In accordance with our By-Laws, the Board of Directors may consist of a minimum of 7 members and a maximum of 12 members. Directors are elected by the Shareholders' Meeting for a term determined by the Shareholders' Meeting, not exceeding three fiscal years, and are eligible for re-election. Directors are appointed on the basis of the slate voting mechanism: shareholders or groups of shareholders holding a shareholding at least equal to that required by the applicable laws and regulations may submit slates of candidates. All Directors are elected from the slate with the highest number of preferences, in the sequential order in which they appear on the slate, except for one Director who is elected from the minority slate, as the candidate listed first on that slate.