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Banco Bradesco S.A.
The Board of Directors of this Bank, at a meeting held today, resolved, taking into account the Corporate Governance practices adopted by the Bradesco Organization, as well as the management process of hiring the independent auditor, to accept the recommendation made by the Audit Committee to hire, on this date, in order to replace PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes, the company KPMG Auditores Independentes, CRC 2SP014428/O-6, with headquarters on Rua Doutor Renato Paes de Barros, 33, 17o andar, Itaim Bibi, São Paulo, SP, Corporate Taxpayer ID (CNPJ) 57.755.217/0001-29, registered at Comissão de Valores Mobiliários CVM, according to the Declaratory Act # 5,180, of 12.7.1998, for the rendering of independent audit services to the Company, from the year 2011 on.
Cidade de Deus, Osasco, SP, March 21st, 2011
Executive Vice-President and
· Should you have any questions or require further information, please contact Mr. Paulo Faustino da Costa, phone 55 11 2178-6201, e-mail 4823.paulo@bradesco.com.br; Mrs. Ivani Benazzi de Andrade, phone 55 11 2178-6218, e-mail: 4823.ivani@bradesco.com.br or Mr. Carlos Tsuyoshi Yamashita, phone 55 11 2178-6204, e-mail: 4823.carlos@bradesco.com.br.
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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