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KLBAY: Description change. Effective 11/17/2014, each Klabin ADS will represent 2 Units. ADR holders who do not wish to have the preferred shares underlying the ADSs to be exchanged for Units in Brazil must surrender their ADSs for cancellation on or prior to 11/14/2014. If holders elect to surrender their ADSs, they must pay cancellation fee of 0.05 per ADS surrendered and a cable fee of $17.50, and must arrange to open a securities account with a Brazilian financial intermediary. ADR Holders who wish to continue to hold Klabin ADSs need not take action. Existing ADR certificates will assume the new parameters and will not be subject to a mandatory exchange.
Klabin S.A. Joins OTCQX
Mar 18, 2010
Pink OTC Markets News Service
Klabin S.A. Joins OTCQX
NEW YORK – March 18, 2010 – Pink OTC Markets Inc. (OTCQX: PINK), the financial information and technology services company that operates the leading electronic quotation and trading system in the U.S. OTC securities market, today announced that Klabin S.A. (OTCQX: KLBAY, BM&FBovespa: KLBN4), the biggest paper producer, exporter and recycler in Brazil, has chosen to list its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) on OTCQX®.
“Companies, like Klabin, use OTCQX to expand their access to investors, engage them with quality disclosure of their financials, and provide trading transparency to stimulate liquidity,” said R. Cromwell Coulson, President and CEO of Pink OTC Markets. “We are pleased to welcome Klabin to OTCQX.”
Klabin’s ADRs began trading today on the OTC market’s highest tier, OTCQX International Premier. Investors can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the company on www.otcqx.com and www.otcmarkets.com.
“The move to OTCQX is in line with the Company's strategy to increase liquidity of its ADR program and attract new foreign investors to its shareholder base,” said Antonio Sergio Alfano, CFO of Klabin S.A.
The Bank of New York Mellon, which acts as Depositary for Klabin’s ADR program, will serve as Klabin’s Principal American Liaison (“PAL”) on OTCQX, responsible for providing guidance on listing requirements.
About Klabin S.A.
(OTCQX: KLBAY, BM&FBovespa: KLBN3, KLBN4) Klabin’s ADRs trade in the United States on OTCQX under the symbol “KLBAY”, where each ADR will represent 10 preferred shares. Klabin’s preferred shares are listed on BM&FBovespa under the symbol KLBN4. Klabin is the biggest paper producer, exporter and recycler in Brazil. It is the leading manufacturer of packaging paper and board, corrugated boxes, industrial sacks and timber in logs. It has 17 industrial plants in Brazil and one in Argentina. Self-sufficient in wood, it has 214 thousand hectares of planted forests and 191 thousand hectares of preserved native woodlands.
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