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CONTENT  
  
INTRODUCTION	
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I.	
   SHAREHOLDERS	
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a)	
   Rights  of  the  Shareholders	
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b)	
   Duties  of  the  Shareholders	
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c)	
   On  the  Shareholders  Assembly	
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d)	
   Operational  Provisions  of  the  General  Shareholders  Assembly	
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II.	
   BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS	
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a)	
   Quality  Verification  for  Membership  of  the  Board  of  Directors	
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b)	
   Duties  and  Rights  of  the  Members  of  the  Board  of  Directors	
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c)	
   Functions  of  the  Board  of  Directors	
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d)	
   On  the  Chairman  and  Vice  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors	
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e)	
   Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Directors	
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f)	
   On  Meetings  and  Operability  of  the  Board  of  Directors	
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g)	
   Assessment  and  Remuneration  of  the  Board  of  Directors	
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III.	
   SENIOR  MANAGEMENT	
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IV.	
   CONTROL  ENVIRONMENT	
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a)	
   Internal  Control	
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b)	
   Internal  Auditor	
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c)	
   Fiscal  Audit	
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d)	
   External  Audits	
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e)	
   Risk  Management	
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V.	
   DISCLOSURE  OF  INFORMATION	
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a)	
   Annual  Corporate  Government  Report	
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b)	
   Relationship  with  Investors	
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VI.	
   SOCIAL  RESPONSIBILITY	
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VII.	
   ON  CONFLICTS  OF  INTEREST  AND  TRANSACTIONS  WITH  RELATED  
PARTIES	
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a)	
   General  Dispositions	
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b)	
   Conditions  for  Share  Disposal.	
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c)	
   Dispositions  on  Transactions  with  Related  Parties	
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d)	
   Code  of  Ethics  and  Ethical  Channel	
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VIII.	
   DISPUTE  RESOLUTION	
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a)	
   Arbitration	
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b)	
   Protection  of  the  Shareholders  by  the  Financial  Superintendence  of  Colombia
	
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IX.	
   FINAL  DISPOSITIONS	
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INTRODUCTION  
  
  
The   Company   Energía   de   Bogotá   S.A   E.S.P.,   henceforth   referred   to   as   the  
“Company”   or   “EEB”,   is   a   joint-­stock   company   appearing   in   Colombia’s   Stock  
Market   and   of   which   the   majority   shareholder   is   Colombia’s   Capital   District.   It   is  
constituted   as   a   mixed   public   services   company   that,   within   the   framework   of  
Colombian   legal   regulation,   holds   administrative,   patrimonial   and   budgetary  
autonomy  and  exercises  its  activities  in  the  area  of  private  law.  
  
The   main   corporate   purpose   of   EEB   is   the   generation,   transmission,   distribution  
and  commercialization  of  energy,  including  gas  and  liquid  fuels  of  all  forms.  The  
Company  may  also  participate  as  partner  or  shareholder  in  other  public  services  
companies  either  directly  or  via  association  with  other  parties.  Furthermore,  EEB  
can   also   directly   or   indirectly   develop   and   participate   in   engineering   and  
infrastructure   projects   and   make   investments   in   such   field,   including   service  
delivery  and  related  activities.  
  
EEB   is   at   the   head   of   Grupo   Energía   de   Bogotá,   henceforth   referred   to   as   the  
“Group”  or  “GEB”,  which  is  configured  around  three  Strategic  Business  Groups,  as  
follows:   i.   Strategic   Urban   Solutions;;   ii.   Interconnection   for   Market   Development;;  
and   iii.   Low   Emission   Generation.   Thus,   EEB   acts   as   a   “strategic   connector”,  
allowing  for  an  active  and  competitive  intervention  of  the  different  companies  that  
comprise  the  GEB.    
  
For   EEB,   its   corporate   governance   system   establishes   the   mechanisms   through  
which   key   aspects   for   the   growth,   competitiveness   and   sustainability   of   the  
company  are  managed;;  in  this  sense,  EEB  is  committed  to  implement  the  highest  
of   standards   on   this   matter.   Related   to   the   foregoing,   EEB   understands   that   its  
actions  are  defined  by  the  decisions  made  by  its  shareholders,  Board  of  Directors,  
Senior  Management  and,  in  general,  all  of  the  Company’s  employees.  
  
  
  
  
 
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The   present   Corporate   Governance   Code   describes   EEB’s   main   governability  
elements   and   sets   forth   the   behavioral   guidelines   of   the   Company’s   governing  
organs,  including  a  few  aspects  relating  to  the  GEB.  This  document  is  structured  
on  the  basis  of  the  Principles  of  the  Organization  for  Economic  Cooperation  and  
Development   –   OECD,   as   well   as   the   recommendations   by   the   Financial  
Superintendence   of   Colombia.   Therefore,   the   present   Code   functions   as   an  
instrument  that  generally  describes  diverse  practices  adopted  and  regulated  more  
extensively   by   other   corporate   documents,   such   as   the   Articles   of   Association,  
Rules   of   the   General   Shareholders   Assembly,   Rules   of   the   Board   of   Directors,  
Rules  of  the  Board  of  Directors’  Committees  and  corporate  policies,  among  others.  
It  was  not  prepared  with  the  intention  of  repeating  legal  or  regulatory  aspects  of  
mandatory   implementation   for   the   Company   in   the   domain   of   corporate  
governance;;   however,   some   sections   include   pertinent   references   in   order   to   let  
the  reader  identify  some  general  elements  regarding  corporate  governance,  ethics  
and  transparency  followed  by  which  EEB.  
As  a  complement  to  the  foregoing,  EEB  has  a  Corporate  Governance  Policy  that  
encompasses   all   of   GEB’s   companies   and   provides   behavioral   guidelines  
regarding  interest  groups  such  as  shareholders,  creditors  and  bondholders,  among  
others.  
  
I.   SHAREHOLDERS  
  
EEB   is   a   stock   issuer   appearing   in   Colombia’s   Stock   Market.   Its   majority  
shareholder   is   Colombia’s   Capital   District   and   it   also   has   the   participation   of  
minority  shareholders,  among  which  are  individual  and  institutional  investors,  such  
as  pension  funds.  In  addition,  given  its  condition  as  head  of  the  GEB,  EEB  must  
oversee  a  series  of  relations  with  other  shareholders  of  the  companies  where  it  has  
stock.  In  that  sense,  the  Company  is  led  by  the  following  general  commitments  on  
three  fronts:  
  
i.   Regarding  EEB’s  Minority  Shareholders:  to  give  a  respectful  and  equitable  
treatment   to   all   its   shareholders,   irrespective   of   the   value   of   their  
investments  or  the  amount  of  shares  they  represent,  as  established  by  legal  
and  regulatory  provisions  as  well  as  by  the  Company’s  different  corporate  
instruments,  including  the  present  Corporate  Governance  Code.  
  
 
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ii.   Regarding   the   Capital   District’s   Standing   as   Majority   Shareholder:   EEB  
respects  its  relationship  with  its  majority  shareholder  and  acts  in  accordance  
with   the   OECD’s   Corporate   Governance   Guidelines   for   State   Owned  
Enterprises;;   in   return,   the   Company   expects   a   relationship   guided   by  
entrepreneurial   and   technical   criteria   and   which   respects   the   corporate  
channels,   such   as   the   General   Shareholders   Assembly   and   the   Board   of  
Directors,   instance   where   representatives   of   the   majority   shareholder  
participate,   always   keeping   in   mind   the   importance   of   respecting   the  
aforementioned   channels   in   order   to   protect   the   Company’s   interests   and  
create  value  for  all  of  the  shareholders.  
  
iii.   Regarding   Other   Shareholders   in   the   GEB’s   Companies:   For   all   its  
investments,   EEB   bases   its   action   criteria   on   relationships   that   are  
respectful,   transparent   and   compliant   with   the   contents   of   this   Code,   to  
ensure  that  all  agreements  it  may  enter  into  for  the  management  of  these  
investments  are  properly  honored.  
  
a)   Rights  of  the  Shareholders    
  
In  addition  to  the  legal  rights  granted  by  Colombian  commercial  law,  such  as  the  
right  to  convene  and  participate  in  the  Assembly,  obtain  dividends1
,  exercise  the  
inspection  and  withdrawal  right,  and  those  included  in  the  Articles  of  Association  
and   the   Rules   of   the   General   Shareholders   Assembly,   EEB   also   recognizes   the  
following  rights  to  its  shareholders:  
i.   To   request   specialized   audits2
   when   such   request   is   made   by   a   group   of  
shareholders   representing   at   least   5%   of   the   subscribed   shares.   In   such  
cases,  the  shareholders  may  ask  the  Chairman  to  approve  the  conduction  of  
specialized   audits,   to   be   paid   by   and   of   full   responsibility   of   those   who  
request  it  and  under  the  conditions  and  procedures  set  forth  in  the  Articles  
of  Association.  
  
ii.   To  receive  timely  and  sufficient  information.  The  shareholders  have  the  right  
to  have  their  information  requests  be  duly  and  effectively  responded  to  in  
compliance  with  the  provisions  of  the  present  Code  as  well  as  other  internal  
	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
1
	
  For the exercise of the right to obtain dividends, the provisions set forth in EEB’s Articles
of Association will be taken into account.
2
	
   The specialized auditor is construed as the independent professional or group of
professionals who study, analyze and issue an opinion on a specific subject. The
specialized audit is carried out in compliance with what is set forth in the present Code.
The specialized auditor shall be under the obligation to keep the subjects consulted and
that information presented for the development of the contract as strictly confidential.	
  
 
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regulation   of   EEB.   All   information   that   is   of   interest   for   other   investors   or  
comprises   information   that   must   be   disseminated   as   relevant   information  
shall   be   made   available   via   the   website   and   in   compliance   with   the  
regulation  applicable  to  securities  issuers.  
  
The  information  to  which  the  Managers  can  access  according  to  Colombian  
law  and  to  EEB’s  internal  provisions  is  subject  to  the  duty  of  confidentiality  
and  to  the  acknowledgement  that  all  their  actions  must  be  done  for  the  best  
interests   of   the   Company   and   of   all   the   shareholders.   In   any   case,   these  
provisions   are   complemented   and   administered   via   the   conflict   of   interest  
regime  of  the  Board  of  Directors.  
  
iii.   To  access  detailed  information  regarding  all  operations  that  may  imply  stock  
dilution.   In   these   cases,   the   Board   of   Directors   must   present   before   the  
General   Shareholders   Assembly   a   report   explaining   the   terms   of   such  
transactions,  for  its  approval  by  the  Assembly.  The  aforementioned  report  
shall  be  prepared  by  an  independent  external  consultant.  
  
iv.   To  separately  vote  for  the  proposals  for  reform  of  the  Articles  of  Association  
at   the   Shareholders’   Assemblies,   so   that   all   articles   or   groups   of   articles  
which  are  substantively  independent  can  be  subject  to  vote  independently.  
In  all  cases,  an  article  shall  be  voted  separately  if  a  shareholder  or  group  of  
shareholders   representing   at   least   5%   of   the   social   capital   requests   so  
during  the  holding  of  the  General  Shareholders  Assembly.  
  
b)   Duties  of  the  Shareholders  
  
In  addition  to  the  duties  foreseen  in  Colombian  law,  such  as  those  public  entities  
must  comply  with,  the  duties  that  must  be  fulfilled  by  EEB  Shareholders  are  the  
following:    
i.   To  act  loyally.  In  this  sense,  they  must  abstain  from  partaking  in  acts  or  
behaviors  that  may  comprise  or  lead  to  a  conflict  of  interest,  as  well  as  
from   revealing   to   third   parties   or   using   for   their   benefit   or   that   of   third  
parties  any  information  about  or  relative  to  the  Company  which  they  may  
have  become  aware  of  during  the  exercise  of  their  rights.  Similarly,  all  of  
their  actions  and  decisions  must  be  made  for  the  best  interests  of  EEB,  
and  not  for  those  of  a  shareholder  or  group  of  shareholders.  
  
 
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ii.   To  update  their  contact  information.  The  shareholders  must  register  and  
update   their   address   or   that   of   their   legal   representatives   or   attorneys  
before  the  Central  Stock  Deposit  of  Colombia  (DECEVAL)  or  before  the  
corresponding  stockbroker,  so  that  EEB  may  timely  and  effectively  send  
communications.  Those  who  do  not  comply  with  this  duty  will  not  have  
the   right   to   complain   before   the   company   for   not   receiving  
communications  in  a  timely  fashion.  
  
c)   On  the  Shareholders  Assembly  
  
The   General   Shareholders   Assembly   is   the   highest   governing   body   of   the  
Company.  It  is  charged  with  setting  directives  as  well  as  guiding  and  assessing  the  
work  done  by  the  Company’s  managers  (members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  and  
legal  representatives  of  EEB),  and  it  is  integrated  by  all  persons  who  hold  part  of  
the   equity.   It   is   the   natural   environment   to   supply   information   and   interact   with  
other  shareholders,  and  it  has  the  Rules  of  the  General  Shareholders  Assembly  to  
regulate.  The  aforementioned  Rule  can  be  found  and  consulted  on  the  web  page.    
  
In  addition  to  what  is  set  forth  in  Colombian  regulation,  the  General  Shareholders  
Assembly   has   the   functions   and   responsibilities   established   in   the   Articles   of  
Association.  
  
d)   Operational  Provisions  of  the  General  Shareholders  Assembly  
  
The   meetings   of   the   General   Shareholders   Assembly   are   ordinary   and  
extraordinary.   Ordinary   meetings   are   held   at   the   Company’s   domicile   within   the  
first   three   months   of   each   year   at   the   location,   day   and   hour   determined   by   the  
Chairman  of  EEB  or  by  the  Board  of  Directors  in  the  convening.  Calls  for  meetings  
must  be  made  with  no  less  than  15  business  days  in  advance.    
  
Extraordinary  meetings  are  held  when  eventualities  or  urgent  situations  arise.  They  
may  be  convened  by  the  Board  of  Directors,  the  Chairman  of  EEB  or  the  Fiscal  
Auditor,  or  when  requested  by  a  group  of  shareholders  that  represent  at  least  a  
quarter  of  the  subscribed  capital.  Calls  for  meetings  must  be  made  with  no  less  
than  five  business  days  of  anticipation.  No  decisions  may  be  made  at  extraordinary  
Assemblies   over   subjects   not   included   in   the   agenda,   unless   it   is   decided  
otherwise   by   a   group   of   shareholders   representing   70%   of   the   total   stock  
represented  at  the  meeting.  
 
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The  Company  facilitates  representation  for  shareholders  who  are  unable  to  directly  
participate  in  Assembly  meetings  by  establishing  the  conditions  in  which  they  may  
be  represented  and  supplying  them  with  a  model  power  of  attorney,  all  of  which  is  
regulated   in   the   Rules   of   the   General   Shareholders   Assembly.   In   addition,   the  
Company  broadcasts  the  developments  of  every  Assembly  via  electronic  means.  
  
The   members   of   the   Board   of   Directors   and,   in   particular,   the   Chairmen   of   their  
Committees  and  the  Chairman  of  EEB  are  invited  to  the  Assembly  to  answer  all  of  
the  shareholders’  inquiries.  
  
In   order   to   facilitate   informed   decision-­making   at   the   Assembly,   the   Company,  
within  the  meeting  call  period  established  above,  makes  available  via  the  website  
http://www.grupoenergiadebogota.com/  all  the  necessary  documentation  to  ensure  
the  proper  information  on  the  subjects  to  be  discussed  including,  when  applicable,  
the   certified   and   audited   financial   statements,   as   well   as   the   résumés   of   any  
candidates  suggested  for  membership  of  the  Board  of  Directors.  Additionally,  the  
Company  books  are  at  the  shareholders’  full  disposal  at  the  main  domicile,  so  that  
they  may  exercise  their  right  to  inspection.  
  
II.   BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS    
  
The  Board  of  Directors  of  EEB  is  responsible  of  running  the  Company  via  strategic  
definition,   the   establishment   of   corporate   policies   and   the   supervision   of   the  
financial  and  non-­financial  performance  in  the  short,  medium  and  long  term.  Nine  
main  members  with  a  personal  deputy  each,  who  are  chosen  by  the  Assembly  via  
the  electoral  quotient  system  for  periods  of  two  years,  make  up  the  Board.  Over  
25%  of  the  members  are  considered  independent  in  compliance  with  the  terms  set  
forth   in   Colombian   law   governing   the   stock   market   and   with   the   definition   of  
Independence  contained  in  the  Company’s  Rules  of  the  Board  of  Directors.  
  
The   Board   of   Directors   is   made   up   by   people   with   the   highest   professional   and  
personal  qualities;;  their  résumés  may  be  found  at  our  website.  For  their  election,  
the  Assembly  must  bear  in  mind  the  criteria  set  forth  in  the  Rules  of  the  Board  of  
Directors.    
  
 
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The   Board   of   Directors   of   EEB   has   the   support   of   the   committees   of   i.  
Compensations;;  ii.  Finance  and  Investment;;  iii.  Audit  and  Risk;;  and,  iv.  Corporate  
Governance,  all  of  which  are  chaired  by  an  independent  member  of  the  Board  of  
Directors.  Each  of  the  aforementioned  organs  has  independent  Rules  where  their  
functions,  composition  and  responsibilities  are  established.  
  
a)   Quality  Verification  for  Membership  of  the  Board  of  Directors  
  
The  Compensations  Committee  of  the  Board  of  Directors  may,  at  the  shareholders’  
request,   verify,   before   the   election   at   the   Assembly,   that   the   candidates   for  
membership   of   the   Board   of   Directors   fulfill   the   demanded   qualities   and  
requirements.   In   keeping   with   the   foregoing,   all   candidates   must   deliver   the  
appropriate  documentation  to  allow  the  Compensations  Committee  to  carry  out  the  
corresponding   verifications   as   established   in   the   Rules   of   the   General  
Shareholders  Assembly  and  the  Rules  of  the  Board  of  Directors.  
  
Candidates   for   independent   membership   must   make   a   statement   via   their  
acceptance  letter  by  which  they  manifest  their  compliance  with  the  Independence  
requirements  set  forth  by  EEB’s  regulation  and  internal  provisions.  Similarly,  they  
must   inform   the   Company   of   any   subsequent   circumstance   that   may   affect   its  
standing  as  an  independent  member.  
  
b)   Duties  and  Rights  of  the  Members  of  the  Board  of  Directors    
  
The  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  are  protected  under  the  Colombian  regime  
of  administrators’  responsibility,  and  they  must  act  in  compliance  with  the  following  
duties:    
  
•   Diligence  and  care;;    
•   Loyalty  and  Non-­Competition;;  and  
•   Secret  and  Non-­Use  of  Corporate  Assets.      
  
Alternatively,  the  rights  of  the  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  are:    
  
•   Information;;    
•   Have  the  support  of  experts;;  
•   Remuneration;;  and  
 
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•   Permanent  Training.    
  
All  of  the  above  rights  and  duties  are  more  developed  in  the  Rules  of  the  Board  of  
Directors,  which  is  available  at  the  web  page.  
  
c)   Functions  of  the  Board  of  Directors    
  
The  Board  of  Directors,  as  the  Company’s  highest  organ  of  strategic  management,  
determines  the  EEB’s  general  policies,  ensures  the  compliance  with  the  rights  and  
equitable   treatment   of   the   shareholders,   as   well   as   for   the   development   of   the  
Company   in   the   short,   medium   and   long   term.   It   is   the   Board’s   responsibility   to  
oversee  the  performance  of  the  Senior  Management,  verify  the  quality  of  all  revealed  
information,   establish   the   guidelines   for   risk   management   and   follow   up   on   the  
compliance   with   the   corporate   governance   policies   and   schemes   required   by  
Colombian  law,  or  by  those  voluntarily  adopted  by  EEB.  For  the  effects  of  this  Code,  
“Senior  Management”  is  construed  as  comprising  the  Chairman,  the  Vice  Chairmen  
and  all  officials  who  report  directly  to  the  Chairman  of  EEB.  
  
  
Besides  establishing  general  policies  at  the  Company  level,  the  Board  of  Directors  of  
EEB  decides  and  guides  the  policies  for  the  GEB.    
  
  
The   detailed   functions   of   the   Board   of   Directors   are   contained   in   the   Articles   of  
Association  and,  in  particular,  in  the  Rules  of  the  Board  of  Directors.  
  
  
d)   On  the  Chairman  and  Vice  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors  
  
The   Board   of   Directors   selects   a   Chairman   and   a   Vice   Chairman   among   all   its  
members.  The  election  is  done  irrespectively  of  whom  they  represent  or  the  charge  
they  may  hold.    
  
Among  the  main  responsibilities  of  the  Chairman  of  the  Board  are  to  coordinate  and  
plan   the   functioning   of   the   Board   of   Directors,   moderate   all   debates,   see   to   the  
effective   fulfillment   of   all   commitments   and   act   as   the   link   between   the   Board   of  
Directors   and   the   shareholders.   Its   functions   are   detailed   in   the   Articles   of  
Association  and  in  the  Rules  of  the  Board  of  Directors.  
  
  
e)   Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Directors      
  
 
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The  Board  of  Directors  and  its  Committees  have  a  Secretary,  with  functions  carried  
out   by   the   Company’s   Legal   and   Regulation   Vice   Chairman.   This   official’s   main  
responsibilities   are   to   manage   the   Board’s   books   and   minutes,   convene   meetings,  
certify  internal  acts  and  documents,  serve  as  a  legal  referent  and  comply  with  any  
other   task   ordered   by   the   Board   of   Directors.   The   full   extent   of   the   Secretary’s  
functions  is  contained  in  the  Rules  of  the  Board  of  Directors.    
  
f)   On  Meetings  and  Operability  of  the  Board  of  Directors    
  
The  Board  of  Directors’  operability  is  regulated  in  the  Articles  of  Association  and  in  
the  Rules  of  the  Board  of  Directors.  In  that  sense,  dispositions  have  been  established  
referring  to  aspects  such  as:  monthly  ordinary  meetings,  delivery  of  information  with  
five   business   days   in   advance   and   deputies’   participation   in   meetings   only   in  
absence   of   the   main   member.   All   of   the   foregoing   is   in   keeping   with   Colombian  
commercial  law  and  with  good  corporate  governance  practices.    
  
On  December  of  each  year,  the  Board  of  Directors  approves  a  calendar  of  ordinary  
sessions;;  this  goes  without  prejudice  to  the  Board’s  right  to  meet  as  many  times  as  
it  may  need,  in  an  extraordinary  character.  Therefore,  the  Board  of  Directors  holds  
ordinary  meetings  once  every  month.  
  
g)   Assessment  and  Remuneration  of  the  Board  of  Directors  
  
Annually,  the  Board  of  Directors,  with  the  support  of  the  Compensations  Committee,  
carries   out   a   self-­assessment   process   as   a   collegiate   body,   of   its   members   in   an  
individual   nature   and   of   its   committees.   The   assessment   may   be   done   with   the  
assistance   of   an   external   consultant,   and   a   results   report   is   presented   before   the  
General  Shareholders  Assembly.  
  
It   is   the   duty   of   the   Shareholders   Assembly   to   approve   the   Board’s   remuneration  
policy.  In  keeping  with  the  foregoing,  Board  members  receive  as  fees  the  equivalent  
of  five  legally  valid  monthly  minimum  wages  for  their  participation  in  each  session  of  
the   Board   and   for   up   to   two   meetings   on   the   same   month.   Committee   members  
receive,  for  their  participation  in  each  meeting,  the  equivalent  of  75%  of  the  current  
valid   fees   for   meetings   of   the   Board   of   Directors   and   for   up   to   two   Committee  
sessions  within  the  same  month.  
  
III.   SENIOR  MANAGEMENT  
  
 
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The   Chairman   of   EEB   is   the   Company’s   highest-­ranking   official,   as   well   as   the  
head  of  the  GEB.  He  or  she  is  selected  by  the  Board  of  Directors  for  periods  of  two  
years,  must  comply  with  criteria  of  adequacy,  experience  and  leadership  and  may  
be  indefinitely  reelected  or  removed  at  any  time.  The  Chairman  has  three  deputies  
to   replace   him   or   her   during   temporary   or   absolute   absence   in   order   of  
appointment.  
  
Annually,  the  Board  of  Directors  of  EEB  assesses  the  Chairman’s  performance,  in  
compliance   with   the   parameters   set   by   the   Board   itself.   The   Chairman’s  
remuneration  includes  both  a  fixed  and  a  variable  component;;  the  latter  is  based  
on  the  results  of  the  performance  assessment,  thus  encouraging  the  achievement  
of  Company  goals.  
  
In  keeping  with  what  is  set  forth  by  the  Articles  of  Association,  the  members  of  the  
Senior   Management   are   appointed   by   the   Chairman   of   EEB   according   to   the  
corporate  structure  defined  by  the  Board  of  Directors.  
      
As  EEB  is  the  GEB’s  parent  company,  the  Company’s  Senior  Management  fulfills  
its  functions  at  the  corporate  level  in  keeping  with  the  corporate  strategy.  In  this  
sense,  it  defines  guidelines  and  makes  decisions  for  the  coordination  and  synergy  
among  the  Group’s  different  Companies  and  the  Strategic  Business  Groups.  
  
In  addition,  the  managerial  teams  behind  the  Strategic  Business  Groups  carry  out  
their  functions  competitively,  which  implies  designing  and  executing  each  group’s  
strategy  in  coordination  with  EEB’s  Senior  Management.      
  
IV.   CONTROL  ENVIRONMENT  
  
a)   Internal  Control    
  
The   Internal   Control   system   comprises   the   policies   and   procedures   set   forth   by  
EEB   to   provide   reasonable   safety   on   the   management   and   follow-­up   of  
entrepreneurial  risks,  ensure  the  reliability  of  financial  information,  compliance  with  
regulations,  guarantee  the  safekeeping  of  the  assets  and,  in  general,  support  the  
Company  in  the  achievement  of  its  objectives.  
  
The   Board   of   Directors,   with   the   support   of   the   Audit   and   Risk   Committee,   is  
responsible   for   the   approval   of   the   general   strategies   and   policies   related   to   the    
 
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Internal   Control   system,   as   well   as   for   following   up   on   their   appropriate  
implementation.  
  
The   Company’s   Internal   Control   system   is   framed   within   the   standards   of   the  
COSO  (Committee  of  Sponsoring  Organizations  of  the  Treadway  Commission)  and  
the   principles   of   self-­control,   self-­regulation,   self-­management,   effectiveness   and  
efficiency.  The  Internal  Control  elements  established  by  EEB  extend  to  the  Group’s  
other  Companies.  
  
b)   Internal  Auditor    
  
The  Company  has  an  independent  Directorate  for  Internal  Audit  that  reports  to  the  
Board   of   Directors   via   the   Audit   and   Risk   Committee,   and   at   the   administrative  
level  to  the  Chairman  of  the  Company.  
  
It   is   the   duty   of   the   Directorate   for   Internal   Audit   to   carry   out   assessments   of  
Internal  Control  based  on  risk  analysis  and  COSO  elements,  as  well  as  to  propose  
recommendations  for  their  continuous  improvement.  
  
The  functions  and  responsibilities  of  the  Directorate  for  Internal  Audit  are  set  forth  
in  the  Internal  Audit  Statutes.    
  
c)   Fiscal  Audit  
  
The  Company  also  has  a  Fiscal  Auditor  appointed  by  the  General  Shareholders  
Assembly  for  a  period  of  two  years.  The  Fiscal  Auditor’s  functions,  qualities,  way  of  
election  and  responsibilities  are  set  forth  in  the  Articles  of  Association.  The  General  
Shareholders  Assembly  sets  the  remuneration  for  the  Fiscal  Auditor.    
  
The  Fiscal  Audit  Department  has  a  maximum  hiring  period  of  ten  continuous  years;;  
after  the  aforementioned  period,  the  person  occupying  the  post  must  rotate.  In  any  
case,  the  Fiscal  Audit  Department  must  rotate  its  entire  appointed  staff  every  five  
years.  
  
The   Fiscal   Auditor   must   keep   a   clear   professional   Independence   vis-­à-­vis   the  
Company,  and  his  or  her  quality  as  an  independent  worker  must  be  stated  in  all  
 
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audit   reports   presented   before   the   shareholders.   EEB   and   the   GEB’s   other  
Companies  may  not  hire  services  other  than  accounting  audit  from  the  same  firm  
of  the  Fiscal  Auditor.    
  
d)   External  Audits    
  
By   provision   of   the   Domiciliary   Public   Services   Law,   EEB   has   the   obligation   to  
annually   hire   and   carry   out   an   external   audit   of   the   management   and   of   results  
including  an  assessment  on  the  organization’s  architecture,  business  and  technical    
management,   the   Internal   Control   system,   the   management   and   results   plan,  
financial  viability  and  an  opinion  on  the  Company’s  risk  levels.  
  
The   results   of   this   audit   are   presented   in   the   Annual   Report   on   the   External  
Management  Audit  and  published  in  the  Company’s  website.  
  
e)   Risk  Management  
  
EEB’s  Risk  Management  system  aims  to  increase  the  trust  of  the  interest  groups  
the  GEB  relates  with,  guarantee  the  business’  continuity,  reduce  uncertainties  and  
operate  in  a  transparent  manner.  
  
The  Company’s  risk  management  is  based  on  the  principle  of  self-­control,  which  is  
why   it   is   the   duty   of   all   areas   of   EEB   to   ensure   its   proper   administration   as   an  
integral  part  of  the  development  of  the  business  activities.  The  consolidated  risks  
report   of   both   the   Company   and   the   GEB   are   presented   periodically   before   the  
Audit  and  Risk  Committee  and  the  Board  of  Directors.  
  
The  comprehensive  risk  management  of  EEB  and  of  the  GEB’s  other  Companies  
is  regulated  in  the  Risk  Management  Policy.    
  
V.   DISCLOSURE  OF  INFORMATION    
  
EEB,   in   its   quality   as   a   local   and   international   security   issuer,   complies   with   the  
highest   standards   of   transparence   and   disclosure   of   financial   and   non-­financial  
 
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information  in  compliance  with  the  applicable  law,  the  guidelines  set  forth  by  the  
Financial  Superintendence  of  Colombia  as  well  as  by  the  commitments  taken  on  
during   each   of   the   respective   issues.   Currently,   EEB   participates   in   the   Investor  
Relations   –   IR   Acknowledgement   granted   by   Colombia’s   Stock   Market   to  
companies   that   hold   high   standards   of   disclosure   of   information   before   their  
investors.  
In  addition,  the  Company  supplies  all  information  in  compliance  with  the  provisions  
relative   to   the   Comprehensive   Stock   Market   Information   System   (SIMEV   in  
Spanish)  of  the  Financial  Superintendence  of  Colombia.    
With   the   exception   of   reserved   information,   the   Company   shall   supply   general  
information  in  accordance  with  the  methodology  and  periodicity  set  by  the  Board  of  
Directors   and   the   applicable   law   of   the   public   stock   market   that   allows   the  
shareholders  and  other  investors  to  have  timely  and  accurate  information  to  make  
their  investments.  
The   information   disclosed   by   EEB   is   subject   to   the   guidelines   contained   in   the  
applicable   law,   as   well   as   in   EEB’s   norms   and   internal   policies   on   disclosure   of  
information3
.  
  
a)   Annual  Corporate  Government  Report    
  
As   an   additional   information   mechanism   for   its   investors   and   the   public,   EEB  
prepares   an   annual   Corporate   Governance   Report   in   charge   of   the   Board   of  
Directors.   Such   report   is   then   presented   before   the   General   Shareholders  
Assembly,  after  presenting  it  before  the  Audit  and  Risk  Committee,  and  is  available  
on  the  website.  
  
b)   Relationship  with  Investors  
  
EEB  has  a  Financing  Management  Relationship  with  Investors  Department,  which  
is  responsible  to  tend  to  the  shareholders’  requirements  regarding  matters  relative  
to  stock  itself,  via  the  following  e-­mail  address:  mailto:  ir@eeb.com.co.  In  addition,  
there  is  also  a  link  on  the  web  page  to  supply  information  to  its  investors.  
  
	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
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  Reserved	
  information	
  comprises	
  all	
  information	
  that	
  is	
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  the	
  exclusive	
  competence	
  of	
  the	
  members	
  of	
  the	
  
Board	
  of	
  Directors,	
  the	
  Chairman,	
  Vice	
  Chairmen	
  and	
  Directors,	
  the dissemination of which could risk the
Company’s business, affect third parties’ rights or compromise the company’s business strategies
and competitiveness. All persons linked with EEB shall be extremely cautious in the handling of
information marked as reserved, especially in those matters that relate to its competitive advantage
and corporate strategy.	
  
 
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VI.   SOCIAL  RESPONSIBILITY    
  
Aware  of  how  important  sustainability  is  for  the  GEB,  EEB  has  issued  a  series  of  
guidelines   and   provisions   to   ensure   an   effective   relationship   with   its   interest  
groups,   and   particularly   with   the   communities   where   it   has   presence.   These  
definitions  are  complemented  by  the  work  done  by  the  GEB’s  Foundation  and  the  
shared  value  initiatives  championed  by  the  GEB.  Within  this  context,  EEB  has  a  
number   of   corporate   policies   on   environmental,   corporate   citizenship   and  
sustainability   matters,   all   of   which   reflect   the   commitments   made   on   the  
aforementioned  areas  and  which  are  available  at  the  following  link.    
  
VII.   ON  CONFLICTS  OF  INTEREST  AND  TRANSACTIONS  WITH  
RELATED  PARTIES  
  
a)   General  Dispositions  
  
The  rules  for  the  management  of  conflicts  of  interest  are  detailed  in  the  Company’s  
Code   of   Ethics   and   include,   among   other   aspects,   the   definition   of   conflict   of  
interest  and  the  officials  responsible  of  verifying  their  appropriate  management.    
  
In  keeping  with  what  is  established  in  EEB’s  Code  of  Ethics,  in  case  of  conflict  of  
interest  or  when  in  doubt  of  its  potential  existence,  whoever  may  be  subject  of  the  
conflict  of  interest  must  abstain  from  participating  either  directly  or  indirectly  in  the  
activities  and  decisions  related  to  the  situation  that  creates  a  conflict  of  interest.  In  
addition,  the  person  must  also  inform  about  the  situation  in  full  detail  and  in  writing  
to  their  respective  senior  official.  
  
In  the  particular  case  of  the  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  they  have  the  duty  
to  relay  information  on  the  direct  or  indirect  relations  with  the  Company,  suppliers,  
clients  or  any  other  interest  group  that  may  lead  to  situations  of  conflict  of  interest.  
  
The  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  shall  inform  the  Board  of  Directors  about  
any  situation  that  creates  a  conflict  of  interest,  case  in  which  EEB’s  provisions  for  
conflict  of  interest  management  will  be  applied.  Doubts  regarding  the  nature  of  the  
acts  comprising  conflicts  of  interest  does  not  release  any  member  of  the  Board  of  
 
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Directors   from   their   obligation   to   abstain   from   participating   in   the   activities   and  
decisions  at  hand.  
  
b)   Conditions  for  Share  Disposal.  
  
The  Company’s  shareholders  may  not,  neither  personally  nor  by  mandate  from  any  
other  person,  dispose  of  or  acquire  Company  stock  while  exercising  their  charge,  
except   in   cases   of   operations   other   than   speculation   and   with   previous   and  
express  authorization  by  the  Board  of  Directors.  
  
c)   Dispositions  on  Transactions  with  Related  Parties    
  
The   Board   of   Directors   establishes   the   manner   of   approval   for   operations,  
agreements   or   material   contracts   that   involve   related   parties,   understanding   the  
aforementioned   parties   as   per   the   definition   set   forth   in   International   Accounting  
Standard   N°   24   (IAS   24)   and   other   applicable   legislation.   In   general,   all  
acquisitions  and  operations  must  be  made  under  the  terms  and  conditions  usually  
used  by  EBB  with  unrelated  third  parties4,  meaning  in  market  conditions  and  price.    
EEB  discloses  this  kind  of  transaction  in  its  notes  to  the  financial  statements  and  in  
the   Annual   Corporate   Government   Report,   in   compliance   with   Colombian  
regulation  on  the  matter.  
  
d)   Code  of  Ethics  and  Ethical  Channel    
  
Via  its  Code  of  Ethics,  EEB  promotes  ethical  behavior  in  all  levels,  including  the  
members   of   the   Board   of   Directors,   the   Senior   Management,   employees   and  
contractors   of   the   Company.   The   aim   is   to   mitigate   all   the   risks   associated   with  
ethical  behavior.  The  Company  also  has  an  Ethical  Channel  at  the  disposal  of  its  
interest   groups   in   order   to   receive   claims   or   consults   regarding   events   of   fraud,  
conflicts  of  interest  or  undue  or  illegal  conducts  at  the  following  link.  
  
Additionally,   the   Company   holds   other   corporate   policies   to   encourage   the  
development  of  coordinated  actions  against  fraud  or  corruption  at  the  local  level  
	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
4
	
   EEB considers all natural or legal persons not classified as related parties to be unrelated third
parties.	
  
 
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and   in   all   jurisdictions   where   the   GEB   operates   in   order   to   comply   with   the  
objective  of  promoting  transparent  management  and  deterring  misconducts.    
  
VIII.   DISPUTE  RESOLUTION    
  
a)   Arbitration    
    
In  keeping  with  what  is  set  forth  in  the  Articles  of  Association,  all  differences  that  
occur  among  the  shareholders  or  between  the  shareholders  and  the  Company  or  
its  Board  of  Directors  may  be  subjected  to  an  arbitration  process.  Such  a  process  
shall  be  made  before  a  tribunal  comprising  three  arbiters  appointed  by  the  parties  
by  common  agreement  or,  if  no  agreement  is  reached,  by  the  Center  for  Arbitration  
and   Reconciliation   of   the   Chamber   of   Commerce   of   Bogotá,   with   the   ruling  
complying  with  all  applicable  laws.  
  
The   arbiters’   decisions   shall   be   object   of   the   action   of   annulment   of   the   award  
and/or  the  extraordinary  review  process,  in  cases  and  proceedings  foreseen  in  the  
Law.  
  
b)   Protection  of  the  Shareholders  by  the  Financial  Superintendence  of  
Colombia  
  
Due   to   its   condition   as   a   securities   issuer,   any   number   of   EEB   shareholders  
representing  a  stock  amount  no  higher  than  10%  of  the  total  circulating  shares  and  
which   are   not   part   of   the   Company’s   management   may   resort   to   the   Financial  
Superintendence   of   Colombia   when   they   consider   that   their   rights   have   been  
directly  or  indirectly  undermined  by  decisions  made  by  the  General  Shareholders  
Assembly  or  by  the  managers.    
  
IX.   FINAL  DISPOSITIONS  
  
It  is  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  as  well  as  of  the  Chairman  and  the  Legal  
and  Regulatory  Vice  Chairman  of  EEB,  to  see  to  the  compliance  of  the  Corporate  
Government  Code.  
  
 
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The  shareholders  may  demand  the  effective  compliance  with  the  present  Code  to  
the   Board   of   Directors   or   to   the   Corporate   Governance   Committee   via   the  
presentation  of  duly  supported  written  petitions.  
  
The   present   Corporate   Government   Code   shall   govern   after   its   approval   by   the  
Board   of   Directors,   and   any   changes   made   thereto   are   to   be   announced   in   a  
newspaper  of  national  circulation,  as  well  as  duly  informed  and  published  in  EEB’s  
website.  

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Corporate governance code

  • 1.   Página  1  de  20        
  • 2.   Página  2  de  20       CONTENT     INTRODUCTION  .............................................................................................................................  4   I.   SHAREHOLDERS  ..................................................................................................................  5   a)   Rights  of  the  Shareholders  ............................................................................................  6   b)   Duties  of  the  Shareholders  ............................................................................................  7   c)   On  the  Shareholders  Assembly  ....................................................................................  8   d)   Operational  Provisions  of  the  General  Shareholders  Assembly  .........................  8   II.   BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS  .....................................................................................................  9   a)   Quality  Verification  for  Membership  of  the  Board  of  Directors  ..........................  10   b)   Duties  and  Rights  of  the  Members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  .............................  10   c)   Functions  of  the  Board  of  Directors  ..........................................................................  11   d)   On  the  Chairman  and  Vice  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors  ........................  11   e)   Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Directors  ...........................................................................  11   f)   On  Meetings  and  Operability  of  the  Board  of  Directors  .......................................  12   g)   Assessment  and  Remuneration  of  the  Board  of  Directors  ..................................  12   III.   SENIOR  MANAGEMENT  ...............................................................................................  12   IV.   CONTROL  ENVIRONMENT  ...........................................................................................  13   a)   Internal  Control  ...............................................................................................................  13   b)   Internal  Auditor  ...............................................................................................................  14   c)   Fiscal  Audit  ......................................................................................................................  14   d)   External  Audits  ...............................................................................................................  15   e)   Risk  Management  ...........................................................................................................  15   V.   DISCLOSURE  OF  INFORMATION  ...................................................................................  15   a)   Annual  Corporate  Government  Report  .....................................................................  16   b)   Relationship  with  Investors  .........................................................................................  16   VI.   SOCIAL  RESPONSIBILITY  ...........................................................................................  17   VII.   ON  CONFLICTS  OF  INTEREST  AND  TRANSACTIONS  WITH  RELATED   PARTIES  ........................................................................................................................................  17  
  • 3.   Página  3  de  20   a)   General  Dispositions  .....................................................................................................  17   b)   Conditions  for  Share  Disposal.  ...................................................................................  18   c)   Dispositions  on  Transactions  with  Related  Parties  ..............................................  18   d)   Code  of  Ethics  and  Ethical  Channel  ..........................................................................  18   VIII.   DISPUTE  RESOLUTION  ................................................................................................  19   a)   Arbitration  ........................................................................................................................  19   b)   Protection  of  the  Shareholders  by  the  Financial  Superintendence  of  Colombia   19   IX.   FINAL  DISPOSITIONS  ....................................................................................................  19                                        
  • 4.   Página  4  de  20         INTRODUCTION       The   Company   Energía   de   Bogotá   S.A   E.S.P.,   henceforth   referred   to   as   the   “Company”   or   “EEB”,   is   a   joint-­stock   company   appearing   in   Colombia’s   Stock   Market   and   of   which   the   majority   shareholder   is   Colombia’s   Capital   District.   It   is   constituted   as   a   mixed   public   services   company   that,   within   the   framework   of   Colombian   legal   regulation,   holds   administrative,   patrimonial   and   budgetary   autonomy  and  exercises  its  activities  in  the  area  of  private  law.     The   main   corporate   purpose   of   EEB   is   the   generation,   transmission,   distribution   and  commercialization  of  energy,  including  gas  and  liquid  fuels  of  all  forms.  The   Company  may  also  participate  as  partner  or  shareholder  in  other  public  services   companies  either  directly  or  via  association  with  other  parties.  Furthermore,  EEB   can   also   directly   or   indirectly   develop   and   participate   in   engineering   and   infrastructure   projects   and   make   investments   in   such   field,   including   service   delivery  and  related  activities.     EEB   is   at   the   head   of   Grupo   Energía   de   Bogotá,   henceforth   referred   to   as   the   “Group”  or  “GEB”,  which  is  configured  around  three  Strategic  Business  Groups,  as   follows:   i.   Strategic   Urban   Solutions;;   ii.   Interconnection   for   Market   Development;;   and   iii.   Low   Emission   Generation.   Thus,   EEB   acts   as   a   “strategic   connector”,   allowing  for  an  active  and  competitive  intervention  of  the  different  companies  that   comprise  the  GEB.       For   EEB,   its   corporate   governance   system   establishes   the   mechanisms   through   which   key   aspects   for   the   growth,   competitiveness   and   sustainability   of   the   company  are  managed;;  in  this  sense,  EEB  is  committed  to  implement  the  highest   of   standards   on   this   matter.   Related   to   the   foregoing,   EEB   understands   that   its   actions  are  defined  by  the  decisions  made  by  its  shareholders,  Board  of  Directors,   Senior  Management  and,  in  general,  all  of  the  Company’s  employees.          
  • 5.   Página  5  de  20       The   present   Corporate   Governance   Code   describes   EEB’s   main   governability   elements   and   sets   forth   the   behavioral   guidelines   of   the   Company’s   governing   organs,  including  a  few  aspects  relating  to  the  GEB.  This  document  is  structured   on  the  basis  of  the  Principles  of  the  Organization  for  Economic  Cooperation  and   Development   –   OECD,   as   well   as   the   recommendations   by   the   Financial   Superintendence   of   Colombia.   Therefore,   the   present   Code   functions   as   an   instrument  that  generally  describes  diverse  practices  adopted  and  regulated  more   extensively   by   other   corporate   documents,   such   as   the   Articles   of   Association,   Rules   of   the   General   Shareholders   Assembly,   Rules   of   the   Board   of   Directors,   Rules  of  the  Board  of  Directors’  Committees  and  corporate  policies,  among  others.   It  was  not  prepared  with  the  intention  of  repeating  legal  or  regulatory  aspects  of   mandatory   implementation   for   the   Company   in   the   domain   of   corporate   governance;;   however,   some   sections   include   pertinent   references   in   order   to   let   the  reader  identify  some  general  elements  regarding  corporate  governance,  ethics   and  transparency  followed  by  which  EEB.   As  a  complement  to  the  foregoing,  EEB  has  a  Corporate  Governance  Policy  that   encompasses   all   of   GEB’s   companies   and   provides   behavioral   guidelines   regarding  interest  groups  such  as  shareholders,  creditors  and  bondholders,  among   others.     I.   SHAREHOLDERS     EEB   is   a   stock   issuer   appearing   in   Colombia’s   Stock   Market.   Its   majority   shareholder   is   Colombia’s   Capital   District   and   it   also   has   the   participation   of   minority  shareholders,  among  which  are  individual  and  institutional  investors,  such   as  pension  funds.  In  addition,  given  its  condition  as  head  of  the  GEB,  EEB  must   oversee  a  series  of  relations  with  other  shareholders  of  the  companies  where  it  has   stock.  In  that  sense,  the  Company  is  led  by  the  following  general  commitments  on   three  fronts:     i.   Regarding  EEB’s  Minority  Shareholders:  to  give  a  respectful  and  equitable   treatment   to   all   its   shareholders,   irrespective   of   the   value   of   their   investments  or  the  amount  of  shares  they  represent,  as  established  by  legal   and  regulatory  provisions  as  well  as  by  the  Company’s  different  corporate   instruments,  including  the  present  Corporate  Governance  Code.    
  • 6.   Página  6  de  20   ii.   Regarding   the   Capital   District’s   Standing   as   Majority   Shareholder:   EEB   respects  its  relationship  with  its  majority  shareholder  and  acts  in  accordance   with   the   OECD’s   Corporate   Governance   Guidelines   for   State   Owned   Enterprises;;   in   return,   the   Company   expects   a   relationship   guided   by   entrepreneurial   and   technical   criteria   and   which   respects   the   corporate   channels,   such   as   the   General   Shareholders   Assembly   and   the   Board   of   Directors,   instance   where   representatives   of   the   majority   shareholder   participate,   always   keeping   in   mind   the   importance   of   respecting   the   aforementioned   channels   in   order   to   protect   the   Company’s   interests   and   create  value  for  all  of  the  shareholders.     iii.   Regarding   Other   Shareholders   in   the   GEB’s   Companies:   For   all   its   investments,   EEB   bases   its   action   criteria   on   relationships   that   are   respectful,   transparent   and   compliant   with   the   contents   of   this   Code,   to   ensure  that  all  agreements  it  may  enter  into  for  the  management  of  these   investments  are  properly  honored.     a)   Rights  of  the  Shareholders       In  addition  to  the  legal  rights  granted  by  Colombian  commercial  law,  such  as  the   right  to  convene  and  participate  in  the  Assembly,  obtain  dividends1 ,  exercise  the   inspection  and  withdrawal  right,  and  those  included  in  the  Articles  of  Association   and   the   Rules   of   the   General   Shareholders   Assembly,   EEB   also   recognizes   the   following  rights  to  its  shareholders:   i.   To   request   specialized   audits2   when   such   request   is   made   by   a   group   of   shareholders   representing   at   least   5%   of   the   subscribed   shares.   In   such   cases,  the  shareholders  may  ask  the  Chairman  to  approve  the  conduction  of   specialized   audits,   to   be   paid   by   and   of   full   responsibility   of   those   who   request  it  and  under  the  conditions  and  procedures  set  forth  in  the  Articles   of  Association.     ii.   To  receive  timely  and  sufficient  information.  The  shareholders  have  the  right   to  have  their  information  requests  be  duly  and  effectively  responded  to  in   compliance  with  the  provisions  of  the  present  Code  as  well  as  other  internal                                                                                                                             1  For the exercise of the right to obtain dividends, the provisions set forth in EEB’s Articles of Association will be taken into account. 2   The specialized auditor is construed as the independent professional or group of professionals who study, analyze and issue an opinion on a specific subject. The specialized audit is carried out in compliance with what is set forth in the present Code. The specialized auditor shall be under the obligation to keep the subjects consulted and that information presented for the development of the contract as strictly confidential.  
  • 7.   Página  7  de  20   regulation   of   EEB.   All   information   that   is   of   interest   for   other   investors   or   comprises   information   that   must   be   disseminated   as   relevant   information   shall   be   made   available   via   the   website   and   in   compliance   with   the   regulation  applicable  to  securities  issuers.     The  information  to  which  the  Managers  can  access  according  to  Colombian   law  and  to  EEB’s  internal  provisions  is  subject  to  the  duty  of  confidentiality   and  to  the  acknowledgement  that  all  their  actions  must  be  done  for  the  best   interests   of   the   Company   and   of   all   the   shareholders.   In   any   case,   these   provisions   are   complemented   and   administered   via   the   conflict   of   interest   regime  of  the  Board  of  Directors.     iii.   To  access  detailed  information  regarding  all  operations  that  may  imply  stock   dilution.   In   these   cases,   the   Board   of   Directors   must   present   before   the   General   Shareholders   Assembly   a   report   explaining   the   terms   of   such   transactions,  for  its  approval  by  the  Assembly.  The  aforementioned  report   shall  be  prepared  by  an  independent  external  consultant.     iv.   To  separately  vote  for  the  proposals  for  reform  of  the  Articles  of  Association   at   the   Shareholders’   Assemblies,   so   that   all   articles   or   groups   of   articles   which  are  substantively  independent  can  be  subject  to  vote  independently.   In  all  cases,  an  article  shall  be  voted  separately  if  a  shareholder  or  group  of   shareholders   representing   at   least   5%   of   the   social   capital   requests   so   during  the  holding  of  the  General  Shareholders  Assembly.     b)   Duties  of  the  Shareholders     In  addition  to  the  duties  foreseen  in  Colombian  law,  such  as  those  public  entities   must  comply  with,  the  duties  that  must  be  fulfilled  by  EEB  Shareholders  are  the   following:     i.   To  act  loyally.  In  this  sense,  they  must  abstain  from  partaking  in  acts  or   behaviors  that  may  comprise  or  lead  to  a  conflict  of  interest,  as  well  as   from   revealing   to   third   parties   or   using   for   their   benefit   or   that   of   third   parties  any  information  about  or  relative  to  the  Company  which  they  may   have  become  aware  of  during  the  exercise  of  their  rights.  Similarly,  all  of   their  actions  and  decisions  must  be  made  for  the  best  interests  of  EEB,   and  not  for  those  of  a  shareholder  or  group  of  shareholders.    
  • 8.   Página  8  de  20   ii.   To  update  their  contact  information.  The  shareholders  must  register  and   update   their   address   or   that   of   their   legal   representatives   or   attorneys   before  the  Central  Stock  Deposit  of  Colombia  (DECEVAL)  or  before  the   corresponding  stockbroker,  so  that  EEB  may  timely  and  effectively  send   communications.  Those  who  do  not  comply  with  this  duty  will  not  have   the   right   to   complain   before   the   company   for   not   receiving   communications  in  a  timely  fashion.     c)   On  the  Shareholders  Assembly     The   General   Shareholders   Assembly   is   the   highest   governing   body   of   the   Company.  It  is  charged  with  setting  directives  as  well  as  guiding  and  assessing  the   work  done  by  the  Company’s  managers  (members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  and   legal  representatives  of  EEB),  and  it  is  integrated  by  all  persons  who  hold  part  of   the   equity.   It   is   the   natural   environment   to   supply   information   and   interact   with   other  shareholders,  and  it  has  the  Rules  of  the  General  Shareholders  Assembly  to   regulate.  The  aforementioned  Rule  can  be  found  and  consulted  on  the  web  page.       In  addition  to  what  is  set  forth  in  Colombian  regulation,  the  General  Shareholders   Assembly   has   the   functions   and   responsibilities   established   in   the   Articles   of   Association.     d)   Operational  Provisions  of  the  General  Shareholders  Assembly     The   meetings   of   the   General   Shareholders   Assembly   are   ordinary   and   extraordinary.   Ordinary   meetings   are   held   at   the   Company’s   domicile   within   the   first   three   months   of   each   year   at   the   location,   day   and   hour   determined   by   the   Chairman  of  EEB  or  by  the  Board  of  Directors  in  the  convening.  Calls  for  meetings   must  be  made  with  no  less  than  15  business  days  in  advance.       Extraordinary  meetings  are  held  when  eventualities  or  urgent  situations  arise.  They   may  be  convened  by  the  Board  of  Directors,  the  Chairman  of  EEB  or  the  Fiscal   Auditor,  or  when  requested  by  a  group  of  shareholders  that  represent  at  least  a   quarter  of  the  subscribed  capital.  Calls  for  meetings  must  be  made  with  no  less   than  five  business  days  of  anticipation.  No  decisions  may  be  made  at  extraordinary   Assemblies   over   subjects   not   included   in   the   agenda,   unless   it   is   decided   otherwise   by   a   group   of   shareholders   representing   70%   of   the   total   stock   represented  at  the  meeting.  
  • 9.   Página  9  de  20     The  Company  facilitates  representation  for  shareholders  who  are  unable  to  directly   participate  in  Assembly  meetings  by  establishing  the  conditions  in  which  they  may   be  represented  and  supplying  them  with  a  model  power  of  attorney,  all  of  which  is   regulated   in   the   Rules   of   the   General   Shareholders   Assembly.   In   addition,   the   Company  broadcasts  the  developments  of  every  Assembly  via  electronic  means.     The   members   of   the   Board   of   Directors   and,   in   particular,   the   Chairmen   of   their   Committees  and  the  Chairman  of  EEB  are  invited  to  the  Assembly  to  answer  all  of   the  shareholders’  inquiries.     In   order   to   facilitate   informed   decision-­making   at   the   Assembly,   the   Company,   within  the  meeting  call  period  established  above,  makes  available  via  the  website   http://www.grupoenergiadebogota.com/  all  the  necessary  documentation  to  ensure   the  proper  information  on  the  subjects  to  be  discussed  including,  when  applicable,   the   certified   and   audited   financial   statements,   as   well   as   the   résumés   of   any   candidates  suggested  for  membership  of  the  Board  of  Directors.  Additionally,  the   Company  books  are  at  the  shareholders’  full  disposal  at  the  main  domicile,  so  that   they  may  exercise  their  right  to  inspection.     II.   BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS       The  Board  of  Directors  of  EEB  is  responsible  of  running  the  Company  via  strategic   definition,   the   establishment   of   corporate   policies   and   the   supervision   of   the   financial  and  non-­financial  performance  in  the  short,  medium  and  long  term.  Nine   main  members  with  a  personal  deputy  each,  who  are  chosen  by  the  Assembly  via   the  electoral  quotient  system  for  periods  of  two  years,  make  up  the  Board.  Over   25%  of  the  members  are  considered  independent  in  compliance  with  the  terms  set   forth   in   Colombian   law   governing   the   stock   market   and   with   the   definition   of   Independence  contained  in  the  Company’s  Rules  of  the  Board  of  Directors.     The   Board   of   Directors   is   made   up   by   people   with   the   highest   professional   and   personal  qualities;;  their  résumés  may  be  found  at  our  website.  For  their  election,   the  Assembly  must  bear  in  mind  the  criteria  set  forth  in  the  Rules  of  the  Board  of   Directors.      
  • 10.   Página  10  de  20   The   Board   of   Directors   of   EEB   has   the   support   of   the   committees   of   i.   Compensations;;  ii.  Finance  and  Investment;;  iii.  Audit  and  Risk;;  and,  iv.  Corporate   Governance,  all  of  which  are  chaired  by  an  independent  member  of  the  Board  of   Directors.  Each  of  the  aforementioned  organs  has  independent  Rules  where  their   functions,  composition  and  responsibilities  are  established.     a)   Quality  Verification  for  Membership  of  the  Board  of  Directors     The  Compensations  Committee  of  the  Board  of  Directors  may,  at  the  shareholders’   request,   verify,   before   the   election   at   the   Assembly,   that   the   candidates   for   membership   of   the   Board   of   Directors   fulfill   the   demanded   qualities   and   requirements.   In   keeping   with   the   foregoing,   all   candidates   must   deliver   the   appropriate  documentation  to  allow  the  Compensations  Committee  to  carry  out  the   corresponding   verifications   as   established   in   the   Rules   of   the   General   Shareholders  Assembly  and  the  Rules  of  the  Board  of  Directors.     Candidates   for   independent   membership   must   make   a   statement   via   their   acceptance  letter  by  which  they  manifest  their  compliance  with  the  Independence   requirements  set  forth  by  EEB’s  regulation  and  internal  provisions.  Similarly,  they   must   inform   the   Company   of   any   subsequent   circumstance   that   may   affect   its   standing  as  an  independent  member.     b)   Duties  and  Rights  of  the  Members  of  the  Board  of  Directors       The  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  are  protected  under  the  Colombian  regime   of  administrators’  responsibility,  and  they  must  act  in  compliance  with  the  following   duties:       •   Diligence  and  care;;     •   Loyalty  and  Non-­Competition;;  and   •   Secret  and  Non-­Use  of  Corporate  Assets.         Alternatively,  the  rights  of  the  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  are:       •   Information;;     •   Have  the  support  of  experts;;   •   Remuneration;;  and  
  • 11.   Página  11  de  20   •   Permanent  Training.       All  of  the  above  rights  and  duties  are  more  developed  in  the  Rules  of  the  Board  of   Directors,  which  is  available  at  the  web  page.     c)   Functions  of  the  Board  of  Directors       The  Board  of  Directors,  as  the  Company’s  highest  organ  of  strategic  management,   determines  the  EEB’s  general  policies,  ensures  the  compliance  with  the  rights  and   equitable   treatment   of   the   shareholders,   as   well   as   for   the   development   of   the   Company   in   the   short,   medium   and   long   term.   It   is   the   Board’s   responsibility   to   oversee  the  performance  of  the  Senior  Management,  verify  the  quality  of  all  revealed   information,   establish   the   guidelines   for   risk   management   and   follow   up   on   the   compliance   with   the   corporate   governance   policies   and   schemes   required   by   Colombian  law,  or  by  those  voluntarily  adopted  by  EEB.  For  the  effects  of  this  Code,   “Senior  Management”  is  construed  as  comprising  the  Chairman,  the  Vice  Chairmen   and  all  officials  who  report  directly  to  the  Chairman  of  EEB.       Besides  establishing  general  policies  at  the  Company  level,  the  Board  of  Directors  of   EEB  decides  and  guides  the  policies  for  the  GEB.         The   detailed   functions   of   the   Board   of   Directors   are   contained   in   the   Articles   of   Association  and,  in  particular,  in  the  Rules  of  the  Board  of  Directors.       d)   On  the  Chairman  and  Vice  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors     The   Board   of   Directors   selects   a   Chairman   and   a   Vice   Chairman   among   all   its   members.  The  election  is  done  irrespectively  of  whom  they  represent  or  the  charge   they  may  hold.       Among  the  main  responsibilities  of  the  Chairman  of  the  Board  are  to  coordinate  and   plan   the   functioning   of   the   Board   of   Directors,   moderate   all   debates,   see   to   the   effective   fulfillment   of   all   commitments   and   act   as   the   link   between   the   Board   of   Directors   and   the   shareholders.   Its   functions   are   detailed   in   the   Articles   of   Association  and  in  the  Rules  of  the  Board  of  Directors.       e)   Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Directors        
  • 12.   Página  12  de  20   The  Board  of  Directors  and  its  Committees  have  a  Secretary,  with  functions  carried   out   by   the   Company’s   Legal   and   Regulation   Vice   Chairman.   This   official’s   main   responsibilities   are   to   manage   the   Board’s   books   and   minutes,   convene   meetings,   certify  internal  acts  and  documents,  serve  as  a  legal  referent  and  comply  with  any   other   task   ordered   by   the   Board   of   Directors.   The   full   extent   of   the   Secretary’s   functions  is  contained  in  the  Rules  of  the  Board  of  Directors.       f)   On  Meetings  and  Operability  of  the  Board  of  Directors       The  Board  of  Directors’  operability  is  regulated  in  the  Articles  of  Association  and  in   the  Rules  of  the  Board  of  Directors.  In  that  sense,  dispositions  have  been  established   referring  to  aspects  such  as:  monthly  ordinary  meetings,  delivery  of  information  with   five   business   days   in   advance   and   deputies’   participation   in   meetings   only   in   absence   of   the   main   member.   All   of   the   foregoing   is   in   keeping   with   Colombian   commercial  law  and  with  good  corporate  governance  practices.       On  December  of  each  year,  the  Board  of  Directors  approves  a  calendar  of  ordinary   sessions;;  this  goes  without  prejudice  to  the  Board’s  right  to  meet  as  many  times  as   it  may  need,  in  an  extraordinary  character.  Therefore,  the  Board  of  Directors  holds   ordinary  meetings  once  every  month.     g)   Assessment  and  Remuneration  of  the  Board  of  Directors     Annually,  the  Board  of  Directors,  with  the  support  of  the  Compensations  Committee,   carries   out   a   self-­assessment   process   as   a   collegiate   body,   of   its   members   in   an   individual   nature   and   of   its   committees.   The   assessment   may   be   done   with   the   assistance   of   an   external   consultant,   and   a   results   report   is   presented   before   the   General  Shareholders  Assembly.     It   is   the   duty   of   the   Shareholders   Assembly   to   approve   the   Board’s   remuneration   policy.  In  keeping  with  the  foregoing,  Board  members  receive  as  fees  the  equivalent   of  five  legally  valid  monthly  minimum  wages  for  their  participation  in  each  session  of   the   Board   and   for   up   to   two   meetings   on   the   same   month.   Committee   members   receive,  for  their  participation  in  each  meeting,  the  equivalent  of  75%  of  the  current   valid   fees   for   meetings   of   the   Board   of   Directors   and   for   up   to   two   Committee   sessions  within  the  same  month.     III.   SENIOR  MANAGEMENT    
  • 13.   Página  13  de  20   The   Chairman   of   EEB   is   the   Company’s   highest-­ranking   official,   as   well   as   the   head  of  the  GEB.  He  or  she  is  selected  by  the  Board  of  Directors  for  periods  of  two   years,  must  comply  with  criteria  of  adequacy,  experience  and  leadership  and  may   be  indefinitely  reelected  or  removed  at  any  time.  The  Chairman  has  three  deputies   to   replace   him   or   her   during   temporary   or   absolute   absence   in   order   of   appointment.     Annually,  the  Board  of  Directors  of  EEB  assesses  the  Chairman’s  performance,  in   compliance   with   the   parameters   set   by   the   Board   itself.   The   Chairman’s   remuneration  includes  both  a  fixed  and  a  variable  component;;  the  latter  is  based   on  the  results  of  the  performance  assessment,  thus  encouraging  the  achievement   of  Company  goals.     In  keeping  with  what  is  set  forth  by  the  Articles  of  Association,  the  members  of  the   Senior   Management   are   appointed   by   the   Chairman   of   EEB   according   to   the   corporate  structure  defined  by  the  Board  of  Directors.         As  EEB  is  the  GEB’s  parent  company,  the  Company’s  Senior  Management  fulfills   its  functions  at  the  corporate  level  in  keeping  with  the  corporate  strategy.  In  this   sense,  it  defines  guidelines  and  makes  decisions  for  the  coordination  and  synergy   among  the  Group’s  different  Companies  and  the  Strategic  Business  Groups.     In  addition,  the  managerial  teams  behind  the  Strategic  Business  Groups  carry  out   their  functions  competitively,  which  implies  designing  and  executing  each  group’s   strategy  in  coordination  with  EEB’s  Senior  Management.         IV.   CONTROL  ENVIRONMENT     a)   Internal  Control       The   Internal   Control   system   comprises   the   policies   and   procedures   set   forth   by   EEB   to   provide   reasonable   safety   on   the   management   and   follow-­up   of   entrepreneurial  risks,  ensure  the  reliability  of  financial  information,  compliance  with   regulations,  guarantee  the  safekeeping  of  the  assets  and,  in  general,  support  the   Company  in  the  achievement  of  its  objectives.     The   Board   of   Directors,   with   the   support   of   the   Audit   and   Risk   Committee,   is   responsible   for   the   approval   of   the   general   strategies   and   policies   related   to   the    
  • 14.   Página  14  de  20   Internal   Control   system,   as   well   as   for   following   up   on   their   appropriate   implementation.     The   Company’s   Internal   Control   system   is   framed   within   the   standards   of   the   COSO  (Committee  of  Sponsoring  Organizations  of  the  Treadway  Commission)  and   the   principles   of   self-­control,   self-­regulation,   self-­management,   effectiveness   and   efficiency.  The  Internal  Control  elements  established  by  EEB  extend  to  the  Group’s   other  Companies.     b)   Internal  Auditor       The  Company  has  an  independent  Directorate  for  Internal  Audit  that  reports  to  the   Board   of   Directors   via   the   Audit   and   Risk   Committee,   and   at   the   administrative   level  to  the  Chairman  of  the  Company.     It   is   the   duty   of   the   Directorate   for   Internal   Audit   to   carry   out   assessments   of   Internal  Control  based  on  risk  analysis  and  COSO  elements,  as  well  as  to  propose   recommendations  for  their  continuous  improvement.     The  functions  and  responsibilities  of  the  Directorate  for  Internal  Audit  are  set  forth   in  the  Internal  Audit  Statutes.       c)   Fiscal  Audit     The  Company  also  has  a  Fiscal  Auditor  appointed  by  the  General  Shareholders   Assembly  for  a  period  of  two  years.  The  Fiscal  Auditor’s  functions,  qualities,  way  of   election  and  responsibilities  are  set  forth  in  the  Articles  of  Association.  The  General   Shareholders  Assembly  sets  the  remuneration  for  the  Fiscal  Auditor.       The  Fiscal  Audit  Department  has  a  maximum  hiring  period  of  ten  continuous  years;;   after  the  aforementioned  period,  the  person  occupying  the  post  must  rotate.  In  any   case,  the  Fiscal  Audit  Department  must  rotate  its  entire  appointed  staff  every  five   years.     The   Fiscal   Auditor   must   keep   a   clear   professional   Independence   vis-­à-­vis   the   Company,  and  his  or  her  quality  as  an  independent  worker  must  be  stated  in  all  
  • 15.   Página  15  de  20   audit   reports   presented   before   the   shareholders.   EEB   and   the   GEB’s   other   Companies  may  not  hire  services  other  than  accounting  audit  from  the  same  firm   of  the  Fiscal  Auditor.       d)   External  Audits       By   provision   of   the   Domiciliary   Public   Services   Law,   EEB   has   the   obligation   to   annually   hire   and   carry   out   an   external   audit   of   the   management   and   of   results   including  an  assessment  on  the  organization’s  architecture,  business  and  technical     management,   the   Internal   Control   system,   the   management   and   results   plan,   financial  viability  and  an  opinion  on  the  Company’s  risk  levels.     The   results   of   this   audit   are   presented   in   the   Annual   Report   on   the   External   Management  Audit  and  published  in  the  Company’s  website.     e)   Risk  Management     EEB’s  Risk  Management  system  aims  to  increase  the  trust  of  the  interest  groups   the  GEB  relates  with,  guarantee  the  business’  continuity,  reduce  uncertainties  and   operate  in  a  transparent  manner.     The  Company’s  risk  management  is  based  on  the  principle  of  self-­control,  which  is   why   it   is   the   duty   of   all   areas   of   EEB   to   ensure   its   proper   administration   as   an   integral  part  of  the  development  of  the  business  activities.  The  consolidated  risks   report   of   both   the   Company   and   the   GEB   are   presented   periodically   before   the   Audit  and  Risk  Committee  and  the  Board  of  Directors.     The  comprehensive  risk  management  of  EEB  and  of  the  GEB’s  other  Companies   is  regulated  in  the  Risk  Management  Policy.       V.   DISCLOSURE  OF  INFORMATION       EEB,   in   its   quality   as   a   local   and   international   security   issuer,   complies   with   the   highest   standards   of   transparence   and   disclosure   of   financial   and   non-­financial  
  • 16.   Página  16  de  20   information  in  compliance  with  the  applicable  law,  the  guidelines  set  forth  by  the   Financial  Superintendence  of  Colombia  as  well  as  by  the  commitments  taken  on   during   each   of   the   respective   issues.   Currently,   EEB   participates   in   the   Investor   Relations   –   IR   Acknowledgement   granted   by   Colombia’s   Stock   Market   to   companies   that   hold   high   standards   of   disclosure   of   information   before   their   investors.   In  addition,  the  Company  supplies  all  information  in  compliance  with  the  provisions   relative   to   the   Comprehensive   Stock   Market   Information   System   (SIMEV   in   Spanish)  of  the  Financial  Superintendence  of  Colombia.     With   the   exception   of   reserved   information,   the   Company   shall   supply   general   information  in  accordance  with  the  methodology  and  periodicity  set  by  the  Board  of   Directors   and   the   applicable   law   of   the   public   stock   market   that   allows   the   shareholders  and  other  investors  to  have  timely  and  accurate  information  to  make   their  investments.   The   information   disclosed   by   EEB   is   subject   to   the   guidelines   contained   in   the   applicable   law,   as   well   as   in   EEB’s   norms   and   internal   policies   on   disclosure   of   information3 .     a)   Annual  Corporate  Government  Report       As   an   additional   information   mechanism   for   its   investors   and   the   public,   EEB   prepares   an   annual   Corporate   Governance   Report   in   charge   of   the   Board   of   Directors.   Such   report   is   then   presented   before   the   General   Shareholders   Assembly,  after  presenting  it  before  the  Audit  and  Risk  Committee,  and  is  available   on  the  website.     b)   Relationship  with  Investors     EEB  has  a  Financing  Management  Relationship  with  Investors  Department,  which   is  responsible  to  tend  to  the  shareholders’  requirements  regarding  matters  relative   to  stock  itself,  via  the  following  e-­mail  address:  mailto:  ir@eeb.com.co.  In  addition,   there  is  also  a  link  on  the  web  page  to  supply  information  to  its  investors.                                                                                                                               3  Reserved  information  comprises  all  information  that  is  of  the  exclusive  competence  of  the  members  of  the   Board  of  Directors,  the  Chairman,  Vice  Chairmen  and  Directors,  the dissemination of which could risk the Company’s business, affect third parties’ rights or compromise the company’s business strategies and competitiveness. All persons linked with EEB shall be extremely cautious in the handling of information marked as reserved, especially in those matters that relate to its competitive advantage and corporate strategy.  
  • 17.   Página  17  de  20   VI.   SOCIAL  RESPONSIBILITY       Aware  of  how  important  sustainability  is  for  the  GEB,  EEB  has  issued  a  series  of   guidelines   and   provisions   to   ensure   an   effective   relationship   with   its   interest   groups,   and   particularly   with   the   communities   where   it   has   presence.   These   definitions  are  complemented  by  the  work  done  by  the  GEB’s  Foundation  and  the   shared  value  initiatives  championed  by  the  GEB.  Within  this  context,  EEB  has  a   number   of   corporate   policies   on   environmental,   corporate   citizenship   and   sustainability   matters,   all   of   which   reflect   the   commitments   made   on   the   aforementioned  areas  and  which  are  available  at  the  following  link.       VII.   ON  CONFLICTS  OF  INTEREST  AND  TRANSACTIONS  WITH   RELATED  PARTIES     a)   General  Dispositions     The  rules  for  the  management  of  conflicts  of  interest  are  detailed  in  the  Company’s   Code   of   Ethics   and   include,   among   other   aspects,   the   definition   of   conflict   of   interest  and  the  officials  responsible  of  verifying  their  appropriate  management.       In  keeping  with  what  is  established  in  EEB’s  Code  of  Ethics,  in  case  of  conflict  of   interest  or  when  in  doubt  of  its  potential  existence,  whoever  may  be  subject  of  the   conflict  of  interest  must  abstain  from  participating  either  directly  or  indirectly  in  the   activities  and  decisions  related  to  the  situation  that  creates  a  conflict  of  interest.  In   addition,  the  person  must  also  inform  about  the  situation  in  full  detail  and  in  writing   to  their  respective  senior  official.     In  the  particular  case  of  the  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  they  have  the  duty   to  relay  information  on  the  direct  or  indirect  relations  with  the  Company,  suppliers,   clients  or  any  other  interest  group  that  may  lead  to  situations  of  conflict  of  interest.     The  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  shall  inform  the  Board  of  Directors  about   any  situation  that  creates  a  conflict  of  interest,  case  in  which  EEB’s  provisions  for   conflict  of  interest  management  will  be  applied.  Doubts  regarding  the  nature  of  the   acts  comprising  conflicts  of  interest  does  not  release  any  member  of  the  Board  of  
  • 18.   Página  18  de  20   Directors   from   their   obligation   to   abstain   from   participating   in   the   activities   and   decisions  at  hand.     b)   Conditions  for  Share  Disposal.     The  Company’s  shareholders  may  not,  neither  personally  nor  by  mandate  from  any   other  person,  dispose  of  or  acquire  Company  stock  while  exercising  their  charge,   except   in   cases   of   operations   other   than   speculation   and   with   previous   and   express  authorization  by  the  Board  of  Directors.     c)   Dispositions  on  Transactions  with  Related  Parties       The   Board   of   Directors   establishes   the   manner   of   approval   for   operations,   agreements   or   material   contracts   that   involve   related   parties,   understanding   the   aforementioned   parties   as   per   the   definition   set   forth   in   International   Accounting   Standard   N°   24   (IAS   24)   and   other   applicable   legislation.   In   general,   all   acquisitions  and  operations  must  be  made  under  the  terms  and  conditions  usually   used  by  EBB  with  unrelated  third  parties4,  meaning  in  market  conditions  and  price.     EEB  discloses  this  kind  of  transaction  in  its  notes  to  the  financial  statements  and  in   the   Annual   Corporate   Government   Report,   in   compliance   with   Colombian   regulation  on  the  matter.     d)   Code  of  Ethics  and  Ethical  Channel       Via  its  Code  of  Ethics,  EEB  promotes  ethical  behavior  in  all  levels,  including  the   members   of   the   Board   of   Directors,   the   Senior   Management,   employees   and   contractors   of   the   Company.   The   aim   is   to   mitigate   all   the   risks   associated   with   ethical  behavior.  The  Company  also  has  an  Ethical  Channel  at  the  disposal  of  its   interest   groups   in   order   to   receive   claims   or   consults   regarding   events   of   fraud,   conflicts  of  interest  or  undue  or  illegal  conducts  at  the  following  link.     Additionally,   the   Company   holds   other   corporate   policies   to   encourage   the   development  of  coordinated  actions  against  fraud  or  corruption  at  the  local  level                                                                                                                             4   EEB considers all natural or legal persons not classified as related parties to be unrelated third parties.  
  • 19.   Página  19  de  20   and   in   all   jurisdictions   where   the   GEB   operates   in   order   to   comply   with   the   objective  of  promoting  transparent  management  and  deterring  misconducts.       VIII.   DISPUTE  RESOLUTION       a)   Arbitration         In  keeping  with  what  is  set  forth  in  the  Articles  of  Association,  all  differences  that   occur  among  the  shareholders  or  between  the  shareholders  and  the  Company  or   its  Board  of  Directors  may  be  subjected  to  an  arbitration  process.  Such  a  process   shall  be  made  before  a  tribunal  comprising  three  arbiters  appointed  by  the  parties   by  common  agreement  or,  if  no  agreement  is  reached,  by  the  Center  for  Arbitration   and   Reconciliation   of   the   Chamber   of   Commerce   of   Bogotá,   with   the   ruling   complying  with  all  applicable  laws.     The   arbiters’   decisions   shall   be   object   of   the   action   of   annulment   of   the   award   and/or  the  extraordinary  review  process,  in  cases  and  proceedings  foreseen  in  the   Law.     b)   Protection  of  the  Shareholders  by  the  Financial  Superintendence  of   Colombia     Due   to   its   condition   as   a   securities   issuer,   any   number   of   EEB   shareholders   representing  a  stock  amount  no  higher  than  10%  of  the  total  circulating  shares  and   which   are   not   part   of   the   Company’s   management   may   resort   to   the   Financial   Superintendence   of   Colombia   when   they   consider   that   their   rights   have   been   directly  or  indirectly  undermined  by  decisions  made  by  the  General  Shareholders   Assembly  or  by  the  managers.       IX.   FINAL  DISPOSITIONS     It  is  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  as  well  as  of  the  Chairman  and  the  Legal   and  Regulatory  Vice  Chairman  of  EEB,  to  see  to  the  compliance  of  the  Corporate   Government  Code.    
  • 20.   Página  20  de  20   The  shareholders  may  demand  the  effective  compliance  with  the  present  Code  to   the   Board   of   Directors   or   to   the   Corporate   Governance   Committee   via   the   presentation  of  duly  supported  written  petitions.     The   present   Corporate   Government   Code   shall   govern   after   its   approval   by   the   Board   of   Directors,   and   any   changes   made   thereto   are   to   be   announced   in   a   newspaper  of  national  circulation,  as  well  as  duly  informed  and  published  in  EEB’s   website.