NEWSLETTER July 2nd, 2015 ANNUAL FOREIGN CAPITAL CENSUS As provided for by the Circular Letter 3,062 of the Brazilian Central Bank (Banco Central do Brasil – “BCB”), as of June 25th, 2012 (“Circular Letter BCB 3,602”), and by Circular Letter 3,603 of BCB, as of June 27th, 2013 (“Circular Letter 3,603”), until August 17th, 2015, the Central Bank of Brazil will conduct the 2015 Annual Foreign Capital Census – Year Base 2014 (Censo Anual de Capitais Estrangeiros no País 2015 – Ano Base 2014 – “Annual Foreign Capital Census”). The Annual Foreign Capital Census aims to obtain information related to Brazilian foreign liabilities, among which are included direct foreign investments and instruments of foreign indebtedness before non-resident creditors. The base date of the information to be provided in connection with the Annual Foreign Capital Census is December 31st, 2014. Pursuant to Circular Letter BCB 3,602, the following entities are subject to the Annual Foreign Capital Census: 1. legal entities with head offices located in Brazil, with direct foreign investments in their capital stock and a net worth value equal to or greater than US$100 million, on December 31st, 2014; 2. legal entities with head offices located in Brazil, that by on December 31st, 2014, had short-term commercial debts (due within 360 days) granted by non-residents which outstanding balance, on December 31st, 2014, is equal to or greater than US$10 million; and 3. investment funds which have foreign investors and a registered net worth value equal to or greater than US$100 million, on December 31st, 2014. The rendering of the data requested by the Annual Foreign Capital Census shall be made by means of an electronic statement until 6 p.m. as of August 17th, 2015 under BCB’s electronic information system (available on the internet at www.bcb.gov.br). Please note that penalty applied due to lack of information or rendering of false, incomplete, inaccurate or late information is the payment of a fine, up to R$250,000.00. 01 NEWSLETTER Stocche Forbes For more information, please contact: ANDRÉ STOCCHE E-mail: [email protected] FLAVIO MEYER E-mail: [email protected] LUIZ FELIPE COSTA E-mail: [email protected] FABIANO MILANI E-mail: [email protected] FERNANDA CARDOSO E-mail: [email protected] 02