Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (ELP)
Filed: 11 May 20, 8:08am
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Yes _______ No ___X____Registration as Corporate Taxpayer (CNPJ) No. 76.483.817/0001-20
CVM Registration No. 1431-1
1. VENUE:Rua Coronel Dulcídio nº 800, Curitiba - PR.2.DATE: May 8, 2020 - 8:30 a.m.3. PRESIDING: MARCEL MARTINS MALCZEWSKI - Chairman; and DENISE TEIXEIRA GOMES - Meeting Secretary.4. MATTERS DISCUSSED AND RESOLUTIONS PASSED:
I. | The Board of Directors received updated information about the Company's financial standing, budget execution and the Contingency Plan (Covid-19). |
II. | The Board of Directors analyzed the preliminary version of the Company's First Quarter Earnings Reports for 2020 and presented its recommendations, having stated that the matter shall be brought before the Board once again for approval in an extraordinary meeting. |
III. | The Board of Directors was informed by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited of the progress of the independent audit work in relation to First Quarter Earnings Reports for 2020 and to the Comment Letter of the independent auditor. |
IV. | The Board of Directors received updated information on the potential transfer of control of Copel Telecomunicações S.A. |
V. | The Board of Directors was informed of the final results of the annual performance evaluation of the members of the statutory bodies for the 2019 cycle and made specific recommendations. |
VI. | The Board of Directors reviewed and debated information regarding the 2020 Form of Reference, requested additional information and decided that the matter shall be brought before the Board once again for approval in an extraordinary meeting. |
VII. | The Board of Directors unanimously approved, in accordance with Federal Law No. 13,979/2020:i. the acquisition and donation, by Copel, of sets for the collection and transportation of respiratory specimen samples for viral research for the detection of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) to the Institute of Molecular Biology of Paraná (IBMP), and of surgical masks or N95 masks to the Foundation of the Federal University of Paraná (Funpar), up to the limit of R$5,000,000.00 (five million reais), whose formalization documents shall occur at a later date, once the quantity and form of distribution of such goods has been defined; andii. the beginning of the "Supportive Energy Bill Campaign", which foresees the granting of up to R$5.00 (five reais) for each consumer unit that signs up for direct debit and digital billing, for the acquisition and donation of goods to fight Covid-19, as described in the documentation provided and which is under the custody of Company. |
VIII. | The Board of Directors reviewed the preliminary version of Copel's 2019 Integrated Report and decided that the matter shall be brought before the Board once again for approval in an extraordinary meeting. |
IX. | The Board of Directors received information about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the investment portfolio of Fundação Copel de Previdência e Assistência Social. |
X. | The Board of Directors reviewed the preliminary version of the Annual Public Policies and Corporate Governance Letter, made specific recommendations and stated that the matter shall be brought before the Board once again for approval in an extraordinary meeting. |
XI. | The Board of Directors received information about the work carried out by the Company's Special Commissions and unanimously approved the rehiring of technical services provision in the context of Copel Telecomunicações S.A., under the conditions indicated by the Statutory Audit Committee on the minutes of the 216th meeting of such committee, held on May 7, 2020. |
XII. | The Board of Directors received a report from the Statutory Audit Committee on various matters and discussed the topics. |
XIII. | The Board of Directors received a report from the Chief Executive Officer on various corporate matters. |
XIV. | The Board of Directors held an Executive Session. |
5.SIGNATURES: MARCEL MARTINS MALCZEWSKI - Chairman; DANIEL PIMENTEL SLAVIERO - Executive Secretary; ADRIANA ANGELA ANTONIOLLI; CARLOS BIEDERMANN; GUSTAVO BONINI GUEDES; LEILA ABRAHAM LORIA; LUIZ CLAUDIO MAIA VIEIRA; MARCO ANTÔNIO BARBOSA CÂNDIDO; OLGA STANKEVICIUS COLPO; and DENISE TEIXEIRA GOMES - Meeting Secretary.
This is a free translation of the summary of the minutes of Copel’s 202nd Ordinary Board of Directors’ Meeting drawn up in the Company’s Book no. 11.
DENISE TEIXEIRA GOMES
Secretary
| COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA – COPEL | ||
| By: | /S/ Daniel Pimentel Slaviero | |
Daniel Pimentel Slaviero Chief Executive Officer | ||
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