SAO PAULO, July 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ultrapar
Participacoes S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: UGPA3 / NYSE: UGP), a company
engaged in fuel distribution (Ultragaz/Ipiranga), specialty
chemicals (Oxiteno) and storage for liquid bulk (Ultracargo),
hereby reports its results for the second quarter of 2013.
We present one more quarter of positive earnings
progression, reporting in 2Q13 the twenty-eighth consecutive
quarter of EBITDA growth. During these seven years, we invested
R$ 11 billion in the expansion of our
service station and convenience store network, logistics
infrastructure, production capacity, as well as acquisitions and
modernization of our operations, investments that enabled this
sustained growth.
- VOLUMES, REVENUES AND EBITDA GROW IN ALL BUSINESSES
- ULTRAPAR'S EBITDA REACHES R$ 706
MILLION IN 2Q13, 22% GROWTH OVER 2Q12
- NET EARNINGS REACH R$ 284
MILLION, 21% GROWTH OVER 2Q12
- ULTRAPAR IS ELECTED THE BEST CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN THE IR
MAGAZINE AWARDS BRAZIL 2013
- DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION OF R$ 354
MILLION APPROVED
"We are pleased to complete seven consecutive years of EBITDA
growth, achieved through different economic cycles. This growth was
enabled by investments in the strengthening and development of our
businesses and by a corporate governance structure designed towards
the alignment of interests and value creation. We also had the
honor of being awarded by the IR Magazine Awards Brazil 2013 as the
Best Corporate Governance in Brazil and the Best Investor Relations in the
energy sector, awards that reinforce our enthusiasm to follow the
path of development of good businesses and value creation."
Thilo Mannhardt
– CEO
Results conference call
Brazilian conference call
August 2nd, 2013
10:00 a.m. (US EST)
São Paulo – SP
Telephone for connection: +55 11 2188 0155
Code: Ultrapar
International conference call
August 2nd, 2013
11:30 a.m. (US EST)
Participants in Brazil: 0800 891
0015
Participants in the USA: 1 877 317
6776
International participants: +1 412 317 6776
Code: Ultrapar
IR Contact
E-mail: invest@ultra.com.br
Telephone: + 55 11 3177 7014
Website: www.ultra.com.br
Ultrapar Participacoes S.A.
UGPA3 =
R$ 53,12/share (06/31/13)
UGP = US$ 23,94/ADR (06/31/13)
SOURCE Ultrapar Participacoes S.A.
