ESSENTIAL FACT
EMPRESAS HITES S.A.
(Registration Registry of Values N*1012)
Santiago, March 31, 2023
Mrs.
Solange Berstein Jáuregui
President
Financial Market Commission
Present
Ref.: Summons to Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting.
From our consideration,
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 the Board of Directors of the Company held on March 30, 2023, it was unanimously agreed,
summon to the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of the Company for April 28, 2023, at
08: 30 hours, in the premises of the Hotel Director located on Avenida Vitacura N” 3.600,
commune of Vitacura, Santiago.
At the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting, it must pronounce or know the following
matters:
(i) The review of the status of Hites and the report of the external auditors, together with the
approval of the Annual Report, Balance Sheet and other Financial Statements corresponding to the
year ended December 31, 2022;
(ii) Distribution of profits for the year and report on the dividend policy for the
2023 financial year;
(iii) The designation of the external audit firm and the risk rating agencies for the
2023 financial year;
(iv) Report on the expenses incurred by the Board of Directors during fiscal year 2022;
(v) Determine the amount of directors’ remuneration, applicable until the next
ordinary shareholders’ meeting;
(vi) Report on the activities and expenses of the Directors’ Committee during the financial year 2022;
(vii) Fix the remuneration of the Directors’ Committee and approve its expenditure budget
until the next ordinary shareholders’ meeting;
(viii) The designation of a newspaper of the registered office for legal publications;
(ix) Report on the transactions referred to in Title XVI of the LSA;
(9 Report costs related to processing, printing and dispatching information
shareholder shares;
(xi) The revocation of the Board of Directors of the Company and, if approved, the election of a new
Board of Directors, at least one independent director must be appointed; and
(xiii) Any other matter of social interest of the knowledge of the Board.
It has also agreed to propose to the Meeting to distribute a minimum final dividend equal to
$7.056814 per share. If the Board’s proposal is approved, once the
minimum final dividend, 30% of the distributable net profit of the
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. The Board has agreed to propose to the Board
that the proposed final dividend be paid as of May 26, 2023.
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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