Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (ELP) 6-K Manual for Participation In General Meetings

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of May, 2017

Commission File Number 1-14668

COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Energy Company of Paraná

(Translation of Registrant's name into English)

Rua Coronel Dulcídio, 800
80420-170 Curitiba, Paraná
Federative Republic of Brazil
(5541) 3222-2027

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______

 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 

Yes _______ No ___X____

 

MANUAL FOR PARTICIPATION

IN GENERAL MEETINGS

195^th Extraordinary General Meeting

June 07, 2017

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I	Message from the Chairman of the Board of Directors	3
II	Guidance for Participation in the General Shareholders’ Meeting	4
	Attending Shareholder	4
	Shareholder Represented by Proxy	4
	Holders of ADRs	4
	Ballot Paper	5
III	Call Notice	6
IV	Information on the matter to be examined and discussed at the 195thExtraordinary General Meeting	7
	Analysis, discussion and voting on the proposal for alteration of the Company’s Bylaws	7
	Annexes (Only in Portuguese)
I a -	THE COMPANY’S BYLAWS HIGHLIGHTING THE ALTERATION PROPOSALS, IN COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE 11 OF CVM’s RULE NO. 481/09
I b -	THE COMPANY’S BYLAWS ALTERATION PROPOSALS WITH DESCRIPTION OF THE CURRENT ARTICLES AND THE NEW PROPOSED ARTICLES AND THE DUE JUSTIFICATIONS FOR THE ALTERATIONS, IN COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE 11 OF CVM’s RULE NO. 481/09

 

I.Message from the Chairman of the Board of Directors

Dear Shareholder:

ItiswithimmensepleasurethatIpresenttoyouthisManualforParticipation inthe General Shareholders’MeetingoftheCompanhiaParanaensedeEnergia -Copel,with generalguidanceforaneffectiveparticipationandexerciseofthevote.

ThismanualhasbeenpreparedbasedonCopel'sCorporateGovernancepolicy, whichisfoundedontransparencyandequity.

Themanualaimstopresent,inaclearandbriefway,theinformation relatedtothe Company’s General Shareholders’Meeting,seekingtherebytocontributeforthe understandingoftheproposalsforresolutionandtoencouragetheparticipationof shareholdersintheeventsoftheannualcorporateagendaoftheCompany.

Copel’s 195^thExtraordinary General Meeting was called for June 07, 2017, at 2:30 p.m., at the Company’s headquarters located at Rua Coronel Dulcídio nº 800, in the city of Curitiba.

ThemattertobepresentedintheExtraordinary General Meeting for theresolutionof theshareholdersisdescribed intheCallNoticeandinthismanual as well as thetypes ofsharesgrantingtherighttovoteontheitemoftheagenda.Giventhecurrent numberofCompanyshareholders, thismanualseekstoencourageandenable participationintheGeneralMeeting.

Yourparticipation isveryimportant,considering thatissuesrelevanttotheCompany and its shareholders aredealtwithinthe General Shareholders’ Meetings.

Yours sincerely,

Mauricio Schulman

Chairman of the

Board of Directors

 

II.Guidance for Participation in the General Shareholders’ Meeting

Copel’sshareholdersmaytakepartintheGeneralMeetingbyattendingthemeeting attheCompany’sheadquartersandvoting,by appointing a proxy with powers to represent him/her or through a ballot paper for the exercise of his/her voting right at a distance,asdescribedbelow.

Attending Shareholder

Theshareholder wishingtotakepartin the Extraordinary General Meeting shallarrivea few minutesbeforethetimeindicated intheCallNoticeandbearthefollowing documents:

·Identity card (RG), Alien’s Identity Card (RNE), Brazilian Driver’s License (CNH) or an accreditation card issued by an official professional organization; and

·Proof as Company shareholder issued by a depositary financial institution or a custodian agent or through the shareholding position issued by Copel.

Shareholder Represented by Proxy

Theshareholderwhoisnotabletoattendthemeetingandwishestotakepartin the Extraordinary General Meetingmayappointaproxywithpowerstorepresenthim/her.

Pursuant toArticle126,paragraph1,oftheBrazilianCorporationLaw no.6,404/1976, theproxyshallbeashareholder,lawyerormanageroftheCompanyorofa financialinstitution/investmentfund.Theproxyshallhavebeenappointednot morethanoneyearbeforethedateofthe Annual General Meeting.

The documents required are the following:

·Power of attorney with special powers for representation at Copel’s General Meeting, bearing a notarized signature of the grantee (shareholder);

·Bylaws or Article of Incorporation and the instrument of election/appointment of the managers in the event of the grantee being a legal entity; and

·Proof of ownership of the shares issued by the Company, conferred by the depositary financial institution and/or custodian.

Note:thedocumentsmentionedaboveshallbe forwardedtoCopel’sheadquarters,DiretoriadeFinanças e deRelaçõescom Investidores,Departamento de Acionistas e Custódia,atRuaCoronelDulcícionº800 -3º andar,preferably48hourspriortotheMeeting.

Holders of ADRs

ThefinancialdepositaryinstitutionofAmericanDepositaryReceipts(ADRs)in theUnitedStates,TheBankof NewYorkMellon,willsendthepowersof attorney totheholders ofADRs,sothattheyexercise theirvotingrightatthe Annual General Meeting.

TheparticipationshalltakeplacethroughBancoItaú,representativeofThe BankofNewYorkMelloninBrazil.

Shouldtherebeanydoubtconcerning the Extraordinary General Meeting procedures anddeadlines, pleasecontacttheShareholdersandCustodyDepartment(Departamento de AcionistaseCustódia)atthetelephonenumber(5541)3331-4269orthrough thee-mailaddressacionistas@copel.com.

 

Ballot Paper

In compliance with CVM’s Rule no. 481/2009 and its alterations, and with a view to promoting and facilitating the shareholders’ participation in Copel’s General Meetings, the Company will provide a ballot paper for the shareholder to exercise his/her voting right at a distance through his/her corresponding custody agents or directly to the Company, as described below.

The shareholder who is willing to exercise his/her voting right at a distance shalli. fill in and send the ballot paper directly to the Company orii. send instructions to qualified service providers on how to fill in the ballot paper, as follows:

·Exercising voting right through qualified service providers: the shareholder who is willing to exercise his/her voting right at a distance shall send instructions on his/her vote to his/her custody agents in accordance with the rules set by them, who, in turn, will send the shareholder’s assent and dissent to the resolutions of the General Meetings to BM&Fbovespa’s Central Securities Depository. The shareholder shall first maintain contact with his/her corresponding custody agents and verify their established procedures for filling in the ballot form as well as the necessary information and documents required by them.

·Delivering the ballot form directly to the Company: the shareholder who is willing to exercise his/her voting right at a distance may do so by delivering the completed ballot form accompanied by the following documents directly to Copel’s head office (Diretoria de Finanças e de Relações com Investidores - Departamento de Acionistas e Custódia; Rua Coronel Dulcídio nº 800, 3º andar, Curitiba - PR):i.a printed copy of the completed ballot form, duly initialled and signed;ii. a notarized copy of:(a)individual taxpayers: the shareholder’s identity card with a photo (RG);(b) corporate taxpayers: the updated copy of the Company’s Bylaws or of the Consolidated Articles of Incorporation and of the corporate documents granting legal representation of the shareholder concerned (together with a copy of his/her identity card with a photo);(c) investment funds:the updated consolidated Investment Fund Regulation, the Bylaws and the identity card with a photo of the legal representative of the investment fund concerned.

 

III.Call Notice

The Shareholders of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel are invited to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting to be held onJune 07, 2017, at2:30 p.m.at the Company’s head office located at Rua Coronel Dulcídio nº 800, Curitiba, to decide on the following agenda:

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

1.Analysis, discussion and voting on the proposal for alteration of Copel’s (Holding) Bylaws, as follows:a)Article 11 - I. Adjustment of the text referring to the composition of the Board of Directors; and II. Exclusion of § 3;b)Article 15 - I. Addition of subitem XIV; and II. Renumbering of subitem XIV to XV;c)Addition of Section V– The Statutory Audit Committee; d)Addition of the new Articles 26 to 28, and § 1 to 3, and of Article 29; e)Renumbering of the old Articles26-29 to 30-33; f)Renumbering of the old Articles30-34 to 34-38;g)Addition of Section I after Article 38 – The Nomination and Evaluation Committee;h)Addition of Articles 39 and 40 and of the Sole Paragraph;i)Renumbering of the old Articles35-39 to 41-45.

Notes: a) Documents referring to the matters to be discussed at the Extraordinary General Meeting, in addition to the Manual for Attendance in Meetings, are available for shareholders’ consultation at the Company’s headquarters as well as on its website (ri.copel.com);b) The Company’s shareholder shall take part in the Extraordinary General Meeting by attending it and casting his/her vote on the meeting’s agenda items; by appointing a proxy with powers to represent him/her or through a ballot paper for the exercise of his/her voting right at a distance; andc) Powers-of-attorney for the Extraordinary General Meeting shall be filed at the Company’s head office, at the Chief Financial and Investor Relations Office, at the Shareholders and Custody Department of the Chief Financial and Investors’ Relations Office, at Rua Coronel Dulcídio nº 800 -3º andar, Curitiba, at leastforty-eight hours prior to the meeting.

Curitiba, May 08, 2017

Mauricio Schulman

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Publication

This Call Notice will be published, pursuant to the Brazilian Corporation Law, in the Official Gazette of the State of Paraná and in the newspaperFolha de Londrinaas from May 08, 2017,being also available on the Company’s website (ir.copel.com).

 

IV.Information on the matter to be examined and discussed at the 195^th Extraordinary General Meeting

Below the Company’s Management presents some clarifications related to the item for resolution at the Extraordinary General Meeting for the exercise of a conscious vote:

èAnalysis, discussion and voting on the proposal for alteration of the Company’s Bylaws

Clarifications

Considering the end of the 2015-2017 Board of Directors’ term of office and, thus, of the Audit Committee’s as currently established in the Company’s Bylaws, it is deemed necessary to make adjustments in the Bylaws in compliance with Law no. 13,303/2016, which stipulates the legal status of publicly-held companies and of mixed capital companies and of its subsidiaries within the Union, the States, the Federal District and the country’s municipalities.

Such adjustments in the Bylaws are also required due to regulatory issues and statutory responsabilities between Copel (Holding) and Copel Distribuição S.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel, related to the extension of the public service concession agreement for power distribution no. 046/1999 (Contrato de Concessão de Serviço Público de Distribuição de Energia Elétrica nº 046/1999), through its 5^th amendment to the concession agreement signed on December 9, 2015, which will run until 2045. Such amendment to the concession agreement for power distribution retained the previous obligations and established quality and economic sustainability aims for maintenance of the concession of power distribution, which shall be fully met by Copel Distribuição S.A. in the first five years commencing on January 1, 2016, to avoid the risk of the company being fined or having the concession agreement terminated for non-compliance with its terms.

In addition, so as to enforce and fully comply with Law no. 13,303/2016, the Company proposes adjustments in the composition and in the responsibilities of theStatutory Audit Committee by adding a specific section in the Bylaws related to such committee and by establishing the Nomination and Evaluation Committee, as stipulated in the State Decree no. 6263/2017, which states the corporate governance rules applied to state companies (Article 1).

The remaining alteration proposals in the Company’s Bylaws are described in the following enclosure:

Enclosure I a.      THE COMPANY’S BYLAWS HIGHLIGHTING THE ALTERATION PROPOSALS, IN COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE 11 OF CVM’s RULE NO. 481/09

                   I b.      THE COMPANY’S BYLAWS ALTERATION PROPOSALS WITH DESCRIPTION OF THE CURRENT ARTICLES AND THE NEW PROPOSED ARTICLES AND THE DUE JUSTIFICATIONS FOR THE ALTERATIONS, IN COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE 11 OF CVM’s RULE NO. 481/09

Approvals

This matter was analyzed and approved by the Company’s Board of Directors in its 165^th Ordinary Meeting, held on April 19, 2017.

 

Voting right

In this item of the agenda, onlyholdersofcommon sharesareentitled to vote.

Ordinary resolution

1.Analysis, discussion and voting on the proposal for alteration of the Company’s Bylaws:

For [  ]        against [  ]       abstain from voting [  ]

 

 

ANEXO I b

Proposta de Alteração do Estatuto Social da Companhia Paranaense de Energia

Artigo atual –última alteração na 193ª AGE, de 22.12.2016.	Artigo proposto	Justificativa
Seção II Do Conselho De Administração Art. 11 O Conselho de Administração será composto de 07 (sete) ou 09 (nove) membros, brasileiros, acionistas, residentes no País, eleitos pela Assembleia Geral, podendo dele fazer parte 02 (dois) Secretários de Estado e o Diretor Presidente da Companhia.	Seção II Do Conselho De Administração Art. 11 O Conselho de Administração será composto de 07 (sete) ou 09 (nove) membros, eleitos e destituíveis pela Assembleia Geral, podendo dele fazer parte o Diretor Presidente da Companhia.	Ajuste de redação. Adequação àLei 13.303/2016 que dispõe sobre o estatuto jurídico da empresa pública, da sociedade de economia mista e de suas subsidiárias, no âmbito da União, dos Estados, do Distrito Federal e dos Municípios.
Art. 11 § 3º No mínimo três membros do Conselho de Administração comporão o Comitê de Auditoria da Copel, o qual será regulado por regimento interno específico.	Excluir	Adequação àLei 13.303/2016 que dispõe sobre o estatuto jurídico da empresa pública, da sociedade de economia mista e de suas subsidiárias, no âmbito da União, dos Estados, do Distrito Federal e dos Municípios. Criada Seção V e novos artigos.
Art. 15Compete ao Conselho de Administração:	Art. 15 Compete ao Conselho de Administração:	Não alterado
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Artigo atual –última alteração na 193ª AGE, de 22.12.2016.	Artigo proposto	Justificativa
Item novo	XIV.assegurar a observância dos regulamentos vigentes expedidos pela Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica - Aneel, pela via de atos normativos, bem como por meio das cláusulas regulamentares constantes no contrato de concessão de que for signatária a Copel Distribuição S.A., assegurando a aplicação integral nas datas base dos valores tarifários estabelecidos pelo poder concedente.	Atendimento aquestões regulatórias ealinhamento das responsabilidades estatutárias entre Copel Holding eCopel Distribuição S.A., subsidiária integral da Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel que prorrogou seu Contrato de Concessão de Serviço Público de Distribuição de Energia Elétrica nº 046/1999, através do 5º termo aditivo assinado em 09.12.2015, com vigência até 2045, o qual manteve as obrigações anteriores e instituiu metas de qualidade e sustentabilidade econômico-financeira para manutenção da concessão, que deverão ser observadas pela concessionária nos primeiros cinco anos contados de 1º de janeiro de 2016, sob risco de autuações e até mesmo da caducidade do contrato de concessão em caso de descumprimento. (Deliberação 2235ª. Redir de 13.03.2017).
XIV. organizar os serviços de secretaria necessários ao apoio de suas atividades, que também colaborarão com a atuação do Conselho Fiscal, a critério deste, e por seu Presidente, designar e requisitar empregados da Companhia para exercê-los.	XV. organizar os serviços de secretaria necessários ao apoio de suas atividades, que também colaborarão com a atuação do Conselho Fiscal, a critério deste, e por seu Presidente, designar e requisitar empregados da Companhia para exercê-los.	Item remunerado para itemXV.
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CAPÍTULO III - DA ADMINISTRAÇÃO	CAPÍTULO III - DA ADMINISTRAÇÃO	Não alterado
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Artigo atual –última alteração na 193ª AGE, de 22.12.2016.	Artigo proposto	Justificativa
	Seção V	Item novo
	Do Comitê de Auditoria Estatutário Art. 26 O Comitê de Auditoria Estatutário é o órgão independente, de caráter consultivo e permanente, de assessoramento ao Conselho de Administração. Art. 27 O Comitê de Auditoria Estatutário também exercerá suas atribuições e responsabilidades junto às sociedades controladas pela Companhia e suas subsidiárias, que adotarem o regime de Comitê de Auditoria Estatutário único. Art. 28As atribuições, o funcionamento, os procedimentos e a forma de composição deverão observar a legislação vigente e serão detalhadas por Regimento Interno específico. § 1ºOs membros do Comitê de Auditoria Estatutário, em sua primeira reunião, elegerão o seu Presidente, ao qual caberá dar cumprimento às deliberações do órgão, com registro no livro de atas. § 2ºO Comitê de Auditoria Estatutário será composto por 3 (três) ou 5 (cinco) membros e se reunirá no mínimo bimestralmente ou quando necessário, de modo que as informações contábeis sejam sempre apreciadas antes de sua divulgação. § 3ºPelo menos um dos membros do Comitê de Auditoria Estatutário deve ter obrigatoriamente experiência profissional reconhecida em assuntos de contabilidade societária. Art. 29É conferido ao Comitê de Auditoria Estatutário autonomia operacional e dotação orçamentária, anual ou por projeto, dentro de limites aprovados pelo Conselho de Administração, para conduzir ou determinar a realização de consultas, avaliações e investigações dentro do escopo de suas atividades, inclusive com a contratação e utilização de especialistas externos independentes.	Item novo Adequação àLei 13.303/2016 que dispõe sobre o estatuto jurídico da empresa pública, da sociedade de economia mista e de suas subsidiárias, no âmbito da União, dos Estados, do Distrito Federal e dos Municípios.
Art. 26 ao Art. 29	Art. 30 ao Art. 33	Apenas remunerado.

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Artigo atual –última alteração na 193ª AGE, de 22.12.2016.	Artigo proposto	Justificativa
Capítulo V – Da Assembleia Geral	Capítulo V – Da Assembleia Geral	Não alterado
Art. 30 ao Art. 34	Art. 34 ao Art. 38	Apenas renumerado.
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	Seção I	Item novo
	Do Comitê de Indicação e Avaliação Art. 39O Comitê de Indicação e Avaliação é órgão auxiliar dos acionistas que verificará a conformidade do processo de indicação e de avaliação dos administradores, conselheiros fiscais e membros dos comitês estatutários. Art. 40As atribuições, o funcionamento, os procedimentos e a forma de composição deverão observar a legislação e regulamentação vigentes e serão detalhadas por Regimento Interno específico. Parágrafo Único O Comitê de Indicação e Avaliação decidirá por maioria de votos, com registro em ata, na forma do Regimento Interno.	Item novo Adequação àLei 13.303/2016 que dispõe sobre o estatuto jurídico da empresa pública, da sociedade de economia mista e de suas subsidiárias, no âmbito da União, dos Estados, do Distrito Federal e dos Municípios eDecreto Estadual no. 6263/2017 que estabelece normas de governança corporativa aplicáveis às empresas estaduais (art. 1º.), a fim de regulamentar a aplicação da Lei 13.303/2016.
Art. 35 ao Art. 39	Art. 41 ao Art. 45	Apenas renumerado.

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SIGNATURE

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

Date: May 8, 2017

COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA – COPEL
By:	/S/  Antonio Sergio de Souza Guetter
	Antonio Sergio de Souza Guetter Chief Executive Officer

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. These statements are statements that are not historical facts, and are based on management's current view and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions, company performance and financial results. The words "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "expects", "plans" and similar expressions, as they relate to the company, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Statements regarding the declaration or payment of dividends, the implementation of principal operating and financing strategies and capital expenditure plans, the direction of future operations and the factors or trends affecting financial condition, liquidity or results of operations are examples of forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. There is no guarantee that the expected events, trends or results will actually occur. The statements are based on many assumptions and factors, including general economic and market conditions, industry conditions, and operating factors. Any changes in such assumptions or factors could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.