JBS S.A. will expand in Brazil by leasing five slaughtering and deboning units, which will increase the company's slaughter capacity by 5,150 heads to above 26,000 heads per day.

JBS leased a unit in the city of Juara with a processing capacity of 800 heads per day; one unit at the city of Alta Floresta with processing capacity of 1, 600 heads per day; one in the city of Colider with processing capacity of 850 heads per day; one in the city of Cuiabá with processing capacity of 800 heads per day; and one in the city of São Jose dos Quatro Marcos with processing capacity of 1,100 heads per day.

The two last units belong to the Quatro Marcos Group which is under judicially supervised recovery. These leases have been approved by the relevant authorities.

The integration of these units, which are approved for exports to the main global markets, strengthens the company's position in Brazil. The facility of Sao Jose dos Quatro Marcos also produces a variety of quality, value added processed products, such as canned meats and a selection of frozen pre-cooked meats which are exported to the main markets of the world. The plants at Juara and Colider also produce biodiesel from tallow, and this marks the Company's entrance into this growing sector.