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Statutory Auditor<br />

The Statutory Auditor is proposed by the Supervisory Board and elected by the General Meeting.<br />

Under the terms of article 446, combined with paragraphs c), d), e) and f) of the Commercial Companies Act, it is the responsibility<br />

of the Statutory Auditor to perform the following functions:<br />

a) Verify that books and ledgers, accounting registers and supporting documents are in order;<br />

b) Verify, whenever it deems such action convenient and by the means it considers appropriate, the extension of the cashbook and<br />

the stock of any kind of goods or assets belonging to the company or received by way of guarantee, deposit or for some other end;<br />

c) Verify the accuracy of financial statements;<br />

d) Verify whether the accounting policies and valuation criteria adopted by the company lead to the correct evaluation of assets<br />

and profit/loss.<br />

Company Secretary<br />

The Company Secretary and a reserve secretary are appointed by the Board of Directors. The Secretary serves during the mandate<br />

of the governing bodies that appoint him or her. The Secretary can be reappointed for any number of mandates.<br />

Under the terms of article 446º-B of the Commercial Companies Act, it is the responsibility of the Company Secretary to:<br />

a) Act as secretary at meetings of governing bodies;<br />

b) Draw up the minutes of meetings and sign them together with the members of the respective company bodies and the chairman<br />

of the Board of the General Meeting, in the case of General Meetings;<br />

c) File, store and keep in order the books and loose-leaves containing the minutes, attendance lists, the share registration book and<br />

the files relating to them;<br />

d) Send out the legal notices for meetings of all company bodies;<br />

e) Certify the signatures of the members of company bodies on company documents;<br />

f) Certify that all copies or transcripts extracted from the company's books or documents kept on file are truthful, complete and<br />

up-to-date;<br />

g) Meet, within the scope of its powers, any requests made by the shareholders regarding the exercise of their right to information<br />

and to meet requests for information regarding resolutions of the Board of Directors or the Executive Board from members of<br />

governing bodies;<br />

h) Certify the full or partial content of the Articles of Association in force, as well as the identity of the members of the various<br />

governing bodies, and the offices and powers they hold;<br />

i) Certify updated copies of the Articles of Association, of resolutions by shareholders, by the Board of Directors and all current<br />

entries in the company's books, while ensuring they are submitted or sent to the holders of shares who have requested them and<br />

have paid the corresponding costs;<br />

j) Authenticate, with his/her signature, all documentation submitted to the General Meeting and referred to in the minutes thereof;<br />

k) Guarantee registration of corporate deeds subject to registration.<br />

Governing Bodies Elected for the 2008-<strong>2010</strong> Mandate<br />

Board of the General Meeting<br />

Chairwoman Ana Cristina de Menezes Pereira Paes Sequeira Rodrigues<br />

Vice-Chairwoman Maria Fernanda Joanaz Martins<br />

Secretary Manuel Bruno Rossi Ruano Gouveia Pereira<br />

Board of Directors<br />

Chairman Pedro Eduardo Passos da Cunha Serra<br />

Member Justino Manuel Matias Carlos<br />

Member António Manuel da Silva Branco<br />

Member João Manuel Lopes Fidalgo<br />

Member José Maria Martins Soares<br />

Member Parcaixa, SGPS, S.A. represented by José Fernando Maia de Araújo e Silva<br />

Member Parpública - Participações Públicas, SGPS, S.A. represented by Joaquim José de Oliveira Reis

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