The company's purpose as a holding company is to participate in other companies and to manage company shares and assets; can grant its direct or indirect subsidiaries loans or other financing free of charge and provide collateral of any kind for liabilities of such companies, including by way of pledges or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or by way of guarantees of any kind; can acquire, hold, manage and sell participations in other domestic and foreign companies; can acquire, mortgage, manage and sell real estate and properties.