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Notice to the Market
Banco Bradesco S.A. (Bradesco) hereby announces that, following on from the Memorandum of Understanding disclosed to the market on April 27, 2010, it executed, on this date, a new binding Memorandum of Understanding with Banco do Brasil S.A. (Banco do Brasil) to develop and integrate its business through the creation of a Holding Company (Elo Participações), in order to launch a new Card Brand called Elo.
Bradesco and Banco do Brasil will hold 50.01% and 49.99% interest in Elo Participações, respectively, which will encompass certain activities related to the electronic payment means, such as:
Ø Elo Serviços S.A., the company holder and manager of Elo Brand of credit, debit and prepaid cards;
Ø The activities of Companhia Brasileira de Soluções e Serviços (CBSS) will be direct or indirectly integrated to the business of Elo Participações;
Ø 100% (one hundred percent) of IBI Promotora de Vendas Ltda. quotas held by Bradesco and/or its affiliates will be sold to CBSS, in addition to the client base and business related to this sales channel for the amount of R$419,000,000.00 (four hundred and nineteen million reais). This transaction is subject to: (i) the negotiation of definite documents by the parties; and (ii) the compliance with the applicable legislation;
Ø 100% (one hundred percent) of Fidelity Processadora e Serviços S.A. (FPS) shares held by Bradesco and/or its affiliates will be sold to CBSS, which represent 49% (forty-nine percent) of FPSs capital stock, for the amount of R$557,900,000.00 (five hundred, fifty-seven million and nine hundred thousand reais), out of this amount, R$328,900,000.00 (three hundred, twenty-eight million and nine hundred thousand reais) as payment for performance.
The transaction will be completed upon the conclusion of the definite documents and the compliance with applicable legal and regulatory formalities.
Bradesco also announces that, together with Banco do Brasil, is in the final stage of negotiations with Caixa Econômica Federal to integrate the latter in the launch of Elo Brand.
Additional information will be disclosed opportunely to the market as negotiations move forward.
Cidade de Deus, Osasco, SP, March 15, 2011
Banco Bradesco S.A.
Luiz Carlos Angelotti
Deputy Officer
· 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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