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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 October, 2019
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
+55 (41) 3331-4011
(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____


 

  

 

MANAGEMENT'S PROPOSAL TO FILL VACANCIES IN THE SUPERVISORY BOARD AND IN THE NOMINATION AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE, AND TO AMEND OF ARTICLE 5 OF THE COMPANY'S BYLAWS, PURSUANT TO THE PREROGATIVE SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 7, ITEM I OF ARTICLE 5, DUE TO THE CONVERSION OF CLASS A PREFERRED SHARES (PNA) INTO CLASS B PREFERRED SHARES (PNB), AT THE REQUEST OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

According to the Company's Bylaws, the Supervisory Board is a permanent oversight body, which shall act collectively and individually, with the powers and duties set forth by Federal Laws
No. 6,404/1976 and No. 13, 303/2016, and further applicable legal provisions.

It consists of five members and an equal number of alternates, elected by the General Shareholders' Meeting, whose unified term of office shall be of two years, reelection being permitted for no more than two consecutive times.

The members of the Supervisory Board shall be natural persons, residing in the country, whose academic background is compatible with their roles as members of such board and who have held, for at least three years, senior management or advisory positions in the public administration or acted as members of the Supervisory Board, the Executive Board or the Board of Directors in a company.

Considering the vacancies in the Company's Supervisory Board, to be filled by candidates appointed by the state of Paraná, Copel's controlling shareholder, to serve for the remainder of the 2019-2021 term of office, the following names were put forward:

   JOSÉ PAULO DA SILVA FILHO - appointed through official letter OF CEE/G 395/19, of 09.16.2019, for the position of sitting member of the Supervisory Board, to fill the vacant position resulting from the resignation of Mr. Nilso Sguarezi.

   EMIR CALLUF FILHO - appointed through official letter OF CEE/G 395/19, of 09.16.2019, for the position of alternate member of the Supervisory Board, to fill the vacant position resulting from the resignation of Mr. Adrian Lima da Hora.

Additionally, due to the resignation of Ms. Vanessa Claro Lopes from the position of alternate member of the Supervisory Board, an election to fill the vacant position for the remainder of the 2019-2021 term of offce is required.

As the law does not make the early submission of the proposed names for election mandatory, in accordance with CVM’s Rule No. 561/2015, the other shareholders may appoint a candidate, at the General Meeting, during the analysis of the matter, as long as they have the right to do so, according to the criteria specified above.

Shareholders wishing to include candidates’ names in the distance voting ballot paper for the Extraordinary General Meeting must send a written request to the Company until November 7, 2019, addressed to the Chief Financial and Investors Relations Officer, at Rua Coronel Dulcídio, 800 - Batel, CEP 80420-170, Curitiba, Paraná, or through the e-mail address acionistas@copel.com, pursuant to article 21-L of CVM’s Rule no. 481/2009, and the requirements established in article 21-M of the same Rule, and in item 12.2 of the Company's Reference Form.

The Nomination and Evaluation Committee - NEC is a permanent statutory body, auxiliary to the company’s shareholders, responsible for verifying compliance of the processes of nomination and evaluation of members of the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board, the Executive Board and statutory committees with the current legislation.

The NEC consists of five members, elected and dismissed by the Shareholders' Meeting, whose unified term of office is of two years, reelection being permitted for no more than two consecutive times, as follows: a. three members appointed by the company’s controlling shareholder; and b. two members appointed by the company’s minority shareholders.

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There is a single Nomination and Evaluation Committee for the holding company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The scope of the committee might be extended to controlled companies, affiliates and companies in which Copel holds a financial interest. NEC is responsible for verifying the compliance of the process of nomination and evaluation of the members of the Board of Directors, the Executive Board, the Supervisory Board and the statutory committees.

The members of the Nomination and Evaluation Committee state opinion on the fulfillment of requirements and the absence of prohibitions regarding the election of members of the Board of Directors, the Executive Board, the Supervisory Board and the statutory committees, thus assisting shareholders with the appointment of such members.

Considering the vacancies in the Company's Nomination and Evaluation Committee, to be filled by candidates appointed by the state of Paraná, Copel's controlling shareholder, to serve for the remainder of the 2019-2021 term of office, the following names were put forward:

·      ROBSON AUGUSTO PASCOALINI - appointed through official letter OF CEE/G 395/19, of 09.16.2019, to fill the vacant position resulting from the resignation of Mr. Marcos Domakoski.

·      MARCOS LEANDRO PEREIRA - appointed through official letter OF CEE/G 458/19, of 10.16.2019, to fill the vacant position resulting from the resignation of Mr. Paulo Henrique Laporte Ambrozewicz.

 

Amendment of article 5 of the Company's Bylaws, pursuant to the prerogative set forth in paragraph 7, item I of the same article, which allowed for the conversion of class A preferred shares (PNA) into class B preferred shares (PNB), at the request of shareholders, without producing any legal or economic effects. The conversion will result in the amendment of article 5, which, if approved, will be worded as follows:

"Underwritten paid up capital is R$10,800,000,000.00 (ten billion and eight hundred million reais), represented by 273,655,375 (two hundred and seventy-three million, six hundred and fifty-five thousand and three hundred and seventy-five) shares, with no par value, composed of 145,031,080 (one hundred and forty-five million, thirty-one thousand and eighty) ordinary shares, and 128,624,295 (one hundred and twenty-eight million, six hundred and twenty-four thousand and two hundred and ninety-five) preferred shares, of which 327,187 (three hundred and twenty-seven thousand and one hundred and eighty-seven) shares are class “A” and 128,297,108 (one hundred twenty-eight million, two hundred ninety-seven thousand and one hundred and eight) shares are class “B”."

Previous text marking alterations being made:

"Article 5 - Underwritten paid up capital is R$10,800,000,000.00 (ten billion and eight hundred million reais), represented by 273,655,375 (two hundred and seventy-three million, six hundred and fifty-five thousand and three hundred and seventy-five) shares, with no par value, composed of 145,031,080 (one hundred and forty-five million, thirty-one thousand and eighty) ordinary shares, and 128,624,295 (one hundred and twenty-eight million, six hundred and twenty-four thousand and two hundred and ninety-five) preferred shares, of which 327,187 (three hundred and twenty-seven thousand, one hundred and eighty-seven) 328.627 (three hundred and twenty-eight thousand, six hundred and twenty-seven) shares are class “A” and 128,297,108 (one hundred twenty-eight million, two hundred ninety-seven, one hundred and eight) 128,295,668 (one hundred twenty-eight million, two hundred ninety-five thousand and six hundred and sixty-eight) shares are class “B”."

 

For the reasons stated above, the Company's Management calls on its shareholders to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting to be held on December 2, 2019 to decide on these matters.

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

 

INDICADOS PELO CONTROLADOR PARA O CONSELHO FISCAL

PARA COMPLETAR O MANDATO 2019/2020

 

a. Nome

b. Data de nascimento

c. Profissão

d. CPF ou nº passaporte

e. Cargo eletivo ocupado

 

JOSÉ PAULO DA SILVA FILHO

214.04.1963

Contador

386.730.294-49

Conselheiro Fiscal Efetivo - Eleito pelo Controlador

 

f. Data de eleição

g. Data da posse

h. Prazo do mandato

i. outros cargos ou funções exercidos no emissor

j. Se foi eleito pelo controlador ou não

 

02.12.2019

 

2019-2020

Não ocupou outros cargos ou funções exercidos no emissor

Sim

 

k. se é membro independente e, caso positivo, qual foi o critério utilizado pelo emissor para determinar a independência

 

Sim, nos termos da Lei n 13.303/2016.

 

l. Número de mandatos consecutivos

Observação:

 

0 (zero)

 

 

m. informações sobre:

 

i. principais experiências profissionais durante os últimos 5 anos, indicando: nome e setor de atividade da empresa, cargo e se a empresa integra (i) o grupo econômico do emissor ou (ii) é controlada por acionista do emissor que detenha participação, direta ou indireta, igual ou superior a 5% de uma mesma classe ou espécie de valor mobiliário do emissor

ii. indicação de todos os cargos de administração que ocupe em outras sociedades ou organizações do terceiro setor

Controler Corporativo do Grupo Unipar (2016-2019); Consultor Financeiro (2015-2016); Diretor de Administração e Finanças do Grupo Nasha (2014-2016); Diretor de Administração e Controle do Grupo J&F - Composto pela JBS S.A. (2006-2014)

 

 
 

n. descrição de qualquer dos seguintes eventos que tenham ocorrido durante os últimos 5 anos

 

i. qualquer condenação criminal

Não há qualquer condenação

 

ii. qualquer condenação em processo administrativo da CVM e as penas aplicadas

Não há qualquer condenação

 

iii. 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

Não há qualquer condenação

 
           

 

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a. Nome

b. Data de nascimento

c. Profissão

d. CPF ou nº passaporte

e. Cargo eletivo ocupado

 

EMIR CALLUF FILHO

12.06.1979

Advogado

021.689.429-86

Conselheiro Fiscal Suplente - Eleito pelo Controlador

 

f. Data de eleição

g. Data da posse

h. Prazo do mandato

i. outros cargos ou funções exercidos no emissor

j. Se foi eleito pelo controlador ou não

 

02.12.2019

 

2019-2020

Não ocupou outros cargos ou funções exercidos no emissor

Sim

 

k. se é membro independente e, caso positivo, qual foi o critério utilizado pelo emissor para determinar a independência

 

Sim, nos termos da Lei n 13.303/2016.

 

l. Número de mandatos consecutivos

Observação:

 

0 (zero)

 

 

m. informações sobre:

 

i. principais experiências profissionais durante os últimos 5 anos, indicando: nome e setor de atividade da empresa, cargo e se a empresa integra (i) o grupo econômico do emissor ou (ii) é controlada por acionista do emissor que detenha participação, direta ou indireta, igual ou superior a 5% de uma mesma classe ou espécie de valor mobiliário do emissor

ii. indicação de todos os cargos de administração que ocupe em outras sociedades ou organizações do terceiro setor

Diretor Jurídico & Compliance Corporativo Global na J&F Investimentos S/A. (2017-atual); Diretor Jurídico América Latina e Corporativo (NY, EUA) na IFF – International Flavors & Fragances (2013-2017); Gerente Jurídico & Compliance na ENAEX/ BRITANITE 2010-2013)

 
 

n. descrição de qualquer dos seguintes eventos que tenham ocorrido durante os últimos 5 anos

 

i. qualquer condenação criminal

Não há qualquer condenação

 

ii. qualquer condenação em processo administrativo da CVM e as penas aplicadas

Não há qualquer condenação

 

iii. 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

Não há qualquer condenação

 
           

 

 

12.6.         Em relação a cada uma das pessoas que atuaram como membro do conselho de administração ou do conselho fiscal no último exercício, 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

 

Os indicados nesta Assembleia, não atuaram como membros do Conselho Fiscal no último exercício

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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

 

INDICADOS PELO CONTROLADOR PARA O COMITÊ DE INDICAÇÃO E AVALIAÇÃO

PARA COMPLETAR O MANDATO 2019/2021

a. Nome

b. Data de nascimento

c. Profissão

d. CPF ou nº passaporte

e. Cargo eletivo ocupado

ROBSON AUGUSTO PASCOALINI

15.05.1980

Advogado

005.967.139·40

Membro do Comitê de Indicação e Avaliação - Eleito pelo Controlador

f. Data de eleição

g. Data da posse

h. Prazo do mandato

i. outros cargos ou funções exercidos no emissor

j. Se foi eleito pelo controlador ou não

02.12.2019

 

2019-2021

Não ocupou outros cargos ou funções exercidos no emissor

Sim

k. se é membro independente e, caso positivo, qual foi o critério utilizado pelo emissor para determinar a independência

Sim, nos termos da Lei n 13.303/2016.

l. Número de mandatos consecutivos

Observação:

0 (zero)

 

m. informações sobre:

i. principais experiências profissionais durante os últimos 5 anos, indicando: nome e setor de atividade da empresa, cargo e se a empresa integra (i) o grupo econômico do emissor ou (ii) é controlada por acionista do emissor que detenha participação, direta ou indireta, igual ou superior a 5% de uma mesma classe ou espécie de valor mobiliário do emissor

Advogado e gestor escritório próprio (2009-atual); Gestor administrativo e jurídico de empresas (2012-2014); e Membro do comitê de indicação e avaliação da Companhia de Saneamento do Paraná - SANEPAR (2019-2021).

ii. indicação de todos os cargos de administração que ocupe em outras sociedades ou organizações do terceiro setor

 

n. descrição de qualquer dos seguintes eventos que tenham ocorrido durante os últimos 5 anos

i. qualquer condenação criminal

Não há qualquer condenação

ii. qualquer condenação em processo administrativo da CVM e as penas aplicadas

Não há qualquer condenação

iii. 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

Não há qualquer condenação

 

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a. Nome

b. Data de nascimento

c. Profissão

d. CPF ou nº passaporte

e. Cargo eletivo ocupado

MARCOS LEANDRO PEREIRA

25.03.1965

Advogado

436.675.389-87

Membro do Comitê de Indicação e Avaliação - Eleito pelo Controlador

f. Data de eleição

g. Data da posse

h. Prazo do mandato

i. outros cargos ou funções exercidos no emissor

j. Se foi eleito pelo controlador ou não

02.12.2019

 

2019-2021

Não ocupou outros cargos ou funções exercidos no emissor

Sim

k. se é membro independente e, caso positivo, qual foi o critério utilizado pelo emissor para determinar a independência

Sim, nos termos da Lei n 13.303/2016.

l. Número de mandatos consecutivos

Observação:

0 (zero)

 

m. informações sobre:

i. principais experiências profissionais durante os últimos 5 anos, indicando: nome e setor de atividade da empresa, cargo e se a empresa integra (i) o grupo econômico do emissor ou (ii) é controlada por acionista do emissor que detenha participação, direta ou indireta, igual ou superior a 5% de uma mesma classe ou espécie de valor mobiliário do emissor

Sócio da Pereira, Dabul Advogados (2003 - Atua), Sócio Fundador da RCA Governança & Sucessão (2015 - Atual), Professor convidado do ISAE-FGV-Curitiba (2018 - Atual), Mentor para as áreas Societária e Tributária (2012 -Atual); Mentor do Conselho da Família Rezzadori da DSR Solutions (2013 - 2015); B. I. lnternational -Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) -TCC pendente, Governança Corporativa e Avaliação de Empresas· (2012 -2014); Instituto Brasileiro de Governança Corporativa -IBGC (2019 - 2019).

ii. indicação de todos os cargos de administração que ocupe em outras sociedades ou organizações do terceiro setor

Membro do Conselho de Administração da Perfimec S.A. Centro de Produtos e Serviços em Aço (2017 - Atual), Mentor e membro do Conselho de Adminstração da DSS Holding Company (2019 - Atual), Membro do Conselho de Administração da Amcham-Brasil /Presidente do Conselho Reg. da Amcham-Curitiba (2015 - Atual); Membro do Conselho de Administração da CANAÃ Administ. de Bens e Participações S.A. (2014 - Atual), Membro do Conselho Superior da Fiep -Federação das Indústrias do Estado do Paraná (2011 - Atual); Membro do Conselho de Administração do Grupo Rohden (Rohden Portas e Painéis e Rohden Vidros) (2016 - 2018); Membro do Conselho de Administração da Sanimax (2015 - 2017); Membro do Conselho Consultivo da Akiyama Soluções Tecnológicas (201 - 2016); Membro do Conselho de Administração da Neodente (2012 - 2015).

n. descrição de qualquer dos seguintes eventos que tenham ocorrido durante os últimos 5 anos

i. qualquer condenação criminal

Não há qualquer condenação

ii. qualquer condenação em processo administrativo da CVM e as penas aplicadas

Não há qualquer condenação

iii. 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

Não há qualquer condenação

           

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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 existem membros indicados nesta Assembleia que atuaram como membros nestes comitês mandato de 2017-2018.

 

 

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

 

Nenhum dos ora indicados para compor o Conselho Fiscal, possui relação conjugal, união estável ou parentesco até o segundo grau entre: administradores do emissor; administradores do emissor e administradores de controladas, diretas ou indiretas, do emissor; administradores do emissor ou de suas controladas, diretas ou indiretas e controladores diretos ou indiretos do emissor; administradores do emissor e administradores das sociedades controladoras diretas e indiretas do emissor.

 

 

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

 

Nenhum dos ora indicados para compor o Conselho Fiscal, apresentou relação de subordinação, prestação de serviço ou controle mantidas, entre administradores do emissor e: sociedade controlada, direta ou indiretamente, pelo emissor; controlador direto ou indireto do emissor, nos últimos três exercícios.

 

 

 

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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

4

III. Call Notice

6

IV. Information on the matters to be examined and discussed at the 200th Extraordinary General Meeting

7

Analysis, discussion and voting on the proposal to fill a vacant position in the Nomination and Evaluation Committee - NEC

7

Analysis, discussion and voting on the proposal to fill vacant positions in the Supervisory Board - SB

8

Analysis, discussion and voting on the proposal for amendment of article 5 of the Company’s Bylaws, pursuant to paragraph 7, item I, of the same article, due to the conversion of class A preferred shares (PNA) into class B preferred shares (PNB), at the request of shareholders

12

Appendixes:

I.      REGISTRATION FORM TEMPLATE - APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF STATUTORY BODIES

II.     ROBSON AUGUSTO PASCOALINI

·     ITEMS 12.5 TO 12.10 OF THE REFERENCE FORM

·     REGISTRATION FORM - DULY FILLED AND SIGNED BY APPOINTEE

·     CCEE INFORMATION No. 182/2019 APPOINTMENT ANALYSIS

III.    MARCOS LEANDRO PEREIRA

·     ITEMS 12.5 TO 12.10 OF THE REFERENCE FORM

·     REGISTRATION FORM - DULY FILLED AND SIGNED BY APPOINTEE

·     CCEE INFORMATION No. 192/2019 - APPOINTMENT ANALYSIS

IV.    JOSÉ PAULO DA SILVA FILHO

·     ITEMS 12.5 to 12.10 OF THE REFERENCE FORM

·     REGISTRATION FORM - DULY FILLED AND SIGNED BY APPOINTEE

·     CCEE INFORMATION No. 182/2019 - APPOINTMENT ANALYSIS

V.     EMIR CALLUF FILHO

·     ITEMS 12.5 to 12.10 OF THE REFERENCE FORM

·     REGISTRATION FORM - DULY FILLED AND SIGNED BY APPOINTEE

·     CCEE INFORMATION No. 182/2019 APPOINTMENT ANALYSIS

 

Manual for participation in General Meetings
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I.        Message from the Chairman of the Board of Directors

 

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

It is with great pleasure that I present to you this Manual for Participation in the General Shareholders’ Meeting of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel, with general guidance for effective participation and exercise of the vote.

This manual has been prepared based on Copel's Corporate Governance policy, which is founded on transparency and equity.

The manual aims to present, in a clear and brief manner, the information related to the Company’s General Shareholders’ Meeting, seeking thereby to contribute for the understanding of the proposals for resolution and to encourage the participation of shareholders in the events of the annual corporate agenda of the Company.

Copel’s 200th Extraordinary General Meeting was called for December 2, 2019, at 2:30 p.m., at the Company’s headquarters, located at Rua Coronel Dulcídio, 800, in the city of Curitiba.

The matters to be presented in the EGM for resolution of shareholders are described in the Call Notice and in this manual, which also include the types of shares granting the right to vote on the items of the agenda. Given the current number of Company shareholders, this manual seeks to encourage and enable participation in the General Meeting.

Your participation is very important, considering that issues relevant to the Company and its shareholders are dealt with in the General Shareholders’ Meetings.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

Marcel Martins Malczewski

Chairman of the Board of Directors

 

 

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II.        Guidance for Participation in the General Shareholders’ Meeting

Copel’s shareholders may take part in the General Meeting by attending the meeting at the Company’s headquarters and voting, or by appointing a proxy with powers to represent him/her as described below.

Attending Shareholder

The shareholder wishing to take part in the Extraordinary General Meeting shall arrive a few minutes ahead of the time indicated in the Call Notice and bear the following documents:

·     An acceptable form of identification, such as an Identity Card (RG), a Brazilian Foreigner’s Identity Card (RNE), a Brazilian Driver’s License (CNH) or a professional identity card issued by an accredited 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

The shareholder who is not able to attend the meeting and wishes to take part in the Extraordinary General Meeting may appoint a proxy with powers to represent him/her.

Pursuant to Article 126, paragraph 1, of the Brazilian Corporation Law No. 6,404/1976, the proxy shall be a shareholder, lawyer or manager of the Company or of a financial institution/investment fund. The proxy shall have been appointed not more than one year before the date of the 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 Articles 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: the documents mentioned above shall be forwarded to Copel’s headquarters, Diretoria de Finanças e de Relações com Investidores, Departamento de Acionistas e Custódia, at Rua Coronel Dulcídio nº 800 - 3º andar, preferably 48 hours prior to the Meeting.

Holders of ADRs

The financial depositary institution of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in the United States, The Bank of New York Mellon, will send the powers of attorney to the holders of ADRs, so that they exercise their voting right at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

Participation shall take place through Banco Itaú, representative of The Bank of New York Mellon in Brazil.

Should there be any doubt concerning the Extraordinary General Meeting procedures and deadlines, please contact the Shareholders and Custody Department (Departamento de Acionistas e Custódia) at the telephone number (55 41) 3331-4269 or through the e-mail address acionistas@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:

 
 

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The shareholder who is willing to exercise his/her voting right at a distance shall i. fill in and send the ballot paper directly to the Company or ii. 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 [B]³ Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão Central Securities Depository. The shareholder shall first maintain contact with his/her 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 paper directly to the Company: the shareholder who is willing to exercise his/her voting right at a distance may do so by delivering the filled-in ballot paper, accompanied by the following documents directly to Copel’s headquarters (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 filled-in ballot paper, 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 or Articles of Incorporation and proof of powers for representation; and the identity card with a photo of the legal representative of the investment fund concerned.

 

 

 

 

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III.        Call Notice

 

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

 

 

CALL NOTICE

 

The shareholders of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel are invited to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting to be held on December 2, 2019, at 2:30 p.m. at the Company’s head office located at Rua Coronel Dulcídio, 800, Curitiba, to decide on the following agenda:

 

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

1.   Analysis, discussion and voting on the proposal to fill vacant positions in the Nomination and Evaluation Committee - NEC;

2.   Analysis, discussion and voting on the proposal to fill vacant positions in the Supervisory Board - SB; and

3.   Amendment of article 5 of the Company's Bylaws, pursuant to paragraph 7, item I, of the same article, due to the conversion of class A preferred shares (PNA) into class B preferred shares (PNB), at the request of shareholders.

 

Notes: a) Documents referring to the matters to be discussed at the Extraordinary General Meeting, in addition to the Manual for Participation in Meetings, are available for shareholders’ consultation at the Company’s headquarters as well as on its website (ir.copel.com); b) The Company’s shareholders shall take part in the Extraordinary General Meeting by attending it and casting their vote on the items of the meeting’s agenda or by appointing a proxy with powers to represent them; and c) 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 least forty-eight hours prior to the meeting.

 

Curitiba, October 31, 2019

 

 

 

Marcel Martins Malczewski

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 newspaper Folha de Londrina as from November 1, 2019, being also available on the Company’s website (ir.copel.com) and on the websites of Comissão de Valores Mobiliários - CVM and Brasil Bolsa Balcão - [B]³ on October 31, 2019.

 

 

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IV.        Information on the matters to be examined and discussed at the 200th Extraordinary General Meeting

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

è Analysis, discussion and voting on the proposal to fill vacant positions in the Nomination and Evaluation Committee - NEC

Clarifications

The Nomination and Evaluation Committee - NEC is a permanent statutory body, auxiliary to the company’s shareholders, responsible for verifying compliance of the processes of nomination and evaluation of members of the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board, the Executive Board and statutory committees with the current legislation.

The NEC consists of five members, elected and dismissed by the Shareholders' Meeting, whose unified term of office shall be of two years, reelection being permitted for no more than two consecutive times, as follows: three members appointed by the company’s controlling shareholder; and two members appointed by the company’s minority shareholders.

There is a single Nomination and Evaluation Committee for the holding company and its wholly and partially-owned subsidiaries, and companies in which Copel holds a financial interest, and it is responsible for verifying the compliance of the process of nomination and evaluation of the members of the Board of Directors, the Executive Board, the Supervisory Board and the statutory committees.

The members of the Nomination and Evaluation Committee shall state opinion on the fulfillment of requirements and the absence of prohibitions regarding the election of members of the Board of Directors, the Executive Board, the Supervisory Board and the statutory committees, thus assisting shareholders with the appointment of such members.

Vacancies and voting right

The Nomination and Evaluation Committee consists of 05 (five) members, vacancies being filled as follows:

a)   03 (three) members appointed by the State of Paraná, the company’s controlling shareholder (only holders of common shares have voting rights); and

b)   02 (two) members appointed by the minority shareholders (only holders of common shares have voting rights, being elected the two candidates representing the highest percentage of the company’s capital stock, with no minimum limit).

Appointments

Considering the vacancies in the Company's Nomination and Evaluation Committee, to be filled by candidates appointed by the state of Paraná, Copel's controlling shareholder, to serve for the remainder of the 2019-2021 term of office, the following names were put forward:

·      ROBSON AUGUSTO PASCOALINI - appointed through official letter OF CEE/G 395/19, of 09.16.2019, to fill the vacant position resulting from the resignation of Mr. Marcos Domakoski.

·      MARCOS LEANDRO PEREIRA - appointed through official letter OF CEE/G 458/19, of 10.16.2019, to fill the vacant position resulting from the resignation of Mr. Paulo Henrique Laporte Ambrozewicz.

 

 
 

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Compliance

Appointees have provided proof of fulfillment of requirements and absence of impediments to holding office, in compliance with the applicable law, besides additional requirements set forth in NPC 0315 - Appointment Policy and NAC 030311 - Nomination of Members of Statutory Bodies Rule by filling the Registration Form.

Additionally, the Nomination and Evaluation Committee, in its 8th meeting, held on 09.25.2019, and in its 9th meeting, held on 10.30.2019, considered the appointments of Robson Augusto Pascoalini and Marcos Leandro Pereira compliant with Federal Laws No. 6,404/1976 and No. 13,303/2016, Copel's Bylaws and further applicable regulations.

 

Appendix II -  ROBSON AUGUSTO PASCOALINI

·      ITEMS 12.5 to 12.10 OF THE REFERENCE FORM

·      REGISTRATION FORM - DULY FILLED AND SIGNED BY APPOINTEE

·      CCEE INFORMATION No. 182/2019 - APPOINTMENT ANALYSIS

 

Appendix III - MARCOS LEANDRO PEREIRA

·      ITEMS 12.5 TO 12.10 OF THE REFERENCE FORM

·      REGISTRATION FORM - DULY FILLED AND SIGNED BY APPOINTEE

·      CCEE INFORMATION No. 192/2019 - APPOINTMENT ANALYSIS

 

Voting right

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

è Analysis, discussion and voting on the proposal to fill vacant positions in the Supervisory Board - SB

Clarifications

According to the Company's Bylaws, the Supervisory Board is a permanent oversight body, which shall act collectively and individually, with the powers and duties set forth by Federal Laws No. 6,404/1976 and No. 13, 303/2016, and further applicable legal provisions.

It consists of five members and an equal number of alternates, elected by the General Shareholders' Meeting, whose unified term of office shall be of two years, reelection being permitted for no more than two consecutive times.

The members of the Supervisory Board shall be natural persons, residing in the country, whose academic background is compatible with their roles as members of such board and who have held, for at least three years, senior management or advisory positions in the public administration or acted as members of the Supervisory Board, the Executive Board or the Board of Directors in a company.

 
 

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Besides the individuals listed in paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 147 of Federal Law No. 6,404/1976, members of the Company's statutory bodies and its employees, as well as of Copel’s wholly and partially owned subsidiaries, spouses or relatives up to the third degree of a Copel Director or Chief Officer shall not be elected or appointed as members of the Supervisory Board.

The following shall not be appointed members of the Supervisory Board:

a)   representatives of the regulatory bodies Copel is subject to, ministers of state, secretaries of state, municipal secretaries, holders of non-permanent positions in senior management, advising or of special nature in the public administration, political party statutory officers and sitting members of the legislature in any state of the country, even when on leave;

b)   individuals who have taken part in the decision-making structure of a political party or have organized, structured or developed an electoral campaign in the last 36 months; 

c)   individuals who hold a position in a trade union organization;

d)   individuals who have signed an agreement or entered into a partnership, as suppliers or buyers, or have offered or required goods or services of any kind from the State of Paraná or from Copel within less than three years prior to the nomination to the Supervisory Board;

e)   individuals who have or may have any form of conflict of interest with the State of Paraná or with Copel. Note: The prohibition set forth in (a) shall be imposed on blood and non-blood relatives up to the third degree of relationship of the above-mentioned individuals.

Vacancies and voting right

Copel’s Supervisory Board comprises five sitting members and an equal number of alternates, reelection being permitted, as follows:

a)       three members and their respective alternates appointed by the state of Paraná (only holders of common shares have voting rights);

b)       one member and his respective alternate appointed by the minority holders of common shares - the election is carried out separately (controlling shareholders may not vote), and only the minority holders of common shares are entitled to vote, being elected the candidate representing the highest percentage of the Company's capital stock, with no minimum limit; and

c)       one member and his respective alternate appointed by the holders of preferred shares – the election is carried out separately (controlling shareholders may not vote), and only the holders of preferred shares are entitled to vote, being elected the candidate representing the highest percentage of the Company's capital stock, with no minimum limit.

Appointments

Supervisory Board: sitting and alternate member - controlling shareholder

 

 

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Considering the vacancies in the Company's Supervisory Board, to be filled by candidates appointed by the state of Paraná, Copel's controlling shareholder, to serve for the remainder of the 2019-2021 term of office, the following names were put forward:

·      JOSÉ PAULO DA SILVA FILHO - appointed through official letter OF CEE/G 395/19, of 09.16.2019, for the position of sitting member of the Supervisory Board, to fill the vacant position resulting from the resignation of Mr. Nilso Sguarezi.

·      EMIR CALLUF FILHO - appointed through official letter OF CEE/G 395/19, of 09.16.2019, for the position of alternate member of the Supervisory Board, to fill the vacant position resulting from the resignation of Mr. Adrian Lima da Hora.

Compliance

Appointees have provided proof of fulfillment of requirements and absence of impediments to holding office, in compliance with the applicable law, besides additional requirements set forth in NPC 0315 - Appointment Policy and NAC 030311 - Nomination of Members of Statutory Bodies Rule by filling the Registration Form.

Additionally, the Nomination and Evaluation Committee, in its 8th meeting, held on 09.25.2019, considered the appointments of José Paulo da Silva Filho and Emir Calluf Filho compliant with Federal Laws No. 6,404/1976 and No. 13,303/2016, Copel's Bylaws and further applicable regulations.

 

Supervisory Board: alternate member - minority holders of common shares

 

Due to the resignation of Ms. Vanessa Claro Lopes from the position of alternate member of the Supervisory Board, an election to fill the vacant position for the remainder of the 2019-2021 is required.

 

As the law does not make the early submission of the proposed names for election mandatory, in accordance with CVM’s Rule No. 561/2015, the other shareholders may appoint a candidate, at the General Meeting, during the analysis of the matter, as long as they have the right to do so, according to the criteria specified above.

 

Shareholders wishing to include candidates in the distance voting ballot paper for the Extraordinary General Meeting must send a written request to the Company until
November 7, 2019
, addressed to the Chief Financial and Investors Relations Officer, at Rua Coronel Dulcídio, 800 - Batel, CEP 80420-170, Curitiba, Paraná, or through the e-mail address acionistas@copel.com, pursuant to article 21-L of CVM’s Rule no. 481/2009, and the requirements established in article 21-M of the same Rule, and in item 12.2 of the Company's Reference Form. 

Compliance

Pursuant to article 52 of the Company's Bylwas, appointments for the Supervisory Board must comply with the requirements and prohibitions set forth by Federal Laws No. 6,404/1976 and No. 13,303/2016.

 

Appointees must provide proof of fulfillment of the requirements and the absence of prohibitions to holding office, in compliance with the applicable law, besides additional requirements set forth in NPC 0315 - Appointment Policy and NAC 030311 - Nomination of Members of Statutory Bodies by filling the Registration Form (Appendix I).

For this reason, when submitting a candidacy, including those announced on the day of the GM, the following documents must presented:

 

 

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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

·      Copy of higher education degree certificate (both sides);

·      Copy of post-graduate degree certificate (both sides), if applicable; and

·      Copy of professional identity card, if applicable.

 

 

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

·      Nomination and termination letter, for appointees who hold or have held a non-permanent position in the public administration;

·      Declaration of office or employment, if applicable;

·      Copy of employment record book (with current position), if applicable;

·      Updated curriculum vitae (signed), describing proven professional experience in the areas required by law; and

·      Other documents that provide proof of professional experience.

 

OTHER

·      Copy of identity card, containing picture, general registry (RG) and tax-payer registry (CPF) numbers;

·      Declaration of income and assets;

·      Proof or address with name of appointee and current address, no more than 90 (ninety) days old; and

·      Registration Form (Enclosure I) duly filled and signed by appointee.

 

In order to verify compliance, the Company will subject appointees to a background check and their documents will be submitted to the Control Council for State-Owned Companies of the State of Paraná - CCEE, which will issue a report.

 

Appendix IV -    JOSÉ PAULO DA SILVA FILHO

·      ITEMS 12.5 TO 12.10 OF THE REFERENCE FORM

·      REGISTRATION FORM - DULY FILLED AND SIGNED BY APPOINTEE

·      CCEE INFORMATION No. 182/2019 - APPOINTMENT ANALYSIS

Appendix V -     EMIR CALLUF FILHO

·      ITEMS 12.5 TO 12.10 OF THE REFERENCE FORM

·      REGISTRATION FORM - DULY FILLED AND SIGNED BY APPOINTEE

·      CCEE INFORMATION No. 182/2019 - APPOINTMENT ANALYSIS

 

Voting right

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

 

 

 

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è Analysis, discussion and voting on the proposal for amendment of article 5 of the Company’s Bylaws, pursuant to paragraph 7, item I, of the same article, due to the conversion of class A preferred shares (PNA) into class B preferred shares (PNB), at the request of shareholders.

Clarifications

Pursuant to paragraph 7, item I of article 5 of the Company's Bylwas, class A preferred shares (PNA) were converted into class B preferred shares (PNB), at the request of shareholders, without producing any legal or economic effects. The conversion will result in the amendment of article 5, which, if approved, will be worded as follows:

Underwritten paid up capital is R$10,800,000,000.00 (ten billion and eight hundred million reais), represented by 273,655,375 (two hundred and seventy-three million, six hundred and fifty-five thousand and three hundred and seventy-five) shares, with no par value, composed of 145,031,080 (one hundred and forty-five million, thirty-one thousand and eighty) ordinary shares, and 128,624,295 (one hundred and twenty-eight million, six hundred and twenty-four thousand and two hundred and ninety-five) preferred shares, of which 327,187 (three hundred and twenty-seven thousand and one hundred and eighty-seven) shares are class “A” and 128,297,108 (one hundred twenty-eight million, two hundred ninety-seven thousand and one hundred and eight) shares are class “B”.

Previous text marking alterations being made:

"Article 5 - Underwritten paid up capital is R$10,800,000,000.00 (ten billion and eight hundred million reais), represented by 273,655,375 (two hundred and seventy-three million, six hundred and fifty-five thousand and three hundred and seventy-five) shares, with no par value, composed of 145,031,080 (one hundred and forty-five million, thirty-one thousand and eighty) ordinary shares, and 128,624,295 (one hundred and twenty-eight million, six hundred and twenty-four thousand and two hundred and ninety-five) preferred shares, of which 327,187 (three hundred and twenty-seven thousand, one hundred and eighty-seven) 328.627 (three hundred and twenty-eight thousand, six hundred and twenty-seven) shares are class “A” and 128,297,108 (one hundred twenty-eight million, two hundred ninety-seven, one hundred and eight) 128,295,668 (one hundred twenty-eight million, two hundred ninety-five thousand and six hundred and sixty-eight) shares are class “B”."

 

Voting right

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

 
 

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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 October 31, 2019
 
COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA – COPEL
By:
/S/  Daniel Pimentel Slaviero
 
Daniel Pimentel Slaviero
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.