Form
6-K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Report
Of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
To Rule 13a-16 Or 15d-16 Of
The
Securities Exchange Act Of 1934
For
the
month of September, 2007
Commission
File Number: 001-14950
ULTRAPAR
HOLDINGS INC.
(Translation
of Registrant’s Name into English)
Avenida
Brigadeiro Luis Antonio, 1343, 9ºAndar
São
Paulo, SP, Brazil 01317-910
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
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20-F
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X
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Form
40-F
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Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
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Yes
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No
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X
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by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
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Indicate
by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form,
the
Registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
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Yes
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No
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X
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If
“Yes”
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): N/A
ULTRAPAR
HOLDINGS INC.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ITEM
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1.
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Press
Release – Ultrapar
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ULTRAPAR
PARTICIPAÇÕES
S.A.
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Item
1
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Ultrapar
Participações S.A. (BOVESPA: UGPA4 / NYSE: UGP), a company engaged in fuel
distribution, the production of chemicals and integrated logistics for
special
bulk cargo, in light of the article published by newspaper O Estado de
São Paulo
titled “Esso network of service stations might interest Ultra”, hereby informs
the following:
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1.
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As
widely
informed on its communications to the capital markets, Ultrapar
intends to
grow in the area of fuels marketing in
Brazil.
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2.
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All
present or
future growth opportunities and acquisitions in the fuel distribution
business are being or will be
analyzed.
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3.
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In
this
context Ultrapar is interested in acquiring fuel distribution
assets,
including those mentioned above if those assets were to be
sold, not
existing, however, any certainty that Ultrapar will be able
to acquire
such assets or even that they will be sold to any
party.
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São
Paulo, Brazil -
September 27, 2007
André
Covre
Chief
Financial and
Investor Relations Officer
ULTRAPAR
PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
| Date: September 28, 2007 | |||
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ULTRAPAR
HOLDINGS INC.
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| By: | /s/ André Covre | ||
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| Name: | André Covre | ||
| Title: |
Chief
Financial and Investor Relations
Officer
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(Press
Release – Ultrapar)