SECTION 194

The merger or demerger document shall be filed with the registry of commerce and securities of the headquarters of the said companies and shall be published as a notice in a newspaper authorized to publish legal notices by each of the companies involved in the operation. Such notice shall state: 1) the name followed, where appropriate, by its acronym, form, headquarters address, the amount of the capital and the registration number with the registry of commerce and securities for each of the companies involved in the operation; 2) the name followed, where appropriate, by its acronym, form, headquarters address and the amount of the capital of the new company or companies resulting from the operation or the amount of capital of existing companies; 3) an appraisal of assets and liabilities whose assignment to the absorbing or new companies is planned; 4) the report on the exchange of securities; 5) the proposed amount of the merger or demerger premium. The filing with the registry of commerce and securities and publication formalities required under this article must take place at least one (1) month prior to the date of the first general meeting called to rule on the operation.