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2.1. RELEVANT EVENTS COSAN CORPORATE DISTRIBUTION OF DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST ON EQUITY OF VALE During the year ended December 31 , 2024, Vale's Board of Directors approved three distributions of remuneration to shareholders:
UNWIND VALE S.A. OPERATIONS
During the first months of 2024, as shown in the table, the company brought forward the debts linked to the Vale operation, and in April 2024 100% of the debts and collar financing derivatives linked to the operation were settled.
On May 8, 2024, the Company settled in advance the first tranche of the Call Spread derivative structure, equivalent to 10,785,830 shares, or 0.24% of Vale's total shares. This operation eliminated the maturity in 2024 and generated a cash inflow of R$14,499, against a loss of R$82,265.
VALE'S INVESTMENT IMPAIRMENT On December 31, 2024 the Company tested Vale for impairment and recognized a provision in the amount of R$4,672,396 as per note 9.4(b). INTERNALIZATION OF SENIOR NOTES 2031 On February 16, 2024, the Company internalized the remaining funds from the Senior Notes due 2031, through the issuance of Loan 4131 by Cosan, in the amount of U.S.$600,000 thousand, or R$2,982,600, with an annual coupon of 6.6% for the first four semesters and interest payment of 7.25% p.a. for the others. On the other hand, Cosan Luxembourg S.A. (“Cosan Luxembourg”) contracted a Time Deposit (“TD”) with the same amount and counterparty in US dollars, with semi-annual payment frequency and annual remuneration of 7.25%, having as underlying asset the issue of Loan 4131. For more information, see note 5.4 (e). CAPITAL INCREASE AND REDUCTION AT COSAN OITO On April 1, 2024, the Extraordinary General Meeting (“EGM”) approved the capital increase of the subsidiary Cosan Oito in the amount of R$6,452,500. Of this amount, R$2,382,500 was received in 2023 through an Advance for future capital increase (“AFAC”), and the balance of R$4,070,000 was received in 2024. On May 23, 2024, the Annual and Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting ("AGM") approved the capital reduction of the subsidiary Cosan Oito in the amount of R$730,000, without cancellation of shares and change in the company's equity interest. Observing the 60-day period for creditors' opposition, the transaction was completed on July 24, 2024, with the full return of the amount to Cosan. CHANGES TO COSAN'S EXECUTIVE BOARD As of November 1, 2024, Mr. Nelson Roseira Gomes Neto stepped down the position of Chief Executive Office of Cosan and became the Chief Executive Office of Raízen. On the same date, Mr. Marcelo Eduardo Martins stepped down as Chief Strategy Officer and became the new Chief Executive Office of Cosan. REDUCTION OF SHARE CAPITAL COSAN DEZ On June 26, 2024, Cosan Dez Participações S.A. approved at an Extraordinary General Meeting the reduction of share capital in the amount of R$1,320,000, as it was considered excessive in accordance with article 173 of Law 6,404/76. The amount of the reduction will be returned to the shareholders in the proportion that they hold in the share capital of Cosan Dez and will be paid by December 31, 2025. The Company will receive the amount of R$1,013,760. COMPASS COMPASS DIVIDEND RESOLUTION On March 27, 2024, the Board of Directors of the indirect subsidiary Compass approved the distribution of dividends in the amount of R$1,500,000. The payment took place on April 12, 2024, and the amount received by the subsidiary Cosan Dez was R$1,320,000. START OF OPERATIONS TRSP In 2024, there was the start of operations of TRSP - Terminal de Regaseificação de São Paulo S.A. (“TRSP”), whose operating and service model includes strategic LNG infrastructure and logistics assets. The start of operations was mainly due to the completion of the LNG regasification terminal, located in Santos/SP. As shown in note 11.1, this asset was transferred from “work in progress” to the relevant asset classes. CAPITAL REDUCTION On August 30, 2024, the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting approved a capital reduction of R$1,500,000, as it was considered excessive, in accordance with article 173 of the Brazilian Corporate Law. The reduction will be carried out with a cash refund to the shareholders, without the cancellation of shares. On November 27, 2024, all the conditions precedent for the implementation and payment of the capital reduction were met. Payment is due by December 31, 2025. ACQUISITION OF COMPAGAS SHARES On September 16, 2024, the indirect subsidiary Compass Dois Ltda (“Compass Dois”) concluded the acquisition of a 51% equity interest, and control, in Companhia Paranaense de Gás - COMPAGAS ("Compagas") for the amount of R$962,125. For more details, see note 9.2. NORGÁS – COMPLETION OF THE SALE OF ASSETS HELD FOR SALE On November 6, 2024, the indirect subsidiary Compass concluded the full sale of its 51% stake in Norgás S.A. (“Norgás”), in the amount of R$629,155, as disclosed in note 8. MOOVE MOOVE DIVIDEND RESOLUTION On June 12, 2024, the Board of Directors of the subsidiary Moove Lubricants Holdings (“MLH”) approved the distribution of dividends in the amount of US$167,003 thousand, equivalent to R$900,000. The payment took place on June 21, 2024 and the Company received the amount of US$116,903 thousand, equivalent to R$630,000. IPO MOOVE On October 1, 2024, Moove announced its initial public offering of 25,000,000 shares of common stock pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-1 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. However, on October 9, 2024, due to adverse capital market conditions and the deterioration of risk perception indicators on the global stage, Moove decided not to proceed with the initial public offering. The costs related to the preparation of the offering, including the expenses with the Stock Option Plan, totaling R$155,654, were recognized in the profit or loss in the fourth quarter of 2024. RUMO RENEWAL OF THE SUDAM TAX BENEFIT On December 20, 2023, Rumo Malha Norte S.A. (“Rumo Malha Norte”) submitted to the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service (“RFB”) the constitutive report number 143/2023, issued by the Superintendency for the Development of the Amazon (“SUDAM”) on December 6, 2023, attesting to the fulfillment of the legal conditions and requirements required to renew the tax benefit for another 10 years. In view of the above, the RFB, in the use of its powers, decided on March 13, 2024, through executive declaratory act number 024213308, to recognize the right to a 75% reduction in income tax and the additional taxes referred to in Article 1 of Provisional Measure No. 2,199-14, of August 24, 2001, calculated on the basis of operating profit, for the legal entity Rumo Malha Norte. RUMO'S JOINT VENTURE WITH CHS FOR NEW TERMINAL IN SANTOS On March 25, 2024, the companies Rumo S.A. and EMBRAPORT - Empresa Brasileira de Terminais Portuários S.A. (“EMBRAPORT”) signed a binding agreement for the implementation of a new port terminal for handling grains and fertilizers in the port of Santos. The estimated investment for the construction of the Terminal is R$2,500,000 and will be financed with loans, in addition to potential strategic partnerships. On August 7, 2024, as announced to the market, the subsidiary Rumo signed a strategic partnership for the development of the new port terminal. Rumo and CHS Agronegócio – Indústria e Comércio Ltda. (“CHS”), a subsidiary of CHS Inc., entered into a binding agreement to create a joint venture that will implement the new Terminal, located in the area of EMBRAPORT, a company part of DP World Limited. The Terminal will have the capacity to handle up to 12.5 million tons per year, of which 9 million tons will be grain and 3.5 million tons fertilizer. The start of construction is subject to compliance with conditions precedent, such as environmental licensing and legal and regulatory approvals. CONCLUSION PRICE ADJUSTMENT FOR THE SALE OF ELEVAÇÕES PORTUÁRIAS S.A. On April 30, 2024, CLI SUL S.A. (“CLI SUL”) completed the process of incorporating Elevações Portuárias S.A. (“EPSA”), after obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals. As a result of this corporate reorganization, Rumo received R$168,855 from CLI SUL on the same date. This amount refers to the additional acquisition price that CLI SUL undertook to pay Rumo, under the terms of the share purchase agreement signed between the parties on July 15, 2022, and corresponds to 20% of the outstanding balance of the acquisition financing, plus accrued interest and other charges, less the cash held by CLI SUL. After the merger, CLI SUL's shareholders became Corredor Logística e Infraestrutura S.A. (“CLI”) and Rumo, with the shareholding split remaining at 80% for CLI and 20% for Rumo. ADDENDUM TO THE RUMO MALHA PAULISTA CONCESSION CONTRACT On May 28, 2024, the subsidiary Rumo signed with the Federal Government, through the National Land Transport Agency (“ANTT”), the 6th Amendment to the Concession Agreement of the indirect subsidiary Rumo Malha Paulista. In order to update the Book of Obligations, the indirect subsidiary Rumo Malha Paulista will need to restore the economic and financial balance of the contract in an amount estimated at approximately R$1,170,000, of which R$500,000 will be converted into investments in its railway network and the rest will be paid in 4 annual installments of R$167,500. The value of each annual installment will be adjusted by the accumulated variation of the IPCA between June 2023 and two months prior to the date of actual payment. SALE OF SHARES IN TERMINAL XXXIX On May 29, 2024, the subsidiary Rumo entered into a share purchase agreement, selling 50% of its equity stake in Terminal XXXIX de Santos S.A. (“T-XXXIX”) to a consortium formed between Bunge Alimentos S.A. and Zen-noh Grain Corporation, as disclosed in a material fact on the same date. The sale of the stake in T-XXXIX represents a move towards financial discipline and capital recycling, strengthening the company's cash position so that it can concentrate its efforts on projects that support the ongoing capacity increase program and strengthen the structural competitiveness of the rail modal. The effectiveness of the operation depends on compliance with the binding conditions set out in the instrument, which has not yet occurred as of December 31, 2024. EARLY REDEMPTION OF DEBENTURES - RUMO MALHA PAULISTA S.A. On June 26, 2024, the indirect subsidiary Rumo Malha Paulista made the optional early redemption of R$757,944, the total amount of the first series of the 2nd issue of simple debentures, not convertible into shares, of the unsecured type. On redemption, the debenture holders received: (a) the balance of the nominal unit value of the debentures of the first series; (b) the remuneration of the first series, calculated pro rata temporis, since June 17, 2024; and (c) a premium of 0.25% on the redemption value, multiplied by the remaining term of the debentures. On August 29, 2024, Rumo Malha Paulista made the optional early redemption of R$790,084, the total amount of the 3rd issue of simple debentures, not convertible into shares. On redemption, the debenture holders received: (a) the balance of the nominal unit value of the first series debentures; (b) the remuneration of the first series, calculated pro rata temporis, from April 15, 2024 until the date of the optional early redemption; and (c) a premium of 0.30% on the redemption value, multiplied by the remaining term of the debentures. PROVISION OF ASSET WRITE-OFFS AND IMPAIRMENT LOSS OF RUMO MALHA SUL In the second quarter of 2024, Rio Grande do Sul was impacted by extreme weather events, which damaged the railway infrastructure of the indirect subsidiary Rumo Malha Sul S.A. (“Rumo Malha Sul”). Given this context, and in accordance with Circular Letter No. 01/2024-CVM/SNC/SEP, Management brought forward the recoverability test of Rumo Malha Sul's permanent assets (fixed assets, intangibles and rights of use). Considering the climatic events and their impact on the term of use of the assets, Rumo made a provision of R$2,967,202 see Note 11.1. In addition, a provision was recognized to write off the residual value of the assets in the amount of R$182,041. RADAR SALES OF AGRICULTURAL PROPERTIES During 2024, Radar segment subsidiaries made the following sales of rural properties:
RAÍZEN EXCLUSION OF ICMS FROM THE CALCULATION BASIS OF PIS AND COFINS On April 10, 2024, the jointly controlled subsidiary Raízen, through the subsidiary Blueway Trading Importação e Exportação S.A. (“Blueway”), obtained the RFB's approval of the tax credit request, determining the exclusion of ICMS from the Programa de Integração Social (“PIS”) and Contribuição para Financiamento da Seguridade Social (“COFINS”) calculation basis in the amount of R$1,824,019, which impacted the equity income for the year by R$563,075. DISTRIBUTION OF RAÍZEN DIVIDENDS On July 30, 2024, the Board of Directors of the joint subsidiary Raízen approved the distribution of additional dividends in the amount of R$103,488. The amount declared corresponds entirely to dividends in the total amount of R$0.01001412421 per share, excluding treasury shares. The additional dividends herein declared will be paid by the company in a single installment, until the end of the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2025. IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS The Company continues to monitor the impacts of the war in Ukraine, as well as the unfolding of the conflict in the Middle East, as these are far-reaching events on the global economy and, therefore, on companies' financial reports. The consequences of the war on the Financial Statements, mainly considering the impacts on key judgments and significant estimates, in addition to the operations that may be affected, are:
Up until now, there have been no impacts on the annual financial statements. The Cosan Group will continue to monitor the facts about the conflicts, with a view to potential impacts on the business and, consequently, on the financial statements. 2.2 DEBTS INCURRED
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