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Publicly-Held Company
CNPJ # 60.746.948/0001-12
Banco Bradesco S.A. hereby informs its shareholders and the market about the approval, by the Central Bank of Brazil, on June 25th, 2010, of the Capital Stock Increase process in the amount of R$2,000,000,000.00, increasing it from R$26,500,000,000.00 to R$28,500,000,000.00 with a 10% stock bonus (one new share, of the same type, for each 10 shares held), as resolved at the Special Shareholders Meeting held on June 10th, 2010, informing that:
· the shareholders registered in the Banks books as of July 13th, 2010 will be benefited. As of July 14th, 2010, the shares will be traded ex-bonus;
· the bonus shares will be included in the shareholders positions on July 16th, 2010, and they will be available on July 19th, 2010;
· the monthly dividends will be maintained at R$0.013219250 per common share and R$0.014541175 per preferred share, so as the amount paid monthly to shareholders will be increased by 10%, as from the dividend regarding the month of August/2010 to be paid on September 1st, 2010;
· the unit value of the bonus shares is R$5.847253119, pursuant to the provisions in Paragraph First of Article 47 of Brazilian Federal Revenue Service Normative Instruction # 1,022 of April 5th 2010, which will be included in the Statement of Book-Entry Shares for the 2011 Income Statement referring to the 2010 Calendar Year.
· for the shareholders who want to transfer fractions of shares resulting from the stock bonus, it is established the period between July 19th, 2010 and August 19th, 2010 , pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph Third of Article 169 of Law # 6,404/76. After this period, eventual remaining fractions will be separated, grouped into whole numbers and sold at an Auction to be held on August 30th, 2010 at BM&FBOVESPA S.A. Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros (São Paulo Securities, Commodities and Futures Exchange), and the respective amounts will be made available to shareholders entitled thereto on September 13th, 2010, by means of:
· credit in the current account in a Financial Institution, providing their banking data are complete in our records;
· payment to BM&FBOVESPA S.A. Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros (São Paulo Securities, Commodities and Futures Exchange), which will transfer the respective amounts to those entitled to them as registered in its records, by means of its Custody Agents;
· payment in a Bradesco Branch to those shareholders who do not hold a current account in a Financial Institution, but have accurate banking data in our records. They should, after notification, present themselves at a Bradesco Branch on their preference having their Identification Document to receive the amount they are entitled to.
For the shareholders who are not identified or located, the amounts will be available at the Company, and, when requested they will be paid, provided that they update their banking data.
As of July 13th, 2010, the shares composing the Capital Stock will have equal participation in the Monthly Dividends and eventually Complementary Dividends and/or Interest on Own Capital to be declared, as well as, fully, any other advantages as of said date.
Simultaneously to the Brazilian Market operation, and in the same proportion, bonus shares will be distributed in the form of ADRs - American Depositary Receipts on the U.S. Market (NYSE) and in the form of GDRs Global Depositary Receipts on the European Market (Latibex), and investors will receive 1 (one) new DR for each 10 (ten) DRs held on the record date of July 13th, 2010, observing that:
· similar to the Brazilian operation, the resulting fractions will be separated, grouped into whole numbers and sold at the respective Stock Exchanges, and the amounts will be credited to the holders of said fractions; and
· once the operation is concluded, Depositary Receipts - DRs will continue to be traded at the ratio of 1 (one) preferred share to 1 (one) DR on the aforementioned Markets.
Cidade de Deus, Osasco, SP, July 1st, 2010
· 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. | ||
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/S/ Julio de Siqueira Carvalho de Araujo
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Julio de Siqueira Carvalho de Araujo
Executive Vice-President
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