Bovespa Segment

BM&FBOVESPA S.A. – Securities,

Commodities and Futures Exchange

Operational Regulations – Bovespa Segment

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OPERATIONAL REGULATIONS OF BOVESPA SEGMENT

STOCKS AND STOCKS DERIVATIVES

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This document, named “Operational Regulations - São Paulo Stock Exchange S.A.”, has been designed to consolidate the rules governing the Exchange's trading systems.

Operational Regulations may be modified by the Exchange Board at any time and Brokerage

Firms will be immediately notified of any such alterations. In the event of a conflict between the Operational Regulations and the Operational Procedures Manual, the Former shall prevail.



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DEFINITIONS ..................................................................................................................................7

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION...................................................................................1

1.1 THE EXCHAGNE OPERATIONAL REGULATIONS........................................................................1

CHAPTER II TRADING...............................................................................................1

2.1 ELECTRONIC TRADING SESSIONS……………………………..……………………………………… …1

2.2 ASSETS TRADED

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2.3 TRADING OFFICIAL’S DUTIES …..

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TRADING DAYS AND HOURS

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LOTS ACCEPTED TO BE TRADED

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ROUND LOT

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ODD LOTS

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TRADE ASSIGNMENT

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CHAPTER III

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3.2

3.3

3.4

TRADING ROOM...................................................................................1

ACCESS TO THE TRADING ROOM

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THE GENERAL PUBLIC

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BEHAVIOR ON THE TRADING ROOM

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ACCESS TO OPERATIONS CONTROL ROOM

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CHAPTER IV ELECTRONIC TRADING SESSIONS.....................................................1

4.1 AUTHORIZATION FOR ELECTRONIC TRADING SESSIONS …………………………………..………….…1

4.2 BID AND ASK IN ELECTRONIC TRADING SESSIONS ………………………….………………..……………1

4.3 AUCTIONS IN ELECTRONIC TRADING SESSIONS……………………………………………..…………..…1

4.4 PRE-OPENING AND PRE-CLOSING PERIODS ……………………………………………………....…………1

CHAPTER V TRADERS

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5.2

5.3

5.4

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5.6

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TRADERS ………………………………………………………………………………………….………………1

TRADER QUALIFICATIONS …………………………………………………………………………………….1

IDENTIFICATION OF TRADERS ………………………………………………………………………………1

PROHIBITIONS AFFECTING TRADERS ……………………………………………………………………..1

REQUIREMENTS TO BE A TRADER ………………………………………………………………………….2

ACCREDITATION OF THE EXCHANGE TRADER ……………..……………………………………….…..3

ACCREDITATION CANCELLATION…………………………………………………………………………...4

ACCREDITATION RENEWAL…………………………………………………………………………………..4

5.10 TRADER CREDENTIAL MISLAID OR TRADER PASSWORD

5.11 CONDUCT REQUIRED FROM TRADERS ………………………………………………………………….4

5.12 PENALTIES APPLICABLE TO TRADERS ……………………………………………………..….…………..5

5.13 THE EXCHANGE DECISIONS ………..………………………………………………………………………..6

5.14 LIABILITY OF BROKERAGE FIRMS ……………………………………….…………………………………6

5.15 TERMINATION OF TRADERS ………………………………………………………………………………….6

CHAPTER VI

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6.2

6.3

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AFTER-MARKET.......................................................... .........................1

DEFINITION ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……1

TRADING HOURS …………………………………………………………………………………………..……1

AFTERMARKET TRADING PARAMETERS…………………………………………………………….……1

TRADE REGISTRATION AND SETTLEMENT …………………………………………………………..……1

OFFERS REGISTERED DURING REGULAR TRADING SESSIONS ………………………….………….1 6.5

CHAPTER VII GATEWAYS ……………………................................................................1



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DEFINITIONS …………………………

AUTHORIZATIONS …………………

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CHAPTER VIII

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8.2

8.3

CASH MARKET.......................................................................................1

CASH MARKET FEATURES ………………………… ………………………… …………………………….1

RULES APPLICABLE TO EARNINGS ON CASH MARKET …………… ………………………………….1

SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS ………………………… ………………………………………………………..1

CHAPTER IX

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.4

9.5

FORWARD MARKET..............................................................................1

FORWARD MARKET DEFINITIONS AND FEATURES ………………………… …………………………1

TYPES AND FORMS OF FORWARD TRADES ………………………… ………………………………….1

REGISTRATION ………………………… ………………………… ………………………………………….2

TRADING SUSPENSION ON FORWARD MARKET ………………………… …………………………….2

EARNING RULES ON FORWARD MARKET ………………………… ……………………………………..2

CHAPTER X OPTIONS MARKET.................................................................................1

10.1 OPTIONS MARKET FEATURES ………………………… …………………………………………….…………1

10.2 OPTIONS WRITING ………………………… ………………………… …………………………….……………2

10.3 OPTIONS EXERCISE ………………………… ………………………… …………………………….………….3

10.4 REGISTRATION OF OPTIONS POSITIONS ………………………… ………..…………………….………….3

10.5 COLLATERAL ………………………… ………………………… ……………….…………………….………….4

10.6 SETTLEMENT ………………………… ………………………… ………………..…………………….…………4

10.7 TRADING SUSPENSION ON THE OPTIONS MARKET ……………………..….

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10.8 INDEX OPTIONS ………………………… ………………………… ……………………………….…….………4

10.9 STOCK INDEX OPTIONS ………………………… ………………………… ………………………….……..…5

10.10 RULES APPLICABLE TO EARNINGS ON THE OPTIONS MARKET ……………………………………..6

CHAPTER XI STOCK FUTURES MARKET...................................................................1

11.1 STOCK FUTURES MARKET FEATURES ………………………… …………………………………………1

11.2 PRICE AND DAILY POSITION RESETTLEMENTS ………………………… …………………………….. 2

11.3 CLOSING POSITIONS ………………………… ………………………… ……………………………………2

11.4 TRADING SUSPENSION ON THE STOCK FUTURES MARKET ………………………………………….2

11.5 EXPIRATION DATE AND SETTLEMENT DATE ………………………… ………………………………….2

11.6 EARNINGS ………………………… ………………………… …………………………………………………3

CHAPTER XII MARKET MAKERS..................................................................................1

12.1 MARKET MAKERS ………………………… ………………………… ………………………………………..1

12.2 MARKET MAKER ACCREDITATION ………………………… ………………………………...…………..3

12.3 MARKET MAKER SUSPENSION AND DE-ACCREDITATION …………………………………………….3

12.4 MARKET MAKER ANNOUNCEMENT ………………………… …………………………………………….4

12.5 MARKET MAKERS’ DUTIES ………………………… ………………………… …………………………….4

12.6 PARAMETERS APPLICABLE TO MARKET MAKERS .

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12.7 FEES OWED MARKET MAKERS ………………………… ………………………… ……………………….5

12.8 MARKET MAKER CONTRACTS ………………………… ………………………..

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12.9 PROHIBITIONS APPLICABLE TO MARKET MAKERS ………………………… .

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12.10 SANCTIONS APPLICABLE TO MARKET MAKERS ………………………… ………..……………………6

CHAPTER XIII BUY AND SELL OFFERS AND ORDERS ……………………….……… 1

13.1 DEFINITION OF BUY AND SELL ORDERS ………………………… ………………………………………1

13.2 TYPES OF ORDERS ………………………… ………………………… ……………………………………..1

13.3 DEFINITION OF BID OR ASK OFFERS ……….………………… …………………………………………..1

13.4 TYPES OF OFFERS ………………………… ….……………………… ……………………………………..2

13.5 ORDER RECORDING SYSTEM ……………….………… ……………………..… …………………………2

CHAPTER XIV TRADING SESSIONS..............................................................................1



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14.1 TRADING TYPES ………………………… …………………………………………………………………….1

14.2 OFFER TRADINGS ………………………… …………………………………………………………………..1

14.3 DIRECT TRADING ………………………… ……………………………………………………………………2

14.4 AUCTION TRADING ………………………… ………………………………………………………………….2

14.5 REGULAR AUCTION TRADING ………………………… ……………………………………………………2

14.6 SPECIAL AUCTION TRADING ………………………… ……………………………………………………..3

14.7 FORWARD MARKET TRADING ………………………… ……………………………………………………3

14.8 OPTIONS MARKET TRADING ………………………… ……………………………………………………..3

14.9 STOCK FUTURES MARKET TRADINGS ………………………… …………………………………………4

CHAPTER XV TRADING INTERVENTION ....................................................................1

15.1 CASH MARKET INTERVENTION ………………………… ………………………… ………………………1

15.2 FORWARD MARKET INTERVENTION ………………………… ……………………………………………1

15.3 OPTIONS MARKET INTERVENTION ………………………… ……………………………………………..1

15.4 STOCK FUTURES MARKET INTERVENTION ………………………… …………………………………..1

15.5 TRADES NOT SUBJECT TO INTERVENTION CRITERIA ………………………… ……………………..1

CHAPTER XVI DAY-TRADE OPERATIONS...................................................................1

16.1 DEFINITION ………………………… ………………………… ……………………………………………….1

16.2 SETTLEMENT ………………………… ………………………… …………………………………………….1

16.3 RESTRICTIONS ………………………… ………………………… ………………………………………….1

CHAPTER XVII TRADE CORRECTIONS AND CANCELLATIONS.................................1

17.1 OBLIGATION TO FULFILL TRADES REGISTERED ………………………………………………………..1

17.2 TRADE CORRECTION OR CANCELLATION CRITERIA …………………………………………………..1

17.3 REQUEST FOR TRADE CORRECTION OR CANCELLATION ……………………………………………1

17.4 GENERAL PROVISIONS ………………………… ………………………… ………………………………..1

CHAPTER XVIII TRADING INTERRUPTION..........................................................

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18.1 INTERRUPTION OF THE ELECTRONIC TRADING SYSTEM OPERATION ……………………………1

18.2 TRADE CORRECTION OR CANCELLATION DUE TO PROCESSING SYSTEM

FAILURES ………………………… ………………………… ………………………………… ………………1

18.3 CIRCUIT BREAKER ………………………… ………………………… ………………………………………1

CHAPTER XIX TRADING SUSPENSION.........................................................................1

19.1 ATTRIBUTIONS ………………………… ………………………… …………………………………………...1

19.2 GENERAL SUSPENSION ………………………… ………………………… ………………………………..1

19.3 TRADING SUSPENSION IN BRAZILIAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS (BDRs) …………………………….2

19.4 SUSPENSION NOTIFICATION ………………………………………………………………………………….2

19.5 SUSPENSION PERIOD …………………………………………………………………………………………..2

19.6 TRADING REOPENING………………………………………………………………………………………….2

CHAPTER XX ORDERS EXECUTED BY COURT RULING...........................................1

20.1 CRITERIA FOR EXECUTING AN ORDER …………………………………………………………………….1

20.2 NOTIFICATIONS ………………………………………………………………………………………………….1

20.3 GENERAL PROVISIONS………………………………………………………………………………………..1

CHAPTER XXI SELECTED SHARE PORTFOLIOS........................................................1

21.1 GENERAL FEATURES ……………………………………………………………………………………..…….1

21.2 DEFINITIONS ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...1

21.3 COMPOSITION OF THE SELECTED SHARE PORTFOLIO ………………………………………………...2

21.4 RECEIPTS ISSUANCE…………………………………………………………………………………………...2

21.5 RECEIPT REDEMPTION ………………………………………………………………………………………..2

21.6 BENEFITS FROM SHARES COMPRISING A SELECTED SHARE PORTFOLIO………………………..2

21.7 SUSPENSION OF TRADINGS INVOLVING STOCKS OF THE SELECTED SHARE

PORTFOLIO ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….2

21.8 RULES APPLICABLE TO RECEIPT TRADING……………………………………………………………….3

CHAPTER XXII OPERATIONAL LIMITS...........................................................................1



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22.1 OPERATIONAL LIMITS F OR BROKERAGE FIRMS…………………………………………………………1

22.2 NONCOMPLIANCE WITH OPERATIONAL LIMITS………………………………………………………….1

CHAPTER XXIII RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF BROKERAGE FIRMS.......................1

23.1 DESIGNATION OF OPERATIONAL OFFICERS………………………………………………………………1

23.2 INFORMATION, RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS REFERRING TO THE TRADES

EXECUTED BY BROKERAGE FIRMS …………………………………………………………………………1

23.3 RULES OF CONDUCT…………………………………………………………………………………………...1

23.4 BROKERAGE FIRMS ACTING AS CLEARING AGENTS……………………………………………………4

23.5 REQU IREMENTS FOR THE REPRESENTATIVES OF BROKERAGE FIRMS…………………………...4

23.6 RIGHTS OF THE BROKERAGE FIRMS IN RELATION TO THEIR CLIENTS……………………………..4

23.7 OBLIGATIONS OF BROKERAGE FIRMS …..…………………………………………………………..…..…4

23.8 RIGHTS OF BROKERAGE FIRMS ON FORWARD MA RKETS…………………………………………….5

23.9 RIGHTS OF THE EXCHANGE ON FORWARD MARKETS ………………………………………………….5

CHAPTER XXIV APPLICABLE SANCTIONS DUE TO VIOLATIONS OF THESE

REGULATIONS......................................................................................1

24.1 FINES……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….1

24.2 INFRACTIONS AND VIOLATIONS……………………………………………………………………………..1

24.3 GENERAL PROVISIONS………………………………………………………………………………………...1

CHAPTER XXV APPEALS AGAINST PENALTIES IMPOSED BY THE EXCHANGE ….1

25.1 APPEA LS…………………………………………………………………………………………………..………1

25.2 APPEAL WITH SUPERSEDEAS………………………………………………………………………..………1

25.3 DEADLINES FOR FILING APPEALS………………………………………………………………………...…1

25.4 ACCESS TO APPEAL RECORDS AND ADDITIONAL MEASURES……………………………………….1

CHAPTER XXVI CLIENT FILE............................................................................................1

26.1 RECORD FILE…………………………………………………………………………………………………….1

26.2 SECURITIES TRADING NOTICE ( ANA) …………………………………………..………………… …...….3

CHAPTER XXVII PERSONS ASSOCIATED WITH BROKERAGE FIRMS………………...1

CHAPTER XXVIII

BROKERAGE COMMISSION, FEES AND TRADING FEES…………...1

28.1 BROKERAGE COMMISSION ……………………………………………………………………………………1

28.2 FEES AND TRADING FEES……………………………………………………………………………………..1

28.3 GENERAL PROVISIONS ………………………………………………………………………………………...1

CHAPTER XXIX DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN (local acronym BDI)………...……..1

CHAPTER XXX

EMERGENCY OPERATIONAL MEASURES………………………..……1

30.1 EMERGENCY SITUATIONS ……………………………………………………………………………………1

30.2 DUTIES……………………………………………………………………………………………………………1

30.3 EMERGENCY MEASURES…………………………………………………………………………….……....1

CHAPTER XXXI SUPPLEMENTARY RULES…………………………………………….….1

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DEFINITIONS

AFTER-MARKET – trading activity outside the regular Session (after hours).

APPEAL – appeal filed by a party against a decision delivered by an agency or individual as regards a body or individual hierarchically above it, which decision may be upheld, reversed or overruled. Appeals may or may not be subject to supersedeas. Supersedeas means that the decision appealed against will remain stayed until it’s reviewed by the superior hierarchical level. If there is no supersedeas, the decision appealed against will remain valid and will be reversed only if and when the appeal is accepted by a superior hierarchical level.

ASSET – bonds, securities and other financial instruments traded on the Exchange.

AUCTION

– refer to Auction Trading.

AUCTION TRADING or AUCTION – offer made separately from others, which must mention the security, lot and price. There are two types of Auction Trading: Regular and Special.

BONDS AND SECURITIES – types of assets traded on the Exchange, which may be issued by limited liability companies or investment funds.

BOVESPA HOLDING S.A. – corporation controller of the Exchange and CBLC

BOVESPA SUPERVISÃO DE MERCADO

– non-profit association, responsible for analysis and surveillance of the activities from the Exchange, CBLC, the Exchange

’s participants and agents responsible for the depository, clearing and settlement of operations.

BOVESPA INDEX

– tracks the current quotation of a theoretical stock portfolio constituted on the base date of January 2, 1968. Since it’s basically designed to be an indicator of the average market performance, its configuration seeks to be as near the actual composition of the Exchange

’s cash market as possible.

BRAZILIAN SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (CVM) – federal governmental watch-dog agency in charge of regulating and overseeing the securities market.

BROKER – refers to BROKERAGE FIRM

BROKERAGE COMMISSION

– amount charged by Brokerage Firms from their Clients for executing an order to buy or sell Assets.

BROKERAGE FIRM

– institution authorized by the Central Bank of Brazil and the Brazilian

Securities and Exchange Commission to execute trades on different markets, including securities and bonds on Exchanges or on the designated over-the-counter market. Firms may trade in either on their own account or on behalf of investors.

BSM – refers to the Exchange SUPERVISÃO DE MERCADO

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CASH MARKET

– market where securities purchase and sale operations are carried out on the Exchange upon the settlement terms set forth by the CBLC Regulations and Operational

Procedures.

CBLC – refers to BRAZILIAN CLEARING AND DEPOSITORY CORPORATION

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

– the Exchange's chief executive officer in charge of enforcing the policy and the decisions by the Board and running all the Exchange services.

Reviews the appeals filed against the Chief Operating Officer’s decisions.

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

– The Exchange’s officer in charge of operations, responsible for reviewing the appeals filed against the Trading Official’s decisions.

CIRCUIT BREAKER

– procedure to curb the Exchange index fluctuations by pausing trading sessions.

CLEARING AGENT – institution accredited to settle the trades made by Brokerage Firms on the Exchange.

BRAZILIAN CLEARING AND DEPOSITORY CORPORATION – proprietary corporation, wholly owned subsidiary of the Exchange that provides depository, clearing and settlement services, as well as risk control for trades carried out on the Exchange.

CLIENT FILE

– record that Brokerage Firms must keep listing their clients or investors who trade in on the markets managed by the Exchange, containing personal and financial information, designated operational limits, and other information at the discretion of the

Exchange, the brokerage firm itself and the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission

(CVM).

CLIENT or ASSIGNOR or INVESTOR – individuals or corporations or group investment entities (investment funds or clubs) which trade in through Brokerage Firms or have their securities portfolios managed by them.

CVM – refers to BRAZILIAN SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

DAY-TRADE – whenever an investor buys and sells the same security, in the same amount, in the same trading session, through the same Brokerage Firm and settles through the same

Clearing Agent. The settlement of a Day-Trade is purely financial.

DIRECT BUSINESS – refers to Direct Trading.

DIRECT TRADING or DIRECT BUSINESS – whenever traders target at buying and selling the same security on behalf of different investors.

ELECTRONIC TRADING SYSTEM

– computer terminals installed at Brokerage Firms, through which traders execute trades by sending out buy or sell offers.

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EXCHANGE

– refers to SÃO PAULO SECURITIES, COMMODITIES AND FUTURES

EXCHANGE.

EXECUTIVE BOARD

– the Exchange’s executives responsible for managing the Exchange business according to determination of the Chief Executive Officer

FOREIGN INTERMEDIARY

– overseas institutions authorized and accredited to manage custody accounts of their own or of their clients’ or to act as a middle party for operations on several markets such as bonds and securities on Stock Exchanges or designated over-thecounter markets. They operate on their own or on behalf of their investors.

FORWARD MARKET – purchase and sale of securities upon settlement terms previously agreed by the buyer and the seller in line with those authorized by the Exchange.

FORWARD TRANSACTIONS

– transactions executed on the forward, futures and options markets and differing from cash transactions in so far as the settlement takes place within a specified period. Also known as Derivatives.

HOME BROKER – automated brokerage service system connected to the Electronic Trading

System that enables Brokerage Firms’ Clients to use the Internet for immediate or scheduled execution of security purchase or sale orders on the markets authorized by the Exchange.

IBOVESPA – refers to BOVESPA Index

INDEX OPTIONS

– options market for the purchase and sale of rights on the Stock index.

INTERRUPTION – situation preventing the trading on the Exchange, due to its own decision or for reasons beyond its control.

LOT – a quantity of bonds or securities.

MARKET MAKER – the Exchange-accredited institutions whose main duty is to provide securities with liquidity which they are accredited for.

NON-RESIDENT CLIENT

– an individual or corporation or group investment entity

(investment fund or club) whose residence, main office or domicile is abroad, who/which operates through or has their security portfolio managed by a Foreign Intermediary.

OFFER TRADING – whenever traders show their intention to buy or sell Assets by keying an offer into the system through a specified command; they must specify the security, lot and price.

OPTIONS – refers to OPTIONS MARKET.

OPTIONS MARKET

– comprehends trades of Derivatives.

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PRE-CLOSING

– procedure adopted in the Electronic Trading System through which registration of buy and sell offers is made before the ending of the regular trading session.

It’s intended to prompt the formation of closing prices for the Assets involved.

PRE-OPENING – procedure adopted in the Electronic Trading System through which registration of buy and sell offers is made before the beginning of the trading session. It’s intended to prompt formation of the prices to be used as the baseline when the Assets involved begin to be traded.

BUY OR SELL ORDER – the act through which Clients order Brokerage Firms to buy or sell

Assets or the rights attached to them on their behalf and under the conditions they may specify.

RECORD FILE

– refers to Client File.

REGISTRATION FEE – charge for the registration of forward, futures and options transactions.

REGULAR AUCTION – refers to Regular Auction Trading.

REGULAR AUCTION TRADING

– allows buyer’s and/or seller’s intervention at the best price.

REGULAR TRADING

– that in which Traders shout out their intention to buy or sell, and must mention the Asset, lot and price.

ROUND LOT – number of Assets set forth by the Exchange for the operations on the market it manages.

SÃO PAULO STOCK EXCHANGE – proprietary corporation, wholly owned subsidiary of the

Exchange Holding S.A., based in the city of São Paulo, capital of the State of São Paulo, at

Rua XV de Novembro, 275, whose main function is to maintain a complete infrastructure of well equipped facilities comprising integrated fully electronic systems and trading platform for the equities and equities derivatives markets. The Exchange operates the São Paulo Stock

Exchange and organized over-the-counter markets.

SETTLEMENT – process coordinated by the CBLC that terminates the rights and obligations in securities and financial funds through their definitive transfer, i.e. delivery of securities and definitive transfer of financial funds (payment).

SPECIAL AUCTION

– refers to Special Auction Trading.

SPECIAL AUCTION TRADING – offer made separately from others in which intervention is allowed only for purchases at the best price.

STOCK FUTURES MARKET – Asset purchase and sale at a price agreed upon by the parties to be due on a future definite and authorized date with daily position resettlements.

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TRADE ASSIGNMENT

– whether full or partial transfer of a transaction from one Brokerage

Firm to another. Assignment is valid only upon the Trading Official’s authorization.

TRADERS

– specialized professionals who execute trades on the Exchange on behalf of the

Brokerage Firms they represent. Traders may or may not enter into an employment contract with Brokerage Firms.

TRADING FEES

– charge for the Exchange services.

TRADING ROOM – area in the Exchange building especially designed for events and special auctions.

TRADING OFFICIAL – The Exchange official in charge of managing the Electronic Trading

System.

TRADING RULES – procedures set forth by the Exchange to regulate Asset tradings on the basis of the distribution of earnings or rights (interest, dividend, bonus, subscription, split or reverse split).

TRADING SESSION – regular or special session or period for executing transactions.



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CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTION

1.1 THE EXCHANGE OPERATIONAL REGULATIONS

1.1.1 These Regulations provide the overall organizational rules related to the services and activities involved in the operations on the markets managed by the Exchange.

1.1.2 Operational details for the above-mentioned rules are provided in the supplementary rules issued by the Chief Executive Officer and consolidated in the document titled "Operational Procedure Manual", which constitutes an integral part of these Regulations.

1.1.3 These Regulations may only be modified by the Exchange ’s Board.

1.1.4 In case of any conflict between the provisions in the Operational Procedure

Manual and those of the Regulations, the latter will prevail.

1.1.5 Omissions will be settled by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to the respective competences.



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CHAPTER II - TRADING

2.1 ELECTRONIC TRADING SESSIONS

2.1.1 The Exchange will hold daily sessions through the Electronic Trading System.

2.1.2 The trading will operate in accordance with the rules set out in these

Regulations and the Operational Procedures Manual.

2.2 ASSETS TRADED

2.2.1 The Assets traded in the sessions will be those allowed to be traded on the markets managed by the Exchange, namely: a) Shares, debentures and other bonds and securities issued by publiclyheld companies; b) Portfolios linked to securities traded on exchange or designated over-thecounter market; c) Derivatives based on securities allowed to be traded; d) Promissory notes registered for public offering; e) Units in closed investment funds; f) Shares representing audiovisual investment certificates; g) Brazilian Depositary Receipts - BDR's backed by securities issued by publicly-held companies or suchlike located outside Brazil; h) Non-standardized warrants for purchase and sale of securities; and i) Other bonds or securities authorized by the Securities Commission and the Exchange 's Chief Executive Officer.

2.2.2 In exceptional cases, other types of bonds or securities may be authorized to be traded at the Exchange 's discretion.

2.3

TRADING OFFICIAL’S DUTIES

2.3.1 Trading sessions will be managed by the Trading Official.

2.3.2 The position of the Trading Official will be held by the Officer responsible for the operations department of the Exchange. If absent, the Chief Operating Officer will designate an alternate, upon the approval of the Chief Executive Officer.

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2.3.4 In case any individuals breach these Regulations, The Trading Official will immediately notify their names to the Chief Operating Officer, so that the latter may impose disciplinary measures. These decisions may be appealed to the

Chief Executive Officer without any supersedeas, to be reviewed by the end of the business day subsequent to such event.

2.3.5 The Trading Official may authorize the correction or cancellation of registered transactions, or determine the holding of auctions.

2.4 TRADING DAYS AND HOURS

2.4.1 Trading hours will be decided by the Executive Board.

2.4.2 There will be no trading sessions on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays.

2.4.3 The Chief Executive Officer may determine that no trading take place on a certain business day by notifying the Securities Commission of the reasons for making such as decision.

2.4.4 The Chief Executive Officer may modify, delay or bring forward the start or end of the trading session by informing the Securities and Exchange Commission.

2.4.5 Forward Transactions coming due on a non-Trading day are automatically rescheduled to the first subsequent business day on which trading takes place.

2.4.6 Every year, the Exchange will make available the schedule for the following year, and this - together with the trading hours schedule - will be part of the

Operational Procedures Manual.

2.5 LOTS ACCEPTED TO BE TRADED

2.5.1 On the Exchange -managed markets, trades may be executed in round lots or their multiples and, on the cash market, also odd lots.

2.6 ROUND LOT

2.6.1 A round lot is the number of Assets determined by the Exchange for each underlying asset traded on the markets it manages, and a list of Assets with the corresponding round lots will be published periodically.

2.7 ODD LOTS

2.7.1 Odd lot refers to an Asset quantity lower than its round lot.

2.8 TRADE ASSIGNMENT

2.8.1 No trade previously registered may be totally or partially assigned unless authorized by the Trading Official.

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CHAPTER III - TRADING ROOM

3.1 ACCESS TO THE TRADING ROOM

3.1.1 Access to the Exchange Trading Room is granted to the following when special auctions take place: a) Directors or Officers of the Brokerage Firms authorized to trade at the

Exchange; b) The Exchange Executive Board, Executives and employees required for the Trading Room operations; c) The Exchange 's visitors and guests who have been previously authorized by the Trading Official; and d) Others providing services to the Exchange, whose presence on the

Trading Room is required.

3.2 THE GENERAL PUBLIC

3.2.1 An area will be specially set aside for the general public to view the Trading

Room; no manifestation interfering with trading will be permitted.

3.3 BEHAVIOR IN THE TRADING FLOOR

3.3.1 Anyone behaving improperly on the Trading Room will be removed from the premises upon the decision by the Trading Official.

3.4 ACCESS TO OPERATIONS CONTROL ROOM

3.4.1 Access to the Exchange Operations Control Room will be restricted to the following: a) The Exchange Executive Board, Executives and employees required for the operations b) The Exchange 's visitors and guests who have been previously authorized by the Trading Official; and c) Others providing services to the Exchange, whose presence in the

Operations Control Room is required, if duly authorized by the Trading

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CHAPTER IV - ELECTRONIC TRADING SESSIONS

4.1 AUTHORIZATION FOR ELECTRONIC TRADING SESSIONS

4.1.1 The following may carry out transactions in Electronic Trading sessions: a) The Exchange Brokerage Firms; and b) Other participants especially authorized by the Exchange 's Chief

Executive Officer.

4.2 BIDS AND ASKS IN ELECTRONIC TRADING SESSIONS

4.2.1 Electronic Trading sessions will operate through bids and asks registered in the

Electronic Trading System and will comply with the provisions contained in these Regulations, the Operational Procedure Manual and the Electronic

Trading System Operations Manual.

4.3 AUCTIONS IN ELECTRONIC TRADING SESSIONS

4.3.1 An auction is a special procedure executed differently from other trades, and

Asset, price and amount must be specified.

4.3.2 Auctions in Electronic Trading sessions may be executed under "regular" or

"special" rules and must comply with the provisions contained in these

Regulations, the Operational Procedure Manual and the Electronic Trading

System Operations Manual.

4.4 PRE-OPENING AND PRE-CLOSING PERIODS

4.4.1 Whenever so authorized by the Chief Executive Officer, Pre-Opening or Pre-

Closing procedures may be adopted as follows: a) Pre-Opening: procedure adopted in the Electronic Trading System through which registration of bids and asks is made before the beginning of the trading session in order to originate the pricing to be used as baseline when the trading starts; and b) Pre-Closing: procedure adopted in the Electronic Trading System through which registration of bids and asks is made before the end of the regular trading session in order to originate the pricing of the closing price for the

Assets involved

4.4.2 The Chief Executive Officer will determine periods for Pre-Opening and Pre-

Closing and the Assets to be submitted to these procedures.

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CHAPTER V - TRADERS

5.1 TRADERS

5.1.1 A Trader is a professional specially accredited by the Exchange to represent a

Brokerage Firm on the Electronic Trading System.

5.1.2 Only Brokerage Firm Traders authorized to operate on the Electronic Trading

System may execute transactions for the purchase or sale of Assets on behalf of and on the account of the Brokerage Firm which he is associated with on the markets managed by the Exchange.

5.2 TRADER QUALIFICATIONS

5.2.1 Traders must have passed an examination or qualifying course held by the

Exchange or an organization recognized by the Exchange and containing instructions related to the Brazilian Financial System, securities, exchange transactions, legislation and capital market regulations.

5.2.2 Candidates seeking to pass the examination or the qualifying course must achieve the minimum score set by the Exchange in all tests to which they are submitted.

5.2.3 The contents to be tested by the examination or qualifying course will be made known to candidates in advance.

5.2.4 The Exchange may, at its sole discretion, require traders to attend refresher courses on certain subjects.

5.3 IDENTIFICATION OF TRADERS

5.3.1 Traders in the Trading Room must wear their credentials in a visible place for the purpose of immediate identification.

5.3.2 The Electronic Trading System identifies Traders through the use of their private and secret passwords that must be keyed into the system on logging in.

5.4 PROHIBITIONS AFFECTING TRADERS

5.4.1 Traders may not: a) Take part in any administrative, advisory or fiscal organization, or be employed by a company whose securities are traded or allowed to be traded on any exchange; or b) Behave in disagreement with their duties on or off the Trading Room.

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5.5 REQUIREMENTS TO BE A TRADER

5.5.1 The professionals accredited by Brokerage Firms as their Traders must fulfill the following requisites: a) Be fully eligible under civil and business laws; b) Have concluded high school; c) Be qualified by examination or a course for Traders recognized by the

Exchange; d) Not have been found guilty of any offense against property, counterfeit, the public administration, or illegal gambling or vagrancy within the last five years; e) Not have been declared insolvent, within the last five years, or have defaulted on payments to creditors, or, within the same period, have been a respondent to legal or collection actions; f) Have been rehabilitated in the event of having been declared insolvent; g) Not be submitted to legal collection actions, or be listed as a defaulter on the records by Clearing Houses due to the Issuance of Bad Checks (local acronym CCF) or the Credit Protection Service (local acronym SPC); h) Not have been punished within the last two years or temporarily or permanently disqualified by the Exchange itself, the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (local acronym CVM), the Central Bank of

Brazil or the Appeals Committee of the National Financial System; i) Not have been convicted by the Federal, State or Municipal Public

Powers in administrative disciplinary or fiscal proceedings within the last two years; j) Enjoy unblemished reputation and show behavior appropriate to the position; and k) Undertake to observe ethical standards of conduct and trading.

5.5.2 The Exchange may require proof of other requirements relative to the personal and property status of any Trader.

5.6 ACCREDITATION OF THE EXCHANGE TRADER

5.6.1 The Executive Board can grant, renew or cancel Trader accreditation.

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5.6.2 An application for accreditation of a Trader will only be considered if accompanied by any documents or declarations proving that the requirements set by the Exchange have been met.

5.6.3 Applications for accreditation of Traders will be filed with the Exchange Audit, which will prepare them for subsequent forwarding to the Executive Board.

5.6.4 Before forwarding an accreditation application to the Executive Board, the

Exchange will make a single official announcement on its Daily Information

Bulletin (BDI), or make it known through electronic media, including the name of the Trader and the Brokerage Firm applying for the accreditation, so that any other Brokerage Firms may submit a written statement with their grounds to object to the accreditation.

5.6.5 Such statements will be received by the Exchange and kept in confidentiality.

5.6.6 As the term allowed to raise any objections is over, accreditation applications will be submitted to the Executive Board for approval.

5.6.7 Rulings on accreditation applications will consist of an acceptance or rejection alone, without stating any reasons.

5.6.8 Traders may be called before the Executive Board to provide clarifications in relation to any facts or events related to them.

5.6.9 The Executive Board may make exemptions in relation to the accreditation requirements, particularly in cases of transferring a Trader from one Brokerage

Firm to another.

5.6.10 Regardless of meeting the requirements demanded by the Exchange for

Traders, the Executive Board may reject an accreditation application and such decision may be appealed against to the BSM.

5.6.11 If any application for accreditation is rejected, a new application may only be submitted after a period of 90 days.

5.7 ACCREDITATION CANCELLATION

5.7.1 Trader accreditation may be canceled if false documentation or information is found out in the statements submitted during the accreditation process.

5.8 ACCREDITATION RENEWAL

5.8.1 The Executive Board may at any time require the renewal of trader accreditation or require documents or explanations on facts or events related to them.

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5.9 TRADER CREDENTIAL MISLAID OR TRADER PASSWORD LOST

5.9.1 Should any Trader credential be mislaid, or any trader password lost, this must be immediately notified in writing to the Exchange

’ Operations Officer.

5.10 CONDUCT REQUIRED FROM TRADERS

5.10.1 Traders must maintain, both on and off the Trading Room and the Exchange premises, the highest level of personal decorum and conduct appropriate for their positions toward other Traders, the public, directors and officers of

Brokerage Firms, members of the Executive Board, and Executives and employees of the Exchange.

5.10.2 In the course of exercising their duties, Traders should show sobriety, care and diligence inherent to every active and upright person in the management of their own affairs, and must loyally serve the Brokerage Firm which they are associated with.

5.10.3 Traders may not: a) Make use, for their own benefit or that of others, with or without prejudice to their Brokerage Firm or its clients, of business opportunities they may become aware of in the course of their work; b) Fail to act to exercise or protect the rights of their Brokerage Firms or their customers, or for the sake of obtaining advantages for themselves or others, refrain from using trading opportunities in the interest of their

Brokerage Firms or their clients; c) Acquire bonds or securities that they know to be of interest for their

Brokerage Firms or their clients, or that the latter intend to acquire, or vice-versa, in order to resell them to make profit; d) Execute an order or carry out any trade in their own name, or in that of their spouse or partner, children of minor age, dependents or in the name of any group, investment fund or club in which they have any interest through a Brokerage Firm other than the one that accredited them; e) Execute an order or carry out any trade that directly or indirectly contributes to: creating artificial conditions of demand, supply and/or price; manipulate prices; execute fraudulent transactions or non-equitable practices; f) Fully or partly assign a trade executed, even if not yet formally concluded, except if authorized by the Trading Official; or g) Provide third parties with their access password to the Electronic Trading

System.

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5.11 PENALTIES APPLICABLE TO TRADERS

5.11.1 Any violations of the capital market legislation, these Regulations or other applicable rules, committed by Traders, will be looked into by means of administrative proceedings and they will be subject to the following penalties: a) Verbal warning; b) Written warning; or c) Suspension.

5.11.2 In case of any violation is found out, the Trading Official - after summoning the

Trader to provide explanations and defense - may impose the penalty of verbal or written warning to the violator, with or without removal of the access password to the Electronic Trading System, notifying the Chief Operating

Officer.

5.11.3 If the Chief Operating Officer believes the event requires the imposition of a suspension penalty, the officer will decide the case and punish the violator.

5.11.4 The suspension penalty imposed by the Chief Operating Officer shall be effective for five business days at most, period when the trader must not be allowed to access the Electronic Trading System, as well as the respective reduction in the number of accesses allowed to the Brokerage Firm during the suspension period, and the Chief Executive Officer may set a longer suspension period.

5.11.5 A decision by the Chief Operating Officer to impose the suspension penalty may be appealed against, with superseadeas, to the Chief Executive Officer within one day as of being informed about the decision.

5.11.6 From the decisions delivered by the Chief Executive Officer will fit appeal to

BSM.

5.11.7 Penalties imposed on during the summary process will be noted in the accreditation file of the Trader and the Brokerage Firm that accredited the offender will be notified.

5.12

THE EXCHANGE DECISIONS

5.12.1 All Brokerage Firms, and their managers, employees, representatives and delegates, as well as their Traders must immediately abide by all the Exchange decisions.

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5.13 LIABILITY OF BROKERAGE FIRMS

5.13.1 Traders must at all times during Trading Sessions act on behalf of and on the account of the Brokerage Firm that accredited them, and the latter will be jointly accountable for any actions performed in the course of their duties, without any kind of restrictions to their liability.

5.13.2 Brokerage Firms will inform the Exchange of their Traders and apply for their accreditation by signing the application, which will include a special clause assuming joint liability for all their actions on the Exchange during the regular exercise of their functions, including any violation of this Regulation or the legislation applicable.

5.14 TERMINATION OF TRADERS

5.15.1 Any terminations of Traders by the Brokerage Firms that accredited them must be immediately notified in writing to the Exchange Audit.

5.15.2 The Operations Office may confidentially request the Brokerage Firm to report the reasons for such terminations.

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CHAPTER VI - AFTER-MARKET

6.1 DEFINITION

6.1.1 The After-Market is the trading period outside the regular Trading hours.

6.2 TRADING HOURS

6.2.1 After-Market trading hours are set by the Executive Board, which may change them whenever necessary.

6.3 AFTER-MARKET TRADING PARAMETERS

6.3.1 The Chief Executive Officer shall: a) Set the criteria for trading stocks on the After-Market; b) Authorize the markets on which After-Market trades may be executed; c) Determine the annual schedule for After-Market tradings ; d) Determine the types of orders that may be sent to the After-Market; e) Set the financial limits, the amount of Assets, price variations and other parameters in relation to After-Market trades ; f) Determine the procedures to specify After-Market trades ; and g) If applicable, determine the criteria used to calculate the Exchange

Indices on the basis of After-Market stock quotations.

6.4 TRADE REGISTRATION AND SETTLEMENT

6.4.1 After-Market trades will be registered on the same day and will follow the day's settlement cycle in accordance with the rules and procedures set forth by the

CBLC.

6.5 OFFERS REGISTERED DURING REGULAR TRADING SESSIONS

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7.1.1 The submission of orders via the Order Routing system by means of Gateways as made available by the Exchange is designed to serve Clients divided into three categories: a) Individual Investor Clients – clients who are Individuals, Non-Financial

Corporations and Investment Clubs; b) Institutional Investor Clients – clients who are Mutual Investment Funds,

Private Pension Funds, Insurance Companies and others; and c) Financial Institution Investor Clients – refer to Financial Institutions' owned portfolios.

7.2 AUTHORIZATIONS

7.2.1 The access to the order routing system via Gateways is exclusive to: a) End Clients Themselves – refer to Individual Investor Clients, Institutional or

Financial Institutions who place their orders for their own portfolio, directly from their computers into the routing systems made available by the

Brokerage Firms; b) Order Conveyors – refer to Order Conveyors who are:

(i)

Intermediary Institutions’ employees;

(ii) Portfolio managers who are individuals linked to Intermediary

Institutions; and

(iii) Independent Agents linked to Intermediary Institutions.

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Order Conveyors place the orders received from their clients into the routing systems made available by Brokerage Firms. c) Order Managers – refer to:

(i) Portfolio Managers who are individuals or corporations duly accredited by CVM to perform their activities; and

(ii) Intermediary Institutions and;

(iii) Portfolio managers from clients domiciled abroad duly registered with the regulator institution at the origin country.

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Order Managers place orders for further allocation among their clients into the routine systems made available by Brokerage

Firms.

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Order Managers must be registered with the Exchange, owns a client identification code, which is single and special, named

“manager account”, which must be used to route the orders from their clients. d) Intermediary Institutions

– refer to:

(i) Financial institutions which are members of the Securities Distribution

System (Brokerage Firms and Securities Dealers; Investment Banks and Multiple Banks with investment portfolios);

(ii) Managers of Corporate Portfolios, and

(iii) Intermediary financial institutions domiciled in a country where the capital market regulator institution of such country has sealed, with

CVM, a mutual cooperation agreement enabling the exchange of investors ’ financial information, or be signatory to the IOSCO

Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding.

Intermediary Institutions may act as Order Conveyors or Order Managers, depending on the way they are supposed to act for their clients, concerning the routing systems made available by Brokerage Firms.

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CHAPTER VIII - CASH MARKET

8.1 CASH MARKET FEATURES

8.1.1 This is the market where Asset purchase and sale transactions are conducted on the Exchange, whose physical delivery and by CBLC Regulations and

Operational Procedures.

8.1.2 The rules provided in the Operational Procedure Manual are applicable to the cash market.

8.2 RULES APPLICABLE TO EARNINGS ON CASH MARKET

8.2.1 Trading rules for Assets will be based on the information received by the

Exchange from Issuing Companies, issuing agents or stock registration service.

8.2.2 As of the date indicated as the beginning of the ex-dividend period (providers dividends, bonuses, subscriptions, etc), securities traded on the cash market will have no rights to those dividends and will be announced with the prefix

"EX" for eight consecutive Trading Sessions.

8.2.3 Trades involving Subscription Rights will be allowed as of the date indicated as the beginning of the subscription until the fifth business day prior to the end of the term designated by the company for the exercise of subscription rights.

8.2.4 New stocks issued by Issuing Companies will be traded under different conditions in relation to futures rights, namely: a) “WITH” full rights and “WITH” “pro-rata temporis” rights; or b) “WITHOUT” rights if the issuing company, issuing agent or stock registration service provider had set forth this distinction in advance.

8.2.5 Should an issuing company set different "pro rata temporis" rights percentages, the Exchange may, at its own discretion, set different conditions for stock trading.

8.3 SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS

8.3.1 Pursuant to specific regulations, only fully paid-in stock Subscription Receipts will be allowed to be traded.

8.3.2 Subscription Receipts may be traded only on the cash market.

8.3.3 Trading will take place exclusively in the period preceding the authorization for the issuing company's capital increase.

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8.3.4 Any subscription rights outstanding in relation to the Subscription Receipts traded will belong to the original underwriter.

8.3.5 Should any subscription not be executed due to the lack of the proper authorization, the holder of the corresponding Subscription Receipt will be reimbursed by the company only the amount paid by the original underwriter.

The Exchange, the CBLC, intermediary agents and bona-fide assignors will be exempt from all and any liability for said payment.

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CHAPTER IX - FORWARD MARKET

9.1 FORWARD MARKET DEFINITIONS AND FEATURES

9.1.1 Forward trade is the purchase and sale of Assets whose physical and financial settlement date is set in advance by the parties selected from those authorized by the Exchange.

9.1.2 The following definitions apply to the forward market: a) Underlying Asset - Asset allowed to be traded on the Exchange forward market; b) Forward seller - a Brokerage Firm, acting on its own account or on behalf of investors, assuming the obligation of forward selling underlying Assets, thereby being entitled to receive the amount involved on its settlement date after the Assets have been delivered; and c) Forward purchaser - a Brokerage Firm, acting on its own account or on behalf of investors, assuming the obligation of forward purchasing underlying Assets, thereby being entitled to receive them on their settlement date after the payment has been made.

9.1.3 The deadline for settlement requests, collaterals, coverage, margins and means of settlement may be found in the CBLC Regulations and Operational

Procedures.

9.2 TYPES AND FORMS OF FORWARD TRADES

9.2.1 The Exchange will register the following types of forward trades: a) Common forward - to be physically and financially settled at the agreed face value; b) Flexible forward - one that has as a specific feature that differentiates it from common forward the possibility of enabling the forward purchaser to replace underlying stock of the initially agreed contract; c) Dollar forward

– whose contractual price will be corrected daily by the variation of the average foreign exchange rate of the Brazilian Real (BRL) against the US dollar (USD), as of the trade day to the closing day, excluding first and last; and d) Index points forward - allows the secondary trading of forward contracts, in which the financial settlement amount is calculated by converting the value of the index points into local currency.

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9.2.2 Forward trades will be settled in advance or on the expiration date.

9.2.3 Settlement in advance of a f orward trade may occur at the purchasers’ discretion upon their request.

9.3 REGISTRATION

9.3.1 Forward contracts will be distinctly registered by the CBLC in accordance with the provisions of its Regulations and Operational Procedures for each purchasing and selling investor.

9.4 TRADING SUSPENSION ON FORWARD MARKET

9.4.1 The trading suspension of a given Asset on the cash market will cause it to be automatically suspended on the forward market as well.

9.5 EARNING RULES ON FORWARD MARKET

9.5.1 Dividends, cash bonuses and other money earnings, stock bonuses, stock splits, and any other benefits assigned or distributed related to the bonds or securities underlying a forward transaction will belong to the forward purchasing investor as of the registration of such transaction with the

Exchange.

9.5.2 The rules applicable to earnings on the forward market are provided in the

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CHAPTER X - OPTIONS MARKET

10.1 OPTIONS MARKET FEATURES

10.1.1 The options market comprises tradings of rights granted to Asset holders of call and put options.

10.1.2 The following definitions apply to the options market: a) Underlying asset – Asset allowed to be traded on the Exchange to which an option refers; b) Position blocking – whenever writers prevent the exercise of a portion or the entirety of their positions, upon prior purchase of an option from the same series previously issued; c) Coverage - deposit with the CBLC covering the entire underlying Assets to which an option refers; d) Expiration date - last day to trade or exercise options; e) Position closing - whenever writers, through purchase, or holders through the sale of options from the same series, terminate all or a part of their position in the same Brokerage Firm; f) Exercise - whenever holders of options contracts exercise the right to buy or sell the option's underlying Asset at the strike price; g) Collateral - margin or coverage pledged with the CBLC; h) Writer - the grantor of an options contract who assumes the obligation, if the holder exercises the option, to sell the underlying Asset to or buy it from the holder; i) Writing - originating option contracts to be traded on the market; j) Round lot - number of underlying Assets each option refers to; k) Margin - cash, bond or securities deposit pursuant to the percentage and form set by the CBLC; l) Call option - the right granted to the holder (buyer) of the options contract, if it so desires, to buy from the writer (seller), obliging the latter to sell, by a predetermined date, a round lot of an underlying asset at a previously fixed price (strike price);



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10.2 OPTIONS WRITING

10.2.1 Options may only be written on explicitly authorized series.

10.2.2 Writing is performed through the sale of options in a Trading Session.

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10.2.4 Obligations arising from the writing will be terminated: a) At the position closing; b) By exercising the position; or c) On the options exercise expiration, if it has not been exercised by expiration date.

10.3 OPTIONS EXERCISE

10.3.1 Holders of American style options may exercise them any time as of the

Trading Session on the day following the purchase through the expiration date.

10.3.2 Holders of European style options may only exercise them on their expiration date.

10.3.3 Options not exercised within the stipulated term will expire.

10.3.4 In order to exercise options their holder must show their intention upon exercise request.

10.3.5 The exercise will be met by a writing position in line with the following criteria: a) Firstly, by a draw among covered positions; and b) In case there are no more covered positions left by draw, so among naked positions.

10.3.6 The exercise of the options will require the registration of the cash purchase and sale operation of the underlying Asset at the strike price.

10.3.7 If the strike price of a series of call options exceeds the underlying Asset cash price or if the strike price of a series of put options is below underlying Asset cash price, the exercise of the options right will only be allowed when the gap is not significant for the continuity of the underlying Asset prices.

10.4 REGISTRATION OF OPTIONS POSITIONS

10.4.1 Writers and holders of positions will be registered by the CBLC, under a different codes for each investor in the form of bookkeeping entries for each series of options traded.

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10.4.3 Brokerage Firms will specify the operation investors in order to register the positions, on the same day of their trading.

10.4.4 As of the registration, the CBLC will be in charge of operations settlement, in accordance with the rules provided in its Operational Regulations and

Operational Procedures.

10.5 COLLATERAL

10.5.1 The CBLC may at any time ask participants in the options market, whether holders or writers, to provide the collateral it believes is required for a fair and orderly market or may require strikes to be settled in accordance with the provisions of its Operational Regulations and Operational Procedures.

10.6 SETTLEMENT

10.6.1 Settlement of put and call options will be made by the CBLC in accordance with the provisions of its Regulations and Operational Procedures.

10.7 TRADING SUSPENSION ON THE OPTIONS MARKET

10.7.1 Any trading suspension related to the underlying Asset on the cash market will automatically cause the suspension of the trading of options on that Asset as well the receipt of the orders.

10.7.2 Stock options operations whose trading has been suspended due to bankruptcy of the issuing company will be resumed only to close positions or exercise the expiring options.

10.7.3 If the suspension period includes the last one or two days of the period of the options validity, only the trading for to close or exercise the series expiring within that period will be allowed.

10.7.4 If a strike order refers to naked positions, the period for settlement of the trades will be counted as of the first business day after the end of the suspension.

10.8 INDEX OPTIONS

10.8.1 Index options trading: a) The Exchange may authorize the trading of options series whose strike price is set in index points per underlying Asset and having previously announced the indicators that may be used to calculate the economic value of the index point; b) In the event of extinction of the indicator selected, its legal successor will be used to update the economic value of the index point;



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10.8.2 US-dollar based series: a) For the series described in item 10.8.1 referring to the USD rate, each index point will be equivalent to one hundredth of the average foreign exchange rate of the USD against the BRL on the previous business day, defined as "Quotations for Accounting", as determined by the Central Bank of Brazil and announced through SISBACEN, transaction PTAX 800, option "5", which will be used in four decimal places; and b) If the rate determined by the Central Bank of Brazil is not available for any reason, the rate will be arbitrated.

10.8.3 The Exchange will provide a daily report with the equivalent to the strike price in Brazilian reais (BRL) for each authorized series.

10.8.4 Premiums of the options series described in this item will be quoted in

Brazilian reais (BRL).

10.8.5 Index option series opened as provided in this item are subject to the same rules and procedures set by the Exchange and the CBLC for the options market.

10.9 STOCK INDEX OPTIONS

10.9.1 Tradings of put and call options based on indices is allowed.

10.9.2 The trading unit is the index multiplied by the Brazilian reais (BRL) value of each index point, whose economic value will be set by the Exchange in

Brazilian reais (BRL).

10.9.3 The premium and strike price quote will be expressed in index points.

10.9.4 The Exchange will daily calculate the settlement index to be used to exercise index options. The settlement value of a strike operation will be equivalent to the gap, in local currency, between the settlement index and the strike price.

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10.10.1 On the options market, rights and yield, including dividends, bonuses, warrants and others conferred on underlying securities on the cash market will be treated differently depending on whether the options are adjusted or non-adjusted.

10.10.2 For options series with strike prices set in index points, the opening of a series may be authorized by resettling the strike price (adjusted options) or with no resettlement (non-adjusted options).

10.10.3 For those options series with strike price resettlement (adjusted options), earnings will be treated as follows: a) For dividends or other cash earnings, the strike price is resettled on the day the stock is firstly traded on an "EX" basis on the cash market, deducting the amount of the net dividend from the strike price, and settlement is made with "EX" securities; b) For subscription or any other preemptive rights, the strike price is resettled on the day the stock is firstly traded "EX" on the spot market by deducting the notional value of the right. Calculation of the right is based on the latest price prior to the "EX" date, and settlement made with "EX" securities; and c) For bonus or any earnings on new stocks, settlement is made with "EX" securities, and the amount and strike price resettled in proportion to the earnings percentage, on the date the exercise is requested. In case earnings allow price and quantity conversion into multiples of a round lot, the adjustment will be resettled on the day the stock is firstly traded on an

"EX" basis on the cash market.

10.10.4 Earnings for options series with no strike price resettlement (non-adjusted options) will be treated as follows: a) The strike price is not resettled for dividends or other cash earnings or for stock subscription rights. On the exercise date, the strike price is resettled only in the amount the indicator used for correcting index points has varied from the opening of the series to its expiration; and b) For bonus or any earnings on new stocks, the amount and exercise price are resettled proportionally to earnings percentage and settlement is made with "EX" securities. Resettlement is made on the date of exercising the option. In case earnings allow price and quantity conversion into multiples of a round lot, the adjustment will be resettled on the day the stock is firstly traded on an "EX" basis on the cash market

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CHAPTER XI - STOCK FUTURES MARKET

11.1 STOCK FUTURES MARKET FEATURES

11.1.1 The stock futures market comprises the purchase and sale of Assets at a price agreed upon by the parties for expiration on a predetermined authorized date.

11.1.2 Trades on the stock futures market refer to Assets traded on the cash market managed by the Exchange and allowed to be traded.

11.1.3 The following definitions apply to the stock futures market: a) Daily resettlement – daily adjustment based on the settlement price of all positions on the stock futures market. Such resettlement takes place through the daily adjustment of debits or credits in investors’ accounts depending on the negative or positive variation in their positions; b) Coverage - seller's deposit with the CBLC through a Brokerage Firm covering the all the Assets to which its position refers; c) Expiration date – the last date on which an investor may close a position in the stock futures market by executing an offsetting trade. Positions not closed by the end of this day will be submitted to physical settlement; d) Position closing

– execution of a trade inverse to the position which partly or wholly terminates it; e) Collateral

– coverage and/or margin deposit made by an investor with the

CBLC; f) Physical settlement – settlement by delivering the underlying Assets of the trade executed on the stock futures market; g) Margin – deposit in the amount required by the CBLC of short buyer and seller investors to be made in cash or Assets acceptable to the CBLC for the purpose of ensuring the fulfillment of the obligations assumed through their positions on the stock futures market; h) Position

– book-entry balance in terms of number of Assets resulting from one or more trades made by the same investor for the same expiration date, through the same Brokerage Firm and the same Clearing Agent.

Depending on the trades executed on the stock futures market, this balance may be purchasing or selling; i) Settlement price

– price set each day by the Exchange on the basis of its criteria previously announced to the market for daily adjustments to positions on the stock futures market; and

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11.2 PRICE AND DAILY POSITION RESETTLEMENTS

11.2.1 Securities admitted to trading on the stock futures market will use the same method for quotations as the cash market.

11.2.2 Positions at the end of each Session will be resettled on the basis of the adjustment as determined by the Exchange for the day for each Asset with its corresponding expiration date.

11.2.3 Settlement prices will be adjusted daily and announced by the Exchange after the Session Closing. Before sessions start, investor positions will be appropriately adjusted by applying the settlement price to the existing.

11.3 CLOSING POSITIONS

11.3.1 Closing a position on the stock futures market will take place through the offsetting trade for said position, involving the same investor, Asset and expiration date.

11.3.2 A position may be partly or fully closed.

11.3.3 The operational rules and procedures for position settlement are stated in the

Regulations and Operational Procedures issued by the CBLC.

11.4 TRADING SUSPENSION ON THE STOCK FUTURES MARKET

11.4.1 Trading on the stock futures market will be suspended whenever the trading of the corresponding Asset on the cash market is suspended.

11.5 EXPIRATION DATE AND SETTLEMENT DATE

11.5.1 Securities will be traded on the Exchange's stock futures market until the expiration date as determined and announced by the Exchange.

11.5.2 Positions not closed by expiration date will be settled by physically delivering the underlying Asset of the trade in accordance with the rules set out in these

Regulations and in the Operational Procedures determined by the CBLC for the stock futures market.

11.5.3 Settlement date for trades executed on the stock futures market will be on the third day after expiration.

11.5.4 The settlement price for the trades on the stock futures market corresponds to the weighted average of quotations of the trades executed in the securities on the cash market during the trading period determined by the Exchange.

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11.6 EARNINGS

11.6.1 Dividends and cash earnings: a) The price of an Asset on the stock futures market will be adjusted on the day it is traded on an “EX”-rights basis on the cash market; b) The net value of the earnings approved will be deducted from the Asset's settlement price on the last day of “WITH”-rights trading; c) A s of the time an Asset starts to be traded as “EX”-rights on the cash market, it will also begin to be so on the stock futures market; and d) Trade settlement in accordance with CBLC Regulations and Operational

Procedures will be held on a “EX”-rights basis.

11.6.2 Asset earnings a) Positions will remain in the “WITH”-rights status. Tradings on the stock futures market will be executed with positions in the “WITH”-rights status; and b) On the settlement date of the trades on the stock futures market, under the terms of the CBLC Regulations and Operational Procedures, settleme nt will be made with “EX”-rights Assets, and the resettlement will be made in the amount and price of the positions in proportion to the procedure approved by the issuing company.

11.6.3 Subscription rights: a) P ositions will be converted into the “EX”-rights situation on the same day that a security begins to trade as such on the cash market; and b) The settlement price will be adjusted by the gap between the previous settlement price with rights and the notional value of the subscription right as determined by the CBLC.

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CHAPTER XII - MARKET MAKERS

12.1 MARKET MAKERS

12.1.1 Pursuant to Securities Commission (CVM) Rule no. 384, of March 17, 2003, the Exchange may allow accredited Market Makers to execute trades on equity markets it manages concerning the following assets: a) Stocks, Brazilian Depositary Receipts (BDRs) and their options; b) Receipts for Selected Stock Portfolios and their options; c) Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and their options; d) Stocks in closed investment funds and their options; e) Warrants (non-standard options) for securities purchase and sale; f) Other bonds or securities authorized by the Exchange Chief Executive

Officer.

12.1.2 Parties interested in market making operations for securities allowed to be traded on the Exchange shall meet the following requirements: a) Be an active the Exchange - Brokerage Firm; b) Evidence financial capacity to exercise Market Maker activities and observe the minimum levels of net working capital and owned working capital as determined by the Exchange; c) Own technical and operating funds to the satisfaction of the Exchange for the market making; d) Submit the documents and provide registration information as required by the Exchange; e) Be a Depository Agent of the Brazilian Settlement and Custody

Corporation (CBLC).

12.1.3 If any active the Exchange -member brokerage firm applying for accreditation as Market Maker is not a CBLC Clearing Agent, such accreditation as a Market

Maker will depend on the designation and acceptance of a Clearing Agent who will take over full and integral liability for the settlement and for providing the collateral required for trades executed by the Market Maker.

12.1.4 The Exchange may accredit other institutions as Market Makers, and the latter shall:

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12/16/2008 a) Be a Member Brokerage Firm on another exchange, Securities Dealer,

Investment Banks, or multiple bank with investment portfolio; b) Appoint a the Exchange-Member Brokerage Firm through which it will perform the Market Maker activities; c) Provide the collateral required to hold the position; d) Sign a contract with the Exchange specifically to exercise the Market

Maker activities, appointing a Member Brokerage Firm to execute its trades; e) Evidence financial capacity to exercise Market Maker activities and observe the minimum levels of net working capital and owned working capital as determined by the Exchange; f) Own technical and operating resources required by the Exchange for the market making; g) Submit documents and provide record information as required by the

Exchange; h) Be a CBLC depository client.

12.1.5 Market Makers may conduct their business independently or be engaged: a) By the issuer of the securities they will trade; b) By controlling companies; c) By controlled companies; d) By issuers’ sister companies; e) For any holders of securities willing to make market for such securities; f) By a liquidity consortium including two or more of the above mentioned types.

12.1.6 Each party may engage only one Market Maker for each asset.

12.1.7 Market Makers may receive from the party that engaged them: a) Remuneration; and/or

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12/16/2008 b) Funds or securities, for any purpose, not being allowed the use of treasury shares, including those in possession of sister companies of the issuers or subsidiaries.

12.1.8 Market Makers will be constantly assessed by the Exchange as to the exercise of their functions, on the basis of their compliance with the rules and the upholding of the highest standards of ethical behavior.

12.2 MARKET MAKER ACCREDITATION

12.2.1 All applications for accreditation as Market Makers must be formally submitted in a letter to the Exchange.

12.2.2 The Exchange will set the validity period of the accreditation granted to Market

Makers, and may renew it or not, as it thinks fit.

12.2.3 Market Makers must apply for specific accreditation for each asset they wish to work on and also indicate which the Exchange -managed equity markets they wish to work on.

12.2.4 Market Makers may be accredited to trade in more than one asset or simultaneously trade in the same asset on more than one market.

12.2.5 The Exchange may reject applications for accreditation as Market Makers in the following cases: a) If the minimum requirements provided in item 12.1.2 or 12.1.4 are not met; b) If, after reviewing the documents submitted, it concludes they are not in accordance with the applicable rules; or c) If the Exchange is aware of any facts that at its sole exclusive discretion may affect the performance as a Market Maker.

12.2.6 The Exchange may determine the maximum number of Market Makers it will accredit for each asset or market.

12.3 MARKET MAKER SUSPENSION AND DE-ACCREDITATION

12.3.1 The Exchange may suspend or cancel accreditations in the cases specified below and shall notify the Securities Commission of its decision and the reasons for them: a) Upon formal request from Market Maker themselves, as long as they have been active in this role for at least 90 days. Cancellation or

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12/16/2008 suspension of a Market Maker's accreditation in such cases will be effective 30 days after it is announced; b) Upon violations of the provisions set forth in Securities Commission

Instruction CVM no 384, dated March 17, 2003, or of this Resolution or other applicable operational rules; c) Create artificial conditions of supply or demand on the market; d) Adopt non-equitable practices; or e) In case of events which, at the exclusive discretion of the Exchange, may jeopardize the integrity or reliability of the markets it manages.

12.4 MARKET MAKER ANNOUNCEMENT

12.4.1 The Exchange will make daily announcements through its usual means of communications regarding active market makers, as well as those newly accredited or de-accredited, highlighting those Market Makers who are about to be de-accredited.

12.4.2 An announcement of accreditation of a Market Maker must contain the following details: a) The minimum lot of each offer to be placed by the Market Maker; b) The maximum spread between the Market Maker's buy and sell prices; and c) For those cases when Market Makers have contracts with the issuing company of the assets they represent or with some type of liquidity consortium:

1) The identification of the contracting party; and

2) The effective term of the contract and possible causes for its termination.

12.5 MARKET MAKERS’ DUTIES

12.5.1 Market Makers will have the following duties: a) Be present every day on a continuous basis during the trading period determined and announced by the Exchange and place buy and sell offers for at least the minimum lot as provided in item 12.6.1; b) Whenever requested, execute trades for at the least the minimum lot of the asset;

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12.6 PARAMETERS APPLICABLE TO MARKET MAKERS

12.6.1 Market Makers must observe the following parameters in the exercise of their functions: a) Minimum lot for each offer as determined by the Exchange by mutual agreement with Market Makers, corresponding to a certain percentage of average daily trades over a certain period of time set by the Exchange; and b) The maximum spread between the Market Makers’ buy and sell prices, to be calculated on the basis of the volatility of the asset previously set by the Exchange.

12.6.2 The parameters mentioned in subitems “a” and “b” of item 12.6.1 will be periodically revised and announced by the Exchange.

12.6.3 If the price of any asset evidences excessive volatility in any session, the

Exchange may authorize Market Makers to increase the maximum spread between buy and sell offers or even released them from the obligations set out in item 12.6.1 for the session. The Exchange will announce this decision to the market through its usual means of communications.

12.6.4 The Exchange will determine situations of excessive volatility on the basis of atypical variations, whether up or down.

12.6.5 If there are any changes in the pattern of behavior of asset prices, the

Exchange will revise the parameters described in item 12.6.1.

12.7 FEES OWED MARKET MAKERS

12.7.1 At its sole discretion, the Exchange may grant Market Makers with a reduction in the fees charged on the trades executed in the course of their functions.

12.8 MARKET MAKER CONTRACTS

12.8.1 Contracts between Market Makers and investors must provide the following items: a) Purpose of the contract; b) Effective term; c) Means of remunerating the Market Maker;

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12/16/2008 d) Asset(s) and market(s) Market Makers will trade in; e) Market Makers’ statement of compliance with the Exchange’s and

CBLC’s rules and regulations and contracting parties’ statement they’re aware of said rules and regulations; f) Duties and obligations of Market Makers in relation to the contracting parties; g) Duties and obligations of the contracting parties in relation to Market

Makers; h) Any additional provisions contracting parties may set forth in relation to

Market Makers and the exercise of their functions; and i) Any contractual termination events.

12.9 PROHIBITIONS APPLICABLE TO MARKET MAKERS

12.9.1 Market Makers may not directly or indirectly act in such a way as to: a) Artificially hold up prices of the assets they trade in; b) Allow prices or volumes of assets to be manipulated; or c) Execute any type of trade not in accordance with legal and regulatory provisions.

12.10 SANCTIONS APPLICABLE TO MARKET MAKERS

12.10.1 Should Market Makers violate the rules provided for the exercise of their duties, without prejudice of applying other sanctions stipulated in the

Exchange's Operational Regulations, the latter may: a) Issue a verbal or written warning to Market Makers; b) Impose a fine for an amount to be determined by the Chief Executive

Officer; c) Suspend Market Makers’ activities for a period set by the Chief

Executive Officer not in excess of 90 days; or d) Cancel their accreditations.

12.10.2 The Exchange will report the Securities Commission and BSM about the penalties imposed on Market Makers.



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CHAPTER XIII - BUY AND SELL OFFERS AND ORDERS

13.1 DEFINITION OF BUY AND SELL ORDERS

13.1.1 Asset buy or sell orders are the action through which clients order a Brokerage

Firm to buy or sell Assets, or the rights attached to them, on their behalf and under conditions specified by them.

13.2 TYPES OF ORDERS

13.2.1 The conditions clients may specify for the execution of their orders must be in accordance with one or more of the following Types of Order: a) Market order - specifying only the number and characteristics of the Assets or the rights to be bought or sold, to be executed as of the receipt time; b) Limit order - to be executed only at the price specified by the client or a better one; c) Managed order - specifying only the number and characteristics of the

Assets or the rights to be bought or sold, with execution at the Brokerage

Firm's discretion; d) Discretionary order- made by the manager of a securities portfolio or an agent representing more than one client, in which the agent making the order determines the conditions that must be met for the order to be executed. After its execution, the order maker will designate the names of the investors to be specified, the number of securities or rights to be attributed to each of them and the corresponding price; e) Financing order- constituted by a buy or sell order for an Asset or right on the Exchange-managed market, with a concomitant buy or sale order for the same Asset or right on the same market or on another the Exchangemanaged market; f) Stop order- specifying the price of an Asset or right which must be reached for the order to be executed; and g) Matched order - one whose execution is connected to the execution of another order from the client, which may or may not include a price limit.

13.3 DEFINITION OF BID OR ASK OFFERS

13.3.1 A bid or ask offer is the action through which a trader for a certain Brokerage

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13.4 TYPES OF OFFERS

13.4.1 Types of Offers accepted for registration or trading on the Exchange trading systems are as follows: a) Limit Offer – bid or ask offer to be executed only at the price specified by the client or a better one. In case of bid offers, this means that they may not be executed at a higher price than the limit. In case of ask offers, they may not be executed for less than the limit price. b) Opening Price Offer

– bid or ask offer to be executed at the opening price of an auction or Pre-Opening and Pre-Closing phases. c) Market offer - offer to be executed at the best limit of the offsetting price on the market when it is registered. d) Stop Offer - Trigger Price - based on a certain trigger price; at this price and above for a bid offer and at this price or below for an ask offer. A Stop limit offer becomes a limit offer as the trigger price is reached. e) Offer at Any Price - an offer to be fully executed regardless of the execution price (no limit price). This type of offer is only available for the continuous trading phase. f) Direct Offer - simultaneous registration of two crossed offers registered by the same brokerage firm.

13.5 ORDER RECORDING SYSTEM

13.5.1 Instead of registering orders, the Exchange-Brokerage Firms may use a recording system to capture all the communications between clients and their trading desks.

13.5.2 The order recording system referred to in item 13.5.1 must allow clear reproduction of the communications between clients or their agents and the

Brokerage Firm and shall also provide: a) The date and start time of each calls recording from clients; b) Client identification and - if applicable - that of their agent and the Brokerage

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13.5.3 If there is any suspension or pause in the recording system, then the Exchange

-Brokerage Firms must comply with the provisions of § 2 of Article 6 of the

Securities Commission Rule CVM 387.

13.5.4 Brokerage Firms choosing to operate the recording system as described in

13.5.1 must indicate this option in their Working Rules and Parameters.

13.5.5 All recordings made on the basis of this system must be kept at the Brokerage

Firm's premises for five years as of the date of execution of the trades.

13.5.6 Brokerage Firms will grant clients with access to the communications recordings with the corresponding trading desk whenever it’s intended to safeguard the rights or clarify any situation of their personal interest.

13.5.7 Brokerage Firms will make recordings available to the Exchange inspection and auditing services and may not deny the Exchange access to them or refuse to provide copies.

13.5.7.1 The Exchange may order Brokerage Firms to make a transcription of the tapes containing the communications between their trading desk and clients, or their trading desk and their floor traders.

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CHAPTER XIV - TRADING SESSIONS

14.1 TRADING TYPES

14.1.1 Traders must show they're willing to execute trades using the following types of trading: a) Offer trading; b) Direct trading; or c) Auction trading.

14.1.2 The general principle governing Trading Sessions is that if there is any better buy or sell offer, no trade may be closed at a lower price (purchase) or higher price (sale) as long as the trader offering the best price has been firstly served.

14.1.3 The Exchange-managed markets must observe the trading criteria as determined in this Chapter.

14.2 OFFER TRADINGS

14.2.1 Offer tradings take place whenever Traders interested in buying or selling show their intention of buying or selling Assets and must specify the Asset, lot and price.

14.2.2 Registered offer tradings will take priority for concluding a trade in relation to trades offered under any other way, except direct intentional offers and in spread, which take priority over offer tradings at the same price.

14.2.3 If there are several offer tradings for the same Asset at the same price, the

Trader involved will be forced to conclude trades on the basis of the chronological order of the registration of the offer.

14.2.4 Offer tradings will be displayed once registered and may then be concluded.

14.2.5 Traders entering offers into the Electronic Trading System may specify their effective period in compliance with the Exchange rules.

14.2.6 Offers entered into the Electronic Trading System will be displayed in order of the best prices. Offers at the same prices shall be displayed in chronological order.

14.2.7 Offers involving odd lots will be processed separately and will not intervene in the trades executed in round lots and their whole multiples.

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14.2.8 Traders may cancel or modify offers or offer balances entered into the

Electronic Trading System.

14.2.9 Registered offers may not be canceled whenever involved in an auction.

14.3 DIRECT TRADING

14.3.1 Direct trading is the one in which the same Brokerage Firm intends to buy and sell the same Asset for different investors.

14.3.2 To execute any direct trading, the Trader must register the direct trading order or registers buy and sell offers for the same Asset. If the direct trading meets any of parameters determined for direct trade auctions, the Exchange will announce the Asset, lot and price and will only proceed to close the trading after the period determined in the Operational Procedure Manual has expired.

14.3.3 If there is any intervention by a Trader from another Brokerage Firm seeking to sell cheaper or buy for a higher price, the proponent of the direct trading may set a new price and repeat this successively until the trade is closed.

14.3.4 The Trading Official may at his sole discretion submit any direct trading to regular auction.

14.4 AUCTION TRADING

14.4.1 Auction trading refers to an offer given priority over others and which must mention the Asset, lot and price.

14.4.2 Auction tradings may be carried out in two ways: regular or special auction.

14.4.3 A 30-minute period will be allowed as of the auction closing for registration of the Forward Operation based on the Assets purchased in the auction.

14.5 REGULAR AUCTION TRADING

14.5.1 Whenever sellers or purchasers may intervene while observing the intervention criteria determined in the Operational Procedure Manual.

14.5.2 Traders may hold regular auction tradings as long as they have the permission of the Exchange´s Trading Official and of the traders who are buying or selling the assets.

14.5.3 Assets may be put up for regular auction trading on the basis of the provisions in the Securities Commission rules or the Operational Procedure Manual.

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14.5.4 Whenever a trade is put up for regular auction trading upon the decision of the

Chief Operating Officer or the Trading Official, buying and selling Traders will be notified of that previously.

14.5.5 Regular auction tradings may be executed even without the consent by buying and selling Traders.

14.5.6 During regular auction tradings in an Open Outcry Session, tradings of the

Asset in question in the Electronic Trading system will be suspended.

14.6 SPECIAL AUCTION TRADING by the Exchange must be observed for each auction.

14.7 FORWARD MARKET TRADING

14.7.1 Forward market sessions, in addition to the criteria provided in this Chapter, must comply with the following rules:

14.6.1 Special auction trading is that executed with priority over others and only buying Traders may intervene observing the intervention criteria determined in the Operational Procedure Manual.

14.6.2 Whenever holding special auction tradings, the following operational rules set a) Traders must announce their wish to buy or sell and also mention the type of forward operation, the underlying Asset, quantity, price, type of contract and expiration; the Operational Procedure Manual.

14.8 OPTIONS MARKET TRADING

14.8.1 On the options market, in addition to the criteria determined in this chapter, the following rules must be complied with: a) Traders must announce their wish to buy or sell options and also mention the quantity, series and premium; b) In relation to index points forwards, the value of the trade as determined by selling and buying Brokerage Firms will be converted into points by the

Exchange after the closing of Session; and c) Assets may be traded by spread (financing) in the manner determined in b) Spread tradings will be allowed in the manner determined in the

Operational Procedure Manual.

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14.9 STOCK FUTURES MARKET TRADINGS

14.9.1 On the stock futures market, in addition to the criteria determined in this chapter, the following rules must be observed: a) Traders must announce their wish to buy or sell on a futures basis and also mention the quantity of Assets, expiration and price; b) Spread tradings will be allowed in the manner determined in the




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CHAPTER XV - TRADING INTERVENTION

15.1 CASH MARKET INTERVENTION

15.1.1 Trading intervention on the cash market will be carried out in round lots or their multiples in regular offer, direct tradings or Regular or Special Auction, and shall observe the intervention rules as stated in the Operational Procedure

Manual.

15.1.2 Operations involving odd lots will not intervene in the operations executed in round lots and their multiples.

15.2 FORWARD MARKET INTERVENTION

15.2.1 Forward trading intervention will only be done by the offering of the best buy or sell rate and all the other characteristics of the trade will remain unchanged.

15.3 OPTIONS MARKET INTERVENTION

15.3.1 Options Market intervention will be carried out in round lots and their multiples except through spread trading, which will observe the intervention rules as stated in the Operational Procedure Manual.

15.4 STOCK FUTURES MARKET INTERVENTION

15.4.1 Stock Futures Market intervention will be carried out in round lots and their multiples except through spread trading, which will observe the intervention rules as stated in the Operational Procedure Manual.

15.5 TRADES NOT SUBJECT TO INTERVENTION CRITERIA

15.5.1 Sales of subscription rights are not subject to the intervention criteria as long as it is not possible to split the lot in order to meet the demand of the intervening

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CHAPTER XVI - DAY-TRADE OPERATIONS

16.1 DEFINITION

16.1.1 Day-Trade Operations refer to the buying and selling trading of the same amount of Assets on the same day, through the same Brokerage Firm on behalf of the same investor on the cash, stock future and options markets settled through the same Clearing Agent.

16.2 SETTLEMENT

16.2.1 Settlement of such operations will be made through financial offsetting. Any surplus or shortfall resulting from sales or purchases will cause the determined balance to be settled.

16.3 RESTRICTIONS

16.3.1 The Exchange may restrict or suspend Day-Trade operations.

16.3.2 Day-Trade operations are disallowed on the options market, on expiration date for then-expiring series except if previously authorized by the Trading Official.



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CHAPTER XVII - TRADE CORRECTIONS AND CANCELLATIONS

17.1 OBLIGATION TO FULFILL TRADES CLOSED OR REGISTERED

17.1.1 Once any trade has been closed or registered, Brokerage Firms must fulfill it and may not renounce unilaterally.

17.1.2 Corrections or cancellations of trades closed or registered during a Session will only be accepted under exceptional circumstances and the Brokerage Firms involved must produce the grounds for such a request.

17.2 TRADE CORRECTION OR CANCELLATION CRITERIA

17.2.1 Any correction or cancellation shall be previously authorized by Trading Official as long as it involves no alteration in the opening, maximum, minimum or closing prices, or any substantial alteration in the quantity traded as observed until the time of receipt of the correction or cancellation request.

17.3 REQUEST FOR TRADE CORRECTION OR CANCELLATION

17.3.1 Corrections or cancellations of trades shall be through written application to the

Trading Official, within the deadline, and the Brokerage Firms involved shall produce the grounds for such a request.

17.4 GENERAL PROVISIONS

17.4.1 The Exchange may ask the CBLC to suspend the clearing or cancel any trades made after the registration but before settlement if it thinks, at is sole discretion, that there has been a violation of the rules determined in these Regulations,

Securities Commission rules, the Operational Procedure Manual or other rules issued by the Exchange.



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CHAPTER XVIII - TRADING INTERRUPTION

18.1 INTERRUPTION OF THE ELECTRONIC TRADING SYSTEM OPERATION

18.1.1 If there is any interruption in the Electronic Trading System operations, the following procedures shall be observed: a) The Exchange may suspend the trading if there is any interruption for technical reasons, totally or significantly, which affects several Brokerage

Firms; and b) Whenever the system is restored, the Exchange may at its sole discretion grant a pause before the trading is resumed, named Pre-Opening, so that brokerage firms may cancel or modify offers registered prior to the interruption.

18.2 TRADE CORRECTION OR CANCELLATION DUE TO PROCESSING SYSTEM

FAILURES

18.2.1 In the event of any failures in the processing of trade registrations during a

Session, which is evidenced to be attributable to the Exchange, the trade may be canceled or corrected, even after the Session closing, regardless of any consent from the counterparts involved in the trade.

18.2.2 The Trading Official will give the Brokerage Firms involved immediate written notification of cancellations or corrections.

18.2.3

Brokerage Firms' appealing against the Trading Official’s decisions to cancel or correct a trade must submit a written application to the Chief Operating

Officer.

18.3 CIRCUIT BREAKER

18.3.1 CIRCUIT BREAKER is a means to curb Exchange Index fluctuations by pausing the trading on the Exchange in line with the rules set forth in the




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CHAPTER XIX - TRADING SUSPENSION

19.1 ATTRIBUTIONS

19.1.1 In line with the provisions in this Chapter and to safeguard shareholder’s and investor’s interests, the Chief Executive Officer may suspend tradings of Assets quoted on the Exchange.

19.2 GENERAL SUSPENSION

19.2.1 Asset tradings may be suspended in the following events: a) The issuer has entered into arrangement with creditors; or b) The Exchange identifies: i intervention, extra judicial liquidation or special temporary administration has been ordered in relation to the issuer; ii the issuer has filed for bankruptcy, which signals insolvency; iii the issuer has been declared bankrupt; or iv Resolutions set by the Securities Commission.

19.2.2 Asset tradings may be suspended in the following events: a) The issuer fails to: i provide the public and the Exchange with timely details required for the proper evaluation of its price by the market and/or the means of trading the Assets issued by it; or ii notify the Exchange in due time of the decisions made by the general meeting or board or management meetings; b) There is information or news that is vague, incomplete, imprecise or of doubtful contents or origin, which may produce impacts on the quotation of any Asset or on an investor's decision to buy, sell, or keep such Assets; or c) The Exchange regards the information disclosed by the issuer as imprecise or incomplete.

19.2.3 At its sole discretion, the Exchange may accept or reject an issuer's request to suspend the trading in its Assets.

19.2.4 Trading suspension may cover one or more types, classes or series of a certain Asset.



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19.3

TRADING SUSPENSION IN BRAZILIAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS (BDRs)

19.3.1 Tradings of BDRs may be suspended if the depository institution or a legal representative of the issuing company in Brazil fails to provide the Exchange with the information given to the market by the sponsor company in its country of origin at the same time as the original announcement.

19.3.2 The Exchange may also suspend tradings of a given Asset if the trading in its country of origin is suspended.

19.3.3 Other provisions in this Chapter also apply to the suspension of BDR tradings.

19.4 SUSPENSION NOTIFICATION

19.4.1 Whenever a suspension is determined, the Exchange will inform the issuer and request clarifications of the facts that prompted the suspension.

19.4.2 The Exchange will notify the Securities Commission and the market of its trading suspension and the reasons for doing so.

19.5 SUSPENSION PERIOD

19.5.1 The suspensions provided in this Chapter may be maintained for at most 30 days, but may be extended at the Exchange's sole discretion if there is any reason for doing so.

19.6 TRADING REOPENING

19.6.1 The Exchange will determine the day and time for reopening tradings of suspended Assets by using the following procedures: a) Announcement to the market about the reopening of the tradings of previously suspended Assets and information and clarifications provided by their issuers; b) The Exchange may determine the reopening of the tradings of previously suspended Assets even if the issuer has not provided any information and clarification as requested by the Exchange, and this will be announced to the market. In such cases, the Exchange may determine that quotations of the Assets involved be listed separately on its Daily Information

Bulletin; and c) The Exchange may determine that the reopening of the tradings be carried out through a regular auction for a period set by the Trading

Official.



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CHAPTER XX - ORDERS EXECUTED BY COURT RULING

20.1 CRITERIA FOR EXECUTING AN ORDER

20.1.1 The Exchange Member Firms will execute Asset buy or sell orders whenever they’re ordered to do so by a Court Ruling or authorization.

20.2 NOTIFICATIONS

20.2.1 Clients may choose the Brokerage Firms of their own preference that should notify the Exchange of their designation.

20.2.2 If any client fails to designate a Brokerage Firm, the Exchange may forward a list of Brokerage Firms to the Court for it to decide which firm will execute the order.

20.2.3 The Exchange will notify the Court issuing the ruling and the Brokerage Firm involved of such a designation.


20.3.1 The Brokerage Firm in question must obtain documentation from the Court with the data required to execute the order.

20.3.2 If the Assets are traded on the Exchange, or authorized to be traded on the

Exchange, the Brokerage Firm must make the trade by auction.

20.3.3 If the Assets are traded on the Exchange, the trade will be executed by special auction.

20.3.4

Trades executed by Court’s ruling or authorization will be subject to brokerage commission, charges and trading fees.

20.3.5 Once the trade has been settled, the Brokerage Firm must report to the Court ordering the trade and inform the Exchange of its compliance with the Court's

Ruling.



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CHAPTER XXI - SELECTED SHARE PORTFOLIOS

21.1 GENERAL FEATURES

21.1.1 Tradings of Selected Share Portfolios, represented by Receipts (“Receipts”), is allowed.

21.1.2 Receipts representing Selected Share Portfolios shall be registered and issued in book-entry form by the CBLC.

21.1.3 Shares comprising a Selected Share Portfolio must be under the custody of the

CBLC.

21.1.4 Each receipt represents a portion of a certain Selected Share Portfolio.

21.1.5 The Exchange will make daily announcements of the composition of all the

Selected Share Portfolios

21.2 DEFINITIONS

21.2.1 The expressions below are used with the following meanings: a) Receipt - Receipt issued by the CBLC against deposit of shares, in the book-entry format, representing a portion of a Selected Share Portfolio in custodial deposit with the CBLC; b) Receipt Class - Receipt representing the same basket of shares, including the issuing company, type, class, rights status and quantity of shares; c) Reference Basis - For each Receipt Class, refers to the basket of shares and the quantities used as reference in specifying the quantity of

Receipts; d) Receipt Issuance - Issuance by the CBLC of a certain Receipt, after the holder has made the custodial deposit of the shares corresponding to the

Selected Share Portfolio; and e) Collateral - Means the shares deposited in a custodial account with the

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21.3

COMPOSITION OF THE SELECTED SHARE PORTFOLIO

21.3.1 A Selected Share Portfolio may be constituted by interested institutions or investors in accordance with the rules set by the Exchange for such purpose.

21.3.2 To take part in an existing Selected Share Portfolio, interested institutions and investors need only to acquire the stocks and their quantities in the same proportion as the Portfolio.

21.4 RECEIPTS ISSUANCE

21.4.1 Receipts will be issued by the CBLC after the stocks comprising the Selected

Share Portfolio are deposited in the custodial account as per the minimum

Reference Basis required for the Receipt issuance.

21.4.2 Those interested in constituting Selected Portfolios must apply to the CBLC for the issuance and registration of Receipts.

21.5 RECEIPT REDEMPTION

21.5.1 To redeem their Receipts, investors shall apply to the CBLC to place the stocks corresponding to the certificates redeemed in a custodial account indicated by the applicant.

21.6 EARNINGS FROM SHARES COMPRISING A SELECTED SHARE PORTFOLIO

21.6.1 At the dividend distribution, interest on own capital, cash bonuses or any other benefits in cash will not be included in the Selected Share Portfolio. Such benefits will be received by the CBLC and credited to the accounts of the

Receipt holders in accordance with the conditions set by the CBLC, based on the number of stocks comprising the Receipt.

21.6.2 At the distribution of stock bonuses or other earnings as bonds or securities, such new stocks, bonds or securities will be incorporated into the respective

Backed Receipts, on the date determined by the CBLC. Special cases such as spin-offs, mergers, incorporations or other types of benefits as securities not amenable to the above procedure will be dealt with appropriately;

21.6.3 In the event of capital increase through subscription; neither the corresponding subscription right nor the stocks resulting from the exercise of said right will be included in the respective Backed Receipts. The corresponding Subscription

Rights will be credited to the Receipt holder’s custodial account in the proportion to the company's stocks in the Receipt Class, and holders may decide whether to exercise their preemptive rights or not.

21.7 SUSPENSION OF TRADINGS INVOLVING STOCKS OF THE SELECTED SHARE

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21.7.1 In the event of cash market trading in one or more of the stocks comprising the

Selected Share Portfolio being suspended, the Receipt trading may or may not be suspended depending on the proportion of the stock or stocks in the

Portfolio.

21.7.2 The Exchange will determine the proportions that will trigger suspension of

Receipt tradings.

21.7.3 In the event of suspension of trading of one or more of the stocks comprising the Portfolio, the Exchange may at its sole discretion determine the trading suspension in the portfolio and one of the following measures: a) Wait until the trading of the suspended stocks is resumed; b) Redeem Receipts; or c) Remove suspended stock from the Receipt's Reference Basis.

21.8 RULES APPLICABLE TO RECEIPT TRADING

21.8.1 All Receipt trading on the Exchange-managed markets will take place in the manner provided in these Regulations.

21.8.2 Receipts may be traded on the Exchange only after the corresponding Selected

Share Portfolio has been constituted with the CBLC.

21.8.3 All the Selected Share Portfolios will comprise the quantity of the stocks previously authorized by the Exchange, which will also determine round lots and quote formats for the respective Receipts.

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CHAPTER XXII - OPERATIONAL LIMITS

22.1 OPERATIONAL LIMITS FOR BROKERAGE FIRMS

22.1.1 The CBLC will set operational limits for all the Clearing Agents.

22.1.2 Clearing Agents must allocate all or a part of operational limits received from the CBLC to the Brokerage Firms for whom they provide trading settlement and clearance services.

22.1.3 The allocation of the operational limits referred to in the previous paragraph must be made by Clearing Agents on the basis of their own assessments and the contractual conditions they have agreed upon with the Brokerage Firms for whom they provide trading settlement and clearance services.

22.1.4 Clearing Agents must inform the CBLC of the distribution of the corresponding operational limits.

22.1.5 The CBLC will immediately forward the information referred to in the previous paragraph to the Board of Operations of the Exchange.

22.1.6 Clearing Agents are responsible for settling the trades made by the corresponding Brokerage Firms for whom they provide trading settlement and clearance services and must comply with the trading limit attributed to them.

22.1.7 The Exchange shall notify the CBLC of any trading in excess of the limits attributed to Brokerage Firms by the corresponding Clearing Agents.

22.2 NON-COMPLIANCE WITH OPERATIONAL LIMITS

22.2.1 Upon request from the CBLC, and in cases of recurrent unauthorized tradings in excess of the limits, the Exchange may restrict the trading by any Brokerage

Firm until the conditions are met.



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CHAPTER XXIII - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF BROKERAGE FIRMS

23.1 DESIGNATION OF OPERATIONAL OFFICERS

23.1.1 Brokerage Firms must designate an officer responsible for the trades executed on the Exchange-managed markets.

23.1.2 The Exchange Audit must be immediately and formally notified of any officer replacement.

23.2 INFORMATION, RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS REFERRING TO THE TRADES

EXECUTED BY BROKERAGE FIRMS

23.2.1 Brokerage Firms must keep all the information, records and documents referring to the trades executed by them on the Exchange-managed markets at the disposition of the Exchange and BSM.

23.2.2 The Exchange and BSM must be granted with access to all and any written or electronically stored information on the trades executed by Brokerage Firms and their clients and may request clarifications verbally or in written form, check books, documents, archives, files and anything else required for full and proper compliance with the rules enforced by the Exchange.

23.2.3 Anything obstructing or hindering the Exchange inspectors from obtaining all and any information on the trades executed by Brokerage Firms constitutes a serious violation.

23.3 RULES OF CONDUCT

23.3.1 In the course of their business, Brokerage Firms authorized to trade at the

Exchange must observe the Rules of Conduct appropriate to and required for the proper performance of their basic fiduciary role regarding advisory and intermediaries services for their clients.

23.3.2 GENERAL RULES OF CONDUCT:

1) Show integrity and constantly maintain technical and financial capabilities in the course of their activities as brokers and dealers of bonds and securities;

2) Act in the best interests of their clients;

3) Seek to uphold the integrity of the market,

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Exchange Commission (CVM) and the Central Bank of Brazil (BACEN); d) the Exchange; and e) Issuers of bonds and securities.

5) Not contribute toward: a) Transmitting or circulating groundless or inaccurate news or information in relation to the market; b) Creating artificial conditions of supply or demand in the market; c) Non-equitable practices; and d) Execution of fraudulent trades.

6) Not executing trades that pose a risk of the firm being unable to arrange settlement physically or financially;

7) Cause their directors, employees, traders, representatives and selfemployed agents associated with them to faithfully comply with the legal and regulatory provisions and particularly those applicable to: a) Trades executed on the exchange; b) Settlement of trades with CBLCs or other such organizations; and c) Custody of bonds and securities.

8) Cause their directors, employees, traders, representatives and selfemployed agents to maintain appropriate personal decorum and constantly observe: a) Standards of ethics and conduct appropriate to the activities performed; b) Unblemished reputation; c) Moral rectitude; d) Technical capability; and e) Specialization required to exercise their roles.



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9) Notify the Chief Executive Officer of any price manipulation; creation of artificial conditions of supply, demand or pricing in the market; nonequitable practices; or fraudulent trading that they may become aware of.

10) Not hire or employ, in the course of their activities as intermediaries or brokers, any persons or corporations that are not members of the securities distribution system or do not possess the proper certification or authorization issued by a regulatory agency.

23.3.3

RULES OF CONDUCT IN RELATION TO CLIENTS

1) Select clients properly, obtaining and maintaining properly updated data and files required for proper knowledge and its appraisal;

2) Provide their clients with all the information and documents required under the rules set forth by the Securities Commission and the Exchange, or other related provisions, as well as the Rules and Parameters determined therein;

3) Inform clients of the characteristics of bond and securities markets and particularly the risks involved in variable income trades;

4) Take measures to avoid executing trades in a situation involving conflict of interest and, in any event, ensure fair and equitable treatment for clients in accordance with the Rules and Parameters for these activities;

5) Arrange for all documentation for their trades to be forwarded to clients within the proper period;

6) Keep the confidentiality of the trades executed by clients or the services provided to them;

7) Implement internal controls and keep records and documents in order to ensure that clients' orders are faithfully executed and to allow periodic reconciliation in relation to: a) The registration, effective term, procedure for refusal, priority, execution, distribution and cancellation of orders received from clients; b) Amounts received or paid by clients; c) Any collaterals requested or deposited; d) Custodial account positions as stated in the statements and transaction records supplied by the custodial service providing organization; and e) Derivatives contracts they are in charge of.



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23.3.4 Rules and Parameters determined by the Exchange Member Brokerage Firms shall clearly and concisely provide their methods of work, including in relation to the recording of telephone conversations, if applicable.

23.3.5 The provisions in this item 23.3 are also applicable, where appropriate, to other participants acting directly on the Exchange-managed markets.

23.4 BROKERAGE FIRMS ACTING AS CLEARING AGENTS

23.4.1 Brokerage Firms when acting as Clearing Agents for others shall comply with the CBLC Regulations and particularly look to the integrity and financial capacity of the those for whom they settle trades and at their sole discretion may ask the party concerned for any information, documents or collaterals they think necessary.

23.5 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE REPRESENTATIVES OF BROKERAGE FIRMS

23.5.1 Officers, directors, employees, traders, representatives and self-employed agents of Brokerage Firms shall hold unblemished reputation, moral rectitude, technical ability and specialized knowledge required to carry out their work.

23.5.2 Officers, directors, employees, representatives and Traders of Brokerage Firms must maintain full personal decorum and continually observe the standards of ethics and behavior appropriate to their business activities.

23.6 RIGHTS OF THE BROKERAGE FIRMS IN RELATION TO THEIR CLIENTS

23.6.1 Brokerage Firms may require their clients to make timely deposits in cash or

Assets in order to conduct trades.

23.6.2 Brokerage Firms must oversee their clients’ trades and strive for compliance with the capital market legislation and regulations; they must inform the

Exchange of any violations they become aware of or should do so in the course of their activities.

23.6.3 At its sole discretion, a Brokerage Firm may refuse to accept orders to buy or sell Assets.

23.6.4 A Brokerage Firm may sell on the Exchange, regardless of any notice issued by courts or others, the Assets acquired on behalf of its clients if the trade has not been settled, or sell or settle other Assets it is holding to use the proceeds from the sale to pay off the corresponding debit.

23.7 OBLIGATIONS OF BROKERAGE FIRMS

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12/16/2008 in the event of noncompliance with these regulations and the Operational

Procedure Manual.

23.7.2 Brokerage Firms, their officers, employees, agents and representatives, as well as Traders must promptly obey all the Exchange decisions.

23.7.3 Brokerage Firms and their corresponding Clearing Agents are responsible for the regular introduction of their clients' Assets and their circulation on the market, and will be liable for any expired, annulled, adulterated or falsified ones.

23.8 RIGHTS OF BROKERAGE FIRMS ON FORWARD MARKETS

23.8.1 Brokerage Firms have the following rights: a) May, at their sole discretion, in order to provide greater security to trades, any time, require investors to provide additional collaterals in any amount, specification or term, even in excess of the requirements set by their

Clearing Agent; b) Set other conditions seeking to limit excessive risks for their investors caused by sharp fluctuations in quotations and exceptional or abnormal market conditions; c) Set higher trading limits for an investor than those set by their Clearing

Agent; and d) May, any time, if investors fail to perform their obligations, proceed to the settlement of their trades, using the collaterals deposited to cover any losses sustained, and to pay commissions, fees and other financial charges involved.

23.8.2 Brokerage Firms must run systems to control and register forward trades enabling them to provide separate monitoring for each investor in the course of trades and the corresponding earnings.

23.9 RIGHTS OF THE EXCHANGE ON FORWARD MARKETS

23.9.1 In the interests of the market, the Exchange may: a) Bar Brokerage Firms and/or their investors or group of investors from trading on the futures markets for a certain period if there is any risk of their not being able to settle their trades; b) Suspend tradings on futures markets;



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12/16/2008 c) Suspend or cancel options exercises of no intrinsic value when there is any significant gap between strike price and the cash price of the underlying Asset; and d) Extend the deadline for exercising an option, or delay the closing of a

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CHAPTER XXIV - APPLICABLE SANCTIONS DUE TO VIOLATIONS OF THESE

REGULATIONS

24.1 FINES

24.1.1 The Exchange may fine Brokerage Firms for violations of these Regulations or other procedures and rules it determines.

24.1.2 The Chief Executive Officer has the prerogative of tabulating fines to be levied on violators. This tabulation will be included in the Operational Procedure

Manual.

24.1.3 The amount of the fine will be debited through the Clearing Agent of the violating Brokerage Firm.

24.1.4 The Exchange may be remitted on formal application from the violators. An indispensable condition for the acceptance of such an application is that the violator must not have been penalized for the same failure within the previous

60 days.

24.1.5 Fines may be levied regardless of delay in constituting delinquent Brokerage

Firms, under the Exchange By-Laws, for the purposes of Auction of

Membership.

24.2 INFRACTIONS AND VIOLATIONS

24.2.1 Infractions include violations of any of the provisions of these Regulations, and particularly: a) Executing any type of trade not in accordance with the regulatory provisions; b) Executing orders of unregistered clients; c) Blocking options positions with no corresponding purchase on behalf of the client; and d) Open new positions in a series falling due on the expiration date;

24.2.2 The above cases are merely illustrative and the Chief Executive Officer may determine further cases of situations in which infringements of these

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24.3.1 All the financial charges arising from the measures determined in this Chapter will be borne by the violating Brokerage Firm, which may seek compensation from the investor causing the infringement if appropriate.

24.3.2 Penalties will be levied by the Exchange Chief Executive Officer.

24.3.3 Against a decision ratifying the imposition of a penalty, an appeal with supersedeas may be filed with BSM within 5 days as of the date of notification of the decision being appealed against.



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CHAPTER XXV - APPEALS AGAINST PENALTIES IMPOSED BY THE EXCHANGE

25.1 APPEALS

25.1.1 Decisions made by the Trading Official may be appealed against to the Chief

Operating Officer.

25.1.2 Decisions made by the Chief Operating Officer may be appealed against to the

Chief Executive Officer.

25.1.3 Decisions made by the Chief Executive Officer may be appealed against to the

Board of Directors.

25.1.4 Decisions made by BSM may be appealed against, when this is specified in the regulations, to the Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM).

25.2 APPEAL WITH SUPERSEDEAS

25.2.1 Appeals against the decisions made by the Trading Official, the Chief

Operating Officer, the Chief Executive Officer or BSM will be accepted with or without supersedeas, as follows: a) Verbal or written warning - without supersedeas; b) Suspension

– with supersedeas; and c) Fines

– with supersedeas.

25.3 DEADLINES FOR FILING APPEALS

25.3.1 The last date for filing an appeal, except any provision otherwise, will be 5 calendar days. This period is counted as a day following the notification of the decision and ends on the last day, but may be extended until the first subsequent business day if there is no the Exchange session on that day.

25.4 ACCESS TO APPEAL RECORDS AND ADDITIONAL MEASURES

25.4.1 Only the parties or their attorneys will have access to appeal records.

25.4.2 The Chief Executive Officer may determine measures considered appropriate to the appeals filed.

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CHAPTER XXVI - CLIENT FILE

26.1 RECORD FILE

26.1.1 Brokerage Firms must maintain updated client data containing the details, statements and documents described in the templates used by the Exchange,

Template I

– Individual Client Record File;

Template II – Corporate Client Record File;

Template V – Non-Resident Client Record File.

26.1.2 Clients must provide brokers with details on their financial and Asset status. a) For individual clients, these details must be provided using the Form

"Investor Financial and Asset Status" (Template III); b) For corporate clients, these details must be provided using the current company financial statements.

26.1.3 Members of one or more Investment Clubs whose consolidated balance of investments with one single the Exchange Member Brokerage Firm, or with one manager, amount to less than ten thousand Brazilian reais (BRL 10,000.00) may use the simplified form containing details as in Template IV.

26.1.4 In case of Non-Resident Client files, Brokerage Firms may keep record files according to the Template V – Non-Resident Client File, subject to the execution of a written and specific agreement by and between the Brokerage

Firm and the Foreign Intermediary, which shall provide at least the following clauses:

26.1.4.1 Obligations of the Foreign Intermediary: a) Make the agreement and its parties conform to the laws of the Federative

Republic of Brazil, as well as its respective bodies and agencies; b) Make their clients aware of the Brazilian laws related to the stock market by providing them with copies of their contents or report where such laws can be accessed; c) Report to their clients that the operations they conduct in Brazil are subject to the Brazilian capital market laws; d) Submit any disputes or litigations resulting from the agreement execution to the Brazilian Judiciary Power or the Market Arbitration Panel; e) Appoint an attorney-in-fact in Brazil to receive summons, subpoenas and notices, whether of a judicial nature and/or otherwise, issued by the

Brazilian Judiciary Power, administrative authorities and self-regulating entities concerning the subject-matter of the respective agreement; f) According to the terms set forth by the Brazilian laws, keep all the data and documents updated to allow the identification of Non-Resident Investors, as well as provide them to Brokerage Firms whenever requested and required

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12/16/2008 to the performance of the institutional purposes and the requirements by regulatory agencies and self-regulating entities within the terms set forth by them, pursuant to their respective competence levels; g) Provide Brokerage Firms with any information that may be required in order to meet the requirements of the Central Bank of Brazil, the Securities and

Exchange Commission, Federal Internal Revenue Service and other public bodies and self-regulating entities, pursuant to the laws and the limits of their respective competences, and within the terms set forth by them; h) Identify and know their clients in order to prevent any activities related to money laundering; and i) Identify and report any changes in the individual/area in charge of keeping their clients’ information.

26.1.4.2 A clause setting forth the obligation by Brokerage Firms to provide the

Foreign Intermediary with the bylaws, laws, codes, regulations, norms and requirements by governmental authorities, regulatory agencies and selfregulating entities concerning their performance on the Brazilian capital market;

26.1.4.3 A clause setting forth the agreement termination in case any of the obligations provided therein are not performed, especially those related to the compliance with the rules for Nonresident Clients to conduct operations in the Brazilian financial and capital markets;

26.1.5. The minimum clauses provided in the items 26.1.4.1 to 26.1.4.3 are in the

Template VI - Agreement between Foreign Intermediaries and Brokerage

Firms to Identify and Know Non-Resident Investors.

26.1.6. Brokerage Firms shall: a) Report to the Exchange, by means of letter, delivery receipt requested, on:

(i) All the contractual relations with Foreign Intermediaries at least five business days prior to the beginning of the effective term of the respective agreements.

(ii) The termination of each agreement executed with Foreign Intermediaries at least 5 business days prior to the effective termination, except in case of automatic termination resulting from any contractual breach, and, in such case, the Exchange shall be informed about such termination date; and b) Appropriately keep all the agreements executed with foreign intermediaries in file and provide them to the Exchange and other regulatory agencies whenever requested.

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26.1.7 In case there’s any violation of the provisions in item 26.1.4 and its sub items,

Brokerage Firms may not execute the orders transmitted by Non-Resident

Clients, except the full record file template has been adopted (Template I or

Template II).

26.1.8 In case any regulatory agency reports to the Exchange any Foreign

Intermediaries have not performed, without any justification provided, their obligations concerning information provision, pursuant to the item 26.1.4.1, "f" and "g", the Exchange shall then report such fact to Brokerage Firms.

26.1.8.1 Brokerage Firms may not execute the orders transmitted by Foreign

Intermediaries which the notice mentioned in the item 26.1.8 refers to. In such case, Brokerage Firms shall report the respective Foreign

Intermediaries that they will be allowed to operate only on account and behalf of their respective Non-Resident Clients upon the full

Record File Template (Template I or Template II).

26.1.8.2 The agreement executed between Brokerage Firms and Foreign

Intermediaries which the notice mentioned in item 26.1.8 refers to shall be regarded as automatically terminated and shall not produce any effects on the Exchange.

26.1.9 The Exchange may audit, from time to time and whenever required, the information provided by Brokerage Firms concerning the agreement executed with the Foreign Intermediaries.

26.2 SECURITIES TRADING NOTICE (ANA)

26.2.1 The Exchange will periodically provide to registered investors, by mail and/or electronically, the securities trading notice containing the trades executed on their behalf.

26.2.2 The Chief Executive Officer may periodically set a fee for issuing securities trading notices to investors and the Brokerage Firms representing them, which will be responsible for collecting such fee and forwarding it to the

Exchange.



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XXVII – Persons Associated with Brokerage Firms

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CHAPTER XXVII - PERSONS ASSOCIATED WITH BROKERAGE FIRMS

27.1 Persons associated with Brokerage Firms include their “own portfolio”, the individuals directly or indirectly controlling the firm, its members, shareholders or officers characterized as individuals, independent agents accredited by the

Brokerage Firm, Traders, representatives and employees related to the trades executed, as well as their spouses or partners and children of minor age.

27.2 Associated persons include group accounts, including investment clubs, whenever the majority of the shares belongs to any of the persons mentioned in the main paragraph of this article.

27.3 Persons associated may trade in bonds or securities only through the

Brokerage Firm which they are associated with.



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CHAPTER XXVIII - BROKERAGE COMMISSION, FEES AND TRADING FEES

28.1 BROKERAGE COMMISSION

28.1.1 Brokerage commission for the trades registered with the Exchange shall be freely agreed upon between Brokerage Firms and their clients.

28.2 FEES AND TRADING FEES

28.2.1 The Exchange-managed markets will involve fees and trading fees as shown on the List of Contributions and Services, periodically disclosed by the Chief

Executive Officer.

28.2.2 Fees and trading fees are charged: a) On the Cash Market: on the purchase or sale amount; b) On the Forward Market: on the amount of the trade agreed; c) On the Options Market: at the trading, on the amount of the premium and on the strike price when the option is exercised; and d) On the Stock Futures market: on the amount equivalent to the quantity of contracts multiplied by the previous day's settlement price.


28.3.1 Buying and selling Brokerage Firms shall pay the Exchange the fees and trading fees due on the trades executed, to be debited through their Clearing

Agents.

28.3.2 Brokerage commissions, fees and trading fees applicable to operations shall be paid by both buying and selling investors.

28.3.3 The Exchange may introduce new fees or charges or change the existing ones at any time.



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CHAPTER XXIX - DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN (local acronym BDI)

29.1.1 The Exchange will publish a Daily Information Bulletin on hard and/or electronic format containing the trades executed on the markets managed by the

Exchange for the use by Brokerage Firms and may be accessed by other interested parties.

29.1.2 In this bulletin, the Exchange will provide the trades and outstanding positions on the futures markets and the options exercised.

29.1.3 The bulletin will also contain the Exchange rules and regulations and a summary of the information provided by listed companies, in addition to any other information the Exchange thinks fit.



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CHAPTER XXX - EMERGENCY OPERATIONAL MEASURES

So as to ensure effective and regular operations of the market, the Exchange may, whenever necessary, take Emergency Operational Measures for the markets and/or services it manages.

30.1 EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

30.1.1 Emergency Operational Measures may be taken in the following events: a) Whenever a state of defense, state of siege or catastrophe is decreed; b) War or serious domestic disturbances; or c) Events of any other nature, including those arising from acts of God or force majeure, that may affect or jeopardize the regular operations of the markets, services and settlement of trades.

30.2 DUTIES

30.2.1 The Chief Executive Officer shall: a) Determine if a situation, event or fact requires Emergency Operational

Measures to be taken; or b) Call a meeting of the General Meeting or the Executive Board to set the

Emergency Operational Measures to be taken in a certain situation.

30.2.2 If a meeting of the General Meeting or the Executive Board cannot be called and an emergency set event requires so, the Chief Executive Officer may take the Emergency Operational Measures as s/he thinks fit to be submitted to the

Board's approval how and when possible.

30.3 EMERGENCY MEASURES

30.3.1 The following Emergency Operational Measures may be taken: a) Declare the Exchange recess; b) Suspend any business conducted by Brokerage Firms, trading of securities or the operations of any market or service; c) Cancel trades executed; d) Change the rules related to the markets or any service provision; or e) Modify expiration dates.



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30.3.2 The introduction of an Emergency Operational Measure will not exempt or exonerate Brokerage Firms and investors from their duty to fulfill any obligation assumed, in particular: a) That of Brokerage Firms to the corresponding Clearing Agents in relation to the responsibility for the settlement of the trades executed on the

Exchange; and b) That of investors to the corresponding Brokerage Firms in relation to the responsibility for the settlement of the trades they have ordered.



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CHAPTER XXXI - SUPPLEMENTARY RULES

31.1 The Chief Executive Officer may issue rules supplementing these regulations or take the measures required for their full and proper enforcement.

31.2 The rules issued by the Exchange will be effective immediately as of the signature or the date setout therein, and may produce retroactive effect on the registered trades yet to be settled.

31.3 The capital market laws and accepted habits and practices on the marketplace are subsidiarily applicable to these regulations.

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