GERDAU S.A. | CIK:0001073404 | 3

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    NOTE 22 — EQUITY

     

    a) Capital

     

    The Board of Directors may, without need to change the bylaws, issue new shares (authorized capital), including the capitalization of profits and reserves up to the authorized limit of 1,500,000,000 common shares and 3,000,000,000 preferred shares, all without nominal value. In the case of capital increase through subscription of new shares, the right of preference shall be exercised in up to 30 days, except in the case of a public offering, when the limit is not less than 10 days.

     

    Reconciliations of common and preferred outstanding shares are presented below:

     

     

     

    2017

     

    2016

     

    2015

     

     

     

    Common shares

     

    Preferred shares

     

    Common shares

     

    Preferred shares

     

    Common shares

     

    Preferred shares

     

    Balance at beginning of the year

     

    571,929,945

     

    1,137,018,570

     

    571,929,945

     

    1,114,744,538

     

    571,929,945

     

    1,132,613,562

     

    Acquisition of Treasury shares

     

     

     

     

    (10,000,000

    )

     

    (19,923,200

    )

    Exercise of stock options

     

     

    308,614

     

     

    2,274,032

     

     

    2,054,176

     

    Transfer of shares

     

     

     

     

    30,000,000

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Balance at the end of the year

     

    571,929,945

     

    1,137,327,184

     

    571,929,945

     

    1,137,018,570

     

    571,929,945

     

    1,114,744,538

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    At December 31, 2017, 573,627,483 common shares and 1,146,031,245 preferred shares are subscribed and paid up, with a total capital of R$ 19,249,181 (net of share issuance costs). Ownership of the shares is presented below:

     

     

     

    Shareholders

     

     

     

    2017

     

    Shareholders

     

    Common

     

    %

     

    Pref.

     

    %

     

    Total

     

    %

     

    Metalúrgica Gerdau S.A.*

     

    557,898,901

     

    97.3

     

    95,471,131

     

    8.3

     

    653,370,032

     

    38.0

     

    Brazilian institutional investors

     

    254,785

     

    0.0

     

    155,227,424

     

    13.5

     

    155,482,209

     

    9.0

     

    Foreign institutional investors

     

    7,254,556

     

    1.3

     

    708,109,387

     

    61.8

     

    715,363,943

     

    41.6

     

    Other shareholders

     

    6,521,703

     

    1.1

     

    178,519,242

     

    15.6

     

    185,040,945

     

    10.8

     

    Treasury stock

     

    1,697,538

     

    0.3

     

    8,704,061

     

    0.8

     

    10,401,599

     

    0.6

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    573,627,483

     

    100.0

     

    1,146,031,245

     

    100.0

     

    1,719,658,728

     

    100.0

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Shareholders

     

     

     

    2016

     

    Shareholders

     

    Common

     

    %

     

    Pref.

     

    %

     

    Total

     

    %

     

    Metalúrgica Gerdau S.A.*

     

    449,712,654

     

    78.4

     

    202,806,626

     

    17.7

     

    652,519,280

     

    37.9

     

    Brazilian institutional investors

     

    41,883,032

     

    7.3

     

    92,721,295

     

    8.1

     

    134,604,327

     

    7.8

     

    Foreign institutional investors

     

    11,122,498

     

    1.9

     

    705,652,715

     

    61.5

     

    716,775,213

     

    41.8

     

    Other shareholders

     

    69,211,761

     

    12.1

     

    135,837,934

     

    11.9

     

    205,049,695

     

    11.9

     

    Treasury stock

     

    1,697,538

     

    0.3

     

    9,012,675

     

    0.8

     

    10,710,213

     

    0.6

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    573,627,483

     

    100.0

     

    1,146,031,245

     

    100.0

     

    1,719,658,728

     

    100.0

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Shareholders

     

     

     

    2015

     

    Shareholders

     

    Common

     

    %

     

    Pref.

     

    %

     

    Total

     

    %

     

    Metalúrgica Gerdau S.A.*

     

    449,712,654

     

    78.4

     

    252,841,484

     

    22.1

     

    702,554,138

     

    40.9

     

    Brazilian institutional investors

     

    49,834,446

     

    8.7

     

    73,686,224

     

    6.4

     

    123,530,670

     

    7.2

     

    Foreign institutional investors

     

    13,881,226

     

    2.4

     

    632,717,431

     

    55.2

     

    646,598,657

     

    37.6

     

    Other shareholders

     

    58,501,619

     

    10.2

     

    155,489,399

     

    13.6

     

    213,991,018

     

    12.4

     

    Treasury stock

     

    1,697,538

     

    0.3

     

    31,286,707

     

    2.7

     

    32,984,245

     

    1.9

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    573,627,483

     

    100.0

     

    1,146,031,245

     

    100.0

     

    1,719,658,728

     

    100.0

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    * Metalurgica Gerdau S.A. is the controlling shareholder and Stichting Gerdau Johanpeter is the ultimate controlling shareholder of the Company.

     

    Preferred shares do not have voting rights and cannot be redeemed but have the same rights as common shares in the distribution of dividends and also priority in the capital distribution in case of liquidation of the Company.

     

    b) Treasury stocks

     

    Changes in treasury stocks are as follows:

     

     

     

    2017

     

     

     

    Common shares

     

    R$

     

    Preferred shares

     

    R$

     

    Opening balance

     

    1,697,538

     

    557

     

    9,012,675

     

    98,189

     

    Exercise of stock options

     

     

     

    (308,614

    )

    (22,661

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Closing balance

     

    1,697,538

     

    557

     

    8,704,061

     

    75,528

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    2016

     

     

     

    Common shares

     

    R$

     

    Preferred shares

     

    R$

     

    Opening balance

     

    1,697,538

     

    557

     

    31,286,707

     

    382,806

     

    Repurchases

     

     

     

    10,000,000

     

    95,343

     

    Exercise of stock options

     

     

     

    (2,274,032

    )

    (10,461

    )

    Transfer of shares

     

     

     

    (30,000,000

    )

    (369,499

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Closing balance

     

    1,697,538

     

    557

     

    9,012,675

     

    98,189

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    2015

     

     

     

    Common shares

     

    R$

     

    Preferred shares

     

    R$

     

    Opening balance

     

    1,697,538

     

    557

     

    13,417,683

     

    232,585

     

    Repurchases

     

     

     

    19,923,200

     

    186,033

     

    Exercise of stock options

     

     

     

    (2,054,176

    )

    (35,812

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Closing balance

     

    1,697,538

     

    557

     

    31,286,707

     

    382,806

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    These shares are held in treasury for subsequent cancellation, selling in the market or to be granted under the long-term incentive plan of the Company. The average acquisition cost of these shares was R$ 8.68 during 2017 (R$ 10.89 and R$ 12.24 during the years ended on December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively).

     

    c) Capital reserves — consists of premium on issuance of shares.

     

    d) Retained earnings

     

    I) Legal reserves - under Brazilian Corporate Law, the Company must transfer 5% of the annual net income determined on its statutory books in accordance with Brazilian accounting practices to the legal reserve until this reserve equals 20% of the paid-in capital. The legal reserve can be utilized to increase capital or to absorb losses, but cannot be used for dividend distribution purposes.

     

    II) Tax incentives reserve — under Brazilian Corporate Law, the Company may transfer to this account part of net income resulting from government grants which can be excluded from the basis for dividend calculation.

     

    III) Investments and working capital reserve - consists of earnings not distributed to shareholders and includes the reserves required by the Company’s by-laws. The Board of Directors may propose to the shareholders the transfer of at least 5% of the profit for each year determined in its statutory books in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil to this reserve. Amount can be allocated to the reserve only after the minimum dividend requirements have been met and its balance cannot exceed the amount of paid-in capital. The reserve can be used to absorb losses, if necessary, for capitalization, for payment of dividends or for the repurchase of shares.

     

    e) Operations with non-controlling interests — Corresponds to amounts recognized in equity from changes in non-controlling interests.

     

    The effects of changes in percentage of ownership in subsidiaries for the years presented are composed of:

     

     

     

    December 31, 2017

     

     

     

    Attributed to parent
    company’s interest

     

    Non-controlling
    interests

     

    Total

     

    (ii) Other changes

     

     

    (21,698

    )

    (21,698

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Effects of interest changes in subsidiaries

     

     

    (21,698

    )

    (21,698

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    December 31, 2016

     

     

     

    Attributed to parent
    company’s interest

     

    Non-controlling
    interests

     

    Total

     

    (ii) Other changes

     

     

    (6,405

    )

    (6,405

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Effects of interest changes in subsidiaries

     

     

    (6,405

    )

    (6,405

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    December 31, 2015

     

     

     

    Attributed to parent
    company’s interest

     

    Non-controlling
    interests

     

    Total

     

    (i) Acquisition of non-controlling interests

     

     

    (837,437

    )

    (837,437

    )

    (ii) Other changes

     

     

    12,726

     

    12,726

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Effects of interest changes in subsidiaries

     

     

    (824,711

    )

    (824,711

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (i) Acquisition of non-controlling interests in some Brazilian subsidiaries; (ii) Other changes in subsidiaries without losing control, which may include among others, capital increases, other acquisitions of interests and dilutions of any nature.

     

    f) Other reserves - Include: gains and losses on available for sale securities, gains and losses on net investment hedge, gains and losses on derivatives accounted as cash flow hedge, cumulative translation adjustments and expenses recorded for stock option plans.

     

    g) Dividends and interest on capital - the shareholders have a right to receive a minimum annual mandatory dividend equal to 30% of adjusted net income as determined in its corporate records prepared in accordance with the accounting practices adopted in Brazil. The Company calculated interest on shareholders´ capital for the year ended on December 31, 2015, in accordance with the terms established by Law 9249/95. The corresponding amount was recorded as a financial expense for tax purposes. For presentation purposes, this amount was recorded as dividends and did not affect net income. The related tax benefit from the reduction in income tax and social contribution on net income was R$ 63,074 in 2015.

     

    The dividends credited during the year totaled R$ 85,462, distributed on profits obtained in the first nine months of 2017. As a result of the net loss in 2017, management will propose to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting that this amount be considered as distributed using the balance of the Investments and Working Capital Reserve, as shown below:

     

     

     

    2017

     

    2016

     

    2015

     

    Net loss

     

    (359,360

    )

    (2,890,811

    )

    (4,551,438

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Absorption of net loss by investments and working capital reserve

     

    359,360

     

    2,890,811

     

    4,551,438

     

     

    Dividends and interest on capital in the years

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Outstanding shares

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Period

     

    Nature

     

    R$ /share

     

    (thousands)

     

    Credit

     

    Payment

     

    2017

     

    2016

     

    2015

     

    1st quarter

     

    Interest

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    101,200

     

    2nd quarter

     

    Dividends

     

    0.02

     

    1,709,205

     

    8/21/2017

     

    9/1/2017

     

    34,184

     

    51,225

     

     

    2nd quarter

     

    Interest

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    84,318

     

    3rd quarter

     

    Interest

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    3rd quarter

     

    Dividends

     

    0.03

     

    1,709,267

     

    11/21/2017

     

    12/1/2017

     

    51,278

     

    34,152

     

    67,458

     

    4th quarter

     

    Dividends

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Interest and Dividends

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    85,462

     

    85,377

     

    252,976

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Credit per share (R$)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    0.05

     

    0.05

     

    0.15