FAQ

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+ 1) Where are CR2´s shares traded?
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The
Company´s shares are listed for trading in the Bovespa under the symbol
“CRDE3”. CR2 has entered into an agreement with the Bovespa to list its
shares in the “Novo Mercado” the highest level of the differentiated
corporate governance practices.
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+ 2) What are CR2´s common shares rights?
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Each
common share entitles its owner to one vote in CR2 general and special
shareholders´ meetings. According to the agreement to be entered into
with Bovespa for the listing the Company´s shares in the Novo Mercado ,
CR2 cannot issue shares without voting rights or with restricted voting
rights. Moreover, as determined in the Company´s by-laws and the
Brazilian corporation law, CR2 shareholders have the right to receive
dividends and other distributions made in connection with the Company´s
common shares in proportion to their ownership interest in the
Company´s share capital.
Holders of CR2´s
common shares are entitled to be included in a public tender offer in
the case that a controlling stake in the Company is sold and the
minimum price to be offered for each share is 100.0% of the price paid
per share of the controlling stake.
In
event of CR2 dissolution, the Company´s shareholders have the right to
receive payments proportional to their ownership interest in CR2´s
share capital, after the settlement of all the Company´s obligations.
Owners of CR2´s common shares have the right participate in the
Company´s share capital increases, in proportion to their ownership
interest in CR2´s share capital, but are not obligated to subscribe to
new shares in future share capital increases.
According
to the Brazilian corporation law, neither CR2´s by-laws nor actions
taken at a shareholders´ meeting may deprive a shareholder of the
following rights:
- the right to participate in the distribution of profits;
- the right to participate, in proportion
to ownership interest in CR2´s share capital, in the distribution of
any residual assets in the event of the Company´s dissolution;
- the right to preemptive rights in
relation to the subscription of shares, convertible debentures or
subscription bonuses, except in the circumstances described in the
Brazilian corporation law;
- the right to inspect, in the manner set forth in the Brazilian corporation law, the management of corporate business; and
- the right to sell their shares in the circumstances defined by the Brazilian corporation law.
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+ 3) What are the transfer restrictions of CR2 shares?
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Each
purchaser of CR2 common shares in the United States will be deemed to
have agreed not to deposit such common shares into an unrestricted
global depositary receipt facility for as long as those shares are
“restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the
Securities Act and to have represented and agreed as follows:
- the
purchaser: (i) is a qualified institutional buyer and is aware that the
sale of CR2 common shares to it is being made in reliance on exemptions
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such
acquisition will be for its own account or for the account of a
qualified institutional buyer; or (ii) a person who, at the time the
buy order for the common shares was originated, was outside the United
States and was not a U.S. person (and was not purchasing for the
account or benefit of a U.S. person) within the meaning of Regulation S
under the Securities Act;
- in making its decision to purchase the
common shares, the purchaser: (i) has made its own investment decision
regarding the common shares based on its own knowledge; (ii) has had
access to such information as it deems necessary or appropriate in
connection with its purchase of the common shares; and (iii) has
sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters
and expertise in assessing credit, market and all other relevant risk
and is capable of evaluating, and has evaluated independently, the
merits, risks and suitability of purchasing the common shares; and
- CR2 common shares have not been, nor
will they be, registered under the Securities Act and may not be
re-offered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred except: (i) (a) to
a person who the purchaser reasonably believes is a qualified
institutional buyer in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule
144A, (b) outside the United States in a transaction complying with
Rule 903 or Rule 904 of Regulation S or (c) pursuant to an exemption
from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 144
thereunder (if available); and (ii) in accordance with all applicable
securities laws of the states of the United States.
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+ 4) How individuals not resident in Brazil can invest in CR2 shares?
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The
investors residing outside Brazil , including institutional investors,
are authorized to acquire securities, including CR2 shares, at the
Brazilian stock exchanges, as long as they comply with the register
requirements under Resolution nº 2,689 and CVM Instruction nº 325, of
January 27, 2000 , and amendments.
The
investors registered under Resolution nº 2,689, except for certain
circumstances, may carry out any type of transaction in the Brazilian
capital market involving a security traded in the stock exchange,
futures market or organized over-the-counter market. The investments in
and remittances of, outside Brazil, earnings, dividends, profits or
other payments related to CR2 shares are carried out through the
foreign exchange market.
To become an investor registered under the provisions of Resolution nº 2,689, an investor residing outside Brazil shall:
- appoint representative in Brazil , with powers to perform actions relating to its investment;
- appoint an authorized custodian in
Brazil for its investment under Resolution nº 2,689, which must be a
financial institution duly authorized by the BACEN and CVM; and
- through its representative, register as a non-Brazilian investor with the CVM and register the investment with the BACEN.
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Securities
and other financial assets held by non-Brazilian investors pursuant to
CMN Resolution n o 2,689 must be registered or maintained in deposit
accounts or under the custody of an entity duly licensed by the BACEN
or the CVM. In addition, securities trading is restricted to
transactions carried out in the stock exchange or through organized
over-the-counter markets licensed by the CVM.
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+ 5) How and when does CR2 disclose its information?
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All
CR2´s material facts, earnings results and other notices to the market
are published simultaneously at CVM/Bovespa and at the investor
relations area of the Company´s website (http://www.cr2.com.br/),
and sent later by email to persons registered to receive this
information. To receive information by e-mail please register here .
Complete
financial statements are published annually on the newspapers “Valor
Econômico” and “Diário Oficial do Estado do Rio de Janeiro ”. Quarterly
financial statements, press releases, presentations, material facts and
notices to shareholders are available in the investor relations area of
CR2´s website (http://www.cr2.com.br/). Other information about the Company also may be obtained on the website of São Paulo Stock Exchange (http://www.bovespa.com.br/) and at the Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil - CVM (http://www.cvm.gov.br/).
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+ 7) Why does CR2 calculate EBITDA?
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From
time to time, CR2 discloses so-called non-GAAP financial measures,
primarily EBITDA. EBITDA means income before net financial expenses,
income and social contribution taxes, depreciation and amortization.
EBITDA is not Brazilian or the U.S. GAAP measurement, does not
represent cash flows for the periods presented and should not be
considered alternatives to net income as an indicator of CR2´s
operating performance or as an alternative to cash flows as an
indicator of liquidity. EBITDA does not have a standardized meaning and
CR2´s definition of EBITDA may not be comparable to EBITDA as used by
other companies.
Although the EBITDA does not
provide, according to the Brazilian Accounting Principles (BR GAAP) or
the U.S. Accounting Principles (US GAAP), measures of the operational
cash flows, CR2 management uses EBITDA to measure its operating
performance. Additionally, the Company management believes that
disclosure of EBITDA can provide useful information to investors,
financial analysts and the public in their review of the Company´s
operating performance and its comparison to the operating performance
of other companies in the same industry and other industries.
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