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São Paulo, S.P., 05429-900
Federative Republic of Brazil
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registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo CEO’s Office R. Costa Carvalho, 300 – Pinheiros – CEP 05429-900 – São Paulo - SP Phone: (11) 3388-8000 www.sabesp.com.br |
COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BÁSICO DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO – SABESP
PUBLICLY HELD COMPANY
Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ): 43.776.517/0001-80
Company Registry (NIRE): 35.3000.1683-1
MINUTES OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING
HELD ON NOVEMBER 24, 2021
DATE, TIME AND VENUE: November 24, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., at the headquarters of Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo (“Company” or “Sabesp”), at Rua Costa Carvalho, nº 300, Pinheiros, CEP 05429-000, in the City and State of São Paulo.
CALL NOTICE: Call notice published in the business section (Caderno Empresarial) of the São Paulo State Official Gazette on: (i) October 23, 2021, (ii) October 26, 2021 and (iii) October 27, 2021, pages 26 and 28 and 36, respectively, and in the Valor Econômico newspaper on: (i) October 23, 24 and 25, 2021, (ii) October 26, 2021 and (iii) October 27, 2021, pages A18, C5 and C5, respectively.
MEETING HELD IN AN EXCLUSIVELY DIGITAL MANNER: The Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting was exclusively digital, via the Zoom platform, without prejudice to the use of remote voting form as a mean to exercise the voting rights, pursuant to CVM Instruction 481, of December 17, 2009, as amended from time to time, as previously informed by the Company on the call notice and in the Shareholders’ Meeting Guide. The Annual and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting was recorded in full and, pursuant to Article 21-V, Paragraph 1 of CVM Instruction 481, the shareholders who participated in the Meeting through the electronic system were considered as attending members and signatories of these minutes.
ATTENDANCE: Shareholders representing 81.52% of the Company’s total voting capital stock attended the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting, as per (i) the records of access to the digital plaatform made available by the Company; and (ii) the valid remote voting forms received through the Depository Center of B3 S.A. - BRASIL, BOLSA, BALCÃO, the bookkeeping agent of the Company’s shares and directly by the Company, pursuant to CVM regulations. The Chairman and the Secretary formalized the registration of shareholders’ attendance based on the signatures on these minutes.
Mario Engler Pinto Junior, Chair of Sabesp’s Board of Directors, Fernanda Montorfano, Thenard Figueiredo, and Victor Campinho, lawyers from the law firm Cescon Barrieu, and the following Sabesp employees were present: Priscila Costa da Silva, John Emerson da Silva and Victor Augusto Guerra Cardoso, Management Analysts of the Investor Relations Department, Carolina Alves Cardoso Santos and Melissa Martuscelli, attorneys of the Legal Administration, Marialve de Sousa Martins and Gerson Yaçumassa Yamanishi, members of Sabesp’s CEO’s Office.
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo CEO’s Office R. Costa Carvalho, 300 – Pinheiros – CEP 05429-900 – São Paulo - SP Phone: (11) 3388-8000 www.sabesp.com.br |
PRESIDING BOARD: Chair: Mario Engler Pinto Junior. Secretary: Marialve de Sousa Martins.
DISCLOSURE: The Management proposal and other pertinent documents, as per applicable legislation, were made available to shareholders at the Company's headquarters and on the websites of the Company, the CVM and B3.
AGENDA:
I. | To elect a member for the Eligibility and Advisory Committee. |
II. | To elect a member of the Board of Directors to complete the term of office until the 2022 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. |
III. | Set the status of independent member to a member of the Board of Directors. |
IV. | To elect a sitting member and his respective alternate of the Fiscal Council, to complete the term of office until the 2022 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. |
V. | To rectify the annual overall compensation of Management and members of the Audit Committee and the Fiscal Council for fiscal year 2021 approved at the Company’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting held on 4/29/2021. |
CLARIFICATIONS: The matters on the agenda were analyzed by the State Capital Defense Council – CODEC, as per Opinion 084/2021, of November 11, 2021, whose voting instructions were submitted by the representative of the São Paulo State Treasury (“State”), shareholder of the Company.
RESOLUTIONS: After reading the consolidated voting map of votes cast by means of remote voting forms, available for consultation by the attending shareholders pursuant to paragraph 4 of article 21-W of CVM Instruction 481/2009, and having also considered the votes of shareholders who participated in this meeting by means of the digital platform made available by the Company, the following resolutions were taken:
I. To approve, by a majority vote, with 99.86% of votes for, represented by 556,456,603 shares; 0.05% of votes against, represented by 274,442 shares; and 0.09% abstentions, represented by 488.035 shares, the nomination of Ms. CARLA ALMEIDA, Brazilian, divorced, architect, holder of identity card (RG) number 19.670.303-7 SSP/SP, inscribed in the register of individual taxpayers (CPF) under number 205.333.708-76, resident at Av. Professor Frederico Hermann Júnior, 345 - Alto de Pinheiros, São Paulo/SP, CEP: 05459-010, as a member of the Eligibility and Advisory Committee, replacing Laura Diaz Montiel. Accordingly, the Company's Eligibility and Advisory Committee will be composed as follows: FÁBIO AURÉLIO AGUILERA MENDES; CARLA ALMEIDA; and PAULA CRISTINA NASSIF ELIAS DE LIMA.
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo CEO’s Office R. Costa Carvalho, 300 – Pinheiros – CEP 05429-900 – São Paulo - SP Phone: (11) 3388-8000 www.sabesp.com.br |
The nomination of Ms. Carla Almeida was duly authorized by the government (ATG Letter 471/2021-SG), and the compliance of the applicable requirements was duly certified (Process SFP-PRC-2019/00266, which refers to the review of the member nomination process for the Company's Eligibility and Advisory Committee, pursuant to CODEC Resolution 03/2018). The investiture in the position must comply with the requirements, restrictions, and procedures set forth in the Bylaws, including those related to the submission of the property declaration. The Eligibility and Advisory Committee members will exercise their functions, without fixed term of office, and will not be entitled to any compensation. Members of the Eligibility and Advisory Committee who are also members of the Management body may not exercise the duties of strategic counsel to the management bodies, as provided for in the Bylaws.
II. To approve, by a majority vote, with 99.11% of votes for, represented by 552,237,928 shares; 0.83% of votes against, represented by 4,647,204 shares; and 0.06% abstentions, represented by 33,948 shares, the nomination of Mr. LEONARDO AUGUSTO DE ANDRADE BARBOSA, Brazilian, married, lawyer, holder of identification document (RG) OAB/DF number 22.105, inscribed in the register of individual taxpayers (CPF) under number 935.757.426-34, resident at SHIN QL 04, Conjunto 6, Casa 3 - Lago Norte – CEP 71.510-265 – Brasília-DF, as a member of the Board of Directors, to conclude the term until the 2022 Annual Shareholders' Meeting, in the position previously held by board member Wilson Newton de Mello Neto.
III. To approve, by a majority vote, with 99.87% of votes for, represented by 556,483,109 shares; 0.04% of votes against, represented by 246,295 shares; and 0.09% abstentions, represented by 489.676 shares, the status of Board member of WILSON NEWTON DE MELLO NETO, Brazilian, married, lawyer, holder of identity card (RG) number18.943.369-3 SSP/SP, inscribed in the register of individual taxpayers (CPF) under number 145.540.608-29, resident at Alameda Garibaldi, 374, Tamboré, Santana do Parnaíba, São Paulo, CEP: 06543-235, as an independent member of the Board of Directors, replacing Mr. Reinaldo Guerreiro who will leave the position.The nominations (items II and III) had the due government authorization (ATG Letter 460/2021-SG), and the compliance with the necessary legal and statutory requirements, including those provided for in Federal Law 13,303/2016 and in the State Decree 62.349/2016, was certified, regarding the autonomy of the members including, by the Eligibility and Counseling Committee, pursuant to the Bylaws, (Electronic Procedure SFP-PRC-2019/00374 and SFP-PRC-2019/0032, which deals with the verification of the process of appointment of members for the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee, respectively, pursuant to CODEC Resolution 03/2018). Pursuant to the Company's Bylaws, the elected members shall exercise their duties with a term of office in accordance with the other members' terms of office, and investiture in both positions shall comply with the requirements, restrictions, and procedures set forth in the current regulations, which shall be confirmed by the Company upon investiture. Compensation will be set based on this CODEC’s guidelines, as resolved at a Shareholders’ Meeting. Regarding the declaration of properties, the applicable state regulations must be observed. Accordingly, the Board of Directors will be composed as follows:
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo CEO’s Office R. Costa Carvalho, 300 – Pinheiros – CEP 05429-900 – São Paulo - SP Phone: (11) 3388-8000 www.sabesp.com.br |
Chair:
MARIO ENGLER PINTO JUNIOR, 2nd term of office – 1st reappointment
Members:
BENEDITO PINTO FERREIRA BRAGA JUNIOR, as Chief Executive Officer;
LEONARDO AUGUSTO DE ANDRADE BARBOSA, 1st term of office;
CLAUDIA POLTO DA CUNHA, 1st term of office;
Independent Members:
WILSON NEWTON DE MELLO NETO, 2nd term of office – 1st reappointment;
FRANCISCO LUIZ SIBUT GOMIDE, 2nd term of office – 1st reappointment;
LUIS EDUARDO ALVES DE ASSIS, 1st term of office;
FRANCISCO VIDAL LUNA, 2nd term of office – 1st reappointment;
EDUARDO DE FREITAS TEIXEIRA, 1st term of office; and
WALTER LUIS BERNARDES ALBERTONI, minority shareholder representative - 1st term of office.
IV. To approve, by a majority vote, with 99.87% of votes for, represented by 556,473,992 shares; 0.05% of votes against, represented by 250,959 shares; and 0.09% abstentions, represented by 494.129 shares, the nomination of Ms. TARCILA REIS JORDÃO, Brazilian, married, lawyer, holder of identity card (RG) number 07.692.213-86 SSP/BA, inscribed in the register of individual taxpayers (CPF) under number 828.216.405-44, resident at Av. Dona Maria Helena Pereira de Moraes, 415 - Apto. 11A, Vila Andrade, São Paulo/SP, CEP: 05707-400; as sitting member, and of its respective alternate Mr. JAIME ALVES DE FREITAS, Brazilian, married, economist, holder of identity card (RG) number 891.486-9 SSP/PR, inscribed in the register of individual taxpayers (CPF) under number 233.308.809-53, resident at Rua Paes Leme, 215, Apto. 603 – Água – Pinheiros – São Paulo/SP, CEP: 05424-150, to complete the term of office until the 2022 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo CEO’s Office R. Costa Carvalho, 300 – Pinheiros – CEP 05429-900 – São Paulo - SP Phone: (11) 3388-8000 www.sabesp.com.br |
The members hereby nominated had the due government authorization (ATG Letter 460/2021-SG), and the compliance with the necessary legal and statutory requirements, including those provided for in Federal Law 13,303/2016, was certified by the Eligibility and Advisory Committee, pursuant to the Bylaws, (Electronic Procedure SFP-PRC-2019/00404 which deals with the verification of the process of appointment of members for the Company's Fiscal Council, pursuant to CODEC Resolution 03/2018). The investiture in the position will observe the requirements, impediments and procedures set forth in current regulations, which shall be verified upon investiture by the Company. Compensation will be set based on this CODEC’s guidelines, as resolved at a Shareholders’ Meeting. Regarding the declaration of properties, the applicable state regulations must be observed.
Accordingly, the Fiscal Council will be composed as follows:
FABIO BERNACCHI MAIA (2nd term of office – 1st reappointment) and his respective alternate HUMBERTO MACEDO PUCCINELLI (1st term of office);
ERNESTO MASCELLANI NETO (2nd term of office – 1st reappointment) and his respective alternate CASSIANO QUEVEDO ROSAS DE ÁVILA (3rd term of office – 2nd reappointment);
EDSON TOMAS DE LIMA FILHO (2nd term of office – 1st reappointment) and his respective alternate NANCI CORTAZZO MENDES GALUZIO (3rd term of office – 2nd reappointment);
TARCILA REIS JORDÃO and her respective alternate JAIME ALVES DE FREITAS (both in 1st term of office);
MARIA ELVIRA LOPES GIMENEZ and her respective alternate MASSAO FÁBIO OYA – minority shareholder representatives - (both in 1st term of office).
The Fiscal Council members will perform their duties until the next Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. If a sitting member is unable to attend a meeting, the respective alternate must do so and, if the alternate member is absent, one of the other alternate members must be called.
V. To approve, by a majority vote of the attending shareholders with 99.49% of votes cast in favor, represented by 554,367,782 shares; 0.42% of votes cast against, represented by 2,346,485 shares; and 0.09% abstentions, represented by 504.813 shares, the amendment to the overall annual compensation of Management and members of the Audit Committee and Fiscal Council for 2021, approved in the Annual Shareholders' Meeting of 4/29/2021, as provided for in Articles 152 and 162 of Federal Law 6,404/76, in the amount of up to seven million, nine hundred and eighty-seven thousand, five hundred and fifteen reais and five centavos (R$7,987,515.05), considering the current composition of the statutory bodies (Executive Board, Board of Directors, Fiscal Council and Audit Committee) upholding the individual compensation set at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting of April 29, 2021.
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo CEO’s Office R. Costa Carvalho, 300 – Pinheiros – CEP 05429-900 – São Paulo - SP Phone: (11) 3388-8000 www.sabesp.com.br |
These minutes were drawn up in summary format and will be published omitting the signatures of the attending shareholders, pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 130 of Law 6,404/6.
DISSENTING VOTES, VOTES CAST AND ABSTENTIONS: The Presiding Board received and recorded the dissenting votes, votes cast and abstentions, which will be filed at the Company.
CLOSURE AND SIGNATURE OF THE MINUTES: In the absence of any other pronouncement, the Chair declared the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting closed. These minutes were drawn up, read, approved and signed by the Chairman and Secretaries. The Chair and Secretaries of the presiding board, pursuant to Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 21-V of CVM Instruction 481, register the shareholders who participated in the Meetings via the remote voting form and at a distance through the digital platform provided by the Company, as listed in EXHIBIT II.
São Paulo, November 24, 2021.
Presiding: MARIO ENGLER PINTO JUNIOR, Chair. MARIALVE DE SOUSA MARTINS, Secretary.
This is a free English translation of the minutes drawn up in the Company’s Book of Minutes of Shareholders’ Meetings.
São Paulo, November 24, 2021.
MARIO ENGLER PINTO JUNIOR
Chair
MARIALVE DE SOUSA MARTINS
Secretary
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo CEO’s Office R. Costa Carvalho, 300 – Pinheiros – CEP 05429-900 – São Paulo - SP Phone: (11) 3388-8000 www.sabesp.com.br |
Exhibit I
Attending shareholders List:
Pursuant to Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 21-V of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) Instruction 481/09, of December 17, 2009, as amended and in force, the attending shareholders are considered signatories of the minutes of this Meeting.
Shareholders attending the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting through the electronic system
TREASURY DEPARTMENT (p.p. Bruno Lopes Megna)
SILVIO TINI DE ARAUJO; (p.p. Barbara Silveira Dafferner)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK ADR DEPARTMENT (p.p. Andrea de Almeida de Castro Rodrigues)
AMUNDI FUNDS; AMUNDI INDEX SOLUTIONS; LCL ACTIONS EMERGENTS; BNP PARIBAS FUNDS ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; FIDELITY FUNDS SICAV (p.p. Ricardo José Martins Gimenez)
Shareholders attending the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting through the Remote Voting Form
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT FUNDS (IRELAND) PLC |
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM |
LEGAL AND GENERAL ASSURANCE PENSIONS MNG LTD |
BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST COMPANY NA |
CITY OF LOS ANGELES FIRE AND POLICE PENSION PLAN |
CIBC EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND |
DOMINION RESOURCES, INC. MASTER TRUST |
RUSSELL TR COMPANY COMMINGLED E. B. F. T. R. L. D. I. S. |
IBM 401 (K) PLUS PLAN |
IRISH LIFE ASSURANCE PLC |
MANAGED PENSION FUNDS LIMITED |
NORGES BANK |
PACIFIC SELECT FUND |
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO |
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW MEX |
PUBLIC EMPLOYES RET SYSTEM OF MISSISSIPPI |
RUSSELL INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL SHARES FUND |
RUSSEL INVESTIMENT FUNDS NON.US. FUND |
SOUTHERN CAL ED C N F Q C DC MT S ON P VD N G |
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo CEO’s Office R. Costa Carvalho, 300 – Pinheiros – CEP 05429-900 – São Paulo - SP Phone: (11) 3388-8000 www.sabesp.com.br |
STANDARD LIFE INVESTMENTS GLOBAL SICAV |
STATE ST GL ADV TRUST COMPANY INV FF TAX EX RET PLANS |
STICHTING PHILIPS PENSIOENFONDS |
TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS |
CONSULTING GROUP CAPITAL MKTS FUNDS EMER MARKETS EQUITY FUND |
THE EMERGING M.S. OF THE DFA I.T.CO. |
VANGUARD INVESTMENT SERIES PLC |
STATE OF NEW JERSEY COMMON PENSION FUND D |
SSGA MSCI BRAZIL INDEX NON-LENDING QP COMMON TRUST FUND |
CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC |
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLV.PUB.SCHOOL EMP RET S |
RUSSELL INVESTMENT COMPANY - RUSSELL I D MARKETS FUND |
STATE STREET VARIABLE INSURANCE SERIES FUNDS, INC |
IN BK FOR REC AND DEV,AS TR FT ST RET PLAN AND TR/RSBP AN TR |
STATE OF MINNESOTA STATE EMPLOYEES RET PLAN |
ALBERTA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION |
USAA INTERNATIONAL FUND |
WASHINGTON STATE INVESTMENT BOARD |
RUSSELL INVESTMENT COMPANY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY |
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EMPLOYEES RET ASSOCIATION |
NEW ZEALAND SUPERANNUATION FUND |
FORD MOTOR CO DEFINED BENEF MASTER TRUST |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, L PENSION TRUST |
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND |
MUNICIPAL E ANNUITY A B FUND OF CHICAGO |
SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA INDIAN C |
BP PENSION FUND |
ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT FUND |
UTAH STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS |
WORKPLACE HEALTH S C COM NEW BRUNSWICK |
BOARD OF PENSIONS OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMER |
PRUDENTIAL RETIREM INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMP |
JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE INS TRUST INTERN EQUITY INDEX TRUST |
NTGI QUANTITATIVE MANAGEMENT COLLEC FUNDS TRUST |
RUSSEL INVESTMENTS GLOBAL EQUITY POOL |
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA |
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo CEO’s Office R. Costa Carvalho, 300 – Pinheiros – CEP 05429-900 – São Paulo - SP Phone: (11) 3388-8000 www.sabesp.com.br |
VALIC COMPANY II - INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND |
EMER MKTS CORE EQ PORT DFA INVEST DIMENS GROU |
ALASKA PERMANENT FUND |
CITY OF NEW YORK GROUP TRUST |
RBS PENSION TRUSTEE LIMITED |
BLACKROCK LIFE LIMITED - DC OVERSEAS EQUITY FUND |
CANADA POST CORPORATION REGISTERED PENSION PLAN |
THE SEVENTH SWEDISH NATIONAL PENSION FUND - AP7 EQUITY FUND |
WELLINGTON DIVERSIFIED INFLATION HEDGES FUND |
SCHLUMBERGER COMMON INVESTMENT FUND LIMITED |
ISHARES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY |
NTGI QM COMMON DAILY ALL COUNT WORLD EXUS EQU INDEX FD LEND |
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES SUPERANNUATION BOARD |
NORTHERN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INDEX FUND |
THE NOMURA T AND B CO LTD RE I E S INDEX MSCI E NO HED M FUN |
PARAMETRIC EMERGING MARKETS FUND |
ACTIVE M INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND |
CHEVRON UK PENSION PLAN |
ALASKA COMMON TRUST FUND |
ISHARES MSCI BRAZIL ETF |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT TRUST SERIES |
ISHARES II PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY |
SUNSUPER SUPERANNUATION FUND |
MFS HERITAGE TRUST COMPANY COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT TRUST |
SPDR SP EMERGING MARKETS ETF |
BRUNEI INVESTMENT AGENCY |
STATE OF IDAHO, ENDOWMENT FUND INVESTMENT BOARD |
MONTANA BOARD OF INVESTMENTS |
NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM |
VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEM |
THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY |
COUNTY EMPLOYEES ANNUITY AND BENEFIT FD OF THE COOK COUNTY |
RUSSELL INVESTMENT COMPANY GLOBAL EQUITY FUND |
JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II EMERGING MARKETS FUND |
FUTURE FUND BOARD OF GUARDIANS |
IPROFILE INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PRIVATE POOL |
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo CEO’s Office R. Costa Carvalho, 300 – Pinheiros – CEP 05429-900 – São Paulo - SP Phone: (11) 3388-8000 www.sabesp.com.br |
CITI RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN |
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SECURITY FUND |
IVESCO FTSE RAFI EMERGING MARKETS ETF |
RUSSEL OVERSEAS EQUITY POOL |
NORTHERN TRUST INVESTIMENT FUNDS PLC |
BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION |
ISHARES MSCI BRIC ETF |
PEOPLE S BANK OF CHINA |
PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD |
SCHWAB FUNDAMENTAL EMERGING MARKETS LARGE COMPANY INDEX FUND |
COLLEGE RETIREMENT EQUITIES FUND |
EATON VANCE COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT TFE BEN PLANS EM MQ EQU FD |
INVESCO GLOBAL WATER ETF |
EATON VANCE INT (IR) F PLC-EATON V INT (IR) PAR EM MKT FUND |
LEGAL GENERAL INTERNATIONAL INDEX TRUST |
VANGUARD TOTAL WORLD STOCK INDEX FUND, A SERIES OF |
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON EMP BEN COLLECTIVE INVEST FD PLA |
RUSSELL INSTITUTIONAL FDS, LLC - RI EQUITY FD |
ISHARES II PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY |
NTGI-QM COMMON DAC WORLD EX-US INVESTABLE MIF - LENDING |
HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND |
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, INC. |
PICTET - EMERGING MARKETS INDEX |
PICTET - WATER |
CUSTODY BANK OF JAPAN, LTD. RE: EMERG EQUITY PASSIVE MOTHR F |
LAZARD INTERNATIONAL EQUITY SELECT PORTFOLIO |
BELLSOUTH CORPORATION RFA VEBA TRUST |
MFS DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, LLC |
MFS MERIDIAN FUNDS - LATIN AMERICAN EQUITY FUND |
PICTET CH INSTITUCIONAL-EMERGING MARKETS TRACKER |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P |
PACIFIC SELECT FUND - PD EMERGING MARKETS PORTFOLIO |
WISDOMTREE GLOBAL EX-U.S. QUALITY DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND |
ARIZONA PSPRS TRUST |
KAISER PERMANENTE GROUP TRUST |
FIDELITY SALEM STREET TRUST: FIDELITY SERIES G EX US I FD |
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo CEO’s Office R. Costa Carvalho, 300 – Pinheiros – CEP 05429-900 – São Paulo - SP Phone: (11) 3388-8000 www.sabesp.com.br |
SCHWAB EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY ETF |
ISHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF |
THE BANK OF N. Y. M. (INT) LTD AS T. OF I. E. M. E. I. F. UK |
INVESCO MARKETS III PLC - INV FTSE RI EMERGING MARK U ETF |
AB BOND FUND, INC. - AB ALL MARKET REAL RETURN PORTFOLIO |
CHANG HWA CO BANK, LTD IN ITS C AS M CUST OF N B FUND |
QSUPER |
BMO MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX ETF |
WELLINGTON TRUST COMPANY N.A. |
FIRST TRUST EMERGING MARKETS ALPHADEX FUND |
NTGI-QM COMMON DAILY EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY I F- NON L |
THE HARTFORD GLOBAL REAL ASSET FUND |
THE HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND |
TIAA-CREF FUNDS - TIAA-CREF EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY I F |
LEGAL GENERAL GLOBAL EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND |
CUSTODY B. OF J. LTD. RE: STB D. E. E. F. I. M. F. |
BNYM MELLON CF SL EMERGING MARKETS STOCK INDEX FUND |
SSGA MSCI ACWI EX-USA INDEX NON-LENDING DAILY TRUST |
DELA DEPOSITARY ASSET MANAGEMENT B.V. |
PF INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND |
ULSTER BANK PENSION SCHEME |
VOYA EMERGING MARKETS HIGH DIVIDEND EQUITY FUND |
QIC INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES FUND |
FIRST TRUST BRAZIL ALPHADEX FUND |
FIRST TRUST LATIN AMERICA ALPHADEX FUND |
SSGA SPDR ETFS EUROPE I PLC |
EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK |
JOHN HANCOCK HEDGED EQUITY INCOME FUND |
VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS SELECT STOCK FUND |
VERDIPAPIRFONDET KLP AKSJE FREMVOKSENDE MARKEDER INDEKS I |
TOTAL INTERNATIONAL EX U.S. I MASTER PORT OF MASTER INV PORT |
ISHARES MSCI ACWI ETF |
ISHARES MSCI ACWI ETF |
NAT WEST BK PLC AS TR OF ST JAMES PL GL EQUITY UNIT TRUST |
FIDELITY SALEM STREET T: FIDELITY E M INDEX FUND |
FIDELITY SALEM STREET T: FIDELITY G EX U.S INDEX FUND |
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo CEO’s Office R. Costa Carvalho, 300 – Pinheiros – CEP 05429-900 – São Paulo - SP Phone: (11) 3388-8000 www.sabesp.com.br |
BRUCE POWER PENSION PLAN |
NGS SUPER |
FLEXSHARES MORNINGSTAR GLOBAL UPSTREAM RESOURCES INDEX FUND |
DWS ADVISORS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITIES-PASSIVE |
ISHARES EMERGING MARKETS FUNDAMENTAL INDEX ETF |
VOYA EMERGING MARKETS INDEX PORTFOLIO |
VANGUARD FUNDS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY |
LAZARD INTERNATIONAL EQUITY (ACW EX-U.S.) TRUST |
MERCER QIF FUND PLC |
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY |
CITY OF PHILADELPHIA PUB EMPLOYEES RET SYSTEM |
ONEPATH GLOBAL EMERGING MARKETS SHARES(UNHEDGED) INDEX POOL |
ASCENSION ALPHA FUND, LLC |
COMMONWEALTH SUPERANNUATION CORPORATION |
JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II STRATEGIC EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND |
RETIREMENT INCOME PLAN OF SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY |
NFS LIMITED |
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PENSION PLAN |
FLEXSHARES MORNINGSTAR EMERGING MARKETS FACTOR TILT INDEX F |
SCHRODER EMERGING MARKETS FUND SUSTAINABLE FUND |
ISHARES CORE MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF |
ISHARES CORE MSCI TOTAL INTERNATIONAL STOCK ETF |
BLACKROCK GLOBAL INDEX FUNDS |
SCOTTISH WIDOWS INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS FUNDS ICVC- FUNDAMENTAL |
ADVANCED SERIES TRUST - AST PRUDENTIAL GROWTH ALLOCATION POR |
KAPITALFORENINGEN LAEGERNES PENSIONSINVESTERING, LPI AEM I I I |
FIRST TRUST GLL FUND PLC - FIRST TR EMERG MKTS ALPH UCITS ET |
GENERAL PENSION AND SOCIAL SECURITY AUTHORITY |
CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY |
EXELON GENERATION COMP, LLC TAX QUALIFIED NUCLEAR DECOMM PAR |
QS INVESTORS DBI GLOBAL EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND LP |
SCHWAB FUNDAMENTAL EMERG0ING MARKETS LARGE COMPANY INDEX ETF |
CLINTON NUCLEAR POWER PLANT QUALIFIED FUND |
THREE MILE ISLAND UNIT ONE QUALIFIED FUND |
RUSSELL TRUST COMPANY COMMINGLED EMPLOYEE BENEFIT FUNDS T |
STATE STREET IRELAND UNIT TRUST |
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo CEO’s Office R. Costa Carvalho, 300 – Pinheiros – CEP 05429-900 – São Paulo - SP Phone: (11) 3388-8000 www.sabesp.com.br |
FLEXSHARES STOXX GLOBAL BOND INFRASTRUCTURE INDEX FUND |
METIS EQUITY TRUST |
SPDR SP EMERGING MARKETS FUND |
JOHN HANCOCK INFRASTRUCTURE FUND |
DEUTSCHE X-TRACKERS MSCI ALL WORLD EX US HEDGED EQUITY ETF |
PARTNERS GROUP LISTED INVESTMENTS SICAV - LISTED INFRASTRUCT |
SCHRODER GLOBAL MULTI-CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO, L.P. |
XTRACKERS (IE) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY |
XTRACKERS |
FIDELITY INVESTMENT FUNDS FIDELITY INDEX EMERG MARKETS FUND |
THE MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN, LTD. AS TR FOR MUTB400045792 |
NORTHERN TRUST COLLECTIVE ALL COUNTRY WORLD I (ACWI) E-U F-L |
NORTHERN TRUST COLLECTIVE EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND-LEND |
THE MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN, LTD. TRUSTEE MUTB400045794 |
ST STR MSCI ACWI EX USA IMI SCREENED NON-LENDING COMM TR FD |
ADVANCED SERIES TRUST - AST PRUDENTIAL FLEXIBLE M-S P |
SPDR MSCI EMERGING MARKETS STRATEGICFACTORS ETF |
CONSTRUCTION BUILDING UNIONS SUPER FUND |
THE MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAP, LTD. AS TR. FOR MTBJ400045828 |
THE MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAP., LTD. AS TR. FOR MTBJ400045829 |
THE MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN, LTD. AS TRUSTEE FOR MUTB4000 |
WELL MANAG FUNDS (LUXEMBOURG) - WELL EMERG MKTS R E FUND |
NAT WEST BK PLC AS TR OF ST JAMES PL ST MANAGED UNIT TRUST |
JPMORGAN DIVERSIFIED RETURN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY ETF |
BLACKROCK A. M. S. AG ON B. OF I. E. M. E. I. F. (CH) |
SSGA SPDR ETFS EUROPE II PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY |
STATE STREET GLOBAL ALL CAP EQUITY EX-US INDEX PORTFOLIO |
SCHRODER GEP GLOBAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND |
SCHRODER COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT TRUST |
LEGAL GENERAL GLOBAL EQUITY INDEX FUND |
MOBIUS LIFE LIMITED |
INTERNATIONAL EXPATRIATE BENEFIT MASTER TRUST |
GODFOND SVERIGE VARLDEN |
RUSSELL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, LLC-RUSSELL GLOBAL EQUITY P F |
WILMINGTON MULTI-MANAGER ALTERNATIVES FUND |
POOL REINSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED |
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo CEO’s Office R. Costa Carvalho, 300 – Pinheiros – CEP 05429-900 – São Paulo - SP Phone: (11) 3388-8000 www.sabesp.com.br |
LEGAL GENERAL U. ETF P. LIMITED COMPANY |
LEGAL GENERAL COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT TRUST |
PIMCO EQUITY SERIES: PIMCO RAE EMERGING MARKETS FUND |
RUSSELL INVESTMENT COMPANY RUSSELL TAX-MANAGED INTERNATIONAL |
PIMCO RAE EMERGING MARKETS FUND LLC |
INVESTERINGSFORENINGEN D. I. I. G. AC R. - A. KL |
INVESTERINGSFORENINGEN D. I. I. G. E. M. R. - A. KL |
STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS LUX SICAV - S S G E M I E FUND |
STATE STREET EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INDEX FUND |
GUIDEMARK EMERGING MARKETS FUND |
WM POOL - EQUITIES TRUST NO. 75 |
NORTHERN TRUST UCITS FGR FUND |
VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL HIGH DIVIDEND YIELD INDEX F |
WELL MGT FUNDS (LUXEMBOURG) II SICAV - WELL GL M A T R FD |
FIDELITY SALEM STREET TRUST: FIDELITY SAI EMERGING M I FUND |
STATE STREET ICAV |
SUNAMERICA SERIES TRUST- SA SCHRODERS VCP GLOBAL A PORTFOLIO |
SPP EMERGING MARKETS PLUS |
FIDELITY SALEM STREET T: FIDELITY TOTAL INTE INDEX FUND |
MACKENZIE MAXIMUM DIVERSIFICATION EMERGING MARKETS INDEX ETF |
ISHARES II PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY |
CUSTODY BANK OF JAPAN, LTD. AS TR F G CORE INFRA EQUITY FUND |
DWS I. GMBH FOR DEAM-FONDS KG-PENSIONEN |
VERDIPAPIRFONDET STOREBRAND INDEKS ALLE MARKEDER |
SCHRODER INTERNATIONAL MULTI-CAP VALUE FUND |
LEGAL GENERAL ICAV |
VANGUARD INV FUNDS ICVC-VANGUARD FTSE GLOBAL ALL CAP INDEX F |
MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE |
PICTET - MULTI ASSET GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES |
JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC EQUITY ALLOCAT |
INVESTORS WHOLESALE EMERGING MARKETS EQUITIES TRUST |
NATIONWIDE INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND |
PARKER FOUNDATION, INC. |
PICTET - GLOBAL MEGATREND SELECTION |
CITITRUST LIM AS TR OF BLACK PREMIER FDS- ISH WOR EQU IND FD |
FIDELITY SALEM STREET TRUST: FIDELITY FLEX INTERNATIONAL IND |
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo CEO’s Office R. Costa Carvalho, 300 – Pinheiros – CEP 05429-900 – São Paulo - SP Phone: (11) 3388-8000 www.sabesp.com.br |
WELLINGTON COMPOUND GROWTH, L.P. |
HIGHLAND PUBLIC INFLATION HEDGES FUND |
FIDELITY FIRST GLOBAL FUND |
ISHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS EX CHINA ETF |
PIMCO EQUITY SERIES: PIMCO RAFI DYNAMIC MULTI-FACTOR EMERGIN |
EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY SELECT ETF |
SPARTAN GROUP TRUST FOR EMPLYEE BENEFIT PLANS: SPARTAN EMERG |
BLACKROCK CDN MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND |
EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INDEX MASTER FUND |
EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INDEX ESG SCREENED FUND B |
EMERGING MARKETS INDEX NON-LENDABLE FUND |
EMERGING MARKETS INDEX NON-LENDABLE FUND B |
NEW SOUTH WALLES TR CORP AS TR FOR THE TC EMER MKT SHAR FUND |
LEGAL GENERAL SCIENTIFIC BETA EMERGING MARKETS FUND, LLC |
INVESCO PUREBETASM FTSE EMERGING MARKETS ETF |
FRANKLIN LIBERTYSHARES ICAV |
AQR INNOVATION FUND, L.P. |
THE MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN, LTD. AS TRU FO MTBJ400045849 |
THE INCUBATION FUND, LTD. |
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON ETF TRUST - FRANKLIN FTSE BRAZI |
VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS STOCK INDEX FUND |
VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND |
ABU DHABI RETIREMENT PENSIONS AND BENEFITS FUND |
LEGAL GENERAL GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE INDEX FUND |
COLONIAL FIRST STATE INVESTMENT FUND 50 |
PARAMETRIC TMEMC FUND, LP |
JOHN HANCOCK DIVERSIFIED REAL ASSETS FUND |
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND II: INTERNATIONAL |
DEUTSCHE ASSET MANAGEMENT S.A. FOR ARERO - DER WEL |
MSCI EQUITY INDEX FUND B - BRAZIL |
SUNAMERICA SERIES TRUST SA EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY |
MSCI ACWI EX-U.S. IMI INDEX FUND B2 |
FIDELITY CONCORD STREET TRUST: FIDELITY ZERO INT. INDEX FUND |
INVESCO STRATEGIC EMERGING MARKETS ETF |
VANGUARD ESG INTERNATIONAL |
WEST YORKSHIRE PENSION FUND |
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo CEO’s Office R. Costa Carvalho, 300 – Pinheiros – CEP 05429-900 – São Paulo - SP Phone: (11) 3388-8000 www.sabesp.com.br |
VERDIPAPIRFONDET KLP AKSJE FREMVOKSENDE MARKEDER F |
ISHARES (DE) I INVESTMENTAKTIENGESELLSCHAFT MIT TG |
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON ETF TRUST - FRANKLIN FTSE LATIN |
XTRACKERS MSCI ACWI EX USA ESG LEADERS EQUITY ETF |
WELLINGTON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MUL |
LEIA GROUP TRUST |
LVIP SSGA EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INDEX FUND |
AVIVA I INVESTMENT FUNDS ICVC - AVIVA I INTERNATIONAL I T F |
DESJARDINS RI GLOBAL MULTIFACTOR - FOSSIL FUEL RES |
VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRT COMPANY INSTIT T INTL STK MKT INDEX T |
KRANESHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS EX CHINA INDEX E |
PHILADELPHIA GAS WORKS PENSION PLAN |
FIDEICOMISO FAE |
CHUBB CORPORATION MASTER RETIREMENT TRUST |
AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS SCHWEIZ AG ON BEHALF OF AX |
SCHRODER QEP EMERGING MARKETS MULTI-CAP EQUITY TRU |
KAPITALFORENINGEN MP INVEST, BASIS 3 |
MERCER UCITS COMMON CONTRACTUAL FUND |
PLURIBUS LABS GLOBAL CORE EQUITY MASTER FUND LP |
ABERDEEN INVESTMENT FUNDS UK ICVC II - ABERDEEN EM |
THE SAUDI SECOND INVESTMENT COMPANY |
VANGUARD ACTIVE EMERGING MARKET EQUITY FUND |
RBC QUANT EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY LEADERS ETF |
MIDDLETOWN WORKS HOURLY AND SALARIED UNION RETIREE |
GUARDIAN GLOBAL UTILITIES VIP FUND |
GOLDMAN SACHS ETF TRUST - GOLDMAN SACHS EMERGING M |
SSTL AS DEPOSITARY OF FP BRUNEL PENSION PARTNERSHI |
FIDELITY INVESTMENT FUNDS-FIDELITY SUST. WATER WASTE FUND |
ASSET MANAGEMENT EXCHANGE UCITS CCF |
VANGUARD F. T. C. INST. TOTAL INTL STOCK M. INDEX TRUST II |
BLK MAGI FUND |
KAPITALFORENINGEN EMD INVEST, EMERGING MARKETS IND |
FIDELITY SALEM STREET TRUST: FIDELITY SAI EMERGING |
LEGAL GENERAL CCF |
VANGUARD INVESTMENT SERIES PLC / VANGUARD ESG EMER |
STICHTING PENSIOENFONDS PGB |
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo CEO’s Office R. Costa Carvalho, 300 – Pinheiros – CEP 05429-900 – São Paulo - SP Phone: (11) 3388-8000 www.sabesp.com.br |
ULSTER BANK PENSION TRUSTEES (R.I) LIMITED |
NORDEA 1, SICAV - GLOBAL SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT FUND |
ARERO - DER WELTFONDS -NACHHALTIG |
FP BRUNEL PENSION PARTNERSHIP ACS - FP BRUNEL GLOB |
MAINSTAY MACKAY INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND |
JOHN HANCOCK TRUST COMPANY COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT T |
NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SAVINGS TRUST |
DESJARDINS RI EMERGING MARKETS - LOW CO2 INDEX ETF |
ABERDEEN STANDARD OEIC V - ASI MULTI-ASSET CLIMATE |
IMCO EMERGING MARKETS PUBLIC EQUITY LP |
DODGE COX EMERGING MARKETS STOCK FUND |
VANGUARD FUNDS PLC / VANGUARD ESG GLOBAL ALL CAP U |
HSBC BANK PLC AS TRUSTEE OF STATE STREET AUT EMERG |
QIC LISTED EQUITIES FUND |
JNL EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND |
GLOBAL X CLEAN WATER ETF |
NEW AIRWAYS PENSION SCHEME |
MACQUARIE MULTI-FACTOR FUND |
MACQUARIE TRUE INDEX EMERGING MARKETS FUND |
CUSTODY BANK OF JAPAN, LTD. RE: SMTB DAIWA/WELLING |
INVESCO RAFI FUNDAMENTAL GLOBAL INDEX TRUST |
HARTFORD SCHRODERS DIVERSIFIED EMERGING MARKETS FU |
STICHTING JURIDISCH EIGENAAR ACHMEA INVESTMENT MAN |
BRIDGEWATER ALL WEATHER SUSTAINABILITY 11, LP |
BRIDGEWATER ALL WEATHER SUSTAINABILITY, LP |
ALLIANZ GL INVESTORS GMBH ON BEHALF OF ALLIANZGI-FONDS DSPT |
AVIVA INVESTORS |
AVIVA LIFE PENSIONS UK LIMITED |
BLACKROCK ASSET MANAG IR LT I ITS CAP A M F T BKR I S FD |
ISHARES EMERGING MARKETS IMI EQUITY INDEX FUND |
FORSTA AP-FONDEN |
H.E.S.T. AUSTRALIA LIMITED |
INVESTERINGSFORENINGEN NORDEA INVEST KLIMA OG MILJO KL |
J.P. MORGAN EUROPE LIMITED AS TRUSTEES OF SCHRODER DIVER G F |
SCHRODER QEP GLOBAL CORE FUND |
SCHRODER GEP GLOBAL ACTIVE VALUE FUND |
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo CEO’s Office R. Costa Carvalho, 300 – Pinheiros – CEP 05429-900 – São Paulo - SP Phone: (11) 3388-8000 www.sabesp.com.br |
BUREAU OF LABOR FUNDS - LABOR PENSION FUND |
BUREAU OF LABOR FUNDS - LABOR RETIREMENT FUND |
MFS INTERNATIONAL NEW DISCOVERY FUND |
NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND |
NORDEA 1 - GLOBAL CLIMATE AND ENVIROMENT FUND |
SAS TRUSTEE CORPORATION POOLED FUND |
SCHRODER GLOBAL VALUE FUND |
SCHRODER INTERNATIONAL SELECTION FUND |
SPP AKTIEINDEXFOND GLOBAL |
SPP EMERGING MARKETS SRI |
STATE OF WYOMING |
STICHTING DEPOSITARY APG EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY POOL |
VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS SHARES INDEX FUND |
VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL EXPLORER FUND |
VANGUARD TOTAL INTERNATIONAL STOCK INDEX FD, A SE VAN S F |
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Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP | ||
By: | /s/ Osvaldo Garcia | |
Name: Osvaldo Garcia Title: Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer |
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.