Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (ELP) 6-K Current report (foreign)

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 November, 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

196^th Extraordinary General Meeting

December 14, 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
III. Call Notice			5
IV. Information on the matter to be examined and discussed at the 196thExtraordinaryGeneral Meeting			6
	Fulfillment of vacancy in the Company’s Board of Directors		6
	Election of members for the Nomination and Evaluation Committee		7
	Annexes (Only in Portuguese)
	I.	ITEMS 12.5 TO 12.10 OF THE REFERENCE FORM
	II.	STATE DECREE NO. 6,263/2017
	III.	INTERNAL REGULATIONS OF THE NOMINATION AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE(DRAFT)
	IV.	STATE DECREE NO. 6,841/2017

 

 

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 196^thExtraordinary General Meeting was called for December 14, 2017, at 2:30 p.m., at the Company’s headquarters located at Rua Coronel Dulcídio nº 800, in the city of Curitiba.

ThematterstobepresentedintheExtraordinary General Meeting for theresolutionof theshareholders aredescribed 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 orby appointing a proxy with powers to represent him/her,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,atRuaCoronelDulcídionº800 -3º andar,preferably48hourspriortotheMeeting.

Holders of ADRs

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

TheparticipationshalltakeplacethroughBancoItaú,representativeofThe BankofNewYorkMelloninBrazil.

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

 

 

III.Call Notice

The Shareholders of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel are invited to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting to be held onDecember 14, 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.Fulfillment of vacancy in the Company’s Board of Directors;

2.Election of members for the Nomination and Evaluation Committee.

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 shareholders shall take part in the Extraordinary General Meeting by attending it and casting his/her vote on the meeting’s agenda items or by appointing a proxy with powers to represent him/her; 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, November 13, 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 Londrina on November 13, 14 and 16, 2017,being also available on the Company’s website (ir.copel.com).

 

 

IV.Information on the matter to be examined and discussed at the 196^th Extraordinary General Meeting

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

èExam, discussion and voting of the proposal for theFulfillment of vacancy in the Company’s Board of Directors

Clarifications

Copel’s Board of Directors is a decision-making body, composed of 7 (seven) or 9 (nine) members, Brazilian, shareholders, residing in the country and elected by the General Assembly, pursuant to the Brazilian Corporation Law (Law no. 6,404/1976).

The Board of Directos has as its main duty the laying down of the overall strategy for the Company business.

In accordance with Law no. 6,404/1976 (Brazilian Corporation Law), in order to take office, all Board members shall sign a clearance certificate declaring that they are not impeded by any crimes provided for by law from performing business activities, and they shall also execute the Investiture Instrument and the Instruments of Adhesion to the Policies for Disclosure of Material Information and Maintenance of Confidentiality and for Trading of Securities issued by Copel itself, set forth by CVM Rule no. 358/2002, through which they undertake to comply with the rules therein.

Additionally, the members of the Board of Directors, in order to take office, shall sign a Management Consent Form as referred in the Corporate Governance Practices of Level 1 Regulation ("Level 1 Regulation") of BM&Fbovespa - Securities, Commodities and Futures Exchange, in compliance with article 25 of the Company’s Bylaws.

Voting right

Copel’sBoardofDirectorsis currentlycomposed of9(nine)members and the board vacancies are filled as follows:

a)five are appointed by the State of Paraná, the Company’s main shareholder (only holders of common shares have voting rights);

b)two are appointed by BNDES Participações S.A. - BNDESPAR, as established in the Shareholders’ Agreement signed with the State of Paraná (only holders of common shares have voting rights);

c)one is appointed by the Company’s employees as established in State Law no. 8,096/1985, regulated by the Decree no. 6,343/1985 and by the State Law no. 8,681/1987 (only holders of common shares have voting rights); and

d)one is appointed by the minority of shareholders in compliance with article 239 of Law no. 6,404/1976 (Brazilian Corporation Law), being the election held separately(the controlling shareholders are not entitled to vote).Only holders of common and preferred shares have voting rights. The candidate elected is the one that obtains the highest representation percentage of the Company’s capital stock, with no minimum limit.

 

 

Nomination

Thus, considering that all vacant posts subject to itens “b”, “c” e ‘d” above were filled and ratified in the 62^th Annual General Meeting, of April 28, 2017, the Company presents for consideration and vote of Shareholders, to fill the vacant position of Board of Director, as a member appointed by theMain Shareholderto complete the 2017-2019 term of office:

·MARCO ANTÔNIO BARBOSA CÂNDIDO - to fill the vacant position due to resignation of the member Luiz Henrique Tessuti Dividino, accepted by the 155^th Board of Directors Extraordinary Meeting, of August 25, 2017.

Enclosure:

I -ITEMS 12.5 TO 12.10 OF THEREFERENCE FORM

Voting right

In this item of the agenda, only holders of common shares are entitled to vote.

èExam, discussion and voting of the proposal for theElection of members for the Nomination and Evaluation Committee

Clarifications

Copel’s 195^th Extraordinary General Meeting, held on June 07, 2017, approved the alterations in the Company’s Bylaws concerning, in a specific section, the Nomination and Evaluation Committee, in the terms provided in the State Decree no.6,263/2017 (annex II), which establish corporate governance regulations applied to state companies (Article 1),so as to regulate the enforcement of Law no. 13,303/2016.

The Committee was established as an assistant body to the shareholders, that shall verify the compliance of the process of nomination and evaluation of directors, fiscal counselors and members of statutory committees. The atributions, operation, procedures and composition shall comply with current laws and regulations and shall be detailed in specific internal regulations, according to the enclosured draft (annex III).

The State Decree no. 6,841/2017 (annex IV) revoked paragraph 3 of Article 1 of State Decree no. 6,263/2017, which concerned the composition of Nomination and Evaluation Committees of state companies. The new decree establishes that“Nomination and Evaluation Committees of companies regarding this article shall be composed by the members of the Control Council for State-Owned Companies of the State of Paraná”. Considering that, the General Assembly should, then, promote the election of its members.

 

 

Therefore, the necessary actions to the election of the members of theNomination and Evaluation Committee are being carried out through the call of this Extraordinary General Meeting. The members shall be appointed by the Majoritary Shareholders on the occasion of the Meeting, through presentation of the curricula and cadastre forms of compliance to Law no. 13,303/2016 and other related regulations.

Enclosures:

II -     STATE DECREE NO. 6,263/2017

III -   INTERNAL REGULATIONS OF THE NOMINATION AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE (DRAFT)

IV -   STATE DECREE NO. 6,841/2017

Voting right

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

Anexo I

INSTRUÇÃO CVM N^o 480, DE 7 DE DEZEMBRO DE 2009

INSTRUÇÃO CVM Nº 552, DE 9 DE OUTUBRO DE 2014

FORMULÁRIO DE REFERÊNCIA – 2017

12.5.Em relação a cada um dos administradores e membros do conselho fiscal do emissor, indicar, em forma de tabela:

Nome	Idade	Órgão administração	Data da eleição	Prazo do mandato
Marco Antônio Barbosa Cândido	48 anos	Conselho de Administração		Mandato 2017/2019
CPF	Profissão	Cargo eletivo ocupado	Data de posse	Foi eleito pelo controlador
081.286.208-27	Engenheiro de Mecânica Aeronáutica	Conselheiro de Administração		Sim
Outros cargos e funções exercidas no emissor
Não exerceu cargos e funções no emissor
Experiência profissional / Declaração de eventuais condenações
Funções atuais: CEO/Sócio Funcador MBC Consultoria (desde abril/2016); Presidente Executivo (Ceo) do Grupo Paysage (desde 1992); Conselheiro do Hospital Santa Rita e da Operadora Santa Rita Saúde em Maringá (desde 2015); Conselheiro do Grupo hoteleiro Rafain em Foz do Iguaçu (desde 2016) e Sócio diretor das empresas Sincornex e M.C. Consultoria e Participações, voltadas para P&D, gerenciamento de projetos, e consultoria em governança e gestão (desde 1996). Principais atividades exercidas: Superintendente Executivo-CEO da APC, Associação Paranaense de Cultura (2005-2012); Superintendente Executivo-CEO do Grupo Marista (2012-2013); Superintendente Executivo-CEO do Grupo Paysage (2013-2015); Conselheiro do Sistema de Saúde Mãse de Deus no RS (2014-2015); e Conselheiro no Grupo Positivo (2014-2016). Formação: Doutorado em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina- UFSC (1997); Mestrado em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina- UFSC (1994); Graduação em Engenharia de Mecânica Aeronáutica pelo Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica – ITA (1991). Não há qualquer condenação criminal Não há qualquer condenação em processo administrativo da CVM Não há qualquer condenação transitada em julgado, na esfera judicial ou administrativa, que o tenha suspendido ou inabilitado para a prática de uma atividade profissional ou comercial qualquer

Data e hora do encerramento do preenchimento:14/11/2017 15:24:04

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INSTRUÇÃO CVM N^o 480, DE 7 DE DEZEMBRO DE 2009

INSTRUÇÃO CVM Nº 552, DE 9 DE OUTUBRO DE 2014

FORMULÁRIO DE REFERÊNCIA – 2017

12.6.Em relação a cada uma das pessoas que atuaram como membro dos comitês estatutários, bem como dos comitês de auditoria, de risco, financeiro

e de remuneração, ainda que tais comitês ou estruturas não sejam estatutários, informar, em formato de tabela, o percentual de participação nas reuniões realizadas pelo respectivo órgão no mesmo período, que tenham ocorrido após a posse no cargo

Não se aplica

12.7.Fornecer as informações mencionadas no item 12.5 em relação aos membros dos comitês estatutários, bem como dos comitês de auditoria, de

risco, financeiro e de remuneração, ainda que tais comitês ou estruturas não sejam estatutários

Não se aplica

12.8.Em relação a cada uma das pessoas que atuaram como membro dos comitês estatutários, bem como dos comitês de auditoria, de risco, financeiro

e de remuneração, ainda que tais comitês ou estruturas não sejam estatutários, informar, em formato de tabela, o percentual de participação nas reuniões realizadas pelo respectivo órgão no mesmo período, que tenham ocorrido após a posse no cargo

Não se aplica

12.9.Informar a existência de relação conjugal, união estável ou parentesco até o segundo grau entre:

a.administradores do emissor

b.(i) administradores do emissor e (ii) administradores de controladas, diretas ou indiretas, do emissor

c.(i) administradores do emissor ou de suas controladas, diretas ou indiretas e (ii) controladores diretos ou indiretos do emissor

d.(i) administradores do emissor e (ii) administradores das sociedades controladoras diretas e indiretas do emissor

Não se aplica

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INSTRUÇÃO CVM N^o 480, DE 7 DE DEZEMBRO DE 2009

INSTRUÇÃO CVM Nº 552, DE 9 DE OUTUBRO DE 2014

FORMULÁRIO DE REFERÊNCIA – 2017

12.10.Informar sobre relações de subordinação, prestação de serviço ou controle mantidas, nos 3 últimos exercícios sociais, entre administradores do emissor e:

a.sociedade controlada, direta ou indiretamente, pelo emissor, com exceção daquelas em que o emissor detenha, direta ou indiretamente, a totalidade do capital social

b.controlador direto ou indireto do emissor

c.caso seja relevante, fornecedor, cliente, devedor ou credor do emissor, de sua controlada ou controladoras ou controladas  de alguma dessas pessoas

Não se aplica

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Anexo II

Anexo III

Anexo IV

 

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 November 17, 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.