SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
|_| REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b)
OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
|X| ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001
OR
|_| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13
OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _______ to _______
Commission file number: 1-15224
COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS GERAIS--CEMIG
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Energy Company of Minas Gerais The Federative Republic of Brazil
(Translation of Registrant's Name into English) (Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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Avenida Barbacena, 1200
30190-131 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on which Registered
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American Depositary Shares (evidenced by New York Stock Exchange
American Depositary Receipts), each
representing 1,000 Preferred Shares
Preferred Shares, R$0.01 par value* New York Stock Exchange*
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* Not for trading purposes, but only in connection with the registration of American Depositary Shares
pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close
of the period covered by the annual report.
69,495,477,931 Common Shares
89,436,236,828 Preferred Shares
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes No |X|
Indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.
Item 17 Item 18 |X|
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Table of Contents
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PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION.............................................................................1
MARKET POSITION AND OTHER INFORMATION.............................................................................2
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION.......................................................................................2
PART I............................................................................................................4
Item 1. Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers....................................................4
Item 2. Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable..................................................................4
Item 3. Key Information..........................................................................................4
Item 4. Information on the Company..............................................................................22
Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects............................................................46
Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees..............................................................65
Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions.......................................................72
Item 8. Financial Information...................................................................................73
Item 9. The Offer and Listing...................................................................................79
Item 10. Additional Information..................................................................................83
Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.............................................100
Item 12. Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities.................................................102
PART II.........................................................................................................103
Item 13. Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies........................................................103
Item 14. Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds...........................103
Item 15. Controls and Procedures................................................................................103
Item 16. [Reserved].............................................................................................103
PART III........................................................................................................103
Item 17. Financial Statements...................................................................................103
Item 18. Financial Statements...................................................................................103
Item 19. Exhibits...............................................................................................104
INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS..........................................................................................109
TECHNICAL GLOSSARY..............................................................................................111
Annex A The Brazilian Electricity Sector.......................................................................A-1
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PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION
In this annual report on Form 20-F, Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais-CEMIG, a sociedade de economia mista (a state-controlled mixed capital company) organized and existing with limited liability under the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil, or Brazil, is referred to as "CEMIG," "we" or the "Company." References in this annual report to the "real," "reais" or "R$" are to Brazilian reais (plural) and the Brazilian real (singular), the official currency of Brazil, and references to "U.S. dollars," "dollars" or "US$" are to United States dollars.
We maintain our books and records in reais. We prepare our financial statements in accordance with accounting principles established mainly through Law No. 6,404 of December 15, 1976, Law No. 9,457 of May 5, 1997 and Law No. 10,303 of October 31, 2001, which we refer to collectively as the Brazilian Corporate Law. For purposes of this annual report, we have presented, and in future reports to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or the Commission, we intend to present, our consolidated financial statements and other financial information in reais in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or U.S. GAAP. For purposes of this annual report we prepared balance sheets as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 and the related statements of operations and comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in shareholders' equity for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, in reais all in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu has audited our consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2001 and 2000 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2001.
Unless otherwise stated, all financial information for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 and earlier periods contained in this annual report recognizes certain effects of inflation and is restated in constant reais of December 31, 1997 purchasing power. We used the Brazilian IGP-DI (General Price Index-Internal Availability) inflation index to prepare financial information for 1997. From and after January 1, 1998, Brazil ceased to be considered a highly inflationary economy under U.S. GAAP and we have not restated financial information to reflect the effects of inflation as from that date. Therefore, for subsequent periods and dates, our financial statements and other financial data are presented in nominal reais and do not reflect effects of inflation. See "Item 3. Key Information--Selected Consolidated Financial Data" and note 2(b) to our consolidated financial statements.
This annual report contains translations of certain real amounts into U.S. dollars at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise indicated, such U.S. dollar amounts have been translated from reais at an exchange rate of R$2.3120 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in New York City for cable transfers in reais as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or the noon buying rate, as of December 31, 2001. However, the real has experienced high volatility and suffered a sharp decline against the U.S. dollar since that date. See "Item 3. Key Information--Exchange Rates" for additional information regarding exchange rates. We cannot guarantee that U.S. dollars can be converted into reais, or that reais can be converted into U.S. dollars, at the above rate or at any other rate.
MARKET POSITION AND OTHER INFORMATION
The information contained in this annual report regarding our market position is, unless otherwise indicated, presented for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2001 and is based on, or derived from, reports issued by the Agencia Nacional de Energia Eletrica (National Electric Energy Agency of Brazil), or ANEEL.
Certain terms are defined the first time they are used in this annual report. The "Index of Defined Terms" that begins on page 108 lists those terms and where they are defined. As used herein, all references to "GW" and "GWh" are to gigawatts and gigawatt hours, respectively, references to "MW" and "MWh" are to megawatts and megawatt hours, respectively, and references to "kW" and "kWh" are to kilowatts and kilowatt hours, respectively. These and certain other technical terms are defined in the "Technical Glossary" on page 110.
References in this annual report to the "common shares" and "preferred shares" are to our common shares and preferred shares, respectively. References to "American Depositary Shares" or "ADSs" are to American Depositary Shares, each representing 1,000 preferred shares. The ADSs are evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, or ADRs, issued pursuant to a Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, dated as of August 10, 2001, by and among us, Citibank, N.A., as depositary, and the holders and beneficial owners of ADSs evidenced by ADRs issued thereunder.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This annual report includes forward-looking statements, principally in
"Item 3. Key Information," including "Risk Factors," "Item 4. Information on
the Company," "Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects" and "Item
11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk." We have based
these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and
projections about future events and financial trends affecting our business.
These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and
assumptions including, among other things:
o general economic, political and business conditions, principally in Latin America, Brazil and the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, or Minas Gerais;
o inflation and changes in currency exchange rates;
o changes in volumes and patterns of customer electricity usage;
o competitive conditions in Brazil's electricity generation, transmission and distribution markets;
o our expectations and estimates concerning future financial performance, financing plans and the effects of competition;
o our level of debt;
o the likelihood that we will receive payment in connection with accounts receivable;
o trends in the electricity generation, transmission and distribution industry in Brazil and Minas Gerais;
o changes in rainfall and the water levels in the reservoirs used to run our hydroelectric power generation facilities;
o our capital expenditure plans;
o our ability to serve our customers on a satisfactory basis;
o existing and future governmental regulation as to electricity rates, electricity usage, competition in our concession area and other matters;
o existing and future policies of the federal government of Brazil, which we refer to as the Federal Government;
o existing and future policies of the government of Minas Gerais, which we refer to as the State Government, including policies affecting its investment in us and the plans of the State Government for future expansion of electricity generation, transmission and distribution in Minas Gerais; and
o other risk factors as set forth under "Item 3. Key Information--Risk Factors."
The forward-looking statements referred to above also include information with respect to our capacity expansion projects that are under way and those that we are currently evaluating. In addition to the above risks and uncertainties, our potential expansion projects involve engineering, construction, regulatory and other significant risks, which may:
o delay or prevent successful completion of one or more projects;
o increase the costs of projects; and
o result in the failure of facilities to operate or generate income in accordance with our expectations.
The words "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect" and similar words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements because of new information, future events or otherwise. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking information, events and circumstances discussed in this annual report might not occur. Our actual results and performance could differ substantially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements.
Neither our independent auditors, nor any other independent accountants, have compiled, examined or performed any procedures with respect to the forward-looking financial information contained herein, nor have they expressed any opinion or any other form of assurance on such information or its achievability, and they assume no responsibility for, and disclaim any association with, such forward-looking financial information.
PART I
Item 1. Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers
Not applicable.
Item 2. Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable
Not applicable.
Item 3. Key Information
Our Independent Auditors
On June 1, 2002, the partners and employees of Arthur Andersen S/C, our
former independent auditors, joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. The audit report
for the financial statements of CEMIG as of December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999
and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2001 included in this
annual report was issued by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
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Selected Consolidated Financial Data
The following tables present our selected consolidated financial and operating information in U.S. GAAP as of the dates and for each of the periods indicated. You should read the following information together with our consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, included in this annual report and the information set forth in "Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects."
The selected financial data as of December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2001 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this annual report. The selected financial data as of December 31, 1998 and for the year then ended has been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, which are not included in this annual report. The selected financial data as of December 31, 1997 and for the year then ended is presented on an unaudited basis.
U.S. dollar amounts in the table below are presented for your convenience. Unless otherwise indicated, these U.S. dollar amounts have been translated from reais at R$2.3120 per US$1.00, the noon buying rate as of December 31, 2001. However, the real has lost a significant percentage of its value since that date as measured against the U.S. dollar. We cannot guarantee that U.S. dollars can be converted into reais, or that reais can be converted into U.S. dollars, at the above rate or at any other rate. On January 2, 2002, the noon buying rate for reais was R$2.3100 per U.S.$1.00. On March 21, 2003, the noon buying rate for reais was R$3.4250 per U.S.$1.00. See "-- Exchange Rates."
As of and for the year ended December 31,
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2001 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997(1)
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(US$)(2)(3) (In millions of R$ except per share/ADS data or as otherwise indicated)
Income Statement Data:
Net Operating revenues
Electricity sales to final customers.... 1,984 4,587 4,478 3,678 3,159 2,805
Regulatory extraordinary rate
adjustment(4)......................... 341 789 - - - -
Electricity sales to the interconnected
power system.......................... 224 517 145 63 132 115
Use of basic transmission network....... 66 154 139 71 2 -
Other operating revenues................ 65 150 124 93 61 60
Tax on revenues......................... (515) (1,191) (1,130) (933) (767) (579)
Total net operating revenues............ 2,165 5,006 3,756 2,972 2,587 2,401
Operating costs and expenses
Electricity purchased for resale........ (828) (1,914) (819) (727) (481) (447)
Natural gas purchased for resale........ (36) (84) (60) (36) (20) (17)
Use of basic transmission network....... (109) (251) (243) (151) (71) (70)
Depreciation and amortization........... (277) (641) (583) (555) (441) (410)
Personnel............................... (230) (531) (466) (391) (408) (548)
Regulatory charges...................... (182) (420) (433) (258) (206) (195)
Third-party services.................... (93) (216) (195) (153) (126) (145)
Employee post-retirement benefits....... (127) (293) (238) (193) (475) (199)
Materials and supplies.................. (31) (71) (71) (59) (45) (43)
Other................................... (118) (274) (208) (290) (133) (145)
Provision for loss on deferred
regulatory assets..................... (65) (150) - - - -
Provision for loss on account receivable
from Minas Gerais State Government.... (326) (754) - - - -
Total operating costs and expenses...... (2,421) (5,599) (3,316) (2,813) (2,406) (2,219)
Operating (loss) income.................... (256) (593) 440 159 181 182
Financial (expenses) income, net........... (21) (48) (42) (295) (40) 35
(Loss) income before income taxes.......... (277) (641) 398 (136) 141 217
Income taxes (expense) benefit............. (34) (78) (32) 114 148 (234)
Net (loss) income.......................... (311) (719) 366 (22) 289 (17)
Other comprehensive income (loss).......... 88 203 19 (168) 1 (154)
Comprehensive (loss) income................ (223) (516) 385 (190) 290 (171)
Basic and diluted (loss) earnings:
Per thousand common shares.............. (1.96) (4.52) 2.30 (0.14) 1.82 (0.10)
Per thousand preferred shares........... (1.96) (4.52) 2.30 (0.14) 1.82 (0.10)
Per ADS................................. (1.96) (4.52) 2.30 (0.14) 1.82 (0.10)
Balance Sheet Data:
Assets
Current assets.......................... 700 1,618 1,015 768 593 786
Property, plant and equipment, net (in
service).............................. 4,033 9,325 9,705 9,503 9,822 8,733
Construction in progress................ 223 516 592 1,032 904 1,964
Deferred regulatory assets - long-term.. 538 1,245 - - - -
Account receivable from Minas Gerais
State Government...................... 195 451 953 809 684 649
Other assets............................ 327 755 466 1,016 858 796
Total assets............................ 6,016 13,910 12,731 13,128 12,861 12,928
Liabilities
Current portion of long-term financing.. 137 317 453 337 160 148
Other current liabilities............... 675 1,561 1,042 1,125 781 1,047
Long-term financing..................... 870 2,011 1,070 1,039 981 941
Employee post-retirement benefits....... 704 1,627 1,803 1,734 1,434 1,322
Shareholders' equity....................... 3,263 7,543 8,162 7,964 8,509 8,729
Capital stock.............................. 604 1,396 1,396 1,396 1,396 1,396
Other Data:
Outstanding shares (thousands)
Common .................................. - 69,495,478 69,495,478 69,495,478 69,495,478 56,788,022
Preferred ............................... - 89,436,237 89,436,237 89,436,237 89,436,237 73,070,160
Dividends per thousand shares
Common................................... 0.28 0.65 1.18 2.23 3.21 1.84
Preferred................................ 0.28 0.65 1.18 2.23 3.21 1.84
Dividends per ADS
Preferred................................ 0.28 0.65 1.18 2.23 3.21 1.84
Dividends per thousand shares(5)
Common................................... - 0.28 0.60 1.23 2.66 1.65
Preferred................................ - 0.28 0.60 1.23 2.66 1.65
Dividends per ADS(5)
Preferred................................ - 0.28 0.60 1.23 2.66 1.65
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(1) Information for this year is presented on an unaudited basis.
(2) For purposes of this table, US$1.00 is equal to R$2.3120, the noon buying
rate as of December 31, 2001. See "--Exchange Rates."
(3) In millions, except per share/ADS data.
(4) See note 4 to our consolidated financial statements.
(5) This information is presented in U.S. dollars at the noon buying rate in
effect at the time of the declaration of the dividend.
Exchange Rates
There are two legal exchange markets in Brazil--the commercial rate exchange market, or commercial market, and the floating rate exchange market, or floating market. Although the Federal Government has unified the operational limits applicable to both markets, each market continues to have its own regulations. The commercial market is reserved primarily for foreign trade transactions and transactions that generally require prior registration with and approval from Brazilian monetary authorities, such as the purchase and sale of registered investments by foreign persons and related remittances of funds abroad. Purchases and sales of foreign currencies in the commercial market may be carried out only through a financial institution in Brazil authorized to buy and sell currency in that market. The floating market rate is the prevailing selling rate for Brazilian currency into U.S. dollars, as reported by the Banco Central do Brasil (the Central Bank of Brazil), or the Central Bank, and applies to transactions that are not covered by the commercial market. Prior to the introduction of the real in 1994, the commercial market rate and the floating market rate differed significantly at times, but the two rates have not differed significantly since. However, there can be no assurance that there will not be significant differences between the two rates in the future. Although the commercial market rate and the floating market rate are freely negotiated, they may be influenced by an intervention of the Central Bank.
In the past, the Central Bank maintained a band within which the exchange rate between the real and the U.S. dollar fluctuated. Since January 15, 1999, the real has been permitted to float freely. During 1999 the real experienced high volatility and suffered a sharp decline against the U.S. dollar. During 2000 and 2001 the real continued to decline against the U.S. dollar. More recently, factors including the effect of Argentina's debt default in December 2001 and concerns regarding the recent presidential elections in Brazil have caused the real to lose a significant percentage of its value as measured against the U.S. dollar. On January 2, 2002, the noon buying rate for reais was R$2.3100 per U.S.$1.00. On March 21, 2003, the noon buying rate for reais was R$3.4250 per U.S.$1.00. Under the current free-floating convertibility exchange system, the real may undergo significant further devaluation, or it may appreciate against the U.S. dollar and other currencies.
The table below sets forth, for the periods indicated, the low, high, average and period-end noon buying rates for reais, expressed in reais per U.S.$1.00.
Reais per US$1.00
Month Low High Average Period-end
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January 2002..................................... 2.2930 2.4440 2.3799 2.4090
February 2002.................................... 2.3610 2.4656 2.4242 2.3610
March 2002....................................... 2.3250 2.3650 2.3450 2.3260
April 2002....................................... 2.2730 2.3750 2.3227 2.3600
May 2002......................................... 2.3610 2.5380 2.4753 2.5220
June 2002........................................ 2.5500 2.8710 2.7144 2.8300
July 2002 ....................................... 2.8215 3.4850 2.9414 3.4850
August 2002...................................... 2.9245 3.2700 3.1082 3.0030
September 2002................................... 3.1020 3.8350 3.3548 3.8030
October 2002..................................... 3.5810 3.9450 3.7966 3.6240
November 2002.................................... 3.5130 3.7050 3.5924 3.6710
December 2002.................................... 3.4390 3.7950 3.6268 3.5400
January 2003..................................... 3.2650 3.6590 3.4375 3.5130
February 2003.................................... 3.5350 3.6640 3.5955 3.5650
March 2003 (through March 21, 2003).............. 3.3880 3.5700 3.4861 3.4250
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Reais per US$1.00
Year Ended December 31, Low High Average Period-end
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1997............................................. 1.0394 1.1166 1.0779 1.1165
1998............................................. 1.1160 1.2090 1.1605 1.2085
1999............................................. 1.2074 2.2000 1.8207 1.8090
2000............................................. 1.7230 1.9840 1.8301 1.9510
2001............................................. 1.9380 2.7880 2.3527 2.3120
2002............................................. 2.2730 3.9450 2.9235 3.5400
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Exchange rate fluctuations may affect the U.S. dollar amounts received by the holders of ADSs. We will make any distributions with respect to our preferred shares in reais and the depositary will convert these distributions into U.S. dollars for payment to the holders of ADSs. Exchange rate fluctuations may also affect the U.S. dollar equivalent of the real price of the preferred shares on the Brazilian stock exchanges where they are traded. Exchange rate fluctuations may also affect our results of operations. See "--Risk Factors--Risks Relating to Brazil--Exchange rate instability may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations."
Risk Factors
Risks Relating to CEMIG
We are controlled by the State Government
We are controlled by the State Government, which owns 51% of our outstanding common shares. Although the State Government controls us, it has not adopted any laws directly affecting our operations. However, the State Government has the right to vote the majority of our voting common shares, which currently includes the power to:
o elect the majority of our directors; and
o determine the outcome of any action requiring shareholder approval, including transactions with related parties, corporate reorganizations and the timing and payment of any future dividends.
Our operations have had and will continue to have an important impact on the development of business, industry and social conditions in Minas Gerais. The State Government has from time to time in the past directed, and may in the future direct, us to engage in certain activities and make certain expenditures designated primarily to promote the social, political or economic goals of the State Government and not necessarily with a view to our profitability. In the event that the State Government pursues policies, objectives or strategic directions for us with which you disagree, you and other shareholders will not have the voting power to block these actions and policies.
In addition, while certain constitutional safeguards exist with respect to relations between the State Government and the Federal Government, there can be no assurance that the Federal Government will not take administrative, legislative or other actions that have an adverse impact on the State Government, and in turn on our results of operations.
Effective control of CEMIG is subject to judicial challenge
In connection with the purchase in 1997 of approximately 33% of our common shares by Southern Electric Brasil Participacoes Ltda., or Southern, a joint venture, the State Government entered into a shareholders' agreement with Southern, granting Southern control over certain significant corporate decisions. In 1999, the State Government filed a lawsuit seeking to nullify the shareholders' agreement on constitutional grounds. In August 2001, after several rulings and appeals, the Minas Gerais State Court of Appeals ruled that
the shareholders' agreement is null and void. However, this ruling has been appealed to a superior court and therefore, effective control of CEMIG remains subject to judicial challenge. As a result, Southern could retroactively challenge the legitimacy of certain decisions taken by our Board of Directors while these legal proceedings are pending. See "Item 8. Financial Information--Legal Proceedings--Shareholders' Agreement" and "Item 10. Additional Information--Material Contracts--Shareholders' Agreement, dated June 18, 1997, between the State Government and Southern."
Difficulties relating to the restructuring of our operations could adversely affect our business
Historically, we have been a vertically integrated electric power company, combining generation, transmission and distribution operations in one operating entity. However, the concession agreements we signed in 1997 with the Federal Government's Departamento Nacional de Aguas e Energia Eletrica (National Department of Water and Electrical Energy), or DNAEE, the predecessor to ANEEL, the agency that regulates the energy sector, require us, as well as other vertically integrated electric power companies in Brazil, to separate our generation, transmission and distribution operations into distinct operating units. Pursuant to these concession agreements, we would organize these units into three separate subsidiaries, each wholly owned by CEMIG, and each of which would conduct our previously integrated generation, transmission and distribution operations. See "Item 4. Information on the Company--Organizational Structure and Unbundling." Under the new structure, each operating subsidiary would be required to operate independently and in compliance with rate, service, network and other regulations applicable to its particular business unit. Because we are a state-controlled company, specific state legislation, in addition to shareholder approval, is required in order for us to create these new subsidiaries.
We are unable to predict the effect of this reorganization on our business. Although we believe that the separation of our electric energy business into three separate subsidiaries would allow us to enhance operating strategies and efficiencies, at this time we are not able to estimate the impact of the restructuring on our financial condition and results of operations. In particular, compliance by each subsidiary with market-specific rate, tax and other regulations and the effects of competition in each subsidiary's respective market segment may adversely impact our results of operations in ways that we cannot foresee. For example, we believe that revenue taxes payable by generation and distribution units may, on a consolidated basis, result in higher revenue taxes than we pay currently as an integrated power company.
In 2001, ANEEL imposed a fine of R$4 million upon us because we did not comply with the restructuring requirements on a timely basis. However, because the restructuring requires approval by our shareholders and specific legislation by the State Government, we believe that we should not be responsible for any non-compliance with the restructuring requirements and, for this reason, we formally requested that ANEEL extend for 12 months the unbundling deadline. On September 20, 2001, ANEEL granted us an extension until September 21, 2002 to complete the unbundling process and on October 31, 2001, ANEEL annulled the previously issued fine. We did not meet the September 21, 2002 deadline for completion of the unbundling process and as a result, on November 11, 2002, ANEEL imposed a fine of R$5.5 million upon us. However, for the reasons set forth above, we believe we should not be responsible for any non-compliance with the restructuring requirements and, for this reason, on November 28, 2002, we appealed ANEEL's fine. For the same reason, we have not recorded any reserve for this fine. Nevertheless, we may be forced to pay this fine as well as additional fines or penalties imposed by ANEEL, which may have an adverse effect on our results of operations.
Notwithstanding the information in the preceding paragraphs, due to recent public statements by the Federal Government, we expect that the Federal Government will modify the regulatory framework of the energy sector in the near term and, as a result, the restructuring of vertically integrated electric power companies may no longer be required. If the restructuring requirements are eliminated, we would request that ANEEL amend our concession agreements to remove the restructuring clauses and we would terminate our restructuring plans. However, no assurance can be given that the Federal Government will so modify the regulatory framework of the energy sector or that we will no longer be required to restructure our operations.
Delays in the expansion of our facilities may significantly increase our costs
We are currently engaged in the construction of additional hydroelectric plants and the evaluation of other potential expansion projects. Our ability to complete an expansion project on time, within a determined budget and without adverse economic effects, is subject to a number of risks. For instance:
o we may experience problems in the construction phase of an expansion project;
o we may face regulatory or legal challenges that delay the initial operation date of an expansion project;
o our new or modified facilities may not operate at designated capacity or may cost more to operate than we expect; and
o we may not be able to obtain adequate working capital to finance our expansion projects.
If we experience these or other problems relating to the expansion of our electricity generation, transmission or distribution capacity, our ability to sell electric energy in amounts in line with our projections may be harmed and we may be exposed to increased costs. Consequently, we may fail to produce the revenues we anticipate in connection with such expansion projects.
We may be adversely affected by the imposition and enforcement of more stringent environmental regulations that would require us to spend additional funds
We are subject to stringent environmental regulations. Changes in environmental regulations, or changes in the policy of enforcement of existing environmental regulations, could adversely affect us. See "Item 4. Information on the Company--Environmental Matters" and "The Brazilian Electricity Sector--Legal and Regulatory Matters--Environmental Regulations" in Annex A.
Our operations are supervised by governmental agencies that are responsible for the implementation of environmental laws and policies. These agencies could take action for our failure to comply with their regulations. These actions could include the imposition of fines and revocation of licenses and concessions. Although changes in Brazilian laws and regulations apply only prospectively under Brazilian law, it is possible that the relevant governmental agencies will impose additional regulations or will seek a more stringent interpretation of existing regulations that would require us to spend additional funds on environmental matters.
Brazilian law might permit claims against our shareholders for damages we cause to the environment
Brazilian Federal Law No. 9,605 of February 12, 1998 provides that the corporate structure of a company may be disregarded if that structure impedes recovery of damages for environmental liabilities. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that, in the case of a claim for environmental damages under this law, liabilities would not be imposed against our shareholders. Although we are not aware of any successful assertion of claims against shareholders under this law, we cannot give assurance that this will not happen.
We are currently operating without insurance policies
Our insurance policies that covered damages to our plants caused by fire and risks such as equipment failures expired on December 31, 2001. We are in the process of soliciting bids from insurance carriers for new insurance policies to cover these risks. We also do not have general third party liability insurance covering accidents and have not solicited bids relating to this type of insurance. However, we may contract for this type of insurance in the future. In addition, we have not solicited bids for, nor do we carry, insurance coverage for major catastrophes affecting our facilities such as earthquakes and floods, for business interruption risk or for operating system failures.
Although we have not experienced significant losses arising from the aforementioned risks, should losses or other liabilities relating to these risks occur prior to our entry into relevant insurance policies covering
these risks, we may incur significant costs. In addition, even after we obtain insurance policies for fire and operational risks, we may incur significant unexpected costs relating to liabilities that are not covered by these policies, including consequential damages suffered by our customers as a result of interruptions in power distribution or liabilities that exceed the limits of our insurance coverage. These events could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. See "Item 10. Additional Information--Insurance."
We may not be able to collect a significant receivable from the State Government
Prior to 1993, electric utilities in Brazil were guaranteed a rate of return on investments in assets used to provide electric service to customers, the rates charged to customers were uniform throughout the country, and profits from more profitable utilities were reallocated to less profitable ones so that the rate of return for all companies would equal the national average. Shortfalls experienced by most electric utilities in Brazil were accounted for in each company's special account known as the CRC Account. When the CRC Account and the guaranteed return concept were abolished, concessionaires with positive balances were permitted to offset such balances against their liabilities to the Federal Government.
After all of our eligible payables and debt to the Federal Government had been offset against our CRC Account balance, we entered into an agreement with the State Government in May 1995 to transfer the obligation to pay the balance of our CRC Account from the Federal Government to the State Government in return for a promissory note from the State Government payable in monthly installments plus interest. The agreement relating to this transfer, known as the CRC Account Agreement, requires the State Government to make monthly payments to us over twenty years with an initial three-year grace period for interest and principal payments. Interest on the amount payable under the CRC Account Agreement accrues at a rate of 6% per year plus inflation adjustments. Interest commenced accruing on May 2, 1995, and deferred interest during the initial three-year grace period was capitalized.
The State Government did not make any payments to us under the CRC Account Agreement in 2001 or 2002 and has not made any payments to date in 2003. In order to address the settlement of these outstanding amounts, we have undertaken extensive negotiations with the State Government. To date, these negotiations have resulted in the execution of two amendments to the CRC Account Agreement. These amendments divided the outstanding amounts due into two parts.
One amendment restructures past due amounts with original due dates from April to December 1999 and from March 2000 to December 2002. We can offset the amounts due under this amendment, which totaled R$451 as of December 31, 2001, against payments of dividends and interest on capital that we are required to make to the State Government as our shareholder.
The other amendment covers installments under the CRC Account Agreement originally due January 1, 2003 through May 1, 2015, representing approximately R$754 million as of December 31, 2001. Since this amendment did not include any guarantees that would assure the realization of the amounts due thereunder, we recorded a related loss provision in the amount of approximately R$754 million as of December 31, 2001. See note 3 to our consolidated financial statements. Each of the amendments to the CRC Account Agreement is described more fully under "Item 10. Additional Information - Material Contracts."
We are continuing to negotiate with the State Government and the Federal Government in respect of the receivables due under the CRC Account Agreement; however, given the State Government's history of missing payments under this obligation, no assurance can be given that any of the installment payments under this amendment will be paid when due or at all. Furthermore, no assurance can be given that additional loss provisions in the respect of this receivable will not be recorded in future periods.
Relatively few customers account for a disproportionately large share of our revenues
The majority of the energy we sell is purchased by large industrial customers. Our industrial customers are engaged in the steel, non-ferrous metal, ferroalloy, mining, cement and automotive sectors. For the year ended December 31, 2001, our ten largest industrial customers accounted for approximately 12% of our revenues and approximately 24% of the total quantity of electricity sold by us. Our industrial customers,
in the aggregate, accounted in the year ended December 31, 2001 for approximately 60% of our total volume of electrical power sales and approximately 40% of our revenues. For more detailed information on our customers, see "Item 4. Information on the Company--Customers and Billing--Customer Base."
While we have long-term contracts with substantially all of our major customers, any disruption in existing customer relationships could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. For example, it is possible that a number of our large industrial clients may become self-power producers, or SPPs, in order to obtain the right to generate electricity for their own use. In April 2002, our largest industrial client in 2001 became an SPP. See Item 4. "Information on the Company--Customers and Billing." In addition, when these customers' contracts with us expire, the regulatory system being implemented in the Brazilian electricity sector will allow these customers to contract with other electric utilities, traders or directly with generators provided that such customers can be classified as free customers (those customers that have a demand of 3 MW or more of electricity at voltage levels of 69 kV or more).
The granting of certain concessions to our large industrial clients and the ability of our large industrial clients to contract with other entities could adversely affect our results of operations. See "The Brazilian Electricity Sector--Legal and Regulatory Matters--Competition" in Annex A. In addition, a slowdown in the manufacturing sector could reduce the energy demands of some of our major industrial customers, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
Our revenue may suffer as a result of the introduction of competition into the energy market
In order to permit the gradual introduction of competition into the energy market and to protect market participants from exposure to volatile spot prices, in 1998 ANEEL implemented a transition period during which time purchases and sales of energy on the Mercado Atacadista de Energia Eletrica (Wholesale Energy Spot Market), or MAE, have been made through regulated contracts, known as initial contracts, with the prices and volumes of such contracts approved by ANEEL. This transition period expires in 2005.
From 2003 to 2005, the volume of electricity subject to such regulation and allowed to be purchased and sold pursuant to the initial contracts will be reduced by 25% per year. The deregulated energy will be bought and sold by distribution concessionaires through public auctions in accordance with Federal Law No. 10,438, dated April 26, 2002, Federal Law No. 10,604, dated December 17, 2002, and Decree No. 4,562, dated December 31, 2002. Deregulated energy that is not bought or sold through public auction may be bought or sold through power purchase agreements with terms of less than 6 months. Deregulated energy that is not bought or sold through public auction or the limited term power purchase agreements may be purchased on the MAE. During this period, the total amount of energy bought or sold pursuant to public auction or limited term power purchase agreements may not exceed 5% of the electric energy market of public service concessionaires in any given month.
Distributors of electricity are also required to have 95% of the energy they contract to parties who use the electric power for their own needs, which we refer to as final customers, guaranteed by energy from their own plants or power purchase agreements. Although we may still contract with affiliates without the need for public auction, we still must comply with certain self-dealing limitations implemented by ANEEL. See "The Brazilian Electricity Sector--Legal and Regulatory Matters--Competition" in Annex A.
We cannot assure you that we will be able to enter into enough power purchase agreements to satisfy the 95% guarantee with respect to energy we contract to final customers. In addition, we cannot assure you that the costs associated with any power purchase agreements that we must enter into will be passed on to our customers. As a result, our revenue may suffer.
We are uncertain as to the renewal of our concessions
We carry out our generation, transmission and distribution activities pursuant to concession agreements entered into with the Federal Government. The Brazilian Constitution requires that all concessions relating to public services must be awarded through a bidding process. In 1995, in an effort to implement these constitutional provisions, the Federal Government adopted certain laws and regulations, known collectively as the Concessions Law, governing such bidding procedures in the electricity sector. In accordance
with the Concessions Law, upon application by the concessionaire, existing concessions may be renewed by the Federal Government for additional periods of up to 20 years without being subject to the bidding process, provided that the concessionaire has met minimum performance standards and that the proposal is otherwise acceptable to the Federal Government.
In light of the degree of discretion granted to the Federal Government by the Concessions Law with regard to renewal of existing concessions, and given the lack of long-standing precedents with respect to the Federal Government's exercise of such discretion and interpretation and application of the Concessions Law, we cannot give you any assurance that additional concessions will not be lost or that concessions will not have to be renewed on terms that may be less favorable than those currently in effect. See "Item 4. Information on the Company--Competition--Concessions" and "The Brazilian Electricity Sector--Legal and Regulatory Matters--Concessions" in Annex A. In addition, it is possible that our large industrial clients that become SPPs may obtain certain concessions, which could adversely affect our results of operations.
Our concessions may be revoked
We carry out our generation, transmission and distribution activities pursuant to concession agreements entered into with the Federal Government. ANEEL may impose any of the following penalties on us in the event that we fail to comply with any provision of our concession agreements:
o fines ranging from 0.1% to 2% of our annual gross revenues, depending on the severity of the noncompliance;
o temporary suspension from participating in public bidding processes to obtain new concessions, permissions or authorizations from ANEEL, as well as from contracting with governmental agencies;
o administrative intervention; and
o revocation of our existing concessions.
In addition, a concession agreement may be terminated by encampacao (government expropriation) for public interest purposes. In such a case, all assets, rights and privileges transferred to the concessionaire by the Federal Government under the terms of the concession agreement would revert to the Federal Government and the concession-holder would be indemnified to a degree for its investments in such assets.
The Federal Government revoked one concession we formerly held with respect to a generation facility because we had not begun construction of the facility on a timely basis as specified in the concession agreement. In addition, in February 2002, a concession that we were initially awarded in November 2001 with respect to the construction and operation of the Traira II hydroelectric power plant was cancelled by ANEEL because ANEEL claimed that we had not complied with certain conditions to receive the award.
We cannot give you any assurance that our concessions will not be revoked, cancelled, or expropriated. The revocation, cancellation or expropriation of any of our concessions could have an adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and business prospects.
We are unable to predict the impact of a rapidly changing regulatory environment on our business and results of operations
In recent years, the Federal Government has undertaken policies that have had a far-reaching impact on the Brazilian energy sector and, in particular, the electric power industry and electric power markets. In a sector that was once dominated by Brazilian federal and state-controlled energy companies that maintained proprietary pricing power in what were, essentially, closed markets, ANEEL has adopted policies and regulations designed to encourage privatization of companies in the sector, open market pricing, separate vertically integrated generation, transmission and distribution companies, and facilitate competition in regional
and local distribution markets where concessionaires previously had operated on an exclusive basis in their concession markets.
We expect that a number of regulatory initiatives will be implemented between 2003 and 2005. During this period, progressive price deregulation is being introduced into the Brazilian distribution (retail end user) market and retail electricity distributors will be able to compete with us in our existing distribution markets, return on capital formulas will be introduced that govern the applications of energy suppliers to increase or change rates applicable to customers and a national electricity market will act as a clearinghouse for energy purchases and sales by generation companies that need to fill purchase requirements or sell surplus output at rates determined by the market. In addition, the Federal Government established the Comite de Revitalizacao do Modelo do Setor Eletrico (the Electric Power Sector Revitalization Committee) in June 2001 to alleviate problems in the electric power sector resulting from the power rationing measures implemented by the Federal Government, as well as years of reduced investment in the sector. Since its establishment, the Electric Power Sector Revitalization Committee has proposed several measures that are intended to, among other things, improve the rules applicable to the electric power sector, increase electric power generation and facilitate competition. See "The Brazilian Electricity Sector" in Annex A.
Additionally, since our electricity rates are subject to regulatory review or approval, we may be impacted by changes in the application or interpretation of regulatory provisions including, but not limited to: changes in the determination, definition or classification of costs to be included as reimbursable or pass-through costs; changes in the definition or determination of controllable or non-controllable costs; changes in the definition of events which may or may not qualify as changes in economic equilibrium; changes in the timing of rate increases or other changes in the regulatory determinations under relevant concessions or state or federal regulatory provisions; and/or unwillingness of regulatory bodies to take required actions or retrenchment or delay in taking actions.
Recently, the Federal Government indicated that it intends to amend certain aspects of the regulatory framework of the energy sector in order to reduce rates applicable to final customers. Although no official announcement has been made, we expect that an announcement regarding these changes may be made by June 2003. These changes and other regulatory changes might have an adverse effect on our financial condition, future results of operations and business prospects.
The Federal Government-mandated electricity rationing program in Brazil during 2001 resulted in a reduction in our revenues. In late 2001 we entered into an agreement with the Federal Government whereby a special rate adjustment was allowed in order to reimburse us for revenue losses incurred during the rationing period. At the end of 2001 we recorded deferred regulatory assets of R$259 million, a portion of which is computed based upon our anticipated collections during the initial 24-month period of this rate increase. If the amount of these anticipated collections proves to be inaccurate, we may be required to take an impairment charge in respect of our deferred regulatory assets, which charge would also have an adverse effect on our net income.
We may not be able to complete our proposed capital expenditure program
We plan to spend approximately R$3.3 billion during the period from 2002 through 2005 on the construction of new power installations and the refurbishment and maintenance of existing power plants and transmission and distribution systems. Our ability to carry out this capital expenditure program is dependent upon a variety of factors, including our ability to charge adequate rates for our services, our access to domestic and international capital markets and a variety of operating and other contingencies. In addition, our plans to expand our generation and transmission capacity are subject to the competitive bidding process governed by the Concessions Law. We cannot give you any assurance that we will have the financial resources to complete this program.
Difficulty in financing our capital requirements could lead to shareholding dilution
We fund our liquidity and capital requirements primarily with cash provided by operations and, to a lesser extent, with proceeds of debt financings. We plan to continue to finance our liquidity and capital
requirements in this way in the near future. However, should we experience a reduction in cash provided by operations and/or incur significant additional debt, it may be more difficult to repay such debt and we may be more likely to raise capital through the issuance of additional shares. While we have no current intention to issue additional shares, any future issuance of additional shares could result in dilution to then-existing shareholders.
We may incur losses in connection with pending litigation and arbitration
We are currently a party to several legal proceedings relating to civil, administrative, environmental, tax and other claims filed against us. These claims involve a wide range of issues and seek substantial amounts of money. Several individual disputes account for a significant part of the total amount of claims against us. Our consolidated financial statements include reserves totaling R$319 million as of December 31, 2001 for probable and reasonably estimable losses and expenses we may incur in connection with pending litigation. In the event that our legal reserves prove to be insufficient, the payment of litigation claims in an amount in excess of the reserved amounts could have a material adverse effect on us.
Labor-related legal claims, strikes and/or work stoppages could have a negative impact on our business
Substantially all of our employees are covered by Brazilian labor legislation applicable to private sector employees. We have entered into a collective bargaining agreement with the labor unions representing most of these employees.
We are currently defending a number of labor-related claims brought by our employees that generally relate to overtime and hazardous occupation compensation. As of December 31, 2001, these employees were seeking, in the aggregate, approximately R$67.8 million in compensation, and at that date we had accrued a liability of R$54.2 million with respect to these claims. We are also defending, with Fundacao Forluminas de Seguridade Social--FORLUZ (the Forluminas Social Security Foundation), or Forluz, the entity responsible for managing our employee pension fund, a claim brought by Sindieletro, the organization representing our employees' labor unions. Sindieletro asserts that we failed to make certain allegedly obligatory cost-of-living increases in contributions to our employee pension funds. As of December 31, 2001, the plaintiff in this action was seeking R$527 million. We have not accrued any liability related to this claim because we believe that we have a meritorious defense. For a more detailed discussion of these and other labor-related proceedings, see "Item 8. Financial Information--Legal Proceedings--Labor and Pension Fund Obligations."
Except for short periods of work stoppages during the last four years, we have not experienced any material labor unrest. Nevertheless, our operations might be interrupted by a strike in the future. We do not carry insurance for losses incurred as a result of business interruptions caused by labor action. In the event of a strike, we might face an immediate loss of revenue.
Contract disputes, strikes, legal claims or other types of conflicts relating to our employees or the labor unions that represent them may have a material adverse effect on financial results and our ability to maintain ordinary service levels or otherwise operate our business in the manner that our customers expect.
You may not be able to enforce judgments against our directors or officers
All of our directors and officers named in this annual report reside in Brazil. Substantially all of our assets, as well as the assets of these persons, are located in Brazil. As a result, it may not be possible for you to effect service of process within the United States or other jurisdictions outside Brazil upon these persons, attach their assets, or enforce against them or us in United States courts, or the courts of other jurisdictions outside Brazil, judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or the laws of such other jurisdictions. See "Item 10. Additional Information--Difficulties of Enforcing Civil Liabilities Against Non-U.S. Persons."
Risks Relating to Brazil
Brazilian political and economic conditions may have an adverse impact on our business and the market price of the preferred shares and ADSs
The Brazilian economy has been characterized by volatile economic cycles and by frequent and occasionally drastic intervention by the Federal Government. The Federal Government has often changed monetary, taxation, credit, rate and other policies to influence the course of Brazil's economy. For example, the Federal Government has the authority, when a serious imbalance in Brazil's balance of payments occurs, to impose restrictions on the remittance to foreign investors of the proceeds of their investments in Brazil, and on the conversion of Brazilian currency into foreign currencies.
Rapid changes in Brazilian political and economic conditions have in the past and may in the future require continued emphasis on assessing the risks associated with our activities and adjusting our business and operating strategy accordingly. Future developments in the Brazilian economy, or in the policies of the Federal Government and the State Government, over which we have no control, may adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations and impact the market price of the preferred shares and ADSs.
Brazil's President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, was elected in October 2002 and took office on January 1, 2003. We cannot predict the policies that this new administration may adopt or the effect that those policies may have on Brazilian economic conditions, investor confidence in Brazilian companies, our results of operations and/or the price of the preferred shares and ADSs. The new administration may adopt policies that contribute to the creation of an environment that is perceived to be less favorable to Brazilian business and industrial interests than the environment under former President Fernando Enrique Cardoso.
State Government elections were also held in October 2002 and a new State Government administration was elected. The new State Government administration may also make changes or adopt policies that could undermine investor confidence and have an adverse effect on our business and/or the price of the preferred shares and ADSs.
Accordingly, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by a variety of political and economic factors, including those relating to:
o electricity rates;
o price controls or rationing of electricity consumption;
o electricity purchase subsidies for final customers;
o the adoption of measures to increase competition in exclusive concession areas;
o exchange controls;
o currency fluctuations;
o inflation;
o price instability;
o interest rates;
o increases in our tax burden pursuant to changes in tax policy;
o policies adopted by new presidential and state administrations; and
o other political, diplomatic, social and economic developments in or affecting Brazil.
Inflation, and certain governmental measures to curb inflation, may contribute significantly to economic uncertainty in Brazil and may heighten volatility in the Brazilian securities market
Historically, Brazil has experienced extremely high rates of inflation. Inflation itself, as well as certain governmental measures to curb inflation, have had in the past significant negative effects on the Brazilian economy and have contributed to heightened volatility in the Brazilian securities market. Our cash operating expenses are substantially all in reais and tend to increase with Brazilian inflation because the cost of wages and other operating expenses generally increase according to consumer prices. High inflation generally leads to higher domestic interest rates, and, as a result, our costs of real-denominated debt are higher during periods of inflation. In addition, to the extent that the rate of inflation exceeds the increases in rates that we are allowed to charge our customers, our operating margins will be adversely affected. On the other hand, if the rate of inflation in Brazil is lower than the rate of appreciation of the U.S. dollar and other foreign currencies against the real, our cost in real terms of paying interest on our foreign currency denominated debt will be higher.
Since the introduction of the real in July 1994, Brazil's inflation rate has been substantially lower than in previous periods. Inflation, as measured by the IGP-DI, was 26.41% in 2002, 10.4% in 2001, 9.81% in 2000, 19.98% in 1999, 1.70% in 1998 and 7.48% in 1997. If Brazil experiences substantial inflation, our operating expenses and borrowing costs may increase, our profit margins may be reduced and, if investor confidence lags, the price of the preferred shares and ADSs may fall. If economic difficulties are provoked by or occur at the same time as inflation, then our revenues may also be negatively affected.
Exchange rate instability may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations
Because substantially all of our revenues are denominated in reais and we have foreign currency-denominated debt and other liabilities, our results of operations may be adversely affected by devaluation of the real against such foreign currencies, including the U.S. dollar. Devaluation of the real may produce exchange losses on our debt denominated in foreign currencies. In addition, devaluation may result in additional expense relating to required U.S. dollar-denominated purchases of electricity from Itaipu Binacional, or Itaipu, the world's largest power plant jointly developed by the governments of Brazil and Paraguay. See "Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk."
In the past, the Central Bank maintained a band within which the exchange rate between the real and the U.S. dollar fluctuated. Since January 15, 1999, the real has been permitted to float freely. It is not possible to predict whether the Central Bank will continue to let the real float freely. Also, it is not possible to predict what impact the Federal Government's exchange rate policies may have on us. We cannot assure you that the Federal Government will not impose the band system or some other exchange rate control system in the future.
The real depreciated by approximately 18.67% relative to the U.S. dollar in 2001 due to adverse economic developments in Argentina as well as reduced flow of capital following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. In 2001, the Central Bank announced a series of defensive measures including intervention in the foreign exchange market by selling U.S. dollars and buying reais. Following the announcement, the real initially rose against the U.S. dollar but has since fluctuated significantly. On September 28, 2001, the noon buying rate was R$2.6730 per U.S.$1.00 and on December 31, 2001 the noon buying rate was R$2.3120 per U.S.$1.00. More recently, factors including the effect of Argentina's debt default in December 2001 and concerns regarding the recent presidential elections in Brazil have caused the real to lose a significant percentage of its value as measured against the U.S. dollar. On January 2, 2002, the noon buying rate for reais was R$2.3100 per U.S.$1.00. On March 21, 2003, the noon buying rate for reais was R$3.4250 per U.S.$1.00. Under the current free-floating currency exchange rate system, the real may undergo further devaluation or may appreciate against the U.S. dollar and other currencies.
Devaluations of the real create additional inflationary pressures in Brazil that may negatively affect us. These devaluations may curtail our access to foreign financial markets and may require government intervention, including recessionary government policies. Certain governmental measures to curb inflation may contribute significantly to economic uncertainty in Brazil and to heightened volatility in the Brazilian
securities market. Devaluations also reduce the U.S. dollar value of distributions and dividends on the ADSs and the market price of the preferred shares and ADSs.
Interest rate instability may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations
At December 31, 2001, we had approximately R$2,328 million in loans and financing outstanding (net of investment escrow accounts totaling R$152 million), of which approximately R$1,876 million bore interest at floating rates. See "Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects--Liquidity and Capital Resources." Interest rates in Brazil have historically been higher than in many other countries. In recent years, interest rates have been used by the Federal Government as a fiscal policy tool to avoid increased inflation and to control demand for foreign currency. Recent economic events in Brazil have resulted in additional Federal Government intervention. For example, on July 18, 2001, the Central Bank raised Brazil's benchmark interest rate to 19% from 18.25%. Although the Central Bank raised this rate each month for five consecutive months following July 2001, the Central Bank reduced the interest rate to 18.75% on February 20, 2002, to 18.50% on March 20, 2002 and to 18% on July 17, 2002. However, the Central Bank raised the interest rate to 21% on October 14, 2002, to 22% on November 20, 2002, to 25% on December 18, 2002, to 25.5% on January 22, 2003 and to 26.5% on February 19, 2003. As of March 21, 2003, the interest rate was 26.50%.
If interest rates continue to rise significantly, we may be subject to materially higher interest payments on our outstanding floating-rate indebtedness, which may have an adverse impact on our results of operations. See "Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk--Interest Rate Risk."
Developments in other emerging markets may adversely affect the market price of the preferred shares and ADSs
The market price of the preferred shares and ADSs may be adversely affected by declines in the international financial markets and world economic conditions. The Brazilian securities market is, to varying degrees, influenced by economic and market conditions in other emerging market countries, especially those in Latin America. Although economic conditions may differ from country to country, investors' reactions to developments in one country can affect the securities markets and the securities of issuers in other countries, including Brazil. Since the fourth quarter of 1997, the international financial markets have experienced significant volatility and a large number of market indices, including those in Brazil, have declined significantly as a result of the Asian economic crisis and the 1998 Russian debt moratorium and devaluation of the Russian currency.
Currently, the poor economic situation in Argentina, Brazil's major trading partner (which accounted for 8.6% of Brazil's exports in 2001) represents a significant external risk to the Brazilian economy. In particular, we are concerned about Argentina's insolvency, the devaluation of the Argentina peso and its default on its public debt. While we do not have any direct business relationship with Argentina or Argentine companies, to the extent that the Argentine government is unsuccessful in preventing further economic decline, this crisis may produce harmful consequences in the Brazilian economy, potentially reducing demand for electrical energy and affecting our results of operations.
Other instances of economic and political instability in Latin America may have an adverse affect on the Brazilian economy and on the market price of the preferred shares and the ADSs. For example, Venezuela's recent political instability and civil unrest has disrupted its business and industrial community.
There is a risk that a continuation or worsening of these conditions in Argentina, Venezuela or other emerging markets, or similar future developments in emerging markets, could adversely affect our financial condition, our ability to raise capital when needed, as well as undermine investor confidence in securities issued by companies in Latin America, such as the preferred shares and the ADSs, causing their market price to suffer.
Changes in the rate-setting structure applicable to Brazilian electric utilities could cause our net income to decrease
The rate-setting structure applicable to electric utilities in Brazil has undergone several changes in recent years. Prior to 1993, electric utilities in Brazil were guaranteed a rate of return on investments in assets used to provide electric service and the rates charged to customers were uniform throughout the country. Profits from more profitable utilities were reallocated to less profitable utilities so that the rate of return for all companies would equal the national average. This rate-setting structure was modified in 1993 to require each concessionaire to submit rate proposals to ANEEL covering periods of three years, taking into account various factors such as operating and other costs, depreciation and regulatory charges and taxes. In 1994, the Federal Government, in connection with an economic stabilization plan, made further changes to the rate-setting process. Since July 1995, rates have been set on an annual basis by ANEEL, which makes its determinations on the basis of several factors, including cost of electricity purchased and other charges. Each distribution company's concession agreement also provides for an annual readjustment of rates based on certain charges and costs. See "The Brazilian Electricity Sector--Legal and Regulatory Matters--Rates" in Annex A for a more detailed description of the rate-setting process in Brazil.
There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain needed rate increases in the future, nor that any rate increases that we actually receive will be sufficient for us to operate at a profit. Furthermore, if the Federal Government makes further changes to Brazil's rate-setting structure that make it more difficult for us to obtain needed rate increases, our results of operations may be adversely affected.
We currently face limitations on our ability to obtain financing
As a state-controlled company, we are subject to restrictions under current laws and regulations in Brazil on our ability to enter into certain international financial transactions. For example, we are required to obtain approval from the Brazilian Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank prior to transactions such as bond issuances, loans or export financings when such transactions involve making payments through the purchase of foreign currency in Brazil for remittance abroad. We must follow stringent procedures in order to refinance existing debt obtained from financial institutions. In addition, financial institutions in Brazil are subject to risk exposure restrictions with regard to state governments, governmental agencies and state-controlled companies such as us. The restrictions mentioned in this paragraph have not prevented us from obtaining necessary financing although there can be no assurance that our ability to obtain financing will not be hindered by restrictions in the future.
If we are unable to raise sufficient capital through domestic markets or if we fail to obtain the necessary approval to raise sufficient funds internationally, we may be faced with insufficient cash flows to meet our budgeted capital expenditures, causing our financial results to suffer.
We are also subject to financial covenants contained in some of our debt agreements that require us to maintain certain financial ratios. These ratios are computed based on our Brazilian Corporate Law financial statements. Although we are currently in compliance with these covenants, these and other covenants could limit our ability to support our liquidity and capital resource requirements. See note 16 to our consolidated financial statements.
Federal Government mandated power rationing and limits on our ability to provide electric service to customers may cause our net income to decrease
Low amounts of rainfall in 2000 and early 2001, vigorous growth in demand for energy and Brazil's significant dependence on electricity generated from hydrological resources resulted in abnormally low water levels in many reservoirs that are used to power Brazil's major hydroelectric generation facilities. Decreases in electric energy consumption due to Federal Government mandated rationing and restrictions on our ability to distribute electricity resulted in a reduction in our revenue and net income in 2001. Future power rationing, resulting from low rainfall levels or otherwise, could adversely affect our financial performance in future periods.
Governmental moratoriums or defaults may adversely affect our financial condition and the market price of the preferred shares and ADSs
In January 1999, the State Government, our controlling shareholder, affirmatively suspended its debt repayments to the Federal Government for a period of 90 days, and the Federal Government blocked payments to the State Government in response. The State Government has complied with its payment obligations to the Federal Government since that time through contractual set-off provisions. In 2001, the State Government threatened to declare a moratorium on its debt payments to the Federal Government but did not act on this threat. As of December 31, 2001, the State Government owed approximately R$27 billion to the Federal Government.
The risks of further default by state and municipal governments in Brazil may undermine investor confidence and have a negative effect on the Brazilian economy or the economy of the relevant region and may adversely affect our financial condition. Also, if the Brazilian economy or the economy of Minas Gerais were to be adversely affected by a default or a protracted dispute between the Federal Government and the State Government regarding political or fiscal matters, our operations and the market price of the preferred shares and ADSs may be adversely affected.
In addition, we have a significant receivable from the State Government, which is described under "--Risks Relating to CEMIG--We may not be able to collect a significant receivable from the State Government." If the Federal Government were to suspend its payments to the State Government, our ability to collect this receivable by enforcing the security interest given to us relating to certain payments from the Federal Government to the State Government would be adversely affected and our financial condition could suffer.
Terrorist attacks against the United States and actions taken by the United States and others could adversely affect global economic conditions and our business
The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 depressed economic activity in the United States and globally, including in Brazil. It is not certain how long these economic conditions will continue. Although the extent of the impact remains unclear, it has already resulted in:
o increased short-term volatility in the market price of securities;
o a significant decline in corporate earnings estimates;
o substantial losses in important industries, including the air transport and insurance industries; and
o a significant erosion of consumer confidence.
If additional terrorist attacks occur, the war by the United States against Iraq is prolonged or a war is declared by others and continues, economic conditions in the United States and internationally may deteriorate. Our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected as a result of any such actions. These events could also cause the market price of the preferred shares and the ADSs to suffer.
Risks Relating to the Preferred Shares and ADSs
The preferred shares and ADSs generally do not have voting rights
In accordance with the Brazilian Corporate Law and our by-laws, holders of the preferred shares, and, by extension, holders of the ADSs, are not entitled to vote at our shareholders' meetings, except in very limited circumstances. This means, among other things, that you, as a preferred shareholder, are not entitled to vote on corporate transactions, including mergers or consolidations of us with other companies.
Exchange controls and restrictions on remittances abroad may adversely affect holders of ADSs
You may be adversely affected by the imposition of restrictions on the remittance to foreign investors of the proceeds of their investments in Brazil and the conversion of reais into foreign currencies. The Federal Government imposed remittance restrictions for approximately three months in late 1989 and early 1990. Restrictions like these would hinder or prevent the conversion of dividends, distributions or the proceeds from any sale of preferred shares, as the case may be, from reais into U.S. dollars and the remittance of the U.S. dollars abroad. We cannot assure you that the Federal Government will not take similar measures in the future. See "Item 3. Key Information-- Exchange Rates."
Exchanging ADSs for the underlying preferred shares may have unfavorable consequences
The Brazilian custodian for the preferred shares must obtain an electronic certificate of registration from the Central Bank to remit U.S. dollars abroad for payments of dividends, any other cash distributions, or upon the disposition of the shares and sales proceeds related thereto. If you decide to exchange your ADSs for the underlying preferred shares, you will be entitled to continue to rely, for five business days from the date of the exchange, on the depositary bank's electronic certificate of registration. Thereafter, you may not be able to obtain and remit U.S. dollars abroad upon the disposition of the preferred shares, or distributions relating to the preferred shares, unless you obtain your own certificate of registration under Resolution No. 2,689 of January 26, 2000, of the Brazilian Conselho Monetario Nacional, or National Monetary Council, which entitles foreign investors to buy and sell on the Brazilian stock exchanges. If you do not obtain this certificate, you will be subject to less favorable tax treatment on gains with respect to the preferred shares. If you attempt to obtain your own certificate of registration, you may incur expenses or suffer significant delays in the application process. Obtaining a certificate of registration involves generating significant documentation, including completing and filing various electronic forms with the Central Bank and Comissao de Valores Mobiliarios (the Brazilian securities regulatory body), or the CVM. In order to complete this process, the investor will usually need to have a consultant or attorney who has expertise in Central Bank and CVM regulations. Any delay in obtaining this certificate could adversely impact your ability to receive dividends or distributions relating to the preferred shares abroad or the return of your capital in a timely manner. If you decide to exchange your preferred shares back into ADSs once you have registered your investment in the preferred shares, you may deposit your preferred shares with the custodian and rely on the depositary bank's certificate of registration, subject to certain conditions. See "Item 10. Additional Information--Taxation--Brazilian Tax Considerations."
We cannot assure you that the depositary bank's certificate of registration or any certificate of foreign capital registration obtained by you may not be affected by future legislative or other regulatory changes, or that additional Brazilian restrictions applicable to you, the disposition of the underlying preferred shares or the repatriation of the proceeds from disposition could not be imposed in the future.
The relative volatility and illiquidity of the Brazilian securities market may adversely affect you
Investing in Latin American securities, such as the preferred shares or the ADSs, involves a higher degree of risk than investing in securities of issuers from countries with more stable political and economic environments and such investments are generally considered speculative in nature. These investments are subject to certain economic and political risks, such as, among others:
o changes to the regulatory, tax, economic and political environment that may affect the ability of investors to receive payment, in whole or in part, with respect to their investments; and
o restrictions on foreign investment and on repatriation of capital invested.
The Brazilian securities market is substantially smaller, less liquid, more concentrated and more volatile than major securities markets in the United States. This may substantially limit your ability to sell the preferred shares underlying your ADSs at a price and time at which you wish to do so. The Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paulo -- BOVESPA, or Sao Paulo Stock Exchange, the only stock exchange in Brazil upon which
shares are traded, had a market capitalization of approximately US$124.04 billion as of December 31, 2002 and an average monthly trading volume of approximately US$4.1 billion for 2002. In comparison, the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., or the NYSE, had a market capitalization of US$9.74 trillion as of December 31, 2002 and an average monthly trading volume of approximately US$859.26 billion for 2002.
There is also significantly greater concentration in the Brazilian securities market than in major securities markets in the United States. The ten largest companies in terms of market capitalization represented approximately 48.6% of the aggregate market capitalization of the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange as of December 31, 2002. The top ten stocks in terms of trading volume accounted for approximately 56.5% of all shares traded on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange in 2002. See "Item 9. The Offer and Listing--Trading Market."
You may receive reduced dividend payments if our net income does not reach certain levels
Under the Brazilian Corporate Law and our by-laws, we must pay our shareholders a mandatory distribution equal to at least 25% of our adjusted net income for the preceding fiscal year, with holders of preferred shares having priority of payment. In addition, our by-laws require us to pay holders of our preferred shares annual dividends equal to the greater of 10% of the par value of our shares or 3% of the book value of our shares. If our net income is negative or insufficient in a fiscal year, our management may recommend at the annual shareholders' meeting in respect of that year that the payment of the mandatory dividend should not be made. However, under the guarantee of the State Government, our controlling shareholder, a minimum annual dividend of 6% of par value would in any event be payable to all holders of common shares and preferred shares (other than public and governmental holders) in the event that mandatory distributions were not made for a fiscal year. See "Item 8. Financial Information--Dividend Policy and Payments" for a more detailed discussion.
Holders of the ADSs have less well-defined shareholders' rights than holders of shares in U.S. companies
Our corporate affairs are governed by our by-laws and by the Brazilian Corporate Law, which may differ from the legal principles that would apply if we were incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States, such as Delaware or New York, or in other jurisdictions outside Brazil. Your rights to protect your interests relative to actions taken by our Board of Directors or by our controlling shareholder may be less well defined and less well supported by established rules and judicial precedents than under the laws of certain jurisdictions outside Brazil.
Although Brazilian law imposes restrictions on insider trading and price manipulation, the Brazilian securities market is not as highly regulated and supervised as the U.S. securities market or markets in certain other jurisdictions. In addition, rules and policies against self-dealing and regarding the preservation of shareholder interests may be less well-developed and enforced in Brazil than in the United States, potentially disadvantaging holders of the preferred shares and ADSs.
Shares eligible for future sale may adversely affect the market price of the preferred shares and the ADSs
Sales of a substantial number of shares or the perception that such sales could take place could adversely affect the prevailing market price of the preferred shares and ADSs. As a consequence of the issuance of new shares or sales by existing shareholders, the market price of the preferred shares and, by extension, the ADSs, may decrease significantly.
You may not be able to exercise preemptive rights with respect to the preferred shares
You may not be able to exercise the preemptive rights relating to the preferred shares underlying your ADSs unless a registration statement under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, is effective with respect to those rights or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act is available. We are not obligated to file a registration statement with respect to the shares relating to these preemptive rights, and we cannot assure you that we will file any such registration statement. Unless
we file a registration statement or an exemption from registration applies, you may receive only the net proceeds from the sale of your preemptive rights by the depositary or, if the preemptive rights cannot be sold, they will be allowed to lapse.
Recent amendments to the Brazilian Corporate Law may negate the State Government's liability for our ADS obligations in certain circumstances
On October 31, 2001, the President of Brazil enacted Law No. 10,303, which amended certain provisions of the Brazilian Corporate Law, including provisions applicable to state-controlled companies like us. Law No. 10,303, which became effective on March 1, 2002, revoked the provision of the Brazilian Corporate Law that provided for contingent liability of controlling shareholders of state-controlled companies for debts. Accordingly, the State of Minas Gerais, as our controlling shareholder, will not be contingently responsible for any of our debts and obligations created after February 28, 2002. Nevertheless, Law No. 10,303 should not relieve controlling shareholders of any liability for obligations incurred prior to the effective date of Law No. 10,303. While we do not believe that Law No. 10,303 will affect the State Government's contingent liability for our obligations relating to the ADSs, there can be no assurance that Brazilian courts will reach the same conclusion.
In addition, pursuant to Law No. 10,303, we are no longer immune from falencia (similar to U.S. bankruptcy proceedings). In fact, if we become insolvent, we will be subject, as a debtor, to either concordata (debt restructuring) or falencia. For more information regarding amendments to the Brazilian Corporate Law, see "Item 10. Additional Information--Amendments to the Brazilian Corporate Law."
Item 4. Information on the Company
Organization and Historical Background
We were organized in Minas Gerais on May 22, 1952 as a sociedade de economia mista (a state-controlled mixed capital company) with limited liability and indefinite duration, pursuant to Minas Gerais State Law No. 828 of December 14, 1951 and its implementing regulation, Minas Gerais State Decree 3,710 of February 20, 1952. Our headquarters are located at Avenida Barbacena, 1200, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Our main telephone number is (55-31) 3299-3711.
We are the largest concessionaire of electric power generation, distribution and transmission in Minas Gerais. We operate our generation, transmission and distribution businesses pursuant to concession agreements with the Federal Government. Until 1997, we had individual concessions for each of our generation facilities and for various regions within our distribution area. On July 10, 1997, we entered into new concession agreements with ANEEL that consolidated our various generation concessions into one agreement and our several distribution concessions into four distribution concessions covering the northern, southern, eastern and western regions of Minas Gerais. On the same date, we also entered into a new concession agreement with ANEEL with respect to our transmission operations.
At December 31, 2001, we generated electricity at 40 hydroelectric plants, three thermoelectric plants and one wind farm and had a total installed capacity of 5,675 MW. At the same date, we owned and operated 3,080 miles of transmission lines and 210,547 miles of distribution lines. We hold concessions to distribute electricity in 96.4% of the territory of Minas Gerais.
The Brazilian electricity sector is undergoing extensive regulatory restructuring as a result of which our electric generation, transmission and distribution businesses have been and will continue to be subjected to increased competition. For a more detailed description of regulatory changes that we expect to affect our business, see "The Brazilian Electricity Sector--Legal and Regulatory Matters" in Annex A.
Pursuant to Minas Gerais state legislation, our by-laws were amended in 1984 to allow us to participate in an expanded range of activities relating to the energy sector through separate companies. In 1986, we created Companhia de Gas de Minas Gerais--GASMIG, or Gasmig, as a subsidiary to undertake the distribution of natural gas through pipelines located in Minas Gerais.
Additional Minas Gerais state legislative changes enacted in 1997 authorized us to participate in non-energy activities that can be carried out using our operating assets. In January 1999, we incorporated Empresa de Infovias S.A., or Infovias, a telecommunications, Internet and cable television joint venture with AES Forca e Empreendimentos Ltda., part of the AES Corporation group. In 2002, we purchased AES Forca e Empreendimentos Ltda.'s interest in Infovias. We also provide consulting services and have entered into consulting agreements with electricity companies in several countries.
Brazil's Energy Market
General
The Brazilian electricity sector consists primarily of separate generation, transmission, and distribution activities within a few vertically integrated companies traditionally owned by the federal or state governments. During the last four years, many of the state-controlled companies have been privatized in an effort to promote efficiency and competition in the sector. The Federal Government has often declared its goal to convert the electric power sector into a private sector. See "The Brazilian Electricity Sector--Legal and Regulatory Matters--Privatization" in Annex A.
Regulation
The Brazilian electricity industry is regulated by ANEEL. ANEEL's responsibilities include, among others, (i) granting and supervising concessions for electricity generation, transmission and distribution, (ii) establishing regulations for the electricity sector, including the approval of electricity rates, (iii) overseeing and auditing the activities of electric power concessionaires, and (iv) implementing and regulating the use of electricity, in the form of both thermal and hydroelectric power. In order to establish competition and to ensure short-term power supply to the market in Brazil upon deregulation of the power industry, the Federal Government created the MAE which functions as an electricity spot market.
The electricity industry in Brazil reached a critical point in 2001, as the result of a series of regulatory, meteorological and market-driven problems. The combined effects of growth in demand for electricity, decreased rainfall and Brazil's significant dependence on hydroelectric generating capacity led to shortages of electricity to meet expected demand in certain regions of Brazil. In addition, the MAE had a poor performance record due to an inability to resolve commercial disputes. As a result, the Federal Government, effective as of June 2001, implemented the Electricity Rationing Plan. See "The Brazilian Electricity Sector--Legal and Regulatory Matters--Restrictions and Rationing" in Annex A.
During the Electricity Rationing Plan, an issue arose regarding the regulated contracts established prior to the movement to privatize generation companies in Brazil, which are known as the initial contracts. ANEEL defined the prices and volumes for the initial contracts, which were entered into by all electricity generation and distribution companies, including us. Each initial contract includes an annex, referred to as Annex V, which contains a mathematical formula designed to reduce the impact on generators during times when reservoir levels are low and spot electricity prices are high (such as during the Electricity Rationing Plan) by reducing the generators' contractual volume obligations to distributors. However, these volume obligation reductions generally have not been sufficient and generators have been required to fulfill the remaining portion of their reduced contractual obligations to distributors with a payment calculated under the terms of Annex V. This payment provides compensation to distributors for the shortfall in actual electricity delivered by generators and serves to partially offset the distributors' reductions in operating income.
In order to restore the economic equilibrium provided for by the initial contracts, an industry-wide agreement was reached. This agreement, known as the Acordo Geral do Setor Eletrico, or the General Agreement of the Electricity Sector, applies to our generation and distribution businesses. See notes 2(r) and 4 to our consolidated financial statements. The General Agreement of the Electricity Sector seeks to remedy the income losses incurred by both generation and distribution businesses in Brazil as a result of the Electricity Rationing Plan. The General Agreement of the Electricity Sector provides, among other things, that:
o initial contracts will be amended to eliminate Annex V provisions;
o distribution companies are entitled to recover rationing-related losses through an extraordinary consumer rate increase beginning in January 2002 that will be in force for an average period of 72 months;
o thermoelectric power plants dispatched in order to fulfill the contractual requirements of the hydroelectric power plants are to be paid at the spot price by the hydroelectric power plant generators (up to a price cap), with final customers paying the difference between the spot price and the allowed price cap through rate increases; and
o distribution companies will use proceeds from the extraordinary rate increase to pay approximately 97% of the amounts originally payable under the initial contracts in order to provide the generation companies with recovery of their contractually allowed revenue amounts.
In addition, the General Agreement of the Electricity Sector provided a resolution to a long-standing regulatory issue related to a portion of the distribution rates known as Parcel A costs. Parcel A costs are the portion of the regular rate calculation formula, which provides for the recovery of certain costs that are not within the control of the distribution company. Through the General Agreement of the Electricity Sector, a tracking account was established in order to compensate distribution companies for losses due to variation in Parcel A costs that occurred between regular rate adjustment dates. Parcel A costs include the following: power purchase and transport costs from Itaipu; fuel usage quota costs; charges for the use of the rede basica, or basic transmission network; and certain other regulatory charges. See note 4(b) to our consolidated financial statements. The General Agreement of the Electricity Sector was set forth in Provisional Measure No. 14, dated December 21, 2001, and approved through Law No. 10,438 on April 26, 2002.
For a more detailed discussion of the regulatory environment in which we operate, see "Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects--Power Rationing and Government Measures to Compensate Electric Utilities" and "The Brazilian Electricity Sector" in Annex A.
Rates
Electric rates in Brazil are set by ANEEL, which has the authority to readjust and review rates in response to changes in energy purchase costs and market conditions. As discussed above, ANEEL, through the General Agreement of the Electricity Sector, has provided for extraordinary rate increases to compensate distribution companies for losses incurred as a result of the Electricity Rationing Plan. Each distribution company's concession agreement also provides for an annual readjustment of rates based on certain regulatory charges, costs of electricity purchased for resale, costs for the use of hydroelectric resources and transmission costs. In addition, every five years the rates chargeable by distribution companies to final customers are adjusted based on a formula, which contains a productivity factor referred to as the "X factor." The X factor is intended to permit ANEEL to adjust the rates so that consumers may share in the distribution company's realization of increased operating efficiencies. The revision, however, is entirely within ANEEL's discretion. The next adjustment of the X factor is scheduled to be made in April 2003.
ANEEL has also issued regulations that govern access to the transmission system and establish transmission rates. The rates to be paid by distribution companies, generators and independent customers for use of the interconnected power system are reviewed annually. The review takes into account the revenues that are permitted of transmission concessionaires pursuant to their concession agreements. For more detailed information regarding the rate-setting structure in Brazil, see "The Brazilian Electricity Sector--Legal and Regulatory Matters--Rates" in Annex A.
Concessions
Under the Brazilian Constitution, companies seeking to construct or operate a generation, transmission or distribution facility in Brazil are required to apply for an authorization or a concession from ANEEL, which is generally granted through a public bidding process. Concessions grant exclusive rights to generate electricity in a particular plant, and transmit or distribute electricity in a particular area for a specified period of
time, generally 35 years for new generation concessions, 30 years for new transmission and distribution concessions, and 20 years for the renewal of existing concessions. For more detailed information regarding concessions, see "The Brazilian Electricity Sector--Legal and Regulatory Matters--Concessions" in Annex A.
Land Acquisition
The concessions granted to us by the Federal Government do not include a grant of the land upon which the plants are located. Electricity concessionaires in Brazil typically have to negotiate with the individual landowners to obtain needed land. However, in the event that a concessionaire is unable to obtain needed land in this way, such land may be condemned for the concessionaire's use through specific legislation. In cases of governmental condemnation, the concessionaires may have to participate in negotiations relating to the amount of compensation with landowners and the resettlement of communities to other locations. Our resettlement policy has generally resulted in the settlement of condemnation disputes.
Organizational Structure and Unbundling
Currently, our electricity generation, transmission and distribution operations are vertically integrated into and directly operated by CEMIG. Pursuant to our main concession agreements, however, we are required to restructure our business (after obtaining the necessary legal authorization), resulting in the "unbundling" of our generation, transmission and distribution operations into separate subsidiaries, each wholly owned by CEMIG. Because the State Government is our majority shareholder, state legislation approving the restructuring must be adopted (in addition to the shareholder approval that must be obtained) before the unbundling takes place. On March 2, 2001, a bill was submitted to the Minas Gerais legislature proposing the restructuring, but this legislation has not yet been approved.
This unbundling process would result in a new organizational structure in which each of our generation, transmission and distribution businesses would conduct its operations as a separate, wholly owned subsidiary of CEMIG. Each of these newly created companies would be organized under the laws of Brazil. Because each subsidiary would be wholly owned by us, our shareholders' effective voting power with respect to these new subsidiaries would remain, in each case, proportional to the voting power held by such shareholders in CEMIG. In December 2000, ANEEL agreed with the general terms of our plan to restructure our three major activities into one generation company, one transmission company and one distribution company.
Because we did not complete the reorganization process prior to the end of the year 2000 as stipulated in our concession agreement, ANEEL fined us in the amount of R$4 million. However, we formally requested that ANEEL extend for 12 months the unbundling deadline and, on September 20, 2001, ANEEL granted us an extension until September 21, 2002 to complete the unbundling process. On October 31, 2001, ANEEL annulled the previously issued fine. We did not meet the September 21, 2002 deadline for completion of the unbundling process and as a result, on November 11, 2002, ANEEL imposed a fine of R$5.5 million upon us. However, on November 28, 2002, we appealed ANEEL's fine because the restructuring requires specific legislation by the State Government (in addition to the shareholder approval that must be obtained) and, as such, we believe we should not be responsible for any non-compliance with the restructuring requirements or any fines or penalties associated therewith.
Notwithstanding the information in the preceding paragraphs, due to recent public statements reported by the news media by the Federal Government, we expect that the Federal Government will modify the regulatory framework of the energy sector in the near term and that, as a result, the restructuring of vertically integrated electric power companies may no longer be required. If the restructuring requirements are eliminated, we would request that ANEEL amend our concession agreements to remove the restructuring clauses and we would terminate our restructuring plans. See "Risk Factors--Risks Relating to CEMIG--Difficulties relating to the restructuring of our operations could adversely affect our business."
Business Overview
General
We generated at our own plants approximately 42% of the total energy sold by us during 2001, and we purchased the balance from third parties. We are required, like other Brazilian electric utilities, to purchase electricity from Itaipu in an amount determined by the Federal Government based on our electricity sales. See "--Generation and Purchase of Electric Power--Purchase of Electric Power--Itaipu." In addition, we purchase energy from other concessionaires and the interconnected power system. See "--Generation and Purchase of Electric Power--Purchase of Electric Power--Interconnected Power System." We also purchase energy generated by SPPs and independent power producers, or IPPs, that are located within our concession area. As part of our distribution activity, we deliver the energy that we purchase from the aforementioned sources to our final customers and the interconnected power system. We also deliver energy generated by the SPPs and IPPs at their own facilities.
The following table sets forth certain information, in GWh, pertaining to the electricity that we generated, purchased from other sources and delivered during the periods specified:
Year ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Electricity generated by CEMIG........................... 18,957 29,928 28,653
Electricity generated by SPPs............................ 1,003 2,005 1,531
Electricity generated by Ipatinga(1)..................... 344 301 -
Electricity generated by Sa Carvalho(2).................. 325 27 -
Electricity purchased from Itaipu........................ 11,935 13,967 13,909
Electricity purchased from the interconnected
power system and other concessionaires................ 14,420 2,851 2,039
Electricity delivered to final customers................. 34,279 37,242 35,639
Electricity delivered to SPPs............................ 1,323 1,618 1,403
Electricity delivered to Ipatinga(1)..................... 344 301 -
Electricity delivered to Sa Carvalho(2).................. 325 27 -
Electricity delivered to the interconnected power system
and other concessionaires............................. 7,120 5,767 5,413
Losses(3)................................................ 3,593 4,124 3,677
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Generation
At December 31, 2001, we were the fourth largest electric power generation concessionaire in Brazil as measured by total installed capacity. At December 31, 2001, we generated electricity at 40 hydroelectric plants, three thermoelectric plants and one wind farm and had a total installed generation capacity of 5,675 MW, of which hydroelectric plants accounted for 5,503 MW, thermoelectric plants accounted for 171 MW and our wind farm accounted for 1 MW. Seven of our hydroelectric plants accounted for approximately 89% of our installed electric generation capacity in 2001. We supplied approximately 84% of the electricity consumed in Minas Gerais during 2001. During the year ended December 31, 2001, we generated 55% of the electricity we delivered to final customers.
Transmission
We are engaged in the electric power transmission business, which consists of transporting electric power from the facilities where it is generated to the distribution networks for delivery to final customers. We transport energy produced at our own generation facilities as well as energy that we purchase from Itaipu, the interconnected power system and other concessionaires. Our transmission network is comprised of power
transmission lines with a voltage capacity equal to or greater than 230 kV and is part of the national transmission grid regulated by the Operador Nacional do Sistema (National System Operator), or ONS. See "The Brazilian Electricity Sector--Legal and Regulatory Matters--Regulatory Agencies" in Annex A. As of December 31, 2001, our transmission network in Minas Gerais consisted of 1,347 miles of 500 kV lines, 1,196 miles of 345 kV lines and 537 miles of 230 kV lines, as well as 30 substations with a total of 85 transformers and an aggregate transformation capacity of 13,642 MVA.
Distribution
We have an exclusive distribution concession in Minas Gerais for customers that demand less than 3 MW of electricity at voltage levels lower than 69 kV. Our concession area covers approximately 219,022 square miles, or 96.4% of the territory of the state. As of December 31, 2001, we owned and operated 210,547 miles of distribution lines, through which we supplied electricity to more than 5.4 million customers. At December 31, 2001, we were the second largest electricity distribution concessionaire in Brazil in terms of GWh sold to final customers. Of the electricity we supplied to end users as of December 31, 2001, 61% was to industrial customers, 19% was to residential customers, 9% was to commercial customers and 11% was to rural and other customers.
Other Businesses
While our main business consists of the generation, transmission and distribution of electric power, we also engage in the business of distributing natural gas in Minas Gerais through our consolidated, majority-owned subsidiary Gasmig. In addition, we currently have a 99.92% interest (49.44% interest as of December 31, 2001) in Infovias, a company created for the purpose of providing a fiber-optic and coaxial cable network installed along our transmission and distribution lines through which telecommunications, Internet and cable television services can be provided. We are also engaged in the international consulting business and count several electric utilities in foreign countries as clients in this area.
Revenue Sources
The following table shows the revenues attributable to each of our principal revenue sources for the periods indicated:
Year ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Electricity sales to final customers..................... 4,587 4,478 3,678
Regulatory extraordinary rate adjustment................. 789 -- --
Electricity sales to the interconnected power system..... 517 145 63
Use of basic transmission network........................ 154 139 71
Natural gas sales........................................ 116 80 50
Services rendered........................................ 24 38 32
Other.................................................... 10 6 11
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Total.................................................... 6,197 4,886 3,905
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Generation and Purchase of Electric Power
Generation
At December 31, 2001, we owned and operated, with our subsidiaries, 44 power plants, 40 of which were hydroelectric, three of which were thermoelectric and one of which was a wind farm. At the same date, the installed capacity of our hydroelectric plants, our thermoelectric plants and our wind farm was 5,503 MW, 171 MW and 1 MW, respectively, comprising an aggregate installed capacity of 5,675 MW.
The following table sets forth certain operating information concerning our electric power generation plants as of December 31, 2001:
Installed Year Installed
Capacity Assured Energy(1) Commenced Capacity Date Concession
Facility (MW) (average MW) Operations % of Total Expires
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Major Hydroelectric Plants
Sao Simao................... 1,710 1,207.00 1978 30.2 January 2015
Emborcacao.................. 1,192 559.00 1982 21.0 July 2005
Nova Ponte.................. 510 301.00 1994 9.0 July 2005
Jaguara..................... 424 329.00 1971 7.5 August 2013
Miranda..................... 408 180.00 1998 7.2 December 2016
Tres Marias................. 396 243.00 1962 7.0 July 2015
Volta Grande................ 380 250.00 1974 6.7 February 2017
Salto Grande................ 102 71.00 1956 1.8 July 2015
Sa Carvalho................. 78 58.00 2000(2) 1.4 December 2024
Itutinga.................... 52 27.00 1955 0.9 July 2015
Camargos.................... 46 17.00 1960 0.8 July 2015
Porto Estrela............... 39(3) 18.60(3) 2001 0.7 July 2032
Igarapava................... 30(4) 18.31(4) 1999 0.5 December 2025
Piau........................ 18 8.00 1955(2) 0.3 July 2015
Gafanhoto................... 14 6.68 1946 0.2 July 2015
Smaller Hydroelectric Plants..... 104 61.80 - 1.8 -
Thermoelectric Plants
Igarape..................... 131 93.00 1978 2.3 August 2004
Ipatinga.................... 40 - 2000 0.7 December 2014
Formoso..................... 0.4 0.22 1992 0.0 Indefinite
Wind Farm........................ 1 0.30 1994 0.0 -
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Total............................ 5,675 3,448.98 - 100.0% -
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(1) Assured Energy is the plant's long-term average output, as established by
ANEEL in accordance with studies conducted by the ONS. Calculation of
Assured Energy considers such factors as reservoir capacity and
connection to other power plants. Contracts with final customers and
other concessionaires do not provide for amounts in excess of a plant's
Assured Energy.
(2) Indicates our acquisition date.
(3) Represents our interest in the Porto Estrela plant (33.3%).
(4) Represents our interest in the Igarapava plant (14.5%).
The following tables set forth certain additional operating information pertaining to our electricity generation operations as of the dates indicated:
Circuit Length of Generation Lines in Miles
(from power plants to generation substations)
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As of December 31,
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Capacity of Connection Lines 2001 2000 1999
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500 kV............................................... 4.3 4.3 4.3
345 kV............................................... 0.6 0.6 0.6
138 kV............................................... 4.9 4.9 4.9
34.5 kV............................................... 21.7 21.7 21.7
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Total................................................. 31.5 31.5 31.5
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Step-Down Transformation Capacity(1)
of Generation Substations
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As of December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Number of step-down substations....................... 47 47 47
MVA................................................... 6,130 6,130 6,130
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Generation Subsidiaries
We have formed the following wholly owned subsidiaries to operate certain of our generation facilities and to hold the related concessions:
Usina Termica Ipatinga S.A. We operate the Ipatinga thermoelectric plant through our subsidiary Usina Termica Ipatinga S.A. This plant is an SPP operated with Usiminas, a large Brazilian steel manufacturer. The plant supplies power to a large steel mill owned by Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A.--USIMINAS, or Usiminas located in eastern Minas Gerais. We acquired the Ipatinga plant in 2000 for R$90 million from Usiminas as payment for outstanding power supply debts. We have signed a power purchase agreement with Usiminas for power produced at Ipatinga. The plant currently has an installed capacity of 40 MW, generated by two units that began operating in 1984 and that use blast furnace gas as fuel.
Sa Carvalho S.A. We operate the Sa Carvalho hydroelectric power plant, located on the Piracicaba River in the municipality of Antonio Dias in the State of Minas Gerais, through our subsidiary Sa Carvalho S.A., which we acquired in 2000 for R$87 million from Companhia de Acos Especiais Itabira--ACESITA, or Acesita, a steel company. This acquisition was funded by an issuance of debentures by a special trust, which we are obligated to repay. We plan to repay these debentures with the proceeds of a power purchase agreement that we entered into with Acesita in 2000.
CEMIG Capim Branco Energia S.A. We formed CEMIG Capim Branco Energia S.A. to develop the Capim Branco Energy Complex in partnership with Companhia Vale do Rio Doce--CVRD, or CVRD, a mining company, Comercial e Agricola Paineiras, an agricultural company, and Companhia Mineira de Metais, a metallurgic company. The project consists of the Capim Branco I and Capim Branco II hydroelectric power plants, with installed capacities of 240 MW and 210 MW, respectively. These power plants will be built on the Araguari River in the western part of Minas Gerais and will cost about R$623 million. As of November 30, 2002, we had invested R$12.1 million in feasibility studies related to this project and our partners will reimburse us for this expense. Construction of the Capim Branco Energy Complex is expected to begin in 2003. Commercial generation at Capim Branco I is expected to begin in September 2005.
Commercial generation at Capim Branco II is expected to begin in February 2006. The concessions relating to these plants expire on July 31, 2036.
Usina Termeletrica Barreiro S.A. We formed Usina Termica Barreiro S.A. to participate, in partnership with Vallourec & Mannesmann, a metallurgic company, in the construction and operation of the 12.9 MW Barreiro thermoelectric power plant, utilizing blast furnace gas and pitch as fuel. The construction of the plant, located on Vallourec & Mannesmann's property in the Barreiro section of the city of Belo Horizonte in Minas Gerais, began in April 2002. We are responsible for the procurement, construction, operation and maintenance of the plant and will provide 100% of the required investments, which are expected to total approximately R$23 million. As of November 30, 2002, we had invested R$4.3 million in this project. Vallourec & Mannesmann will provide the facilities, supply the fuel and sign a power purchase agreement to assure a guaranteed return on investment to us. Generation is scheduled to begin in July 2003.
Horizontes Energia S.A. We formed Horizontes Energia S.A. to generate and trade electricity as an IPP through the commercial operation of the following of our smaller hydroelectric plants: the Machado Mineiro Power Plant (the Machado Mineiro Power Plant is located on the Pardo River in the municipalities of Aguas Vermelhas and Sao Joao do Paraiso in the State of Minas Gerais and has an installed capacity of 1.72 MW); the Salto do Paraopeba Power Plant (the Salto do Paraopeba Power Plant is located on the Paraopeba River in the town of Jeceaba in the State of Minas Gerais and has an installed capacity of 2.37 MW); the Salto Voltao Power Plant (the Salto Voltao Power Plant is located in the Chapecozinho River in the town of Xanxere in the State of Santa Catarina and has an installed capacity of 6.76 MW); and the Salto do Passo Velho Power Plant (the Salto de Passo Velho Power Plant is located on the Chapecozinho River in the town of Xanzere in the State of Santa Catarina and has an installed capacity of 1.66 MW), as well as other generating projects to be acquired or built with our participation. The concession relating to the Machado Mineiro Power Plant expires on July 7, 2025 and the concessions relating to the other plants expire on October 4, 2030. Horizontes Energia S.A. has not yet commenced operations.
CEMIG PCH S.A. We formed CEMIG PCH S.A. to generate and trade electric energy as an IPP. CEMIG PCH S.A. has not yet commenced operations.
Expansion of Generation Capacity
Our capital investment plan submitted to ANEEL currently contemplates increasing the installed generation capacity of our hydroelectric facilities by 1,448 MW during the next five years through the construction of new power plants and the expansion of existing plants. New generation projects have concession periods of 35 years, beginning on the date of the concession agreement. The construction of the Capim Branco I and Capim Branco II hydroelectric power plants and the Barreiro thermoelectric power plant, discussed under "--Generation Subsidiaries" above, constitute a part of our capital investment plan. The following is a brief description of the other planned projects, the completion of which are subject to various contingencies, certain of which are beyond our control:
Queimado Hydroelectric Power Plant. Our partner in this project is Companhia Energetica de Brasilia, or CEB, a state-controlled electricity company. CEB has a 17.5% interest and we have the remaining 82.5%. Construction on this project, which will have an installed capacity of 105 MW and cost R$156 million, began on August 10, 2000. As of November 30, 2002, we had invested R$101.8 million in this project. We expect commercial generation to begin in April 2003. The plant is located on the Preto River, encompassing areas in the states of Minas Gerais and Goias and in Brazil's Federal District. The concession relating to this plant expires on December 17, 2032.
Funil Hydroelectric Power Plant. The Funil power plant, with an installed capacity of 180 MW, is being built in the upper course of Grande River, in southern Minas Gerais. Construction began on September 1, 2000 and commercial generation of the first unit began in December 2002. Commercial generation with respect to the second and third units is expected to begin in the first half of 2003. We have a 49% interest in this project and our partner, CVRD, has a 51% stake. The total cost of this plant is expected to be R$242 million. As of November 30, 2002, we had invested R$94.1 million in this project.
Aimores Hydroelectric Power Plant. The Aimores power plant, to be constructed on the Doce River, will have an installed capacity of approximately 330 MW and will cost an estimated R$454 million. We have a 49% interest in this enterprise and our partner, CVRD, has a 51% interest. Construction began in May 2001 and commercial generation is scheduled to begin in December 2003. As of November 30, 2002, we had invested R$148.3 million in this project. The concession relating to this plant expires on December 19, 2035.
Irape Hydroelectric Power Plant. The Irape power plant, which will have an installed capacity of 360 MW, is located on the Jequitinhonha River, in northern Minas Gerais. Construction began in April 2002 and commercial generation is expected to begin in August 2005. The total investment is expected to be R$756 million. As of November 30, 2002, we had invested R$138.1 million in this project.
Pai Joaquim Small Hydroelectric Power Plant. This 23 MW project, consisting of the construction of a new power plant and the reassembly of the existing Pai Joaquim powerhouse, requires an estimated investment of R$48 million. As of November 30, 2002, we had invested R$13.9 million in this project. Construction began in April 2002 and we expect that the project will be completed in December 2003. This power plant was decommissioned in 1990, at which time it had an installed capacity of 6.7 MW.
Projects Under Consideration
Sulminas Thermoelectric Power Plant. We are evaluating the possibility of participating in the construction and operation of Sulminas, a thermoelectric power generation project in southern Minas Gerais. Sulminas will have an installed capacity of approximately 500 MW and will utilize natural gas from Bolivia as fuel. Sulminas is part of the Programa Prioritario de Termoeletricas (the Brazilian Thermoelectric Priority Program), a Federal Government program aimed at increasing the electricity supply in Brazil by more than 15,000 MW through the installation of 49 thermoelectric plants in 18 Brazilian states by 2004. The Sulminas project will cost an estimated R$610 million. Generation is scheduled to begin in December 2004. See "Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects--Liquidity and Capital Resources."
Igarape II Thermoelectric Power Plant. We are conducting feasibility studies with respect to the proposed Igarape II thermoelectric plant, located within the Igarape I facility in Juatuba, a municipality in Belo Horizonte. The expansion would include the installation of two new gas turbines at the plant, which, in addition to the existing steam turbine, will increase the current installed capacity of the plant to 327 MW from 131 MW. We would provide 100% of the required investments, which are expected to total R$338 million. Generation is scheduled to begin in December 2004.
Co-generation Joint Ventures with Customers
We intend to enter into joint ventures with industrial customers to develop co-generation facilities. These facilities would be built on customers' premises and would generate electricity using fuel supplied by the customers' industrial processes. Each co-generation project would be funded in part through an agreement with the particular customer to purchase the electricity generated in that customer's facility. We would assume the responsibility for operating and maintaining the co-generation facility.
Wind Farm
Morro do Camelinho, our wind farm, began operating in 1994. It is located in Gouveia, a municipality in northern Minas Gerais. This project is the first wind farm in Brazil to be connected to the national electricity transmission grid. It has a total generation capacity of 1 MW, powered by four turbines with a capacity of 250 kW each. Morro do Camelinho was built through a technical and scientific cooperation arrangement with the government of Germany. The cost of the project was US$1.5 million, with 51% of the cost provided by us and the remaining 49% provided by the government of Germany.
Purchase of Electric Power
During the year ended December 31, 2001, we purchased 11,935 GWh of electricity from Itaipu, which represented approximately 34% of the electricity we sold to final customers. In addition, during the
same period, we purchased 14,420 GWh of electricity from the interconnected power system and other concessionaires, which represented approximately 41% of the electricity we sold to final customers.
Itaipu. Itaipu is the largest operating hydroelectric plant in the world, with an installed capacity of 12,600 MW. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A., or Eletrobras, a holding company controlled by the Federal Government, owns a 50% interest in Itaipu, while the remaining 50% is owned by the government of Paraguay. Brazil is required, pursuant to its 1973 treaty with Paraguay, to purchase all of the electricity generated by Itaipu that is not consumed by Paraguay. In practice, Brazil generally purchases more than 95% of the electricity generated by Itaipu.
We are one of 15 electric power companies operating in the South, Southeast and Center West Regions of Brazil that are jointly required to purchase all of Brazil's portion of the electricity generated by Itaipu. The Federal Government allocates Brazil's portion of Itaipu's power among these electric companies in amounts proportionate to their respective historical market share of total electricity sales. We are currently required to purchase approximately 17% of the total amount of electricity purchased by Brazil from Itaipu. We are required to purchase Itaipu's energy at rates fixed to defray Itaipu's operating expenses and payments of principal and interest on Itaipu's dollar-denominated borrowings and the cost of transmitting such power to the interconnected power system. These rates have been above the national average for bulk supply of power and are calculated in U.S. dollars. Therefore, fluctuations in the U.S. dollar/real exchange rate affect the cost, in real terms, of electricity we are required to purchase from Itaipu. Historically, we have been able to recover the cost of such electricity by charging supply rates to consumers. According to our concession agreement, increases in the supply rate may be transferred to the final customer upon approval by ANEEL.
Interconnected Power System. We also purchase electricity from the interconnected power system, a national interconnected power grid designed to optimize electricity generation in Brazil. Electric power generation companies in Brazil, including us, are required to transfer excess energy into the interconnected power system, where it then becomes available for purchase by other power companies. The transferor receives a payment in reais for the energy transferred at a rate which reflects only the operating cost associated with the energy and does not include profit or return on investment.
In August 1998, ANEEL issued a resolution instituting a system whereby the purchase of energy by, and sale of energy to, wholesale distributors would be governed by bilateral initial contracts. These initial contracts are negotiated at predetermined rates and quantities approved by ANEEL. ANEEL has established the quantities to be supplied under initial contracts from 1999 to 2002. However, from 2003 to 2005, the volume of electricity allowed to be purchased and sold pursuant to the initial contracts will be reduced by 25% per year. The deregulated energy will be bought and sold by distribution concessionaires through public auctions in accordance with Federal Law No. 10,438, dated April 26, 2002, Federal Law No. 10,604, dated December 17, 2002, and Decree No. 4,562, dated December 31, 2002. Deregulated energy that is not bought or sold through public auction may be bought or sold through power purchase agreements with terms of less than 6 months. Deregulated energy that is not bought or sold through public auction or limited term power purchase agreements may be purchased on the MAE. During this period, the total amount of energy bought or sold pursuant to public auction or limited term power purchase agreements may not exceed 5% of the electric energy market of public service concessionaires in any given month.
Distributors of electricity are also required to have 95% of the energy they contract to final customers guaranteed by energy from their own plants or power purchase agreements. Although we may still contract with affiliates without the need for public auction, we still must comply with certain self-dealing limitations implemented by ANEEL. See "The Brazilian Electricity Sector--Legal and Regulatory Matters--Competition" in Annex A.
Transmission
Our transmission business consists of the bulk transfer of electricity from the power plants where it is generated to the distribution system, which carries the electricity to final customers. Our transmission system is comprised of transmission lines and step-down substations with voltages ranging from 230 kV to 500 kV.
In 1998, ANEEL created the ONS to oversee the transmission of electricity in Brazil and to promote a more competitive, less regulated environment. One of the main goals of the ONS is to guarantee that all participants in the electricity sector have access to the Brazilian transmission network on a non-discriminatory basis. Under ANEEL regulations, owners of different parts of the basic transmission network, Brazil's nationwide electric power transmission network, must transfer operating control of their transmission facilities to the ONS. We complied with this requirement by entering into a transmission service agreement on December 10, 1999. Pursuant to this agreement, the ONS enters into contracts with generation companies, distribution companies and free customers for use of the basic transmission network. Pursuant to the contracts between the ONS and users of the basic transmission network, the users pay us a portion of the revenues we are permitted to receive (as determined by ANEEL) pursuant to our transmission service agreement. During the year ended December 31, 2001, we recorded income totaling R$154 million as a result of this arrangement. In turn, because we are also a distribution company and because we purchase electricity from Itaipu and others, our use of the transmission network requires us to pay scheduled rates to the ONS and owners of different parts of the basic transmission network. During the year ended December 31, 2001, we recorded expenses totaling R$251 million relating to payments made to the ONS and owners of different portions of the basic transmission network. See "Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects" and "The Brazilian Electricity Sector--Legal and Regulatory Matters--Rates" in Annex A.
We transmit both the energy that we generate and the energy that we purchase from Itaipu, the interconnected power system and other sources. At December 31, 2001, we also had 112 industrial customers whom we supplied directly with high voltage (at least 69 kV per industrial customer) energy through their connections to our transmission lines. These industrial customers accounted for approximately 61% of the total volume of electricity we sold in the year ended December 31, 2001. We also transmit energy to distribution systems through the South/Southeast division of the interconnected power system.
The following tables set forth certain operating information pertaining to our transmission capacity for the dates indicated:
Circuit Length of Transmission Lines in Miles
(from generation substations to distribution substations)
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As of December 31,
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Capacity of Transmission Lines 2001 2000 1999
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500 kV................................................ 1,351 1,354 1,354
345 kV................................................ 1,196 1,173 1,173
230 kV................................................ 537 557 557
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Total................................................. 3,084 3,084 3,084
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Step-Down Transformation Capacity(1)
of Transmission Substations
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As of December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Number of step-down substations....................... 30 29 29
MVA................................................... 14,263 13,917 13,892
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Expansion of Transmission Capacity
In accordance with the new regulatory framework in the Brazilian electricity sector, concessions for the expansion of the electricity transmission infrastructure in Brazil are awarded according to a public bidding system.
Itajuba 3. In June 2000, ANEEL awarded us the concession to build and operate Itajuba 3, a 600 MVA step-down transmission substation in Minas Gerais in the first bidding process concerning a
transmission substation ever held by ANEEL. Construction began in October 2000 and is scheduled to be completed in the first half of 2003. The substation will have two transformers, each rated 300 MVA, will have a step-down capacity of 500 - 138 kV and will be connected to the basic transmission network through two 500 kV transmission lines. We expect to invest up to R$75 million in this project. As of November 30, 2002, we had invested R$72.2 million in this project.
Itajuba 3 is strategically located to relieve the strain on the transmission system in the southern part of Minas Gerais. It will supply the regional distribution network, doubling the installed step-down transformation capacity for that region. We expect Itajuba 3 to increase considerably the efficiency and reliability of our transmission system and its ability to supply new customers.
Vespasiano 2. In October 2001, ANEEL awarded us the concession to build and operate the Vespasiano 2 Substation near Belo Horizonte. Construction began in October 2001 and is scheduled to be completed during the first quarter of 2003. Upon completion, this substation will have two transformers rated 300 MVA, each with a step-down capacity of 500 - 138 kV. This substation will be connected to the basic transmission network through a transmission line and will supply additional energy to the central region of Minas Gerais. We expect to invest up to R$65 million in this project. As of November 30, 2002, we had invested R$20 million in this project.
Bom Despacho 3. ANEEL awarded us the concession to build and operate the Bom Despacho 3 Substation in February 2002. This substation will be built in the town of Bom Despacho, 150 km from Belo Horizonte and is scheduled to be completed by the second quarter of 2004. The goal of this project is to increase the reliability of the basic transmission network in the Southeast Region of Brazil. This substation will improve the operation of our system and supply 100 MVA of reactive energy to the system, which will improve the quality of the electricity in our system and in the basic transmission network. We expect to invest up to R$69 million in this project. As of November 30, 2002, we had invested R$67 million in this project.
We believe that our transmission system will need to be reinforced and expanded through the construction of new substations and transmission lines within the next five years. See "Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects--Liquidity and Capital Resources."
Distribution
Our distribution operations consist of the transfer of electricity from distribution substations to final customers. Our distribution network is comprised of a widespread network of overhead and underground lines and substations with voltages less than 230 kV. We supply electricity to smaller industrial customers at the higher end of the voltage range and residential and commercial customers at the lower end of the range.
From January 1, 1997 through December 31, 2001, we invested approximately R$1,567 million in the construction and acquisition of property, plant and equipment used to expand our distribution system.
As of December 31, 2001, we provided electricity to a geographic area encompassing 96.4% of Minas Gerais and served more than 5.4 million customers, representing approximately 99.4% and 81.8% of Minas Gerais's urban and rural populations, respectively. During 2001, we connected 270,784 new customers to our distribution network, including customers connected through our rural and urban electrification programs. As of December 31, 2001, our distribution network consisted of 506,171 distribution transformers and 344 distribution substations, with total distribution lines measuring 210,547 miles, compared to 204,110 miles at December 31, 2000. At December 31, 2001, we were the second largest electricity distribution concessionaire in Brazil in terms of GWh sold to final customers.
The following tables provide certain operating information pertaining to our distribution system, as of the dates presented:
Circuit Length of Distribution Lines in Miles
(from distribution substations to final customers)
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As of December 31,
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Capacity of Distribution Lines 2001 2000 1999
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161 kV.............................................. 34.2 30.3 30.3
138 kV.............................................. 6,430.0 6,456.0 6,319.2
69 kV............................................... 2,938.4 2,611.7 2,714.4
34.5 kV + Others.................................... 615.8(1) 866.9 880.6
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Total ............................................. 10,018.4 9,964.9 9,944.5
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Circuit Length of Distribution Lines in Miles
(from distribution substations to final customers)
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As of December 31,
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Type of Distribution Lines 2001 2000 1999
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Overhead urban distribution lines................... 33,818.4 32,984.9 31,521.2
Underground urban distribution lines................ 194.1 190.8 189.5
Overhead rural distribution lines................... 166,542.2 160,969.5 153,935.9
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Total ............................................. 200,554.7 194,145.2 185,646.6
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Step-Down Transformation Capacity(2)
of Distribution Substations
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As of December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Number of substations............................... 344(3) 293 291
MVA ............................................... 7,860.3 7,983.0 7,880.7
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Expansion of Distribution Capacity
Our distribution expansion plan for the next five years is based on projections of market growth. We anticipate that this growth will be fueled by new customer connections, increases in electricity usage among our existing customers and additional electricity distribution needs from new IPP projects. According to applicable law, IPPs have the right to use our distribution network upon payment of certain fees. During the next five years, we anticipate connecting approximately 745,000 new urban customers and 163,000 rural customers. In order to accommodate this growth, we expect that we will need to add 360,000 medium-voltage poles, 1,122 miles of transmission lines and 20 step-down substations to our distribution network, increasing the network's installed capacity to 1,540 MVA. Over the next five years, we expect to invest approximately R$1.8 billion to expand our distribution system. See "Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects--Liquidity and Capital Resources."
We have adopted a rural electricity development program sponsored by the Federal Government called "Lumiar." Our plan is to use Lumiar to attain our goal of supplying electricity to 100% of the rural customers in Minas Gerais by 2007. This will require an investment of approximately R$457 million, which will be partially funded by the rural municipalities and consumers that will benefit from the program. We are also involved in the "Luz Solar" project, which uses solar power to facilitate the lighting of remote schools,
community centers and rural residences where our power lines do not yet reach. Our rural development programs will be funded partially by credit programs created by the Federal Government and the State Government.
Energy Losses
Energy losses affect our financial results because the lost energy would
otherwise have been distributed to final customers or other concessionaires in
return for payment. Energy losses are divided into two basic categories:
technical losses and commercial losses.
Technical losses account for approximately 97% of our energy losses. These losses are the inevitable result of the step-down transformation process and the transportation of electric energy through the 3,085 miles of transmission lines and 210,573 miles of distribution lines that we operate.
Our technical losses increased in both 1999 and 2000. These increases resulted in part from modifications to ANEEL's loss computation methodology that were made in July 1999. These modifications shifted the recording of energy losses occurring in the basic transmission network from the generation company level to the transmission and distribution company levels. Consequently, energy losses relating to the transportation of energy generated by Itaipu and energy transferred between concessionaires to fulfill short-term requirements are now apportioned among electricity distribution companies, including us.
We attempt to minimize technical losses by performing rigorous and regular evaluations of the quality of our electricity supply. We routinely upgrade and expand our transmission and distribution systems in order to maintain quality and reliability standards, and consequently, reduce technical losses. In addition, we operate our transmission and distribution systems at certain specified voltage levels in order to minimize losses. As a result, our technical losses decreased in 2001.
Commercial losses account for the remaining 3% of our energy losses and result from fraud, illegal connections, metering errors and meter defects. These losses accounted for 0.3% of the electricity that we sold during 2001. In order to minimize commercial losses, we regularly take preventative actions, including:
o inspection of customers' meters and connections;
o modernization of metering systems;
o training of meter-reading personnel;
o standardization of meter installation procedures;
o installation of meters with quality control warranties;
o customer database updating; and
o development of a theft-protected distribution network.
Additionally, we are developing a new program designed to help detect and measure controllable losses in all parts of our distribution system, from the transmission substation to final customers. We expect this program to be in place in 2003.
Customers and Billing
Customer Base
Our distribution business' customers, all of whom are located within our
concession area in Minas Gerais, are divided into five principal categories:
industrial (including mining, manufacturing and processing activities);
residential; commercial (including service-oriented businesses, universities
and hospitals); rural;
and other (including governmental and public entities). During the year ended December 31, 2001, we sold 34,896 GWh of energy, representing R$4,587 million in revenues. These figures do not include sales to the interconnected power system and other concessionaires.
For the 12 months ended December 31, 2001 as compared to the 12 months ended December 31, 2000, the volume of electric power sold by us to industrial, residential, commercial, rural and other customers decreased by 4.0%, 14.5%, 8.8%, 6.2% and 8.1%, respectively, reflecting reduced energy consumption due to the Federal Government-mandated electricity rationing during 2001.
The following table provides information regarding the number of our customers as of December 31, 2001 and consumption by customer category for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999:
Consumption (GWh)
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Number of
customers at Years ended
Customer Category December 31, December 31,
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2001 2001 2000 1999
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Industrial ................... 68,105 21,351(1) 22,247(1) 20,805(1)
Residential .................. 4,429,005 6,475 7,576 7,448
Commercial ................... 540,442 3,269 3,584 3,334
Rural ........................ 322,493 1,572 1,676 1,633
Own consumption .............. - 52 62 61
Other ........................ 52,025 2,229 2,425 2,358
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Total ........................ 5,412,070 34,948 37,570 35,639
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(1) Includes consumption by Sa Carvalho and Ipatinga, which consume all of the energy that they produce.
In 2001, we added 270,784 customers, representing growth of 5.3% compared to 2000, through the expansion of our transmission and distribution systems.
The largest portion of the energy we sell is purchased by large industrial customers. At December 31, 2001, 112 of our industrial customers had high voltage electrical energy supplied through direct connections to our transmission lines. These customers constituted 48% of our total volume of electrical power sales during the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2001, and approximately 27% of our revenues. In the same period, our ten largest industrial customers accounted for nearly 24% of energy consumed. None of our ten largest customers is owned by the State Government or by the Federal Government.
As of December 31, 2001, we had entered into standard power purchase agreements with 3,498 of our industrial customers, of which 546 customers had demand above 500 kW. Our standard power purchase agreement with industrial customers has a duration of three or five years and contains a minimum demand clause that requires the customer to pay for the contracted demand, which represents the system capacity reserved for that customer, as well as the customer's actual consumption. We believe that this billing method provides us with a relatively stable source of revenue.
The following table shows our industrial energy sales volumes by type of industrial customer as of December 31, 2001:
Consumption as a
Percentage of Total
Energy Sales Volume Industrial Energy Sales
Industrial Customers in GWh Volume
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Steel industry........................................ 4,408 20.65
Ferroalloy industry................................... 3,765 17.63
Non-ferrous metal industry............................ 2,690 12.60
Mining industry....................................... 2,052 9.61
Cement industry....................................... 1,087 5.09
Automotive industry................................... 530 2.48
Others................................................ 6,819 31.94
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Total................................................. 21,351 100.00%
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The following table sets forth the names and related industries of our ten largest customers in 2001:
Ten Largest Customers
(listed in order of total GWh of electricity purchased from us in 2001) Industry
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Alcoa Aluminio S.A.- ALCOA........................................... Aluminum
Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A.- USIMINAS .................. Steel
White Martins Gases Industriais S.A.................................. Chemical
Companhia Paulista de Ferroligas..................................... Ferroalloys
Alcan Aluminio do Brasil S.A.- ALCAN................................. Aluminum
Companhia Brasileira de Carbureto de Calcio - CBCC................... Ferroalloys
Companhia Ferro Ligas de Minas Gerais - MINASLIGAS................... Ferroalloys
Rima Eletrometalurgia S.A............................................ Ferroalloys
Belgo Mineira Participacoes Ind. Com. S.A............................ Steel
Ligas de Aluminio S.A.- LIASA........................................ Ferroalloys
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Alcoa Aluminio S.A., or ALCOA, our largest customer in 2001 in terms of total GWh of electricity purchased, became an SPP in April 2002 and now generates electricity for its own use at a power plant located outside of Minas Gerais that it constructed for this purpose. Consequently, ALCOA is no longer one of our large industrial customers.
Billing
Our monthly billing and payment procedures for electricity supply vary by customer category. Our large customers with direct connections to our transmission network are billed on the same day their meters are read. Payment is required within five days after delivery of the bill. Other customers receiving high and medium voltage electricity (approximately 8,000 consumers supplied at a voltage level equal to or greater than 2.3 kV or connected by underground distribution lines, with the exception of public sector entities) are billed within two days of their meter reading and payment is required within five days after delivery of the bill. Our remaining customers are billed within seven days of their meter reading and payment is required within 10 days after delivery of the bill or 15 days after delivery of the bill in the case of public sector entities. Bills are prepared from meter readings or on the basis of estimated consumption.
At December 31, 2001, we were owed approximately R$170 million in overdue bills, originating from approximately 1.6 million accounts, representing 3.7% of our 2001 sales. Of this amount, R$71 million related to bills overdue for less than or equal to 30 days. As of December 31, 2001, we had accrued R$54 million as an allowance for doubtful accounts, representing 32% of the overdue amounts. Based on our past experience, the significant majority of delinquent customers pay their overdue bill prior to disconnection of their electricity supply. There are no legal restrictions on our ability to disconnect customers in default.
Seasonality
Our sales are affected by market seasonality. Usually, an increase in consumption by industrial and commercial customers occurs in the third quarter due to increases in industrial and commercial activity. In
addition, there is generally an increase in usage across all customer categories during the summer due to the increase in temperatures. Certain figures representing quarterly consumption by final customers (not including our own consumption) from 1998 through the third quarter of 2002, in GWh, are set forth below:
Year First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter ---------------------------------- ---------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- 1998......................... 8,766 8,976 9,186 8,741 1999......................... 8,306 9,034 9,217 9,021 2000......................... 8,923 9,364 9,572 9,649 2001......................... 9,602 9,613 7,800 7,881 2002......................... 8,295 9,074 9,114 -- |
Consumption by final customers during the third and fourth quarters of 2001, as compared to the same periods in 2000, decreased as a result of the Federal Government-mandated electricity rationing measures.
Competition
Competition and Large Customers
As a result of recent legislation, it may be possible for other distributors to offer electricity to some of our existing customers at prices lower than those we are able to charge. Furthermore, the recently adopted Concessions Law requires distribution and transmission companies to permit third parties to use their lines and ancillary facilities to transmit electricity upon payment of a toll (the methodology for the regulation of which has yet to be defined by the Federal Government) and enables certain large electricity customers to contract with other suppliers for the supply of electricity. As a result, large consumers of electricity now have several distribution alternatives, such as:
o connecting their own direct lines to a generation company;
o paying a toll to a distribution and transmission company while negotiating a supply contract with a generation company;
o negotiating a contract with a distribution company; and
o self-generating.
In addition, the Federal Government proposals with respect to the revitalization of the electric sector provide that free customers (those that are not prohibited from acquiring energy from sources other than concessionaires of public services) in our concession area that choose to contract for their energy supply with us will be entitled to purchase up to 25% of the energy they consume through public auctions to be conducted by the Federal Government, rather than through initial contracts. For more information with respect to these revitalization measures, see "The Brazilian Electricity Sector--Legal and Regulatory Matters--Competition" in Annex A.
Other than ALCOA, we are not aware of any large customers in the state of Minas Gerais that plan to contract directly with generators other than us or that plan to self-generate electricity. We believe that it is too early to determine the possible effect of this increased potential for competition and the proposed revitalization measures on our results of operations. However, increased competition, including the loss of several of our large customers, could potentially have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. See "The Brazilian Electricity Sector--Legal and Regulatory Matters--Competition" in Annex A.
The increasingly competitive environment may be favorable to us because of our experience with large industrial consumers. For more than 40 years, we have had a department exclusively dedicated to servicing large customers. Pursuant to our marketing policy, we assign managers to specific clients, allowing us to provide tailored customer service. For instance, we have developed an Internet site that large customers may use for service, information and sales. Our Internet site is the first one in Brazil through which electricity is actually sold to end-users.
We also have fostered important relationships with several large industrial customers with whom we hope to begin co-generation activities, and we plan to continue pursuing these relationships in the future. See "--Generation and Purchase of Electric Power--Co-generation Joint Ventures with Customers."
Concessions
Each concession that we currently hold is subject to a competitive bidding process upon its expiration. However, in accordance with the Concessions Law, existing concessions may be renewed without a bidding process by the Federal Government for additional periods of up to 20 years upon application by the concessionaire, provided the concessionaire has met minimum performance standards and the proposal is otherwise acceptable to the Federal Government.
In addition, it is possible that a number of our large industrial clients, like ALCOA, may become SPPs pursuant to the Concessions Law in order to obtain the right to generate electricity for their own use. The granting of certain concessions to our large industrial clients could adversely affect our results of operations.
Raw Materials
Our principal raw materials expense is the purchase of fuel oil, which is consumed by our three thermoelectric plants in the electricity generation process. Fuel oil consumption for the year ended December 31, 2001 represented an expense of R$75 million, which was reimbursed to us from the Conta de Consumo de Combustivel (Fuel Usage Quota Account), or CCC Account, which was created by the Federal Government to offset the higher marginal operating costs of thermoelectric plants, and to which we and other electricity concessionaires must make contributions. See "Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects" and "The Brazilian Electricity Sector--Legal and Regulatory Matters--Regulatory Charges" in Annex A. We believe that supplies of fuel oil are readily available. Although the price of fuel oil may fluctuate, we have generally been able to offset all or a portion of our increased fuel oil costs through adjustments to our rates.
Other Businesses
Natural Gas Distribution
Our subsidiary Gasmig was established in 1986 for the purpose of developing and implementing the distribution of natural gas in Minas Gerais. We own approximately 95% of Gasmig. The remaining shares are owned by Minas Gerais Participacoes Ltda., or MGI, the investing body of the State Government, and by the city of Belo Horizonte.
In January 1993, the State Government granted to Gasmig an exclusive 30-year distribution concession covering all of Minas Gerais and all types of consumers. Gasmig's marketing efforts focus on its ability to provide a more economically efficient and environmentally friendly alternative to oil, propane, wood and charcoal. Gasmig currently supplies approximately one million cubic meters of gas per day, or cmd, to 69 industrial customers. Gasmig also supplies natural gas to 32 automotive natural gas stations and it began to supply natural gas to one power plant in Juiz de Fora at the end of 2001. During the year ended December 31, 2001, Gasmig distributed approximately 5% of all natural gas distributed in Brazil.
Minas Gerais accounts for approximately 17% of the total energy consumption in Brazil. Many energy-intensive industries such as the cement, steel, ferroalloys and metallurgy industries have significant operations in the state. We estimate that total demand for natural gas in Minas Gerais will amount to nearly 13 million cmd by 2009, which exceeds the projected available supply. We also expect that the demand outside the state will grow. In addition, the recent completion of a natural gas pipeline between Brazil and Bolivia provides a significant source of natural gas, enabling Gasmig to better meet demand. Gasmig's key strategy is to expand its distribution network in order to serve the unsatisfied portion of the demand. Gasmig is engaged in the development of new projects to extend its distribution systems to reach customers in other areas of Minas Gerais, principally in heavily industrialized areas.
For the year ended December 31, 2001, Gasmig had total revenues of R$115 million and net income after taxes of R$15 million.
Telecommunications, Internet and Cable Television
On January 13, 1999, we incorporated Infovias as a joint venture with AES Forca Empreendimentos Ltda., an affiliate of AES Corporation. Infovias has an optical fiber-based long-distance communications backbone installed along our transmission lines using optical ground wire cables. This communications backbone is connected to an access network that is based on hybrid fiber-coaxial cable technology and is deployed along our transmission and distribution lines. We lease our network infrastructure to Infovias pursuant to a 15-year operating lease agreement entered into on March 31, 2000. This agreement is still subject to approval by ANEEL. Pursuant to Brazilian telecommunications law, we also make our network infrastructure available to other telecommunications providers interested in leasing it.
Infovias started its business operations in January 2001. The main telecommunications services provided by Infovias through its network are signal transportation and access, both for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint applications, delivered mainly to telecommunications operators and Internet service providers on a clear channel basis. Infovias is also extending its broadband Internet services, currently available in Belo Horizonte, to other cities in Minas Gerais.
Since commencing business operations in January 2001, Infovias has provided the network for cable television service in 12 cities in Minas Gerais, pursuant to a 15-year service agreement with W@Y Brasil, one of the holders of the concession for the provision of cable television and Internet service to final customers in those cities. Under this service agreement, W@Y Brasil is to pay Infovias a percentage of the revenues originated from services delivered to approximately 12,000 final customers.
Infovias also provides intra-company data transmission services to us. We use this service for internal communications as well as for certain communications with our customers.
In 2001, Infovias acquired a 51% stake in W@Y TV Belo Horizonte, a cable television and Internet service provider based in Minas Gerais. We and AES Forca Empreendimentos Ltda. have invested R$30 million in this business through Infovias.
On January 16, 2003, ANEEL sent us a notice alleging that we had failed to obtain necessary ANEEL authorization relating to our 15-year lease agreement with Infovias. ANEEL may seek to impose a fine upon us relating to this claim and may seek also to impose restrictions on its terms and conditions. See "Item 8. Financial Information--Legal Proceedings--Legal Proceedings Subsequent to December 31, 2001."
During 2001, Infovias had operating revenues of R$2 million. Currently, we own 99.92% of the common shares of Infovias. See note 1 to our consolidated financial statements.
Consulting and Other Services
We provide consulting services to governments and public utility companies in the electricity sector in order to derive additional revenues from the technology and expertise we have developed through our operations. During the past eight years, we have provided such services to government agencies and utilities in ten countries, including Canada, Paraguay, Honduras and El Salvador and to the government of Panama.
On January 9, 2002, we incorporated Efficientia S.A. to render project efficiency optimization solutions and operation and management services to energy supply facilities. We have a 100% interest in Efficientia S.A. Efficientia S.A. has not yet commenced operations.
Environmental Matters
Our generation, transmission and distribution activities are subject to
comprehensive federal and state legislation relating to the preservation of
the environment. See "The Brazilian Electricity Sector--Legal and Regulatory
Matters--Environmental Regulations" in Annex A. The environmental authorities
in the State of Minas Gerais are Fundacao Estadual do Meio Ambiente (State of
Minas Gerais Environmental Foundation), or FEAM, and Conselho Estadual de
Politica Ambiental (State of Minas Gerais Environmental Policy Council), or
COPAM.
We believe that we are in material compliance with applicable environmental legislation and regulations. During 2001, we invested approximately R$15 million in environmental compliance.
Licensing
Applicable law in Brazil requires that licenses be obtained in connection with the construction, installation, expansion and operation of any facility that utilizes environmental resources, causes environmental degradation, pollutes or has the potential to cause environmental degradation or pollution. See "The Brazilian Electricity Sector--Legal and Regulatory Matters--Environmental Regulations" in Annex A.
Generally, state governments manage the environmental licensing process for facilities that are to be built within their territories. However, the Federal Government manages the environmental licensing process for facilities that are expected to have an environmental impact on more than one state or that draw water from federal waterways.
COPAM Regulatory Ordinance No. 17, dated December 17, 1996, provides that operational licenses shall be renewed from time to time for periods of 4 to 8 years depending on the environmental impact of the facility. Due to the provisions of Ordinance No. 28, dated January 31, 2003, of Instituto do Patrimonio Historico e Artistico Nacional (National Historical and Artistic Heritage Institute), or IPHAN, the renewal of operational licenses for hydroelectric power plants shall be conditioned on a favorable opinion of IPHAN concerning the archeological impact of the plant. Ordinance No. 28 also mandates that studies shall be conducted by operators of hydroelectric plants concerning the impact of the hydroelectric plants on the reservoirs from which they draw water. Costs may be associated with the obligation to conduct such studies and such costs may have an adverse effect on our results of operations.
Corrective Environmental Operation Licensing
Pursuant to Resolution No. 6, dated September 16, 1987, of the Conselho Nacional de Meio Ambiente (the Brazilian Environmental Council), or CONAMA, environmental impact assessment studies must be undertaken, and a corresponding environmental impact assessment report must be prepared, for all major electric generation facilities built in Brazil after February 1, 1986. While studies are not required for facilities built prior to February 1, 1986, such facilities must obtain corrective environmental operation licenses, which may be acquired by filing a form containing certain information regarding the facility in question.
Federal Law No. 9,605, dated February 12, 1998, sets forth penalties for facilities that operate without environmental licenses. In 1998, the Federal Government issued Provisional Measure No. 1,710 (currently Provisional Measure No. 2,163/41), which establishes the potential for project operators to enter into agreements with relevant environmental regulators for the purpose of coming into compliance with Federal Law No. 9,605. Accordingly, we have been negotiating with Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renovaveis (the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Natural Renewable Resources), or IBAMA, and FEAM to obtain the corrective environmental operation licensing of all our plants that began operating prior to February 1986. Our Emborcacao, Sao Simao, Jaguara and Volta Grande hydroelectric facilities all fall into this category. IBAMA is currently analyzing the corrective licensing application we submitted on behalf of Emborcacao. We have also submitted applications on behalf of our Sao Simao, Jaguara and Volta Grande plants. We are currently waiting for IBAMA's recommendations concerning the corrective licensing of these facilities. Generation facilities located within the State of Minas Gerais fall within the jurisdiction of FEAM for purposes of corrective licensing. We have agreed with FEAM to bring our facilities located in Minas Gerais into compliance on a gradual basis. We do not currently anticipate any costs in connection with any recommendations that may be made by IBAMA and FEAM.
Fishways
The dams at each of our hydroelectric generation facilities can put fish that inhabit the adjoining reservoirs in danger. In order to reduce the impact of these facilities on nearby fish populations, the State Government enacted State Law No. 12,488, dated April 9, 1997, which imposes measures assuring that migratory fish that pass through dams will be redirected to fishways, through which they can pass safely. As
of December 31, 2001, we had fishway projects installed at our Igarape, Salto dos Moraes and Igarapava facilities.
PCBs
Federal regulations in Brazil require that electric system equipment requiring polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, be replaced by alternative equipment that does not require PCBs. In addition, CONAMA Resolution No. 313, dated November 22, 2002, requires electric energy companies to maintain an inventory of their equipment and materials that require PCBs.
We have begun an equipment substitution program that exceeds the requirements of this legislation. By the end of 2001, we replaced 100% of the equipment that required PCBs, and we have since incinerated all such equipment. We have spent R$5.5 million on the elimination of PCBs.
Operational Technologies
We continue to invest in automated monitoring and control equipment in connection with our strategy of increasing efficiency and further modernizing and automating our generation, distribution and transmission systems.
Load Dispatch Center
The Centro de Operacao de Sistema (System Operation Center), or COS, located at our headquarters in Belo Horizonte, is the nerve center of our operations. The COS is a data clearing house and control center that uses fiber optic and coaxial cables, microwaves and other communication technologies to monitor and coordinate our generation and transmission systems in real time, helping to guarantee the security, continuity, and quality of our energy supply. With the restructuring of the Brazilian utility sector, the COS has begun operating through the ONS, controlling and supervising 30 substations, 14 large plants and 3,125 miles of transmission lines.
Regional Distribution Operation Centers
Our distribution network is managed through seven Centros de Operacoes Regionais de Distribuicao (Regional Distribution Operation Centers), or CORDs. The CORDs monitor and coordinate our distribution network operations in real time. The CORDs are responsible for the supervision and control of 421 distribution substations, 200,554 miles of medium voltage distribution lines, 10,019 miles of sub-transmission lines, 3,085 miles of transmission lines and 5.4 million customers in our concession area.
The CORDs use several operational technologies such as:
o CONCOD, a computer system that manages customer needs such as restoration of power, switching, disconnection and inspection orders;
o GEMINI, a geo-referenced energy management system that provides a geographic view of the entire distribution network and substations, allowing us to ascertain important information about the network such as the number of consumers that are affected by service interruptions; and
o OMNISAT, a satellite data transmission system that provides fast, safe communications among the CORDs, our client service department and our service vehicles in the field and allows service orders to be sent instantly to special monitors in vehicles located near the site where service is needed, optimizing the efficiency of our service fleet and personnel.
GISPLAN
GISPLAN is a computer system that assists us in planning expansions of our operations. It can determine the geographic location of poles, transformers and other facilities, assisting us, for example, in making decisions about where and to what extent our network capacity needs to be expanded.
Internal Telecommunications Network
Our internal telecommunications network is one of the largest in Brazil and is comprised of a high-performance microwave system with a range of 1,400 miles, a telephone system with 135 telephone exchanges and a corporate network that integrates 5,750 microcomputers and a mobile communication system with 3,500 radio sets. We are also developing several projects in association with Infovias based on fiber-optic networks that make use of our distribution infrastructure of poles and transmission towers, aimed at integrating our internal voice, data and image networks in order to reduce operational costs and increase the reliability of the electrical system.
Narrowband PLC Technology
Narrowband power line communications, or PLC, technology permits the transmission of data through our electricity distribution lines, allowing us to collect energy usage information pertaining to individual customers. This information can be used for a variety of commercial applications, such as:
o creating individually tailored customer services such as pre-payment schemes and pricing options;
o automated meter reading and load management;
o account management, including collections, disconnection and reconnection;
o time of use rate assessment; and
o street lighting control and management.
We currently have 25,000 narrowband PLC points in operation. We expect to be able to use PLC technology to considerably reduce peak demand in points of consumption that are connected to this technology.
Broadband PLC Technology
Broadband PLC technology permits Internet access through our electricity distribution lines. In November 2001, we implemented a pilot project to develop this technology. We are one of the first Brazilian electric utilities to work with this technology.
The goal of our Broadband PLC pilot project is to test, in the long-term, the quality of the voice, data and image services provided through our low voltage distribution network and to establish the economic viability of adding this technology to the final portion of our distribution network that connects the end-users. This final portion of our distribution network is called the "last mile."
Call Centers
We have two call centers, one in Belo Horizonte and one in the city of Uberlandia. Our final customers can use a toll-free number to contact a call center to obtain information about their accounts and to report service problems. Our call centers are integrated with the technologies available in the CORDs, allowing us to provide up-to-the-minute information to customers about service issues.
Maintenance and Repair Systems
We use several maintenance and repair systems to minimize unscheduled interruptions in electrical service to our customers. More than 90% of our service interruptions have resulted from factors such as lightning, fire, wind and corrosion on our transmission and distribution networks, which are composed largely of non-insulated overhead lines.
Management Tools
Managerial Software
We have implemented eight modules of SAP R/3, a managerial system from SAP, a German management software company. This system provides support in the areas of accounting, costs, budgeting, investments, projects, inventory, maintenance, fixed assets and human resources. The implementation of this system, together with the installation in April 1999 of a new corporate computer network designed to support this system, has increased our efficiency by enabling us to redesign, automate or eliminate preexisting work procedures.
Total Quality Program
In 1991, we instituted a company-wide quality control program called "Total Quality." As part of the Total Quality Program, we adopted the International Standardization Organization Project in 1999, through which we certify different parts of our operations and management as being of superior quality according to international standards known as ISO 9000 and ISO 14000. We also certify parts of our operations according to internally created criteria.
We have received ISO 9000 certification for 26 areas of our business, including certain customer service offices, call centers, laboratories, repair shops, engineering teams and the Sao Simao hydroelectric power plant, which represented 30% of our installed capacity as of December 31, 2001.
In February 2000, the Nova Ponte hydroelectric power plant, with an installed capacity of 510 MW, received ISO 14001 certification from Det Norske Veritas - DNV. The certification includes the 500 square kilometer (193 square mile) reservoir as well as the 2,850-hectare (11 square mile) Galheiro nature reserve. Nova Ponte is the first large power plant in Latin America to receive this certification.
Three distribution units, which cover almost 70 municipalities, are
certified according to internally created criteria that we refer to as CEMIG's
EMS (Emergency Management System). Products and services certified include:
new customer connections; billing; collection; product sales and services;
network expansion and improvement; network operation; public lighting
maintenance and restoration; overhead lines and network maintenance and
inspection; electric system planning; and substation and equipment maintenance
and inspection.
As part of the Total Quality program, we have also instituted a program to focus on employee education. Participation in this program, known as Quality Control Circles, or CCQ, is voluntary and open to all of our employees. As of December 31, 2001, we had 40 registered CCQs. CCQs hold weekly meetings to discuss operational and technical problems as well as solutions.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Our principal properties consist of the power generation plants and transmission and distribution facilities described in this Item 4. Our net book value of total property, plant and equipment was R$9,841 million at December 31, 2001 (including ongoing construction projects). Generation facilities represented 44% of this net book value, transmission and distribution facilities represented 53% and other miscellaneous property and equipment represented 3%. The average annual depreciation rate applied to these facilities was 2.49% for generation facilities, 3.08% for transmission facilities, 5.10% for distribution facilities and 9.20% for other miscellaneous facilities. Our facilities are generally adequate for our present needs and suitable for their intended purposes.
Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects
You should read the information contained in this section together with our financial statements contained elsewhere in this annual report. The following discussion is based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and presented in reais.
General
We are a state-controlled, fully integrated energy company engaged primarily in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in Minas Gerais. At December 31, 2001, we were the fourth largest electric power generation concessionaire in Brazil as measured by total installed capacity, and for the year ended December 31, 2001, we were the second largest electric power distribution concessionaire in Brazil, as measured by GWh of energy sold to final customers. We supplied approximately 84% of the electricity consumed in Minas Gerais during the year ended December 31, 2001. See "Item 4. Information on the Company--Customers and Billing." At December 31, 2001, we generated electricity at 40 hydroelectric plants, three thermoelectric plants and one wind farm and had a total installed generation capacity of 5,675 MW, of which the hydroelectric plants accounted for 5,503 MW. See "Item 4. Information on the Company--Generation and Purchase of Electric Power." The State Government is our controlling shareholder and establishes our operating and long-term strategy.
The following are our consolidated subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001:
o Sa Carvalho S.A. (100% interest). Sa Carvalho S.A. is engaged in the production and sale of electric energy and holds the concession to operate the Sa Carvalho hydroelectric power plant.
o Usina Termica Ipatinga S.A. (100% interest). Usina Termica Ipatinga S.A. is an SPP engaged in the production and sale of electric energy at the Ipatinga thermoelectric and steam power plant.
o Gasmig (95.12% interest). Gasmig is engaged in the production, acquisition, storage, transportation and distribution of natural gas and related products.
Our consolidated financial statements included herein include the financial results of CEMIG and our subsidiaries Sa Carvalho S.A., Usina Termica Ipatinga S.A. and Gasmig. For the periods covered by this operating and financial review, these companies have not contributed materially to our consolidated financial results. See note 1 to our consolidated financial statements.
We had a 49.44% interest in Infovias as of December 31, 2001. Infovias' principal activities are rendering telecommunications services and developing related activities through integrated systems using optical fiber cable, coaxial cable, electronic equipment and other items. Infovias began commercial operations in 2001. Also in 2001, Infovias acquired 51% of the capital stock of Way TV Belo Horizonte, a cable television and Internet services provider in certain cities in the State of Minas Gerais. We increased our interest in Infovias to 99.92% in 2002. See note 11 to our consolidated financial statements.
We also have a 100% interest in each of the following companies:
Efficientia S.A.; Horizontes Energia S.A.; Usina Termica Barreiro S.A.; CEMIG
PCH S.A.; and CEMIG Capim Branco Energia S.A. These companies were organized
to conduct specific projects in the electric energy sector and have not yet
commenced operations. None of these companies has had an impact on our
consolidated financial results for 2001. See note 1 to our consolidated
financial statements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. We evaluate our estimates on an ongoing basis and base them on a combination of historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Our critical accounting policies that affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements are set forth below. Please see the notes to our consolidated financial statements included herein for a more detailed discussion of the application of these and other accounting policies.
Revenue recognition
Revenues are recognized on an accrual basis, i.e., when the goods and services are actually rendered, regardless of when the cash is received.
Revenues from the sale of electricity generation are recorded based upon the output delivered provided at rates as specified under contract terms or prevailing market rates. Electricity distribution sales to final customers are recognized when power is provided. Billings for these sales are made on a monthly basis throughout the month. Unbilled revenues from the billing cycle up to the end of each month are estimated based on the prior month's billing and are accrued at the end of the month. Differences between estimated and actual unbilled revenues, which have not been significant, are recognized in the following month.
Advance billings of electric power represent sales at pre-established rates, which are indexed contractually by inflation or exchange rate variation, according to specific criteria set forth in each contract. The revenues are recognized when electricity is delivered and the advance billings are reduced accordingly.
Electricity sales to the interconnected power system are recorded when earned and billed monthly.
Revenues we receive from other concessionaires using the basic transmission network are recognized in the month that the network services are provided to the other concessionaires.
Revenues from natural gas sales by Gasmig are recognized when the natural gas is supplied.
Services rendered include connection fees and other related services and the revenues are recognized when the services are provided. The net effect of deferring the connection fees is not material to our consolidated financial position and results of operations because the fees charged approximate the costs of providing the services.
The Imposto sobre as Operacoes Relativas a Circulacao de Mercadorias e sobre a Prestacao de Servicos de Transporte Intermunicipal e de Comunicacao--ICMS, a state value-added tax due on sales to final customers, or VAT, is billed to consumers and recorded as part of gross revenue. The VAT payable to the state is recorded as a deduction from net operating revenues under taxes on revenues in the statement of operations.
Regulatory assets
Due to recent changes in the electric utilities sector in Brazil and related acts by regulatory bodies of the Federal Government, we have concluded that we are subject to the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 71 "Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation," or SFAS No. 71, because the rate-setting structure in Brazil was designed to recover certain allowable costs.
SFAS No. 71 requires rate-regulated public utilities such as CEMIG to record certain costs and credits allowed in the rate-setting process in different periods than for non-regulated entities. These costs and credits are deferred as regulatory assets and are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations at the time they are reflected in rates. Accordingly, we capitalize incurred costs as deferred regulatory assets when there is a probable expectation that future revenue equal to the costs incurred will be billed and collected as a direct result of the inclusion of the costs in an increased rate set by the regulator. The deferred regulatory asset is realized when we collect the related costs through billings to customers. ANEEL performs a rate review on an annual basis. If ANEEL excludes all or part of a cost from recovery, that portion of the deferred regulatory asset is impaired and is accordingly reduced to the extent of the excluded cost. We evaluate and revise the accounting for our regulatory assets on an ongoing basis as new regulatory orders are issued properly and account for our activities under SFAS No. 71. As we recognize regulatory assets in accordance with rulings of the regulatory authorities of the Federal Government, future regulatory rulings may impact the carrying value and accounting treatment of our regulatory assets.
During 2001, the electricity markets in significant portions of Brazil experienced rationing, or reduced availability of electricity to customers, due to low rainfall, reduced reservoir levels and Brazil's significant dependence on electricity generated from hydrological resources. These factors resulted in lower sales. In
December 2001, electricity concessionaires in Brazil, including us, reached an industry-wide agreement with the Federal Government that provided resolution to rationing related issues as well as certain electricity rate-related issues. The agreement known as the General Agreement of the Electricity Sector, generally allows for increased rates to be charged to electric power consumers until the amounts lost by the power generation and distribution concessionaires as a result of the rationing are recovered. The rate increases set forth in the General Agreement of the Electricity Sector intended to reimburse our rationing-related losses are expected to remain in effect for an average of 72 months from January 2002. However, no assurance can be given that the full amount of the rationing-related losses we incurred will be recovered over this period.
In addition, we are subject to the provisions of Emerging Issues Task Force 92-07 "Accounting by Rate-Regulated Utilities for the Effects of Certain Alternative Revenue Programs," or EITF 92-07, which establishes a 24-month limit for collection of regulatory assets related to billing losses. Accordingly, we were required to estimate this asset recovery based on amounts effectively collected in 2002 and assumptions of future billings in 2003. The estimated 24-month period to recover revenue losses is based on ANEEL Resolution No. 90, dated February 18, 2002, and ANEEL Resolution No. 36, dated January 29, 2003, which state that billing losses resulting from the rationing period will be recovered simultaneously with energy transactions on the MAE and before the recovery of additional Parcel A costs.
We perform periodic valuations of the recoverability of our deferred regulatory assets in order to determine whether impairment provisions are necessary based on applicable ANEEL regulations. We recorded a loss provision in the amount of R$150 million as of December 31, 2001. This provision is based on projections prepared by the Company, which projections may change in response to regulatory changes and other developments. See notes 2(r) and 4 to our consolidated financial statements.
Valuation of assets
We have long-lived assets, including power generation plants. Many of these assets are the result of recent capital investments and have not yet reached a mature life cycle in construction. We assess the carrying amount and potential impairment of these long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Factors we consider in determining whether an impairment review is necessary include a significant underperformance of the assets relative to projected future operating results and significant negative industry or economic trends. We determine when an impairment review is necessary through a comparison between the expected undiscounted future cash flows and the carrying amount of the asset. If the carrying amount of the asset is the larger of the two amounts, an impairment loss is recognized by the amount that the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. The fair value is determined by quoted market prices, appraisals or the use of valuation techniques such as expected discounted future cash flows. We must make assumptions regarding these estimated future cash flows and other factors to determine the fair value of the respective assets.
Accrued liabilities for contingencies
We and our subsidiaries are party to certain legal proceedings in Brazil arising in the normal course of business regarding tax, labor, civil and other issues.
We account for contingencies in accordance with SFAS No. 5 "Accounting for Contingencies" and the evaluations with respect to the potential outcome of the claims are made with the assistance of our legal counselors. Such accrued liabilities are estimated based on historical experience and the nature of the claims, as well as information provided to us by internal and external legal counselors.
Employee post-retirement benefits
We sponsor a defined-benefit pension plan and defined-contribution pension plan covering substantially all of our employees. We have also established post-retirement health care plans and pay life insurance premiums. We account for these benefits in accordance with SFAS No. 87 "Employers' Accounting for Pensions" and SFAS No. 106 "Employers' Accounting for Post-retirement Benefits other than Pensions."
The determination of the amount of our obligations for pension and other post-retirement benefits depends on certain actuarial assumptions. These assumptions are described in note 19 to our consolidated financial statements and include, among others, the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets and increases in salaries and healthcare costs. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, actual results that differ from our assumptions are accumulated and amortized over future periods and generally affect our recognized expenses and recorded obligations in such future periods. While we believe that our assumptions are appropriate, significant differences in actual results or significant changes in our assumptions may materially affect our pension and other post-retirement obligations.
In the third quarter of 2002, we and Sindieletro agreed upon certain changes to the current health care plans we offer, which altered (i) the contribution criteria used to calculate the contributions that we, our employees, and retirees are responsible for and (ii) the types of costs covered in each plan. These changes were implemented on January 1, 2003. At this time, we cannot estimate the financial effect of these changes on our consolidated financial position or results of operations. However, actuarial assessment of the effects of these changes is currently in progress.
Deferred taxes
We account for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109 "Accounting for Income Taxes," which requires an asset and liability approach to recording current and deferred taxes. Accordingly, the effects of differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and the amounts recognized in our consolidated financial statements have been treated as temporary differences for the purpose of recording deferred income tax.
We regularly review our deferred tax assets for recoverability and establish a valuation allowance based on historical taxable income, projected future taxable income, and the expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary differences. If we are unable to generate sufficient future taxable income, or if there is a material change in the actual effective tax rates or time period within which the underlying temporary differences become taxable or deductible, we could be required to establish a valuation allowance against all or a significant portion of our deferred tax assets resulting in a substantial increase in our effective tax rate and a material adverse impact on our operating results.
Depreciation
Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method, at annual rates based on the estimated useful lives of the assets, in accordance with ANEEL regulations and industry practice in Brazil. To the extent that the actual lives differ from these estimates, there would be an impact on the amount of depreciation accrued in our consolidated financial statements.
Allowance for doubtful accounts
We record an allowance for doubtful accounts in an amount that we estimate to be sufficient to cover presently foreseeable losses. The amount of the allowance for doubtful accounts is estimated considering (i) our policy of maintaining a 100% reserve with respect to amounts past due over 90 days with respect to residential customers, 180 days with respect to commercial customers and 360 days with respect to industrial and governmental entities and (ii) an analysis of each of our main industrial clients facing financial difficulties.
We continuously monitor collections and payments from customers and review and refine our estimation process.
Analysis of Electricity Sales and Cost of Electricity Purchased
Electric rates in Brazil are set by ANEEL, which has the authority to readjust and review rates in response to changes in energy purchase costs and market conditions. ANEEL, through the General Agreement of the Electricity Sector, has provided for extraordinary rate increases to compensate distribution companies for losses incurred as a result of the Electricity Rationing Plan. Each distribution company's concession agreement also provides for an annual readjustment of rates based on certain regulatory charges, costs of
electricity purchased for resale, costs for the use of hydroelectric resources and transmission costs. In addition, every five years the rates chargeable by distribution companies to final customers are adjusted based on a formula, which contains the "X factor." The X factor is intended to permit ANEEL to adjust the rates so that consumers may share in the distribution company's realization of increased operating efficiencies. The next adjustment of the X factor is scheduled to be made in April 2003.
ANEEL has also issued rate regulations that govern access to the transmission system and establish transmission rates. The rates to be paid by distribution companies, generators and independent customers for use of the interconnected systems are reviewed annually. The review takes into account the revenues that are permitted of transmission concessionaires pursuant to their concession agreements. For more detailed information regarding the rate-setting structure in Brazil, see "The Brazilian Electricity Sector--Legal and Regulatory Matters--Rates" in Annex A.
We charge captive consumers for their actual electricity consumption during each 30-day billing period at specified rates. Certain large industrial consumers are charged according to the electricity capacity contractually made available to them by us, with adjustments to those rates according to consumption during peak demand time as well as capacity requirements that exceed the contracted amount.
In general, rates on electricity that we purchase are determined by reference to the capacity contracted for as well as the volumes actually used. In the case of Itaipu, we are committed to purchase 17% of the amount of its capacity that Brazil is required to purchase at a fixed price denominated in dollars paid three times a month at exchange rates determined at the time of each payment.
The following table sets forth the average rate (in reais per MWh) and volume (by GWh) components of electricity sales and purchases for the periods indicated. The term "average rate" refers to revenues for the relevant class of customers divided by the MWh used by such class and does not necessarily reflect actual rates and usage by a specific class of end-users during any particular period.
Year ended December 31,
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Electricity Sales:
Average rate to final customers (R$/MWh)
Industrial rate.................................. 86.23 74.84 66.57
Residential rate................................. 246.18 215.15 180.05
Commercial rate.................................. 206.18 176.90 155.67
Rural rate....................................... 131.04 113.96 99.82
Public services rate and others.................. 137.73 120.00 105.60
Total sales to final customers (GWh)
Industrial customers............................. 21,351 22,247 20,805
Residential customers............................ 6,475 7,576 7,448
Commercial customers............................. 3,269 3,584 3,334
Rural customers.................................. 1,572 1,676 1,633
Public services and other customers.............. 2,229 2,425 2,358
Average rate (R$/MWh)............................... 132.45 117.60 102.79
Total revenues (millions of R$)..................... 4,587 4,478 3,678
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Sales to distributors:
Volume (GWh)..................................... 632 4,937 3,708
Average rate (R$/MWh)............................ 102.85 23.50 16.99
Total revenues (millions of R$)(1)............... 65 116 63
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Electricity Purchases from Itaipu:
Volume (GWh)..................................... 11,935 13,967 13,909
Average cost (R$/MWh)............................ 68.96 50.91 51.55
Total cost (millions of R$)...................... 823 711 717
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(1) Does not include R$452 million and R$29 million relating to energy transactions on the MAE during 2001 and 2000, respectively.
Rates
Our results of operations in the past have been significantly affected by fluctuations in the levels of rates that we are permitted to charge for the generation and distribution of electricity. The rate-setting process in Brazil has historically been influenced by government attempts to control inflation. With the restructuring of the electric power sector in Brazil that commenced in 1995 and under the terms of the renewal of the concession agreement that we signed with ANEEL in 1997, the process by which rates are set has changed to a significant degree. Under the new regulatory framework, three different rate structures apply. First, electricity that we distribute to captive customers (those with no alternative means of energy supply, including residential, commercial and most industrial customers) is provided at rates that are adjusted annually with the percentage increase determined by reference to a formula that takes into account cost increases we incurred during the preceding year. Second, electricity that we currently buy from and sell to other suppliers is subject to rates set by ANEEL, but during the next four years, 25% of electricity bought and sold in the wholesale market per year through initial contracts will be deregulated from ANEEL's rate-setting control. We are unable to estimate the impact of this measure on our operations. Third, we are now able to enter into electricity supply contracts at freely negotiated rates with our free customers (those customers that have a demand of 3 MW or more of electricity at voltage levels of 69 kV or more) that elect not to be subject to ANEEL's rate-setting structure. See "The Brazilian Electricity Sector--Legal and Regulatory Matters--Rates" in Annex A.
ANEEL has approved extraordinary rate increases designed to compensate generation and distribution companies for losses incurred as a result of the Electricity Rationing Plan. See "--Power Rationing and Government Measures to Compensate Electric Utilities."
Power Rationing and Government Measures to Compensate Electric Utilities
Low amounts of rainfall in 2000 and early 2001, vigorous growth in demand for energy and Brazil's significant dependence on electricity generated from hydrological resources resulted in abnormally low water levels in many reservoirs that are used to power Brazil's major hydroelectric generation facilities. In May 2001, the Federal Government announced several measures in response to these conditions. First, the President of Brazil passed Provisional Measure No. 2,147 on May 15, 2001 (as updated by Provisional Measure No. 2152-2 on June 1, 2001), creating the Camara de Gestao da Crise de Energia Eletrica, or Energy Crisis Committee. The Energy Crisis Committee resolved on May 16, 2001 to require certain electricity distributors, including us, to suspend distribution of electricity to new customers (except residential and rural customers) and for certain non-essential purposes such as nighttime sporting events and advertising use, and to reduce distribution for the illumination of public areas by 35%. Second, the President passed Decree No. 3,818, on May 15, 2001, requiring the Federal Government to reduce its electricity consumption by 35% beginning July 1, 2001. Third, on May 18, 2001, the Federal Government announced additional power rationing measures to be imposed on industrial, commercial and residential customers in the most industrialized and heavily populated areas of Brazil beginning on June 1, 2001. These measures required most residential consumers to reduce their electricity consumption by 20% of the average consumption in May, June and July 2000. Industrial and commercial consumers also had to reduce their consumption by 15% to 25% of the average consumption during the same period. Further measures provided that bonuses would be paid to residential consumers whose energy consumption was lower than the requisite target and that power cuts and surcharges would be imposed on consumers whose energy consumption exceeded the requisite target. ANEEL established specific accounts and controls to record the effect of the rationing measures relating to the bonus, surcharge and other related costs. The power rationing measures ultimately ceased on March 1, 2002.
On October 17, 2001, the Federal Government, through Provisional Measure No. 4, approved by Law No. 10,310 of November 22, 2001, stated that electric utilities, including us, would be reimbursed for expenses associated with payment of bonuses to consumers and other related costs that exceeded the aforementioned surcharges. In 2002, we received approximately R$128 million as reimbursement for a portion of the expenses we incurred in connection with payment of bonuses to consumers. In addition, we are currently negotiating with ANEEL our reimbursement of approximately R$24 million relating to surcharges that were not paid by
certain customers because their surcharges are under dispute. Although no assurance can be given, we do not expect to incur a loss with respect to this outstanding amount. In accordance with ANEEL Resolution No. 600, dated October 31, 2002, we also expect to collect operating costs of approximately R$32 million that relate to the adoption of the Electricity Rationing Plan and that exceed amounts received from surcharges on consumer rates. The recovery of these operating costs must be approved by ANEEL. See note 5 to our consolidated financial statements.
On December 12, 2001, through Provisional Measure No. 14, approved on April 26, 2002 by Law No. 10,438, the Federal Government authorized the creation of the General Agreement of the Electricity Sector. The General Agreement of the Electricity Sector provides that electric power distribution companies in Brazil, such as us, will be compensated for revenue losses caused by the reduction in amounts of energy sold due to the Federal Government-mandated rationing measures. Compensation will be made by means of an extraordinary increase in the energy rate applicable to future power sales and companies will be entitled to use this increased rate for an average period of 72 months, beginning January 2002. The General Agreement of the Electricity Sector further provides for Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social (National Bank for Economic and Social Development), or BNDES, to lend the distribution companies an amount equivalent to 90% of their lost revenues so that these companies would be able to maintain their account balances as if no rationing program had taken place. This loan would then be re-paid to BNDES using revenue obtained from the sale of energy to consumers at the increased rate. See note 4 to our consolidated financial statements.
Impact of Our Account Receivable from the State Government
Our liquidity, as well as "other income" in our statement of income, is affected by payments made in connection with the CRC Account, the account receivable we have from the State Government. The State Government did not make any payments to us under the CRC Account Agreement in 2001 or 2002 and has not made any payments to date in 2003. In order to address the settlement of these outstanding amounts, we have undertaken extensive negotiations with the State Government. To date, these negotiations have resulted in the execution of two amendments to the CRC Account Agreement, each of which is described below.
The Second Amendment to the CRC Account Agreement, signed on October 14, 2002, refers to 149 monthly installment payments, with maturities from January 1, 2003 through May 1, 2015, representing the total amount of R$754 million, adjusted to present value, as of December 31, 2001, bearing interest at 6% per year, with restatement based on IGP-DI. We entered into this second amendment with the State Government in order to preserve the terms and conditions of the original CRC Account Agreement with respect to the above-referenced installments. We have not received any scheduled payments from the State Government in respect of this second amendment. We have recorded a loss provision in respect of the entire outstanding balance of this second amendment. See note 3 to our consolidated financial statements.
The Third Amendment to the CRC Account Agreement, signed on October 24, 2002, refers to outstanding installments originally due under the CRC Account Agreement from April 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999 and from March 1, 2000 through December 1, 2002. These installments, which totaled R$451 million as of December 31, 2001, bear interest at an annual rate of 12%, with restatement based on IGP-DI. We have not received any scheduled payments in respect of this third amendment. We are permitted to retain payments of dividends and interest on capital due to the State Government as our shareholder as a set-off against amounts that the State Government owes us under this third amendment. For this reason, we have not recorded a loss provision in respect of amounts due thereunder. See note 3 to our consolidated financial statements;
Exchange Rates
Substantially all our revenues and most of our operating expenses are denominated in reais. We have substantial levels of foreign currency-denominated debt and other liabilities. As a result, in reporting periods when the real declines against the dollar or other foreign currencies in which our debt is denominated, our operating results are adversely affected. Foreign exchange gain or loss and monetary variation gain or loss may significantly impact our results of operations in periods in which there are wide swings in the value of the
real relative to the dollar or high inflation. We have a number of financial and other contracts in which we owe, or are entitled to, amounts in respect of monetary variation as measured by an index of price inflation in Brazil. While we have evaluated limiting our exposure to foreign currency-denominated indebtedness by hedging transactions and other derivatives from time to time, to date we have not utilized these techniques to any significant degree. See notes 2(d), 16, 24 and 26(d) to our consolidated financial statements.
The real depreciated by approximately 18.67% relative to the U.S. dollar in 2001 due to adverse economic developments in Argentina as well as reduced flow of capital following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. In 2001, the Central Bank announced a series of defensive measures including intervention in the foreign exchange market by selling U.S. dollars and buying reais. Following the announcement, the real initially rose against the U.S. dollar but has since fluctuated significantly. On September 28, 2001, the noon buying rate was R$2.6730 per U.S.$1.00 and on December 31, 2001 the noon buying rate was R$2.3120 per U.S.$1.00. More recently, factors including the effect of Argentina's debt default in December 2001 and concerns regarding the recent presidential elections in Brazil have caused the real to lose a significant percentage of its value as measured against the U.S. dollar. On January 2, 2002, the noon buying rate for reais was R$2.3100 per U.S.$1.00. On March 21, 2003, the noon buying rate for reais was R$3.4250 per U.S.$1.00.
Unbundling
General
Currently, our electricity generation, transmission and distribution operations are vertically integrated into and centrally managed by CEMIG. However, in recent years the Brazilian electricity sector has been undergoing fundamental change and deregulation. See "The Brazilian Electricity Sector--Legal and Regulatory Matters--Goals of Reform" in Annex A. As a result, pursuant to our concessions and contractual undertakings with ANEEL, we are required to change our business and corporate structure and "unbundle" our generation, transmission and distribution operations. This unbundling, or restructuring, process would result in a new organizational structure in which each of our generation, transmission and distribution businesses would conduct its operations as a separate company for administrative, legal, regulatory and tax purposes. Each of these separate companies would be a wholly owned subsidiary of CEMIG and would be consolidated with CEMIG for financial reporting purposes. We have submitted our restructuring plan to ANEEL. Notwithstanding the foregoing, due to recent public statements by the Federal Government reported by the news media, we expect that the Federal Government will modify the regulatory framework of the energy sector in the near term and that, as a result, the restructuring of vertically integrated electric power companies may no longer be required. If the restructuring requirements are eliminated, we would request that ANEEL amend our concession agreements to remove the restructuring clauses and we would terminate our restructuring plans. See "Item 3. Key Information--Risk Factors--Risks Relating to CEMIG--Difficulties relating to the restructuring of our operations could adversely affect our business" and "Item 4. Information on the Company--Organizational Structure and Unbundling."
Financial Reporting and Tax Considerations
We do not anticipate that the unbundling would result in material differences in presentation of our reporting for financial purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP or Brazilian GAAP as the results of the new generation, transmission and distribution subsidiaries would be consolidated with ours. We also do not anticipate that our marginal tax rate, on a consolidated basis, would change as a result of the unbundling. We do, however, anticipate that our operating results would be adversely affected as a consequence of the application of certain Brazilian revenue taxes. The revenue taxes which would cause the adverse effect on operating results comprises Contribuicao para Seguridade Social (a federal social security contribution), or COFINS, and Programa de Formacao do Patrimonio do Servidor (a fund for the benefit of public employees), or PASEP, and were assessed against our consolidated revenues at a combined rate of 3.65% in 2001, 2000 and 1999. This combined rate was increased to 4.65% in December 2002. Following the unbundling, we anticipate that the revenue taxes would be assessed at the subsidiary level with respect to revenues of the generation subsidiary and, separately, revenues of the distribution subsidiary.
Year Ended December 31, 2001 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2000
Net operating revenues
Net operating revenues increased 33.3% to R$5,006 million in 2001 from R$3,756 million in 2000 due primarily to the recording of revenue from the regulatory extraordinary rate adjustment in 2001, which is intended to reimburse revenue losses incurred as a result of the Electricity Rationing Plan and related spot market transactions.
In 2001, we recorded revenue relating to the regulatory extraordinary rate adjustment in the amount of R$789 million, in accordance with the terms of the General Agreement of the Electricity Sector, which provides for reimbursement of revenue losses incurred during the period of the Electricity Rationing Plan and related spot market transactions through special rate increases to be billed to final customers. See note 4 to our consolidated financial statements.
Electricity sales to final customers were R$4,587 million in 2001, a 2.4% increase compared to R$4,478 million in 2000. This increase resulted from the net effect of the increase in the average rate and a decrease in the volume of electricity sales to final customers. There was a 12.6% increase in the average rate in 2001 to R$132.45 per MWh compared to R$117.60 per MWh in 2000. Rates increased 11.8% in May 2000 (full effect in 2001) and 16.5% in April 2001. The positive effect of the rate increases was partially offset by a 7.0% decline in volume of electricity sales to final customers due to the Electricity Rationing Plan. Our residential, industrial and commercial consumers reduced consumption in 2001 by 14.5%, 4.0% and 8.8%, respectively, compared to 2000. Despite the effects of the Electricity Rationing Plan, we added 270,778 new customers to our network in 2001. See notes 4 and 22 to our consolidated financial statements.
Sales of electricity to the interconnected power system were R$517 million in 2001, a 256% increase compared to R$145 million in 2000. This increase was due primarily to a significant increase in the average rate in 2001 to R$45.89 per MWh from R$29.4 per MWh in 2000, partially offset by an 87.2% decrease in the volume of electric power sold. The increase in the average rate reflects the higher rates applied during the Electricity Rationing Plan.
Revenues from the use of the basic transmission network by other concessionaires increased 10.8% to R$154 million in 2001 from R$139 million in 2000. This increase was due primarily to 14.7% and 11.6% rate increases in July 2000 and 2001, respectively.
Other operating revenues increased 21.0% to R$150 million in 2001 from R$124 million in 2000 due to a R$36 million increase in revenues from Gasmig, reflecting 43.8% period-over-period growth, partially offset by a R$14 million decrease in revenue from services rendered with respect to our electricity distribution business, including inspection, connection, meter reading and others, primarily due to the mandatory cancellation of certain charges relating to overdue customer bills.
Taxes on revenues increased 5.4% to R$1,191 million in 2001 from R$1,130 million in 2000 as a result of the increase in our operating revenues in 2001 as compared to 2000. Taxes on revenues consist of VAT, assessed at an average rate of 21% on electricity sales to final customers (not including revenue from the regulatory extraordinary rate adjustment), COFINS, assessed at a rate of 3% and PASEP, assessed at a rate of 0.65%. The VAT tax in respect of revenue relating to the regulatory extraordinary rate adjustment amounting to R$313 million, will only become an obligation to be recorded in the financial statements once customers are billed. Thus, no provision relating to this amount was recorded in the financial statements. We do not believe that the recognition of this VAT tax will impact our net results because we only collect this amount from customers in order to transfer it to the State Government. See note 22 to our consolidated financial statements.
Operating costs and expenses
Operating costs and expenses increased 68.9% to R$5,599 million in 2001 from R$3,316 million in 2000, principally as a result of the recognition of a R$754 million provision relating to our account receivable from the State Government as well as increases in electricity purchased for resale, depreciation and amortization, personnel, taxes on revenues and employee post-retirement benefits.
We recorded a R$754 million provision relating to our account receivable from the State Government because of uncertainty with respect to the recoverability of amounts due under the CRC Account Agreement (as amended by the Second Amendment) between January 1, 2003 and May 1, 2015. See note 3 to our consolidated financial statements.
We also recorded a R$150 million provision to reflect our estimation of the recoverability of our deferred regulatory assets. See notes 2(r) and 4 to our consolidated financial statements.
Electricity purchased for resale consists primarily of purchases from Itaipu. We are required under applicable regulations to purchase 17.0% of Itaipu's capacity at U.S. dollar-denominated prices. We are also required to purchase electricity from the MAE and Furnas Centrais Eletricas S.A., or Furnas, under the terms of the General Agreement of the Electricity Sector and from other concessionaires in the wholesale market at spot rates. Electricity purchased for resale increased 133.7% to R$1,914 million in 2001 from R$819 million in 2000 due mainly to the recordation of a R$952 million provision related to energy purchased from the MAE during the Electricity Rationing Plan and, to a lesser extent, the increase in the real/dollar exchange rate applicable to the Itaipu purchases.
Depreciation and amortization increased 10.0% to R$641 million in 2001 from R$583 million in 2000, mainly as a result of the entry into service of additional distribution and transmission networks and lines.
Personnel expense increased 14.0% to R$531 million in 2001 compared to R$466 million in 2000 as a result of wage increases of 5.4%, 6.2% and 8.2% implemented in July 2000, November 2000 and November 2001, respectively, and recordation of a R$33 million provision relating to our Voluntary Resignation Program in March 2001. See note 27 to our consolidated financial statements.
Employee post-retirement benefits increased 23.1% to R$293 million in 2001 compared to R$238 million in 2000 as a result of interest cost variation in the period. See note 19 to our consolidated financial statements.
Regulatory charges decreased 3.0% to R$420 million in 2001 from R$433 million in 2000 due to an 11.7% decrease in CCC Account charges in 2001 to R$249 million compared to R$282 million in 2000 and a R$7 million decrease in compensation charges for use of water resources, partially offset by an increase of R$26 million in required contributions to the RGR Fund (a reserve fund created by the Brazilian Congress that provides compensation to electricity companies for certain assets used in connection with their concessions if their concessions are revoked or not renewed) to R$130 million in 2001 from R$104 million in 2000. The CCC Account charges represent contributions made by electricity concessionaires to subsidize the cost of fuel used in the thermoelectric energy generating process in the Brazilian energy system. The decrease in CCC Account charges was due to the fact that R$76 million of these charges was recorded as a deferred regulatory asset, under non-controllable Parcel A costs pursuant to the terms of the General Agreement of the Electricity Sector and rate legislation changes in 2001. See notes 4 and 23 to our consolidated financial statements.
Third party services expense increased 10.8% to R$216 million in 2001 compared to R$195 million in 2000 primarily due to the increase in expenses relating to bill collection services, maintenance of our distribution and transmission lines and operations of our call center.
Charges for use of the basic transmission network mainly correspond to the cost of transporting electricity purchased from Itaipu and represented a 3.3% increase to R$251 million in 2001 compared to R$243 million in 2000, principally as a result of an 11.6% rate increase in July 2001.
Other expenses increased 31.7% to R$274 million in 2001 from R$208 million in 2000 as a result of a R$20 million increase in employee profit sharing expense, provisions for contingencies in the amount of R$18 million in 2001 compared to R$9 million in 2000 and R$90 million of net losses relating to disposal of fixed assets (R$32 million of which related to one of our smaller hydroelectric plants) compared to R$66 million in 2000. See "Item 8. Financial Information--Legal Proceedings" and note 23 to our consolidated financial statements.
Operating (loss) income
As a result of the foregoing, we had a net operating loss of R$593 million in 2001 compared to net operating income of R$440 million in 2000.
Financial (expenses) income
Financial (expenses) income includes (i) financial income, which is mainly comprised of interest income on and mandatory restatement of our account receivable from the State Government, investment income, late charges on overdue electricity bills, monetary restatement of recoverable tax, renegotiated account receivable reversals of interest and fines on taxes, foreign exchange gains, monetary restatement of Parcel A costs, and monetary restatement gains, and (ii) financial expense, which is mainly comprised of interest expense on loans and financing, the Contribuicao Provisoria sobre a Movimentacao ou Transmissao de Valores e de Creditos e Direitos de Natureza Financeira (a financial transaction tax), or CPMF, interest and fines on taxes, foreign exchange losses, monetary restatement losses and other expenses. Financial expenses increased to R$48 million in 2001 compared to R$42 million in 2000, principally due to an increase of R$105 million in net foreign exchange losses resulting from the 18.7% devaluation of the real against the U.S. dollar in 2001 (by comparison, there was a 9.3% devaluation of the real against the U.S. dollar in 2000) and a R$46 million increase in interest on loans and financing resulting from inflation variation with respect to the indices associated with our debt contracts, partially offset by a R$93 million increase in amounts due under our account receivable from the State Government, a R$40 million increase in income from temporary cash investments due to higher cash surplus in 2001 as compared to 2000 and R$26 million of income from monetary restatement of Parcel A costs as a result of the rate legislation changes in 2001. See notes 3, 4, 16 and 24 to our consolidated financial statements.
Income taxes
Income taxes were an expense of R$78 million on pre-tax loss of R$641 million in 2001 compared to an expense of R$32 million on pre-tax income of R$398 million in 2000. Deductions of R$34 million and R$62 million in 2001 and 2000, respectively, with respect to interest on capital helped reduce the amount provisioned for income taxes in both periods. We have not recorded any income tax benefits relating to the provision for our account receivable from the State Government under either Brazilian GAAP or U.S. GAAP due to the treatment of such provision as a non-deductible expense, since it relates to a loss on a transaction with a controlling shareholder. See "Item 8. Financial Information--Dividend Policy and Payments" and note 6 to our consolidated financial statements.
Net (loss) income
As a result of the foregoing, we had a net loss of R$719 million in 2001 compared to net income of R$366 million in 2000.
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Other comprehensive income was R$203 million in 2001 compared to income of R$19 million in 2000. The increase in other comprehensive income in 2001 was due principally to a significant decrease in our projected benefit obligations in 2001 as a result of an increase in the fair value of assets contained in plans administered by Forluz, compared to the increase in Forluz's benefit obligations. The 2001 increase in value of assets was due to a R$166 million reversal of the accrued liability for contingencies as a result of the enactment of new legislation allowing Forluz to deduct penalties and interest from its payment of income tax in connection with a certain judicial proceeding.
Comprehensive (loss) income
As a result of the factors stated above, comprehensive loss was R$516 million in 2001 compared to comprehensive income of R$385 million in 2000.
Year Ended December 31, 2000 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 1999
Net operating revenues
Net operating revenues increased 26.4% to R$3,756 million in 2000 from R$2,972 million in 1999 due primarily to a 21.8% increase in electricity sales to final customers and to a lesser extent increases in electricity sales to the interconnected power system and fees for use of the basic transmission network.
The 21.8% increase in electricity sales to final customers, to R$4,478 million in 2000 from R$3,678 million in 1999, was due to a combination of higher average rates and volumes of electricity sold in 2000 compared to 1999. The average rate increased 14.4% to R$117.60 per kWh in 2000 from R$102.79 per kWh in 1999 as a result of a 12.2% rate increase that became effective on May 15, 2000 and two 1999 rate increases, 16.3% and 3.9% in April and June 1999, respectively, that were reflected in average rates for all of 2000 but only partially in 1999. Volume sales of electricity to final customers increased 5.4%, due primarily to higher use in the industrial and commercial segments of the market, reflecting in part the addition of 224,201 new customers in all segments during 2000.
Sales of electricity to the interconnected power system increased 130.2%
to R$145 million in 2000 from R$63 million in 1999 due to a 72.9% increase in
the average rate, to R$29.37 in 2000 compared to R$16.99 in 1999, and to a
33.1% increase in the volume of electric power sold. The increase in the
average rate reflects two factors: (i) higher volume sales to the
interconnected power system at spot market rates, which are considerably
higher than normal rates, reflecting sales to fulfill other concessionaires'
short-term requirements pending their completion of new plant capacity; and
(ii) the increase in 2000 of average scheduled rates, which are the same for
sales in the interconnected power system as for sales to final customers,
which are summarized above.
Revenues from use of the basic transmission network by other concessionaires increased 95.8% to R$139 million in 2000 from R$71 million in 1999. This increase was due to the effect of a July 1999 ANEEL resolution providing that transmission concessionaires, such as us, would begin to receive payments from the ONS derived from fees paid by other concessionaires for their use of the basic transmission network. Similarly, use of the basic transmission network, under operating costs and expenses, refers to our payment of charges for our use of the basic transmission network across transmission infrastructure owned by other concessionaires. See "Item 4. Information on the Company--Transmission."
Other operating revenues increased 33.3% to R$124 million in 2000 from R$93 million in 1999 due to a R$30 million increase in revenues from Gasmig, our subsidiary, reflecting a 58% period-over-period growth, and a R$6 million increase in services rendered relating to our distribution business, including inspection, connection, meter reading and others. See "The Brazilian Electricity Sector" in Annex A.
Taxes on revenues increased 21.1% to R$1,130 million in 2000 from R$933 million in 1999 primarily as a result of the increase in our operating revenues in 2000. Taxes on revenues consists of VAT, assessed at an average rate of 21% on electricity sales to final customers, COFINS, assessed at a rate of 3% and PASEP, assessed at a rate of 0.65%. See note 22 to our consolidated financial statements.
Operating costs and expenses
Operating costs and expenses increased 17.9% to R$3,316 million in 2000 from R$2,813 million in 1999, principally as a result of increases in regulatory charges, charges for use of the basic transmission network, taxes on revenues and electricity purchased for resale. See note 23 to our consolidated financial statements.
Electricity purchased for resale consists primarily of purchases from Itaipu, from which we are required, under applicable regulations, to purchase 17.0% of its capacity at U.S. dollar denominated prices, and to a lesser extent from other concessionaires in the wholesale market at spot rates. Electricity purchased for resale increased 12.7% to R$819 million in 2000 from R$727 million in 1999 primarily as a result of higher volume purchases at spot rates from the wholesale market, while purchases from Itaipu were essentially stable
in terms of volumes and prices in 2000 compared to 1999. See note 23 to our consolidated financial statements.
Depreciation and amortization increased 5% to R$583 million in 2000 from R$555 million in 1999 primarily as a result of the entry into service of additional distribution and transmission networks and lines. See note 12 to our consolidated financial statements.
Personnel expense increased 19.2% to R$466 million in 2000 compared to R$391 million in 1999 primarily as a result of wage increases of 2.2%, 5.4% and 6.2% implemented in January 2000, July 2000 and November 2000, respectively and, to a lesser extent, a R$20 million reduction in the amount of labor expense capitalized due to reduced construction in progress in 2000 compared to 1999. These factors more than offset a 1.8% reduction in the average headcount to 11,603 employees in 2000 compared to 11,810 employees in 1999.
Regulatory charges increased 67.8% to R$433 million in 2000 from R$258 million in 1999 due primarily to a 110.5% increase in CCC Account charges in 2000 to R$282 million compared to R$134 million in 1999 and, to a lesser extent, to an increase of R$22 million in required contributions to the RGR Fund to R$104 million in 2000 from R$82 million in 1999. The increase in CCC Account charges was due to increased quotas attributable to rising fossil fuel costs during 2000 and increased thermoelectric capacity use in 2000.
Charges for use of the basic transmission network increased 60.9% to R$243 million in 2000 compared to R$151 million in 1999. As discussed above under "--Net operating revenues," this use charge was instituted in July 1999 pursuant to an ANEEL resolution. For us, these charges relate for the most part to the cost of transport of electricity purchased from Itaipu.
Employee post-retirement benefits increased 23.3% to R$238 million in 2000 compared to R$193 million in 1999 as a consequence of the interest cost variation in the period. See note 19 to our consolidated financial statements.
Other expenses decreased 28.3% to R$208 million in 2000 from R$290 million in 1999 primarily because provisions for legal and regulatory contingencies, primarily rate disputes, labor-related claims and bad debt reserves, declined to R$15 million in 2000 from R$105 million in 1999. This decrease was partially offset by increases in expenses for advertising and insurance. See "Item 8. Financial Information--Legal Proceedings" and note 23 to our consolidated financial statements.
Third party services expense increased 27.5% to R$195 million in 2000 compared to R$153 million in 1999 due to sub-contracting of additional services by outside vendors and price index increases to existing service contracts, reflecting steep increases in 1999 indexes. Significant third party services include bill collection by commercial banks and system maintenance and repair.
Operating income
As a result of the foregoing, operating income increased 176.7% to R$440 million in 2000 from R$159 million in 1999.
Financial income (expenses)
Financial income (expenses) includes (i) financial income, which includes
investment income, late charges assessed to customers, reversals of regulatory
fines and interest, interest income on the account receivable from the State
Government, monetary variation gains, and foreign exchange gains and (ii)
financial expense, which includes interest expense on debt, interest and fines
on taxes, monetary variation losses, foreign exchange loss and other expenses.
Financial income (expenses) improved to R$42 million in expense in 2000
compared to expense of R$295 million in 1999 principally due to a R$260
million decrease in financial expense relating mainly to foreign exchange and
monetary variation losses as a result of the following factors: (i) the real
depreciated 9.3% against the dollar during 2000, compared to 48% in 1999; and
(ii) the IGP-M, which measures variations in inflation and is used to restate
most of our real-denominated
debt, increased 10.0% in 2000 compared to 20.1% in 1999. See notes 16 and 24 to our consolidated financial statements.
Income taxes
Income taxes were expense of R$32 million on pre-tax income of R$398 million in 2000 compared to a credit of R$114 million on pre-tax loss of R$136 million in 1999. A deduction of R$62 million in respect of payment of interest on capital helped reduce provision for income taxes in 2000. See "Item 8. Financial Information--Dividend Policy and Payments" and note 6 to our consolidated financial statements.
Net income
As a result of the foregoing, we had net income of R$366 million in 2000 compared to a net loss of R$22 million in 1999.
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Other comprehensive income (loss) was income of R$19 million in 2000 compared to a loss of R$168 million in 1999 due principally to a significant increase in our projected benefit obligations in 1999 in accordance with SFAS No. 87 with respect to our pension plan and a decrease in the variation of the IGP-DI index on such obligations, which was 10% in 2000 compared to 20.1% in 1999.
Comprehensive income (loss)
Comprehensive income was R$385 million in 2000 compared to a loss of R$190 million in 1999.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our business is capital intensive. Historically, we have required capital to finance the construction of new generation facilities and the expansion and modernization of existing generation, transmission and distribution facilities. Our liquidity requirements are also affected by our dividend policy. See "Item 8. Financial Information--Dividend Policy and Payments." We have funded our liquidity and capital requirements primarily with cash provided by operations and, to a lesser extent, with proceeds of financings.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2001 were R$218 million compared to R$236 million as of December 31, 2000 and R$86 million as of December 31, 1999. None of our cash or cash equivalents was held in currencies other than reais as of December 31, 2001.
Cash flow from operating activities
Net cash provided by operating activities for 2001, 2000 and 1999 totaled R$720 million, R$831 million and R$777 million, respectively. The main source of cash was net income, adjusted by depreciation and amortization and, in 2001, adjusted by the provision for loss relating to our account receivable from the Minas Gerais State Government and our deferred regulatory assets.
Cash flow from investing activities
Net cash used in investing activities during 2001, 2000 and 1999 was R$1,014 million, R$456 million and R$447 million, principally relating to the purchase of property, plant and equipment for construction of new generation facilities and the expansion and modernization of existing generation, transmission and distribution facilities.
As of December 31, 2001, we had restricted short-term investments in the amount of R$468 million as a result of our November 2001 issuance of long-term debentures in the amount of R$625 million. See "Item 10. Additional Information--Material Contracts." The restricted portion of the proceeds from this issuance
must be applied to our investment plan for the expansion of our electric power generation, transmission and distribution operations.
Cash flow from financing activities
Net cash provided by financing activities during 2001 was R$276 million, comprised of R$1,150 million in proceeds from long-term financing, including U.S. dollar-denominated long-term loans and the November 2001 issuance of R$625 million of long-term debentures, offset by the repayment of R$702 million of real- and foreign currency-denominated long-term financing (including a US$121 million payment made in connection with the redemption of our fixed-rate Eurobonds in November 2001) and the payment of R$172 million in dividends and interest on capital. A portion of the proceeds from our issuance of long-term debentures, in the amount of R$468 million, was recorded as restricted short-term investments as of December 31, 2001. See "Item 10. Additional Information--Material Contracts."
Net cash used in financing activities during 2000 was R$225 million as a result of repayment of R$349 million of real-denominated long term financing and payment of R$196 million in dividends and interest on capital, partially offset by R$320 million in proceeds of real-denominated long-term loans.
Net cash used in financing activities during 1999 was R$301 million as a result of repayment of R$350 million of real-denominated loans and payment of R$278 million in dividends and interest on capital partially offset by R$319 million in proceeds of real-denominated long-term loans and advance for future capital increase of R$8 million.
Our indebtedness as of December 31, 2001 was R$2,328 million (net of investment escrow accounts of R$152 million), composed of R$2,011 million of long-term debt and R$317 million current portion of long-term debt. This compares with indebtedness as of December 31, 2000 of R$1,605 million (net of investment escrow accounts of R$67 million), composed of R$1,070 million of long-term debt, R$453 million current portion of long-term debt and R$82 million in short-term bank loans. Of our long-term debt (including the current portion) at December 31, 2001, R$1,335 million was denominated in foreign currencies (R$1,255 million of which was U.S. dollar-denominated) and R$1,145 million was denominated in reais (net of escrow accounts of R$152 million, R$133 of which bears interest based on the exchange rate published by the Central Bank). See notes 16 and 26(d) to our consolidated financial statements.
We are subject to financial covenants contained in some of our debt agreements that require us to maintain certain financial ratios. Although we are currently in compliance with these covenants, these and other covenants could limit our ability to support our liquidity and capital requirements. See note 16 to our consolidated financial statements.
As a state-controlled company, we are subject to restrictions under current financing laws and regulations in Brazil on our ability to obtain financing in certain situations. For example, we must obtain approval from the Brazilian Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank prior to certain international financial transactions, and restrictions exist on our ability to refinance existing debt obtained from financial institutions. In addition, financial institutions in Brazil are subject to risk exposure restrictions with regard to state governments, governmental agencies and state-controlled companies such as us. The restrictions mentioned in this paragraph have not prevented us from obtaining financing although there is no assurance that our ability to obtain financing will not be hindered in the future. See "Item 3. Key Information--Risk Factors--Risks Relating to Brazil--We currently face limitations on our ability to obtain financing."
Capital expenditures for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, in millions of reais, are as follows:
Year ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Generation power projects - Under Consortia...... 179 39 -
Others........................................... 44 11 33
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Total capital expenditures under Consortia.... 223 50 33
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Generation power projects - Under Property,
plant and equipment........................... 6 107 31
Transmission network expansion................... 47 10 4
Distribution network expansion................... 206 260 382
Others........................................... 64 29 10
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Total capital expenditures under property,
plant and equipment........................... 323 406 427
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We made capital expenditures of approximately R$1,026 million in 2002 and currently plan to make capital expenditures aggregating approximately R$825 million in 2003. The principal uses of these expenditures are expected to be for expansion of our distribution infrastructure and increase in our generation capacity. In 2002, we funded our capital expenditures and met our liquidity requirements through a combination of cash flow from operations and financings. We expect that we will fund our proposed capital expenditures and meet our other liquidity requirements in 2003 through a combination of cash flow from operations and financings. Because we rely primarily on cash generated from operations to fund our liquidity and capital requirements, factors that cause our revenues and net income to increase or decrease could have a corresponding effect on our access to sources of liquidity.
Over the long term, we anticipate that it will be necessary to make significant capital expenditures in connection with the maintenance and upgrading of our generation, transmission and distribution facilities, and we expect to employ a variety of liquidity sources, such as cash flow from operations and financings, in connection with such requirements. See "Item 3. Key Information--Risk Factors" for a discussion of certain matters that might adversely affect our liquidity position.
Commitments
We have outstanding contractual obligations and commitments which include principal debt payment provisions, the obligation to purchase electricity for resale from Itaipu, the obligation to transfer and transport electric power from Itaipu as well as construction commitments. The following table provides information, as of December 31, 2001, about our future commitments in millions of reais.
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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
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Purchase electricity for resale from Itaipu(1)...... 1,199 1,405 1,405 1,405 1,405
Transfer and transport electric power from Itaipu(1) 41 43 43 43 43
Repay long-term financing.............. 535 373 467 427 369
Investment in Infovias................. 97 130 60 - -
Construction commitments(2)
Aimores hydroelectric power plant.... 167 56 15 - -
Irape hydroelectric power plant...... 87 224 251 160 9
Funil hydroelectric power plant...... 78 26 - - -
Queimado hydroelectric power plant................. 71 20 - - -
Pai Joaquim hydroelectric power plant............... 8 28 3 - -
Bom Despacho 3 transmission substation............... - 60 9 - -
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411 414 278 160 9
Total.................................. 2,283 2,365 2,253 2,035 1,826
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Recently Issued U.S. GAAP Pronouncements
In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or the FASB, issued SFAS 141 "Business Combinations." SFAS 141 requires the purchase method of accounting for business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 and eliminates the pooling-of-interests method. The implementation of the provisions of SFAS 141 did not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS 142 "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets." SFAS 142 addresses financial accounting and reporting for acquired goodwill and other intangible assets and supersedes APB Opinion 17, "Intangible Assets." SFAS 142 also amends SFAS 121 "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of" to exclude from its scope goodwill and intangible assets that are not amortized. SFAS 142 addresses how intangible assets that are acquired individually or with a group of other assets (but not those acquired in a business combination) should be accounted for in financial statements upon their acquisition. This statement also addresses how goodwill and other intangible assets should be accounted for after they have been initially recognized in the financial statements. The provisions of SFAS 142 are required to be applied starting with fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001. Early application is permitted for entities with fiscal years beginning after March 15, 2001, provided that the first interim financial statements have not been issued. An exception to the SFAS 142 application date applies for goodwill and intangible assets acquired after June 30, 2001, which will be immediately subject to the nonamortization and amortization provisions of the statement. Based on the fact that we did not have any material goodwill or intangible assets, the implementation of this statement did not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS 143 "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations." SFAS 143 requires that the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation be recognized in the period in which it is incurred if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. Under SFAS 143, the liability for an asset retirement obligation is discounted and accretion expense is recognized using the credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate in effect when the liability was initially recognized. In addition, disclosure requirements contained in SFAS 143 will provide more information about asset retirement obligations. SFAS 143 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002 with earlier application encouraged. The implementation of SFAS 143 will not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS 144 "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets" that supersedes SFAS 121 "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of," but retains SFAS 121's fundamental provisions for (a) recognition/measurement of impairment of long-lived assets to be held and used and (b) measurement of long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale. SFAS 144 also supersedes the accounting and reporting provisions of APB 30, "Reporting the Results of Operations" for segments of a business to be disposed of but retains APB 30's requirement to report discontinued operations separately from continuing operations and extends that reporting to a component of an entity that either has been disposed of or is classified as held for sale. SFAS 144 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001 and interim periods within those years, with early application encouraged. As SFAS 144 is very similar to SFAS 121, the implementation of this statement did not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS 145 "Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13 and Technical Corrections." SFAS 145 rescinds SFAS 4 "Reporting Gains and Losses from Extinguishment of Debt," which required that all gains and losses from extinguishment of debt be aggregated and classified as an extraordinary item if material. SFAS 145 requires that gains and losses from extinguishment of debt be classified as extraordinary only if they meet criteria in APB 30, thus distinguishing transactions that are part of recurring operations from those that are unusual or infrequent, or that meet the criteria for classification as an extraordinary item. SFAS 145 amends SFAS 13 "Accounting for Leases" to require that lease modifications that have economic effects similar to sale-leaseback transactions be accounted for in the same manner as sale-leaseback transactions. In addition, SFAS 145 rescinds SFAS 44 "Accounting for Intangible Assets of Motor Carriers" and SFAS 64 "Extinguishments of Debt Made to Satisfy Sinking-Fund Requirements," which are not currently applicable to us. The provisions of SFAS 145 as they
relate to the rescission of SFAS 4 shall be applied in fiscal year 2003. Certain provisions related to SFAS 13 are effective for transactions occurring after May 15, 2002. The implementation of this statement did not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In June 2002, the FASB issued SFAS 146 "Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities." This statement addresses financial accounting and reporting for costs associated with exit or disposal activities and nullifies Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue 94-3, "Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring)." The principal difference between this statement and EITF 94-3 relates to this statement's requirements for recognition of a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity. This statement requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred. Under EITF 94-3, a liability for an exit cost as defined in EITF 94-3 was recognized at the date of an entity's commitment to an exit plan. A fundamental conclusion reached by the FASB in this statement is that an entity's commitment to a plan, by itself, does not create a present obligation to others that meets the definition of a liability. This statement also establishes that fair value is the objective for initial measurement of the liability. This statement improves financial reporting by requiring that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized and measured initially at fair value only when the liability is incurred. The accounting for similar events and circumstances will be the same, thereby improving the comparability and representational faithfulness of reported financial information. The provisions of this statement are effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002, with early application encouraged. Our management does not expect that the adoption of SFAS 146 will have a significant impact on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
Research and Development
We are engaged in projects that explore technological advances in energy-related fields such as the development of alternate energy sources, environmental control and power system performance and safety optimization. During the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 we spent an aggregate of approximately R$9.5 million on research and development, and we transferred R$8.5 million to Fundo Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico--FNDCT (a federal research and development fund) during that time. These figures do not include our purchases of technology such as computer hardware and software and other technology-related items. We spent a total of approximately R$21 million on research and development in 2002 and expect to spend a total of approximately R$25 million on research and development in 2003. We conduct these efforts in accordance with Federal Law No. 9,991, which requires Brazilian power utilities to spend at least 0.5% of their net income on research and development projects, as well as in accordance with our strategic corporate plans.
We have dedicated a substantial portion of our research and development activities to alternative energy sources, including wind, solar and thermal power generation. For example, our experimental Morro do Camelinho wind farm, with an installed capacity of 1 MW, began operating in 1994. See " Item 4. Information on the Company--Generation and Purchase of Electric Power--Wind Farm." We are currently involved in alternative energy research and development through projects that involve:
o the development of the first Latin American 500W and 1,000W prototypes of hydrogen fuel cells (Direct Hydrogen Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells) and research regarding the development of cells fueled directly by ethanol or without external reform (Direct Ethanol Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell);
o the use of low cost technologies for electricity generation such as Elsbeth and Stirling motors, internal combustion engines, photovoltaic panels, micro turbines, high temperature fuel cells, and bio-gas from vegetable and animal biomass;
o the creation of an experimental laboratory for the production of hydrogen as an energy source; and
o a joint research program with Universidade Federal de Itajuba relating to small hydroelectric plants, thermal generation and distributed energy resources;
o a joint research program with Centro Tecnologico de Minas Gerais focusing on the development of a low-cost photovoltaic cell; and
o a joint research program with Centro Federal de Educacao Tecnologica focusing on the development of small solar thermal power plants using low-cost materials.
Our research and development projects in areas other than alternative energy sources include:
o a research program with respect to lightning, a major cause of power outages, that uses the first South American lightning research station and Brazil's first tracking and location system for lightning and a partnership with Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais that created the Lightning Research Center;
o a geology-related research program in partnership with the Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto;
o a riparian vegetation replanting project in partnership with the Universidade Federal de Lavras;
o a weather forecasting and meteorology project in partnership with the Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Minas Gerais;
o a fish safety project in partnership with Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; and
o a research program that seeks to develop new, better-performing power line conductors.
We have also been instrumental in developing programs relating to the generation of electricity in remote areas and for low-income consumers, such as our Lumiar and Luz Solar programs. See "--Distribution--Expansion of Distribution Capacity."
Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees
Directors and Senior Management
We are managed by our Conselho de Administracao (Board of Directors), which consists of 11 directors, with each director having a corresponding alternate, and our Diretoria (Board of Executive Officers), which consists of six executive officers. As our majority shareholder, the State Government has the right to elect the majority of our Board of Directors and, therefore, can control our direction and future operations. Each holder of our common shares is entitled to vote to elect members of our Board of Directors. Under the cumulative voting system set forth in the Brazilian Corporate Law and CVM regulations, any shareholder holding at least 10% of our outstanding common shares may accumulate votes for one or more designees for a seat on the Board of Directors.
As a result of recent amendments to the Brazilian Corporate Law (Law No. 10,303), holders of preferred shares representing at least 10% of our share capital or holders of common shares representing at least 15% of our voting capital (other than our controlling shareholder) have the right to appoint one member and an alternate to the Board of Directors. If none of the holders of common shares or preferred shares meets the respective thresholds described above, shareholders representing in the aggregate at least 10% of our share capital will be able to combine their holdings to appoint one member and an alternate to the Board of Directors.
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors ordinarily meets once every two months. Its responsibilities include the establishment of corporate strategy, the general direction of our business and the election and supervision of our executive officers.
Each regular member of the Board of Directors has an alternate member, who is elected at general shareholder meetings in the same manner as a regular member. Alternate directors act as substitutes for their respective directors from time to time when the directors are not available to perform normal director functions, or, in the case of a vacancy on the Board of Directors, until a replacement director is appointed to fill such vacancy. No member or alternate member of our Board of Directors has a service contract with us or any subsidiary that provides for benefits upon termination of employment.
The members of our Board of Directors are elected to serve three-year terms and may be reelected. The full complement of directors is elected every three years. Of the current 11 members of our Board of Directors, 7 were elected by the State Government and four were elected by Southern. The terms of the current members of our Board of Directors expire in April 2003.
The names, positions and dates of initial appointment of our directors and their respective alternates are as follows:
Date of Initial
Name Position Appointment
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Wilson Nelio Brumer(1)........................... Director February 27, 2003
Djalma Bastos de Morais.......................... Director January 14, 1999
Francelino Pereira dos Santos.................... Director February 27, 2003
Antonio Adriano Silva............................ Director January 14, 1999
Flavio Jose Barbosa de Alencastro Director February 27, 2003
Oderval Esteves Duarte Filho(2).................. Director April 14, 2000
Marcelo Pedreira de Oliveira(2).................. Director April 30, 2002
Joao Bosco Braga Garcia(2)....................... Director April 14, 2000
Sergio Lustosa Botelho Martins(2)................ Director April 14, 2000
Maria Estela Kubitschek Lopes.................... Director February 27, 2003
Alexandre Heringer Lisboa........................ Director February 27, 2003
Fernando Lage de Melo............................ Alternate February 27, 2003
Francisco Sales Dias Horta....................... Alternate February 27, 2003
Marco Antonio Rodgrigues da Cunha................ Alternate February 27, 2003
Luiz Antonio Athayde Vasconcelos................. Alternate February 27, 2003
Guilherme Horta Goncalves Junior................. Alternate February 27, 2003
Geraldo Dannemann(2)............................. Alternate April 14, 2000
Mario Lucio Lobato(2)............................ Alternate February 27, 2003
Carlos Suplicy de Figueiredo Forbes(2)........... Alternate February 27, 2003
Marc Leal Claassen(2)............................ Alternate April 14, 2000
Fernando Henrique Schuffner Neto................. Alternate April 30,2002
Franklin Moreira Goncalves....................... Alternate February 27, 2003
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Set forth below is brief biographical information for each member of our Board of Directors:
Wilson Nelio Brumer - Mr. Brumer earned a degree in business administration
from the Economics, Administration and Accounting College--FUMEC-BH in 1975
and has completed several financial management, planning and managerial
development courses in Brazil and abroad. He has been the Minas Gerais State
Secretary of Economic Development since January 2003 and a director of Valepar
S.A. since January 2001. He is the former chairman of the following companies:
BHP Billiton Brasil from November 1998 to December 2002; Grupo Paranapanema
from February 1996 to October 1998; Aco Minas Gerais - Acominas from May 1995
to June 1997; Eletrometal Metais Especiais S.A. from 1994 to 1996; Brasifco
S.A. from 1993 to 1996; Rio Doce Finance Ltd.--RDF from 1990 to 1992; Itabira
International Company Ltd. --
ITACO from 1990 to 1992 and Navegacao Rio Doce S.A.--DOCENAVE from 1990 to 1991. Mr. Brumer is a former vice president of the board of directors of the following companies: Acesita from November 1992 to October 1998; Acesita Energetica S.A. from 1992 to 1996; Forjas Acesita S.A. from 1992 to 1996; CVRD from 1990 to 1992 and the Villares Group consisting of Industrias Villares, Acos Villares S.A. and Elevadores Atlas S.A. from February 1995 to October 1998. He is a former director of: Companhia Siderurgica de Tubarao--CST from July 1996 to April 1999; Varig from November 1994 to February 1996; Usiminas from October 1991 to November 1992; Companhia Siderurgica Tubarao from August 1992 to November 1992; Rio Doce Geologia e Mineracao S.A.--DOCEGEO from 1988 to 1990; Florestas Rio Doce S.A. from 1988 to 1990 and Ferritas Magneticas S.A.--FERMAG from 1984 to 1986. Mr. Brumer is also the former chief executive officer of: Acesita from November 1992 to October 1998; Companhia Siderurgica de Tubarao from July 1996 to April 1999; CVRD from April 1990 to November 1992, Acesita Energetica S.A. from 1992 to 1993 and Forjas Acesita S.A. from 1992 to 1993. He served as the chief financial officer of CVRD from February 1988 to April 1990. Mr. Brumer has also served as a member of the fiscal councils of: Navegacao Rio Doce S.A. - DOCENAVE from 1983 to 1987 (president); Urucum Mineracao S.A. from 1983 to 1984 and Fundacao Vale do Rio Doce de Seguridade Social--VALIA from 1982 to 1983. Mr. Brumer has also served as the president of the Brazilian Steel Company Institute from August 1997 to May 1999, president of the Industrial Policy Council of the Industry Federation of Minas Gerais from 1994 to 1999, president of the finance committee of Valesul Aluminio S.A. from 1984 to 1988, executive director of the Brazilian Foreign Trade Association - AEB from 1994 to 1997, and a member of several councils and committees.
Djalma Bastos de Morais - Mr. Morais holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from the Military Institute of Engineering and has completed additional post-graduate studies in telephony and computers at the same institute. From 1995 to 1998, he was Vice-President of Petrobras Distribuidora S.A., the Brazilian oil company. From 1993 to 1994, Mr. Morais served as Brazilian Minister of Communications. He has also held various other positions, such as chief executive officer of Telecomunicacoes de Minas Gerais S.A.--Telemig; manager of Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras S.A.--Telebras; chief operating officer of Telecomunicacoes de Mato Grosso--Telemat; chief operating officer of Telecomunicacoes do Amazonas--Telemazon; and manager of Telefonica Municipal S.A.--Telemusa.
Francelino Pereira dos Santos - Mr. Santos earned a law degree from the Law School of the Federal University of Minas Gerais in 1949. Mr. Santos was a Minas Gerais state senator from 1995 to 2002 and the Governor of Minas Gerais from 1979 to 1983. He also was a congressional representative for four successive terms from 1963 to 1979 and alderman for the city of Belo Horizonte from 1951 to 1954. From 1961 to 1966 he was Chief of Cabinet of the Minas Gerais State Secretary of Internal Affairs and Justice, Chief of the Minas Gerais State General Management Department and Chief Counselor for Municipalities Affairs of the Cabinet of the Governor. From 1985 to 1990, he was vice-president of management of Banco do Brasil S.A. and the chief executive officer of Acesita from October 1983 to August 1984. Mr. Santos was also a professor and director of the Municipal Accounting High School in Belo Horizonte from 1955 to 1959.
Antonio Adriano Silva - Mr. Silva holds a business administration degree with a specialization in marketing. He has worked for several private entities, including Mesbla S.A., Empresa Brasileira de Varejo S.A.--Embrava, Agencia Jornalistica Imagem, Associacao Comercial de Minas, Asa Criacao de Publicidade, and Coteminas.
Flavio Jose Barbosa de Alencastro - Mr. Alencastro earned a degree in business administration in 1988 at the Economic Sciences College of the University of Brasilia--UniCEUB and completed post-graduate coursework in Managerial Development at the University of Brasilia. Currently, he attends law school at the University of Brasilia. Mr. Alencastro is also the private secretary for the Governor of Minas Gerais. He was Chief of the Cabinet for the President of the Brazilian House of Representatives from 2001 to 2002, Chief of the Cabinet for the leaders of the Social-Democratic political party, or PSDB, of the House of Representatives from 1998 to 2001, Chief of the Counsellorship of the plenary leaders of the PSDB of the House of Representatives from 1997 to 1998, and advisor to the Leadership Commissions for the PSDB of the House of Representatives from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Alencastro also worked at the Congressional Commission's Department of the Brazilian
House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995. He has also been an employee of Companhia Energetica de Brasilia--CEB.
Oderval Esteves Duarte Filho - Mr. Duarte earned a degree in economics and accounting from the Federal University of Minas Gerais in 1991. From 1992 to 1993, he worked as a cost analyst for Usiminas. From 1993 to 1998, he was a senior auditor at Price Waterhouse. Since 1998, Mr. Duarte has been the chief financial officer of Southern Energy, Inc. in Brazil.
Marcelo Pedreira de Oliveira - Mr. Oliveira holds a degree in economics and an MBA from IBMEC (the Brazilian Capital Markets Institute). Currently, he is a member of the board of directors of Infovias and Chief Operating Officer of Electronet S.A. He worked as a financial analyst, managed the accounting department of Light Servicos de Eletricidade S.A. and was assistant to the Executive Vice-President of CEMIG.
Joao Bosco Braga Garcia - Mr. Garcia earned a degree in accounting and business administration in 1979 and earned a degree in economics in 1980 from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais. Mr. Garcia is currently the controlling manager of Southern. He served as consultant to the in-house auditing department of CEMIG from December 1997 to October 1999. Mr. Garcia has also served as controlling officer of Itaminas Comercio de Minerios S.A. and Minas do Itacolomy Ltda. from October 1990 to August 1997, financial analyst for Constructora Mendes Junior S.A. from August 1984 to September 1990, in-house audit supervisor of Magnesita S.A. from October 1981 to July
1984 and senior accountant of Arthur Andersen S/C from July 1977 to July 1981. Mr. Garcia has also worked in the accounting department of the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais. |
Sergio Lustosa Botelho Martins - Mr. Martins earned a degree in economics from the Economic Sciences Faculty of the Federal University of Minas Gerais in 1962. He has served as the managing partner of Plus Sante Sistemas Assistenciais de Saude Ltda. since September 1995. Mr. Martins has also served as the Chief Commerical Officer of Datamec S.A. Sistemas de Processamentos de Dados from March 1996 to May 1997, managing partner of Mineracao Mira Serra Ltda. from 1989 to 1995, Subsecretary of Industry and Commerce of the State of Rio de Janeiro from 1988 to 1989, officer of Grupo Tecnicorp from 1979 to 1986, managing partner of Jequitiba Empreendimentos e Construcoes Ltda. from 1976 to 1988, officer of Grupo Multiplo from 1971 to 1977 and economist and financial officer of Magnesita S.A. from 1963 to 1971.
Maria Estela Kubitschek Lopes - Mrs. Lopes holds a degree in architecture and is an interior designer and entrepreneur. She is a managing partner of DF Consultores Ltda. and of Santa Julia Importacao, Exportacao e Participacoes. Mrs. Lopes is also the adviser to the president of the Municipal Theater Foundation of the City of Rio de Janeiro, to the president of the Friends of the State of Rio de Janeiro--AME-RIO and to the president of the board of Casa Santa Ignez (a philanthropic association responsible for the nourishment and education of children and aid to low-income families in the Rocinha neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro). She was one of the founders of Memorial JK, an organization founded in the memory of Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (former President of Brazil), and served as its vice-president from September 1981 to May 2000 and as acting president since October 2000. Mrs. Lopes has also served as president of the council of the Cultural Institute Cesgranrio, vice-president of the council of the Women's Bank, president of the Beneficent Institutions of the State of Rio de Janeiro and member of the council of Casa das Palmeiras, a cultural institution. Mrs. Lopes has received several cultural and social merit awards.
Alexandre Heringer Lisboa - Mr. Lisboa holds a degree in electrical engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais and a master's degree in mechanical engineering with an emphasis in solar energy from the Federal University of Paraiba, in the city of Joao Pessoa (State of Paraiba). He also has received specialized wind energy training from the Deutsches Windenergie-Institut and from the Summer School on Wind Energy Technology at the University of Oldenburg in Germany. Mr. Lisboa has worked as an engineer for CEMIG since May 1985 and he is a director of Sindieletro as well as a counselor of the Regional Council of Engineering and Architecture. Mr. Lisboa served as an alternate member of the board of directors of CEMIG from January 1999 to December 2000. He was a researcher for and a consultant to the
Technological Foundation Center of Minas Gerais--CETEC from November 1983 to April 1985. From January 1977 to May 1979, he was a trainee at Usiminas, Companhia Siderurgica Belgo-Mineira and Delle-Alstom S.A.--DASA.
Board of Executive Officers
Our Board of Executive Officers is responsible for the execution of decisions made by our Board of Directors and for our day-to-day management. Our executive officers have individual responsibilities established by our Board of Directors and by our by-laws and serve for three-year terms. The terms of the current executive officers expire in April 2003. Generally, ordinary meetings are held at least twice monthly and extraordinary meetings are held whenever called by the Chief Executive Officer or by two executive officers other than the Chief Executive Officer.
The names, positions and dates of initial appointment of our executive officers are as follows:
Date of Initial
Name Position Appointment
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Djalma Bastos de Morais........................ Chief Executive Officer January 14, 1999
Celso Ferreira................................. Chief Planning, Projects and Construction February 11, 2003
Officer and Executive Vice President
Elmar de Oliveira Santana...................... Chief Energy Generation and February 11, 2003
Transmission Officer
Jose Maria de Macedo........................... Chief Energy Distribution and February 11, 2003
Commercialization Officer
Flavio Decat de Moura.......................... Chief Financial Officer and Chief February 11, 2003
Investor Relations Officer
Heleni de Mello Fonseca........................ Chief Corporate Management Officer February 11, 2003
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Set forth below is brief biographical information for each member of the Board of Executive Officers.
Djalma Bastos de Morais - For biographical information regarding Mr. Morais, see "-- Board of Directors."
Celso Ferreira - Mr. Ferreira holds a degree in electrical and mechanical engineering from the Federal Engineering School of Itajuba in the State of Minas Gerais and a masters degree in electric system engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and has completed coursework in electrical system operation and energy trading in Brazil and abroad, including courses at the International Agency for Nuclear Energy in Paris and Commonwealth Edison Co. in Chicago. Mr. Ferreira was the chief generation and commercialization executive officer of Furnas from 1991 to 2003, chairman of that company for four months in 1999 and a member of the board of directors several times from 1991 to 2003. He also served as a director of the ONS, serving as chairman from its foundation in 1998 to the beginning of 2003. He was a representative of Furnas on the MAE, participating in discussions regarding certain MAE rulings and the General Agreement of the Electricity Sector. Mr. Ferreira was a professor of the Engineering School of the University of Rio de Janeiro from 1970 to 1980. From 1966 to 1970, he worked as an engineer for Cia. Auxiliar de Empresas Eletricas--CAEEB. He was one of the founders of Associacao Brasileira das Empresas Geradoras de Energia Eletricas--ABRAGE (Brazilian Electricity Generation Company Association) and of Associacao Brasileira das Grandes Empresas de Transmissao - ABRATE (Brazilian Transmission Company Association). Mr. Ferreira has also served as a member of several associations, including the energy commission of the Commercial Association of Rio de Janeiro from 1999 to 2000 and of the fiscal council of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel.
Elmar de Oliveira Santana - Mr. Santana holds a degree in electrical engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais and a master's degree in business administration from IBMEC (the Brazilian Capital Markets Institute). He worked from 1977 to 1983 at DAE/MG (a water and electricity utility owned by the State of Minas Gerais) as the rural electrification coordinator and as an operations and distribution
superintendent. From 1983 to 2001, he worked at CEMIG as an engineer, as sales and distribution superintendent and as assistant to the head of sales and distribution. From December 2001 to April 2002, he was the Secretary of Mines and Energy for the State of Minas Gerais.
Jose Maria de Macedo - Mr. Macedo earned a degree in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais in 1967 and has completed several specialization courses on electricity and management. He was a trainee at the Bonneville Power Administration in Portland, Texas, at the Tennessee Valley Authority, at the Bureau of Reclamation in Denver, Colorado and Southern California Edison in California. Mr. Macedo worked at CEMIG from September 1969 to May 1994, when he retired as superintendent of electricity transmission. After his retirement from CEMIG, Mr. Macedo was an organizer of Cooperativa de Prestacao de Servicos de Engenharia Ltda., where he currently serves as president. Prior to joining CEMIG, Mr. Macedo served as an engineer at Sociedade Instalacoes Tecnicas--SIT. Mr. Macedo has conducted several studies and seminars on the electricity field in Brazil.
Flavio Decat de Moura - Mr. Moura holds a degree in electronic and electrical engineering from the Federal Univerity of Minas Gerais. He served as a director and chief executive officer of Electronuclear, the Federal Government's nuclear power agency, from May 2001 to January 2003 and as chief development officer of Sithe Energies, Inc. from 1998 to 2000. From 1996 to 1997 he was vice-president and chief electricity distribution officer of Empresa Energetica de Mato Grosso do Sul S.A.--Enersul. In 1993, Mr. Moura was the chief technical and engineering officer of Itaipu. He served as the chief electricity production officer of Empresa Transmissora de Energia Eletrica do Sul do Brasil S.A.--Electrosul from 1992 to 1993 and the superintendent of engineering of Itaipu from 1983 to 1992. Mr. Moura was also the assistant to the chief executive officer of Itaipu and engineer and manager of several divisions of Furnas from 1970 to 1982.
Heleni de Mello Fonseca - Mrs. Fonseca graduated with a degree in electrical engineering with a specialization in electronics and telecommunications from the National Telecommunications Institute - INATEL and completed post-graduate studies in marketing and business development at Fundacao Getulio Vargas--FGV. She was the chief officer of entrepreneurial business of Telemar, the phone company of the State of Bahia, Brazil, from August 1988 to November 2000, the chief officer of corporate and retail business of Telemar from August 1998 to August 2000, the chief of services of Telemig, a phone company in the State of Minas Gerais, from January 1996 to August 1998 and the chief operation officer of Telemig and Telemar from July 1995 to December 1995. Mrs. Fonseca also served as a director of the Telecommunications Department of the State of Minas Gerais--DETEL/MG, or DETEL/MG, from June 1991 to July 1995 and the manager of the implementation of data communication services of Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicacoes--Embratel in Minas Gerais from 1998 to 1991. From 1976 to 1987, she worked at the Telecommunications Department of DETEL/MG as an engineer, technical officer and engineering superintendent.
Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers
For the year ended December 31, 2001, the aggregate amount of compensation that we paid to all directors and executive officers at that time was approximately R$1.7 million.
Fiscal Council
Our Fiscal Council, which generally meets once every three months, consists of three to five members and their respective alternates elected by our shareholders for a one-year term at the annual meeting. Holders of the preferred shares as a group are entitled to elect one member of the Fiscal Council and a corresponding alternate. The primary responsibility of the Fiscal Council, which is independent from management and from the independent public accountants appointed by the Board of Directors, is to review our financial statements and report them to our shareholders. The Fiscal Council is also charged with issuing special reports on proposed changes in capitalization, corporate budgets and proposed dividend distributions and corporate reorganizations. The Fiscal Council also examines the activities of management and reports these activities to the shareholders.
The current members of the Fiscal Council and their alternates, all of whose terms expire on April 30, 2003, are as follows:
Date of Initial
Name Position Appointment
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Luiz Guarita Neto.............................................. Member February 27, 2003
Aristoteles Luiz Menezes Vasconcellos Drummond................. Member April 27, 1999
Luiz Otavio Nunes West(1) ..................................... Member April 27, 1999
Bruno Constantino Alexandre dos Santos(1)...................... Member April 30, 2001
Thales de Souza Ramos Filho.................................... Member February 27, 2003
Ronald Gastao Andrade Reis..................................... Alternate April 30, 1998
Marcus Eola de Lamounier Bicalho............................... Alternate February 27, 2003
Livia Xavier de Mello(1)....................................... Alternate April 30, 2001
Aliomar Silva Lima............................................. Alternate February 27, 2003
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Currently, one of our alternate Fiscal Council member positions is vacant. We expect that this position will be filled at our next annual shareholders' meeting.
Consumer Council
We have established a Consumer Council pursuant to Brazilian law, which is comprised of representatives of consumer groups and advocacy organizations. The Consumer Council advises us as to service and other concerns of our customers.
Employees
At December 31, 2001, we had 11,288 employees, of whom 148 were managers, and during the year then ended we had an average of 528 temporary employees. At December 31, 2000, we had 11,532 employees, of whom 390 were managers, and during the year then ended we had an average of 327 temporary employees. The following table sets forth the number of our employees by category at the dates indicated:
Number of Employees at
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December 31, 2001 December 31, 2000 December 31, 1999
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Managers........................ 148 390 381
Professionals................... 1,384 1,189 1,196
Operational technicians......... 7,929 8,020 8,002
Clerical workers................ 1,827 1,933 2,030
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Total........................... 11,288 11,532 11,609
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Substantially all of our employees are covered by Brazilian labor legislation applicable to private sector employees. We have entered into a collective bargaining agreement with the labor unions representing most of these employees. Beginning in 1994, we ceased our long-standing practice of automatically increasing salaries to adjust for the effects of inflation. Instead, freely negotiated collective bargaining sessions are held on an annual basis and the resulting agreement is effective during the following 12-month period beginning November 1. In November 2001, we finalized a collective bargaining agreement for the one-year period beginning November 1, 2001 following a negotiation with the labor unions that represent our employees. This agreement provides for an 8.16% salary increase compared to the prior year and for a special profit sharing payment equivalent to 58% of the actual base salary in force in October 2001, in a minimum amount of R$500.00. In November 2002, we finalized a collective bargaining agreement for the one-year period beginning November 1, 2002. This agreement provides for an 11.43% salary increase compared to the prior year and for a special profit sharing payment equivalent to 65% of the actual base salary in force in October 2002, in a minimum amount of R$500.00
While we experienced short periods of work stoppages during the past four years, none of these stoppages was material. We are unable to predict what effect, if any, future labor disturbances might have upon our results of operations or financial condition. We are likewise unable to predict what effect, if any, changes in Brazil's labor regulations may have on us.
In 1995, we established an employee profit sharing program in accordance with applicable Brazilian labor legislation. Under Brazilian law, we may not contribute an amount to our profit sharing plan in any single year in excess of 25% of total proposed dividends for that year.
On March 6, 2001, our board of directors approved our voluntary resignation program, which provides certain incentives for our employees to tender their resignations. These incentives are comprised of (i) a lump sum payment of 60% of the employee's monthly salary for each year of work at CEMIG (subject to a 20-year maximum) and (ii) life and health insurance benefits for a period of six months following resignation. We received resignations from 580 employees under this program from May 2001 to March 2002. See note 27 to our consolidated financial statements.
Share Ownership
Each of our directors and executive officers beneficially owns less than 1% of our preferred shares.
Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions
Principal Shareholders
As of December 31, 2002, the State Government owned 36,119,657,399 common shares, or 50.96% of our outstanding voting stock, and 3,030,572,489 preferred shares, or approximately 3.31% of those outstanding. As of the same date, Southern, our second largest shareholder, owned 23,362,956,173 common shares, or approximately 32.96% of those outstanding. Southern is a joint venture formed in 1994. We believe that a principal participant in Southern is Cayman Energy Traders, a subsidiary of Mirant Corporation (formerly Southern Energy Inc.), a large United States-based power company. We believe that the other significant member of Southern was, until December 2002, AES Corporation, a global power company based in Arlington, Virginia that is engaged in the energy generation, distribution and retail supply businesses. We believe that the Opportunity Fund, a Brazilian investment fund, has a minority interest in Southern through 524 Participacoes S.A.
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the ownership of our outstanding common shares and preferred shares at December 31, 2002.
Common % Preferred %
Shareholder Shares of Class Shares of Class
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State Government(1) 36,119,657,399 50.96 3,030,572,489 3.31
Southern 23,362,956,173 32.96 - -
All directors and executive officers
as a group 38,560 - 1,566,338 -
Other 11,391,515,791 16.08 88,178,383,872 96.61
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Total of outstanding shares 70,874,167,923 100.00% 91,210,522,699 99.92%
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Treasury shares - - 69,128,403 0.08%
Total of authorized and issued shares 70,874,167,923 100.00% 91,279,651,102 100.00%
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As of December 31, 2001, there were 69,495,477,931 common shares and 89,436,236,828 preferred shares outstanding (not including treasury shares).
Since our incorporation, our operations have been influenced by the fact that the State Government controls us. Our operations have had and will continue to have an important impact on the development of business and industry in Minas Gerais and on social conditions in the state. The State Government has from
time to time in the past directed us to engage in certain activities and make certain expenditures designed primarily to promote the social, political or economic goals of the State Government and not necessarily designed with a view to our profitability, and it may direct us to do so in the future. See "Item 3. Key Information--Risk Factors--Risks Relating to CEMIG--We are controlled by the State Government."
As of December 31, 2002, we had 15 common shareholders in the United States, holding a total of 229,958,542 common shares. We also had 138 preferred shareholders in the United States, holding a total of 11,755,157,882 preferred shares.
We are not aware of any significant changes in the percentage ownership of any shareholders which held 5% or more of our outstanding shares during the past three years.
Although our by-laws do not provide any restrictions concerning a change in our control, a state law authorizing a change of control would be required for a change of control to take place. Because we are a state-controlled company, the sale of more than 50% of the voting stock of CEMIG by the State Government requires the passage of specific authorizing legislation by the legislature of Minas Gerais. See note 32 to our consolidated financial statements.
Related Party Transactions
We are party to the following related-party transactions:
o Our agreement with the State Government with respect to the CRC Account and related financial income and provision for loss and VAT advance payments, expenses, assets and liabilities; and
o Our agreement with Forluz, the entity responsible for managing our employee pension fund, pertaining to the fund and related balances.
For a more detailed discussion of these transactions, see note 25 to our consolidated financial statements.
Item 8. Financial Information
Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information
Please refer to our financial statements that appear beginning on page F-1 of this document as well as "Item 3. Key Information--Selected Consolidated Financial Data."
Legal Proceedings
We are affected by an ongoing dispute between our shareholders. We are also defending several judicial proceedings involving rate increases, taxes and other contributions, labor and pension fund obligations and civil liabilities, as well as several administrative proceedings regarding tax obligations, environmental penalties and other charges imposed by governmental agencies, including ANEEL. The most relevant proceedings in which we are involved are summarized below.
Shareholders' Agreement
In connection with the sale in 1997 of approximately 33% of our shares to Southern as described in "Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions--Principal Shareholders," Southern and the State Government entered into a shareholders' agreement that contained special quorum and veto provisions granting Southern expanded control over certain decisions. In 1999, after a new State Government administration took office, the State Government filed a lawsuit seeking to nullify the shareholders' agreement on the grounds that these special provisions constituted an unlawful transfer of control of us to Southern under principles of Brazilian constitutional law, and claiming in particular that the State Government may only cede control of us pursuant to specific state legislation providing for the same.
On March 21, 2000, the First Court of Fazenda Publica e Autarquias in Belo Horizonte rendered a decision declaring the shareholders' agreement null and void, and this decision was ratified on August 7, 2001 by the Minas Gerais State Court of Appeals. At present, the State Government has been restored to its position as our sole controlling shareholder and none of the special quorum or veto provisions are in effect. However, this decision has been appealed to a superior court and therefore the effectiveness of the shareholders' agreement and control of CEMIG remain subject to judicial challenge.
Rate Increases
We are the defendant in several lawsuits brought by industrial customers alleging that increases in electricity rates during a price freeze imposed by the Federal Government from March through November 1986, known as the Cruzado Plan, were illegal. The plaintiffs further allege that all our rates after the Cruzado Plan period were illegal in part because they included the Cruzado Plan period increases in the amounts that served as the basis for calculating the further increases.
We are actively contesting all of the rate increase claims. Some of these claims have been decided at the trial court level in our favor, whereas some have been decided in favor of our customers. All of the cases that have been decided at the trial court level have been appealed to the Superior Tribunal de Justica (Superior Court of Justice), which ruled that the plaintiffs were entitled only to reimbursement for rate increases introduced during the Cruzado Plan. In the aggregate, the rate increase claims brought against us amounted to R$74.4 million as of December 31, 2001, and at that date we had accrued a liability of that amount.
In addition to the aforementioned claims, we are a defendant in a lawsuit contesting rate subsidies granted to low-income consumers and a lawsuit contesting the sobretaxa (surcharge) implemented as part of the Electricity Rationing Plan established by the Federal Government in 2001. In the aggregate, these claims amounted to approximately R$11.9 million as of December 31, 2001, and at that date we had accrued a liability in the amount of R$5.7 million. We have not provisioned the remaining amount of R$6.2 million as we believe that we have a meritorious defense.
Taxes and Other Contributions
We are party to a number of proceedings and claims involving the Federal Government as well as other proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. These proceedings and claims include judicial disputes regarding payment of taxes and contributions such as a potential tax dispute including social contribution tax and Finsocial contributions, for which we have accrued a total liability of R$144.36 million as of December 31, 2001, and a dispute regarding the COFINS revenue tax for which we have not recorded any reserve, as we believe that we have a meritorious defense.
We are also contesting a number of administrative proceedings asserted by federal tax authorities in respect of income tax set-off resulting from the adjustment made in 2001 to our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with the Brazilian Corporate Law for the year ended December 31, 1997 relating to new accounting rules for pension fund obligations established by CVM Instruction No. 371 of December 13, 2000. The amount involved in this claim is estimated to be R$209.5 million as of December 31, 2001. We have not accrued any liability related to this claim, as we believe we have a meritorious defense.
Labor and Pension Fund Obligations
We are defending a number of labor-related claims brought by our employees. These claims generally refer to overtime and hazardous occupation compensation. Employees must file a claim for these payments within two years of the termination of their employment agreements. As of December 31, 2001, these employees were seeking, in the aggregate, approximately R$67.8 million in compensation, and at that date we had accrued a liability of R$54.3 million with respect to these claims.
We are also defending, with Forluz, a claim brought by Sindieletro, our employees' labor union. Sindieletro asserts that we failed to make certain allegedly obligatory cost-of-living increases in contributions to our employee pension funds. As of December 31, 2001, the plaintiff in this action was seeking R$594 million. We have not accrued any liability related to this claim as we believe we have a meritorious defense.
In addition, Sindieletro has sued Forluz in order to contest the increase of the value of the contributions to be paid by Forluz to our employees. We estimate that the amount related to this lawsuit is approximately R$227.8 million as of December 31, 2001. If Sindieletro is successful in this lawsuit, we expect that the additional amount to be paid by Forluz will be covered through Forluz's current actuarial surplus.
Claims in the Ordinary Course of Business
We are a party to several civil claims involving small amounts brought by people who have suffered damages arising mainly from accidents that occurred during the ordinary course of our business. These claims totaled an estimated R$34.3 million as of December 31, 2001. As of that date, we had accrued a liability of R$15.9 million with respect to these claims. We have not accrued a liability with respect to the full amount of the claims because we believe we have a meritorious defense.
Administrative Proceedings
ANEEL has brought an administrative proceeding against us, contesting a R$166.7 million refund issued to us in 1995 by the Brazilian National Treasury. ANEEL alleges that this refund originated from a miscalculation of credits in the amount of a rate shortfall receivable that was applied to reduce amounts owed to the Federal Government. On October 31, 2002, ANEEL issued a final administrative decision against us in this matter, but we intend to appeal this decision in court. We believe that we have a meritorious defense to this claim and therefore we have not accrued any liability in respect thereof.
Legal Proceedings Subsequent to December 31, 2001
The following legal proceedings were commenced subsequent to December 31, 2001:
We are a defendant in five lawsuits contesting the Encargo de Capacidade Emergencial (Emergency Capacity Charge), filed from February 2002 to July 2002. Each of these claims has been certified as a class action and involves alleged damages caused by the Electricity Rationing Plan. It is not possible at the present time to estimate the amounts involved in these claims. We have not accrued any liability related to these claims because we believe we have a meritorious defense. We merely collect the Emergency Capacity Charge from our customers on behalf of Comercializadora Brasileira de Energia Eletrica--CBEE, or CBEE, a Federal Government agency set up to supply energy to utilities in the event of future shortages, and then pass on the entire amount of such charge to the CBEE.
We are also a defendant in a lawsuit related to the recomposicao tarifaria, or the regulatory extraordinary rate adjustment, filed in August 2002. We have not accrued any liability related to this claim because we believe that we have a meritorious defense.
On September 18, 2002 four members of our Board of Directors at that time (Claudio Jose Dias Sales, Oderval Esteves Duarte Filho, Marcelo Pedreira de Oliveira and David Travesso Neto), all appointed by Southern, filed a complaint with the CVM regarding the practices of our management and the State Government, our controlling shareholder, with respect to our ability to collect payments due to us under the CRC Account Agreement. In October 2002, we responded to the complaint and indicated that we are negotiating with the State Government regarding the repayment of these amounts. The CVM currently is investigating this matter. We do not know whether this complaint will result in further CVM investigations and/or any administrative proceedings. Further CVM investigations and/or administrative proceedings may have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations, including our ability to raise additional capital. On January 29, 2003, our Board of Directors authorized us to file a lawsuit against the State Government in order to collect the overdue amounts owed to us under the CRC Account Agreement.
On January 16, 2003, ANEEL sent us a notice alleging that we had failed to obtain necessary ANEEL authorization relating to our 15-year operating lease agreement with Infovias. ANEEL may seek to impose a fine upon us relating to this claim. The maximum penalty applicable in respect of this claim is a fine in an amount equal to up to 2% of our revenues during the 12-month period immediately prior to the imposition of
the fine. In addition, ANEEL may impose restrictions upon the terms and conditions of such agreement. We have not accrued any liability related to this claim because we believe that we have a meritorious defense.
Dividend Policy and Payments
Payment of Dividends
We are required by the Brazilian Corporate Law to hold an annual shareholders' meeting by April 30 of each year at which, among other things, an annual dividend may be declared by decision of the shareholders on the recommendation of our Board of Executive Officers, as approved by our Board of Directors. The payment of annual dividends is based on the financial statements prepared in accordance with the Brazilian Corporate Law for the fiscal year ending December 31. Under Brazilian law, dividends are required to be paid within 60 days following the date the dividend was declared to the holder of record on such declaration date, unless a shareholders' resolution sets forth another date of payment, which must occur prior to the end of the fiscal year in which such dividend was declared.
Mandatory Distributions; Priority and Amount of Dividends
Pursuant to our by-laws, we are required to distribute as dividends in respect of each fiscal year ending on December 31, an aggregate amount equal to at least 25% of net income for the fiscal year. We refer to this amount as the mandatory dividend amount.
Each preferred share is entitled to an annual dividend equal to the greater of 10% of par value per preferred share or 3% of the book value of such preferred share. This preferred dividend has priority in the allocation of the mandatory dividend amount for the relevant period.
After payment of the preferred dividend, the remainder of the mandatory dividend amount, if any, is allocated first to the payment of an annual dividend to the holders of common shares in an amount up to the annual cash dividend guaranteed to the preferred shares. If a portion of the mandatory dividend amount remains after the payment of the common dividend, the remaining funds are to be distributed on an equal, pro rata basis with respect to all preferred shares and common shares. In addition, if the shareholders approve dividends in an amount greater than 10% of par value, the amount in excess of 10% must be distributed equally among all shares.
We may also pay interim dividends to holders of preferred shares and common shares. Any interim dividends paid will count toward the calculation of the dividend payable for the fiscal year in which the interim dividend was declared. Under the Brazilian Corporate Law, our Board of Directors is permitted to recommend the non-payment of the mandatory dividend for any year.
The State Government guarantees that the amount of dividends received by certain holders of preferred shares and common shares with respect to any fiscal year will equal at least 6% of the par value of the preferred shares and the common shares. Accordingly, even if our net income is negative with respect to any fiscal year, some of our shareholders will receive a dividend of 6%. This state guarantee runs only to private holders of shares and not to public or governmental holders.
Amounts Available for Distribution
The amount available for distribution is determined on the basis of financial statements prepared in accordance with the Brazilian Corporate Law and the procedures described below.
Prior to each of our annual shareholders' meetings, our Board of Directors is required to suggest the appropriate allocation of net profit realized during the preceding fiscal year. For purposes of the Brazilian Corporate Law, net profit is defined as net income after income and social contribution taxes for the relevant fiscal year, minus any accumulated losses from prior fiscal years and any amounts allocated to management's participation in the company's profits. Under the Brazilian Corporate Law, the amount available for distribution equals the company's net profit minus any amounts allocated from such net profit to the following reserves:
o legal reserve;
o contingency reserve for anticipated losses; and
o unrealized income reserve.
We are required to maintain a legal reserve, to which we must allocate 5% of our net profit for each fiscal year until the amount of the reserve equals 20% of our paid-in capital. However, we are not required to make any allocation to our legal reserve in respect of any fiscal year in which our legal reserve, when added to our other established capital reserves, exceeds 30% of our paid-in capital. Net losses, if any, may be charged against the legal reserve. As of December 31, 2001, our legal reserve was R$94 million, which was equal to 6.7% of our paid-in capital on that date. A percentage of net profit may also be allocated to a contingency reserve for probable future losses.
If the amount of unrealized income exceeds the sum of:
o the legal reserve;
o the special reserve, as defined below;
o retained earnings; and
o the contingency reserve for anticipated losses,
the surplus may be allocated to an unrealized income reserve. Under the Brazilian Corporate Law, unrealized income results from the recognition of credits to income, which will be effectively received in succeeding years.
We may also grant a participation in our net profit to our management. However, the allocation to the special reserve and the participation of our management cannot reduce the mandatory amount. The balance of the special reserve plus the balance of other profit reserves (with the exception of the contingency reserve for anticipated losses and the unrealized income reserve) may not be higher than our capital. The amount in excess of our capital must be used to increase our capital or be distributed as a cash dividend.
The amount available for distribution may be further increased by a reversion of the contingency reserve for anticipated losses constituted in prior years but not realized, or further increased or reduced as a result of the allocations of income to or from the unrealized income reserve.
In accordance with the Brazilian Corporate Law and our by-laws, dividends not claimed within three years of the date they were distributed revert to us.
Interest on Capital
Pursuant to Brazilian law, we may pay interest on capital in lieu of dividends as an alternative form of making distributions to shareholders. Distributions made as interest on capital are counted toward the minimum dividend requirements contained in our by-laws. These distributions may be paid in cash. We may treat these payments as an expense for income tax and social contribution purposes. This interest is limited to the daily pro rata variation of the Federal Government's long-term interest rate, as determined by the Central Bank from time to time, and cannot exceed the greater of:
o 50% of net income (before taxes for social contribution on net profits, income tax, and the deduction of the interest attributable to shareholders' equity) for the period in respect of which the payment is made; or
o 50% of retained earnings as of the date of the beginning of the period in respect of which the payment is made.
Shareholders who are not residents of Brazil must register with the Central Bank to be eligible to remit foreign currency outside of Brazil arising from the payment of dividends, sales proceeds or other amounts with respect to their shares. The preferred shares underlying the ADSs are held in Brazil by the custodian, as agent for the depositary bank, which is the registered owner of our shares.
Currency Exchange
Payments of cash dividends and distributions, if any, will be made in reais to the custodian on behalf of the depositary bank, which will then convert such proceeds into U.S. dollars and will cause such U.S. dollars to be delivered to the depositary bank for distribution to holders of ADRs. In the event that the custodian is unable to immediately convert the reais received as dividends into U.S. dollars, the amount of U.S. dollars payable to holders of ADRs may be adversely affected by devaluations of the real that occur before such dividends are converted and remitted. The real depreciated by approximately 18.67% relative to the U.S. dollar in 2001 and has lost about 51% of its value since January 2002. See "Item 3. Key Information--Risk Factors--Risks Relating to Brazil--Exchange rate instability may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations."
Dividends in respect of the preferred shares paid to holders who are not Brazilian residents, including holders of ADRs, are generally not subject to Brazilian withholding tax, although payments of interest on capital may, in certain circumstances, be subject to withholding tax. See "Item 10. Additional Information--Taxation--Brazilian Tax Considerations--Taxation of Dividends" and "--U.S. Tax Considerations--Taxation of Distributions." There is no specific record date upon which the depositary bank will determine the exchange rate to be used in connection with converting cash dividends or other cash distributions. Pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, the depositary bank will arrange for the funds to be converted into U.S. dollars upon receipt of notice of cash dividends or other cash distributions.
History of Dividend Payments
The following table sets forth the recent history of declarations of dividends and interest on capital on our common shares and preferred shares. For each year in the table, the payment of the dividends occurred during the year following declaration, except for 1998, when a portion of the total dividend amount for that year was paid during the same year. For the periods indicated, the dividends paid per 1,000 common shares and per 1,000 preferred shares were the same. See "Item 3. Key Information--Selected Consolidated Financial Data."
Declaration History of Dividends and Interest on Capital(1)
Dividend Year Common Shares Preferred Shares
---------------------------------- --------------------------------- ------------------------------------
(R$)(2) (US$)(3) (R$)(2) (US$)(3)
----------------- -------------- -------------- -----------------
1996........................... 56,788,022 52,727,969 73,082,554 67,857,524
1997........................... 119,266,477 103,917,204 153,522,436 133,765,268
1998........................... 243,991,371 169,459,096 314,001,295 218,083,022
1999........................... 81,759,386 41,981,713 105,219,102 54,027,780
2000........................... 81,768,792 30,590,644 105,231,208 39,368,203
2001........................... 93,858,914 40,099,762 120,790,421 51,605,830
2002(4)........................ 96,198,579 33,846,035 123,801,421 43,557,683
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Significant Changes
The most significant changes in our financial condition since the date of our financial statements that are included in this annual report on Form 20-F are those related to the devaluation of the real against the dollar since January 1, 2002. This devaluation has had a negative effect on our net earnings during 2002 and the first month of 2003 as it has resulted in an increase in our financial expenses. The effect of Argentina's debt default in December 2001 and concerns regarding the recent presidential elections in Brazil have caused the real to lose a significant percentage of its value as measured against the U.S. dollar. On January 2, 2002, the noon buying rate for reais was R$2.3100 per U.S.$1.00. On March 21, 2003, the noon buying rate for reais was R$3.4250 per U.S.$1.00. We were granted a 10.51% rate increase in April 2002, partially offsetting the negative impact of the exchange rate variation and producing a positive effect in our electricity sales revenues. See "Item 3. Key Information--Risks Relating to Brazil--Exchange rate instability may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations" and "Item 11. Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures about Market Risk--Exchange Rate Risk."
Item 9. The Offer and Listing
Trading Market
The principal trading market for our preferred shares is the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange. Our ADSs, each representing 1,000 preferred shares, have traded on the NYSE, under the symbol "CIG" since September 18, 2001. Prior to that date, our ADSs were traded in the over-the-counter, or OTC, market in the United States. The ADSs are evidenced by ADRs issued by Citibank, N.A., as depositary, pursuant to a Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement by and among us, the depositary and the holders and beneficial owners of ADSs evidenced by ADRs issued thereunder. As of December 31, 2001, there were approximately 19,954,000 ADSs outstanding, representing approximately 19.954 billion preferred shares or approximately 22% of our 89.436 billion outstanding preferred shares. Such ADSs were held by 11 record holders as of that date. Our common shares are also listed and traded on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The following table sets forth the reported high and low closing sale prices for the preferred shares on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange (per lot of 1,000 preferred shares) and the ADSs on the NYSE for the periods indicated.
Preferred Shares(1) ADSs
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Period Price in Nominal R$ Price in US$
------------------------------ ----------------------------------- --------------------------------
High Low High Low
--------------- --------------- -------------- ---------------
1997.................... 64.50 34.01 - -
1998.................... 58.99 13.20 - -
1999.................... 44.70 14.50 - -
2000.................... 40.50 22.80 - -
2001(2)................. 36.70 21.00 18.62 8.40
2002.................... 39.70 18.90 16.73 4.85
2000
First quarter........... 40.50 27.65 - -
Second quarter.......... 33.71 22.80 - -
Third quarter........... 36.10 30.00 - -
Fourth quarter.......... 32.70 24.40 - -
2001
First quarter........... 36.70 25.90 - -
Second quarter.......... 27.95 21.00 - -
Third quarter(2)........ 29.91 22.90 9.55 8.40
Fourth quarter.......... 35.55 22.51 14.90 8.49
2002
First quarter........... 39.70 29.70 16.73 12.60
Second quarter.......... 38.50 28.10 16.40 9.90
Third quarter........... 31.80 19.93 10.98 5.35
Fourth quarter.......... 27.70 18.90 7.86 4.85
December 2001........... 35.55 29.80 14.94 12.60
January 2002............ 36.00 29.70 15.50 12.60
February 2002........... 37.98 32.40 15.76 13.91
March 2002.............. 39.70 34.00 16.73 14.30
April 2002.............. 38.50 33.80 16.40 14.62
May 2002................ 35.70 30.70 14.79 12.45
June 2002............... 34.38 28.10 12.85 9.90
July 2002............... 31.80 24.50 10.98 7.62
August 2002............. 29.74 22.12 10.08 6.95
September 2002.......... 28.00 19.93 8.63 5.35
October 2002............ 24.98 18.90 6.80 4.85
November 2002........... 25.50 22.25 7.00 6.05
December 2002........... 27.70 22.15 7.86 5.84
January 2003............ 28.85 24.04 8.75 6.85
February 2003........... 26.40 21.40 7.15 6.06
March 2003(3)........... 26.55 22.00 7.75 6.25
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On March 21, 2003, the closing price per 1,000 of the preferred shares on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange was R$26.50 and the closing price per ADS on the NYSE was US$7.75.
On July 12, 2002, our depositary receipts, each representing 1,000 of our preferred shares, began trading on the LATIBEX, under the ticker symbol "XCMIG". The LATIBEX is an electronic trading market created in 1999 by the Madrid Stock Exchange in order to facilitate the trading market of Latin American Securities in Euros.
Trading on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange
The preferred shares are traded on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange, the only Brazilian stock exchange that trades shares. Trading on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange is limited to member brokerage firms and a limited number of authorized non-members. The CVM and Sao Paulo Stock Exchange have discretionary authority to suspend trading in shares of a particular issuer under certain circumstances.
If you were to trade in the preferred shares on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange, your trade would settle in three business days after the trade date. Delivery of and payment for shares is made through the facilities of separate clearinghouses for each exchange, which maintain accounts for member brokerage firms. The seller is ordinarily required to deliver the shares to the exchange on the second business day following the trade date. The clearinghouse for the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange is Companhia Brasileira de Liquidacao e Custodia.
In order to better control volatility, the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange has adopted a "circuit breaker" system pursuant to which trading sessions may be suspended for a period of 30 minutes or one hour whenever the index of this stock exchange falls more than 10% from the index registered for the previous trading session.
The Sao Paulo Stock Exchange is less liquid than the NYSE and other major exchanges in the world. As of December 31, 2001, the aggregate market capitalization of the 441 companies listed on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange was equivalent to approximately US$185 billion and the 10 largest companies listed on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange represented approximately 49% of the total market capitalization of all listed companies. Although any of the outstanding shares of a listed company may trade on a Brazilian stock exchange, in most cases fewer than half of the listed shares are actually available for trading by the public. The remainder of these shares is held by small groups of controlling persons, governmental entities or one principal shareholder. As of December 31, 2001, we accounted for approximately 1.20% of the total market capitalization of all listed companies on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
Our preferred shares and common shares have daily liquidity on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange and have had no significant suspension of trading in the past three years. All interruptions that occurred in the past three years were caused by the processing of interest on capital rights except for an interruption on November 17, 2000, which was due to the disclosure of an announcement of the commencement of studies to evaluate potential sales of our common shares owned by the State Government. This announcement was applicable only to shares in the distribution company to be formed in the unbundling process.
The following table sets forth, as of December 31, 2001, the trading interruptions that have occurred in the past three years for our shares traded on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange:
Suspension Reopening Reason
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April 17, 2000........ April 17, 2000 at 10:15 AM Interest on capital approved at the Board of
Director's meeting on April 14, 2000
June 30, 2000......... June 30, 2000 at 10:15 AM Interest on capital approved at the Board of
Director's meeting on June 29, 2000
November 17, 2000..... November 17, 2000 at 12:00 PM State Government announcement relating to possible
sale of shares relating to post-unbundling
distribution company
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On October 17, 2001, as part of our efforts to improve our relationship
with investors and increase transparency, we joined Level 1 of the Sao Paulo
Stock Exchange's Special Corporate Governance Levels. To this end, we executed
the Contract for the Adoption of Differentiated Corporate Governance Practices
- Level 1 with the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange, pursuant to which, among other
things, we undertook to do the following:
o maintain a free float of shares representing at least 25% of our capital stock;
o provide a minimum notice period of 15 days after calling any general shareholders' meeting;
o improve the scope of our quarterly financial information, by obligating ourselves to include consolidated financial statements and cash-flow statements with this information;
o comply with information disclosure rules for transactions involving securities that we issue on behalf of our controlling shareholder or management;
o disclose any shareholder agreements, stock option programs and contracts with related parties;
o hold an annual meeting with analysts and any other interested parties;
o make available an annual calendar of corporate events; and
o adopt mechanisms that favor capital dispersion in public share offerings.
Trading on Brazilian stock exchanges by non-residents of Brazil is subject to limitations under Brazilian foreign investment legislation. See "Item 10. Additional Information--Exchange Controls."
Regulation of Brazilian Securities Markets
The Brazilian securities markets are principally governed by Law No. 6,385, dated December 7, 1976, and the Brazilian Corporate Law, each as amended and supplemented, and by regulations issued by the CVM, the National Monetary Council and the Central Bank, which has, among other powers, licensing authority over brokerage firms and which regulates foreign investments and foreign exchange transactions.
Under the Brazilian Corporate Law, a corporation is either publicly owned (companhia aberta), such as we are, or closely held (companhia fechada). All publicly owned companies, including us, are registered with the CVM and are subject to reporting requirements. Our shares are traded on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange, but may be traded privately subject to certain limitations. The Brazilian OTC market consists of direct trades and trades between individuals in which a financial institution registered with the CVM serves as intermediary.
We have the option to ask that trading in our securities on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange be suspended in anticipation of a material announcement. Trading may also be suspended on the initiative of the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange or the CVM based on or due to, among other reasons, a belief that a company has provided inadequate information regarding a material event or has provided inadequate responses to inquiries by the CVM or the stock exchange.
Brazilian law provides general restrictions on unfair trading practices and market manipulation, although in Brazil there may be fewer instances of enforcement actions and judicial precedent is less well defined than in certain other countries.
Trading on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange by non-residents of Brazil is subject to limitations under Brazilian foreign investment and tax legislation. The Brazilian custodian for the preferred shares and the depositary bank must obtain a certificate of registration from the Central Bank of Brazil to be eligible to remit U.S. dollars abroad for payments of dividends, any other cash disbursements, or upon the disposition of the shares and sales proceeds thereof. In the event that a holder of ADSs exchanges its ADSs for preferred shares, the holder will be entitled to continue to rely on the depositary bank's certificate of registration for five business days after the exchange. Thereafter, the holder may not be able to obtain and remit U.S. dollars abroad upon the disposition of the preferred shares, or distributions relating to the preferred shares, unless the holder qualifies for and obtains a new certificate of registration. See "Item 10. Additional Information--Exchange Controls."
Item 10. Additional Information
By-laws
We are a state-controlled company registered under the laws of Brazil. The registration number given to us by Junta Comercial do Estado de Minas Gerais, or the Board of Trade of Minas Gerais, is 3130004012. Set forth below is a brief summary of certain significant provisions of (i) our by-laws, as amended by our extraordinary shareholders' meeting on October 24, 2002 to comply with certain provisions of Law No. 10,303, and (ii) the Brazilian Corporate Law. The description of our by-laws contained herein does not purport to be complete and is qualified by reference to our by-laws, which have been filed as an exhibit to this annual report.
Object and Purpose
As described in Article 1 of our by-laws, we were incorporated for five
main purposes: (i) to research, construct and operate electric power
production, transformation, generation, transmission, distribution and trading
systems; (ii) to render consulting services to companies in Brazil and abroad;
(iii) to promote the continuing use of waterways that constitute the
hydrographic basins in Minas Gerais; (iv) to form subsidiary companies; and
(v) to perform any activities which can be conducted using our electric power
assets.
Preferred Shares
Holders of preferred shares have the right to receive annual minimum dividends in an amount equal to the greater of 10% of the par value of each preferred share or 3% of the book value of each preferred share. Holders of our preferred shares also will have priority over any other class of shares if we decide to redeem shares. A preferred share does not entitle its owner to vote at the general shareholders' meetings.
The Brazilian Corporate Law provides that, for public companies in existence on or before March 1, 2002, the number of outstanding non-voting or restricted-voting shares may not exceed two-thirds of the total number of shares outstanding. Nevertheless, such companies may elect to be subject to a more restrictive guideline applicable to newly formed companies, which provides that no more than one half of a public company's outstanding shares may be non-voting or restricted-voting shares.
Share Subscription
Shares purchased by the State Government, which shall maintain the majority of our voting shares, are paid for in accordance with the Brazilian Corporate Law. Shares purchased by other shareholders (whether natural persons or companies) shall be paid for in accordance with the decision resulting from the general meeting of shareholders that addresses the matter.
Article 171 of the Brazilian Corporate Law provides that each shareholder has a general preemptive right to subscribe for new shares or convertible securities issued in any capital increase, in proportion to that shareholder's shareholding, except in the event of the exercise of any option to acquire shares of our capital stock. Shareholders must exercise their preemptive rights within 30 days after the publication of the notice of capital increase.
In the event of a capital increase, holders of ADSs, which represent preferred shares, would have preemptive rights to subscribe only to newly issued preferred shares, in proportion to their shareholdings.
Dividends
For a discussion of our dividend policy, see "Item 8. Financial Information--Dividend Policy and Payments."
General Meetings
General meetings of shareholders are held for any legal purpose, as provided by the Brazilian Corporate Law. Ordinary general meetings of shareholders are held within the first four months of the fiscal year and are called upon 15 days prior notice. The Brazilian Corporate Law also provides that extraordinary general meetings of shareholders may be held for the following reasons, among others:
o to amend our by-laws;
o to increase or decrease our issued capital stock or to subscribe new shares;
o to issue convertible debentures or any other securities;
o to resign the rights of subscription for shares or convertible debentures issued by any of our subsidiaries or any of our subsidiaries' controlled or affiliated companies;
o to amalgamate, dissolve, transform, split or merge ourselves;
o to commence an exchange offer for stock or other securities issued by us;
o to allow for our participation in a group of companies;
o to sell convertible debentures of our subsidiaries that we own;
o upon the sale or loss of control of any of our subsidiaries;
o to elect or to remove from office members of our Board of Directors; and
o to fix the remuneration of our executive officers.
A shareholder who has been elected by persons present at the general meeting of shareholders presides over the meeting and appoints one or more secretaries of the meeting.
Article 123 of the Brazilian Corporate Law provides that general meetings of shareholders shall be called, subject to the corporation's by-laws, by the corporation's board of directors, if there is one, or by the corporation's board of executive officers. General meetings of shareholders may also be called by:
o the fiscal council, which shall call ordinary meetings of shareholders if the board of directors and the board of executive officers do not do so for more than a month and which shall call extraordinary meetings of shareholders whenever urgent matters occur;
o any shareholder, whenever the executive officers fail to call the meeting of shareholders within 60 days of being required to do so by the Brazilian Corporate Law or by the corporation's by-laws;
o shareholders representing at least 5% of the corporation's voting shares, whenever the corporation's officers fail to call a meeting of shareholders within eight days after these shareholders submit a reasonable request to hold the meeting and indicate the matters to be discussed at the meeting; and
o shareholders representing at least 5% of the corporation's shares, whenever corporate officers fail to instate the fiscal council within 8 days of a general meeting of shareholders.
Directors
Our by-laws mandate that our Board of Directors shall be comprised of 11 directors and 11 alternate directors. One director is designated a chairman and another director is designated the vice-chairman. Our directors are elected for terms of three years and may be reelected or removed from office at a general meeting of shareholders. Our alternate directors act as temporary replacements for incumbent directors when certain incumbent directors are absent from board meetings, and, in cases of a vacancy, until a replacement director is elected to fill the vacancy at a general meeting of shareholders.
Our Board of Directors is responsible for:
o establishing the general direction of our business;
o electing and dismissing executive officers;
o considering contracts between us and our shareholders or any entity that controls, is controlled by or is under joint control with our shareholders;
o considering the sale or pledge of our fixed assets, or the granting of guarantees to third parties, with a value not less than R$5,000,000;
o considering loans, financings, actions or other legal business in which we are to become engaged, with a value not less than R$5,000,000;
o calling the general meetings of shareholders;
o supervising the management of the Board of Executive Officers, examining our books and papers and requesting information regarding executed and soon-to-be executed contracts, as well as other items of interest;
o the approval of our administration report and the accounting of the Board of Executive Officers; and
o appointing and dismissing independent auditors each year.
Ordinary meetings of our Board of Directors are held once every two months. Extraordinary meetings of our Board of Directors are held upon notice given by the chairman or vice-chairman of our Board of Directors, one-third of the members of our Board of Directors or when requested by the Board of Executive Officers. Notice regarding meetings of our Board of Directors must be in writing, include the docket of matters to be deliberated at the meeting, and be forwarded at least five days prior to the meeting. In cases of urgency, our chairman may provide notice of a meeting to our Board of Directors less than five days prior to the meeting. Action may be taken by our Board of Directors only after approval by the majority present at the meeting. In the case of a tie, the chairman of the Board of Directors will have the tie-breaking vote.
Under the Brazilian Corporate Law, directors of a corporation generally have certain duties equivalent to those imposed under the laws of most states of the United States, including a duty of loyalty to the corporation, a duty to refrain from self-dealing and a duty to use reasonable care in the management of the corporation's affairs. Our directors and officers may be held liable for breaches of duty to us and our shareholders and may be subject to judicial actions in proceedings brought by government agencies or our shareholders.
The chairman and vice-chairman of our Board of Directors are chosen by our board at the first meeting of our Board of Directors following the election of board members. The vice-chairman of our Board of Directors will act as a temporary replacement for our chairman when the chairman is absent from board meetings.
Our shareholders determine the remuneration of our directors during the general meeting of shareholders at which our directors are elected to office. The minority shareholders are entitled to elect at least one member of the Board of Directors.
Rights of Shareholders
We extend to our shareholders all of the rights that are provided under Brazilian law. Pursuant to Law No. 10,303, we amended our by-laws on October 24, 2002 in order to incorporate certain new requirements under the Brazilian Corporate Law. For more information regarding these requirements, see "--Amendments to the Brazilian Corporate Law."
Essential Rights
Article 109 of the Brazilian Corporate Law provides that a corporation may not deny certain rights to its shareholders under any circumstances. These shareholders' rights include:
o the right to have a share of the corporation's earnings;
o the right to have a share of the corporation's assets, in the event of liquidation thereof;
o the right to inspect the management of the corporation's business, within certain limits provided in the Brazilian Corporate Law;
o preemptive rights to subscribe new shares or securities convertible into shares; and
o the right to withdraw from the company under certain circumstances provided in the Brazilian Corporate Law.
Pursuant to Law No. 10,303, a company may also establish that certain disputes between shareholders may be decided by arbitration, according to terms established in the corporation's by-laws.
Voting Rights
As a general rule, only our common shares are entitled to vote and each common share corresponds to one vote. Holders of preferred shares acquire voting rights if, during three consecutive fiscal years, we fail to pay a fixed or minimum dividend to which the preferred shares are entitled. If a holder of preferred shares acquires voting rights in this manner, such rights will be identical to the voting rights of a holder of common shares and will continue until the dividend is paid. No restrictions exist on the right of a holder of common shares or preferred shares to exercise voting rights with respect to such shares by virtue of such holder being a non-resident of Brazil or a citizen of a country other than Brazil. However, holders of ADSs must vote the underlying preferred shares through the depositary according to the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement. In any circumstance in which holders of preferred shares are entitled to vote, each preferred share will entitle its holder to one vote.
Rights of Minority Shareholders
The Brazilian Corporate Law provides that shareholders who own at least 5% of the capital stock of a corporation are afforded the following rights, among others:
o the right to require that the books of the corporation be made available for review, whenever these shareholders become suspicious that Brazilian law or the corporation's by-laws have been violated, or that irregularities have been committed by the management of the corporation;
o the right to call a general meeting of shareholders, under certain circumstances, whenever the corporation's directors or officers, as the case may be, fail to do so; and
o the right to file an action for indemnification by directors or officers, as the case may be, for damages caused to the assets of the corporation, whenever it is determined at the general meeting of shareholders that such a claim shall not be filed.
Whenever the Fiscal Council is not permanently active, it shall be activated at a general meeting of shareholders at the request of shareholders who own at least 10% of the voting shares or 5% of the non-voting shares. Minority shareholders have the right to appoint one member of the Fiscal Council. All shareholders have the right to attend general meetings of shareholders.
Changes in Rights of Shareholders
Any change with respect to the rights of holders of our common shares or preferred shares requires a shareholders' meeting. Under the Brazilian Corporate Law, the proposed changes must be approved by a majority of the affected class. Certain changes with respect to the rights of non-voting shares, including preferred shares, such as a change in payment or voting rights, may give rise to the exercise of appraisal rights by the holders of the affected shares.
Law No. 10,303 amended certain provisions of the Brazilian Corporate Law that are applicable to mixed capital companies like us. For companies in existence prior to October 31, 2001, Law No. 10,303 became effective on March 1, 2002. Law No. 10,303 revoked the provision of the Brazilian Corporate Law that provided for contingent liability of controlling shareholders of mixed capital companies for the debts and obligations of the mixed capital companies under their control. Accordingly, the State of Minas Gerais, as our controlling shareholder, will not be contingently responsible for any of our debts and obligations created after February 28, 2002. Based on constitutional principle, according to which a new law cannot be applied retroactively so as to adversely affect a party's existing contractual rights, Law No. 10,303 should not relieve controlling shareholders of any liability for obligations incurred prior to the effective date of Law No. 10,303. While we believe that Law No. 10,303 should not affect the State Government's contingent liability for our obligations relating to the ADSs, there can be no assurance that Brazilian courts will reach the same conclusion. Contingent liability is not a guarantee, however, and the State Government would only be liable if (i) we were to be declared insolvent or otherwise involved in receivership or similar proceedings; and (ii) as a result of these proceedings, we did not have sufficient assets to satisfy our obligations. In addition, pursuant to Law No. 10,303, we will no longer be immune from falencia. In fact, if we become insolvent, we will be subject, as a debtor, to either a concordata or falencia. For more information regarding amendments to the Brazilian Corporate Law, see "--Amendments to the Brazilian Corporate Law."
Amendments to the Brazilian Corporate Law
In addition to the other changes described in this annual report, Law No. 10,303, which amended the Brazilian Corporate Law and related regulations, provides for the following changes:
o upon a sale of control of a company, the acquiror is required to launch a tender offer to purchase all minority voting shares at a price equal to at least 80% of the value paid for shares with voting rights;
o if provided for in a company's by-laws, disputes among shareholders will be subject to arbitration (our by-laws currently do not provide for arbitration);
o upon the launch of a tender offer through which a company is to be delisted or through which controlling shareholders of a company acquire more than one-third of the shares outstanding on September 4, 2000, the purchase price shall be equal to the fair value of the shares considering the total number of the company's shares outstanding;
o minority shareholders that hold either (i) preferred shares
representing at least 10% of the total share capital of a company or
(ii) common shares representing at least 15% of the voting capital of
a company, have the right to appoint one member and an alternate to
the board of directors. If
no common or preferred shareholder meets these thresholds, shareholders holding preferred shares or common shares representing at least 10% of the total share capital of the company are entitled to combine their holdings to appoint one member and an alternate to the board of directors. Until 2005, a director appointed by the preferred shareholders as a group, or collectively with the common shareholders, is to be chosen from a list of three names provided by the controlling shareholder;
o members of the board of directors elected by the non-controlling shareholders have the right to veto the choice of independent accountants of the controlling shareholder;
o controlling shareholders, any shareholders that appoint members to the board of directors and to the fiscal council members of the board of directors, members of the fiscal council and executive officers will be required to disclose any purchase or sale of shares to the CVM and the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange; and
o the chairman of any shareholders' or board of directors' meeting shall disregard any vote that is rendered against provisions of any applicable shareholders' agreement.
Material Contracts
Contract on Concessions for Generating Electric Energy, dated July 10, 1997, between the Federal Government and CEMIG.
In order to provide electric energy generation services to the public, we entered into a contract with the Federal Government. This contract establishes terms of the concessions for each of our generation plants and specifies the rates we may charge customers for our services as well as a formula by which we may annually adjust these rates. Although the concessions for different generation plants have different expiration dates, these concessions are extendable by the Federal Government for a period of up to 20 years upon our application. This contract grants us free access to land in the public domain, certain rights of way, and existing transmission and distribution systems so that we may transmit the energy produced in our generating stations. In return, among other things, we must maintain a minimum level of regularity, continuity, efficiency and safety and we must set aside funds to account for fuel consumption, use of water resources and contributions to the RGR Fund.
This contract also provides that DNAEE (which has since become ANEEL) or a substitute agency will supervise us in the provision of our energy generation services and that we will be subject to penalties if we fail to comply with certain contractual provisions. As a party to this contract, we serve a public utility function and we must receive authorization from the Federal Government prior to entering into any other entrepreneurial activities. The Federal Government may intervene in our concession at any time in order to ensure that we are providing our electric energy generation services properly and that we are acting in compliance with this contract.
Contract for Concessions of Electric Energy Transmission Services, dated July 10, 1997, between the Federal Government and CEMIG.
In July 1997, we entered into a contract with the Federal Government authorizing us to provide our electric energy transmission services to the public until July 8, 2015. This contract also provides the rates at which we may charge our customers for our services. Upon our application, this contract may be extended by the Federal Government for a 20-year period. Pursuant to the contract, we are given free access to land in the public domain and certain rights of way in order to operate our electric energy transmission service. In return, among other things, we must maintain adequate technology, equipment, facilities and operating methods to ensure optimization of the use of existing and future electric energy resources and we must satisfy the demands of the electric energy market. We are also required to enter into a transmission service agreement with the
ONS, pursuant to which we must make the facilities of our transmission service available to the interconnected power system.
These contracts also provide that ANEEL or a substitute agency will supervise us in the provision of our energy transmission services and that we will be subject to penalties if we fail to comply with certain contractual provisions. The Federal Government may intervene in our concession at any time in order to ensure that we are providing our electric energy transmission services properly and that we are complying with this contract.
Contracts in Concession of Public Service for Distribution of Electric Energy, dated July 10, 1997, between the Federal Government and CEMIG.
We have entered into four contracts with the Federal Government to provide energy distribution services to the public. These contracts cover each of the four main geographic regions of our concession area. These contracts authorize us to provide our energy distribution services to the public until February 18, 2016 and specify the rates that we may charge customers for our services as well as a formula by which we may annually adjust these rates. Upon our application, these contracts may be extended by the Federal Government for a 20-year period. Pursuant to these contracts, we are given free access to land in the public domain and certain rights of way so that we may distribute energy to our customers. In return, among other things, we must maintain a minimum level of regularity, continuity, efficiency, safety and courtesy in the provision of our services and we must satisfy the demands of the electric energy market.
These contracts also provide that ANEEL or a substitute agency will supervise us in the provision of our energy distribution services and that we will be subject to penalties if we fail to comply with certain provisions of these contracts. As a party to these contracts, we serve a public utility function and we must receive authorization from the Federal Government prior to entering into any other entrepreneurial activities. The Federal Government may intervene in our concession at any time in order to ensure that we are providing our electric energy distribution services properly and that we are acting in compliance with these contracts.
Contract for the Supply and Exchange of Electric Power and Transfer and Transportation of Load from Itaipu, dated May 31, 1993, between Furnas and CEMIG.
In 1993, we entered into a contract pursuant to which Furnas supplies us with electric power for a 10-year term and transfers and transports electric power loads from Itaipu for a 20-year term. The contract is amended annually, subject to certain conditions, in order to update the amount of electric power to be supplied, the length of the supply term and the transfer and transportation loads. We will be subject to penalties if our payments under the contract are delayed.
During the year ended December 31, 2001, we paid approximately R$994 million to Furnas for the supply of electric power and the transfer and transportation of electric power loads from Itaipu.
We have begun negotiations with Furnas to enter into a new electric power supply and exchange agreement that takes into account changes in the regulatory framework of the Brazilian electricity sector. The provisions of the General Agreement of the Electricity Sector are expected to facilitate these negotiations.
Shareholders' Agreement, dated June 18, 1997, between the State Government and Southern.
In 1997, the State Government, our controlling shareholder, sold approximately 33% of our common shares to a group of strategic investors led by Southern. As part of this sale, conducted through a public bidding process, the State Government and Southern also entered into a shareholders' agreement which created special quorum requirements to approve certain matters, referred to as Special Quorum Provisions.
In accordance with this shareholders' agreement, the parties to the agreement vote as a block regarding, among other things, certain amendments to our by-laws, the issuance of convertible debentures and warrants, the creation of founders' shares, the redemption of shares, changes to our corporate structure, and any distribution of dividends other than that required by our by-laws. The State Government, Southern and minority shareholders appoint six, four and one member, respectively, to our Board of Directors as well as
these board members' respective alternates. The State Government and Southern also appoint three and two members, respectively, to our Fiscal Council. Under this agreement, Southern also has the right to nominate three of the eight members of the Board of Executive Officers and to appoint two members of the Fiscal Council.
In 1999, after a new State Government administration took office, the State Government filed a lawsuit to nullify this shareholders' agreement on the grounds that it violated the state and federal constitutions because the Special Quorum Provisions would constitute an unlawful transfer of the control of CEMIG to Southern. According to the lawsuit, state legislation would be required in order for the State Government to relinquish control of CEMIG to Southern.
After some preliminary decisions unfavorable to the State Government by the lower courts, in 1999 the State Government obtained an injunction from the state court of appeals, which suspended the effects of the Special Quorum Provisions pending the result of the lawsuit.
In August 2001, the Minas Gerais State Court of Appeals rendered a decision declaring the shareholders' agreement null and void. Given this decision, the voting rights as set forth in our by-laws, not those contained in the shareholders' agreement, are currently in effect. Our by-laws provide that each common share entitles the holder thereof to one vote at shareholders' meetings. The by-laws do not provide Southern with any extraordinary rights or privileges other than the rights it possesses by virtue of its ownership of our common shares. However, the decision of the State Court of Appeals has been appealed to a superior court and therefore the effectiveness of the shareholders' agreement and control of CEMIG remain subject to judicial challenge.
Contract for Assignment of Credit of the Remaining Balance of the Revenue Compensating Account, dated May 31, 1995, between the State Government and CEMIG, and Amendments Thereto.
Prior to 1993, electric utilities in Brazil were guaranteed a rate of return on investments in assets used to provide electric service to customers, the rates charged to customers were uniform throughout the country, and profits from more profitable utilities were reallocated to less profitable ones so that the rate of return for all companies would equal the national average. Shortfalls experienced by most electric utilities in Brazil were accounted for in each company's CRC Account. When the CRC Account and the guaranteed return concept were abolished, concessionaires with positive balances were permitted to offset such balances against their liabilities to the Federal Government.
After all of our eligible payables and debt to the Federal Government had been offset against our CRC Account balance, we entered into an agreement with the State Government in May 1995 to transfer the obligation to pay the balance of our CRC Account from the Federal Government to the State Government in return for a promissory note from the State Government payable in monthly installments plus interest. This account receivable had a balance, recorded at present value, of approximately R$1,200 million as of December 31, 2001, which included a significant amount of overdue installments. The agreement relating to this transfer, the CRC Account Agreement, requires the State Government to make monthly payments to us over twenty years with an initial three-year grace period for interest and principal payments. Interest on the amount payable under the CRC Account Agreement accrues at a rate of 6% per year plus inflation adjustments. Interest commenced accruing on May 2, 1995, and deferred interest during the initial three-year grace period was capitalized.
Since May 31, 1995, the CRC Account Agreement has been amended as follows:
(a) The CRC Account Agreement was first amended in February 2001 to replace the monetary restatement index originally applicable to the outstanding balance with the IGP-DI.
(b) The CRC Account Agreement was next amended by the Second Amendment to the CRC Account Agreement, signed on October 14, 2002, which refers to 149 monthly installment payments, with maturities from January 1, 2003 through May 1, 2015, representing the total amount of R$754 million, adjusted to present value, as of December 31, 2001, bearing interest at 6% per year, with restatement based on the IGP-DI. We entered into this second amendment with the State Government in order to preserve the terms and conditions of the original CRC
Account Agreement with respect to the above-referenced installments. We have not received any scheduled payments from the State Government in respect of this second amendment. We have recorded a loss provision in respect of the entire outstanding balance of the Second Amendment. See note 3 to our consolidated financial statements.
(c) The CRC Account Agreement was next amended by the Third Amendment to the CRC Account Agreement, signed on October 24, 2002, which refers to outstanding installments originally due under the CRC Account Agreement from April 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999 and from March 1, 2000 through December 1, 2002. These installments, which totaled R$451 million as of December 31, 2001, bear interest at an annual rate of 12%, with restatement based on IGP-DI. We have not received any scheduled payments in respect of this third amendment. We are permitted to retain payments of dividends and interest on capital due to the State Government as our shareholder as a set-off against amounts that the State Government owes us under this third amendment.
Private Instrument Covering the First Public Issuance of Common Debentures, Divided into Two Series of the Same Class, Without Guarantee or Preference, of CEMIG, dated October 4, 2001, between CEMIG and Planner Corretora de Valores S.A.
On November 1, 2001, pursuant to our contract with Planner Corretora de Valores S.A, as fiduciary agent, we publicly issued R$625 million of debentures in two series of R$312.5 million each. The first series of debentures will mature on November 1, 2009 and the second series of debentures will mature on November 1, 2011. The debentures are subject to early redemption at the option of the debenture holders (in 2005 in the case of the first series and in 2006 in the case of the second series). Upon maturity, we are obligated to pay to the debentureholders an amount equal to the indexed par value of any debentures still outstanding plus compensatory interest. These debentures are not convertible and do not have preferences or guarantees.
Should we make a late payment of any amount due to the debenture-holders, we will have to pay, in addition to the amount due, a penalty of 10% of the amount due plus interest calculated from the date payment was due to the date of actual payment at the rate of 1% per month on the amount due. In addition, if we do not pay an amount due on a maturity date, the related debentures must be accepted by us as payment by the debenture-holders for electricity that we supply to them.
The proceeds from this issuance were used to finance generation, transmission and distribution projects, including projects in partnership with private sector companies in accordance with our capital investment program for 2001 and 2002.
Financing Agreement by Extension of Credit No. 02.2.962.3.1, dated February 7, 2003, between BNDES and CEMIG and Intervening Third Parties.
On February 7, 2003, we entered into a financing agreement pursuant to which BNDES, upon satisfaction of certain conditions, extended a loan to us in the amount of approximately R$396.7 million. We borrowed R$335 million pursuant to this agreement and used the proceeds to partially settle our outstanding obligations to the MAE relating to spot market energy we purchased during the period of the Electricity Rationing Plan. This financing was extended to us pursuant to the terms of the General Agreement of the Electricity Sector. The loan is repayable to BNDES through 60 monthly installments over five years, beginning March 15, 2003, with the final payment due on February 15, 2008. Interest on the outstanding balance accrues at a rate of 1% over the Sistema Especial de Liquidacao e Custodia (Special System for Settlement and Custody) overnight rate, or SELIC, the Brazilian benchmark interest rate. We may prepay all or a part of the outstanding balance under this agreement with amounts received pursuant to the CRC Account Agreement.
Our obligations under this loan are guaranteed by the proceeds of our collection of generation and distribution rates corresponding to 3.27% of our monthly sales, as defined in the loan agreement. We have applied the proceeds of this loan to settle in part our outstanding obligations related to energy transactions on the MAE effected during the period of the Electricity Rationing Plan.
Exchange Controls
There are no restrictions on your ownership of preferred shares or ownership by legal entities domiciled outside Brazil. However, your right to convert dividend payments and proceeds from the sale of preferred shares into foreign currency and to remit such amounts outside Brazil is subject to restrictions under foreign investment legislation which generally requires, among other things, that you register the relevant investment with the Central Bank and the CVM.
Investments in the preferred shares through the holding of ADSs must be made pursuant to Annex V to Resolution No. 1,289, as amended, of the National Monetary Council, also known as the Annex V Regulations. Direct investments in the preferred shares upon the cancellation of the ADSs may be held by foreign investors under Law No. 4,131 of September 3, 1962 or Resolution No. 2,689 of the National Monetary Council, both of which effectively allow registered foreign investors to invest substantially in any capital market instrument in Brazil and extend a favorable tax treatment to all foreign investors registered and qualified under Resolution No. 2,689, who are not resident in a tax haven, as defined by Brazilian tax laws.
Under Resolution No. 2,689, foreign investors may invest in almost all financial assets and engage in almost all transactions available in the Brazilian financial and capital markets, provided that certain requirements are fulfilled. In accordance with Resolution No. 2,689, the definition of foreign investor includes individuals, legal entities, mutual funds and other collective investment entities that are domiciled or headquartered abroad.
Securities and other financial assets held by Resolution No. 2,689 investors must be registered or maintained in deposit accounts or in the custody of an entity duly licensed by the Central Bank or the CVM. In addition, any transfer of a security that is held pursuant to Resolution No. 2,689 must be made through the stock exchanges or organized OTC markets licensed by the CVM, except for a transfer resulting from a corporate reorganization outside of Brazil or occurring upon the death of a foreign investor by operation of law or will.
Holders of ADSs who have not registered their investment with the Central Bank could be adversely affected by delays in, or refusals to grant, any required government approval for conversions of payments made in reais and remittances abroad of these converted amounts.
The Annex V Regulations provide for the issuance of depositary receipts in foreign markets in respect of shares of Brazilian issuers. The ADSs have been approved under the Annex V Regulations by the Central Bank and the CVM.
An electronic certificate of registration has been issued in the name of Citibank, N.A., the depositary bank, with respect to the ADSs and is maintained by Citibank Distribuidora de Titulos e Valores Mobiliarios S.A., the Brazilian custodian for the preferred shares, on behalf of the depositary bank. This electronic certificate of registration is registered through the Central Bank Information System. Pursuant to the certificate of registration, the custodian and the depositary bank are able to convert dividends and other distributions or sales proceeds with respect to the preferred shares represented by ADSs into foreign currency and remit the proceeds outside Brazil. In the event that a holder of ADSs exchanges such ADSs for preferred shares, the holder will be entitled to continue to rely on the depositary bank's certificate of registration for five business days after the exchange. Thereafter, the holder may not be able to convert into foreign currency and remit outside Brazil the proceeds from the disposition of, or distributions with respect to, the preferred shares, unless the holder is a duly qualified investor under Resolution No. 2,689 by registering with the CVM and the Central Bank and appointing a representative in Brazil. If not so registered, the holder will be subject to less favorable Brazilian tax treatment than a holder of ADSs. Regardless of qualification under Resolution No. 2,689, residents in tax havens are subject to less favorable tax treatment than other foreign investors. See "--Taxation--Brazilian Tax Considerations."
Under current Brazilian legislation, the Federal Government may impose temporary restrictions of foreign capital abroad in the event of a serious imbalance or an anticipated serious imbalance of Brazil's balance of payments. For approximately nine months in 1989 and early 1990, the Federal Government froze all dividend and capital repatriations held by the Central Bank that were owed to foreign equity investors, in
order to conserve Brazil's foreign currency reserves. These amounts were subsequently released in accordance with Federal Government directives. We cannot assure you that the Federal Government will not impose similar restrictions on foreign reparations in the future.
Taxation
The following summary contains a description of the material Brazilian and U.S. federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of preferred shares or ADSs by a U.S. person, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the Code, or a holder that otherwise will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis in respect of preferred shares or ADSs, which we refer to as a U.S. holder, but it does not purport to be a comprehensive description of all of the tax considerations that may be relevant to a decision to purchase preferred shares or ADSs. In particular this summary deals only with U.S. holders that will hold preferred shares or ADSs as capital assets and does not address the tax treatment of U.S. holders that own or are treated as owning 10% or more of the voting shares of the Company or that may be subject to special tax rules, such as banks, insurance companies, dealers in securities or currencies, persons that will hold preferred shares or ADSs as a position in a "straddle" or a "conversion transaction" for tax purposes, and persons that have a "functional currency" other than the U.S. dollar.
The summary is based upon tax laws of Brazil and the United States as in effect on the date hereof which are subject to change possibly with retroactive effect. Prospective purchasers of ADSs should consult their own tax advisors as to the Brazilian, U.S. or other tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of preferred shares or ADSs, including, in particular, the effect of any foreign, state or local tax laws.
Although there is at present no income tax treaty between Brazil and the United States, the tax authorities of the two countries have had discussions that may culminate in such a treaty. No assurance can be given, however, as to whether or when a treaty will enter into force or how it will affect the U.S. holders of preferred shares or ADSs.
Brazilian Tax Considerations
General. The following discussion summarizes the principal Brazilian tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of preferred shares or ADSs, as the case may be, by a holder that is not domiciled in Brazil, which we refer to as a non-Brazilian holder for purposes of Brazilian taxation and, in the case of a holder of preferred shares, which has registered its investment in preferred shares with the Central Bank as a U.S. dollar investment. The following discussion does not specifically address all of the Brazilian tax considerations applicable to any particular non-Brazilian holder, and each non-Brazilian holder should consult his or her own tax adviser concerning the Brazilian tax consequences of an investment in our preferred shares or ADSs.
Taxation of Dividends. Dividends paid by us, including stock dividends and other dividends paid in property to the depositary in respect of the preferred shares, or to a non-Brazilian holder in respect of the preferred shares, are currently not subject to withholding tax in Brazil to the extent that the dividends relate to profits for periods beginning on or after January 1, 1996. Dividends relating to profits generated prior to January 1, 1996 are subject to Brazilian withholding tax at varying rates, depending on the year the profits were generated. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, stock dividends are not subject to withholding tax, unless the stock is redeemed by us or sold by a non-Brazilian holder within five years after distribution. A tax treaty may reduce the rate of withholding tax. Brazil has entered into tax treaties with several countries, however, there is currently no tax treaty between the United States and Brazil. The only Brazilian tax treaty now in effect that reduces the current rate of withholding tax on dividends is the treaty with Japan, which, if certain conditions are met, reduces such rate to 12.5%.
Payments of Interest on Capital. Law No. 9,249, dated as of December 26, 1995, as amended, permits Brazilian corporations to make distributions to shareholders of interest on capital, or interest attributed to shareholders' equity. These distributions may be paid in cash. A company may treat these payments as an expense for income tax and social contribution purposes. This interest is limited to the daily pro rata variation
of the Federal Government's long-term interest rate, as determined by the Central Bank from time to time, and cannot exceed the greater of:
o 50% of net income (before taxes for social contribution on net profits, income tax, and the deduction of the interest attributable to shareholders' equity) for the period in respect of which the payment is made; or
o 50% of retained earnings as of the date of the beginning of the period in respect of which the payment is made.
Any payment of interest on capital to shareholders (including holders of ADSs in respect of preferred shares) is subject to a withholding tax at a rate of 15%, or 25% in the case of a shareholder domiciled in a tax haven. These payments may be included, at their net value, as part of any mandatory dividend.
To the extent that payments of interest on capital are included as part of a mandatory dividend, we are required to distribute an additional amount to ensure that the net amount received by shareholders, after payment of the applicable withholding tax is at least equal to the mandatory dividend.
If we distribute interest on capital, distributions to non-Brazilians of interest attributed to shareholders' equity in respect of preferred shares, including the preferred shares underlying the ADSs, may be converted into U.S. dollars and remitted outside Brazil, subject to applicable exchange controls.
We cannot assure you that our Board of Directors will not determine that future distributions should be made by means of interest on capital.
Taxation of Gains. Gains realized outside Brazil by a non-Brazilian holder on the disposition of ADSs to another non-Brazilian holder are not subject to Brazilian tax.
For purposes of Brazilian taxation, there are three types of non-Brazilian holders of ADSs or preferred shares:
o market investors, which represent those non-Brazilian residents who register with the Central Bank and the CVM to invest in Brazil, in accordance with Resolution No. 2,689 of the National Monetary Council, or those investors holding ADSs;
o ordinary non-Brazilian holders, which include any and all non-residents in Brazil who invest in the country through any other means; and
o investors that reside in a tax haven (i.e., a country that does not impose income tax, or where the income tax rate is lower than 20%), regardless of registration under Resolution No. 2,689.
The comments contained below are applicable to all non-Brazilian holders, including non-Brazilian holders investing under Resolution No. 2,689, except where otherwise noted.
Resolution No. 2,689 effectively extends the favorable tax treatment currently afforded to holders of ADSs that are not resident in tax havens to all non-Brazilian holders of preferred shares that have:
o appointed a representative in Brazil with powers to take action relating to their investment;
o appointed an authorized custodian in Brazil for their investments;
o registered as a foreign investor with the CVM; and
o registered their investment with the Central Bank.
The deposit of preferred shares in exchange for the ADSs may be subject to Brazilian income tax on capital gains if the amount previously registered with the Central Bank as a foreign investment in preferred
shares or, in the case of other market investors under Resolution No. 2,689, the acquisition cost of the preferred shares, as the case may be, is lower than:
o the average price per preferred share on the Brazilian stock exchange on which the greatest number of such shares were sold on the day of deposit; or
o if no preferred shares were sold on that day, the average price on the Brazilian stock exchange on which the greatest number of preferred shares were sold during the 15 preceding trading sessions.
The difference between the amount previously registered, or the acquisition cost, as the case may be, and the average price of the preferred shares, calculated as set forth above, is considered a capital gain subject to income tax at a rate of 15%, except in the case of Resolution No. 2,689 investors who are not resident in a tax haven jurisdiction.
The withdrawal of preferred shares in exchange for the ADSs is not subject to any Brazilian tax. On receipt of the underlying preferred shares, the non-Brazilian holder will be entitled to register the U.S. dollar value of the shares with the Central Bank.
Non-Brazilian holders are not subject to tax in Brazil on gains realized on sales of preferred shares and ADSs that occur outside of Brazil to persons who are not resident in Brazil. The proceeds of a redemption of, or a liquidating distribution with respect to, the ADSs, under the same conditions, are exempt from Brazilian taxes. With reference to proceeds of a redemption of, or a liquidating distribution with respect to, preferred shares, the difference between the amount effectively received by the shareholder and the amount of foreign currency registered with the Central Bank translated into reais at the commercial market rate on the date of the redemption or liquidating distribution, will be treated as a capital gain derived from sale or exchange not carried out on a Brazilian stock exchange and subject to income tax at a rate of 15%.
Non-Brazilian holders are subject to a withholding tax at a rate of 15% on gains realized on:
o sales or exchanges of the preferred shares in Brazil; or
o sales of the preferred shares to a resident of Brazil outside of a Brazilian stock exchange.
Non-Brazilian holders are currently subject to an income tax at a rate of 20% on gains realized on the sale or exchange in Brazil of preferred shares that occur on a Brazilian stock exchange, unless the sale is made by a non-Brazilian holder that is not resident in a tax haven jurisdiction (i) within five business days of the withdrawal of the preferred shares in exchange for ADSs, and the proceeds are remitted abroad within the same five-day period; or (ii) that is an investor under Resolution No. 2,689. In these two cases, the gains realized would be exempt from income tax.
The "gain realized" as a result of a transaction on a Brazilian stock exchange is the difference between the amount in reais realized on the sale or exchange and the acquisition cost measured in reais, without any correction for inflation. The acquisition cost of shares registered as an investment with the Central Bank is calculated on the basis of the foreign currency amount registered with the Central Bank translated into reais at the commercial market rate on the date of the sale or exchange. We cannot assure you that the current preferential treatment for holders of the ADSs and non-Brazilian holders of our preferred shares under Resolution No. 2,689 will continue in the future.
Any exercise of preemptive rights relating to the preferred shares will not be subject to Brazilian taxation. Conversely, any gain on the sale or assignment of preemptive rights relating to the preferred shares by the depositary on behalf of the holders of ADSs or by a non-Brazilian holder of preferred shares will be subject to the same rules of taxation applicable to the sale or assignment of preferred shares. The maximum rate is currently 15%.
Beneficiaries Residing or Domiciled in Tax Havens or Low Tax Jurisdictions. Law No. 9,779, dated as of January 19, 1999, states that, with the exception of limited circumstances, any income derived from operations by a beneficiary that resides or is domiciled in a country considered to be a tax haven is subject to
income tax to be withheld by the source at a rate of 25%. Accordingly, if the distribution of interest attributed to shareholders' equity is made to a beneficiary residing or domiciled in a tax haven, the applicable income tax will be at a rate of 25% instead of 15%. Currently, capital gains are not subject to the 25% tax rate, even if the beneficiary resides in a tax haven.
In accordance with Law No. 9,959, non-Brazilian holders of ADSs or preferred shares which are resident in tax havens are also excluded from the tax incentives granted to holders of ADSs and investors under Resolution No. 2,689 as of January 1, 2000 and will be subject to the same tax treatment applicable to holders that are resident or domiciled in Brazil.
Taxation of Foreign Exchange Transactions. A financial transaction tax is imposed on the conversion of reais into foreign currency and on the conversion of foreign currency into reais. Although the current applicable rate for almost all foreign currency exchange transactions is zero, the Ministry of Finance may increase the rate at any time, up to 25%, however, it may only do so with respect to future transactions.
Taxation of Bonds and Securities Transactions. Law No. 8,894, dated as of June 21, 1994, created the Tax on Financial Transactions, or IOF, which may be imposed on any transaction involving bonds and securities, even if the transaction includes Brazilian stock, futures or commodities exchanges. The rate of IOF/Titulos with respect to transactions of preferred shares and ADSs is currently zero, although the executive branch may increase the rate up to 1.5% per day of the terms of the securities, but only with respect to future preferred shares and ADSs transactions.
Other Brazilian Taxes. There are no Brazilian inheritance, gift or succession taxes applicable to the ownership, transfer or disposition of preferred shares or ADSs, except for gift and inheritance taxes imposed by some Brazilian states on gifts or bequests by individuals or entities not domiciled or residing in Brazil to individuals or entities domiciled or residing within such states. There are no Brazilian stamp, issue, registration, or similar taxes or duties payable by holders of preferred shares or ADSs.
Transactions by the depositary or by holders of preferred shares, which involve the removal of Brazilian currency from an account maintained with any Brazilian financial institution, will be subject to the CPMF tax. CPMF tax has generally been imposed on bank account debits, initially at a rate of 0.38%. On June 12, 2002, Constitutional Amendment No. 37/02 approved the continued imposition of the CPMF tax until December 31, 2004. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, the rate for the CPMF tax will be 0.38%. The CPMF tax rate should be decreased to 0.08% for the fiscal year 2004.
The responsibility for the collection of the CPMF tax is borne by the financial institution that carries out the relevant financial transaction. Additionally, when the non-Brazilian holder transfers the proceeds from the sale or assignment of preferred shares by a currency exchange transaction, the CPMF tax will be levied on the amount to be remitted abroad in reais. If we perform any exchange transaction in connection with ADSs or preferred shares, we will bear the CPMF tax.
U.S. Tax Considerations
In general, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, holders of ADRs evidencing ADSs will be treated as the beneficial owners of the preferred shares represented by those ADSs.
Taxation of Distributions. Distributions with respect to the preferred shares or the ADSs (other than distributions in redemption of the preferred shares subject to Section 302(b) of the Code or in a liquidation of the Company) will, to the extent made from current or accumulated earnings and profits of the Company as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles, constitute dividends. Whether such current or accumulated earnings and profits will be sufficient for all such distributions on the preferred shares or ADSs to qualify as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes depends on the future profitability of the Company and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. To the extent that such a distribution exceeds the amount of the Company's earnings and profits, it will be treated as a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of the U.S. holder's basis in the preferred shares or ADSs, and thereafter as capital gain (provided that the preferred shares or ADSs are held as capital assets). As used below, the term "dividend" means a distribution that constitutes a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Cash dividends (including
amounts withheld in respect of Brazilian taxes) paid with respect to (i) the preferred shares generally will be includible in the gross income of a U.S. holder as ordinary income on the day on which the dividends are received by the U.S. holder or (ii) the preferred shares represented by ADSs generally will be includible in the gross income of a U.S. holder as ordinary income on the day on which the dividends are received by the depositary bank and, in either case, will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction allowed to corporations. Dividends paid in reais will be includible in the income of a U.S. holder in a U.S. dollar amount calculated by reference to the exchange rate in effect on the day they are received by the U.S. holder, in the case of preferred shares, or the depositary bank, in the case of preferred shares represented by ADSs.
If dividends paid in reais are converted into U.S. dollars on the day they are received by the U.S. holder or the depositary bank, as the case may be, U.S. holders generally should not be required to recognize foreign currency gain or loss in respect of the dividend income. U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the treatment of any foreign currency gain or loss if any reais received by the U.S. holder or the depositary bank are not converted into U.S. dollars on the date of receipt, as well as the tax consequences of the receipt of any additional reais from the custodian on account of Brazilian inflation.
Dividends generally will constitute foreign source "passive income" or financial services income for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. Subject to generally applicable limitations under U.S. federal income tax law, the Brazilian withholding tax will be treated as a foreign income tax eligible for credit against a U.S. holder's U.S. federal income tax liability (or at a U.S. holder's election, may be deducted in computing taxable income). U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the availability of foreign tax credits with respect to Brazilian withholding taxes.
It is not entirely clear whether the preferred shares will be treated as "preferred stock" or "common stock" within the meaning of section 305 of the Code. If the preferred shares are treated as "common stock" for purposes of section 305, distributions to U.S. holders of additional shares of such "common stock" or preemptive rights relating to such "common stock" with respect to their preferred shares or ADSs that are made as part of a pro rata distribution to all shareholders of the Company generally will not be treated as dividend income for U.S. federal income tax purposes, but could result in additional U.S.-source taxable gain upon the sale of such additional shares or preemptive rights. On the other hand, if the preferred shares are treated as "preferred stock" within the meaning of section 305, or if the U.S. holder receives a distribution of additional shares or preemptive rights other than as described in the preceding sentence, such distributions (including amounts withheld in respect of any Brazilian taxes) will be treated as dividends that are includible in the U.S. holder's gross income to the same extent and in the same manner as distributions payable in cash. In that event, the amount of such distribution (and the basis of the new shares or preemptive rights so received) generally will equal the fair market value of the shares or preemptive rights on the date of distribution.
A holder of preferred shares or ADSs that is not a U.S. holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax on dividends received on preferred shares or ADSs, unless such income is effectively connected with the conduct by the holder of a trade or business in the United States.
Taxation of Capital Gains. Deposits and withdrawals of preferred shares by U.S. holders in exchange for ADSs will not result in the realization of gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Gain or loss realized by a U.S. holder on the sale, redemption or other disposition of preferred shares or ADSs will be subject to U.S. federal income taxation as capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between such U.S. holder's basis in the preferred shares or the ADSs and the amount realized on the disposition. Gain realized by a U.S. holder on a sale, redemption or other disposition of preferred shares or ADSs, including gain that arises because the U.S. holder's basis in the preferred shares or ADSs has been reduced because a distribution is treated as a return of capital rather than as a dividend, generally will be treated as U.S. source income for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes.
If a Brazilian withholding tax is imposed on the sale or disposition of preferred shares as described in "--Taxation--Brazilian Tax Considerations," the amount realized by a U.S. holder will include the gross amount of the proceeds of such sale or disposition before deduction of the Brazilian withholding tax. The availability of U.S. foreign tax credits for these Brazilian taxes and any Brazilian taxes imposed on distributions that do not constitute dividends for U.S. tax purposes is subject to certain limitations and involves
the application of rules that depend on a U.S. holder's particular circumstances. U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of the foreign tax credit rules to their investment in, and disposition of, preferred shares.
A holder of preferred shares or ADSs that is not a U.S. holder will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax on gain realized on the sale of preferred shares or ADSs, unless (i) such gain is effectively connected with the conduct by the holder of a trade or business in the United States or (ii) in the case of gain realized by an individual holder, the holder is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the sale and certain other conditions are met.
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding. The information reporting requirements will generally apply to U.S. holders of ADSs. A holder of ADSs that is not a U.S. holder may be required to comply with applicable certification procedures to establish that they are not United States persons in order to avoid the application of U.S. information reporting requirements and backup withholding tax.
Dividends and Paying Agents
We pay dividends on preferred shares in the amounts and in the manner set forth under "--Dividend Payment and Policy." We will pay dividends in respect of preferred shares represented by ADSs to the custodian for the depositary bank, as record owner of the preferred shares represented by ADSs. As promptly as practicable after receipt of the dividends we pay through Citibank N.A. to the custodian, it will convert these payments into U.S. dollars and remit such amounts to the depositary bank for payment to the holders of ADSs in proportion to individual ownership.
Documents on Display
We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In accordance with these requirements, we file reports and other information with the Commission. These materials, including this annual report and the accompanying exhibits, may be inspected and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of the materials may be obtained from the Commission's Public Reference Room at prescribed rates. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Commission's Public Reference Room by calling the Commission in the United States at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, copies of the exhibits that accompany this annual report may be inspected at our principal executive offices located at Avenida Barbacena, 1200, 30190-131 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Insurance
Our insurance policies that covered damages to our plants caused by fire and risks such as equipment failures expired on December 31, 2001. We are in the process of soliciting bids from insurance carriers for new insurance policies to cover these risks. We also do not have general third party liability insurance covering accidents and have not solicited bids relating to this type of insurance. However, we may contract for this type of insurance in the future. In addition, we have not solicited bids for, nor do we carry, insurance coverage for major catastrophes affecting our facilities such as earthquakes and floods or for operating system failures. We do not have insurance coverage for business interruption risk, which means damages we suffer and consequential damages suffered by our customers resulting from an interruption in power distribution are generally not covered by our insurance and we may be subject to significant related losses. See "Item 3. Key Information--Risk Factors--Risks Relating to the Company--Our insurance coverage may be insufficient to cover our losses."
We believe that, once we have contracted for fire and operational risk insurance, our insurance coverage will be at a level that is customary in Brazil for the type of businesses in which we are engaged. Pursuant to our concession agreements, ANEEL may fine us if they believe that we have not adequately insured the assets that are essential to our generation, transmission and distribution operations. Although we believe that certain operating procedures that we have implemented constitute adequate insurance, we cannot assure you that ANEEL will agree.
Difficulties of Enforcing Civil Liabilities Against Non-U.S. Persons
We are a state-controlled company (a public sector company with some private sector ownership) established under the laws of Brazil. All of our executive officers and directors presently reside in Brazil. In addition, substantially all of our assets are located in Brazil. As a result, it will be necessary for holders of ADSs to comply with Brazilian law in order to obtain an enforceable judgment against these foreign resident persons or our assets. It may not be possible for holders of ADSs to effect service of process within the United States upon our executive officers and directors, or to realize in the United States upon judgments against these persons obtained in U.S. courts based upon civil liabilities of these persons, including any judgments based upon U.S. federal securities laws, to the extent these judgments exceed these persons' U.S. assets.
Specifically, our Brazilian legal counsel, Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados, has advised us that Brazilian courts will enforce judgments of U.S. courts for civil liabilities predicated on the U.S. securities laws, without reconsideration of the merits, only if the judgment satisfies certain requirements and receives confirmation from the Federal Supreme Court of Brazil. The foreign judgment will be confirmed if:
o it satisfies all formalities required for its enforceability under the laws of the country that granted the foreign judgment;
o it is for the payment of a sum certain of money;
o it was issued by a competent court in the jurisdiction where the judgment was awarded after service of process was properly made in accordance with Brazilian law;
o it is not subject to appeal;
o it is authenticated by a Brazilian consular office in the country where it was issued, and is accompanied by a sworn translation into Portuguese; and
o it is not contrary to Brazilian national sovereignty, public policy or good morals, and does not contain any provision which for any reason would not be upheld by the courts of Brazil.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no assurance can be given that such confirmation will be obtained, that the process described above will be conducted in a timely manner or that a Brazilian court will enforce a monetary judgement for violation of the U.S. securities laws with respect to any securities issued by us.
Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados has advised us that (i) the confirmation process described above may not be conducted in a timely manner and (ii) Brazilian courts may not enforce awards for all of the damages prescribed in the decision of a U.S. court because certain concepts such as punitive and consequential damages do not exist under Brazilian law.
Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados has also advised us that:
o as a plaintiff, you may bring an original action predicated on the U.S. securities laws in Brazilian courts and that, subject to applicable laws, Brazilian courts may enforce liabilities in these types of actions against us, our directors, and certain of our officers and advisors and the State Government;
o if you reside outside Brazil and own no real property in Brazil, you must indicate a legal representative in Brazil and provide a bond sufficient to guarantee court costs and legal fees, including the defendant's attorney's fees, as determined by the Brazilian court in connection with litigation in Brazil, except in the case of the enforcement of a foreign judgment which has been confirmed by the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court; and
o according to judicial precedent in Brazil, you may be precluded from satisfying a judgment against us by attaching assets used in the rendering of our generation, transmission and distribution services, although there is no law specifically prohibiting such attachment.
Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We are exposed to market risk from changes in both foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates.
We are exposed to foreign exchange risk because certain of our loans and financings and our advance billings of electric energy are denominated in currencies (primarily the U.S. dollar) other than the currency in which we earn revenues (the real). Despite the fact that our electricity purchases from Itaipu, which accounted for approximately 15% of our operating costs and expenses in 2001, are denominated in U.S. dollars, we are no longer exposed to related foreign exchange risk due to rate legislation changes in 2001 which now allow electricity utilities such as us to record exchange rate losses related to Itaipu purchases as deferred regulatory assets. See "Item 5. Operating Financial Review and Prospects--Critical Accounting Policies."
We are also subject to market risk resulting from changes in interest rates that may affect the cost of financing. We do not use financial instruments such as foreign exchange forward contracts, foreign currency options, interest rate swaps and forward rate agreements to manage these risks. We do not hold or issue derivative or other financial instruments for trading purposes.
Exchange Rate Risk
At December 31, 2001, approximately 54% of our outstanding indebtedness, or R$1,335 million, was denominated in foreign currencies. As of December 31, 2001, approximately 94% of our foreign currency indebtedness, or R$1,255 million, was denominated in U.S. dollars. Additionally, as of December 31, 2001, we had a short-term liability related to advance billings of electric energy in the amount of R$42 million, also denominated in U.S. dollars. We do not have substantial revenues denominated in any foreign currencies and, due to regulations that require us to keep excess cash on deposit in real-denominated accounts at Brazilian banks, we do not have monetary assets denominated in foreign currencies. As of December 31, 2001, we had investment escrow accounts in the amount of R$152 million, which comprises (i) investments in the amount of R$133 million, which has interest rate calculated based on the U.S. dollar variation and (ii) R$19 million, which has interest rate calculated based on the Certificado de Deposito Interbancario--CDI (Interbank Deposit Certificate) rate.
In 2002 we experienced a loss related to exchange rate variation in the amount of R$736 million due to the 52.6% devaluation of the real against the U.S. dollar during that year. This loss will be reflected in our 2002 financial statements.
Interest Rate Risk
At December 31, 2001, we had approximately R$2,328 million in loans and
financing outstanding, net of investment escrow accounts in the amount of
R$152 million (which comprises (i) investments in the amount of R$133 million,
which have interest rates calculated based on the U.S. dollar variation and
(ii) investments of R$19 million, which have interest rates calculated based
on the Certificado de Deposito Interbancario--CDI (Interbank Deposit
Certificate rate), of which approximately R$1,876 million bore interest at
floating rates. Of this R$1,876 million, R$1,055 million is subject to
monetary restatement through the application of inflation indices established
by the Federal Government, principally the IGP-M, and R$821 million is subject
principally to LIBOR. In addition to the floating rate debt described above,
we also had assets at December 31, 2001 that bore interest at floating rates
in the amount of R$1,067 million. These assets consisted of our account
receivable from the State Government and deferred regulatory assets, bearing
interest at rates tied to IGP-DI and SELIC, respectively. See notes 3 and 4 to
our consolidated financial statements. In 2002 we did not experience losses
associated with our interest rate exposure.
We estimate that the potential loss we would experience in the event of a hypothetical, instantaneous and unfavorable change of 100 basis points (equivalent to 1%) in interest rates applicable to our floating rate financial assets and liabilities held at December 31, 2001 would be approximately R$6 million.
The tables below provide summary information regarding our exposure to interest rate and exchange rate risk as of December 31, 2001:
Total Debt Portfolio
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R$ Million %
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Floating rate debt:
Real-denominated......................... 1,055 45
Foreign currency-denominated............. 821 35
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1,876 80
Fixed rate debt:
Real-denominated......................... 90 4
Foreign currency-denominated............. 514 22
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604 26
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Subtotal.................................... 2,480 106
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Escrow accounts............................. (152) (6)
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Total....................................... 2,328 100
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Floating Rate
Assets
(R$ million)
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Account receivable from State Government......... 451
Deferred regulatory assets....................... 859
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Total............................................ 1,310
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The tables below provide information, as of December 31, 2001, with respect to our debt obligations that are sensitive to changes in interest rates and exchange rates, including the expected maturity dates and annual average interest rates relating thereto. Variable interest rates are based on the applicable reference rate as of December 31, 2001.
Expected Maturity Date
(Amounts expressed in R$ million)
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2009 and Total Long
Debt Obligation 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 after Term
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Foreign currency-denominated
debt:
Fixed rate................... 61 217 34 12 8 8 89 429
Floating rate................ 261 193 16 13 9 9 53 554
Real-denominated debt:
Fixed rate................... 13 12 10 10 8 4 24 81
Floating rate................ 52 49 367 334 15 15 133 965
Escrow accounts................ (14) (4) - - - - - (18)
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Total.......................... 373 467 427 369 40 36 299 2,011
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Expected Annual Average Interest Rate (%)
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2009 and
Debt Obligation 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 after
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Foreign currency-denominated
debt:
Fixed rate................... 8.85 8.86 7.77 7.62 7.71 7.73 7.76
Floating rate................ 5.27 4.78 3.22 3.20 3.19 3.24 3.32
Real-denominated debt:
Fixed rate................... 4.56 4.38 4.30 4.20 4.04 3.86 3.79
Floating rate (excluding
inflation indices)........... 11.60 11.77 11.95 11.78 10.56 10.99 11.52
Floating rate (including
expected inflation indices).. 31.69 25.18 23.15 20.72 17.19 17.65 18.21
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Item 12. Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities
Not applicable.
PART II
Item 13. Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies
Not applicable.
Item 14. Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds
Not applicable.
Item 15. Controls and Procedures
There have not been any significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to their last evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Item 16. [Reserved]
PART III
Item 17. Financial Statements
Not applicable.
Item 18. Financial Statements
Reference is made to pages F-1 through F-54 hereof.
The following financial statements are filed as part of this annual report on Form 20-F:
o Report of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
o Audited Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2001 and 2000
o Audited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
(Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999
o Audited Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999
o Audited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999
o Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais - CEMIG
Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais - CEMIG:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS GERAIS - CEMIG (a Brazilian corporation) and its subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2001, all expressed in Brazilian reais. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais - CEMIG and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2001, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
March 21, 2003
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS GERAIS - CEMIG
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - DECEMBER 31, 2001 AND 2000
(Expressed in millions of reais)
A S S E T S
December 31,
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2001 2000
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CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents (note 7) 218 236
Restricted short-term investments (note 8) 468 -
Accounts receivable, net (note 9) 485 668
Accounts receivable - use of basic transmission network 18 19
Deferred regulatory assets (note 4) 259 -
Recoverable taxes (note 10) 86 25
Other 84 67
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1,618 1,015
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INVESTMENTS (note 11) 437 169
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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET (note 12) 9,841 10,297
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OTHER ASSETS:
Marketable securities - available for sale (note 13) 70 61
Deferred regulatory assets (note 4) 1,245 -
Receivable from Federal Government in respect of bonus paid and
rationing adoption costs incurred (note 5) 123 -
Deferred income taxes, net (note 6) - 158
Account receivable from State Government (note 3) 451 953
Other 125 78
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2,014 1,250
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Total assets 13,910 12,731
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated balance sheets.
COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS GERAIS - CEMIG
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - DECEMBER 31, 2001 AND 2000
(Expressed in millions of reais, except share amounts)
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
December 31,
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2001 2000
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CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Short-term loan (note 16) - 82
Accounts payable to suppliers (note 14) 945 237
Payroll and related charges 97 80
Taxes payable (note 15) 219 78
Dividends and interest on capital 105 174
Current portion of long-term financing (note 16) 317 453
Regulatory charges payable (note 17) 52 90
Advance billings of electric power (note 18) 42 71
Employee profit sharing 35 17
Accrued liability for contingencies (note 20) - 150
Other 65 63
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1,877 1,495
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LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
Long-term financing (note 16) 2,011 1,070
Employee post-retirement benefits (note 19) 1,627 1,803
Deferred income taxes, net (note 6) 46 -
Accrued liability for contingencies (note 20) 319 136
Accounts payable to suppliers (note 14) 364 -
Surcharge applied to consumers (note 5) 26 -
Advance billings of electric power (note 18) - 33
Other 94 30
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4,487 3,072
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MINORITY INTEREST 3 2
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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: (note 21)
Capital stock -
Preferred - 89,436,237 thousand shares authorized, issued and
outstanding 786 786
Common - 69,495,478 thousand shares authorized, issued and
outstanding 610 610
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1,396 1,396
Additional paid-in capital 3,170 3,170
Appropriated retained earnings 3,133 3,299
Unappropriated retained earnings 79 735
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (235) (438)
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7,543 8,162
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity 13,910 12,731
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated balance sheets.
COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS GERAIS - CEMIG
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001, 2000 AND 1999
(Expressed in millions of reais, except share and per share amounts)
Years ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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NET OPERATING REVENUES: (note 22)
Electricity sales to final customers 4,587 4,478 3,678
Regulatory extraordinary rate adjustment (note 4) 789 - -
Electricity sales to the interconnected power system 517 145 63
Use of basic transmission network 154 139 71
Other operating revenues 150 124 93
Taxes on revenues (1,191) (1,130) (933)
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Total net operating revenues 5,006 3,756 2,972
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OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Electricity purchased for resale (note 23) (1,914) (819) (727)
Natural gas purchased for resale (84) (60) (36)
Use of basic transmission network (251) (243) (151)
Depreciation and amortization (641) (583) (555)
Personnel (531) (466) (391)
Regulatory charges (note 23) (420) (433) (258)
Third-party services (216) (195) (153)
Employee post-retirement benefits (note 19) (293) (238) (193)
Materials and supplies (71) (71) (59)
Other (note 23) (274) (208) (290)
Provision for loss on deferred regulatory assets (note 4) (150) - -
Provision for loss on account receivable from State Government
(note 3) (754) - -
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Total operating costs and expenses (5,599) (3,316) (2,813)
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Operating income (loss) (593) 440 159
FINANCIAL EXPENSES, NET (note 24) (48) (42) (295)
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Income (loss) before income taxes (641) 398 (136)
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INCOME TAXES - (EXPENSE) BENEFIT: (note 6)
Current (166) (62) 35
Deferred 88 30 79
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(78) (32) 114
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NET INCOME (LOSS) (719) 366 (22)
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OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities (note 13) 9 20 5
Minimum pension liability adjustment (note 19) 293 8 (255)
Income tax and social contribution on above adjustments (99) (9) 82
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203 19 (168)
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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (516) 385 (190)
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Weighted average number of common and preferred shares outstanding
during the year (thousand) (note 21) 158,931,715 158,931,715 158,931,715
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Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per thousand common and preferred
shares - In reais (4.52) 2.30 (0.14)
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS GERAIS - CEMIG
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001, 2000 AND 1999
(Expressed in millions of reais, except share and per-share amounts)
Years ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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CAPITAL STOCK:
Preferred - 89,436,237 thousand shares authorized
issued and outstanding 786 786 786
Common - 69,495,478 thousand shares authorized,
issued and outstanding 610 610 610
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1,396 1,396 1,396
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ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL 3,170 3,170 3,170
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APPROPRIATED RETAINED EARNINGS:
Fiscal incentive investment reserve-
Balance, beginning of year 41 41 40
Transfer from unappropriated retained earnings 4 - 1
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Balance, end of year 45 41 41
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Rate shortfall reserve-
Balance 2,680 2,680 2,680
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Unrealized income reserve-
Balance, beginning of year 484 538 598
Transfer to unappropriated retained earnings (170) (54) (60)
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Balance, end of year 314 484 538
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Legal reserve-
Balance 94 94 94
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3,133 3,299 3,353
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UNAPPROPRIATED RETAINED EARNINGS:
Balance, beginning of year 735 502 820
Net income (loss) (719) 366 (22)
Transfer from appropriated retaining earnings 166 54 59
Dividends-
2001 - R$0.65 per thousand shares (103) - -
2000 - R$1.18 per thousand shares - (187) -
1999 - R$2.23 per thousand shares - - (355)
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Balance, end of year 79 735 502
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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS:
Balance, beginning of year (438) (457) (289)
Other comprehensive income (loss) 203 19 (168)
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Balance, end of year (235) (438) (457)
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Shareholders' equity at end of year 7,543 8,162 7,964
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS GERAIS - CEMIG
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 2001, 2000 AND 1999
(Expressed in millions of reais)
Years ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss) (719) 366 (22)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash
provided by operating activities-
Depreciation and amortization 641 583 555
Deferred regulatory assets (290) - -
Monetary variation and exchange rate variation loss (gain) (145) (82) 182
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 103 79 18
Employee post-retirement benefits 116 77 45
Provisions for contingencies and doubtful accounts receivable
32 (8) 143
Provision for loss on deferred regulatory assets 150 - -
Provision for loss on account receivable from State Government 754 - -
Deferred income taxes (88) (30) (79)
Provision for global reserve for reversion quota long-term 34 - -
Other 6 11 (3)
Decrease (increase) in operating assets-
Accounts receivable 170 (214) (102)
Recoverable taxes 100 87 (62)
Account receivable from State Government - 17 24
Deferred regulatory assets (328) - -
Other (48) (21) (32)
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities-
Accounts payable to suppliers 36 15 41
Payroll and related charges 17 (4) 11
Taxes payable 190 4 (14)
Regulatory charges payable (38) 21 21
Accrued liability for contingencies - - (188)
Advance billings of electric power (62) (76) 171
Accrued interest on long-term financing and short-term loans 147 39 22
Receivable from Federal Government in respect of bonus paid and
rationing adoption costs incurred, net of surcharge applied
to consumers (97) - -
Other 39 (33) 46
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Net cash provided by operating activities 720 831 777
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Years ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Restricted short-term investments (468) - -
Redemption of time deposits - - 13
Acquisition of new investments (223) (50) (33)
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment (323) (406) (427)
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Net cash used in investing activities (1,014) (456) (447)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term financing 1,150 320 319
Repayment of long-term financing (702) (349) (350)
Advance for future capital increase - - 8
Dividends and interest paid on shareholders' equity (172) (196) (278)
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 276 (225) (301)
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NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (18) 150 29
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
Beginning of the year 236 86 57
End of the year 218 236 86
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(18) 150 29
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SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOWS DISCLOSURE:
Taxes paid - income and social contribution taxes 38 53 -
Interest paid, net of interest capitalized 202 122 118
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS GERAIS - CEMIG
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2001, 2000 AND 1999
(Amounts expressed in millions of reais, unless otherwise indicated)
1. THE COMPANY AND ITS OPERATIONS
(a) The Company
Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais - CEMIG ("CEMIG" or the "Company") is a partly state-owned company (sociedade de economia mista), organized under the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil ("Brazil") and controlled by the government of the State of Minas Gerais (the "State Government"). The Company's principal business activities are the construction and operation of systems used in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electric energy. The Company also conducts business in certain related activities.
As a concessionaire of electric utility services, the Company is subject to regulations set by the Agencia Nacional de Energia Eletrica (the Brazilian National Electric Energy Agency or "ANEEL"), an agency of the Brazilian Federal Government (the "Federal Government").
The Company holds a concession to distribute electric power over an area of 562,762 square km (approximately 97% of the State of Minas Gerais), to approximately 5,412,000 consumers at December 31, 2001 (5,141,000 at December 31, 2000). The Company has 44 power plants, consisting of 40 hydroelectric plants, three thermoelectric plants and one wind farm, with an aggregate installed generating capacity of approximately 5,675MW at year-end 2001 (5,632MW at year-end 2000). The Company's various power generation, transmission and distribution concessions expire during the years 2004 through 2035, subject to renewal under certain circumstances.
The following are the Company's consolidated subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001:
o Sa Carvalho S.A. ("Sa Carvalho") (100.00% interest) - Its principal activities are the production and sale of electric energy from the Sa Carvalho hydroelectric power plant, as an electric energy public service concessionaire;
o Usina Termica Ipatinga S.A. ("Ipatinga") (100.00% interest) - Its principal activities are the production and sale of electric energy, as an independent power producer, at the Ipatinga thermoelectric power plant located on the premises of Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais - USIMINAS, a large steel manufacturer; and
o Companhia de Gas de Minas Gerais - GASMIG ("GASMIG") (95.12% interest) - Its principal activities are the operation, production, acquisition, storage, transportation and distribution of natural gas and related products. In 1993, GASMIG was granted a 30-year concession by the State Government to perform these activities.
The Company had a 49.44% interest in Empresa de Infovias S.A. ("Infovias") as of December 31, 2001. Infovias' principal activities are rendering telecommunications services and developing related activities through integrated systems using optical fiber cable, coaxial cable, electronic equipment and other items. Infovias began commercial operations in 2001. Also in 2001, Infovias acquired 51% of the capital stock of Way TV Belo Horizonte, a cable TV and Internet services provider in certain cities in the State of Minas Gerais. The Company increased its interest in Infovias to 99.92% in 2002 (see note 11).
Additionally, the Company has a 100% interest in each of the following pre-operational companies:
o Horizontes Energia S.A. - Its principal activities will be the production and sale of electric energy, as an independent power producer, at the Machado Mineiro and Salto do Paraopeba hydroelectric power plants, both located in the State of Minas Gerais, and Salto Voltao and Salto do Passo Velho hydroelectric power plants, both located in the State of Santa Catarina. These plants were transferred to, and recorded as paid in capital of, Horizontes Energia S.A. during the third quarter of 2002.
o Cemig PCH S.A., Cemig Capim Branco Energia S.A. and UTE Barreiro S.A. - Their principal activities will be the production and sale of electric energy, as independent power producers.
o Efficientia S.A. - Its principal activities will be rendering efficiency, optimization and energy solutions services, and rendering operation and management services in energy supply facilities.
(b) The electricity sector in Brazil
The electricity sector in Brazil is regulated by the Federal Government, acting through its Ministry of Mines and Energy, which has exclusive authority over the electricity sector. Regulatory policy for the sector is implemented by ANEEL. ANEEL is responsible for (1) granting and supervising concessions and setting electricity rates; (2) supervising and performing financial examinations of the concessionaire companies; (3) issuing regulations applicable to the electricity sector; and (4) planning, coordinating and executing water resource studies and granting and supervising concessions for the use of water resources. The Company's electricity business is subject to regulations set by ANEEL.
Retail electricity sales by the Company are made pursuant to provisions of its long-term electricity sales concession agreements. Under the terms of the concession agreements, the Company is authorized to charge its customers a rate for electric services that consists of two components: a non-controllable energy generation, transmission and distribution cost pass-through component ("Parcel A costs") and an operating cost component ("Parcel B costs"). Both components are established as part of the original concession for certain initial periods. Subsequent to the initial periods, and at regular intervals thereafter, ANEEL has the authority to review the costs of the Company to determine the inflation adjustment (or other similar adjustment factor), if any, to the Parcel B costs (the "Adjustment Escalator") for the subsequent period. This review can result in an Adjustment Escalator that has a positive, zero or negative value.
In addition to the adjustments of Parcel A costs and Parcel B costs mentioned above, the electricity sales concessions provide for an annual rate adjustment based on several factors, including inflation. In addition, as a result of regulatory changes in December 2001, the Company may now request rate adjustments arising from significant events which disrupt the economic and financial equilibrium of its business. Other normal or recurring, factors (such as increases in purchased power costs, taxes on revenue generated or local inflation) are also allowed to be offset through specific rate increases. When making a request for such a rate increase, the Company is required to prove the financial impact of the cited events, and there can be no assurance that the requested adjustments will be granted.
See further references to regulatory changes in notes 2 and 4.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
In preparing financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"), management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could vary from these estimates. The Company's financial statements therefore include various estimates concerning (i) the recoverability of deferred regulatory assets, (ii) valuation allowances for accounts receivable, deferred tax assets and the account receivable from the State Government, (iii) the useful lives of property, plant and equipment, (iv) provisions necessary for contingent losses, and (v) estimates of employee post-retirement benefit obligations and other similar evaluations.
(a) Basis of presentation -- The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which differ in certain respects from the Brazilian accounting principles applied by CEMIG in its statutory financial statements prepared in accordance with the Brazilian Corporate Law, which are prepared and filed in accordance with the specific rules from the Comissao de Valores Mobiliarios (the Brazilian Securities Commission, or "CVM") and ANEEL.
(b) Constant currency remeasurement -- Up to December 31, 1997, Brazil was considered a highly inflationary economy (cumulative inflation exceeding a total of 100% over a consecutive three-year period) and, for U.S. GAAP purposes, the Company prepared its financial statements under the constant currency method for all years ended up to that date. CEMIG adopted the IGP-DI (General Price Index- Internal Availability) to restate its financial statements for inflation.
Under the constant currency method, all relevant non-monetary assets and liabilities, shareholders' equity accounts and components of the statements of income, cash flows and changes in shareholders' equity are expressed in the constant purchasing power of the currency as of the most recent balance sheet date.
As from January 1, 1998, Brazil ceased to be considered a highly inflationary economy under U.S. GAAP and, accordingly, the Company ceased to restate its financial statements in constant reais for the effects of inflation as from that date. The restated balances of non-monetary assets and liabilities as of December 31, 1997 thus constitute the values of such assets and liabilities as from that date.
The general price-level adjusted amounts included in the financial statements do not purport to represent appraised value, replacement cost or any other measure of the current value of assets or the price at which transactions would take place currently.
Shareholders' equity presented in these financial statements differs from that included in the statutory accounting records filed pursuant to the Brazilian Corporate Law method as a result of the following: (i) as from January 1, 1996, indexation of Brazilian financial statements prepared for Brazilian Corporate Law purposes was abolished, whereas for U.S. GAAP purposes such indexation was applied up to December 31, 1997; (ii) differences between the IGP-DI and the official indices mandated for indexation of Brazilian Corporate Law financial statements and; (iii) adjustments made to reflect the requirements of U.S. GAAP. Current income taxes and dividend distribution capacity are determined based on the Brazilian Corporate Law financial statements.
(c) Principles of consolidation -- The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CEMIG and its subsidiaries, Sa Carvalho, Ipatinga and GASMIG. The other companies in which CEMIG has a controlling interest as of December 31, 2001 were not consolidated since they are pre-operational and do not have material balances and transactions as of such date. In consolidation, the Company's investment in the shareholders' equity of the subsidiaries and all significant intercompany balances and transactions were eliminated. Infovias, the entity that was jointly controlled with other shareholders until May 2002, is not consolidated and is accounted for under the equity method for purposes of these financial statements. The minority interest in the positive equity in subsidiaries is shown separately as a liability.
(d) Foreign currencies -- CEMIG conducts no foreign operations. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are related principally to financing and are translated into reais at the official exchange rates reported by the Brazilian Central Bank at each balance sheet date. The resulting gains and losses are recognized currently and included in the statements of income for the appropriate period.
(e) Cash and cash equivalents -- The Company considers unrestricted cash on hand, deposits in banks and short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash and cash equivalents.
(f) Restricted short-term investments -- Restricted short-term investments consist of investments with original maturities of three months or less, which are restricted for use in the Company's investment plan.
(g) Accounts receivable -- Includes both amounts billed to customers and accrued revenue relating to unbilled energy supplied to customers as of the balance sheet date. Charges arising from overdue electricity bills are accounted for on a cash basis. The allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded at an amount estimated by management as sufficient to cover presently foreseeable losses.
(h) Investments - The Company's investment in Infovias is accounted under the equity method. The other investments, including the consortia, are recorded at acquisition or construction cost. Interest and other financing charges, excluding foreign exchange losses, incurred during the construction period on third-party financing for construction are capitalized, in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") 34 "Capitalization of Interest Cost". The consortia depreciation is computed on the straight-line method, at annual rates based on the estimated useful lives of its assets. The consortia expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to operating costs as incurred.
(i) Property, plant and equipment -- Are recorded at acquisition or construction cost, restated to reflect price-level changes through December 31, 1997. Interest and other financing charges, excluding foreign exchange losses, incurred during the construction period on third-party financing for construction are capitalized, in accordance with SFAS 34 . Depreciation is computed on the straight-line method, at annual rates based on the estimated useful lives of the assets. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to operating costs as incurred. Materials to be used in construction are included in electric generation, distribution and transmission assets. The net results of disposals of fixed assets are recorded as part of operating income.
(j) Impairment of long-lived assets -- CEMIG follows SFAS 121 "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of". Whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of long-lived assets may not be recoverable, CEMIG performs calculations of undiscounted cash flows expected to be derived from assets in service to determine whether impairment has occurred. In the event such cash flows are not expected to be sufficient to recover the recorded value of the assets, such assets are written down to their estimated fair values based on discounted cash flow analyses.
(k) Account receivable from State Government -- As of December 31, 2000, the outstanding balance bore interest at a rate lower than that which the Company could otherwise obtain for investments in the financial market. Accounting Principals Board ("APB") Opinion 21 "Interest on Receivables and Payables" does not normally require, but does not prohibit, the recording of the effects of discounting a government receivable. In this case, the Company considered this amount to be a commercial receivable and due to the extended recovery period had discounted the receivable to net present value. As of December 31, 2001, the
Company accrued a loss provision related to this receivable (see note 3). The Company will record any payments it receives from the State Government related to this receivable as current income.
(l) Revenues, costs and expenses -- Revenues, costs and expenses are recognized on an accrual basis, i.e., when the goods and services are actually rendered, regardless of when the cash is received or paid.
Revenues from the sale of electricity generation are recorded based upon the output delivered provided at rates as specified under contract terms or prevailing regulatory rates. Electricity distribution sales to final customers are recognized when power is provided. Billings for these sales are made on a monthly basis. Unbilled revenues from the billing cycle up to the end of each month are estimated based on the prior month's billing and are accrued at the end of the month. Differences between estimated and actual unbilled revenues, which have not been significant, are recognized in the following month.
Advance billings of electric power represent sales at pre-established contractual rates. The revenues are recognized when electricity is delivered and the advance billings are reduced accordingly.
Electricity sales to the interconnected power system are recorded when earned and billed monthly.
Revenues received by the Company from other concessionaires using its basic transmission network are recognized in the month that the network services are provided to the other concessionaires.
Revenues from natural gas sales by GASMIG are recognized when the natural gas is supplied.
Services rendered include connection fees and other related services and the revenues are recognized when the services are provided.
Taxes on revenue consist of: (i) value-added tax ("VAT"), which is a state tax due on the sales to final customers, is billed to the consumers and recorded as part of gross revenue; (ii) COFINS revenue tax; and (iii) PIS-PASEP social contribution tax on revenues. It is the Company's policy to deduct these taxes from gross revenues.
(m) Income taxes -- CEMIG accounts for income taxes in accordance with SFAS
109 "Accounting for Income Taxes", which requires an asset and liability
approach to recording deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future
tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial
statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their
respective income tax bases.
CEMIG records the tax benefit of all net operating losses as a deferred tax asset and records a valuation allowance, when necessary, to reflect the benefit that management believes will more likely than not be recovered through future taxable income.
(n) Contingencies -- The Company accounts for contingencies in accordance with SFAS 5 "Accounting for Contingencies" and the evaluations with respect to the potential outcome of the claims are made with the assistance of the Company's legal counselors.
(o) Employees' benefit plans -- The Company sponsors a defined-benefit pension plan and a defined-contribution plan covering substantially all of its employees. With respect to such plans, SFAS 87 "Employers' Accounting for Pensions" has been applied as from January 1, 1995. CEMIG has also established post-retirement health care plans and pays life insurance premiums for its retirees. The accounting for these benefits is in accordance with SFAS 106 "Employers' Accounting for Post-retirement Benefits other than Pensions". Under Brazilian law, employees are entitled to a minimum of one-month vacation upon completion of each year of service. CEMIG fully accrues this liability based on the vested entitlement of the employees at each period end, plus related social security costs.
In addition, CEMIG contributes to the Federal Government-sponsored social security plan at rates based on payroll and such contributions are expensed as incurred. Also, severance payments may be payable upon involuntary severance of employees.
(p) Environmental and remediation costs -- CEMIG, in accordance with its environmental policy, has established various damage control and prevention programs in order to help limit its risks with respect to major environmental-related liabilities. The cost of these programs is expensed as incurred. CEMIG's policy is to provide for remediation costs when the responsibility to remediate is probable and the amount of associated costs is reasonably determinable. No provision in respect of these matters has been required to date.
(q) Comprehensive income (loss) -- CEMIG reports comprehensive income (loss) in accordance with SFAS 130 "Reporting Comprehensive Income" and has elected to present this in the statement of operations. Comprehensive income (loss) comprises the results of unrealized holding gains or losses on securities classified as available-for-sale under SFAS 115 and minimum pension liability adjustments made pursuant to SFAS 87. There were no adjustments for realization of gains in the presented years.
(r) Regulation and deferred regulatory assets -- As a result of various actions taken by the Federal Government and ANEEL in 2001, the Company is subject to the provisions of SFAS 71, "Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation". The rate-setting structure in Brazil is now designed to provide for recovery of the Company's allowable costs, including those incurred as a result of Federal Government-mandated power rationing measures imposed in 2001, as described further below. Accordingly, the Company capitalizes incurred allowable costs as deferred regulatory assets when instructed by ANEEL and there is a probable expectation that future revenue equal to the costs incurred will be billed and collected as a direct result of the inclusion of the costs in an increased rate set by the regulator. The deferred regulatory asset is eliminated when the Company collects the related costs through billings to customers at the increased rate. ANEEL performs a rate review on an annual basis. If ANEEL excludes all or part of a cost from recovery, that portion of the deferred regulatory asset is impaired and is accordingly reduced to the extent of the excluded cost. The Company has recorded net deferred regulatory assets of R$1,504 at December 31, 2001 that it expects to pass through to its customers in accordance with and subject to regulatory provisions. The regulatory assets include R$398 and R$412 at December 31, 2001, for recovery of revenue losses due to rationing and additional Parcel A costs incurred in 2001, respectively. Additionally, the Company recorded deferred regulatory assets for the cost of energy traded on the spot market (energy not traded pursuant to contracts during the rationing period) in the amount of R$844, which is expected to be recovered from consumers through an extraordinary rate increase authorized by ANEEL. The Company also recorded a provision for loss on deferred regulatory assets, in the amount of R$150, based upon the Company's projections as to the assets' recoverability during the 82-month period allowed to the Company by ANEEL.
During 2001, the Federal Government instituted an electricity rationing plan in response to an energy shortage caused by low rainfall, reduced reservoir levels and Brazil's significant dependence on electricity generated from hydrological resources. The rationing resulted in losses for the Company and other electricity distribution companies in Brazil. In December 2001, after the end of the rationing period, electricity concessionaires including the Company reached an industry-wide agreement (the General Agreement of the Electricity Sector or the "General Agreement") with the Federal Government that provided resolution to rationing-related issues as well as to certain other electricity rate-related issues. The General Agreement provided for a rate increase intended to reimburse revenues lost as a result of the rationing program in 2001. The increased rates will be in force in the electricity industry for an average period of 72 months as from January 2002. The asset of R$398 recognized by the Company represents the amount expected to be recovered over the 24 months, beginning January 1, 2002, in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") No. 92-7, "Accounting by Rate Regulated Utilities for the Effects of Certain Alternative Revenue Programs". The balances of the deferred regulatory assets are periodically compared with the Company's recoverability projections, which are reviewed by Management depending on market events, changes in regulation and related circumstances. The respective provision for losses are adjusted accordingly.
The General Agreement also addressed Parcel A costs, which are certain costs that each distribution company is permitted to defer and pass through to its customers via a future rate adjustment. Parcel A costs are limited by the concession contracts to the cost of purchased power and certain other costs and
taxes not controlled by the Company. ANEEL had granted rate increases to recover a portion of previously deferred Parcel A costs. The General Agreement provided a tracking account mechanism, created in October 2001 through Executive Order No. 296, to record the variation in the Parcel A costs for rate adjustment calculation purposes. Parcel A costs incurred previous to January 1, 2001 are not recoverable though the tracking account. As a result, the Company has not recognized any regulatory asset for Parcel A costs incurred prior to 2001, except for the system services charges from September 2000 to December 2001, which have not yet been reimbursed. See note 4.
(s) Earnings per share -- Since each class of shares participates equally in earnings, earnings per share was computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common and preferred shares outstanding during the year. Consistent with many other Brazilian corporations, CEMIG discloses earnings per one thousand shares, as this is the minimum number that can be traded on the Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paulo (the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange, or BOVESPA). The Company does not have any potentially dilutive common or preferred stock equivalents.
(t) Segment information -- The Company operates in several segments, but has only one reporting segment that meets the segment criteria described SFAS 131 as its operating revenues are derived mostly from the sale of electricity to the final customers in the State of Minas Gerais.
(u) Derivatives and hedging activities -- Effective January 2001, the Company adopted SFAS 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities", as amended. The impact of adopting SFAS 133 was immaterial to the Company's consolidated financial position and results of operations.
(v) Reclassifications -- Certain prior year balances have been reclassified in order to conform with current year presentation.
3. ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE FROM MINAS GERAIS STATE GOVERNMENT
Prior to March 1993, the following two principles guided the rate setting
process in Brazil: (i) that electric utilities should be guaranteed an annual
real rate of return on service-related assets included in the rate base; and
(ii) that the rates charged to each class of customer for electric power
should be uniform throughout Brazil, notwithstanding the high cost of
distributing electricity to remote areas of the country.
Under this rate structure, the guaranteed return was set by ANEEL at a level between 10% and 12%, depending on the particular circumstances of each concessionaire. In order to compensate concessionaire companies experiencing a rate of return below the national average of the sector, the Federal Government created the National Reserve for Compensation of Remuneration - RENCOR, through which profits from more profitable companies were to be reallocated to less profitable companies, so that the rate of return realized by all companies would be equal to the national average of the sector.
The shortfall experienced by most concessionaire companies between the guaranteed return and the actual realized rate of return was accounted for by an increase in each company's Recoverable Rate Deficit Account (the "CRC Account"), in an amount equal to such shortfall. This account was recorded, until 1992, in a memorandum account, not as an asset on the balance sheet.
With the enactment of Law No. 8,631 on March 4, 1993, the Company recorded a receivable from the Federal Government for the balance of the rate shortfall compensation as approved by ANEEL. During 1993 and 1994, the Company recovered part of the rate shortfall through an offset against amounts due to Federal Government-owned entities arising from purchased power and financing.
On May 2, 1995, the obligation to pay the remaining balance of this receivable, then R$867, was transferred from the Federal Government to the State Government through a credit assignment contract. In connection with this assignment, the State Government agreed to pay the amount due to the Company over 20 years, with an initial three-year grace period, as restated based on the UFIR (Tax Reference Unit Index) and accruing interest at 6% per year.
Since May 31, 1995, the credit assignment contract has been amended as follows:
a) First Amendment, signed on January 24, 2001:
In October 2000, the UFIR index was eliminated by the Federal Government. As a result, CEMIG negotiated and signed an amendment to the contract with the State Government to change the index used from the UFIR index to Indice Geral de Precos - Disponibilidade Interna - IGP-DI (General market price index - internal availability), as from November 1, 2000.
b) Second Amendment, signed on October 14, 2002 (the "Second Amendment"):
The Second Amendment refers to 149 monthly installment payments, with maturities from January 1, 2003 through May 1, 2015, in the total amount of R$754, adjusted to present value, as of December 31, 2001. These installments continued with an annual interest rate of 6%, as restated based on IGP-DI variation.
The Second Amendment was signed in accordance with Law No.(Degree) 14,384, dated October 11, 2002, issued by the Minas Gerais State Legislature. CEMIG's Board of Directors ratified this amendment on October 23, 2002.
b.1) No payments made to date in 2003:
The State Government did not pay the first three installments due under the Second Amendment, due from January 1 to March 1, 2003, totaling R$40 in the aggregate. Management is currently negotiating the collection of the aforementioned past due amounts with the State Government.
b.2) Provision for loss:
Since the Second Amendment did not include any guarantees that would assure the realization of the CRC receivable, CEMIG recorded a provision for loss in the amount of R$754 for this asset as of December 31, 2001. On January 21, 2003 the Company's Board of Directors ratified such provision.
This provision for loss was recorded separately in the statement of operations, due to its significance and specific nature. For income tax purposes, such provision is considered a permanent difference, since it involves a related party non-deductible loss and, therefore, did not impact the deferred income and social contribution taxes.
CEMIG continues to negotiate the payment of the balance due to it under the Second Amendment, including the possibility of transfer of this obligation back to the Federal Government.
On January 29, 2003, the Company's Board of Directors authorized management to initiate judicial procedures against the State Government in order to collect the past due installments.
c) Third Amendment, signed on October 24, 2002 (the "Third Amendment"):
The Third Amendment covers installments originally due but unpaid under the credit assignment contract from April 1, 1999 through December 1, 1999 and from March 1, 2000 through December 1, 2002. Under the Third Amendment, these unpaid installments, which totaled R$451 as of December 31, 2001, are subject to annual interest of 12.00% and are monetarily restated based on the IGP-DI variation. The Third Amendment requires repayment of these amounts over 149 monthly installments from January 2003 to May 2015. The Third Amendment allows CEMIG to retain annual dividends and interest on capital due to the State Government as a Company shareholder as an offset against any amounts not paid by the State Government.
The Third Amendment was signed under authorization granted by Law No. 14,384, dated October 11, 2002, issued by the Minas Gerais State Legislature. The Company's Board of Directors ratified the Third Amendment on October 23, 2002.
c.1) No payments made to date in 2003:
The State Government did not pay the first three installments under the Third Amendment, due from January 1 to March 1, 2003, totaling R$30 in the aggregate. Management is negotiating the collection of the aforementioned past due amounts with the State Government.
The projection of the Company's future operations indicates that the offsetting of the dividends and interest on capital corresponding to the State Government's share equity in the Company will be sufficient in the long term to assure the realization of the entire outstanding receivable covered by the Third Amendment, should the State Government continue in default. Management will monitor future events, which could impact the Company's dividend payment projections, in order to conclude whether an allowance relating to the Third Amendment is necessary.
4. DEFERRED REGULATORY ASSETS
An emergency energy-rationing program (the "Energy Rationing Plan") was created by the Federal Government's Executive Order No. 2148, of May 22, 2001, to reduce energy consumption and avoid unplanned interruption in power supply. Average reduction in monthly consumption of electricity during the rationing period in 2001 was estimated at 20% of the actual consumption for the months of May, June and July 2000. The energy rationing became effective on June 1, 2001 and ended February 28, 2002, when the Federal Government determined that the water levels in the reservoirs serving Brazil's hydroelectric facilities had returned to normal.
As a result of the Energy Rationing Plan, many electric generation and distribution companies in Brazil, including CEMIG, experienced a reduction in their profit margins, as their physical and personnel structures could not be reduced in line with the consumption reduction quotas imposed. Thus, they continued incurring fixed costs without earning corresponding revenue.
In December 2001, the Federal Government and the electric utilities in Brazil affected by the Energy Rationing Plan signed the General Agreement referred in note 2 to regain the financial-economic equilibrium of the existing concession contracts and recover revenues relating to the period during which the Energy Rationing Plan was in effect.
The General Agreement addressed margin losses incurred by the electric distribution and generation companies during the period that the Energy Rationing Plan was effective, additional Parcel A costs for the period from January 1, 2001 to October 25, 2001 and costs of energy purchased in the spot market through the Mercado Atacadista de Energia (the Wholesale Energy Market or "MAE") up to December 2002. These items will be recovered by an extraordinary rate adjustment as follows:
I. an increase of 2.90% for rural and residential consumers (excluding
low-income consumers), lighting streets and high-tension industrial
consumers whose costs related to electric energy represent at least
18.00% of average production cost and fulfill certain criteria,
related to charge and demand energy factors which were determined by
ANEEL's Resolution No. 130, dated April 30, 2002.
II. an increase of 7.90% for all other consumers.
According to ANEEL's Resolution No. 484, of August 29, 2002, the extraordinary rate adjustment for CEMIG is to be in force for a maximum period of 82 months, as from January 2002 and bearing interest equivalent to the SELIC interest rate (Brazilian benchmark interest rate). The Company recorded a provision for loss on deferred regulatory assets, in the amount for R$150, considering its recoverability projections for the 82-month recovery period allowed to the Company by ANEEL. The deferred regulatory assets are periodically compared with the Company's recoverability projections, which are constantly reviewed by Management, accordingly to market conditions, changes in regulation and other similar events. The balance of the provision is adjusted accordingly.
As a result of the foregoing, at December 31, 2001, the Company recognized the following deferred regulatory assets:
Revenue losses (expected to be recovered within 24 months) incurred
during the rationing period 398
Additional Parcel A costs:
- Period from January 1, 2001 to October 25, 2001 273
- Period from October 26, 2001 to December 31, 2001 139
Recording of energy transactions on the MAE 844
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1,654
(-) Provision for loss on deferred regulatory assets (computed
based on an 82-month period) (150)
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1,504
Current assets 259
Other assets 1,245
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The VAT (related to the rationing program revenue, amounting to R$301, only becomes an obligation to be recorded in the financial statements once the customers are billed; therefore, no provision related to this tax was recorded. The Company passes all VAT amounts received from customers on to the State Government.
(a) Recovery of revenue losses incurred during the period of the Energy Rationing Plan
CEMIG's total revenue losses relating to the Energy Rationing Plan were R$876. The revenue losses from June to December 2001 and January to February 2002 were R$724 and R$152, respectively. The total rationing-related revenue losses have been approved by ANEEL, through Resolutions No. 480 and 481 dated August 29, 2002.
Although CEMIG's 2001 total revenue losses were R$724, CEMIG recorded a regulatory asset on a U.S. GAAP basis as of December 31, 2001, in the amount of R$398, in accordance with EITF No. 92-07, "Accounting by Rate-Regulated Utilities for the Effects of Certain Alternative Revenue Programs", which establishes a 24-month limit for collection of the asset. The recovery of revenue losses was recorded in the 2001 balance sheet as a deferred regulatory asset under current and other assets, and a credit to operating revenues in the 2001 statement of operations as a regulatory extraordinary rate adjustment.
Deferred regulatory assets in the amount of R$218 were recorded as current since the Company anticipated recovering the amount from its customers within twelve (12) months.
The accrued amounts related to 2001, which will be reimbursed through the special rate adjustment, will be monetarily restated based on SELIC from January 1, 2002 until collection. The amounts related to year 2002 will be monetarily restated from March 1, 2002 by the same criteria.
(b) Recovery of additional Parcel A costs
ANEEL Resolution No. 90, dated February 18, 2002, established procedures for the compensation of some Parcel A costs for the period from January 1, 2001 to October 25, 2001.
The base amount to be reimbursed is equal to the difference between the Parcel A costs actually incurred and the estimated Parcel A costs used for purposes of computing the most recent annual rate adjustment prior to the Energy Rationing Plan. This amount will bear interest at the SELIC rate from the day that the actual cost was paid until the date of compensation.
The Parcel A costs to be reimbursed were recorded as a regulatory asset in Other assets with a counterpart in the 2001 statement of operations as a reduction to the corresponding operating costs and expenses, as follows:
Parcel A items to be reimbursed for the period from
January 1, 2001 to October 25, 2001
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Base amount Monetary variance
to be (based on the
Parcel A items reimbursed application of SELIC) Total
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Itaipu Binacional electricity purchase rate 143 14 157
Itaipu Binacional electricity transport rate 3 - 3
Fuel usage quota 65 7 72
Rate for use of basic transmission network 16 2 18
Charges for use of water resources 7 1 8
Electricity purchased through initial contracts 5 1 6
Global reserve for reversion quota 6 1 7
ANEEL inspection fee 1 - 1
Connection charges 1 - 1
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247 26 273
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Other assets 247 26 273
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The Parcel A costs related to the period from January 1, 2001 to October 25, 2001 have been approved by ANEEL, through Resolution No. 482 dated August 29, 2002.
Procedures for reimbursing Parcel A costs relating to the period from October 26, 2001 to December 31, 2001 and comments concerning applicable rules and respective accounting procedures are set forth below.
On October 25, 2001, the Federal Government, through Executive Act No. 296, created a tracking account mechanism to control the variation of Parcel A costs for rate adjustment calculation purposes. This account is comprised of the amounts resulting from the difference between the Parcel A costs actually incurred, from October 26, 2001 and thereafter, and the estimated Parcel A costs used for purposes of computing the annual rate adjustment as from April 8, 2001.
Parcel A costs for rate adjustment calculation purposes are comprised of the following costs:
1. Itaipu Binacional electricity purchase rate;
2. Itaipu Binacional electricity transport rate;
3. Fuel usage quota;
4. Rate for use of basic transmission network;
5. Charges for use of water resources; and
6. System service charges.
The amounts determined for the period from October 26, 2001 to December 31, 2001 are recorded as a deferred regulatory asset in current and other assets, with a counterpart in the 2001 statement of operations as a reduction to the corresponding operating costs and expenses, are as follows:
December
31,2001
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System service charges 84
Itaipu Binacional electricity purchase rate 35
Itaipu Binacional electricity transport rate 1
Fuel usage quota 11
Rate for use of basic transmission network 8
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Current 41
Other assets 98
The Company recorded System service charges related to the period from
September 2000 to December 2001, which are expected to be paid in 2003, in
accordance with information provided by the MAE.
(c) Energy transactions on the MAE and other
(c.1) Recording of energy transactions on the MAE and other
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During the period of the Energy Rationing Plan in Brazil, electricity utilities, including CEMIG, made a substantial number of energy purchases on the spot market through the MAE in order to supply their customers. During this period, the prices for spot market energy were often significantly higher than the prices set forth in initial energy purchase contracts.
Costs related to energy sold on the MAE are being prorated among consumers supplied by the Brazilian interconnected power system through an extraordinary rate adjustment, as from January 2002. The amount to be passed along to consumers through the rate adjustment is calculated based on the amount of energy purchased on the MAE during the period from May 1, 2001 until the end of the rationing period, and equals the difference between the energy purchase price on the MAE and R$49.26/MWh (which is the initial contract average cost for the period). Generators will not be reimbursed with respect to MAE energy purchases at a price less than or equal to R$49.26/MWh.
CEMIG recorded the following transactions based on information supplied by the MAE in 2002, related to MAE transactions in 2001:
o Payment due to generators for energy purchased on the MAE was based on the difference between the energy purchase price on the MAE and R$49.26/MWh, from the period June 1, 2001 to December 31, 2001, totaled R$364. This amount is accounted for as a charge to Electricity purchased for resale in the statement of operations, with a counterpart entry to Long-term liabilities. However, the amount to be reimbursed to CEMIG through the extraordinary rate adjustment is R$392 (due to inclusion of sales taxes and other charges). This amount is recorded as a non-current asset, with its counterpart recorded as operating revenue in the statement of operations under Extraordinary regulatory rate adjustment. The cost of energy sold on the MAE and other MAE transactions in 2001, totaling R$588, was recorded as a charge to Electricity purchased for resale in the 2001 statement of operations, and a credit to accounts payable to suppliers under current liabilities.
o The reimbursable portion of CEMIG's revenues from June 1, 2001 to December 31, 2001 relating to MAE transactions (which are not subject to state VAT) totaled R$452. This amount was recorded as a
Deferred regulatory asset and a credit to Electricity sales to the interconnected power system in the statement of operations for 2001.
o Additional expenses for electricity purchases from Furnas totaled R$12.
These amounts are subject to changes resulting from a review of the information provided by MAE to the concessionaires that is expected to be performed by independent accountants during 2003, as well as from the outcome of judicial claims currently in progress.
(c.2) Loan from Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social (the National Bank for Economic and Social Development or "BNDES") to Electric Energy Concessionaires
As requested by the Energy Crisis Committee (a group formed by the Federal Government to determine the rules and regulations prevailing during the Energy Rationing Plan), BNDES established an emergency program to fund all privately controlled distribution concessionaires, generation concessionaires and independent power producers, in a maximum amount of 90.00% of the total amount approved by ANEEL related to the losses incurred during the Energy Rationing Plan period and energy traded on the MAE. The loans are to provide liquidity prior to recovery through the official rate increases and facilitate settlement of the MAE transactions during the period in which the Energy Rationing Plan was in force. The loans will be amortized to the extent of revenue recoveries through future rate increases.
As CEMIG is a partially state-controlled company, the Company has restrictions on access to BNDES loans. However, CEMIG negotiated specific authorization for this loan with the Secretaria de Tesouro Nacional (the National Treasury Ministry or "STN"). This transaction supplied CEMIG with necessary resources to partially settle its outstanding obligations to the MAE, as further discussed below.
(c.3) Financial settlement of the MAE transactions
On February 18, 2003, CEMIG settled its outstanding obligations relating to MAE transactions from September 2000 to September 2002. In connection with this settlement, CEMIG disbursed R$335 to the MAE agents.
The funds required for this settlement were obtained through a loan agreement dated February 7, 2003 between the Company and BNDES (see note 33(h)).
CEMIG is required to settle additional outstanding MAE amounts after the completion of a review that will be performed by independent public auditors on data provided by MAE to the concessionaires. Under the General Agreement, BNDES must provide additional financing in connection with such additional settlement.
This independent review, as well as the outcome of certain judicial claims brought by market participants (including CEMIG) concerning the interpretation of the market rules in force, may result in the recalculation of the transaction data figures previously provided by MAE. Such a recalculation may impact the Company's future results of operations and cash flows.
5. BONUS PAID, SURCHARGES AND RATIONING ADOPTION COSTS INCURRED
Through Federal Government Executive Act No. 2,152-2, dated June 1, 2001, the Federal Government determined that residential consumers whose electric energy consumption was lower than the target consumption levels during the period of the Energy Rationing Plan would be entitled to receive a bonus, limited to their electric energy invoice amount. In addition, all consumers whose consumption exceeded the target would be subject to surcharges, calculated based on the effective consumption in excess of such target, as established by the Energy Crisis Committee.
The Federal Government, acting through its Ministry of Mines and Energy, will reimburse electric utilities, including CEMIG, for costs associated with payment of bonuses to consumers and other related operational costs that exceeded the surcharge on rates. This reimbursement will be subject to ANEEL's approval.
ANEEL established specific accounts and controls to record the effects of the Rationing Program involving the bonus, surcharge and related costs. The related effects are set forth below:
From June 1 to
December 31,
2001
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Other Assets -
Receivable from Federal Government in respect of bonus
paid to consumers that consumed less than the target
consumption 108
Receivable from Federal Government in respect of costs
related to the adoption of the Energy Rationing Plan in
excess of the 2.00% surcharge on consumer rates 15
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123
Long-term Liabilities -
Surcharge applied to consumers that consumed more than
the target consumption (26)
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Net receivable from Federal Government in respect of
bonus paid to consumers and related costs in excess of
the surcharge applied to consumers 97
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In 2002, the Company recorded additional reimbursable bonuses and costs related to the Energy Rationing Plan of R$74 and R$13 respectively.
In 2002, upon ANEEL approval, CEMIG received approximately R$128 in reimbursement for consumer bonuses paid.
The remaining net amount to be received by CEMIG, of approximately R$24, is under negotiation with ANEEL. The surcharges represented by this amount were not billed or collected from the consumers as they are currently the subject of a judicial dispute. Management does not expect losses relating to the realization of this outstanding amount.
According to ANEEL Resolution No. 600, dated October 31, 2002, operational costs of approximately R$32 related to the adoption of the Energy Rationing Plan in excess of the 2.00% surcharge on consumer tariffs will be reimbursed upon approval by ANEEL.
6. DEFERRED INCOME TAXES
Income taxes in Brazil include federal income tax and social contribution on income (which is an additional federal income tax). The composite tax rates were 37% (25% federal income tax and 12% social contribution tax) in 1999 and 34% (social contribution tax decreased to 9%) in 2000 and 2001. As from May 1, 1999 through January 31, 2000, the social contribution tax rate was increased from 8% to 12% and was decreased to 9% as from February 1, 2000 through December 31, 2002, pursuant to a temporary executive act of the Federal Government. For U.S. GAAP purposes, the statutory annual rates applicable are 25% for federal income tax and 8% for social contribution tax at December 31, 2000 and 1999. On December 30, 2002, the Federal Government
issued Law No. 10,637 that determines the increase on the social contribution tax rate from 8% to 9%, beginning on January 1, 2003.
(a) Income tax reconciliation
The amounts reported as income tax benefit (expense) in the financial statements are reconciled to the statutory rates as follows:
Year ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Income (loss) before income taxes (641) 398 (136)
Income taxes rate for U.S. GAAP purposes 33% 33% 33%
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Tax benefit (expense) 211 (131) 45
Interest on capital (tax deductible dividends) 34 62 62
Provision for loss on account receivable from State
Government - non deductible (343) - -
Special liabilities amortization 29 40 37
Social contribution on depreciation - - (14)
Interest capitalized under Brazilian Corporate Law - - (8)
Rate difference (2) (2) (4)
Others (7) (1) (4)
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Tax (expense) benefit in the statement of operations (78) (32) 114
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As from January 1, 1996, Brazilian companies are permitted to pay interest on capital. The calculation is based on the shareholders' equity amounts as stated in the Brazilian Corporate Law financial statements. The interest rate applied may not exceed the long-term interest rate determined by the Brazilian Central Bank and interest paid may not exceed the greater of 50% of net income for the year or 50% of retained earnings plus revenue reserves.
The amount of interest on capital is deductible for income tax purposes. Accordingly, as opposed to a payment of dividends, the benefit to CEMIG is a reduction in its income taxes payable equivalent to the statutory tax rate applied to such amount. Income tax is withheld from the payment of such amount to shareholders' at the rate of 15%.
(b) Analysis of deferred tax balances
Tax rate changes are enacted in the year prior to the year in which they become effective. As of December 31, 2001 and 2000, the deferred tax balances have been computed using a 34% and 33% rate, respectively, which are the rates expected to be in force upon realization. The major components of the deferred income taxes account in the balance sheet are as follows:
December 31,
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2001 2000
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Other assets-
Employee post-retirement benefits 74 595
Adjustment to present value of account receivable from
State Government - 94
Tax loss carryforwards 192 -
Temporary difference on regulatory assets 151 -
Other temporary differences 105 81
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522 770
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Long-term liabilities-
Effects of differences between tax basis of non-monetary
assets relating to property, plant and equipment and
amounts reported for U.S. GAAP (568) (596)
Other temporary differences - (16)
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(568) (612)
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(46) 158
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In 2001 and 2000, deferred tax expenses of R$99 and R$9, respectively, related to minimum pension liability adjustment (note 19) and unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities (note 13) were recorded directly to shareholders' equity as other comprehensive income (loss).
During 2001, the Company amended its income tax return for the year ended December 31, 1997 to claim deductibility of pension costs accrued in its Brazilian Corporate Law financial statements. This amendment resulted in (i) the recognition of prepaid income and social contribution taxes in the amount of R$161, which was reclassified from Deferred income taxes to Recoverable taxes, classified as current assets, (ii) a reduction of Taxes payable in the amount of R$49, and (iii) the recognition of tax loss carryforwards, recorded considering the probable expected future profitability of CEMIG in subsequent fiscal years. The Company has been offsetting this prepaid income tax with federal tax liabilities. As of December 31, 2001, the remaining balance of the prepaid income and social contribution taxes was R$70 and is recorded under Current assets - Recoverable taxes.
7. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
The following table sets forth amounts of cash and cash equivalents for the dates indicated:
December 31,
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2001 2000
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Cash on hand and in banks 66 59
Short-term investments, with original maturity of three
months or less, mainly bank certificates of deposit and
investment funds at fair value 152 177
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CEMIG has short-term investments with interest income calculated based on the Brazilian Interbank Certificates of Deposit - CDI rate.
8. RESTRICTED SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
On December 31, 2001, the balance of R$468 refers to short-term investments, acquired with resources obtained from the issuance of debentures (note 16), with interest income calculated based on the variation of Brazilian Interbank Certificates of Deposit - CDI and maturity dates that do not exceed 30 days.
The use of these resources is restricted to the investment plan related to expansion of the Company's energy production, transmission and distribution operations. This investment plan was executed in 2002.
9. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
The following table sets forth information concerning accounts receivable by type of consumers for the dates indicated.
Past-due December 31,
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Up to 90 Over 90
Current days days 2001 2000
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Residential 123 47 6 176 214
Industrial 121 25 35 181 158
Commercial 51 24 2 77 84
Rural 15 7 2 24 28
Governmental entities 22 8 7 37 46
Public services 35 2 1 38 46
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Subtotal 367 113 53 533 576
Distributors 2 - 4 6 143
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369 113 57 539 719
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Allowance for doubtful accounts - - (54) (54) (51)
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Short-term 369 113 3 485 668
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No single customer represented more than 10% of total receivables as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 and electricity sales to final customers for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999.
In April 2002, our largest industrial client became a self power producer and as such ceased to purchase energy from the Company.
The changes in allowance for doubtful accounts were as follows:
Year ended December 31
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2001 2000 1999
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Balance at beginning of the year 51 63 35
Accounts written off (10) (18) (6)
Provision for the year 13 6 34
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Balance at end of the year 54 51 63
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10. RECOVERABLE TAXES
The following table sets forth amounts of taxes recoverable for the dates indicated:
December 31,
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2001 2000
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Income tax 66 -
Social contribution tax 4 -
VAT 16 25
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86 25
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The recoverable VAT credits are being offset by the Company with VAT to be paid, in accordance with Brazilian tax legislation.
11. INVESTMENTS
The following table describes the Company's investments:
December 31,
2001 2000
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Empresa de Infovias S.A 65 33
Hydroelectric plants to be transferred to a
subsidiary 62 -
Other investments 13 18
Consortia 297 118
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437 169
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(a) Investments in other companies
In 2002, the Company acquired shares from AES Forca Empreendimentos Ltda. ("AES"), corresponding to 50.48% of Infovias' capital. The purchase price paid was R$87. This transaction increased CEMIG's interest in Infovias' capital from 49.44% to 99.92%. The Company is evaluating the effects arising from the application of SFAS 141 "Business Combinations" and SFAS 142 "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets" to its 2002 financial statements.
The Company's Board of Directors authorized CEMIG to provide a guarantee relating to a loan obtained by Infovias in the amount of US$40 million, which began amortizing in May 2002. Any installment paid by CEMIG in case of non-payment by Infovias will be repaid to CEMIG in the form of preferred shares issued in connection with a capital increase of Infovias.
The Company transferred R$62 to Investments from Property, plant and equipment, after recognizing an impairment charge of R$33, of the Machado Mineiro and Salto do Paraopeba hydroelectric plants, both located in the State of Minas Gerais, and the Salto Voltao and Salto do Passo Velho hydroelectric plants, both located in the State of Santa Catarina. These plants were transferred to, and recorded as paid in capital of, a subsidiary, Horizontes Energia S.A., in the third quarter of 2002. See note 1(a).
(b) Consortia
CEMIG is a partner in certain consortia for electricity generation projects. Each partner of each consortium has the right to take energy generated by the power plant in an amount proportionate to its investment.
CEMIG's participation in consortia, represented by the amounts already invested in the projects, is described as follows:
Annual
CEMIG's average rate of
participation depreciation December 31,
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2001 2000
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In service-
Porto Estrela Hydroelectric Power Plant 33.33% 2.51% 72 30
Igarapava Hydroelectric Power Plant 14.50% 2.51% 52 53
Construction in progress-
Queimado Hydroelectric Power Plant 82.50% 74 16
Funil Hydroelectric Power Plant 49.00% 52 11
Aimores Hydroelectric Power Plant 49.00% 47 8
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297 118
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12. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
The following table describes the consolidated property, plant and equipment of the Company:
Annual December 31,
average rate of -----------------------
depreciation 2001 2000
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In service
Generation-
Hydroelectric 2.51% 7,629 7,739
Thermoelectric 1.79% 261 264
Transmission 3.08% 1,403 1,393
Distribution 5.10% 7,075 6,825
Administration 9.63% 447 410
Other 5.20% 48 47
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16,863 16,678
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Accumulated depreciation and amortization-
Generation (3,595) (3,398)
Transmission (714) (670)
Distribution (2,966) (2,685)
Administration (252) (212)
Other (11) (8)
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(7,538) (6,973)
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Total in service 9,325 9,705
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Construction in progress-
Generation 82 29
Transmission 58 13
Distribution 346 491
Administration 20 55
Other 10 4
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Total in construction in progress 516 592
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Total 9,841 10,297
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Interest cost capitalized during the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 was R$57, R$31 and R$27, respectively.
Under Brazilian law, CEMIG's power generation, transmission and distribution assets may not be retired, disposed of, transferred, sold or mortgaged without the prior authorization of ANEEL. The proceeds received from the disposal of assets must be deposited in an earmarked bank account and used in the purchase of other concession assets. In accordance with normal practice in Brazil for electric utilities, from time to time, CEMIG constructs distribution systems for the benefit of consumers for which the consumer reimburses the cost. These reimbursements are accounted for as a reduction to the cost basis of the related assets as they are received.
CEMIG has lands and buildings recorded under Property, plant and equipment - Administration, which have been pledged in connection with legal proceedings related to tax, labor, civil and other contingencies in the amount of R$10. Such contingencies are included in accrued liabilities for contingencies (see note 20).
13. MARKETABLE SECURITIES - AVAILABLE FOR SALE
As of December 31, 2001 and 2000 the Company has Notas do Tesouro Nacional - NTN A3 (Brazilian National Treasury Notes, Series NTN-A3) in the amount of R$70 and R$61, respectively. These notes were acquired from the State Government on September 1998. These notes have final maturity on April 15, 2024. They are subject to restatement according to the real / U.S. dollar exchange rate variation and progressive interest over the restated face value of 5.50% (up to April 14, 1998), 5.75% (from April 15, 1998 to April 14, 2000) and 6.00% per year (from April 15, 2000 to due date). The fair value of these notes is readily determinable and available through the Associacao Nacional de Instituicoes do Mercado Aberto (National Association of Open Market Institutions, or "ANDIMA") and therefore the asset recorded as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 was determined based on the ANDIMA quotation at those dates.
Unrealized gross gain during the year ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 was R$9, R$20 and R$5, respectively, and was presented in Other comprehensive income (loss).
The Company did not sell any of these notes in 2001, 2000 and 1999, and therefore there were no related realized gains (losses) in such periods.
14. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TO SUPPLIERS
December 31,
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2001 2000
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Electricity suppliers-
Furnas - Centrais Eletricas S.A. (indexed to US dollar) 213 168
Spot market - MAE 644 -
Others 22 20
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879 188
Supplies and services 66 49
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945 237
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The Spot market - MAE liability includes the energy purchased on the wholesale spot market during the period from September 2000 to December 2001, based on information provided by MAE, the spot market administrator. The definitive amounts and effective payment of this liability depends on the judicial claims currently in progress, brought by market agents, including the Company, related to the interpretation of the market rules in force, as well as in obtaining the necessary financing, as more fully set forth in note 4.
15. TAXES PAYABLE
The following table describes the Company's accrued taxes payable:
December 31,
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2001 2000
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Income tax 72 -
VAT 30 34
Tax on billing - COFINS 52 13
Social contribution tax 36 7
Other 29 24
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219 78
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As of December 31, 2001 the Company had VAT obligations in amount of R$87 (R$91 in December 31, 2000). On December 22, 2001 the Company negotiated with certain financial institutions to partially prepay the VAT in the amount of R$57 (R$57 in 2000), with a discount.
16. LOAN AND FINANCING
(a) The following tables describes the Company's loan and financing:
Lenders Payments of Principal Annual interest rates (%) Currency
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IN FOREIGN CURRENCY
FINANCING
Banco do Brasil S.A. - Various Bonds (1) Semi-annually through 2024 Various US$
Siemens S.A. Semi-annually through 2004,
beginning in 2003 Libor + 4.25 US$
Citibank N.A. Semi-annually through 2004 Libor + 5.5 US$
Banco do Brasil S.A. II Semi-annually through 2004 Libor + 3.13 US$
Banco do Brasil S.A. III Single payment in 2004 10.38 US$
Impsa - Industria Metalurgica Pescarmona Semi-annually
S.A. through 2003 9.80 US$
Banco do Brasil S.A. - Vienna Single payment in 2002 Libor + 2.70 US$
Citibank N.A. Semi-annually through 2003 Libor + 2.84 US$
Banco Itau S.A. Annually through 2004 4.46 US$
Fixed Rate Notes (2) Payable in 2004 9.13 US$
Siemens S.A. II Semi-annually through 2005,
beginning in 2003 9.97 US$
Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento - Semi-annually
BID through 2006 4.00 to 9.25 Various
ABN AMRO Bank - Banco Real S.A. Single payment in 2002 Libor + 4.00 US$
Lloyds Tsb Bank Plc Semi-annually through 2004 8.00 US$
Citibank N.A. II Single Payment in 2004 10.00 US$
International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development - IBRD Semi-annually through 2002 7.25 Various
Other Various Various Various
Total foreign currency financing
IN LOCAL CURRENCY
Debentures (3) Payable in 2009/2011 with
an early redemption option
in 2005/2006 IGP-M (6) + 12.70 R$
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A. - FINEL (7) + 5.00 to
ELETROBRAS Monthly through 2024 10.00 R$
UHESC S.A. (4) Single payment in 2012 IGP-M (6) + 14.87 R$
Consumers -TELEMIG / C.V.R.D. Semi-annually through 2009 Various R$
Others Various Various R$
Total local currency financing
Escrow accounts (5)
Total
2001
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Current portion Long-Term
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Lenders Principal Interest Principal Total
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IN FOREIGN CURRENCY
FINANCING
Banco do Brasil S.A. - Various Bonds (1) 6 3 216 225
Siemens S.A. - 1 145 146
Citibank N.A. 54 4 81 139
Banco do Brasil S.A. II - 3 96 99
Banco do Brasil S.A. III - 1 93 94
Impsa - Industria Metalurgica Pescarmona
S.A. 55 1 28 84
Banco do Brasil S.A. - Vienna 82 2 - 84
Citibank N.A. 35 2 35 72
Banco Itau S.A. 15 1 54 70
Fixed Rate Notes (2) - 1 63 64
Siemens S.A. II
- - 51 51
Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento -
BID 12 1 36 49
ABN AMRO Bank - Banco Real S.A. 42 2 - 44
Lloyds Tsb Bank Plc 15 - 17 32
Citibank N.A. II - - 26 26
International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development - IBRD 7 - - 7
Other 7 - 42 49
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Total foreign currency financing 330 22 983 1,335
IN LOCAL CURRENCY
Debentures (3)
- 13 633 646
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A. -
ELETROBRAS 62 3 318 383
UHESC S.A. (4) - 12 80 92
Consumers -TELEMIG / C.V.R.D. 6 1 8 15
Others 2 - 7 9
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Total local currency financing 70 29 1,046 1,145
Escrow accounts (5) (134) - (18) (152)
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Total 266 51 2,011 2,328
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IN FOREIGN CURRENCY
LOAN
Bank Austria Creditanstalt Single payment in 2001 11.09 US$
International AG
FINANCING
Banco do Brasil S.A. - Various Bonds Semi-annually through 2024
(1) Various US$
Siemens S.A. Semi-annually through
2004, beginning in 2003 Libor + 4.25 US$
Impsa - Industria Metalurgica Semi-annually
Pescarmona S.A. through 2003 9.80 US$
Citibank N.A. Semi-annually through 2003 Libor + 2.84 US$
Banco do Brasil S.A. - Vienna Single payment in 2002 Libor + 2.70 US$
Fixed Rate Notes (2) Payable in 2004 9.13 US$
Siemens S.A. II Semi-annually through
2005, beginning in 2003 9.97 US$
Banco Interamericano de Semi-annually
Desenvolvimento - BID through 2006 4.00 to 9.25 Various
ABN AMRO Bank - Banco Real S.A. Single payment in 2002 Libor + 4.00 US$
International Bank for Reconstruction Semi-annually
and Development - IBRD through 2002 7.25 Various
Other Various Various Various
Total foreign currency financing
IN LOCAL CURRENCY
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A. - FINEL (7) + 5.00 to
ELETROBRAS Monthly through 2024 10.00 R$
UHESC S.A. (4) Single payment in 2012 IGP-M (6) + 14.87 R$
Consumers -TELEMIG / C.V.R.D. Semi-annually through 2009 Various R$
Others Various Various R$
Total local currency financing
Escrow accounts (5)
Total
2000
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Short-term and
current portion Long-term
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Lenders Principal Interest Principal Total
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IN FOREIGN CURRENCY
LOAN
Bank Austria Creditanstalt
International AG 75 7 - 82
FINANCING
Banco do Brasil S.A. - Various Bonds
(1) 5 3 189 197
Siemens S.A. - - 123 123
Impsa - Industria Metalurgica
Pescarmona S.A. 46 2 70 118
Citibank N.A. 15 3 59 77
Banco do Brasil S.A. - Vienna - 2 69 71
Fixed Rate Notes (2) 293 4 - 297
Siemens S.A. II - - 39 39
Banco Interamericano de
Desenvolvimento - BID 12 2 41 55
ABN AMRO Bank - Banco Real S.A. - 2 36 38
International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development - IBRD 12 - 6 18
Other 2 - 21 23
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Total foreign currency financing 460 25 653 1,138
IN LOCAL CURRENCY
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A. -
ELETROBRAS 89 2 352 443
UHESC S.A. (4) - 1 72 73
Consumers -TELEMIG / C.V.R.D. 4 1 9 14
Others 2 - 2 4
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Total local currency financing 95 4 435 534
Escrow accounts (5) (49) - (18) (67)
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Total 506 29 1,070 1,605
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(1) The interest rates applicable to the Company's outstanding loans and financing vary:
o from 4 to 8% per annum for fixed-rate obligations; and
o semiannual LIBOR plus spread of 0.81 to 0.88% per annum for
floating-rate obligations.
(2) In 1996, CEMIG issued Fixed Rate Notes in the amount of US$150 million originally due on November 18, 2004. These bonds were subject to early redemption, at the option of CEMIG or the holders, on November 18, 2001, at a redemption price equal to 98.704% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes. On November 18, 2001 holders of approximately 81% in principal amount of the notes exercised their option and, as a result, the Company paid an aggregate amount of US$121 million to such noteholders.
(3) In November 2001, CEMIG issued R$625 of debentures, in two series of R$312.5 each. The debentures are not convertible and do not have preferences or guarantees, and bear interest at 12.70% per annum, defined through book building process, and monetary variation based on the IGP-M. Interest on both series will be paid to investors annually beginning in 2002. Principal will be paid on the maturity date of each series respectively: November 1, 2009 and November 1, 2011. Debenture holders have put options (early redemption) at 4 and 5 years, from the issuance date, for the first and second series respectively. The funds obtained from the issuance of debentures will be designated to finance projects in the generation, transmission and distribution of energy in conformity with CEMIG's capital investment program for the years 2001 and 2002. The two series of Debentures are recorded as payable in November 1, 2005 and November 1, 2006, respectively.
(4) In December 2000, CEMIG acquired control of Sa Carvalho S.A. in return for the assumption by CEMIG of the obligations of debentures issued by UHESC S.A. In order to guarantee such obligations, CEMIG has agreed to pledge its rights to accounts receivable relating to its subsidiary, Sa Carvalho S.A., under the electricity supply contract between Sa Carvalho S.A. and ACESITA S.A.
(5) In compliance with Resolution No. 2,515 of June 29, 1998 of the Brazilian Central Bank, when CEMIG extends the maturity of any foreign currency-denominated financing, it must make deposits in respect of the principal amount of such extended financing into a short-term investment escrow account so that at the final maturity date of the financing, such escrow account contains an amount equal to the entire principal amount due under the financing.
(6) Indice Geral de Precos de Mercado (General Market Price Index)
(7) Indice Interno da Eletrobras (Eletrobras Internal Index)
In addition to the financing described above, the Company had credit lines to be used with financial institutions as of December 31, 2001, in the amount of R$240. If necessary, these credit lines will be used in the Company's investment program related to energy generation activities.
Most of the Company's loans and financing are guaranteed by the Federal and State governments and the proceeds of the loans were generally used by the Company for working capital and to finance the expansion of its electric power generation, transmission and distribution systems.
CEMIG has assigned its rights to accounts to be billed and collected from its consumers related to electricity sales in the amount of R$954. These rights serve as collateral for certain financing.
(b) Composition of the Company's foreign loan and financing by currency and domestic currency indices
December 31,
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2001 2000
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Currency -
United States Dollars 1,255 1,063
German Marks 20 19
Euro 15 4
Swiss Francs 2 5
Currency baskets 42 44
Others 1 3
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1,335 1,138
Indices -
Indice Geral de Precos de Mercado - "IGP-M"
(General Market Price Index) 866 228
Indice Interno da Eletrobras - "FINEL"
(Eletrobras Internal Index) 174 214
Unidade Fiscal de Referencia - "UFIR"
(Tax Reference Unit) 89 81
Others 16 11
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1,145 534
Escrow accounts (152) (67)
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2,328 1,605
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(c) The following table sets forth the increases for the periods indicated in the foreign currency / Brazilian real exchange rates for the principal foreign currencies used in the Company's loan and financing, expressed as a percentage:
Year ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Currency-
United States Dollars 18.67 9.30 48.01
German Marks 12.05 1.93 26.74
Euro 12.05 - -
Swiss Francs 14.88 7.66 28.36
Currency baskets 14.39 4.88 47.80
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(d) The following table sets forth the increases for the periods indicated of the principal indices applied to domestic currency financing, in percentages:
Year ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Index-
IGP-M 10.39 9.95 20.10
FINEL 2.00 1.80 3.76
UFIR - - 8.92
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(e) Maturities of the Company's long-term financing
2003 373
2004 467
2005 427
2006 369
2007 40
2008 and thereafter 335
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2,011
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(f) The Company's loan and other financing agreements contain various covenants. The Company believes that it is in compliance with all such agreements.
17. REGULATORY CHARGES PAYABLE
The following table describes the Company's accrued regulatory charges payable:
December, 31
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2001 2000
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Global reserve for reversion quota 25 57
Fuel usage quota 24 31
Other 3 2
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52 90
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(a) Global Reserve for Reversion Quota
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The global reserve for reversion quota was established as a fund managed by ELETROBRAS (Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A., the Federal Government-owned holding company for investments in the Brazilian power sector) for the purpose of reimbursement of electricity companies' investments when their concessions period expire and ownership of assets subject to the concession reverts to the Federal Government. It is funded through assessments on power companies and was calculated, from and after January 3, 1996, as 2.5% of assets in service, limited to 3% of total annual operating revenues, net of value-added tax on sales to final customers.
(b) Fuel Usage Quota
The fuel usage quota represents contributions made by the electricity company concessionaires to subsidize the cost of fuel used in the thermoelectric energy generating process in the Brazilian energy system.
18. ADVANCE BILLINGS OF ELECTRIC POWER
Advance billings of electric power refer to liabilities attributable to billings for future delivery of energy to industrial consumers.
December, 31
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2001 2000
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Advance billings:
Indexed to U.S. Dollars 42 98
Indexed to rate increases - 6
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42 104
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Current 42 71
Long-term - 33
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The long-term balance results from the sale, in the first quarter of 1999, of electricity to industrial consumers for delivery during the following 24 to 38 months.
19. EMPLOYEE POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS
The Company sponsors a pension plan, administered by Fundacao Forluminas de Seguridade Social - FORLUZ (Forluminas Social Security Foundation, or "FORLUZ") covering substantially all of its employees. With respect to such plan, SFAS 87 "Employers' Accounting for Pensions" has been applied from and after January 1,1995. However, amortization of the net transition obligation existing at January 1, 1995 has been computed retroactively as if it had been established on January 1, 1989, which is the date that SFAS 87 first became applicable for non-U.S. pension funds.
Until October 1997, the Company sponsored only a defined benefit pension plan. From September 29, 1997 to May 1, 1998, participants were permitted to elect to migrate to a new defined contribution plan. Those participants who elected to join the new plan had two options. The first was to maintain the benefit earned up to the date of migration in the defined benefit plan, with no further increases for salary increases or future services, and future contributions would be made to the new plan to the individual account. The second option for those participants who migrated to the defined contribution plan was to transfer the accumulated benefit as of that date to their individual account in the defined contribution plan. In both alternatives, the participants became fully vested in the benefits accumulated as of the migration date.
Under the defined contribution plan the Company will match the employees' contributions from 3% to 19% of each employee's salary, depending on certain factors. The total assets in the defined contribution plan (which is also administered by FORLUZ) as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 was R$443 and R$343, respectively, and the contribution expense for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 was R$22, R$28 and R$26, respectively.
CEMIG has also established post-retirement health care plans and pays life insurance premiums for retirees. The accounting for these benefits is in accordance with SFAS 106 "Employers' Accounting for Post-retirement Benefits other than Pensions".
CEMIG has offered to its employees an incentive for early retirement, which consists of an additional amount, paid when the employee retires, of 10% of the employees' salary for each year worked for the Company. To obtain this benefit the employee must opt in writing indicating his intention to retire early. Accordingly, the costs of this incentive are recognized as individual employees opt for this benefit. CEMIG may withdraw this additional benefit at anytime.
The change in benefit obligations for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000 is as follows:
Post-retirement health care
Defined benefit pension plan and insurance
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Year ended December 31, Year ended December 31,
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2001 2000 2001 2000
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Benefit obligation - beginning of year 2,970 2,783 424 403
Service cost 7 9 12 11
Interest cost 325 219 47 33
Actuarial loss (gain) 29 186 39 (4)
Benefits paid to participants (222) (227) (20) (19)
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Benefit obligation - end of year 3,109 2,970 502 424
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The change in plan assets for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000 is as follows:
Post-retirement health care
Defined benefit pension plan and insurance
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Year ended December 31, Year ended December 31,
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2001 2000 2001 2000
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Fair value of plan assets - beginning of
year 1,390 1,264 13 13
Employer contributions 146 122 8 10
Participant contributions 1 1 10 8
Actual return on plan assets 453 230 2 1
Benefits paid to participants (222) (227) (20) (19)
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Fair value of plan assets - end of year 1,768 1,390 13 13
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The funded status of the defined benefit pension plan and post-retirement health care and insurance is as follows:
Post-retirement health care and
Defined benefit pension plan insurance
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December 31, December 31,
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2001 2000 2001 2000
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Projected benefit obligation in excess of
plan assets 1,341 1,580 489 411
Unrecognized net transition obligation,
being recognized from January 1, 1995 - - (47) (53)
Unrecognized net actuarial loss (412) (708) (122) (98)
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Accrued pension liability 929 872 320 260
Additional minimum liability - Other
comprehensive income 378 671 - -
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Total accrued pension liability 1,307 1,543 320 260
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The change in the additional minimum liability in 2001 was due, principally, to the reversal of FORLUZ's accrued liability for contingencies, in the amount of R$166, as a result of the enactment of new legislation in 2001, allowing FORLUZ to pay certain taxes under judicial dispute without penalties and interest.
The components of net periodic benefit costs for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 are as follows:
Post-retirement health care and
Defined benefit pension plan insurance
-------------------------------- ---------------------------------
Year ended December 31, Year ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999 2001 2000 1999
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Service cost 7 9 8 12 11 9
Interest cost 325 219 180 47 33 29
Expected return on plan assets (155) (100) (81) (1) (1) (1)
Amortization of transition obligation - - - 6 6 6
Amortization of loss 26 29 13 4 5 5
Employee contributions - (1) (1) - - -
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Net periodic benefit cost 203 156 119 68 54 48
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The components of the projected net periodic post-retirement benefit costs for 2002 are as follows:
Post-retirement
Defined benefit health care and
pension plan insurance
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Service cost 6 14
Interest cost 340 55
Expected return on plan assets (197) (1)
Amortization of transition obligation - 6
Amortization of loss 6 5
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155 79
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Assumptions used in all years were:
Post-retirement
Defined benefit health care and
pension plan insurance
% %
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Actuarial method Projected Unit Credit -
Annual discount rate 11.30 11.30
Annual expected return on plan assets 11.30 11.30
Annual salary increase 8.15 -
Annual increase in benefits 5.00 -
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An additional assumption used in measuring the accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation was a weighted average medical care cost trend rate of 5.54% for 2001, decreasing gradually to approximately 2.70% through the year 2046, and remaining at that level thereafter.
An annual increase or decrease in the assumed medical care cost trend rate of 1% would affect the accumulated benefit obligation and the service and interest cost components at December 31, 2001, as follows:
One-percentage point
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Increase Decrease
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Effect on total of service and
interest cost components 5 4
Effect on the post-retirement benefit
obligation 45 37
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CEMIG and its employees' labor unions, mainly represented by SINDIELETRO, in the third quarter of 2002, agreed on changes to the existing employee health care plans, which altered the contribution criteria that CEMIG, its employees and its retirees are responsible for and the types of benefits covered in each plan. Under this agreement, CEMIG is responsible for making annual payments up to the maximum amount of R$33, as adjusted according to the IGP-M index, to cover health expenses of employees and retirees. The implementation of these changes took place as of January 1, 2003. The effects arising from these changes cannot be estimated at this time. The respective actuarial assessment is currently in progress.
20. ACCRUED LIABILITY FOR CONTINGENCIES
CEMIG and its subsidiaries are party to certain legal proceedings in Brazil arising in the normal course of business, regarding tax, labor, civil and other issues.
The Company believes that any loss in excess of the amounts provided for in respect of such contingencies will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations or financial position.
For those contingencies for which an adverse outcome has been deemed probable, the Company has made provisions for losses as follows:
December 31
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2001 2000
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Labor claims 54 54
Civil lawsuits - Consumers 74 68
Social contribution tax 125 132
Finsocial 19 18
Civil lawsuits - Others 22 10
Others 25 4
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319 286
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Current - 150
Long-term 319 136
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CEMIG believed that short-term losses were not probable with respect to pending litigation in 2001. Accordingly, the provision for contingencies has been fully classified as long term.
Certain details relating to such provision are as follows:
(a) Labor claims
The labor claims relate principally to overtime and hazardous occupation compensation. The total exposure for those matters is estimated to be R$68 as of December 31, 2001 and 2000. CEMIG determined the amounts to be accrued based on the nature of the group of claims and the most recent court decisions.
(b) Civil lawsuits - Consumers
A number of industrial consumers have brought suits against the Company seeking refunds of amounts paid to CEMIG as a result of a rate increase that became effective during the Brazilian government's "Cruzado Plan" in 1986, alleging that such increases violated the price controls instituted as part of that economic stabilization plan. CEMIG determined the amounts to be accrued based on recent court decisions.
The total anticipated exposure to the Company for those suits, fully provided for, was R$74 as of December 31, 2001 (R$68 in 2000).
(c) Social contribution tax
On June 28, 1991, the Federal Government enacted Law No. 8,200, regulating the monetary restatement for purposes of Brazilian Corporate Law financial statements and tax liability. Under this law, the Company was required to record complementary monetary restatement that was considered, through depreciation, amortization and write-offs of fixed assets, a deductible expense for income tax calculation. Such law did not clarify the proceedings regarding the deductibility of the complementary monetary restatement charged to income for social contribution tax purposes.
The Company is deducting the amounts of depreciation, amortization and write-off relating to the complementary monetary restatement of Property, plant and equipment, for purposes of computation of social contribution tax on income. The Company believes that such a deduction is in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 8,200. The Company estimates that its potential exposure in this matter is approximately R$125 as of December 31, 2001 (R$132 in 2000), for which a provision has been recorded.
(d) Finsocial
In 1994, CEMIG was fined by the Secretaria da Receita Federal (the tax authority of the Federal Government) due to the Company's exclusion of State VAT in the Finsocial calculation, a social contribution tax on billing extinguished in 1992. The Company estimates that its potential exposure in this matter is approximately R$19 as of December 31, 2001 (R$18 in 2000). This amount is fully provisioned.
(e) Others
Other accrued liabilities are related to a number of lawsuits involving the Federal Government, pursuant to which the Company is disputing the constitutionality of certain federal taxes that have been assessed against it and other general claims arising in the ordinary course of business.
(f) Contingencies for which a favorable outcome has been deemed probable
CEMIG has other relevant legal proceedings with respect to which the Company believes that a favorable outcome is probable, and therefore the Company has not recorded a provision for such claims. Certain details relating to these matters are as follows:
(i) Litigation involving FORLUZ with possible financial effect upon CEMIG
The Company is defending, with FORLUZ, a claim brought by SINDIELETRO that asserts that CEMIG failed to make certain allegedly obligatory cost-of-living increases in contributions to employee pension funds. The total amount sought in this claim is R$527. No reserve has been recorded for this claim because the Company believes that it has a meritorious defense to such claim and, consequently, does not expect to incur losses related to such claim.
In addition, SINDILETRO has sued FORLUZ for R$228 relating to changes made to the pension fund's contribution adjustment index. No reserve has been recorded for this potential claim because the Company believes that it has a meritorious defense and if SINDIELETRO is successful in this lawsuit, the additional amount to be paid by FORLUZ will be covered through FORLUZ's current actuarial surplus, not affecting the Company's financial position.
(ii) Income and social contribution taxes on post retirement benefits
On October 11, 2001, the Federal Government's tax authority issued a deficiency notice in the amount of R$209 arising from the utilization of tax credits that resulted from the amendment of the Company's 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 tax returns, to reduce taxable income. The tax returns were amended as a result of a change in accounting method for recording post-retirement benefit liabilities, as required by Brazilian Corporate Law
accounting practices. The additional liability that resulted from the accounting change was attributed to the tax year that was amended, resulting in net operating tax loss and social contribution negative basis carryforwards. CEMIG is defending itself on the tax assessment notice administratively against the Federal Government. No reserve has been recorded as a result of this notice, as the Company believes that it has a meritorious defense.
The credits mentioned in the prior paragraph were offset by CEMIG from its federal tax obligations in 2001 and 2002. Due to this offset, CEMIG is exposed to additional penalties in amount of R$37. No reserve has been recorded for this claim, as the Company believes that it has a meritorious defense.
(iii) COFINS
The Company began contesting the payment of COFINS contributions beginning in 1992. As a result of a judicial ruling, the Company paid R$248 of accrued COFINS contribution on July 30, 1999. The Federal Government is claiming that the Company owes approximately R$113 in fines and interest relating to its non-payment of COFINS contributions. The Company is contesting such claims. No reserve has been recorded for this claim, as the Company believes that it has a meritorious defense to such claim and, consequently, does not expect to incur losses related to such claim.
(iv) Regulatory agency acts
ANEEL has brought an administrative proceeding against the Company, contesting a R$167 refund issued in 1995 by the Brazilian National Treasury. ANEEL alleges that this refund originated from a miscalculation of credits in the amount of rate shortfall receivable that was applied to reduce amounts owed to the Federal Government. On October 31, 2002, ANEEL issued a final administrative decision against the Company. The Company intends to appeal this decision in court. The Company believes that it has a meritorious defense to such claim and has therefore recorded no provision in respect of such claim.
On January 16, 2003, ANEEL sent a notice alleging that the Company had failed to obtain necessary ANEEL authorization relating to the Company's 15-year operating lease with Infovias. ANEEL may seek to impose a fine upon the Company relating to this claim. The maximum penalty applicable in respect of this claim is a fine in an amount equal to up to 2% of CEMIG's revenues during the 12-month period immediately prior to the imposition of the fine. The Company believes that it has a meritorious defense to such claim and has therefore recorded no provision in respect of such claim.
(v) Civil lawsuits - Consumers
Some consumers have brought civil claims against CEMIG contesting rate readjustments applied in prior years, including the special rate adjustment and Encargo de Capacidade Emergencial (the Emergency Capacity Charge) (see note 33(a)) applied since 2002. The Company believes that it has a meritorious defense to such claims and has therefore recorded no provision in respect of such claims.
In addition to the matters described above, CEMIG and its subsidiaries are involved as a plaintiff or defendant in a variety of routine litigation incidental to the normal course of business. Management believes that it has adequate defense in respect of such litigation and that any losses therefrom would not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position or results of operation of the Company.
21. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(a) Capital Stock
Year ended December 31,
(thousands of shares)
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2001 2000 1999
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PREFERRED SHARES:
Balance 89,504,020 89,504,020 89,504,020
COMMON SHARES:
Balance 69,495,478 69,495,478 69,495,478
TREASURY STOCK
(Preferred shares):
Balance (67,783) (67,783) (67,783)
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Total 158,931,715 158,931,715 158,931,715
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At December 31, 2001, the State Government owned 51% of the Company's common shares and 3% of its preferred shares, equal to 23% of total capital. The holders of the preferred shares are not entitled to vote at shareholders' meetings, but the shares have priority in the repayment of capital upon liquidation and are entitled to a minimum annual dividend of 10% of the amount of the preferred capital (see note 33 (e)).
The common and preferred shares have a par value amount of R$0.01 according the Brazilian Corporate Law financial statements.
(b) Additional paid-in capital
The balance refers to premium received by the Company when shares were issued.
(c) Appropriated retained earnings
The following describes certain reserves that are included in shareholders' equity:
Fiscal incentive investment reserve-- this reserve results from an option to designate a portion of income tax otherwise payable for investment in government-approved projects and is recorded in the year following that in which the taxable income is earned. Under the Brazilian Corporate Law financial statements, the amount designated for investments is recorded as an asset and credited directly to this reserve. This balance is restricted for distributions as dividends. Under U.S. GAAP, this investment tax credit was originally credited to income and then transferred from unappropriated retained earnings to this reserve.
Rate shortfall reserve-- this represents the accumulated rate shortfall reimbursement recorded under the rate-setting system in force up to March 1993. Under the Brazilian Corporate Law financial statements, the amount of rate shortfall, net of taxes, was credited directly to this reserve, which can be used only for capital increases. Under U.S. GAAP, this amount was originally credited to income, at its net present value, and then the corresponding amount was transferred from unappropriated retained earnings to this reserve.
Unrealized income reserve-- this represents inflationary profits arising from the system of indexation of Brazilian Corporate Law financial statements in force up to December 31, 1995. Brazilian companies are allowed to record this reserve in order to restrict the amount of net income available for compulsory dividends. Under current legislation, 10% of this balance is transferred annually to unappropriated retained earnings.
Legal reserve-- this reserve is a requirement for all Brazilian corporations and represents the appropriation of 5% of annual net income up to a limit of 20% of share capital. This appropriation is not
required in the fiscal year in which this legal reserve balance, added to the other established capital reserves, exceeds 30% of the paid-in capital, which has been the case with respect to 2001, 2000 and 1999.
(d) Unappropriated retained earnings
This balance represents retained earnings determined in accordance with U.S.
GAAP after (i) the allocation of the amount for legal reserve (when required);
(ii) allocation or transfer to or from other reserves as described in note
21(c); and (iii) dividends and interest on capital.
(d.1) Dividends and interest on capital
If the Company declares dividends in an amount lower than 10% of capital attributable to preferred shares, the preferred shares have the priority in receiving such dividends. If the Company declares dividends in an amount that exceeds the 10% to be paid to the preferred shares, both common and preferred shares participate equally in such excess.
Subject to the right of the holders of preferred shares to receive a minimum annual dividend of 10% of capital attributable to preferred shares, both common and preferred shareholders are entitled to receive a total dividend of at least 25% of annual net income under the Brazilian Corporate Law financial statements as set forth in the Company's by-laws (after transfers to and from reserves as described in the Brazilian Corporate Law) upon approval at the annual shareholders' meeting. Common and preferred shareholders participate equally in undistributed earnings and reserves. Under the Brazilian Corporate Law, if the Company does not distribute the minimum preferred dividends for three consecutive fiscal years, the preferred shares become entitled to vote.
The Company's by-laws provide that the State Government will guarantee the distribution of an annual minimum dividend of 6% on the nominal value of the capital (both common and preferred) owned by non-government persons and entities, in the event that annual net income is insufficient to meet the minimum dividend requirements described in the paragraph above. In 2001, 2000 and 1999 the minimum dividend requirements have been met and dividend distributions have been made equally to common and preferred shareholders.
Effective December 26, 1995, Brazilian law allows the deductibility of interest on capital paid to shareholders for income tax purposes, provided such interest is computed based on the Brazilian Long-term Interest Rate (TJLP), effective in the year the interest on capital is computed.
The Company elected to pay dividends and interest on capital in lieu of dividends as follows:
Year ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Dividends - - 168
Interest on capital 103 187 187
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Total 103 187 355
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Brazilian law permits payment of dividends and interest on capital only in reais from unappropriated retained earnings based on Brazilian Corporate Law financial statements. At December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, unappropriated retained earnings in the statutory financial statements amounted to R$601, R$1,379 and R$1,219, respectively.
22. NET OPERATING REVENUES
(a) The composition of electric energy supplied by consumer class is as follows:
Year ended December 31,
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GWh (unaudited) R$
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2001 2000 1999 2001 2000 1999
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Residential 6,475 7,576 7,448 1,594 1,630 1,341
Industrial 21,351 22,247 20,805 1,841 1,665 1,385
Commercial 3,269 3,584 3,334 674 634 519
Rural 1,572 1,676 1,633 206 191 163
Governmental entities 1,290 1,491 1,442 196 196 166
Public services 939 934 916 111 95 83
Own consumption 52 62 61 - - -
Unbilled, net - - - (35) 67 21
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34,948 37,570 35,639 4,587 4,478 3,678
Supply 632 4,937 3,708 65 116 63
Energy transactions on MAE - - - 452 29 -
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Total 35,580 42,507 39,347 5,104 4,623 3,741
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Number of consumers (unaudited)
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2001 2000 1999
------------ ---------------- -----------
Residential 4,429,005 4,248,144 4,060,681
Industrial 68,105 64,315 62,304
Commercial 540,442 476,500 458,600
Rural 322,493 300,329 285,536
Governmental entities 44,126 44,414 42,683
Public services 6,508 6,128 5,748
Other 1,391 1,456 1,533
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5,412,070 5,141,286 4,917,085
Supply 5 11 10
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Total 5,412,075 5,141,297 4,917,095
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(b) The composition of taxes on revenues is as follows:
Year ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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VAT 964 956 796
COFINS 187 143 112
PIS-PASEP social contribution 40 31 25
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1,191 1,130 933
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23. OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES
Some of the operating costs and expenses consists of the following:
(a) Electricity purchased for resale
Year ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Itaipu Binacional (through FURNAS) 823 711 717
From MAE - Regulatory liability 952 - -
From FURNAS - Regulatory liability 12 - -
Initial contracts 126 84 -
From other 1 24 10
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1,914 819 727
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The electricity acquired from Itaipu Binacional is denominated in US dollars and the prices are defined by ANEEL.
(b) Regulatory charges
Year ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Global reserve for reversion quota 130 104 82
Fuel usage quota 249 282 134
Charges for use of water resources 29 36 33
ANEEL inspection fee 12 11 9
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420 433 258
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(c) Other
Year ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Insurance 2 13 7
Consumption - electric energy 9 9 8
Labor indemnity 6 10 12
Disposal of fixed assets, net 90 66 75
Grants and donations 12 13 10
Provisions for contingencies-
Labor claims - 1 31
Civil lawsuits - Consumers 6 4 36
Civil lawsuits - Other 12 4 4
Provision for doubtful accounts 13 6 34
Rentals 12 11 15
Advertising 23 21 10
Employees profit sharing 47 27 28
ASMAE contribution 11 7 5
Technological and scientific national fund 10 - -
General expenses 21 16 15
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274 208 290
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24. FINANCIAL EXPENSES, NET
Financial income (expense) consists of the following:
Year ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Financial income-
Interest and monetary restatement of account
receivable from State Government 253 160 150
Investment income earned 84 44 29
Late charges on overdue electricity bills,
recorded on the cash basis 42 31 29
Monetary restatement on recoverable taxes 17 - -
Renegotiated accounts receivable 12 7 -
Reversal of interest and fines on taxes - - 52
Foreign exchange gains 58 8 -
Monetary restatement of Parcel A costs (see note 4) 26 - -
Other 18 19 16
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510 269 276
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Financial expense-
Interest on loans and financing (164) (118) (120)
Financial transaction tax (CPMF) (27) (9) (9)
Interest and fines on taxes (13) (35) (24)
Foreign exchange losses (267) (112) (336)
Monetary restatement losses (33) (22) (54)
Other expenses (54) (15) (28)
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(558) (311) (571)
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Financial expense, net (48) (42) (295)
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The foreign exchange losses are related to the devaluation of the real in relation to the US dollar. See notes 16 and 26(d) for the composition of foreign currency debt, variation of exchange rates of each foreign currency for each year presented and exposure to foreign exchange variation.
25. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company enters into a variety of related party transactions, the main transactions are as follows:
(a) State Government-
Account receivable and related financial income Note 3 and 24
VAT - Assets Note 10
VAT - Liabilities Note 15
VAT - Expense Note 22
(b) FORLUZ
Employee post-retirement benefits related balances Note 19
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Other related party transactions are not material.
26. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company manages its financial instruments through periodic monitoring of positions, diversification of counterparties and establishment of credit limits by counterparty.
Financial instruments, which potentially subject CEMIG to concentrations of credit risk, are cash and cash equivalents, restricted short-term investments, accounts receivable and escrow accounts. CEMIG limits its credit risk associated with cash and cash equivalents and restricted short-term investments by placing its investments with highly rated financial institutions generally in very short-term securities. The credit risk associated with accounts receivable from residential consumers is limited by CEMIG's policy of interrupting the supply of electricity if payment becomes in arrears. With respect to larger industrial and commercial consumers CEMIG limits its credit risk by performing ongoing credit evaluations and, in certain cases, obtaining guarantees or collateral for impaired receivables. The Company's customers are primarily located in the State of Minas Gerais, although distributed among a wide variety of economic sectors.
(a) Cash and cash equivalents, restricted short-term investments and escrow accounts
As of December 31, 2001 and 2000, cash and cash equivalents, restricted short-term investments and escrow accounts are stated at cost plus accrued interest and approximate fair value, given the short term maturities of these items.
The following tables set forth their composition:
As of December 31, 2001:
Restricted
Cash and cash short-term Escrow
equivalents investments Total accounts
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Cash on hand and in banks 66 - 66 -
Financial investment funds 4 - 4 133
Bank deposit certificates 45 350 395 -
Debentures - Securities issued by third parties 12 118 130 -
Short-term investments with rate swaps 91 - 91 19
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218 468 686 152
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As of December 31, 2000:
Restricted
Cash and cash short-term Escrow
equivalents investments Total accounts
----------- ----------- ----- --------
Cash on hand and in banks 59 - 59 -
Financial investment funds 3 - 3 -
Bank deposit certificates 152 - 152 58
Debentures - Securities issued by third parties 22 - 22 -
Short term investments with rate swaps - - - 9
--- --- --- ---
236 - 236 67
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As of December 31, 2001 and 2000, the Company has investments in debentures. These securities were issued by third parties, all Brazilian financial institutions, and have immediate repurchase clauses exercisable by the Company. These securities have interest rates based on the Interbank Deposit Certificate - CDI rate.
As of December 31, 2001 and 2000, the Company has short-term investments with rate swap transactions contracted from financial institutions, through the transfer of public or private securities issued by third parties. These securities have repurchase clauses. CEMIG has the right to call for early redemption of these securities without any penalty or loss. The rate swaps were contracted with the financial institutions, simultaneously with securities purchases by CEMIG, so that the Company became effectively entitled to earn an interest rate based on the CDI rate.
As of December 31, 2001, the Company has restricted short-term investments, in the amount of R$468, obtained from the issuance of the Company's own debentures (note 16). These funds may be used only in the Company's capital expenditure program, exclusively related to the expansion of its energy production, transmission and distribution operations.
As of December 31, 2001, the Company's escrow accounts in the total amount of R$152 and recorded offsetting Loan and financing (note 16), include short term investments in the amount of R$133, which have interest calculated based on the US dollar variation.
(b) Loan and financing
Based on interest rates currently available to CEMIG for bank loans with similar terms and average maturities, the fair value of long-term financing at December 31, 2001 and 2000 is R$2,102 and R$1,008, respectively.
(c) Other financial instruments
The carrying value of CEMIG's other financial instruments, in reais, approximates fair values at such dates reflecting the short-term maturity or frequent repricing at December 31, 2001 and 2000 of these instruments.
(d) Exposure to foreign exchange losses
The Company's exposure to exchange rate risks is as follows:
December 31,
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2001 2000
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US Dollar
Loans and financing 1,255 1,063
Supplier - energy purchased from Itaipu - 168
Advanced sale of electric energy 42 98
(-) Escrow deposit related to loans and financing (133) -
(-) Marketable securities - available for sale (70) (61)
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1,094 1,268
Other Currencies
Loans and Financing 80 75
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Net liabilities exposed to exchange rate risk 1,174 1,343
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After 2001, the effects of the exchange rate variation on the liabilities related to the energy purchase from Itaipu Binacional are included in the Parcel A costs and will be considered in the subsequent rate adjustment as described in note 4.
27. VOLUNTARY RESIGNATION PROGRAM
Through the Company's Voluntary Resignation Program, available for enrollment of employees from March 12 to April 2, 2001 and May 3 to May 11, 2001, the Company received resignations from 580 employees.
As incentives to join the program, the Company offered (i) a lump sum payment of 60% of the employee's monthly salary for each year of work at CEMIG up to 20 years; and (ii) life and health insurance benefits for a period of six months following resignation.
The total costs of the program, in the amount of R$33, were recorded as expenses in the 2001 statement of income. The resignation of the employees started on May 2, 2001 and was concluded in March 2002.
As of December 31, 2001, the remaining provision, in the amount of R$12, relating to employees that elected to participate in the program but who have not yet resigned, is recorded under Payroll and related charges.
28. CORPORATE REORGANIZATION
Currently, CEMIG's electricity generation, transmission and distribution operations are vertically integrated into and directly operated by CEMIG. However, pursuant to CEMIG's main concession agreements and in accordance with certain changes in the regulatory framework of the Brazilian electricity sector, CEMIG has to restructure its business, resulting in the "unbundling" of its generation, transmission and distribution operations into separate subsidiaries, each wholly owned by CEMIG. According with the concession agreements, CEMIG had to complete the reorganization process until December 31, 2000.
ANEEL granted the Company an extension until September 21, 2002 to complete the unbundling process.
The State Government, the controlling shareholder, assuming that the "unbundling" must be previously approved by Minas Gerais State Legislature, submitted to the Legislature, on March 2, 2001, a bill proposing the restructuring of the Company into three companies. This legislation has not yet been approved and the reorganization process has not yet been completed. Additionally, the Company has submitted an extension date request to ANEEL, which has not yet been answered.
On November 11, 2002, ANEEL fined the Company in the amount of R$6, because CEMIG had not concluded the "unbundling". No reserve has been recorded for this claim, as the Company believes it has a meritorious defense against the fine and any other possible penalties that may be imposed regarding this matter.
29. SHAREHOLDERS' AGREEMENT
In 1997, the State of Minas Gerais sold approximately 33% of the Company's common shares to a group of investors led by Southern Electric Brasil Participacoes Ltda. ("Southern"). As part of this sale, the State of Minas Gerais and Southern entered into a shareholders' agreement that provided for, among other matters, special quorum requirements to approve significant corporate actions, certain amendments to CEMIG's by-laws, the issuance of convertible debentures and warrants, changes to the Company's corporate structure and any distribution of dividends other than that required by the by-laws. This agreement granted Southern a veto right over certain important corporate decisions.
On September 13, 1999, the State of Minas Gerais filed a lawsuit to nullify this shareholders' agreement on the grounds that it violated the state and federal constitutions because the special quorum provisions would constitute an unlawful transfer of the control of CEMIG to Southern.
On September 27, 1999, the Minas Gerais State Court of Appeals granted a legal injunction suspending the effects of the special quorum provisions, pending the outcome of the lawsuit.
In March 2000, the lower court rendered a decision declaring the shareholders' agreement null and void.
On August 7, 2001, the Minas Gerais State Court of Appeals upheld the March 2000 lower court ruling declaring the shareholders' agreement null and void.
Southern has appealed the Court's decision and their appeal is still pending.
30. CONCENTRATIONS OF LABOR
The majority of CEMIG's work force belongs to SINDIELETRO (employee labor union). CEMIG and SINDIELETRO negotiate a collective bargaining agreement on an annual basis, which includes wage increases and profit sharing, along with other matters. The collective bargaining agreement becomes effective in November of each year. The 2002 collective bargaining agreement included an 11.4% average salary increase.
31. INSURANCE
The Company's insurance policies covering damages to its power plants caused by fire and operational risks such as equipment failures expired on December 31, 2001. The Company is soliciting bids from insurance carriers for new insurance policies to cover these risks.
CEMIG does not have general third party liability insurance covering accidents and has not solicited bids relating to this type of insurance. In addition, the Company has not solicited bids for, nor does it carry, insurance coverage for major catastrophes affecting its facilities such as earthquakes and floods, for business interruption risk or systemic failures.
The Company has not experienced significant losses arising from the aforementioned risks.
32. SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION
Amendment to Constitution of the State of Minas Gerais
On October 29, 2001, the Minas Gerais State Legislature, through state constitutional amendment No. 50, amended Article 14 of the Constitution of the State of Minas Gerais, inserting paragraphs 15, 16 and 17, as follows:
Paragraph 15 - "Three-fifths of the Minas Gerais State Legislature shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of approving any law authorizing the split-up of partly state-owned companies and public utilities, the selling of shares that guarantee the State the direct or indirect control of these entities, or the alteration of the shareholding structure of these entities."
Paragraph 16 - "The law which authorizes the selling of shares of utilities or companies in the public service will obligate the buyer of such shares to adhere to service quality goals and the purpose of the entity as set forth in its constitutive documents."
Paragraph 17 - "The privatization of electric energy generation, transmission and distribution companies or of water and sewage companies owned by the State, authorized by the terms of this article, shall be submitted to public referendum."
33. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
(a) New emergency rate to be prorated among consumers
ANNEL authorized, through Resolution No. 71 of February 7, 2002, special charges to be applied to certain consumers in order to fund the costs of the Comercializadora Brasileira de Energia Emergencial (the Brazilian Emergency Trader, or "CBEE") in the event of a future energy shortage. These special charges to consumers are summarized as follows:
o Emergency capacity charge - Costs, including those of an administrative, tax and operational nature incurred by CBEE in the acquisition of contracted generation capacity will be prorated among final consumers in proportion to their verified consumption, (excluding low-income residential consumers) and such charges must be individually identified on the consumer's electricity bill under the heading "encargo de capacidade
emergencial" (emergency capacity charge), in the amount of R$4.90/MWh, with a final revision by ANEEL each quarter.
o Emergency electric energy acquisition charge - Costs, including those of an administrative, tax and operational nature, incurred by CBEE in connection with the acquisition of contracted electric energy, will be prorated among electric energy final consumers in proportion to their verified individual consumption (excluding residential and rural consumers connected at low voltages and low-income residential consumers, each of whom consumes less than 350 kWh/month). Such charges must be individually identified on the consumer's electricity bill under the heading "encargo de aquisicao de energia eletrica emergencial" (emergency electric energy acquisition charge).
Emergency electric energy acquisition charges would be imposed only if the hydroelectric reservoirs were low. Therefore, these charges were not applied in 2002 considering the water level recovery in hydroelectric reservoirs during 2002.
Charges of emergency capacity and emergency electric energy acquisition will be in force up to June 30, 2006, the established date for the CBEE extinguishment.
(b) New accounting manual for Brazilian electric utilities
The New Accounting Manual for the Brazilian electric utilities was issued by ANEEL to be applied as from January 1, 2002. The accounting changes resulting from the new accounting manual did not have a material effect on the Company's financial statements prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP.
(c) Rate increase
On April 4, 2002 ANEEL authorized a rate increase by CEMIG of an average 10.51%, in force since April 8, 2002. New rates are being considered for the year beginning April 8, 2003.
(d) Temporary Executive Act No. 14 converted into law
On April 26, 2002, Temporary Executive Act No. 14 (regulating the effects of the General Agreement) was converted into Law No. 10,438.
(e) Issues approved at the shareholders' meeting held on April 30, 2002
On April 30, 2002, at the shareholders' meeting, were approved the following issues:
o Payment of additional dividends in the amount of R$112 based on the Company's 2001 Brazilian Corporate Law financial statements. The dividends declared in 2001, as interest on capital, in the amount of R$103 and the additional dividends, in the amount of R$112, totaling R$215, were paid on September 30, 2002.
o Capitalization of reserves in the amount of R$32 as of April 30, 2002. The capital increase was made through the issuance of new shares so that the par value per share remains R$0.01 per share. The new shares were distributed among the shareholders as a proportion of their participation on the capital prior to the issuance so that the interest of the shareholders did not change. The change in the number of shares and capital are as follows:
Thousands of shares As of December Issuance of new As of April 30,
31, 2001 shares 2002
------------------- -------------- --------------- ---------------
Preferred shares 89,504,020 1,775,631 91,279,651
Common shares 69,495,478 1,378,690 70,874,168
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Total shares authorized and issued 158,999,498 3,154,321 162,153,819
Treasury stock (67,783) (1,345) (69,128)
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Total shares outstanding 158,931,715 3,152,976 162,084,691
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As of December Capitalization As of April 30,
Capital stock 31, 2001 of reserve 2002
------------------- -------------- --------------- ---------------
Preferred shares 786 18 804
Common shares 610 14 624
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Total 1,396 32 1,428
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The financial effect of the treasury stock is not presented in the table above as it is less than R$1.
o Change in the Company's by-laws to establish new minimum dividend criteria, in accordance with changes in local corporate legislation. The preferred shares have priority in the repayment of capital and are entitle to a minimum dividend of at least the highest amount between 10% of the preferred capital on the Brazilian corporate law financial statements or 3% of participation of the preferred shares on the total shareholders equity on Brazilian Corporate Law financial statements.
o Issuance of CEMIG debentures (securities not convertible into shares of CEMIG and without any preference or guarantee) in the amount of R$90. The funds to be obtained from this issuance must be used in the construction of the Irape Power Plant. As of September 30, 2002, the Company issued the first series, in the amount of R$23.
(f) 2002 dividend declared
On May 20, 2002 and December 19, 2002, the Board of Directors approved interest on capital in lieu of dividend for 2002 in the amount of R$120 and R$100, respectively. The Board of directors did not establish a payment date for these dividends yet.
(g) Significant foreign exchange loss in 2002
Due to the devaluation of the real against the US dollar in 2002, which has had a negative effect on the Company's net earnings in 2002 year, the Company recorded a significant exchange loss, approximately of R$736, as its result in an increase in the financial expenses. During 2002, the real devaluation was 52.6% as compared to the U.S. dollar.
(h) Loan obtained from BNDES for settlement of MAE transactions
On February 7, 2003, CEMIG obtained a loan from BNDES, in the amount of R$335. The loan bears interest of 1% per year and monetary variation based on SELIC. It will be paid through 60 monthly installments from March 15, 2003 to February 15, 2008 and is guaranteed by 3.27% of the Company's monthly electricity sales to final customers.
34. RECENTLY ISSUED U.S. GAAP PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued SFAS
141 "Business Combinations." SFAS 141 requires the purchase method of
accounting for business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 and
eliminates the pooling-of-interests method. The implementation of the
provisions of SFAS 141 did not result in a significant impact to the Company's
consolidated financial statements for 2001.
In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS 142 "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets". SFAS 142 addresses financial accounting and reporting for acquired goodwill and other intangible assets and supersedes APB Opinion 17, "Intangible Assets". SFAS 142 also amends SFAS 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of", to exclude from its scope goodwill and intangible assets that are not amortized. SFAS 142 addresses how intangible assets that are acquired individually or with a group of other assets (but not those acquired in a business combination) should be accounted for in financial statements upon their acquisition. This Statement also addresses how goodwill and other intangible assets should be accounted for after they have been initially recognized in the financial statements. The provisions of SFAS 142 are required to be applied starting with fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001. Early application is permitted for entities with fiscal years beginning after March 15, 2001, provided that the first interim financial statements have not been issued. An exception to SFAS 142 application date is for goodwill and intangible assets acquired after June 30, 2001, which will be immediately subject to the nonamortization and amortization provisions of this statement. Based on the fact that CEMIG did not have any material goodwill or intangible assets, the implementation of this statement did not result in a significant impact to the Company's consolidated financial statements for 2001.
In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations". SFAS 143 requires that the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation be recognized in the period in which it is incurred if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. Under SFAS 143, the liability for an asset retirement obligation is discounted and accretion expense is recognized using the credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate in effect when the liability was initially recognized. In addition, disclosure requirements contained in SFAS 143 will provide more information about asset retirement obligations. SFAS 143 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002 with earlier application encouraged. The implementation of this statement will not result in a significant impact to the Company's consolidated financial statements.
In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS 144 , "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets" that supersedes SFAS 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of" but retains SFAS 121 fundamental provisions for (a) recognition/measurement of impairment of long-lived assets to be held and used and (b) measurement of long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale. SFAS No. 144 also supersedes the accounting and reporting provisions of APB 30 ," Reporting the Results of Operations" for segments of a business to be disposed of but retains APB 30's requirement to report discontinued operations separately from continuing operations and extends that reporting to a component of an entity that either has been disposed of or it is classified as held for sale. SFAS 144 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001 and interim periods within this year, with early application encouraged. As SFAS 144 is very similar to SFAS 121, the implementation of this statement did not result in a significant impact to the Company's consolidated financial statements.
In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS 145 "Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13 and Technical Corrections." SFAS 145 rescinds SFAS 4, "Reporting Gains and Losses from Extinguishment of Debt," which required that all gains and losses from extinguishment of debt to be aggregated and classified as an extraordinary item if material. SFAS 145 requires that gains and losses from extinguishment of debt be classified as extraordinary only if they meet criteria in APB 30, thus distinguishing transactions that are part of recurring operations from those that are unusual or infrequent, or that meet the criteria for classification as an extraordinary item. SFAS 145 amends SFAS 13, "Accounting for Leases", to require that lease modifications that have economic effects similar to sale-leaseback transactions be accounted for in the same manner as sale-leaseback transactions. In addition, SFAS 145 rescinds SFAS 44, "Accounting for Intangible Assets of Motor Carriers," and SFAS 64, "Extinguishments of Debt Made to Satisfy Sinking-Fund Requirements," which are not currently applicable to the Company. The provisions of SFAS 145 as
they relate to the rescission of SFAS 4 shall be applied in fiscal year 2003. Certain provisions related to SFAS 13 are effective for transactions occurring after May 15, 2002. The implementation of this statement did not result in a significant impact to the Company's consolidated financial statements.
In June 2002, FASB issued SFAS 146 "Accounting for costs associated with Exit or Disposal Activities". This Statement addresses financial accounting and reporting for costs associated with exit or disposal activities and nullifies Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue 94-3, "Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring)." The principal difference between this Statement and EITF 94-3 relates to its requirements for recognition of a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity. This Statement requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred. Under EITF 94-3, a liability for an exit cost was recognized at the date of an entity's commitment to an exit plan. A fundamental conclusion reached by the Board in this Statement is that an entity's commitment to a plan, by itself, does not create a present obligation to others that meets the definition of a liability. This Statement also establishes that fair value is the objective for initial measurement of the liability. This Statement improves financial reporting by requiring that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized and measured initially at fair value only when the liability is incurred. The accounting for similar events and circumstances will be the same, thereby improving the comparability and representational faithfulness of reported financial information. The provisions of this Statement are effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002, with early application encouraged. The Company does not expect that the adoption of SFAS 146 will have a significant impact on its consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
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Item 19. Exhibits
The following documents are included as exhibits to this annual report:
Exhibit
Number Document
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1 Corporate by-laws, as amended and in effect since October 24, 2002.
2.1 Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, dated as of August
10, 2001, by and among us, Citibank, N.A., as depositary, and the
holders and beneficial owners of ADSs evidenced by ADRs issued
thereunder (incorporated by reference to the Registration
Statement on Form F-6 relating to the ADSs filed on August 20,
2001 (File No. 333-13826)).
2.2 Shareholders' Agreement, dated June 18, 1997, between the State
Government and Southern, relating to the rights and obligations of
owners of our shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to
our Registration Statement on Form 20-F filed on August 13, 2001
(File No. 1-15224).
2.3 Fiscal Agency Agreement, dated November 18, 1996, among us, The
Chase Manhattan Bank, Chase Trust Bank and Chase Manhattan Bank
Luxembourg S.A., relating to US$150,000,000 of our 9.125% Notes
due 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to our
Registration Statement on Form 20-F filed on August 13, 2001 (File
No. 1-15224).
2.4 First Supplemental Fiscal Agency Agreement, dated as of October
11, 2001, among us, The Chase Manhattan Bank, as fiscal agent,
registrar, paying agent and transfer agent, Chase Trust Bank, as
principal paying agent and transfer agent, and Chase Manhattan
Bank Luxembourg S.A., as paying agent and transfer agent relating
to US$150,000,000 of our 9.125% Notes due 2004.
4.1 Contract of Concession for Generating Electric Energy, dated June
10, 1997, between the Federal Government and us, relating to the
provision of electric energy generation services to the public
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Registration
Statement on Form 20-F filed on August 13, 2001 (File No.
1-15224).
4.2 Contract of Concession of Electric Energy Transmission Services,
dated June 10, 1997, between the Federal Government and us,
relating to the transmission of electric energy to the public
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to our Registration
Statement on Form 20-F filed on August 13, 2001 (File No.
1-15224).
4.3 Contracts of Concession of Public Service for Distribution of
Electric Energy, dated June 10, 1997, between the Federal
Government and us, relating to the provision of electric energy
distribution services to the public (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.3 to our Registration Statement on Form 20-F filed on
August 13, 2001 (File No. 1-15224).
4.4 Contract for the Assignment of CRC Account, dated May 31, 1995,
between the State Government and us, relating to amounts due to us
from the State Government (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.4 to our Registration Statement on Form 20-F filed on August 13,
2001 (File No. 1-15224).
4.5 First Amendment to the Contract for the Assignment of CRC Account,
dated January 24, 2001, between the State Government and us,
relating to amounts due to us from the State Government.
4.6 Second Amendment to the Contract for the Assignment of CRC
Account, dated October 14, 2002, between the State Government and
us, relating to amounts due to us from the State Government.
4.7 Third Amendment to the Contract for the Assignment of CRC Account,
dated October 24, 2002, between the State Government and us,
relating to amounts due to us from the State Government.
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Exhibit
Number Document
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4.8 Private Instrument Covering the First Public Issuance of Common
Debentures, dated October 4, 2001, between Planner Corretora de
Valores S.A. and us, relating to the first public issuance of
R$625 million common debentures, divided into two series of the
same class, without guarantee or preference.
4.9 Financing Agreement by Extension of Credit No. 02.2.962.3.1, dated
February 7, 2003, between BNDES and CEMIG and Intervening Third
Parties.
99.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, dated March 25, 2003.
99.2 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, dated March 25, 2003.
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We have omitted from the exhibits filed with or incorporated by reference into this annual report certain instruments and agreements with respect to our long-term debt, none of which authorizes securities in a total amount that exceeds 10% of our total assets. We hereby agree to furnish to the Commission copies of any such omitted instruments or agreements as the Commission requests.
SIGNATURES
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.
COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS
GERAIS - CEMIG
By: /s/ Djalma Bastos de Morais
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Name: Djalma Bastos de Morais
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Date: March 25, 2003
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CERTIFICATIONS
I, Djalma Bastos de Morais, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of CEMIG;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report; and
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report.
/s/ Djalma Bastos de Morais
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Name: Djalma Bastos de Morais
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Date: March 25, 2003
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I, Flavio Decat de Moura, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of CEMIG;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report; and
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report.
/s/ Flavio Decat de Moura
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Name: Flavio Decat de Moura
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: March 25, 2003
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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS
Acesita............................................29 dollars.............................................1
ADRs................................................2 EITF 92-07.........................................48
ADSs................................................2 Eletrobras....................................32, A-1
ALCOA..............................................38 Eletronorte.......................................A-1
American Depositary Receipts........................2 Eletronuclear.....................................A-1
American Depositary Shares..........................2 Eletrosul.........................................A-1
ANA..............................................A-16 Energy Crisis Committee............................51
ANEEL...............................................2 ERM..............................................A-14
Annex V............................................23 ESCELSA..........................................A-13
Annex V Regulations................................92 falencia...........................................22
ASMAE.............................................A-6 FASB...............................................62
average rate.......................................50 FEAM...............................................42
basic transmission network.........................24 Federal Government.............................3, A-1
BNDES.........................................52, A-4 final customers....................................11
Board of Trade of Minas Gerais.....................83 floating market.....................................6
Brazil..............................................1 Forluz.............................................14
Brazilian Corporate Law.............................1 Furnas........................................55, A-1
CBEE...............................................75 Gasmig.............................................22
CCC Account..................................40, A-14 GCE...............................................A-3
CCQ................................................45 GDP...............................................A-2
CDE Account......................................A-14 General Agreement of the Electricity Sector...23, A-4
CEB................................................30 Gerasul...........................................A-1
CEMIG...............................................1 guaranteed return.................................A-7
Central Bank........................................6 GW..................................................2
CERJ.............................................A-13 GWh.................................................2
CESP.............................................A-13 IBAMA........................................42, A-15
CGSE..............................................A-4 IBGE..............................................A-2
CHESF.............................................A-1 IGP-DI..............................................1
cmd................................................40 IGP-M.........................................59, A-7
CNPE..............................................A-6 Infovias...........................................23
Code...............................................93 initial contracts..................................11
COFINS.............................................54 IOF................................................96
commercial market...................................6 IPHAN..............................................42
Commission..........................................1 IPPs.........................................26, A-10
common shares.......................................2 Itaipu.............................................16
Company.............................................1 kW..................................................2
CONAMA.......................................42, A-15 kWh.................................................2
Concessions Law....................................12 LATIBEX............................................81
COPAM..............................................42 MAE...........................................11, A-4
CORDs..............................................43 mandatory dividend amount..........................76
COS................................................43 Market Agreement..................................A-6
CPMF...............................................56 MGI................................................40
CRC Account........................................10 Minas Gerais........................................2
CRC Account Agreement..............................10 MMA..............................................A-15
Cruzado Plan.......................................73 MME...............................................A-1
CVM................................................20 MVA................................................27
CVRD...............................................29 MW..................................................2
DETEL/MG...........................................70 MWh.................................................2
DNAEE..........................................8, A-5
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TECHNICAL GLOSSARY
Gigawatt (GW): One billion watts (1,000,000,000 watts or 1,000 megawatts).
Gigawatt hour (GWh): One gigawatt of power supplied or demanded for one hour, or one billion watt hours.
High Voltage or Tension: A class of nominal system voltages equal to or greater than 100,000 volts and less than 230,000 volts.
Kilovolt (kV): One thousand volts.
Kilowatt (kW): One thousand watts.
Kilowatt hour (kWh): One kilowatt of power supplied or demanded for one hour, or one thousand watt hours.
Megawatt (MW): One million watts.
Megawatt hour (MWh): One megawatt of power supplied or demanded for one hour, or one million watt hours.
Megavolt ampere (MVA): One thousand Volt Amperes.
Substation: An assemblage of equipment that switches and/or changes or regulates the voltage of electricity in a transmission and distribution system.
Volt: The basic unit of electric voltage.
Watt: The basic unit of electrical power.
Annex A
The Brazilian Electricity Sector
Brazilian Electricity System Overview
The Brazilian electricity system consists of two large interconnected systems--one for the South, Southeast and Midwest Regions of Brazil and the other for the North and Northeast Regions--and several small isolated systems in the north and west. The two large systems (which together account for 97% of the capacity in Brazil) are interconnected through a 1,000 MW high-voltage transmission line.
Brazil's abundant hydrological resources are managed through storage reservoirs. It is estimated that Brazil has a hydroelectric power generation potential of 260,000 MW, of which only 25% has been developed.
The table below shows the installed capacity of electric power generation in Brazil's interconnected power system (excluding non-connected systems and self-production capacities), divided into hydroelectric and thermoelectric generation capacity, from 1991 through September 30, 2002 in MW.
Year Hydroelectric Thermoelectric
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1991.................................... 45,808 3,789
1992.................................... 46,995 3,672
1993.................................... 47,834 3,514
1994.................................... 49,136 3,490
1995.................................... 50,582 3,490
1996.................................... 52,266 3,724
1997.................................... 53,664 3,730
1998.................................... 55,519 3,903
1999.................................... 57,724 4,135
2000.................................... 59,452 6,217
2001.................................... 61,044 7,096
2002 (through September 30, 2002)....... 64,090 13,808
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Brazil has an installed capacity in the interconnected power system of
80.9 GW, of which approximately 79% is hydroelectric. The installed capacity
includes half the installed capacity of Itaipu, the largest operating
hydroelectric plant in the world with 12,600 MW of capacity owned equally
between Brazil and Paraguay. The Ministry of Mines and Energy, or MME, has
produced a ten-year expansion plan (2001-2010) under which Brazil's installed
capacity is projected to increase to 110.6 GW by 2010, of which 17% is
projected to be thermoelectric and 83% is projected to be hydroelectric. There
are approximately 190,000 kilometers of transmission lines in Brazil.
Approximately 47% of Brazil's installed generating capacity and 50% of Brazil's high voltage transmission lines are operated by Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A., or Eletrobras, a company owned by the federal government of Brazil, or the Federal Government. Eletrobras has historically been responsible for implementing electric policy, conservation and environmental management programs. It controls four regional subsidiaries responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in the north, northeast and southeast of Brazil: Centrais Eletricas do Norte do Brasil S.A., or Eletronorte; Companhia Hidroeletrica do Sao Francisco, or CHESF; Furnas Centrais Eletricas S.A., or Furnas; and Centrais Eletricas do Sul do Brasil S.A., or Eletrosul (excluding Eletrosul's generation assets that formed Centrais Geradoras do Sul do Brasil S.A., or Gerasul, which was privatized in 1998). As a result of the restructuring of the Brazilian electric sector, however, these federally-owned companies have been changing their roles from regional development utilities to generation and/or transmission companies acting in a competitive market. Eletrobras also controls Eletrobras Termonuclear S.A., or Eletronuclear, a company formed following a partial split-up of Furnas. The
remaining high voltage transmission lines are owned by state-controlled electric power companies. Distribution is conducted by approximately 60 state or local utilities, a majority of which have recently been privatized by the Federal Government or state governments. The privatization program is expected to continue, thus decreasing public ownership of distribution and generation facilities.
Electricity Supply and Demand
Between 1986 and 2001, the consumption of electricity in Brazil grew by approximately 3.7% per year (from 166,734 GWh to 283,798 GWh), the number of consumers increased by approximately 6.2% per year (from 25.6 million to 49.5 million) and the total installed capacity increased by more than 5.5% per year (from 42,619 MW to 77,580 MW). The following table sets forth the growth in Brazil's energy consumption, population and growth rate of the gross domestic product, or GDP, from 1986 through September 30, 2002.
Energy Energy
Consumption Consumption Population
Year (in GWh) (% Growth) GDP Growth (%) (in millions)
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1986................................... 166,734 10.60 7.5 134.7
1987................................... 179,067 7.40 3.5 137.3
1988................................... 187,373 4.64 (0.1) 139.8
1989................................... 196,069 4.64 3.2 142.3
1990................................... 204,440 4.27 (4.3) 147.6
1991................................... 213,483 4.42 0.3 149.9
1992................................... 217,408 1.84 (0.8) 152.2
1993................................... 226,179 4.03 4.2 154.5
1994................................... 231,641 2.41 6.0 156.8
1995................................... 248,693 7.36 4.3 159.0
1996................................... 259,322 4.27 3.6 161.2
1997................................... 276,798 6.74 3.0 163.5
1998................................... 284,709 2.86 0.1 165.7
1999................................... 292,188 2.63 0.8 167.9
2000................................... 305,570 5.22 4.4 170.1
2001................................... 283,798 (7.70) 1.5 172.4
2002 (through September 30, 2002)...... 214,518 (6.00) 0.9 172.4
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Between 1986 and the end of 2001, consumption of electricity in Brazil generally grew at a faster rate than Brazil's GDP, with the exception of 1993 and 1994, during which time labor intensive industries lowered their output. Even in years in which the GDP had negative growth, electricity consumption increased. Overall electricity consumption growth averaged 7.4% per year from 1970 to 2000. According to the 2001 - 2010 Indicated Planning Report from MME, the Brazilian consumption growth rate should reach 5.9% per year for the respective 10-year period. The following table illustrates the forecasted breakdown of the consumption growth rate per region:
Consumption Growth Rate (per year)
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Southeast/
North North Northeast Midwest South Brazilian
Period Isolated(1) Integrated Integrated Integrated Integrated Average
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2000 - 2005....... 9.6% 6.4% 6.5% 5.2% 6.2% 5.7%
2005 - 2010....... 10.1% 10.1% 6.8% 5.4% 6.4% 6.1%
2000 - 2010....... 9.9% 8.2% 6.6% 5.3% 6.3% 5.9%
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The following table provides information relating to the probability of electricity shortfalls in the South, Southeast/Midwest, North and Northeast regions in the coming years:
Probability of Electricity Shortfalls
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Region 2002 2003 2004 2005
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South........................ 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.5
Southeast/Midwest............ 0.4 1.0 0.0 1.6
North........................ 1.0 8.2 1.1 3.7
Northeast.................... 0.4 2.2 4.2 5.2
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The electricity shortfall figures assume the occurrence of substantial capacity additions forecasted in Eletrobras' most recent 10-year plan.
Restrictions and Rationing
Low amounts of rainfall in 2000 and early 2001, as well as vigorous growth in demand for energy, resulted in abnormally low water levels in many reservoirs that are used to power Brazil's major hydroelectric generation facilities. As a response to these conditions, the President of Brazil passed a provisional measure and a decree on May 15, 2001. Provisional Measure No. 2,147 (as updated by Provisional Measure No. 2,152-2 on June 1, 2001) created the Camara de Gestao da Crise de Energia Eletrica (Energy Crisis Committee), or GCE. The GCE enacted its first resolution on May 16, 2001, which provided that electricity distribution concessionaires in the Southeast of Brazil suspend the provision of (i) electricity distribution to new customers (except residential and rural customers); (ii) increased electricity to existing customers; (iii) electric service for events such as festivals, circuses and nighttime sporting events; and (iv) electric service for ornamental or advertising uses. The resolution also called for a 35% minimum reduction in the provision of illumination in public spaces. Presidential Decree No. 3,818 required the Federal Government to reduce its electric power consumption by 15% in May 2001, 25% in June 2001 and 35% by July 1, 2001.
In addition, on May 18, 2001, the Federal Government announced several measures aimed at consumers of electric energy. Power rationing measures were imposed on industrial, commercial and residential customers in the most industrialized and heavily populated areas of Brazil beginning on June 1, 2001. These measures required most residential consumers to reduce their electricity consumption by one-fifth of the average residential consumption during May, June and July 2000. Industrial and commercial consumers were required to reduce their consumption by 15% and 25% of the average consumption for the above mentioned period. The Federal Government also established that residential consumers who failed to reduce their consumption and consumed over 200 kWh per month would be subject to a 50% surcharge applicable to the portion of their consumption between 201 kWh and 500 kWh, and a 200% surcharge applicable to the portion of their consumption that exceeded 500 kWh per month, while residential customers that reduced consumption in excess with the mandated reductions would receive bonuses based on the extent of their reduction in consumption. These payments would be made from funds collected as a result of the surcharges
described above. Consumers of all classes that failed to reduce consumption by the specified amounts would also be subject to power cuts. The power rationing measures ultimately ceased on March 1, 2002.
As a result of the end of the rationing measures, the Federal Government, through Decree No. 4,261 of June 6, 2002, extinguished the GCE and created the Camara de Gestao do Setor Eletrico (the Electricity Sector Management Committee), or CGSE, to replace the GCE as coordinator of the electricity sector revitalization measures, and to give support to the Federal Government with respect to related issues.
Federal Government Actions to Reimburse Electric Utilities
On October 17, 2001, the Federal Government, through Executive Act No. 4, approved by Law No. 10,310 of November 22, 2001, stated that electric utilities will be reimbursed for expenses associated with payment of bonuses to consumers and other related costs that exceeded the surcharges. ANEEL established the procedures and deadlines relating to such reimbursement. Any revisions made by ANEEL to our reimbursement amounts might result in changes to the values used in the financial statements as of December 31, 2001, impacting our future financial results.
Due to the rationing measures, power generation and distribution companies sought guidance regarding the applicability of Annex V to their initial contracts. Annex V to the initial contracts was designed to protect distribution companies from reduced sales volumes and limit the financial burden of generation companies during periods of rationing and provides for a reduction of the amount of energy contracted between distribution companies during rationing periods and upon the occurrence of certain other events. Because of the rainfall shortage, some generation companies could not produce energy at normal rates. As a consequence, they could not deliver the contracted energy, and were obligated to purchase it in the Mercado Atacadista de Energia Eletrica (Wholesale Energy Spot Market), or MAE, at prices significantly higher than the contracted prices.
On December 12, 2001, through Provisional Measure No. 14, approved by Law No. 10,438 on April 26, 2002, the Federal Government authorized the creation of the Acordo Geral do Setor Eletrica, or General Agreement of the Electricity Sector, which is designed to resolve issues related to the Electricity Rationing Plan by providing for compensation for rationing-related losses to generation and distribution companies in Brazil and restoring the economic equilibrium of the concession agreements, which was thrown out of balance during the rationing period.
Under the General Agreement of the Electricity Sector, Annex V to the initial contracts was replaced with an extraordinary rate increase applicable to final customers that would compensate both generators and distributors for rationing-related losses. The rate increase will remain in effect until all recoverable amounts are collected, which we expect will take approximately six and a half years.
In addition, the General Agreement of the Electricity Sector addresses rationing-related Parcel A costs, which each distribution company is permitted to defer and pass through to its customers through an extraordinary rate increase. Parcel A costs are limited by the concession agreements to the cost of purchased power and certain other costs and taxes. ANEEL had granted rate increases to recover a portion of previously deferred Parcel A costs.
The General Agreement of the Electricity Sector also establishes that Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social, (the National Bank for Economic Development), or BNDES will make loans available with respect to 90% of the amounts recoverable under the rate increase up front through loans prior to their recovery through rates. The loans are repayable over the rate increase collection period. On February 3, 2003, we entered into a loan agreement with BNDES in the principal amount of R$396.7 million under which we borrowed R$335 million. See "Item 10. Additional Information--Material Contracts."
Legal and Regulatory Matters
The Federal Government, in recent years, has undertaken extensive reforms in the Brazilian electricity sector. In general terms, these measures have been aimed at placing regulatory authority in the hands of independent agencies, increasing the role of private enterprise (including foreign investors) in electricity generation and distribution and increasing competition in the sector. These developments have resulted in
profound changes in the competitive and regulatory environment in which we operate. It is not possible to predict the over-all impact that these changes will have on us and our results of operations.
Goals of Reform
The Brazilian electricity sector consists primarily of separate generation, transmission, and distribution activities within a few vertically integrated companies traditionally owned by the federal or state governments. During the last four years, many of the state-controlled companies have been privatized in an effort to promote efficiency and competition in the sector. The Federal Government has often declared its goal to convert the publicly owned sector into a private sector.
As part of the Federal Government's attempt to foster private investments, encourage efficiency, reduce its role in the Brazilian energy sector and increase the level of industry competition, a new regulatory system has begun to develop. The goals of the new regulatory system include:
(i) the separation of generation, transmission, distribution and commercialization activities;
(ii) the creation of the MAE;
(iii) the institution of the ONS (as defined below) to ensure optimized dispatch and access to transmission grids;
(iv) the establishment of certain concentration restrictions on ownership within the generation and distribution areas; and
(v) the appointment of BNDES as the sector's "financial agent," particularly to support new generation projects.
Regulatory Agencies
Prior to 1997, the electricity industry in Brazil was comprehensively regulated by the MME, acting through the National Department of Water and Electrical Energy, or DNAEE. The DNAEE had the power to grant concessions for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and played an important role in the rate-setting process. The principal regulatory authority for the sector has now passed to an independent agency, ANEEL, which was created on December 26, 1996 and established in October 1997. ANEEL is responsible for (i) acting on bids and contracts for concessions for electricity generation, transmission and distribution, (ii) determining rate revision methods and for setting rates, (iii) supervising and auditing the activities of electricity concessionaires, (iv) issuing regulations for the electricity sector in accordance with policies and guidelines established by the Federal Government, (v) planning, coordinating and executing water resource studies, (vi) solving administrative disputes among agents for the electric sector, (vii) issuing antitrust regulations and monitoring compliance with antitrust laws and (viii) determining penalties for violations of law and breach of contract.
In the past, the construction of new generation facilities and the level of production permitted to existing facilities were subject to regulation by two committees coordinated by Eletrobras, which included representatives of each of the major concessionary companies, including us. These committees were responsible for preparing and periodically revising plans establishing the number, location, generating capacity and construction schedules of power plants to be built in each region. Supply contracts among the electricity companies within a region were based on an allocation scheme established by the committees.
In 1996, a consortium was selected by the MME and Eletrobras to conduct a study regarding the reform of the electricity sector in Brazil. The objective of such reform was to focus the Federal Government's activities on regulatory matters while transferring operation and investment responsibilities to the private sector, permitting the introduction of competition into the sector.
In August 1997, the Conselho Nacional de Politica Energetica (National Energy Policy Council), or CNPE, was created. The CNPE advises the President of Brazil on the formation of energy policy in order to: (i) promote the rational use of Brazilian energy resources; (ii) assure the supply of energy to remote areas of the country; and (iii) establish rules regulating the use of natural gas, alcohol, coal and thermonuclear energy.
Between 1998 and 1999, three new institutions were created:
(i) the MAE, established by the Federal Government in May 1998 and instituted by the Market Agreement (a standard form agreement that was approved in January 1999 by ANEEL and implemented in August 2000 by Resolution No. 290, that establishes trade rules, allocates costs and provides for dispute resolution mechanisms for market participants);
(ii) the Operador Nacional do Sistema (National System Operator), or ONS, a not-for-profit entity created to coordinate and control generation and transmission operations in the connected system. The objectives and principal responsibilities of the ONS include: planning generation operations; organizing the use of a national interconnected electricity system and international interconnections; guaranteeing access of all agents in the sector to the transmission network in a non-discriminatory manner; and contributing to the expansion of the electricity systems at lower costs with a view toward improved operational conditions in the future; and
(iii) the Administradora de Servicos do Mercado Atacadista de Energia Eletrica (Administrator of Services for the Wholesale Energy Market), or ASMAE, an entity that manages the MAE and that has been, since September 2000, responsible for an Internet-based system that receives energy bids, contracts and meter readings from participating organizations and settles the market. ASMAE also provides the following functions: maintenance of participant information; governance; penalty calculations; pre-billing; and publishing of pricing and trading information through a web portal.
In addition, the management and supervision of the application of the rules of the Market Agreement was carried out by the Executive Committee of the Market Agreement, which is composed of representatives elected by the signatories of the Market Agreement.
Due to problems in ASMAE's administration in connection with disputes regarding the establishment of procedures for accountability and liquidation of transactions conducted in the market, ANEEL, through Resolution No. 162 of April 20, 2001, established that ASMAE functions require authorization and supervision by ANEEL. In addition, ANEEL changed the structure of the ASMAE in relation to its Executive Committee. This was the first intervention of ANEEL in the market.
On May 15, 2001, in response to low amounts of rainfall in 2000 and early 2001, as well as vigorous growth in demand for energy, the Federal Government announced a rationing program and created the GCE. The GCE enacted several measures to resolve the energy crisis. See "Brazilian Electricity System Overview--Restrictions and Rationing."
The measures undertaken by the GCE included commencement of a revitalization process for the power sector. Following the commencement of this process, the Federal Government issued Provisional Measure No. 29 of February 2002, authorizing the creation of a new MAE to replace the ASMAE as administrator of the market. This new MAE was created as a private corporate body to act under the authorization and supervision of ANEEL. This new market, contrary to the previous one, will no longer be self-regulated, as its convention, rules and proceedings will be regulated by ANEEL.
The implementation of the new MAE began on March 1, 2002, through Resolution No. 103 of ANEEL, which authorized the establishment of the new MAE, and Resolution No. 102, which approved the convention of the new MAE but maintained the rights and obligations accrued by the transactions performed under the rules of the previous market (Market Agreement and ANEEL Resolution 290 of August 2000).
Rates
Until early 1993, two important principles dominated the rate-setting process in Brazil: (i) that electric utilities should be guaranteed an annual real rate of return of between 10% and 12%, known as the guaranteed return, on service-related assets included in the rate base and (ii) that the rates charged to each class of customer for electricity should be uniform throughout Brazil, notwithstanding the high costs of distribution to remote areas of the country. In cases where the rates set by the Federal Government resulted in returns below 10% or above 12%, shortfalls or excesses were credited or debited to each company's CRC Account. In general, until 1975, rates were set at levels that afforded the guaranteed return to companies in the sector. From 1975 through early 1993, however, rates were fixed at levels that in nearly all cases did not permit electric utilities to achieve the guaranteed return because the Federal Government sought to use lower rates to combat inflation. The practical effects of this rate-setting and compensation system were significant fluctuations in real terms in the level of rates during the period and a substantial increase in the CRC Account balances of most utilities.
Legislative changes in 1993 abolished the guaranteed return concept and the requirement that electricity rates be uniform throughout Brazil. Instead, each utility was to propose a rate structure based on its particular circumstances for approval by federal regulatory authorities. The proposed rate was to be calculated taking into account the concessionaire's desired level of remuneration as well as, among other things, operating expenditures, including personnel costs, the costs of electricity purchased from other concession companies, certain construction costs, depreciation and amortization charges, taxes other than income taxes and other charges. This legislation abolished the CRC Accounts and permitted concessionaires with positive CRC Account balances to offset such balances against obligations of such concessionaires to the Federal Government, to federal financial institutions and to other concessionaires in the electricity sector. In connection with these regulatory reforms, the authorities granted electric utilities significant real rate increases and established a mechanism for automatic adjustments in rates to take account of inflation.
In July 1997, we signed, with the Federal Government, our concession agreements for generation, transmission and distribution of electric power. These contracts give us the right to use the concessions for twenty years and contain a rate increase clause, based on a price cap formula (formula parametrica).
The price cap formula increases rates for captive customers and is as follows:
Where:
o IRT is the index of adjustment rate;
o VPA represents the Parcel A costs, which are the uncontrolled costs of the company, such as the cost of electricity purchased for resale, costs associated with the use of hydroelectric resources, fuel, contributions to the RGR Fund (a reserve fund created by the Brazilian Congress that provides compensation to electricity companies for certain assets used in connection with their concessions if their concessions are revoked), etc.;
o VPB represents the controlled costs of the company, such as the cost of employees, material, services, etc.;
o IVI adjusts the controlled costs of the company according to the rate of inflation and is based on the Indice Geral de Precos-Mercado (the Brazilian General Market Price Index), or IGP-M, an index similar to the retail price index;
o X is a factor used to measure the productivity of the utility. Depending upon the performance of the utility, this factor may increase or decrease the IVI. This factor is calculated every five years, with the next calculation to occur in 2003; and
o RA is the company's annual revenue.
Beginning in December 1993, however, the Federal Government introduced the Real Plan, which suspended the automatic adjustment process. Instead, rates were frozen and any increases required the approval of Brazil's Ministry of Finance. Rate-setting authority has now passed to ANEEL. In April 1997, we were granted an average increase of 9.75% for sales to distributors and final customers. During 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001, we were granted average increases of 4.54%, 20.73%, 11.83% and 16.49%, respectively. In December 2001, we had an average rate increase of 5.87% to reimburse us for costs relating to rationing. This percentage will be calculated in accordance with costs we incurred during the rationing and is subject to ANEEL's approval.
In August 1998, ANEEL issued new regulations governing distribution
rates. ANEEL has the authority to readjust and review rates in response to
changes in energy purchase costs and market conditions. In readjusting
distribution rates, ANEEL considers the following: (i) costs of electricity
purchased for resale under initial contracts (See "--Competition") and from
Itaipu; (ii) costs of electricity purchased under freely negotiated contracts;
(iii) costs of electricity purchased in the spot market where energy that is
not contracted for under the system of initial contracts and surplus energy
will be purchased and sold; and (iv) certain other charges for transmission
and distribution systems.
Each distribution company's concession agreement also provides for an annual readjustment of rates based on certain regulatory charges, costs of electricity purchased for resale, costs for the use of hydroelectric resources and transmission costs. Rates are also reviewed on average every four years in accordance with a productivity factor known as the "X factor". In addition to ordinary adjustments, the concession agreements provide that extraordinary adjustments may be made if concessionaires experience material costs that were not contemplated at the time of execution of the agreement.
ANEEL has also issued rate regulations that govern access to the transmission system and establish transmission rates. The rates to be paid by distribution companies, generators and independent customers for use of the interconnected systems are established by ANEEL and reviewed annually, taking into account the revenues that are permitted of transmission concessionaires pursuant to their concession agreements. Owners of the different parts of the basic transmission network are to transfer operating control of their facilities to the ONS in return for the receipt of regulated payments linked to availability. Network users, including generation companies, distribution companies and large customers, are to sign contracts with the ONS entitling them to use the basic transmission network in return for payment of published rates. The other parts of the transmission network, which are not part of the basic transmission network, will be made available directly to the interested users by paying specified fees. Transmission charges will be based on the nodal costs calculated according to the long-range incremental costs methodology. Generation companies will pay transmission charges on the basis of the amount of power demand sold to customers. Charges for load will be determined on the basis of maximum use of the transmission system during periods of peak usage.
Open access to the basic national grid is integral to the ongoing
comprehensive reform of the electricity sector. ANEEL considers strict price
regulation of transmission services and non-discriminatory pricing to be
necessary to ensure that open access to the basic national grid is maintained.
To this end, ANEEL issued Resolution No. 167, dated May 31, 2000, establishing
(i) the annual levels of revenue allowed for each transmission facility
integrating the basic grid, (ii) the fee for the use of the basic grid, and
(iii) the value of the connection changes. The basic transmission grid
includes all transmission lines with voltage equal to or higher than 230 kV,
as defined by ANEEL Resolution No. 433 of November 10, 2000. In addition,
certain other unbundled facilities related to transmission must be available
to interested parties at regulated rates as part of open access to the
transmission grid.
In June 2000, ANEEL set the monthly amount of R$3,235.49/MW as the rate for use of the basic transmission network to be applied to initial contracts between the ONS and the distribution companies.
ANEEL increased this rate to R$3,612.19/MW and R$4,774.74/MW in June 2001 and 2002, respectively. In June 2000, ANEEL also set the amount of R$1,755.49/MW as the rate for the transportation of energy from Itaipu to be paid to Furnas by distribution companies that utilize energy from Itaipu. ANEEL increased this rate to R$1,955.38/MW and R$2,110.81/MW in June 2001 and 2002, respectively.
The rates that energy utility companies pay for the purchase of electricity generated by Itaipu are established pursuant to a treaty between Brazil and Paraguay and are denominated in U.S. dollars. As a consequence, Itaipu's rates rise or fall independently of the rates established by federal regulatory authorities for sales by electric utilities. The sale of Itaipu-generated energy does not generate any margin because the rate for such sales is equal to the rate paid by the utility plus sales taxes, with no margin to the utility.
Competition
In an effort to promote increased competition, ANEEL in March 1998 announced limits on the concentration of certain services and activities within the electric power sector. ANEEL updated these limits in July 2000. Under these limits (i) no generation company may own more than 20% of Brazil's installed capacity, 25% of the installed capacity of the south/southeast/central-west region or 35% of the installed capacity of the north/northeast region, (ii) no distribution company may account for more than 20% of Brazil's distribution market, 25% of the south/southeast/central-west market or 35% of the north/northeast market, (iii) no trade company may deal more than 20% of Brazil's final trade energy (consumers), 20% of Brazil's intermediate trade energy (between companies), and 25% of Brazil's total trade market (consumers and companies), and (iv) no distributor may purchase from an affiliated generation company, or itself generate, more than 30% of its captive consumers' total energy requirements (known as the self-dealing limit).
The generation and distribution companies subject to the above limits are companies or consortia that are holders of concessions, permissions or authorizations, as the case may be, to generate or distribute energy, or agents that hold shares in the controlling group of the generation or distribution company. In the case of an agent, the calculation of such limits is based on the number of common shares of the company owned by the agent. In the case of a limited liability company, the calculation is based on the participation of the agent in the capital of the company.
The self dealing limit does not apply (i) to energy contracted under the initial contracts, (ii) to energy produced by small hydroelectric plants, alternative sources and co-generation facilities and (iii) distribution concessionaires with a market that does not exceed 300 GWh/year. Furthermore, with respect to computation of energy amounts for purposes of the self dealing limit, energy produced by the following entities shall not be considered until 2012: (i) thermoelectric plants that began operating in 2001 or 2002; and (ii) hydroelectric plants which have been authorized by ANEEL to begin production after December 31, 2002, but that actually began operating in 2001 or 2002. In addition, with respect to computation of energy amounts for purposes of the self dealing limit, energy produced by thermoelectric plants that are included in the Programa Prioritario de Energia (Thermoelectric Priority Program) that begin operating prior to December 31, 2004 shall not be considered until 2014.
In May 1998, the Federal Government established the MAE, in accordance with the Market Agreement. After some difficulties with the implementation of the MAE, ANEEL extinguished ASMAE and altered certain ASMAE rules (see "--Regulatory Agencies"). The terms of this agreement were approved by ANEEL in January 1999. The following entities are required to participate in the MAE: (i) generation companies with installed capacity of 50 MW or more; (ii) distribution and retail companies with annual sales of 300 GWh/year or more; and (iii) companies that import or export 50 MW or more of electricity. Other generation, distribution and import/export companies are permitted to participate in the market on a voluntary basis.
During a transition period (1998 - 2005), purchases and sales of energy in the MAE will occur pursuant to bilateral contracts and initial contracts that specify contract prices and volumes approved by ANEEL for their entire duration and replace the former system of supply contracts. The purpose of the transition period is to permit the gradual introduction of competition into the sector and to protect market participants against exposure to potentially volatile spot prices. ANEEL has established the quantities and
voltages to be supplied under initial contracts in 2000 and 2001. The quantities and voltages to be supplied in 2002 will equal the amounts supplied in 2001.
From 2003 to 2005, the volume of electricity allowed to be purchased and sold pursuant to the initial contracts will be reduced by 25% per year. The deregulated energy will be bought and sold by distribution concessionaires through public auctions in accordance with Federal Law No. 10,438, dated April 26, 2002, Federal Law No. 10,604, dated December 17, 2002, and Decree No. 4,562, dated December 31, 2002. Deregulated energy that is not bought or sold through public auction may be bought or sold through power purchase agreements with terms of less than 6 months. Deregulated energy that is not bought or sold through public auction or limited term power purchase agreements with limited terms may be purchased on the MAE. During this period, the total amount of energy bought or sold pursuant to public auction or limited term power purchase agreements may not exceed 5% of the electric energy market of public service concessionaires in any given month.
In order to avoid exposing final customers to the volatility of market prices, ANEEL's legislation provides that distributors must have 95% of the energy they contract to final customers guaranteed by energy from their own plants or power purchase agreements. Furthermore, 85% of the energy guaranteed by power purchase agreements must be guaranteed by power purchase agreements with terms not less than two years. The rules of the MAE do not apply to electricity generated by Itaipu. Itaipu power is purchased through specific contracts between the concessionaires operating in the south/southeast/central-west interconnected system and Furnas or Eletrosul.
The MAE is responsible for registering long-term power purchase agreements entered into among agents that participate in the MAE. Any difference between the volume of contracted energy registered with the MAE and the energy actually purchased or sold will be accounted for using the MAE spot price. The MAE spot price is defined, in accordance with MAE rules that are approved by ANEEL, by a pricing methodology that considers various factors including transmission restrictions and loss factors. By having its long-term power purchase agreements registered at the MAE, each distributor assures that purchases of electric energy necessary to fulfill its obligations will be made at a fixed price, thus avoiding market volatility (expect with respect to any differences between the volume of energy registered and energy actually purchased or sold).
In addition, the MAE is responsible for transactions involving short-term energy purchases to be conducted in the spot market. In the spot market, agents that are authorized by ANEEL to sell energy in the MAE will negotiate prices for energy that is not covered by their long-term contracts.
The implementation of the above-referenced model required changes in the Brazilian legal system then in force. New rules were then issued and a new player in the Brazilian power sector, the Independent Power Producer, or IPP, was introduced and a transition period prior to the total deregulation of the Brazilian electric energy market was initiated.
During the above-mentioned period, the market is progressively being deregulated. To that end, the concept of "free consumers" (the equivalent of CEMIG's "free customers") has been introduced which currently consists of those consumers that: (i) have a minimum load of 3 MW, supplied at a voltage of 69 kV or above; or (ii) have been connected after July 8, 1995 and have a minimum load of 3 MW, regardless of the voltage; or (iii) have a minimum load of 0.5 MW regardless of the voltage, provided that they acquire energy of the so-called "PCH" (a small hydro power generator). Free consumers bear such a designation because they are not restricted to only acquiring energy from public services concessionaires, but may also opt to acquire energy from an IPP or any other source.
The implementation of the above-referenced model will make possible direct sales of electricity between IPPs and consumers through the interconnected power system, regardless of their location.
To encourage private participation in the electricity sector, new regulations provide for the establishment of "authorized free market retailers" (agentes comercializadores). Authorized free market retailers may include generation companies wishing to sell energy directly to final customers, distribution and retail concessionaires acting outside their concession areas and independent retailers or brokers.
As part of the power sector revitalization program initiated by the GCE, which was replaced by the CGSE, on July 6, 2002, a number of measures are being proposed, some for immediate implementation and others to be submitted for public hearing. These proposed measures are included in Progress Report No. 4 issued by the GCE and generally relate to the following topics:
o normalization of electric sector performance (including the MAE restructuring);
o improvement of the market (including redefining submarkets);
o expansion of the amount of energy offered (including improving value, environmental licensing and regulation of public sale);
o monitoring the trustworthiness of the energy supply (including contracting for back-up generation capacity);
o transmission (including revising transmission rates);
o energy policy (including treatment of alternative energy sources and gas fired thermoelectric plants);
o rate policy (including avoiding antitrust violations); and
o improvement of the MME and ONS (including improving basic grid procedures and reorganizing the MME).
Concessions
The Brazilian Constitution provides that the development, use and sale of electricity may be undertaken directly by the Federal Government or indirectly through the granting of concessions and authorizations. Companies or consortia seeking to construct or operate a generation, transmission or distribution facility in Brazil are required to apply for a concession from ANEEL. Concessions grant exclusive rights to generate, transmit or distribute electricity in a particular area for a specified period of time, generally 35 years for new generation concessions and 30 years for new transmission and distribution concessions.
The Power Sector Law addressed the question of renewal of existing concessions by providing that existing concessions could be extended for the following periods: (i) for generation concessionaires, 20 years beginning from the end of the present concession or 35 years for generation plants that had not yet been completed; (ii) for distribution concessions, (a) up to 20 years (beginning July 8, 1995) or (b) for a period equal to the longest remaining period in respect of the concessions to be regrouped (whichever is the longest); and (iii) for transmission concessions, the same period as the generation or distribution concessions relating thereto. Existing concessions may be extended provided that applications for extension were (i) made within specified time periods from the enactment of the Power Sector Law, (ii) accepted by the Federal Government, and (iii) formalized by a new concession agreement. Concessions for projects which are delayed may be extended for the period necessary for the amortization of the investment (but in no event more than 35 years) as long as a completion plan is provided and an undertaking given that at least one-third of the funding will be provided by the private sector.
Pursuant to Decree No. 1717/95, in order to renew a concession, a request for the renewal of a concession must be submitted to ANEEL and must be accompanied by a statement of costs for exploiting the concession and documents which evidence the legal, technical, financial and administrative qualifications of the concessionaire. In addition, the concessionaire must show full compliance with its obligations to public entities, fiscal obligations, social security obligations and obligations arising from other agreements made with entities of the Federal Public Administration and/or from the rendering of electric energy services. The concessionaire is also required to pay compensation for the exploitation of hydroelectric resources.
Brazil's legislation requires that the granting of any public utility concession be preceded by a public bidding process. Whenever a concession is up for bid, ANEEL will publish an edital (request for bid), or RFB. The RFB must contain certain information, including: (i) the purpose of the concession, its duration and goals; (ii) a description of the qualifications required for the adequate performance of the services covered by the concession; (iii) the deadlines for submission of bids; (iv) the criteria used for selection of the winning bidder; and (v) a list of the documents required to establish the bidder's technical, financial and legal capacities. Companies interested in bidding for the concession must submit their proposals in accordance with the RFB, including a detailed description of the company's commercial plan. Companies may submit proposals either individually or in consortia. ANEEL determines a winning bid based on, generally, the largest payment to the Federal Government in consideration for receipt of the concession, and, in the case of bids for distribution or transmission projects, ANEEL's determination is generally based on the lowest transmission or distribution rates.
Concessionaires may not transfer, sell or assign certain assets without the prior written consent of ANEEL. The purchase and sale of energy by the "authorized free market retailers," the import and export of energy and the trade of exceeding energy by the self power producers, or SPPs are subject to prior approval by ANEEL. Spin-offs, consolidations, mergers and reorganizations of concessionaires require prior approval from ANEEL. Concessionary companies may use public land or subject private property necessary for the development of a project to condemnation proceedings.
The development of hydroelectric plants by an IPP or an SPP requires a concession only if the project will have installed capacity in excess of 1 MW in the case of an IPP or 10 MW in the case of an SPP. Simplified procedures apply to all other cases, including thermoelectric plants.
Since 1995, controlling interests in distribution and generation companies previously owned by the Federal Government through Eletrobras, and in state-controlled distribution companies, have been sold to private investors. Certain state governments have also sold minority interests in major distribution companies in the same period. See "--Privatization."
Role of the Private Sector
Various legislative and constitutional initiatives in 1995 gave rise to substantial changes in the regulatory framework governing the Brazilian electricity sector. The Brazilian Federal Constitution was amended to permit any Brazilian company to become a concessionaire in the electricity sector (regardless of the nationality of the company's shareholders). A federal law on public concessions (in the electricity and other sectors) required the renewal of most existing concessions and required that the granting of new concessions for public utility services be preceded by a public bidding process. New federal legislation relating specifically to the electricity sector opened the sector permitting IPPs to generate and sell electricity for their own account to certain categories of customers, permitting certain customers to purchase electricity from any power supplier and requiring that suppliers and large consumers be given open access (for a fee) to the distribution and transmission systems of concessionaires that are included in the basic transmission network.
The Power Sector Law introduced the concept of the IPP. An IPP is a legal entity or consortium of legal entities holding a concession or authorization to generate and sell power to: (i) concessionaires; (ii) an existing customer with a demand of at least 3 MW supplied at a voltage level equal to or greater than 69 kV; (iii) a new consumer with a demand of at least 3 MW supplied at any voltage; (iv) groups of consumers subject to agreement with the local distribution concessionaire; (v) consumers who do not receive supply within a certain period from a local distribution concessionaire; and (vi) industrial or commercial consumers to which the IPP also provides the steam that results from the co-generation process.
Pursuant to the Power Sector Law, IPPs are subject to specific operating and commercial rules and, in many cases, to pricing established pursuant to the rules issued by relevant government authorities. The Power Sector Law also provides for the formation of consortia with a view to generating power for public utilities, for the exclusive use of consortium members, for independent power production or for any one or more of these, in each case governed by applicable rules.
The Power Sector Law also mandates that, in order to receive extensions for distribution concessions, companies must "regroup" their facilities according to certain technical and economic principles and obtain consolidated concessions in accordance with those principles. The Federal Government published regulations clarifying the concept of "regrouping" in Decree No. 1717/95 on November 24, 1995. Pursuant to Decree No. 1717/95, each distribution concessionaire was required to submit its "regrouped" distribution concession to ANEEL by July 8, 1996. We submitted our "regrouped" distribution concession to ANEEL on a timely basis and were informed that they agreed with our plan. In our proposal, we regrouped our existing distribution concessions into four large groups, each designed to be independently economically feasible and all expected to have similar profitability.
Privatization
Since 1995, a number of federal and state electric utilities have been privatized. The Federal Government has disposed of its indirect controlling interests in:
o Espirito Santo Centrais Eletricas S.A., or ESCELSA, the power distribution company for the State of Espirito Santo (1995);
o LIGHT Servicos de Eletricidade S.A., one of the power distribution companies for the State of Rio de Janeiro (1996); and
o Gerasul, a generation company formed from the generation assets of Eletrosul, a subsidiary of Eletrobras (1998).
The subsidiaries of Eletrobras included in the Programa Nacional de Desestatizacao (the Brazilian National Privatization Program) are the generating companies Furnas, CHESF and Eletronorte, and distribution companies Companhia Energetica do Piaui S.A.--CEPISA, Centrais Eletricas de Rondonia S.A.--CERON, Centrais Eletricas do Estado do Acre--ELETROACRE and Companhia Energetica de Alagoas--CEAL.
Electric utility privatizations have also been occurring at the state level as follows:
o The State of Rio de Janeiro disposed of its controlling interest in Companhia de Eletricidade do Rio de Janeiro, or CERJ, a power distribution company (1996);
o The State Government sold a minority stake in CEMIG to a consortium of strategic investors (1997);
o The State of Bahia sold a minority stake in Companhia de Eletricidade do Estado da Bahia (a distribution company) to a consortium of strategic investors (1997);
o The State of Rio Grande do Sul sold its indirect interest in two distribution companies (1997);
o The State of Mato Grosso do Sul and Eletrobras sold a majority interest in Empresa Energetica de Mato Grosso do Sul S.A. (the distribution company in the state) (1997);
o Companhia Energetica de Sao Paulo, or CESP (the Sao Paulo state-controlled power company), the State of Sao Paulo, Companhia Paulista de Administracao de Ativos--CPA, Nossa Caixa Nosso Banco and Banco do Estado de Sao Paulo S.A. sold a majority interest in Companhia Paulista de Forca e Luz (1997);
o The State of Sao Paulo sold its controlling interest in Eletricidade de Sao Paulo S.A., a distribution company (1998);
o CESP sold its controlling interest in Eletricidade e Servicos S.A., a distribution company (1998);
o CESP sold its controlling interest in Companhia de Geracao de Energia Eletrica Tiete (1999); and
o CESP sold its controlling interest in Companhia de Geracao de Energia Eletrica Paranapanema (1999).
Several other distribution companies have also been sold.
o Companhia Energetica do Rio Grande do Norte, Centrais Eletricas Matogrossenses S.A. and Empresa Energetica de Sergipe S.A. (1997);
o Companhia Energetica do Ceara, Centrais Eletricas do Para S.A. and Empresa Bandeirante de Energia (1998); and
o Companhia Energetica de Pernambuco, Companhia Energetica do Maranhao and Sociedade Anonima de Eletrificacao de Paraiba (2000).
Regulatory Charges
Electricity companies are compensated for certain assets used in connection with a concession if the concession is revoked or is not renewed. In 1971, the Brazilian Congress created the RGR Fund, a reserve fund designed to provide funds for such compensation. In February 1999, ANEEL revised the assessment of the RGR fee requiring public-sector electricity companies to make monthly contributions to the RGR Fund at an annual rate equal to 2.5% of assets in service, not to exceed 3% of total operating revenues in any year. See Note 17(a) to our consolidated financial statements. In recent years, virtually no concession, once the related concession agreement has been entered into, has been revoked or failed to be renewed, and the RGR Fund has been used principally to finance generation and distribution projects. The RGR Fund is scheduled to be terminated in 2010, which should result in rate reductions for customers.
The Federal Government has imposed a fee on IPPs similar to the fee levied on public-sector generation companies in connection with the RGR Fund. IPPs are required to make contributions to the Fundo de Uso de Bem Publico (Public Use Fund), or UBP Fund, for five years from the date that they receive their concessions. Eletrobras will receive the UBP Fund payments until December 31, 2002. All subsequent payments to the UBP Fund will be paid directly to the Federal Government.
Distribution companies are required to contribute to the Conta de Consumo de Combustivel (Fuel Usage Quota Account), or CCC Account. The CCC Account was created in 1973 to generate financial reserves to cover fossil fuel costs in thermal power plants in the event of a rainfall shortage, which would require increased use of thermal plants. Thermal power plants have higher marginal operating costs than hydroelectric plants. Each electricity company is required to contribute annually to the CCC Account. The annual contributions are calculated on the basis of estimates of the cost of fuel needed by the thermal power plants in the succeeding year. Eletrobras administers the CCC Account. The CCC Account, in turn, reimburses electricity companies for a substantial portion of the fuel costs of their thermal power plants.
In February 1998, the Federal Government provided for the gradual elimination of the CCC Account. Subsidies from the CCC Account will be phased out over a three-year period beginning in 2003 for thermal power plants constructed prior to February 1998. Thermal power plants constructed after that date will not be entitled to subsidies from the CCC Account. Protection from hydrological risk for centrally dispatched hydrogenerators is now provided through an Energy Reallocation Mechanism, or ERM. The ERM will ensure that, under normal operating conditions, hydrogenerators will receive the income associated with their assured energy entitlement by allocating generation from those in surplus to those in deficit.
In April 2002, the Federal Government created the Conta de Desenvolvimento Energetico (Energy Development Account), or CDE Account. The CDE Account was created to improve the development of energy utilities in the states and to promote alternative sources of energy. CDE Account resources are derived from (i) Uso de Bem Publico--UBP (Public Asset Use Fund), (ii) penalties imposed by ANEEL and (iii) a
percentage of the annual payment due by agents that transact with final consumers. Among other things, CDE Account resources are used to cover the fuel usage quota in certain thermoelectric plants. Eletrobras administers the CDE Account, which shall last for 25 years.
All hydroelectric utilities in Brazil are required to pay fees to Brazilian states and municipalities for the use of hydrological resources. Such amounts are based on the amount of energy generated by each utility and are paid to the states and municipalities where the plant or the plant's reservoir is located.
ANEEL also charges a fee to agents and concessionaires that render electric energy services. This fee is known as "TFSEE--Taxa de Fiscalizacao de Servicos de Energia Eletrica" ("Fee for the Supervision of Electric Energy Services"), or TFSEE. The TFSEE was created pursuant to Federal Law No. 9,427, dated December 26, 1996, and is equivalent to 0.5% of the annual economic benefit realized by the agent or concessionaire. Determination of "economic benefit" is based on the installed capacity of authorized generation and transmission concessionaires or the annual billings of distribution concessionaires.
Environmental Regulations
Environmental issues can significantly impact our operations. For example, large hydroelectric power plants can cause the flooding of considerable areas of land and relocation of large populations. The Brazilian Constitution gives federal, state and municipal governments power to enact laws designed to protect the environment and to issue regulations under such laws. While the Federal Government has the power to promulgate general environmental regulations, state governments have the power to enact more stringent environmental regulations.
The Sistema Nacional do Meio Ambiente (the National Environmental System), or SISNAMA, was created to protect the Brazilian environment. SISNAMA is comprised of: a governing body (Government Board); a consulting and decision-making body, Conselho Nacional de Meio Ambiente (the Brazilian National Environmental Council), or CONAMA; a central body, Ministerio do Meio Ambiente (the Ministry of the Environment), or MMA; an executive body, Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renovaveis (the Brazilian Institute for Environment and Renewable Natural Resources), or IBAMA; and a number of sectoral and local bodies. The bodies deserving special attention are CONAMA and IBAMA. CONAMA conducts studies and assists and advises the Government Board on government policy directives for environment and natural resources, and the resolution, within the scope of its duties, of rules and regulations applicable to the Brazilian environment. IBAMA enforces the National Environmental Policy and inspects, controls and supports the use of natural resources.
Law No. 6,938, dated August 31, 1981, is known as the National Environmental Policy Act and regulates civil liability for damages caused to the environment. This liability has an objective nature and, besides being strict, it has also expanded the list of liable parties, adopting the principle of joint and several liability. Irrespective of fault, the demonstration of the cause-effect relationship between damage caused and action or inaction is sufficient to create an obligation by the contaminating party to redress environmental damage. Moreover, compliance with environmental licenses does not rule out civil liability.
Activities that damage the environment may also lead to criminal and administrative penalties, provided for in Law No. 9,605, dated February 12, 1998 (Environmental Crimes Act). The effects of the Environmental Crimes Act apply to any person, whether an individual or legal entity, who, by any means, contributes to environmental damage, to the extent of his/her fault. In 1999, Decree No. 3,179 was enacted, establishing the applicable administrative penalties for conduct and activities damaging the environment and the regulations under the Environmental Crimes Act. The Decree establishes penalties that can reach a maximum of R$50 million.
Law No. 9,433 of January 8, 1997 created the Politica Nacional de Recursos Hidricos (National Water Resources Policy), which is organized considering Brazil's hydrographic basins. The National Water Resources Policy is implemented by governmental and non-governmental agencies and it relates to the use of water for, among other things, wildlife, navigation, fishing and hydroelectric generation.
The right to use federal water is granted by the Agencia Nacional de Aguas (National Water Agency), or ANA, created by Law No. 9,984, dated July 17, 2000, and regulated by Decree No. 3,692, dated December 19, 2000, in collaboration with ANEEL. Besides granting these rights, ANA also regulates and supervises the use of federal water resources and implements the collection of the fees for water usage, under a 0.75% rate upon the value of the generated energy. Permission for use of non-federal water resources must be obtained from relevant state water/environmental agencies.
In order to build a hydroelectric power plant, Brazilian electricity companies must comply with a number of environmental safeguards. First, an environmental impact assessment study must be prepared by outside experts who make recommendations as to how to minimize the impact of the plant on the environment. The study, together with a special environmental impact assessment report on the project prepared by the company, is then submitted to federal or state governmental authorities for analysis and approval. The project undergoes a three-stage licensing process, which includes a provisional license indicating the environmental feasibility of the project, an installation license to begin construction and an operation license to operate the facility. Environmental licenses must also be obtained in order to enlarge a facility or install new equipment in a facility. Pursuant to CONAMA Resolution No. 279, dated June 27, 2001, a simplified licensing process may be used for undertakings that are not deemed to have a large environmental impact. In addition to hydroelectric plants, this simplified procedure is also applicable to thermoelectric plants, transmission lines and similar facilities as well as alternative energy undertakings.
Facilities considered to have a significant impact on the environment are required by law to allocate a minimum of 0.5% of their total investment costs to the creation of environmental preservation areas.
The amendments to the Brazilian Forestry Code (Law No. 4,771, dated September 15, 1965), introduced by Provisional Measure No. 2,166-67, may impact the economic viability of certain hydroelectric undertakings. Per the Brazilian Forestry Code, the land surrounding water reservoirs, whether natural or man-made, is considered a permanent preservation area. This means that the removal of surrounding vegetation without the previous environmental authorization can result in criminal and administrative penalties. The Provisional Measure No. 2,166-67 amendments require the operator to acquire or expropriate such surrounding areas. The dimensions of the area that must be permanently preserved are set forth in CONAMA Resolution No. 302, dated March 20, 2002, and may consist of an area measuring from 15 to 100 meters around the reservoir.
Every legal entity that is involved in activities that have polluting effects, or the potential for polluting effects, or that involve products that are considered hazardous to the environment, must register with IBAMA. Registration with the IBAMA involves quarterly payment of the Taxa de Controle e Fiscalizacao Ambiental - TCFA (Environmental Inspection and Control Fee), which amounts to approximately R$225,000. Non-payment of the fee may result in substantial fines.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Document
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1 Corporate by-laws, as amended and in effect since October 24, 2002.
2.1 Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, dated as of August
10, 2001, by and among us, Citibank, N.A., as depositary, and the
holders and beneficial owners of ADSs evidenced by ADRs issued
thereunder (incorporated by reference to the Registration
Statement on Form F-6 relating to the ADSs filed on August 20,
2001 (File No. 333-13826)).
2.2 Shareholders' Agreement, dated June 18, 1997, between the State
Government and Southern, relating to the rights and obligations of
owners of our shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to
our Registration Statement on Form 20-F filed on August 13, 2001
(File No. 1-15224)).
2.3 Fiscal Agency Agreement, dated November 18, 1996, among us, The
Chase Manhattan Bank, Chase Trust Bank and Chase Manhattan Bank
Luxembourg S.A., relating to US$150,000,000 of our 9.125% Notes
due 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to our
Registration Statement on Form 20-F filed on August 13, 2001 (File
No. 1-15224)).
2.4 First Supplemental Fiscal Agency Agreement, dated as of October
11, 2001, among us, The Chase Manhattan Bank, as fiscal agent,
registrar, paying agent and transfer agent, Chase Trust Bank, as
principal paying agent and transfer agent, and Chase Manhattan
Bank Luxembourg S.A., as paying agent and transfer agent relating
to US$150,000,000 of our 9.125% Notes due 2004.
4.1 Contract of Concession for Generating Electric Energy, dated June
10, 1997, between the Federal Government and us, relating to the
provision of electric energy generation services to the public
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Registration
Statement on Form 20-F filed on August 13, 2001 (File No.
1-15224)).
4.2 Contract of Concession of Electric Energy Transmission Services,
dated June 10, 1997, between the Federal Government and us,
relating to the transmission of electric energy to the public
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to our Registration
Statement on Form 20-F filed on August 13, 2001 (File No.
1-15224)).
4.3 Contracts of Concession of Public Service for Distribution of
Electric Energy, dated June 10, 1997, between the Federal
Government and us, relating to the provision of electric energy
distribution services to the public (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.3 to our Registration Statement on Form 20-F filed on
August 13, 2001 (File No. 1-15224)).
4.4 Contract for the Assignment of CRC Account, dated May 31, 1995,
between the State Government and us, relating to amounts due to us
from the State Government (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.4 to our Registration Statement on Form 20-F filed on August 13,
2001 (File No. 1-15224)).
4.5 First Amendment to the Contract for the Assignment of CRC Account,
dated January 24, 2001, between the State Government and us,
relating to amounts due to us from the State Government.
4.6 Second Amendment to the Contract for the Assignment of CRC
Account, dated October 14, 2002, between the State Government and
us, relating to amounts due to us from the State Government.
4.7 Third Amendment to the Contract for the Assignment of CRC Account,
dated October 24, 2002, between the State Government and us,
relating to amounts due to us from the State Government.
4.8 Private Instrument Covering the First Public Issuance of Common
Debentures, dated October 4, 2001, between Planner Corretora de
Valores S.A. and us, relating to the first public issuance of
R$625 million common debentures, divided into two series of the
same class, without guarantee or preference.
4.9 Financing Agreement by Extension of Credit No. 02.2.962.3.1, dated
February 7, 2003, between BNDES and CEMIG and Intervening Third
Parties. 99.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated March 25, 2003. 99.2
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, dated March 25, 2003.
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99.1 Certificate of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, dated March 25, 2003.
99.2 Certificate of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, dated March 25, 2003.
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Exhibit 1
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE
MINAS GERAIS - CEMIG
BY-LAWS
CHAPTER I
The company's name, incorporation, object, head office and duration
Art. 1 - Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais - CEMIG, incorporated on May 22, 1952 as a partly state-owned joint stock company, shall be governed by the present By-laws and by applicable legislation and which has as its corporate purpose to construct and operate generation, transformation, transmission and distribution systems and to trade electric power and related services which have been or shall be granted to it, by any legal title, or to any company in which it is the controlling stockholder; to develop activities in any of the different fields of energy, in any of their sources, with a view to economical and commercial activity through building and operating, among other things, generation, transmission and distribution systems for electric power; to render consulting services within its operating range to companies in Brazil and abroad; to perform activities directly or indirectly related to its corporate purposes; to promote the perpetuation of waterways that constitute the hydrographic basins in Minas Gerais state, in which there is or there will be hydroelectric utilization; and still, the incorporation of new associated and subsidiary companies that have, in each
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case, such purposes in accordance with State Laws No. 828, dated December 14, 1951, No. 8.655, dated September 18, 1984, and No. 12.653, dated October 23, 1997.
Art. 2 - The Company will have its headquarters and administrative offices in the city of Belo Horizonte, Capital of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, and may open offices, representations and any other establishments in Brazil, upon authority from the Board of Executive Officers.
Art. 3 - The Company's duration is indefinite.
CHAPTER II
The capital stock and shares
Art. 4 - The Company's capital stock is R$1,621,538,190.25 (one billion, six hundred and twenty one million, five hundred and thirty eight thousand, one hundred and ninety reais and twenty five centavos), represented by:
a) 70,874,167,923 (seventy billion, eight hundred and seventy four million, one hundred and sixty seven thousand, nine hundred and twenty three ) nominative common shares, par value R$ 0.01 each; and
b) 91,279,651,102 (ninety one billion, two hundred and seventy nine million, six hundred and fifty one thousand, one hundred and two ) nominative preferred shares, par value R$ 0.01 each.
Sole paragraph - The right to vote will be reserved exclusively to the common shares and each share will bear the right of one vote during stockholders' meetings.
Art. 5 - The preferred shares will have preference in case of reimbursement of shares and will be entitled to annual minimum dividends equal to the greater of the following:
a) 10% (ten percent) of par value per share; or
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b) 3% (three percent) of the book value per share.
Sole paragraph - The creation, at any time, of negotiable securities known as Founders' Shares is prohibited.
Art. 6 - Common shares and preferred shares will have the same conditions for distribution of dividends.
Sole paragraph - The capitalization of the monetary correction of the capital stock shall depend on the decision of a General Meeting, but shall always be obligatory when required by article 297, Law No. 6.404, dated December 15, 1976.
Art. 7 - In fiscal years that the Company does not obtain enough profit to pay dividends to its stockholders, the State of Minas Gerais shall guarantee the payment to all private holders of the Company's capital stock of a minimum dividend of 6% (six percent) of par value per annum, according to article 9, State Law No. 828, dated December 14, 1951, and article 1, State Law No. 8.796, dated April 29, 1985.
Art. 8 - The State of Minas Gerais' subscribed capital, which shall constitute the majority of voting shares, shall be paid according to current law. The capital subscribed by other stockholders either natural persons or corporations shall be paid in as stipulated by the General Meeting which deliberates the matter.
Section 1 - In order to carry out the decisions made in a General Meeting, the Board of Executive Officers may temporarily halt, in accordance with current law, stockholder transfer and registering services.
Section 2 - Stockholders shall have priority in the subscription of capital increases and in the issuance of Company securities, in accordance with applicable law. However, priority shall not be granted when capital increase is paid in with tax incentive resources, in observance of the provision in Sole paragraph of article 172, Law No. 6.404, dated December 15, 1976.
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CHAPTER III
The General Meeting
Art. 9 - The Annual General Shareholders' Meeting shall be held, ordinarily, within the first 4 (four) months of the fiscal year, for the purposes stipulated by law, and extraordinarily whenever necessary, and shall be called with at least 15 (fifteen) days prior notice, in each case according to applicable legal procedures with respect to summons, convocation and deliberations.
Art. 10 - The General Meeting, either annual or extraordinary, shall be presided by a stockholder elected by the General Meeting, from among those present, who shall indicate one or more secretaries.
CHAPTER IV
The company administration
Art. 11 - The company administration shall be performed by a Board of Directors and by a Board of Executive Officers.
Section I
The Board of Directors
Art. 12 - The Company Board of Directors shall be comprised of 11 (eleven) members and the same number of alternates, among whom one shall be its Chairperson and another its Vice-Chairperson, both elected and removable from office at any time by the General Meeting, for a term of 3 (three) years, and may be reelected.
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Section 1 - The alternate directors shall replace the respective incumbent directors in their eventual absences and impediments and, in case of vacancy, until a replacement is elected.
Section 2 - The global or individual amount for remuneration of the Board of Directors shall be determined by the General Meeting which elected them according to current law.
Section 3 - It is guaranteed to minority stockholders the right to elect at least 1 (one) member of the Board of Directors.
Art. 13 - In case of vacancy in the Board of Directors, the next following Extraordinary General Meeting shall proceed to elect a new member for the period that remained for the previous Director.
Sole paragraph - In the case of a vacancy, the minority stockholders shall elect the new member of the Board of Directors, if the previous one had been elected by it.
Art. 14 - The Board of Directors shall meet ordinarily every 2 (two) months and, extraordinarily, by summons of its Chairperson, of its Vice-Chairperson, of one third of its members or when requested by the Board of Executive Officers and shall deliberate, validly, with the presence of a majority of its members.
Section 1 - The Board of Directors' meetings shall be summoned by its Chairperson or its Vice-Chairperson, upon written notice forwarded with anticipation of 5 (five) days, including the list of items to be deliberated. In case of urgent need, the Board of Directors meetings may be summoned by its Chairperson without observance of the above-mentioned notice period.
Section 2 - The Board of Directors' deliberations shall be decided by the majority of the votes by present Directors, being the Chairperson's role, in case of a tie, to cast the tie-breaking vote.
Art. 15 - It is for the Chairperson of the Board of Directors to grant a license to its members, and it is for the other members to grant a license to the Chairperson.
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Art. 16 - The Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson of the Board of Directors shall be chosen by their colleagues, in the first meeting of the Board of Directors following the election of its members, it being the Vice-Chairperson's role to replace the Chairperson in his absences or impediments.
Art. 17 - The Board of Directors shall be responsible:
a) to establish the general orientation for the Company's business;
b) to elect and dismiss the executive officers of the Company, under the rules of present By-laws;
c) to deliberate, prior to their signatures, on the contracts between the Company and any of its stockholders or any enterprise that has the control over the latter, or are controlled by the latter, or has their joint control;
d) to deliberate, by proposition from the Board of Executive Officers, on the sale or mortgage of the Company's fixed assets, as well as on the Company's granting guarantees to third parties, with the individual value equal to or greater than R$5,000,000.00 (five million reais);
e) to deliberate, by proposal from the Board of Executive Officers, on loans, financing, acts or other legal business that are to be engaged by the Company, with value equal to or greater than R$5,000,000.00 (five million reais), except the terms of letter "g" paragraph 4 of article 21 expressed below;
f) to summon the General Meeting;
g) to inspect the management of the Board of Executive Officers, shall exam at any time the Company's books and papers, as well as request information on signed contracts or about to be signed, and about any other fact or administrative act that is of interest;
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h) to manifest beforehand on the management report and the accounting of the Company's Board of Executive Officers; and
i) to appoint and dismiss each year the independent auditors, among offices with international recognition and authorized by the Comissao de Valores Mobiliarios (the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission) to audit publicly held companies.
Section II
The Board of Executive Officers
Art. 18 - The Board of Executive Officers shall be comprised of 6 (six) Officers, stockholders or not, elected by the Board of Directors, including: a Chief Executive Officer; a Chief Energy Distribution and Commercialization Officer; a Chief Financial and Equity Investment Officer; a Chief Energy Generation and Transmission Officer; a Chief Corporate Management Officer; and a Chief Planning, Projects and Construction Officer.
Section 1 - The Executive Officers' term shall be 3 (three) years, and they may be reelected. The Executive Officers shall remain in office until their successors, duly elected, take office.
Section 2 - The global or individual amount for remuneration of the Executive Officers shall be determined by the General Meeting, according to current law.
Art. 19 - In case of license, impediment, resignation or vacancy of the Chief Executive Officer, that office shall be taken by the Executive Vice-President, a concurrent function held by any Executive Officer and appointed by the Board of Directors.
Section 1 - In case of vacancy, resignation, license or temporary impediment of any of the other Executive Officers, the Board of Executive Officers may, through a meeting, upon approval of majority of its members, designate another Executive Officer also to take office and respective functions, until that office be provided by the Board of Directors, or while the license or impediment persists, whichever the case.
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Section 2 - The Chief Executive Officer or member of the Board of Executive Officers elected as stated on this article shall hold office during the term time that remained to the replaced Executive Officer.
Art. 20 - The Board of Executive Officer shall meet ordinarily at least twice a month and, extraordinarily, at any time it is summoned by the Chief Executive Officer or by 2 (two) Executive Officers, upon notice with minimum anticipation of 2 (two) days, which, however, shall be waived in case all Executive Officers are present. The Board of Executive Officers' deliberations shall be adopted by majority of votes from its members, having the Chief Executive Officer cast the tie-breaking vote, in case of a tie.
Art. 21 - It is the responsibility of the Board of Executive Officers to manage the Company's daily business, in accordance with the Company's Multiyear and Strategic Plan and Annual Budget prepared and approved in accordance with these By-laws.
Section 1 - The Company's Multiyear and Strategic Plan shall contain the plans and projections for the term of 5 (five) fiscal years, and shall be updated annually, providing details, among other items, on:
a) Company activities and strategies, including any project for construction or expansion of power generation, transmission and distribution;
b) new investments and business opportunities, including those of the Company's subsidiaries and associate corporations;
c) amounts to be invested or otherwise disbursed from the Company's own or third-party funds; and
d) return rates and profits to be obtained or generated by the Company.
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Section 2 - The Company's Annual Budget shall reflect the Company's Multiyear and Strategic Plan and shall detail operating revenues and expenses, costs and investments, cash flow, the amount to be allocated for payment of dividends, investments from own or third party funds and other data considered necessary by the Board of Executive Officers.
Section 3 - The Company's Multiyear and Strategic Plan and the Annual Budget shall be prepared and updated annually, by the end of each calendar year, to be valid as of the following fiscal period. Both shall be prepared under the coordination of the Chief Financial and Equity Investment Officer and shall be submitted for analysis by the Board of Executive Officers.
Section 4 - It will depend on the Board of Executive Officers' deliberation, meeting as a collegiate body, the following matters:
a) approval of the Company organizational plan and issuance of corresponding rules, as well as respective amendments;
b) approval of the Company's Multiyear and Strategic Plan, as well as its updates and reviews, including schedules, amount and allocation of investments set forth therein;
c) approval of the Company's Annual Budget, which shall reflect the Company's Multiyear and Strategic Plan in force, as well as any investment or expense not anticipated on the approved Annual Budget, in amounts not exceeding R$5,000,000.00 (five million reais);
d) approval of sale or mortgage of the Company's fixed assets, as well as the Company granting guarantees to third parties, in amounts not exceeding R$5,000,000.00 (five million reais);
e) approval of loans, financing or other legal business to be committed by the Company, which, individually or jointly do not exceed R$5,000,000.00 (five million reais);
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f) the exercise of voting in general meetings of the Company's subsidiaries or associate corporations, when dealing with matters that are included in the Company's Multiyear and Strategic Plan; and
g) approval of the energy purchase and sale contracts that have amounts equal to or greater than R$5,000,000.00 (five million reais), and the respective instruments shall be informed to the Board of Directors at the meeting following the approval.
Section 5 - The performance of acts necessary for the routine operations of the Company, the signing of contracts and other legal transactions shall be performed by the Chief Executive Officer, in conjunction with one Executive Officer or by a duly empowered agent.
Section 6 - Powers of attorney shall be granted only by the Chief Executive Officer in conjunction with one Executive Officer, except that with respect to the powers granted pursuant to subsection "c", clause I of Article 22, only the authorization of the Chief Executive Officer shall be required.
Art. 22 - With observance of preceding article terms, Executive Officers have the following duties:
I - Of the Chief Executive Officer:
a) to oversee and direct the Company operations;
b) to develop the Company's strategic actions included in the Company's Multiyear and Strategic Plan;
c) to represent the Company in court, actively and passively;
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d) to sign, jointly with one of the Executive Officers, documents of the Company's responsibility;
e) to present the annual report of the Company's business to the Board of Directors and to the Annual General Meeting;
f) to hire and dismiss employees of the Company; and
g) to conduct internal audit activities, environmental coordination, technology and alternative energy sources, institutional and juridical relations, public relations and representation, ombudsman's duties and corporate quality promotion.
II - Of the Chief Energy Distribution and Commercialization Officer:
a) to ensure the quality of supply of energy to consumers directly connected to the Company's subtransmission and distribution systems;
b) to elaborate the planning of the Company's distribution system (medium and low voltage);
c) to design and construct distribution lines and networks;
d) to operate and to maintain the Company's energy subtransmission and distribution system and the associated supervisory and tele-control systems;
e) to formulate and to implement the marketing plan related to distribution and commercialization activities;
f) to develop programs and actions for consumers on the most effective use of electric energy;
g) to prepare market projections for this Office's operations;
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h) to maintain commercial relations with final consumer and sell electric energy and services; and
i) to conduct environmental programs and actions within the scope of this Office.
III - Of the Chief Financial and Equity Investment Officer:
a) to provide financial resources necessary to the Company's operation and expansion, as per the Annual Budget, leading the process of arranging loan and financing, as well as related services;
b) to coordinate the preparation and consolidation of the Company's Multiyear and Strategic Plan and of the Annual Budget;
c) to account and to control economic and financial transactions;
d) to determine the cost of service and to establish insurance policies, as detailed in the Company's Multiyear and Strategic Plan;
e) to detail the short, medium and long-term financial programs, as indicated in the Company's Multiyear and Strategic Plan and in the Annual Budget;
f) to control the Company's capital stock, to establish the stockholding policy and to suggest the dividend policy;
g) to prepare surveys, studies and analyses of the Brazilian energy market to operate on the Wholesale Energy Market;
h) to plan and carry out the purchase and sale of energy in the Wholesale Energy Market, as well as the risk management associated therewith;
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i) to develop the activities related to the purchase, sell and account for energy on the Wholesale Energy Market;
j) to represent the Company in the Wholesale Energy Market;
l) to establish purchase and sale prices of electric energy;
m) to coordinate the preparation and the negotiation of the Company's electric energy rates;
n) to analyze proposals and coordinate the Company's new business development other than generation, transmission, distribution and commercialization, in conjunction with other involved areas;
o) to support other Executive Officers in the development of the Company's new business relating to generation, transmission, subtransmission and distribution;
p) to evaluate and to monitor equity investment in other corporations; and
q) to approve contracts of purchase and sale of energy in amounts lower than R$5,000,000.00 (five million reais).
IV- Of the Chief Energy Generation and Transmission Officer:
a) to ensure the quality of energy supply to consumers directly connected to the transmission system;
b) to plan the operations and the maintenance of generation and transmission;
c) to operate and to maintain generation and transmission systems and the associated supervisory and tele-control systems;
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d) to conduct environmental programs and actions within the scope of this Office;
e) to develop and conduct hydro meteorological actions of interest to the Company;
f) to manage operations arising from the interlinking of the Company's electric system with those of other companies;
g) to represent the Company before the National Electric System Operator;
h) to manage the Company's laboratories and workshops; and
i) to guarantee the availability of facilities and equipment of generation and transmission.
V - Of the Chief Corporate Management Officer:
a) to provide adequate personnel for the Company;
b) to define the Company's human resources policy, to guide and to promote its usage;
c) to guide and conduct activities relating to organizational studies and documentation thereof;
d) to define, conduct and supervise the Company's telecommunications and data processing policy;
e) to design, implement and maintain the Company's telecommunications and computing systems;
f) to define policies and norms for support services such as transport, administrative communication, vigilance and adequacy of personnel working areas;
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g) to provide the Company with infra-structure and administrative support services and resources;
h) to manage the process of hiring works and services and of purchasing and selling materials and property;
i) to carry out quality control of purchased material and evaluation of service providers;
j) to administer and control inventories of materials, selection and recovery of used materials, and also to promote the sale of excess, unusable and scrap materials; and
k) to conduct environmental programs and actions within the scope of this Office.
VI - Of the Chief Planning, Projects and Construction Officer:
a) to prepare the planning of expansion of generation, transmission and subtransmission systems;
b) to consolidate the planning of the Company's electric system;
c) to consolidate the Company's Capital Expenditure Program in generation, transmission, subtransmission and distribution;
d) to represent the Company at the Electric Systems Expansion Planning Coordinating Committee;
e) to conduct negotiations for the development of generation and transmission enterprises;
f) to promote the design, construction and assembly of generation, transmission, subtransmission and co-generation facilities;
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g) to promote the design and construction of buildings;
h) to conduct evaluation studies and take measures to obtain environmental licenses; and
i) to conduct environmental programs and actions within the scope of this Office.
Sole paragraph - The Chief Financial and Equity Investment Officer shall have, concurrently, the duties of the Chief Investor Relations Officer.
CHAPTER V
The Fiscal Council
Art. 23 - The Company's Fiscal Council shall exist on a permanent basis and shall consist of 3 (three) to 5 (five) members and their respective alternates, who shall be elected each year by the General Meeting and may be reelected.
Art. 24 - In case of resignation, death or impediment, a Fiscal Council member shall be replaced by his respective alternate, until the new member is elected, who shall be chosen by the same body that appointed the original member.
Art. 25 - The Fiscal Council's duties are those set forth in the Brazilian Corporate Law.
Art. 26 - The Fiscal Council members' remuneration shall be determined by the General Meeting which elects them, in accordance with current law.
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CHAPTER VI
The Fiscal Year
Art. 27 - The fiscal year shall coincide with the calendar year, ending on December 31 of each year, when the Financial Statements shall be prepared, according to pertinent law.
Art. 28 - Before any participation, accumulated losses and income tax provision shall be deducted from the year's profit.
Sole paragraph - The year's cash dividends shall be distributed only after legal reserve has been deducted, the latter on the level of 5% (five percent) on profit, up to the maximum allowed by law.
Art. 29 - The dividends shall be distributed in the following order:
a) the minimum annual cash dividend guaranteed to preferred shares;
b) the cash dividend to common shares, up to a percentage equal to that guaranteed to preferred shares.
Sole paragraph - The General Meeting may distribute to stockholders additional cash dividends besides those stated under "a)" and "b)" above, in which case, the preferred shares shall receive the same amount as the common shares.
Art. 30 - The dividend distribution established by the preceding article shall not be less than 25% (twenty five percent) on profit, in accordance with the Brazilian Corporate Law.
Section 1 - The Board of Directors may declare interim cash dividends, on account of retained earnings or income reserves, as interest on capital.
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Section 2 - The interest paid or credited as interest on capital, in accordance with applicable legislation, shall be added to the obligatory or statutory dividend on preferred shares, comprising the amount of cash dividends distributed by the Company, for all legal intents and purposes.
Art. 31 - The dividends shall be paid within 60 (sixty) days from the date of the General Meeting which authorizes their distribution, or as determined by the Board of Executive Officers, who may establish the time, place and means of payment.
Sole paragraph - Dividends not claimed within 3 (three) years from the date they were made available to the stockholder shall revert to the benefit of the Company.
CHAPTER VII
Responsibility of the Directors and Executive Officers
Art. 32 - The Directors and Executive Officers shall be responsible to the Company and to third parties with respect to actions taken as part of the normal performance of their respective functions in the Company, in accordance with applicable law and the By-laws.
Art. 33 - The Company shall assume the defense on behalf of the members of the Board of Directors, the Fiscal Council and the Board of Executive Officers, to the extent permitted by applicable law, with respect to administrative and legal proceedings initiated by third parties against such persons arising from actions taken as part of the regular performance of their respective functions in the Company, whether such proceedings are initiated during or after such person's service in the Company, and the Company may obtain insurance coverage in connection with such indemnification and related costs, including legal fees.
Section 1 - The assurance stated in the heading of this Art. 33 is also applicable to actions by the Company's employees to the extent that such employee's actions were taken pursuant to the direction or under the supervision of a Director or Executive Officer of the Company.
Section 2 - In the event that a final legal judgment in such a proceeding
shall have been entered against a member of the Board of Directors, the Fiscal
Council or the Board of Executive Officers, or an employee referred to in
Section 1, such member or employee shall
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reimburse the Company for all related costs, expenses and losses incurred by the Company to the extent not covered by insurance.
Exhibit 2.4
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL FISCAL AGENCY AGREEMENT
among
COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS GERAIS--CEMIG
Issuer
and
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
Fiscal Agent, Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent
and
CHASE TRUST BANK
Principal Paying Agent
and
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK LUXEMBOURG S.A.
Paying Agent and Transfer Agent
Dated as of October 11, 2001
9.125% Notes Due 2004
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL FISCAL AGENCY AGREEMENT, dated as of October 11, 2001
(the "First Supplemental Fiscal Agency Agreement"), to a Fiscal Agency
Agreement, dated as of November 18, 1996 (the "Fiscal Agency Agreement"),
among Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais--CEMIG (the "Issuer"), a sociedade
de economia mista (mixed capital company) organized under the laws of the
Federative Republic of Brazil, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a New York banking
corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York, as fiscal agent
(the "Fiscal Agent"), registrar, paying agent and transfer agent, Chase Trust
Bank, a banking corporation organized under the laws of Japan, as principal
paying agent and transfer agent, and Chase Manhattan Bank Luxembourg S.A., a
societe anonyme organized under the laws of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, as
paying agent and transfer agent.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Issuer has authorized the offer and sale of U.S.$150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 9.125% Notes due 2004 of the Issuer (the "Securities") in accordance with the Fiscal Agency Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Fiscal Agent are parties to the Fiscal Agency Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Fiscal Agent have agreed to amend the Fiscal Agency Agreement as hereinafter provided (as so amended, the "Fiscal Agency Agreement") in order to allow, on presentation and surrender of Securities, for such Securities to be purchased from the holder thereof at the applicable redemption price, together with interest, if any, to the date fixed for redemption;
WHEREAS, all conditions and requirements of the Fiscal Agency Agreement necessary to make this First Supplemental Fiscal Agency Agreement a valid, binding and legal instrument in accordance with its terms have been performed and fulfilled by the parties hereto and the execution and delivery thereof have been in all respects duly authorized by the parties hereto;
NOW THEREFORE:
For and in consideration of the mutual premises and agreements herein contained, the Issuer and the Fiscal Agent covenant and agree that the Fiscal Agency Agreement is supplemented and amended, to the extent and for the purposes expressed herein, as follows:
I. AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL AGENCY AGREEMENT
The first paragraph of subsection (f) of Section 7 of the Fiscal Agency Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
"(g)If notice of redemption has been lodged with the Fiscal Agent by a holder as provided in Paragraph 6(b) of the Securities and received by the Fiscal Agent not less than 30 nor more than 60 calendar days prior to the redemption date, the Securities specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the date specified in the Securities at the applicable redemption price, together with accrued interest, if any, to the date fixed for redemption and Additional Amounts, if any (the "Redemption Price"). On presentation and surrender of such Securities on the date and at the place or places of payment specified in the Issuer's notice pursuant to subsection (d) above, the Company, at its sole option, may either (A) pay and redeem such Securities or (B) purchase such Securities or cause such Securities to be purchased from the surrendering holders thereof without redeeming or cancelling such Securities, in each case at the Redemption Price. On and after such date, interest on such Securities shall cease to accrue to such surrendering holders and no payment shall be made to such surrendering holders in respect thereof. References to the redemption of Securities contained in this Section 7 and in the Securities are deemed to be references to either the redemption or purchase of Securities as described in this paragraph."
II. MISCELLANEOUS
A. Incorporation of the Fiscal Agency Agreement. All of the provisions of this First Supplemental Fiscal Agency Agreement shall be deemed to be incorporated in, and made a part of, the Fiscal Agency Agreement; and the Fiscal Agency Agreement, as supplemented and amended by this First Supplemental Fiscal Agency Agreement, shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.
B. Headings. The headings of the paragraphs and subparagraphs of this First Supplemental Fiscal Agency Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference and shall not be deemed to be a part hereof.
C. Counterparts. This First Supplemental Fiscal Agency Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
D. Successors. All covenants and agreements in this First Supplemental Fiscal Agency Agreement of the Issuer and the Fiscal Agent shall bind their respective successors.
E. Separability Clause. In case any provision in this First Supplemental Fiscal Agency Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
F. Benefits of First Supplemental Fiscal Agency Agreement. Nothing in this First Supplemental Fiscal Agency Agreement, express or implied, shall give to any person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this First Supplemental Fiscal Agency Agreement.
G. Terms Defined. Except to the extent that a term is ascribed a specific meaning herein, all terms defined in the Fiscal Agency Agreement have the same meanings herein as defined therein.
H. Governing Law. This First Supplemental Fiscal Agency Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Supplemental Fiscal Agency Agreement to be duly executed as of October 11, 2001.
COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS
GERAIS--CEMIG
As Issuer
By: /s/ Djalma Bastos de Morais
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Name: Djalma Bastos de Morais
Title: Chief Executive Officer
By: /s/ Cristiano Correa de Barros
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Name: Cristiano Correa de Barros
Title: Chief Financial Officer
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THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
As Fiscal Agent, Registrar, Paying Agent and
Transfer Agent
By: /s/ William Potes
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Name: William Potes
Title: Assistant Treasurer
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CHASE TRUST BANK
As Principal Paying Agent
By: /s/ William Potes
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Title: Assistant Treasurer
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CHASE MANHATTAN BANK LUXEMBOURG S.A.
As Paying Agent and Transfer Agent
By: /s/ William Potes
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Name: William Potes
Title: Assistant Treasurer
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Exhibit 4.5
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT
FOR ASSIGNMENT OF CREDIT OF THE
REMAINING BALANCE OF THE REVENUE
COMPENSATION ACCOUNT - CRC
ENTERED INTO BY THE STATE OF MINAS
GERAIS, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE
STATE TREASURY SECRETARY, AND
COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS
GERAIS - CEMIG
The STATE OF MINAS GERAIS, through the Office of the State Treasury Secretary, with its head office at Praca da Liberdade, in Belo Horizonte/MG (Brazil), registered with the General Taxpayer's Registry (CNPJ) under no. 18,715,615/0001-60, hereby represented by the State Treasury Secretary, Mr. Jose Augusto Tropia Reis, hereinafter referred to as the STATE, and COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS GERAIS - CEMIG, a state-controlled company with its head office in Belo Horizonte/MG (Brazil), at Av. Barbacena, no. 1,200, registered with the General Taxpayer's Registry (CNPJ) under no. 17,155,730/0001-64, hereby represented by its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Djalma Bastos de Morais, and by its Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Cristiano Correa de Barros, hereinafter referred to as CEMIG;
Whereas:
a) Pursuant to The Assignment of Credit of the Remaining Balance of the Revenue Compensation Account - CRC, hereinafter the CRC Agreement, executed on May 31, 1995, between the STATE and CEMIG, 852,851,282.9305 UFIR has been transferred to the STATE, corresponding, on May 2, 1995, to R$602,198,290.88 (six hundred and two million, one hundred and ninety eight thousand, two hundred and ninety reais and eighty eight cents);
b) Law no. 8,383, dated December 30, 1991, which established the UFIR, set forth that its correction would be in accordance with the IPCA-E, per Article 2nd, second paragraph;
c) Provisional Measure no. 1973-67, dated October 26, 2000, extinguished the Fiscal Unit of Reference -UFIR, pursuant to Article 29, third paragraph;
d) Clause Six of the CRC Agreement sets forth that in the event the UFIR is extinguished, the readjustment of the balance will automatically be made in accordance with IPG-DI;
e) The State Attorney, through Opinion no. 11,707 of January 16, 2001, argued in favor of the correction of the balance due under the CRC Agreement, in accordance with the IPCA-E, for the period from January to October of 2000.
Decide to amend the CRC Agreement, as follows:
First Clause
The sole paragraph of Clause Six of the CRC Agreement is amended as follows:
"Sole Paragraph
For the months from January to October of 2000, the balance shall be readjusted in accordance with the IPCA-E and, for the months of November and December of 2000, it shall be corrected in accordance with the IGP-DI, calculated by Fundacao Getulio Vargas."
Second Clause
Except as expressly amended hereby, the CRC Agreement shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect as originally agreed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this amendment to be executed in three counterparts of equal tenor and content, as of the date hereof.
Belo Horizonte-MG (Brazil), February 24, 2001
/s/ Jose Augusto Tropia Reis
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STATE OF MINAS GERAIS
/s/ Djalma Bastos de Morais /s/ Cristiano Correa de Barros
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COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS GERAIS
Djalma Bastos de Morais Cristiano Correa de Barros
Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer
/s/ Magno Simoes de Brito /s/ Wilma Piedade Alves
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WITNESSES
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Exhibit 4.6
ENGLISH TRANSLATON
SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT
FOR ASSIGNMENT OF CREDIT OF THE
REMAINING BALANCE OF THE REVENUE
COMPENSATION ACCOUNT - CRC
ENTERED INTO BY THE STATE OF MINAS
GERAIS AND COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE
MINAS GERAIS - CEMIG
The STATE OF MINAS GERAIS, through the Office of the State Treasury Secretary, with its head office at Praca da Liberdade, in Belo Horizonte/MG (Brazil), registered with the General Taxpayer's Registry (CNPJ) under no. 18,715,615/0001-60, hereby represented by the State Treasury Secretary, Mr. Jose Augusto Tropia Reis, hereinafter referred to as the STATE, and COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS GERAIS - CEMIG, a state-controlled company with its head office in Belo Horizonte/MG (Brazil), at Av. Barbacena, no. 1,200, registered with the General Taxpayer's Registry (CNPJ) under no. 17,155,730/0001-64, hereby represented by its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Djalma Bastos de Morais, and by its Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Cristiano Correa de Barros, hereinafter referred to as CEMIG, based on Federal Law no. 8727, dated November 5, 1993, Provisional Measure no. 2181-45, dated August 24, 2001, Provisional Measure no. 14, dated December 24, 2001, converted into Federal Law no. 10,438, dated April 26, 2002, State Law of Minas Gerais no. 14,247, dated May 4, 2002, and the applicable legislation.
Whereas:
1) the negotiations held between CEMIG and Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social - BNDES for formalizing the transaction provided by Law 10,438/02 are in an advanced stage, securing the settlement of payment of credit to CEMIG;
2) in order to resolve the issues with CEMIG through a legally authorized debt federalization, State Law no. 14,247, dated May 4, 2002, was enacted, strengthening the guarantees under the CRC Agreement, which became represented by revenues arising out of the taxes set forth in Article 155 and revenues referred to by Articles 157 and 159, I (a) and II, of the Brazilian Constitution, dated June 4, 2002;
3) the balance due under the Assignment of Credit of the Remaining Balance of the Revenue Compensation Account - CRC (hereinafter the CRC Agreement), relating to the installments payable from January 1st, 2003 to May 1st, 2015, corresponds to R$1,131,110,933.94 (one billion, one hundred and thirty one million, one hundred and ten thousand, nine hundred and thirty three reais and ninety four cents), as of September 1st, 2002;
Decide to amend the CRC Agreement, as follows:
First Clause
The balance relating to installments payable as from January 1st, 2003, in the amount of R$1,131,110,933.94 (one billion, one hundred and thirty one million, one hundred and ten thousand, nine hundred and thirty three reais and ninety four cents), as of September 1st, 2002, will be paid in 149 (one hundred and forty nine) monthly and consecutive installments, each in the amount of R$10,691,771.02 (ten million, six hundred and ninety one thousand, seven hundred and seventy one reais and two cents), calculated in accordance with the "Tabela Price", applying an interest rate of 0.486755% per month, corresponding to the effective rate of 6% per year, as further detailed in Exhibit 1, with the first installment due on January 1st, 2003 and the last one due on May 1st, 2015. These installments shall be updated, as from September 1st, 2002 until the date of the actual payment, based on the monthly variation of the IGP-DI, as provided by Clause Six of the CRC Agreement.
Second Clause
Except as expressly amended hereby, the CRC Agreement shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect as originally agreed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this amendment to be executed in three counterparts of equal tenor and content, as of the date hereof.
Belo Horizonte-MG (Brazil), October 14, 2002
/s/ Jose Augusto Tropia Reis
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STATE OF MINAS GERAIS
/s/ Djalma Bastos de Morais /s/ Cristiano Correa de Barros
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COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS GERAIS
Djalma Bastos de Morais Cristiano Correa de Barros
Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer
/s/ Paulo Eduardo P. Guimaraes /s/ Pedro Carlos Hosken Vieira
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Tax I.D. No. 536.751.266-68 Tax I.D. No. 141.356.476-34
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WITNESSES
EXHIBIT 1
Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais - CEMIG EXHIBIT
Assignment of Credit of the Remaining Balance of the Revenue Compensation Account -CRC
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Total Installments Interest Rate (p.m.) Interest Rate (p.a.)
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149 0.4867550% 6.00%
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Values in R$ Discount Rate
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12.00%
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Debt Service of Installments to Be Due
DATE Installment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Amortization Debt Balance Installment Interest
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------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PV Sep/01/02 --- 540,233,902 --- 827,132,762.69 286,898,861 (Basis: Sep/02) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 08/01/2002 - - - - - ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09/01/2002 - - - - - PV of Installments ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10/01/2002 - - - - - as of Sep/02 ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11/01/2002 - - - - - (Accumulated) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/01/2002 - - 1,131,110,933.94 - - ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01/01/2003 1 5,186,032 1,125,924,901.95 10,691,771.02 5,505,739 10,295,410.00 ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02/01/2003 2 5,211,275 1,120,713,626.69 10,691,771.02 5,480,496 20,494,047.28 ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03/01/2003 3 5,236,641 1,115,476,985.28 10,691,771.02 5,455,130 30,596,821.45 ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04/01/2003 4 5,262,131 1,110,214,854.26 10,691,771.02 5,429,640 40,604,633.60 ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 05/01/2003 5 5,287,745 1,104,927,109.55 10,691,771.02 5,404,026 50,518,376.32 ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06/01/2003 6 5,313,483 1,099,613,626.48 10,691,771.02 5,378,288 60,338,933.84 ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 07/01/2003 7 5,339,347 1,094,274,279.77 10,691,771.02 5,352,424 70,067,182.05 ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 08/01/2003 8 5,365,336 1,088,908,943.52 10,691,771.02 5,326,435 79,703,988.63 ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09/01/2003 9 5,391,452 1,083,517,491.23 10,691,771.02 5,300,319 89,250,213.09 ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10/01/2003 10 5,417,695 1,078,099,795.77 10,691,771.02 5,274,076 98,706,706.86 ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
11/01/2003 11 5,444,066 1,072,655,729.41 10,691,771.02 5,247,705 108,074,313.38
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12/01/2003 12 5,470,566 1,067,185,163.79 10,691,771.02 5,221,205 117,353,868.16
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01/01/2004 13 5,497,194 1,061,687,969.91 10,691,771.02 5,194,577 126,546,198.84
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02/01/2004 14 5,523,952 1,056,164,018.17 10,691,771.02 5,167,819 135,652,125.30
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03/01/2004 15 5,550,840 1,050,613,178.32 10,691,771.02 5,140,931 144,672,459.70
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04/01/2004 16 5,577,859 1,045,035,319.48 10,691,771.02 5,113,912 153,608,006.57
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05/01/2004 17 5,605,009 1,039,430,310.13 10,691,771.02 5,086,762 162,459,562.88
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06/01/2004 18 5,632,292 1,033,798,018.12 10,691,771.02 5,059,479 171,227,918.11
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07/01/2004 19 5,659,707 1,028,138,310.64 10,691,771.02 5,032,064 179,913,854.32
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08/01/2004 20 5,687,256 1,022,451,054.25 10,691,771.02 5,004,515 188,518,146.20
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09/01/2004 21 5,714,939 1,016,736,114.86 10,691,771.02 4,976,832 197,041,561.20
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10/01/2004 22 5,742,757 1,010,993,357.72 10,691,771.02 4,949,014 205,484,859.50
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11/01/2004 23 5,770,710 1,005,222,647.42 10,691,771.02 4,921,061 213,848,794.19
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12/01/2004 24 5,798,800 999,423,847.90 10,691,771.02 4,892,972 222,134,111.24
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01/01/2005 25 5,827,025 993,596,822.43 10,691,771.02 4,864,746 230,341,549.64
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02/01/2005 26 5,855,389 987,741,433.62 10,691,771.02 4,836,382 238,471,841.40
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03/01/2005 27 5,883,890 981,857,543.42 10,691,771.02 4,807,881 246,525,711.68
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04/01/2005 28 5,912,530 975,945,013.09 10,691,771.02 4,779,241 254,503,878.81
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05/01/2005 29 5,941,310 970,003,703.22 10,691,771.02 4,750,461 262,407,054.36
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06/01/2005 30 5,970,229 964,033,473.73 10,691,771.02 4,721,542 270,235,943.23
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07/01/2005 31 5,999,290 958,034,183.85 10,691,771.02 4,692,481 277,991,243.69
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08/01/2005 32 6,028,492 952,005,692.12 10,691,771.02 4,663,279 285,673,647.43
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09/01/2005 33 6,057,836 945,947,856.41 10,691,771.02 4,633,935 293,283,839.65
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10/01/2005 34 6,087,323 939,860,533.88 10,691,771.02 4,604,448 300,822,499.12
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11/01/2005 35 6,116,953 933,743,581.00 10,691,771.02 4,574,818 308,290,298.20
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12/01/2005 36 6,146,727 927,596,853.55 10,691,771.02 4,545,044 315,687,902.98
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01/01/2006 37 6,176,647 921,420,206.59 10,691,771.02 4,515,124 323,015,973.23
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02/01/2006 38 6,206,712 915,213,494.50 10,691,771.02 4,485,059 330,275,162.55
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03/01/2006 39 6,236,924 908,976,570.93 10,691,771.02 4,454,847 337,466,118.41
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04/01/2006 40 6,267,282 902,709,288.82 10,691,771.02 4,424,489 344,589,482.17
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05/01/2006 41 6,297,788 896,411,500.40 10,691,771.02 4,393,983 351,645,889.16
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06/01/2006 42 6,328,443 890,083,057.18 10,691,771.02 4,363,328 358,635,968.75
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07/01/2006 43 6,359,247 883,723,809.94 10,691,771.02 4,332,524 365,560,344.40
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08/01/2006 44 6,390,201 877,333,608.75 10,691,771.02 4,301,570 372,419,633.69
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09/01/2006 45 6,421,306 870,912,302.94 10,691,771.02 4,270,465 379,214,448.41
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10/01/2006 46 6,452,562 864,459,741.10 10,691,771.02 4,239,209 385,945,394.60
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11/01/2006 47 6,483,970 857,975,771.09 10,691,771.02 4,207,801 392,613,072.59
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12/01/2006 48 6,515,531 851,460,240.03 10,691,771.02 4,176,240 399,218,077.08
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01/01/2007 49 6,547,246 844,912,994.30 10,691,771.02 4,144,525 405,760,997.17
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02/01/2007 50 6,579,115 838,333,879.53 10,691,771.02 4,112,656 412,242,416.44
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03/01/2007 51 6,611,139 831,722,740.59 10,691,771.02 4,080,632 418,662,912.97
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04/01/2007 52 6,643,319 825,079,421.60 10,691,771.02 4,048,452 425,023,059.40
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05/01/2007 53 6,675,656 818,403,765.92 10,691,771.02 4,016,115 431,323,423.00
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06/01/2007 54 6,708,150 811,695,616.15 10,691,771.02 3,983,621 437,564,565.72
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07/01/2007 55 6,740,802 804,954,814.13 10,691,771.02 3,950,969 443,747,044.19
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08/01/2007 56 6,773,613 798,181,200.92 10,691,771.02 3,918,158 449,871,409.84
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09/01/2007 57 6,806,584 791,374,616.80 10,691,771.02 3,885,187 455,938,208.91
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10/01/2007 58 6,839,716 784,534,901.30 10,691,771.02 3,852,056 461,947,982.50
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11/01/2007 59 6,873,008 777,661,893.14 10,691,771.02 3,818,763 467,901,266.63
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12/01/2007 60 6,906,463 770,755,430.27 10,691,771.02 3,785,308 473,798,592.27
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01/01/2008 61 6,940,080 763,815,349.84 10,691,771.02 3,751,691 479,640,485.42
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02/01/2008 62 6,973,862 756,841,488.23 10,691,771.02 3,717,909 485,427,467.11
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03/01/2008 63 7,007,807 749,833,681.00 10,691,771.02 3,683,964 491,160,053.49
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04/01/2008 64 7,041,918 742,791,762.91 10,691,771.02 3,649,853 496,838,755.86
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05/01/2008 65 7,076,195 735,715,567.94 10,691,771.02 3,615,576 502,464,080.70
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06/01/2008 66 7,110,639 728,604,929.23 10,691,771.02 3,581,132 508,036,529.75
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07/01/2008 67 7,145,250 721,459,679.13 10,691,771.02 3,546,521 513,556,600.01
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08/01/2008 68 7,180,030 714,279,649.17 10,691,771.02 3,511,741 519,024,783.81
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09/01/2008 69 7,214,979 707,064,670.06 10,691,771.02 3,476,792 524,441,568.89
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10/01/2008 70 7,250,098 699,814,571.67 10,691,771.02 3,441,673 529,807,438.35
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11/01/2008 71 7,285,389 692,529,183.07 10,691,771.02 3,406,382 535,122,870.79
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12/01/2008 72 7,320,851 685,208,332.48 10,691,771.02 3,370,920 540,388,340.30
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01/01/2009 73 7,356,485 677,851,847.28 10,691,771.02 3,335,286 545,604,316.51
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02/01/2009 74 7,392,293 670,459,554.02 10,691,771.02 3,299,478 550,771,264.63
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03/01/2009 75 7,428,276 663,031,278.40 10,691,771.02 3,263,495 555,889,645.50
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04/01/2009 76 7,464,433 655,566,845.28 10,691,771.02 3,227,338 560,959,915.65
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05/01/2009 77 7,500,767 648,066,078.66 10,691,771.02 3,191,004 565,982,527.30
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06/01/2009 78 7,537,277 640,528,801.68 10,691,771.02 3,154,494 570,957,928.40
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07/01/2009 79 7,573,965 632,954,836.63 10,691,771.02 3,117,806 575,886,562.73
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08/01/2009 80 7,610,832 625,344,004.93 10,691,771.02 3,080,939 580,768,869.88
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09/01/2009 81 7,647,878 617,696,127.12 10,691,771.02 3,043,893 585,605,285.29
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10/01/2009 82 7,685,104 610,011,022.88 10,691,771.02 3,006,667 590,396,240.33
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11/01/2009 83 7,722,512 602,288,511.01 10,691,771.02 2,969,259 595,142,162.32
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12/01/2009 84 7,760,102 594,528,409.43 10,691,771.02 2,931,669 599,843,474.55
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01/01/2010 85 7,797,874 586,730,535.17 10,691,771.02 2,893,897 604,500,596.32
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02/01/2010 86 7,835,831 578,894,704.37 10,691,771.02 2,855,940 609,113,943.02
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03/01/2010 87 7,873,972 571,020,732.27 10,691,771.02 2,817,799 613,683,926.10
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04/01/2010 88 7,912,299 563,108,433.22 10,691,771.02 2,779,472 618,210,953.18
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05/01/2010 89 7,950,813 555,157,620.65 10,691,771.02 2,740,958 622,695,428.02
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06/01/2010 90 7,989,514 547,168,107.11 10,691,771.02 2,702,257 627,137,750.59
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07/01/2010 91 8,028,403 539,139,704.21 10,691,771.02 2,663,368 631,538,317.11
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08/01/2010 92 8,067,482 531,072,222.66 10,691,771.02 2,624,289 635,897,520.07
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09/01/2010 93 8,106,750 522,965,472.24 10,691,771.02 2,585,021 640,215,748.26
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10/01/2010 94 8,146,210 514,819,261.80 10,691,771.02 2,545,561 644,493,386.85
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11/01/2010 95 8,185,863 506,633,399.28 10,691,771.02 2,505,909 648,730,817.34
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12/01/2010 96 8,225,708 498,407,691.66 10,691,771.02 2,466,063 652,928,417.69
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01/01/2011 97 8,265,747 490,141,945.00 10,691,771.02 2,426,024 657,086,562.28
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02/01/2011 98 8,305,981 481,835,964.40 10,691,771.02 2,385,790 661,205,621.97
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03/01/2011 99 8,346,410 473,489,554.03 10,691,771.02 2,345,361 665,285,964.15
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04/01/2011 100 8,387,037 465,102,517.09 10,691,771.02 2,304,734 669,327,952.76
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05/01/2011 101 8,427,861 456,674,655.83 10,691,771.02 2,263,910 673,331,948.28
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06/01/2011 102 8,468,884 448,205,771.53 10,691,771.02 2,222,887 677,298,307.86
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07/01/2011 103 8,510,107 439,695,664.51 10,691,771.02 2,181,664 681,227,385.25
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08/01/2011 104 8,551,530 431,144,134.12 10,691,771.02 2,140,241 685,119,530.88
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09/01/2011 105 8,593,155 422,550,978.73 10,691,771.02 2,098,616 688,975,091.91
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10/01/2011 106 8,634,983 413,915,995.73 10,691,771.02 2,056,788 692,794,412.20
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11/01/2011 107 8,677,014 405,238,981.52 10,691,771.02 2,014,757 696,577,832.42
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12/01/2011 108 8,719,250 396,519,731.50 10,691,771.02 1,972,521 700,325,690.00
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01/01/2012 109 8,761,691 387,758,040.10 10,691,771.02 1,930,080 704,038,319.23
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02/01/2012 110 8,804,339 378,953,700.73 10,691,771.02 1,887,432 707,716,051.23
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03/01/2012 111 8,847,195 370,106,505.80 10,691,771.02 1,844,576 711,359,214.02
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04/01/2012 112 8,890,259 361,216,246.70 10,691,771.02 1,801,512 714,968,132.54
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05/01/2012 113 8,933,533 352,282,713.82 10,691,771.02 1,758,238 718,543,128.67
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06/01/2012 114 8,977,017 343,305,696.52 10,691,771.02 1,714,754 722,084,521.28
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07/01/2012 115 9,020,713 334,284,983.14 10,691,771.02 1,671,058 725,592,626.21
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08/01/2012 116 9,064,622 325,220,360.99 10,691,771.02 1,627,149 729,067,756.36
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09/01/2012 117 9,108,745 316,111,616.34 10,691,771.02 1,583,026 732,510,221.68
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10/01/2012 118 9,153,082 306,958,534.42 10,691,771.02 1,538,689 735,920,329.21
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11/01/2012 119 9,197,635 297,760,899.41 10,691,771.02 1,494,136 739,298,383.09
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12/01/2012 120 9,242,405 288,518,494.46 10,691,771.02 1,449,366 742,644,684.62
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01/01/2013 121 9,287,393 279,231,101.64 10,691,771.02 1,404,378 745,959,532.26
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02/01/2013 122 9,332,600 269,898,501.97 10,691,771.02 1,359,171 749,243,221.66
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03/01/2013 123 9,378,027 260,520,475.40 10,691,771.02 1,313,744 752,496,045.69
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04/01/2013 124 9,423,675 251,096,800.82 10,691,771.02 1,268,096 755,718,294.48
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05/01/2013 125 9,469,545 241,627,256.03 10,691,771.02 1,222,226 758,910,255.43
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06/01/2013 126 9,515,638 232,111,617.76 10,691,771.02 1,176,133 762,072,213.22
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07/01/2013 127 9,561,956 222,549,661.65 10,691,771.02 1,129,815 765,204,449.87
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08/01/2013 128 9,608,499 212,941,162.24 10,691,771.02 1,083,272 768,307,244.76
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09/01/2013 129 9,655,269 203,285,892.97 10,691,771.02 1,036,502 771,380,874.62
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10/01/2013 130 9,702,267 193,583,626.20 10,691,771.02 989,504 774,425,613.59
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11/01/2013 131 9,749,493 183,834,133.16 10,691,771.02 942,278 777,441,733.23
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12/01/2013 132 9,796,949 174,037,183.97 10,691,771.02 894,822 780,429,502.56
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01/01/2014 133 9,844,636 164,192,547.64 10,691,771.02 847,135 783,389,188.05
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02/01/2014 134 9,892,556 154,299,992.06 10,691,771.02 799,215 786,321,053.69
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03/01/2014 135 9,940,708 144,359,283.97 10,691,771.02 751,063 789,225,360.96
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04/01/2014 136 9,989,095 134,370,188.98 10,691,771.02 702,676 792,102,368.91
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05/01/2014 137 10,037,717 124,332,471.57 10,691,771.02 654,054 794,952,334.14
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06/01/2014 138 10,086,577 114,245,895.07 10,691,771.02 605,195 797,775,510.84
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07/01/2014 139 10,135,673 104,110,221.66 10,691,771.02 556,098 800,572,150.81
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08/01/2014 140 10,185,009 93,925,212.35 10,691,771.02 506,762 803,342,503.48
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09/01/2014 141 10,234,585 83,690,627.00 10,691,771.02 457,186 806,086,815.95
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10/01/2014 142 10,284,403 73,406,224.29 10,691,771.02 407,368 808,805,332.98
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11/01/2014 143 10,334,463 63,071,761.74 10,691,771.02 357,308 811,498,297.05 ------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/01/2014 144 10,384,766 52,686,995.67 10,691,771.02 307,005 814,165,948.32 ------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01/01/2015 145 10,435,314 42,251,681.24 10,691,771.02 256,457 816,808,524.75 ------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02/01/2015 146 10,486,109 31,765,572.39 10,691,771.02 205,662 819,426,262.02 ------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03/01/2015 147 10,537,151 21,228,421.88 10,691,771.02 154,621 822,019,393.60 ------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04/01/2015 148 10,588,441 10,639,981.26 10,691,771.02 103,330 824,588,150.79 ------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 05/01/2015 149 10,639,980 0.88 10,691,771.02 51,791 827,132,762.69 ------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total - 1,131,110,933 - 1,593,073,882 461,962,949 ------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Exhibit 4.7
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT
FOR ASSIGNMENT OF CREDIT OF THE
REMAINING BALANCE OF THE REVENUE
COMPENSATION ACCOUNT - CRC
ENTERED INTO BY THE STATE OF MINAS
GERAIS AND COMPANHIA ENERGETICA
DE MINAS GERAIS - CEMIG
The STATE OF MINAS GERAIS, through the Office of the State Treasury Secretary, with its head office at Praca da Liberdade, in Belo Horizonte/MG (Brazil), registered with the General Taxpayer's Registry (CNPJ) under no. 18,715,615/0001-60, hereby represented by the State Treasury Secretary, Mr. Jose Augusto Tropia Reis, hereinafter referred to as the STATE, and COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS GERAIS - CEMIG, a state-controlled company with its head office in Belo Horizonte/MG (Brazil), at Av. Barbacena, no. 1,200, registered with the General Taxpayer's Registry (CNPJ) under no. 17,155,730/0001-64, hereby represented by its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Djalma Bastos de Morais, and by its Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Cristiano Correa de Barros, hereinafter referred to as CEMIG, based on Federal Law no. 8727, dated November 5, 1993, Provisional Measure no. 2181-45, dated August 24, 2001, Provisional Measure no. 14, dated December 24, 2001, converted into Federal Law no. 10,438, dated April 26, 2002, State Law no. 14,384, dated October 11, 2002, and the applicable legislation.
Whereas:
1) it is necessary to settle the payment of the installments set forth in the Assignment of Credit of the Remaining Balance of the Revenue Compensation Account - CRC, executed between the STATE and CEMIG, on May 31, 1995, hereinafter referred to as the CRC Agreement;
2) it is necessary to rebalance the original contractual relationship between the parties, particularly with respect to the economic and financial balance and the conditions securing the actual payment of the monthly installments;
3) the negotiations held between CEMIG and Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social - BNDES for formalizing the transaction provided by Law 10,438/02 are in an advanced stage, securing the settlement of payment of credits to CEMIG;
4) the State had initially (in 1995) offered as guarantee, to CEMIG, the installments of the State Participation Fund, which guarantee was compromised by the renegotiation agreement executed with the Brazilian government on February 18, 1998 (Agreement 004/98/STN/COAFI). Therefore, the State was no longer in possession of the offered amounts and CEMIG was no longer in possession of the guarantees;
5) in order to resolve the issues with CEMIG through legally authorized debt federalization, State Law no. 14,247, dated May 4, 2002, was enacted, and further amended by State Law no.
14,384, dated October 11, 2002, strengthening the guarantees under the CRC Agreement, which became represented by the revenues arising out of the taxes set forth by Article 155, and the revenues referred to by Articles 157 and 159, I (a) and II, of the Brazilian Constitution, dated June 4, 2002;
6) State Law no. 14,384, dated October 11, 2002, authorized the STATE to renegotiate with CEMIG the installments due under the CRC Agreement, upon the adoption of an interest rate up to the limit under the third paragraph of Article 192 of the Brazilian Constitution, as well as the Clause that guarantees the indebtedness, upon the withholding of dividends and/or interest on capital due to the STATE while it is a shareholder of CEMIG.
Decide to amend the CRC Agreement, as follows:
First Clause
The STATE and CEMIG hereby agree to reschedule the contractual indebtedness, to be assessed on December 31, 2002, contemplating the principal amount, duly updated, interest and late payment fines, calculated in accordance with the CRC Agreement and its First Amendment, hereinafter referred to as Indebtedness.
Second Clause
The amount of the Indebtedness, assessed in connection with the First Clause herein, will be paid in 149 (one hundred and forty nine) monthly consecutive installments, calculated by the "Tabela Price", applying the interest rate of 0.948879% per month, corresponding to the effective rate of 12% per year, with the first installment due on January 1st, 2003 and the last one due on May 1st, 2015. These installments will be updated until the date of the actual payment by the monthly variation of the IGP-DI, as provided by Clause Six of the CRC Agreement.
Third Clause
In the event of delay on the payment of the installments calculated pursuant to the preceding Clause, the amount payable will be updated in accordance with the accrued variation of the IGP-DI, plus interest, as provided in the preceding clause, and a late payment fine of 1% (one per cent) per month, calculated "pro rata tempore", until the date of the actual payment.
Fourth Clause
In the event of default by the STATE, CEMIG will be authorized, despite any notification or other measure, to withhold dividends and/or interest on capital that may be due to the STATE while it is a shareholder of CEMIG, deducted its liabilities relating to the endeavor of the Hydroelectric Power Plant of Irape, [?] up to amount sufficient to pay the installments due in full, including updates, interest and late payment fines, calculated in accordance with the Third Clause.
Fifth Clause
CEMIG may, despite any additional formality, assign to any third party, in full or partially, the creditory rights over the installments due by the STATE, together with all rights, guarantees and prerogatives relating thereto, all in accordance with the terms and conditions upon which it may agree with the assignee.
First Paragraph
Upon the assignment of the terms hereof, CEMIG shall deliver to the STATE a notice in the form attached hereto, setting forth the name of the assignee, indicating the assigned installments and the current account in which the STATE shall deposit the payments relating to these installments.
Second Paragraph
Upon the receipt of the notice referred to above, the STATE shall undertake to (1) acknowledge the assignee of the installments assigned by CEMIG as sole and legitimate owner of the corresponding creditory rights, and such other rights, guarantees and prerogatives relating to the assigned installments, (2) make the payments relating to the assigned installments directly to the assignee, and (3) ensure the assignee any and all rights, guarantees or prerogatives relating to the assigned installments in the event that payment is not made, and the STATE further undertakes to perform any and all acts required in connection therewith.
Third Paragraph
In the event of a total or partial assignment of the creditory rights under this Clause to the Brazilian government or to Banco Nacional do Desenvolvimento Economico e Social - BNDES, the original guarantees and such additional ones described in the Fourth Clause hereof, bound to the assigned rights, shall be replaced by revenues arising out of the taxes set forth by Article 155, and revenues referred to by Articles 157 and 159, I (a) and II, of the Brazilian Constitution, as established by Article 2nd of State Law no. 14,247/2002, dated June 4, 2002.
Sixth Clause
The expenses arising out of this Amendment shall be on account of the budget allocation General Charges of the State - 1911 28 843 777 7,202 0001 of the budget in force, Law no. 14,169, dated January 15, 2002, and the ones of the subsequent fiscal years will be on account of the allocation to be determinated on the corresponding budget.
Seventh Clause
Except as expressly amended hereby, the CRC Agreement, the First Amendment and the Second Amendment shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect as originally agreed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this amendment to be executed in three counterparts of equal tenor and content, as of the date hereof.
Belo Horizonte-MG (Brazil), October 24, 2002
/s/ Jose Augusto Tropia Reis
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STATE OF MINAS GERAIS
/s/ Djalma Bastos de Morais /s/ Cristiano Correa de Barros
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COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS GERAIS
Djalma Bastos de Morais Cristiano Correa de Barros
Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer
/s/ Manoel Bernardino Soares /s/ Pedro Carlos Hosken Vieira
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Tax I.D. No. 197.276.586-87 Tax I.D. No. 141.356.476-34
WITNESSES
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Exhibit 4.8
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
PRIVATE INSTRUMENT COVERING THE FIRST PUBLIC ISSUANCE OF COMMON DEBENTURES, DIVIDED INTO TWO SERIES OF THE SAME CLASS, WITHOUT GUARANTEE OR PREFERENCE, OF THE COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS GERAIS (CEMIG)
The following named companies hereby and in the manner prescribed by law, make the within private instrument covering the first public issuance of common debentures, divided into two series of the same class, without guarantee or preference, of the COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS GERMS (CEMIG), hereinafter called the "INSTRUMENT", pursuant to and in accordance with the following clauses:
(a) COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS GERAIS - CEMIG, a combined public and private stock company, with headquarters in the city of Belo Horizonte, State de Minas Gerais, at Avenida Barbacena, 1200, entered in the CNPJ under number 17.155.730/0001-64, herein represented as prescribed in its corporate charter (hereinafter called the "ISSUER"); and
(b) PLANNER CORRETORA DE VALORES S.A., named in this Instrument and designated as an intermediary financial institution authorized to act and operate as such by the Banco Central do Brasil and by the Securities Commission (CVM), having its headquarters in the city of Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo, at Avenida Paulista No. 2439- 11th floor, entered in the CNPJ under number 00.806.535/0001-54, representing the community of debenture holders who acquired the subject debentures of this issuance, herein represented as prescribed in its corporate charter (hereinafter referred to as the "FIDUCIARY AGENT");
CLAUSE I - AUTHORIZATION
1.1 The within INSTRUMENT is signed on the basis of the resolution passed at the Special General Meeting of Shareholders ("AGE") of the ISSUER held on September 14, 2001.
1.2 The ISSUER, through its Special General Meeting of Shareholders, delegated to the Board of Directors the execution of the resolution of issuance as well as those matters specified in items VI, VII and VIII of Article 59 of Law No. 6.404 of December 15, 1976 ("Law 6404/76").
CLAUSE II - REQUISITES
The issuance of the subject debentures hereof (the "DEBENTURES") shall be carried out in accordance with the following requisites:
2.1 Filing and Publication of the Minutes of the Special General Meeting.
The minutes of the Special General Meeting referred to in item 1.1 were filed with the Board of Trade of the State of Minas Gerais under number 2658651 on October 2, 2001, and will be published in the Official Gazette of the State of Minas Gerais, in the newspaper "Hoje em Dia", and in the newspaper "O Estado de Sao Paulo".
2.2 Recording of the INSTRUMENT.
The present INSTRUMENT will be recorded with the Registrar of the Real Estate Registration Office of the city of Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, in accordance with what is required by section II of Article 62 of Law 6404/76.
2.3 Registration with the Securities Commission.
This public issuance of DEBENTURES will be registered with the Securities Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "CVM"), as prescribed by Laws Nos. 6385 of 12/7/1976, 6404 of 12/15/1976, 9457 of 5/5/1997 and other applicable laws and regulations.
CLAUSE III - CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ISSUANCE
3.1 ISSUER'S Corporate Purpose.
The ISSUER's corporate purpose is (i) to build and operate systems for producing, transforming, transmitting, distributing and selling electric energy and allied services that have been or will be licensed to it or to companies over which it maintains stock control; (ii) to engage in activities in different energy fields, and at any sources of energy, with a view towards the economic and commercial exploitation thereof, building and operating, among other things, electric energy generating, transmission and distribution systems; (iii) to provide consulting service within its area of expertise to companies in Brazil and overseas; (iv) to engage in activities that are directly or indirectly related to its corporate purpose; (v) to promote the perennial supply of water from waterways that constitute the hydrographic basins of the State of Minas Gerais, in which it has or will have hydro-electric facilities, and (vi) to create controlled or affiliated companies having the same purpose, pursuant to State Laws Nos. 828 of December 14, 1951; 8655 of September 18, 1984 and 12,653 of October 23, 1997.
3.2 Issuance Number and Division into Series.
The within INSTRUMENT constitutes the first issuance of the ISSUER's debentures, divided into two series.
3.3 Issuance Amount.
The amount of the present issuance is six hundred twenty-five million Reais (R$625,000,000), in two (2) series, with the first series on the DATE OF ISSUANCE being three hundred twelve million five hundred thousand Reais (R$312,500,000), and the second series being also three hundred twelve million five hundred thousand Reais (R$312,500,000).
3.4 Allocation of Funds.
The funds obtained through the issuance of DEBENTURES shall be allocated to the financing of projects in the area of electric energy generating, transmission and distribution, including the undertaking of projects involving partnerships with private sector companies, in accordance with the ISSUER's Generating and Transmission Projects Program for 2001 and 2002.
3.5 Placement and Distribution Procedure.
The DEBENTURES will be publicly distributed through the intermediary of financial institutions that compose the securities distribution system, i.e., through the Securities Distribution System (SDT), administered by the Associacao Nacional de Instituicoes do Mercado Aberto (ANDIMA) [National Association of Free Market Institutions] and operated by the Central de Custodia e de Liquidacao Financeira de Titulos (CETIP) [Central Office for Securities Custodianship and Financial Settlement], utilizing the specific distribution procedure stipulated in Article 33 of CVM Directive No. 13 of September 30, 1980, handling the DEBENTURES in chronological order, with no anticipated reserves existing, in the setting of minimum or maximum lots, with the customers of the banks coordinating this issuance and desirous of investing in these DEBENTURES being given preferential treatment. There shall be no preferential treatment of the ISSUER's current shareholders with respect to the subscription of the subject DEBENTURES hereof.
The public placement of the DEBENTURES shall begin only after the granting of the issuance registrations for each series by the CVM and the second publication of announcements respecting the inception of distribution. The placement of the second series DEBENTURES shall begin only after all of the first series DEBENTURES have been totally placed.
Those DEBENTURES that are not placed by the financial institutions contracted by the ISSUER will have to be cancelled by means of a resolution passed by the ISSUER's Special General Meeting of Shareholders.
3.6 Trading Registration.
The DEBENTURES will have to be registered for trading with the (i) National Debentures System (hereinafter the "SND"), administered by ANDIMA and operated by CETIP, and (ii) the BOVESPA FIX Trading System of BOVESPA (hereinafter "BOVESPA FIX"), with custodianship duties being handled by the Companhia Brasileira de Liquidacao e Custodia (hereinafter "CBLC").
3.7 Certificates of Debenture.
The ISSUER will not issue debenture certificates. For all due legal purposes, title to the DEBENTURES shall be evidenced by an extract issued by the Banco Itau S.A., the financial institution responsible for the accounting of the DEBENTURES and for the banking services mandated by this issuance (hereinafter called the "AGENT BANK" and/or the "ACCOUNTING BANK"). In addition, the CETIP's Asset Position Report will be issued by the SND, accompanied by receipt in the name of the debenture-holder, issued by the financial institution responsible for the custodianship of these securities, whenever they are deposited with the SND. For DEBENTURES deposited with the CBLC, a custody receipt will be issued by the CBLC in the name of the debenture-holder.
CLAUSE IV - CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DEBENTURES
4.1 Basic Characteristics.
4.1.1. - Total value of the issuance: The total amount of the issuance will be six hundred twenty-five million Reais (R$625,000,000) on the DATE OF ISSUANCE.
4.1.2. - Unit face value: The unit face or par value of the DEBENTURES will be ten thousand Reais (R$10,000) on the DATE OF ISSUANCE.
4.1.3. - Number of series: The issuance will consist of two (2) series, each amounting to three hundred twelve million five hundred thousand Reais (R$312,500,000).
4.1.4. - Number of debentures: Sixty-two thousand five hundred (62,500) DEBENTURES will be issued, with thirty-one thousand two hundred fifty (31,250) being the first series and thirty-one thousand two hundred fifty (31,250) being the second series.
4.1.5. - Issuance date: For all due purposes and effects, the issuance date will be November 1, 2001 (the "DATE OF ISSUANCE").
4.1.6. - Maturity term: The term of maturity of the first series DEBENTURES will be eight (8) years from the DATE OF ISSUANCE, i.e., November 1, 2009 (the "FIRST SERIES MATURITY DATE"), and the term of maturity of the second series DEBENTURES will be ten (10) years from the DATE OF ISSUANCE, i.e., November 1, 2011 (the "SECOND SERIES MATURITY DATE"). At each maturity date, the ISSUER shall be obligated to proceed with the payment of the DEBENTURES of the respective series still outstanding at the indexed par value, if such is the case, plus compensatory interest.
4.1.7. - Form: The DEBENTURES will be registered, without issuance of certificates, in accordance with the provisions embodied in item 3.7 of Clause III.
4.1.8. - Class: The DEBENTURES will be common or ordinary, i.e., they shall not be convertible into stock.
4.1.9. - Type: The DEBENTURES will be of the type without guarantees or preference (chirographic).
4.1.10. - Alternative payment mechanism: In the event of non-payment by the ISSUER of any sum due with respect to the DEBENTURES or pursuant to the terms and conditions of this INSTRUMENT on the respective maturity dates, the DEBENTURES shall have the status of LEGAL TENDER, and shall be accepted as mandatory by the ISSUER as payment in kind by the debenture-holders for electric energy supply accounts billed by the ISSUER, in accordance with the terms of Clause VI - Alternative Payment Mechanism - LEGAL TENDER.
4.2 Effective Periods for Payment/Renegotiation.
For purposes of this INSTRUMENT and the present issuance, the term "Effective Payment Periods" means the interval of time in which the conditions for indexing the face value and the
compensatory interest of the DEBENTURES, as defined in items 4.3 and 4.4 below, remain constant. It has already been stipulated that the "First Effective Payment Period" of the DEBENTURES will commence, in respect of both series, on the DATE OF ISSUANCE, with the maturity for the first series being November 1, 2005, and the second series being November 1, 2006.
The ISSUER's Board of Directors shall be responsible for resolving upon the terms and conditions of those DEBENTURES that will mature during subsequent "Payment Effectiveness Periods". The ISSUER's resolutions on the terms and conditions for renegotiating the DEBENTURES will be communicated by the ISSUER by publication, in accordance with items 4.10 below, within fifteen (15) business days prior to the close of each "Payment Effectiveness Period", advising:
a) The term of the next payment effectiveness period, adhering to the period established by Pertinent laws;
b) The terms and conditions of the payment and monetary indexing, if any, to be applied during the next payment effectiveness period, and
c) The interest maturity dates.
In the event that the debenture-holders do not agree with the conditions established by the ISSUER for the next "payment effectiveness period," or in the event that such conditions are not published by the ISSUER, the debenture-holders may between the 15th and 5th business days (inclusive) prior to the date of renegotiation, state their intent, through the respective custodianship system to which they are linked, to exercise their option to sell their DEBENTURES to the ISSUER, without prejudice to the ability of call for the advance maturity of the DEBENTURES in the event that there is failure to publish the terms and conditions of renegotiation referred to in this paragraph, in accordance with sub-item e) of item 5.2 below.
The ISSUER undertakes to acquire all of the DEBENTURES on the closing dates of each "payment effectiveness period" from debenture-holders who do not accept the conditions established by the ISSUER for the coming period. The DEBENTURES will be acquired at their monetarily indexed par value, if such is the case, plus the payment calculated pro rata temporis as defined for the matured period.
Any DEBENTURES acquired by the ISSUER may be cancelled, or may remain in the ISSUER's treasury, or may be re-placed on the market.
Payment:
The DEBENTURES shall be paid as follows:
4.3 Indexing of the Face Value.
During the "First Payment Effectiveness Period" of both series of DEBENTURES, as defined in item 4.2, the face value of the DEBENTURES shall be indexed according to changes in the General Price Index - Market ("IGPM"), published by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV),
commencing from the DATE OF ISSUANCE, calculated on a pro rata temporis basis, using a 360-consecutive-day year as a base.
The face value of the DEBENTURES shall be indexed by the following formula:
[ dcp dcp dcp ]
[ 1 2 n]
[ ---- ---- ----]
[ dct dct dct ]
[[ 1 2 n]
VNa = VNe x [[NI ] [NI ] [NI ] ]
[[ 1] [ 2] [ n ] ]
[[---] z[---] x---x[-----] ]
[[NI ] [NI ] [NI ] ]
[[ 0] [ 1] [ n-1] ]
where,
VNa is the indexed unit face value;
VNe is the unit face value or balance of the unit face value, if
applicable;
NI
0 is the value of the IGPM index-number for the month prior to the start
of indexing;
NI
1 is the value of the IGPM index number for the month in which indexing
starts;
NI
2 is the value of the IGPM index number for the month following the month
in which indexing starts;
NI
n is the value of the IGPM index number for the month previous to the
month of indexing up to the anniversary date of the asset. After the
anniversary date, the value of the index-number for the month of
indexing;
NI
n-1 is the value of the IGPM index number for the month previous to month
"n";
dcp is the number of consecutive days from the last base date to the date
of indexing;
dct is the number of consecutive days counted between the last and next
base date.
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The IGPM will have to be used by considering an identical number of decimal places disclosed by the agency responsible for calculation thereof.
The application of the IGPM will be for the lesser period allowed by current law, without any need to adjust the INSTRUMENT or undertake any other formality.
In the event of termination of the IGPM or in the event that it is legally
impossible to apply the IGPM to the DEBENTURES, the legal parameter, if any,
to be determined shall be used as a replacement. In the event that there is no
legal replacement, the FIDUCIARY AGENT within a maximum period of ten (10)
days from the date on which the index is terminated (as defined below), will
have to hold a General Meeting of Debenture-holders (in the manner and within
the deadlines stipulated in Article 124 of Law No. 6404/76) for deliberating
and resolving in common accord with the ISSUER, adhering to BACEN/CVM Joint
Decision No. 07/99 and/or applicable regulations, on the new parameter for
payment of debentures to be proposed by the ISSUER. Absent a legal criterion,
the same Meeting shall deliberate and resolve on what payment will be applied
to the debentures in the period between the date of the last payment and the
date of the said Meeting. Understood by the term "Index Termination Date" is
(i) the date on which the IGPM is officially announced as terminated by the
Getulio Vargas Foundation or (ii)
in the event that there is no official announcement, the date on which two (2) full months elapse without the IGPM being published by the aforementioned Getulio Vargas Foundation.
Subject to what is set forth in the preceding paragraph, if no IGPM is published by the maturity date of any of the ISSUER's pecuniary obligations, the last available IGPM shall be applied, calculated pro rata temporis for the number of consecutive days to the date of actual payment, with no compensations or off-setting being due between the ISSUER and the debenture-holders when the applicable IGPM is subsequently published.
In any of the cases mentioned in this item 4.3, should the new payment of DEBENTURES fail to be approved by the debenture-holders representing two-thirds (2/3rds) of the total number of outstanding debentures, the DEBENTURES will have to be redeemed in their entirety within a period of thirty (30) days from the date on which the General Meeting of Debenture-holders is held, at their unit face value, plus the payment due by the redemption date, calculated pro rata temporis commencing from the DATE OF ISSUANCE or the date of last payment, as the case may be, using the available IGPM as the base, with no compensations or off-setting being due between the ISSUER and the debenture-holders with respect to such event. The redemption referred to in this clause shall not be increased by any type or kind of premium.
4.4 Conventional Interest.
During the "First Payment Effectiveness Period" of both series, the DEBENTURES, commencing from the DATE OF ISSUANCE, shall be entitled to conventional interest, based upon 360 consecutive days a year, applied to the unit face value, indexed in accordance with item 4.3 above, and in accordance with the application of the following formula:
[ DP ]
[ __ ]
[ DT ]
[[ n ] ]
[[ ---] ]
[[ 360] ]
[[( rate) ] ]
J = VNa x [[( 1 + ----) ] -1 ]
[[( 100) ] ]
where:
J is the amount of interest due at the end of each capitalization period;
VNa is the unit face value or balance of the indexed face value, as
previously described;
rate is the fixed annual interest rate, defined in accordance with
4.4.1 below;
n is the number of consecutive days between the date of the next
event and the date of the previous event;
DT is the number of consecutive days between the last and next event;
DP is the number of consecutive days between the last event and the current
date.
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4.4.1. - Having abided by the limits established by the Special General Meeting, the final payment of the DEBENTURES of both series shall be determined by the bookbuilding process that is approved at a meeting of the ISSUER's Board of Directors, the minutes of which meeting shall be published within two (2) days following the meeting, and will have to contain
announcement of the inception of the public distribution of the DEBENTURES, to be published in accordance with what is defined in item 4.10 below.
4.4.1.1 - After the final rate has been determined in accordance with what is described in item 4.4.1 above, the within INSTRUMENT shall be the subject of a rider so that the aforesaid rate becomes part thereof.
4.4.2. - The conventional interest shall be paid to the debenture-holders annually on the 1st of November in the years 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 for the two series, and for the second series, also on November 1, 2006, observing the provisions of item 4.9.2 below.
4.5 Limit of Issuance.
The present issuance adheres to the limits set forth in Article 60 of Law 6404/76, since the ISSUER's stock capital on the DATE OF ISSUANCE was one billion five hundred eighty-nine million nine hundred ninety-four thousand nine hundred eighty four Reais and thirty-two centavos (R$1,589,994,984.32).
4.6 Preferential Right.
There shall be no preferential rights granted to the current shareholders of the ISSUER with respect to the subscription of the DEBENTURES.
4.7 Subscription.
4.7.1. - Subscription period.
The subject DEBENTURES of this issuance may be subscribed to at any time within the stipulated period for public distribution. The subscription shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures of the SDT, as allowed by the CETIP.
4.7.2. - Subscription price.
The subscription price of the DEBENTURES shall be their unit par value, indexed in accordance with item 4.3 above, plus conventional interest, calculated pro rata temporis from the DATE OF ISSUANCE or from the last payment date of the conventional interest, as the case may be, to the actual subscription date.
4.7.3. - Settlement and form of payment.
The settlement for the price of the DEBENTURES shall be made on site at the time of the subscription; the settlement currency shall be Brazilian Reais.
4.8 Amortization.
Amortization of the DEBENTURES is not scheduled before the respective maturity dates of each series.
4.9 Terms of Payment.
4.9.1. - Payment of principal and place of payment.
The total amount of the principal of the DEBENTURES shall be paid on the maturity dates of the respective series, i.e., November 1, 2009 for the first series, and November 1, 2011, for the second series. Payments for the debentures shall be made as follows: (a) by using the procedures adopted by the SND and allowed by the CETIP for debentures registered for trading with the SND; (b) by using the procedures adopted by the CBLC for debentures registered with BOVESPA FIX; (c) at the ISSUER's headquarters, or if such is the case, (d) at the principal office of the ACCOUNTING BANK.
4.9.2. - Extension of periods.
Extensions of the periods established for payment of any obligation by any of the parties shall be considered, including by the debenture-holders, insofar as concerns the payment of the subscription price, up to the first subsequent business day if the maturity date coincides with the day on which business or banking is not done in the cities of Sao Paulo and/or Belo Horizonte in the States of Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais, respectively, without any increase in the amounts to be paid, exception made for those cases where payments have to be made by the CETIP or by the CBLC, an event in which an extension will be granted only when the payment date coincides with a national holiday or a Saturday or Sunday.
4.9.3. - Arrears penalties and charges.
Should there be any tardiness or delay in the payment of any sum due the debenture-holders, any such debts in arrears shall be subject to an arrears penalty of ten percent (10%) of the sum due, plus arrears interest calculated from the date when payment was due to the date of actual payment at the rate of one percent (1%) per month on the amount due, independently of any notice, notification or judicial or extra-judicial appeal, in addition to expenses incurred for collection.
4.9.4. - Lapse of right to additional sums.
Without prejudice to what is stated in the preceding item, failure by the debenture-holder to receive the amount corresponding to any of the ISSUER's pecuniary obligations on the dates stipulated in this INSTRUMENT, or in a communication published by the ISSUER, shall not entitle it to receive conventional interest and/or arrears penalties for the period covered by the delay in payment; however, it shall still be assured of the rights acquired up to the respective due-date.
4.9.5. - Alternative form of receipt.
Without prejudice to what is stated in Clauses VI and VII below, in the event that it is decided by debenture-holders representing one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding debentures gathered at a General Meeting of Debenture-holders called especially for deliberating and resolving upon the matter, the payment of any sum due by the ISSUER under the terms hereof, may be made by payment in kind of assets and/or rights acceptable to the debenture-holders.
With the exception of what is stipulated in Clauses VI and VII below, no payment of sums due by the ISSUER under the terms of the INSTRUMENT may be made in any form other than Brazilian Reais without the approval of the debenture-holders pursuant to this clause.
4.10 Communications.
4.10.1. - Publicity
All acts and decisions that in any way or form involve the interests of the debenture-holders, will have to be communicated in the form of notices published in the national edition of the newspaper, "0 Estado de Sao Paulo", on the ISSUER Internet web page (http://www.cemig.com.br), as well as in the Official Gazette of the State de Minas Gerais and in the newspaper "Hoje em Dia", with the exception of the announcements of start and closing of distribution, which shall be published only in the national edition of the newspaper "Valor Economico".
4.10.2. - Addresses
For the ISSUER: COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS GERMS - CEMIG
Av. Barbacena, 1200, Belo Horizonte, MG
CEP: 30190-131
Attn. Joao Batista Pezzini
Manager of Project Financing
Telephone: (31) 3299-3015
Facsimile: (31) 3299-3790
E-mail: pezzini@cemig.com.br
For the FIDUCIARY PLANNER CORRETORA DE VALORES S.A.
AGENT Av. Paulista, 2439 - 11th Floor
CEP: 01311-300
Attn. Viviane Rodrigues
Telephone: (11) 3061-9444
Facsimile: (11) 3061-0964
E-mail: agfiduciario@planner.com.br
For the AGENT BANK Banco Itau S.A.
Rua Boa Vista, 185, 4th Floor, Sao Paulo, SP CEP: 01014-001
Attn. Jose Idelfonso Nieri
Telephone: (11) 237-1906 / 237-1905
Facsimile: (11) 237-1917
E-mail: jose.nieri@itau.com.br
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For CETIP Central de Custodia a de Liquidacao Financeira de Titulos
Rua Libero Badaro, 425, 24th Floor
CEP: 01009-000
Attn. Gisele Cristina Savian
Telephone: (11) 3111-1596
Facsimile: (11) 3115-1664
E-mail: giselecristina@cetip.com.br
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4.10.3. - Communications will be considered delivered when received with an official record or with a "notice of receipt" issued by the Post Office, or else by telegram at the above-indicated addresses. Communications sent by facsimile or e-mail shall be considered received on the date they are sent, provided that the receipt thereof is confirmed by a device that so indicates (i.e., receipt issued by the machine used by the sender). The respective originals will have to be sent to the addresses shown above within five (5) business days following the sending of the message.
4.10.4. - A change in any of the addresses indicated above will have to be immediately communicated to all parties by the ISSUER.
CLAUSE V - OPTIONAL ACQUISITION AND ADVANCE MATURITY
5.1 Optional Acquisition.
The ISSUER may at any time acquire the outstanding DEBENTURES on the market for a price not greater than their face value, monetarily indexed, if such is the case, plus any conventional interest, observing what is stipulated in Article 55 of Law No. 6404/76. The subject DEBENTURES of such acquisition may be cancelled, or kept in the ISSUER's treasury or re-placed on the market.
5.2 Advance Maturity.
The FIDUCIARY AGENT may declare the advance maturity of all obligations relative to the DEBENTURES, and demand the immediate payment by the ISSUER of the par value thereof, monetarily indexed if applicable, plus any conventional interest due at the effective payment date, irrespective of notice, court summons or court notice, in the event of any one of the following occurrences:
a) The non-payment of the principal or interest due on the DEBENTURES at the respective maturity dates;
b) Legal and repeated protest of the securities lodged against the ISSUER, the total amount of which exceeds ten million Reais (R$10,000,000), except if the protest has been erroneously made or constitutes bad faith on the part of a third-party, provided that this is validly evidenced by the ISSUER or by any one of its controlled companies and/or subsidiaries (the "SUBSIDIARIES"), or if cancelled or further if collateralized by court order, in any case within a maximum period of thirty (30) days from the date on which written notice sent by the FIDUCIARY AGENT was received;
c) An order to reach agreement with creditors for preventing bankruptcy, or bankruptcy per se declared by the ISSUER or by any one of its SUBSIDIARIES;
d) Failure by the ISSUER to perform any obligation stipulated in this INSTRUMENT, including the failure to publish the terms and conditions governing the re-negotiation referred to in item 4.2, which failure to publish has not been corrected in thirty (30) days from the date on which written notice sent by the FIDUCIARY AGENT was received;
e) If the ISSUER (or any one of its SUBSIDIARIES) fails to pay without due justification on the maturity date, or fails to take the required judicial and/or legal measures for non-payment, of any debt or any other obligation payable by the ISSUER (or any one of its SUBSIDIARIES), in accordance with any agreement to which it is party either as partner or guarantor or endorser, involving a sum equal to or greater than ten million Reais (R$10,000,000);
f) Advance maturity of any debt of the ISSUER (or any one of its SUBSIDIARIES), in an amount equal to or greater than ten million Reais (R$10,000,000), by reason of contractual or non-contractual non-performance, the amount of which can in any way prejudice the performance of the ISSUER's pecuniary obligations as set forth in the present INSTRUMENT;
g) Privatization, liquidation, dissolution, termination, break-up and/or any form of corporate reorganization involving the ISSUER and/or its assets, except if such corporate reorganization occurs in accordance with the provisions of Clause XI of this INSTRUMENT;
h) Termination for any reason of any of the concession agreements or contracts held by the ISSUER and/or by any one of its SUBSIDIARIES, and
i) Issuance of any securities and/or the contracting of any obligations that can in any way affect the Alternative Payment Mechanism - LEGAL TENDER, in accordance with what is established in Clause VI below.
5.2.1. - Should any of the events mentioned in 5.2 above occur, save for the non-payment of principal and interest on the DEBENTURES, termination, dissolution or bankruptcy of the ISSUER, the ISSUER may convene a General Meeting of Debenture-holders pursuant to the terms of item 10.1 below to request that the debenture-holders waive their right to declare the advance maturity of the debentures. A waiver granted in any of these cases of advance maturity will have to be approved by debenture-holders representing two-thirds of the outstanding debentures, gathered at a General Meeting of Debenture-holders especially convened by the ISSUER for such purpose. In the event of the approval of the waiver by the debenture-holders, the ISSUER will have to redeem the debentures held by the debenture-holders who have not agreed with the respective waiver; this redemption shall be made within a period of ten (10) business days from the date of the General Meeting of Debenture-holders, and shall be for the indexed face value plus the payment calculated pro rata temporis.
CLAUSE VI - ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT MECHANISM - LEGAL TENDER
6.1 In the event of non-payment by the ISSUER of any sum due with respect to the DEBENTURES or pursuant to the terms and conditions of this INSTRUMENT on the respective maturity dates, and without prejudice to what is stipulated in items 4.4 - Conventional Interest -
and 4.9.3 - Penalty and Arrears Charges - any and all sums due in connection with the DEBENTURES, including but not limited to conventional interest and/or penalties and other arrears charges, due and unpaid by the ISSUER as of the dates established in the present INSTRUMENT, shall be LEGAL TENDER and may be used by the debenture-holders at any time as payment of electric energy supply accounts billed by the ISSUER, which shall be considered a payment in kind by the debenture-holders for the sums due them in connection with the DEBENTURES, including but not limited to conventional interest, penalties and other arrears charges, if applicable; the foregoing shall be considered a credit against the debt represented by the ISSUER's invoice for the supply of electric energy.
6.2 Those debenture-holders who pursuant to the terms of item 7.1 below notify the FIDUCIARY AGENT of their intent to use the LEGAL TENDER, shall be automatically exempting the FIDUCIARY AGENT from the obligation of initiating the proceedings necessary for executing the DEBENTURES and the other proceedings stipulated in Article 13 of CVM Directive No. 28/83, without prejudice however to the rights of said debenture-holders in the event that the LEGAL TENDER is not utilized with respect to all of the DEBENTURES held by them, or is otherwise insufficient for the liquidation of all of the DEBENTURES of these debenture-holders.
6.3 The daily computation of the unit face value of the DEBENTURES plus conventional interest and penalties and other arrears charges for purposes of the referenced payment-in-kind, shall be made by the AGENT BANK, the FIDUCIARY AGENT and the ISSUER, and reported by the AGENT BANK on that same date to the ISSUER, to CETIP, to the CBLC and to the FIDUCIARY AGENT. The calculation, withholding and collection of the income tax due by the debenture-holder shall be in adherence to the terms of the governing law.
CLAUSE VII - PROCEDURES FOR UTILIZING THE LEGAL TENDER
7.1 In the event that the ISSUER fails to pay any amount due with respect to the DEBENTURES or under the terms of this INSTRUMENT on the respective maturity dates, the mechanism of LEGAL TENDER herein provided may be used by the debenture-holders. The ISSUER's debenture-holders may come to the ISSUER's principal offices, which are located at Avenida Barbacena 1200, 5th floor, in the city of Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Department of Income Management (telephone 31-3299-4278/3349-3218) during business hours, bringing with them the original of the invoice(s) and/or customer account statement that is to be paid, along with a receipt in duplicate that evidences title to or ownership of the DEBENTURES (the "RECEIPT"), which receipt is issued by the AGENT BANK in accordance with what is stipulated in item 7.2 below, and will have to advise the FIDUCIARY AGENT immediately and formally of his (her, its) intention to use the LEGAL TENDER mechanism.
7.1.1. - In the event that the amount of all of the DEBENTURES held by a debenture-holder is not sufficient for covering payment of the total amount of the debt represented by the electric energy supply invoices issued by the ISSUER, the debenture-holder will have to pay the difference in cash or check to the ISSUER.
7.1.2. - In case the amount of all of the DEBENTURES held by a debenture-holder is greater than the total amount of the debt represented by the electric energy supply invoices issued by the ISSUER, the debenture-holder will have to use the mechanism described in this Clause VII with respect to each DEBENTURE held by him (her, it) until the total amount of these DEBENTURES is equal to, less than (observing what is stated in item 7.1.1 above) or greater than the value of the electric energy supply invoice or statement, maintaining in full all of his (her, its) rights with regard to the DEBENTURES that were not used under the terms of this Clause VII.
7.1.3. - In the event a debenture-holder uses or holds a single DEBENTURE and the amount of the debit, total or residual (in the case set forth in item 7.1.2 above) is less than the value of said DEBENTURE, and only in this case, then said debenture-holder shall have the option of using the mechanism described in this Clause VII with respect to that DEBENTURE up to the amount of the debit, maintaining in full all of his (her, its) rights with regard to the residual balance of this DEBENTURE, which will be the subject matter of a separate document signed by the ISSUER, by the debenture-holder and by the FIDUCIARY AGENT, wherein the ISSUER will acknowledge the amount due and will allow said amount to be offset against future electric energy supply invoices to be issued in the future by the ISSUER to the debenture-holder.
7.2 For purposes of using the LEGAL TENDER mechanism, debenture-holders will have to request the AGENT BANK to issue a receipt. Through the issuance of such receipt, the subject DEBENTURES of the receipt will be withdrawn from the CETIP and/or the CBLC, noting where the DEBENTURES are registered, and shall be accounted for solely by the ACCOUNTING BANK.
7.3 Through the implementation of the procedures set forth in item 7.1 above, the ISSUER will have to cancel the customer invoices and statements and report to the FIDUCIARY AGENT the total number of DEBENTURES that were used for payment-in-kind, the names of the debenture-holders who used the LEGAL TENDER mechanism and the customer invoices and statements used for such purpose.
7.4 The FIDUCIARY AGENT will be responsible for collecting and centralizing the data transmitted by the ISSUER, in accordance with what is stipulated in item 7.3 above, and will have to consolidate this data into a report that will be sent to the AGENT BANK and the ISSUER. On the basis of the data provided by the FIDUCIARY AGENT, the AGENT BANK will have to transfer to the ISSUER the debentures that were used as LEGAL TENDER by the debenture-holders. The DEBENTURES received by the ISSUER as payment-in-kind under the terms of this Clause VII will have to be cancelled immediately.
7.5 Having observed the procedures established above, those institutions authorized (now or in the future) to receive payment for electric energy supply invoices or statements issued by the ISSUER, in accordance with collection agreements made with the ISSUER ("COLLECTION AGENTS") may also use the LEGAL TENDER mechanism for DEBENTURES owned by them for paying the ISSUER their obligations deriving from having to turn over to the ISSUER sums of money relative to electric energy supply statements received from the ISSUER that have been paid by the ISSUER's customers to the COLLECTION AGENTS under the terms of the
respective collection agreements, irrespective of whether these sums have been paid by customers in cash or by check or by any other means.
7.6 The ISSUER may furthermore authorize financial institutions who may be (now or in the future) COLLECTION AGENTS to use the LEGAL TENDER mechanism relative to the DEBENTURES as a means for debiting balances existing in the collection accounts of the ISSUER that are maintained with such financial institutions, for receiving credits relative to electric energy supply invoices and statements for the value of the DEBENTURES held by said financial institutions at the time of utilizing the LEGAL TENDER mechanism, without prejudice to the obligation of delivering the DEBENTURES to the ISSUER in accordance with what is established in item 7.1 above.
CLAUSE VIII - ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE ISSUER
8.1 After observing the other obligations stipulated in this INSTRUMENT, the ISSUER moreover undertakes:
8.1.1. - To furnish the FIDUCIARY AGENT:
(a) within a maximum period of sixty (60) days after the end of its first corporate quarter, a copy of its complete financial statements relative to the respective quarter;
(b) within a maximum period of ninety (90) days after the end of each corporate year, a copy of its complete financial statements relative to the respective year; accompanied by a report of the independent auditors, as well as a copy of any communication sent by the said independent auditors to the ISSUER, or the latter's management, containing its comments relative to the ISSUER's accounting system, management or financials;
(c) a copy of the periodic information that may be required pursuant to CVM Directive No. 202 of 12/6/1993, within the deadlines stipulated therein;
(d) at least three (3) days in advance, the notice of convocation of any General Meeting, and soon thereafter copies of all minutes of all General Meetings, as well as the date and agenda of the meeting to be held and all sessions of the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee and the Board of Supervising Auditors;
(e) the minutes and resolutions referred to in item 4.10.1 on the same date of its publications;
(f) immediately, any information relevant to the within issuance of DEBENTURES;
(g) a copy of any correspondence or legal or extra-legal notification received by the ISSUER with respect to the DEBENTURES, to this INSTRUMENT, or relative to the implementation and functioning of the LEGAL TENDER mechanism, immediately after its receipt;
(h) evidence of performance of its obligations to the debenture-holders within a maximum period of five (5) days from the respective due-date or maturity date;
(i) information respecting the occurrence of any of the events indicated in item 5.2 -Advance Maturity - immediately after the occurrence, and
(j) within a maximum period of thirty (30) days after the end of each corporate year, the following information with a base date of 12/31 relative to the respective corporate year: (i) amount of pension and employee obligations; (ii) amount of assets encumbered with real guarantees and (iii) amount of discounted bills and pledged securities.
8.1.2. - To proceed with the appropriate publication of the economic and financial data, pursuant to the terms required by Law No. 6404/76, including the publication of its annual financial statements.
8.1.3. - To maintain updated books and make all accounting entries in accordance with generally-accepted principles of accounting in Brazil, and to permit representatives of the FIDUCIARY AGENT (or an independent auditor retained by it at the ISSUER's expense) to have unrestricted access to the ISSUER's books and other accounting records.
8.1.4. - To convene in accordance with the terms of item 10.1 of this INSTRUMENT, the General Meeting of Debenture-holders for deliberating and resolving upon any of the matters that directly or indirectly relate to the within issuance, in the event that the FIDUCIARY AGENT does not do so.
8.1.5. - To comply with any and all directives issued by the CVM by submitting whatever documents and other information are requested.
8.1.6. - To submit, as prescribed by law, its books and Balance Sheets to the independent auditor registered with the CVM for examination.
8.1.7. - To always keep the company's registration with the CVM updated, and to furnish its shareholders and debenture-holders with properly-prepared and updated financial statements, as stipulated in Article 176 of Law No. 6404/76, whenever requested.
8.1.8. - To keep a corporate body adequately functioning so that it can efficiently respond to shareholder concerns and needs, or else to contract with an authorized financial institution for this very same purpose.
8.1.9. - Not to engage in any activities that are outside the corporate purpose, adhering to the provisions of current statutes, laws and regulations.
8.1.10. - To notify the FIDUCIARY AGENT regarding any act or event that might interrupt or suspend the ISSUER's business.
8.1.11. - Not to pay dividends, save for what is stipulated in Article 202 of Law No. 6404/76, nor any other share in its earnings that may be called for under its by-laws, if it is in arrears on the payments due to debenture-holders in connection with any securities, and particularly the subject DEBENTURES of this INSTRUMENT; this prohibition will cease as soon as the condition of arrears is corrected and terminated.
8.1.12. - To acquire, in the event of a change in the ISSUER's stock control, the subject DEBENTURES of this issuance that are outstanding, at the option of those debenture-holders who have not agreed to remain the ISSUER's debenture-holders after the change in stock control. The offer to buy shall be communicated to the debenture-holders through a specific notice published within a period of up to fifteen (15) days from the actual date of change in the stock control, defined as the date of signing the purchase & sale agreement, with a period of not less than sixty (60) days allowed for the debenture-holders to make known their intentions in accordance with the procedures described above, with the said period commencing from the date of publication of the notice. The acquisition of the DEBENTURES by the ISSUER will have to occur within a maximum of thirty (30) days from the date on. which the debenture-holders make known their intentions. For purposes of what is stipulated in this item, the term "change in stock control" is understood as the direct or indirect sale by the current controlling entity of the ISSUER, the Government of the State of Minas Gerais, of 51% of the ISSUER's voting stock.
8.1.13. - To maintain adequate insurance coverage on its assets, consonant with current practices.
8.1.14. - Not to engage in or undertake acts that are not in accord with the ISSUER's by-laws and the present INSTRUMENT, in particular those that may directly or indirectly compromise the full and timely performance of the obligations assumed by the ISSUER vis-a-vis the community of debenture-holders.
8.1.15. - To keep all required licenses, permits, authorizations, concessions and the like that are required for the ISSUER's regular operations current and up-to-date, making any and all payments necessary therefore.
8.1.16. - To remain current in all payments due the Federal, State or municipal tax authorities.
8.1.17. - To maintain and preserve all of its (tangible and intangible) assets necessary and useful for the proper conduct of its business in proper order and operating condition, save for normal usage and wear & tear.
8.1.18. - As long as the DEBENTURES continue to exist, not to make any material changes in the nature of its business, as same are conducted as of the date of this INSTRUMENT, and not to make any changes in the legal structure of its business, as such structure exists on the date of this INSTRUMENT, except when required by current law(s) or regulations issued by the appropriate regulatory agency.
8.1.19. - To comply fully and unequivocally with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and directives in any jurisdiction in which its conducts business or has assets.
8.2 Moreover, the ISSUER will have to deposit all of the funds obtained through the issuance of the DEBENTURES in a specific account opened at a first-class financial institution, the name of which is to be made known to the FIDUCIARY AGENT before the start of the public placement of the DEBENTURES ("ACCESSORY ACCOUNT").
8.2.1. - The ISSUER will have to send the FIDUCIARY AGENT by the 10th business day of each quarter commencing from the DATE OF ISSUANCE, an extract of the ACCESSORY
ACCOUNT, showing all movements that occurred in said account during the previous quarter, along with a report on such movements that evidence the use of the funds obtained through this issuance for the purposes described in item 3.4 above.
8.2.2. - Extracts of said ACCESSORY ACCOUNT and the respective reports shall be held at the disposal of the debenture-holders by the FIDUCIARY AGENT.
8.2.3. - The funds deposited in the ACCESSORY ACCOUNT will have to be used solely and exclusively for the investment purposes described in item 3.4 of Clause III above.
CLAUSE IX - FIDUCIARY AGENT
9.1 Appointment.
The ISSUER constitutes and appoints the above-identified entity as the FIDUCIARY AGENT for the subject issuance of this INSTRUMENT, who herein and as prescribed by law accepts the said appointment so that it can, pursuant to law, represent the community of debenture-holders before the ISSUER.
9.2 Declaration.
The FIDUCIARY AGENT of the debenture-holders, appointed herein, declares under penalty of law:
(a) That it does not have any legal impediment under ss. 3 of Article 66 of Law No. 6404/76 and Article 10 of CVM Directive No. 28 of 11/23/1983, for exercising the mandate hereby entrusted to it;
(b) That it accepts the mandate entrusted to it, and shall fully assume all of the duties and authority stipulated in specific laws and in this INSTRUMENT;
(c) That it agrees in full with the present INSTRUMENT and all of the clauses and conditions thereof, and
(d) That it is knowledgeable of the terms of Circular No. 1832 of October 31, 1990, of the Banco Central do Brasil.
9.2.2. [sic] - The ISSUER also declares that it has no connection to the FIDUCIARY AGENT that would otherwise impede the full exercise of its duties.
9.3 Substitution.
9.3.1. - In the event of temporary absence or impediment, waiver, death or any
other case entailing vacancy, a General Meeting of Debenture-holders will be
held within a maximum period of thirty (30) days from the date of the
determining event, for the purpose of selecting a new FIDUCIARY AGENT; the
said Meeting may be convened by the FIDUCIARY AGENT who itself is going to be
replaced, or by the ISSUER, or by those debenture-holders representing at
minimum ten percent (10%) of the outstanding securities, or further by the
CVM. In the event
that such a call for a Meeting of Debenture-holders does not occur by eight
(8) days prior to the end of the aforementioned period, it shall behoove the
ISSUER to convene it. The compensation of the new FIDUCIARY AGENT shall be
determined at the General Meeting of Debenture-holders that appoints the new
FIDUCIARY AGENT.
9.3.2. - In the event that the FIDUCIARY AGENT is unable to continue performing its duties because of circumstances beyond the scope of this INSTRUMENT, it will have to so advise the debenture-holders immediately, requesting that it be replaced.
9.3.3. - After the close of the period stipulated for the distribution of the DEBENTURES on the market, the debenture-holders are authorized to proceed with the replacement of the FIDUCIARY AGENT and name its replacement at a General Meeting of Debenture-holders especially convened for such purpose.
9.3.4. - The permanent substitution of the FIDUCIARY AGENT is subject to prior notice to be given to the CVM and its determination that such substitution is in accordance with the requirements set forth in Article 8 of CVM Directive No. 28 of November 23, 1983, and any subsequent rules or laws.
9.3.5. - The replacement of the FIDUCIARY AGENT will have to be embodied in a rider to the present INSTRUMENT, which will have to be recorded in the same Real-Estate Registry as this INSTRUMENT.
9.3.6. - The FIDUCIARY AGENT shall begin the exercise of its duties on the date of this INSTRUMENT or on the date of any rider thereto that relates to substitution, and shall continue performing its duties until otherwise effectively replaced.
9.3.7. - The rules and regulations of the CVM shall apply to any cases involving the substitution of the FIDUCIARY AGENT.
9.4 Duties.
9.4.1. - In addition to whatever else may be provided by law or by the rules of the CVM, the following constitute duties and authority of the FIDUCIARY AGENT:
(a) To protect the rights and interests of the debenture-holders, using all proper and appropriate care and diligence that any responsible person would customarily use in administering and managing his (her, its) own assets;
(b) To resign from its position in the event that a conflict of interest arises or there is any other impediment to exercising appropriate care and diligence;
(c) To keep proper books, records, correspondence and other documents related to the exercise of its duties;
(d) To verify upon acceptance of its mandate, the veracity of the information contained in this INSTRUMENT, taking the appropriate steps to determine whether there are any omissions and defects therein;
(e) To arrange with the appropriate government agencies, in the event that the ISSUER does not do so itself, for the recording of this INSTRUMENT and the respective riders, correcting any omissions or irregularities that might exist therein. In such case, the Registrar shall advise the ISSUER's management so that the latter can then provide whatever particulars or documents may be necessary to correct the omissions or irregularities;
(f) To monitor compliance with requirements for periodic submission of mandatory information, alerting the debenture-holders about any possible omissions or inaccuracies contained in said information;
(g) To issue an opinion regarding the sufficiency of information contained in proposals to amend the terms and conditions of the DEBENTURES;
(h) To request, whenever necessary for the performance of its duties, updated certificates from civil authorities, from Treasury Department offices, from registry offices, from Board of Conciliation and Arbitration and from the Office of the General Counsel of the Treasury Department, where the principal offices of the ISSUER are located;
(i) To request that a special audit of the ISSUER be undertaken, whenever necessary;
(j) To examine any amendment to the ISSUER's by-laws that might entail a change in its corporate purpose, it behooving the FIDUCIARY AGENT to convene a General Meeting of Debenture-holders for deliberating and resolving the matter, or approving an alternative proposal in accordance with ss. 2 of Article 57 of Law No. 6404/76;
(k) To convene, whenever necessary, the General Meeting of Debenture-holders by means of a public announcement made at least three (3) times in such print media that the ISSUER usually uses for its publications;
(l) To appear at General Meetings of Debenture-holders for providing any information that may be requested of it;
(m) To prepare a report for distribution among the debenture-holders, pursuant to the terms of Article 68, ss. 1, paragraph "b" of Law No. 6404/76, which report will have to contain the following information at minimum:
(m.1) Any omission or inaccuracy that has come to its knowledge, contained in the information disclosed by the ISSUER, or moreover any failure to provide or delay in providing the mandatory information that is mandated of the ISSUER;
(m.2) Changes in the by-laws occurring during the period;
(m.3) Comments on the ISSUER's financial statements and accounts, focusing on economic and financial indicators and the ISSUER's capital structure;
(m.4) Distribution or placement position of the DEBENTURES on the market;
(m.5) Redemption, amortization, conversion, renegotiation and payment of interest on the DEBENTURES made during the period, as well as acquisitions and sales of DEBENTURES made by the ISSUER;
(m.6) Monitoring of the allocation of funds obtained through the issuance of the DEBENTURES, in accordance with the data obtained from the ISSUER's managers;
(m.7) Report on assets and securities turned over to it for administration;
(m.8) Performance of other obligations hereby assumed by the ISSUER;
(m.9) Declaration on its ability to continue performing the duties of FIDUCIARY AGENT;
(n) To place the report dealt with in paragraph "m" at the disposal of the debenture-holders within a maximum period of four (4) months from the close of the ISSUER's business year; this report shall be sent to the following places at the very least:
(n. l) The ISSUER's principal place of business;
(n.2) Its office, or whenever involved is a financial institution, the place indicated by it;
(n.3) The CVM;
(n.4) The Securities Exchange, whenever such is the case;
(n.5) The lead financial institution of the placement of the DEBENTURES;
(o) To publish in the print media that the ISSUER usually uses for its publications, an announcement advising the debenture-holders that the report is available to them at the locations indicated in paragraph "n";
(p) To maintain the list of debenture-holders and their addresses up-to-date by being in constant contact with the ISSUER in respect thereof;
(q) To coordinate the drawing and issuance of the debenture-holders to be acquired;
(r) To administer the funds obtained from the issuance of the DEBENTURES in the case provided for in ss. 2, Article 60 of Law No. 6404/76;
(s) To supervise and monitor compliance with the clauses of this INSTRUMENT, especially those that impose obligations to do something or not do something;
(t) To notify the debenture-holders, if possible on an individual basis, within a maximum period of ninety (90) days, of any non-performance by the ISSUER of the obligations assumed herein, indicating the place where further clarifications can be provided interested parties. A communication of like purport and tenor must be sent to the CVM and the Securities Exchange, whenever applicable;
(u) To verify the correct use of the Alternative Payment Mechanism - LEGAL TENDER, in accordance with what is provided in Clause VI of this INSTRUMENT, with the ISSUER being notified to correct any problems that may have arisen, and
(v) To verify the proper use of the funds obtained from the issuance of the DEBENTURES and kept in the ACCESSORY ACCOUNT, as provided in items 8.2 and following of the INSTRUMENT.
9.5 Specific Powers.
9.5.1. - The FIDUCIARY AGENT will use any legal or extra-legal procedures against the ISSUER for protecting and defending the interests of the community of debenture-holders and for enforcing the collection of their loans to the ISSUER, and in the event of any non-performance by the latter of its obligations, the FIDUCIARY AGENT shall:
(a) Declare the advance maturity of the DEBENTURES and proceed to collect the principal thereof and any accessory charges, observing the conditions of this INSTRUMENT;
(b) Execute guarantees or sureties, applying the proceeds to paying the debenture-holders, in full or proportionately;
(c) Petition for the ISSUER's bankruptcy if no real guarantees exist;
(d) Take any and all necessary steps for collecting the loans granted by the debenture-holders to the ISSUER through these DEBENTURES;
(e) Represent the debenture-holders in any bankruptcy proceedings or proceedings involving composition of creditors or the extra-legal liquidation of the ISSUER.
9.5.2. - The FIDUCIARY AGENT shall be exempt from liability for failure to adopt the measures set forth in paragraphs (a) and (d) of the introduction to this item only if, after a General Meeting of Debenture-holders had been convened, it is so authorized by a unanimous resolution enacted by the holders of the outstanding debentures; thus a resolution by the majority of the holders of the outstanding debentures shall suffice, whenever such event refers to the provisions of paragraph (e) of the introduction to this item.
9.6 Compensation.
The FIDUCIARY AGENT shall be entitled to fees for the performance of the duties incumbent upon it, in accordance with law and this INSTRUMENT; this compensation shall be paid to it as follows:
(a) Annual installments of ten thousand Reais (R$10,000.00) each, with the first installment falling due five (5) days after the date of confirmation of registration with the CVM;
(b) The installments mentioned in (a) above shall be indexed annually, in accordance with changes in the IGPM, accrued in the respective period;
(c) The said compensation shall be increased with the following taxes: Tax on services of any kind (ISS), Social Welfare Program Contribution (P.I.S.), Social Security Contributions (COFINS) and any other future taxes that may be assessed on the said compensation, exception made for the Income Tax at the rates in effect on the dates of each payment;
(d) This compensation covers the services to be rendered by the FIDUCIARY AGENT's technical team, as well as the FIDUCIARY AGENT's participation at meetings of debenture-holders, particularly in the light of the possibility that these meetings will be held at the FIDUCIARY AGENT's place of business;
(e) The compensation does not include expenses deemed necessary for the FIDUCIARY AGENT to perform its functions during the rendering of the services or thereafter; these expenses shall be paid by the ISSUER against presentation of the respective invoices accompanied by the appropriate receipts and vouchers issued directly to the ISSUER or reimbursable by it to the FIDUCIARY AGENT upon approval. The expenses referred to herein may be: publications in general (examples: publishing of the notice of a General Meeting of Debenture-holders, or of the announcement advising that the FIDUCIARY AGENT's annual report is now available to debenture-holders); also, notices, extracts of certifications, travel and lodging expenses, expenses incurred for use of specialists, such as auditors or attorneys rendering legal advice to the ISSUER;
(f) All expenses connected with legal and administrative proceedings that have to be incurred by the FIDUCIARY AGENT to safeguard the interests of the debenture-holders, will have to be approved and advanced by the debenture-holders and subsequently indemnified by the ISSUER in accordance with law. Such expenses that will be advanced by the debenture-holders also include third-party attorneys' fees, court costs and court fees in actions brought by the FIDUCIARY AGENT when representing the community of debenture-holders. Any court costs and expenses deriving from the loss of a legal action shall likewise be borne by the debenture-holders as well as the compensation of the FIDUCIARY AGENT in the event that the ISSUER remains in a state of non-performance for a period greater than sixty (60) days.
9.7 Expenses.
9.7.1. - The ISSUER shall reimburse the FIDUCIARY AGENT for all expenses appropriately incurred for protecting the rights and interests of the debenture-holders or for enforcing the collection of their loans.
9.7.2. - The aforementioned reimbursement shall be made immediately after submission of the respective statements of account to the ISSUER.
9.7.3. - In the event of non-performance by the ISSUER, all expenses connected with legal and administrative proceedings that have to be incurred by the FIDUCIARY AGENT to safeguard the interests of the debenture-holders, will have to be pre-approved and advanced by the debenture-holders and subsequently indemnified by the ISSUER in accordance with law. Such expenses that will be advanced by the debenture-holders also include third-party attorneys' fees, court costs, bonds and fees in actions brought by the FIDUCIARY AGENT or derived from actions brought against it in connection with the exercising of its duties, or moreover entailing
financial damages or risks when representing the community of debenture-holders. Any court costs, bonds and expenses deriving from the loss of a legal action shall likewise be borne by the debenture-holders as well as the compensation of the FIDUCIARY AGENT and reimbursement of its expenses in the event that the ISSUER remains in a state of non-performance with respect to the payment thereof for a period greater than sixty (60) days, the FIDUCIARY AGENT being able to demand the posting of a surety by the debenture-holders to cover the risk of losing the case.
9.7.4. - The expenses referred to in this item shall also include those incurred in connection with:
(a) The publication of reports, notices and notifications, in accordance with what is stipulated in this INSTRUMENT, and any other publications required by applicable regulations;
(b) Extracts of certificates;
(c) Travel between the States of the Brazilian Federation and lodging connected therewith, whenever such is necessary for the performance of duties;
(d) Any additional and special or expert investigations or inquiries that might be essential should any omissions and/or inaccuracies appear in the information that is of pertinent interest to the debenture-holders.
9.7.5. - The FIDUCIARY AGENT's credit for expenses incurred in connection with protecting the rights and interests of the debenture-holders or enforcing collection of their loans that have not been otherwise paid in the manner established herein, shall be added to the ISSUER's debt and shall enjoy the same guarantees as the DEBENTURES, if such is the case, taking preference in the order of payment over said DEBENTURES.
CLAUSE X - THE GENERAL MEETING OF DEBENTURE-HOLDERS
10.1 Convocation.
The General Meeting of Debenture-holders may be convened by the FIDUCIARY AGENT or the ISSUER or by debenture-holders representing at minimum ten percent (10%) of the outstanding DEBENTURES or by the CVM.
10.2 Quorum.
A quorum on an initial convocation shall be the presence of debenture-holders representing at minimum one-half (1/2) of the outstanding DEBENTURES; on a second convocation the required quorum will be any number of debenture-holders.
10.3 Presiding Chair.
The Meeting will be presided over by the debenture-holder elected by the debenture-holders or otherwise designated by the CVM.
10.4 Quorum for Deliberation.
For the Meeting's deliberations, each DEBENTURE shall be entitled to one (1) vote, with proxies permitted; a proxy may be a debenture-holder or not. Resolutions shall be passed by a majority of those present, with the exception of modifications of the DEBENTURE terms and conditions; in such case, resolutions will have to be passed by debenture-holders representing the majority of the outstanding DEBENTURES. Amendments to the conditions governing payment and renegotiation stipulated in Clauses 4.2, 4.3 and 4.9 will have to be approved by debenture-holders representing 100% of the outstanding DEBENTURES. The releasing of the ISSUER from its obligations and from situations entailing the advance maturity of DEBENTURES, as stipulated in Clauses 8.1, 8.2 and XI of this INSTRUMENT, will have to be approved by debenture-holders representing at least two-thirds of the outstanding DEBENTURES.
Excluded from the quorum requirements respecting the matters of establishing the Meeting and deliberation shall be DEBENTURES that are in the ISSUER's treasury, or owned by the ISSUER's affiliates, controlled companies, controlling companies or entities, Board members or Executive Committee members, including but not limited to persons and/or entities directly or indirectly related to any of the persons or entities mentioned above.
CLAUSE XI - CORPORATE REORGANIZATION
11.1 The ISSUER undertakes here and now, for itself and for its directly or indirectly controlled and/or affiliated companies, up to the maturity of the DEBENTURES of both series, not to engage in any operation or transaction that involves break-up, merger, dissolution, transformation and/or any other form of corporate reorganization related to the ISSUER or its directly or indirectly controlled and/or affiliate companies, except if cumulatively:
(i) The legal entity (entities) that result(s) from this corporate reorganization process is (are) a directly or indirectly affiliated or controlled company (companies) of the ISSUER, established as a corporation(s) or limited liability stock company (companies), duly organized and existing under the laws of Brazil (hereinafter the "NEW CORPORATION(S)"), and
(ii) The NEW CORPORATION(S) finance(s) jointly and severally all of the ISSUER's obligations with respect to the present public issuance embodied in or deriving from this INSTRUMENT and from the DEBENTURES, and allow(s) that the DEBENTURES have the LEGAL TENDER mechanism with regard to the invoices for supply of electric energy that become billed by said NEW CORPORATION(S) under the same terms as given in Clauses VI and VII of this INSTRUMENT, through the making of a rider to the within INSTRUMENT in a form and with a substance acceptable to the FIDUCIARY AGENT; the aforesaid rider will have to be recorded with the competent Real-Estate Registry Office and with the CVM at the exclusive expense of the ISSUER or the NEW CORPORATION(S), and
(iii) It is evidenced that this corporate reorganization has not resulted or will not result in any non-performance of any nature by the ISSUER and/or its directly or indirectly controlled or affiliated companies, including the NEW CORPORATION(S), including non-performance with respect to any obligation embodied in or deriving from this INSTRUMENT and the DEBENTURES, and
(iv) The consolidated net worth of the ISSUER after completion of the corporate reorganization is not less than its consolidated net worth prior to the corporate restructuring.
11.3 The obligation stipulated in Clause XI will have to be included in any notice of sale of stock control of the ISSUER and its directly or indirectly controlled and/or affiliated companies.
11.4 Notwithstanding what is stipulated in items 11.2 and 11.2 of this Clause XI, the ISSUER (or any one of its directly or indirectly controlled and/or affiliated companies), may prior to the end of the maturity period of the DEBENTURES of both series, engage in operations or transactions involving break-up, merger, dissolution, transformation and/or any other form of corporate reorganization related to the ISSUER or its directly or indirectly controlled and/or affiliate companies, in the event that at least two thirds (2/3) of the outstanding DEBENTURES approve such corporate reorganization in accordance with what is deliberated and resolved at a specific General Meeting of Debenture-holders, in accordance with the provisions of Article 124 of Law No. 6404/76 and with the other applicable provisions of this INSTRUMENT.
CLAUSE XII - DECLARATIONS AND GUARANTEES
12.1 The FIDUCIARY AGENT declares and guarantees the ISSUER that:
(a) It is duly authorized to make this INSTRUMENT and perform the obligations therein stipulated, and furthermore has met all of the necessary legal and statutory requirements for doing so;
(b) It is duly qualified to engage in the activities of a fiduciary agent pursuant to current applicable regulations;
(c) This INSTRUMENT constitutes a valid and legal obligation of the FIDUCIARY AGENT, executable in accordance with its terms and conditions, and
(d) The making of this instrument and the performance of the obligations thereunder do not infringe upon any obligation previously assumed by the FIDUCIARY AGENT.
12.2 The ISSUER herein declares and guarantees that:
(a) It is a corporation duly organized and existing as a combined public and private entity;
(b) The persons representing it and who sign this INSTRUMENT have full powers to do so;
(c) All corporate authorizations required for making this INSTRUMENT and for performing all of the obligations assumed herein were obtained and are valid, effective and in full force;
(d) The terms of this INSTRUMENT do not run counter to (a) any contract or document wherein the ISSUER (or its controlling companies or companies controlled by it or its direct or indirect affiliates) is a party or to which any of its assets and properties are linked; (b) any law, decree or regulation that affects the ISSUER (or its controlling companies or companies controlled by it or its direct or indirect affiliates) or that affects any of its assets and properties or (c) any order, administrative decision or court sentence that affects the ISSUER (or its
controlling companies or companies controlled by it or its direct or indirect affiliates) or any of its assets and properties;
(e) This INSTRUMENT constitutes a valid and legal obligation of the ISSUER, executable in accordance with its terms and conditions;
(f) It is disposed to perform the obligations contained herein, especially those stipulated in Clause VIII above;
(g) The Preliminary and Final Prospectuses covering the issuance of the DEBENTURES (collectively the "Prospectus") contain: (i) all relevant information pertaining to the ISSUER, its controlled and affiliated companies, within the context of this issuance of debentures, that is required such that investors and their advisors are knowledgeable of the terms and conditions with a view towards undertaking a proper analysis of the ISSUER's assets, liabilities and commitments, as well as its financial condition, profits, losses, prospects and rights in respect of the DEBENTURES; that there are no false statements nor any omissions of relevant facts, and therefore the said information is not deceptive, incorrect or untrue; (ii) the statements made in the Prospectus with regard to the ISSUER and its controlled and affiliated companies are true and are not deceptive, incorrect or untrue; (iii) the opinions, analyses and (if any) projections expressed in the Prospectus with regard to the ISSUER and its controlled and affiliates companies were given honestly and were based upon reasonable suppositions, having been expressed after all reasonable circumstances were considered; (iv) there are no other facts with respect to the ISSUER and its controlled and affiliated companies, the omission of which within the context of this issuance would cause a statement in the Prospectus to become deceptive, incorrect or untrue, and (v) all efforts have been made by the ISSUER to ensure that the statements made, the information contained and the facts described in the Prospectus are true, correct and complete;
(h) The ISSUER's financial statements dated December 31, 2000, and the Quarterly Information Reports dated June 30, 2001, correctly represent the ISSUER's financial conditions and that of its controlled and affiliated companies on that date, and were prepared in accordance with generally-accepted accounting principles in Brazil;
(i) Both the ISSUER and its controlled and affiliated companies are in compliance with all laws, regulations, administrative regulations and directives of government agencies and courts that are applicable to the conduct of its business, and
(j) Save for those contingencies reported in the Prospectus, there is no legal action, administrative or arbitration proceeding, inquiry or other type of government investigation pending against the ISSUER that would otherwise have an adverse impact on it, its controlled and affiliated companies, or on its financial condition or on its operations.
12.2.1. - The ISSUER irrevocably and firmly undertakes to indemnify the debenture-holders, the FIDUCIARY AGENT and the banks coordinating this issuance, as well as their respective directors, employees and consultants for any and all damages, losses, costs and/or expenses (including court costs and attorneys' fees) incurred by the debenture-holders, by the FIDUCIARY AGENT and by the banks coordinating this issuance, along with their respective
directors, employees and consultants, because of any untruthful or incorrect statements made in connection with this issuance.
12.2.2. - Without prejudice to what is stipulated in 12.2.1 above, the ISSUER undertakes to give immediate notice to the debenture-holders and the FIDUCIARY AGENT in the event that any of the statements made herein should turn out to be untrue, incomplete or incorrect.
CLAUSE XIII - GENERAL PROVISIONS
13.1 Waiver.
The waiver of any of the rights deriving from this INSTRUMENT is not presumed. Accordingly, any delay or omission in the exercising of any right, power or remedy that falls to the debenture-holders because of any non-performance by the ISSUER, shall prejudice the exercise of such rights, powers or remedies, or shall be interpreted as constituting a waiver thereof or concurrence with said non-performance, nor shall constitute a novation or precedent insofar as concerns any other non-performance or delay.
13.2 Jurisdiction.
Election is made of the city of Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais as jurisdiction for hearing and settling any disputes or disagreements that might arise from this INSTRUMENT, and the parties waive any more preferred jurisdiction.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties affix their signatures to this INSTRUMENT in five
(5) copies of like purport and tenor, together with the two witnesses, who
also sign below.
Belo Horizonte, October 4, 2001.
COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS GERAIS (CEMIG)
/s/ Djalma Bastos de Morais /s/ Cristiano Correa de Barros
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Name: Djalma Bastos de Morais Name: Cristiano Correa de Barros
Title: President-Director Title: Finance & Investments Director
PLANNER CORRETORA DE VALORES S.A.
/s/ Artur Martins Figueiredo /s/ Viviane A. R. dos Santos
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Name: Artur Martins Figueiredo Name: Viviane A. R. dos Santos
Title: Authorized Agent Title: Authorized Agent
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WITNESSES: /s/ Marco Tulio Campos Guimaraes /s/ Joao Batista Pezzini ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Name: Marco Tulio Campos Guimaraes Name: Joao Batista Pezzini Tax I.D. No. 204.021.396-15 Tax I.D. No. 252.931.176-53 |
Exhibit 4.9
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
FINANCING AGREEMENT BY
EXTENSION OF CREDIT No.
02.2.962.3.1, ENTERED INTO BY AND
BETWEEN BANCO NACIONAL DE
DESENVOLVIMENTO ECONOMICO E
SOCIAL - BNDES AND COMPANHIA
ENERGETICA DE MINAS GERAIS -
CEMIG, AND OTHER INTERVENING
THIRD PARTIES, AS FOLLOWS:
BANCO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO ECONOMICO E SOCIAL - BNDES, hereinafter referred to as BNDES, a federal public company, with head office in Brasilia, Federal District (Brazil), and services in this city, at Avenida Republica do Chile, 100, registered with CNPJ (Corporate Taxpayer Registry) under No. 33,657,248/0001-89, represented by its undersigned representatives; and
COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS GERAIS - CEMIG, hereinafter
referred to as BENEFICIARY, a joint-stock company, with head office in Belo
Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais (Brazil), at Avenida Barbacena, 1200,
registered with CNPJ (Corporate Taxpayer Registry) under No.
17,155,730/0001-64, represented by its undersigned representatives, and as
INTERVENING PARTIES:
I - AGENCIA NACIONAL DE ENERGIA ELETRICA - ANEEL, an autonomous government entity under special regimen, with head office at SGAN, QUADRA 603, Modulo J, Anexo, Brasilia, Federal District (Brazil), registered with CNPJ (Corporate Taxpayer Registry) under No. 02.270.669/0001-29, hereinafter referred to as ANEEL, represented by its undersigned representatives; and
II - BANCO ITAU S.A., a financial institution, with head office in Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo (Brazil), at Praca Alfredo Egydio de Souza Aranha, no. 100, registered with CNPJ (Corporate Taxpayer Registry) under No. 60.701.190/0001-04, hereinafter referred to as BANK, represented by its undersigned representatives;
Mutually agree with the following terms and conditions:
ONE
TYPE, AMOUNT AND OBJECT OF THE AGREEMENT
BNDES, within the scope of the Emergency and Extraordinary Program of Financial Support to Public Utilities of Electric Power Generation and Independent Electric Power Producers created by the Board of Executive Officers of BNDES, pursuant to a legal provision enacted by Decree No. 4,475, of November 20, 2002, based on Law No. 10,438, of April 26, 2002, extends to the BENEFICIARY, by means of this Agreement, a credit in the amount of R$396,744,105.00 (three hundred and ninety-six million, seven hundred and forty-four thousand and one hundred and five reais), to be provided with resources funded by the National Treasury.
SOLE PARAGRAPH The credit hereby extended aims to provide part of the resources needed to pay obligations relating to purchases of "energia livre" (non-contracted electricity) by the BENEFICIARY on the Wholesale Energy Spot Market - MAE during applicability of the Emergency Program to Reduce Electric Power Consumption.
TWO
AVAILABILITY OF THE CREDIT
In the event that the conditions mentioned in Section Eighteen are met, the credit will be made available to the BENEFICIARY by means of a deposit to the bank account of BENEFICIARY, designated in Sole Paragraph of this Section, subject to the effective transfer of the resources by the National Treasury.
SOLE PARAGRAPH The BENEFICIARY designates the escrow account No. 33,765-4 with Banco Itau S.A., Private Bank Branch (No. 2001), located at Rua Boa Vista, no. 185, Terreo, Sao Paulo - SP (Brazil), for deposit of the available credit, subject to the provisions set forth in Section Twenty-five.
THREE
INTEREST
The principal debit of BENEFICIARY will incur interest at the rate of one per cent (1%) per annum (as "spread") over the adjusted annual average rate of daily financing determined by the Special System for Settlement and Custody - SELIC.
SOLE PARAGRAPH The interest will be calculated on a daily basis by the pro rata system pursuant to the following formula, and capitalized on February 15, 2003, payable from March 15, 2003 on a monthly basis, plus repayment of principal, and on maturity or settlement of this Agreement, subject to the provisions of Section Twenty-four.
n
Sigma[SDV * (Tx + 1)]
[ i i ]
i=1
J = -------------------------
36.000
where:
J = Interest SDVi = daily debit balance of the principal Txi = adjusted annual average rate of daily financing determined by the Special System for Settlement and Custody - SELIC for day "i"; and n = number of days of the interest determination period.
FOUR
PROCESSING AND COLLECTION OF THE DEBIT
The collection of the principal and charges will be made through a prior Collection Notice issued by BNDES to the BANK. The BANK, in its turn, will inform the BENEFICIARY and transfer the amounts due to the account designated by it pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph First of Section Nine for settlement of those obligations on their respective maturity dates.
FIRST PARAGRAPH In the event that the BANK fails to receive the Collection Notice, the BANK shall not be exempt from its obligations provided for in this Agreement nor shall the BENEFICIARY be exempt from paying the installments of the principal and other charges on the dates set forth in this Agreement.
SECOND PARAGRAPH In the event that the SELIC rate is changed during the term between the first and fifteenth day in any month, the difference between the amount due and the collected amount will be reflected in an adjustment to the debit balance.
FIVE
REPAYMENT
The principal of the debit resulting from this Agreement shall be paid to
BNDES in sixty (60) monthly and successive installments, calculated in
accordance with the following formula. The first maturity date will be March
15 (fifteen), 2003, subject to the provisions set forth in Section
Twenty-four. BENEFICIARY undertakes to fulfill all obligations resulting
herefrom by means of the payment of the last installment on February 15
(fifteen), 2008, subject to the provisions of Section Ten.
[ TM ]
[ ----- ]
[ 1.200 ]
AP = SDV* [-----------------]
[ M ]
[[ TM ] ]
[[ 1 + -----] - 1]
[[ 1.200] ]
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where:
AP = repayment of the principal;
SDV = debit balance of the principal on maturity date;
M = number of outstanding installments;
TM = average rate calculated pursuant to the
following formula:
J * 36.000
TN = -----------
n Sigma SDV i = 1 i |
where:
J = interest according to the definition of Section Third; n = number of days of the determination period; and SDVi = daily debit balance of the principal.
SIX
RESERVE FOR PAYMENT
In order to comply with the payment of any obligation resulting herefrom, such as the principal of the debit, interest, commissions, conventional penalty and fine, the BENEFICIARY irrevocably and irreversibly assigns and transfers to BNDES, as of this date until final settlement of all obligations resulting from this Agreement, the proceeds resulting from the collection of electric power generation and distribution rates in the amount equal to three point twenty-seven per cent (3.27%) of its monthly sales.
FIRST PARAGRAPH For the purposes of this Agreement "monthly sales" shall mean the gross sales of BENEFICIARY, including all taxes and charges paid by purchaser, except value-added tax (ICMS).
SECOND PARAGRAPH The rights and actions of BNDES resulting from this Agreement, particularly with respect to the assignment of income provided for in this Section Six shall not be impaired by any changes, default, controversy, in or out of court, between the BENEFICIARY and the Concessionaires or Public Utilities of Public Services for Electric Power Distribution, relating to the reimbursement agreement of "energia livre" (non-contracted electricity) to be paid with receivables from the portion of the Extraordinary Rate Adjustment specifically created for that purpose.
SEVEN
PARTIAL CONCENTRATION OF THE BENEFICIARY COLLECTION
The BENEFICIARY will deposit, during the term of this Agreement, the proceeds from the collection of bills ensuring the effective receipt equal to ten per cent (10%) of the sales of the BENEFICIARY determined in the immediately preceding month, to account No. 30,265-8 (hereinafter referred to as COLLECTION ACCOUNT), at the Private Bank Branch (No. 2001) of the Bank.
EIGHT
TRANSFER TO THE ESCROW ACCOUNT
In light of the assignment provided for in Section Six, the BENEFICIARY hereby, irrevocably and irreversibly, authorizes BANK to transfer, on a daily basis, the proceeds of the collected bills mentioned in Section Seven, to account No. 30,266-6 (hereinafter
referred to as ESCROW ACCOUNT), at Private Bank Branch (No. 2001), with the BANK, until the amount so transferred reaches the sum equal to three point twenty-seven per cent (3.27%) of the monthly sales of BENEFICIARY.
FIRST PARAGRAPH The BENEFICIARY shall, from the date hereof, instruct the BANK, with a copy of the instruction to BNDES, no later than the fifth business day of each month, the amount to be transferred to the ESCROW ACCOUNT during such month, based on the sales determined in the immediately preceding month.
SECOND PARAGRAPH In case the BENEFICIARY fails to comply with the provisions set forth in First Paragraph, BANK shall transfer the total amount received in collection.
NINE
PAYMENT
The BENEFICIARY hereby, irrevocably and irreversibly, in light of the assignment and transfer provided for in Sections Six and Eight, authorizes BANK to transfer from the ESCROW ACCOUNT to the account and order of BNDES the amounts required to repay any installment of the principal and additional charges of the debit resulting from this Agreement, in the amounts and terms as agreed by contract.
FIRST PARAGRAPH BNDES will, by means of a debit notice, inform BANK about the funds to be transferred to the designated account, without prejudice of the provisions of Paragraph First of Section Four.
SECOND PARAGRAPH In the event the funds available in the ESCROW ACCOUNT are insufficient to repay the installments of the principal and additional charges of the debit resulting from this Agreement, the BENEFICIARY shall, after being instructed by BANK, make the deposit in the amount required to make such payment in full, pursuant to the provisions of item V of Section Fifteen, without prejudice of the continuity of the transfers to the ESCROW ACCOUNT mentioned in Section Eight, until the percentage therein mentioned is reached.
TEN
EARLY PAYMENT
Any time the funds available in the ESCROW ACCOUNT are sufficient to settle a whole number of installments, the BENEFICIARY will be entitled to make an early partial payment equal to outstanding installments, irrespective of the execution of any contractual amendment, and the relevant amount so paid will be deducted from the debit balance, and respective maturity dates will be kept.
FIRST PARAGRAPH The BANK will determine the feasibility of any early payment mentioned in this Section Ten and, if so determined by the BENEFICIARY, it will inform the total amount transferred to BNDES.
SECOND PARAGRAPH In the event that the BENEFICIARY fails to choose the early payment, the remaining balance may, after payment to BNDES, be credited to the COLLECTION ACCOUNT.
THIRD PARAGRAPH A total or partial prepayment of the debit balance of this Agreement may be settled with the proceeds of a financial transaction executed between BNDES and BENEFICIARY, guaranteed by the Federal Government, regarding the acquisition of the Assignment of Credit of the Remaining Balance of the Revenue Compensation Account - CRC held by BENEFICIARY against the State of Minas Gerais.
ELEVEN
EXCLUSIVE OPERATION OF THE ESCROW ACCOUNT
The ESCROW ACCOUNT will be operated exclusively in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and used for payment to BNDES. It shall be allowed the exclusive investment of the resources therein deposited in bonds of the National Treasury or funds guaranteed by it, provided that the respective redemption is compatible with the obligations of this Agreement and the proceeds are incorporated to the assignment provided for in Section Six.
TWELVE
NO ENCUMBRANCE
The BENEFICIARY may not assign or encumber on behalf of any other creditor the income assigned pursuant to Section Six.
THIRTEEN
SPECIAL OBLIGATIONS OF BENEFICIARY
The BENEFICIARY undertakes to:
I - comply, as applicable, until final settlement of the debt resulting from this Agreement, with the "PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO BNDES AGREEMENTS", approved by Resolution No. 665, of December 10, 1987, amended, in part, by Resolution No. 775, of December 16, 1991, by Resolution No. 863, of March 11, 1996, by Resolution No. 878, of September, 4, 1996, by Resolution No. 894, of March 6, 1997, by Resolution No. 927, of April 1st, 1998, and by Resolution 976, of September 24, 2001, enacted by the Board of Executive Officers of BNDES, published in the Official Gazette of the Federal Executive (Section I), of December 29, 1987, December 27, 1991, April 8, 1996, September 24, 1996, March 19, 1997, April 15, 1998, and October 31, 2001, respectively, which copy is delivered to the
BENEFICIARY, who, after acknowledging its content, declares its
acceptance as an integral and inseparable part of this Agreement, for all
legal purposes and effects.
II - use the total amount of the credit within a term not exceeding twelve
(12) months from the date of execution of this Agreement, without
prejudice of the power granted to BNDES to extend such term before or
after such period, with the guarantees constituted herein, by way of an
express authorization, in a letter, irrespective of any other formality
or registration.
III - keep in good standing its obligations with the environmental agencies
during the term of this Agreement;
IV - send to BNDES, on yearly basis, an Audit Report, Balance Sheet and
Statement of Income, with the opinion of independent auditors;
V - send to BNDES, on a monthly basis, reports wherein the billed amounts
and the amounts actually collected by the BENEFICIARY relating to the
immediately preceding month are specified;
VI - retain an Independent Audit firm, if requested by BNDES, subject to the
prior and express approval of BNDES, to carry out the accounting audit
evidencing the compliance with the obligations of the BENEFICIARY
provided for herein.
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FOURTEEN
OBLIGATIONS OF THE INTERVENING PARTY AGENCIA NACIONAL DE ENERGIA ELETRICA - ANEEL
The Intervening Party AGENCIA NACIONAL DE ENERGIA ELETRICA - ANEEL,
qualified in the recitals of this Agreement, undertakes to:
I - keep BNDES permanently informed about any fact that may impair the
performance of the Concession, Permission or Authorization, as
applicable, or its economic and financial balance;
II - previously and expressly inform BNDES about any amendment to be made to
any Concession, Permission or Authorization Agreement, as applicable;
III - in the event of intervention of any Concession, Permission or
Authorization, as applicable, care for the full compliance of the
obligations provided for in this Agreement, including the assignment of
income provided for in Section Six; and
IV - in the event that a Concession, Permission or Authorization is
terminated, include in the new bidding process for provision of the
services that were the object of the Concession, Authorization or
Permission, as applicable, as a condition to the new grant, the
subrogation, by the new subrogating party, of the obligations of the
BENEFICIARY resulting from this Agreement.
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FIFTEEN
OBLIGATIONS OF BANK
The Intervening Party BANCO ITAU S.A., qualified in the recitals of this Agreement, undertakes to:
I - immediately inform BNDES in case the BENEFICIARY fails to comply with
any obligation regarding the assignment of income provided for in Section
Six;
II - fail to observe any order, whether from BNDES or BENEFICIARY, in
connection with the assignment of income provided for in Section Six, in
contravention with this Agreement, without the prior written consent of
the other party;
III - facilitate the transfer of the amounts deposited in the COLLECTION
ACCOUNT, pursuant to the provisions of Section Eight, as well as take all
actions and procedures set forth in contract to ensure the assignment of
income provided for in Section Six;
IV - facilitate the withholding and transfer of the amounts deposited in the
ESCROW ACCOUNT, after being informed by BNDES pursuant to the provisions
in the First Paragraph of Section Nine, as well as take all actions and
procedures set forth in contract to ensure the assignment of income
provided for in Section Six;
V - inform the BENEFICIARY if the funds available in the ESCROW ACCOUNT are
insufficient to repay the principal and additional charges of the debit
resulting from this Agreement, as well as the amount to be deposited by
the BENEFICIARY for settlement in full of such payment;
VI - determine the feasibility of an early payment mentioned in Section Ten,
inform the BENEFICIARY of such possibility and, if determined by the
BENEFICIARY, implement it, and inform BNDES of the total transferred
amount. In case the BENEFICIARY fails to make such early payment, the
remaining balance, after payment to BNDES, may be deposited to the
COLLECTION ACCOUNT.
VII - transfer the total proceeds received in the COLLECTION ACCOUNT to the
ESCROW ACCOUNT, in case the BENEFICIARY fails to comply with the
provisions of the First Paragraph of Section Eight;
VIII - make investment of resources deposited in the ESCROW ACCOUNT
exclusively in bonds of the National Treasury or funds guaranteed by it,
providing the respective redemption is compatible with the obligations of
this Agreement and the proceeds are incorporated to the assignment
provided for in Section Six; and
IX - send to BNDES, on a monthly basis, statements of the COLLECTION ACCOUNT
and of the ESCROW ACCOUNT.
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SIXTEEN
INDEMNIFICATION PAID BY BANK
In case BANK fails to comply with any of its obligations provided for in this Agreement, without prejudice to any other applicable penalties, BANK will be required to pay an indemnification to BNDES and/or BENEFICIARY, as applicable, for damages resulting therefrom.
SEVENTEEN
REPLACEMENT OF BANK
The Intervening Party BANK may be replaced, as determined by BNDES or after its consent. However, BANK shall continue to perform its duties until the new bank enters into an acceptance agreement to this Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to BNDES, by which the new bank will subrogate itself to the rights and obligations of the BANK.
EIGHTEEN
CONDITIONS TO USE THE CREDIT
The use of the credit, in addition to the compliance, as applicable, with the conditions provided for in articles 5 and 6 of the above-mentioned "PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO BNDES AGREEMENTS", and with those set forth in "FOLLOW-UP RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS", mentioned in article 2 of said "PROVISIONS", will be subject to the fulfillment of the following requirements:
I) Use of any portion of the resources:
a) non existence of any economic and financial situation, which, at the discretion of BNDES, may compromise the financing; and
b) submission, by the BENEFICIARY, of the Clearance Certificate - CND, issued by the National Institute of Social Security - INSS, by the INTERNET, to be extracted by the BENEFICIARY and checked by BNDES at the address www.mpas.gov.br.
II) Use of the resources exceeding the amount of three hundred and thirty-five million four hundred and eighty-one thousand six hundred and forty-nine Reals and nineteen cents (R$335,481,649.19): final decision against the BENEFICIARY in the Mandamus No. 2003.34.00.000282-1 filed by the BENEFICIARY against the act of the General Director of ANEEL before the Tribunal of the 15th Federal Court of the Judicial Section of the Federal District.
NINETEEN
DEFAULT
In the event of any default in connection with the obligations undertaken by BENEFICIARY, the provisions of articles 40 to 47 of the "PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO BNDES AGREEMENTS", mentioned in item I of Section Thirteen, shall be observed.
TWENTY
PENALTY IN CASE OF JUDICIAL COLLECTION
In case of any judicial collection of the debit resulting from this Agreement, the BENEFICIARY will pay a fine of ten per cent (10%) over the principal and charges of the debit, plus extrajudicial, judicial expenses and legal fees due from the first order delivered by the relevant authority in the collection complaint.
TWENTY-ONE
PREPAYMENT OF THE DEBIT
In case of prepayment of the debit, the guarantees will be released, and the provisions of article 18 second paragraph, of the "PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO BNDES AGREEMENTS", mentioned in item I of Section Thirteen, will be applicable.
TWENTY-TWO
EARLY MATURITY
BNDES may declare the early maturity of this Agreement, requiring the payment of the debit and prompt suspension of any disbursement, if, in addition to the events provided for in articles 39 and 40 of the "PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO BNDES AGREEMENT", mentioned in item I of Section Thirteen, BNDES proves:
a) the inclusion in any corporate agreement, by-laws or articles of associations of the BENEFICIARY of any provision requiring a special quorum to resolve or approve any business which may limit or impair the control of the respective controlling parties, or, further, the inclusion therein of any provision which may:
i) restrict the growth capacity of the BENEFICIARY or its technological development;
ii) restrict the access of the BENEFICIARY to new markets; or
iii) restrict or impair the capacity to pay the financial obligations resulting from this transaction.
SOLE PARAGRAPH In the event resources granted by this Agreement are used for any other purpose other than that provided for in Section One, BNDES will inform the Federal Attorney's Office of such event, for the purposes and effects of Law No. 7.492, of 06/16/86, without prejudice of the provisions set forth in this Section.
TWENTY-THREE
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The BENEFICIARY represents and warrants that the execution of this Agreement and the compliance with its obligations, particularly the assignment of income provided for in Section Six, does not constitute any breach or noncompliance with any contract, agreement or any other instrument in which the BENEFICIARY is a party or by which it may be bound.
TWENTY-FOUR
MATURITY ON HOLIDAY
Any maturity date of an installment for repayment of the principal and other charges occurring on Saturdays, Sundays or national holidays, including bank holiday, will, for all purposes and effects of this Agreement, be transferred to the next first business day, and the charges will be calculated until such date. The following regular period for determination and calculation of charges of this Agreement shall also begin on such date.
TWENTY-FIVE
TRANSFER OF RESOURCES TO CREDITORS
The BENEFICIARY hereby, irrevocably and irreversibly, represents to the BANK that the amounts released by BNDES on its behalf to the ESCROW ACCOUNT provided for in the Sole Paragraph of Section Two will exclusively be used for the purposes of the financial settlement of its commitments with the Wholesale Energy Spot Market - MAE, pursuant to the report LF 003, issued by MAE itself, by means of the transfer of the amounts to its creditors accounts, in accordance with the provisions of the Exhibit attached hereto.
The BENEFICIARY submitted the Clearance Certificate No.
273752002--11001090, issued on January 03, 2003, by the National Institute of
Social Security - INSS.
The pages of this instrument contain the initial signature of Rosemary Martins Hissa, BNDES' attorney, by authorization of the undersigned legal representatives.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties executed this instrument in four (4) copies of equal content and form and for an exclusive effect, in the presence of the two undersigned witnesses.
Rio de Janeiro, February 7, 2003.
By BENEFICIARY:
Djalma Bastos de Morais Cristiano Correa de Barros Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer
Continuation of the signature Page of the Financing Agreement by the Extension of Credit No. 02.2.962.3.1
Edvaldo Alves de Santana Juliao Silveira Coelho
Superintendent of Economic Studies of the Market Federal Attorney/ ANEEL
Mat. SIAPE no. 1357594
/s/ Jose Nilson Cordeiro /s/ Paulo Jorge M. Trachez
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BANCO ITAU S.A.
Jose Nilson Cordeiro 4 Paulo Jorge M. Trachez
Commercial Manager Manager B-00372644-5
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WITNESSES:
/s/ Wellington Costa de Souza /s/ Marco Tulio Campos Guimaraes ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Name: Wellington Costa de Souza Name: Marco Tulio Campos Guimaraes CPF: 883.775.957-87 CPF: 204.021.396-15 |
BNDES EXHIBIT
EXHIBIT TO THE FINANCING AGREEMENT BY EXTENSION OF CREDIT No. 02.2.962.3.1
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CREDITOR CNPJ VALUE(R$) BANK
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Alcoa Alumino S.A. 23.637.697/0001-01 8.175,26 Bradesco
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Bandeirante Energia S.A. 02.302.100/0001-06 9.942.213,42 Bradesco
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Companhia de Forca e Luz Cataguazes Leopoldina 19.527.639/0001-58 9.501.428,17 CEF
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Comercializadora Brasileira de Energia Emergencial 04.790.539/0001-42 5.209,45 Banco do Brasil
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Companhia Eletrica de Brasilia 00.070.698/0001-11 4.420.157,97 Banco de Brasilia
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Ceb Lajeado S.A. 03.677.638/0001-50 224.154,45 Banco de Brasilia
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Companhia Energetica de Pernambuco 10.835.932/0001-08 8.616.475,17 Banco do Brasil
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Companhia Energetica Meridional 02.201.268/0001-17 521.171,43 Itau
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Companhia Energetica do Maranhao 06.272.793/0001-84 5.044.510,09 CEF
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Companhia de Eletricidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro 33.050.071/0001-58 3.137.622,69 Itau
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Companhia Energetica Santa Clara 02.881.800/0003-56 438.293,53 BCN
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Companhia de Interconexao Energetica 01.983.856/0001-97 1.589.297,00 Santander
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Companhia Luz e Forca Santa Cruz 61.116.265/0001-44 108.340,29 Itau
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Companhia de Eletricidade do Estado da Bahia 15.139.629/0001-94 8.923.403,02 Banco do Brasil
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Companhia Energetica do Ceara 07.047.251/0001-70 8.723.579,05 Citibank
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Copel Geracao S.A. 04.370.282/0001-70 655.591,12 Banco do Brasil
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Companhia Energetica do Rio Grande do Norte 08.324.196/0001-81 6.552.230,41 Banco do Brasil
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Companhia de Tecidos Norte de Minas 22.677.520/0001-76 2.137.986,00 Bradesco
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Companhia Paulista de Forca e Luz 33.050.196/0001-88 6.409.674,64 Bradesco
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Companhia Piratininga de Forca e Luz S.A. 04.172.213/0001-51 4.104.269,24 Bradesco
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CPFL Geracao de Energia S.A. 03.953.509/0001-47 19.251.055,19 Bradesco
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Companhia Paraibuna de Metais 42.416.651/0001-07 199.736,24 Bradesco
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CSN Energia S.A. 03.537.249/0001-29 45.670.668,53 Bradesco
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CREDITOR BRANCH ACCOUNT
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Alcoa Alumino S.A. 665-3 8000-4
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Bandeirante Energia S.A. 0516-9 78898-8
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Companhia de Forca e Luz Cataguazes Leopoldina 108 580.000-7
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Comercializadora Brasileira de Energia Emergencial 1607-1 191.199-6
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Companhia Eletrica de Brasilia 207 001412-0
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Ceb Lajeado S.A. 207 001.050-8
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Companhia Energetica de Pernambuco 1850-3 91105-4
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Companhia Energetica Meridional 49066-9 0289-9
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Companhia Energetica do Maranhao 1577-6 999-2
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Companhia de Eletricidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro 911 03927-9
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Companhia Energetica Santa Clara 196 002405-9
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Companhia de Interconexao Energetica 005-1 95111727
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Companhia Luz e Forca Santa Cruz 1036 04825-2
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Companhia de Eletricidade do Estado da Bahia 2940-8 140000-2
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Companhia Energetica do Ceara 6 49723016
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Copel Geracao S.A. 3306-5 11100-7
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Companhia Energetica do Rio Grande do Norte 0022-1 205691-7
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Companhia de Tecidos Norte de Minas 055063-9 3114-3
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Companhia Paulista de Forca e Luz 0046-9 390550-0
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Companhia Piratininga de Forca e Luz S.A. 0046-9 427880-1
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CPFL Geracao de Energia S.A. 0046-9 429429-7
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Companhia Paraibuna de Metais 198 0172828-8
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CSN Energia S.A. 0468-5 156670-9
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Companhia Sul Paulista de Energia 60.855.608/0001-20 948.821,76 Itau ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Companhia Vale do Rio Doce 33.592.510/0001-54 1.867.500,26 Bradesco ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Departamento Municipal de Eletricidade de Pocos de Caldas 23.664.303/0001-04 35.438,25 Banco do Brasil ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duke Trading do Brasil Ltda 03.631.957/0001-24 10.864.372,33 Boston ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Empresa de Eletricidade Vale do Paranapanema S.A. 60.876.075/0001-62 6.745.315,62 Banco do Brasil ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- El Paso Rio Grande Ltda 02.290.789/0001-98 12.650.423,60 Itau ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elektro Eletricidade e Servicos S.A 02.328.280/0001-97 14.383.029,63 Banespa ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eletropaulo Metropolitana Eletricidade de Sao Paulo S.A. 61.695.227/0001-93 14.323.150,43 Banespa ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Empresa Energetica do Mato Grosso do Sul S.A. 15.413.826/0001-50 1.830.240,75 ABN Amro ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enertrade Comercializadora de Energia S.A. 04.149.295/0001-13 972.773,01 Safra ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enron Comercializadora de Energia Ltda 02.754.177/0001-09 4.163.589,27 HSBC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Espirito Santo Centrais Eletricas S.A. 28.152.650/0001-71 555.753,38 Banco Bilbao Vzcaya ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fafen Energia S.A. 04.298.015/0001-39 3.066.024,34 Banco Safra ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guaraniana Comercio e Servicos S.A. 04.023.261/0001-88 7.761.426,59 Itau ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ibiritermo Ltda 04.552.973/0001-94 49.095,78 Banco do Brasil ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Itambe Energetica S.A. 03.926.572/0001-94 2.004.666,59 Itau ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Usina Termeletrica de Juiz de Fora S.A. 04.166.097/0001-68 1.985.283,43 Banco do Brasil ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Light Servicos de Eletricidade S.A. 60.444.437/0001-46 4.988.496,92 Bradesco ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MPX Termoceara Ltda 04.605.162/0001-04 45.341,22 Unibanco ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFE - Sociedade Fluminense de Energia Ltda 02.754.200/0001-65 21.469.454,78 HSBC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Termobahia (Petrobras Energia Ltda) (*) 05.195.759/0001-90 1.516,47 Banco Itau S/A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tractebel Energia S.A. 02.474.103/0001-19 61.903.617,80 Banco do Brasil ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tradener Ltda 02.691.745/0001-70 5.788.031,42 Real ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tradenergy-Empresa de Comercializacao de Energia 02.867.340/0001-40 10.893.041,20 HSBC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Companhia Sul Paulista de Energia 2001 32196-3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Companhia Vale do Rio Doce 0445-6 109000-3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Departamento Municipal de Eletricidade de Pocos de Caldas 0309-3 7681-3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duke Trading do Brasil Ltda 1 62657800 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Empresa de Eletricidade Vale do Paranapanema S.A. 3064-3 05133-0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- El Paso Rio Grande Ltda 911 05468-2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elektro Eletricidade e Servicos S.A 154 55000755-1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eletropaulo Metropolitana Eletricidade de Sao Paulo S.A. 319 55-000049-2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Empresa Energetica do Mato Grosso do Sul S.A. 85 6987385-2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enertrade Comercializadora de Energia S.A. 54 1052-9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enron Comercializadora de Energia Ltda 454 00774-05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Espirito Santo Centrais Eletricas S.A. 841 100000604 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fafen Energia S.A. 54 0971-7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guaraniana Comercio e Servicos S.A. 1247 33069-7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ibiritermo Ltda 5142-X 3308-1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Itambe Energetica S.A. 3957 00607-9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Usina Termeletrica de Juiz de Fora S.A. 025-6 10577-5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Light Servicos de Eletricidade S.A. 0026-4 372330-5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MPX Termoceara Ltda 300 102094-4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFE - Sociedade Fluminense de Energia Ltda 454 00774-05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Termobahia (Petrobras Energia Ltda) (*) 2001 33808-2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tractebel Energia S.A. 76493-0 3125-9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tradener Ltda 415 0007943-3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tradenergy-Empresa de Comercializacao de Energia 38 10059-41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
(*) Credit rights of Termobahia S/A were transferred to Petrobras Energia
Ltda, in accordance with MAE autorization, through letter CT-121/03 of
01/31/2003. The CNPJ and banking information are those of Petrobras
Energia.
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Exhibit 99.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ENACTED BY
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais--CEMIG (the "Company") for the period ended December 31, 2001, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I Djalma Bastos de Morais, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ Djalma Bastos de Morais
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Name: Djalma Bastos de Morais
Title: Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Date: March 25, 2003
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Exhibit 99.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ENACTED BY
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais--CEMIG (the "Company") for the period ended December 31, 2001, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I Flavio Decat de Moura, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ Flavio Decat de Moura
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Name: Flavio Decat de Moura
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: March 25, 2003
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