Dividends

Dividend Policy and Payment

The Brazilian Corporation Law and the Company’s By-laws require the shareholders’ Ordinary General Meeting to be held up to April 30 of each year where the shareholders must, among other things, decide about the distribution of the annual dividends. All shareholders are entitled to receive the dividends on the date when the dividends were declared.

The Company’s shareholders will decide about the Board of Directors proposal to allocate the net income for the prior year. The Brazilian Corporation Law defines “net profits” for any fiscal year as net income for that fiscal year, net of any accumulated losses from prior fiscal years, income tax and social contribution taxes and any amounts allocated to the participation of its employees and management in Multi’ net profits in such fiscal year.

The Multi mandatory dividend is of at least 25% of the determined and adjusted annual net income, under the terms of the Brazilian Corporate Law and the Company’s By-laws, determined in the unconsolidated financial statements. The adjustment to net income for the purposes of calculating the dividend base includes contributions to the legal reserve and other deductions that reduce the amount available for the payment of dividends. The yearly distribution of dividends, including dividends in excess of the minimum mandatory dividend, requires approval by a majority vote of the holders of Multi’ common shares and will depend on many factors. These factors include the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements, future prospects and other factors deemed relevant by Multi’ board of directors and shareholders.

The table below shows the dividends distributed to Multi’ shareholders in the respective periods:

Note ¹: Minutes of the Annual Shareholders’ Meetings that deliberated on the payment of dividends (Portuguese only).

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