7% 953.7% 1679.4%
Total noncurrent assets 7,162,287 76.9% 5,959,919 68.2% 1,702,945 71.1% 945,399 71.1% 20.2% 250.0% 80.1%
Total assets 9,309,027 100.0% 8,744,518 100.0% 2,394,602 100.0% 1,329,217 100.0% 6.5% 265.2% 80.2%
V.H.%
Liabilities 09/30/2019
(*)
V.V.%
12/31/2018 (*) V.V.%
12/31/2017 (*) V.V.%
12/31/2016 (**) V.V.% 2019x2018 2018x2017 2017x2016
Current Suppliers 1,071,145 11.5% 976,041 11.2% 168,193 7.0% 71,258 5.4% 9.7% 480.3% 136.0% Loans, financing and debentures
120,431 1.3% 298,687
3.4% 220,923 9.2% 115,648 8.7% -59.7% 35.2% 91.0%
Property lease 59,950 0.6% Derivative financial instruments
17,570 0.2% 31,506
0.4% 29,371 1.2% 9,680 0.7% -44.2% 7.3% 203.4%
Credit assignment by suppliers
622,953 6.7% 998,086
11.4% 186,463 7.8% 82,753 6.2% -37.6% 435.3% 125.3%
Salaries, charges and social contributions
37,757 0.4% 23,997
0.3% 10,499 0.4% 5,484 0.4% 57.3% 128.6% 91.4%
Tax obligations 21,789 0.2% 21,730 0.2% 6,945 0.3% 1,600 0.1% 0.3% 212.9% 334.1% Dividends and interest on equity payable
33,986 0.4% 25,567
0.3% 4,941 0.2% 32.9% 417.4%
Related parties 25,109 0.3% 13,840 0.2% 81.4% 100.0% Advances from customers 5110 0.1% 100.0% Other accounts payable 22,329 0.2% 21,513 0.2% 4,778 0.2% 12,754 1.0% -16.1% 457.2% -62.5%
Total current liabilities 2,033,019 21.8% 2,416,077 27.6% 632,113 26.4% 299,177 22.5% -15.9% 282.2% 111.3%
Noncurrent Loans, financing and debentures
4,275,395 45.9% 3,594,154
41.1% 1,212,482 50.6% 707,975 53.3% 19.0% 196.4% 71.3%
Property lease 81,793 Provision for contingencies 114,832 1.2% 108,846 1.2% 11,721 0.5% 2,595 0.2% 5.5% 828.6% 351.7% Deferred taxes 89,805 1.0% 57,574 0.7% 51,091 2.1% 17,715 1.3% 56.0% 12.7% 188.4% Other accounts payable 1,494 0.0% 2,321 0.0% 3,914 0.2% 862 0.1% -35.6% -40.7% 354.1%
Total non-current liabilities 4,563,319 49.0% 3,762,895 43.0% 1,279,208 53.4% 729,147 54.9% 21.3% 194.2% 75.4%
Total liabilities 6,596,338 70.9% 6,178,972 70.7% 1,911,321 79.8% 1,028,324 77.4% 6.8% 223.3% 85.9%
Shareholders' equity Share capital 1,958,283 21.0% 1,922,181 22.0% 397,900 16.6% 299,279 22.5% 1.9% 383.1% 33.0% Treasury shares (31,088) -0.3% (9,925) -0.1% (9,785) -0.4% (5,061) -0.4% 213.2% 1.4% 93.3% Capital reserves and options granted
548,805 5.9% 528,961
6.0% 45,129 1.9% (7,391) -0.6% 3.8% 1072.1% -710.6%
Profits reserve 140,620 1.5% 140,620 1.6% 61,951 2.6% 23,242 1.7% 0.0% 127.0% 166.5% Retained earnings 118,419 1.3% Equity valuation adjustments (22,350) -0.2% (16,291) -0.2% (11,914) -0.5% (9,176) -0.7% 37.2% 36.7% 29.8%
Total shareholders' equity 2,712,689 29.1% 2,565,546 29.3% 483,281 20.2% 300,893 22.6% 5.7% 430.9% 60.6%
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
9,309,027 100.0% 8,744,518
100.0%
2,394,602 100.0%
1,329,217 100.0% 6.5% 265.2% 80.2%
Discussion on the main variations occurred and explanation on our equity and
financial position as of September 30, 2019, compared to December 31, 2018
Assets Current assets
Our current assets decreased 22.9% compared to the balance as of December 31, 2018, from R$ 2,784.6 million to R$ 2,146.7 million as of September 30, 2019. This reduction was mainly due to the acquisition of vehicles, new vehicles, and the acquisition of Unidas Agro's controlling interest. The main variations occurred in the period are detailed below in the main accounting items: (a) Cash and cash equivalents Our cash and cash equivalents decreased 61.2% compared to the balance as of December 31, 2018, from R$ 1,755.9 million to R$ 680.5 million as of September 30, 2019. The reduction of the balances in cash and cash equivalents arises from: (i) acquisition of vehicles to expand the vehicle fleet. (b) Accounts receivable The "accounts receivable" presented an increase of 27.9%, or R$ 105.6 million, from R$ 377.7 million as of December 31, 2018, to R$ 483.3 million as of September 30, 2019. (c) Securities The balance of "securities" as of September 30, 2019, was of R$ 213.3 million, an increase of 2.9% compared to the balance of R$ 207.3 million as of December 31, 2018. (d) Vehicles under demobilization for fleet renewal The balance of "vehicles under demobilization for fleet renewal" as of September 30, 2019, corresponded to R$ 567.8 million, representing an increase of 79.0% in relation to the amount of R$ 317.3 million presented as of December 31, 2018. (e) Other current assets Our other current assets are comprised of the balances of (i) recoverable taxes in the amount of R$ 85.3 million as of September 30, 2019, compared to R$ 73.7 million as of December 31, 2018, (ii) prepaid expenses that corresponded to R$ 37.0 million as of September 30, 2019, compared to R$ 10.9 million as of December 31, 2018, and (iii) related parties from Unidas S.A., which correspond to R$ 31.5 million as of September 30, 2019, compared to R$ 16.7 million as of December 31, 2018. The variation in these items occurred mainly in prepaid expenses, due to the payment of vehicle rates at the beginning of 2019, which are appropriated to income over the term of the respective vehicle rate until December of each year. Another variation occurred in related parties, referring to the increase in the balance receivable from Enterprise Holdings, in which the direct subsidiary Unidas S.A. maintains rental operations in partnership with it. Noncurrent assets Our noncurrent assets presented an increase of 20.2%. The balance of noncurrent assets as of September 30, 2019, was of R$ 7,162.3 million when compared to R$ 5,959.9 million as of December 31, 2018. (a) Property, plant and equipment Our property, plant and equipment presented an increase of 19.8% when compared to December 31, 2018, in the amount of R$ 4,957.9 million to R$ 5,938.7 million as of
September 30, 2019. The final fleet presented an increase of 17.2% in number of vehicles, from 131,099 as of December 31, 2018, to 153,724 vehicles as of September 30, 2019. Total assets As a consequence of the variations identified above, the total of our assets presented an increase of 6.5%, from R$ 8,744.5 million as of December 31, 2018, to R$ 9,309.0 million as of September 30, 2019. Liabilities Current liabilities Our current liabilities presented a reduction of 15.9%, or R$ 383.1 million, amounting to R$ 2,033.0 million as of September 30, 2019, compared to R$ 2,416.1 million as of December 31, 2018. The significant changes in the period are described below by the main accounts: (a) Suppliers Our current liabilities related to suppliers increased by 9.7%, or R$ 95.1 million, as of September 30, 2019, when totaled R$ 1,071.1 million, compared to R$ 976.0 million as of December 31, 2018. The strategic part of the Company’s operations is the acquisition of large numbers of vehicles with the automakers, in order to obtain better financial conditions. Such purchases are negotiated with payment terms favorable to the Company, but lower than 6 months. Company’s suppliers, on the other hand, settle discount securities with first class financial institutions by credit assignment operations, which consists mainly from sale of receivables, with no right of reimbursement. Accordingly, on September 30, 2019, the balances related to such operations amounted to R$ 623.0 million (on December 31, 2018, R$ 998.1 million). (b) Loans, financing and debentures
Our loans, financing, and debentures decreased by 59.7% in the short term, from R$ 298.7 million as of December 31, 2018, to R$ 120.4 million as of September 30, 2019. This reduction was mainly due to the settlement of the debentures agreements entered into during the period. (c) Other current liabilities Our other current liabilities consist of balances of (i) wages, charges, and social contributions, which totaled R$ 37.8 million as of September 30, 2019, compared to R$ 24.0 million as of December 31, 2018; (ii) tax obligations, in the amount of R$ 21.8 million as of September 30, 2019, compared to R$ 21.7 million as of December 31, 2018, (iii) other accounts payable of R$ 22.3 million as of September 30, 2019, compared to R$ 26.6 million as of December 31, 2018, and (iv) related parties of R$ 25.1 million as of September 30, 2019, compared to R$ 13.8 million as of December 31, 2018. Noncurrent liabilities Our noncurrent liabilities presented an increase of 21.3%, from R$ 3,762.9 million as of December 31, 2018, to R$ 4,563.3 million as of September 30, 2019. This increase was mainly due to five new issuances of debentures made in 2019. (a) Loans, financing and debentures
Our loans, financing, and debentures increased by 19.0%, from R$ 3,594.2 million as of December 31, 2018, to R$ 4,275.4 million as of September 30, 2019. This variation was mainly due to new issuances, see item 18.5 of this Reference Form. (b) Provisions for contingencies Our balance of provisions for contingencies totaled the amount of R$ 114.8 million as of September 30, 2019, showing an increase of 5.5% in relation to December 31, 2018, the balance being of R$ 108.8 million. The main allocations refer to part of the balance of tax proceedings of Unidas S.A. which are classified as probable loss, among which we mention:
Locamerica is challenging in court the use of PIS and COFINS credits in order to rule out the application of the Interpretive Declaratory Act of the Federal Revenue of Brazil - RFB 04/2015 and to assure the right to determine the credit of PIS and COFINS contribution on the acquisition cost of motor vehicles registered in its property, plant and equipment and which are destined for lease, based on the regime provided for in paragraph 14 of article 3, and respective item VI, together with article 15, item II, of Law No. 10.833/2003, taking full advantage of the credits. As of June 30, 2019, the Company's management understands that this contingency has a likelihood of possible loss and estimates its value at R$ 65,308 thousand (as of December 31, 2018, R$ 50,201 thousand).
On May 21, 2009, the Brazilian Federal Revenue ("SRFB") issued to Unidas S.A. tax assessment notices relative to the collection of National Corporate Income Tax and Social Contribution on Net Income debts, mainly for the deductibility of the goodwill amortization for the fiscal years comprised between 2004 and 2007, in a total updated amount of R$ 56,775 thousand (R$ 55,999 thousand as of December 31, 2018).
On December 11, 2014, the SRFB issued to Unidas S.A. tax assessment notices related to the collection of National Corporate Income Tax and Social Contribution on Net Income, mainly related to the deductibility of goodwill amortization and expenses from swap agreements for the fiscal year 2009, in an updated total amount of R$ 33,984 thousand (R$ 33,384 thousand as of December 31, 2018).
The Company’s management, in disagreement with the grounds that gave rise to the
issuance of the aforementioned assessments, filed proceedings of administrative
objection in relation to each one of them, complying with the legal applicable terms, and
is awaiting judgment.
The other lawsuits mentioned as possible cause are mostly of Civil, Labor, and Tax
nature.
(c) Deferred taxes
Our deferred taxes increased by 56.0%, from R$57.5 million as of December 31, 2018, to R$ 89.8 million as of September 30, 2019. The Company's main temporary difference refers to the difference between the depreciable value of the accounting basis and tax basis related to vehicle fleet, in addition to depreciation rate used. Total liabilities Due to the aforementioned reasons, our total liabilities increased by 6.8%, from R$ 6,179.0 million as of December 31, 2018, to R$ 6,596.3 million as of September 30, 2019. Shareholders' equity
Our shareholders' equity increased by 5.7%, amounting to R$ 2,712.7 million as of September 30, 2019, compared to R$ 2,565.5 million as of December 31, 2018. Discussion on the main variations occurred and explanation on our equity and
financial position as of December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017
Assets Current assets
Our current assets increased by 302.6% as of December 31, 2018, when compared to December 31, 2017, from R$691.7 million to R$2,784.6 million. Such increase was due to acquisition of controlling interest of Unidas S.A., with the balances from such acquisition integrating the consolidated balances as of March 9, 2018. In addition to such merger, the significant changes in the period are shown below in the main accounts: (a) Cash and cash equivalents Our cash and cash equivalents increased by 336.3% as of December 31, 2018, when compared to December 31, 2017, from R$402.5 million to R$1,755.9 million. The increase of the balances in cash and cash equivalents arises from: (i) funding from new issuances of debentures in Companhia de Locação das Américas and Unidas S.A. in the amount of R$1,967.4 million, and the net amount of cash flow for financing in 2018 is R$ 1,545.5 million; (ii) payment of the "cash" portion related to the acquisition of controlling interest of Unidas S.A. in the amount of R$397.7 million; and the proceeds from the capital increase for the issuance of new shares in the amount of R$992.0 million. (b) Accounts receivable "Accounts receivable" increased by 175.9% or R$ 240.8 million, increasing from R$136.9 million as of December 31, 2017, to R$ 377.7 million as of December 31, 2018. (c) Securities
The balance of "securities" as of December 31, 2018 was R$207.3 million, an increase of 863.6% compared to December 31, 2017. Such increase was mainly due to the acquisition of controlling interest of Unidas S.A., and the amount classified under this line item as of December 31, 2018, R$ 159.6 million has no restriction on redemption and, therefore, it has immediate liquidity. (d) Vehicles under demobilization for fleet renewal Vehicles under demobilization for fleet renewal as of December 31, 2018, corresponding to R$ 317.3 million, representing an increase of 396.0% in relation to the amount of R$ 64.0 million presented as of December 31, 2017. This increase was mainly due to the acquisition of the controlling interest of Unidas S.A. (e) Other current assets Our other current assets consist of the balances of (i) recoverable taxes in the amount of R$73.7 million as of December 31, 2018, compared to R$38.9 million as of December 31, 2017, (ii) prepaid expenses corresponding to R$10.9 million as of December 31, 2018, compared to R$13.7 million as of December 31, 2017, and (iii) related parties from Unidas S.A. substantially related to lease transactions in partnership with the shareholder Enterprise Holdings Brasil LLC. Noncurrent assets
Our noncurrent assets increased by 250.0%, mainly as a result of the acquisition of Unidas S.A., which balances started to be presented consolidated with ours as of March 9, 2018. The balance of noncurrent assets as of December 31, 2018 was R$ 5,959.9 million when compared to R$ 1,702.9 million as of December 31, 2017. (a) Property, plant and equipment Our property, plant, and equipment increased by 211.6% as of December 31, 2018 when compared to December 31, 2017, from R$1,591.2 million to R$4,957.9 million. The final fleet had an increase of 181.5% in the number of vehicles, from 46,566 as of December 31, 2017 to 131,099 vehicles as of December 31, 2018. Total assets As a result of the variations identified above, our total assets increased by 265.2%, from R$2,394.6 million as of December 31, 2017 to R$8,744.5 million as of December 31, 2018. Liabilities
Current liabilities Our current liabilities increased by 282.2%, or R$ 1,784.0 million, totaling R$ 2,416.1 million as of December 31, 2018, compared to R$ 632.1 million as of December 31, 2017. This increase occurred mainly due to the acquisition of controlling interest of Unidas S.A. on March 9, 2018, and the funding from five new issuances of debentures in 2018. In addition to such merger, the significant changes in the period are shown below on main accounts: (a) Suppliers Our current liabilities related to suppliers increased by 480.3%, or R$807.8 million, as of December 31, 2018, when totaled R$976.1 million, compared to R$168.2 million as of December 31, 2017. This variation was mainly due to the acquisition of controlling interest of Unidas S.A. The strategic part of the Company’s operations is the acquisition of large numbers of vehicles with the automakers, in order to obtain better financial conditions. Such purchases are negotiated with payment terms favorable to the Company, but lower than 6 months. Company’s suppliers, on the other hand, settle discount securities with first class financial institutions by credit assignment operations, which consists mainly from sale of receivables, with no right of reimbursement. Thus, as of December 31, 2018, the balances related to these operations correspond to R$998.1 million (as of December 31, 2017, R$186.5 million). (b) Loans, financing and debentures Our loans, financing and debentures increased 35.2% in the short term, from R$ 220.9 million as of December 31, 2017 to R$ 298.7 million as of December 31, 2018. Such increase was mainly due to five new issuances of debentures during the period. (c) Other current liabilities Our other current liabilities consist of balances of (i) wages, charges, and social contributions, which totaled R$ 24.0 million as of December 31, 2018, compared to R$ 10.5 million as of December 31, 2017; (ii) tax obligations in the amount of R$ 21.7 million as of December 31, 2018, compared to R$ 6.9 million as of December 31, 2017, and (iii) other accounts payable of R$ 21.5 million as of December 31, 2018, compared to R$ 4.8 million as of December 31, 2017. Noncurrent liabilities
Our noncurrent liabilities increased by 194.2%, from R$1,279.2 million as of December 31, 2017 to R$3,762.9 million as of December 31, 2018. This increase was mainly due to five new issuances of debentures made in 2018, in the amount of R$1,967.5 million. (a) Loans, financing and debentures Our loans, financing, and debentures increased by 196.4%, from R$ 1,212.5 million as of December 31, 2017 to R$ 3,594.2 million as of December 31, 2018. Such variation was mainly due to five new issuances of debentures, in the amount of R$1,967.5 million. (b) Provisions for contingencies Our balance of provisions for contingencies totaled the amount of R$ 108.8 million as of December 31, 2018, an increase of 828.6% when compared to December 31, 2017, that was of R$ 11.7 million. This variation refers to the impairment of contingencies that impacted the formation of the purchase price at the time of acquisition. The Company allocated loss to the purchase price related to contingencies in the amount of R$65.4 million on the date of acquisition of Unidas S.A. The allocation at acquisition only occurred due to the fact that it influenced the purchase price. The main allocations refer to part of the balance of tax proceedings of Unidas S.A. which are classified as probable loss, among which we mention:
on May 21, 2009, Brazilian Federal Revenue Office (“SRFB”) issued to Unidas S.A. tax assessment notices related to the collection of National Corporate Income Tax and Social Contribution on Net Income, mainly related to the deductibility of goodwill amortization for fiscal years between 2004 and 2007.
On December 11, 2014, SRFB issued to Unidas S.A. tax assessment notices relative to the collection of National Corporate Income Tax and Social Contribution on Net Income debits, mainly for the deductibility of the premium amortization and expenses of swap agreements related to the base year 2009.
The Company’s management, in disagreement with the grounds that gave rise to the
issuance of the aforementioned assessments, filed proceedings of administrative
objection in relation to each one of them, complying with the legal applicable terms, and
is awaiting judgment.
In the opinion of the Company's management, based on opinions issued by its legal
advisors, the chances of loss at final judgment of such proceedings are possible, reason
why no provision was recorded. On the date of issuance of this quarterly information, the
aforementioned tax assessments were in progress.
(c) Deferred taxes
Our deferred taxes increased by 12.7%, from R$51.1 million as of December 31, 2017 to R$57.6 million as of December 31, 2018. The Company's main temporary difference refers to the difference between the depreciable value of the accounting basis and tax basis related to vehicle fleet, in addition to depreciation rate used. Total liabilities In light of the foregoing, our total liabilities increased by 223.3%, from R$1,911.3 million as of December 31, 2017 to R$6,179.0 million as of December 31, 2018. Shareholders' equity Our shareholders' equity increased by 430.9%, totaling R$2,565.5 million as of December 31, 2018, compared to R$483.3 million as of December 31, 2017. Such increase occurred
mainly due to the issuance of new shares for the acquisition of controlling interest of Unidas S.A. on March 9, 2018 (R$1,058.0 million), and for the issuance of thirty-one million (31,000,000) new shares, which reflected a capital increase in the amount of R$992.0 million.
Discussion on the main variations occurred and explanation on our equity and
financial position as of December 31, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016
Assets Current assets Our current assets increased by 80.2% on December 31, 2017, compared to December 31, 2016, from R$383.8 million to R$691.7 million. Such increase was mainly due to the merger by the Company of shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A. on May 11, 2017. In addition to such merger, the significant changes in the period are shown below on main accounts: (a) Cash and cash equivalents
Our cash and cash equivalents increased by 133.4% on December 31, 2017, compared to December 31, 2016, from R$172.5 million to R$402.5 million. The increase of the balances in cash and cash equivalents arises from (i) the Company’s operating cash flow; and (ii) contracting of new issuances of debentures (12th issuance, 13th issuance, 14th issuance, and 2nd Promissory Note and 3rd issuance of debentures of Auto Ricci S.A.) and other loans, partially offset by payment in advance of 10th and 11th issuances of debentures and 2nd issuance of debentures of Auto Ricci S.A. (b) Accounts receivable Our accounts receivable presented an increase of 56.1%, or R$49.2 million on December 31, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016, from R$87.7 million on December 31, 2016 to R$136.9 million on December 31, 2017. Such increase is due to merger of Auto Ricci and also by the increase in sales volume and average price of used vehicles segment. (c) Securities The balance presented as of December 31, 2017 in line item of securities decreased by 27.2%, when compared to December 31, 2016, from R$ 29.5 million as of December 31, 2016 to R$ 21.5 million as of December 31, 2017. The Company effected the funding of 14th issuance of debentures and of 2nd Promissory Note only in the months of November and December 2017; however, these funds have different collateral characteristics, when compared to other existing debentures. (d) Vehicles under demobilization for fleet renewal Vehicles under demobilization for fleet renewal as of December 31, 2017 corresponding to R$64.0 million, representing an increase of 34.5% in relation to the amount of R$47.6 million presented as of December 31, 2016. Although the balance has increased as a result of the merger of Auto Ricci’s inventory balance, the Company continues to reduce inventory levels. (e) Other current assets Our other current assets consist of the balances of (i) recoverable taxes in the amount of R$38.9 million on December 31, 2017, compared to R$34.0 million on December 31, 2016, (ii) prepaid expenses which corresponded to R$13.7 million on December 31, 2017, compared to R$2.9 million on December 31, 2016 and (iii) other accounts receivable, in the amount of R$11.8 million on December 31, 2017, compared to R$7.2 million as of December 31, 2016.
Noncurrent assets
Our noncurrent assets are mainly represented by our property, plant and equipment, and presented an increase of 80.1% as of December 31, 2017, compared to December 31, 2016, from R$945.4 million to R$1,702.9 million. Such increase was mainly due to the merger by the Company of shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A. on May 11, 2017. In addition to such merger, the significant changes in the period are shown below on main accounts: (a) Property, plant and equipment Our property, plant and equipment presented an increase of 73.4% on December 31, 2017, compared to December 31, 2016, from R$917.4 million to R$1,591.2 million. The final fleet presented an increase of 67.9% in number of vehicles, from 27,731 on December 31, 2016 to 46,566 vehicles on December 31, 2017. Total assets As a consequence of such variations identified above, our total assets presented an increase of 80.2%, from R$1,329.2 million in December 31, 2016, to R$2,394.6 million in December 31, 2017. Liabilities Current liabilities Our current liabilities presented a reduction of 111.3%, or R$332.9 million, amounting to R$632.1 million on December 31, 2017, compared to R$299.2 million on December 31, 2016. Such increase was mainly due to the merger by the Company of shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A. on May 11, 2017. In addition to such merger, the significant changes in the period are shown below on main accounts: (a) Suppliers Our current liabilities on suppliers increased 136.0%, or R$96.9 million, on December 31, 2017, when amounted to R$168,2 million, compared to R$71.3 million on December 31, 2016. This variation was mainly due to the incorporation of balances from Auto Ricci S.A. The strategic part of the Company’s operations is the acquisition of large numbers of vehicles with the automakers, in order to obtain better financial conditions. Such purchases are negotiated with payment terms favorable to the Company, but lower than 6 months. Company’s suppliers, on the other hand, settle discount securities with first class financial institutions by credit assignment operations, which consists mainly from sale of receivables, with no right of reimbursement. Thus, as of December 31, 2017, the balances related to these operations correspond to R$186.5 million (as of December 31, 2016, R$ 82.8 million). (b) Loans, financing and debentures Our loans, financing, and debentures increased by 91.0% in the short term, from R$ 115.6 million as of December 31, 2016, to R$ 220.9 million as of December 31, 2017. This variation was due to the merger of the balance of loans and financing of Auto Ricci, as well as early settlement of the 10th and 11th issuances of debentures of Locamerica. (c) Other current liabilities Our other current liabilities consist of balances of (i) salaries, charges and social contributions, which totaled R$10.5 million on December 31, 2017, compared to R$5.5 million on December 31, 2016; (ii) tax obligations amounting to R$6.9 million on December 31, 2017, compared to R$1.6 million on December 31, 2016 and (iii) other accounts
payable of R$4.8 million on December 31, 2017, compared to R$12.8 million on December 31, 2016. Noncurrent liabilities Our noncurrent liabilities presented an increase of 75.4%, from R$729.1 million on December 31, 2016 to R$1,279.2 million on December 31, 2017. Such increase was mainly due to the merger by the Company of shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A. on May 11, 2017. In addition to such merger, the significant changes in the period are shown below on main accounts: (a) Loans, financing and debentures Our loans, financing and debentures increased 71.3%, from R$708.0 million on December 31, 2016 to R$1,212.5 million on December 31, 2017. This variation was due to the merger of the balance of loans and financing of Auto Ricci, as well as early settlement of the 10th and 11th issuances of debentures of Locamerica and funding of the 12th, 13th, and 14th issuances of debentures, as well as the funding of the 2nd Promissory Note. (b) Provisions for contingencies Our balance of provisions for contingencies amounted to R$11.7 million on December 31, 2017, compared to R$2.6 million on December 31, 2016, an increase of 351.7% compared to December 31, 2016. Our main contingent liabilities correspond to labor proceedings in which we are respondents, and which expectation of loss is possible. (c) Deferred taxes Deferred taxes are substantially generated due to temporary differences between tax and accounting bases, both of own vehicles and vehicles acquired under lease. Our deferred taxes presented an increase of 188.4%, from R$17.7 million on December 31, 2016 to R$51.1 million on December 31, 2017. Total liabilities
Due to the aforementioned reasons, our total liabilities increased by 85.9%, from R$1,028.3 million on December 31, 2016 to R$1,911.3 million on December 31, 2017. Shareholders' equity Our shareholders' equity increased by 60.6%, amounting to R$483.3 million on December 31, 2017, compared to R$300.9 million on December 31, 2016. Such increase was mainly due to issuance of new shares from the merger by the Company of shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A. on May 11, 2017. We present below the explanations on the main variation occurred and on the Company’s cash flows Our cash flow is divided between our operating activities, investment activities and financing activities, as indicated in the table below:
Period ended September 30,
2019 (*) 2018 (**)
Cash and cash equivalents (beginning of the period) 1,755,864 402,489 Operating activities (797,725) 184,332 Investment activities (237,719) (335,980) Financing activities (39,912) 764,375
Cash and cash equivalents (end of the period) 680,508 1,015,216
(*) As of January 31, 2019, the Group's consolidated information includes the financial information of Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A., the control of which was acquired on that date.
(**) As of March 9, 2018, the Group's consolidated information includes Unidas S.A.'s financial information, the control of which was acquired on that date.
Year ended on December 31,
2018 (*) 2017 (*) 2016 (*)
Cash and cash equivalents (beginning of the period)
402,489
172,478
121,779
Operating activities 223,896 147,770 251,049
Investment activities (415,971) (20,494) 119,095
Financing activities 1,545,450 102,735 (319,445)
Cash and cash equivalents (end of the period) 1,755,864 402,489 172,478
(*) Refer to the balances of the Group's consolidated financial statements. The Company only started to present consolidated financial statements as of the acquisition of controlling interest of Auto Ricci S.A., which occurred on May 11, 2017. The balances from the acquisition of Unidas controlling interest only include balances as of March 9, 2018, the date of acquisition of the controlling interest. (**) Refer to the individual financial statements.
Operating activities The cash flow from our operating activities presented a used flow of R$ 797.7 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, compared to a flow of R$ 184.3 million in the same period of 2018. Such negative variation was mainly due to the investment in vehicle fleet. The cash flow from our operating activities registered a flow of R$ 223.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to a flow of R$ 147.8 million in the same period of 2017. This positive variation occurred mainly due to the increase in operating margins as a result of the higher volume of vehicles sales. The cash flow from our operating activities registered a flow of R$147.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to a flow of R$251.0 million in the same period of 2016. Such negative variation was mainly due to the investment in vehicle fleet. Investment activities Cash from investing activities varied positively by R$ 98.3 million when comparing the nine months ended September 30, 2019, with the nine months ended September 30, 2018 (September 30, 2019 - (R$ 237.7 million) and September 30, 2018 - (R$ 336.0 million)). This variation was mainly due to the financial expenses incurred on acquisitions in 2018 (R$ 210.0 million), being higher than the financial expenses incurred on acquisitions in 2019 (R$ 50.0 million). The variation in the "cash" effect between the two periods arising from the acquisition of investments was mitigated by the acquisition of right of use, resulting from IFRS 16, which totaled approximately R$ 78.4 million (as of September 30, 2019) and which is only applicable from January 1, 2019. The cash used for our investment activities was of R$ 416.0 million in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, when compared to the negative cash generation of R$ 20.5 million in 2017. Such negative variation was mainly due to the investment in the acquisition of controlling interest of Unidas S.A. (cash portion) and the investment in securities (TVM). Cash used in our investment activities generated negative cash of R$20.5 million in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 if compared to positive cash generation of R$119.1 million in the same period of 2016. This negative variation resulted mainly in the reduction of acquisition of securities. Financing activities
Cash flow from our financing activities presented a net decrease of R$ 39.9 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, compared to a net generation of R$ 764.4 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2018. The negative variation is mainly justified by the acceleration of the Subsidiaries' loans. The cash flow from our financing activities registered net generation of R$1,545.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to net generation of R$102.7 million in the fiscal year 2017. The Company carried out 5 funding operations in 2018, to reflect pre-existing debt and strengthen its cash position. Cash flow from our financing activities presented a net generation of R$102.7 million in fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, compared to a net negative generation of R$319.4 million in the same period of 2016. The Company carried out 4 funding operations in 2017, in order to constitute a new profile to the pre-existing debt and strengthen its cash position.
10.2 General financial and equity conditions
a. Company’s operating income, in particular: For a detailed discussion of the main variations demonstrated in our statements of income, see item 10.1 (h) of this Reference Form.
(i) Description of any important revenue components Company's revenue is predominantly derived from car rental and the sale of used vehicles.
• Revenue from car rental - Revenues from car rentals are recognized on a monthly basis for the period of the rental agreement.
• Revenue from the sale of used vehicles - The sale of used vehicles is an ancillary activity, complementary to car rental. Revenue from the sale of used vehicles is recognized when there is convincing evidence that the most significant risks and benefits related to the ownership of the assets have been transferred to a buyer, when it is probable that the financial economic benefits will inure to the company, when the associated costs and possible return of vehicles can be estimated reliably, when there is no continued involvement with the assets sold and when the value of operating revenue can be measured reliably. If it is probable that discounts shall be granted and the amount can be measured reliably, then the discount is recognized as a reduction in operating revenue as sales are recognized.
(ii) Factors that materially affected operating results Operating revenue 09/30/2019 x 09/30/2018 The operating revenue of the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, increased by 75.1% compared to the revenue of nine-month period ended September 30, 2018, equivalent to an increase of R$ 1,517.1 million.
Consolidated
Nine-month period ended (**)
09/30/2019 (*)
09/30/2018 (*)
Car Rental 1,735,373 1,098,324
Franchising 2,825 4,347
Management of outsourced fleet 2,792 2,047
Sales of Used Vehicles*** 1,866,322 1,007,337
Resale of Used Vehicles**** 98,874 11,218
Taxes on lease (168,524) (102,641)
Net revenue 3,537,662 2,020,632
(*) Refer to the balances of the Group's consolidated financial statements. The Company only started to present consolidated financial statements as of the acquisition of controlling interest of Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A.. (**) Item 10.9 includes combined pro forma financial information, in which we will have the comparability of the combined information as of September 30, 2019, and September 30, 2018.
*Refers to sales of vehicles previously intended for Lease
** Refers to vehicles intended solely for resale, which were purchased for this purpose.
The main factors that impacted the increase in revenue were:
Increase in the average leased fleet from 79,329 vehicles on September 30,
2018, to 108,924 vehicles on September 30, 2019;
Increase in vehicles sold from 30,049 vehicles in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2018, to 47,887 vehicles in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019.
Both increases derived from the acquisition of controlling interest of NTC in February 2019, in addition to the natural growth of all Company's businesses. Operating income 12/31/2018 x 12/31/2017 Operating revenue for the year ended December 31, 2018, increased by 166.5% when
compared to revenue for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, equivalent to an
increase of R$ 1,822.6 million.
In R$ thousand
Fiscal Year (**)
12/31/2018 (*)
12/31/2017 (*)
Car Rental 1,572,502 603,975
Franchising 31,277 0
Management of outsourced fleet 2,944 1,060
Sale of Used Vehicles 1,441,683 536,751
Resale of used vehicles 18,826 8,755
Taxes on lease (150,037) (55,927)
Net revenue 2,917,195
1,094,614
(*) Refer to the balances of the Group's consolidated financial statements. The Company only started to present consolidated financial statements as of the acquisition of controlling interest of Auto Ricci S.A., which occurred on May 11, 2017. The balances from the acquisition of Unidas controlling interest only include balances as of March 9, 2018, the date of acquisition of the controlling interest. (**) Item 10.9 includes combined pro forma financial information, in which we will have the comparability of the combined information as of September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017. (***) Refer to sales of vehicles previously intended for Lease. (****) Refer to vehicles intended solely for resale, which were purchased for this purpose.
The main factors that impacted the increase in revenue were:
Increase in the average leased fleet from 31,054 vehicles as of December 31, 2017, to 83,896 vehicles as of December 31, 2018;
Increase in vehicles sold from 16,711 vehicles as of December 31, 2017, to 42,387 vehicles as of December 31, 2018.
Both increases derived from the acquisition of controlling interest of Unidas S.A. on March 9, 2018, in addition to the natural growth of all Company's businesses. Operating revenue 12/31/2017 x 12/31/2016 Operating revenue for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 increased by 45.0% compared to revenue for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, equivalent to an increase of R$339.9 million.
In R$ thousand
Fiscal Year
12/31/2017(*) 12/31/2016 (**)
Car Rental 605,035 443,717
Sale of Used Vehicles 545,506 352,302
Taxes levied (55,927) (41,305)
Net revenue 1,094,614
754,714
(*) Refer to the balances of the consolidated financial statements of the Company. The Company only started to present consolidated financial statements as of the acquisition of controlling interest of Auto Ricci S.A., which occurred on May 11, 2017. (**) Refer to the individual financial statements.
The main factors that impacted the increase in revenue were:
• increase in revenues from the sale of used vehicles - The Company registered an increase of 54.8%, equivalent to R$193.2 million, in the sale of used vehicles when compared to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. This increase was mainly due to the increase in average price and in the volume of vehicles sold. We ended fiscal year 2017 with 16,720 vehicles sold versus 12,402 vehicles sold in 2016. The increase in retail operation in total sales contributed to an improvement of the average sales price.
b. Variations in revenues attributable to modifications in prices, exchange rates, inflation,
changes in volumes and introduction of new products and services: For a detailed description of the changes in the main components of our financial statements, see section 10.1(h) of this Reference Form.
1. Effect of prices and volumes variation in our revenues The table below sets forth our main operating data as of September 30, 2019 and 2018: In R$ thousand
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Nine-month period
Variation
Car Rental 09/30/2019 (*) 09/30/2018 (*) 2019 x 2018
Total Fleet 153,724 119,941 28.17%
Operating fleet - Fleet outsourcing 73,281 56,236 30.31%
Operating fleet - RAC + Franchises 53,987 30,256 78.43%
Operating fleet - Total 127,268 86,492 47.14%
Rented fleet - Fleet outsourcing 71,503 55,226 29.47%
Rended fleet - RAC + Franchises 39,622 24,103 64.39%
Rented fleet - Total 111,125 79,329 40.08%
% Rented fleet/Total 72.29% 66.14% 6.15 p.p.
% Operating fleet/Total 82.79% 72.11% 10.68 p.p.
% Rented fleet/Operating 87.32% 91.72% -4.40 p.p.
Number of vehicles purchased 65.915 48.325 36.40%
Number of vehicles sold 47,887 30,049 59.36%
Average rate (R$ Monthly)¹ - Fleet Outsourcing 1,591 1,470 8.20%
Average rate (R$ Daily)² - Car Rental 70.9 72.6 -2.40%
1 The average monthly rate is calculated by the ratio of car rental revenue net of discounts and cancellations and the
rented average fleet for the period.
2 Considers the operations of the subsidiary Unidas S.A. from January 2018 to December 2018
(*) Refer to consolidated financial statements. In addition, financial income from the merger by the Company of shares
issued by Unidas S.A., which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, was consolidated in the Company's
Financial Statements as of March 9, 2018.
The table below sets forth our main operating data for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017:
In R$ thousand
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Fiscal Year ended
Variation
Car Rental 12/31/2018 (*) 12/31/2017 (*)
2018 x
2017
Total Fleet 131,099 46,566 181.5%
Operating fleet - Fleet outsourcing 64,039 32,000 100.1%
Operating fleet - RAC + Franchises 32,406 - -
Operating fleet - Total 96,445 32,000 201.4%
Rented fleet - Fleet outsourcing 57,385 31,054 84.8%
Rended fleet - RAC + Franchises 26,511 - -
Rented fleet - Total 83,896 31,054 170.2%
% Rented fleet/Total 64.0% 66.7% -2.71 p.p.
% Operating fleet/Total 73.6% 68.7% 4.87 p.p.
% Rented fleet/Operating 87.0% 97.0% -10.0 p.p.
Number of vehicles purchased 67,297 19,747 240.8%
Number of vehicles sold 42,387 16,711 153.7%
Average rate (R$ Monthly)¹ - Fleet Outsourcing 1,478 1,546 -4.4%
Average rate (R$ Daily)² - Car Rental 74.4 - -
1 The average monthly rate is calculated by the ratio of car rental revenue net of discounts and cancellations and the
rented average fleet for the period.
2 Considers the operations of the subsidiary Unidas S.A. from January 2018 to December 2018
(*) Refer to consolidated financial statements. The Company started to consolidate the financial information of Auto Ricci
S.A. in the Company's consolidated financial statements as from the merger by the Company of the shares issued by
Auto Ricci S.A., making it a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, which took place on May 11, 2017 (and Auto Ricci
S.A. was subsequently merged into the Company). Prior to said event, the Company did not have subsidiaries and,
therefore, had no consolidated financial statements. In addition, the financial income from the merger by the Company of
shares issued by Unidas S.A., which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, was consolidated in the
Company's Financial Statements as of March 9, 2018.
Average prices for fleet rental are influenced by (i) adjustment by indexes set forth in
current contracts (IPCA/IGPM according to each contract), (ii) contractual renewal
processes that vary from contract to contract, with the establishment of revised prices; and
(iii) pricing and new contracts. Thus, the pricing of agreements with new customers and
contractual renewals began to reflect the expected increase in interest rates or interest
rate reduction.
Purchase and sale price of vehicles in our fleet did not present any effect from variation in exchange rate. During the periods analyzed, we started to operate in rent-a-car segment by acquisition of controlling interest of Unidas S.A. The table below sets forth our main operating data for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:
In R$ thousand
Variation
Car Rental 12/31/2017 (*) 12/31/2016 (*)
2017 x 2016
Total Fleet 46,566 27,731 167.9%
Operating fleet - Fleet outsourcing 32,000 23,905 133.9%
Operating fleet - Total 32,000 23,905 133.9%
Rented fleet - Fleet outsourcing 31,054 23,147 134.2%
Rented fleet - Total 31,054 23,147 134.2%
% Rented fleet/Total 66.7% 83.5% (16.8) p.p.
% Operating fleet/Total 68.7% 86.2% (17.5) p.p.
% Rented fleet/Operating 97.0% 96.8% 0.2 p.p.
Number of vehicles purchased 19,747 9,122 216.5%
Number of vehicles sold 16,710 12,402 134.7%
Average rate (R$ Monthly)¹ - Fleet Outsourcing 1,546 1,597 96.8%
1 The average monthly rate is calculated by the ratio of car rental revenue net of discounts and cancellations and the
rented average fleet for the period.
(*) Refer to consolidated financial statements. The Company started to consolidate the financial information of Auto Ricci
S.A. in the Company's consolidated financial statements as from the merger by the Company of the shares issued by
Auto Ricci S.A., making it a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, which took place on May 11, 2017 (and Auto Ricci
S.A. was subsequently merged into the Company). Prior to said event, the Company did not have subsidiaries and,
therefore, had no consolidated financial statements. In addition, the financial income from the merger by the Company of
shares issued by Unidas S.A., which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, was consolidated in the
Company's Financial Statements as of March 9, 2018.
(**) Refer to balances of individual financial statements.
Average prices for fleet rental are influenced by (i) adjustment by indexes set forth in
current contracts, (ii) contractual renewal with the establishment of revised prices; and (iii)
pricing and new contracts. Thus, pricing of contracts with new customers and contractual
renewals started to reflect the expected increase in interest rates, in order to maintain our
margins at levels that we consider satisfactory.
Purchase and sale price of vehicles in our fleet did not present any effect from variation in exchange rate. During the periods analyzed, we did not introduce any new product or service on the market.
2. Effects of exchange rate variation in our revenues
Our revenues are not affected by changes in exchange rate. All our businesses are carried out in Brazil and the contracts with our customers are denominated in Reais. Additionally, the only foreign currency debt agreement (operation 4131) is hedged through a specific hedging instrument. Furthermore, exchange rate variations do not directly affect our main inputs and the price of the vehicles that make up our fleet.
3. Inflation effects in our revenues Our costs and expenses are denominated in Reais. We seek to offset cost increases from inflation and actual increases mainly with actions for internal productivity improvement and scale gains. In fleet rental contracts, we seek to offset such increases through contractual clauses that provide for adjustments based on the IGP-M or other inflation indexes. As a strategy to market consolidation, we do not always transfer the increase in costs to our fleet rental costs, in view of the gains in scale, provided that our profitability is not significantly affected. Considering the sale of used vehicles, increase in prices of new vehicles due to inflationary pressures tend to imply appreciation of our inventories of used vehicles, with potential to positively impact our results.
4. Introduction of new products and services The Company started to operate in rent-a-car segment, following the acquisition of controlling interest of Unidas S.A. and its subsidiaries, on March 9, 2018. Additionally, in the Fleet Outsourcing segment, the Company started offering the Unidas Livre product, which represents the offer of operating lease for new vehicles to individuals and, as from February 2019, it began offering Fleet Outsourcing services and products to the Agribusiness segment also through NTC, which was then acquired by the Company, strengthening its operations in this segment.
c. Impact of inflation, fluctuation in the prices of the main inputs and products, exchange and interest rates on the operating income and financial income expenses:
1. Impact of inflation on our operating results and operating income See item 10.2(b)(3) of this Reference Form.
2. Impact of variation of prices of the main inputs and products in our operating results and operating income. Our inputs substantially refer to spare parts and preventive and corrective maintenance services of our operating fleet, as well as fuel consumed by the rented fleet for the contracts in which we assume responsibility for the fuel supply of vehicles. The variation in such inputs’ prices is related to the fluctuation of IGP-M and of oil price. Our officers adopt a procurement policy that allows us to reduce the risk of purchases with no real need and/or outside market parameters and conditions, by means of quotation routines and the utilization of responsibility profiles for purchase approval. For discussion on price and products variation impact on our results, see item 10.2(b)(1) of this Reference Form.
3. Exchange rate impact on our operating results and operating income See item 10.2(b)(2) of this Reference Form.
4. Interest rate impact on our operating results and operating income See item 4.2 of this Reference Form for the table on interest rate risk.
10.3 Events with substantial effects, occurred and expected on Financial Statements a. Introduction or disposal of operating segment
There was no disposal of operating segments in fiscal years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, 2016, and in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019. b. Establishment, acquisition or disposal of equity interest
b.1) Auto Ricci S.A.
On March 19, 2017, we entered into an “investment agreement” with the shareholders of Auto Ricci S.A. (“Auto Ricci”), which approval was given by the Board of Directors on the same date, to implement terms and conditions for the business combination between Auto Ricci and the Company. Below are the conditions for conclusion of the transaction:
CADE approval - granted and issued on April 10, 2017;
approval by shareholders at EGM (Extraordinary General Meeting) held on May 11, 2017. Main reasons for the business combination and description on how Auto Ricci was merged into the
Company
Within the scope of the strategic planning jointly defined by the Company's Executive Board and Board of Directors, the Company, with the merger of Auto Ricci S.A. into the Company, expects to access an extensive customers base, and significantly increase its scale of purchases. The merged Company is expected to capture significant economic-financial synergies from the optimization of the capital structure of Auto Ricci S.A., as well as gains resulting from the exchange of best practices between the two Companies. Auto Ricci, as well as Locamerica, operate in the segment of car rental without a driver, but it is more concentrated in the southern region of the country. Auto Ricci also operates in the sale of used vehicles, as an activity that derives from the main activity, as it is the case of Locamerica. b.2) Unidas S.A.
On December 27, 2017, Companhia de Locação das Américas (“Company” or “Locamerica”) signed an “investment agreement” with the shareholders of Unidas S.A. (“Unidas”), whose approval was given by the Board of Directors on the same date, for the purpose of implementing the terms and conditions for the business combination between Unidas and the Company. Below are the conditions for conclusion of the transaction: • CADE approval - granted and issued on January 23, 2018;
• approval by the shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on March 9, 2018.
Main reasons for the business combination and description of how control of the acquired company was obtained by the acquirer
Within the scope of the strategic planning jointly defined by the Company's Executive Board and Board of Directors, the Company, with the acquisition of Unidas S.A. into the Company, expects to access an extensive customer base, and significantly increase its scale of purchases. The merged Company is expected to capture significant economic-financial synergies from the optimization of the capital structure of Unidas S.A., as well as gains resulting from the exchange of best practices between the two Companies. Unidas S.A., as well as Locamerica, operates in the segment of car lease without driver, but also operates in the “rent-a-car” segment. Unidas S.A. also operates in the sale of used vehicles, as an activity that derives from the main activity, as it is the case of Locamerica. b.3) Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A. (formerly known as NTC Serviços Ltda.)
As of December 26, 2018, an investment agreement was signed between the Company and the shareholders of NTC Serviços Ltda., for the purpose of expanding the fleet of available vehicles of the Company, through the acquisition of equity interest and subsequent NTC merger of shares, a transaction that allows the Company to increase its current customer service platforms, through the expansion of the fleet and physical customers service points, and strengthen its position in the Agribusiness market. The Transaction was subject to the verification of certain conditions set forth in the Investment Agreement (including the transformation of the corporate type of NTC from limited liability company to joint stock company) by means of two distinct, but simultaneous steps:
(i) On the closing date, the Company acquired shares representing 55.55% of NTC's share capital for R$ 50,000 million from the shareholders Felipe José Gomes Ribeiro, Carlos Roberto Sabbag and Marcelo de Amorim Biagi ("NTC Shareholders"); and (ii) Then, on the same date, the Company will acquire all shares issued by NTC that are not owned by it ("Shares Consolidation"). Within the scope of the shares consolidation, each 1 NTC common share will be replaced with 0.075693842 registered, common, book-entry shares, with no par value issued by the Company. Accordingly, the Company will issue, in favor of NTC's Shareholders at the time of the Merger of Shares, a total of one million, three hundred and seventy-nine thousand, three hundred and ten (1,379,310) registered, common, book-entry shares, with no par value, representing 0.9328% of the Company's share capital at the time. On January 3, 2019, the General Superintendence of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense ("CADE") unrestrictedly approved the acquisition of unitary control provided for in the Investment Agreement entered into between the Company and NTC Serviços Ltda, the consummation of which will only take place after the legal period of fifteen (15) days for the filing of possible appeal against the decision rendered by CADE, and the resulting final and unappealable judgment. On January 31, 2019, the Extraordinary General Meeting approved the merger of Shares and its implementation, with the conversion of NTC into a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and the resulting increase in the Company's share capital, to be subscribed and paid in upon contribution, at economic value, according to the Subscription Instrument, in accordance with Exhibit III, of 17,528,101 NTC shares that are not owned by the Company, observing that: (a) the Company's capital increase was of R$ 36,773 thousand; (b) 1,379,310 registered and book-entry common shares, with no par value, representing 0.9328% of the Company's share capital at the time were issued; and (c) thus, the Company's share capital increased from R$ 1,969,517 to R$ 2,006,289. Methodology used to determine the fair value of the acquired companies
The fair value estimate of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed by management with the support of its independent consultants, considered the following methodologies: i) Customers contracts/portfolios: fair value of intangible assets from customer relationships was determined considering the MPEEM (Multi Period Earning Excess Method). ii) Property, plant and equipment and vehicles under demobilization for fleet renewal: The evaluation criteria adopted to determine the market value of these assets consisted of:
for the evaluation of automobiles, the ownership certificates and spreadsheets provided by the acquired Company were used, reconciled with accounting, from which the make, model, manufacture year, and model year were collected. The fair value of these assets was determined based on market surveys of sector-specific publications (FIPE - Institute of Economic Research of the University of São Paulo), considering the sales background of vehicles in relation to the FIPE table. iii) Brand: fair value of intangible assets from the brand was calculated considering the “Relief from royalties” method; iv) Contingencies: fair value of contingent liabilities was calculated based on an estimate by external legal advisors, according to probability and possibility of loss of the assessed causes. c. Nonrecurring events or transactions
Not applicable
10.4 Significant changes in accounting practices – Exceptions and emphases in the auditor’s opinion a. Significant changes in accounting practices The only significant changes in our accounting practices for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, 2016, and the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, are described below. • IFRS 9/CPC 48 - Financial instruments In July 2014, IASB issued IFRS 9, which addresses the recognition and measurement of financial assets and liabilities, as well as purchase and sale agreements for non-financial items. This standard replaces IAS 39 – Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. In December 2016, CVM approved CPC 48 through Resolution No. 763/16, which is equivalent to the IFRS mentioned. The Company and its subsidiaries adopted the new standard on January 1, 2018, the effective date of early adoption. Classification, measurement, and impairment: Investments and accounts receivable are maintained to fund contractual cash flows and shall generate cash flows representing only payments of principal and interest. Locamerica and its subsidiaries analyzed the contractual cash flow characteristics of these instruments and concluded that they meet the measurement criteria of amortized cost in accordance with IFRS 9. IFRS 9 requires the Group to record the expected credit losses from all its financial assets, based on a period of 12 months or perpetually. As of January 1, 2018, the Group started to record a provision for expected losses during the whole life of accounts receivable. The impact of the initial adoption on shareholders' equity of the financial statements previously presented was of R$5,885 thousand. Estimated losses were calculated based on the actual experience of credit loss in the last year. The Company calculated loss rates separately for each type of customer, using the percentage of default observed in the period up to 360 days after maturity, since, after this period, the effectiveness of the collection processes is no longer representative. Positions within each type of customer were segregated based on credit risk characteristics, such as credit risk classification, type of product purchased and default level. Considering cost-benefit ratio and its impact in interim financial information, the Company did not restate comparative information from prior fiscal years arising from changes in classification and measurement of financial instruments (including expected credit losses). As demonstrated above, the differences in accounting balances of financial assets and liabilities resulting from the adoption of IFRS 9 were recognized in profits reserve as of January 1, 2018. The new rules on hedge accounting are in line with the Group's risk management practices. The greater impact of hedge accounting resulting from CPC 48 is related to the hedge accounting documentation that is applied by the Company. • IFRS 15/CPC 47 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers In May 2014, IASB issued IFRS 15, which addresses recognition of revenues from contracts with customers in accordance with the transfer of related goods and services to the customer, in amounts that reflect the payment to which the Company expects to be entitled to upon transfer of such goods and services, and replaces IAS 18 – Revenue, IAS 11 – Construction Contracts and related interpretations. In December 2016, CVM approved CPC 47 through Resolution No. 762/16, which is equivalent to the IFRS mentioned. The Group adopted the new standard on January 1, 2018, the effective date of initial implementation.
The Group conducted a detailed analysis of IFRS 15 and has not identified material impacts in relation
to the accounting practices currently adopted.
IFRS 16/CPC 06 – Leases
With this new standard, lessees will have to recognize liabilities for future payments and the right to use the leased asset for practically all lease agreements, including operating leases, and certain short-term contracts or contracts with small amounts may not be within the scope of this new standard. The criteria for recognizing and measuring leases in the lessors' financial statements are substantially maintained. IFRS 16 enters into force for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2019 and replaces IAS 17/CPC 06 - "Leases" and corresponding interpretations. The Group intends to apply the full retrospective model and will restate the comparative values for the year prior to the first adoption. The Group defined a team for the project that reviewed all of the Group's lease agreements over the last year in light of the new lease accounting rules in IFRS 16. The standard will affect, in particular, the accounting of the Group's operating leases. The Company opted to use the exemptions proposed by the standard for short term lease agreements or for which the asset subject matter is of low value. The Group has leases for certain office equipment (such as printers and copiers) that are considered low value. The Company applied the simplified prospective model of the standard and will not restate comparative figures for the year prior to the first adoption. The Company recognized right-of-use assets, as well as lease liabilities in the amount of R$ 98,774 thousand in the consolidated on January 1, 2019, of which R$ 21,419 thousand in the parent company. b. Significant effects of changes in accounting practices For information on significant effects of changes in accounting practices, see item 10.4(a) of this Reference Form. c. Exceptions and emphases in auditor’s opinion There are no paragraphs of exceptions and emphasis in the independent auditors' reports on the financial statements as of December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, and quarterly information as of September 30, 2019.
10.5 Critical accounting policies Accounting estimates and judgments are reviewed constantly. They are based on past experience and other factors, including expectations of future events, which are considered reasonable under the circumstances. The Group makes estimates about the future based on assumptions. By definition, the resulting accounting estimates will seldom be the same as the actual results. The estimates and assumptions that pose a significant risk, with the likelihood of causing a substantial adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for the next fiscal year, are shown below: (a) Residual value of vehicles The Company and the Group often estimate the residual value of the vehicles (estimated value of sale after its useful life less estimated sales expenses), which consequently has an impact on the depreciation costs of operating vehicles. Such estimate considers several assumptions with a high degree of judgment, such as estimated sale price. Any changes in these assumptions used may imply a change in income of discounted cash flow and, consequently, in valuation or devaluation of these assets. (b) Fair value of derivatives Fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in active markets is determined by use of the valuation techniques. The Group uses its judgment to choose methods and define assumptions that are based primarily on the market conditions existing at the balance sheet date. (c) Allowance for estimated losses from doubtful accounts (PECLD) The Group considers, in the PECLD measurement, the expected credit losses. Additionally, the Group continuously evaluates its portfolio of receivables in order to identify if there is evidence of impairment on the securities of each customer that makes up the portfolio. If so, the Group assesses whether the defaulting customer has provided security interests and whether it is sufficient to cover the Group's net exposure. If the security interests are not sufficient, the Group recognizes the allowance for doubtful accounts, classified as "selling expenses".
(d) Premium and trademark impairment Every year, the Group tests possible premium impairment, in accordance with the accounting policies presented. The recoverable amounts of Cash Generating Units (CGUs) are determined based on calculations of the value in use, based on estimates. Goodwill is allocated to Cash Generating Units (CGUs), identified according to the operating segment. (e) Lease (IFRS 16) The Group opted for the adoption of the prospective approach as the transition method on January 1, 2019, so the comparative periods are not being restated. The use of this approach has substantially impacted the lease agreements for used vehicles stores, rent-a-car stores, and administrative properties maintained until the adoption of the standard as operating lease. In order to apply IFRS 16, the Group adopted the following significant assumptions:
• Beginning of the lease term - The Group defined the beginning of the lease term as the date on which it begins to exercise the right to use the property. In this sense, the Group has determined the date of signature of the agreements, since, from that date, it will control operational aspects of the property such as renovations and preparation of the physical environment. For agreements existing at the transition date (January 1, 2019), the transition date of IFRS 16 was considered as the agreement start date;
• Lease term - period for which the Group contracted the lease of the property. The Group has adopted the term of each agreement plus expected use of the property exceeding the original term of the agreement when it is contractually provided for the option of renewal concomitant with the relevance of the property in the Group's operation, as well as the availability of similar assets;
• Indefinite term agreements - The Group is a lessee in some indefinite term agreements. Considering that both the lessor and the lessee have the right to cancel the agreement at any time, the Group understands that these agreements will be accounted for in the short term (1 year);
• Fixed payments in essence - These are payments over the lease term that the Group is or may be required to make. The Group determined as fixed payments in essence the amounts determined as fixed by the lessor (minimum contractual leases). The Group did not consider, for purposes of measurement of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, variable rent payments arising from invoicing, which are recorded as expenses in the statement of income for the year over the lease term;
• Additional lessee financing interest rate - The Group considered, for all agreements with related parties and third parties, interest rates required to acquire assets on terms similar to those of the leases contracted at the date of signature. The rates adopted by the Group consider the funding cost based on the CDI (Interbank Deposit Certificate) plus a risk spread of the Group. These interest rates were evaluated considering the lease period with the effect of the intention of renewal;
• Depreciation of right-of-use assets - The Group's lease agreements do not contain clauses that allow the Group to exercise the acquisition of ownership of the asset (used vehicles and rent-a-car stores) at the end of the lease term. Thus the useful life of these assets in the absence of impairment will be the contractual term. The Group adopts the allocation of depreciation of right-of-use assets on a systematic and straight-line basis. It is noteworthy that the Group will periodically reassess the useful life of the rights of use whenever it presents changes in strategic business plans and intentions of lessors in the continuity of the agreement;
• Financial charges arising from lease agreements - The financial charge is recognized as a financial expense and appropriated each period during the lease term. Contingent payments are registered as expenses in the income for the year as incurred;
• Recoverable value of right-of-use assets - The Group will continue to apply Technical Pronouncement CPC 01 - Assets Impairment, and will periodically evaluate impairment indicators.
10.6 Material items not disclosed in the financial statements a. The assets and liabilities held by the Company, either directly or indirectly, classified as off-balance sheet items, such as: We do not have substantial assets or liabilities that are not recorded in our financial statements and related notes for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, 2016, and for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019. 1. Operating leases, assets and liabilities For details of the operating leases, see item 10.4a) on changes to IFRS standard 16. 2. Receivables portfolios written off against which the entity holds risks and responsibilities, indicating the respective liabilities Not applicable, since we do not have substantial assets or liabilities that are not recorded in our financial statements and its respective notes, as well as in this Reference Form. 3. Contracts for future purchase and sale of products or services Not applicable, since we do not have substantial assets or liabilities that are not recorded in our financial statements and its respective notes, as well as in this Reference Form. 4. Unfinished construction contracts Not applicable, since we do not have substantial assets or liabilities that are not recorded in our financial statements and its respective notes, as well as in this Reference Form. 5. Future financing agreements Not applicable, since we do not have substantial assets or liabilities that are not recorded in our financial statements and its respective notes, as well as in this Reference Form. b. Other items not disclosed in financial statements. Not applicable, since we do not have substantial assets or liabilities that are not recorded in our financial statements and its respective notes, as well as in this Reference Form.
10.7 Comments on items not disclosed in financial statements
a. How such items change or may change income, expenses, operating income, financial expenses or other items in the Company’s financial statements As discussed in item 10.6 of this Reference Form, there are no items not evidenced in our financial statements and respective notes. b. Nature and purpose of the transaction Not applicable. c. Nature and amount of obligations assumed and rights generated in favor of the Company as a result of the transaction Not applicable.
10.8 Business plan a. Investments, including: Quantitative and qualitative description of investments in progress and expected investments. Our main investment objective is the acquisition of vehicles to carry out our fleet rental activity. As of September 30, 2019, our fleet consisted of 153,596 vehicles, corresponding to a gross amount of property, plant and equipment of R$ 6,131.1 million. In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, we made a gross investment of R$ 3,073.7 million for the acquisition of 65,915 vehicles in our fleet destined for renewal and growth. In the year ended December 31, 2018, we made a gross investment of R$3,004.0 million for the acquisition of 84,533 vehicles in our fleet designed for renewal and growth. 1. Sources of investment financing We use own capital structure and leverage to develop our business plan. Our fleet renewal uses resources generated by operating activities and sale of used vehicles at the end of lease agreements. As a resource for our expansion strategy, we obtain loans and financing from the country's main financial institutions, mostly leases, or from the market, by issuance of debentures. 2. Material divestitures in progress and expected divestitures No significant divestitures were carried out in fiscal years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, 2016, and in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019. We do not have current material divestment projects. b. Provided it has been disclosed, indicate the acquisition of plants, equipment, patents or other assets that must materially influence the Company’s production capacity There has been no disclosure on acquisition of plant, equipment, patents or other assets that significantly influenced our production capacity until the date of this Reference Form. c. New products and services Until the date of preparation of this Reference Form, there is no provision for the implementation of new products and services in relation to the existing portfolio.
10.9. Other factors with material influence In addition to item 10.1 (f) above, on the date of this Reference Form, the Company has the following relevant financial agreements:
PUBLIC OFFERING FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE SINGLE SERIES OF THE 17TH ISSUANCE OF AGRIBUSINESS RECEIVABLE CERTIFICATES OF ECO SECURITIZADORA DE DIREITOS CREDITÓRIOS DO AGRONEGÓCIO S.A. Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A. entered into, on November 1, 2019, the Agribusiness Credit Rights Securitization Instrument for the issuance of single series agribusiness receivable certificates of the 17th Issuance of Eco Securitizadora de Direitos Creditórios do Agronegócio S.A. The issuance of the Agribusiness Credit Rights Certificate ("CDCA") was approved by Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A. at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on November 1, 2019. One hundred and twenty-five thousand (125,000) agribusiness receivables certificates ("CRA") were issued, with unit par value, on the issuance date of the CRA, of one thousand reais (R$ 1,000.00), initially making up the amount of one hundred and twenty-five million reais (R$ 125,000,000.00). The CRAs will be guaranteed by the CDCA issued by Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A. PUBLIC OFFERING OF THE 14th ISSUANCE OF SIMPLE, NON-CONVERTIBLE INTO
SHARES DEBENTURES, IN A SINGLE SERIES, OF THE UNSECURED TYPE,
HAVING ADDITIONAL PERSONAL GUARANTEE, BY UNIDAS S.A.
On November 18, 2019, Unidas S.A. issued two hundred thousand (200,000) simple,
non-convertible into shares debentures, in a single series, of the unsecured type, having
a personal guarantee granted by the Company, with a par value of one thousand reais
(R$ 1,000.00), totaling two hundred million reais (R$ 200,000,000.00), for public
distribution with restricted distribution efforts, pursuant to CVM Instruction No. 476.
The issuance of the debentures was approved by the Extraordinary General Meeting of
Unidas S.A., and the granting of the guarantee was approved by the Company's board
of directors meeting, both held on November 12, 2019.
UNIDAS AGRO ACQUISITION The Company acquired Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A. on January 31, 2019, which impacted the comparability with the previous period. The combined pro forma financial information was prepared to provide comparability of the combined information on September 30, 2019, and September 30, 2018. We present such information below:
Companhia de Locação das Américas Pro forma consolidated statement of income (unaudited) Fiscal year ended December 31, 2018
(In thousands of Reais)
Companhia de Locação das
Américas and subsidiaries
Unidas S.A. and subsidiaries (*)
Unidas Agro Locação de
Veículos S.A.
Allocation of the purchase price
(note 3)
Impact of the financial expenses
(note 3)
Total consolidated
pro-forma
Operating revenue 2,917,195 351,310 137,141 3,405,646 Cost of lease and sales of vehicles (2,032,922) (248,683) (99,513) (10,486) (2,391,604)
884,273 102,627 37,628 (10,486) 1,014,042 Gross profit
Administrative expenses and sales (329,876) (69,843) (9,629) (9,352) (418,700) Other operating income (expenses) (7,887) (974) 46 (8,815)
Profit before financial income and taxes 546,510 31,810 28,045 (19,838) 586,527
Financial revenues 57,388 3,426 240 61,054 Financial expenses (361,772) (32,177) (16,676) (9,276) (419,901)
Financial expenses, net (304,384) (28,751) (16,436) (9,276) (358,847)
Income before income tax and social contribution
242,126 3,059 11,609 (19,838) (9,276) 227,680
Deferred and current income tax and social contribution (52,924) 53 (4,458) 6,745 3,154 (47,430)
Net income for the fiscal year 189,202 3,112 7,151 (13,093) (6,122) 180,250
(*) The consolidated financial information of Unidas S.A. are related to the income for the period from January 1, 2018, to March 8, 2018, the day before business combination.
Companhia de Locação das Américas Pro forma consolidated statement of income (unaudited) Nine-month period ended September 30, 2019
(In thousands of Reais)
Companhia de Locação das
Américas and subsidiaries
Unidas Agro Locação de
Veículos S.A. (**)
Allocation of the purchase price (note
3)
Impact of the financial expenses
(note 3)
Total consolidated pro-
forma
Operating revenue 3,537,662 15,876 3,553,538 Cost of lease and sales of vehicles (2,574,829) (12,847) (5,587) (2,593,263)
Gross profit 962,833 3,029 (5,587) 960,275
Administrative expenses and sales (373,320) (1,416) (7,014) (381,750) Other operating revenues 362 7 369
Profit before financial income and taxes 589,875 1,620 (12,601) 578,894
Financial revenues 41,864 490 42,354 Financial expenses (324,852) (3,323) (279) (328,454)
Financial expenses, net (282,988) (2,833) (279) (286,100)
Income before income tax and social contribution 306,887 (1,213) (12,601) (279) 292,794
Deferred and current income tax and social contribution (64,745) 378 4,284 95 (59,988)
Net income for the period 242,142 (835) (8,317) (184) 232,806
(**) The consolidated financial information of Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A. are related to the income for the period from January 1, 2019, to January 30, 2019, the day before the business combination.
Companhia de Locação das Américas Pro forma consolidated statement of income (unaudited) Nine-month period ended September 30, 2018
(In thousands of Reais)
Companhia de Locação das
Américas and subsidiaries
Unidas S.A. and subsidiaries (*)
Unidas Agro Locação de
Veículos S.A.
Allocation of the purchase price
(note 3)
Impact of the financial expenses
(note 3)
Total consolidated pro-forma
Operating revenue 2,020,632 351,310 100,322 2,472,264 Cost of lease and sales of vehicles (1,418,739) (248,683) (72,045) (8,623) (1,748,090)
Gross profit 601,893 102,627 28,277 (8,623) 724,174
Administrative expenses and sales (222,606) (69,843) (6,988) (7,014) (306,451)
Other operating income (expenses) 1,480 (974) 37 543
Profit before financial income and taxes 380,767 31,810 21,326 (15,637) 418,266
Financial revenues 35,842 3,426 183 39,451 Financial expenses (252,194) (32,177) (11,744) (8,366) (304,481)
Financial expenses, net (216,352) (28,751) (11,561) (8,366) (265,030)
Income before income tax and social contribution 164,415 3,059 9,765 (15,637) (8,366) 153,236
Deferred and current income tax and social contribution (37,489) 53 (2,013) 5,317 2,844 (31,288)
Net income for the period 126,926 3,112 7,752 (10,320) (5,522) 121,948
(*) The consolidated financial information of Unidas S.A. are related to the income for the period from January 1, 2018, to March 8, 2018, the day before business combination.
1 Description of transactions and basis for preparation of pro forma consolidated financial information (unaudited) As of December 27, 2017, Companhia de Locação das Américas ("Company" or "Locamerica") signed an "investment agreement" with the shareholders of Unidas S.A. and its subsidiaries ("Unidas"), which approval was given by the Board of Directors on the same date, for the purpose of implementing the terms and conditions for the business combination between Unidas and the Company, conditioned to approvals of CADE and by the Company's shareholders. • CADE approved the transaction on January 22, 2018; • The transaction was approved by shareholders at an EGM held on March 9, 2018, date of the business combination. In addition, on December 26, 2018, the Company signed an "investment agreement" with the shareholders of Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A. ("Unidas Agro"), formerly known as NTC Serviços Ltda., which approval was given by the Board of Directors on the same date, for the purpose of implementing the terms and conditions for the business combination between Unidas Agro and the Company, conditioned to approvals of CADE and by the Company's shareholders. • CADE approved the transaction on January 3, 2019; • The transaction was approved by the shareholders at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on January 31, 2019, date of the business combination. In order to assist potential and current shareholders of the Company regarding the predictability of these transactions (considering the "combined" effect of Locamerica, Unidas, and Unidas Agro) in relation to possible stock market transactions, the Company has prepared pro forma consolidated statements of income, which consider the effect of Unidas and Unidas Agro acquisitions by Locamerica as if the acquisitions had taken place on January 1, 2018.
2 Basis for presentation of pro forma consolidated financial information (unaudited) This pro forma consolidated financial information has been prepared and is presented in accordance with Brazilian Accounting Standard CTG 06 - Presentation of Pro Forma Financial Information, approved by the Federal Accounting Council, which is based on Technical Orientation OCPC06-Presentation of Pro Forma Financial Information, issued by the Accounting Pronouncements Committee (CPC), and should be read in conjunction with, as well as referred to in its entirety and derived from: (i) individual and consolidated financial statements of the Company, prepared in accordance with the accounting practices adopted in Brazil and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes, which audit report on the financial statements was issued on February 25, 2019, without exceptions; (ii) individual and consolidated quarterly financial information of the Company, contained in the Quarterly Information Form - ITR, prepared in accordance with technical pronouncement CPC 21- Interim Statement and with the international standard IAS 34 – Interim Financial Reporting, issued by IASB, for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, reviewed by PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes, which review report on the quarterly financial information was issued on November 7, 2019, without exceptions; (iii) Unidas Agro's individual financial statements, prepared in accordance with the accounting practices adopted in Brazil, for the year ended December 31, 2018, audited by Grant Thornton Auditores Independentes, whose audit report on the financial statements was issued on January 16, 2019, without exceptions;
(iv) Unidas Agro's individual interim financial statements, prepared in accordance with the accounting practices adopted in Brazil, for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, reviewed by PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes, whose quarterly financial information review report was issued on November 7, 2019, without exceptions. CTG 06 – Presentation of pro forma financial information (unaudited) The pro forma consolidated statements of income reflect the effects of the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Unidas and Unidas Agro, acquired companies, in our income, as if such acquisition had occurred as of January 1, 2018. The pro forma financial information (unaudited) has been compiled, prepared, edited and presented for informative purposes only and should not be interpreted as indication of our future consolidated financial statements or as our current consolidated statements of income, if the aforementioned business combination had occurred on January 1, 2018.
3 Adjustments to pro forma consolidated financial information (unaudited) The pro forma consolidated financial information was prepared and presented based on the historical accounting statements of each entity and the pro forma adjustments were determined based on assumptions and estimates, which we believe are reasonable and include the following adjustments:
(a) Price at acquisition and allocation of purchase price – Unidas S.A Reflects the allocation of acquisition cost of the assets and liabilities, as if the acquisition of 100% of Unidas' equity interest (which occurred on March 9, 2018) had occurred on January 1, 2018. The acquisition cost was R$1,455.694, equivalent to 100% of Unidas’ share capital, realized as follows: • Acquisition in cash of 40.3% of Unidas’ share capital in the amount of R$397,714; • Acquisition of remaining shares (59.7%) of Unidas by merger of shares. As a result of such merger of shares, Locamerica issued 34,394,360 new shares. The price for determination of purchase price to be presented in pro forma financial information considers the opening price on March 9, 2018 (R$30.76). March 9, 2018
Amount paid in cash 397,714
Amount related to merger of shares 1,057,980
Acquisition cost of 100% of Unidas 1,455,694
The value of the assets and liabilities acquired was measured at fair value on the interest acquisition date, in accordance with Technical Pronouncement CPC 15 - Business Combination. The valuation techniques applied and the breakdown of fair value adjustment of assets and liabilities are shown below:
March 9, 2018
Acquisition amount 1,455,694
(-) Amount of shareholders’ equity of Unidas 766,057
(-) Asset appreciation of “contracts backlog” (1) 31,173
(-) Asset appreciation of brand (1) 26,406
(-) Asset appreciation of vehicles for demobilization and fleet renewal (1) 266
(-) Asset appreciation of property, plant and equipment (1) 28,400
(+) Loss of contingent liability (1) (65,413)
(+) Deferred taxes on business combination (16,750)
(=) Goodwill on acquisition of Unidas 685,555
(1) Differences between the market value and the carrying amount were identified for the following
assets acquired and liabilities assumed: property, plant and equipment, vehicles for demobilization and fleet renewal, “contracts backlog” (revenue contracted, but not yet realized), brand and contingent liabilities.
(b) Price at acquisition and allocation of purchase price – Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A.
Reflects the allocation of acquisition cost of the assets and liabilities, as if the acquisition of 100% of Unidas Agro equity interest (which occurred on January 31, 2019) had occurred on January 1, 2018. The acquisition cost was of R$ 105,172, equivalent to 100% of Unidas Agro share capital, which was realized as follows: • Acquisition in cash of 55.55% of Unidas Agro's share capital in the amount of R$ 50,000; • Acquisition of remaining shares (44.45%) of Unidas Agro by merger of shares. As a result of such merger of shares, Locamerica issued 1,379,310 new shares. The price for determination of purchase price to be presented in pro forma financial information considers the opening price on January 31, 2019 (R$ 40.00).
January 31, 2019
Amount paid in cash 50,000
Amount related to merger of shares 55,172
Acquisition cost of 100% of Unidas Agro 105,172
The value of the assets and liabilities acquired was measured at fair value on the interest acquisition date, in accordance with Technical Pronouncement CPC 15 - Business Combination. The valuation techniques applied and the breakdown of fair value adjustment of assets and liabilities are shown below:
January 31, 2019
Acquisition amount 105,172
(-) Amount of shareholders' equity of Unidas Agro 37,850
(-) Asset appreciation of the "Vehicles in demobilization for fleet renewal" (1)
2,770
(-) Asset appreciation of the property, plant and equipment - Vehicles (1) 2,145
(-) Asset appreciation of the customer portfolio (1) 6,657
(+) Deferred taxes on business combination (1) (3,934)
(=) Goodwill on acquisition of Unidas Agro 59,684
(1) Differences between the market value and the carrying amount were identified for the following
assets acquired and liabilities assumed: property, plant and equipment, vehicles for demobilization and fleet renewal, “contracts backlog” (revenue contracted, but not yet realized).
(c) Allocation of purchase price
For presentation purposes of pro forma consolidated financial information, as it is set forth by OCPC 06, the Company included in pro forma consolidated statements of income the amortization effects of allocation of purchase price described above, as such allocation had occurred on January 1, 2018. In addition, the Company considered financial expenses from the loans taken to settle the amounts paid in cash.
Amount
Amortization period of
asset appreciation
(depreciation) - In months
Impact on pro forma income for the period ended
December 31, 2018
Impact on pro forma income
for the nine-month period
ended September 30,
2019
Impact on pro forma income
for the nine-month period
ended September 30,
2018
Amortization of asset appreciation and depreciation from acquisition of Unidas S.A.:
(-) amortization of asset appreciation of "contracts backlog - Expenses with Sales (a)
31,173
47
(7,993)
(5,995) (5,995)
(-) brand asset appreciation (possible impairment) - (b) 26,406
(-) amortization of asset appreciation of vehicles for demobilization and fleet renewal - COGS (c)
266
3
(266) (266)
(-) depreciation of asset appreciation of vehicles – property, plant and equipment - COGS (c) 28,400
49
(6,927)
(5,195) (5,195)
(+) amortization of fair value of contingent liabilities (d)
(65,413)
Amortization of asset appreciation and depreciation from acquisition of Unidas Agro:
(-) amortization of asset appreciation of "contracts backlog - Expenses with Sales (a)
(1,019) 6,657 59 (1,359) (1,019)
(-) amortization of asset appreciation of vehicles for demobilization and fleet renewal - COGS (c)
3
(2,770)
(2,770) 2,770
(+) depreciation of asset appreciation of vehicles – property, plant and equipment - COGS (c)
(392) 2,145 49 (523) (392)
Effect of interest on cash portion paid
(-) Effect of interest in cash installment paid in Unidas S.A. – Financial Expenses (e)
(5,663) (5,663)
(-) Effect of interest in cash installment paid in Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A. – Financial Expenses (e)
(3,613)
(279) (2,703)
(=) Subtotal (29,114) (12,880) (24,003)
(-) Effect of income tax and social contribution 9,899 4,379 8,161
(=) Impact from acquisition on consolidated net income
(19,215)
(8,501) (15,842)
(a) Amortization of asset appreciation of revenue to be realized from contracts entered into (contracts
backlog): amortization of asset appreciation of contracts backlog considers the remaining terms of contracts with balances realizable.
(b) Amortization of brand: Considering the Company does not intend to discontinue Unidas brand, we understand that the brand is an intangible asset with an indefinite useful life and is only realized when its impairment is identified, either for its discontinuity or for other reasons identified in CPC 01 - Assets Impairment.
(c) Depreciation of asset appreciation on property, plant and equipment and of vehicles for demobilization and fleet renewal: depreciation of asset appreciation considers the depreciation term of vehicles to which it is related.
(d) The amortization of depreciation on contingent liabilities depends on the decisions related to
proceedings to which the loss is allocated. (e) In addition to the impacts of amortization of purchase price allocation, for the purpose of presenting
this pro forma consolidated financial information, the Company considered:
(i) financial expenses from the loan taken to settle the purchase price paid in cash referring to the acquisition of Unidas, with reference to the 15th issuance of debentures of the Company that has a funding cost of CDI plus average weighted spread of 1.36% p.a. (ascertained for the corresponding period presented); and
(ii) financial expenses from the loan taken to settle the purchase price paid in cash referring to the acquisition of Unidas Agro, with reference to the 17th issuance of debentures of the Company that has a funding cost of 113% of the CDI (ascertained for the corresponding period presented).
4 Adjusted pro forma EBITDA compilation (additional information)
We present below, as an additional information, the compilation of pro forma EBITDA ("pro forma EBITDA") for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019, and 2018, and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, which consists of net income for the period/fiscal year added by financial income, income tax (IR) and social contribution on net income (CSLL), depreciation and amortization, and calculated based on pro forma statements of income. The adjusted pro forma EBITDA is formed by pro forma EBITDA, prepared pursuant to CVM instruction 527 of October 4, 2012, adjusted by exclusion of expenses considered as non-recurring by the management, recorded in administrative expenses related to acquisition of Unidas and expenses with stock options (payment based on shares). The adjusted pro forma EBITDA may not be comparable to definitions of adjusted EBITDA used by other companies.
Year ended on
December 31, 2018
Nine-month period ended
September 30, 2019
Nine-month period ended
September 30, 2018
Proforma net income for the year/period 180,250 232,806 121,948 (+) Depreciation and amortization (a) 358,419 351,924 266,805 (+) Depreciation and amortization (pro forma purchase price allocation)
19.838 12,601 15,637
(+) Net financial expenses 358,847 286,100 265,030 (+) Income tax (IR) and social contribution on net income (CSLL)
47,430 59,988 31,288
Pro forma EBITDA 964,784 943,419 700,708
Expenses related to the acquisition of Unidas S.A. (b)
49,078 49,078
Expenses with stock options (a) 8,724 10,216 7,505
Adjusted pro forma EBITDA 1,022,586 953,635 757,291
(a) The amounts were taken from the statements of cash flows of the historical financial statements of the Companies.
The amounts were taken from the notes to the general and administrative expenses of the historical
financial statements of the Companies.
11.1. Projections should identify:
Pursuant to article 20 of CVM Instruction No. 480, the disclosure of projections and estimates in this
Reference Form is optional, provided that our management has not disclosed projections and estimates.
Therefore, since we have not disclosed projections and estimates so far, we have also chosen not to
disclose in this Reference Form projections of any nature (including operating and financial) related to our
business or activities.
11.2. In the event that the issuer has disclosed, during the past 3 fiscal years, projections on the
evolution of its indicators
There was no disclosure of projections by our management during the past three fiscal years.
12.1. Describe the issuer's administrative structure, as established in its bylaws and internal
regulations, identifying:
a. duties of the board of directors and of the permanent bodies and committees that report to
the board of directors, stating:
i. if they have their own internal regulations, if so, the body responsible for approval, date of
approval, and, if the issuer discloses these regulations, places on the worldwide computer network
where such documents can be verified
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors is a joint decision-making body responsible for establishing our general business
policies and guidelines, including our long-term strategy, control and performance monitoring. The Board of
Directors is also responsible, among other duties, for overseeing the management of our officers.
Our Bylaws establish a minimum number of 5 and a maximum of 7 directors, of which one will be the
Chairman and another the Vice-Chairman. Directors are elected at a General Meeting for a unified term of
two years, and may be re-elected and dismissed at any time and shall remain in office in their respective
positions until the investiture of their successors. The investiture of its members shall depend on the signing
of an instrument of investiture that must address its subjection to the arbitration clause provided for in our
Bylaws.
According to Novo Mercado Regulation, at least 2 or 20%, whichever is greater, of our directors must be
independent directors.
It is incumbent upon the Board of Directors, under the terms of our Bylaws and without prejudice to other
responsibilities attributed by law:
(i) to establish the general instruction of the Company's business, ensuring its proper execution;
(ii) to call the General Meeting in the cases provided for in law or when it deems convenient;
(iii) to express its previous opinion on any proposal to be submitted to the General Meeting;
(iv) to elect and dismiss the Executive Board and determine their duties and remuneration, as well as resolve
on the change in number of members and composition, subject to the provisions applicable in Bylaws and
applicable legislation;
(v) to distribute among the Directors and Officers, individually, the portion of the global annual compensation
of the managers fixed by the General Meeting;
(vi) to approve the creation of technical or advisory committees to advise the Board;
(vii) to express its opinion on the management report and the accounts of the Executive Board, as well as
on financial statements for the fiscal year to be submitted to the Annual General Meeting, and to submit to
the Annual General Meeting a proposal for allocation of net income for each fiscal year;
(viii) to approve the Company's annual business plan and annual budget, possible expansion projects, and
investment programs, as well as to monitor its execution;
(ix) to evaluate the quarterly results of the Company;
(x) to approve (i) any acquisition or disposal of interest in the share capital of any Subsidiary, affiliate, or
any other company or consortium, and (ii) the creation and extinction of subsidiaries, in Brazil or abroad;
(xi) to approve the contracting of financial obligations by the Company and its subsidiaries which value,
individually considered, exceeds fifty million reais (R$50,000,000.00);
(xii) to monitor the Executive Board management, examine the books and documents of the Company at
any time, request information on contracts entered into or to be entered into by the Company, and any other
acts deemed necessary;
(xiii) to approve the human resources policy and remuneration, rights, and benefits criteria of the Company's
managers and employees;
(xiv) to grant stock options to its managers and employees, without preemptive right to shareholders under
the terms of plans approved by General Meeting, pursuant to Article 8 of the Bylaws;
(xv) to elect and dismiss independent auditors;
(xvi) to submit to the General Meeting proposals for capital increase above the limit of the authorized capital
or with payment in assets, as well as the amendment to the Bylaws;
(xvii) to authorize the issuance of shares or debentures convertible into shares within the limit of the
authorized capital, debentures not convertible into shares or other securities, as well as issuances for the
raising of funds, such as notes, commercial papers, or others of common use in the market, resolving on
their issuance and redemption conditions, with powers to exclude (or reduce the term of) preemptive right
in issuance of shares, warrants, and convertible debentures within the authorized capital which call is made
through (i) sale at stock exchange, (ii) public subscription, or (iii) exchange for shares in a public offering for
acquisition of control, under the terms established by applicable law;
(xviii) to resolve on the acquisition of shares issued by the Company for purposes of cancellation or holding
in treasury, as well as on resale or new placement in the market or cancellation, subject to the standard
issued by the CVM and all other applicable legal provisions;
(xix) to report interim dividends, as well as interest on equity, pursuant to the Corporations Act and other
applicable laws;
(xx) to approve the provision of any collateral;
(xxi) to provide favorable or opposite statement as regards any shares acquisition public offering which
purpose is the shares issued by the Company by means of a grounded previous opinion, disclosed within
up to fifteen (15) days from the publication of the notice of public offer for acquisition of shares, which shall
include at least: (i) the convenience and timeliness of the public offer for acquisition of shares regarding the
interest of the shareholders as a whole, including in relation to the price and potential impacts to liquidity of
the shares; (ii) the repercussions of the public offer for acquisition of shares on the interests of the Company;
(iii) the strategic plans disclosed by the offeror in relation to the Company; (iv) regarding alternatives to the
acceptance of the public offering for the acquisition of shares available in the market; and (iv) other issues
deemed relevant by the Board of Directors, as well as information required by the applicable rules
established by CVM;
(xxii) to resolve on any other matter submitted to it by the Executive Board;
(xxiii) to approve the acquisition or disposal of any assets, including real estate properties (whether in a
single transaction or in a series of related transactions), by the Company and/or any subsidiary for an
amount greater than ten million reais (R$10,000,000.00), if such acquisition or disposal is not provided for
in the Company's annual business plan or annual budget;
(xxiv) to approve the creation of burden, charges, or other security interest on the Company's and/or its
subsidiaries assets outside the normal course of the Company's and/or its subsidiaries activities, as the
case may be, in excess of ten million reais (R$10,000,000.00);
(xxv) to approve the execution, amendment, and/or termination of a contract of any kind with customers,
suppliers, and/or service providers, which individual value of the respective contract is greater than one
hundred percent (100%) of the Company's and/or its subsidiaries shareholders' equity;
(xxvi) to approve the obligations or expenses, by the Company, in an amount greater than ten percent (10%)
of the amount provided for in the Company's annual budget; and
(xxvii) to contract, assume, or perform any act that renders the Company or any of its subsidiaries
responsible for any indebtedness that causes the Company's Net Debt/EBITDA ratio, calculated on a
quarterly basis and considering the EBITDA values of the last twelve (12) months, to be greater than three
point twenty-five (3.25); and
(xxviii) to approve the following transactions between the Company and its related parties, except for its
affiliates: (a) loan agreements; (b) sale of vehicles up to R$12,000,000.00 per year, provided that the prices
charged are in accordance with the minimum prices defined in the month of sale by the Used Vehicles
Committee; (c) vehicles sale and rental for Employees, provided that the terms and conditions established
in the Benefit Policy in force at the time of sale are complied with; and (d) acquisition of parts and services
up to R$4,000,000.00 per year, provided that the terms and conditions established in the Procurement
Policy in force at the time of acquisition are complied with; (For the purposes of this article: (i) affiliate means
any legal entity directly or indirectly controlled by the Company; and (ii) related parties mean the
shareholders, officers, and members of the Company's Board of Directors, as well as their respective
spouses, siblings, ascendants, or first or second-degree descendants, or any entities in which the
shareholders, officers appointed pursuant to the articles of incorporation, and members of the Company's
Board of Directors may elect, by law, voting agreement, or other form of agreement, one (1) or more officers
appointed pursuant to the articles of incorporation or members of the Board of Directors or that have
influence over the management of the corporate activities or their bodies.)
Our Board of Directors does not have Internal Regulations.
Committees:
Audit and Risk Management Committee
The Audit and Risk Management Committee of the Company is composed of at least three (3) members,
at least one (1) of them being an independent director of the Company and one (1) having recognized
experience in corporate accounting matters. The members shall be elected by the Board of Directors for a
period of one (1) year, reelection being permitted. The Audit and Risk Management Committee is
responsible for assisting and making recommendations to the Board of Directors of the Company and its
subsidiaries, mainly in relation to (i) expressing opinions on the hiring and dismissal of independent auditing
services; (ii) evaluating quarterly information, interim financial statements and financial statements; (iii)
monitoring the Company's internal audit and internal control area activities; (iv) evaluating and monitoring
the Company's exposures to risk; (v) evaluating, monitoring, and recommending to management corrections
or improvements to the Company's internal policies, including the related party transaction policy; and (vi)
having means to receive and process information on noncompliance with legal and regulatory provisions
applicable to the Company, in addition to internal regulations and codes, including specific procedures for
protecting the provider and confidentiality of information.
In addition, despite being constituted as a committee appointed pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation, it
should be noted that our Audit and Management Committee does not meet the requirements established
by CVM Instruction No. 308, as amended, especially since it is not intended to achieve the purposes set
forth therein.
The Audit and Risk Management Committee has Internal Regulations, which were approved on February
27, 2012 by the Company's Board of Directors and are currently available for public reference with the CVM.
People Management Committee
The Company's People Management Committee was created by the Company's Board of Directors on
February 27, 2012 and is composed of up to 3 members, shareholders or not, elected by the Board of
Directors, for a period of one year, reelection being allowed.
It is incumbent upon the People Management Committee to assist and make recommendations to the Board
of Directors of the Company and its subsidiaries, mainly in relation to (i) the proposal, parameters, guidelines
and policies on compensation and benefits to be assigned to senior managers and employees of the
Company; (ii) the proposal for overall compensation of the Company's managers; (iii) the succession and
turnover of the Company's managers and employees; (iv) the creation, modification and/or termination of a
position and salary plan or similar policy; (v) the adoption of policies and models of competencies,
leadership, attraction, retention, and motivation of professionals; (vi) matters submitted to it by the Board of
Directors, as well as other matters that it deems relevant and which are related to People Management.
The People Management Committee has Internal Regulations, which are currently available for public
reference with the CVM.
Compliance Committee
The Company's Compliance Committee was originally created by the Company's Board of Directors on
August 31, 2017, being restructured at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on January
2, 2018. The Company's Compliance Committee is composed of up to five (5) members, whether
shareholders or not, elected by the Board of Directors for a term of one (1) year, re-election being allowed.
The Compliance Committee is responsible for assisting and making recommendations to the Company's
Executive Board and Board of Directors, as well as to its subsidiaries, in particular regarding (i) ensuring
compliance with applicable laws and regulations and with the Company's internal policies; (ii) evaluating the
impacts of regulatory and self-regulatory standards on the Company's activities; (iii) ensuring that the risks
of the Company's activities were properly identified, controlled, monitored and mitigated; (iv) implementing,
if necessary, corrective action plans for resolution, regularly reporting the results of evaluations to area
managers and to the Executive Board through the Compliance Committee, as well as deliberating on the
application of penalties to legal violations, including to the Company's Anti-Corruption Policy and Code of
Ethical Conduct; (v) ensuring compliance, by the Managers, Employees, and Third Parties, with the
provisions of the Company's Anti-Corruption Policy and Code of Ethical Conduct; (vi) monitoring the results
of the work performed by the Internal Control and Internal Audit Department, including the treatment of
complaints of fraud and/or irregularities received by the Complaint Channel; (vii) analyzing and discussing
potential conflicts of interest, as well as possible failures in internal controls; (viii) working together with the
Audit and Risk Management Committee whenever there are connected demands; and (ix) creating the
Ethics Committee to investigate and handle complaints received by the Ethics Channel.
The Compliance Committee has Internal Regulations, which were approved on August 31, 2017 by the
Company's Board of Directors and are currently available for public reference with the CVM.
Used Vehicles Committee
The Company's Used Vehicles Committee was created by the Company's Board of Directors on February
27, 2012 and is composed of up to 4 members, shareholders or not, elected by the Board of Directors, for
a period of one year, reelection being allowed.
It is incumbent upon the Used Vehicles Committee to assist and make recommendations to the Board of
Directors of the Company and its subsidiaries, mainly in relation to (i) evaluation of market conditions; (ii)
the definition of prices and strategies for the sale of used vehicles; (iii) the policy of selling used vehicles
owned by the Company; (vi) matters submitted to it by the Board of Directors, as well as other matters that
it deems relevant and that are related to the Used Vehicles segments.
The Used Vehicles Committee has Internal Regulations, which are currently available for public reference
with the CVM.
Customer Relations Committee
The Company's Customer Relations Committee was created by the Company's Board of Directors on
August 31, 2017, and is composed of up to 5 members, shareholders or not, elected by the Board of
Directors for a period of one year, reelection being permitted.
It is incumbent upon the Customer Relations Committee to assist and make recommendations to the
Executive Board and Board of Directors of the Company and its subsidiaries, mainly in relation to (i)
evaluation of market conditions aiming at prospecting new customers; (ii) bringing together multidisciplinary
teams from the Commercial, Relationship and Operations areas, in order to capture the customers'
experience in all aspects during the contractual relationship, and implementing innovative and satisfactory
solutions in according to their needs; (iii) analyzing, identifying and implementing improvements in the
Company's customer relations policy; (iv) capturing and providing management indicators to the Executive
Board; (v) monitoring full compliance with the agreements signed.
The Customer Relations Committee has Internal Regulations, which are currently available for public
reference with the CVM.
Fleet Management Committee
The Company's Fleet Management Committee was created at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the
Company held on March 9, 2018, and is composed of up to 3 members, shareholders or not, elected by the
Board of Directors for a period of one year, reelection being permitted.
It is incumbent upon the Fleet Management Committee to assist and make recommendations to the
Executive Board and the Board of Directors of the Company and its subsidiaries, mainly in relation to (i)
preparation of a business plan; (ii) evaluation of the market conditions of the Fleet Management and
Outsourcing segment; (iii) definition of price and performance strategies; (iv) follow-up and monitoring of the
activities of the Fleet Management and Outsourcing segment; and (v) matters submitted to it by the
Executive Board or Board of Directors, as well as other matters that it deems relevant and related to the
Fleet Management and Outsourcing segment.
The Fleet Management Committee has Internal Regulations, which are currently available for public
reference with the CVM.
Rent-a-Car Committee (RAC)
The Company's RAC Committee was created at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held
on March 09, 2018 and is composed of up to 3 members, shareholders or not, elected by the Board of
Directors, for a period of one year, reelection being allowed.
It is incumbent upon the RAC Committee to assist and make recommendations to the Executive Board and
the Board of Directors of the Company and its subsidiaries, mainly in relation to (i) preparation of a business
plan; (ii) evaluation of the market conditions of the RAC segment; (iii) definition of price and performance
strategies; (iv) follow-up and monitoring of the activities of the RAC segment; and (v) matters submitted to
it by the Executive Board or Board of Directors, as well as other matters that it deems relevant and related
to the RAC segment.
The Rent a Car Committee has Internal Regulations, which are currently available for public reference with
the CVM.
In addition to the committees mentioned above, the Company has committees specialized in risk analysis
(Compliance Committee and Audit and Risk Management Committee). For more information on the date of
creation of such committees and their scope of action, see item 5.1 of this Reference Form.
ii. if the issuer has an audit committee appointed pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation,
informing, if so, its main attributions, how it works, and if it meets the requirements of the
regulations issued by the CVM on the subject
We have an Audit and Risk Management Committee appointed pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation, as
indicated in item "i" above.
iii. how the board of directors evaluates the work of the independent audit, indicating whether
the issuer has a policy for procurement of extra-audit services with the independent auditor, and
informing the body responsible for approving the policy, the date of approval and, if the issuer
discloses the policy, locations on the worldwide computer network where the document can be
found
The Company has a formalized extra-audit services contracting Policy with independent auditors, approved
at the Board of Directors' Meeting held on October 17, 2019. The Policy establishes that all proposals for
hiring Independent Audit or Extra-Audit services will be submitted to the Audit and Risk Management
Committee, which will analyze their independence, as well as that of their Independent Auditors, who may
not, under any circumstances, (i) audit their own work; (ii) perform or have performed management duties
at Unidas; (iii) have financial interests or credit and collateral operations with the Company; (iv) have
relevant business relationship with the Company; and (v) have family or personal relationship with managers
or employees of the Company.
The Audit and Risk Management Committee will recommend to the Board of Directors the selection or
dismissal, when applicable, of the Company's Independent Auditors.
In addition, it is incumbent upon the Audit and Risk Management Committee to monitor the activities of the
internal audit and internal control areas of the Company, monitoring the effectiveness of the processes
related to financial reporting, and always preserving its relationship of independence to the Company.
b. in relation to the members of the Executive Board appointed pursuant to the Articles of
Incorporation, its attributions and individual powers, indicating whether the Executive Board has its
own internal regulations and, if so, informing the body responsible for approval, date of approval,
and, if the issuer discloses the regulations, places in the worldwide computer network where the
document can be found
Executive Board:
Our officers are our legal representatives, responsible for the management of the business in general and
for practicing all acts necessary or convenient for such purpose, except for those by law or by our Bylaws
attributed to the competence of the general meeting or the Board of Directors.
According to our Bylaws, our Executive Board is composed of at least two (2) and at most nine (9) members,
shareholders or not, resident in the Country, elected by the Board of Directors for a unified term of two
years, who may be reappointed, remaining in office until the election and investiture of their successors.
The Officers will take office by signing the instrument of investiture to be drawn up in the proper book,
subject to legal prescriptions. The investiture of its members shall depend on the signing of an instrument
of investiture that must address its subjection to the arbitration clause provided for in our Bylaws. It is
forbidden to the same person to accumulate the position of Chief Executive Officer with the position of
Chairman of the Board of Directors, except for the exceptional cases provided for in the Novo Mercado
Regulation. The same Officer is authorized to accumulate the other functions, being appointed as a Chief
Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Investor Relations Officer, a Head of Rent a Car (RAC), and
five (5) Officers without specific designation.
In the exercise of their functions, the Officers may carry out all operations and perform all acts of ordinary
management necessary for the fulfillment of the objectives of their position, subject to the provisions of the
Bylaws as to the form of representation, the jurisdiction to perform certain acts, and the general orientation
of the business established by the Board of Directors.
Pursuant to our Bylaws, it is incumbent upon the Executive Board to:
a) comply with and enforce the Bylaws and resolutions of the Board of Directors and of the General Meeting;
b) prepare and propose to the Board of Directors the annual business plan and annual budget of the
Company, any expansion projects and investment programs, and comply with and enforce its instructions;
c) represent the Company, in accordance with the attributions and powers established in the Bylaws, by the
General Meeting and by the Board of Directors;
d) to resolve on the opening, transfer, and/or closing of branches, offices, or establishments of any kind, in
any part of the national territory or abroad;
e) to submit every year to the Board of Directors the Management Report and the accounts of the Executive
Board, together with the report of the independent auditors, as well as the proposal for the allocation of the
profits earned in the previous year;
f) to approve the contracting of financial obligations, observing the limits of the powers attributed to the
Board of Directors; and
g) to decide on any matter that is not under the exclusive standing of the General Meeting or the Board of
Directors.
It is incumbent upon the Chief Executive Officer, in addition to ongoing coordination of the activities of the
Officers and performance of activities related to the Company's general planning: (i) to plan, coordinate,
organize, supervise and direct the Company's activities; (ii) to implement the guidelines and compliance
with the resolutions taken at General Meetings and at the meetings of the Board of Directors and Executive
Board; (iii) to convene and chair the meetings of the Executive Board, with right to vote, including casting
vote; (iv) to establish the business, legal, political, corporate and institutional guidelines in the development
of the Company's activities; (v) to exercise the general supervision of the competencies and attributions of
the Executive Board; (vi) to exercise other powers and attributions that are not conferred on the other officers
and those that are, from time to time, conferred by the Board of Directors.
It is incumbent upon the Chief Financial Officer, among other attributions that may be assigned to him/her:
(i) to replace the Chief Executive Officer in his/her duties in his/her absences and impediments; (ii) to plan,
coordinate, organize, supervise and direct activities related to financial and accounting operations of the
Company and its subsidiaries, including the management of the areas of treasury, investment and
fundraising, control of receivables and accounts payable, budgeting and control of operations and planning,
including preparation of the Company's budget; (iii) to participate in negotiations for acquisitions, mergers,
associations, among others, with other companies, aiming at the growth and consolidation of the
businesses, whenever requested; and (iv) to conduct activities delegated Chairman, when requested.
It is incumbent upon the Chief Investor Relations Officer, among other attributions that may be assigned to
him/her: (i) to represent the Company before the controlling entities and other institutions that operate in the
stock market, being responsible for providing information to investors, the CVM, the Central Bank of Brazil,
the Stock Exchanges in which the Company has its securities traded, and other bodies related to the
activities developed in the stock market, in accordance with applicable legislation, in Brazil and abroad; (ii)
to participate in decisions regarding the feasibility of new business of the Company; and (iii) to participate
in negotiations for acquisitions, mergers, associations, among others, with other companies, aiming at the
growth and consolidation of the business, whenever requested.
It is incumbent upon the Head of Rent a Car (RAC), among other attributions that may be assigned to
him/her: (i) to plan, coordinate, organize, supervise and direct the activities of the Company, its subsidiaries
and franchises, related to the RAC Segment; (ii) to implement the guidelines and compliance with the
resolutions taken at General Meetings and at the meetings of the Board of Directors and Executive Board
related to the RAC Segment; (iii) to evaluate the market conditions of the RAC segment; and (iv) to represent
the Company before the RAC Segment and control bodies.
The other Officers Appointed Pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation without specific designation, when
elected, will have their attributions established by our Board of Directors in accordance with our Bylaws.
Currently, our Executive Board appointed pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation is composed of the Chief
Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Head of Rent a Car and the Chief Investor Relations
Officer.
Our Executive Board does not have Internal Regulations.
c. date of installation of the audit committee, if it is not permanent, stating whether it has its own
internal regulations and, if so, indicating the date of approval by the audit committee and, if the
issuer discloses the internal regulations, locations on the worldwide computer network where the
document can be found
We do not have a permanent audit committee and our Audit Committee has never been installed.
d. mechanisms for appraisal of the performance of the board of directors and of each body or
committee reporting to the board of directors, stating: (i) the periodicity of the appraisal and its
scope, indicating whether the appraisal is made only in relation to the body or also includes the
individual appraisal of its members; (ii) the methodology implemented and the main criteria used in
the appraisal; (iii) how the results of the appraisal are used by the issuer to improve the operation
of this body; and (iv) whether external consulting or advisory services were retained.
The establishment of procedures for evaluation of bodies under our management and of their members is
among the attributions of our People Management Committee
Executive Board
The Executive Board and its members are evaluated through the book of goals and evaluation of
competencies, as well as the other employees of the Company.
The Company's book of goals is a tool that shows the participation of each Executive Board to achieve the
Company's vision. The methodology for creation of the book is the management of the Company's
guidelines approved annually by the Board of Directors, which breaks down to all employees the expected
results for the current year.
The methodology implemented is the appraisal of competences in the Model 360° for Leadership and Model
180° for the other employees, carried out with all employees, including leaders, who have at least 3 months
of Company. The results of the appraisal are used to develop action plans consisting, among others, of the
creation of leadership development programs, training incentive programs, planning of promotions and
successors.
The Company understands that such appraisal methodology provides an assertive mapping of high
performance points and possible improvements for the team of officers, allowing not only the engagement,
but also the direction for evolution and focus on results to the benefit of the Company.
As part of the development and performance appraisal methodology for its Officers, the Company invests
in Coaching processes, through the hiring of companies specialized in this segment.
Board of Directors
With regard to the Board of Directors, by September 30, 2019, the Company had no formal appraisal
mechanisms for the Board of Directors and/or Directors.
Committees
With regard to the Committees, by September 30, 2019, the Company had no formal appraisal mechanisms
for the Committees and/or their Members.
12.2. Describe the rules, policies and practices relating to general meetings, stating:
a. Call notice period
The Company's general meetings are called at least 15 days in advance, and if necessary a second call, at
least 8 days in advance, in accordance with the Corporations Act.
b. Powers:
Pursuant to Article 31 of the Company's Bylaws and the Corporations Act, it is incumbent to the general
meeting to:
a) take the managers' accounts, analyze, discuss, and vote the financial statements;
b) elect and dismiss, at any time, the members of the Board of Directors and of the Audit Committee, when
created;
c) set the annual overall compensation of the members of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Board,
as well as of the members of the Audit Committee, if created;
d) amend the Bylaws;
e) resolve on any corporate reorganization, including merger, spin-off, or consolidation (or of shares) and/or
other form of business combination, pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 665 of August 4, 2011 (or other
standard that replaces it or amends it), as well as any other operation with similar effects (such as, among
others, drop-down of assets) involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries;
f) resolve on dissolution, liquidation, termination, or authorization for application for court-supervised
reorganization or out-of-court reorganization or confession of bankruptcy by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries;
g) allocate bonuses in shares and decide on any reverse splits and splits of shares;
h) approve the creation and adjustments of stock option plans to its managers, employees, and individuals
providing services to the Company, as well as to the managers and employees of other companies that are
directly or indirectly controlled by the Company;
i) resolve, in accordance with a proposal submitted by the management, on the establishment or
amendment to the policy of dividends and allocation of profits and income of the Company's fiscal year
(including distribution of dividends, among others), and declare and distribute dividends in an amount higher
than twenty-five percent (25%) of the Company's net income or interest on shareholders' equity, in an
amount greater than that allowed by the applicable legislation;
j) resolve on share capital increase or reduction, or issuance of shares or other securities convertible into
shares issued by the Company, except when in accordance with the provisions of article 6 of the Bylaws;
k) elect the liquidator, as well as the Audit Committee, which shall operate during the liquidation period;
l) resolve on the cancellation of registration as a publicly-held company with the CVM; m) resolve on the
Company's withdrawal from Novo Mercado, which must be informed to B3 in writing, upon thirty (30) days'
prior notice; n) suspend the exercise of shareholders' rights, pursuant to article 120 of the Corporations Act;
o) choose a specialized company, responsible for preparing an appraisal report in the cases and in the
manner provided for in the Bylaws;
p) approve the execution of transactions between the Company and related parties, except its affiliates,
involving (a) the sale of vehicles exceeding the amount of R$12,000,000.00 per year, provided that the
prices practiced are in accordance with the minimum prices set in the month of sale by the Used Vehicles
Committee; and (b) acquisition of parts and services that exceed R$4,000,000.00 million per year, provided
that the terms and conditions established in the Procurement Policy in force at the time of acquisition are
observed. (For the purposes of this article: (i) affiliate means any legal entity directly or indirectly controlled
by the Company; and (ii) related parties mean the shareholders, officers, and members of the Company's
Board of Directors, as well as their respective spouses, siblings, ascendants, or first or second-degree
descendants, or any entities in which the shareholders, officers appointed pursuant to the articles of
incorporation, and members of the Company's Board of Directors may elect, by law, voting agreement, or
other form of agreement, one (1) or more officers appointed pursuant to the articles of incorporation or
members of the Board of Directors or that have influence over the management of the corporate activities
or their bodies;
q) acquisition, by the Company, of another company operating in the rental business (rental company) with
a fleet of more than ten thousand (10,000) vehicles or which is not a substitute for the "Unidas" brand;
r) performance, by the Company, of a public offering of shares in which the Company's valuation used for
this purpose is less than two billion and five hundred million reais (R$2,500,000,000.00), pre-money; and
s) repurchase or redemption of shares or securities convertible into shares issued by the Company, except
for the repurchase or redemption of shares up to a limit of four percent (4%) of its share capital for transfer
to the beneficiaries of the call option plans granted by the Company,
c. Addresses (physical or electronic) in which the documents related to the general meeting will be
available to shareholders for review
The documents relating to the meetings can be found at the following addresses: Brazilian Securities and
Exchange Commission (www.cvm.gov.br); B3 S.A. – Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão (www.b3.com.br); and the
Company's Investor Relations Page (http://www.unidas.com.br/ri)
In addition, the documents can be found at the Company's principal place of business and at its central
administrative office, where the Executive Board and the administrative body, including the Investor
Relations Department, carry out their activities, according to the following addresses:
Principal Place of Business – São Paulo
Alameda Santos, nº 438, andares 3°, 8°, 9° e 10°, Bairro Paraíso, CEP (Zip Code): 01.418-000.
Central Administration Office - Belo Horizonte
Avenida Raja Gabaglia, no. 1.781, 12º e 13º andares, Luxemburgo, Belo Horizonte/MG, CEP 30380-403.
d. Identification and management of conflicts of interest
The Company adopts the corporate governance practices set forth in B3's Novo Mercado, as well as
complies with the rules of Brazilian law and has a Conflict of Interests Policy, approved at the Board of
Directors' Meeting held on October 17, 2019, applicable to controlled companies, employees, managers,
tax advisers, suppliers, service providers, and agents acting on behalf of the Company.
This Policy is intended to establish guidelines and to guide the identification, declaration, and resolution of
situations that may present actual, potential, or apparent conflicts of interest, and its provisions should be
interpreted together and as a complement to the guidelines of conduct established by the Code of Ethical
Conduct and by the Company's Anti-Corruption Policy.
Thus, the Company has an exclusive section in the Code of Ethical Conduct that provides that its employees
and managers must not compete or allow personal or family interests to have direct or indirect influence on
the Company's business. Furthermore, through the aforementioned Code, employees and managers
declare to be unable to participate in any decision that involves conflicts of interest, such as:
Having individual or family participation (first degree relatives: parents, siblings, spouses, and
children) in the business of any supplier or customer of the Company, unless an exception is
authorized after full disclosure of the facts to the Company's Board of Directors;
Having a relevant individual or family interest in an organization that does business or wishes to do
business with the Company, except in relation to shares in publicly held companies that may be
held by employees for personal investment purposes. No employee may seek to benefit from
confidential information or business opportunities available to them by virtue of their positions in the
Company and, consequently, may not use such information in a manner that would prejudice the
Company.
Finally, clause 6.1.4 of the Company's Anti-Corruption Policy approved by the Board of Directors expressly
provides that:
"Employees and Managers cannot misuse their positions, use confidential or privileged information
in a manner that is unfit for personal or Third-Party gain, or have any direct involvement in any
business that is in conflict with the Company's business interests, or otherwise compromise its
independence and impartiality.
In cases in which the Employee and the Manager are related to or in a relationship of friendship
with the Public Authority, which implies a real or apparent conflict of interest, the Employee and the
Manager have a duty to communicate such situation to the Company, which will decide on his/her
permanence or replacement with another party not in conflict. The cases authorized by the
Company must be formally informed to the Compliance Department”.
e. Request of powers of attorney by management for the exercise of voting rights
The Company accepts request for powers of attorney by management, pursuant to article 126 of the
Corporations Act and CVM Instruction No. 481 of December 17, 2009, as amended, but has no rules,
policies or practices for such request.
f. Formalities required for acceptance of powers of attorney granted by shareholders, indicating
whether the issuer requires or waives notarization, consularization and sworn translation and if the
issuer accepts powers of attorney granted by shareholders by electronic means.
The Company, in compliance with the provisions of the Corporations Act, in the regulation in force and in
its Bylaws, requires the submittal by the shareholders or their representatives, in advance, of the following
documents as a requirement for admission to the Meeting:
a) statement issued by the depositary financial institution of book-entry shares issued by the Company,
owned by the respective shareholder or in custody and/or in relation to the shareholders participating in the
fungible custody of registered shares, the statement issued by the competent body, in both cases containing
the indication of the respective shareholding, dated no later than two (2) business days prior to the holding
of the General Meeting; and
b) original or authenticated copy of identification document, legally recognized as such, with recent photo
and national validity, within the validity period, if applicable, in case of natural person; or
c) a power of attorney duly granted in accordance with the law and/or the organizational documents of the
shareholder, duly notarized, and in the case of a document drawn up abroad, accompanied by a sworn
translation into Portuguese, duly registered in the relevant Registry of Deeds and Documents, as well as
the proof of its notarization and consularization, or alternatively, of its annotation pursuant to the applicable
legislation, in original version or authenticated copy; or
d) an authenticated copy of the current organizational documents of the shareholder and of the act that
vests the representative in sufficient powers for representation at general meetings, duly registered with the
competent bodies, accompanied by their respective publications, in the case of legal entity.
For the purposes of the documents set forth in item (d), the Company will comply with (i) articles of
incorporation and organization, in a certificate issued by the respective registration body, a simple copy of
the original, provided it is accompanied by an original certificate issued by the registration body, or its
authenticated copy, certifying the registration of the document or authenticated copy of the registered act;
and (ii) specifically in relation to the act that vests the representative in powers to vote on behalf of the
shareholder (legal entity), in case of power of attorney, it must contain a notarized signature of the grantor
or its representatives, and be accompanied by its sworn translation, duly registered with the competent
registry of deeds and documents, as well as proof of notarization and consularization or annotation, as the
case may be. If such act corresponds to a meeting of the board of directors, the shareholder must provide
in advance the proof of filing and publication of the act with the competent registry.
In the case of legal entities with representatives that are not named in their articles of
incorporation/organization, or with any procedure of appointment by a separate act, it is necessary for the
shareholder to prove the validity of the appointment, by providing proof of the filing of the act with the
competent registry.
In the case of investment funds, the representative must prove that he/she is the administrator or manager
of the fund, or an attorney-in-fact duly appointed by the latter, in accordance with the applicable legislation.
In the case of foreign legal entities, the documentation proving the powers of representation must be
translated by a sworn translator into Portuguese, and registered with the competent registry of deeds and
documents, and must undergo notarization and consularization. However, pursuant to the Convention
Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents, entered into on October 5, 1961,
and promulgated by Decree No. 8.660, of January 29, 2016, the Company will waive consularization of
foreign documents issued in countries that are signatories to the aforementioned convention, provided that
their annotation has been proven.
Documents written in other languages, according to the Law, will only be accepted upon presentation of a
sworn translation duly registered with the competent registry of deeds and documents.
Pursuant to the head provision of article 29 of the Company's Bylaws, the delivery of documents evidencing
the condition of shareholder and its representation is requested to take place within 24 hours before the
Meeting is held.
Pursuant to paragraph 1 of article 126 of the Corporations Act and the decision of the CVM Board in CVM
process RJ-2014/3578, rendered on November 4, 2014, the shareholder may be represented at the Meeting
in the following ways: (a) if natural person, by an attorney-in-fact assigned less than 1 year ago (who is a
shareholder, company manager or lawyer regularly registered with the Brazilian Bar Association), (b) if a
legal entity, by its legal representatives or attorney-in-fact appointed in accordance with its organizational
documents and in accordance with the rules of the Brazilian Civil Code, (c) if an investment fund, by its
administrator and/or manager, or by an attorney-in-fact appointed pursuant to its organizational documents
and in accordance with the rules of the Brazilian Civil Code.
Powers of attorney granted electronically may be accepted by the Company, provided they comply with the
Brazilian legislation on digital certification.
g. Formalities required for acceptance of the absentee ballot, when sent directly to the company,
indicating whether the issuer requires or waives notarization and consularization
In order to facilitate the participation of its shareholders at its general shareholders' meetings at which it will
be possible to vote remotely through the absentee ballot, the Company informs that the bookkeeping agent
of its shares (Itaú Corretora de Valores S.A.), pursuant to the agreement signed with the Company, will
receive, according to standards disclosed by the book-keeper, the ballot of its shareholders.
Pursuant to CVM Instruction 481, custody agents may, but are not required to, receive absentee ballots
from the Company's shareholders. It is recommended that shareholders verify with the custody agent
responsible for their shares whether they will provide such service, as well as its costs. In cases where the
custody agent chooses to receive absentee ballots, Company shareholders may also, at their sole
discretion, forward the absentee ballot directly to the custody agent, observing in all cases the procedures
and formalities established by each custody agent to do so.
The shareholder may also send the absentee ballot directly to the Company, forwarding the following
documents to Avenida Raja Gabaglia, 1,781, 12º and 13º Andares, Luxemburgo, Belo Horizonte/MG, Postal
Code (CEP) 30380-403, to the attention of the Legal Department and/or the Investor Relations Department:
a) original hard copy or scanning of the original copy of the absentee ballot for the general meeting in
question duly completed, initialed and signed;
b) statement issued by the depositary financial institution of the book-entry shares issued by the Company
held by the respective shareholder, indicating the respective shareholding, dated no later than two days
before the date of the respective General Meeting; and
b) original or authenticated copy of identification document, legally recognized as such, with recent photo
and national validity, within the validity period, if applicable, in case of natural person; or
c) a power of attorney duly granted in accordance with the law and/or the organizational documents of the
shareholder, duly notarized, and in the case of a document drawn up abroad, its sworn translation into
Portuguese, duly registered in the relevant Registry of Deeds and Documents, as well as the proof of its
notarization and consularization, or alternatively, of its annotation pursuant to the applicable legislation, in
original version or authenticated copy; or
d) an authenticated copy of the current organizational documents of the shareholder and of the act that
vests the representative in sufficient powers for representation at general meetings, duly registered with the
competent bodies, accompanied by their respective publications, in the case of legal entity.
For the purposes of the documents set forth in item (d), the Company will comply with (i) articles of
incorporation and organization, in a certificate issued by the respective registration body, a simple copy of
the original, provided it is accompanied by an original certificate issued by the registration body, or its
authenticated copy, certifying the registration of the document or authenticated copy of the registered act;
and (ii) specifically in relation to the act that vests the representative in powers to vote on behalf of the
shareholder (legal entity), in case of power of attorney, it must contain a notarized signature of the grantor
or its representatives, and be accompanied by its sworn translation, duly registered with the competent
registry of deeds and documents, as well as proof of notarization and consularization or annotation, as the
case may be. If such act corresponds to a meeting of the board of directors, the shareholder must provide
in advance the proof of filing and publication of the act with the competent registry.
In the case of legal entities with representatives that are not named in their articles of
incorporation/organization, or with any procedure of appointment by a separate act, it is necessary for the
shareholder to prove the validity of the appointment, by providing proof of the filing of the act with the
competent registry.
In the case of investment funds, the representative must prove that he/she is the administrator or manager
of the fund, or an attorney-in-fact duly appointed by the latter, in accordance with the applicable legislation.
In the case of foreign legal entities, the documentation proving the powers of representation must be
translated by a sworn translator into Portuguese, and registered with the competent registry of deeds and
documents, and must undergo notarization and consularization. However, pursuant to the Convention
Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents, entered into on October 5, 1961,
and promulgated by Decree No. 8.660, of January 29, 2016, the Company will waive consularization of
foreign documents issued in countries that are signatories to the aforementioned convention, provided that
their annotation has been proven.
Documents written in other languages, according to the Law, will only be accepted upon presentation of a
sworn translation duly registered with the competent registry of deeds and documents.
The shareholder may also send the documents mentioned above in scanned copies to the addresses
[email protected] /jurí[email protected]. In this case, it will also be necessary to send the original copy
of the ballot and the authenticated copy of the other documents required to Avenida Raja Gabaglia, 1,781,
12º and 13º Andares, Luxemburgo, Belo Horizonte/MG, Postal Code (CEP) 30380-403, to the attention of
the Legal Department or the Investor Relations Department.
Once the receipt of documents has been confirmed, the Company will inform the shareholder, within 3
business days from receipt thereof, if the documents received are sufficient or not so that the vote is deemed
valid and the procedures and deadlines for possible rectification and resubmission, if necessary.
The Ballot that is unaccompanied by the documentation required to prove the shareholder's condition, or to
prove its representation, shall not be considered valid, and, as a result, it shall not be processed by the
Company, but may be corrected and resubmitted by the shareholder to the Company, observing the
deadlines and procedures set forth in CVM Instruction 481.
The aforementioned ballots and documents must be received within 7 days prior to the date of the meeting
and those received after such date shall be disregarded.
h. If the company provides electronic system to receive the remote participation or absentee ballot
The Company does not have its own electronic system for the receipt of remote participation or absentee
ballot.
i. Instructions for shareholder or group of shareholders to include proposals for resolutions, slates
or candidates for members of the board of directors and of the audit committee in the absentee
ballot
If the shareholder wishes to include proposals for resolutions, slates or candidates for members of the board
of directors on the absentee ballot, it will be necessary to submit such proposals in accordance with the
regulations in force, within the deadlines established therein and together with the documents referred to
therein, namely the provisions of CVM Instruction 481.
The Company requests that the necessary documents be sent to the attention of its Investor Relations
Department, preferably to the following electronic addresses: [email protected] /jurí[email protected].
In case of submittal of documents by mail or in person, such documentation should be directed to Avenida
Raja Gabaglia, 1,781, 12º and 13º Andares, Luxemburgo, Belo Horizonte/MG, Postal Code (CEP) 30380-
457, to the attention of the Investor Relations Department.
Pursuant to item II of article 21-L of CVM Instruction 481, only shareholders holding equity interest equal to
or greater than 3% of the Company's total share capital may submit requests for inclusion of proposals for
resolutions in the scope of the general shareholders' meetings.
In turn, pursuant to item I of article 21-L of CVM Instruction 481, shareholders who hold equity interest equal
to or greater than 1.5% of the total shares of the same type and/or class of shares issued by the Company
may send appointments of candidates for the election of members of the Audit Committee and/or members
of the Board of Directors of the Company, within the scope of the ordinary and extraordinary general
meetings to resolve on these matters.
The request for inclusion of matters or candidates must contain place, date and signature of the requesting
shareholder, which must be notarized. If the shareholder is considered a legal entity under Brazilian law,
the signature must be from its legal representatives or attorneys-in-fact with powers to perform this type of
act, and must also be duly notarized.
In addition, any request must be accompanied by the following documentation:
a) statement issued by the depositary financial institution of the book-entry shares issued by the Company
held by the respective shareholder, indicating the respective shareholding, dated no later than two days
before the date of submittal of the request for inclusion of candidate and/or matter for resolution; and
b) original or authenticated copy of identification document, legally recognized as such, with recent photo
and national validity, within the validity period, if applicable, in case of natural person; or
c) a power of attorney duly granted in accordance with the law and/or the organizational documents of the
shareholder, duly notarized, and in the case of a document drawn up abroad, its sworn translation into
Portuguese, duly registered in the relevant Registry of Deeds and Documents, as well as the proof of its
notarization and consularization, or alternatively, of its annotation pursuant to the applicable legislation, in
original version or authenticated copy; or
d) an authenticated copy of the current organizational documents of the shareholder and of the act that
vests the representative in sufficient powers for representation at general meetings, duly registered with the
competent bodies, accompanied by their respective publications, in the case of legal entity.
For the purposes of the documents set forth in item (d), the Company will comply with (i) articles of
incorporation and organization, in a certificate issued by the respective registration body, a simple copy of
the original, provided it is accompanied by an original certificate issued by the registration body, or its
authenticated copy, certifying the registration of the document or authenticated copy of the registered act;
and (ii) specifically in relation to the act that vests the representative in powers to vote on behalf of the
shareholder (legal entity), in case of power of attorney, it must contain a notarized signature of the grantor
or its representatives, and be accompanied by its sworn translation, duly registered with the competent
registry of deeds and documents, as well as proof of notarization and consularization or annotation, as the
case may be. If such act corresponds to a meeting of the board of directors, the shareholder must provide
in advance the proof of filing and publication of the act with the competent registry.
In the case of legal entities with representatives that are not named in their articles of
incorporation/organization, or with any procedure of appointment by a separate act, it is necessary for the
shareholder to prove the validity of the appointment, by providing proof of the filing of the act with the
competent registry.
In the case of investment funds, the representative must prove that he/she is the administrator or manager
of the fund, or an attorney-in-fact duly appointed by the latter, in accordance with the applicable legislation.
In the case of foreign legal entities, the documentation proving the powers of representation must be
translated by a sworn translator into Portuguese, and registered with the competent registry of deeds and
documents, and must undergo notarization and consularization. However, pursuant to the Convention
Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents, entered into on October 5, 1961,
and promulgated by Decree No. 8.660, of January 29, 2016, the Company will waive consularization of
foreign documents issued in countries that are signatories to the aforementioned convention, provided that
their annotation has been proven.
Documents written in other languages, according to the Law, will only be accepted upon presentation of a
sworn translation duly registered with the competent registry of deeds and documents.
Furthermore, requests for inclusion must be prepared in a clear, objective language, which does not mislead
the shareholders and must contain a maximum of 2,100 characters (including spaces), per
matter/candidate, and must also be formulated as a proposal indicating at the end the shareholder
responsible for its authorship, so that it is sufficient for the other shareholders to approve it, reject it or refrain
from deliberating on it.
In addition, all information necessary for proper understanding of the matter at hand shall be sent together
with the requests for inclusion, especially if it falls within the list of matters requiring specific information,
pursuant to articles 8 to 21 of CVM Instruction 481.
Also, requests for inclusion of matters and/or candidates must be accompanied by the information indicated
in Exhibit 21-M-II-d of CVM Instruction 481.
The request for inclusion that is unaccompanied by the necessary documentation or, further, that it does
not comply with the standards applicable to the case, as described above, shall not be considered valid,
and, as a result, it will not be processed by the Company, but may be corrected and resubmitted by the
shareholder to the Company, observing the deadlines and procedures set forth in CVM Instruction 481.
j. If the company provides forums and pages on the worldwide computer network to receive and share
comments from shareholders on the agendas of the meetings
The Company does not maintain forums or pages on the worldwide computer network intended to receive
comments from shareholders on the agenda of the meetings.
k. Other information required for remote participation and the exercise of the right to vote remotely
In the event that a shareholder sends the absentee ballot, in relation to the same resolution, directly by the
Company and also by the custodian, the voting instructions received directly by the Company shall be
disregarded.
In turn, if the shareholder submits an absentee ballot by any means of service providers and attends the
Meeting requesting to exercise the right to vote in person, the ballot sent shall be disregarded and the vote
delivered in person computed.
During the voting period, the shareholder may change his/her voting instructions as many times as he or
she deems necessary, so that the last voting instruction presented will be considered on the Company's
voting map. Once the voting deadline has expired, the shareholder cannot change the voting instructions
already sent.
12.3. Describe the rules, policies and practices relating to the board of directors, stating:
a. number of meetings held in the last fiscal year, making a distinction between the number of
ordinary and extraordinary meetings
The Board of Directors shall meet, (i) ordinarily every month; and (ii) extraordinarily, whenever called by any
of its members, by means of communication, by telegram, facsimile, electronic mail, or any other written
form (with due confirmation of receipt) delivered at least 2 business days in advance, containing the date,
time, and the agenda of the matters to be addressed.
The meetings of the Board of Directors shall be installed on first call with the presence of the majority of its
members, and on second call with any number. Irrespective of the call notice formalities provided for in this
article, a meeting shall be considered regular if all Directors are present.
The meetings of our board of directors will be held, preferably, at our principal place of business. Meetings
will be accepted through teleconference or videoconference, or other means of communication, and such
participation will be deemed personal attendance at said meeting. In that case, the Directors who participate
remotely in the Board meeting may cast their votes, on the date of the meeting, by means of a letter or
facsimile or digitally certified e-mail.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, 26 meetings of the Board of Directors were held, of which
4 were ordinary and 22 extraordinary.
b. if any, the provisions of the shareholders' agreement that establish a restriction or
connection to the exercise of voting rights of board members
The controlling shareholders of the Company shall vote in block at the meetings of the Board of Directors
held by the Company, pursuant to the resolution approved by the controlling shareholders at a preliminary
meeting, to be held prior to each Board of Directors' meeting to decide on the matters of the respective
agenda and the definition of the vote of the controlling shareholders or their representatives before said
corporate body.
For more information on the current Shareholders' Agreement, see item 15.5 of this Reference Form.
Votes of the members of the Board of Directors that have been delivered in disagreement with the provisions
of the Shareholders' Agreement shall not be computed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
c. rules of identification and management of conflicts of interest
The Conflict of Interests Policy, together with the Code of Ethical Conduct and Anti-Corruption Policy of the
Company define the rules for identification and management of conflicts of interests, applying to the case
the rules set forth in Brazilian law. See item 12.2(d) of this Reference Form.
Furthermore, in this regard, the Corporations Act provides that the member of the Board of Directors cannot
cast a vote in resolutions that may benefit them in a particular way, or in which his/her interests conflict with
ours.
d. policy of appointment and filling of positions of the board of directors
The Company does not have a policy of appointment and filling of positions of the board of directors
12.4. If any, describe the arbitration clause inserted in the statute for the resolution of disputes
between shareholders and between them and the issuer through arbitration
Our bylaws provide that us, our shareholders, managers and members of our Audit Committee (if any),
effective and alternate, undertake to settle, through arbitration, before the Market Arbitration Chamber,
pursuant to its regulation, each and any dispute or controversy that may arise among them, related to or
arising from their condition of issuer, shareholders, managers, and members of the audit committee, in
particular, arising from the provisions of Law No. 6,385/76, in the Corporations Act, in our Bylaws, in the
standards issued by the National Monetary Council, by the Central Bank of Brazil and by the Brazilian
Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as in the other standards applicable to the operation of the
stock market in general, in addition to those contained in the Novo Mercado Regulation, the Arbitration
Regulation, the regulations of B3 and the Novo Mercado Joining Agreement.
The Brazilian law shall be the sole law applicable to the merits of any and all disputes, as well as to the
performance, construal and effectiveness of the arbitration clause. The Arbitral Tribunal shall be composed
by arbitrators chosen as provided for by the Arbitration Regulation. The arbitration proceeding shall be
conducted in the City of São Paulo, State of São Paulo, where the arbitration award shall be rendered. The
arbitration shall be managed by the Market Arbitration Chamber itself, and shall be conducted and judged
pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Arbitration Regulation.
Without prejudice to the validity of the arbitration clause, any of the parties to the arbitration procedure shall
have the right to appeal to the Judiciary, pursuant to item 5.1.3 of the Arbitration Rules of the Market
Arbitration Chamber, in order, before the Arbitral Tribunal, require urgent measures of protection of rights.
12.5.
a. Name Pedro Roque de
Pinho de Almeida Lee R. Kaplan
Luís Fernando Memoria Porto
Sergio Augusto Guerra de Resende
Eduardo Luiz Wurzman Dirley Pingnatti Ricci Jayme Nicolato
Correa
b. Date of birth 05/21/1963 04/20/1960 11/03/1971 03/24/1975 12/03/1965 07/01/1971 12/19/1963
c. Occupation Engineer Manager Businessman Businessman Economist Manager Engineer
d. Individual Taxpayer’s Register (CPF)
232.942.528-70 705.766.736-17 915.133.326-00 865.258.326-91 085.702.598-83 696.165.669-20 515.333.406-68
e. Elective position occupied
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Permanent Member of the Board of Directors
Permanent Member of the Board of Directors
Vice-Chairman of the Board of
Directors
Independent Director of the Board of Directors.
Permanent Member of the Board of Directors
Independent Director of the Board of
Directors.
f. Date of Election 04/27/2018 04/27/2018 06/07/2019 04/27/2018 04/27/2018 01/31/2019 10/04/2019
g. Date of Taking of Office
04/27/2018 04/27/2018 06/07/2019 04/27/2018 04/27/2018 01/31/2019 10/04/2019
h. Term of Office 04/27/2020 04/27/2020 06/07/2021 04/27/2020 04/27/2020 04/27/2020 04/27/2020
i. Other Positions or functions held in the issuer
Board of Directors Permanent member of the Rent-a-Car
Committee
Belonging only to the Board of Directors
Chief Executive Officer
Permanent member of the Used Vehicles
Committee
Member of the Customer Relations Committee, the
People Management Committee, and the Audit
and Risk Management Committee
Permanent member of the Customer
Relations Committee
Belonging only to the Board of Directors
Permanent member of the People
Management Committee, the Rent-a-Car Committee, and
the Used Vehicles Committee
j. Elected by Controller or not
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
k. Independent member
No No No No Yes No Yes
l. Number of consecutive terms
2 2 6 5 3 1 1
m. Information on:
In the last five years, he has held the position of Chief Executive Officer and Permanent Member of the Board of Directors of Unidas S.A. He is a Member of the Board of Directors of SAG SGPS, who was a shareholder of the Company between 2001 and 2015, in Portugal since 2006, and Member of the Board of Directors of Mundo dos Pães Participações S/A since 2015.
Mr. Kaplan holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of California - Santa Barbara. Mr. Kaplan is a Senior Vice-Chairman and Chief Administrative Officer of Enterprise Holdings, Inc., with overall responsibility for risk management and corporate and legal functions. He started his career at Enteprise Rent-a-Car in 1985 and has worked in various positions at the company. Before joining the Company, Mr. Kaplan worked at Ernst & Whinney as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He is also a member of the
Mr. Luis Fernando graduated in business administration from Universidade FUMEC (FUMEC University) and did his Business specialization at Fundação Dom Cabral. Luis Fernando Memória Porto, in 1993, at the age of 22, was one of the founding partners of Locarvel Locadora de Veículos Ltda.. In addition, he is one of the founding partners of Via Jap Comércio de Veículos Ltda., the 2nd largest car dealer of the Mitsubishi brand in Brazil, founded in 2003, and of Via Natsu Comércio de Veículos Ltda., the car dealer of
Mr. Sérgio Augusto Guerra de Resende has been operating for more than 20 years in the automotive market. He is Chief Executive Officer of Via Jap Comércio de Veículos Ltda., the 2nd largest car dealer of the Mitsubishi brand in Brazil, founded in 2003, and Chief Executive Officer of Via Natsu Comércio de Veículos Ltda., a Suzuki dealership, founded in 2008. In 2002, he was considered the largest car dealer in Brazil for his role in the Auto-house
Mr. Eduardo Luiz Wurzmann has a degree in economics from USP in 1987, completed his MBA in finance from the University of Illinois in 1991, and is a Fellow at the Henry Crown Program at the Aspen Institute, having completed his course in 2005. From 1991 to 1993, he worked at Banco de Investimentos Garantia in São Paulo, as an investment analyst. From 1993 to 2000 he worked at the French investment bank Credit Agricole Indosuez Securities in Brazil and Russia, where he was Managing Director. From 2000 to 2011 he also served as CEO of Grupo Ibmec Educacional, one of the largest educational groups in Brazil, focused on the area of economics and business. In
Mr. Dirley Pingnatti Ricci has extensive experience in the vehicle rental segment, namely in the fleet outsourcing and management for companies, having founded and been the CEO of the company Auto Ricci S.A. for more than two decades. Mr. Dirley declared that he has not been convicted of any criminal offense, or in administrative proceedings before the CVM, or in a final and unappealable manner, which suspended or disqualified him for the performance of
Mr. Jayme Nicolato Correa holds a Master of Engineering degree from Unicamp and an Executive MBA from INSEAD. He previously worked as director of Carajás Mine and Vale Railroad and Port System. He was CSN's mining director, Chairman of Transnordestina Logística and Chairman of Namisa. He was also CEO of Vicenza Mineração and a member of the Boards of Directors of Petra Energia, MRS Logística S/A and Ferrous Resources Limited.
He currently holds no position in other companies or organizations in the
third sector. He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico in 1986, and obtained his Master's degree in Marketing in Business Administration from Universidade Católica de Lisboa in 1995. From 1987 to 1992 he held a
position in the sales department of Ford Lusitana. From 1994 to 1996, he held a commercial and marketing position at Honda Automóveis in Portugal, and in Companhia Europeia de Seguros from 1996 to 1999. He also served as officer of Sofinloc, from 1999 to 2000, and of Banco Esfinge in Madrid in 2001.
board and executive committee of St. Lous Regional Chamber - the Chamber of Commerce, Industrial Development Corporation and Research Council of Metropolitan St. Louis. Mr. Kaplan is also a member of the board of trustees and of the executive committee of Whitfield School and a member of the board of directors of Craft
Alliance.
the Suzuki brand, founded in 2008. Moreover, we hereby inform that Mr. Luís Fernando Memoria Porto was elected and took office as the Company's Chief Executive Officer on 07/10/2017 and has a term of office until 07/10/2019.
Group. In 2004 and 2005, he won the title of Mitsubishi Group's diamond car dealer for the performance of Via Jap Comércio de Veículos Ltda., under his management.
2011, he became the General Officer of H&R Block Brasil, the world leader in preparation of personal income tax returns, with more than 26 million customers worldwide. Finally, Mr. Eduardo does not currently hold management positions in other publicly held companies.
professional or commercial activities.
(i) main professional experiences during the last 5 years, indicating:
• name and business sector of the company
• position • if the company integrates (i) the economic group of the issuer or (ii) is controlled by a shareholder of the issuer that holds a direct or indirect stake equal to or greater than 5% of the same class or type of security of the issuer
ii. indication of all management positions in other companies or organizations in the third sector
n. Description of any of the following events that have occurred during the
Mr. Pedro Roque de Pinho Almeida has not been convicted,
in the last 5 years, (i) of any criminal offense, (ii) in an administrative proceeding of the CVM, or (iii) in a final and unappealable way in the judicial or administrative sphere, in such a way as to be suspended or disqualified for the practice of any professional or commercial activity.
Mr. Lee R. Kaplan has not been convicted, in the last 5 years, (i) of any criminal offense, (ii) in an administrative proceeding of the CVM, or (iii) in a final and unappealable way in the judicial or administrative sphere, in such a way as to be suspended or disqualified for the practice of any professional or commercial activity.
Mr. Luis Fernando Memoria Porto has not
been convicted, in the last 5 years, (i) of any criminal offense, (ii) in an administrative proceeding of the CVM, or (iii) in a final and unappealable way in the judicial or administrative sphere, in such a way as to be suspended or disqualified for the practice of any professional or commercial activity.
Mr. Sergio Augusto Guerra de Resende has not been
convicted, in the last 5 years, (i) of any criminal offense, (ii) in an administrative proceeding of the CVM, or (iii) in a final and unappealable way in the judicial or administrative sphere, in such a way as to be suspended or disqualified for the practice of any professional or commercial activity.
Mr. Eduardo Luiz Wurzman has not been convicted, in the last 5 years, (i) of any criminal offense, (ii) in an administrative proceeding of the CVM, or (iii) in a final and unappealable way in the judicial or administrative sphere, in such a way as to be suspended or disqualified for the practice of any professional or commercial activity. Mr. Eduardo entered into a Commitment Agreement with CVM on
06/27/2018, in PAS SEI 19957.009216/2017-16. The referred lawsuit questioned the acquisition of 30 thousand common shares issued by the Company, held on March 23, 24 and 27, 2007, in the total amount of R$226 thousand, which was allegedly held in possession of material information not yet disclosed to the market and of which Mr. Eduardo allegedly had knowledge due to his position of Director in the Company. The CVM Board unanimously accepted the proposed commitment agreement, without assumption of guilty, consenting to the opinion of the Commitment Agreement Committee. The Commitment Agreement signed was fully complied with and the Administrative Sanctioning Proceeding was filed.
Mr. Dirley Pingnatti Ricci has not been
convicted, in the last 5 years, (i) of any criminal offense, (ii) in an administrative proceeding of the CVM, or (iii) in a final and unappealable way in the judicial or administrative sphere, in such a way as to be suspended or disqualified for the practice of any professional or commercial activity.
Mr. Dirley Pingnatti Ricci has not been
convicted, in the last 5 years, (i) of any criminal offense, (ii) in an administrative proceeding of the CVM, or (iii) in a final and unappealable way in the judicial or administrative sphere, in such a way as to be suspended or disqualified for the practice of any professional or commercial activity.
Last 5 years:
i. any criminal conviction
ii. any conviction in administrative proceedings of the CVM and the penalties applied
iii. any final and unappealable conviction, in the judicial or administrative sphere, which has suspended or disqualified him for the practice of any professional or commercial activity
Include the statement of the members of the Board of Directors, the Executive Board and the Committees as to whether or not they are considered politically exposed persons, describing the reasons for such characterization
Mr. Pedro Roque de Pinho Almeida should not be considered a politically exposed person for all purposes.
Mr. Lee R. Kaplan should not be considered a politically exposed person for all purposes.
Mr. Luis Fernando Memoria Porto should not be considered a politically exposed person for all purposes.
Mr. Sergio Augusto Guerra de Resende should not be considered a politically exposed person for all purposes.
Mr. Eduardo Luiz Wurzman should not be considered a politically exposed person for all purposes.
Mr. Dirley Pingnatti Ricci should not be considered a politically exposed person for any purposes.
Mr. Jayme Nicolato Correa should not be considered a politically exposed person for any purposes.
a. Name Marco Túlio de Carvalho Oliveira Carlos Horácio Sarquis
b. Date of birth 04/13/1983 08/05/1972
c. Occupation Actuary Economist Manager
d. Individual Taxpayer’s Register (CPF) 059.505.066-26 228.963.748-33
e. Elective position occupied Chief Financial Officer/Investor Relations Officer Head of Rent a Car
f. Date of Election 06/07/2019 06/07/2019
g. Date of Taking of Office 06/07/2019 06/07/2019
h. Term of Office 06/07/2021 06/07/2021 i. Other Positions or functions held in the issuer
Permanent member of the Compliance Committee
Member of the Rent-a-Car Committee and Fleet Management Committee
j. Elected by Controller or not Yes Yes
k. Independent member No No
l. Number of consecutive terms 2 2
m. Information on: (i) main professional experiences during the last 5 years, indicating: • name and business sector of the company • position • if the company integrates (i) the economic group of the issuer or (ii) is controlled by a shareholder of the issuer that holds a direct or indirect stake equal to or greater than 5% of the same class or type of security of the issuer ii. indication of all management positions in other companies or organizations in the third sector
Mr. Marco Túlio has a degree in Actuarial Sciences from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica of Minas Gerais, a postgraduate degree in statistics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais. He has 16 years of experience in the administrative and financial areas, working in Industry, Social Security Entity and Financial Institutions. Mr. Marco Túlio has worked for the last 5 years as the Company's Manager, General Manager and Chief Financial Officer. Previously to the Company, Mr. Marco Túlio acted as Financial Supervisor of Banco Rural from 2006 to 2012.
Mr. Carlos Sarquis holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Universidade Católica of Argentina in 1995, a Master's degree in Finance from CEMA of Argentina and University of Chicago, and the Investment Training Program from Chase Manhattan Bank. He served as CEO of Grand Cru from 2015 to 2016, Brazil's largest retail wine company. Previously, he worked at Unidas as Officer of the Rent a Car and Marketing Segment, from 2011 to 2015. From 2002 to 2011, he was responsible for the areas of Retail and Consumer Banking at Itaú Unibanco. From 2000 to 2002, he served as partner in LID Group, a Venture Capital company. From 1998 to 2000, he was a consultant at MCKINSEY & Co. From 1994 to 1998, he served as Investment Banker at Chase Manhattan Bank.
n. Description of any of the following events that have occurred during the last 5 years: i. any criminal conviction ii. any conviction in administrative proceedings of the CVM and the penalties applied iii. any final and unappealable conviction, in the judicial or administrative sphere, which has suspended or disqualified him for the practice of any professional or commercial activity
Mr. Marco Túlio has not been convicted, in the last 5 years, (i) of any criminal offense, (ii) in an administrative proceeding of the CVM, or (iii) in a final and unappealable way in the judicial or administrative sphere, in such a way as to be suspended or disqualified for the practice of any professional or commercial activity.
Mr. Carlos Horácio Sarquis has not been convicted, in the last 5 years, (i) of any criminal offense, (ii) in an administrative proceeding of the CVM, or (iii) in a final and unappealable way in the judicial or administrative sphere, in such a way as to be suspended or disqualified for the practice of any professional or commercial activity.
Include the statement of the members of the Board of Directors, the Executive Board and the Committees as to whether or not they are considered politically exposed persons, describing the reasons for such characterization
Mr. Marco Túlio should not be considered a politically exposed person for all purposes.
Mr. Carlos Horácio Sarquis should not be considered a politically exposed person for all purposes.
12.6. In relation to each of the persons who have acted as a member of the board of directors or
of the audit committee in the last fiscal year, inform, in a table format, the percentage of
participation in the meetings held by the respective board in the same period, which occurred
after the investiture in office.
Name Meetings since the Investiture
Attendance (%)
Pedro Roque de Pinto de Almeida
12 100%
Lee R. Kaplan 12 100%
Luís Fernando Memoria Porto 46 100%
Sergio Augusto Guerra de Resende
46 100%
Dirley Pingnatti Ricci 17 100%
Eduardo Luiz Wurzman 46 100%
Jayme Nicolato Correa, 4 100%
* Considers the meetings held in 2018 and 2019 (through September 30th)
12.7/8 - Composition of the committees
Name Committee type Position held Occupation Date of
election Term of office
Percentage of
attendance at
meetings
Individual Taxpayer’s Register (CPF) Description of other committees Description of other
positions held Date of birth
Date of
investiture
Number of
Consecutive
Terms
Other positions/functions held at the issuer
Cynthia Maria Delfini Tamura
253.448.448-67
Non-statutary People and Management Officer
People Management Committee
Member of the Committee
(Permanent)
Psychologist
07/05/1976
11/22/2019
11/22/2019
one (1) year
2
N/A
Daniel Machado dos Santos
039.364.959-80
Chief Operations Officer Not Appointed Pursuant to the Articles of
Incorporation
Customer Relations Committee
Fleet Management Committee
Member of the Committee
(Permanent)
Engineer
03/26/1979
11/22/2019
11/22/2019
one (1) year
2
N/A
Dirley Pingnatti Ricci
696.165.669-20
Head of New Projects
Customer Relations Committee
Fleet Management Committee
Member of the Committee
(Permanent)
Manager
07/01/1971
11/22/2019
11/22/2019
one (1) year
2
N/A
Eduardo Luiz Wurzmann
085.702.598-83
Director
Customer Relations Committee
People Management Committee
Audit and Risk Management Committee
Member of the Committee
(Permanent) Economist
11/22/2019
11/22/2019
one (1) year
2
N/A
Flávio Kanaan Nabhan
809.199.609-87
Chief Relations Officer Not Appointed Pursuant to the Articles of
Incorporation
Customer Relations Committee Member of the Committee
(Permanent)
Businessman
01/13/1975
11/22/2019
11/22/2019
one (1) year
2
N/A
Francisco Nuno Pontes Correia Neves
695.099.216-53
Head of Used Vehicles
Used Vehicles Committee
Member of the Committee
(Permanent)
Engineer
01/04/1966
11/22/2019
11/22/2019
one (1) year
1
N/A
N/A
Luis Augusto de Lima
019.820.789-10
Chief Used Vehicles Officer Not Appointed Pursuant to the Articles
of Incorporation
Used Vehicles Committee
Member of the Committee
(Permanent)
Engineer
12/19/1978
11/22/2019
11/22/2019
one (1) year
3
N/A
Luis Fernando Memoria Porto
915.133.326-00
Chief Executive Officer and Director
People Management Committee
Used Vehicles Committee
Rent-a-Car Committee
Member of the Committee
(Permanent)
Manager
11/03/1971
11/22/2019
11/22/2019
one (1) year
3
N/A
Marco Túlio de Carvalho Oliveira
059.505.066-26
Chief Financial Officer
Compliance Committee
Member of the Committee
(Permanent)
Actuary
04/13/1983
11/22/2019
11/22/2019
one (1) year
2
N/A
Sérgio Augusto Guerra de Resende
865.258.326-91
Director
Used Vehicles Committee
Member of the Committee
(Permanent)
Businessman
03/24/1975
11/22/2019
11/22/2019
one (1) year
3
N/A
Tagiane Gomide Guimarães
049.058.956-18
Legal Manager and Compliance
Compliance Committee
Member of the Committee
(Permanent)
Lawyer
04/06/1980
11/22/2019
11/22/2019
one (1) year
2
N/A
Vanusa Lúcia Souza Peinado
152.060.458-02 Audit and Process Manager
Audit and Risk Management Committee Member of the Committee
(Permanent)
Manager
02/25/1974
11/22/2019
11/22/2019
one (1) year
2
N/A
Carlos Horácio Sarquis
288.963.748-33
Audit and Process Manager
Rent-a-Car Committee
Fleet Management Committee
Member of the Committee
(Permanent)
Manager
08/05/1972
11/22/2019
11/22/2019
one (1) year
2
N/A
Pedro Roque de Pinho de Almeida
232.942.528-70
Director
Rent-a-Car Committee Member of the Committee
(Permanent)
Engineer
05/21/1963
11/22/2019
11/22/2019
one (1) year
3
N/A
Luciano Antonio de Oliveira Santos
788.809.637-91
General Counsel
Compliance Committee
Audit and Risk Management Committee
Member of the Committee
(Permanent)
Attorney
09/15/1972
11/22/2019
11/22/2019
one (1) year
1
N/A
Breno Davis Campolina
040.880.676-14
Project and New Business Officer
Compliance Committee
Audit and Risk Management Committee
Member of the Committee
(Permanent)
Manager
07/31/1981
11/22/2019
11/22/2019
one (1) year
1
N/A
João Antonio Martins Mendes
055.990.788-50
IT Head
Audit and Risk Management Committee Member of the Committee
(Permanent)
System Analyst
07/15/1962
11/22/2019
11/22/2019
one (1) year
1
N/A
12.7/8 - Composition of the committees
Professional experience / Declaration of possible convictions / Independence Criteria
Cynthia Maria Delfini Tamura - 253.448.448-67
Ms. Cynthia Tamura has a degree in Psychology from the Universidade São Judas Tadeu (São Judas Tadeu University) and a Postgraduate Degree in Human Resources Management from Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado. Having 19 years of experience in the HR department, Cynthia worked in companies such as Unimed, where she served as Human Resources Manager from 2011 to 2015, Instituto Hermes Pardini, where she was the Chief Organizational Development Officer from 2008 to 2011, and Votorantim Finanças, where she served as Human Resources Manager from 2004 to 2008. Currently, she is Chief People and Management Officer at Unidas.
He declared that he has not been convicted of any criminal offense, or in administrative proceedings before the CVM, or in a final and unappealable manner, which suspended or disqualified him for the performance of professional
or commercial activities. Ms. Cynthia Tamura should not be considered a politically exposed person for any purposes.
Daniel Machado dos Santos - 039.364.959-80
More than 12 years of experience in strategic positions in the areas of operations, logistics, procurement and transportation, working in complex chains such as automotive, food, chemical, pulp and paper, hygiene and cleaning and auto parts, in major corporate and multinational groups, such as Ceva Logistics, where he was Division Chief, from 2004 to 2007, and JBS Friboi, where he was Logistics Negotiator in 2007, in addition to acting as Project Manager of Célere Logística Ltda. in 2008 and Logistics Manager of Ouro Verde T. L. S.A from 2008 to 2010. Mr. Daniel has a degree in Production Engineering and Mechanical Engineering from the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (Federal University of Santa Catarina) (UFSC), and holds an Executive MBA in Finance from EBS - Business School. Currently, he is Chief Operations Officer at Unidas
He declared that he has not been convicted of any criminal offense, or in administrative proceedings before the CVM, or in a final and unappealable manner, which suspended or disqualified him for the performance of professional
or commercial activities. Mr. Daniel Machado should not be considered a politically exposed person for any purposes.
Dirley Pingnatti Ricci - 696.165.669-20
See item 12.5/6
Eduardo Luiz Wurzmann - 085.702.598-83
See item 12.5/6
Flávio Kanaan Nabhan - 809.199.609-87
Mr. Flávio has wide experience in the vehicle rental segment, notably in fleet management and outsourcing for companies, with emphasis on his appointment as Chief Relations Officer of Auto Ricci S.A. Previously, Mr. Flávio was
Chief Executive Officer of Carrier Rent a Car, from 1993 to 2013. Currently, Mr. Flávio is Chief Relations Officer as Unidas. Mr. Flávio declared that he has not been convicted of any criminal offense, or in administrative
proceedings before the CVM, or in a final and unappealable manner, which suspended or disqualified him for the performance of professional or commercial activities. Mr. Flavio Kanaan should not be considered a politically
exposed person for any purposes.
Francisco Nuno Pontes Correia Neves - 695.099.216-53
See item 12.5/6
Luciano Antonio de Oliveira Santos – 788.809.637-91
Mr. Luciano holds a Law degree from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), a postgraduate degree in Civil Law from PUC-MG, Cyber Security for Business Executives and Lawyers from
UCLA (California) and a Business Foundation from the University of Pennsylvania. A professional with over 20 years of legal experience, Luciano has held leadership positions in large companies such as General Electric,
Accenture, ESCO Corporation, TOTVS and Ferrous Resources do Brasil.
Mr. He declared that he has not been convicted of any criminal offense, in administrative proceedings before the CVM, or in a final and unappealable manner, which suspended or disqualified him for the performance of
professional or commercial activities. Mr. Luciano Antonio should not be considered a politically exposed person for any purposes.
Luis Augusto de Lima - 019.820.789-10
Mr. Luis Lima has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from USP, an Executive MBA in Marketing from Getúlio Vargas Foundation and a Master’s degree of Business Management from the University of Westminster, England.
With more than 20 years of experience in multinationals and in Senior Management and Executive Board positions, he worked in companies such as Volvo, General Motors, from 2004 to 2012, and Grupo CCV, from 2012 to 2015,
when he assumed the Company's Used Vehicles Board. Mr. Lima declared that he has not been convicted of any criminal offense, or in administrative proceedings before the CVM, or in a final and unappealable manner, which
suspended or disqualified him for the performance of professional or commercial activities. Mr. Luis Augusto should not be considered a politically exposed person for any purposes.
.
Luis Fernando Memoria Porto - 915.133.326-00
See item 12.5/6
Marco Túlio de Carvalho Oliveira - 059.505.066-26
See item 12.5/6
Sérgio Augusto Guerra de Resende - 865.258.326-91
See item 12.5/6
Tagiane Gomide Guimarães - 049.058.956-18
Ms. Tagiane is a lawyer with LL.M in Corporate Law from IBMEC. She has extensive experience in Corporate Law. With more than 15 years of experience in the Legal segment, she worked as a lawyer for the Net Group
companies, from 2004 to 2008, and for the Research Development Foundation, from 2008 to 2010. Currently, Ms. Tagiane is Legal and Compliance Manager at Unidas. Ms. Tagiane declared that she has not been convicted of
any criminal offense, or in administrative proceedings before the CVM, or in a final and unappealable manner, which suspended or disqualified her for the performance of professional or commercial activities. Ms. Tagiane Gomide
should not be considered a politically exposed person for any purposes.
Vanusa Souza Peinado - 253.448.448-67
Ms. Vanusa Peinado has a degree in Public Administration from Unesp, with an MBA in Finance from Strong Educacional. She worked as Controlling Analyst at Companhia Ultragaz, from 2005 to 2007. Since then, she has served as Audit and Process Manager at Unidas.
He declared that he has not been convicted of any criminal offense, or in administrative proceedings before the CVM, or in a final and unappealable manner, which suspended or disqualified him for the performance of professional
or commercial activities. Ms. Vanusa should not be considered a politically exposed person for any purposes.
Carlos Horácio Sarquis - 288.963.748-33
See item 12.5/6
Pedro Roque de Pinho de Almeida - 232.942.528-70
See item 12.5/6
Breno Davis Campolina - 040.880.676-14
Mr. Breno has a degree in Business Administration from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), a postgraduate degree in Business Management and an Executive MBA from FDC. She has
over 15 years of career in governance, cross-functional team management, project, change management and strategic planning focused on growth and profitability, being a key part for the growth of companies such as Maquira
Dental Products and Geneseas Aquacultura. Mr. Campolina declared that he has not been convicted of any criminal offense, in administrative proceedings before the CVM, or in a final and unappealable manner, which suspended
or disqualified him for the performance of professional or commercial activities. Mr. Campolina should not be considered a politically exposed person for any purposes.
João Antonio Martins Mendes - 055.990.788-50
Mr. João has a degree in Mathematics, a postgraduate degree in Business Management from the Higher Business School, Innovación Y Espiritu Entrepreneur from IESE Business School from the University of Navarra and an
Executive Education from ISE Business School. He has 36 years of IT experience in the areas of Technology Infrastructure, Networks, Systems and Projects, acquired in large multinational organizations in the segments of
Automation, Manufacturing, Services, Financial, Consulting, Telecommunications, Automotive, Quality, Contact Center and BPO, as Lig , Atento, and Deloitte, among others. Mr. Mendes declared that he has not been convicted of any criminal offense, or in administrative proceedings before the CVM, or in a final and unappealable manner, which suspended or disqualified him for the performance of
professional or commercial activities. Mr. John Antoni should not be considered a politically exposed person for any purposes.
12.9. Information on the existence of marital relationship, stable union or kinship up to
the second degree between:
a. Company managers.
None.
b. (i) the Company’s managers and (ii) managers of the Company’s direct or indirect
subsidiaries.
None.
c. (i) the Company’s managers or the managers of the Company’s direct or indirect
subsidiaries, and (ii) the Company’s direct or indirect controlling shareholders.
None.
d. (i) the Company’s managers and (ii) managers of the Company’s direct and indirect
controlling companies.
None.
12.10. Inform about subordination, service provision or control relationships maintained,
in the past three (3) fiscal years, between the Company’s managers and:
a. The Company's direct or indirect subsidiary, other than those in which the issuer
directly or indirectly holds the total share capital
None.
b. The Company’s direct or indirect controlling shareholder
None.
c. If material, supplier, customer, debtor or creditor of the Company, its subsidiaries or
controlling shareholders or controlled companies of any of these persons.
None.
12.11. Describe the provisions of any agreements, including insurance policies, which
provide for the payment or reimbursement of expenses incurred by the managers, arising
from redress for damages caused to third parties or the issuer, penalties applied by state
agents, or agreements intended to close administrative or judicial proceedings, due to the
performance of their duties
We have contracted a Civil Liability insurance for Officers and Managers (“D&O”) with Berkley
Internacional do Brasil Seguros S.A. for the benefit of our officers and managers, in order to
guarantee the reimbursement of any costs with legal defense and indemnities arising from legal
and administrative proceedings, as well as arising from complaints from our minority shareholders
or from aggrieved third parties, related to their management activities. The term of effectiveness
of the policy is from January 23, 2019, to January 23, 2020. We have paid Berkley Internacional
do Brasil Seguros S.A. a premium equivalent to approximately R$58.7 thousand for the insurance.
It is noteworthy that the aforementioned policy includes, among other protections, coverage for
defense costs and coverage for indemnifiable losses related to indemnities, court and/or out-of-
court agreements related to labor, tax, social security, competition, and consumer liability filed
against the company and which assign responsibility to the manager for disregard of the corporate
veil or joint or subsidiary liability of the manager, and final and unappealable judgment or
agreement with third parties under the consent of the Insurance Company, as a result of suit for
damages or holding the managers liable for damage caused to third parties due to their
performance as managers.
Notwithstanding, such policy excludes from the above protection all intentional acts, claims known
before the policy entered into force, pension funds, and/or social security funds, claims directly or
indirectly related to, based on, or resulting from acts against the national or foreign government
and claims not inherent to the insured party's position. Accordingly, the Company understands
that the reimbursement, to managers, of costs and expenses arising from administrative and
judicial proceedings and/or out-of-court agreements is fair and due, once they derive from acts
committed in the exercise of their functions, without intent or gross negligence that shows the
intention to harm the Company or third parties.
As a result, the Company believes that it has greater capacity to attract and maintain its key
personnel, thus ensuring a better development of its business strategy.
The Company does not have any other commitments of indemnity with its managers.
12.12. Provide other information that issuer deems relevant.
The corporate governance practices adopted by the Company value ethics and transparency in
the relationship with the Company's shareholders and other stakeholders and are duly evidenced
in the disclosure of information to the market.
The purpose of these practices is to cooperate with the understanding of the Company's real
value, facilitate its access to capital, and contribute to its permanence. The Company's good
practices were reinforced with the approval, at the Extraordinary and Annual General Meeting
held on February 27, 2012, of the Company's Code of Conduct and Ethics.
The Company also has its shares traded in the special corporate governance segment of B3's
Novo Mercado, exclusively for companies that meet minimum requirements and accept to be
subject to differentiated corporate governance rules, including, but not limited to:
i. Maintain a share capital structure composed exclusively of common shares;
ii. Maintain outstanding shares in a percentage corresponding to at least 25% of its share
capital;
iii. Provide for the composition of its board of directors with at least two independent
directors;
iv. Prepare and disclose a code of conduct approved by the board of directors and applicable
to all employees and managers of the Company;
v. Develop and disseminate policies of transactions with related parties;
vi. Establish a channel that allows the receipt of internal and external complaints, related to
noncompliance with the code of conduct, policies, legislation and regulations applicable
to the Company; and
vii. Establish an audit committee, appointed pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation or
otherwise, which must be an advisory body linked to the Company's board of directors,
with operational autonomy.
In addition, the Company adopts the corporate governance practices recommended by the
Corporate Governance Best Practice Code published by the IBGC - Brazilian Corporate
Governance Institute, to which it is associated, and states that it applies the principles and rules
established in said code
a) Information on Shareholders’ Meetings held in the last three (03) years:
Date 10/04/2019
Type of General Meeting Extraordinary General Meeting
Installation at second call Yes
Installation quorum The meeting was convened on the first call
with the presence of shareholders
representing 64.42% of the Company's
voting share capital and on the second call
with the presence of shareholders
representing 61.89 of the Company's voting
share capital.
Date 04/26/2019
Type of General Meeting Extraordinary and Annual General Meeting
Installation at second call No
Installation quorum The Annual General Meeting was convened
on the first call with the presence of
shareholders representing 70.08% of the
Company's voting share capital and on the
Extraordinary General Meeting with the
presence of shareholders representing 70.36
of the Company's voting share capital.
Date 01/31/2019
Type of General Meeting Extraordinary General Meeting
Installation at second call No
Installation quorum The meeting was initiated with the presence
of shareholders representing 66.704% of the
Company's voting share capital.
Date 12/13/2018
Type of General Meeting Extraordinary General Meeting
Installation at second call No
Installation quorum The meeting was initiated with the presence
of shareholders representing 77.47% of the
Company's voting share capital.
Date 11/06/2018
Type of General Meeting Extraordinary General Meeting
Installation at second call No
Installation quorum The meeting was installed with the presence
of shareholders representing 77.38% of the
Company's voting share capital.
Date 04/27/2018
Type of General Meeting Extraordinary and Annual General Meeting
Installation at second call No
Installation quorum The meeting was installed with the presence
of shareholders representing 81.22% of the
Company's voting share capital.
Date 03/09/2018
Type of General Meeting Extraordinary General Meeting
Installation at second call No
Installation quorum The meeting was installed with the presence
of shareholders representing 74.23% of the
Company's voting share capital.
Date 01/02/2018
Type of General Meeting Extraordinary General Meeting
Installation at second call No
Installation quorum The meeting was installed with the presence
of shareholders representing 74.21% of the
Company's voting share capital.
Date 05/11/2017
Type of General Meeting Extraordinary General Meeting
Installation at second call No
Installation quorum The meeting was installed with the presence
of shareholders representing 69.63% of the
Company's voting share capital.
Date 04/28/2017
Type of General Meeting Annual General Meeting
Installation at second call No
Installation quorum The meeting was installed with the presence
of shareholders representing 71.52% of the
Company's voting share capital.
Date 01/09/2017
Type of General Meeting Extraordinary General Meeting
Installation at second call No
Installation quorum The meeting was installed with the presence
of shareholders representing 47.88% of the
Company's voting share capital.
Date 4/29/2016
Type of General Meeting Extraordinary and Annual General Meeting
Installation at second call No
Installation quorum The meeting was installed with the presence
of shareholders representing 81.74% of the
Company's voting share capital.
13.1 - Describe the compensation policy or practice of the board of directors, executive board
appointed pursuant to the articles of incorporation and not appointed pursuant to the articles
of incorporation, audit committee, committees appointed pursuant to the articles of incorporation, and audit, risk, financial, and compensation committees, addressing the
following aspects
a. Objectives of the compensation policy or practice, informing if the compensation policy
has been formally approved, body responsible for its approval, date of approval and, if the issuer discloses the policy, locations in the worldwide computer network where the
document can be found.
The Company does not have a formally approved compensation policy, as it adopts compensation practices in line with market practices, and as structured in partnership with the business management
consulting company Korn Ferry Hay Group, a world reference in the compensation market, based on TOP
Executive Compensation, a survey that considers as income the base salary, benefits, and bonuses received by professionals.
The main purposes of the compensation are (a) the motivation of our executives, with the primary
objective of generating value for our shareholders; and (b) the preservation of meritocracy, so that the
compensation of each executive is proportional to his/her contribution to our results.
None of the members of the Company's committees receive any compensation for participation in said committees or for the performance of their duties related to the position of member of these committees.
All members of the Board of Directors receive the same amount as compensation for their performance
in said body.
b. Compensation breakdown, indicating:
i. Description of the compensation elements and the objectives of each of them:
Our executives (officers appointed pursuant to the articles of incorporation or not) are entitled to compensation consisting of the following elements: (a) fixed compensation, seeking to align our interests
to those of executives in the short term, (b) annual variable compensation (bonus), based on quantitative performance indicators defined in the strategic planning by the breakdown of the guidelines contained
therein, in order to preserve a meritocratic environment, so that executive compensation is proportional
to their contribution to our income, (c) participation in the stock options grant plan, for the purpose of linking the long-term interests of the shareholders to the interests of the executive board, and (d) the
benefits described below:
The compensation of the members of the Board of Directors, except in cases where the directors also act as executive officers, is composed of monthly and fixed compensation, as well as participation in the stock
options program. With this practice of compensation, we understand that it is possible to be competitive
in the short term, and also tie the Board of Directors' interests to those of the shareholders participating in stock options programs.
We grant the following benefits to our Officers (appointed pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation or
not) as a form of retention, to provide greater economic security and social welfare:
• Benefits common to all positions, including the Executive Board (except for the Board
of Directors): among the benefits offered to all of our employees, we highlight medical and dental assistance, meal or food tickets, agreement with accredited pharmacy network for the purchase of
medicines and products with discount, agreements with other partners for the purchase of services and products with discount, day care assistance, life insurance, and school supplies allowance.
• Exclusive benefits to the Executive Board: in addition to the benefits offered above, we also offer annual medical check-up, vehicle with option of shielding, fuel allowance, and discount on the
acquisition of vehicles.
We also offer our managers participation in the stock options plan, for the purpose of aligning incentives
between managers and shareholders, and aiming at the long-term retention of these professionals.
The common or exclusive benefits are not applied to the Board of Directors, except in cases in which the
directors also act as executive officers, as the compensation of the Board of Directors does not follow the methodology applied to the other positions. These assumptions regarding the compensation of Directors
are defined by the Board itself.
ii. In relation to the last 3 fiscal years, the proportion of each element in the total
compensation
Nine-month period ended September 30, 2019
Nine-month period ended September 30, 2019
In 2019 Board of Directors
Executive Board Appointed pursuant
to the articles of incorporation
Executive Board not appointed pursuant
to the Articles of Incorporation
Fixed compensation 95.00% 32.50% 36.57%
Variable compensation 0.00% 44.08% 22.82%
Stock Option Program 5.00% 21.38% 32.66%
Benefits 0.00% 2.04% 7.95%
Total 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Year ended December 31, 2018
Year ended December 31, 2018
Realized in 2018 Board of Directors Executive Board
appointed pursuant to the Articles of
Incorporation
Executive Board not
appointed pursuant to the Articles of
Incorporation
Fixed compensation 75.1% 44.6% 40.8%
Variable
compensation
0.0% 29.7% 36.1%
Stock Option
Program
24.9% 22.0% 15.8%
Benefits 0.0% 3.7% 7.2%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Year ended December 31, 2017
2017 Realized
Board of Directors
Executive Board
appointed pursuant to the Articles
of Incorporation
Executive Board not appointed pursuant to
the Articles of Incorporation
Fixed compensation 80.2% 58.7% 50.7%
Variable compensation 0.0% 24.8% 18.7%
Stock Option Program 19.8% 12.1% 21.3%
Benefits 0.0% 4.4% 9.4%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Year ended December 31, 2016
2016 Realized
Board of Directors
Executive Board appointed
pursuant to the Articles of
Incorporation
Executive Board not appointed
pursuant to the Articles of
Incorporation
Fixed compensation 100.0% 78.9% 77.2%
Variable compensation 0.0% 9.3% 4.2%
Stock Option Program 0.0% 5.1% 7.1%
Benefits 0.0% 6.7% 11.4%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
iii. Calculation and adjustment methodology of each of the compensation elements
The fixed compensation of our Executive Board appointed pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation or otherwise, as well as the benefits mentioned in item 13.1 above and attributed to our Executive Board
are adjusted annually as follows:
Executive Board appointed pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation according to the accumulated IPCA
of the year; and
Executive Board not appointed pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation according to the collective labor agreement of the location of the executive board.
With respect to variable compensation, the main condition for payment is obtaining a minimum net profit defined by our Board of Directors. Once this result has been reached, 5 to 16% of the profit will be
distributed to our employees and managers as variable compensation.
In this regard, the variable compensation of the managers is calculated according to the achievement of financial and operational targets, internal income goals, and individual goals of each manager. Any change
to our variable compensation policy can only be implemented with the approval of the Board of Directors.
Our appraisal of the accomplishment of goals is made firstly on the basis of the company’s results, if all
these indicators are evaluated positively, we proceed to the review of the fulfillment of the employee’s personal goals.
The members of the Board of Directors do not receive annual adjustment of fixed compensation, and are not entitled to variable remuneration.
iv. Reasons that justify the compensation breakdown
We believe that the combination of the fixed and variable elements that make up the compensation of
our Executive Board appointed pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation and not appointed pursuant to
the Articles of Incorporation aligns the personal interests of our officers to ours in the short and medium term. The fixed portion of the income is calculated so as to provide security for the fulfillment of the daily
obligations of the executives, while the variable portion is associated to goals established for each fiscal year.
The stock options plan, in turn, answers for the alignment of interests between executives and Company
in the long term, also collaborating to the retention of executives.
The retention of the Board of Directors will take place through the compensation base itself - TOP Executive Compensation - which we consider to be bold and in line with the market best practices.
v. The existence of members not compensated by the issuer and the reason for such fact
In the last three fiscal years, all members of the Company's management were compensated for the
exercise of their positions.
c. Key performance indicators that are taken into consideration in the determination of
each compensation element.
For calculation of all the items of compensation for the Officers, the Officer's performance and the
fulfillment of his/her individual goals are taken into account. These goals are assessed through the book of goals and competence appraisal. The book of goals is a tool that evidences the participation of each
Executive Board to achieve the Company's vision, using the Company's guideline management methodology, as approved by the Board of Directors, which discloses to all employees the expected
results for the current year.
The variable remuneration is directly linked to the indicators contained in our budget, which is approved
annually by the Board of Directors and contains the goals defined for the period, such as the targets related to our rental revenue, EBITDA, net income, turnover of our employees, and customers
satisfaction, among other indicators.
Our assessment of goal achievement is done primarily on the basis of our results. If all these indicators
are evaluated positively, we proceed to the review of fulfillment of the individual goals.
The Company understands that such appraisal methodology provides an assertive mapping of high performance points and possible improvements for the team of officers, allowing not only the
engagement, but also the direction for evolution and focus on results to the benefit of the Company.
d. How the compensation is structured to reflect the growth of performance indicators
The variable portion of the compensation is structured to reflect the growth of performance indicators.
This portion is directly linked to the individual performance of each executive (competency management methodology), as described in item 12.1 of this Reference Form, of their area (breakdown of guidelines)
and of our performance, in the achievement of the goals defined for each department in the period in
question (according to the book of goals applicable to each Board). The value of the variable compensation is directly related to the performance of the executive demonstrated in the period
evaluated. We also offer our executives participation in a stock options plan, with the intention of aligning their personal objectives with the Company's objectives, providing for their long-term retention.
e. How the compensation policy or practice is aligned with the short-, medium- and long-term interests of the issuer
Our practice with regard to total compensation components is directly aligned with our short- and
medium-term objectives and interests, as the internal, financial and income targets established by our management are tied to variable compensation results. For the long term, we align our interests to those
of our managers through the granting of stock options, with deadline for exercise deferred among short,
medium and long term, reaffirming risk and result sharing between us and our managers.
f. Existence of compensation supported by direct or indirect controlled companies,
controlling shareholders or subsidiaries
None of our managers has compensation supported by direct or indirect controlling shareholders,
controlled companies or subsidiaries of the Company.
g. Existence of any compensation or benefit related to the occurrence of a certain corporate
event, such as the sale of controlling interest of the issuer.
The exercise of the options granted by our First Stock Options Plan, as described in item 13.4 of this Reference Form, was linked to the realization of our initial public offering ("IPO"), being other provisions
included in the First Stock Option Plan of the Company.
h. Practices and procedures implemented by the board of directors to define the individual
compensation of the board of directors and executive board, indicating
i. The bodies and committees of the issuer that participate in the decision-making process, identifying how they participate.
The People Management Committee appointed pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company is responsible for discussing and defining the individual compensation rules for the Board of Directors and
Executive Board based on the methodology described in item (ii) below. These rules are subsequently approved by the Board of Directors.
ii. criteria and methodology used for the determination of individual compensation,
indicating whether studies are used to verify market practices and, if so, the criteria for
comparison and the scope of such studies.
The Company uses the criteria and methodology to set individual compensation based on the methodology of Korn Ferry Hay Group, a global company that conducts studies and market analyses on
compensation, for subsequent application of the rules adhering to the best practices of the market by
the Company.
The Hay Job evaluation method has its origins in factor comparison methods. In its current form, it has become a worldwide process used to evaluate executive and professional positions.
Currently, the Hay Method is applied in approximately 10,000 organizations in about 47 countries.
The job performance evaluation is an extremely useful process to clarify the actual contents of positions, and classify them through their quantification, within a rational structure, and thus facilitate wage
comparisons inside and outside the company.
Evaluation made through 3 factors, divided into 8 micro factors:
Once the evaluation is conducted, a score is achieved that establishes the salary level of the job, which
is called the "Grades" structure. The purpose of the creation of the Grades is to simplify the management of salaries and benefits and provide an instrument that makes it possible to recognize significant changes
in the contents of the positions.
Once this has been done, we are able to evaluate all compensation components both internally and in
relation to the market.
iii. how often and how the board of directors assesses the adequacy of the issuer's compensation policy.
On an annual basis, the Board of Directors, based on the evaluation of the Korn Ferry Hay Group
and on the recommendations of the People Management Committee, assesses the adequacy of
the Company's compensation policy.
KNOW HOW
Technical / Practical
Management
Communication Skills and Influence
PROBLEM SOLVING
Thought Context
Thought Challenge
ACCOUNTABILITY
Freedom of Action
Nature of the Impact
Magnitude of Impact
13.2 - Total compensation of the board of directors, executive board appointed pursuant
to the Articles of Incorporation, and audit committee
Total Compensation Projected for the Current Fiscal Year 12/31/2019 - Annual Amounts
Board of Directors
Executive Board appointed
pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation
Audit
Committee Total
Total No. of
members 8.5 7.7 0 16.2
No. of paid members
7.5 6.7 0 14.2
Annual fixed
compensation
Salary and compensation
for management
2,096,624.00 5,871,865.00 7,968,489.00
Direct and indirect benefits
530,685.00 530,685.00
Participation in
committees 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0
Description of
other fixed
compensations
Variable
Compensation
Bonuses 0 0 0 0
Profit sharing 10,847,315.00 10,847,315.00
Participation in
meetings 0 0 0 0
Commissions 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0
Description of other variable
compensations
Post-employment
0 0 0 0
Cessation of
office 0 0 0 0
Share-based
compensation, including
options
148,847.00 1,516,664.00 1,665,511.00
Note
(1) The number of members of each
body was
determined in the manner specified in
Circular Letter CVM/SEP/No.
03/2019, as detailed in item 13.16 of the
Reference Form.
(1) The number of members of each body was
determined in the manner specified in Circular Letter
CVM/SEP/No. 03/2019, as
detailed in item 13.16 of the Reference Form.
Total
compensation 2,245,471.00 18,766,529.00 0.00 21,012,000.00
Total compensation effectively recognized in the fiscal year ended 12/31/2018
Board of Directors Executive Board appointed pursuant to the Articles of
Incorporation
Audit Committee
Total
Total No. of members
6.5 4 0 10.5
No. of paid members
6.5 3 0 9.5
Annual fixed compensation
Salary and compensation for management
748,700.00 5,076,509.61 5,825,209.61
Direct and indirect benefits
0.00 272,537.34 272,537.34
Participation in committees
0 0 0 0.00
Other 0 0 0 0.00
Description of other fixed compensations
Variable Compensation
Bonuses 0 0 0 0.00
Profit sharing 0.00 4,131,557.66 4,131,557.66
Participation in meetings
0 0 0 0.00
Commissions 0 0 0 0.00
Other 0 0 0 0.00
Description of other variable compensations
Post-employment
0 0 0 0.00
Cessation of office
0 0 0 0.00
Share-based compensation, including options
0.00 1,385,695.39 1,385,695.39
Note
(1) The number of members of each
body was determined in the
manner specified in
Circular Letter CVM/SEP/No.
03/2019, as detailed in item 13.16 of the
Reference Form.
(1) The number of members of each body was determined
in the manner specified in Circular Letter CVM/SEP/No.
03/2019, as detailed in item 13.16 of the Reference Form, disregarding those that waived
compensation.
Total compensation 748,700.00 10,866,300.00 0.00 11,615,000.00
Total Compensation of the Fiscal year ended December 31, 2017
Board of Directors
Executive Board
appointed pursuant to the
Articles of Incorporation
Audit Committee Total
Total No. of
members 5.00 4.67 0 9.67
No. of paid
members 5.00 4.67 0 9.67
Annual fixed
compensation
Salary and
compensation for
management
635,451.60 1,997,954.12 0.00 2,633,405.72
Direct and indirect
benefits 0.00 114,000.00 0.00 114,000.00
Participation in
committees 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Description of other
fixed compensations 0 0 0 -
Variable
Compensation
Bonuses 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Profit sharing 0.00 334,192.30 0.00 334,192.30
Participation in
meetings 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Commissions 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Description of other
variable
compensations
Post-employment 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Cessation of
office 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Share-based
compensation,
including options
38,765.46 411,636.52 0.00 450,401.98
Note
(1) The number of
members of each
body was
determined in the
manner specified in
Circular Letter
CVM/SEP/No.
03/2019, as detailed
in item 13.16 of the
Reference Form.
(1) The number of
members of each body
was determined in the
manner specified in
Circular Letter
CVM/SEP/No. 03/2019,
as detailed in item 13.16
of the Reference Form.
Total compensation 674,217.06 2,857,782.94 0.00 3,532,000.00
Total Compensation of the Fiscal year ended December 31, 2016
Board of Directors
Executive Board
appointed pursuant to the
Articles of Incorporation
Audit Committee Total
Total No. of
members 5.00 2.00 0 7.00
No. of paid
members 5.00 2.00 0 7.00
Annual fixed
compensation
Salary and
compensation for
management
606,000.00 1,682,188.31 0.00 2,288,188.31
Direct and indirect
benefits 0.00 142,692.00 0.00 142,692.00
Participation in
committees 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Description of other
fixed compensations 0 0 0 -
Variable
Compensation
Bonuses 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Profit sharing 0.00 198,584.24 0.00 198,584.24
Participation in
meetings 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Commissions 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Description of other
variable
compensations
Post-employment 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Cessation of
office 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Share-based
compensation,
including options
0 107,535.45
0.00 107,535.45
Note
(1) The number of
members of each
body was
determined in the
manner specified in
Circular Letter
CVM/SEP/No.
03/2019, as detailed
in item 13.16 of the
Reference Form.
(1) The number of
members of each body
was determined in the
manner specified in
Circular Letter
CVM/SEP/No. 03/2019,
as detailed in item 13.16
of the Reference Form.
Total compensation 606,000.00 2,131,000.00 0.00 2,737,000.00
13.3 – Variable Compensation of the last 3 fiscal years and the one projected for the
current fiscal year of the board of directors, executive board appointed pursuant to the
articles of incorporation, and the audit committee:
Variable compensation projected for the current fiscal year (2019)
Board of Directors
Executive Board appointed pursuant
to the Articles of Incorporation
Audit Committee
Total
No. of members 8.5 7.7 N/A 16.2
No. of paid members 7.5 6.7 N/A 14.2
Bonuses N/A N/A N/A N/A
Minimum value prescribed in the compensation plan
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Maximum value prescribed in the compensation plan
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Amount provided for in the compensation plan, if the goals were achieved
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Amount effectively recognized in profit or loss
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Profit sharing N/A 10,847,500.00 N/A 10,847,500.00
Minimum value prescribed in the compensation plan
N/A 0 N/A 0
Maximum value prescribed in the compensation plan
N/A 10,847,500.00 N/A 10,847,500.00
Amount provided for in the compensation plan, if the goals were achieved
N/A 10,847,500.00 N/A 10,847,500.00
Variable compensation - fiscal year ended on 12/31/2018
Board of Directors
Executive Board
appointed pursuant to the Articles of
Incorporation
Audit Committee
Total
No. of members 6.5 4 N/A 10.5
No. of paid members 6.5 3 N/A 9.5
Bonuses N/A N/A N/A N/A
Minimum value prescribed in the compensation plan
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Maximum value prescribed in the compensation plan
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Amount provided for in the compensation plan, if the goals were achieved
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Amount effectively recognized in profit or loss
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Profit sharing N/A 1,693,732.92 N/A 1,693,732.92
Minimum value prescribed in
the compensation plan
N/A 0 N/A 0
Maximum value prescribed in the compensation plan
N/A 2,500,000.00 N/A 2,500,000.00
Amount provided for in the compensation plan, if the goals were achieved
N/A 2,500,000.00 N/A 2,500,000.00
Amount effectively recognized in profit or loss
N/A 1,693,732.92 N/A 1,693,732.92
Variable compensation - fiscal year ended on 12/31/2017
Board of Directors
Executive Board appointed
pursuant to the Articles of
Incorporation
Audit Committee
Total
Total No. of members 5.00 4.67 N/A 9.67
No. of paid members 5.00 4.67 N/A 9.67
Bonuses
Minimum value prescribed in the
compensation plan N/A N/A N/A N/A
Maximum value prescribed in the compensation plan
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Amount provided for in the compensation plan, if the goals were achieved
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Amount effectively recognized in profit or loss
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Profit sharing
Minimum value prescribed in the compensation plan
N/A 334,192.30 334,192.30 334,192.30
Maximum value prescribed in the compensation plan
N/A 2,500,000.00 N/A 2,500,000.00
Amount provided for in the compensation plan, if the goals were achieved
N/A 2,500,000.00 N/A 2,500,000.00
Amount effectively recognized in profit or loss
N/A 334,192.30 N/A 334,192.30
Variable compensation - Fiscal year ended December 31, 2016
Board of Directors
Executive Board appointed
pursuant to the Articles of
Incorporation
Audit Committee
Total
Total No. of members 5.00 2.00 N/A 7.00
No. of paid members 5.00 2.00 N/A 7.00
Bonuses
Minimum value prescribed in the compensation plan
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Maximum value prescribed in the compensation plan
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Amount provided for in the compensation plan, if the goals were achieved
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Amount effectively recognized in profit or loss
N/A 0 N/A 0
Profit sharing
Minimum value prescribed in the compensation plan
N/A 0 N/A 0
Maximum value prescribed in the compensation plan
N/A 2,500,000.00 N/A 2,500,000.00
Amount provided for in the compensation plan, if the goals were achieved
N/A 2,500,000.00 N/A 2,500,000.00
Amount effectively recognized in profit or loss
N/A 198,584.24 N/A 198,584.24
13.4 – In relation to the share-based compensation plan of the Board of Directors and
executive board appointed pursuant to the articles of incorporation in force in the last fiscal
year and projected for the current fiscal year, describe:
a. General terms and conditions:
Plan I
Our shareholders approved, at the Extraordinary General Meeting, the First Stock Option Plan,
on December 21, 2010, as amended at the extraordinary general meetings held February 23, 2012, March 30, 2012, August 1, 2014, and December 13, 2018, and October 4, 2019 ("Option
Plan I"), which sets the general conditions for the granting of stock options issued by us, to our employees, Managers, and third parties considered to be strategic for us (service providers
of our Company or companies under our control, as well as professionals that we intend to
attract to our team), to be appointed by our Board of Directors for the purpose of encouraging and retaining professionals considered strategic and aligned with our objectives.
On December 21, 2010, January 12, 2011, May 23, 2011 and February 23, 2012, our Board of
Directors approved the lists of beneficiaries of said Plan I and the signing of the respective
agreements with the beneficiaries. Additionally, on March 30, 2012 and April 2, 2012, the Board of Directors approved the update of the quantity and price of exercise of the Options granted
under the scope of said Option Plan I, and the execution of amendments to the aforementioned agreements to reflect these changes, due to the cancellation of the Company's treasury shares
and the split of shares of the Company’s share capital, approved respectively by the General Meetings held on February 27, 2012 and March 30, 2012.
The general conditions of the Option Plan I, applicable to all its beneficiaries are as follows:
Granted Options: The Options granted under this Plan may not exceed the maximum limit of four
percent (4%) of the Company's existing shares, as updated from time to time by new issues, splits,
fractionation, or any modification, considering including, for the purposes of this maximum limit, the
granting of Options and/or shares approved by the Company's Board of Directors, pursuant to the Second
Stock Option Plan and the Stock-Linked Incentive Plans approved by the Company.
Exercise price: R$1.01 for the grants authorized by our Board of Directors on December 21, 2010,
January 12, 2011, and May 23, 2011, R$1.13 for the grants approved by our Board of Directors on February 23, 2012.
Adjustment of Exercise Price: annually, as of the date of execution of the option grant
agreement, by the positive variation of the General Market Price Index published by Getúlio Vargas
Foundation - IGP-M ("IGP-M").
Number of Shares: corresponding options may be granted up to a maximum limit of four percent
(4%) of the Company's existing shares, considering, for the purposes of this maximum limit, the granting
of Options and/or shares approved by the Company's Board of Directors, pursuant to the Second Issuance Stock Option Plan and the Stock-Linked Incentive Plan approved by the Company. As of September 30,
2019, 1,813,500 options had been granted in this Plan.
Beneficiaries: Managers, employees and third parties considered strategic.
Conditions: the options granted were fully conditioned to the initial public offering of shares issued
by the Company ("Initial Public Offering"). Alternatively, they were also be conditioned to consolidation, spin-off, merger, or other form of corporate reorganization involving the Company, which results in (i) a
company with its shares listed on a stock exchange or (ii) exchange of shares issued by the Company for shares of a company with its shares listed on a stock exchange.
Vesting dates: considering the holding of the Initial Public Offering as a condition, the options
became exercisable as follows: 20% exercisable immediately after the date of publication of the Offering
Closing Notice of the Initial Public Offering and 20% for each of the four anniversaries subsequent to the
date of the respective publication of the Offering Closing Notice.
Term for Exercise: The Options may be exercised at any time within a period of five years from
the respective vesting date(s);
Termination: the termination of the option grant agreement will be automatic in case the
beneficiary ceases to maintain an employment or statutory relationship with the Company, if one of the conditions for exercise does not occur within five (5) years from the date of execution of the option grant
agreement, or even after the exercise of all stock options, whichever occurs first.
Plan II
Our shareholders approved, at the Extraordinary General Meeting, our Second Stock Option
Plan, on February 23, 2012, as amended at the Extraordinary General Meetings held March 30,
2012, October 19, 2012, August 1, 2014, November 21, 2018, and December 13, 2018, and October 4, 2019 ("Option Plan II") and, together with the Option Plan I, simply "Stock Option
Plans"), which sets the general conditions for new granting of stock options issued by us, to our Managers, employees, and third parties considered to be strategic for us (service providers
of our Company or companies under our control, as well as managers and professionals that
we intend to attract to our team), to be appointed by our Board of Directors, for the purpose of encouraging and retaining professionals considered strategic and aligned with our objectives.
The Options granted under this Plan may not exceed the maximum limit of four percent (4%) of the
Company's existing shares, including, for the purposes of this maximum limit, the granting of options and/or shares approved by the Company's Board of Directors, within the scope of the Stock Option Plans
and the Stock-Linked Incentive Plan issued by the Company.
The conditions applicable to each Stock Option Granting Program entered into under the Option
Plan II are as follows:
Stock Option Program I
Our Board of Directors approved, under the aforementioned Plan II, the First Stock Option
Program on February 23, 2012, as amended on March 30, 2012, April 2, 2012, November 1, 2012, September 21, 2015, and November 21, 2018, and October 17, 2019 ("Option Program
I"), as well as the lists of beneficiaries of said Program and signature of the respective agreements with the beneficiaries. Additionally, on March 30, 2012, April 02, 2012 and
November 21, 2018, the Board of Directors approved the update of the quantity and price of
exercise of the Options granted under the scope of said Stock Option Program I, and the execution of amendments to the aforementioned agreements to reflect these changes, due to
the cancellation of the Company's treasury shares and the split of shares of the Company's share capital, approved respectively by the General Meetings held on February 27, 2012 and
March 30, 2012. For more information on the breakdown, see item 8.4 of the Reference Form.
On November 1, 2012, it was decided at a Meeting of the Company's Board of Directors that
the options granted under the Stock Option Program I should grant share subscription rights, corresponding to up to 0.75% (seventy-five hundredths percent) of our total share capital. On
September 21, 2015, the Board of Directors approved that the options granted under the Stock
Option Program I must grant share subscription rights corresponding to up to 0.432080135% of our total share capital. As of November 21, 2018, the Board of Directors defined that the
options granted under the Stock Option Program I must grant subscription rights, corresponding to up to 0.24020014% of the Company's share capital. Finally, on October 17,
2019, the Board of Directors determined that the options granted under the Stock Option Program I may not exceed the maximum limit of four percent (4%) of the Company's existing
shares, considering including, for the purposes of this maximum limit, the granting of options
and/or shares approved by the Company's Board of Directors, within the scope of the
Company's Stock Option Plan and the Stock-Linked Incentive Plan. Please find below the main features of the Stock Option Program I:
Exercise price: R$1.13.
Adjustment of Exercise Price: annually from the date of signature of the option grant agreement,
by the positive variation of the IGP-M or, in case of its extinction, by the national index that reflects the
inflation of the period, as applied by the Federal Public Administration.
Number of Shares: the Options granted under this Plan may not exceed the maximum limit of four
percent (4%) of the Company's existing shares, including, for the purposes of this maximum limit, the granting of options and/or shares approved by the Company's Board of Directors, within the scope of the
Stock Option Plans and Stock-Linked Incentive Plan issued by the Company. And, by September 30, 2019, 842,121 options that were in effect had been granted.
Beneficiaries: managers and third parties considered strategic for us (service providers to our
Company or companies under our control, and professionals that we intend to attract to our team).
Conditions: the options granted will be fully conditioned to the Initial Public Offering. Alternatively,
they would also be conditioned to a merger, spin-off, consolidation or other form of corporate reorganization involving us, which results in (i) a company with its shares listed on a stock exchange or
(ii) exchange of shares issued by us for shares issued by a company that has its shares listed on the stock
exchange.
Vesting dates: considering the performance of the Initial Public Offering as a condition, the options
will become exercisable, as follows: twenty percent (20%) immediately after the date of publication of the Offering Closing Notice (subject to regulatory restrictions applicable to the Managers) or of a merger,
spin-off, consolidation or other corporate reorganization involving us and 20% on each of the four anniversaries subsequent to the date of the respective publication of the Offering Closing Notice of the
Initial Public Offering or the performance of a merger, spin-off, consolidation or other form of corporate
reorganization involving us.
Term for Exercise: The options may be exercised at any time within a period of five years from
the respective vesting date(s);
Conditions to Stay: the exercise of the options is fully conditioned to the mandatory and
uninterrupted permanence of our beneficiaries as employees or managers, from the date of execution of
the respective option grant agreement to the completion of each vesting period, unless the bond is terminated by us without cause attributable to the beneficiaries.
Termination: the termination of the option grant agreements will be automatic, regardless of any
communication to the parties: (i) if the beneficiaries cease to maintain ties with us, except in case of
dismissal or termination of the bond by our initiative without cause attributable to the beneficiaries; (ii) after the exercise of all options; or (iii) in case none of the trigger scenarios occur within five (5) years
from the date of execution of the respective option grant agreement.
Stock Option Program II
Our Board of Directors approved, under the aforementioned Plan II, the Second Stock Option
Program on February 23, 2012, as amended on March 30, 2012, April 2, 2012, November 1,
2012, and September 21, 2015, March 21, 2019, and October 17, 2019 ("Stock Option Program II"), as well as the lists of beneficiaries and signature of the respective agreements with the
beneficiaries. Additionally, on March 30, 2012 and April 02, 2012, the Board of Directors approved the update of the quantity and price of exercise of the options granted under the
scope of said Stock Option Program II, and the execution of amendments to the
aforementioned agreements to reflect these changes, due to the cancellation of the Company's
treasury shares and the split of shares of the Company's share capital, approved respectively
by the General Meetings held on February 27, 2012 and March 30, 2012. For more information on the breakdown, see item 8.4 of the Reference Form.
On November 1, 2012, it was decided at a Meeting of the Company's Board of Directors that
the options granted under the Stock Option Program II should grant share subscription rights,
corresponding to up to 0.15% (fifteen hundredths percent) of our total share capital. As of September 21, 2015, the Board of Directors approved that the options granted under the Stock
Option Program II must grant share subscription rights, corresponding to up to 0.141564936% of our total share capital. As of March 21, 2019, the Board of Directors approved that the
options granted under the Stock Option Program II must grant share subscription rights, corresponding to up to 0.07869843% of our total share capital. Finally, on October 17, 2019,
the Board of Directors determined that the options granted under the Stock Option Program II
may not exceed the maximum limit of four percent (4%) of the Company's existing shares, considering including, for the purposes of this maximum limit, the granting of options and/or
shares approved by the Company's Board of Directors, within the scope of the Company's Stock Option Plan and the Stock-Linked Incentive Plan. Please find below, the main features of the
Stock Option Program II:
Exercise price: R$1.13.
Adjustment of Exercise Price: annually from the date of signature of the option grant agreement,
by the positive variation of the IGP-M or, in case of its extinction, by the national index that reflects the inflation of the period, as applied by the Federal Public Administration.
Number of Shares: the Options granted under this Plan may not exceed the maximum limit of four
percent (4%) of the Company's existing shares, including, for the purposes of this maximum limit, the
granting of options and/or shares approved by the Company's Board of Directors, within the scope of the
Stock Option Plans and Stock-Linked Incentive Plan issued by the Company. And, by September 30, 2019, 275,910 options that were in effect had been granted.
Beneficiaries: managers and third parties considered strategic for us (service providers to our
Company or companies under our control, and professionals that we intend to attract to our team).
Conditions: the options granted will be fully conditioned to the Initial Public Offering. Alternatively,
they would also be conditioned to a merger, spin-off, consolidation or other form of corporate reorganization involving us, which results in (i) a company with its shares listed on a stock exchange or
(ii) exchange of shares issued by us for shares issued by a company that has its shares listed on the stock exchange.
Vesting Dates: considering the performance of the Initial Public Offering as a condition, the Options
II will become exercisable, as follows: (i) forty percent (40%) immediately after the date of publication
of the Offering Closing Notice of the Initial Public Offering or of the performance of a merger, spin-off,
consolidation or other corporate reorganization involving us; (ii) thirty percent (30%) after twelve (12) months from the date of publication of the Offering Closing Notice or the performance of a merger, spin-
off, consolidation or other corporate reorganization involving us; (iii) thirty percent (30%) after twenty-four (24) months from the date of publication of the Offering Closing Notice of the Initial Public Offering
or the performance of a merger, spin-off, consolidation or other corporate reorganization involving us;
Term for Exercise: The Options II may be exercised at any time within a period of five years from
the date(s) on which it may be exercised.
Conditions to Stay: N/A
Termination: the termination of the option grant agreements will be automatic, regardless of any
communication to the parties (i) after the exercise of all Options II; or (ii) in the event none of the cases
of exercise occur within five (5) years from the date of execution of the respective option grant
agreement.
Stock Option Program III
Our Board of Directors approved, under the aforementioned Plan II, the Third Stock Option
Program on November 1, 2012, as amended on August 13, 2013, September 21, 2015, March
8, 2018, November 21, 2018, March 21, 2019, and October 17, 2019 ("Stock Option Program III"), as well as the lists of beneficiaries and signature of the respective agreements with the
beneficiaries. Additionally, as of October 17, 2019, the Board of Directors approved the execution of amendments to the agreements to reflect the update of the number and exercise
price of the Options granted under said Stock Option Program III, due to the split of the Company's share capital, approved by the General Meeting held October 17, 2019.
The options granted under the Stock Option Program III granted rights of subscription of shares
corresponding to up to forty-nine hundredths percent (0.49%) of our total share capital. On September 21, 2015, the Board of Directors approved that the options granted under the Stock
Option Program III must grant share subscription rights corresponding to up to 2.316908941%
of our total share capital. As of November 21, 2018, the Board of Directors approved that the options granted under the program must grant share subscription rights, corresponding to up
to 1.58051055% of our share capital. As of March 21, 2019, the Board of Directors approved that the options granted under the Stock Option Program III must grant share subscription
rights, corresponding to up to 1.92258723% of our total share capital. Finally, on October 17, 2019, the Board of Directors determined that the options granted under the Stock Option
Program III may not exceed the maximum limit of four percent (4%) of the Company's existing
shares, considering including, for the purposes of this maximum limit, the granting of options and/or shares approved by the Company's Board of Directors, within the scope of the
Company's Stock Option Plan and the Stock-Linked Incentive Plan. Please find below the main features of the Stock Option Program III:
Exercise price: The option price for each share of the Stock Option Program III shall be equivalent
to the average daily closing quotation price of shares issued by the Company in B3 on the thirty (30) trading sessions immediately preceding the date of execution of the respective option grant agreement
between the Company and the Beneficiary, and such average amount may be reduced by up to twenty percent (20%) as discount, according to proposal by the Company's Executive Board to be reviewed by
the Board of Directors.
Adjustment of Exercise Price: annually from the date of signature of the option grant agreement,
by the positive variation of the IGP-M or, in case of its extinction, by the national index that reflects the
inflation of the period, as applied by the Federal Public Administration.
Number of Shares: the Options granted under this Plan may not exceed the maximum limit of four
percent (4%) of the Company's existing shares, including, for the purposes of this maximum limit, the granting of options and/or shares approved by the Company's Board of Directors, within the scope of the
Stock Option Plans and Stock-Linked Incentive Plan issued by the Company. And, by September 30,
2019, 5,997,000 options that were in effect had been granted.
Beneficiaries: Managers, employees and third parties considered strategic for us (service providers
to our Company or companies under our control, and professionals that we intend to attract to our team).
Conditions: The granting of the options, as well as the possibility of their subsequent exercise by
the Beneficiary, are fully conditional, under condition subsequent, on the obligatory and uninterrupted
stay of the Beneficiary, as employee or manager of the Company, from the date of execution of the respective option grant agreement to the end of each vesting periods observed in the other provisions of
the Stock Option Program III.
Vesting dates: Without prejudice to any contrary resolution by the Company's Board of Directors,
the exercise of the options granted shall be subject to compliance with the following vesting periods and
other conditions of the Stock Option Program III, subject, in any case, to the applicable legal and
regulatory restrictions: (i) twenty percent (20%) of the options may be exercised after one (01) year from the date of execution, between the Company and the Beneficiary, of the option grant agreement; (ii)
twenty percent (20%) of the options may be exercised after two (02) years from the date of execution, between the Company and the Beneficiary, of the option grant agreement; (iii) twenty percent (20%) of
the options may be exercised after three (03) years from the date of execution, between the Company
and the Beneficiary, of the option grant agreement; (iv) twenty percent (20%) of the options may be exercised after four (04) years from the date of execution, between the Company and the Beneficiary, of
the option grant agreement; and (v) twenty percent (20%) of the options may be exercised after five (05) years from the date of execution, between the Company and the Beneficiary, of the option grant
agreement.
Term for Exercise: The options shall be exercised at any time by the Beneficiaries or by their legal
successors within the maximum period of five (5) years counted from the course of each of the respective
vesting periods, under penalty of preemption of the right.
Conditions to Stay: the exercise of the options is fully conditioned to the mandatory and
uninterrupted permanence of our Beneficiaries as employees or managers, from the date of execution of the respective option grant agreement to the completion of each vesting period.
Termination: the termination of the option grant agreements shall be automatic, regardless of any
notice, communication or notification, (i) if the Beneficiary ceases to maintain a relationship with the Company, as an employee or manager, regardless of cause, at any time between the date of execution
of the respective option grant agreement to the end of each vesting period, or (ii) after the exercise of all options.
Stock Option Program IV
Our Board of Directors approved, under the aforementioned Plan II, the Fourth Stock Option Program on August 13, 2013, as amended on September 21, 2015, March 21, 2019, and
October 17, 2019 ("Stock Option Program IV"), as well as the lists of beneficiaries and signature
of the respective agreements with the beneficiaries. Additionally, on September 21, 2015, the Board of Directors approved that the options granted under the Stock Option Program IV should
grant share subscription rights corresponding to up to 0.105438709% of our total share capital. As of March 21, 2019, the Board of Directors approved that the options granted under the
Stock Option Program IV must grant share subscription rights, corresponding to up to 0.05861522% of our total share capital. Finally, on October 17, 2019, the Board of Directors
determined that the options granted under the Stock Option Program IV may not exceed the
maximum limit of four percent (4%) of the Company's existing shares, considering including, for the purposes of this maximum limit, the granting of options and/or shares approved by the
Company's Board of Directors, within the scope of the Company's Stock Option Plan and the Stock-Linked Incentive Plan.
Please find below, the main features of Stock Option Program IV:
Exercise price: The exercise price for each share in the Stock Option Program IV shall be equivalent
to the average daily trading price of the Company's shares in B3 on the thirty (30) trading sessions immediately preceding the date of execution of the respective option grant agreement between the
Company and the Beneficiary, and such average amount may be reduced by up to twenty percent (20%)
as discount, as proposed by the Company's Executive Board to be appraised by the Board of Directors.
Adjustment of Exercise Price: annually from the date of signature of the option grant agreement,
by the positive variation of the IGP-M or, in case of its extinction, by the national index that reflects the
inflation of the period, as applied by the Federal Public Administration.
Number of Shares: the Options granted under this Plan may not exceed the maximum limit of four
percent (4%) of the Company's existing shares, including, for the purposes of this maximum limit, the
granting of options and/or shares approved by the Company's Board of Directors, within the scope of the Stock Option Plans and Stock-Linked Incentive Plan issued by the Company. And, by September 30,
2019, 205,500 options that were in effect had been granted.
Beneficiaries: Third parties considered strategic for us (service providers to our Company or
companies under our control, and professionals that we intend to attract to our team).
Conditions: The granting of the options, as well as the possibility of their subsequent exercise by
the Beneficiary, are fully conditional, under condition subsequent, on (i) maintaining a contractual
relationship, on an uninterrupted basis, for rendering of services between the Company and the Beneficiary for one (01) year as from date of execution of the corresponding service agreement and
option grant agreement, as well as (ii) full compliance with the vesting period observed in the other
provisions of the Stock Option Program IV.
Vesting Dates: The exercise of the options granted may occur at any time by the beneficiaries up
to a maximum period of five (5) years from the date of execution, between the Company and the Beneficiary, of the service agreement and option grant agreement.
Term for Exercise: The Options may be exercised at any time within a period of five years, from
the date(s) on which they may be exercised. The exercise of the options may be carried out in whole or in part, enabling the Beneficiaries to perform consecutive partial exercises.
Conditions to Stay: the exercise of the options is fully conditional on maintaining a contractual
relationship, on an uninterrupted basis, for rendering of services between the Company and the
Beneficiary for one (01) year as from date of execution of the corresponding service agreement and option grant agreement, as well as full compliance with the vesting period observed in the other provisions
of the Stock Option Program IV.
Termination: the Company may terminate the option grant agreements, the Company may
terminate the option grant contracts in the event of contractual default on the part of the Beneficiary, in
whole or in part, in which case, if it occurs before the vesting period, it will entail the immediate cancellation of all of the Options II granted to the Beneficiary, or in case the exercise of the options does
not occur, in its entirety, within five (5) years from the date of execution of the respective option grant
agreement, and the options not exercised up to that time limit shall be immediately canceled.
Stock Option Program V
Our Board of Directors approved, under the aforementioned Plan II, the Fifth Stock Option Program on March 08, 2018 ("Stock Option Program V"), as well as the lists of beneficiaries
and signature of the respective contracts with the beneficiaries. Additionally, on March 08,
2018, the Board of Directors approved that the options granted under the Stock Option Program V should grant share subscription rights corresponding to up to 0.24505104% of our
total share capital. Finally, on October 17, 2019, the Board of Directors determined that the options granted under the Stock Option Program V may not exceed the maximum limit of four
percent (4%) of the Company's existing shares, considering including, for the purposes of this
maximum limit, the granting of options and/or shares approved by the Company's Board of Directors, within the scope of the Company's Stock Option Plans and the Stock-Linked Incentive
Plan.
Please find below, the main features of Stock Option Program V:
Exercise price: The exercise price for each Share shall be equivalent to the average daily trading
price of the Share in B3 S.A. – Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão on the sixty (60) trading sessions immediately
preceding the date of execution of the respective Agreement, and such average amount may be reduced
by up to thirty percent (30%) as discount, as proposed by the Company's Executive Board to be appraised by the Board of Directors.
Adjustment of Exercise Price: annually from the date of signature of the option grant agreement,
by the positive variation of the IGP-M or, in case of its extinction, by the national index that reflects the
inflation of the period, as applied by the Federal Public Administration.
Number of Shares: the Options granted under this Plan may exceed the maximum limit of four
percent (4%) of the Company's existing shares, including, for the purposes of this maximum limit, the
granting of options and/or shares approved by the Company's Board of Directors, within the scope of the Stock Option Plans and Stock-Linked Incentive Plan issued by the Company. As of September 30, 2019,
750,000 options had been granted.
Beneficiaries: managers, employees and/or third parties considered strategic, talented.
Conditions: The granting of the Options, as well as the possibility of their subsequent exercise by
the respective Beneficiary, are fully conditioned, under condition subsequent, on the creation of a legal relationship and the mandatory and uninterrupted stay of the Beneficiaries, as employee, manager or
service provider of the Company or of a company controlled by it, from the date of execution of the respective agreement for the granting of stock options issued by the Company to the end of each Vesting
Period, in compliance with the other provisions of this Program V.
Vesting Dates: The exercise of the options granted may occur at any time by the beneficiaries up
to a maximum period of five (5) years from the date of execution, between the Company and the
Beneficiary, of the service agreement and option grant agreement.
Term for Exercise: The Options may be exercised at any time within a period of five years from
the date(s) on which it may be exercised. The exercise of the options may be carried out in whole or in part, enabling the Beneficiaries to perform consecutive partial exercises.
Conditions to Stay: the exercise of the options is fully conditional on maintaining a contractual
relationship, on an uninterrupted basis, for rendering of services between the Company and the Beneficiary for one (01) year as from date of execution of the corresponding service agreement and
option grant agreement, as well as full compliance with the vesting period observed in the other provisions of the Stock Option Program V.
Termination: automatic, regardless of any notice, communication or notification, (i) if the
Beneficiary ceases to maintain a relationship with the Company, as an employee, manager or service provider, regardless of cause, at any time between the date of execution of the respective Option Grant
Agreement to the end of each Vesting Period, or (ii) after the Exercise of all Options.
Stock-Linked Incentive Plan
Our shareholders approved, at an Extraordinary General Meeting held November 6, 2018, as
amended at the Extraordinary General Meeting held October 4, 2019, our Company Stock-Linked Incentive Plan ("Incentives Plan" and, together with the Stock Option Plans, simply
"Plans"), which sets the general conditions for granting incentives to our associates (employees, managers, and service providers), to be appointed by our Board of Directors, for
the purpose of encouraging and retaining professionals considered strategic and aligned with
our objectives.
The options granted under the Incentives Plan confer the right to subscribe for shares corresponding to up to 4% of the total shares of our existing share capital, considering, for the
purposes of this maximum limit, the option grants approved by our Board of Directors within
the scope of the Stock Option Plans.
The following are the conditions applicable to the single Incentive Program entered into to date under the Incentives Plan:
Stock-Linked Incentive Program - Restricted Shares Our Board of Directors approved, within the scope of said Incentives Plan, the Stock-Linked Incentive
Program - Restricted Shares on November 21, 2018, as amended on October 17, 2019 ("Restricted Shares
Program"), as well as the draft agreement for adhesion that will be entered into with the beneficiaries, accordingly.
Please find below the main features of the Restricted Shares Program:
Shares Granted: Upon execution of the Adhesion Contract, the Beneficiaries will be granted a right
to receive a certain number of Shares of the Company, according to the Vesting Periods and percentages
indicated.
Number of Shares: The Board of Directors may grant shares up to the maximum limit of four
percent (4%) of the Company's existing shares, as updated from time to time by new issues, splits,
fractionation, or any modification, considering including, for the purposes of this maximum limit, the granting of Options and/or shares approved by the Company's Board of Directors, pursuant to the
Incentives Plan and Stock Option Plans.
Beneficiaries: Any officer and/or employee of the Company and/or affiliates and subsidiaries of the
Company that maintain a statutory and/or employment relationship with the Company and/or its affiliates
and subsidiaries.
Conditions: In order to be eligible to participate in the Restricted Shares Program, employees, in
addition to complying with vesting periods, must maintain their statutory and/or employment relationship with the Company.
Vesting Dates: Subject to the continuation of the relationship as appointed pursuant to the Articles
of Incorporation and/or employment bond of the respective beneficiary, the transfer of the ownership of our shares will be carried out in lots, subject to the following conditions:
a) twenty percent (20%) of the Shares granted to the Beneficiary will be transferred by the Company
after one (1) year from the Start Date ("First Vesting Period");
b) twenty percent (20%) of the Shares granted to the Beneficiary will be transferred by the Company
after two (2) years from the Start Date ("Second Vesting Period");
c) twenty percent (20%) of the Shares granted to the Beneficiary will be transferred by the Company after three (3) years from the Start Date ("Third Vesting Period");
d) twenty percent (20%) of the Shares granted to the Beneficiary will be transferred by the Company after four (4) years from the Start Date (“Fourth Vesting Period"); and
e) twenty percent (20%) of the Shares granted to the Beneficiary will be transferred by the Company
after five (5) years from the Start Date (“Fifth Vesting Period");
Term for Exercise: The incentives will be granted according to the dates set forth above.
Conditions to Stay: the receipt of incentives is totally conditional to the maintenance of
employment and/or statutory relationship of the beneficiary, as well as full compliance with the vesting period, in compliance with the other provisions of the Incentives Plan.
Termination: automatic, regardless of any notice, communication or notification, (i) if the
Beneficiary ceases to maintain a relationship as appointed pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation and/or
employment bond with the Company, regardless of cause, at any time between the date of execution of
the respective adhesion agreement to the end of each applicable vesting period, or (ii) after the receipt of all the shares provided for by the Board of Directors.
Stock-Linked Incentive Program - Matching Shares Our Board of Directors approved, within the scope of said Incentives Plan, the Stock-Linked Incentive
Program - Restricted Shares – Matching Shares, on November 21, 2018, as amended on October 17, 2019 ("Matching Shares, Program"), as well as the draft agreement for adhesion that will be entered into
with the beneficiaries, accordingly.
Please find below the main features of the Matching Shares:
Type of investment: Once the Adhesion Contract is executed, the Beneficiary, to enjoy the
Matching provided for in this Program, will have to acquire Shares for the purposes of this Program by
the deadline stipulated in said Adhesion Contract and prove the acquisition of the Shares by sending the respective brokerage notes to the Company within the period indicated in the Adhesion Contract.
Number of Shares: The Board of Directors may grant shares up to the maximum limit of four
percent (4%) of the Company's existing shares, as updated from time to time by new issues, splits,
fractionation, or any modification, considering including, for the purposes of this maximum limit, the
granting of Options and/or shares approved by the Company's Board of Directors, pursuant to the Incentives Plan and Stock Option Plans.
Beneficiaries: Any officer and/or employee of the Company and/or affiliates and subsidiaries of the
Company that maintain a statutory and/or employment relationship with the Company and/or its affiliates
and subsidiaries.
Conditions: In order to be eligible to participate in the Matching Shares Program, employees, in
addition to complying with vesting periods, must maintain their statutory and/or employment relationship
with the Company.
Vesting Dates: Subject to the continuation of the relationship as appointed pursuant to the Articles
of Incorporation and/or employment bond of the respective beneficiary, the transfer of the ownership of our shares will be carried out in lots, subject to the following conditions:
a) fifty percent (50%) of the Shares granted to the Beneficiaries will be transferred by the Company after four (4) years from the Start Date ("First Vesting Period"); and
b) fifty percent (50%) of the Shares granted to the Beneficiaries will be transferred by the Company
after six (6) years from the Start Date ("Second Vesting Period”).
Term for Exercise: The incentives will be granted according to the dates set forth above.
Conditions to Stay: the receipt of incentives is totally conditional to the maintenance of
employment and/or statutory relationship of the beneficiary, as well as full compliance with the vesting period, in compliance with the other provisions of the Incentives Plan.
Termination: automatic, regardless of any notice, communication or notification, (i) if the
Beneficiary ceases to maintain a relationship as appointed pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation and/or
employment bond with the Company, regardless of cause, at any time between the date of execution of
the respective adhesion agreement to the end of each applicable vesting period, or (ii) after the receipt of all the shares provided for by the Board of Directors.
b. Main purposes of the plan:
The purpose of the Plans is to enable our managers and employees, as well as third parties
considered strategic by the Company, to acquire common shares issued by us, in order to align the shareholders’ interests with those of their managers, executives and employees and thus
encourage them to contribute substantially to our success. Furthermore, the Plans aim at attracting high-level managers and employees, with the prospect of future gains from the
valuation of stocks.
c. How the plan contributes to these goals:
By enabling employees and managers to become our shareholders, we expect them to have
strong incentives to effectively engage in creation of value, and perform their functions in a manner that integrate with our shareholders' interests, our corporate objectives and growth
plans, actively collaborating to maximize our profits.
The offering of incentives and stock options stimulates the beneficiaries through their
commitment to the search for the valuation of shares in the medium and long-term. Through this model, we also share our risks and gains by means of the valuation of the shares acquired
as of the exercise of the options granted. Moreover, the model adopted is expected to be
effective as a mechanism for retention of managers and employees, mainly due to the sharing of the valuation of our shares.
d. How the plan is inserted in the Company's compensation policy
The Plans represent a tool for the retention, in the long term, of our Managers, executives,
employees and third parties considered strategic.
e. How the plan aligns the interests of the managers and of the Company in the short,
medium and long-term
The granting of stock options and the incentives made on the basis of the Plans bring
mechanisms that allow the alignment of interests of our managers and employees in different horizons of time. The division into annual lots and the existence of vesting periods lead the
beneficiaries to commit themselves to the constant valuation of our shares in the short, medium and long term.
f. Maximum number of shares covered
The maximum of four percent (4%) of our share capital is limited to the granting of stock option plans plus the granting of the Incentives Plan, as updated from time to time for new
issues, splits, fractionation, or any type of modification. Shares issued as a result of an increase within the authorized capital limit are not subject to the preemptive right established in article
172 of the Corporations Act and our shareholders' agreement.
g. Maximum number of options to be granted
Therefore, the number of options granted is linked to the limit of dilution described in item "f"
above. As of the date of this Reference Form, the amount referring to the Plans corresponds to 17,909,176 shares.
h. Share purchase and receipt conditions
The options will become exercisable as described in item "a" above.
i. Criteria for definition of the acquisition or option price
The option price of the call options granted to be paid by the respective beneficiaries of Plan I
shall be (i) R$1.01 for the grants authorized by our Board of Directors on December 21, 2010,
January 12, 2011, and May 23, 2011; and (ii) R$1.13 for the grants authorized by our Board
of Directors on February 23, 2012, annually adjusted, as of the date of execution of the respective grant agreements, by the IGP-M variation. The option price of the call options
granted to be paid by the respective beneficiaries of the Stock Option Programs I and II of Plan II will be R$1.13, annually adjusted by the IGP-M variation, from the date of execution of the
respective grant agreements.
The option price for each share of the Stock Option Program III shall be equivalent to the
average daily closing quotation price of shares issued by the Company in B3 on the thirty (30) trading sessions immediately preceding the date of execution of the respective option grant
agreement between the Company and the Beneficiary, and such average amount may be reduced by up to twenty percent (20%) as discount, according to the proposal by the
Company's Executive Board to be reviewed by the Board of Directors, and shall be adjusted
every year by the IGP-M variation from the date of execution of the respective grant agreements.
The exercise price for each share in the Stock Option Program IV shall be equivalent to the
average daily trading price of the Company's shares in B3 on the thirty (30) trading sessions
immediately preceding the date of execution of the respective option grant agreement between the Company and the Beneficiary, and such average amount may be reduced by up to twenty
percent (20%) as discount, as proposed by the Company's Executive Board to be appraised by the Board of Directors.
The exercise price for each Share of the Stock Option Program V shall be equivalent to the
average daily trading price of the Share in B3, on the sixty (60) trading sessions immediately
preceding the date of execution of the respective Agreement, and such average amount may be reduced by up to thirty percent (30%) as discount, as proposed by the Company's Executive
Board to be appraised by the Board of Directors.
These values aim at aligning the beneficiaries’ interests and their ability to generate value for
our shareholders, as their earnings will be increased to the extent that the shares issued by us are valued in the market.
j. Criteria for establishment of the options period
The options may be exercised at any time by the beneficiary, up to a maximum period of five years from the end of each of the vesting periods, under penalty of preemption of the right, as
described in item 13.4 (a) above. The exercise of the options shall be formalized by registered letter sent to the address of our registered office or by another written document, in which our
acknowledgment is certified, pursuant to our bylaws. The option periods under the Plans were defined on the basis of market practices and seek to (i) align the interests of the beneficiaries
in the short, medium and long-term with those of the Company; and (ii) avoid early
exercise/receipt of options/shares.
k. Settlement method
Once the exercise of the option has been informed, the exercise price may be paid by the
beneficiary within 20 business days, from the date of our knowledge of the exercise of the option. The exercise of the option may be carried out in whole or in part, enabling the
beneficiaries to perform consecutive partial exercises.
The shares corresponding to the options exercised by the beneficiaries are issued and the corresponding capital increase, always within the limit of the authorized capital, is approved by
the Board of Directors. We can also use our treasury shares to cover the exercise of options.
In the case of the Incentives Plan, the transfer of lots of shares due by virtue of the end of a
certain vesting period will be carried out within thirty (30) days from the end of the respective
vesting period.
l. Restrictions on the transfer of shares
The Plans do not establish restrictions on the transfer of shares. However, the transfer of shares by managers who are beneficiaries of the Plans is subject to regulatory restrictions,
applicable to the Company and all its shareholders.
m. Criteria and events that, when verified, will give rise to the suspension, modification or
extinguishment of the plan
The Plans and their respective Stock Option Programs, as the case may be, may be amended or even terminated by our Board of Directors. Notwithstanding the competence of the Board
of Directors, no decision may change: (i) the limit of shares object of the Plans; and (ii) the
rights and obligations acquired by the beneficiary, relating to any granting of the Plans and their respective Stock Option Programs, as the case may be.
The Incentives Plan, its respective regulations and the adhesion agreements may be terminated
and/or canceled, at any time, by decision of our Board of Directors, but the rights already
acquired within its term of effectiveness shall be maintained.
In the event that changes to our shareholding structure are made, including possible split-up, reverse split, stock bonus, share issue by capitalization of profits or bookings, or analogous
transaction that results in the issuance of new shares without the actual contribution of funds to share capital of the Company, our Board of Directors shall make adjustments to the changes
occurred in the shares subject to the call options not exercised by their holders.
n. Effects of the departure of the beneficiary from the Company on their rights under the
share-based compensation plan
Plan I
The agreements for the granting of stock options under Plan I will be automatically terminated,
regardless of any communication to the parties: (i) if the beneficiary ceases to maintain a relationship with the Company; (ii) after the exercise of all options; or (iii) in the event
none of the cases of exercise occur within five (5) years from the date of execution of the
respective option grant agreement.
Plan II - Program I
The agreements for the granting of stock options under Plan II - Program I will be automatically terminated, regardless of any communication to the parties:
(a) if the beneficiaries cease to maintain the bond with our Company, except in case of dismissal or termination of the relationship at the initiative of our Company, without cause;
(b) after the exercise of all options; or (c) in case none of the cases of exercise within five years from the date of execution the respective
option agreements is identified.
In the event of dismissal of the beneficiaries at the Company's initiative with cause, or
resignation of the beneficiaries, they will automatically and irrevocably lose the right to exercise the options whose exercise period has not yet fully expired without any right to any indemnity
to be paid by the Company or any of its shareholders due to the loss of said right, without prejudice to other amounts provided by law.
In the event of death, retirement or permanent disability, duly proven by the beneficiaries (total or partial, provided it is incapacitating for the performance of their duties in the
Company), occurred before any of the exercise periods have elapsed, the Company undertakes
to maintain in effect fifty percent (50%) of the options for which the respective period for
exercise by the beneficiaries or their legal heirs (in the case of death) has not yet elapsed. The
other options shall be legally revoked, regardless of any notification or payment of compensation to the beneficiaries.
"With Cause" shall, in addition to the cases provided for in the legislation, mean (i) the
Beneficiary's insolvency; (ii) the performance of activity or unauthorized approval by the
Beneficiary of any issues for which there is a need for approval of other members of the Company, the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer in accordance with the Bylaws;
(iii) fraud, misapplication or misappropriation of any asset of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the "Group of Companies"), improper use of the name of any
member of the Group of Companies, or in a manner that intentionally impair the image of any member of the Group of Companies; (iv) trading in the Beneficiary's own name or in the name
of Third Parties without the proper authorization of the Company, if this is considered, within
reasonable limits, an act committed against the interests of the Group of Companies or that adversely affects the activities carried out by the Beneficiaries for the Group of Companies; (v)
criminal conviction of the Beneficiary or a declaration of guilt or lack of defense in any criminal charge (except for routine traffic violations), unless with regard to any criminal conviction, the
Beneficiary is able to demonstrate in a reasonably satisfactory manner to the Board that the
conviction was unfairly determined; (vi) intentional practice by the Beneficiary of acts in conflict of interest with the Company; (vii) substantial breach by the Beneficiaries of any of the other
provisions of their Agreement or any act of willful and/or involuntary misconduct or gross and/or involuntary negligence in carrying out the duties assigned to the Beneficiary; (viii) any
chemical dependency of the Beneficiary not prescribed by physicians; (ix) violation by the Beneficiary of the Code of Ethics and Conduct of the Company or similar policies of the
Company that apply to the Beneficiary; (x) the adoption of behaviors by the Beneficiary which,
according to the reasonable understanding of the Company and its controlling shareholders, may be deemed to be materially prejudicial to the Company or any of its direct or indirect
subsidiaries, or that may cause economic effects or any other, which are adverse to the operations and reputation of the Company or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries; and (xi)
in the event that the Beneficiary does not devote the time and efforts necessary for the
performance of their activities, nor the effort expected to fulfill their obligations as executive of the Company and does not comply fully with their obligations under the Bylaws.
In the event that the beneficiaries are dismissed from the Company without cause, as with the
cases of With Cause: (i) rights not yet exercisable hereunder, on the date of their dismissal,
shall be automatically exercisable, and (ii) rights already exercisable on the date of their dismissal may be exercised, within the established time limits, after which they will
automatically be extinguished in full, regardless of prior notice or indemnification.
Plan II - Program II
The agreements for the granting of stock options under Plan II - Program II will be
automatically terminated, regardless of any communication to the parties: (i) after the exercise of all options; or (ii) in the event none of the cases of exercise occur within five (5)
years from the date of execution of the respective Options grant agreement.
Plan II - Program III
The stock option grant agreements under the Plan II - Program III shall be automatically
terminated, regardless of any notice, communication or notification, (i) if the Beneficiary ceases to maintain a relationship with the Company, as an employee or manager,
regardless of cause, at any time between the date of execution of the respective option grant agreement to the end of each vesting period, or (ii) after the exercise of
all options.
Plan II - Program IV
The withdrawal of beneficiaries from the Company does not generate effects on the options
granted by Program IV. The stock option grant agreements under Plan II - Program IV may be
terminated by the Company in the event of contractual default on the part of the Beneficiary, in whole or in part, in which case, if occurred before the Vesting Period has elapsed (as defined
in Program IV), it shall give rise to the immediate cancellation of all the Options granted to the Beneficiary. The agreements will also be terminated if the Beneficiary does not exercise the
options granted to him/her in its entirety, within a period of up to five (5) years after the
expiration of the Vesting Period (as defined in Program IV), provided that the options not exercised until said deadline will be immediately canceled.
Plan II - Program V
The condition for the granting of the options related to Program V, as well as the possibility of
subsequent exercise, are conditional, under condition subsequent, on the establishment of
legal bond and on the mandatory and uninterrupted stay of the beneficiaries, as employees, managers or service providers of the Company, from the date of hiring to the end of the vesting
periods. In this sense, the termination of the grant will be automatic, regardless of any notice, communication or notification, should the beneficiary cease to maintain a relationship with the
Company (as an employee, manager and service provider), regardless of cause.
Incentives Plan
The condition to become eligible for the Incentives Plan, as well as the possibility of receiving the
shares at the end of the vesting periods are conditioned to the establishment of employment and/or statutory relationship and the mandatory and uninterrupted permanence of the
beneficiaries, as our officer and/or employee and/or affiliates and subsidiaries controlled by us,
which maintain a statutory and/or employment relationship with us and/or with our affiliates and subsidiaries.
13.5. In relation to the stock-based compensation recognized in the statement of income for
the last 3 fiscal years and the one projected for the current fiscal year, of the board of
directors and executive board appointed pursuant to the articles of incorporation, prepare a table with the following content7:
The amounts indicated for 2019 are estimates. The granting of options/incentives is defined by the Board of Directors based on the individual performance of each participant during the year, so it is not possible
to assure that such estimated amounts will be effectively observed.
2019 (projected)
Stock Option Grant Program and Incentive Program Associated to Shares
7 The compensation of the Directors who are part of the Executive Board appointed pursuant to
the Articles of Incorporation is considered in the column "Executive Board appointed pursuant to
the Articles of Incorporation" .
Board of Directors
Executive Board appointed pursuant
to the Articles of Incorporation
Number of Members 7 4
Number of Paid Members 6 3
In relation to each grant of stock options N/A -
Date of Grant N/A 03/21/2019
Quantity of options granted N/A 118,250
Time for the options to become exercisable N/A 03/21/2023 and
03/21/2025
Maximum term for the exercise of the options N/A 5 years
Time for restriction on the transfer of shares N/A
The matching program has restriction periods
set forth in each
adhesion contract.
Weighted average exercise price of each of the following groups of options
N/A -
- outstanding in the beginning of the fiscal year N/A 470,000 – R$13.19
- forfeited during the fiscal year N/A 0
- exercised during the fiscal year N/A 83,000
- expired during the fiscal year N/A 0
Fair value of options on grant date N/A R$39.35
Potential dilution in case of exercise of all the options granted
N/A 0.08%
2018 Fiscal Year
Stock Option Grant Program and Incentive Program Associated to Shares
Board of
Directors
Executive Board
appointed
pursuant to the
Articles of
Incorporation
Number of Members 6.5 4
Number of Paid Members 6.5 3
In relation to each grant of stock options N/A -
Date of Grant N/A 03/08/2018 and
04/02/2018
Quantity of options granted N/A 350,000
Time for the options to become exercisable
N/A 20,000 on
04/02/2019;
50,000 on
03/08/2019;
20,000 on
04/02/2020;
50,000 on
03/08/2020;
20,000 on
04/02/2021;
50,000 on
03/08/2021;
20,000 on
04/02/2022;
50,000 on
03/08/2022;
20,000 on
04/02/2023;
50,000 on
03/08/2023;
Maximum term for the exercise of the options N/A 5 years
Time for restriction on the transfer of shares N/A N/A
Weighted average exercise price of each of the following
groups of options
N/A -
- outstanding in the beginning of the fiscal year N/A 150,000 – 8.77
- forfeited during the fiscal year N/A 0
- exercised during the fiscal year N/A 30,000- R$7.64
- expired during the fiscal year N/A 0
2017 Fiscal Year
Stock Option Grant Program
Fair value of options on grant date N/A R$18.49 e
R$12.30
Potential dilution in case of exercise of all the options
granted
N/A N/A¹
Board of Directors
Executive Board appointed pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation
Number of Members 5.00 4.67
Number of Paid Members 5.00
4.67
In relation to each grant of stock options N/A
-
Date of Grant N/A
07/05/2017
Quantity of options granted N/A
150,000
Time for the options to become exercisable
N/A 30,000 on 07/05/2018; 30,000 on
07/05/2019; 30,000 on
07/05/2020; 30,000 on
07/05/2021;
30,000 on 07/05/2022;
Maximum term for the exercise of the options N/A
5 years
Time for restriction on the transfer of shares N/A
N/A
Weighted average option price of each of the following groups of options
N/A -
- outstanding in the beginning of the fiscal year N/A
80,000 – R$3.00
- forfeited during the fiscal year N/A
0
- exercised during the fiscal year N/A
80,000 - R$3.00
- expired during the fiscal year N/A
N/A
Fair value of options on grant date N/A
R$8.77
Potential dilution in case of exercise of all the options granted
N/A N/A¹
2016 Fiscal Year
Stock Option Grant Program
(1) Not applicable due to the existence of treasury shares that will be delivered to the beneficiaries in
case of exercise of the options.
Board of
Directors
Executive Board
appointed pursuant
to the Articles of
Incorporation
Number of Members 5.00 2.00
Number of Paid Members 5.00 2.00
In relation to each grant of stock options N/A N/A
Date of Grant N/A N/A
Quantity of options granted N/A N/A
Time for the options to become exercisable N/A N/A
Maximum term for the exercise of the options N/A N/A
Time for restriction on the transfer of shares N/A N/A
Weighted average option price of each of the following groups of
options N/A N/A
- outstanding in the beginning of the fiscal year N/A 400,000 – R$3.00
- forfeited during the fiscal year N/A 240,000 – R$3.00
- exercised during the fiscal year N/A 80,000 – R$3.00
- expired during the fiscal year N/A N/A
Fair value of options on grant date N/A R$0.91
Potential dilution in case of exercise of all the options
granted N/A N/A¹
13.6 - In relation to the outstanding options of the board of directors and executive
board appointed pursuant to the articles of incorporation at the end of the last fiscal
year, prepare a table with the following content8:
2018 Fiscal Year
8To avoid duplicity, the amounts computed as compensation of the members of the board of directors must be deducted from the compensation of the officers who are also part of that body.
Board of
Directors
Executive Board
appointed
pursuant to the
Articles of
Incorporation
Number of Members 6 4
Number of Paid Members 2 3
Options not yet exercisable N/A -
i) quantity N/A 470,000
ii) date when they will become exercisable
N/A 03/08/2019,
04/02/2019,
07/05/2019,
03/08/2020,
04/02/2020,
07/05/2020,
03/08/2021,
04/02/2021,
07/05/2021,
03/08/2022,
04/02/2022,
07/05/2022,
03/08/2023, and
04/02/2023
iii) maximum term for the exercise of the options N/A 5 years 5 years
iv) time for restriction on the transfer of shares N/A N/A
v) weighted average price of the exercise N/A R$13.56
vi) fair value of the options on the last day of the fiscal year N/A R$13.56
Exercisable options
i) quantity N/A N/A
ii) maximum term for the exercise of the options N/A N/A
iii) time for restriction on the transfer of shares N/A N/A
iv) weighted average price of the exercise N/A N/A
v) fair value of the options on the last day of the fiscal year N/A N/A
vi) fair value of the total of options on the last day of the fiscal year N/A N/A
13.7. In relation to the options exercised and shares delivered related to stock-based
compensation of the board of directors and executive board appointed pursuant to
the articles of incorporation, in the last three fiscal years, prepare a table with the following content:
2018 Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year
Board of
Directors
Executive Board
appointed
pursuant to the
Articles of
Incorporation
Total No. of members 6.5 4
No. of paid members 0 3
In relation to the options exercised
i) number of shares N/A 62,000
ii) weighted average price of the exercise N/A R$6.81
iii) total value of the difference between the value of exercise and
the market value of the shares in relation to the options exercised N/A R$424,080
In relation to the shares delivered, inform
i) number of shares N/A 62,000
ii) weighted average price of acquisition N/A R$6.81
iii) total amount of the difference between the value of acquisition
and the market value of the shares acquired N/A R$424,080
Board of Directors
Executive Board appointed
pursuant to the Articles of
Incorporation
Total No. of members 5.00 4.67
No. of paid members 0 4.67
In relation to the options exercised
i) number of shares N/A 80,000
ii) weighted average price of the exercise N/A R$3.35
iii) total value of the difference between the value of exercise and the market value of the shares in relation to the options exercised
N/A R$446,800
2016 Fiscal Year
In relation to the shares delivered, inform
i) number of shares N/A 150,000
ii) weighted average price of acquisition N/A R$ 8.77
iii) total amount of the difference between the value of acquisition and the market value of the shares acquired
N/A R$1,564,500
Board of Directors
Executive Board appointed
pursuant to the Articles of
Incorporation
Total No. of members 5.00 2.00
No. of paid members 0 2.00
In relation to the options exercised
i) number of shares N/A 80,000
ii) weighted average price of the exercise N/A 3.35
iii) total value of the difference between the value of exercise and the market value of the shares in relation to the options exercised
N/A 196,800.00
In relation to the shares delivered, inform
i) number of shares N/A N/A
ii) weighted average price of acquisition N/A N/A
iii) total amount of the difference between the value of acquisition and the market value of the shares acquired
N/A N/A
13.8. Summary description of the information necessary to understand the data published in
items 13.5 to 13.7, as an explanation of the method of pricing of the value of the shares and
options, indicating, at least:
a. pricing model
The market value of the options granted is estimated using the Black-Scholes model for stock
option pricing for each of our programs. All our programs have been priced at the time of their concession, and the expenses associated to these programs are recognized in our results,
according to the pricing and during the expected vesting period.
b. data and assumptions used in the pricing model, including the weighted average share price, option price, expected volatility, option term, expected dividends and risk-free interest
rate
c. method used and the assumptions made to incorporate the expected effects of early exercise
In case of the Board of Directors, the vesting of 100% of the options occurred on the date of
publication of the initial public offering closing notice ("Publication"), being certain that only
40% of the options can be exercised as of the date of the Publication, 30% from the first subsequent anniversary, and 30% from the second subsequent anniversary. In the case of
the Executive Board appointed pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation, the vesting of the options, as well as the possibility of exercising them, occurs in a partial manner, in lots of
20%, on the Publication date and during the four subsequent anniversaries. Thus, 20% of the options are object of vesting and may be exercised as of the Publication date, 20% from
the first subsequent anniversary, 20% from the second subsequent anniversary, 20% from
the third subsequent anniversary, and finally 20% from the fourth subsequent anniversary.
With regard to the incentives, the shares will be granted by us for five years, and the total number of shares to be transferred must observe the following percentages: 20% of the shares granted to the
beneficiary after one year from the date of approval of the incentive by the Board of Directors ("Start
Date"), 20% of the shares granted to the beneficiary after two years from the Start Date, 20% of the shares granted to the beneficiary after three years from the Start Date, 20% of the shares granted to
Board of Directors
Executive Board appointed
pursuant to the Articles of
Incorporation
Share Price R$9.07 R$9.07
Exercise Price R$7.14 R$7.14
Risk Free Rate -1.68% -1.68%
Expected Annualized Volatility 25.5% 25.5%
Expected Dividends 0% 0%
Duration of the Program in Years 5 5
Fair Value of Options on Grant Date (R$/share) R$7.97 R$7.97
the beneficiary after four years from the Start Date, and 20% of the shares granted to the beneficiary
after five years from the Start Date.
d. determination of expected volatility
The method of calculation of historical volatility was based on the history of similar
companies traded on the stock exchange.
e. if any other characteristic of the option was incorporated in the measurement of its fair value
Not applicable.
13.9. Inform the number of shares or quotas directly or indirectly held in Brazil or abroad,
and other securities convertible into shares or quotas, issued by the issuer, its direct or
indirect controlling shareholders, subsidiaries or companies under common control by members of the board of directors, Executive Board appointed pursuant to the Articles of
Incorporation or audit committee, grouped per body.
The participations in shares, quotas, and other convertible securities held by our managers, directly or
indirectly, grouped per body, as of December 31, 2018, are presented below:
Common Shares issued by the
Company Stock Options issued by the Company
Board of Directors 15,386,505 88,532
Executive Board appointed
pursuant to the Articles of
Incorporation
15,335,722 62,000
Technical and Advisory Bodies N/A N/A
Audit Committee N/A N/A
13.10 - In relation to the pension plans in force granted to the members of the board of
directors and officers appointed pursuant to the articles of incorporation, provide the
following information in the form of table:
We do not offer pension plans to the members of our Board of Directors or to the officers appointed pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation.
13.11 - Maximum, minimum and average individual compensation of the board of directors, of the executive board appointed pursuant to the Articles of
Incorporation, and of the audit committee:
Annual amounts
Executive Board appointed pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation
Board of Directors Audit Committee
12/31/2018 12/31/2017 12/31/2016 12/31/2018 12/31/2017 12/31/2016 12/30/2018 12/31/2017 12/31/2016
No. of members
4 4.67 2.00 6.5 5 5.00 N/A N/A N/A
No. of members
paid 3 4.67 2.00 6.5 5 5.00 N/A N/A N/A
Value of highest
compensation (Reais)
2,412,653.19 1,818,566.05 1,276,037.61 237,378.05 182,456.40 174,000.00 N/A N/A N/A
Value of the lowest
compensation (Reais)
1,660,409.22 610,915.60 855,426.94 113,248.80 113,272.80 108,000.00 N/A N/A N/A
Average value of
compensation (Reais)
1,903,478.15 1,135,432.10 1,065,732.28 153,378.29 158,422.48 121,200.00 N/A N/A N/A
Note
Executive Board appointed pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation
12/31/2018 (1) The number of members of each body was determined in the manner specified in Circular Letter CVM/SEP/No. 03/2019, as shown in item 13.16 of the
Reference Form.
(2) We calculate the average value of the compensation by dividing the total amount of the compensation of the body, informed in item 13.2 of the
Reference Form, by the number of paid members of this body.
12/31/2017 (1) The number of members of each body was determined in the manner specified in Circular Letter CVM/SEP/No. 03/2019, as shown in item 13.16 of the
Reference Form.
(2) We calculate the average value of the compensation by dividing the total amount of the compensation of the body, informed in item 13.2 of the
Reference Form, by the number of paid members of this body.
12/31/2016 (1) The number of members of each body was determined in the manner specified in Circular Letter CVM/SEP/No. 03/2019, as shown in item 13.16 of the
Reference Form.
(2) We calculate the average value of the compensation by dividing the total amount of the compensation of the body, informed in item 13.2 of the
Reference Form, by the number of paid members of this body.
Board of Directors
12/31/2018 (1) The number of members of each body was determined in the manner specified in Circular Letter CVM/SEP/No. 03/2019, as shown in item 13.16 of the
Reference Form.
(2) We calculate the average value of the compensation by dividing the total amount of the compensation of the body, informed in item 13.2 of the
Reference Form, by the number of paid members of this body.
12/31/2017 (1) The number of members of each body was determined in the manner specified in Circular Letter CVM/SEP/No. 03/2019, as shown in item 13.16 of the
Reference Form.
(2) We calculate the average value of the compensation by dividing the total amount of the compensation of the body, informed in item 13.2 of the
Reference Form, by the number of paid members of said body.
12/31/2016 (1) (1) The number of members of each body was determined in the manner specified in Circular Letter CVM/SEP/No. 03/2019, as shown in item 13.16 of the
Reference Form.
(2) We calculate the average value of the compensation by dividing the total amount of the compensation of the body, informed in item 13.2 of the
Reference Form, by the number of paid members of this body.
13.12. Describe contractual arrangements, insurance policies or other instruments that may structure compensation or indemnity mechanisms applied to managers in case of removal from
office or retirement, indicating the financial consequences for the issuer.
We have no contractual arrangements, insurance policies, or other instruments that may structure compensation
or indemnity mechanisms applied to our managers in case of removal from office or retirement.
13.13. In relation to the last three fiscal years, indicate the percentage of total compensation of each body recognized in the issuer's income regarding members of the board of directors, executive
board appointed pursuant to the articles of incorporation, or audit committee that are related
parties to the direct or indirect controlling shareholders, as provided for in the accounting rules addressing this matter.
Fiscal Year 2018
Board of
Directors Executive
Board appointed
pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation
Audit Committee
Number of Members 6.5 4 N/A
Number of Members - Party Related to Controlling Shareholders
2 1 N/A
Amount of the total compensation of the body in the year
996,958.91 5,710,434.45 N/A
Amount of the total compensation attributed to related parties to the controlling shareholder in the body for the year
295,705.20 2,412,653.19 N/A
% of the total compensation of the body 29.66% 42.25% N/A
Fiscal Year 2017
Board of Directors
Executive Board
appointed pursuant to the Articles
of Incorporation
Audit Committee
(1)
Number of Members 5 4.67 N/A
Number of Members - Party Related to Controlling Shareholders 2 1
N/A
Amount of the total compensation of the body in the year
792,112.38 3,406,296.30 N/A
Amount of the total compensation attributed to related parties to the controlling shareholder in the body in the year
295,729.20 1,818,566.05
N/A
% of the total compensation of the body 37.34% 53.39%
N/A
(1) The Company does not have an Audit Committee installed.
Fiscal Year 2016
Board of Directors
Executive Board appointed pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation
Audit Committee (1)
Number of Members 5 2 N/A
Number of Members - Party Related to Controlling Shareholders
2 1 N/A
Amount of the total compensation of the body in the year
606,000.00 2,131,464.55 N/A
Amount of the total compensation attributed to related parties to the controlling shareholder in the body in the year
282,000.00 1,276,037.61 N/A
% of the total compensation of the body
46.53% 59.87% N/A
(1) The Company does not have an Audit Committee installed.
13.14. In relation to the last three fiscal years, indicate the amounts recognized in the issuer's statement of income as compensation of members of the board of directors, executive board
appointed pursuant to the articles of incorporation, or audit committee, grouped per body, for any
reason other than the position they occupy, such as commissions and consulting or advisory services provided.
There are no amounts recognized in our statement of income as compensation of members of the Board of
Directors, executive board appointed pursuant to the articles of incorporation, or audit committee, for any reason
other than the position they occupy, such as commissions and consulting or advisory services provided.
13.15. In relation to the last 3 fiscal years, indicate the amounts recognized in the statement of income of direct or indirect controlling shareholders, companies under common control, and
subsidiaries of the issuer, such as compensation of members of the board of directors, Executive
Board appointed pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation or audit committee of the issuer, grouped per body, specifying on which account such amounts were attributed to such individuals
There are no amounts recognized in our statements of income of direct or indirect controlling shareholders, of
companies under common control, and of our subsidiaries, as compensation of members of our Board of Directors,
Executive Board appointed pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation or Audit Committee.
13.16. Provide other information that issuer deems relevant.
In item 13.2 of this Reference Form, we inform the number of members of our board of directors and of our audit committee. In order to do so, the calculation of the number of members of each body was determined in
accordance with Official Letter CVM/SEP/No. 03/2019, and the number of members in each month of the fiscal year was calculated, adding up the income for each month and dividing by the number of months of the year,
thus obtaining an annual average of the number of members of the management bodies. During the last three
fiscal years and in the current fiscal year, the calculation of the members of our Board of Directors and of our Executive Board was as follows:
Executive Board:
Projected in 2019:
MONTHS
No. OF No. OF
MEMBERS PAID MEMBERS
January 5 4
February 5 4
March 5 4
April 5 4
May 9 8
June 9 8
July 9 8
August 9 8
September 9 8
October 9 8
November 9 8
December 9 8
TOTAL 92 80
AVERAGE (TOTAL/No. OF MONTHS)
7.7 6.7
In 2018:
MONTHS
No. OF No. OF
MEMBERS PAID MEMBERS
January 4 3
February 4 3
March 4 3
April 4 3
May 4 3
June 4 3
July 4 3
August 4 3
September 4 3
October 4 3
November 4 3
December 4 3
TOTAL 48 36
AVERAGE (TOTAL/No. OF MONTHS)
4.0 3.0
In 2017:
MONTHS
No. OF No. OF
MEMBERS PAID MEMBERS
January 2 2
February 2 2
March 2 2
April 2 2
May 6 6
June 6 6
July 6 6
August 6 6
September 6 6
October 6 6
November 6 6
December 6 6
TOTAL 56 56
AVERAGE (TOTAL/No. OF MONTHS)
4.67
4.67
In 2016:
MONTHS
No. OF No. OF
MEMBERS PAID MEMBERS
January 2 2
February 2 2
March 2 2
April 2 2
May 2 2
June 2 2
July 2 2
August 2 2
September 2 2
October 2 2
November 2 2
December 2 2
TOTAL 24 24
AVERAGE (TOTAL/No. OF MONTHS)
2 2
Board of Directors
Projected in 2019:
MONTHS No. OF No. OF
MEMBERS PAID MEMBERS
January 7 6
February 7 6
March 7 6
April 9 8
May 9 8
June 9 8
July 9 8
August 9 8
September 9 8
October 9 8
November 9 8
December 9 8
TOTAL 102 90
AVERAGE (TOTAL/No. OF MONTHS)
8.5 7.5
In 2018:
MONTHS No. OF No. OF
MEMBERS PAID MEMBERS
January 5 5
February 5 5
March 5 5
April 7 7
May 7 7
June 7 7
July 7 7
August 7 7
September 7 7
October 7 7
November 7 7
December 7 7
TOTAL 78 78
AVERAGE (TOTAL/No. OF MONTHS)
6.5 6.5
In 2017:
MONTHS No. OF No. OF
MEMBERS PAID MEMBERS
January 5 5
February 5 5
March 5 5
April 5 5
May 5 5
June 5 5
July 5 5
August 5 5
September 5 5
October 5 5
November 5 5
December 5 5
TOTAL 60 60
AVERAGE (TOTAL/No. OF MONTHS)
5 5
In 2016:
MONTHS No. OF No. OF
MEMBERS PAID MEMBERS
January 5 5
February 5 5
March 5 5
April 5 5
May 5 5
June 5 5
July 5 5
August 5 5
September 5 5
October 5 5
November 5 5
December 5 5
TOTAL 60 60
AVERAGE (TOTAL/No. OF MONTHS)
5 5
14.1 - Description of human resources
a) Number of employees:
As of September 30, 2019 - As of December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016
Region 2016 2017 2018 2019
Administrative¹ Operational Administrative¹ Operational Administrative¹ Operational Administrative¹ Operational
Midwest 0 8 0 4 1 92 0 125
Northeast 2 13 0 9 7 179 11 259
North 0 1 0 1 0 39 0 56
Southeast 167 389 179 423 629 1364 771 1443
South 1 8 1 5 32 252 46 335
Total 589 622 2595 3046
¹ Sectors that serve all areas of our business.
b) Number of outsourced parties:
We adopted the policy of operating mainly with our own labor force and outsource only conservation and receipt services. As a result, we have a low number of outsourced parties. The table below shows the number of third parties
we hired for the periods indicated, per geographic region and type of function:
As of September 30, 2019 - As of December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016
Region 2016 2017 2018 2019
Administrative¹ Operational Administrative¹ Operational Administrative¹ Operational Administrative¹ Operational
Midwest 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 14
Northeast 0 4 0 3 0 16 0 22
North 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Southeast 2 40 0 57 21 230 49 328
South 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 23
Total 51 61 272 441
¹ Sectors that serve all areas of our business.
c) Turnover rate
The average turnover rate (measured by the ratio between the number of people dismissed and the number of people
hired) for the year ended December 31, 2018 was 40.1% (36.8% and 34.9% in the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively).
On the other hand, the accumulated average turnover rate (measured by the ratio between the number of people dismissed and people hired) for the year 2019 until September is of 33.13%.
14.2 - Relevant changes in item 14.1 - Human resources
As noted in item 14.1 of this Reference Form, we present a turnover ratio that we consider high in the years ended December 31, 2018, and 2017, without improvement in this indicator in 2019. We understand that our turnover rates in these years reflect a process of renewal of our human resources policies, aiming at the adequacy of our staff to the standards of excellence that we seek to add to our operations, as well as our growth in recent years, with the resulting need for more qualified professionals and in line with our growth strategy.
14.3 - Description of the employees compensation policy
a. Variable compensation and wage policy
Our compensation practice is in line with market practices and was structured in partnership with the consulting company Korn Ferry Hay Group Inc., a world reference in the compensation market.
We have a profit sharing program with the main objective of encouraging our executives and employees to achieve the goals and results desired by our management. The calculation of the amount to be shared is carried out based on our results and the individual evaluation of each management. We believe that the plan is an incentive tool for good performance and professional improvement, as it aims at awarding our executives and employees for meeting the previously established goals. We believe that by stimulating a sense of ownership in our employees, they will be more actively committed to our goals, an important factor in maintaining loyalty and motivation. Our objective is to promote our growth together with that of our employees, without prejudice to the quality of life and services rendered.
b. Benefit policy
We provide benefits to our employees as a way to provide greater economic security and social welfare. Such benefits vary according to the job title.
Benefits common to all positions: among the benefits offered to all of our employees, we highlight medical and dental assistance, meal or food tickets, agreement with accredited pharmacy network for the purchase of medicines and products with discount, agreements with other partners for the purchase of services and products with discount, day care assistance, life insurance, and school supplies allowance.
Exclusive benefits for the positions of General Management and Management: for our employees in general management and management positions, in addition to the benefits offered above, we also offer annual medical check-up, vehicle, discount on vehicle acquisition, fuel voucher, housing for transfers and reimbursement of expenses in English language learning.
14.4. Description of relations between the Company and unions
Our employees are represented by the unions of the locations in which we have establishments. Although not all of our employees are affiliated to unions, by law everyone enjoys the rights and prerogatives provided for in
collective bargaining agreements.
We believe in having good relationships with our employees and the unions that represent them, and there have
never been any strikes or any significant stoppages in our activities throughout our history. We comply with the collective labor agreements defined for each location/region where we operate, and in the
event of legal disagreement, we seek legal protection and legal means to defend the position or interest in question. We seek to abstain from any partisan and/or union political involvement.
The collective labor agreements currently in force are entered into annually. We list below the unions representing our employees in annual collective negotiations, as well as in relation to working days, benefits,
profit sharing and results, certification checks, in addition to traditional collective negotiations per category:
Union City State
Sindicato dos Trabalhadores em Empresas Locação de Bens Móveis A T P S Ger. (Union
of Workers in Personal Property Rental Companies)
Rio de Janeiro
RJ
Sindicato dos Empregados dos Agentes Autônomos do Comércio do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (Union of Employees of Self-Employed Trade Agents of the State of Rio
Grande do Sul)
Porto Alegre
RS
Federação dos Empregados do Comércio da Cidade de Salvador (Federation of Commerce
Employees of the City of Salvador) Salvador Bahia
Sindicato dos Trabalhadores nas Empresas de Locação em Geral do Estado de Minas Gerais (Union of Workers in General Rental Companies of the State of Minas Gerais)
Minas Gerais
Minas
Gerais
Federação dos Empregados do Comércio de Bens e de Serviços do Norte e Nordeste Estado Recife Pernambuco (Federation of Employees in the Trade of Goods and
Services of the North and Northeast of Pernambuco)
Recife
PE
Sindicato dos Empregados no Comércio de Fortaleza - CE (Union of Trade Employees of
Fortaleza - CE) Fortaleza CE
Sindicato dos Empregados e Trabalhadores de Empresas Locadoras de Veículos Automotores do Estado de SP -SINDEELOCADESP (Motor Vehicle Rental Workers’
Union of the State of SP - SINDEELOCADESP)
São Paulo
São
Paulo
Sindicato dos Empregados no Comércio do Estado do ES (Union of Trade Employees of
the State of Espírito Santo) Vitória ES
Sindicato dos Empregados no Comércio do Distrito Federal (Union of Trade Employees of
the Federal District) Brasília DF
Federação dos Empregados no Grupos do Comércio do Estado do Mato Grosso
(Federation of Employees in the Trade Groups of the State of Mato Grosso) Cuiabá MT
Sindicato dos Empregados no Comercio de São Luiz (Union of Trade Workers of São Luiz) São Luiz MA
Federação dos Trabalhadores em Empresas Enquadradas no Terceiro Grupo Comércio e Empregados em Empresas Prestadoras de Serviço no Estado do Paraná (Federation of
Workers in Trade Companies and Employees in Service Providers in the State of Paraná)
Curitiba
PR
Sindicato dos Empregados no Comércio do Estado do Pará (Union of Trade Employees of
the State of Pará) Belém PA
Federação dos Empregados no Comércio e Serviços do Estado de Sergipe (Federation of
Employees in Commerce and Services of the State of Sergipe) Aracajú Sergipe
Federação dos Trabalhadores no Comércio de Santa Catarina (Federation of Trade Workers
of Santa Catarina) Florianópolis SC
Sindicato dos Empregados de Agentes Autônomos do Comércio e em Empresas de
Assessoramento, Perícias, Informações e Pesquisas e de Empresas de Serviços Contábeis
no Estado da Paraíba (Union of Employees of Self-Employed Trade Agents, and Advisory,
Expert Report, Information e Survey Companies, and Accounting Service Companies in the João Pessoa PB
State of Paraíba)
Sindicato dos Trabalhadores Rodoviários de Empresas de Transporte de Passageiros
Urbanos, Intermunicipais, Interestaduais especializados em fretes, logística, cargas e
locações (Union of Road Workers of Urban, Intermunicipal, Interstate Passenger
Transportation Companies specializing in freight, logistics, cargo and leasing) Parauapebas PA
Sindicato dos Empregados no Comercio de Alagoas (Union of Trade Workers of Alagoas) Maceió Alagoas
Sindicato dos Empregados Agentes Autônomos do Comércio do Estado de Goiás (Union of
Self-Employed Trade Agents of the State of Goiás) Goiânia GO
Sindicato dos Empregados do Comércio de Manaus (Union of Trade Workers of Manaus) Manaus AM
Sindicato dos Empregados no Comércio de Cuiabá (Union of Trade Employees of Cuiabá) Cuiabá MT
Sindicato dos Empregados no Comércio de Feira de Santana (Union of Trade Employees of
Feira de Santana)
Feira de
Santana Bahia
Sindicato dos Empregados no Comércio de Imperatriz (Union of Trade Employees of
Imperatriz) Imperatriz MA
Sindicato dos Empregados no Comercio do Município de Marabá e Sul Pará (Union of Trade
Employees of the Municipality of Marabá and Sul Pará) Marabá PA
Sindicato dos Empregados no Comércio e Serviços de Teresina/PI (Union of Trade and
Service Employees of Teresina/PI) Teresina PI
Sindicato dos Empregados no Comércio em Todo Estado do Tocantins (Union of Trade
Employees in the State of Tocantins) Palmas TO
Sindicato dos Empregados no Comércio no Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (Union of Trade
Employees in the State of Rio Grande do Norte) Natal RN
Federação dos Empregados no Comércio e Congêneres do Estado de Minas Gerais
(Federation of Trade Employees in the State of Minas Gerais) Belo Horizonte
Minas
Gerais
Sindicato dos Empregados no Comércio de Maringá (Union of Trade Employees of Maringá) Maringá PR
SINTRROMAR: Sindicato dos Motoristas, Condutores de Veículos Rodoviários Urbanos e
Trabalhadores em Empresas de Transportes Rodoviários de Cargas e de Transportes e de
Passageiros de Linhas Intermunicipal, Interestadual, de Turismo e Anexo de Maringá (Union
of Drivers, Drivers of Urban Road Vehicles, and Workers in Companies of Road
Transportation of Cargo and Transportation of Passengers in Intermunicipal and Interstate
Lines, Tourism of Maringá) Maringá PR
Sindicato do Comércio de Aracaju (Trade Union of Aracaju) Aracaju Sergipe
Sindicato dos Trabalhadores em Empresas Locadoras de Veículos Automotivos de Recife
(Union of Workers at Car Rental Companies of Recife) Recife PE
Sindicato dos Empregados das Categ Comissários, Loc e Outros de Campo Grande (Union
of the Employees of the Categ of Commission Merchants, Lease and Others of Campo
Grande) Campo Grande MS
14.5. Provide other information that the issuer considers relevant:
There is no additional relevant information to be described in this item 14 of this Reference Form.
15.1/15.2 - Shareholding position
CPF/CNPJ shareholder Nationality - UF Participates in shareholders’ agreement Controlling Shareholder
Last change
Shareholder Resident Abroad Name of Legal or Mandatory Representative Type of person CPF/CNPJ
Qty. of common shares (Units) Common shares % Qty. of preferred shares (Units) Preferred shares % Total qty. of shares (Units) Total shares %
Breakdown per share classes (Units)
Share class Qty. of shares (Units) Shares %
Sérgio Augusto Guerra de Resende
865.258.326-91 Brazilian-MG Yes Yes 10/22/2018
No
45,878,760 9.018% 0 0.000% 45,878,760 9.018%
RCC Participações Sociais Ltda.
10.971.936/0001-13 Brazilian-PR Yes Yes 04/05/2019
10,150,680 1.995% 0 0.000% 10,150,680
1.995%
Enterprise Holdings Brazil, Inc.
10.971.936/0001-13 American Yes Yes 12/13/2018
Yes Adilson Ernesto da Silva Individual 174.854.598-13
39,381,726 7.741% 0 0.000% 39,381,680 7.741%
SF 166 Participações Societárias S.A.
35.184.580/0001-07 Brazilian-MG Yes Yes 12/17/2019
No
16,404,391 3.225% 0 0.000% 16,404,391 3.225%
15.1/15.2 - Shareholding position
Shareholder
CPF/CNPJ shareholder Nationality - UF Participates in shareholders’ agreement Controlling Shareholder Last change
Shareholder Resident Abroad Name of Legal or Mandatory Representative Type of person CPF/CNPJ
Qty. of common shares (Units) Common shares % Qty. of preferred shares (Units) Preferred shares % Total qty. of shares (Units) Total shares %
Breakdown per share classes (Units)
Share class Qty. of shares (Units) Shares %
Dirley Pingnatti Ricci
696.165.669-20 Brazilian-PR Yes Yes 04/05/2019
No
32,589,113 6.406% 0 0.000% 32,589,113 6.406%
FitPart Fund Administration Services Limited
Bahamas No 12/17/2019
37,732,470 37,732,470 7.417%
Luis Fernando Memoria Porto
915.133.326-00 Brazilian-MG Yes Yes 11/07/2018
No
45,878,766 9.018% 0 0.000% 45,878,766 9.018%
OTHER
276,105,056 54.273% 0 0.000% 276,105,056 54.273%
TREASURY SHARES - Date of last change: 12/04/2019
4,608,449 0.907 % 0 0.000% 4,608,449 0.907%
TOTAL
508,729,411 100.000% 0 0.000% 508,729,411 100.000%
15.1/15.2 - Shareholding position
CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER / INVESTOR
SHAREHOLDER
CPF/CNPJ shareholder Nationality - UF Participates in Shareholders’ Agreement Controlling Shareholder Last change
Shareholder Resident Abroad Name of Legal or Mandatory Representative Type of person CPF/CNPJ
Detail of shares (Units)
Qty. of common shares (Units) Common shares % Qty. of preferred shares (Units) Preferred shares % Total qty. of shares (Units) Total shares %
CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER / INVESTOR CPF/CNPJ shareholder Composition of share capital
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS BRAZIL, INC
26.394.344/0001-16
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS BRAZIL, INC
30.584.578/0001-01 American Yes Yes 04/05/2018
No
1 100.000000 0 0.000000 1 100.000000
Share class Qty. of shares (Units) Shares %
TOTAL 0 0.000000
OTHER
0 0.000000 0 0.000000 0 0.000000
TOTAL
1 100.000000 0 0.000000 1 100.000000
15.1/15.2 - Shareholding position
CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER / INVESTOR
SHAREHOLDER
CPF/CNPJ shareholder Nationality - UF Participates in Shareholders’ Agreement Controlling Shareholder Last change
Shareholder Resident Abroad Name of Legal or Mandatory Representative Type of person CPF/CNPJ
Detail of shares (Units)
Qty. of common shares (Units) Common shares % Qty. of preferred shares (Units) Preferred shares % Total qty. of shares (Units) Total shares %
CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER / INVESTOR CPF/CNPJ shareholder Composition of share capital
RCC Participações sociais Ltda.
10.971.936/0001-13
Claudio Sbardellati
651.603.639-04 Brazilian-PR Yes No 05/11/2017
No
112,583 0.770000 0 0.000000 112,583 0.770000
Share class Qty. of shares (Units) Shares %
TOTAL 0 0.000000
Dirley Pingnatti Ricci
696.165.669-20 Brazilian-PR Yes Yes 05/11/2017
No
11,095,976 75.890000 0 0.000000 11,095,976 75.890000
Share class Qty. of shares (Units) Shares %
TOTAL 0 0.000000
MAFIP PARTICIPAÇÕES LTDA
85.509.586/0001-77 Brazilian - Paraná
Yes No 05/11/2017
No
3,412,572 23.340000 0 0.000000 3,412,572 23.340000
Share class Qty. of shares (Units) Shares %
TOTAL 0 0.000000
OTHER
0 0.000000 0 0.000000 0 0.000000
15.1/15.2 - Shareholding position
CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER / INVESTOR
SHAREHOLDER
CPF/CNPJ shareholder Nationality - UF Participates in shareholders’ agreement Controlling Shareholder Last change
Shareholder Resident Abroad Name of Legal or Mandatory Representative Type of person CPF/CNPJ
Detail of shares (Units)
Qty. of common shares (Units) Common shares % Qty. of preferred shares (Units) Preferred shares % Total qty. of shares (Units) Total shares %
CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER/INVESTOR Shareholder CPF/CNPJ Composition of the share capital
RCC Participações sociais Ltda. 10.971.936/0001-13
TOTAL
14,621,131 100.000000 0 0.000000 14,621,131 100.000000
15.1/15.2 - Shareholding position
CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER / INVESTOR
SHAREHOLDER
CPF/CNPJ shareholder Nationality - UF Participates in shareholders’ agreement Controlling Shareholder Last change
Shareholder Resident Abroad Name of Legal or Mandatory Representative Type of person CPF/CNPJ
Detail of shares (Units)
Qty. of common shares (Units) Common shares % Qty. of preferred shares (Units) Preferred shares % Total qty. of shares (Units) Total shares %
CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER / INVESTOR CPF/CNPJ shareholder Composition of share capital
SF 166 Participações Societárias S.A. 35.184.580/0001-07
TREASURY SHARES – Last change date:
0 0.000000 0 0.000000 0 0.000000
Luis Fernando Memoria Porto
915.133.326-00 Brazilian-MG No Yes 12/23/2019
No
200 50.000 0 0.000 200 50.000
Sérgio Augusto Guerra de Resende
865.258.326-91 Brazilian-MG No Yes 12/23/2019
No
200 50.000 0 0.000 200 50.000
CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER / INVESTOR
SHAREHOLDER
CPF/CNPJ shareholder Nationality - UF Participates in shareholders’ agreement Controlling Shareholder Last change
Shareholder Resident Abroad Name of Legal or Mandatory Representative Type of person CPF/CNPJ
Detail of shares (Units)
Qty. of common shares (Units) Common shares % Qty. of preferred shares (Units) Preferred shares % Total qty. of shares (Units) Total shares %
CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER / INVESTOR CPF/CNPJ shareholder Composition of share capital
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS BRAZIL, INC 26.394.344/0001-16
OTHER
0 0.000000 0 0.000000 0 0.000000
The Crawford Group, Inc
American No Yes 01/09/2018
No
8,894 100.000000 0 0.000000 8,894 100.000000
Share class Qty. of shares (Units) Shares %
TOTAL 0 0.000000
TOTAL
8,894 100.000000 0 0.000000 8,894 100.000000
15.1/15.2 - Shareholding position
CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER / INVESTOR
SHAREHOLDER
CPF/CNPJ shareholder Nationality - UF Participates in shareholders’ agreement Controlling Shareholder Last change
Shareholder Resident Abroad Name of Legal or Mandatory Representative Type of person CPF/CNPJ
Detail of shares (Units)
Qty. of common shares (Units) Common shares % Qty. of preferred shares (Units) Preferred shares % Total qty. of shares (Units) Total shares %
CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER / INVESTOR CPF/CNPJ shareholder Composition of share capital
The Crawford Group, Inc
Jack Taylor Family Voting Trust U/A/D 4/14/99
American No Yes 03/09/2018
No
9 90.000000 0 0.000000 9 90.000000
Share class Qty. of shares (Units) Shares %
TOTAL 0 0.000000
OTHER
1 10.000000 0 0.000000 1 10.000000
TOTAL
10 100.000000 0 0.000000 10 100.000000
15.1/15.2 - Shareholding position
CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER / INVESTOR
SHAREHOLDER
CPF/CNPJ shareholder Nationality - UF Participates in shareholders’ agreement Controlling Shareholder Last change
Shareholder Resident Abroad Name of Legal or Mandatory Representative Type of person CPF/CNPJ
Detail of shares (Units)
Qty. of common shares (Units) Common shares % Qty. of preferred shares (Units) Preferred shares % Total qty. of shares (Units) Total shares %
CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER/INVESTOR Shareholder CPF/CNPJ Composition of the share capital
Jack Taylor Family Voting Trust U/A/D 4/14/99
OTHER
1 100.000000 0 0.000000 1 100.000000
TOTAL
1 100.000000 0 0.000000 1 100.000000
15.3 - Distribution of capital
Date of last meeting/Date of last change
12/4/2019
Number of individual shareholders (Units)
15,773
Number of legal entity shareholders (Units)
155
Number of institutional investors (Units)
509
Outstanding Shares
Outstanding shares corresponding to all shares of the issuer with the exception of those held by the controlling shareholder, the persons related thereto, the
managers of the issuer, and the shares held in treasury
Number of Common Shares (Units) 313,436,726 61.612%
Number of Preferred Shares (Units) 0 0.000%
Preferred Class A 0 0.000%
Total 313,436,726 61.612%
15.4 - Shareholders' Organization Chart
CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERS
Luis Fernando Memoria
Porto 9,02%
45.878.766
Companhia de Locação das Américas 508.729.411 shares CS 3.195.789.984,08
Acelero Comércio de Veículos Ltda.
99,9%* 12.010.000 quotas
Agile Car
Locações Ltda. 99,9%*
1.000.000 quotes quotas
Unidas Franquias do Brasil
100.0% 10,000 shares
Unidas Comercial de Veículos Ltda.
99.9%* 100,000 quotes
Sérgio Augusto
Guerra de Resende
9,02% 45.878.760
Dirley Pignatti Ricci
6,41%
32.589.113
RCC
Participações
2,00%
10.150.680
SF 166 Participações
Societárias
3,22%
16.404.391
Enterprise Holdings
7,74%
39.381.726
FitPart 7,42%
37.732.470
Treasury
0,91%
4.608.449
Unidas S.A. 100,0%
54.540.394 shares
Other Minority
54,27%
276.105.056
*Unidas Comercial: 0.01% belongs to Unidas Franquias S.A.;
*Agile: 0.05% belongs to Luis Fernando Memoria Porto and 0.05% belongs to Sérgio Augusto Guerra de Resende;
*Acelero: 0.01% belongs to Agile.
15.5. With regard to any shareholders' agreement filed at the issuer's principal place of business or of which the controlling shareholder is a party, regulating the exercise of voting rights or the transfer of shares issued by the issuer, state the following:
I - CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT On February 27, 2012, our controlling shareholders Luis Fernando Memoria Porto ("LF") and Sérgio Augusto Guerra de Resende ("SR") ("Original Shareholders") entered into a shareholders' agreement that regulates their relationship with respect to the exercise of voting rights and rights on the purchase and sale of its shares and preemptive right ("Shareholders' Agreement"). The Shareholder Agreement came into effect as of the date of the financial settlement of the initial public offering of shares of the Company, which occurred on April 25, 2012, and was amended on May 16, 2012. Subsequently, on May 11, 2017, as a result of the Investment Agreement signed on March 19, 2017, the second amendment to the Shareholders' Agreement was entered into for the entry of RCC Participações Sociais Ltda., which, together with the Original Shareholders, became part of the Company's Controlling Group. On March 9, 2018, in view of the Investment Agreement signed on December 27, 2017, the third amendment to the Shareholders' Agreement was entered into for entry of (i) Dirley Pingnatti Ricci ("Dirley Ricci"), who, along with the Original Shareholders, became a member of the Original Controlling Group, (ii) Principal – Gestão De Activos e Consultoria Administrativa e Financeira S.A. ("Principal"), and (iii) Enterprise Holdings Brazil, LLL ("Enterprise"), which, in turn, in the capacity of "Investing Shareholders" with the Original Controlling Group, became part of the Company's Controlling Group. On November 6, 2018, the fourth amendment to the shareholders' agreement was entered into in order to (i) reflect changes made to the Company's bylaws regarding the approval of operations with Affiliates and Related Parties of the Company and (ii) change the Company's Preliminary Meetings. On December 13, 2018, the fifth amendment to the shareholders' agreement was entered into in order to (i) reflect the amendments to the bylaws approved at the General Meeting held on December 13, 2018, related to the approval of related parties transactions and (ii) replace Mafip, who is no longer a member of RCC, pursuant to the Sixth Amendment to the RCC Articles of Incorporation held on August 21, 2018, Manuela Ferraz being admitted to the company, and (iii) amend item (iv) of Clause 5.2. "Permitted Transfers During Lock-Up and After Transaction" of the third Amendment to the Shareholders' Agreement that allowed RCC to indirectly transfer its Attached Shares from the Company's total share capital solely as a result of a possible corporate reorganization of RCC as a result of the liquidation of Mafip. On April 26, 2019, the sixth amendment to the Shareholders' Agreement was entered into in order to (i) amend Clause 1.6 to include a new subsidiary of the Company; and (ii) amend the main provision and item (ix) of Clause 2.1(B) of the Shareholders' Agreement to state that (a) the right of veto of Investing Shareholders shall be linked to a certain number of shares of their respective holders and (b) the right of veto with respect to the repurchase or redemption of Shares or securities shall apply only in the case of Shares or securities convertible into shares. Finally, on December 5, 2019, the seventh amendment to the Shareholders' Agreement was entered into under suspensive condition to provide, subject to the Suspensive Condition (defined below), to amend Clause 5.1 of the shareholders' agreement to reflect that the restrictions on transfers of shares provided for therein shall not apply with respect to the direct or indirect transfer of shares by LF and SR after the first anniversary of the seventh amendment to the Shareholders' Agreement representing up to one point eighty three percent (1.83%) of the share capital held by each of them. The seventh amendment also amends the Shareholders' Agreement to provide that the Principal will no longer hold any shares issued by the Company and will no longer be part of the Shareholders' Agreement, so that Principal, on the one hand, and the remaining controlling shareholders and the Company, on the other hand, decide to grant each other discharge in respect of all the obligations contained in the Shareholders' Agreement, when the purchase and sale of the shares issued by ownership of Principal to SF 166 Participações Societárias SA (which is held by LF and SR at a rate of 50% each), as described in item "Stock Put Option Agreement" in section 15.6 of this Reference Form. If the suspensive conditions are implemented upon the conclusion of the aforementioned Transactions, Principal will no longer be a shareholder of the Company and, therefore, will not be part of its controlling group. Finally, Clauses 5.12 and 6.4 of the Shareholders' Agreement were included to provide for the possibility that the shares attached to the agreement, owned by LF and SR, may be pledged as warranty to the financing operation to obtain funds necessary for the realization operation provided for in the Option Agreement mentioned in section 15.6 of this Reference Form. The effectiveness of the legal business contracted pursuant to the seventh amendment to the Shareholders' Agreement, pursuant to article 125 of the Civil Code, is subject to the approval, by the Company's Board of Directors, of the price per share and the capital increase resulting from the Primary and Secondary Public Offering of Shares of the Company described in item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
a. parties:
Signatories to the shareholders’ agreement of the controlling shareholders of the Company ("Shareholders' Agreement") are Mrs. Luis Fernando Memoria Porto, Sérgio Augusto Guerra de Resende, RCC Participações Sociais Ltda., Dirley Pingnatti Ricci (jointly with the Original Shareholders and RCC, "Original Controlling Group"), Principal - Gestão de Activos e Consultoria Administrativa e Financeira S.A., and Enterprise (together with Principal, "Investing Shareholders", all in the capacity of Controlling Group and, in the capacity of Consenting Intervening Party, Companhia de Locação das Américas, Mário José de Faria Ferraz Júnior, Daniela Ribeiro de Oliveira Ferraz, and Mafip Participações Ltda.
b. date of execution:
Entered into on February 27, 2012, as amended.
c. term of effectiveness
The Shareholders' Agreement shall remain in force for a term of 15 years, counted from the date of its signature, automatical ly extending for an equal period, if no Shareholder issues a statement to the contrary in writing within 6 months prior to the end of the fifteen (15) year term, which may be terminated (i) by mutual agreement between the Parties, (ii) in respect of any member of the Original Controlling Group who transfers (through one or more transactions) Attached Shares representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total shares issued by the Company and their respective holders on the date of the Shareholders' Agreement ("Attached Shares"); (iii) regarding any Investing Shareholders who transfers (by means of one or more transactions) their respective shares on the date of execution of the Shareholders' Agreement in an amount that results in such Investing Shareholder having an interest in the Company lower than three percent (3%) of the Company’s share capital; (iv) with respect to Enterprise, at its sole discretion, if the International National and Alamo Master Franchise Agreement (MFA) is terminated (a) by Vanguard Car Rental USA LLC as a result of breach of the MFA by the Company or its affiliates or (b) by the Company or its affiliates without cause pursuant to the MFA; or (v) with respect to the successors and heirs of the deceased, absent, or incompetent member of the Controlling Group.
d. description of the clauses relating to exercise of the voting right and control power
The Controlling Group members shall resolve on all matters included in the agenda of (a) any general meeting of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries that has as its agenda the resolution of matters provided for in Clause 2.1(B) of this Agreement or (b) any meeting of the Company's board of directors that has as its agenda the resolution of matters set forth in Clause 3.6(B) of this Agreement, as applicable, in a preliminary meeting, in order to determine the vote of the members of the Controlling Group or the members of the Board of Directors appointed by the Controlling Group, as the case may be ("Preliminary Meetings"). For the avoidance of doubt, it will not be necessary to hold a Preliminary Meeting prior to meetings of the board of directors of any of the Company's Subsidiaries. Matters Provided for in Clause 2.1(B) of the Shareholders' Agreement: (i) increase in the Company's share capital, except for (a) the increase resulting from a public offering of shares as per item (viii) below, and (b) from the second increase of the Company's share capital, when such capital increase results from an Eminent Need for Capital of the Company; (ii) statement and distribution of (a) dividends in an amount greater than twenty-five percent (25%) of the Company's net income or (b) interest on shareholders' equity in an amount higher than that permitted by applicable legislation; (iii) acquisition by the Company of (a) another company operating in the rental business (rental company) with a fleet of more than ten thousand (10,000) vehicles or (b) which is not a substitute for the “Unidas" brand; (iv) granting of call option plans to the Company's managers and employees involving a number of shares greater than four percent (4%) of the Company’s share capital at the time; (v) corporate reorganization of the Company and its Affiliates, including incorporation (of companies and shares), spin-off, merger, and/or other business combination, pursuant to CVM Resolution no. 665, of August 4, 2011 (or any other standard that may replace it or change it), except for (a) corporate reorganizations exclusively involving companies of the same economic group of the Company and/or Unidas S.A. as of this date and (b) any corporate reorganization relating to or for the implementation of the acquisition, in any case, of a company operating in the vehicle rental business with a fleet of less than ten thousand (10,000) vehicles; (vi) execution of transactions between the Company and its Affiliates or Related Parties pursuant to Clause 2.1(A)(vii) of this Agreement, except for transactions carried out exclusively between the Company and its Subsidiaries and/or between the Company and the direct or indirect subsidiaries of Unidas S.A.;
(vii) change in the purpose of the Company and/or any Subsidiary, except for the inclusion of an object already existing on this date in any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries;
(viii) performance by the Company of a public offering of shares in which the Company's valuation used for this purpose is less than two billion and five hundred million reais (R$ 2,500,000,000.00), pre-money; (ix) repurchase or redemption of Shares or securities convertible into shares issued by the Company, except for the repurchase or redemption of shares up to a limit of four percent (4%) of its share capital for transfer to the beneficiaries of the call option plans granted by the Company;
(x) statement or request for bankruptcy or request for court-supervised or out-of-court reorganization of the Company; (xi) issuance by the Company of securities convertible into shares, except for the issuance of securities, considering an evaluation of the Company, for the purpose of conversion into shares of its issue, in an amount in excess of two billion and five hundred million reais (R$ 2,500,000,000.00); and
(xii) cancellation of registration as a publicly-held company, cancellation of registration for the trading of shares on regulated securities markets and/or any event resulting in the exit of the Novo Mercado.
Matters provided for in Clause 3.6(B) of the Shareholders' Agreement: (a) approval of the annual budget of the Company or its Subsidiaries that contains an estimate of expenses and income in an amount greater than twenty-five percent (25%) of the expenses and revenues estimated in the Company's annual budget for the immediately previous year;
(b) approval of the obligations or expenses, by the Company, in an amount greater than ten percent (10%) of the amount provided for in the Company's annual budget;
(c) the contracting, assumption, or performance of any act that renders the Company or any of its Subsidiaries responsible for any indebtedness that causes the Company's Net Debt/EBITDA ratio, calculated on a quarterly basis and considering the EBITDA values of the last twelve (12) months, to be greater than three point twenty-five (3.25); and
(d) the approval of transactions with Related Parties of the Company indicated in Clause 3.6(A)(v) of the Shareholders' Agreement.
The resolutions taken at the Preliminary Meeting shall bind the vote of all members of the Controlling Group at the respective general meeting or meeting of the Company's board of directors, and the members of the Controlling Group shall vote or cause the directors appointed by them to perform a pooling at such general meeting or meeting of the board of directors, as the case may be, in accordance with such resolutions. Furthermore, there are certain matters whose approval shall depend on the affirmative vote (i) of all the members of the Original Controlling Group (Sergio, Luiz, Dirley, and RCC), if the resolution is resolved at the seat of a general meeting (for example, request for bankruptcy, liquidation of the Company and corporate reorganization of the Company) and (ii) of all the members of the board of directors appointed by the members of the Original Controlling Group, if the resolution is deliberated at a meeting of the board of directors (such as, for example, the appointment of the Company's auditors, approval of certain transactions with related parties and acquisition or disposal of assets for an amount in excess of R$ 10,000,000.00. All of these matters are set forth in Clauses 2.1(A) and 3.6(B) of the Shareholders' Agreement, respectively.
e. description of clauses relating to the appointment of managers, members of statutory committees or persons holding management positions
(i) The members of the Controlling Group shall exercise, at the Preliminary Meetings and the General Meetings of Shareholders of the Company, the voting rights of their Shares Subject Matter of the Agreement, so that each Controlling Shareholder shall have the election of one (1) effective member of the board of directors, of which the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of the board of directors of the Company shall be appointed by Sérgio (after the period of 2 years from the date of signature of the Shareholders' Agreement, whereby the Chairman of the Company's board of directors shall be appointed by the Principal, as long as it holds 5% or more of the Company's share capital) and Luis Fernando, respectively. (ii) As long as the Enterprise holds shares representing 5% of the Company's share capital, it shall have the right to appoint one effective member of the Company's board of directors.
(iii) The other members of the board of directors shall be appointed by the Original Shareholders (Luis Fernando and Sergio), in accordance with applicable legislation and self-regulation, except for any vacancies that may be filled by means of a process of multiple vote or separate vote, pursuant to article 141 of the Corporations Act, or other legal rights, if applicable. Each member of the Controlling Group may, at any time, decide to remove or replace any director who has been indicated pursuant to the Shareholders' Agreement and the members of the Controlling Group may, at any time and by majority vote, resolve on the removal of any director who has been indicated under item (ii) above.
f. description of clauses relating to the transfer of shares and preemptive rights
The members of the Original Controlling Group may not transfer, directly or indirectly, for a term of five (5) years as of May 11,
2017 ("Lock-Up Period - Original Controlling Group"), any of its Attached Shares to the Shareholders' Agreement. Likewise, the
Investing Shareholders may not transfer, directly or indirectly, for a period of two (2) years as of March 9, 2018 ("Lock-Up Period
- Investing Shareholders" and, in conjunction with the Lock-Up Period - Original Controlling Group, "Lock-Up Periods"), any of
its Attached Shares to the Shareholders' Agreement. To this end, the members of the Controlling Group undertake not to transfer,
directly or indirectly, during their respective Lock-Up Periods, their Attached Shares, except as expressly authorized in the
following situations, provided for in clauses 5.2, 5.6 and 5.8 of the Shareholders’ Agreement:
a) During and after the Lock-Up Period, regardless of any authorization or ratification from the other members of the Controlling Group, or the compliance with the Preemptive Right and Tag-Along Agreement: (i) each of the members of the Original Controlling Group may transfer attached shares of its ownership representing not more than one and a half percent (1.5%) of the total shares issued by the Company; (ii) Enterprise may transfer attached shares of its ownership, representing a maximum of zero point fifty-six percent (0.56%) of the total shares issued by the Company; (iii) Principal may Transfer Attached Shares of its ownership, representing a maximum of zero point seventy-three percent (0.73%) of the total shares issued by the Company. Any Attached Shares to be transferred under the Shareholders' Agreement shall be immediately disconnected from the Shareholders’ Agreement and, to that end, (i) the transferor member of the Controlling Group shall notify the depositary institution of the Company's book-entry shares ("Bookkeeping Agent") so it may formalize the disconnection of such attached shares from the Shareholders' Agreement, by signing and submitting the requested documents to effect the respective disconnection and cancel the registration with the Bookkeeping Agent with respect to such attached shares, and (ii) the other members of the Controlling Group shall collaborate for this purpose in a timely manner, if necessary and requested by the Company and/or the transferor member of the Controlling Group. b) Transfers of Attached Shares are permitted at any time by any member of the Controlling Group to any Affiliate. In this case, the transferor member of the Controlling Group shall: (a) if the transferee Affiliate is a Subsidiary of the transferor member, prior to the transfer of the Attached Shares and as a condition of such transfer, undertake in writing not to Transfer or share the Control of such Affiliate, in any way, without offering the Attached Shares held by it to the other members of the Controlling Group under the conditions set forth in the Shareholders' Agreement; (b) if the transferee Affiliate is a Controlling entity of the transferor member, obtain from its respective Controlling Shareholders the written assumption of the obligation not to Transfer the Control of the transferee Affiliate in question; (c) in any case, and as a condition of the transfer of the Attached Shares, remain jointly and severally liable for all obligations assumed by the Affiliate pursuant to this Agreement and cause that Affiliate to adhere to this Agreement, upon signing the corresponding adhesion agreement, expressly agreeing to comply with its terms and conditions, and succeeding the transferor member in the capacity of signatory to this Agreement for all purposes and effects; and (d) the transferee shall become part of the definition of the Controlling Group, for all purposes of this Agreement. c) Whenever a secondary public distribution of shares (i.e. a public offering that includes the sale of existing Shares) takes place, the members of the Controlling Group shall be entitled to include in such offer any Attached Shares held by it in the proportion of their respective interest in the Company’s share capital with regard to the total amount of the public distribution on the secondary market, provided that during the Lock-Up Period, each member of the Controlling Group shall be limited to include in the public offer of distribution in the secondary market the percentages included in item "a" above. If a secondary public distribution of shares (that is, a public offering that includes the sale of existing Shares) is performed after the end of the respective Lock-Up Period, each member of the Controlling Group shall be assured of the right to include in such an offer, Attached Shares of its own in proportion to its respective interest percentage in the Company’s share capital with regard to the total amount of the public distribution in the secondary market. d) Transfers are authorized as a result of the shares issued by the Company and owned by the Principal subject matter of the Share Pledge Agreement between the Principal and certain Portuguese banks, creditors of the Principal, namely, BPI, S.A., Banco Comercial Português, S.A., Novo Banco, S.A., and Caixa Geral de Depósitos, S.A. ("Principal Creditors"). Upon termination of their respective Lock-Up Periods, applicable Controlling Group members shall no longer be subject to the Lock-Up Period, but shall observe the Rules of Preemptive Right and Tag-Along Agreement, as defined below, for any and all Transfer of Attached Shares, except for Permitted Transfers, according to items "a" and "b" above. Tag-Along Agreement: If any member of the Controlling Group ("Selling Member") wishes to Transfer, directly or indirectly, part or all of its Attached Shares, after the expiration of its respective Lock-Up Period (if applicable to such member), the other members of the Controlling Group ("Non-Selling Members") shall have the right, individually and alternately to the Preemptive
Right or the Right of First Offer provided below, to notify, upon receipt of a Notification of the Offering Terms and within the period established in the Shareholders' Agreement, the Selling Member of its intention to exercise its right to sell part or all of its shares, jointly with the Selling Member, in proportion to the shares to be transferred by the Selling Member with regard to the Company's share capital, in the same terms and conditions of the Offering Terms received by the Selling Member ("Tag-Along Agreement"). Preemptive Right: None of the members of the Controlling Group may, directly or indirectly, after the Lock-Up Period (if applicable to such member), or, in the exclusive event of a foreclosure regarding a collateral, under the Pledge Agreement, even during the Lock-Up Period, Transfer part or all of its Attached Shares ("Offered Attached Shares"), without offering them first to the members of the Original Controlling Group, which shall have the preemptive right to acquire the Attached Shares Offered, in proportion to their respective participation in the Company's share capital (excluding the participation of the Selling Member, as well as such members of the Original Controlling Group that expressly or tacitly waive the exercise of their right), under the same terms and conditions of the Offering Terms received by the Selling Member from a third-party acquirer acting in good faith ("Third Party in Good Faith"), according to the procedure described in the Shareholders’ Agreement. The preemptive right provided for in the Shareholders' Agreement shall benefit only the members of the Original Controlling Group and not the Investing Shareholders (Principal and Enterprise). Right of First Offer: During the term of the Shareholders' Agreement, if Enterprise wishes to transfer its Offered Attached Shares, Enterprise may offer the Attached Shares Offered simultaneously to all members of the Original Controlling Group, which shall be entitled jointly or individually to make the first offering on acquisition of the totality of the Attached Shares Offered. If more than one member of the Original Controlling Group accepts the Offering from Enterprise or makes an offer for the acquisition of the Offered Attached Shares, each member of the Original Controlling Group shall acquire the Offered Attached Shares in proportion to its respective interest held by then in Company's share capital, after deduction of the interests of the other shareholders of the Company ("Right of First Offer"). Prohibitions: No member of the Controlling Group shall pay in the capital of any company (other than an Affiliate) with its Attached Shares or create any usufruct or lend such shares to any person other than an Affiliate without first observing the procedures of Clause 5 (Transfer of Shares ) of the Shareholders' Agreement, except in the scope of the public offering of shares issued by the Company. Public Offering of Shares: Whenever a secondary public distribution of shares (i.e. a public offering that includes the sale of existing Shares) takes place, the members of the Controlling Group shall be entitled to include in such offer any Attached Shares held by it in the proportion of their respective interest in the Company’s share capital with regard to the total amount of the public distribution on the secondary market, provided that during the Lock-Up Period, each member of the Controlling Group shall be limited to include in the public offer of distribution in the secondary market the percentages included in item "a" above. If a secondary public distribution of shares (that is, a public offering that includes the sale of existing Shares) is performed after the end of the respective Lock-Up Period, each member of the Controlling Group shall be assured of the right to include in such an offer, Attached Shares of its own in proportion to its respective interest percentage in the Company’s share capital with regard to the total amount of the public distribution in the secondary market. The Controlling Group shall have preemptive right in primary offerings of shares or convertible securities in proportion to its respective interest in the share capital, with regard to the amount of the primary offering. RCC: RCC Shareholders also acknowledge and agree to the provisions of the Shareholders 'Agreement, in particular Clause 5 (Transfers of Shares), and are therefore jointly and severally liable with RCC for compliance with the provisions of the Shareholders' Agreement, in proportion of their interest in RCC. During the term in which the Shareholders Agreement binds RCC, RCC's shareholders may become direct shareholders of the Company, through any transfer or succession of ownership mechanism, provided that the procedure of item "b" above is observed and that the shareholders sign an unconditional adhesion to the Shareholders’ Agreement to appear as shareholders of the Company, observing that the RCC Shareholders must remain jointly and severally liable for all obligations assumed by RCC's shareholders under the Shareholders' Agreement. Violations: Any transfer of Attached Shares in violation of the Shareholders' Agreement shall be considered null and void, and therefore, forbidden (i) their registration by the Company in the Company's Book of Shares and (ii) the exercise by the member of the Controlling Group and the new transferee shareholder of the corresponding voting right or any other right guaranteed by the Attached Shares. Succession: In the event of death, declared absence or permanent disability of any of the members of the Controlling Group, the remaining members of the Controlling Group shall have the right to elect, at their sole discretion and by a majority of votes, taking into consideration the interest in the Company’s share capital within twenty (20) business days of the event of death, declared absence or permanent disability, invite the successors and heirs to join the Shareholders' Agreement and succeed the deceased, absent or incapacitated member, as signatory of the Shareholders Agreement. If there is no decision to invite the successors and heirs to join the Shareholders’ Agreement, the Attached Shares owned by the deceased, absent or incapacitated member shall automatically be removed from the Shareholders' Agreement.
g. description of clauses restricting or binding the voting rights of members of the board of directors or other entities for inspection and control
The resolutions taken at the Preliminary Meeting shall bind the vote of all members of the Controlling Group at the respective general meeting or meeting of the Company's board of directors, and the members of the Controlling Group shall vote or cause the directors appointed by them to perform a pooling at such general meeting or meeting of the board of directors, as the case may be, in accordance with such resolutions. Under the Shareholders' Agreement, if a shareholder or board member reasonably and in good faith understands that any binding vote would be a violation of his fiduciary duties as a shareholder of the Company or as a member of the board of directors, he will be assured of right to state in the voting instructions its reasons for disagreement or to abstain from voting, given that, in the event of abstention, the Controlling Group is hereby authorized, irrevocably and irreversibly, to vote with the shares of the abstaining party.
15.6 - Indicate relevant changes to the interests of the members of the controlling group and managers of the issuer
Share Call and Put Option Agreement
On December 5, 2019, Principal and SF 166 Participações Societárias SA (which is owned 50% each by LF and SR) (“SF 166”) entered into a Private Share Call and Put Option Instrument ("Option Agreement"), whereby Principal granted SF 166 a put option by SF 166 and SF granted Principal a put option of sixteen million, four hundred and four thousand, three hundred and ninety one (16,404,391) shares issued by the Company held by Principal ("Shares Subject Matter of the Agreement").Under the Option Agreement, the exercise and settlement of the transaction, with the transfer of the Principal Shares to SF 166, is conditional upon, among other things, the release of the existing encumbrances on the Shares Subject Matter of the Agreement (as described in item 15.8 of this Reference Form) and the Board of Directors' approval of the price per share and the capital increase resulting from the Company's Public Offering of Shares described in item 18.12 of this Reference Form ("Offering"), and the purchase and sale will occur simultaneously with the settlement of the Offer. SF 166 forwarded a Notice of Option Exercise to the Principal on December 5, 2019. Under the Stock Option Agreement, an amendment to the Company's shareholders' agreement was entered into, whereby the Principal is terminated and SF 166 is entered into the Company's controlling group, the effectiveness of which is conditional upon the settlement of the Offering and the transfer of the Shares Subject Matter of the Agreement to the SF 166.
15.7. Describe the main Corporate Operations occurred in the group that had a material effect on the issuer, such as mergers, spin-offs, share mergers, selling and acquisitions of controlling interest, acquisitions and disposals of significant assets, indicating, when involving the issuer or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates:
Year 2019
Event:
Primary and secondary public offering of shares
Main business conditions
Issuance of 61,000,000 new common shares of the Company.
Companies involved
Companhia de Locação das Américas
Effects resulting from the transaction in the shareholding structure
Companhia de Locação das Américas has issued 61,000,000 new shares.
Shareholding Structure before and after the transaction
Shareholding Structure up to 12/17/2019:
Shareholder Shares
Luis Fernando Memoria Porto
45,878,766
Sergio Augusto Guerra de Resende
45,878,760
RCC 10,150,680
Principal Gestão de Activos
49,213,173
Dirley Ricci 32,589,113
Enterprise Holdings 39,381,726
Other 224,637,193
Total 447,729,411
Shareholding Structure after 12/17/2019:
Shareholder Shares
Luis Fernando Memoria Porto
45,878,766
Sergio Augusto Guerra de Resende
45,878,760
SF 166 Participações Societárias S.A.
16,404,391
RCC 10,150,680
Dirley Pingnatti Ricci 32,589,113
Enterprise Holdings Inc. 39,381,726
Other 318,445,975
Total 508,729,411
Mechanisms used to ensure equitable treatment among shareholders
The shareholders were informed about the operation procedure through Material Facts published in December 8th and December 17th at the following websites: B3 (www.b3.com.br), CVM (www.cvm.gov.br), Investor Relations (www.ri.unidas.com.br), as Company’s Disclosure Policy in effect at the time and in accordance with the provisions of Law 6,404 / 76.
Year 2019
Event:
Merger of all shares issued by NTC Locação de Veículos S.A.
Main business conditions
At the Extraordinary General Meeting held on January 31, 2019, the merger of shares issued by NTC was approved, with its conversion into a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and with consequent increase in the Company's share capital.
Companies involved
Companhia de Locação das Américas and NTC Locação de Veículos S.A.
Effects resulting from the transaction in the shareholding structure
Following the merger, NTC was converted into a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
Shareholding Structure before and after the transaction
Shareholding Structure up to 01/30/2019:
Shareholder Interest
Luis Fernando Memoria Porto
10.34%
Sergio Augusto Guerra de Resende
10.34%
RCC 2.32%
Dirley Pingnatti Ricci 7.53%
Enterprise Holdings Inc. 8.88%
Principal 11.09%
Other 49.49%
Total 100%
Shareholding Structure after 01/30/2019:
Shareholder Interest
Luis Fernando Memoria Porto
10.25%
Sergio Augusto Guerra de Resende
10.25%
RCC 2.29%
Dirley Pingnatti Ricci 7.46%
Enterprise Holdings Inc. 8.80%
Principal 10.99%
Other 49.96%
Total 100%
Mechanisms used to ensure equitable treatment among shareholders
The replacement ratio of the shares issued by NTC to be merged by the Company was determined by the managements of the companies as independent parties during the negotiation process of the business agreement that resulted in the shares consolidation. Moreover, Apsis was retained to prepare an opinion in order to support the negotiated replacement ratio. Accordingly, an appraisal report was prepared in order to determine the fair value of NTC and Locamerica, provided that NTC was valued based on its economic value, using the discounted cash flow methodology, whereas the Company was valued based on the market value of the shares in the last three (3) months, for the purposes of defining the replacement ratio of NTC shares by new shares to be issued by the Company; The Company's shareholders on February 1, 2019, who dissented from the operation were entitled to withdraw within a period of 30 days from the date of publication of the minutes of the respective Extraordinary General Meeting that resolved on the operation contemplated herein, upon reimbursement of its shares for the equity value of the share.
Year 2018
Event:
Primary and secondary public offering of shares
Main business conditions
Issuance of 31,000,000 new common shares of the Company.
Companies involved
Companhia de Locação das Américas
Effects resulting from the transaction in the shareholding structure
Companhia de Locação das Américas has issued 31,000,000 new shares.
Shareholding Structure before and after the transaction
Shareholding Structure up to 12/12/2018:
Company Shareholders Equity interest:
Luis Fernando Memoria Porto
13.09%
Sérgio Augusto Guerra de Resende
13.09%
RCC Participações Sociais Ltda.
2.94%
Principal Gestão de Activos
14.04%
Dirley Ricci
9.57%
Enterprise Holdings. 10.75%
Other 36.52%
Total 100%
Shareholding Structure after 12/12/2018:
Company Shareholders Equity interest:
Luis Fernando Memoria Porto
10.34%
Sergio Augusto Guerra de Resende
10.34%
RCC 2.32%
Dirley Pingnatti Ricci 7.53%
Enterprise Holdings Inc. 8.88%
Principal 11.09%
Other 49.49%
Total 100%
Mechanisms used to ensure equitable treatment among shareholders
The Offering performance was approved at a Meeting of the Company's Board of Directors held on November 27, 2018. In addition to comply with the provisions of article 9-A of CVM Instruction 476 and to ensure the participation of the shareholders in the Offering, priority was given for the subscription of up to the total number of Shares placed through the primary offering. Finally, the price per share was set after the completion of the investment intent collection procedure with professional investors, as defined in article 9-A of CVM Instruction No. 539 of November 13, 2013, as amended.
Year 2018
Event:
Merger of all shares issued by Unidas S.A. (Unidas)
Main business conditions
At the Extraordinary General Meeting held on March 9, 2018, the merger of shares issued by Unidas was approved, with its conversion into a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and with consequent increase in the Company’s share capital.
Companies involved
Companhia de Locação das Américas, Unidas S.A., Principal – Gestão de Activos e Consultoria Administrativa e Financeira S.A., Enterprise Holdings Brazil, LLC, Vinci Capital Partners II Fundo de Investimento em Participações, GIF IV Fundo de Investimento em Participações Multiestratégia, Kinea I Private Equity Fundo de Investimento em Participações and Kinea Co-Investimento II Fundo de Investimento em Participações.
Effects resulting from the transaction in the shareholding structure
After the merger, Unidas was converted into a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the companies Principal - Gestão de Activos e Consultoria Administrativa e Financeira S.A., Enterprise Holdings Brazil, LLC, became shareholders of the Company and part of the Company's controlling group.
Shareholding Structure before and after the transaction
Shareholding Structure up to 03/09/2018:
Company Shareholders Equity interest:
Luis Fernando Memoria Porto
18.54%
Sérgio Augusto Guerra de Resende
18.54%
RCC Participações Sociais Ltda.
17.72%
Other 45.20%
Total 100%
Shareholding Structure after 03/09/2018:
Company Shareholders Equity interest:
Luis Fernando Memoria Porto
13.09%
Sérgio Augusto Guerra de Resende
13.09%
RCC Participações Sociais Ltda.
2.94%
Principal Gestão de Activos
14.04%
Dirley Ricci
9.57%
Enterprise Holdings. 10.75%
Other 36.52%
Total 100%
Mechanisms used to ensure equitable treatment among shareholders
The replacement ratio of the shares issued by Unidas to be merged by the Company was determined by the administration of the companies as independent parties during the negotiation process of the business agreement which resulted in the merger of shares. Moreover, Apsis was retained to prepare an opinion in order to support the negotiated replacement ratio. Accordingly, an Appraisal Report was prepared in order to determine the fair value of Unidas and Locamerica, based on (i) the economic value attributed to Unidas by the methodology of future
Year 2018
Event:
Merger of Auto Ricci S.A. ("Ricci").
Main business conditions
At the Extraordinary General Meeting held on January 2, 2018, the merger of Ricci by the Company was approved. The merger is justified by compliance with the Company's strategic guidelines for administrative and financial simplification and rationalization, and the direct development of all vehicle leasing activities. Taking into consideration that Ricci was a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, the merger did not lead to an increase in share capital.
Companies involved
Companhia de Locação das Américas and Auto Ricci S.A.
Effects resulting from the transaction in the shareholding structure
Auto Ricci was merged into the Company and, as a result, it became extinct.
Shareholding Structure before and after the transaction
The Company's shareholding structure did not change with the operation.
Mechanisms used to ensure equitable treatment among shareholders
As this was a merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary and the corporate reorganization did not lead to a change in the Company's shareholders' equity, there is no point in talking about the replacement ratio of the shareholders’ shares of the acquired company for the acquiring company's shares. The transaction also did not entail any right of dissent to the Company's shareholders. Consequently, there are no interests of minority shareholders to be protected.
Year 2017
profitability; and (ii) the market value of the Company's traded shares on September 29, 2017 (the last business day immediately preceding the base date of the Company's and Unidas's valuation). The Company's shareholders on December 27, 2017 who dissented from the transaction were entitled to withdraw within a period of 30 days from the date of publication of the minutes of the respective Extraordinary General Meeting which resolved on the operation contemplated herein, upon reimbursement of its shares for the equity value of the share.
Event:
Merger of all shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A. ("Ricci").
Main business conditions
At the Extraordinary General Meeting held on May 11, 2017, the merger of shares issued by Ricci was approved, with its conversion into a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and with consequent increase in the Company’s share capital.
Companies involved
Companhia de Locação das Américas, Auto Ricci S.A., RCC Participações Sociais Ltda, RFN Participações Sociais – EIRELI, Paranainvest Investimentos e Participações Ltda., Mafip Participações Ltda., RFN Participações Sociais – EIRELI, Anthea Participações Sociais – EIRELI, and Visolux Participações Sociais Ltda.
Effects resulting from the transaction in the shareholding structure
After the merger, Ricci was converted into a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and RCC became a member of the Company's controlling group.
Shareholding Structure before and after the transaction
Shareholding Structure as of 05/11/2017:
Company Shareholders Equity interest:
Luis Fernando Memoria Porto
23.50%
Sérgio Augusto Guerra de Resende
23.50%
Other 53%
Total 100%
Shareholding Structure after 05/11/2017:
Company Shareholders Equity interest:
Luis Fernando Memoria Porto
18.54%
Sérgio Augusto Guerra de Resende
18.54%
RCC Participações Sociais Ltda.
17.72%
Other 45.20%
Total 100%
Mechanisms used to ensure equitable treatment among shareholders
The replacement ratio of the shares issued by Ricci to be merged by the Company was determined by the administration of Ricci and Locamerica as independent parties during the negotiation process of the business agreement which resulted in the merger of shares. Moreover, the Company decided to retain Apsis to prepare an opinion in order to support the negotiated replacement ratio. Accordingly, an Appraisal Report was prepared in order to determine the fair value of Ricci and the Company, based on (i) the economic value attributed to Ricci by the discounted cash flow methodology; (ii) the market value of the traded shares of Locamerica in the last 3 months.
The Company's shareholders on May 20, 2017, who dissented from the operation, were entitled to withdraw within a period of 30 days from the date of publication of the minutes of the respective Extraordinary General Meeting that resolved on the operation contemplated herein, upon reimbursement of its shares for the equity value of the share.
15.8 - Provide other information that issuer deems relevant.
Fiduciary Sale of Shares issued by the Company and owned by Luis Fernando Porto
On the date of this Reference Form, 19% of our shares owned by our shareholder Luis Fernando Porto were
fiduciarily sold as collateral to some bank credit notes held by Luis Fernando Porto. A minimum percentage of
collateral shall be maintained based on the value of the secured obligations, provided that, in the event of a certain
portion being settled, a portion of the shares may be released; or, in case of an increase in the Company’s share
capital, the new shares subscribed by Luis Fernando Porto may be fiduciarily sold if the minimum percentage is not
observed.
The maturities of the credit notes mentioned above are scheduled for the period between September 2020 and
February 2027. After the settlement of the secured obligations, the shares fiduciarily sold may, at the discretion of
the creditor, as the case may be, guarantee other obligations assumed before the creditor or other companies of
its economic group.
As of the date of this Reference Form, shareholders Luis Fernando Memória Porto and Sergio Resende entered
into a loan agreement related to the exercise of the option to purchase, by SF 166, shares held by the Principal,
within the scope of the transaction described in item "Stock Put Option Agreement" in section 15.6 of this Reference
Form, from which Luis Fernando Memória Porto holds fiduciary sale on 16,545,943 of the Company's shares held
by him may be collateralized in favor of the financing creditor.
For further details, see risk factor “There may be a change in the composition of our controlling group in the event
any of our shareholders fails to comply with the obligations under the collaterals granted by them, resulting in the
enforcement of said collaterals.” included in item 4.1 of this Reference Form.
Fiduciary Sale of Shares issued by the Company and owned by Sérgio Resende
At the date of this Reference Form, 9% of the shares of our issuance owned by our shareholder Sergio Resende
were fiduciarily sold as collateral to the "Consumer Loan Agreement for Discretionary Credit Facilities" with maturity
scheduled for July 22, 2021.
As of the date of this Reference Form, shareholders Luis Fernando Memória Porto and Sergio Resende entered
into a loan agreement related to the exercise of the option to purchase, by SF 166, shares held by the Principal,
within the scope of the transaction described in item "Stock Put Option Agreement" in section 15.6 of this Reference
Form, from which Luis Fernando Memória Porto holds fiduciary sale on 16,545,943 of the Company's shares held
by him may be collateralized in favor of the financing creditor.
For further details, see risk factor "There may be a change in the composition of our controlling group in the event
any of our shareholders fails to comply with the obligations under the guarantees granted by them, resulting in the
enforcement of said collaterals" included in item 4.1 of this Reference Form.
The table below shows the shares of our issuance that, on the date of this Reference Form, were pledged or
fiduciarily sold:
Shareholders Number of shares
held
Collateral on shares Number of shares encumbered
on the date of this Reference
Form
Luis Fernando Porto 45,878,766 Fiduciary Sale 25,488,883
Sergio Resende 45,878,760 Fiduciary Sale 22,428,943
16.1 - Description of the issuer's rules, policies and practices regarding operations with related parties
We enter into transactions with related parties in the normal course of our business on market-compatible terms.
The resolutions regarding possible transactions between us and our related parties are taken, as the case may be,
by our shareholders or Board of Directors, under the terms of the policy of operations with related parties, approved
at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on October 5, 2018, described below.
POLICY OF OPERATIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
1. OBJECTIVES, REGULATION AND SCOPE
We are a publicly held corporation listed in B3's Novo Mercado segment and, therefore, in order to guarantee
excellence and respect to the highest level of Corporate Governance, we have approved our Policy of Operations
with Related Parties ("Policy"), approved in a meeting of the Board of Administration held on October 5, 2018, which
purpose is to establish guidelines to ensure that all decisions involving Related Parties and other situations with a
potential conflict of interest are made in the interests of our shareholders.
The Policy follows the recommendations of the Brazilian Code of Corporate Governance and applies to all our
affiliates, employees and managers.
2. FORMALIZATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
All operations with related parties must:
a. be formalized by means of their own legal contractual instrument, under the terms established in the Policy of
Operations with Related Parties.
b. be in conditions equivalent to market practices;
c. be reflected in our Financial Statements;
d. be disclosed in CVM, when included in the requirements established by CVM Instruction 480/09.
The Company's managers involved in operations with Related Parties or other potential conflicts of interest must
immediately express their conflict of interest, observing all the procedures provided for in the Policy.
3. PROHIBITED OPERATIONS
Operations between Related Parties or with potential conflicts of interest are prohibited in the cases provided for in
the Policy, except in case of resolution to the contrary of the competent bodies, with the abstention of any parties
that qualify as Related Parties or with a potential conflict of interest.
4. DISCLOSURE
The Company shall disclose the operations, pursuant to the provisions of article 247 of Law No. 6.404/76, CVM
Resolution No. 642/10, Resolution of the National Monetary Council No. 3.750/09, and the Listing Regulation of the
B3's Novo Mercado, as well as include them in the explanatory notes of the Company's Financial Statements, in
accordance with the applicable accounting principles.
The Policy is available at the Company's website (ri.unidas.com.br).
16.2 - Information on operations with related parties
Related party Operation date Amount involved
(Reais) Existing balance
Amount (Reais)
Duration Loan or other type of debt
Interest rate charged
Acelero Comércio de Veículos Ltda 09/30/2019 4,487,000.00 4,487,000.00 4,487,000.00 Undetermined Yes 129% DI p.a.
Relationship with issuer Indirect subsidiary of Companhia de Locação das Américas on 12/31/2018. With the merger of Auto Ricci S.A. on 01/02/2018, Acelero Comércio de Veículos Ltda. became the direct subsidiary of Companhia de Locação das Américas.
Contract object Loan agreement
collateral and insurance Not applicable.
Termination or extinction Not applicable.
Nature and reason for the operation Nature: Loan Agreement between related parties to contract formalized and with conventional interest
Issuer's contractual position Creditor
Specify Loan
Related party Operation date Amount involved
(Reais) Existing balance
Amount (Reais)
Duration Loan or other type of debt
Interest rate charged
SLR Comércio de Veículos Ltda. 09/30/2019 283,000.00 283,000.00 283,000.00 Undetermined No 0
Relationship with issuer Party related to members
Contract object Maintains vehicle purchase operation
collateral and insurance Not applicable.
Termination or extinction Not applicable.
Nature and reason for the operation Other
Issuer's contractual position Creditor
Related party Operation date Amount involved
(Reais) Existing balance
Amount (Reais)
Duration Loan or other type of debt
Interest rate charged
Enterprise Holdings Brazil LLC. 09/30/2019 25,109,000.00 25,109,000.00 25,109,000.00 Undetermined No 0
Relationship with issuer The direct subsidiary Unidas S.A. maintains leasing operations in partnership with Enterprise. The payable balance refers to commissions related to such transactions
Contract object Car Rental
collateral and insurance Not applicable.
Termination or extinction Not applicable.
Nature and reason for the operation Car Rental
Issuer's contractual position Debtor
Specify Not applicable
Related party Operation date Amount involved
(Reais) Existing balance
Amount (Reais)
Duration Loan or other type of debt
Interest rate charged
Enterprise Holdings Brazil LLC. 09/30/2019 31,507,000.00 31,507,000.00 31,507,000.00 Undetermined No 0
Relationship with issuer The direct subsidiary Unidas S.A. maintains leasing operations in partnership with Enterprise. The payable balance refers to commissions related to such transactions
Contract object Car Rental
collateral and insurance Not applicable.
Termination or extinction Not applicable.
Nature and reason for the operation Car Rental
Issuer's contractual position Creditor
Specify Not applicable
Related party Operation date Amount involved
(Reais) Existing balance
Amount (Reais)
Duration Loan or other type of debt
Interest rate charged
Unidas Locadora de Veículos Ltda. 09/30/2019 3,957,000.00 3,957,000.00 3,957,000.00 Undetermined No 0
Relationship with issuer Indirect subsidiary of Companhia de Locação das Américas on 12/31/2018.
Contract object Maintains vehicle rental operation
collateral and insurance Not applicable.
Termination or extinction Not applicable.
Nature and reason for the operation Car Rental
Issuer's contractual position Debtor
Specify Not applicable
Related party Operation date Amount involved
(Reais) Existing balance
Amount (Reais) Duration Loan or other type of debt
Interest rate charged
Unidas S.A. 09/30/2019 472,000.00 472,000.00 472,000.00 Undetermined No 0
Relationship with issuer Direct subsidiary of Companhia de Locação das Américas on 09/30/2019
Contract object Maintains vehicle rental operation
collateral and insurance Not applicable.
Termination or extinction Not applicable.
Nature and reason for the operation Car Rental
Issuer's contractual position Creditor
Specify Not applicable
Related party Operation date Amount involved
(Reais) Existing balance
Amount (Reais) Duration Loan or other type of debt
Interest rate charged
Unidas S.A. 09/30/2019 2,393,000.00 2,393,000.00 2,393,000.00 Undetermined No 0
Relationship with issuer Direct subsidiary of Companhia de Locação das Américas on 09/30/2019
Contract object Not applicable.
collateral and insurance Not applicable.
Termination or extinction Not applicable.
Nature and reason for the operation Car Rental
Issuer's contractual position Debtor
Specify Not applicable
Related party Operation date Amount involved
(Reais) Existing balance
Amount (Reais) Duration Loan or other type of debt
Interest rate charged
Via Trucks Comércio de Caminhões Ltda
09/30/2019 1,505,000.00 1,505,000.00 1,505,000.00 Undetermined No 0
Relationship with issuer Party related to members Contract object Maintains a vehicle purchase and sale operation. collateral and insurance Not applicable. Termination or extinction Not applicable. Nature and reason for the operation Vehicle purchase and sale Issuer's contractual position Creditor
Specify Not applicable
Related party Operation date Amount involved
(Reais) Existing balance
Amount (Reais)
Duration Loan or other type of debt
Interest rate charged
Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A
09/30/2019 920,000.00 920,000.00 920,000.00 Undetermined No 0
Relationship with issuer Direct subsidiary of Companhia de Locação das Américas on 09/30/2019 Contract object Maintains vehicle rental operation collateral and insurance Not applicable.
Termination or extinction Not applicable.
Nature and reason for the operation Car Rental
Issuer's contractual position Creditor
Specify Not applicable
Related party Operation date Amount involved
(Reais) Existing balance
Amount (Reais)
Duration Loan or other type of debt
Interest rate charged
Via Jap Comércio de Veículos Ltda 09/30/2019 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 Undetermined No 0
Relationship with issuer Party related to members
Contract object Maintains a vehicle purchase and sale operation.
collateral and insurance Not applicable.
Termination or extinction Not applicable.
Nature and reason for the operation Vehicle purchase and sale
Issuer's contractual position Creditor
Specify Not applicable
16.3 - Identification of the measures taken to deal with conflicts of interest and demonstration
of the strictly commutative nature of the conditions agreed or the adequate compensatory
payment.
(a) Identify the measures taken to address conflicts of interest and
(b) Demonstrate the strictly commutative nature of the agreed conditions or the adequate
compensatory payment
Transactions entered into between us and our related parties are made under market conditions and
are covered by applicable law, in particular Article 246 of the Corporations Act and our ethical and
conduct policies that prohibit any situation in which personal interest is conflicting with our interests.
The commutativity conditions agreed upon are verified through the compatibility of the clauses
established in the agreements entered into with related parties to those usually used in the market
for operations of the same nature, observing criteria such as price, term, technical capacity and
financial charges.
Decisions on our operations are submitted to our decision-making bodies, mainly to our Board of
Directors, which is responsible for ensuring compliance with the terms of our Policy of Operations
with Related Parties, as described in item 16.1 of this Reference Form, making it possible for all
transactions with related parties to be contractually formalized so as to enable the verification of their
commutative character. Accordingly, pursuant to our Bylaws, the member of the Board of Directors
must have an unblemished reputation, and it is not possible to be elected, unless waived by the
general meeting, the person who (i) occupies positions in companies that may be considered our
competitors; or (ii) has or represents an interest that conflicts with ours. The member of the Board of
Directors cannot exercise the right to vote if the factors of impediment addressed in this paragraph
are further defined. Furthermore, the member of the Board of Directors shall have no access to
information or attend to Board meetings, in connection with matters in which they have an interest,
or which represent a conflict of interest with ours.
We have adopted the governance practices provided for in the legislation, including those
established in the B3's Novo Mercado Regulation. The disputes and controversies that involve us,
or involve our shareholders, managers, and/or tax advisers, arising out of or related to our Bylaws,
the provisions of the Brazilian Corporations Act, and other applicable standards that cannot be settled
amicably within a non-extendable term of 30 days shall be settled by arbitration by the Market
Arbitration Chamber, in the city of São Paulo, State of São Paulo.
16.4 - Provide other information that issuer deems relevant. All information has already been disclosed in the previous items.
17.1 - Information on share capital
Date of authorization or approval
Value of capital (Reais) Capital Payment Date: Quantity of common shares
(Units) Quantity of Preferred Shares
(Units) Total number of shares
(Units)
Type of capital Subscribed capital
12/17/2019 3,195,789,984.08 Fully paid 508,729,411 0 508,729,411
Type of capital Paid-in capital
12/17/2019 3,195,789,984.08 Fully paid 508,729,411 0 508,729,411
Type of capital Subscribed Capital
09/30/2019 2,006,289,984.08 Fully paid 447,729,411 0 447,729,411
Type of capital Paid-in capital
09/30/2019 2,006,289,984.08 Fully paid 447,729,411 0 447,729,411
Type of capital Authorized Capital
09/30/2019 4,000,000,000.00 N/A 447,729,411 0 447,729,411
17.2 Increase in the share capital
Date of
Resoluti
on
Body
that
decide
d on
the
increa
se
Issuanc
e Date
Total value
of issuance
(Reais)
Increase
Type
Commo
n (Units)
Preferr
ed
(Units)
Total of
shares
(Units)
Previous
Subscription/Ca
pital
Issuan
ce
Price
Quotati
on
factor
05/11/20
17
EGM 05/11/20
17
98,635,166.40 Private
subscripti
on
17,393,8
16
0 17,393,8
16
32.95757511% 0.00 R$ per
Unit
Criterion for
determining the
issuance price
Amount established according to the appraisal report of the shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A., based on the
consolidated balance sheet of Auto Ricci S.A. on 02/28/2017, based on its carrying amount, for purposes of
determining the Company's capital increase deriving from the merger of shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A. by the
Company, pursuant to articles 8 and 252, paragraph 1 of the Corporations Act.
Payment Method Shares issued by Auto Ricci S.A.
03/09/20
18
EGM 03/09/20
18
579,602,665.1
4
Private
subscripti
on
34,394,6
89
0 34,394,6
89
145.66015135% 0.00 R$ per
Unit
Criterion for
determining the
issuance price
Amount established according to the appraisal report of the shares issued by Unidas S.A., based on the consolidated
balance sheet of Unidas S.A. on 09/30/2017, based on its economic value, for purposes of determining the
Company's capital increase deriving from the merger of shares issued by Unidas S.A. by the Company, pursuant to
articles 8 and 252, paragraph 1 of the Corporations Act.
Payment Method Shares issued by Unidas S.A.
12/13/20
18
Board
of
Directo
rs
12/13/20
18
992,000,000.0
0
Public
Subscripti
on
31,000,0
00
0 31,000,0
00
101.48160988% 32.00 R$ per
Unit
Criterion for
determining the
issuance price
Pursuant to article 170, paragraph 1, item III, of the Corporations Act, the price per share was calculated using the
following parameters: (i) indications of interest based on the quality and quantity of the demand (by volume and price)
for shares collected from professional investors through the procedure for collection of investment intentions made in
Brazil and abroad; and (ii) the quotation of the common shares issued by the Company at B3 S.A. Brasil, Bolsa,
Balcão and, therefore, there was no unjustified dilution of the Company's shareholders.
Payment Method The Company's subscribed securities were paid in cash, in local currency.
01/31/20
19
EGM 01/31/20
19
36,772,972.74 Private
subscripti
on
1,379,31
0
0 1,379,31
0
1.867106 26.66 R$ per
Unit
Criterion for
determining the
issuance price
Amount established according to the appraisal report of the shares issued by NTC Serviços S.A., based on the
consolidated balance sheet of NTC Serviços S.A. dated 12/30/2018, having as base its economic value for the
purposes of determining the Company's capital increase deriving from the merger of shares issued by NTC Serviços
S.A. by the Company, pursuant to articles 8 and 252, paragraph 1, of the Corporations Act.
Payment Method Shares issued by NTC Serviços S.A.
12/17/20
19
Board
of
Directo
rs
12/17/20
19
1,189,500,000
.00
Public
Subscripti
on
61,000,0
0
0
0 61,000,0
0
0
59.28853802 19.50 R$ per
Unit
Criterion for
determining the
issuance price
The Share Price of R $ 19.50 was set after the completion of the investment intent collection procedure with
professional investors, as defined in article 9-A of CVM Instruction 539 of November 13, 2013, as amended. ,
resident and domiciled or headquartered in Brazil (“Local Institutional Investors” and, in conjunction with Foreign
Investors, “Professional Investors”), conducted in Brazil, by the Offering Coordinators, pursuant to the Placement
Agreement, and abroad, together Foreign Investors, by the International Placement Agents, pursuant to the
International Placement Agreement, and approved by the Company's Board of Directors (“Bookbuilding Procedure”).
Payment Method The Company's subscribed securities were paid in cash, in local currency.
17.3 Information on splits, reverse split or bonus shares
Date of approval
Number of shares prior to approval (Units) Number of shares after approval (Units)
Quantity of common shares
Quantity of preferred shares
Total number of shares
Quantity of common
shares Quantity of
preferred shares Total number
of shares
Progress
10/17/2019 149,243,137 0 149,243,137 447,729,411 0 447,729,411
17.4 - Information on share capital reductions
Justification for not filling the chart:
There were no reductions in the Company's share capital in the last three fiscal years.
17.5 - Other relevant information
There is no other relevant information regarding our share capital that was not demonstrated throughout item 17 of this Reference Form.
18.1 - Rights of shares
Type of share or CDA Common
Tag along
100.000000
Right to dividends Minimum of 25% of net profit.
Right to vote Full
Convertibility No
Right to capital repayment Yes
Description of capital repayment
characteristics The common shares are entitled to capital repayment, in the event of our liquidation.
Restrictions on outstanding shares
No
Description of restriction -
Conditions for changing the
rights guaranteed by such
securities
Under the Corporations Act, neither the bylaws nor the general meeting may deprive the
shareholder of the rights to: (i) participate in corporate profits; (ii) participate in the company's
assets, in case of liquidation; (iii) supervise the management of the corporate affairs, in the
manner provided for in this Law; (iv) preference for the subscription of shares, beneficiary
parties convertible into shares, debentures convertible into shares and subscription bonus,
subject to the provisions of articles 171 and 172; and (v) withdraw from the company in the
cases provided for in said Law.
Redeemable No.
Possibility of redemption of
shares, indicating (i) the
hypothesis of redemption and (ii)
the calculation of the redemption
value.
Other relevant characteristics
There is no other relevant information on the rights related to our shares, which have not been disclosed throughout this Reference Form.
+
18.2. Describe, if any, statutory rules that limit the voting rights of significant shareholders
or require them to make a public offering
The direct or indirect disposal of our control power, whether in a single transaction or through successive transactions, shall be entered into under the precedent or subsequent condition that the buyer of the control power agrees to make a public offering to acquire the shares of the other
shareholders of the Company, with due regard for the same conditions and terms provided for in the legislation in force and in the Novo Mercado Regulation, in order to assure them the same
treatment as that afforded to the selling controlling shareholder.
In addition to this hypotheses, any individual or legal entity, investment fund, or investor of another nature that acquires or becomes the holder of a direct or indirect interest equal to or higher than twenty percent (20%) of our share capital shall, within a maximum period of sixty (60) days from
the date of acquisition or of the event that resulted in the holding of a direct or indirect interest equal to or greater than twenty percent (20%) of the total number of shares issued by us, register
or request registration, as the case may be, of a public offering for the acquisition of the shares issued by us, subject to the applicable CVM regulation, Novo Mercado Regulation, other applicable B3 regulations and the terms of our Bylaws.
Such public offering for the acquisition of shares shall comply with the following principles, in
addition to, where applicable, others expressly provided for in CVM Instruction no. 361: (i) be addressed without distinction to all our shareholders; (ii) be performed in an auction to be held at
B3; (iii) be launched at the price determined in accordance with the provisions of the paragraph below; and (iv) be paid in cash, in national currency, against the acquisition in the public offering for the acquisition of shares issued by us.
The acquisition price in the public offering for the acquisition of shares of each share of our
issuance shall be the greater of: (i) 130% of our fair value, determined in an appraisal report prepared pursuant to Article 47 of our Bylaws, divided by the total number of shares issued by us;
(ii) 130% of the issuance price of each of the shares in the last capital increase made through a public distribution occurred in the period of twenty-four (24) months prior to the public offer for the acquisition of shares, duly updated by IPCA until the time of payment; and (iii) 130% of the
weighted average unit share price of our shares during the ninety (90) days prior to the announcement of the public offering for the acquisition of shares.
The public offering for the acquisition of shares mentioned in Article 43 of our Bylaws may be
waived by means of a favorable vote of shareholders at a General Meeting specially convened for this purpose, observing the following rules: (i) the waiver of the public offering for the acquisition of shares shall be deemed approved with the simple majority vote of the attending
shareholders, whether on the first or second call; and (ii) the shares held by the acquirer for purposes of the quorum of resolution, pursuant to item (i) above, shall not be computed.
In the event that the acquirer does not comply with the obligations mentioned in Article 43 of our Bylaws, including with respect to meeting the maximum periods (i) for the realization or request
of the registration of the public offering for acquisition of shares or (ii) to meet any requests or requirements of CVM, our Board of Directors shall call an Extraordinary General Meeting, in which
the acquirer cannot vote, to resolve on the suspension of the exercise of the rights of the acquirer that did not comply with any obligation imposed by this article, pursuant to article 120 of the
Corporations Act, without prejudice to the responsibility of the acquiring shareholder for losses and damages caused to the other shareholders as a result of non-compliance with the obligations imposed by this article.
Any individual or legal entity, investment fund or investor of another nature that acquires or
becomes the holder of other rights, including (i) other rights of a corporate nature, such as usufruct or fideicommissum; on the shares issued by us, call options, subscription or exchange, in any
way, which may result in the acquisition of shares of our issuance or any other right that permanently or temporarily guarantees political or equity rights of shareholders over our shares, in a quantity equal to or greater than twenty percent (20%) of the total shares issued by us, or
which may result in the acquisition of our shares in a quantity equal to or greater than twenty
percent (20%) of the total of shares issued by us; or (ii) Derivatives that give rights to our shares representing twenty percent (20%) or more of the shares issued by us, shall be equally required,
within a maximum period of sixty (60) days from the date of such acquisition or of the event, to execute or request the registration, as the case may be, of a public offering for the acquisition of
shares, under the terms described in Article 43 of our Bylaws. The provisions of Article 43 of our Bylaws do not apply in case a person becomes a holder of our
shares in a quantity equal to or greater than twenty percent (20%) of the total shares issued by it as a result of (i) us absorbing another company; (ii) us absorbing shares of another company; (iii)
the cancellation of treasury shares; (iv) redemption of shares; (v) the subscription of our shares, carried out in a single primary issuance, which was approved by the General Meeting and whose proposal for capital increase has decided on the determination of the issuance price of shares
based on Economic Value obtained from an economic-financial appraisal report prepared by a specialized institution or company with proven experience in the appraisal of publicly held
companies, or through a bookbuilding procedure in the context of a public offering of shares; or (vi) succession by virtue of a corporate reorganization or legal provision - including succession by
inheritance - involving our shareholders and (a) their respective direct or indirect subsidiaries, or (b) their respective direct or indirect controlling shareholders. For the purposes of this paragraph, control means the ownership of at least fifty percent (50%) plus one share of the voting capital of
the subsidiary and the exercise of the rights referred to in Article 116 (a) and (b) of the Corporations Act.
Finally, our bylaws provide that, in the event of cancellation of a publicly held company registration
or exit from the Novo Mercado, whether it is to allow our shares to be registered for trading outside
Novo Mercado, whether due to the corporate reorganization from which the resulting company is
not admitted for trading at Novo Mercado, the controlling shareholder or us, as the case may be,
shall hold a public offering for the acquisition of shares of the other shareholders, in accordance
with the Novo Mercado Regulation, which shall have, as the minimum price to be offered, the
corresponding to the fair price ascertained in the appraisal report, under the terms of article 47 of
our Bylaws and current legislation.
18.3 Description of exceptions and precedent clauses relating to property or political
rights provided for in the Bylaws
Our Bylaws do not provide exceptions or precedent clauses relating to property or political rights.
18.4 Volume of trading and higher and lower prices of traded securities
Fiscal year
Quarter
12/31/2018
Securities
Type
Class
Market
Administrative entity
Financial volume traded (Reais)
Highest quotation value
(Reais)
Lowest quotation value
(Reais)
Quotation factor
Average quotation value (Reais)
03/31/2018 Shares Common Organized Over-
the-Counter
Market
B3 – Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão. 253,758,645 32.98 20.01 R$ per Unit 26.44
06/30/2018 Shares Common Organized Over-
the-Counter
Market
B3 – Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão. 151,252,512 31.31 22.02 R$ per Unit 26.53
09/30/2018 Shares Common Organized Over-
the-Counter
Market
B3 – Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão. 223,067,009 29.30 22.45 R$ per Unit 26.83
12/31/2018 Shares Common Organized Over-
the-Counter
Market
B3 – Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão. 795,573,587 37.70 26.51 R$ per Unit 31.20
Fiscal year
Quarter
12/31/2017
Securities
Type
Class
Market
Administrative entity
Financial volume traded (Reais)
Highest quotation value
(Reais)
Lowest quotation value
(Reais)
Quotation factor
Average quotation value (Reais)
03/31/2017 Shares Common Organized Over-
the-Counter
Market
BM&FBOVESPA S.A. - Bolsa de Valores,
Mercadorias e Futuros
29,512,363 7.76 5.63 R$ per Unit 6.37
06/30/2017 Shares Common Organized Over-
the-Counter
Market
B3 – Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão. 43,279,995 9.50 7.48 R$ per Unit 8.64
9/30/2017 Shares Common Organized Over-
the-Counter
Market
B3 – Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão. 37,642,015 13.25 8.68 R$ per Unit 11.27
12/31/2017 Shares Common Organized Over-
the-Counter
Market
B3 – Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão. 52,216,089 18.97 12.89 R$ per Unit 15.11
Fiscal year 12/31/2016
Quarter
Securities
Type
Class
Market
Administrative entity
Financial volume traded (Reais)
Highest quotation value (Reais)
Lowest quotation value (Reais)
Quotation factor
Average quotation value (Reais)
06/30/2016 Shares Common Organized Over-
the-Counter
Market
BM&FBOVESPA S.A. - Bolsa de Valores,
Mercadorias e Futuros
12,628,536 5.10 3.75 R$ per Unit 4.66
03/31/2016 Shares Common Organized Over-
the-Counter
Market
BM&FBOVESPA S.A. - Bolsa de Valores,
Mercadorias e Futuros
10,799,090 4.04 2.79 R$ per Unit 3.38
9/30/2016 Shares Common Organized Over-
the-Counter
Market
BM&FBOVESPA S.A. - Bolsa de Valores,
Mercadorias e Futuros
14,168,354 5.54 4.65 R$ per Unit 5.07
12/31/2016 Shares Common Organized Over-
the-Counter
Market
BM&FBOVESPA S.A. - Bolsa de Valores,
Mercadorias e Futuros
29,729,143 6.00 5.30 R$ per Unit 5.59
18.5 - Other securities issued in Brazil
Securities Debentures
Identification of the security
12th issuance for public distribution of debentures
of our issuance
Issuance Date 06/23/2017
Maturity Date 06/23/2022
QUANTITY (UNITS)
15,000
Global par value (Reais)
150,000,000.00
Outstanding debt balance 154,338,679.00
Restriction on outstanding shares Yes
Description of restriction The debentures were the object of a public offering of distribution with restricted placement efforts, under the terms of CVM Instruction no. 476, and were intended exclusively for professional investors, under the terms of the applicable regulation. Pursuant to CVM Instruction no. 476, debentures may not be traded before 90 days after the issuance date and after that period may be traded only between qualified investors.
Convertibility No
Redemption possibility Yes
Hypothesis and calculation of the redemption value
See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Characteristics of debt securities
See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Conditions for changing the rights guaranteed by such securities
See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Other relevant characteristics See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Number of Individual Holders on 09/30/2019 0
Number of Legal Entity Holders on 09/30/2019 0
Number of Institutional Investors Holders on
09/30/2019
1
Securities Debentures
Identification of the security
13th issuance for public distribution of debentures
of our issuance
Issuance Date 08/28/2017
Maturity Date 08/28/2022
QUANTITY (UNITS)
25,000
Global par value (Reais)
250,000,000.00
Outstanding debt balance 252,109,975.00
Restriction on outstanding shares Yes
Description of restriction The debentures were the object of a public offering of distribution with restricted placement efforts, under the terms of CVM Instruction no. 476, and were intended exclusively for professional investors, under the terms of the applicable regulation. Pursuant to CVM Instruction no. 476, debentures may not be traded before 90 days after the issuance date and after that period may be traded only between qualified investors.
Convertibility No
Redemption possibility Yes
Hypothesis and calculation of the redemption value
See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Characteristics of debt securities
See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Conditions for changing the rights guaranteed by such securities
See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Other relevant characteristics See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Number of Individual Holders on 09/30/2019 0
Number of Legal Entity Holders on 09/30/2019 0
Number of Institutional Investors Holders on
09/30/2019
19
Securities Debentures
Identification of the security
14th issuance for public distribution of debentures
of our issuance
Issuance Date 11/17/2017
Maturity Date 11/17/2022
QUANTITY (UNITS)
10,000
Global par value (Reais)
100,000,000.00
Outstanding debt balance 98,169,972.00
Restriction on outstanding shares Yes
Description of restriction The debentures were the object of a public offering of distribution with restricted placement efforts, under the terms of CVM Instruction no. 476, and were intended exclusively for professional investors, under the terms of the applicable regulation. Pursuant to CVM Instruction no. 476, debentures may not be traded before 90 days after the issuance date and after that period may be traded only between qualified investors.
Convertibility No
Redemption possibility Yes
Hypothesis and calculation of the redemption value
See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Characteristics of debt securities
See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Conditions for changing the rights guaranteed by such securities
See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Other relevant characteristics See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Number of Individual Holders on 09/30/2019 0
Number of Legal Entity Holders on 09/30/2019 0
Number of Institutional Investors Holders on
09/30/2019
1
Securities Commercial Note
Identification of the security
Promissory notes for the 2nd issuance in a single
series
Issuance Date 12/11/2017
Maturity Date 12/10/2021
QUANTITY (UNITS)
236
Global par value (Reais) 118,000,000.00
Outstanding debt balance 127,267,872.00
Restriction on outstanding shares Yes
Description of restriction The promissory notes were the object of a public offering of distribution with restricted placement efforts, under the terms of CVM Instruction no. 476, and were intended exclusively for professional investors, under the terms of the applicable regulation. Pursuant to CVM Instruction no. 476, promissory notes may not be traded before 90 days after the issuance date and after that period may be traded only between qualified investors.
Convertibility No
Redemption possibility Yes
Hypothesis and calculation of the redemption value
See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Characteristics of debt securities
See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Conditions for changing the rights guaranteed by such securities
See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Other relevant characteristics See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Number of Individual Holders on 09/30/2019 0
Number of Legal Entity Holders on 09/30/2019 0
Number of Institutional Investors Holders on
09/30/2019
21
Securities Debentures
Identification of the security
15th issuance for public distribution of debentures
of our issuance
Issuance Date 02/19/2018
Maturity Date 02/19/2023
QUANTITY (UNITS)
50,000
Global par value (Reais)
500,000,000.00
Outstanding debt balance 505,559,931.00
Restriction on outstanding shares Yes
Description of restriction The debentures were the object of a public offering of distribution with restricted placement efforts, under the terms of CVM Instruction no. 476, and were intended exclusively for professional investors, under the terms of the applicable regulation. Pursuant to CVM Instruction no. 476, debentures may not be traded before 90 days after the issuance date and after that period may be traded only between qualified investors.
Convertibility No
Redemption possibility Yes
Hypothesis and calculation of the redemption value
See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Characteristics of debt securities
See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Conditions for changing the rights guaranteed by such securities
See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Other relevant characteristics See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Number of Individual Holders on 09/30/2019 0
Number of Legal Entity Holders on 09/30/2019 0
Number of Institutional Investors Holders on
09/30/2019
06
Securities Debentures
Identification of the security
16th issuance for public distribution of debentures
of our issuance
Issuance Date 04/27/2018
Maturity Date 04/27/2024
QUANTITY (UNITS)
350,000,000
Global par value (Reais)
350,000,000.00
Outstanding debt balance 349,865,893.00
Restriction on outstanding shares Yes
Description of restriction The debentures were the object of a public offering of distribution with restricted placement efforts, under the terms of CVM Instruction no. 476, and were intended exclusively for professional investors, under the terms of the
applicable regulation. Pursuant to CVM Instruction no. 476, debentures may not be traded before 90 days after the issuance date and after that period may be traded only between qualified investors.
Convertibility No
Redemption possibility Yes
Hypothesis and calculation of the redemption value
See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Characteristics of debt securities
See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Conditions for changing the rights guaranteed by such securities
See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Other relevant characteristics See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Number of Individual Holders on 09/30/2019 0
Number of Legal Entity Holders on 09/30/2019 0
Number of Institutional Investors Holders on
09/30/2019
1
Securities Debentures
Identification of the security
17th issuance for public distribution of debentures
of our issuance
Issuance Date 09/27/2018
Maturity Date 09/27/2023
QUANTITY (UNITS)
400,000
Global par value (Reais)
400,000,000.00
Outstanding debt balance 402,848,581.00
Restriction on outstanding shares Yes
Description of restriction The debentures were the object of a public offering of distribution with restricted placement efforts, under the terms of CVM Instruction no. 476, and were intended exclusively for professional investors, under the terms of the applicable regulation. Pursuant to CVM Instruction no. 476, debentures may not be traded before 90 days after the issuance date and after that period may be traded only between qualified investors.
Convertibility No
Redemption possibility Yes
Hypothesis and calculation of the redemption value
See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Characteristics of debt securities
See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Conditions for changing the rights guaranteed by such securities
See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Other relevant characteristics See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Number of Individual Holders on 09/30/2019 0
Number of Legal Entity Holders on 09/30/2019 0
Number of Institutional Investors Holders on
09/30/2019
2
Securities Debentures
Identification of the security
18th issuance for public distribution of debentures of
our issuance
Issuance Date 09/20/2019
Maturity Date 09/20/2024
QUANTITY (UNITS)
200,000
Global par value (Reais)
200,000,000.00
Outstanding debt balance 198,905,150.00
Restriction on outstanding shares Yes
Description of restriction The debentures were the object of a public offering of distribution with restricted placement efforts, under the terms of CVM Instruction no. 476, and were intended exclusively for professional investors, under the terms of the applicable regulation. Pursuant to CVM Instruction no. 476, debentures may not be traded before 90 days after the issuance date and after that period may be traded only between qualified investors.
Convertibility No
Redemption possibility Yes
Hypothesis and calculation of the redemption value
See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Characteristics of debt securities
See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Conditions for changing the rights guaranteed by such securities
See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Other relevant characteristics See item 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Number of Individual Holders on 09/30/2019 0
Number of Legal Entity Holders on 09/30/2019 0
Number of Institutional Investors Holders on
09/30/2019
1
18.6. Indicate the Brazilian markets in which the issuer's securities are admitted to trading.
1) Our debt securities are traded as follows:
Debentures of the 12th issuance
The debentures of our 12th issuance were registered for (a) distribution in the primary market
through the MDA - Asset Distribution Module, managed and operationalized by B3; and (b)
negotiation in the secondary market through Module CETIP21 - Bonds and Securities, managed
and operationalized by B3. For further information on debentures of 12th issuance, please see
items 18.5 and 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Debentures of 13th issuance
The debentures of our 13th issuance were registered for (a) distribution in the primary market
through the MDA - Asset Distribution Module, managed and operationalized by B3; and (b)
negotiation in the secondary market through Module CETIP21 - Securities, managed and
operationalized by B3. For further information on debentures of 13th issuance, please see items
18.5 and 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Debentures of the 14th issuance
The debentures of our 14th issuance were registered for (a) distribution in the primary market
through the MDA - Asset Distribution Module, managed and operationalized by B3; and (b)
negotiation in the secondary market through Module CETIP21 - Securities, managed and
operationalized by B3. For further information on debentures of 14th issuance, please see items
18.5 and 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Promissory notes for the 2nd issuance
The promissory notes of our 2nd issuance were deposited for distribution in the primary market
through the MDA - Asset Distribution Module, managed and operated by B3. Concomitantly to
liquidation, promissory notes were deposited on behalf of the Holder in the Electronic Custody
System of B3. For further information on promissory notes of 2nd issuance, please see items 18.5
and 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Debentures of the 15th issuance
The debentures of our 15th issuance were registered for (a) distribution in the primary market
through the MDA - Asset Distribution Module, managed and operationalized by B3; and (b)
negotiation in the secondary market through Module CETIP21 - Securities, managed and
operationalized by B3. For further information on debentures of 15th issuance, please see items
18.5 and 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Debentures of the 16th issuance
The debentures of our 16th issuance were registered for (a) distribution in the primary market
through the MDA - Asset Distribution Module, managed and operationalized by B3; and (b)
negotiation in the secondary market through Module CETIP21 - Bonds and Securities, managed
and operationalized by B3. For further information on debentures of 16th issuance, please see
items 18.5 and 18.12 of this Reference Form.
Debentures of 17th issuance
The debentures shall be deposited for (a) distribution in the primary market through the MDA -
Asset Distribution Module, managed and operationalized by B3; and (b) negotiation in the
secondary market through CETIP21 - Securities, managed and operationalized by B3. For further
information on debentures of 17th issuance, please see items 18.5 and 18.12 of this Reference
Form.
Debentures of 18th issuance
The debentures shall be deposited for (a) distribution in the primary market through the MDA -
Asset Distribution Module, managed and operationalized by B3; and (b) negotiation in the
secondary market through CETIP21 - Securities, managed and operationalized by B3. For further
information on debentures of 18th issuance, please see items 18.5 and 18.12 of this Reference
Form.
2) Shares:
Our shares were accepted for trading in the segment Novo Mercado, at B3, on April 23,
2012.
18.7. In respect of each class and type of security admitted to trading on foreign markets,
please inform:
The Company sponsors the American Depositary Receipts Level 1 Program ("ADR Program"),
which was approved by the Company's Board of Directors at a meeting held on December 11,
2018, without resulting in an increase of the Company's share capital and/or issuance of new
shares issued by the Company, in order to broaden the Company's shareholders base, facilitating
access to shares issued by foreign investors.
The purpose of the ADR Program, which was approved by CVM on December 7, 2018, through
Official Letter No. 689/2018/CVM/SER/GER-2, is American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), each
ADR being representative of 1 American Depositary Share ("ADS") which, in turn, is
representative of one common share issued by the Company.
ADRs have been declared effective by the US stock market regulator, that is, Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and are traded on the over-the-counter (OTC) market of New
York in the United States
The Company presents the following data with respect to its ADR Program:
(a) Country
United States
(b) Market
Secondary.
(c) Market manager entity in which the securities are admitted for trading
Over-the-counter (OTC) market in New York, United States
(d) Date of admission to trading
December 12, 2018.
(e) If applicable, indicate the trading segment
American Depositary Receipts Program - ADR Level 1.
(f) Listing start date in the trading segment
December 12, 2018.
(g) Percentage of trading volume abroad in relation to the total trading volume of each
class and type in the last fiscal year
Not applicable, considering that the ADR Program was only available on December 12, 2018,
and, therefore, in the year ended December 31, 2018, the ADRs were not yet traded.
(h) If any, a proportion of certificates of deposit abroad in respect of each class and
type of shares
Each ADR is representative of 1 ADS that, in turn, is representative of 1 common share of the
Company.
(i) If any, depositary bank
JP Morgan Chase Bank.
(j) If any, custodian institution
Banco Bradesco S.A.
18.8 - Information on relevant bonds issued abroad
Not applicable, considering that we do not have any security issued abroad.
18.9. Describe the public offerings of distribution made by the issuer or by third parties,
including affiliates and subsidiaries, related to the issuer's securities
On August 1, 2016, the Board of Directors approved our 11th issuance of simple debentures, non-
convertible into shares, single series, unsecured type, with actual additional security of R$190
million. The Debentures of our 11th issuance have already been paid off, and there is no
outstanding debt balance.
On June 21, 2017, the Board of Directors approved our 12th issuance of simple debentures, non-
convertible into shares, single series, of the Security Interest type, in the amount of R$150 million.
The maturity of the 12th issuance debentures is 5 years, thus maturing in June 2022.
On July 21, 2017, the Board of Directors approved our 13th issuance of simple non-convertible
debentures in two series, unsecured type, for public distribution with restricted distribution efforts,
in the amount of R$250 million. The maturity of the 2nd Series debentures shall take place at the
end of the 5-year term from the issuance date, thus maturing in August 2022.
On November 13, 2017, the Board of Directors approved our 14th issuance of simple debentures,
non-convertible into shares, single series, security interest type, in the amount of R$100 million.
The maturity of the 14th issuance debentures is 5 years, thus maturing in November 2022.
On December 11, 2017, the Board of Directors approved our 2nd issuance of promissory notes,
for public distribution with restricted distribution efforts, in the amount of R$ 118 million. The
maturity is 4 years, thus maturing in December 2021.
On January 15, 2018, the Board of Directors approved our 15th issuance of simple, non-
convertible debentures, in up to 2 series, of the unsecured type, in the amount of R$ 500 million.
The maturity of the 15th issuance debentures is 5 years, thus maturing in February 2023.
On March 26, 2018, the Board of Directors approved and, on April 24, 2018, restated the terms
of our 16th issuance of simple non-convertible debentures in a single series, of the senior security
type, in the amount of R$350 million, issued on April 27, 2018, and maturing in 6 years, that is,
on April 27, 2024.
On September 27, 2018, the Board of Directors approved our 17th issuance of simple debentures,
non-convertible into shares, single series, of the unsecured type, in the amount of R$400 million.
The maturity of the 17th issuance debentures is 5 years, thus maturing in September 27, 2023.
On November 27, 2018, the Board of Directors approved the holding of a primary and secondary
public offering with restricted efforts to initially place thirty-eight million (38,000,000) common,
registered, book-entry, non-value shares, issued by the Company, all free and cleared of any
burden or encumbrances ("Shares"), comprising the distribution: (i) primary of thirty-one million
(31,000,000) new shares issued by the Company ("Primary Offering"); and (ii) secondary to
initially seven million (7,000,000) Shares issued by the Company and owned by certain
shareholders of the Company.
On September 13, 2019, the Board of Directors approved our 18th issuance of simple debentures,
non-convertible into shares, single series, of the unsecured type, in the amount of R$200 million.
The maturity of the 18th issuance debentures is 5 years, thus maturing in September 20, 2024.
On December 5, 2019, the Board of Directors approved the holding of a public offering of primary
and secondary distribution with restricted efforts to initially place 93,808,782 (ninety-three million,
eight hundred and eight thousand and eight hundred and eighty-two) of common, registered,
book-entry shares with no par value issued by the Company, all free and cleared of any
encumbrances or encumbrances (“Shares”), comprising: (i) primary distribution of 61,000,000
(thirty one million ) of new Shares issued by the Company (“Primary Offering”); and (ii) secondary
to, initially, 32,808,782 (thirty-two million, eight hundred and eight thousand and seven hundred
and eighty-two) shares issued by the Company and held by Principal-Gestão de Activos and
Administrative and Financial Consulting S.A
For further information on these issued securities listed above, see items 18.5 and 18.10 of this
Reference Form.
18.10. Allocation of funds from public distribution offerings and possible deviations
• Debentures of the 12th Issuance
The net funds obtained by the Company with the offering of the debentures of its 12th issuance
were used to meet the ordinary management businesses of the Company, in particular the
refinancing of debts and cash reinforcement of the Company, as provided for in the respective
indenture.
There were no relevant deviations between the actual application of the funds and the
application proposals disclosed by the Company.
• Debentures of the 13th Issuance
The net funds obtained by the Company with the offering of the debentures of its 13th issuance
shall be used in the normal course of its business, for general corporate uses and cash
reinforcement.
There were no relevant deviations between the actual application of the funds and the
application proposals disclosed by the Company.
• Debentures of the 14th Issuance
The net funds obtained by the Company with the offering of debentures of its 14th issuance
were used to meet the ordinary management business of the Company, to reinforce cash, as
set forth in the Indenture.
There were no relevant deviations between the actual application of the funds and the
application proposals disclosed by the Company.
• 2nd issuance of promissory notes
The net funds obtained by the Company with the offering of promissory notes of its 2nd
issuance were used in the normal course of its business to reinforce the Company's cash.
There were no relevant deviations between the actual application of the funds and the
application proposals disclosed by the Company.
• Debentures of the 15th Issuance
The net funds obtained by the Company with the offering of debentures of its 15th issuance
shall be used to pay the amount related to the acquisition, by the Company, of the shares of
Unidas S.A., pursuant to the investment agreement signed December 27, 2017, by the
Company, its controlling shareholders, Unidas, and certain Unidas shareholders, which
governs the terms and conditions for the business combination between Unidas and the
Company, pursuant to the material fact disclosed by the Company on December 27, 2017
("Unidas Transaction"), provided that the resources that exceeded the amount of the payment
of the Unidas Transaction shall be used in the normal course of business of Company to
reinforce its cash.
There were no relevant deviations between the actual application of the funds and the
application proposals disclosed by the Company.
• Debentures of the 16th Issuance
The net proceeds obtained by the Company with the offering of the debentures of its 16th
issuance shall be used for (i) payment of the acceleration of any financial obligations due by
the Company as principal and/or conventional interest under the terms of (a) the debentures
of the 7th issuance of the Company and (b) the debentures of the 9th issuance by the
Company, in both cases in accordance with the terms provided for in the respective
indentures, as amended; and (ii) cash reinforcement of the Company, in the hypothesis that
the net funds obtained by the company with the offering are greater than the amounts actually
allocated pursuant to item "(i)".
There were no relevant deviations between the actual application of the funds and the
application proposals disclosed by the Company.
• Debentures of the 17th Issuance
The proceeds obtained by Company with the offering of the debentures of its 17th issuance
shall be used in the normal course of the Company's business and Company’s cash
reinforcements.
There were no relevant deviations between the actual application of the funds and the
application proposals disclosed by the Company.
Primary and secondary Public Offering with restricted efforts of allocation of shares
The net proceeds from the primary and Secondary Public Offering with restricted efforts of
allocation of issuance shares of the Company were allocated to the growth of the operations
of the Company and/or its subsidiaries, as applicable, through the acquisition of new vehicles
to increase the fleet in the car rental segment (RAC), in order to adapt to increases in demand
for this segment, generating revenue growth and gains in scale; the acquisition of vehicles
related to the new contracts sold for fleet outsourcing (TF); and improving the technologies
used in vehicle rental operations, and improving the quality of services provided to our
customers, through the improvement of employees training and the optimization of internal
processes, with the objective of generating operational efficiency gains and reducing costs;
as well as to reinforce the Company's cash position.
There were no relevant deviations between the actual application of the funds and the
application proposals disclosed by the Company.
• Debentures of the 18th Issuance
The proceeds obtained by Company with the offering of the debentures of its 18th issuance
shall be used in the normal course of the Company's business and to the Issuer's cash
reinforcements.
There were no relevant deviations between the actual application of the funds and the
application proposals disclosed by the Company.
18.11. Describe the public offerings for acquisition made by the issuer relating to the
shares issued by a third party.
We did not make any public offering for the acquisition of shares issued by third parties.
18.12. Provide other information that the issuer considers relevant:
Further information with regard to those indicated in item 18.5 of this Reference Form
In addition to the information indicated in item 18.5 of this Reference Form, please find below the
descriptions of relevant characteristics of our debentures issuances. Terms initialed in uppercase
letters not defined in the table of each of the issuances shall have the meanings attributed to them
in the respective indenture/instrument:
12th COMPANY DEBENTURES ISSUANCE
Securities Debentures.
Identification of the security 12th issuance for public distribution of debentures in a single series
of our issuance.
Redemption possibility Yes.
Hypothesis and calculation of the
redemption value
If, on the due date of any of the Company's pecuniary obligations,
there is no disclosure of the DI Rate by B3, the amount of the last
DI Rate disclosed shall be used in the determination of TDIk, and
no compensation shall be payable between the Company and the
Debenture Holders upon the subsequent disclosure of the DI Rate
that would be applicable. If the non-disclosure of the DI Rate
exceeds the period of ten (10) consecutive days, the provisions of
the Clauses below as to the definition of the new compensation
parameter of the Debentures shall be applied. In the case of
extinction, limitation, and/or non-disclosure of DI Rate by more
than ten (10) consecutive days after the date expected for the
calculation and/or disclosure or in the case of impossibility of
application of the DI Rate to Debentures due to legal or judicial
prohibition, the Fiduciary Agent shall, within five (5) days counted
from (i) the first day on which the DI Rate has not been disclosed
by a period longer than ten (10) consecutive days; or (ii) on the
first day on which the DI Rate cannot be used by legal or judicial
prohibition, to convene a General Meeting of Debenture Holders
(as defined below) (in the manner and with the deadlines set forth
in Article 124 of Corporations Act) ("DI Rate General Meeting") to
resolve, in common agreement with the Company and in
compliance with BACEN/CVM Joint Decision No. 13/03 and/or the
applicable regulations, on the new compensation parameter to be
applied to Debentures. Until the resolution of this new
compensation parameter, the last DI Rate disclosed shall be used
to calculate the DI Factor when calculating any of the obligations
provided for in this Indenture, and no compensation is due
between the Company and the Debenture Holders at the time of
the resolution of the new compensation parameter for the
Debentures.
Characteristics of securities Fifteen thousand debentures were issued in a single series, all
registered, book-entry debentures, without issuance of provisory
certificate or certificates, simple, non-convertible into shares, of
the security interest type, with unit par value of R$10,000.00 on
the issuance date, being understood that there shall be
adjustment for inflation of the unit par value.
To ensure the integral and timely fulfillment of all the obligations
assumed or to be assumed by the Company regarding the
Debentures and other obligations under the terms of this
Indenture, the Company, as the assignor, and the Fiduciary Agent,
as representative of the Debenture Holders, shall execute the
"Agreement for the Fiduciary Assignment of Credit Rights as
Collateral Linked to the Twelfth Issuance of Debentures of the
Companhia de Locação das Américas" ("Agreement for the
Fiduciary Assignment of Credit Rights"), by means of which the
Company, in an irrevocable and irreversible manner, shall
fiduciarily assign and undertake to fiduciarily assign as collateral
to the Debenture Holders, pursuant to article 1,361 et seq of the
Civil Code and article 66-B of Law 4,728/65, the credit rights
(“Credit Rights Fiduciarily Assigned"), present and future, arising
from rental agreements entered into with customers of the
Company, free and clear of any burden, encumbrances, charges
or judicial or extrajudicial pending issues of any nature, including
tax, under the terms of the Agreement for the Fiduciary
Assignment of Credit Rights ("Credit Rights-Customers”), in
addition to all rights deriving from the ownership of the Linked
Account (as defined in the Agreement for the Fiduciary
Assignment of Credit Rights) owned by the Company, held with
Banco Bradesco S.A. ("Custodian Bank"), including (i) the deposit
of twenty percent (20%) of the net funds effectively received by
the Assignor arising from the payment of Debentures, free and
clear of any burden, charges or judicial or extrajudicial pending
issues, of any nature, including tax (“Funds of Payment of Capital
Temporarily Assigned"), until the due establishment of the
fiduciary assignment of Credit Rights-Customers as collateral for
Debentures; (ii) the deposit of the totality of the financial
settlement of the Credit Rights-Customer installments, pursuant to
the Agreement for the Fiduciary Assignment of Credit Rights
(“Realized Credit Rights-Customers"); and (iii) the deposit of
settlements of existing financial investments or made from time to
time with funds deposited in the Linked Account, including the
income derived therefrom ("Applications"), linked to the issuance
of the Debentures ("Fiduciary Assignment").
The Unit Par Value of the Debentures, on the Issuance Date, shall
be amortized in three (3) annual installments, being (i) the first due
on June 23, 2020, corresponding to thirty-three point three
thousand, three hundred and thirty-three tenths of a thousandth
per cent (33.3333%) of the Unit Par Value of the Debentures on
the Issuance Date; (ii) the second due on June 23, 2021,
corresponding to thirty-three point three thousand, three hundred
and thirty-three tenths of a thousandth per cent (33.3333%) of the
Unit Par Value of the Debentures on the Issuance Date; and (iii)
the third due on the Maturity Date, corresponding to thirty-three
point three thousand, three hundred and thirty-four tenths of a
thousandth per cent (33.3334%) of the Unit Par Value of the
Debentures on the Issuance Date (each a "Scheduled
Amortization").
The indenture of the Twelfth Issuance provides, pursuant to
clause 6.25, some hypotheses of early maturity in the occurrence
of any of the following events: (i) default by the Company in
connection with the payment of the amortization of the Unit Par
Value, Compensation and/or any other pecuniary obligation
related to the Debentures, provided that it is not remedied within
a maximum period of one (1) business day from the date of the
respective default; (ii) early maturity of any debt of the Company
and/or any direct or indirect subsidiary, by the Company, as
applicable, which the individual or aggregate amount is greater
than ten million reais (R$ 10,000,000.00), to be annually adjusted
for inflation by the IPCA variation; (iii) protest of negotiable
instruments for which the Company and/or any direct or indirect
subsidiary of the Company, as applicable, is responsible, even if
in the condition of guarantor, and which individual or aggregate
amount is higher than ten million reais (R$ 10,000,000.00), to be
annually adjusted for inflation by the IPCA variation, unless, within
three (3) business days of said protest, it is validly established by
the Company that (a) the protest was canceled or stopped; or (b)
a defense was filed and the due guarantees were deposited in
court; (iv) dissolution, liquidation or extinction of the Company,
submittal of proposal court-supervised or out-of-court
reorganization by the Company and/or by any direct or indirect
subsidiary, by the Company, grant of court-supervised
reorganization or preparation of an out-of-court reorganization
plan, bankruptcy petition filed by third parties not rebutted within
the legal term, filing for bankruptcy and/or insolvency of the
Company, and/or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company;
(v) any changes in the Company's direct and/or indirect controlling
interest; (vi) statement and/or payment by the Company of
dividends (excluding the minimum mandatory dividend), interest
on shareholders' equity, redemption of shares or any other
payment to shareholders; (vii) sale, expropriation, confiscation or
any other form of disposition, by the Company and/or by any direct
or indirect subsidiary of the Company, of permanent assets which
individual or aggregate amount exceeds ten million reais (R$
10,000,000.00), except for sales or fiduciary sales of vehicles, and
fiduciary assignments of rights, carried out in the ordinary course
of business, as per market conditions and in accordance with past
Company practices; (viii) change or modification of the Company's
corporate purpose, so that the Company ceases to act as a car
rental company; (ix) transformation of the Company into a limited
liability company, pursuant to article 220 to 222 of the
Corporations Act; (x) reduction of the Company's share capital (in
its monetary expression) and/or repurchase by the Company of its
own shares for subsequent cancellation, unless the transaction
has been previously approved by Debenture Holders representing
at least ninety percent (90%) of the Outstanding Debentures, at
the General Meeting of Debenture Holders convened for this
purpose.
Conditions for changing the
rights guaranteed by such
securities
The debenture holders may, at any time, hold a meeting in
accordance with the provisions of article 71 of the Corporations
Act in order to resolve on matters of interest to the debenture
holders' community.
Each Outstanding Debenture shall grant to its holder the right to a
vote in the General Meetings of Debenture Holders, whose
resolutions, with due regard for the exceptions provided for in this
Indenture, shall be made by Debenture Holders representing at
least more than ninety percent (90%) of the Outstanding
Debentures, being allowed the appointment of attorneys-at-law,
whether Debenture Holders or not.
For the purposes of setting a quorum of this Indenture, the
Outstanding Debentures shall be considered as those Debentures
issued by the Company, which have not yet been canceled,
redeemed, and/or settled, excluded from the number of such
Debentures that the Company holds in treasury or that are owned
by the Company's controlling shareholder or any of its
subsidiaries, affiliates, or persons controlled by any of its
controlling shareholders, as well as their respective officers or
directors and their respective relatives up to third degree
("Outstanding Debentures").
Other relevant characteristics As of the Date of Payment of Capital, the Debentures shall be
entitled to compensation corresponding to one hundred percent
(100%) of the accumulated variation of the average daily rates of
Interbank Deposits - DI for one day, "group extra over", expressed
as a percentage per year, based on two hundred and fifty-two
(252) business days ("DI Rate"), calculated and disclosed by B3,
in the Daily Bulletin, available on its website at internet
(http://www.B3.com), exponentially increased by a surcharge or
spread of two point twenty hundredths percent (2.20%) per year,
based on one year of two hundred and fifty-two (252) business
days, calculated exponentially and cumulatively, pro rata
temporis, for business days elapsed from the Issuance Date or the
date of payment of the Conventional Interest immediately
preceding, as the case may be, and paid at the end of each
Capitalization Period, in accordance with the definitions set out in
the Indenture.
Securities Debentures.
Identification of the security 13th issuance for public distribution of debentures in a single
series of our issuance.
Redemption possibility Yes.
Hypothesis and calculation of
the redemption value
In the event of extinction, limitation, and/or non-disclosure of
the DI Rate for more than ten (10) consecutive days after the
date expected for its calculation and/or disclosure or in case of
impossibility of application of the DI Rate to the Debentures by
legal or judicial prohibition, the Fiduciary Agent shall, within a
maximum period of five (5) days from (i) the first day on which
the DI Rate has not been disclosed for a period of more than
ten (10) consecutive days or (ii) the first that the DI Rate cannot
be used for extinction, limitation, or legal or judicial prohibition,
convene a General Meeting of Debenture Holders (in the
manner and within the deadlines set forth in article 124 of the
Corporations Act) ("DI Rate General Meeting") to resolve, in
common agreement with the Company and in compliance with
BACEN/CVM Joint Decision No. 13/03 and/or applicable
regulation, on the new compensation parameter to be applied
to the Debentures. Until the resolution on this new
compensation parameter, the last DI Rate disclosed shall be
used to calculate the DI Factor when calculating any of the
obligations provided for in this Indenture, and no compensation
is due between the Company and the Debenture Holders at the
time of the resolution on the new compensation parameter for
the Debentures.
Characteristics of securities Twenty-five thousand (25,000) Debentures were issued, fully
allocated in the 2nd Series, noting that no Debentures shall be
issued in the 1st Series, all registered, book-entry debentures,
without issuance of provisory certificate or certificates, simple,
non-convertible into shares, of the unsecured type, with Unit
Par Value of R$10,000.00 on the issuance date, being certain
that there shall be no adjustment for inflation of the unit par
value.
The Debentures shall not have any collateral.
The Unit Par Value of the 2nd Series Debentures shall be
amortized in two (2) equal and successive annual installments, the
first installment corresponding to fifty percent (50%) of the balance
of the Unit Par Value of the 2nd Series Debentures, due on end of
the forty-eighth (48th) month as of the Issuance Date, that is,
August 28, 2021 and the second installment, corresponding to
100% (one hundred percent) of the balance of the Unit Par Value
of the 2nd Series Debentures due on the Maturity Date of the 2nd
Series.
The indenture of the Thirteenth Issuance provides, pursuant to
clause 6.23, some hypotheses of early maturity in the occurrence
of any of the following events: (i) default by the Company in
connection with the payment of the amortization of the Unit Par
Value, Compensation and/or any other pecuniary obligation related
to the Debentures, provided that it is not remedied within a
maximum period of one (1) business day from the date of the
respective default; (ii) early maturity of any debt of the Company
and/or any direct or indirect subsidiary, by the Company, as
applicable, which the individual or aggregate amount is greater
than ten million reais (R$ 10,000,000.00), to be annually adjusted
for inflation by the IPCA variation; (iii) protest of negotiable
instruments for which the Company and/or any direct or indirect
subsidiary of the Company, as applicable, is responsible, even if in
the condition of guarantor, and which individual or aggregate
amount is higher than ten million reais (R$ 10,000,000.00), to be
annually adjusted for inflation by the IPCA variation, unless, within
three (3) business days of said protest, it is validly established by
the Company that (a) the protest was canceled or stopped; or (b) a
defense was filed and the due guarantees were deposited in court;
(iv) dissolution, liquidation or extinction of the Company, submittal
of proposal for court-supervised or out-of-court reorganization by
the Company and/or by any direct or indirect subsidiary, by the
Company, file for court-supervised reorganization or preparation of
an out-of-court reorganization plan, regardless of grant of such
request, bankruptcy petition filed by third parties not rebutted within
the legal term, filing for bankruptcy and/or insolvency of the
Company, and/or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company;
(v) any changes in the Company's direct and/or indirect controlling
interest; (vi) statement and/or payment by the Company of
dividends (excluding the minimum mandatory dividend), interest on
shareholders' equity, redemption of shares or any other payment to
shareholders; (vii) sale, expropriation, confiscation or any other
form of disposition, by the Company and/or by any direct or indirect
subsidiary of the Company, of permanent assets which individual
or aggregate amount exceeds ten million reais (R$ 10,000,000.00),
except for sales or fiduciary sales of vehicles, and fiduciary
assignments of rights, carried out in the ordinary course of
business, as per market conditions and in accordance with past
Company practices; (viii) change in the Company's corporate
purpose, in order to change or exclude any of the Company's
current activities, or cause it to cease to act as a car rental
company; (ix) transformation of the Company into a limited liability
company, pursuant to article 220 to 222 of the Corporations Act; (x)
reduction of the Company's share capital (in its monetary
expression) and/or repurchase by the Company of its own shares
for subsequent cancellation, unless the transaction has been
previously approved by Debenture Holders representing at least
seventy percent (70%) of the Outstanding Debentures, at the
General Meeting of Debenture Holders convened for this purpose.
Conditions for changing the
rights guaranteed by such
securities
The Company may, at any time, request modification of any of
its strictly operational obligations set forth in this Indenture
(such as reporting, sending supporting documentation, etc.),
being the Fiduciary Agent required to amend this present
Indenture, in the terms proposed by the Company, provided
that upon prior approval of such modifications by Debenture
Holders representing at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the
Outstanding Debentures.
The debenture holders may, at any time, hold a meeting in
accordance with the provisions of article 71 of the Corporations
Act in order to resolve on matters of interest to the debenture
holders' community.
Each Outstanding Debenture shall grant to its holder the right
to a vote in the General Meetings of Debenture Holders, whose
resolutions, with due regard to the exceptions provided for in
this Indenture, shall be made by Debenture Holders
representing at least more than fifty percent (50%) of the
Outstanding Debentures, the appointment of attorneys-at-law,
whether Debenture Holders or not, being permitted. Changes
in debenture terms of effectiveness, compensation, quorum for
debenture holders' general meetings resolution, and early
maturity events must be approved by the debenture holders
representing at least 90% of the outstanding debentures.
Other relevant characteristics As of the first Date of Payment of Capital, the Debentures of
the 2nd Series shall be entitled to conventional interest
corresponding to one hundred percent (100%) of the
accumulated variation of the DI Rate, calculated and disclosed
by B3, in the Daily Bulletin, available at its website at internet
(http://www.B3.com.br), exponentially increased by a
surcharge, expressed as a percentage per year, based on two
hundred and fifty-two (252) business days, of one point forty
percent per year (1.40% p.a.), based on two hundred and fifty-
two (252) business days, calculated exponentially and
cumulatively pro rata temporis, for business days elapsed,
since the first Date of Payment of Capital or the Date of
Payment of the Debentures Compensation of the 2nd Series (as
set out below) immediately preceding, as the case may be, and
paid at the end of each Capitalization Period ("Compensation").
Securities Debentures.
Identification of the security 14th issuance for public distribution of debentures in a single series of
our issuance.
Redemption possibility Yes.
Hypothesis and calculation of
the redemption value
If, on the due date of any of the Company's pecuniary obligations,
there is no disclosure of the DI Rate by B3, the amount of the last DI
Rate disclosed shall be used in the determination of TDIk, and no
compensation shall be payable between the Company and the
Debenture Holders upon the subsequent disclosure of the DI Rate
that would be applicable. If the non-disclosure of the DI Rate exceeds
the period of ten (10) consecutive days, the provisions of the Clauses
below as to the definition of the new compensation parameter of the
Debentures shall be applied. In the case of extinction, limitation and/or
non-disclosure of DI Rate by more than ten (10) consecutive days
after the date expected for the calculation and/or disclosure or in the
case of impossibility of application of the DI Rate to the Debentures
due to legal or judicial prohibition, the Fiduciary Agent shall, within five
(5) days counted from (i) the first day on which the DI Rate has not
been disclosed by a period longer than ten (10) consecutive days; or
(ii) on the first day on which the DI Rate cannot be used by legal or
judicial prohibition, convene a General Meeting of Debenture Holders
(as defined below) (in the manner and within the deadlines set forth
in Article 124 of Corporations Act) ("DI Rate General Meeting") to
resolve, in common agreement with the Company and in compliance
with BACEN/CVM Joint Decision No. 13/03 and/or the applicable
regulations, on the new compensation parameter to be applied to
Debentures. Until the resolution on this new compensation parameter,
the last DI Rate disclosed shall be used to calculate the DI Factor
when calculating any of the obligations provided for in this Indenture,
and no compensation is due between the Company and the
Debenture Holders at the time of the resolution on the new
compensation parameter for the Debentures.
Characteristics of securities Ten thousand debentures were issued in a single series, all
registered, book-entry debentures, without issuance of provisory
certificate or certificates, simple, non-convertible into shares, of the
security interest type with unit par value of R$10,000.00 on the
issuance date, being understood that there shall be no adjustment for
inflation of the unit par value.
To ensure the full and timely fulfillment of all the obligations assumed
or to be assumed by the Company regarding the Debentures and
other obligations under the terms of this Indenture, the Company, as
the assignor, and the Fiduciary Agent, as representative of the
Debenture Holders, shall execute the "Private Agreement for the
Fiduciary Assignment of Credit Rights as Collateral Linked to the
Fourteenth Issuance of Debentures of Companhia de Locação das
Américas" ("Agreement for the Fiduciary Assignment of Credit
Rights"), by means of which the Company, in an irrevocable and
irreversible manner, shall fiduciarily assign and undertake to fiduciarily
assign as collateral to the Debenture Holders, pursuant to article
1.361 et seq of the Civil Code and article 66-B of Law 4.728/65, the
present and future credit rights ("Credit Rights Fiduciarily Assigned")
of the Company, arising from rental agreements entered into with
customers of the Company, free and clear of any burden,
encumbrances, charges, or court or out-of-court pending issues of
any nature, including the tax ones, under the terms of the Credit
Rights Fiduciary Assignment Agreement ("Credit Rights-Customers"),
in addition to all rights deriving from the ownership of the Linked
Account (as defined in the Credit Rights Assignment Agreement)
owned by the Company, held with Banco Bradesco S.A. ("Custodian
Bank"), including (i) the deposit of twenty percent (20%) of the net
funds effectively received by the Company arising from the payment
of Debentures, free and clear of any burden, charges, or court of out-
of-court pending issues of any nature, including the tax ones ("Funds
of Payment of Capital Temporarily Assigned"), until the due
establishment of the fiduciary assignment of Credit Rights-Customers
as collateral for Debentures; (ii) the deposit of the totality of the
financial settlement of the Credit Rights-Customer installments,
pursuant to the Agreement for the Fiduciary Assignment of Credit
Rights (“Realized Credit Rights-Customers"); and (iii) the deposit of
settlements of existing financial investments or made from time to time
with funds deposited in the Linked Account, including the income
derived therefrom ("Applications"), linked to the issuance of the
Debentures ("Fiduciary Assignment").
The Unit Par Value of the Debentures, on the Issuance Date, shall be
amortized in eight (8) equal, semiannual, and consecutive
installments, the first due after eighteen (18) months counting from
the Issuance Date (each one a "Scheduled Amortization"), as shown
below:
Payment Date Percentage of Amortization of
Unit Par Value
1. May 17, 2019 12.50%
2. November 17, 2019 12.50%
3. May 17, 2020 12.50%
4. November 17, 2020 12.50%
5. May 17, 2021 12.50%
6. November 17, 2021 12.50%
7. May 17, 2022 12.50%
8. Maturity Date 12.50%
The indenture of the Fourteenth Issuance provides, pursuant to
clause 6.25, for some hypotheses of early maturity: (i) default, by the
Company, in connection with the payment of the amortization of the
Unit Par Value, Compensation, and/or any other pecuniary obligation
related to the Debentures, provided that it is not remedied within a
maximum period of one (1) business day from the date of the
respective default; (ii) early maturity of any debt of the Company
and/or any direct or indirect subsidiary, by the Company, as
applicable, which the individual or aggregate amount is greater than
ten million reais (R$ 10,000,000.00), to be annually adjusted for
inflation by the IPCA variation; (iii) protest of bonds for which the
Company and/or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company as
applicable, is responsible, even if in the condition of guarantor, and
which individual or aggregate amount is higher than ten million reais
(R$ 10,000,000.00), an amount to be adjusted for inflation annually
by the IPCA variation as of the Issuance Date, unless, within five (5)
business days counted from the notice to comply with a decision or
court decision or administrative decision that is final and
unappealable, or the decision or appellate decision, which effects are
not suspended and/or whose judgment has not been guaranteed by
the Company; (iv) dissolution or extinction of the Company, approval
of court-supervised reorganization or preparation of an out-of-court
reorganization plan, bankruptcy petition filed by third parties not
rebutted within the legal term, bankruptcy and/or insolvency of the
Company, and/or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company; (v)
spin-off, merger, takeover, or merger of shares of the Company and/or
any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company, which results in the
change of control of the Company and/or its subsidiaries, except (a)
in case of the merger, by the Company, of its subsidiaries Locarvel
and/or Agile, without resulting in the change of control of the
Company; (b) if such corporate change is previously approved by
Debenture Holders representing at least seventy-five percent (75%)
of the Outstanding Debentures at a General Meeting of Debenture
Holders called for such purpose; or (c) if the right of redemption is
guaranteed to Debenture Holders who do not agree to such spin-off,
merger or takeover, pursuant to article 231, paragraph 1, of the
Corporations Act; (vi) any changes in the Company's direct and/or
indirect controlling interest; (vii) statement and/or payment by the
Issuer of dividends (excluding the minimum mandatory dividend),
interest on shareholders' equity, redemption of shares or any other
payment to shareholders (payments to shareholders); (viii) sale,
expropriation, confiscation or any other form of disposition, by the
Company and/or by any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company,
of permanent assets which individual or aggregate amount exceeds
ten million reais (R$ 10,000,000.00), except for sales or fiduciary
sales of vehicles, and fiduciary assignments of rights, carried out in
the ordinary course of business, as per market conditions and in
accordance with past Company practices; (ix) change or modification
of the Issuer's corporate purpose, so that the Issuer ceases to act as
a car rental company; (x) transformation of the Issuer into a limited
liability company, pursuant to article 220 to 222 of the Corporations
Act; (xi) reduction of the Issuer's share capital (in its monetary
expression) and/or repurchase, by the Issuer, of its own shares for
subsequent cancellation, unless the transaction has been previously
approved by Debenture Holders representing at least seventy-five
percent (75%) of the Outstanding Debentures at the General Meeting
of Debenture Holders convened for this purpose.
Conditions for changing the
rights guaranteed by such
securities
The debenture holders may, at any time, hold a meeting in
accordance with the provisions of article 71 of the Corporations Act in
order to resolve on matters of interest to the debenture holders'
community.
Each Outstanding Debenture shall grant to its holder the right to a
vote in the General Meetings of Debenture Holders, whose
resolutions, with due regard to the exceptions provided for in this
Indenture, shall be made by Debenture Holders representing at least
more than ninety percent (90%) of the Outstanding Debentures,
being allowed the establishment of attorneys-at-law, Debenture
Holders or not.
For the purposes of setting a quorum for this Indenture, the
Outstanding Debentures shall be considered as those Debentures
issued by the Company, which have not yet been canceled,
redeemed, and/or settled, excluded from the number of such
Debentures that the Company holds in treasury or that are owned by
the Company’s controlling shareholder or any of its subsidiaries,
affiliates, or persons controlled by any of its controlling shareholders,
as well as their respective officers or directors and their respective
relatives up to third degree ("Outstanding Debentures").
Other relevant characteristics As of the Date of Payment of Capital, the Debentures shall be entitled
to compensation corresponding to one hundred percent (100%) of the
accumulated variation of the average daily rates of Interbank Deposits
- DI for one day, "group extra over," expressed as annual percentage,
based on two hundred and fifty-two (252) business days ("DI Rate"),
calculated and disclosed by B3, in the Daily Bulletin, available on its
website at internet (http://www.B3.com), exponentially increased by a
surcharge or spread of one point twenty percent (1.20%) per year,
based on one year of two hundred and fifty-two (252) business days,
calculated exponentially and cumulatively, pro rata temporis, for
business days elapsed falling on the Unit Par Value or the balance of
non-amortized Unit Par Value of the Debentures from the Date of
Payment of Capital or Date of Payment of Compensation (as set out
below) immediately preceding, as the case may be, until the date of
its actual payment, in accordance with the definitions set out in the
Indenture.
Securities Commercial Note.
Identification of the security Promissory notes for the 2nd issuance in a single series
Redemption possibility Yes
Hypothesis and calculation of the
redemption value
The Company may, in accordance with CVM Instruction 566, in
particular Article 5, paragraph 3, early redeem the Promissory
Notes in full after a period of seven hundred and thirty (730) days
as of the Issuance Date, by means of the payment of the Unit Par
Value, subject to the Optional Early Redemption, plus (i) the
Compensation, calculated pro rata temporis from the Issuance
Date to the date of the Optional Early Redemption, and charges
due and not paid until the date of the Optional Early Redemption,
as applicable ("Optional Early Redemption Amount") and (ii) a
premium of forty-five hundredths percent (0.45%), falling on the
Unit Par Value of each Commercial Note, plus Compensation,
calculated according to the formula described below ("Optional
Early Redemption Premium"), and the Company is hereby
authorized by the Holder of this Commercial Note to make the
optional early redemption ("Optional Early Redemption"),
according to the following procedures:
upon prior written notice to the Promissory Notes Holders,
Fiduciary Agent, B3 and Mandatary Bank, at least three (3)
Business Days in advance of the date of the Optional Early
Redemption, containing the date, the place and procedure for
redemption;
Partial Optional Early Redemption shall not be allowed;
the Optional Early Redemption shall be made upon payment of
the Unit Par Value, plus the Compensation, calculated pro rata
temporis from the Issuance Date until the actual date of the
Optional Early Redemption, Late Charges (as applicable) and
other charges due and not paid up to the date of the Optional Early
Redemption, plus the Optional Early Redemption Premium;
the total Optional Early Redemption shall be made: (a) with
respect to the Promissory Notes deposited electronically at B3,
according to the procedures adopted by B3; and/or (b) with
respect to Promissory Notes that are not electronically deposited
at B3, at the Company's headquarters and/or in accordance with
the procedures of the Mandatary Bank, as applicable;
the Optional Early Redemption of this Commercial Note implies
the extinction of the bond, and its maintenance in treasury is
prohibited, as provided in paragraph 4, article 5 of CVM Instruction
566; and
all costs and expenses arising from the Optional Early
Redemption provided herein shall be fully borne by the Company.
The Optional Early Redemption Premium shall be calculated
according to the following formula:
P=〖[(1+i)〗^(DU/252)-1] x Vne
Where:
P = Optional Early Redemption Premium, calculated to 8 decimal
places, without rounding;
i = 0.45%
DU = number of Business Days to elapse between the Optional
Early Redemption Date (including) and the Maturity Date (not
including);
Vne = Unit Par Value of the Promissory Notes object of the
Optional Early Redemption, plus the Compensation, calculated
pro rata temporis, from the Issuance Date until the date of the
actual payment of the Optional Early Redemption.
By subscribing to, paying for or acquiring this Commercial Note,
the holder of this Commercial Note irrevocably and irreversibly
grants, automatically and in advance, his/her express agreement
to its Optional Early Redemption, as provided for in this Clause
and pursuant to paragraph 3 of article 5 of CVM Instruction no.
566.
Characteristics of securities This Commercial Note is issued within the scope of the single
series of the second issuance of three hundred (300) commercial
promissory notes, in the total amount of one hundred and fifty
million reais (R$ 150,000,000.00) ("Promissory Notes"),
according to CVM Instruction no. 566, of July 31, 2015 ("CVM
Instruction no. 566")
Conditions for changing the
rights guaranteed by such
securities
Early Maturity Hypotheses and main restrictions applicable to the
Company:
The Promissory Notes Holders, through the Fiduciary Agent, may
declare early maturity of all obligations under the Commercial
Note and demand immediate payment by the Company of the Unit
Par Value plus Compensation calculated pro rata temporis from
the Issuance Date to the date of actual payment on the occurrence
of any of the following events (each event, a "Event of Default"):
(i) default by the Company in connection with the payment of the
amortization of the Unit Par Value, Compensation and/or any
other pecuniary obligation related to the Promissory Notes,
provided that it is not remedied within a maximum period of one
(1) business day from the date of the respective default;
(ii) non-compliance by the Company of any non-pecuniary
obligation provided for in this Instrument that is not rectified in
specific deadline to remedy such obligation or, in the absence of
specific time, within ten (10) business days from the date of receipt
of written notice of noncompliance sent directly by the Fiduciary
Agent, or by the Company to the Fiduciary Agent, whichever
occurs first;
(iii) non-fulfillment of the destination of funds raised through the
Restricted Offer, as provided in Clause XVII of this Instrument;
(iv) non-payment of debts and/or non-fulfillment of financial
obligations by the Company, except those described in item (i)
above, and/or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company,
which individual or aggregate amount exceeds ten million reais
(R$ 10,000,000.00), an amount to be annually adjusted for
inflation by the IPCA - National Broad Consumer Price Index,
published by IBGE - Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
(“IPCA”), and that is not settled within the period provided for in
the respective agreement, or in the absence of a specific term
thereto, within a maximum period of three (3) Business Days as of
the date on which the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary
of the Company, as applicable, is notified by the respective
creditors and fiduciary agents, as the case may be;
(v) the existence of any (a) final or unappealable judicial, arbitral
or administrative decision or judgment or (b) a decision or
appellate decision, which has no suspended effects and/or whose
judgment has not been guaranteed by the Company, condemning
or determining, in both cases, payment, by the Company and/or
any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company, which individual
or aggregate amount is greater than ten million reais (R$
10,000,000.00), amount to be annually adjusted for inflation by
IPCA, and which is not settled within a maximum period of five (5)
Business Days counted from the subpoena to comply with the
decision or judicial or administrative final and unappealable
judgment or appellate decision which has not been suspended
and/or whose judgment has not been guaranteed by the
Company, as the case may be;
(vi) early maturity of any debt of the Company and/or any direct or
indirect subsidiary, by the Company, as applicable, which the
individual or aggregate amount is greater than ten million reais (R$
10,000,000.00), to be annually adjusted for inflation by the IPCA
variation;
(vii) protest of negotiable instruments for which the Company
and/or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company, as
applicable, is responsible, even if in the condition of guarantor,
and which individual or aggregate amount is higher than ten
million reais (R$ 10,000,000.00), to be annually adjusted for
inflation by the IPCA variation, unless, within three (3) Business
Days of said protest, it is validly established by the Company that
(a) the protest was canceled or stopped; or (b) a defense was filed
and the due guarantees were deposited in court;
(viii) dissolution, liquidation or extinction of the Company,
submittal of proposal court-supervised or out-of-court
reorganization by the Company and/or by any direct or indirect
subsidiary, by the Company, file for court-supervised
reorganization or preparation of an out-of-court reorganization
plan, regardless of grant of such request, bankruptcy petition filed
by third parties not rebutted within the legal term, filing for
bankruptcy and/or insolvency of the Company, and/or any direct
or indirect subsidiary of the Company;
(ix) dissolution, extinction and/or liquidation of any direct or indirect
subsidiary of the Company (subject to the provisions of item (x)
below), without prior approval by Promissory Note Holders
representing at least seventy percent (70%) of the Promissory
Notes, at the General Meeting of the Promissory Notes Holders
(as defined below) convened for this purpose;
(x) unless previously approved by Promissory Note Holders
representing at least seventy percent (70%) of the Promissory
Notes, at the General Meeting of Promissory Notes Holders (as
defined below) convened for this purpose, the performance of: (a)
spin-off of the Company, (b) merger of the Company with another
company; (c) merger of the Company into or merger of Shares of
the Company by another company; and/or (d) incorporation or
merger of shares, by the Company, of any subsidiary, as long as
it results in the change of control, direct or indirect, of the
Company. For the purposes of this Clause, the simple transfer of
the Company's outstanding shares, within the scope of B3, by its
current or future shareholders, other than Mr. Luis Fernando
Memoria Porto, Mr. Sérgio Augusto Guerra de Resende and RCC
Participações Sociais Ltda., and that do not entail any changes in
Company's direct and/or indirect controlling interest, in
compliance with the provisions of item (xi) below, is not and shall
not be considered, in any circumstances, such as corporate
reorganization of the Company;
(xi) any changes in the Company's direct and/or indirect
controlling interest;
(xii) transfer, by the Company, of any obligation related to the
Promissory Notes, unless previously authorized by Promissory
Note Holders representing at least ninety percent (90%) of the
Promissory Notes, at the General Meeting of the Promissory
Notes Holders convened for this purpose;
(xiii) statement and/or payment, by the Company, of dividends
(excluding the minimum mandatory dividend), interest on
shareholders' equity, redemption of shares or any other payment
to shareholders, in the case of, considering such payment, pro
forma if it had been done on the date of the previous verification
of the Financial Indexes established in item (xx) below, the
Financial Indexes required on such prior verification date or in the
event of a Default Event or any event or condition that, after the
lapse of time and/or sending notification, may result in an Event of
Default;
(xiv) sale, expropriation, confiscation or any other form of
disposition, by the Company and/or by any direct or indirect
subsidiary of the Company, of permanent assets which individual
or aggregate amount exceeds ten million reais (R$
10,000,000.00), an amount to be annually adjusted for inflation by
the IPCA variation, except for sales or fiduciary sales of vehicles,
and fiduciary assignments of rights, carried out in the ordinary
course of business, as per market conditions and in accordance
with past Company practices;
(xv) establishment of burden or encumbrances on assets of the
Company and/or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company,
except for burden and fiduciary assignments of rights and fiduciary
sales of vehicles whose individual or aggregate amount of burden
or liens, as the case may be, does not exceed fifty percent (50%)
of the total amount of its fleet of vehicles ("Maximum Burden"),
calculated according to the last Consolidated Financial Statement
of the Company, except if the burden or liens that exceed
Maximum Burden have as counterpart collateral granted to
Promissory Notes Holders through fiduciary sale of vehicles pari
passu to the amount encumbered in excess of the Maximum
Burden;
(xvi) occurrence of any events or situations that adversely affect
or may adversely affect the exercise by Promissory Notes Holders
of their rights and warranties under this Instrument, including but,
not limited to, the occurrence of a Material Adverse Change
defined as below), provided that, subject to remediation, such
event or situation does not cease to have effects within the term
of five (5) Business Days after notification by the Fiduciary Agent
to the Company of such event or situation. For the purposes of
this Instrument, the term "Material Adverse Change" means: (a)
any material adverse effect on the (financial or otherwise)
situation, business, assets, operating results and/or prospects of
the Company and/or its direct or indirect subsidiaries, affecting or
likely to affect the legal and/or economic-financial capacity of the
Company to comply with its financial and/or non-financial
obligations arising from this Instrument; and/or (b) any event or
condition that, after the lapse of time and/or sending of notice, may
result in an Event of Default;
(xvii) change in the Company's corporate purpose, in order to
change or exclude any of the Company's current activities, or
cause it to cease to act as a car rental company;
(xviii) transformation of the Company into a limited liability
company, pursuant to articles 220 to 222 of the Corporations Act;
(xix) reduction of the Company's share capital and/or repurchase
by the Company of its own shares for subsequent cancellation,
unless the transaction has been previously approved by
Promissory Notes Holders representing at least seventy percent
(70%) of the Promissory Notes, at the General Meeting of the
Promissory Notes Holders convened for this purpose.
(xx) non-compliance with the Company's financial limits and
indexes, calculated in relation to the quarterly financial information
("ITR") and the Company's annual standardized financial
statements ("DFP") on a consolidated basis and in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles accepted in Brazil,
to be verified quarterly, from the DFP for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2017 (including) ("Financial Indexes"), to be
monitored by the Fiduciary Agent within a period of up to five (5)
Business Days from the date of receipt of the information referred
to in Clause XV, subsection (i), item (f):
(1) The quotient of the division of Net Debt by EBITDA of the last
12 (twelve) months may not exceed three point twenty-five (3.25);
(2) The quotient of the division of EBITDA by Net Financial
Expenses, both referring to the last twelve (12) months, shall not
be less than one point seventy-five (1.75); and
(3) The quotient of the division of Net Debt by Shareholders' Equity
both referring to the last twelve (12) months, may not exceed three
point fifty (3.50).
For the purposes of this Instrument, it is considered:
(A) "EBITDA" means the sum calculated over a period of twelve
(12) months: (i) profit/loss before taxes, fees, contributions and
minority interests are deducted (for the purposes of calculating
profit/loss we shall not consider the merely accounting expenses,
excluding cash, call option plans of the Company (ii) depreciation
and amortization expenses, (iii) financial expenses deducted from
financial income and (iv) non-operating income in the same
period. Should the Company acquire or otherwise merge with a
company that is consolidated in its financial statements, the
Company's EBITDA shall be adjusted and calculated pro-forma,
considering EBITDA of said company, calculated in the manner
set forth in this item, for the period of twelve (12) months in
question;
(B) "Gross Debt" means the sum of consolidated debts with
investment funds, individuals and legal entities, including debts
acquired in the financial and local and international capital
markets, derivatives, loans and financing, issuance of securities,
in addition to actual guarantees and other real and personal
guarantees provided, as well as amounts payable to shareholders,
including amounts referring to redeemable preferred shares and
amounts payable, net of the balance receivable, arising from
hedge agreements or other derivatives, being understood that: (i)
any of the transactions described in item “2. Forfeit operations "in
the OFFICIAL LETTER/CVM/SNC/SEP/No. 01/2017 shall not be
considered in the scope of the Gross Debt statement; and (ii)
without prejudice to the provisions of item XIII above and other
provisions of this Instrument, if any of the debts referred to in this
item (B), are collateralized, in whole or in part, with funds invested
(a) in investment funds of fixed income; (b) on bank deposit
certificates with daily rate; only the respective net balances, that
is, the amounts of each respective debt that are not guaranteed
by fiduciary assignment of investments, shall be considered as
"Gross Debt". Without prejudice to the provisions of item XIII
above and other provisions of this Instrument, in the event that a
certain debt has a fiduciary guarantee in excess of the debt itself,
the net balance of such debt, for the gross debt, shall be
considered zero;
(C) "Cash" cash balance and short-term cash investments, less
any cash balances or financial investments of immediate liquidity
that are encumbered or segregated in favor of third parties
(“Encumbered Cash");
(D) "Net Debt" Gross Debt deducted from Cash;
(E) "Net Financial Expenses" (i) the sum of interest expenses,
preferential dividends, discounts granted to customers due to the
prepayment of securities, commissions and bank expenses,
exchange variation arising from the contracting of loans and the
sale of securities and debt securities, taxes, contributions and
expenses of any nature arising from financial operations,
including, but not limited to, IOF discounted from (ii) the sum of
income from financial investments, exchange variation arising
from loans granted and securities acquired, provided that the
income from financial investments linked to Encumbered Cash
shall not be considered in this item "(ii)". Should the Company
acquire or otherwise merge with a company that is consolidated
in its financial statements, the Company's Net Financial Expenses
shall be adjusted and calculated pro-forma, considering Net
Financial Expenses of said company, calculated in the manner set
forth in this item, for the period of twelve (12) months in question;
and
(F) "Shareholders 'Equity" means the shareholders' equity, less
the carrying amount of the intangible assets.
(xxi) the finding, at any time, of any falsehood regarding any
statement or collateral provided by the Company in this
Instrument;
(xxii) the finding, at any time, of any inaccuracy or incorrection
regarding any statement or collateral provided by the Company in
this Instrument, if the event that gave rise to such statement or
guarantee is duly remedied within a maximum period of five (5)
Business Days from the receipt by the Company of notification of
the Fiduciary Agent in this sense or of receipt by the Fiduciary
Agent of notification of the Company to that effect, whichever
occurs first;
(xxiii) in the event that the Company, its affiliates and/or its direct
or indirect subsidiaries, attempt or practice any act aimed at
annulling, questioning, reviewing, canceling or repudiating, by
judicial or extrajudicial means, the Instrument or any of its clauses
or any other agreement related to the Promissory Notes, already
celebrated or to be celebrated;
(xxiv) in the event of cancellation of the Company's listing at B3;
(xxv) exclusively in relation to the Company, the non-renewal,
cancellation, revocation or suspension of authorizations,
concessions and licenses, required for the regular exercise of its
activities;
(xxvi) existence of a breach proven by a decision or court decision,
even if appealable, and evidence of violation ascertained by the
initiation of an investigation or other governmental inquiry of any
provision of any law or regulation to which it is submitted, the
practice of corruption or acts harmful to the public administration,
including Law 12,846, dated August 1, 2013, as amended ("Law
12,846/13") and Decree No. 8,420, dated March 18, 2015, as
amended ("Decree 8.420/15") and, in conjunction with Law
12.846/13, "Anti-Corruption Laws" by the Company and its
subsidiary;
(xxvii) downgrading of the Promissory Notes rating granted by
Fitch Ratings, in two (2) or more grades in the national scale
classification of risk, in relation to the rating in force on the
Issuance Date; and
(xxviii) invalidity, nullity or unenforceability of this Instrument
and/or any of its provisions.
If any of the Events of Default set forth in (i), (iii), (vi), (viii), (ix),
(xi), (xi), (xii), (xvii), (xviii), (xxi), (xxii) and (xxviii) above, the
Promissory Notes shall automatically become due, regardless of
judicial or extrajudicial notice or notification, and the Company
shall pay the Unit Par Value, Compensation and (If applicable)
within a period of up to two (2) Business Days from the occurrence
of any of the Events of Default described in this paragraph.
In the event of any other Events of Default not mentioned in the
paragraph immediately above, the Fiduciary Agent shall, within
five (5) Business Days counted from the date on which the said
Event of Default or the end of the curing period occurs, convene a
General Meeting of the Promissory Notes Holders to resolve on
the early maturity of the Promissory Notes (according to the rules
and quorum set forth below). The Fiduciary Agent shall notify the
Company of the call notice of the General Meeting of the
Promissory Notes Holders referred to in this clause at least five
(5) Business Days prior to the date of its execution. The decision
of the Promissory Notes Holders regarding the occurrence or not
of the early maturity of the Promissory Notes shall be irrevocable
and irreversible. The anticipated maturity shall be formalized in the
General Meeting of the Promissory Notes Holders, which shall
include a period of two (2) Business Days for the respective
payment(s), and the Company shall be notified by the Fiduciary
Agent with respect to the decree of early maturity, within one (1)
Business Day following said General Meeting of the Promissory
Note Holders.
XIV. GENERAL MEETING OF PROMISSORY NOTES
HOLDERS
For resolutions related to the Promissory Notes, the Company
and/or holders of the Promissory Notes representing at least ten
percent (10%) of the Outstanding Promissory Notes (as defined
below) may call a meeting of the Promissory Notes Holders
General Meeting ("General Meeting of the Promissory Notes
Holders").
In any case of calling of the General Meeting of the Promissory
Notes Holders, notice shall be given by means of an
announcement published at least three (3) times in press bodies
in which the Company usually publishes. If the call is made by
Promissory Notes Holders and they understand that the Company
must attend, it must be notified regarding the call by registered
letter with notice of receipt addressed to the legal representatives
of the Company, with the deadline established below.
The General Meetings of the Promissory Notes Holders shall be
convened with a minimum period of fifteen (15) days prior to the
date it is to take place. The General Meetings of the Promissory
Note Holders on second call may only be made at least eight (8)
days after the date set for the installation of the General Meeting
of the Promissory Notes Holders on first call. The notice of the
General Meeting of the Promissory Notes Holders is waived in the
event that the Promissory Notes Holders representing one
hundred percent (100%) of the Promissory Notes are present.
The resolutions adopted by the Promissory Note Holders,
observing the quorums set forth below, shall be valid and effective
before the Company, and shall bind all the Promissory Notes
Holders, regardless of whether they have attended the General
Meeting of the Promissory Note Holders or the vote issued at the
respective General Meeting of the Promissory Notes Holders.
The General Meeting of the Promissory Notes Holders shall be
installed, on first call, with the attendance of Holders of Promissory
Notes representing at least half of the Outstanding Promissory
Notes and, on second call, with any quorum. The Chairman of the
General Meeting of the Promissory Notes Holders shall be
responsible for the Promissory Notes Holder elected by the
Promissory Notes Holders.
For the purposes of this Instrument, “Outstanding Promissory
Notes" shall mean all Promissory Notes in circulation on the
market, excluding Promissory Notes that are owned by its
controllers and/or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, as well as
their respective officers or directors and their spouses.
In the cases of convening the General Meeting of the Promissory
Notes Holders for deliberation on non-declaration of early
maturity, in the event: (i) failure to set out the General Meeting of
the Promissory Notes Holders for lack of quorum or failure to
obtain a quorum for approval on first and second call, or (ii) failure
to have approved the waive to the right to early maturity
declaration, the early maturity of the Promissory Notes shall be
declared.
In the resolutions of the General Meeting of the Promissory Notes
Holders, each Promissory Note shall be entitled to one vote,
allowing the establishment of an attorney-in-fact, Promissory
Notes Holder or not. Decisions about non-early maturity must be
approved by the Promissory Notes Holders representing at least
seventy-five percent (75%) of the total Outstanding Promissory
Notes. The resolutions regarding the alteration of the quorum for
the resolution of the General Meeting of the Promissory Notes
Holders, Event of Default, deadlines, amount and form of
compensation of the Promissory Notes, amortization and/or
redemption shall depend on the approval by holders of Promissory
Notes that represent at least ninety percent (90%) of the total
Outstanding Promissory Notes. The other decisions shall be
approved by Promissory Notes Holders representing at least fifty
percent (50%) of the total Promissory Notes.
The Fiduciary Agent (as defined below) shall attend the General
Meetings of the Promissory Notes Holders and provide the
Promissory Notes Holders with the information requested
Other relevant characteristics N/A
Securities Debentures.
Identification of the security 15th issuance for the public distribution of debentures in two series
of our issuance.
Issuance Date February 19, 2018
Maturity Date February 19, 2023 - 1st Series
February 19, 2021 - 2 Series
Redemption possibility Yes.
Hypothesis and calculation of the
redemption value
Subject to compliance with the conditions below, Company may,
from the 24th month (including), counted from the Issuance Date,
that is, from February 19, 2020 (including) and at its exclusive
discretion, upon notice to the Debenture Holders, by means of a
publication pursuant to Clause 6.24, or in individual notice to each
Debenture Holder, with a copy to the Fiduciary Agent, as well as
communication to the Bookkeeper, the Settlement Bank, B3 and
the Fiduciary Agent, with minimum advance notice of ten (10)
business days of the respective date of the event ("Date of the
Optional Early Redemption" and "Notice of Optional Early
Redemption", respectively), to promote the full early redemption
of the Debentures of the 1st Series and/or Debentures of the 2nd
Series, as the case may be, and partial early redemption of the
Debentures of the 1st Series and/or the 2nd Series Debentures,
with the consequent cancellation of the Debentures of the 1st
Series and/or 2nd Series Debentures subject to redemption
("Optional Early Redemption"), upon payment of the Unit Par
Value or debt balance of the Unit Par Value of the 1st Series
Debentures and/or the 2nd Series Debentures, as the case may
be, subject to the Optional Redemption plus the Compensation of
the 1st Series and/or the 2nd Series Compensation, as the case
may be, calculated pro rata temporis from the first Payment Date
or the Payment Date of the immediately previous Compensation,
whichever occurs later, up to the Date of the Optional Early
Redemption ("Optional Early Redemption Amount") and premium
on the Optional Early Redemption Amount calculated according to
the formula described below:
P=〖[(1+i)〗^(DU/252)-1] x Vne
where:
P = Optional Early Redemption Premium, calculated to 8 decimal
places, without rounding;
i = 0.45%
DU = number of Business Days to elapse between the Optional
Early Redemption Date (including) and the Maturity Date of the 1st
Series or the Maturity Date of the 2nd Series, as applicable
(excluding);
Vne = Unit par value or balance of the Unit Par Value of the
Debentures of the 1st Series and/or Unit par value or balance of
the Unit Par Value of the 2nd Series Debentures, as applicable,
subject to the Optional Early Redemption, plus the Compensation
of the Debentures of the 1st Series and/or Compensation of the
2nd Series Debentures, as the case may be, calculated pro rata
temporis, from the first Date of Payment of Capital or Payment
Date of Compensation of the 1st Series Debentures and/or the
Date of Payment of the Debentures Compensation of the 2nd
Series, as the case may be, immediately prior to the date of the
effective payment of the Optional Early Redemption.
Characteristics of securities Fifty thousand (50,000) Debentures shall be issued, of which forty
one thousand, one hundred and forty (41,140) Debentures of the
1st Series and eight thousand, eight hundred and sixty (8,860)
Debentures of the 2nd Series, as set out through the System of
Communicating Vessels, according to the demand for the
Debentures calculated after the conclusion of the Bookbuilding
Procedure. The amount of Debentures allocated in each series
was subject to ratification by means of the Amendment, the
celebration of which was authorized by the Company's Board of
Directors, without the need to hold a General Meeting of
Debenture Holders (as defined below). The indenture of the
Fifteenth Issuance provides, pursuant to clause 6.23, some
hypotheses of early maturity: (i) default by the Company in
connection with the payment of the amortization of the Unit Par
Value, Compensation and/or any other pecuniary obligation
related to the Debentures, provided that it is not remedied within
a maximum period of one (1) business day from the date of the
respective default; (ii) early maturity of any debt of the Company
and/or any direct or indirect subsidiary, by the Company, as
applicable, which the individual or aggregate amount is greater
than ten million reais (R$ 10,000,000.00), to be annually adjusted
for inflation by the accumulated variation of IPCA since the
Issuance Date; (iii) protest of negotiable instruments for which the
Company and/or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company,
as applicable, is responsible, even if in the condition of guarantor,
and which individual or aggregate amount is higher than ten
million reais (R$ 10,000,000.00), to be annually adjusted for
inflation by the IPCA variation since the Issuance Date, unless,
within three (3) business days of said protest, it is validly
established by the Company that the protest was canceled or
stopped or its defense was submitted and collaterals were
provided in court; (iv) dissolution or extinction of the Company,
approval of court-supervised reorganization or preparation of an
out-of-court reorganization plan, bankruptcy petition filed by third
parties not rebutted within the legal term, bankruptcy and/or
insolvency of the Company, and/or any direct or indirect subsidiary
of the Company; (v) assignment, promise to assign, transfer, or
promise to transfer, by the Company, any obligation related to the
Debentures, except if previously authorized by Debenture Holders
representing at least two thirds of the Outstanding Debentures at
a Debenture Holders' General Meeting called for such purpose;
(vi) any changes in the Company's direct and/or indirect
controlling interest; (vii) statement and/or payment by the
Company of dividends (excluding the minimum mandatory
dividend), interest on shareholders' equity, redemption of shares
or any other payment to shareholders (payments to shareholders);
(viii) sale, expropriation, confiscation or any other form of
disposition, by the Company and/or by any direct or indirect
subsidiary of the Company, of permanent assets which individual
or aggregate amount exceeds ten million reais (R$
10,000,000.00), except for sales or fiduciary sales of vehicles, and
fiduciary assignments of rights, carried out in the ordinary course
of business, as per market conditions and in accordance with past
Company practices; (ix) change or modification of the Company's
corporate purpose, so that the Company ceases to act as a car
rental company; (x) transformation of the Company into a limited-
liability company, pursuant to article 220 to 222 of the
Corporations Act; (xi) reduction of the Company’s share capital (in
its monetary expression) and/or repurchase by the Company of its
own shares for subsequent cancellation, unless the transaction
has been previously approved by Debenture Holders representing
at least ninety percent (90%) of the Outstanding Debentures, at
the General Meeting of Debenture Holders convened for this
purpose.
Conditions for changing the
rights guaranteed by such
securities
The Company may, at any time, request modification of any of its
strictly operational obligations set forth in this Indenture (such as
reporting, sending supporting documentation, etc.), being the
Fiduciary Agent required to amend this present Indenture
pursuant to the terms proposed by the Company, provided that
upon prior approval of such modifications by Debenture Holders
representing at least seventy-five percent (90%) (sic) of the
Outstanding Debentures.
The debenture holders may, at any time, hold a meeting in
accordance with the provisions of article 71 of the Corporations
Act in order to resolve on matters of interest to the debenture
holders' community.
Each Outstanding Debenture shall grant to its holder the right to
a vote in the General Meetings of Debenture Holders, whose
resolutions, with due regard to the exceptions provided for in this
Indenture, shall be made by Debenture Holders representing at
least more than fifty percent (50%) of the Outstanding Debentures,
being allowed the establishment of attorneys-at-law, Debenture
Holders or not. Changes in debenture terms of effectiveness,
compensation, quorum for debenture holders' general meetings
resolution, and early maturity events must be approved by the
debenture holders representing at least 90% of the outstanding
debentures.
Other relevant characteristics As of the first Date of Payment of Capital, the 1st Series
Debentures shall be entitled to compensation corresponding to
one hundred percent (100%) of the accumulated variation of the
average daily rates of Interbank Deposits - DI for one day, “group
extra over”, expressed as annual percentage, based on two
hundred and fifty-two (252) business days, calculated and
disclosed by B3, in the Daily Bulletin, available on its website at
internet (http://www.B3.com.br) ("DI Rate"), exponentially
increased by a surcharge or spread, expressed as a percentage
per year, based on a year of two hundred and fifty-two (252)
business days, equivalent to one point forty percent per year
(1.40% p.a.), according to the formula below ("Compensation of
the 1st Series").
As of the first Date of Payment of Capital, the Debentures of the
2nd Series shall be entitled to compensation corresponding to one
hundred percent (100%) of the accumulated variation of the DI
Rate, increased exponentially by a surcharge or spread,
expressed as a percentage per year, based on in a year of 252
(two hundred and fifty-two) business days, equivalent to one and
fifteen hundredths per year (1.15% p.a.) in accordance with the
formula below ("2nd Series Compensation" and, together with 1st
Series Compensation, "Compensation").
Securities Debentures.
Identification of the security 16th issue for the public distribution of debentures in a single
series of the Senior Security type of our issue.
Redemption possibility Yes.
Hypothesis and calculation of the
redemption value
Subject to compliance with the conditions set forth in the
Indenture, the Company may, as of the thirteenth (13th) month
(inclusive) after the Issuance Date, that is, as of April 27, 2019
(inclusive) and at its sole discretion, upon notice to the Debenture
Holders through a publication made in accordance with the terms
of the Indenture, or in individual communication to each Debenture
Holder, with a copy to the fiduciary agent, as well as
communication to the Bookkeeper, the Settlement Bank, B3 and
at least ten (10) business days prior to the date of the event
("Optional Early Redemption Date" and "Optional Early
Redemption Notice", respectively), to promote the full early
redemption of the Debentures, with no redemption partial advance
of the Debentures, with the subsequent cancellation of the
Debentures subject to redemption ("Notice of Optional Early
Redemption"), upon payment of the Unit Par Value or debt
balance of Unit Par Value of the Debentures, as applicable, object
of the Optional Early Redemption plus: (i) Compensation,
calculated pro rata temporis from the Date of Payment of the
Debentures Compensation immediately preceding, whichever
occurs later, until the Optional Early Redemption Date, ("Optional
Early Redemption Amount") and premium on the Optional Early
Redemption Amount, calculated according to the formula
described in the Indenture;
Characteristics of securities The Issuance shall consist of three hundred and fifty million
(350,000,000) Debentures. The Debentures shall have a unit par
value of one real (R$ 1.00) on the Issuance Date ("Unit Par Value")
and the total amount of the Issuance is three hundred and fifty
million reais (R$ 350,000,000.00) ("Issue Amount"), and there
shall be no adjustment for inflation of the Unit Par Value. The
indenture of the Sixteenth Issue provides for early maturity
hypotheses, in terms of clause 6.23, among them: (i) default by
the Company in connection with the payment of the amortization
of the Unit Par Value or balance of the Unit Par Value, as the case
may be, related to the Debentures, provided that it is not remedied
within a maximum period of one (1) business day from the date of
the respective default; (ii) early maturity of any debt of the
Company and/or any direct or indirect subsidiary, by the
Company, entered into in the local or foreign market, as
applicable, which the individual or aggregate amount is greater
than thirty million reais (R$ 30,000,000.00), to be annually
adjusted for inflation by the IPCA accumulated variation; (iii)
protest of negotiable instruments for which the Company and/or
any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company, as applicable, is
responsible, even if in the condition of guarantor, and which
individual or aggregate amount is equal or higher than thirty million
reais (R$ 30,000,000.00), to be annually adjusted for inflation by
the IPCA variation, unless, within three (3) business days of said
protest, it is validly established by the Company that (a) the protest
was canceled or stopped; or (b) a defense was filed and the due
guarantees were deposited in court; dissolution or extinction of the
Company, approval of court-supervised reorganization or
preparation of an out-of-court reorganization plan, bankruptcy
petition filed by third parties not rebutted within the legal term,
bankruptcy and/or insolvency of the Company, and/or any direct
or indirect subsidiary of the Company; (iv) sale, expropriation,
confiscation or any other form of disposition, by the Company
and/or by any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company, of
permanent assets which individual or aggregate amount equal or
greater than thirty million reais (R$ 30,000,000.00), an amount to
be annually adjusted for inflation by the IPCA variation since the
Issuance Date, except for sales or fiduciary sales of vehicles, and
fiduciary assignments of rights, carried out in the ordinary course
of business, as per market conditions and in accordance with past
Company practices; (v) assignment, promise to assign, transfer,
or promise to transfer, by the Company, any obligation related to
the Debentures, except if previously authorized by Debenture
Holders representing at least two thirds of the Outstanding
Debentures at a Debenture Holders' General Meeting called for
such purpose; (vi) any changes in the Company's direct and/or
indirect controlling interest; (vii) statement and/or payment by the
Company of dividends (excluding the minimum mandatory
dividend), interest on shareholders' equity, redemption of shares
or any other payment to shareholders (payments to shareholders);
(viii) sale, expropriation, confiscation, or any other form of
disposition, by the Company and/or by any direct or indirect
subsidiary of the Company, of permanent assets which individual
or aggregate amount is equal or greater than thirty million reais
(R$30,000,000.00), an amount to be annually adjusted for inflation
by the IPCA accumulated variation since the Issuance Date,
except for sales or fiduciary sales of vehicles, as well as fiduciary
assignments of rights carried out in the normal course of business
as per market conditions and in accordance with the Company
past practices; (ix) change or modification of the Company's
corporate purpose, so that the Company ceases to act as a car
rental company; (x) transformation of the Company into a limited-
liability company, pursuant to article 220 to 222 of the
Corporations Act; (xi) reduction of the Company's share capital (in
its monetary expression) and/or repurchase by the Company of its
own shares for subsequent cancellation, unless the transaction
has been previously approved by Debenture Holders representing
at least two thirds (2/3) of the Outstanding Debentures, at the
General Meeting of Debenture Holders convened for this purpose.
Other relevant characteristics As of the Date of Payment of Capital, the Debentures shall be
entitled to compensation corresponding to one hundred and
nineteen percent (119%) of the accumulated variation of the
average daily rates of Interbank Deposits - DI for one day, "group
extra over," expressed as annual percentage, based on two
hundred and fifty-two (252) business days ("DI Rate"), calculated
and disclosed by B3, in the Daily Bulletin, available at its website
on the internet (http://www.B3.com.br), exponentially and
cumulatively calculated pro rata temporis for business days
elapsed, from the Date of Payment of Capital or Date of Payment
of the Debentures Compensation (as defined below) immediately
preceding, as the case may be, until the date of their actual
payment ("Compensation"). The Compensation shall be due from
the Date of Payment of Capital and shall be paid semi-annually on
October 2 and April 2 of each year, with the first payment occurring
on October 2, 2018 and the last, on the Maturity Date of the
Debentures or on the date of Extraordinary Amortization, or on the
date of acceleration resulting from an event of Early Maturity Event
(as defined in the Indenture), or one of the hypothesis of early
redemption of Debentures (each, a "Date of Payment of the
Debentures Compensation"); Collaterals: Pursuant to article 58,
main provision, and paragraph 1 of the Corporations Act, the
Debentures have a Senior Security on the assets of the Company
consisting of vehicles owned by the Company, conferring general
privilege on said assets.
Securities Debentures.
Identification of the security 17th issue for the public distribution of debentures in a single
series of the unsecured type of our issue.
Redemption possibility Yes.
Hypothesis and calculation of the
redemption value
Subject to the compliance with the conditions below, the Company
may, as of the thirteenth (13th) month (including) counted from the
Issuance Date, that is, from October 27, 2019 (including), at its
sole discretion, upon notice to the Debenture Holders, by means
of a publication pursuant to Clause 6.23 of the Indenture, or by
means of individual notice to each Debenture Holder, with a copy
to the Fiduciary Agent, as well as, in any case, to the Bookkeeper,
the Settlement Bank, B3, and the Fiduciary Agent, at least ten (10)
business days prior to the respective date of the event ("Optional
Early Redemption Date" and "Notice of Optional Early
Redemption", respectively), promote the early redemption of all
Debentures, the partial early redemption of the Debentures being
prohibited, with the consequent cancellation of the Debentures
object of the redemption ("Optional Early Redemption"), upon
payment, by the Company, of the Unit Par Value or the balance of
the Unit Par Value, as the case may be, of the Debentures subject
to the Optional Early Redemption, plus (i) the Conventional
Interest, calculated pro rata temporis from the Date of Payment of
Capital (including) or the Date of Payment of the Conventional
Interest (including) immediately preceding, whichever occurs
later, up to the Optional Early Redemption Date ("Optional Early
Redemption Amount"); and (ii) premium on the amount of the
Optional Early Redemption Amount, calculated according to the
formula described in the Indenture;
Characteristics of securities The Issuance shall consist of four hundred thousand (400,000)
Debentures. The Debentures shall have a unit par value of one
thousand reais (R$1,000) on the Issuance Date ("Unit Par Value")
and the total amount of the Issuance is three hundred and four
hundred million reais (R$400,000,000) ("Issue Amount"), and
there shall be no adjustment for inflation of the Unit Par Value. The
indenture of the Seventeenth Issuance provides for early maturity
hypotheses, in terms of clause 6.22, among them: (i) default on
the part of the Company with respect to the payment of the
Amortization of the Unit Par Value or balance of the Unit Par
Value, as the case may be, of the Compensation and/or any other
pecuniary obligation related to the Debentures, maximum term of
two (2) business days from the date of the respective default; (ii)
early maturity of any debt of the Company and/or any direct or
indirect subsidiary, by the Company, entered into in the local or
foreign market, as applicable, which the individual or aggregate
amount is greater than thirty million reais (R$ 30,000,000.00), to
be annually adjusted for inflation by the IPCA accumulated
variation; (iii) protest of negotiable instruments for which the
Company and/or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company,
as applicable, is responsible, even if in the condition of guarantor,
and which individual or aggregate amount is equal or higher than
thirty million reais (R$30,000,000.00), to be annually adjusted for
inflation by the IPCA variation, unless, within twenty (20) business
days of said protest, it is validly established by the Company that
(a) the protest was canceled or stopped; or (b) a defense was filed
and the due guarantees were deposited in court; dissolution or
extinction of the Company, approval of court-supervised
reorganization or preparation of an out-of-court reorganization
plan, bankruptcy petition filed by third parties not rebutted within
the legal term, bankruptcy and/or insolvency of the Company,
and/or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Issuer; (iv) sale,
expropriation, confiscation, or any other form of disposition, by the
Company and/or by any direct or indirect subsidiary of the
Company, of permanent assets which individual or aggregate
amount is equal or greater than thirty million reais
(R$30,000,000.00), an amount to be annually adjusted for inflation
by the IPCA accumulated variation since the Issuance Date,
except for sales or fiduciary sales of vehicles, as well as fiduciary
assignments of rights carried out in the normal course of business
as per market conditions and in accordance with the practices
usually by the Company and/or any direct or indirect subsidiary of
the Company for the accomplishment of their activities; (v)
assignment, promise to assign, transfer, or promise to transfer, by
the Company, any obligation related to the Debentures, except if
previously authorized by Debenture Holders representing at least
two thirds (2/3) of the Outstanding Debentures at a Debenture
Holders' General Meeting called for such purpose; (vi) any
changes in the Company's direct and/or indirect controlling
interest; (vii) statement and/or payment by the Company of
dividends (excluding the minimum mandatory dividend), interest
on shareholders' equity, redemption of shares or any other
payment to shareholders (payments to shareholders); (viii) sale,
expropriation, confiscation or any other form of disposition, by the
Company and/or by any direct or indirect subsidiary of the
Company, of permanent assets which individual or aggregate
amount equal or greater than thirty million reais
(R$30,000,000.00), except for sales or fiduciary sales of vehicles,
and fiduciary assignments of rights, carried out in the ordinary
course of business, as per market conditions and in accordance
with past Company practices; (ix) change or modification of the
Company's corporate purpose, so that the Company ceases to act
as a car rental company; (x) transformation of the Company into a
limited-liability company, pursuant to article 220 to 222 of the
Corporations Act; (xi) reduction of the Company's share capital (in
its monetary expression) and/or repurchase, by the Company, of
its own shares for subsequent cancellation, in an amount greater
than ten (10%) percent of the average amount of the
Shareholders' Equity, calculated based on the Quarterly Financial
Information of the last two (2) immediately preceding fiscal
quarters, unless the transaction has been previously approved by
Debenture Holders representing at least two thirds (2/3) of the
Outstanding Debentures at the General Meeting of Debenture
Holders called for this purpose.
Other relevant characteristics As of the Date of Payment of Capital, the Debentures shall be
entitled to payment of conventional interest corresponding to one
hundred and thirteen percent (113.00%) of the accumulated
variation of the average daily rates of Interbank Deposits - DI for
one day, "group extra over," expressed as annual percentage,
based on two hundred and fifty-two (252) business days ("DI
Rate"), calculated and disclosed by B3, in the Daily Bulletin,
available at its website on the internet (http://www.b3.com.br) (“DI
Rate”). The Conventional Interest shall be exponentially and
cumulatively calculated, pro rata temporis for the business days
elapsed, incident on the Unit Par Value or on the balance of the
Unit Par Value, as the case may be, of the Debentures, as of the
Date of Payment of Capital (including) or the Date of Payment of
the Conventional Interest (as defined below) immediately
preceding (including), as the case may be, until the date of its
actual payment (excluding) ("Conventional Interest" or
"Compensation"). The Conventional Interest shall be paid semi-
annually on March 27 and September 27 of each year, with the
first payment occurring on March 27, 2019, and the last on the
Maturity Date (each a "Date of Payment of the Conventional
Interest").
Securities Debentures.
Identification of the security 18th issuance for the public distribution of debentures in a single
series, of the unsecured type of our issuance, with additional
personal guarantee, issued by us.
Redemption possibility Yes.
Hypothesis and calculation of the
redemption value
Subject to the compliance with the conditions below, the Issuer
may, as of the thirty-seventh (37th) month (including) counted from
the Issuance Date, that is, from October 20, 2022 (including), at
its sole discretion, upon notice to the Debenture Holders, by
means of a publication pursuant to Clause 6.30 of the Indenture,
or by means of individual notice to each Debenture Holder, with a
copy to the Fiduciary Agent, as well as, in any case, to the
Bookkeeper, the Settlement Bank, B3, and the Fiduciary Agent, at
least ten (10) Business Days prior to the respective date of the
event ("Optional Early Redemption Date" and "Notice of Optional
Early Redemption", respectively), promote the early redemption of
all Debentures, the partial early redemption of the Debentures
being prohibited, with the consequent cancellation of the
Debentures object of the redemption ("Optional Early
Redemption"), upon payment, by the Company, of the Unit Par
Value or the balance of the Unit Par Value, as the case may be,
of the Debentures subject to the Optional Early Redemption, plus
(i) the Conventional Interest, calculated pro rata temporis from the
Date of Payment of Capital (including) or the Date of Payment of
the Conventional Interest (including) immediately preceding,
whichever occurs later, up to the Optional Early Redemption Date
("Optional Early Redemption Amount"); and (ii) premium on the
amount of the Optional Early Redemption Amount, calculated
according to the formula described in the Indenture;
Characteristics of securities The Issuance shall consist of two hundred thousand (200,000)
Debentures. The Debentures shall have a unit par value of one
thousand reais (R$1,000.00) on the Issuance Date ("Unit Par
Value") and the total amount of the Issuance is two hundred million
reais (R$200,000,000.00) on the Issuance Date ("Issuance
Amount"), there being no adjustment for inflation of the Unit Par
Value. The indenture of the Eighteenth Issuance provides for early
maturity hypotheses pursuant to the terms of clause 6.25, among
which: (i) breach by the Issuer and/or Guarantor of any non-
pecuniary obligation provided for in this indenture that is not
regularized within the specific deadline to remedy such obligation,
or, in the absence of a specific period, within a maximum period
of fifteen (15) Business Days (as defined below) from the date of
default; (ii) default of any obligations arising from loans and
financing and/or other financial obligations to which the Issuer
and/or Guarantor and/or the direct and/or indirect subsidiaries of
the Issuer and/or Guarantor are subject, as applicable, not cured
within the respective maturity terms, the value of which,
individually or in aggregate, is equal to or greater than three
percent (3%) of the Issuer's average shareholders' equity
calculated in the Issuer's available consolidated financial
statements of Date of the event pf the last four (4) quarter of the
event date; (iii) alteration of the Issuer's and/or Guarantor's
corporate purpose, as set forth in its bylaws in effect on the
Issuance Date, which results in a change in the Issuer's and/or
Guarantor's core business, namely car leasing; (iv) any
changes in the Issuer's and/or Guarantor direct and/or indirect
controlling interest; (v) non-compliance with any decision or court
decision, even if subject to appeal, or definitive arbitral or
administrative decision, provided that, in any event, its effects are
not suspended and/or whose judgment has not been guaranteed
by the Issuer and/or by the Guarantor and/or the direct and/or
indirect subsidiaries of the Issuer and/or Guarantor; condemning
or determining, in all cases, payment by the Issuer, the Guarantor
and/or by any direct or indirect subsidiary by the Issuer and/or the
Guarantor, whose individual or aggregate value is equal to or
greater than three percent (3%) of the Issuer's average
shareholders' equity calculated in the Issuer's available
consolidated financial statements for the last four (4) quarters of
the date of the event, and not settled within five (5) Business Days
(as defined below) counted from the summons to comply with the
decision or judgment, upon payment or provision of collateral in
court of said decision or judgment; (vii) protest of
instruments for which payment to the Issuer, the Guarantor and/or
any direct or indirect subsidiary by the Issuer and/or the
Guarantor, as applicable, is liable, even if as guarantor, and
whose value, equal to or greater than three percent (3%) of the
Issuer's average shareholders' equity calculated in the Issuer's
available consolidated financial statements for the last four (4)
quarters of the date of the event, unless, within twenty (20)
Business Days (as defined below) counted from said protest, is
validly evidenced by the Issuer and/or the Guarantor and/or its
pertinent subsidiary, as applicable, that (i) the protest has been
canceled or stopped; or (ii) a defense was filed and the due
collaterals were deposited in court; (vii) (i) filing a proposal for
court-supervised or out-of-court reorganization by any direct or
indirect subsidiary, by the Issuer, regardless of the granting of the
request; (ii) granting of court-supervised reorganization or
preparation of out-of-court reorganization plan by any direct or
indirect subsidiary, by the Issuer; (iii) self-bankruptcy filing or
bankruptcy filing by third parties in the face of any direct or indirect
subsidiary, by the Issuer, not elided within the legal term through
the elusive filing mentioned in the sole paragraph of article 98 of
the Bankruptcy Law; and (iv) filing for bankruptcy and/or
insolvency of any direct or indirect subsidiary by the Issuer; (viii)
merger (including merger of shares), merger or split of the Issuer,
unless, pursuant to article 231 of the Corporations Act: (i) such
corporate change is previously approved by Debenture Holders
holding at least two thirds (2/3) of the Outstanding Debentures (as
defined below); or (ii) if the Debenture Holders are guaranteed the
right of redemption for a period of six (6) months from the date of
publication of the minutes of the meetings that resolve on the
corporate events listed above, and, in the event of item (ii), the
spun-off party or the company resulting from the merger or merger
will be jointly and severally liable for the redemption of the
Debentures, as applicable; (ix) merger (including merger of
shares), merger or split of Guarantor, provided that it results in
transfer of controlling interest of Guarantor, unless: (i) such
corporate change is previously approved by Debenture Holders
holding at least two thirds (2/3) of the Outstanding Debentures (as
defined below); or (ii) if the Debenture Holders are guaranteed the
right of redemption for a period of six (6) months from the date of
publication of the minutes of the meetings that resolve on the
corporate events listed above; (x) declaration and/or payment by
the Issuer of dividends (excluding the minimum mandatory
dividend provided for in article 202 of the Corporations Act),
interest on shareholders' equity (“JCP”), redemption of shares or
any other payment to (i) if, considering such payment, pro forma
as if it had been made on the date of its previous verification, the
Financial Indexes (as defined below) or New Financial Indexes (as
defined below) are not complied with, as applicable, required on
such prior verification date; or (ii) if the Issuer is in breach of any
of its obligations set forth in this Indenture; (xi) reduction of the
Issuer's share capital (in its monetary expression), and/or
repurchase by the Issuer of its own shares representing its capital,
after the Issuance Date, for its subsequent cancellation, in an
amount exceeding ten percent (10%) of the average shareholders'
equity calculated in the Issuer's available consolidated financial
statements for the last four (4) quarters of the date of the event,
except if (i) the transaction was previously approved by Debenture
Holders representing at least two thirds (2/3) of the Outstanding
Debentures (as defined below), at the General Meeting of
Debenture Holders (as defined below) convened for this purpose;
or (ii) after such reduction and/or repurchase, the Issuer, as the
case may be, presents consolidated cash in an amount equal to
or greater than five hundred million reais (R$500,000,000.00); (xii)
non-compliance with the following quarterly financial
limits and indexes, taking into account the Issuer's quarterly
financial statements ("ITR") and the Issuer's annual standardized
financial statements ("DFP"), on a consolidated basis and in
accordance with the principles of generally accepted in Brazil, to
be verified quarterly, with the first calculation for the quarter ending
September 30, 2019, being annualized, when applicable, by
adding the quarter in question to the three immediately preceding
quarters ("Financial Indexes"): 1) The quotient of the division of
Net Financial Debt (as indicated below) at the end of each fiscal
year by EBITDA (as indicated below) of the last twelve (12)
months shall not exceed three and fifty hundredths (3.50); and 2)
the quotient of the division of EBITDA (as indicated below) by the
Financial Income (as indicated below), both for the last twelve (12)
months, shall not be less than one and seventy-five hundredths
(1.75);
Other relevant characteristics As of the Date of Payment of Capital, the Debentures shall be
entitled to payment of conventional interest corresponding to one
hundred and eight percent (108.00%) of the accumulated variation
of the average daily rates of Interbank Deposits - DI for one day,
"group extra over," expressed as annual percentage, based on
two hundred and fifty-two (252) business days ("DI Rate"),
calculated and disclosed by B3, in the Daily Bulletin, available at
its website on the internet (http://www.b3.com.br) (“DI Rate”). The
Conventional Interest shall be exponentially and cumulatively
calculated, pro rata temporis for the business days elapsed,
incident on the Unit Par Value or on the balance of the Unit Par
Value, as the case may be, of the Debentures, as of the Date of
Payment of Capital (including) or the Date of Payment of the
Conventional Interest (as defined below) immediately preceding
(including), as the case may be, until the date of its actual payment
(excluding) ("Conventional Interest" or "Compensation"). The
Conventional Interest shall be paid semi-annually on March 20
and September 20 of each year, with the first payment occurring
on March 20, 2020, and the last on the Maturity Date (each a "Date
of Payment of the Conventional Interest").
As they are considered relevant, there are descriptions of relevant characteristics of the issuance
of Agribusiness Credit Rights Certificate issued by Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A., a
subsidiary of the Company. Capitalized terms not defined in the table of each issue will have the
meanings assigned to them in the respective Agribusiness Credit Rights Certificate ("CDCA") and
the 17th Single Series Agribusiness Receivables Certificates Securitization Term Issuance of Eco
Securitizadora de Direitos Creditórios do Agronegócio S.A. ("Securitization Term")
CDCA DE EMISSÃO DA UNIDAS AGRO LOCAÇÃO DE VEÍCULOS S.A.
Securities Agribusiness Credit Rights Certificate.
Identification of the security CDCA linked to the 17th Single Series Agribusiness Receivables
Certificates Securitization
Term Issuance of Eco Securitizadora de Direitos Creditórios do
Agronegócio S.A.
Issuance Date December 2, 2019
Maturity Date December 17, 2026
QUANTITY (UNITS)
N.A.
Global par value (Reais)
one hundred and twenty-five million Reais (R$125,000,000.00)
Outstanding debt balance one hundred and twenty-five million Reais (R$125,000,000.00)
Restriction on outstanding
shares
N.A.
Convertibility N.A.
Fiduciary Agent N.A.
Number of Individual Holders on
09/30/2019
N.A.
Number of Legal Entity Holders
on 09/30/2019
N.A.
Number of Institutional Investors
Holders on 09/30/2019
N.A.
Redemption possibility Yes.
Hypothesis and calculation of the
redemption value
Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos SA ("Issuer"), a subsidiary of
the Company, shall carry out the Compulsory Early Redemption
of the CDCA and, consequently, the Eco Securitizadora de
Direitos Creditórios do Agronegócio S.A. of the Agribusiness
Receivables Certificates ("Eco" and "CRA ", respectively) will
perform the Early Redemption of CRA, in the following cases: (i) if
the total or partial invalidity or ineffectiveness of the CDCA is
declared; (ii) if any of the material provisions of the CDCA are
declared by court order to be invalid, void or unenforceable
provided that it is not reversed within ten (10) Business Days of
the declaration; (iii) if there is a cancellation of the registration of a
publicly held company (Category A) of the Company
("Accommodation Party") with the CVM and/or the listing of
Accommodation Party shares in B3, except if the Accommodation
Party's shareholders are granted shares, certificate shares and/or
equity instruments, admitted to trading on B3 and/or another
organized securities market, as a result of operations that do not
result in the transfer of Control, directly and/or indirectly, of the
Issuer and/or the Accommodation Party, pursuant to article 254-A
of the Corporations Act, which results in the termination of Mrs.
Luis Fernando Memoria Porto and/or Sérgio Augusto Guerra de
Resende (directly and/or through investment vehicles) of the
Controlling Group; (iv) there is no agreement on the Substitute
Rate under Clause 5.4 of the CDCA; and (v) in the event of non-
Recomposition of the Credits as provided for in Clause 7 of the
CDCA and Clause 6.1 of the CRA Securitization Term. The Issuer
may, at its discretion, carry out the Optional Early Redemption of
the CDCA and, consequently, the Early Redemption of the CRA,
without prejudice to other hypotheses of redemption provided for
in the CDCA: (i) upon payment of the Redemption Amount, plus
premium, pursuant to Clauses 6.4.1. and following of the
Securitization Term; and (ii) upon payment of the Redemption
Amount, without premium payment, if any, pursuant to Clause
15.2 et seq. of the CDCA, (a) the occurrence, on the payment of
the Par Value or compensation of the CDCA and/or CRA, new
taxes not levied at the time of issuance of the CDCA; and/or (b)
the increase of applicable tax rates on the payment of the Par
Value or remuneration of the CDCA and/or CRA, considering rates
already levied at the time of issuance of the CDCA; and/or (c)
revocation of exemption or increase of tax rates on income earned
by the Issuer, in effect at the time of issuance of the CDCA; and
(d) the need for the Issuer to withhold or deduct from taxes made
under the CDCA any taxes. In such cases, the Redemption
Amount, which means the Par Value, or its balance, as the case
may be, plus any Remuneration due and unpaid, and any Late
Charges due by Eco, incurred up to the respective calculation
date, shall be paid in national currency, as set forth in this CDCA.
In addition, the Issuer may, at its sole discretion, make the CDCA,
and, consequently, CRA Early Redemption Offering at any time.
To make the Early Redemption Offering, the Issuer shall send the
Early Redemption Offering Notice (a) to Eco, with a copy to the
Fiduciary Agent, while the CDCA is linked to the CRAs; or (b) to
all CRA Holders, without distinction, ensuring equal conditions to
accept or not the redemption of CRA held by them, at least 30
days prior to the redemption date, informing that it wishes to carry
out the CRA redemption, whose communication must contain at
least: (i) the proposed value for the CRA redemption; (ii) the
redemption date, which shall not exceed sixty (60) days from the
date of dispatch of the Early Redemption Offering Notice; (iii)
mention that the total amount to be paid by the Issuer as
redemption shall correspond to the Redemption Amount, plus any
redemption premium, which may be offered to CRA Holders at the
Issuer's discretion; (iv) that the effective Early Redemption of
CRAs by Eco is subject to the adhesion of at least ninety-five
percent (95%) of CRA Holders in Circulation to the Early
Redemption Offering, and that, in the event of ninety-five percent
(95%) of Outstanding CRA Holders, the remaining five percent
(5%) will be subject to mandatory CRA Early Redemption,
pursuant to the respective Early Redemption Offering; (v) the form
and deadline for CRA Holders to comment on the Early
Redemption Offering, which may not exceed fifteen (15) days from
the date of dispatch of the notice; and (vi) other information
relevant to the CRA redemption.
Conditions for changing the
rights guaranteed by such
securities
The CDCA may be amended, without the need for any corporate
resolution of the Issuer or Creditor, approval or authorization of
the Creditor and/or Trustee and/or approval by the CRA holders
meeting: (i) when such change arises solely from the need to
comply with the requirements of compliance with legal, regulatory
or CVM, Brazilian Financial and Capital Markets Association, B3
or other competent Authorities; (ii) when a material error is
verified, whether it is a gross error, typing or arithmetic error; (iii)
as a result of update of the Issuer's and the Creditor's registered
data, such as change to the corporate name, address and
telephone number, among other changes, as long as there is no
additional cost or expenses for the CRA Holders. and (iv) in cases
expressly provided for and authorized under this CDCA, including
on account of (a) change in Par Value and Disbursement Amount;
and/or (b) occurrence of Recomposition of Collateral Credit;
and/or (c) corporate operations previously authorized in this
CDCA, resulting from the transfer of Control, direct and/or indirect,
of the Issuer and/or Accommodation Party, pursuant to article 254-
A of the Corporations Act, which does not result in the termination
of Mrs. Luis Fernando Memoria Porto and/or Sérgio Augusto
Guerra de Resende (directly and/or through investment vehicles)
of the Controlling Group; Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
amendment to this CDCA shall be informed by the Issuer to the
Fiduciary Agent within five (5) Business Days of its signature.
Characteristics of securities The issuance of the CDCA is guaranteed by the Companhia de
Locação das Américas. The CDCA's collateral is comprised of
CDCA-linked Collateral Credits arising from Vehicle Rental
Agreements, free and unencumbered by any burden, except the
Pledge, entered into by the Issuer with Rural Producers, for the
exercise of its agricultural activity.
The Par Value is not monetarily corrected. The CDCA is entitled
to remuneration, every six months, on the Par Value, or its
balance, as the case may be, equivalent to up to one hundred and
eight percent (108%) of the accumulated DI Rate variation,
expressed as a percentage per year, based on two hundred and
fifty-two (252) Business Days, calculated exponentially and
cumulatively pro rata temporis for Business Days elapsed from the
First Payment Date or the last Remuneration Payment Date, as
the case may be, to the date of its effective payment, according to
the formula described in the CDCA.
The Accommodation Party has provided the Accommodation,
which became the joint and several debtor and the principal payer,
together with the Issuer, Eco, in respect of the performance of the
guaranteed obligations contained in the CDCA, waiving the
existence of any existing benefit between the Issuer and the
Accommodation Party. The Accommodation becomes effective on
the CDCA Payment Date and will remain valid as long as any
obligations under the CDCA persist, and will be immediately and
automatically terminated upon full compliance.
Additionally, the Issuer constitutes, in favor of Eco (or any third
party to whom the CDCA is endorsed, assigned or transferred),
the Pledge, pursuant to article 32 of Law 11.076, on Collateral
Credits, pursuant to the CDCA.
Causes of automatic early maturity of the CDCA include: (i) default
on the part of the Issuer and/or Accommodation Party with respect
to the payment of the amortization of the Par Value or balance of
the Par Value, as the case may be, of the CDCA, Compensation
and/or any other pecuniary obligation related to the CDCA,
provided that it is not solved within the maximum term of two (2)
Business Days from the date of the respective default; (ii) (a)
dissolution, liquidation or termination of the Issuer and/or
Accommodation Party; (b) request for court-supervised or out-of-
court reorganization of the Issuer and/or Accommodation Party,
regardless of the granting of the request; (c) granting of court-
supervised reorganization or preparation of out-of-court
reorganization plan by the Issuer and/or the Accommodation
Party; (d) self-bankruptcy filing or bankruptcy filing by third parties
against the Issuer and/or the Accommodation Party, which is not
excluded within the legal term; and (e) filing for bankruptcy and/or
insolvency of the Issuer and/or Accommodation Party; (iii) Issuer's
transformation from a limited liability company, in under the terms
of the articles 220 to 222 of the Corporations Act, into other
company; and (iv) declaration of early maturity of any debt of the
Economic Group Companies, whose value, individual or
aggregate, is equal to or higher than three percent (3%) of the
Accommodation Party's average shareholders' equity, as
determined in its consolidated financial statements amounts for
the last four (4) quarters of the date of this statement, or equal to
the amounts of debts expected in the event of early maturity of the
Accommodation Party Financial Transactions, whichever is lower.
The following are non-automatic early maturity Events (i) breach
by the Issuer and/or Accommodation Party of any non-pecuniary
obligation provided for in this CDCA that is not regularized within
the specific deadline to remedy such obligation, or, in the absence
of a specific period, within a maximum period of fifteen (15)
Business Days from the date of default; (ii) default of any
obligations arising from loans and financing and/or other financial
obligations to which the Issuer and/or the Accommodation Party
and/or the other Companies of the Economic Group are subject,
which has not been remedied within the respective maturity terms,
whose value, individual or aggregate, is equal to or greater than
three percent (3%) of the Accommodation Party's average
shareholders' equity, as determined based on its consolidated
financial statements for the last four (4) quarters of the date of the
event, or equal to the amounts of debts expected in the event of
early maturity of the Accommodation Party's Financial Operations,
whichever is lower; (iii) alteration of the Issuer's and/or
Accommodation Party's corporate purpose, as provided in the
Issuer's and/or Accommodation Party's bylaws, as applicable, in
effect on the Issuance Date, which results in alteration of the
Issuer's main activity and/or Accommodation Party, namely the
rental of vehicles; (iv) transfer of Control, direct and/or indirect, of
the Issuer and/or Accommodation Party, pursuant to article 254-A
of the Corporations Act, which results in the termination of Mrs.
Luis Fernando Memoria Porto and/or Sérgio Augusto Guerra de
Resende (directly and/or through investment vehicles) of the
Controlling Group; (v) non-compliance with any decision or award,
even if subject to a final appeal, arbitration or administrative
decision, provided that in any case its effects are not suspended
and/or whose judgment has not been guaranteed by any
Company of the Economic Group, condemning or determining, in
all cases, the payment, by the Issuer, by the Accommodation
Party and/or by any of the other Companies of the Economic
Group, whose individual or aggregate value is equal to or higher
than three percent (3%) of the average amount of Accommodation
Party's shareholders' equity, as determined by Accommodation
Party's consolidated financial statements for the last four (4)
quarters of the date of default, or equal to the amounts of debt
expected in the event of early maturity of Accommodation Party's
Financial Transactions, whichever is lower, and is not regularized
within a maximum of five (5) Business Days counted from the
subpoena to comply (a), (b) or (c) above, or within the time period
stipulated in the subpoena, whichever is greater, as the case may
be, upon payment or provision of guarantee in court of said
decision or award; (vi) legitimate protest of securities for whose
payment the Issuer and/or the Guarantor and/or any of the other
Companies of the Economic Group is liable, even if as guarantor,
and whose value, individual or aggregate, is equal to or greater
than three percent (3%) of the average amount of Accommodation
Party's shareholders' equity, as determined by Accommodation
Party's consolidated financial statements for the last four (4)
quarters of the date of the event, or equal to the amounts of debt
expected in the event of early maturity of Financial Operations,
whichever is the lower, unless, within twenty (20) Business Days
of such protest, it is validly evidenced by the respective Company
of the Economic Group, as applicable, that (a) the protest has
been canceled or stopped; or (b) a defense was filed and the due
guarantees were deposited in court; (vii) merger (including merger
of shares), merger or split of Issuer and/or Accommodation Party,
without prejudice to the following transactions, which are hereby
authorized and do not permit opposition: (1) if, pursuant to article
231 of the Corporations Act (a) such corporate change is
previously approved by Eco or any third party to whom the CDCA
is endorsed, assigned or transferred, upon the resolution of CRA
holders who correspond to at least twenty percent (20%) of the
Outstanding CRA; or (b) the CRA Holders are guaranteed the right
of redemption for a period of six (6) months from the date of
publication of the minutes of the meetings that resolve on the
corporate events listed above, and, and the CRA holders are
entitled to payment of the Redemption Amount, in the event of
item "(b)", the spun-off party or the company resulting from the
merger or merger will be jointly and severally liable for the
redemption of the CRA, as applicable; or (2) if, from such
corporate transaction, there is no transfer of Control, direct and/or
indirect, of the Issuer and/or Accommodation Party, pursuant to
article 254-A of the Corporations Act, which results in the
termination of Mrs. Luis Fernando Memoria Porto and/or Sérgio
Augusto Guerra de Resende (directly and/or through investment
vehicles) of the Controlling Group; (vii) statement and/or payment,
by the Issuer, of dividends (excluding the minimum mandatory
dividend, set forth in the article 202 of the Corporations Act),
interest on shareholders' equity, redemption of shares or any other
payment to shareholders; (1) in the event that, considering such
payment, pro forma as if it had been made on the date of its
previous verification, the Financial Indexes (as defined in the
CDCA) required on such previous verification date are not
observed; or (2) if the Issuer is in breach of any of its obligations
set forth in the CDCA; (ix) the realization, in an amount greater
than ten percent (10%) of the average shareholders' equity, of the
following operations: (1) reduction of the Issuer's or
Accommodation Party's share capital (in its monetary expression);
and/or (2) repurchase, by the Accommodation Party, of its own
shares representing its capital, after the Issuance Date, for
subsequent cancelation, observing, in both cases, that: (i) the
average shareholders' equity will be calculated in accordance with
Accommodation Party's consolidated financial statements, as the
case may be, which will refer to the last four (4) quarters of the
date of said reduction or repurchase, by Accommodation Party, as
the case may be, as information quarterly consolidated or
consolidated financial statements, as the case may be; and (ii) the
occurrence of the transactions provided for in items (1) and (2) of
this paragraph (ix) will not be considered as a hypothesis of Non-
Automatic Early Maturity Event (from now on, being authorized
and not allowing opposition, if and when performed) when such
operation: involve the Issuer's capital reduction, with delivery of
assets or payment of funds exclusively to the Accommodation
Party and/or companies of its Economic Group; or has been
previously approved by the Creditor, upon resolution of the CRA
holders corresponding to at least twenty percent (20%) of the
Outstanding CRA at a general meeting of CRA holders convened
for that purpose; (x) non-compliance with the following limits and
financial indexes determined by CDCA, taking into account the
Accommodation Party's quarterly financial statements and the
Accommodation Party's annual standardized financial statements,
on a consolidated basis and in accordance with the principles of
generally accepted in Brazil, to be verified quarterly, with the first
calculation for the quarter ending after the disclosure of the
Closing Announcement, being annualized, when applicable, by
adding the quarter in question to the three immediately preceding
quarters: (xi) exclusively in relation to the Issuer and the
Accommodation Party, the non-renewal, cancelation, revocation
or suspension of the authorizations, concessions, permits and
licenses necessary for the regular exercise of its activities that
impacts the Issuer's ability to comply with any of its obligations
contained in the CDCA, unless the request for issuance or renewal
of the overdue authorization, concession, grant, license or grant
within the respective legal term is proven; (xii) proving to be false
or proving to be incorrect or incomplete or misleading any of the
representations or collaterals made by the Issuer and/or
Accommodation Party at the CDCA or other documents related to
the issuance of the CRAs; (xiii) existence of a proven violation by
means of a decision or court decision in the second level of any
provision of any Law or regulation, domestic or foreign, to which
the Companies of the Economic Group are subject, as applicable,
to the practice of corruption or acts harmful to the government,
political parties or private individuals or legal entities, or any other
act with the offer of improper advantage, including, the Anti-
Corruption Laws, by any of the Companies of the Economic
Group; (xiv) downgrading of the Accommodation Party or CRA
rating in effect on the Issuance Date, granted by a Risk Rating
Agency (as defined below), by more than two (2) national ratings
from CRA holders resolution corresponding to at least twenty
percent (20%) of the outstanding CRA, unless the downgrading of
the Accommodation Party or CRA rating is due to a change in the
sovereign or third party rating that is not part of the Companies of
the Economic Group.
Public Offering with Restricted Efforts of Distribution of Common Shares
At a meeting held as of December 8, 2019, the Company's Board of Directors approved a
primary and secondary public offering of 93,808,782 common, registered, book-entry shares
with no par value issued by the Company, ("Shares"), which comprised the (i) primary
distribution of 61,000,000 new Shares issued by the Company, all cleared of any burden or
encumbrances ("Primary Offering") and (ii) secondary of 32,808,782 Shares issued by the
Company and owned by Principal - Gestão de Activos e Consultoria Administrativa e
Financeira, S.A. ("Selling Shareholder" and "Secondary Offer", respectively), and the Shares
distributed and placed under the Secondary Offer are currently free and clear of any burden
or encumbrances, since the Offering Condition (as defined below) was verified.
The Offering consisted of the primary and secondary public distribution of Shares, with
restricted placement efforts, made in the Federative Republic of Brazil (“Brazil”), in an
unorganized over-the-counter market, in accordance with the Brazilian Securities and
Exchange Commission Instruction ("CVM") procedures No. 476 of January 16, 2009, as
amended ("CVM Instruction 476"), of the "ANBIMA Code of Regulation and Best Practices
for the Structuring, Coordination and Distribution of Securities Public Offers and Public
Offers Acquisition Agreement " currently in force, edited by the Brazilian Association of
Financial and Capital Market Entities - ANBIMA (“ANBIMA Code" and "ANBIMA",
respectively) and other applicable regulations, including B3's Novo Mercado Regulation and
Circular Letter 087/2014-DP, issued by the B3, on November 28, 2014 ("Circular Letter
87/2014"), under the coordination Banco Itaú BBA S.A. ("Itaú BBA" or "Lead Coordinator"),
Citigroup Global Markets Brasil, Corretora de Câmbio, Títulos e Valores Mobiliários
S.A. ("Citi"), Banco J.P. Morgan S.A. ("J.P. Morgan"), Banco Bradesco BBI S.A.
("Bradesco BBI"), Banco BTG Pactual S.A. ("BTG Pactual") and XP Investimentos
Corretora De Câmbio, Títulos E Valores Mobiliários S.A. ("XP Investimentos" and,
together with Lead Coordinator, Citi, JP Morgan, Bradesco BBI and BTG Pactual, "Offering
Coordinators"), pursuant to the "Agreement for Coordination, Placement and Firm
Guarantee of Liquidation of Common Shares of Issuance of Companhia de Locação das
Américas", entered into between the Company, the Selling Shareholder and the Offering
Coordinators, as of December 17, 2019, ("Placement Agreement").
Simultaneously, efforts were made to place Shares abroad by Itau BBA USA Securities, Inc.,
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Bradesco Securities, Inc., BTG
Pactual US Capital LLC and XP Investments US LLC (jointly "International Placement
Agents"): (i) in the United States of America, exclusively for qualified institutional investors,
resident and domiciled in the United States as defined in Rule 144A of the U.S. Securities
Act of 1933, enacted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States
of America ("SEC"), as amended ("Securities Act"), in negotiations exempted from
registration in accordance with the Securities Act and regulations enacted under the aegis
of the Securities Act; and (ii) in countries other than the United States of America and Brazil,
for investors who are deemed to be non-residents or domiciled in the United States of
America or not incorporated under the laws of that country (non-US persons) pursuant to
Regulation S, published by SEC, under the Securities Act, and subject to the applicable
legislation in the country of domicile of each investor (investors described in items (i) and (ii)
above, jointly "Foreign Investors"), in any case, who invest in Brazil in accordance with the
investment mechanisms regulated by the National Monetary Council, the Central Bank of
Brazil, and/or the CVM, without the need for requesting and obtaining registration of
distribution and placement of Shares into an agency or regulatory agency of the stock market
of another country, including before SEC. The efforts of placement of Shares with Foreign
Investors, exclusively abroad, were implemented under the terms of the Placement
Facilitation Agreement, entered into between the Company, Selling Shareholder, and the
International Placement Agents, as of December 17, 2019, ("International Placement
Agreement").
The Shares held by the Selling Shareholder distributed and placed under the Secondary Offering were pledged in favor of Banco BPI, S.A., Banco Comercial Português, S.A., Novo Banco, S.A. and Caixa Geral de Depósitos, S.A. (collectively, "Creditor Banks"), pursuant to the "Private Instrument of Share Pledge Agreement” entered into by the Selling Shareholder and the Credit Banks on August 9, 2013, as amended from time to time, whereby the Selling Shareholder has pledged, in favor of the Crediting Banks, a first-degree pledge on all common shares issued by the Company and owned by it ("Pledge"), pursuant to Law No. 10.406 of January 11, 2002, as amended, and of Article 6,404 published December 15, 1976, as amended, (“the Corporations Act”) to ensure compliance with certain guaranteed obligations.
As a condition of distribution and placement of Shares under the Secondary Offering and,
consequently, of the effective realization of the Offering, the Selling Shareholder, subject to
the provisions of article 22 of CVM Instruction No. 400, of December 29, 2003, as amended
submitted to the Offering Coordinators, one (1) business day prior to the scheduled Price
per Share date (as defined below), (i) "release term" referring to the Share Pledge
Agreement which contained express authorization from the Creditor Banks, as pledge
creditors, referring to the release of all the common shares issued by the Company and
owned by the Pledge Seller Shareholder, as well as were duly registered with the competent
Registrar of the Registry of Deeds and Documents; and (ii) extract of the Selling
Shareholder's position in the Company, issued by the Bookkeeper (as defined below), with
the release of the Pledge on all Selling Shareholder's common shares, so that the Shares
were, on this date, all free and clear any burden or encumbrances ("Condition of the
Offering").
Given that no partial distribution was allowed under the Offering level and that the Offering
Condition as defined above) were verified and the offering shall be concluded.
Issuance of Shares by the Corporation, within the scope of the Primary Offering, shall be
made to the exclusion of the preemptive right of its current shareholders holding common
shares issued by the Company ("Shareholders"), under the terms of article 172, item I,
Corporations Act and article 6, paragraph 3, of the Company's Bylaws ("Bylaws"), and such
issuance was made within the cap of the authorized share capital to be provided for in the
Company's Bylaws. Subject to the provisions of article 9-A, paragraph 5, of CVM Instruction
476, it was not allowed to negotiate or assign, in whole or in part, the Priority Rights (as
defined below) of the Shareholders to any third parties, including the Shareholders
themselves.
Only the Primary Offering Shares were offered under the Priority Offering, and the
Secondary Offering was not subject to any priority right by Shareholders.
In order to comply with the provisions of article 9-A of CVM Instruction 476 and to ensure
the participation of the Shareholders in the Offering, priority was given for the subscription
of up to the total number of Shares placed through the Primary Offering ("Priority Right").
Therefore, the equity interest in custody positions were taken as base: (i) at the Asset
Custodian of B3; and (ii) at Itaú Corretora S.A., the institution responsible for bookkeeping
and custody of the Company's common shares ("Bookkeeper"): (a) at the end of December
06, 2019 ("First Cut Date"); and (b) at the end of December 12, 2019 ("Second Cut Date").
Shareholders were entitled to Priority Rights on the First Cut Date, in the respective
proportion of their equity interest in the Company's total share capital, calculated according
to their respective ownership interest on the Second Cut Date ("Priority Offering").
Following the fulfillment of the Priority Right, within the scope of the Priority Offering, any
remaining Primary Offering Shares and Secondary Offering Shares were allocated
exclusively to the Professional Investors ("Institutional Offering"), through the Offering
Coordinators and International Placement Agents pursuant to CVM Instruction 476, and
such Professional Investors are not permitted to have early reservations. Under Article 3,
items I and II of CVM Instruction 476, the demand for Local Institutional Investors (as defined
below), within the scope of the Institutional Offering, was limited to a maximum of seventy-
five (75) Local Institutional Investors and the subscription/acquisition of Shares limited to a
maximum of fifty (50) Local Institutional Investors. Such limits were not applicable to
subscriptions by Shareholders within the scope of the Priority Offering and to the demand
and subscription/acquisition by Foreign Investors, subject to any restrictions provided for in
the legislation in force in the country of domicile of each Foreign Investor. The investment
funds and managed portfolios of securities whose investment decisions be taken by the
same manager were considered as a single Local Institutional Investor, pursuant to article
3, paragraph 1, of CVM Instruction 476.
The Price per Share of nineteen reais and fifty cents (R$19.50) were established after the
conclusion of the procedure for the collection of investment intentions with professional
investors, as defined in article 9-A of CVM Instruction No. 539, of November 13, 2013, as
amended ("CVM Instruction 539"), resident and domiciled or headquartered in Brazil ("Local
Institutional Investors" and, jointly with Foreign Investors, "Professional Investors"), to be
held in Brazil by the Offering Coordinators in accordance with the Placement Agreement,
and abroad, with the Foreign Investors, by the International Placement Agents, under the
terms of the Placement Facilitation Agreement, and approved by the Company's Board of
Directors ("Bookbuilding Procedure" and "Price per Share," respectively). The Price per
Share is not indicative of the price which shall remain in the market after the Offering.
Pursuant to article 170, paragraph 1, item III, of the Corporations Act, the choice of the
criterion for determining the Price per Share is justified, insofar as the price of the Shares to
be subscribed/acquired were assessed, using as parameter: (i) indications of interest based
on the quality and quantity of the demand (by volume and price) for Shares collected from
Professional Investors through the Bookbuilding Procedure; and (ii) the quotation of the
common shares issued by the Company at B3; and, therefore, there were no unjustified
dilution of the Company's shareholders. The demands of the Professional Investors were
considered in the Bookbuilding Procedure in accordance with the distribution plan previously
agreed upon by the Company and the Offering Coordinators, under the terms of the
Placement Agreement, and that are in accordance with the Company's purposes in the
realization of the Offering. The Shareholders that adhered exclusively to the Priority Offering
will not participate in the Bookbuilding Procedure and, therefore, they did not participate in
the process of determining the Price per Share.
The realization of the Primary Offering, excluding the shareholders' preemptive right,
pursuant to article 172, item I of the Corporations Act and article 6, paragraph 3, of the
Company's Bylaws, and the granting of Priority Rights to Shareholders, as well as its terms
and conditions, were approved at a meeting of the Company's Board of Directors held on
December 8, 2019, which minute was duly filed with the Commercial Registry of the State
of São Paulo ("JUCESP") under No. 643.319/19-0 as of December 10, 2019, and published in the newspaper "Valor
Econômico" and in the Official Gazette of the State of São Paulo ("DOESP") as of December 10, 2019.
The Price per Share and the Company's actual capital increase, within the limit of the
authorized capital set forth in the Bylaws, as well as the verification and ratification of the
capital increase, were approved at a meeting of the Company's Board of Directors to be held
as of December 17, 2019, the minutes of which shall be duly registered for filing at JUCESP
and published in the newspaper "Valor Econômico" and at DOESP after obtaining its
registration before JUCESP.
The Selling Shareholder's participation in the Secondary Offering was approved at the
Selling Shareholder's Board of Directors meeting held on November 28, 2019, and further
resolution was required for the Selling Shareholder to approve the Price per Share.
There shall be no procedure to stabilize the price of the Shares after the Offering has been
made and, consequently, the price of the Shares in the secondary market of B3 may
fluctuate significantly after the Shares are placed.
We present below the following selected information related to the Offering. For further
information on the Offering, as well as on the procedures for participating in the Offering, see
material facts disclosed by the Company on December 08, 2019 and December 17, 2019:
COSTS OF ALLOCATION
The expenses and costs related to the Offering will be paid exclusively by the Company, and
the commissions and taxes related to the Offering will be paid by the Company and SF 166
Participações Societárias S.A. ("SF 166"), as its own obligation, in substitution to the Selling
Shareholder, in proportion to the Shares actually subscribed/disposed, pursuant to the
Placement Agreement and the International Placement Agreement.
The table below shows the expenses, as well as the taxes of the Offering and the fees
related to the Offering, taking the placement of the total of the Offered Shares within the
Offering:
Expenses and Commissions(1)
Cost
Total(2)(3)
% in relation to the
Total Amount of
Offering(2)(3)
Share
Price(2)(3)
Price Per
Share in % (2)
(3)
(in R$) (in %) (in R$) (in %)
Offering Commissions(6)
Coordination Committee ................................. 7,317,085.00 0.40 0.08 0.40
Placement Commission .................................... 21,951,254.99 1.20 0.23 1.20
Firm Guarantee of Liquidation Commission ..... 7,317,085.00 0.40 0.08 0.40
Incentive Commission5 ..................................... 17,842,500.00 0.98 0.19 0.98
Total Commissions .......................................... 54,427,924.99 2.98 0.58 2.98
Offering Expenses
Taxes and Other Withheld Amounts ................ 5,813,275.88 0.32 0.06 0.32
Auditors Expenses ............................................ 980,000.00 0.05 0.01 0.04
ANBIMA registration fees ................................. 51,640.33 0.00 0.00 0.00
B3 registration fee ............................................ 703,959.07 0.04 0.01 0.04
Expenses with Lawyers and Consultants .......... 3,281,973.71 0.18 0.03 0.18
Other(4) ............................................................. 500,000.00 0.03 0.01 0.03
Total expenses ................................................. 11,330,848.99 0.62 0.12 0.62
Total Commissions and Expenses.................... 65,758,773.98 3.59 0.70 3.59
(1) Expenses to be paid by the Company, together with the commissions and taxes of the Primary Offering. Estimated amounts and, therefore,
subject to change. (2) Based on the Price per Share of R$19.50. (3) The values and percentages presented reflect rounding adjustments so the totals presented may not correspond to the arithmetic sum of the
preceding numbers. (4) Other costs of the Offering to be paid by the Company, including costs incurred by the Offering Coordinators with respect to the presentations
to the investors (roadshow). (5) The Incentive Commission, as described in the Placement Agreement, constitutes a discretionary part of the compensation and shall be paid to
the Offering Coordinators by the Company, using as a parameter, among others, its perception on the performance of the Offering
Coordinators. (6) The percentages indicated are applicable to the total value of the Offering (total number of shares placed multiplied by the Price per Share) and
correspond (a) to the Primary Offering: (i) 2.0% in relation to the Coordination, Placement and Firm Collateral Settlement Committees,
considered together; and (ii) 1.5% in relation to the Incentive Commission; (b) in relation to the Secondary Offer, 2.0% in relation to the
Coordination, Placement and Firm Collateral Settlement Committees, considered together.
In addition to the compensation set forth above, no other shall be retained or paid to the
Offering Coordinators or to the International Placement Agents, either directly or indirectly,
by virtue of or in connection with the Placement Agreement or the Placement Facilitation
Agreement, nor is there any compensation that depends on the Price per Share.
DESTINATION OF THE RESOURCES
Based on the Price per Share of R$19.50, we estimate that the net proceeds from the
Primary Offering, after deduction of expenses, as well as the taxes and commissions related
to the Offering borne by the Company, will be approximately R$1,137,903,290.20.
The net proceeds from the Primary Offering shall be allocated to the growth of the operations
of the Company and/or its subsidiaries, as applicable, through the acquisition of new
vehicles to increase the fleet in the vehicles rental segment (RAC), in order to adapt to
increases in demand for this segment, generating revenue growth and gains in scale; the
acquisition of vehicles related to the new contracts sold for fleet outsourcing (TF); and
improving the technologies used in car rental and sales of used vehicles operations, as well
as improving the quality of services provided to our customers, through the improvement of
employees training and the optimization of internal processes, with the objective of
generating operational efficiency gains and reducing costs; as well as to reinforce the
Company's cash position.
Finally, the Company shall not receive any funds as a result of the Secondary Offering, since
such funds shall be fully reverted to the Selling Shareholders.
The table below summarizes the percentages and estimated amounts of the allocations that
we intend to give to the net proceeds from the Primary Offering after deduction of the
expenses of the Offering, as well as the taxes and commissions related to the Offering:
Purpose
Estimated Percentage
of Net Proceeds Net Estimated Value(1)(2)
(in R$)
Business growth and improvement of technologies used in
vehicle rental and used vehicles sales operations .................. 61.43% 699,013,991.17
Cash Reinforcement ............................................................... 38.57% 438,889,299.03
Total ....................................................................................... 100.0% 1,137,903,290.20
(1) Based on the Price per Share of R$19.50. (2) The net proceeds raised through the Primary Offering, which shall be allocated in accordance with the provisions of this section
"Allocation of Funds", may be used directly by the Company, or indirectly through any of its subsidiaries, as the Company's management deems necessary to comply with the provisions herein.
(3) Considering the payment by the Company of the expenses of the Secondary Offering, which shall also be borne by the Company.
The allocation of the resources of the Primary Offering shall be influenced by the future
conditions of the markets in which we operate, as well as the investment opportunities we
identify, and other factors that we cannot identify at this time. As long as the investments
described above are not realized, in the regular course of our business, the funds raised in
the Primary Offering may be invested in financial investments that we believe are part of our
investment policy, aiming at the preservation of our capital and investments with profile of
high liquidity, such as public debt instruments and fixed income financial investments
retained or issued by first class financial institutions.
If the net proceeds raised by us through the Primary Offering are lower than our estimate,
we will reduce the application of the net proceeds raised above and, in the event that
additional proceeds are required, we may issue other securities and/or contract financing
lines with financial institutions.
Among the main impacts on our equity and results, we believe that the use of funds raised
in the Primary Offering shall result in an increase in our operating activities, increasing our
equity value in proportion to the increase in our revenue and our operating results.
The allocation of resources described above is based on our current analyzes, estimates
and perspectives on future events and trends. Changes in market conditions and the timing
of the allocation of funds may force us to review the allocation of the net proceeds of the
Primary Offering when it is effectively used.
The application of the funds raised in this report depends on several factors that the
Company cannot guarantee that will happen, including the behavior of the market in which
the Company operates, the ability to continue the Company's regular activities, develop new
business, the ability to engage in new projects under acceptable conditions, as well as the
Company's ability to obtain new financing.
CAPITALIZATION
The following table shows the total capitalization of the Company, comprised of loans and
financing, debentures, derivative financial instruments (current and noncurrent liability), and
its shareholders' equity as of September 30, 2019, indicating: (i) actual situation on that
date; (ii) position adjusted to consider the receipt of net proceeds of: (1) R$199.0 million
related to the 14th issue of debentures by our subsidiary Unidas S.A., concluded on
November 18, 2019 and (2) (2) R$ 120.9 million related to an agribusiness receivables
certificate offering (CRA) of the single series of the 17th issue of the Eco Securitizadora de
Direitos Creditórios do Agronegócio S.A. backed by the credits backed by the agribusiness
credit rights certificate issued by the Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A. subsidiary of
the Company, which settlement is expected to December 18, 2019; and (iii) adjusted
position to consider the estimated net proceeds of approximately R$1,137,903,290.20 to be
received by us in connection with the Offering, after deduction of expenses, as well as taxes
and commissions related to the Offering, due by us in scope of the Offering. For more
information, see sections "3 - Selected Financial Information", "10 - Officers' Comments"
and "18 - Securities" of this Reference Form.
The information below, referring to the "Real" column, was taken from the Company's
individual and consolidated Quarterly Information - ITR for the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2019, prepared in accordance with technical pronouncement CPC 21 "Interim
Financial Statement" and with the "International Accounting Standard IAS 34," Interim
Financial Reporting. The investor should read the table below in conjunction with "3 - Selected
Financial Information" and "10 - Officers' Comments" of this Reference Form, as well as with
our interim financial information.
As of September 30, 2019
Real Adjusted (1)
Adjusted
Post Offering (2)
Loans, financing, and debentures
(current liabilities) ............................... 120,431 120,431 120,431
Derivative financial instruments -
(current liabilities) 17,570 17,570 17,570
Loans, financing and debentures
(noncurrent liabilities) ......................... 4,275,395 4,595,349 4,595,349
Shareholders' Equity .............................. 2,712,689 2,712,689 3,850,592
Total Capitalization(3) ............................ 7,126,085 7,446,039 8,583,942
(1) Adjusted to reflect the receipt of net proceeds of (i) R$199.0 million related to the 14th issue of debentures by our subsidiary Unidas S.A., completed on November 18, 2019; and (ii) R$120.9 million related to the agribusiness receivables certificate (CRA) of the single series of the 17th issuance of Eco Securitizadora de Direitos Creditórios do Agronegócio S.A. Eco Securitizadora de Direitos Creditórios do Agronegócio S.A..
(2) Adjusted to reflect the receipt of net proceeds from the Offering, estimated, after deduction of expenses, as well as taxes and commissions
related to the Offering, due by us under the Offering, in the amount of approximately R$1,137,903,290.20, based on the Price per Share of
R$19.50. (3) Total capitalization corresponds to the sum of loans, financing and debentures and derivative financial instruments (current and noncurrent
liabilities) and shareholders' equity.
Loans, Financing and Debentures and derivative financial instruments (Current and Noncurrent)
hired after September 30, 2019
Other than the 14th issue of debentures by our subsidiary Unidas S.A., already settled, the issuance of the
agribusiness credit rights certificate by the Unidas Agro Locação de Veículos S.A. subsidiary of the
Company, which settlement is expected for December 18, 2019, as evidenced above, since September 30,
2019, there has been no material change in our capitalization.
DILUTION
On September 30, 2019, the value of our shareholders' equity was R$2,712.7 million and
the equity value per common share of our issuance corresponded to R$18.18. This book
value represents the total carrying amount of our assets less the total carrying amount of
our liabilities, divided by the total number of shares as of September 30, 2019. On October
17, 2019, the Company's shareholders approved a split of the common shares issued by
the Company, so that each common share prior to the split was split into three common
shares ("Split"). After the Split, the Company's share capital was divided into 447,729,411
common shares, registered and without par value. The book value per common share of our
issue as of September 30, 2019, adjusted to give effect to the Split, would be R$6.06.
Based on the Price per Share of R$19.50, , and after deduction expenses, as well as taxes
and commissions related to the Offering, due by us under the Offering, our adjusted
shareholders' equity after the Offering would be R$3,850.6 million, representing a value of
R$7.57 per share (adjusted for give effect to the Split). This would mean an immediate
increase in the value of our shareholders' equity per share of R$1.51 to existing
shareholders and an immediate dilution of our shareholders' equity per share of R$11.93 to
new investors who subscribe/acquire Shares within the scope of the Offering. This dilution
represents the difference between the Price per Share paid by investors in the Offering and
the book value per share immediately after the Offering.
The table below shows the dilution per share, based on our shareholders' equity as of
September 30, 2019:
After the Offering
In R$, except percentages
Price per Share(1) .................................................................................................... 19.50
Book value per common share on September 30, 2019(2) ..................................... 6.06
Book value per common share adjusted by the Offering ....................................... 7.57
Increase/Decrease in net book value per common share for Shareholders........... 1.51
Dilution of the book value per common share for the new investors (3) ................ 11.93
Dilution percentage per common share for new investors(4) .............................. 61.18%
(1) Calculated based on the Price per Share of R$19.50. (2) The values shown here have been adjusted to give effect to the Split. (3) For the purposes hereof, dilution represents the difference between the Price per Share and the net asset value per share immediately upon
completion of the Offering. (4) Calculation of the dilution percentage of new investors is obtained by dividing the dilution value of the new investors by the Price per Share.
The Price per Share to be paid by investors in the context of the Offering is not related to the equity value of our shares and was set based on the investment intentions manifested by Professional Investors, considering the quality of the demand (by volume and price), within the scope of the Bookbuilding Procedure.
Stock Options Plans
We currently have two (2) Stock Option Plans and one (1) Incentive Plan ("Plans"). Under
such Stock Option Plans and Incentive Plan, stock options may be exercised call options
and shares granted in benefit of up to 4.0% of the Company's existing shares, as updated
from time to time by new issues, splits, fractionation, or any kind of modification.
The Plans aim to allow our managers and employees, among others, to acquire/receive
our common shares, aiming at aligning shareholders' interests with those of the Plan's
beneficiaries, and thus encouraging them to contribute substantially to our growth.
Furthermore, the Plans aim at attracting high-level managers and employees, with the
prospect of future gains from the valuation of our stocks.
Once the exercise of the option has been informed, the exercise price of the options has
been granted, within the scope of the Stock Option Plans, may be paid by the beneficiary
within 20 business days, from the date of our knowledge of the exercise of the option. The
exercise of the option may be carried out in whole or in part, enabling the beneficiaries to
perform consecutive partial exercises.
In the case of the Incentive Plan, the transfer of lots of shares due by virtue of the end of
a certain vesting period will be carried out within thirty (30) days from the end of the
respective vesting period.
To date, 6,273,640 options had been granted under the Stock Option Plans, however, not
yet exercised.
The table below illustrates the effects of our Plans on our shareholders' equity in the event
of the granting of shares or exercise of the total of the stock of common shares and the
date of this Reference Form at the unit price of R$2.26 (observing that the unit exercise
price under the Incentive Plan is zero):
Before the Offering, adjusted by
the Plans(1) After the Offering
Total number of common shares as of September 30, 2019 (unit) ............... 447,729,411 508,729,411
Book value per common share on September 30, 2019(2) (R$) ..................... 6.06 7.57
Total number of common shares granted under the Plans that are active
(unit) ......................................................................................................... 6,273,640 6,273,640
Unit price of common shares granted under the Plans that are active(3) (R$) 2.26 2.26
Total Unit price of common shares granted under the Plans that are
active(3) (R$) .............................................................................................. 14,168,673 14,168,673
Book value per common share after the exercise of all common shares
options granted under the Plans(2) (R$) ..................................................... 6.01 7.50
Dilution of book value per common share for current Shareholders after
the exercise of all common shares options granted (R$) .......................... 0.05 0.07
Percentage of dilution per common share for current Shareholders after
the exercise of all common shares options granted (3)(%) ......................... 0.87% 0.85%
Dilution of book value per common share for new investors after the
exercise of all common shares options granted under the Plans (R$) ....... - 12.00
Percentage of dilution per common share for new investors after the
exercise of all common shares options granted(4)(%) ................................ - 61.52
(1) Considers the maximum dilution potential as provided for in the Incentive Plan and to be provided for in the Option Plan, which is 4% of the
Company's existing shares, as updated from time to time by new issues, splits, fractionation, or any kind of modification. (2) The values shown here have been adjusted to give effect to the Split. (3) Considers that the fiscal year price of the common shares granted under the Incentive Plan is zero. (4) Result of the split (a) the dilution of book value per common share for new investors after the exercise of all common stock options or shares to
be granted for benefit (b) for R$19.50.
For further information on the Plans and their characteristics, as well as on each of the
existing programs on this date, see sections "13.4 Share-based Compensation Plan of the
Board of Directors and Executive Board appointed pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation"
to "13.8 Information Required for Understanding Disclosed Data in items 13.5 to 13.7” of
this Reference Form.
Agreement on Restrictions on Sale of Shares (Lock-up)
From December 8, 2019, until the end of the ninety (90) period following such date ("Lock-
up Period"), the Company, the officers and members of the Company's board of directors
and the controlling shareholders (except the Selling Shareholder) will undertake, through
the Placement Agreement and through restrictive dealing agreements with respect to the
Lock-up Shares (as defined below), and all members of the executive board and board of
directors of the Company will undertake, by means of trading restriction agreements relating
to the Lock-up Shares ("Lock-up Instruments"), not to carry out, directly or indirectly, with
respect to the Lock-Up Shares, any of the shares indicated below: (a) to issue (in the case
of the Company), offer, sell, contract the sale, pledge, lend, give as collateral, grant any
purchase option, make any short sale, or otherwise encumber or dispose, directly or
indirectly, or register or cause to be registered under the laws of Brazil or the Securities Act;
(b) to enter into any derivatives transaction or any other agreement that transfers, in whole
or in part, any of the economic consequences of the ownership of the Company's common
shares or securities convertible or exchangeable into common shares of the Company or
other purchase rights on the Company's common shares, whether the transaction is settled
by the delivery of common shares of the Company, other securities, cash, or by any other
means; and/or (c) publicly announce the intent to carry out any transaction specified in items
(a) and (b) above.
For purposes of the Lock-up Instruments, "Shares under Lock-up" are considered any
common share issued by the Company, with no par value held on this date; (ii) any option
or instrument to acquire common shares issued by the Company held on this date; (iii) any
security held, directly or indirectly, on this date that is convertible, exchangeable or that
represents the right to receive common shares issued by the Company; or (iv) any common
share or other security, as the case may be, described in items (i) to (iii) above that may be
deemed to be the property of the sign-ups of the Lock-up Instruments in accordance with
CVM regulations; or any other Brazilian law or standard, and securities that may be issued
under a stock option plan.
The prohibitions listed above do not apply in the case of transfers of the Shares under Lock-
up by the Company, the controlling shareholders of the Company and the officers and
members of the Company's board of directors: (i) arising from donations; (ii) arising from
distributions to a trust in which the person responsible for the distribution or his immediate
family is a direct or indirect beneficiary, as applicable; (iii) to any of its "Affiliates," as defined
in the Securities Act; and (iv) with the express written permission of the Offering
Coordinators and the International Placement Agents (authorization not to be denied without
reasonable cause).
Additionally, in the case of the Company, the prohibitions listed above do not apply in the
case of transfers of the Shares under Lock-up: (i) in the context of a corporate transaction,
provided that the number of Shares under Lock-up to be transferred does not exceed the
maximum limit of twelve million (12,000,000); and (ii) in the context of the granting of call
options under stock options plans currently existing and issuance of shares in the context of
the call options under stock options plans currently in place.
Furthermore, in the case of the controlling shareholders, Mr. Luis Fernando Memory Porto
and Mr. Sergio Augusto Guerra de Resende, the prohibitions listed above do not apply to
the hypothesis of transfer of the Shares under Lock-up due to the execution of any pledge
or fiduciary sale existing thereon on December 8, 2019.
Moreover, in the case of the controlling shareholders, Mr. Luis Fernando Memória Porto,
Mr. Sergio Augusto Guerra de Resende and Mr. Dirley Pignatti Ricci, the prohibitions listed
above do not apply in the event of transfer of the Shares under Lock-up: (i) by virtue of the
cession or execution of any collateral that may fall on them arising from financing obtained
by Mrs. Luis Fernando Memória Porto, Sergio Augusto Guerra Resende and Dirley Pignatti
Ricci as of December 08, 2019, and (ii) resulting from the loan of common shares issued by
the Company for the purpose of rendering services as a market maker, in accordance with
applicable regulations, including CVM Instruction 384.
Additionally, in the case of officers and members of the Company's board of directors,
including Mrs. Luis Fernando Memória Porto and Sergio Augusto Guerra de Resende, the
prohibitions listed above do not apply to the hypothesis of transfer of the Shares under Lock-
up for purposes of sale of the Company's shares received in the context of the stock option
arising from any stock option plan of the Company that is effective on December 08, 2019.
Market Maker
On April 06, 2018, the Company retained BTG Pactual Corretora de Títulos e Valores
Mobiliários S.A. to act as a market maker for its common shares, for the purpose of
19.1 Information on the issuer's stock buyback plans
Date of approval resolution
(Common Shares)
03/19/2017
i. number of planned shares, separated by class and type 2,333,281
ii. percentage of total outstanding shares, separated by class and type 7.256536%
iii. repurchase period 03/19/2017 to
03/18/2018
iv. bookings and profits available for repurchase 17,502,000.00
v. other important characteristics See below.
vi. number of shares acquired, separated by class and type 894,800
vii. weighted average acquisition price, separated by class and type 8.89
Viii. Percentage of shares acquired in relation to the total approved 38.349432%
On March 19, 2017, the Company's Board of Directors approved the "Second Stock buyback Plan", which was rectified at a Board of Directors' meeting held on March 19, 2017. Under this plan, it is provided the acquisition of up to 2,333,281 common shares, registered shares, book-entry debentures, with no par value, issued by the Company. Until the submittal of this Reference Form, the Company had acquired 894,800 shares. They may be used to cover the possible exercise of options under stock option plans or other forms of share-based compensation. On September 30, 2018, the number of treasury shares in this plan remained at 894,800. The Company's objective with said plan is to generate value for shareholders through an appropriate management of its capital structure. BTG Pactual CTVM S.A., with address at Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, No. 3477, 14th floor, São Paulo, SP, Nova Futura CTVM S.A., with address at Av. Paulista, No. 1106, cj. 171, São Paulo, Sp, and Merrill Lynch S.A. CTVM, with address at Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, No. 3400, 16th floor, São Paulo, SP, acted as intermediaries under this repurchase program. The balance of bookings and profits available for repurchase, related to "investment reserve", refers to December 31, 2016.
Date of approval resolution 10/05/2018
i. number of planned shares, separated by class and type 3,037,432
ii. percentage of total outstanding shares, separated by class
and type
7.31%
iii. repurchase period 10/05/2018 to
04/04/2020
iv. bookings and profits available for repurchase 53,181,000.00
v. other important characteristics See below.
vi. number of shares acquired, separated by class and type 0
vii. weighted average acquisition price, separated by class and
type
0.00
viii. Percentage of shares acquired in relation to the total
approved
0.00%
On October 5, 2018, the Company approved the Company's Third Stock Buyback Program, authorizing the Executive Board of the Company to buy back its shares, to be held in treasury and subsequently disposed of, without share capital reduction, for maintenance in treasury or to meet any exercise of the stock options granted under the Company's Stock Options Plans and Programs. Up to three million, thirty-seven thousand, four hundred and thirty-two (3,037,432) shares may be acquired, corresponding to 7.31% of the total outstanding shares issued by the Company on the market. The approved Program may be carried out in accordance with the convenience of the Company, by decision of its Executive Board, within a period of up to eighteen (18) months as of the present date. The objective of the Company with this plan is to maximize the generation of value for the shareholders and to meet their interests, considering the value of the Company's shares at B3 (former BM&FBovespa). BTG Pactual CTVM S.A., with address at Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, No. 3477, 14th floor, São Paulo/SP, Nova Futura CTVM S.A., with address at Av. Paulista, No. 1106, cj. 171, São Paulo, SP, to XP Investimentos, with address in AV. Afonso de Melo Franco, 290 - SL 708, Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, and Itaú Corretora de Valores S.A., with address at Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3.500, 3º andar, São Paulo, SP, are acting as intermediary under this buyback program. The balance of reserves and profits available for repurchase, related to "investment reserve", refers to December 31, 2017. .
19.2 - Activity of securities held in treasury
Period ended on 09/30/2019
Shares
Type of share Preferred share class Description of common securities
Activity Quantity (Units) Average Price:
Opening balance 1,152,312
Acquisition 957,700 35.91
Sale (*) 633,578 7.47
Cancellation 0
Final balance 1,476,434
% Outstanding Shares
0.999166%
(*) The shares were sold in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, as a result of the exercise of the Company's stock options plan.
Year ended on 12/31/2018
Shares
Type of share Preferred share class Description of common securities
Activity Quantity (Units) Weighted average price (Reais) Opening balance 1,522,516
Acquisition 126,400 7.91
Sale (*) 496,604 6.84
Cancellation 0
Final balance 1,152,312
% Outstanding Shares
0.785427%
(*) The shares were sold in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, as a result of the exercise of the Company's stock options plan.
Fiscal year 12/31/2017
Shares
Type of share Preferred share class Description of common securities
Activity Quantity (Units) Weighted average price (Reais)
Opening balance
1,193,839 -
Acquisition 894,800 8.89
Sale (*) 566,123 6.23
Cancellation 0 -
Final balance 1,522,516 -
% Outstanding Shares
1.880889%
(*) The shares were sold in the fiscal year of 2017 as a result of the exercise of the Company's stock option plan.
Fiscal Year 12/31/2016
Shares
Type of share Preferred share class Description of common securities
Activity Quantity (Units) Weighted average price (Reais)
Opening balance 1,393,300
Acquisition 0 0.00
Sale (*) 199,461 4.23
Cancellation 0
Final balance 1,193,839
% Outstanding Shares
1.868834%
(*) The shares were sold in the fiscal year of 2016 as a result of the exercise of the Company's stock option plan.
19.3 - Other material information Below, we have the conciliation considering the period from 09/30/2019 to 12/04/2019.
Activity Quantity (Units) Average Price:
Opening balance 1,476,434
1 to 3 split 4,429,302
Acquisition 345,900 17.37
Sale (*) (127,637) 17.00
Cancellation 0
Final balance 4,647,565
% Outstanding Shares 2.12%
20.1 - Information on Securities Trading Policy;
Responsible entity and Date of approval Shareholders' General Meeting - 02/27/2012
Related persons Officers, Members of the Board of Directors, Members of the Audit Committee (if installed),
and members of any bodies with technical or consulting functions created by statutory provision, as well as spouses not legally
divorced, companion, or dependent, and subsidiaries of such persons.
Main characteristics and places of consultation
The Company approved, at its annual general meeting and extraordinary general meeting, and ratified, at the meeting of our board
of directors, both held on February 27, 2012, its Securities Trading Policy ("Trading Policy"), which, pursuant to CVM Instruction no.
358, of January 3, 2002 ("CVM Instruction No. 358"), defined the guidelines for the trading of securities issued by it or by related
parties.
Pursuant to CVM Instruction no. 358 and the Company's Trading Policy, the negotiation, provision of investment advisory or
assistance by the Company itself or by related parties, of securities issued by it, from the date on which they become aware of act
or material fact relating to the Company, as defined in CVM Instruction no. 358 until its disclosure to the market. Trading with
securities issued by the Company by related persons on the dates on which the Company trades on its shares is prohibited, based
on any repurchase program approved by the Company's Board of Directors. The Company must inform the related persons in
advance on such dates.
The Company and related parties shall refrain from trading their securities issued by the Company in all periods in which the Investor
Relations Officer has determined a prohibition on trading, subject to prior authorization by the Chairman of the Company's Board of
Directors. The Investor Relations Officer is not required to state the decision to determine the restriction period, which shall be
treated confidentially by its addressees.
The trading restrictions described above do not apply (i) to the acquisition of shares held in treasury, through private negotiation,
linked to the exercise of the purchase option, in accordance with the stock option plan approved by the Company's shareholders
general meeting and any repurchases by the Company of these shares through private negotiation; (ii) the application of variable
compensation, received as profit sharing, in the acquisition of securities issued by the Company; and (iii) negotiations carried out by
investment funds in which the persons related to the Trading Policy are quota holders, provided that they are not investment funds
whose negotiating decisions of the portfolio manager are determined or influenced by said related persons.
For further information, refer to the Trading Policy on the Company's RI website (ri.unidas.com.br) and on the CVM website
(www.cvm.gov.br).
Periods of closure and
description of inspection
procedures
Related parties may not trade securities issued by the Company, regardless of the
determination of the Investor Relations Officer:
(i) in a period of fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the disclosure of the Company's quarterly (ITR) and annual (DFP) information, and the Investors Relations Department shall inform the related persons in advance of the dates for disclosure of such information;
(ii) between the date of the resolution of the competent body to increase the share capital, distribute dividends and pay interest on equity, and the publication of respective notices or announcements;
(iii) as soon as they have access to information regarding the intention of the Company or of the controlling shareholders of the Company to: (a) modify the Company’s share capital by subscribing to new shares; (b) approve a program for the acquisition or sale of shares issued by the Company by the Company itself; or (c) distribute dividends and/or interest on shareholders' equity, stock bonuses or their derivatives or split; and
(iv) the publication of the respective announcements and/or announcements or information.
The Company clarifies that it performs the verification of the fulfillment of the period of
prohibition through daily rate analysis of the shareholdings of the related persons in said
period. Furthermore, this control occurs continuously, even outside the periods of prohibition,
so that any and all shareholding movements of our related persons are reported monthly in
compliance with CVM Instruction 358.
20.2 - Other relevant information
There is no relevant information to be informed in item 20 of this Reference Form.
21.1 Describe internal standards, regulations or procedures adopted by the issuer to ensure that
the information to be disclosed is publicly collected, processed and reported in a precise and timely
manner.
We have a relevant act and fact disclosure policy ("Disclosure Policy"), prepared pursuant to CVM
Instruction no. 358 and approved at our Extraordinary General Meeting held on October 3, 2011. Our policy
is to establish the rules to be observed by our Investor Relations Officer and other related parties regarding
the disclosure of relevant information and the maintenance of confidentiality regarding relevant information
that has not been disclosed to the public, as described in item 21.2 of this Reference Form, below.
21.2 Describe the disclosure policy of a material act or fact adopted by the issuer, indicating the
channel or communication channels used to disseminate information on relevant acts and facts
and the procedures related to the maintenance of confidentiality regarding relevant information and
the places where the policy can be accessed.
The purpose of our Disclosure Policy is to establish high standards of conduct and transparency, which
must be observed by both our Investor Relations Officer and other related persons identified in the
Disclosure Policy.
Our Disclosure Policy provides as a general rule the immediate communication and simultaneous
disclosure to the CVM, to the Stock Exchanges in which we have our securities traded and to the organized
over-the-counter entities in which we have negotiated securities, of a material act or fact, be made
preferably prior to the commencement or after the closure of business on the stock exchanges in which we
have our securities traded. If there are incompatibility of schedules, the opening hours of the Brazilian
market shall prevail.
The communication of relevant information to the CVM and the Stock Exchanges, according to our
Disclosure Policy, should be made immediately, through an announcement in the news portal in the
worldwide computer network used by the Company, and the advertisement may contain a brief description
of the relevant information, provided that it indicates the Internet addresses where the complete description
of the relevant information should be available, in a content at least similar to that sent to the CVM and the
Brazilian Stock Exchange.
Related parties who have personal knowledge of a material act or fact shall immediately notify in writing
our Investor Relations Officer, the person responsible for communicating to the investing public in general,
to CVM, the organized over-the-counter entities, and the stock exchange, immediately after becoming
aware, of any material act or fact.
Related persons are also bound to the obligation of maintaining confidentiality of the relevant information
to which they have privileged access until their disclosure to the market and to ensure that subordinates
and third parties of their confidence do the same.
Related Persons shall also refrain from discussing relevant information in public places, and shall only
handle issues related to relevant information with those who need to know such information. The obligation
to keep secrecy is assumed by the persons bound through the signing of a document manifesting the
knowledge and adherence to the Disclosure Policy.
Our Disclosure Policy also provides that the relevant information may no longer be disclosed if its disclosure
may jeopardize a legitimate interest on our part. In this case, we may decide to submit to the CVM our
decision to exceptionally keep a relevant information in secrecy, the disclosure of which we believe
constitutes a risk to our legitimate interest. In such exceptional cases, if information not disclosed to the
public loses control, becoming known to persons other than those who originally had access to it, those
who have decided to keep the relevant information confidential, and/or from the public in general and/or in
case it is found that atypical oscillation occurred in the price or quantity of securities traded of our issuance,
the controlling shareholders or managers undertake to, directly or through the Investor Relations Officer,
arrange for immediate said disclosure of such information to CVM and, if the case may be, to the stock
exchanges and general public.
As of the date of this Reference Form, we have not adopted a formal internal procedure to maintain
confidentiality about undisclosed information.
The full version of the Company's Information Disclosure Policy is available at the CVM and the Company
websites: http://www.cvm.gov.br and ri.unidas.com.br, respectively.
21.3 Inform the managers responsible for the implementation, maintenance, evaluation, and
inspection of information disclosure policy.
Our Investor Relations Officer has primary responsibility for communicating and disclosing a material act
or fact involving our Company. It is also the responsibility of the Investor Relations Officer to ensure the
execution and follow-up of the Disclosure Policy.