ESSENTIAL FACT
EMPRESAS HITES S.A.
(Registration Registry of Values N*1012)
Santiago, April 04, 2022
Gentlemen:
Financial Market Commission
Present
Ref.: Summons to Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting.
From our consideration,
This press release modifies an essential fact published on April 1 of this year.
according to the following information:
In compliance with the provisions of article 9 and second paragraph of article 10 of the Law
N*18.045 of the Securities Market and the provisions of General Standard N*30 and
Circular N*”660, both of the Superintendency of Securities and Insurance, duly authorized
by the Board of Directors and on behalf of Empresas Hites S.A. (the “Company” or “Hites”), I come to
communicate to you, as an essential fact with respect to the Company, that in Session of
Board of Directors of the Company held on March 31, 2022, it was unanimously agreed to cite
to the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of the Company for April 29, 2022, at 08:30 hours,
in Moneda N street? 970, Fourth Floor, commune and city of Santiago. Likewise, the Board of Directors, in
conformity to the provisions of General Standard N*%435 and Official Circular N*1141,
both of the Commission for the Financial Market, approved the implementation and use of
Technological means for the participation and voting of shareholders who are not
are physically present at the place of celebration of the Meeting, for which purposes the
society has contracted the electronic voting solution Click8. Vote, co-developed
by the Santiago Stock Exchange and the Central Securities Depository (DCV), electronic platform that i)
guarantees the identity of shareholders and their proxies; (ii) ensures the participation of the CPM
on the board; and (ii) caution the principle of simultaneity or secrecy of the votes taken.
To participate remotely in the Meeting, shareholders entitled to participate in it
They must register and register in advance according to the instructions that will be published to
from April 14 on the Company’s website https://inversionistas.hites.com/web/hites-
Investors. This prior enrollment must be made until 1:00 p.m. on the 27th of
April 2022 on the website https://autenticacion.dcv.cl/ On the day of the Meeting, the shareholder shall
Access the web platform that will be available for this purpose with the access code (number of
control) that will be delivered to you, for registration and electronic voting.
At the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting, it must pronounce or know the following
matters:
(i) The review of the status of Hites and the reports of the external auditors, together with the
approval of the Annual Report, Balance Sheet and other corresponding Financial Statements of Hites
the year ended 31 December 2021;
(ii) The distribution of final dividends, if applicable, and information on the policy of
dividends for the financial year 2022;
(iii) The designation of the external audit firm and the risk rating agencies of Hites
for the financial year 2022;
(iv) Report on the expenses incurred by the board of directors of Hites during the year 2021;
(v) Determine the amount of remuneration of the directors of Hites, applicable until
next ordinary shareholders’ meeting;
(vi) Report on the activities and expenses of the Committee of Directors of Hites during the year
2021;
(vii) Set the remuneration of the Hites Directors’ Committee and approve the expense budget
of said Committee and its advisors until the next ordinary meeting of shareholders;
(viii) The designation of a newspaper of the registered office for legal publications;
(DO9) Report on the transactions referred to in Title XVI of the LSA;
(9) Report the costs set by the board relating to processing, printing and dispatch
shareholder information;
(xi) The renewal of the board of directors of Hites, and an independent director must be appointed to
less; and
(xi) Any other matter of social interest of the knowledge of the Board.
It has also agreed to propose to the Board to distribute a dividend equal to $11.1647 per share,
the one that is added to the provisional dividends, agreed to distribute in board meetings of
dates September 30 and November 25, 2021, charged to the profits of the year 2021. In
if the Board’s proposal is approved, 30% of the net profit will have been distributed.
distributable for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Board has agreed to propose
to the Meeting that the proposed dividend be paid as of April 29, 2022, after the
Holding of the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting.
Yours sincerely yours,
ARAK
electronically signed
Gonzalo Irarrázaval del Campo
General Manager
Empresas Hites S.A.
C.C.: Santiago Stock Exchange
Electronic Stock Exchange of Chile
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