Pursuant to Article 9 and the second subparagraph of Article 10 of the Securities Market Law, please be advised that today, Melhoramentos Ltda. ("Softys Brasil"), a subsidiary, agreed to purchase all of the shares in Carta Fabril S.A. ("Carta Fabril"), owned by the Coutinho family, hereinafter the "Transaction".
Carta Fabril was founded in 1991 and currently owns two plants, one in the State of Goias and another in the State of Rio de Janeiro, with the capacity to produce 100 thousand tons of tissue paper annually and 9 Personal Care lines that include baby diapers, adult diapers, feminine care products and wipes. It is a leader in the sale of tissue paper in the southeast of Brazil under renowned brands like Cotton. If the Transaction is completed, Softys Brasil will come to have an installed capacity of 380,000 tons of tissue paper annually combined with its existing operations in the State of Sao Paulo and the State of Paraná.
Consummation of the Transaction is subject to several usual conditions precedent, such as authorization from the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Económica), which is required under Brazilian law.
The price agreed for the Carta Fabril shares is 1.138 million of reais, which will be paid to the sellers at the time of the Transaction closing that is expected to take place within the next 150 days if the conditions precedent are met. CMPC will be able to make such payment given its sound financial position.
Agustinas 1343, Santiago Chile
Teléfono (56-2) 244 12 000
www.cmpc.cl
We believe that this acquisition will have a positive impact on the Company's results even though for the time being, those results are not yet quantifiable.
Sincerely yours,
Rafael Cox Montt
Chief Legal Officer
EMPRESAS CMPC S.A.
Santiago Stock Exchange Electronic Exchange of Chile Risk Rating Commission
Agustinas 1343, Santiago Chile
Teléfono (56-2) 244 12 000
www.cmpc.cl
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Empresas CMPC SA is a Chile-based company primarily engaged in the paper products industry. The Companyâs activities are divided into five business segments: Forestry, which includes products that are logs for the manufacturing of cellulose pulp and solid lumber products, such as sawn lumber, remanufactured products and plywood boards; Pulp, which provides pulp manufactured in production lines in Chile and Brazil; Paper, which focuses on the production and marketing of cardboard, paper for corrugation , industrial-use paper and newsprint; Tissue, which is responsible for producing and selling tissue, sanitary and specialized hygienic products, such as toilet paper, napkins, baby diapers and facial tissues, and Other, which includes general administrative services. The Company operates in Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Ecuador, among others. It controls a number of subsidiaries, such as CMPC Celulosa SA, Cartulinas CMPC SA, Chimolsa SA La Papelera del Plata SA.