COPEL – Companhia Paranaense de Energia
Notícias
Corporate Governance Practices
Comparison of Copel’s corporate governance practices with the New York Stock Exchange corporate governance requirements applicable to U.S. companies.
Section | NYSE Corporate Governance Rule for U.S. Domestic Issuers | Copel’s Approach |
| 303A.01 | A company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (a "listed company") must have a majority of independent directors on its Board of Directors. "Controlled companies" are not required to comply with this requirement. | The majority of the members of Copel's board of directors are "independent" as defined in the NYSE standards. |
| 303A.03 | The non-management directors of a listed company must meet at regularly scheduled executive sessions without management. | The non-management directors of Copel do not hold regularly scheduled executive sessions without management. |
| 303A.04 | A listed company must have a Nominating/ Corporate Governance Committee composed entirely of independent directors, with a written charter that covers certain minimum specified duties. "Controlled companies" are not required to comply with this requirement. | Copel does not have a nominating/ corporate governance committee. As a controlled company, Copel would not be required to comply with nominating/ corporate governance committee requirements if it were a U.S. domestic issuer. |
| 303A.05 | A listed company must have a compensation committee composed entirely of independent directors, with a written charter that covers certain minimum specified duties. "Controlled companies" are not required to comply with this requirement. | Copel does not have a compensation committee. As a controlled company, Copel would not be required to comply with the compensation committee requirements if it were a U.S. domestic issuer. |
| 303A.06
303A.07 | A listed company must have an audit committee with a minimum of three (3) independent directors who satisfy the independence requirements of Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act, with a written charter that covers certain minimum specified duties. | In June 2005, our shareholders amended our bylaws to establish an Audit Committee composed of at least three board members (all of which are independent), each of whom serves a term of two years, and may be re-elected. Pursuant to the Audit Committee Charter, the Audit Committee members are appointed by, and may be replaced by, the Board of Directors. All of the members of the Audit Committee are members of our Board of Directors. The Audit Committee is responsible for our Financial Statements, ensuring that we are in compliance with all legal requirements related to our reporting obligations, monitoring the work of the independent auditors and our staff who are responsible for internal auditing of the Company and reviewing the efficacy of our internal control and risk management procedures and staff. |
| 303A.08 | Shareholders must be given the opportunity to vote on all equity compensation plans and material revisions thereto, with limited exemptions set forth in the NYSE rules. | Under Brazilian Corporate Law, shareholder pre-approval is required for the adoption of any equity compensation plans and material revisions thereto. |
| 303A.09 | A listed company must adopt and disclose corporate governance guidelines that cover certain minimum specified subjects. | Copel does not have formal governance guidelines that address all of the matters specified in the NYSE rules. However, Copel has adopted corporate governance guidelines that follow the model proposed by the Instituto Brasileiro de Governança Corporativa- IBGC (Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance). |
| 303A.10 | A listed company must adopt and disclose a code of business conduct and ethics for its directors, officers and employees, and must promptly disclose any waivers of the code for directors or executive officers. | Copel has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the board of directors, the fiscal council, management and employees. Copel will disclose any waivers of the requirements of the code for directors or executive officers in its annual report on Form 20-F. |
| 303A.12 | A CEO of a listed company must promptly notify the NYSE in writing after any executive officer of the listed company becomes aware of any material non-compliance with any applicable provisions of Section 303A. | Copel’s CEO will promptly notify the NYSE in writing after any executive officer of Copel becomes aware of any material non-compliance with any applicable provisions of the NYSE corporate governance rules. |
Last update 04.07.10
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Copyright 2008 COPEL - Companhia Paranaense de Energia. All rights reserved.