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.
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Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil, January 28th, 2005
To
Securities and
Exchange Commission
Office of International Corporate Finance
Division of Corporate
Finance
Washington, DC
Gentlemen,
The Board of Directors of Banco Bradesco S.A., in meeting held today resolved:
to register the resignation request made by Mr. José Fonollosa García as Member of the Company’s Board of Directors;
to nominate in replacement of Mr. José Fonollosa García, in compliance with the provisions in the Paragraph Three of the Article 8 of the Company’s By-Laws and by appointment of the shareholder Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., Mr. Raul Santoro de Mattos Almeida, a Brazilian citizen, married, identity card (RG) 5.262.380/SSP-SP, individual taxpayer’s register (CPF) 897.592.908/63, domiciled at New York 10604, USA, 9 Horton Ct, W. Harrison, as Member of the Board of Directors. He is graduated in Mechanical Engineering. Mr. Almeida is the Country Manager and Chairman of BBVA - Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria New York, USA; Vice-Chairman of US Steering Committee, BBVA in Spain; Chairman of BBVA Bancomer Financial Holdings, Texas, USA; Chairman of Valley Bank, California, USA; Chairman of BBVA Bancomer Transfer Services (BTS), Texas, USA; Chairman of BBVA Bancomer Foreign Exchange (BFX), Texas, USA; Chairman of BBVA Bancomer Financial Services (BFS), Texas, USA; President of BBVA Finance - Delaware, USA; Chairman of BBVA Securities, Inc., New York, USA; Member of BBVA’s Board of Directors, Puerto Rico; Member of Grupo Financeiro BBVA Bancomer’s Board of Directors, Mexico; and Member of BBVA Bancomer Multiple Bank Institution Board of Directors, Mexico. He was President of Santander Overseas Bank, Puerto Rico; Executive Vice-President and Finance Director of Banco Santander, Puerto Rico; Finance Director of Banco Santander’s International Division, Spain; Managing Director of Banco Santander, Brazil; Vice-President of Bank of Boston, Brazil; Vice-President, Treasurer and Managing Director of Multileasing of Bank of America NT&AS, Brazil; Director of Finasa Leasing Arrendamento Mercantil S.A., Brazil; and General Manager of LEASCO - Leasing Company of Brazil. He is member of the Board of Directors of IIB – International Bankers Institute, New York, USA; USSCC –US Spain Chamber of Commerce; USBCC –US Spain Chamber of Commerce; and Instituto Cervantes.
The member nominated shall have term of office until the General Stockholders’ Meeting to be held in 2005, and his name shall be submitted to the ratification of Central Bank of Brazil.
Cordially,
Banco Bradesco S.A.
José Luiz
Acar Pedro
Executive
Vice President and
Investor
Relations Director
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José Luiz Acar Pedro
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