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Founded in 1977, Samarco is a closely held company. Its main product is iron ore pellets sold to the steel industry in 19 countries in the Americas, the Middle East, Asia and Europe. Samarco has been active in Brazilian mining business for 40 years. In this time, the Company has always made a point of honoring its commitments to society, and this remains true today. The failure of the dam on November 05, 2015, caused environmental damage, impacting families in the region and other localities along the Doce River. We apologize for the damage caused and we are aware that all of our actions will not bring back the lives lost. From the first day after the event, Samarco carried out actions to assist the people involved and to repair damages to the environment. In order to establish its commitment to the social, environmental and economic recovery of the impacted regions, Samarco, together with its shareholders, signed a Transaction and Conduct Adjustment Agreement (TTAC – the Framework Agreement) in March 2016, with the federal government and the governments of the states of Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo. TTAC provided for the creation of a foundation to remediate and compensate the impacts of the dam failure. Since August, Fundação Renova has been working on the continued development of the 41 remedial and compensatory programs outlined in the TTAC. After the emergency actions developed along 2016, the company is now seeking for authorizations to lend continuity to its business. A new tailings disposal system using the Alegria Sul mine pit, which is in the process of obtaining an environmental license, represents an important step of the company’s operational planning. Besides the licensing, Samarco is trying to start the process of Corrective Operational Licensing (LOC), solicited by SEMAD, that will integrate in a single environmental license all of the structures within the Germano Complex. The LOC aims to ensure the environmental viability of the project.

Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais – CEMIG is one of the largest and most important electric energy utilities in Brazil due to its strategic location, its technical expertise and its market. CEMIG’s concession area extends throughout nearly 96.7% of the State of Minas Gerais, whose territory is situated in the Southeastern region of Brazil and covers an area of 567,478 thousand square kilometers, which corresponds to the territorial extension of a country the size of France. CEMIG owns and operates 52 power plants, of which six are in partnership with private enterprises, relying on a predominantly hydroelectric energy matrix. Electric energy is produced to supply more than 17 million people living in the state’s 774 municipalities. In addition to those 52 plants, another three are currently under construction.

Temos vocação para transformar oportunidades em negócios que geram valor. Somos uma holding de investimentos permanentemente capitalizada, com visão de investimentos de longo prazo e que busca retornos financeiros superiores com impactos socioambientais positivos. Com 108 anos de história, estamos presentes em 22 países por meio de um portfólio composto por companhias relevantes que operam em diversos setores: materiais de construção, financeiro, alumínio, energia renovável, mineração e metalurgia, suco de laranja, infraestrutura, aços longos, imobiliário, investimentos, farmacêutico e serviços ambientais. Nossas decisões de alocação de capital são testadas contra cenários adversos e baseadas em nossa capacidade para enfrentar desafios. Essa abordagem, aliada à nossa coragem para investir em novos projetos, nos permite fazer parte do seleto grupo de companhias brasileiras com grau de investimento pelas três principais agências de classificação de risco do mundo: S&P Global Ratings, Moody’s, and Fitch Ratings. Temos um olhar responsável sobre a maneira como atuamos e investimos. A nossa identidade reflete a maneira como fazemos negócios, enxergando as melhores possibilidades dentro e fora do nosso portfólio. Sempre na hora certa, do jeito certo e com as pessoas certas. Votorantim – O futuro é o nosso território.