Form
6-K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Report
Of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
To Rule 13a-16 Or 15d-16 Of
The
Securities Exchange Act Of 1934
For the
month of February, 2009
Commission
File Number: 001-14950
ULTRAPAR
HOLDINGS INC.
(Translation
of Registrant’s Name into English)
Avenida Brigadeiro Luis Antonio,
1343, 9º Andar
São
Paulo, SP, Brazil 01317-910
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
Indicate
by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the
Registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
If “Yes”
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): N/A
ULTRAPAR
HOLDINGS INC.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ITEM
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1.
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Summary
of Notice to the Shareholders regarding Preemptive Rights for Subscription
of Shares of a Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary
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ITEM
1
ULTRAPAR
PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
Summary
of Notice to the Shareholders
THIS
SUMMARY CONSTITUTES A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN FILED WITH
THE BRAZILIAN STOCK EXCHANGE AND/OR HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN BRAZIL AND HAS BEEN
FURNISHED TO THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 13A-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934.
THE
INFORMATION HEREIN DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF THE RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE FOR
COMMON OR PREFERRED SHARES OF REFINARIA DE PETRÓLEO RIOGRANDENSE S.A. ("RPR")
AND ANY COMMON OR PREFERRED SHARES OF RPR ISSUED AS A RESULT OF THE EXERCISE OF
SUCH RIGHTS (COLLECTIVELY, THE "SECURITIES"), AND WE ARE NOT SOLICITING OFFERS
TO BUY THE SECURITIES, IN THE UNITED STATES. NEITHER THIS INFORMATION NOR ANY
COPY OF IT MAY BE TAKEN OR TRANSMITTED INTO THE UNITED STATES OR DISTRIBUTED OR
DISSEMINATED IN THE UNITED STATES. ANY FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS
RESTRICTION MAY CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE U.S. SECURITIES
LAWS. THE DISTRIBUTION OF THIS DOCUMENT IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS MAY
ALSO BE RESTRICTED BY LAW, AND PERSONS INTO WHOSE POSSESSION THIS DOCUMENT COMES
SHOULD INFORM THEMSELVES ABOUT, AND OBSERVE, ANY SUCH RESTRICTIONS.
THE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE
OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THEY ARE REGISTERED, OR
EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT.
ULTRAPAR
PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. (“ Ultrapar ” or “ Company ”) clarified
to its shareholders that the preemptive rights resulting from the capital
increase of Refinaria de Petróleo Riograndense S.A. (“RPR”), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company, relate to rights to subscribe for new RPR shares, and
not Ultrapar shares. The notice also includes additional information
with respect to these rights, including the reference to their separate ticker
symbol on the Brazilian Securities, Commodities and Futures Exchange (BM&FBOVESPA – Bolsa de Valores,
Mercadorias & Futuros).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
Date: February
20, 2009
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ULTRAPAR
HOLDINGS INC.
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By:
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/s/
André Covre
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Name:
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André
Covre
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Title:
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Chief
Financial and Investor Relations
Officer
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