Annual and Extraordinary General Meetings Lojas Renner S.A.
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Annual and Extraordinary General Meetings Lojas Renner S.A.
Annual and Extraordinary General Meetings Lojas Renner S.A. Manual for Shareholders’ Participation and Form of Proxy April, 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS Message from the Chairman of the Board of Directors…............................................. 03 Message from the Chief Executive Officer .................................................................. 04 Invitation........................................................................................................................ 05 Procedures and Terms...............…................................................................................. 07 Explanations of the Agenda of the Annual and Extraordinary General Meetings…….............................................................................................................. 08 In the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting 1) Examine, discuss and vote the management statements and the financial statements for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2006 (a) Management Statements..................................................................... 11 (b) Financial Statements........................................................................... 12 2) Examine, discuss and vote the proposal for application of the net profit of the fiscal year and distribution of dividends (a) Application of net profit ..................................................................... 13 (b) Distribution of dividends..................................................................... 14 3) Elect the members of the Board of Directors and fix the amount of compensation of the Management (a) Elect the members of the Board of Directors………………………... 15 (b) Fix the amount of Compensation of the Management....…..... 16 4) Elect the members of the Statutory Audit Committee and fix the amount of compensation (a) Elect the members of the Statutory Audit Committee……................. 17 (b) Fix the amount of compensation of the Statutory Audit Committee. 18 In the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting 1) Ratification of the capital increase of the Corporation in the amount of one million, six hundred and eighty-one thousand, two hundred reais (R$1,681,200.00), as approved by the Board of Directors in the meeting held on December 8, 2006…………………………………........………... 19 2) Amendment to the main section of Section 5 of Bylaws of the 19 Corporation by virtue such capital increase…........................................….. 3) Amendment to the Corporation’s Stock Option Plan..............................…. 20 Form of Proxy................................................................................................................ 22 Documents and related Links ........................................................................................ 27 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Página 2 de 24 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Page 2 of 27 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dear Shareholders, It is my pleasure to invite you to attend the Annual and Extraordinary General Meetings (“Shareholders’ Meetings”), to be held on April 2, 2007, at 11:00 a.m., in the Corporation’s headquarters, located at Av. Assis Brasil, 944, Passo D’areia, in the City of Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande of Sul, Brasil. The matters to be resolved in the Shareholders’ Meetings are described in the Call Notice and also in this Manual. Please, read this Manual carefully. Should you have any doubts, we are available to assist you. Your vote is very important to Lojas Renner S.A. (“Corporation”), the first Brazilian Corporation with its capital stock totally diluted in the market. In order to install the Shareholders’ Meetings, it will be necessary the attendance of one fourth (1/4) of the Corporation’s capital stock in the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting (AGO) and two thirds (2/3) of the Corporation’s capital stock in the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting (AGE), provided that we are proposing the amendment of the Corporation’s Bylaws. In case there is not enough quorum to install any of the Shareholders’ Meetings, the Corporation will define new dates, which shall be timely informed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Shareholders’ Meetings may occur in different dates, i.e. the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting may be held on the scheduled date and the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting may be held on a second call on a different date. The Corporation shall acknowledge the reaching of the necessary quorums to install the Shareholders’ Meeting within seventy-two (72) hours prior to the Shareholders’ Meetings. We are employing our best efforts to have the Shareholders’ Meetings carried out on first call and we are counting on your presence. Our intention is to make the Corporation model a successful case in Brazil. Finally, by virtue of the resolutions taken in our Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting held on October 3, 2006, when, pursuant to the proposal by the management of the Corporation, the shareholders decided to remove from the agenda the matter with respect to the Stock Option Plan, we are proposing once again amendments to the Stock Option Plan which matter is part of the agenda of the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting. Sincerely yours, Francisco Gros Chairman of the Board of Directors Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Página 3 de 24 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Page 3 of 27 MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Dear Shareholders, This document intends to provide clarification and instruction for voting in connection with the matters to be resolved in the next Corporation’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting. The date, place and matters contained in the Agenda and all voting instructions and procedures shall be found in this Manual, as well as the form of proxy, which intends to facilitate your participation in the Shareholders’ Meetings. If you choose to attend the Shareholders’ Meetings by proxy, you will need to indicate an attorney-in-fact (in which case you shall forward to the Corporation, in addition to the documents required by Law N. 6,404/76 (“Corporation Law”) and indicated in this Manual, the documents to confirm representation) or one of the officers indicated by the Corporation, which indentifications are found below: - José Carlos Hruby, Brazilian citizen, married, accountant, enrolled with Identity Card under N. 5.012.058.078 SJS/RS and CPF/MF under N. 004.165.920-15, resident and domiciled in the City of de Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul, with office at Av. Assis Brasil, N. 944, Passo D’Areia, CEP 91010-000, in the City of Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul; or - Clarice Martins Costa, Brazilian citizen, married, psychologist, enrolled with Identity Card under N. 4.020.702.025 and CPF/MF under N. 168.421.030-53, resident and domiciled in the City of de Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul, with office at Av. Assis Brasil, N. 944, Passo D’Areia, CEP 91010-000, in the City of Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul. This manual was prepared in order to provide clarifications to our Shareholders, as well as to improve our communication with them. We expect to carry out our Shareholders’ Meetings on first call, and for such reason, we are expecting your vote. Sincerely yours, José Galló Chief Executive Officer Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Página 4 de 24 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Page 4 of 27 INVITATION DATE: HOUR: April 2, 2007 11:00 a.m. PLACE: Corporation’s Headquarters Av. Assis Brasil, 944 Passo D’Areia – CEP: 91010-001 Porto Alegre/ RS – Brasil AGENDA: In the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting • examine, discuss and vote the management statements and the financial statements for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2006; • examine, discuss and vote the proposal for application of the net profit of the fiscal year and distribution of dividends; • elect the members of the Board of Directors and fix the amount of compensation of the Management; and • elect the members of the Statutory Audit Committee and fix the amount of compensation. In the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting • ratification of capital increase of the Corporation, in the amount of one million, six hundred and eighty-one thousand, two hundred reais (R$1,681,200.00), as approved by the Board of Directors in the meeting held on December 8, 2006; • amendment to the main section of Section 5 of the By-laws of the Corporation by virtue of such capital increase, as follows: “Section 5 – The Corporation’s capital stock subscribed and paid up is three hundred and ninety nine million, eight hundred and nineteen thousand and four hundred and fifty-nine reais (R$ 399,819,459.00) divided into one hundred and twenty one million, five hundred and eighty one thousand and eight hundred and fifteen (121,581,815) common shares with non-par value.”; • to resolve about the amendment to subitem (iii) of item “Characteristics of the Program”, under Section 4 of the “Stock Option Plan approved by the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Lojas Renner S.A. held on May 25, 2005”, which shall henceforth be read as follows: “(iii) The subscription price;”; • to resolve about the amendment to item “Amount of Shares Included in the Plan”, under Section 6 of the “Stock Option Plan approved by the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Lojas Renner S.A. held on May 25, 2005”, which shall henceforth be read as follows: “Amount of Shares Included in the Plan. The shares options granted under the Plan may confer rights over the amount of shares that do not exceed four point five percent (4.5%) of all shares issued by the Corporation at any time.”; • to resolve about the amendment of item “Exercise Price”, under Section 8 of the “Stock Option Plan approved by the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Lojas Renner S.A. held on May 25, 2005”, which shall henceforth be read as follows: “Exercise Price. The basic price for exercise of the option and payment of the subscription or acquisition of the shares by the beneficiaries of the Plan shall be determined by the Committee, on a case by case basis, observed the legal provisions, on the date the option is granted, but never lower than 100% of the Stock Exchange Value of the shares on the date the option is granted.”; Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Página 5 de 24 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Page 5 of 27 • • • to resolve about the amendment of item “Stock Exchange Value”, under Section 8 of Stock Option Plan approved by the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Lojas Renner S.A. held on May 25, 2005”, which shall henceforth read as follows: “Stock Exchange Value. For the purposes of this Plan and each Program, the Stock Exchange Value of the shares subject to the exercise of the option shall be the weighted average trade prices in the stock exchange, within thirty (30) calendar days prior to the date of the event that gave rise to such exercise.”; to resolve about the amendment of item “Dismissal by Corporation’s Initiative”, under Section 11 of the “Stock Option Plan approved by the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Lojas Renner S.A. held on May 25, 2005”, which shall henceforth be read as follows: “Dismissal by Corporation’s Initiative. In the event of Dismissal of the participant by initiative of the Corporation or its controlled company, except for those dismissals due to justified reasons and for those dismissals by virtue of the events established in Clause 13 of this Plan, in which case the specific criteria established in such Clause 13 shall be observed, all options which have been granted but are not yet exercisable shall be automatically cancelled for all purposes of law, regardless of previous notice or indemnification. Nevertheless, the holder of the option shall exercise the options that are already exercisable on the date of the dismissal within the nonextendable term of ninety (90) days, counted as of the date of dismissal, upon payment on demand and payment of the outstanding amounts in case of parcelled payment. The Committee may extend such term whenever such measure is justifiable by the specific circumstances of the case.”; and to resolve about the inclusion of a new Section 13 – Accelerated Exercise of the Options in the “Stock Option Plan approved by the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Lojas Renner S.A. held on May 25, 2005”, as follows: “Section 13 – Accelerated Exercise of the Options. Mandatory Tender Offer. In case of occurrence of obligation to implement the mandatory tender offer of shares issued by the Corporation, in the terms of Sections 41, 42, 43 or 44 of the Corporation’s Bylaws, or in case of successful mandatory tender offer for acquisition of Corporation’s control formulated in accordance with Section 257 of Law N. 6.404/76, one or the other which results in dismissal without justified reason of the Participant of the Plan by Corporation’s initiative, it is hereby established that all options granted to the respective Participant, which are not yet exercisable, shall become automatically exercisable. Other Hypothesis. The accelerated exercise of the options granted under the terms of this Plan may be implemented in other hypothesis that are not contemplated by this Plan, in all cases subject to previous exam and opinion by the Committee which shall evaluate the respective hypothesis and, if that is the case, suggest its approval by the Board of Directors of the Corporation” and renumbering of the following sections.”. Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Página 6 de 24 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Page 6 of 27 PROCEDURES AND TERMS The shareholders shall present to the Corporation, within at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance to the scheduled time for the Shareholders’ Meetings, in addition to the copy of the Identity Card, as applicable: a. b. c. Proof of shareholding issued by the depositary institution in the last five (05) days; Power of attorney containing the notarization of the grantor’s signature; and/or As regards the shareholders participating in the fungible custody of registered shares, the statement containing the respective stock interest issued by the relevant body. As regards items (a) and (c) above, the documents shall be requested to the relevant bodies with three (3) business days in advance from the date of the intended deliver, which shall be specified in the request. The originals and the certified copies of the documents mentioned above shall be delivered in the Corporation’s headquarters until beginning of the Shareholders’ Meeting, scheduled to occur on April 2nd, 2007, at 11:00 am. If you prefer to indicate an attorney-in-fact to vote by means of power of attorney, the documents to confirm its representation shall also be delivered to the Corporation’s headquarters on the same date. In order to assure your attendance, the Corporation shall receive copies of the documents mentioned above, until 72 (seventy-two) hours before beginning of the Shareholders’ Meeting, scheduled to occur on April 2nd, 2007, at 11:00 am, by fax, e-mail or mail. The Corporation shall receive the documentation until March 30, 200, at 11:00 am (Friday). FAX: +55 51 3345-1481 A/C Sr. José Carlos Hruby or Diva Freire e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Address: Av. Assis Brasil, 944 – Passo D’areia – Porto Alegre/RS – CEP 91010-000 A/C Sr. José Carlos Hruby or Diva Freire If you have any doubt, please contact: - Paula Picinini – Investors [email protected] Relations Officer – phone: +55 51 2121-7044 YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT. TO VOTE YOU SHALL ATTEND THE SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETINGS IN PERSON OR BE REPRESENTED BY AN ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, DULY APPOINTED BY POWER OF ATTORNEY Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Página 7 de 24 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Page 7 of 27 EXPLANATION CONCERNING THE MATTERS TO BE RESOLVED IN THE ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING AND EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING Pursuant to Section 132 of the Corporation Law and Section 10 of its Bylaws, Lojas Renner S.A. (“Corporation”) shall carry out an Annual Shareholders’ Meeting once a year, within the four (4) months immediately subsequent to the ending of the fiscal year. THE MATTERS TO BE RESOLVED ARE RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING: As per such provision of the Corporation Law, the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting is entitled to resolve about the following matters contained in the agenda, which shall henceforth be emphasized and commented: • • • • examine, discuss and vote the management statements and the financial statements for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2006; examine, discuss and vote the proposal for application of net profit of the fiscal year and distribution of dividend; elect the members of the Board of Directors and fix the amount of compensation for the management; and elect the members of the Statutory Audit Committee and fix the total amount of compensation. In addition, in a meeting held on December 8, 2006, the Corporation’s Board of Directors approved the capital increase of the Corporation, within the limit of the authorized capital, as a result of the exercise of an option for subscription of shares by an officer of the Corporation, in the terms of the Stock Option Plan (“Stock Option Plan”) approved by the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting held on May 25, 2005 and the Programs for granting of options for subscription of shares to the officers. As a result of such resolution, the Corporation shall provide an amendment to its Bylaws. Pursuant to Section 135 of the Corporation Law, the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting is exclusively entitled to resolve about amendment of the Corporation’s Bylaws. In addition, the Board of Directors of the Corporation proposes amendments to the Stock Option Plan, which matter is also under the sphere of authority of the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of the Corporation. In this sense, the following matters shall be resolved in the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting: THE MATTERS TO BE RESOLVED ARE RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING: ratification of the capital increase of the Corporation, in the amount of one million, six hundred and eighty-one thousand, two hundred reais (R$ 1,681,200.00), as approved by the Board of Directors in the meeting held on December 8, 2006; amendment to the main section of Section 5 of the By-laws of the Corporation by virtue of such capital increase, as follows: “Section 5 – The Corporation’s capital stock subscribed and paid up is three hundred and ninety nine million, eight hundred and nineteen thousand and four hundred and fifty-nine reais (R$ 399,819,459.00) divided into one hundred and twenty one million, five hundred and eighty one thousand and eight hundred and fifteen(121,581,815) common shares with non-par value.”; Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Página 8 de 24 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Page 8 of 27 to resolve about the amendment to subitem (iii) of item “Characteristics of the Program”, under Section 4 of the “Stock Option Plan approved by the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Lojas Renner S.A. held on May 25, 2005”, which shall henceforth be read as follows: “(iii) The subscription price;”. to resolve about the amendment to item “Amount of Shares Included in the Plan”, under Section 6 of the “Stock Option Plan approved by the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Lojas Renner S.A. held on May 25, 2005”, which shall henceforth be read as follows: “Amount of Shares Included in the Plan. The shares options granted under the Plan may confer rights over the amount of shares that do not exceed four point five percent (4.5%) of all shares issued by the Corporation at any time.”. to resolve about the amendment of item “Exercise Price”, under Section 8 of the “Stock Option Plan approved by the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Lojas Renner S.A. held on May 25, 2005”, which shall henceforth be read as follows: “Exercise Price. The basic price for exercise of the option and payment of the subscription or acquisition of the shares by the beneficiaries of the Plan shall be determined by the Committee, on a case by case basis, observed the legal provisions, on the date the option is granted, but never lower than 100% of the Stock Exchange Value of the shares on the date the option is granted.”. to resolve about the amendment of item “Stock Exchange Value”, under Section 8 of Stock Option Plan approved by the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Lojas Renner S.A. held on May 25, 2005”, which shall henceforth read as follows: “Stock Exchange Value. For the purposes of this Plan and each Program, the Stock Exchange Value of the shares subject to the exercise of the option shall be the weighted average trade prices in the stock exchange, within thirty (30) calendar days prior to the date of the event that gave rise to such exercise”; to resolve about the amendment of item “Dismissal by Corporation’s Initiative”, under Section 11 of the “Stock Option Plan approved by the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Lojas Renner S.A. held on May 25, 2005”, which shall henceforth be read as follows: “Dismissal by Corporation’s Initiative. In the event of Dismissal of the participant by initiative of the Corporation or its controlled company, except for those dismissals due to justified reasons and for those dismissals by virtue of the events established in Clause 13 of this Plan, in which case the specific criteria established in such Clause 13 shall be observed, all options which have been granted but are not yet exercisable shall be automatically cancelled for all purposes of law, regardless of previous notice or indemnification. Nevertheless, the holder of the option shall exercise the options that are already exercisable on the date of the dismissal within the non-extendable term of ninety (90) days, counted as of the date of dismissal, upon payment on demand and payment of the outstanding amounts in case of parcelled payment. The Committee may extend such term whenever such measure is justifiable by the specific circumstances of the case.”; and to resolve about the inclusion of a new Section 13 – Accelerated Exercise of the Options in the “Stock Option Plan approved by the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Lojas Renner S.A. held on May 25, 2005”, as follows: “Section 13 – Accelerated Exercise of the Options. Mandatory Tender Offer. In case of occurrence of obligation to implement the mandatory tender offer of shares issued by the Corporation, in the terms of Sections 41, 42, 43 or 44 of the Corporation’s Bylaws, or in case of successful mandatory tender offer for acquisition of Corporation’s control formulated in accordance with Section 257 of Law N. 6.404/76, one or the other which results in dismissal without justified reason of the Participant of the Plan by Corporation’s initiative, it is hereby established that all options Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Página 9 de 24 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Page 9 of 27 granted to the respective Participant, which are not yet exercisable, shall become automatically exercisable. Other Hypothesis. The accelerated exercise of the options granted under the terms of this Plan may be implemented in other hypothesis that are not contemplated by this Plan, in all cases subject to previous exam and opinion by the Committee which shall evaluate the respective hypothesis and, if that is the case, suggest its approval by the Board of Directors of the Corporation” and renumbering of the following sections.”. You will find below clarifications provided by the Corporation’s management concerning each of the matters contained in the agenda of the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting. Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Página 10 de 24 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Page 10 of 27 IN THE ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’MEETING: 1) EXAMINE, DISCUSS AND VOTE THE MANAGEMENT STATEMENTS AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED ON DECEMBER 31, 2006 (ITEM “I” OF THE PROXY) (A) MANAGEMENT STATEMENTS WHICH ARE THE DOCUMENTS TO BE PROVIDED BY THE CORPORATION’S MANAGEMENT? The documents to be provided by the Corporation’s managements are: • • • • • management report concerning the business statistics and the management analyses and discussions with respect to the main accounts of the Income Statement for the fiscal year; copy of the financial statements and the respective explanatory notes; independent auditors’ report; opinion from the Statutory Audit Committee, including diverging votes if applicable; other documents related to the matters included in the agenda of the Shareholders’ Meetings. HOW THE SHAREHOLDERS CAN ACESS THE REFERRED DOCUMENTS? The management documents mentioned above are available in the website of Securities Exchange Commission (CVM – Comissão de Valores Mobiliários) (www.cvm.gov.br), in the Corporation’s website (www.lojasrenner.com.br/ri) and have been published in the newspapers Valor Econômico (Nacional), Jornal do Comércio (PoA) and in the Official Gazette of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, on February 15, 16 and 21, 2007. HOW THE MANAGEMENT PRESENTS ITS ACCOUNTS? The management accounts are instructed by means of the management report and the financial statements prepared by the Corporation’s Board of Executive Officers, which shall be approved by the Board of Directors and the Statutory Audit Committee, and then submitted to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. The Corporation’s shareholders shall exam such documentation in order to resolve about the management accounts. WHAT S THE MANAGEMENT REPORT CONTENT? The management report contains financial and non financial information, in addition to statistic and business information with respect to the analysis and discussions of the main accounts of the income statement for the fiscal year, as well as information related to employees, social responsibility, capital market, corporate governance, among others. CORPORATION’S RECOMMENDATIONS TO ITS SHAREHOLDERS: The Corporation recommends to its shareholders to duly exam the documents provided by the management of the Corporation, in order to resolve about the management accounts. Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Página 11 de 24 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Page 11 of 27 (B) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS? The financial statements express the Corporation’s financial and economic condition and the equity variation occurred within the fiscal year. Through the analysis of the financial statements, it is possible to evaluate the equity situation, the liquity rates, the profit level and the Corporation’s indebtedness level. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE COMPOSED OF WHICH DOCUMENTS? The financial statements are composed of four documents: • • • • Balance sheet; Income statement for the fiscal year; Accrued profits and losses statement; Sources and application of funds statements. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE EXPLANATORY NOTES? The explanatory notes are presented together with the financial statements, with the purpose of supplementing such financial statements, as well as to assist in their analysis and comprehension. It is a legal requirement for publicly held corporations and it shall indicate the following aspects: • • • • • • • • • the main criteria for evaluation of the equity elements, specially those related to inventory, calculation of depreciation, amortization and depletion, constitution of provisions for charges and risks and adjustments to meet eventual losses in the realization of the equity elements; the investments in other companies, whenever relevant; the increase of the value of equity elements resulting from new evaluations; liens over equity elements, the guaranties granted in favour of third parties and other contingent liabilities; the interest rates, the maturity dates and the long-term guaranties; amount, types and classes of shares of the corporate capital; the stock options granted and exercised within the fiscal year; adjustments of past fiscal years; the events occurred as from the final date of the fiscal year that have, or may have, a relevant impact over the financial situation and future results of the corporation; The shareholders shall duly exam the explanatory notes related to the Corporation’s financial statements with the purpose to evaluate and approve (or not) such financial statements. WERE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SUBJECT TO AUDIT BY ITS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS? The Corporation’s financial statements have been audited and obtained a favorable opinion by the independent auditors of the Corporation, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes. Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Página 12 de 24 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Page 12 of 27 WHAT IS THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO BE APPROVED? The financial statements have as effective date December 31, 2006 and they refer to the fiscal year ended on the same date. RECOMMENDATION OF THE CORPORATION TO ITS SHAREHOLDERS: The Corporation recommends to its shareholders to duly exam the documentation provided by the management in order to resolve about the Corporation’s financial statements. 2) EXAMINE, DISCUSS AND VOTE THE MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL FOR APPLICATION OF NET PROFIT OF THE FISCAL YEAR AND DISTRIBUTION OD DIVIDENDS (ITEM “II” OF THE PROXY) (A) APPLICATION OF NET PROFIT WHAT IS THE NET PROFIT? The net profit corresponds to the results of the fiscal year, after deduction of the provision for the income tax and the statutory profit sharing assingments. WHAT IS THE AMOUNT OF NET PROFIT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR? The Corporation’s net profit for the fiscal year totalizes the amount of R$ 98.8 million. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE APPLICATION OF NET PROFIT? The application of the net profit consists in determining the amount of such net profit that: (i) shall be destined to the legal and statutory profit reserves, or (ii) shall be distributed as a dividends. The management of the Corporation shall submit to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting its proposal for application of net profits for the fiscal year, which shall observe the following, in accordance with Section 36 of the Corporation’s Bylaws: • • • five per cent (5%), at least, for legal reserve, until reaching twenty per cent (20%) of the capital stock. In the fiscal year in which the balance of legal reserve accrued of capital reserves amounts exceeds thirty per cent (30%) of the capital stock, the allocation of part of the net profit for the fiscal year to the legal reserve shall not be mandatory; the portion necessary for payment of compulsory dividends shall not be lower, in each year, than twenty five per cent (25%) of the annual adjusted net profit; the remaining portion of the adjusted net profit shall be allocated to the investment and expansion reserve, which aims at reinforcing the Corporation’s capital stock and working capital, with a view to ensuring adequated operational conditions. The balance of this reserve, added to the balances of other profit reserves, except for unrealized profit reserves and contingency reserves shall not exceed the amount of capital stock. Once this maximum limit is reached, the general meeting may resolve on the application of excess in the payment of subscribed capital or capital stock increase, or in the distribution of dividends. Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Página 13 de 24 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Page 13 of 27 WHAT IS THE MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL FOR APPLICATION OF THE NET PROFIT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR? The management of the Corporation proposes the following application of the net profit for the fiscal year: Dividends in the amount of R$ 74.1 million; Legal Reserve in the amount R$ 0.5 million and Reserve for Investments and Expansion in the amount of R$ 24.2 million. WHY DOES THE CORPORATION RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF THE MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL FOR APPLICATION OF THE NET PROFIT? The Corporation recommends its approval, since it understands that the proposal for application of net profits above was formulated in accordance with legal and statutory obligations of the Corporation, strictly pursuing its corporate purpose. (B) DISTRIBUTION OF DIVIDENDS WHAT IS A DIVIDEND? Dividend is an amount to be distributed to the shareholders of a company, in cash, in the proportion of the amount of shares owned, as a result of the profits obtained by a company in the current fiscal year or in the past fiscal years. The participation in the corporate profits is an inherent right of the shareholders, in accordance with Section 109 of Corporation Law. WHAT DOES THE COMPULSORY DIVIDEND CONSIST? The compulsory dividend, as established in the Section 202 of the Corporation Law, consists in a portion of the net profit that the Corporation is obliged to distribute to its shareholders, consisting in a commitment of minimum distribution by the Corporation. In case of the Corporation, the portion related to the dividend shall not be lower than twenty five per cent (25%) of the annual adjusted net profit. WHAT ARE THE NECESSARY REQUERIMENTS TO DISTRIBUTE DIVIDENDS? The Corporation may only pay dividends upon existence of net profit for the fiscal year, accrued profits and profit reserve, except for legal reserve. WHAT IS THE MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF DIVIDENDS? The management of the Corporation proposes to distribute the amount of R$ 74. 1 million, which corresponds to seventy five per cent (75%) of Corporation’s annual adjusted net profit, to be distributed among the shareholders of the Corporation based on their respective participations. THE INTEREST OVER OWN CAPITAL, WHICH HAVE BEEN DECLARED IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETINGS HELD ON JULY 27, 2006 AND DECEMBER 27, 2006, HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED IN THE PRESENT PROPOSAL FOR DISTRIBUTION OF DIVIDENS? Pursuant to Section 37 of the Bylaws, the interest over own capital in the amount of R$ 21.7 million and R$ 19.0 million, which have been declared in the Board of Directors’ Meetings held on July 26, 2006 and December 27, 2006 respectively, have been attributed to the compulsory Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Página 14 de 24 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Page 14 of 27 dividend proposed by the management, and for such reason, the amount to be paid as a dividend, after the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, shall be R$ 33.4 million, corresponding to R$ 0.274557 per share. WHY DOES THE CORPORATION RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF THE MANAGEMENT’S PROPOSAL FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF DIVIDENDS? The Corporation recommends its approval, since it understands that the proposal for application of net profits above was formulated in accordance with legal and statutory obligations of the Corporation. The present proposal matches the expansion project of the business activities of the Corporation. 3) ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND FIX THE AMOUNT OF GLOBAL COMPENSATION OF THE MANAGEMENT (ITEM “III” OF THE PROXY) (A) ELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HOW CAN THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION BE ELECTED? The election of the members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation can be held through two (2) voting systems, which are: (i) process of voting by list of candidates (“Process by a List of Candidates”), in which the current members of the Board of Directors are automatically appointed for reelection, composing a complete list of candidates to the positions of members of the Board of Directors; or (ii) process of multiple vote (“Process of Multiple Vote”), as described below. WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF MULTIPLE VOTE? The multiple vote is a procedure in which it is attributed to each share as many votes as the number of positions to be fulfilled in the Board of Directors, being recognized to the shareholders the right to cumulate the votes in only one candidate or to distribute amoung several candidated. It intends to increase the chances of the minority shareholder to elect its representative in the Board of Directors. WHO MAY REQUEST THE ADOPTION OF THE PROCESS OF MULTIPLE VOTE? The shareholders of the Corporation, representing at least five per cent (5%) of the corporate capital, may request, in writing, the adoption of the multiple vote process to the Corporation. THE REQUEST OF ADOPTION OF THE PROCESS OF MULTIPLE VOTE MAY BE REQUEST UNTIL WHAT MOMENT? In accordance with the Corporation Law, the shareholders who intend to request the process of multiple vote process shall request it, in written, to the Corporation, until forty-eight (48) hours prior to the beginning of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Página 15 de 24 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Page 15 of 27 HOW CAN A SHAREHOLDER APPOINT CANDIDATES TO COMPOSE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS? In case any shareholder intends to appoint one or more candidates to compose the Board of Directors, which candidates are not current members of the Board of Directors or do not compose the list of candidates proposed by the Board of Directors, such shareholder shall notify the Corporation, in writing, at least five (5) days in advance to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, informing the candidate’s name, identification and a complete professional résumé. WHEN DOES THE ELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS HELD THROUGH THE PROCESS BY A LIST OF CANDIDATES? In case the Corporation’s shareholders have not requested the Process of Multiple Vote, the election of the members of Board of Directors shall occur through the list of candidates previously registered in the chairman board, which shall secure the shareholders holding, whether solely or jointly, at least ten percent (10%) of Corporation’s shares, in separate voting, the right to elect a member. WHO ARE THE CANDIDATES THAT HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BY THE CURRENT CORPORATION’S MANAGEMENT TO COMPOSE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS? The current Corporation’s management shall appoint, in due course, the candidates to compose the Board of Directors, provided that the candidates’ names, identification and resumés shall be disclosed in the website of the Securities Exchange Commission (www.cvm.gov.br) and in the Corporation’s website (www.lojasrenner.com.br/ri), and shall be at the disposal of the shareholders in Corporation’s headquarter. (B) FIX THE AMOUNT OF GLOBAL COMPENSATION OF THE MANAGEMENT WHICH IS THE AMOUNT OF GLOBAL COMPENSATION PROPOSED BY THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CORPORATION? The amount of global compensation of the management, as proposed by the Corporation’s management, is R$8.0 million, which is the same amount approved in the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting held in 2006. HOW SHALL THE AMOUNT OF GLOBAL COMPENSATION BE DISTRIBUTED WITHIN THE MANAGEMENT? Pursuant to Section 14 of Corporation’s Bylaws, the Board of Directors is entitled to distribute the amount of global compensation individually among the officers, upon consideration of the Compensation Committee’s report. Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Página 16 de 24 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Page 16 of 27 4) ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE STATUTORY AUDIT COMMITTEE AND FIX THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION (ITEM “IV” OF THE PROXY) (A) ELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE STATUTORY AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE CORPORATION HOW MANY MEMBERS COMMITTEE? MAY COMPOSE THE CORPORATION’S STATUTORY AUDIT The Statutory Audit Committee shall be composed of 3 (three) to 5 (five) effective members and alternates in equal number, which amount shall be defined in the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, with unified term of office of one (01) year, being allowed reelection. HOW THE MEMBERS OF THE STATUTORY AUDIT COMMITTEE SHALL BE ELECTED? The majority of shareholders attending the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting shall elect the majority of the Statutory Audit Committee’s members and their respective alternate members. The remaining shareholders shall elect the remaining members, as well as their alternate members. The shareholder or group of shareholders different from that one which elected a member as provided for in the previous paragraph shall have equal rights, observing same rules and conditions of election. Other shareholders, excluding those voting in the election of members for the Statutory Audit Committee as provided for in the paragraphs above, may elect the effective members and its alternates who, in any case, shall be in an equal number of those elected under the terms of the paragraphs above, plus one (1). The current Corporation’s management may appoint members to compose the Statutory Audit Committee, provided that, in this case, the candidates’ names, identifications and resumés shall be disclosed in due course in the website of the Securities Exchange Commission (www.cvm.gov.br) and in the Corporation’s website (www.lojasrenner.com.br/ri), and shall be at the disposal of the shareholders in Corporation’s headquarter. HOW CAN THE SHAREHOLDERS APPOINT ONE OR MORE CANDIDATES TO COMPOSE THE STATUTORY AUDIT COMMITTEE? The Corporation recommends to shareholder or group of shareholders, who intend to appoint a member to the Statutory Audit Committee and its respective alternate, to attend the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, in person or by means of a proxy, with the candidate’s name, identification, a complete professional résumé, observing the same rules and conditions for election. Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Página 17 de 24 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Page 17 of 27 (B) FIX THE AMOUNT OF STATUTORY AUDIT COMMITTEE’S COMPENSATION WHAT IS THE COMPENSATION OF THE MEMBERS OF STATUTORY AUDIT COMMITTEE? The compensation of the members of Statutory Audit Committee shall be fixed in the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting and the compensation to each member shall not be lower than ten per cent (10%) of the average compensation attributed to each executive officer, not included the benefits, allowances and shares profits, in accordance with Section 162, Paragraph 3rd of Corporation Law. Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Página 18 de 24 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Page 18 of 27 IN THE EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING: 1) RATIFICATION OF THE CAPITAL INCREASE OF THE CORPORATION, AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE MEETING HELD ON DECEMBER 8, 2006 (ITEM “V” OF THE PROXY) WHAT IS THE REASON FOR THE PRESENT CAPITAL INCREASE OF THE CORPORATION? The present capital increase results from the exercise of the options to purchase shares by Mr. Sylvio Jorge Mandel, as a consequence of his retirement, in the terms of Section 12 of the Stock Option Plan approved by the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting held on May 25, 2005 and of Section 7 of the Programs for the granting of options to the officers of the Corporation. WHAT IS THE AMOUNT OF THE CAPITAL INCREASE OF THE CORPORATION? The Corporation’s capital increase was held within the authorized capital, in the amount of one million, six hundred and eighty one thousand, two hundred reais (R$ 1,681,200.00), by means of issuance of one hundred thousand (120.000) common shares of the Corporation. In this sense, the capital increased from three hundred and ninety eight millions, one hundred and thirty eight thousand, two hundred and fifty-nine reais (R$ 398,138.259.00) to three hundred and ninety nine million, eight hundred and nineteen thousand and four hundred and fifty-nine reais (R$ 399,819,459.00), divided into one hundred and twenty one million, five hundred and eighty one thousand and eight hundred and fifteen (121,581,815) common shares with non-par value. DOES THE REMAINING SHAREHOLDERS HAVE PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE THE SHARES ISSUED IN THIS PRESENT CAPITAL INCREASE? No. As provided in Paragraph 3rd of Section 6th of Corporation’s Bylaws, the present capital increase do not grant preemptive rights to the remaining shareholders of the Corporation. 2) AMENDMENT TO THE MAIN SECTION OF SECTION CORPORATION AS A RESULT OF SUCH CAPITAL INCREASE (ITEM “VI” OF THE PROXY) 5 OF THE BYLAWS OF THE WHAT IS THE PROPOSED NEW WORDING FOR SECTION 5 OF THE BYLAWS? “The Corporation’s capital subscribed and paid up is three hundred and ninety nine million, eight hundred and nineteen thousand and four hundred and fifty-nine reais (R$ 399,819,459.00) divided into one hundred and twenty one million, five hundred and eighty one thousand and eight hundred and fifteen (121,581,815) common shares with non-par value.” WHY DOES THE CORPORATION RECOMMEND THE AMENDEMENT TO SECTION 5 OF THE BYLAWS? The Corporation recommends this amendment in order to update the wording of Section 5 of the Bylaws. Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Página 19 de 24 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Page 19 of 27 3) AMENDMENTS TO THE STOCK OPTION PLAN OF THE CORPORATION (ITEMS “VII” TO “XII” OF THE PROXY) WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE INTENDED AMENDMENTS TO THE CORPORATION’S STOCK OPTION PLAN? The current Stock Option Plan of the Corporation (“Plan”) was prepared and approved in the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting held on May 25, 2005 by the former controller J.C. Penney Brasil Comercial Ltda. During the last months, the Corporation has received suggestions aiming at the improvement of the Plan, including amendments in order to conform the Plan to the demands and considerations of the current shareholders and investors of the Corporation. In this regard, Lojas Renner hired a consulting firm specialized in remuneration of officers, Towers Perrin, which provided the management of the Corporation with recommendations in order to conform the Plan to the best practices applied by national and international corporations. The relevant studies are at the disposal of the Shareholders at the Corporation’s headquarter. Based on the hired consultation, the Management has decided to promote the following amendments to the Plan, which shall be submitted to the shareholders in the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting: • Section 4 of the Plan – Characteristics of the Program (subitem iii): To amend the wording in order to exclude the obligation of the Committee to establish index for adjustement of the Subcription Price. This amendment is proposed as consideration to the proposal of amendment to Section 8 of the Plan – Subscription Price -, which contemplates the exclusion of the discount of up to twenty per cent (20%) applicable on the execise price of the options. • Section 6 of the Plan – Amount of Shares Included in the Plan: To amend the wording in order to clarify that the shares object of the Plan are those issued by the Corporation at any time. In this case, the percentage of up to four point five per cent (4.5%) shall be applicable over the amount of the corporation’s capital existent in its records at the time the option is granted, and for such reason, the amount of capital may vary from time to time, including comprising any capital increase, split-off, amalgamation, bonus that may occur in the Corporation. • Section 8 of the Plan – Exercise Price and Stock Exchange Value: To amend the wording (i) in order to exclude the discount of up to twenty per cent (20%) applicable on the execise price of the options, and (ii) so that the Stock Exchange Value of the shares under this Plan and of any of the Programs constitutes the weighted average trade prices in the stock exchange within thirty (30) calendar days prior to the date of the event that gave rise to such exercise, and not the average of the day with the higher volume of trade within the ten (10) days prior to the date of the event. Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Página 20 de 24 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Page 20 of 27 • Section 11 of the Plan – Dismissal by Corporation’s Initiative: To amend the wording in order to conform it with the provisions of Section 13, that is, in order to clarify that in case of dismissal by Corporation’s initiative due to the occurrence of the events established in Section 13 of the Plan, the specific criteria determined in such Section 13 shall be observed. • Section 13 of the Plan – Accelerated Exercise of the Options: To include a new Section in the Plan, pursuant to which in case of occurrence of events that trigger the obligation to implement a mandatory tender offer, in the terms of Sections 41, 42, 43 and 44 of Bylaws, or in case of a successful mandatory tender offer for acquisition of Corporation’s control, if any of such cases results in dismissal of a Participant, by initiative of the Corporation, without justified reason, then all options granted to the respective Participant, which are still not exercisable, shall become automatically exercisable. In addition, the options granted under the Plan shall also be deemed exercisable in other cases which are not expressaly provided in the Plan, in all cases subject to previous exam and opinion by the Committee, which shall evaluated the relevant case and, if that is the case, submit to the approval by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. WHY DOES THE CORPORATION RECOMMEND THE AMENDMENTS TO THE CORPORATION’S STOCK OPTION PLAN? The Management of the Corporation recommends the amendments to the Stock Option Plan of the Corporation, since it intends to conform the interests of the Magament and the Executives with the interests of the Shareholders, as well as to provide greater transparency upon exercise of the options and have instruments to be able to maintain the best Managers and Executives. Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Página 21 de 24 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Page 21 of 27 FORM OF PROXY PROCURAÇÃO POWER OF ATTORNEY [ACIONISTA], [QUALIFICAÇÃO] (“Outorgante”), nomeia e constitui como seu procurador o Sr. [NOME], [NACIONALIDADE], [ESTADO CIVIL], [PROFISSÃO], com Carteira de Identidade RG nº [•], inscrito no CPF/MF sob o nº [•], residente e domiciliado na cidade de [•], estado de [•], na Rua [•], [NÚMERO], para representar a Outorgante, na qualidade de acionista da Lojas Renner S.A., (“Companhia”), nas Assembléias Gerais Ordinária e Extraordinária da Companhia, a ser realizada em primeira convocação no dia 2 de abril de 2007, às 11h, e se necessário em segunda convocação em data a ser informada oportunamente, na sede social da Companhia localizada na Avenida Assis Brasil, nº 944, Passo D’Areia, cidade de Porto Alegre, estado do Rio Grande do Sul, podendo examinar, discutir e votar em nome da Outorgante, em conformidade com as orientações estabelecidas abaixo, acerca das seguintes matérias constantes da Ordem do Dia: [SHAREHOLDER], [IDENTIFICATION], (“Grantor”) hereby appoints and constitutes Mr. [NAME], [CITIZENSHIP], [MARITAL STATUS], [PROFESSION] with Identity Card N. [•], enrolled with CPF/MF under N. [•], resident and domiciled in the City of [•], State of [•], at [ADDRESS], to represent Grantor, in its capacity as shareholder of Lojas Renner S.A. (“Corporation”), in the Corporation’s Annual and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meetings to be held on first call on April 2nd, 2007, at 11:00 hours, and if necessary on second call on a date to be duly informed, at the Corporation’s headquarters located at Avenida Assis Brasil, N. 944, Passo D’Areia, City of Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul, to exam, discuss and vote on behalf of Grantor, in accordance with the voting instructions established below, concerning the following Agenda: Ordem do Dia: Em Assembléia Geral Ordinária: (I) Examinar, discutir e votar (a) as contas dos administradores e (b) as demonstrações financeiras relativas ao exercício social encerrado em 31 de dezembro de 2006; (a) Contas dos Administradores A favor( ) Contra( ) Abstenção( ) (b) Demonstrações financeiras relativas ao exercício social encerrado em 31 de dezembro de 2006 A favor( ) Contra( ) Abstenção( ) (II) Examinar, discutir e votar a proposta de (a) Destinação do lucro líquido do exercício e (b) de distribuição de dividendos; (a) Destinação do lucro líquido do exercício A favor( ) Contra( ) Abstenção( ) (b) Distribuição de dividendos A favor( ) Contra( ) Abstenção( ) Agenda: In the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting: (I) Examine, discuss and vote (a) the management statements and (b) the financial statements for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2006; (a) Management Statements In favour ( ) Against ( ) Abstain ( ) (b) Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2006; In favour ( ) Against ( ) Abstain ( ) (II) Examine, discuss and vote the proposal for (a) application of the net profit of the fiscal year and (b) distribution of dividends; (a) Application of the net profit of the fiscal year In favour ( ) Against ( ) Abstain ( ) (b) Distribution of dividends In favour ( ) Against ( ) Abstain ( ) Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Página 22 de 24 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Page 22 of 27 (III) (a) Eleger os membros do Conselho de Administração e (b) Fixar o montante da remuneração dos Administradores (a) Eleger os Membros do Conselho de Administração A favor( ) Contra( ) Abstenção( ) (b) Fixar o Montante da Remuneração dos Administradores A favor( ) Contra( ) Abstenção( ) (IV) (a) Eleger os membros do Conselho Fiscal e (b) Fixar o montante da remuneração (a) Eleger os membros do Conselho Fiscal A favor( ) Contra( ) Abstenção( ) (b) Fixar o montante da remuneração A favor( ) Contra( ) Abstenção( ) Em Assembléia Geral Extraordinária: (V) Homologar o aumento de capital social da Companhia, no montante de R$ 1.681.200,00 (um milhão, seiscentos e oitenta e um mil e duzentos reais), conforme aprovado pelo Conselho de Administração em reunião realizada em 8 de dezembro de 2006 A favor( ) Contra( ) Abstenção( ) (VI) Alterar o caput do Artigo 5º do Estatuto Social da Companhia em função do referido aumento de capital, como segue: “Artigo 5º - O capital social subscrito e integralizado da Companhia é de R$ 399.819.459,00 (trezentos e noventa e nove milhões, oitocentos e dezenove mil, quatrocentos e cinqüenta e nove reais), dividido em 121.581.815 (cento e vinte e um milhões, quinhentas e oitenta e uma mil e oitocentas e quinze) ações ordinárias, sem valor nominal.” (III) (a) Elect the Members of the Board of Directors and (b) Fix the amount of compensation of the Management; (a) Elect the Members of the Board of Directors In favour ( ) Against ( ) Abstain ( ) (b) Fix the amount of compensation of the Management In favour ( ) Against ( ) Abstain ( ) (IV) (a) Elect the members of the Statutory Audit Committee and (b) Fix the amount of compensation (a) Elect the members of the Statutory Audit Committee In favour ( ) Against ( ) Abstain ( ) (b) Fix the amount of compensation In favour ( ) Against ( ) Abstain ( ) In the Extraordinary Shareholders’Meeting: (V) Ratification of the capital increase of the Company, in the amount of one million, six hundred and eighty-one thousand, two hundred reais (R$ 1,681,200.00), as approved by the Board of Directors in the meeting held on December 8, 2006 In favour ( ) Against ( ) Abstain ( ) (VI) Amendment to the main section of Section 5 of the By-laws of the Corporation by virtue of such capital increase, as follows: “Section 5 – The Corporation’s capital stock subscribed and paid up is three hundred and ninety nine million, eight hundred and nineteen thousand and four hundred and fifty-nine reais (R$ 399,819,459.00) divided into one hundred and twenty one million, five hundred and eighty one thousand and eight hundred and fifteen(121,581,815) common shares with non-par value.”; In favour ( ) Against ( ) Abstain ( ) (VII) To resolve about the amendment to subitem (iii) of item “Characteristics of the Program”, under Section 4 of the “Stock Option Plan approved by the Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting of Lojas Renner S.A. held on May 25, 2005”, which shall henceforth be read as follows: “(iii) The subscription price;”. A favor( ) Contra( ) Abstenção( ) (VII) Deliberar acerca da reforma do sub-item (iii) do item “Características dos Programas”, constante da Cláusula 4ª do “Plano de Opção de Compra de Ações Aprovado pela Assembléia Geral Extraordinária dos Acionistas da Lojas Renner S.A., realizada no dia 25 de maio de 2005”, que passará a vigorar com a seguinte redação: “(iii) O preço de subscrição;”. A favor( ) Contra( ) Abstenção( ) In favour ( ) Against ( ) Abstain ( ) Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Página 23 de 24 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Page 23 of 27 (VIII) Deliberar acerca da reforma do item “Quantidade de Ações Incluídas no Plano”, constante da Cláusula 6ª do “Plano de Opção de Compra de Ações Aprovado pela Assembléia Geral Extraordinária dos Acionistas da Lojas Renner S.A., realizada no dia 25 de maio de 2005”, que passará a vigorar com a seguinte redação: “Quantidade de Ações Incluídas no Plano. As opções de ações outorgadas segundo o Plano poderão conferir direitos sobre um número de ações que não exceda 4,5% (quatro inteiros e cinco décimos por cento) da totalidade de ações emitidas pela Companhia a qualquer tempo.”. A favor( ) Contra( ) Abstenção( ) (IX) Deliberar acerca da reforma do item “Preço de Exercício”, constante da Cláusula 8ª do “Plano de Opção de Compra de Ações Aprovado pela Assembléia Geral Extraordinária dos Acionistas da Lojas Renner S.A., realizada no dia 25 de maio de 2005”, que passará a vigorar com a seguinte redação: “Preço de Exercício. O preço básico para o exercício das opções e pagamento da subscrição ou aquisição de ações pelos beneficiários do Plano será determinado pelo Comitê, caso a caso, respeitados os parâmetros legais, na data da outorga da opção, mas nunca inferior a 100% do Valor de Bolsa das ações na data da outorga da opção.”. A favor( ) Contra( ) Abstenção( ) (X) Deliberar acerca da reforma do item “Valor de Bolsa”, constante da Cláusula 8ª do “Plano de Opção de Compra de Ações Aprovado pela Assembléia Geral Extraordinária dos Acionistas da Lojas Renner S.A., realizada no dia 25 de maio de 2005”, que passará a vigorar com a seguinte redação: “Valor de Bolsa. Para fins deste Plano e de cada Programa, Valor de Bolsa das ações objeto do exercício da opção será o preço médio ponderado das negociações nos 30 (trinta) dias corridos de negociação em bolsa, anteriores à data do evento que ensejar sua aplicação.”. A favor( ) Contra( ) (VIII) To resolve about the amendment to item “Amount of Shares Included in the Plan”, under Section 6 of the “Stock Option Plan approved by the Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting of Lojas Renner S.A. held on May 25, 2005”, which shall henceforth be read as follows: “Amount of Shares Included in the Plan. The shares options granted under the Plan may confer rights over the amount of shares that do not exceed four point five percent (4.5%) of all shares issued by the Corporation at any time.”. In favour ( ) Against ( ) Abstain ( ) (IX) To resolve about the amendment of item “Exercise Price”, under Section 8 of the “Stock Option Plan approved by the Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting of Lojas Renner S.A. held on May 25, 2005”, which shall henceforth be read as follows: “Exercise Price. The basic price for exercise of the option and payment of the subscription or acquisition of the shares by the beneficiaries of the Plan shall be determined by the Committee, on a case by case basis, observed the legal provisions, on the date the option is granted, but never lower than 100% of the Stock Exchange Value of the shares on the date the option is granted.”. In favour ( ) Against ( ) Abstain ( ) (X) To resolve about the amendment of item “Stock Exchange Value”, under Section 8 of the “Stock Option Plan approved by the Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting of Lojas Renner S.A. held on May 25, 2005”, which shall henceforth be read as follows: “Stock Exchange Value. For the purposes of this Plan and each Program, the Stock Exchange Value of the shares subject to the exercise of the option shall be the weighted average trade prices in the stock exchange within thirty (30) calendar days prior to the date of the event that gave rise to such exercise.”. Abstenção( ) In favour ( ) Against ( ) Abstain ( ) Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Página 24 de 24 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Page 24 of 27 (XI) Deliberar acerca da reforma do item “Desligamento por Iniciativa da Companhia”, constante da Cláusula 11ª do “Plano de Opção de Compra de Ações Aprovado pela Assembléia Geral Extraordinária dos Acionistas da Lojas Renner S.A., realizada no dia 25 de maio de 2005”, que passará a vigorar com a seguinte redação: ”Desligamento por Iniciativa da Companhia. Em caso de Desligamento do Participante por iniciativa da Companhia ou de sua controlada, exceto por justa causa e ressalvada a hipótese de desligamento em função das situações estabelecidas na Cláusula 13 deste Plano, que observará os critérios específicos determinados em aludida Cláusula 13 abaixo, restarão automaticamente extintas, de pleno direito, independentemente de aviso prévio ou indenização, todas as opções que lhe tenham sido concedidas e que ainda não sejam exercíveis. Não obstante, caberá ao titular das opções o direito de exercer as opções já exercíveis na data do desligamento no prazo improrrogável de 90 (noventa) dias, contados da data do desligamento, mediante pagamento à vista e integralização do saldo remanescente no caso de integralização parcelada. O Comitê poderá estender este prazo, quando tal medida for justificada pelas circunstâncias específicas do caso.”. A favor( ) Contra( ) Abstenção( ) (XI) To resolve about the amendment to item “Dismissal by Corporation’s Initiative”, under Section 11 of the “Stock Option Plan approved by the Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting of Lojas Renner S.A. held on May 25, 2005”, which shall henceforth be read as follows: “Dismissal by Corporation’s Initiative. In the event of Dismissal of the participant by initiative of the Corporation or its controlled company, except for those dismissals due to justified reasons and for those dismissals by virtue of the events established in Clause 13 of this Plan, in which cases the specific criteria established in such Clause 13 shall be observed, all options which have been granted but are not yet exercisable shall be automatically cancelled for all purposes of law, regardless of previous notice or indemnification. Nevertheless, the holder of the option shall exercise the options that are already exercisable on the date of the dismissal within the non-extendable term of ninety (90) days, counted as of the date of dismissal, upon payment in cash and payment of the outstanding amounts in case of parcelled payment. The Committee may extend such term whenever such measure is justifiable by the specific circumstances of the case.”. In favour ( ) Against ( ) Abstain ( ) Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Página 25 de 24 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Page 25 of 27 (XII) Deliberar acerca da inclusão da nova Cláusula 13 – Exercício Antecipado de Opções no “Plano de Opção de Compra de Ações Aprovado pela Assembléia Geral Extraordinária dos Acionistas da Lojas Renner S.A., realizada no dia 25 de maio de 2005”, como segue: “Cláusula 13 – Exercício Antecipado de Opções. Oferta Pública de Aquisição de Ações. Na hipótese de ocorrência da obrigação de implementação de oferta pública de aquisição das ações de emissão da Companhia, nos termos dos Artigos 41, 42, 43 ou 44 do Estatuto Social da Companhia, ou na hipótese de sucesso de oferta pública de aquisição do controle da Companhia formulada nos termos do Art. 257 da Lei 6.404/76, uma ou outra que resulte em desligamento sem justa causa de Participante do Plano por iniciativa da Companhia, fica desde já estabelecido que todas as opções outorgadas ao respectivo Participante e que ainda não sejam passíveis de exercício tornar-se-ão automaticamente exercíveis. Outras Hipóteses. O exercício antecipado de opções que tenham sido outorgadas nos termos deste Plano poderá ser implementado em outras hipóteses ora não expressamente previstas, sempre mediante o prévio exame e opinião do Comitê, o qual avaliará a respectiva hipótese e, em sendo o caso, sugerirá sua aprovação ao Conselho de Administração da Companhia.” e renumeração das cláusulas seguintes. A favor( ) Contra( ) Abstenção( ) Para os fins da outorga deste mandato, o procurador terá poderes limitados ao comparecimento à Assembléia Geral Ordinária e à Assembléia Geral Extraordinária e ao lançamento de voto em conformidade com as orientações de voto acima manifestadas, não tendo direito nem obrigação de tomar quaisquer outras medidas que não sejam necessárias ao cumprimento deste mandato. O procurador fica autorizado a se abster em qualquer deliberação ou assunto para o qual não tenha recebido, a seu critério, orientações de voto suficientemente específicas. (XII) To resolve about the inclusion of a new Section 13 – Accelerated Exercise of the Options in the “Stock Option Plan approved by the Shareholders Extraordinary Meeting of Lojas Renner S.A. held on May 25, 2005”, as follows: “Section 13 – Accelerated Exercise of the Options. Mandatory Tender Offer. In case of occurrence of obligation to implement the mandatory tender offer of shares issued by the Corporation, in the terms of Sections 41, 42, 43 or 44 of the Corporation’s Bylaws, or in case of successful mandatory tender offer for acquisition of Corporation’s control formulated in accordance with Section 257 of Law N. 6.404/76, one or the other which results in the dismissal without justified reason of the Participant of the Plan by Corporation’s initiative, it is hereby established that all options granted to the respective Participant, which are yet exercisable, shall become automatically exercisable. Other Hypothesis. The accelerated exercise of the options granted under the terms of this Plan may be implemented in other hypothesis that are not contemplated by this Plan, in all cases subject to previous exam and opinion by the Committee which shall evaluate the respective hypothesis and, if that is the case, suggest its approval by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.” and renumbering of the following sections. In favour ( ) Against ( ) Abstain ( ) For purposes of this power-of-attorney, the attorney-in-fact shall only have limited powers to attend the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting and the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting and to vote in accordance with the voting instructions given above. The attorney-in-fact shall not have the right or the obligation to take any other measures, except those necessary for compliance with the terms of this power-of-attorney. The attorney-in-fact is hereby authorized to abstain from voting in any resolution or matter that, at its own discretion, he/she has not received duly specified voting instruction. O presente instrumento de mandato tem prazo de This present power-of-attorney shall be valid for validade de 2 (dois) meses, a partir da presente a term of 2 (two) months, as from the date data. hereof. [Cidade], [dia] de [mês] de [2007] / [Month], [date] 2007 _____________________________ Outorgante/Grantor Por/By: (assinatura autenticada/notarized signature) Cargo/Title: Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Página 26 de 24 Manual for the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting - Page 26 of 27 DOCUMENTS AND REALATED LINKS - www.lojasrenner.com.br/ri: Corporation’s information. - www.bovespa.com.br: Novo Mercado Listing Regulation. - www.cvm.gov.br: Brazilian Corporation Law. 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