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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001554855-24-000787
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20241128
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241129
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241129

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ULTRAPAR HOLDINGS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001094972
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION [4924]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14950
		FILM NUMBER:		241513026

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		AV BRIGADERIO LUIZ ANTONIO 1343
		STREET 2:		9 ANDAR SAO PAULO
		CITY:			SP BRAZIL 01350-900
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			00000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CT CORPORATION SYSTEM
		STREET 2:		1633 BROADWAY
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019
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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 14.5pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'times new roman', times;">ULTRAPAR HOLDINGS INC.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height: 16pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">NIRE 35.300.109.724</font></p>







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<p style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Date, Hour and Place:</font></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt;"><font>November </font><font>28</font><font>,</font> <font>202</font><font>4</font><font>, </font><font>at</font> <font>1</font><font>7</font> <font>p.m</font><font>, </font><font>at the Company&#8217;s headquarters, located at Brigadeiro Lu&#237;s Ant&#244;nio Avenue, Nr. 1.343, 9th floor, in the City and State of S&#227;o Paulo</font><font>.</font> </font></p>
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<p style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt;"><font>(i) </font><font>Members of the Board of Directors undersigned</font><font>; (ii) </font><font>Secretary of the Board of Directors, Ms. Denize Sampaio Bicudo</font><font>;</font><font> (iii) </font><font>Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Marcos Marinho Lutz</font><font>;</font> <font>and</font><font> (iv) </font><font>Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer, Mr. Rodrigo de Almeida Pizzinatto</font><font>.</font></font></p>
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<p style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">1.</font></font><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit; margin-left: 10pt;"><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">The Board of Directors approved</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">,</font> <font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">unanimously</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">,</font> <font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">as proposed by the Executive </font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">Board</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;"> and</font> <font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">in compliance with the provisions of art. </font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">27</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">,</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;"> item</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;"> &#8220;</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">n</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">&#8221; </font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">of the Company&#8217;s Bylaws and</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;"> CVM </font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">Resolution </font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">77</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">/</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">22</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;"> (&#8220;RCVM 77</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">/22</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">&#8221;)</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">,</font> <font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">the new</font> <font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">Company&#8217;s Shares Buyback Program</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">, </font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">through which the Company may acquire in </font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">the</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;"> stock exchange</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">, </font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">at</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;"> B3 S.A. &#8211; Brasil, Bolsa, </font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">Balc&#227;o</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">,</font> <font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">up to</font> <font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">25</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">,</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">000</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">,</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">000 (</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">twenty-five million</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">)</font> <font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">common shares issued by the Company</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">, </font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">corresponding, on this date</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">, </font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">2</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">.</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">24% </font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">of the capital stock</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">, </font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">for use in the Company's s</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">tock</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">-based incentive plan, as approved by the extraordinary general meeting held on April 19, 2023</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">,</font> <font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">maintenance in treasury and/or subsequent sale or cancellation, without capital reduction ("Program"). This Program will end on December 2, 2025</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">.</font></font></p>
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<p style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">2.</font><font style="font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">In addition, it was stated that </font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">(i) </font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">the objectives, justifications, terms and conditions applicable to the Program are set out in </font><font style="font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.8pt; text-decoration: underline; line-height: inherit;">Exhibit I</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;"> to these minutes</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">, </font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">which contains the information required by "Exhibit G" of CVM Resolution 80/22</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">; </font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">and </font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">(ii)</font> <font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">the Program is in line with the terms of the Company's </font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">Material </font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">Notice Disclosure and Securities Trading Policies</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">, especially </font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">regarding</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;"> tra</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">nsactions made</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;"> by the Company itself, its manage</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">ment</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;"> and other </font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">other</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;"> people subject to the policies</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">, with due caution</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">.</font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 35.4pt; line-height: 1.2;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">3.</font></font><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit; margin-left: 10pt;"><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">Finally, the Board of Directors authorized the Company's Executive Board to perform all necessary acts and other additional acts for the implementation of the Program, and the Executive Board may negotiate the shares issued by the Company on the occasions it deems appropriate, subject to the terms and limits set forth in the Program and other limitations provided for in the proposal filed at the Company's headquarters and in the applicable rules, including RCVM 77/22</font><font style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">.</font></font></p>
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<p style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.8pt; text-decoration: underline; line-height: inherit;">EXHIBIT I</font></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: inherit;">INFORMATION ON APPROVAL OF TRADING OF OWN ISSUED SHARES</font></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit;">(</font><font style="font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit;">as per Exhibit&nbsp;G to CVM Resolution No. 80, of March 29, 2022</font><font style="font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit;">) </font></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">1.<font style="font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">Justify in detail the purposes and
expected economic effects of the operation;</font></i></b></font></p>
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repurchased shares are intended to be used in the stock-based incentive plan,
approved by the Company&#8217;s General Shareholders&#8217; Meeting, and may be held in
treasury and/or subsequently canceled or sold.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">2.<font style="font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">Inform the number of shares (i) in comprising the free float&nbsp;and (ii) already held in treasury;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: center; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: 1.2;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-variant: small-caps; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">The
Company has, on this date, (i) 1,090,253,154 (one billion, ninety million, two
hundred and fifty-three thousand, one hundred and fifty-four) registered common
shares outstanding, with no par value, and 24,471,457 (twenty-four million,
four hundred and seventy-one thousand, four hundred and fifty-seven) shares
held in treasury.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">3.<font style="font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">Inform the number of shares that
may be bought back&nbsp;or sold;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: center; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt; line-height: 1.2;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-variant: small-caps; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">The
Company may buy back&nbsp;up to 25,000,000 shares issued by the Company,
representing, as of this date, 2.24% of the share capital, respecting the
maximum limit provided in art. 4 of CVM Resolution 77/22. </font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">4.<font style="font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">Describe the main characteristics
of the derivative instruments that the company may&nbsp;use in the future, if any;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">In case of derivatives being used within the scope of this Program, the instrument to be used
will be swaps, in which the Company receives the price variation of its shares
traded on the stock exchange plus the proceeds (active end) and pays a
percentage of the CDI rate with or without a pre-fixed rate (passive end). The
contracts shall have a financial settlement and a maximum term of up to 12
months. The active end shall be backed by market-priced transactions carried
out on the stock exchange by the hired bank. The contracts will be negotiated
in the over-the-counter market and will be settled financially. The instruments
may provide for the need for giving collateral for net exposures above a
certain level.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">5.<font style="font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">Describe agreements or existing voting instructions between the company and the counterparty&nbsp;to the transactions, if any;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">The
Company or the hired bank will carry out the transactions in the stock
exchange, at B3 S.A. &#8211; Brasil, Bolsa, Balc&#227;o (&#8220;B3&#8221;) and, therefore, it will not
be possible to specify in advance who the counterparties in the transactions
will be. In any case, the Company does not intend to enter into agreements or
voting guidelines with such counterparties. </font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font><b><i></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">6.<font style="font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">In the event of transactions
carried out outside organized securities markets, inform: a. the maximum
(minimum) price at which the shares will be acquired (sold); and b. if
applicable, the reasons that justify the operation at prices more than 10% (ten
percent) higher, in the case of buyback, or more than 10% (ten percent)
lower, in the case of sale, than the average the stock quotes, weighted by
volume, in the 10 (ten) previous trading sessions;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; letter-spacing: 0pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">Not
applicable, since the Company will carry out the transactions in the stock
exchange, at B3. </font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">7.<font style="font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">Inform, if any, the impacts that
the negotiation will have on the composition of the shareholding control or the
administrative structure of the company;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">There
will be no significant impacts on the Company&#8217;s shareholding composition or its
administrative structure.<b><i></i></b></font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">8.<font style="font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font><strong>Identify the counterparties, if known, and, in the event that the counterparty is a party related to the company, as set out in the accounting rules that cover this matter, also provide information required by art. 9 of CVM Resolution No. 81, of March 29, 2022</strong></font></font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">; </font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">The
Program&#8217;s transactions will be carried out in the stock exchange, so it will
not be possible to specify the counterparties of each transaction in advance.
Additionally, the Company will observe the terms of the Material Notice
Disclosure and Securities Trading Policies, especially regarding transactions
made (i) by the Company itself, and (ii) by its management and other people
subject to the policies, with due precautions, including to prevent them from
being counterparties in the transactions.</font></p>




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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">9.<font style="font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">Indicate the destination of the
funds earned, if applicable; </font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;"><font>Not applicable, considering that, at this moment, the negotiation is limited to the buyback of shares and not the sale of the shares</font>. </font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">10.<font style="font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">Indicate the maximum period for the
settlement of authorized operations;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">The
maximum period for the acquisition of the shares is 12 (twelve) months,
starting on December 2, 2024, and ending on December 2, 2025 (including the
start and end dates).</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">11.<font style="font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">Identify institutions that will act
as intermediaries, if any;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font lang="PT-BR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">BTG PACTUAL CTVM S/A, CNPJ
43.815.158/0001-22; </font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font lang="PT-BR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">ITA&#218; CV S.A, CNPJ
61.194.353/0001-64; </font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font lang="PT-BR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">J.P. MORGAN CORRETORA DE C&#194;MBIO
E VALORES MOBILI&#193;RIOS S/A, CNPJ 32.588.139/0001-94;</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">MERRILL
LYNCH S.A. CTVM, CNPJ 02.670.590/0001-95; </font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">MORGAN
STANLEY CTVM S.A, CNPJ 04.323.351/0001-94; e</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font lang="PT-BR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">UBS BRASIL CORRETORA DE C&#194;MBIO
E T&#205;TULOS VALORES SA, 02.819.125/0001-73.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font lang="PT-BR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">12.<font style="font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">Specify the available funds to
be used, pursuant to art. 8, &#167; 1, of CVM Resolution No. 77, of March 29, 2022; </font></i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">According
to the financial statements for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, the
Company has R$ 6,267,568,512.86 in profit reserves considered as available
resources for the purposes of art. 8, &#167; 1, of CVM Resolution 77/22. </font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">13.<font style="font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;">Specify the reasons why the members
of the board of directors feel comfortable that the buyback&nbsp;of shares will
not affect the fulfillment of obligations assumed with creditors or the payment
of mandatory, fixed or minimum dividends.</font></i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">The
members of the Board of Directors believe that the execution of the Program
will not affect Ultrapar&#8217;s ability to meet financial commitments, nor the
payment of dividends by the Company, also in accordance with the opinion of the
Company&#8217;s Executive Board. In the opinion of the management, the Company has a
comfortable liquidity position with a controlled level of leverage, which would
support the execution of the Program.</font></font></p>

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<p style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 2pt 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">Publicly Traded Company</font></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 2pt 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">CNPJ </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">Nr.</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"> 33.256.439/0001-</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">39</font></font></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 2pt 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">NIRE 35.300.109.724</font></p>
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<p style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit;">ULTRAPAR&#8217;S SHARES BUYBACK PROGRAM</font></p>
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<p style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">S&#227;o Paulo,</font> <font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">November </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">28</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">,</font> <font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">20</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">24</font> <font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">&#8211;</font> <font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">Ultrapar Participa&#231;&#245;es S.A. (</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; line-height: inherit;">Compan</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; line-height: inherit;">y</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">), </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">in compliance with CVM Resolution 44/21</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">,</font> <font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">77</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">/22</font> <font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">and</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"> 80</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">/22</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">, </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">hereby informs that</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">,</font> <font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">the Board of Directors approved on this date Ultrapar&#8217;s Shares Buyback Program </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">(&#8220;</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; line-height: inherit;">Program</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">&#8221;)</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">.</font></font></p>
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<p style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">The Program is limited to a maximum of 25,000,000 common shares and will last for 12 (twelve) months, starting from December 2, 2024. The shares bought back may be used in the Company&#8217;s stock-based incentive plan, held in treasury, and/or subsequently canceled or sold.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">The Company will </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">always </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">buy back the shares in the stock exchange, in the </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">cash</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"> market, observing the deadlines and limits set in the Program and other limitations provided for in the applicable regulations.</font></font></p>
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<p style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">Additional information about the </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">purpose</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">s, justifications, terms, and conditions applicable to the Program, in accordance with </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">Exhibit</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"> G of CVM Resolution 80/22, can be found in </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; line-height: inherit;">Exhibit</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; line-height: inherit;"> I</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"> below, on the Company&#8217;s Investor Relations page, in the CVM Empresas.NET System (www.cvm.gov.br), as well as on the website of B3 S.A. &#8211; Brasil, Bolsa Balc&#227;o (www.b3.com.br), as an attachment to the minutes of the </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">meeting of the </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">Board of Director</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">s</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"> held on this date.</font></font></p>
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<p style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer</font></p>
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<p style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit;">INFORMATION ON APPROVAL OF TRADING OF OWN ISSUED SHARES</font></p>
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<p style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit;">(</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit;">as per </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit;">Exhibit</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit;"> G to CVM Resolution No. 80, of March 29, 2022</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit;">) </font></font></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.2; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">1.<font style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">Justify in detail the purposes and expected economic effects of the
operation;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">The shares bought back are intended to be used in the stock-based incentive plan, approved by
the Company&#8217;s General Shareholders&#8217; Meeting, and may be held in treasury and/or
subsequently canceled or sold.</font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">2.<font style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">Inform the number of shares (i) comprising the free float and (ii) already held in
treasury;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant: small-caps; line-height: 1.2;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">The Company has,
on this date, (i) 1,090,253,154 (one billion, ninety million, two hundred and
fifty-three thousand, one hundred and fifty-four) registered common shares outstanding,
with no par value, and 24,471,457 (twenty-four million, four hundred and
seventy-one thousand, four hundred and fifty-seven) shares held in treasury.</font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">3.<font style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">Inform the number of shares that may be bought back or sold;</font></i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">The Company may
buy back up to 25,000,000 shares issued by the Company, representing, as of this
date, 2.24% of the share capital, respecting the maximum limit provided in art.
4 of CVM Resolution 77/22.</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">4.<font style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">Describe the main characteristics of the derivative instruments that the
company will use, if any;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">In case of derivatives being used within the scope of this Program, the instrument to be used
will be swaps, in which the Company receives the price variation of its shares
traded on the stock exchange plus the proceeds (active end) and pays a
percentage of the CDI rate with or without a pre-fixed rate (passive end). The
contracts shall have a financial settlement and a maximum term of up to 12
months. The active end shall be backed by market-priced transactions carried
out on the stock exchange by the hired bank. The contracts will be negotiated
in the over-the-counter market and will be settled financially. The instruments
may provide for the need for giving collateral for net exposures above a
certain level.</font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">5.<font style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">Describe, any agreements or voting guidelines existing between the
company and the counterparty of the transactions, if any;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="line-height: inherit;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: inherit;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;">The Company or
the hired bank will carry out the transactions in the stock exchange, at B3
S.A. &#8211; Brasil, Bolsa, Balc&#227;o (&#8220;B3&#8221;) and, therefore, it will not be possible to
specify in advance who the counterparties in the transactions will be. In any
case, the Company does not intend to enter into agreements or voting guidelines
with such counterparties.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 16pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk183447481;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><font style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</font><b><i></i></b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">6.<font style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">In the event of transactions carried out outside organized securities
markets, inform: a. the maximum (minimum) price at which the shares will be
acquired (sold); and b. if applicable, the reasons that justify the operation
at prices more than 10% (ten percent) higher, in the case of buyback, or
more than 10% (ten percent) lower, in the case of sale, than the average the stock
quotes, weighted by volume, in the 10 (ten) previous trading sessions;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">Not applicable,
since the Company will carry out the transactions in the stock exchange, at B3.</font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">7.<font style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">Inform, if any, the impacts that the negotiation will have on the
composition of the shareholding control or the administrative structure of the
company;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">There will be no
significant impacts on the Company&#8217;s shareholding composition or its
administrative structure.<b><i></i></b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">8.<font style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">Identify the counterparties, if known, and, in the event that the counterparty is a party related to the company, as set out in the accounting rules that cover this matter, also provide information required by art. 9 of CVM Resolution No. 81, of March 29, 2022; </font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">The Program&#8217;s
transactions will be carried out in the stock exchange, so it will not be
possible to specify the counterparties of each transaction in advance.
Additionally, the Company will observe the terms of the Material Notice
Disclosure and Securities Trading Policies, especially regarding transactions
made (i) by the Company itself, and (ii) by its management and other people subject
to the policies, with due caution, including to prevent them from being
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">9.<font style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">Indicate the destination of the funds earned, if applicable; </font></i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">Not applicable,
considering that, at this moment, the negotiation is limited to the buyback of shares and not the sale of the shares.</font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">10.<font style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">Indicate the maximum period for the settlement of authorized operations;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">The maximum
period for the acquisition of the shares is 12 (twelve) months, starting on
December 2, 2024, and ending on December 2, 2025 (including the start and end
dates).<b><i></i></b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">11.<font style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">Identify institutions that will act as intermediaries, if any;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font lang="PT-BR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">BTG PACTUAL CTVM S/A, CNPJ
43.815.158/0001-22; </font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font lang="PT-BR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">ITA&#218; CV S.A, CNPJ 61.194.353/0001-64; </font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font lang="PT-BR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">J.P. MORGAN CORRETORA DE C&#194;MBIO E
VALORES MOBILI&#193;RIOS S/A, CNPJ 32.588.139/0001-94;</font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">MERRILL LYNCH
S.A. CTVM, CNPJ 02.670.590/0001-95; </font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">MORGAN STANLEY
CTVM S.A, CNPJ 04.323.351/0001-94; e</font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font lang="PT-BR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">UBS BRASIL CORRETORA DE C&#194;MBIO E T&#205;TULOS
VALORES SA, 02.819.125/0001-73.</font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font lang="PT-BR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">12.<font style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">Specify the resources available funds to be used, pursuant to art. 8, &#167; 1, of CVM
Resolution No. 77, of March 29, 2022; </font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant: small-caps; line-height: 1.2;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">According to the
financial statements for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, the Company has
R$ 6,267,568,512.86 in profit reserves considered as available resources for
the purposes of art. 8, &#167; 1, of CVM Resolution 77/22.</font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;"><font style="line-height: inherit;">13.<font style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</font></font></font></i></b><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">Specify the reasons why the members of the board of directors feel
comfortable that the buyback of shares will not affect the fulfillment of
obligations assumed with creditors or the payment of mandatory, fixed or
minimum dividends.</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;"><b><i><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><font style="line-height: inherit;"><font lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: inherit;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; line-height: inherit;">The members of
the Board of Directors believe that the execution of the Program will not
affect Ultrapar&#8217;s ability to meet financial commitments, nor the payment of
dividends by the Company, also in accordance with the opinion of the Company&#8217;s
Executive Board. In the opinion of the management, the Company has a
comfortable liquidity position with a controlled level of leverage, which would
support the execution of the Program.</font></font></font></p>





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<p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0pt 0pt 10pt; text-align: justify;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 10pt;">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.</font></p>
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