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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the month of March, 2008

Commission File Number 1-15250
 
 

BANCO BRADESCO S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

BANK BRADESCO
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 

Cidade de Deus, s/n, Vila Yara
06029-900 - Osasco - SP
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. 

Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______

 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  

Yes _______ No ___X____

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Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil, March 3rd, 2008

Securities and Exchange Commission
Office of International Corporate Finance
Division of Corporate Finance
Washington, DC

Ref.: Payment of Complementary Dividends

     The Board of Directors of this Bank, in a meeting held today, approved the Board of Executive Officer’s proposal for the payment to the Company’s stockholders of Complementary Dividends to the Interest on Own Capital and Dividends related to the fiscal year 2007, in the amount of R$65,200,000.00, of which R$0.030760433 per common stock and R$0.033836477 per preferred stock, benefiting the stockholders registered in the Bank’s books on this date (March 3rd, 2008). The Company’s stocks will be traded “ex-right” on referred Dividends from 3.4.2008 on.

     The payment will be made on March 17th, 2008, according to the declared amount, with no Withholding Income Tax, under the terms of the Article 10 of Law # 9,249/95.

     The Dividends related to the stocks under custody at CBLC - Brazilian Company and Depository Corporation will be paid to CBLC which will transfer them to the stockholders through its Custody Agents.

     Thus, the amount of Interest and Dividends paid to stockholders, related to the fiscal year of 2007, totals R$2,822,796,086.42.

Cordially,

Banco Bradesco S.A.
Milton Almicar Silva Vargas
Executive Vice President and
Investor Relations Officer

 
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: March 03 rd, 2008

 
BANCO BRADESCO S.A.
By:
  
/S/ Milton Almicar Silva Vargas
   
Milton Almicar Silva Vargas
Executive Vice-President and
Investor Relations Officer

 

 
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