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Banco Bradesco S.A.
Corporate Taxpayers ID (CNPJ) 60.746.948/0001-12
Corporate Registration Number (NIRE) 35.300.027.795
Special Shareholders Meeting
We invite the shareholders of this Company to hold a Special Shareholders Meeting on June 10th, 2010, at 5 p.m., at the Companys headquarters, Cidade de Deus, Vila Yara, Osasco, São Paulo, at Salão Nobre, 5o andar, Prédio Vermelho, in order to examine and resolve on the Board of Directors proposals to:
I. increase the capital stock from R$26,500,000,000.00 to R$28,500,000,000.00, by means of:
· partial capitalization of the balance of the Profit Reserves Statutory Reserve account, in the amount of R$2,000,000,000.00, pursuant to the provisions of Article 169 of Law #6,404/76, with bonus shares;
· 10% of bonus shares, conferring, free of charge, to the Companys shareholders, 1 (one) new share for each 10 (ten) shares of the same type held thereby on the record date and accordingly issuing 342,040,948 new non-par, book-entry, registered shares, of which 171,020,483 are common shares and 171,020,465 are preferred shares.
Simultaneously to the Brazilian Market operation, and in the same proportion, bonus will be paid in the form of ADRs - American Depositary Receipts in the U.S Market (NYSE) and in the form of GDRs Global Depositary Receipts in the European Market (Latibex).
The Company will notify the market about the record date of bonus entitlement, after the approval of the respective process by the Central Bank of Brazil.
II. amend the caput of Article 6 of the Companys Bylaws , as a result of the previous item.
Documents Made Available to Shareholders: these Call Notices, the Proposals of the Board of Directors and the Notice to Shareholders will be available to shareholders at Bradescos Shares and Custody Department, the Companys Depositary Financial Institution, Cidade de Deus, Prédio Amarelo, Vila Yara, Osasco, SP, and they may also be viewed on the website www.bradesco.com.br Corporate Governance Shareholders section, being also available at BM&FBovespa and CVM websites.
Participation in the Meetings: pursuant to Article 126 of Law # 6,404 of December 15, 1976, and later amendments, in order to attend and resolve on the Shareholders Meetings, shareholders shall observe that:
· in addition to their identification document, they shall also provide a certificate of ownership of the Companys shares issued by the custodian financial institution;
· for the holder of book-entry shares held in custody at Bradesco, the presentation of said certificate is waived;
· in the event of impossibility to attend the Shareholders Meetings, shareholders may also be represented by an attorney-in-fact appointed not more than one year before the date of the meeting, provided that he is a shareholder, officer of the Company, lawyer or financial institution, being incumbent upon the investment fund manager to represent its condominium members;
· before being forwarded to the Company, the powers of attorney drawn up in foreign language shall be translated into Portuguese and their translation shall be registered at the Registry of Deeds and Documents;
· in order to speed up the process and facilitate the works in the Shareholders Meetings, the certificate of ownership of the shares and the power of attorney may, at the shareholders discretion, be sent to the Companys headquarters, preferably, within 2 (two) business days before the date of the Shareholders Meeting, at Banco Bradesco S.A. - Secretaria Geral - Área Societária - Cidade de Deus - 4o andar do Prédio Vermelho - Vila Yara - Osasco, SP - CEP 06029-900. A copy of the documentation may also be sent by email to governancacorp@bradesco.com.br, or by fax to (55 11) 3684-4630 or (55 11) 3683-2564.
Further needed clarifications may be obtained through the e-mail investidores@bradesco.com.br, in the Investor Relations Website www.bradesco.com.br/ri or in Bradesco Branch Network.
Cidade de Deus, Osasco, SP, May 10th, 2010
Lázaro de Mello Brandão
Chairman of the Board of Directors
BANCO BRADESCO S.A. | ||
By: |
/S/ Domingos Figueiredo de Abreu
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Domingos Figueiredo de Abreu
Executive Vice-President and
Investor Relations Officer |
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