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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the month of October, 2006

Commission File Number 1-15250
 

 

BANCO BRADESCO S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

BANK BRADESCO
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 

Cidade de Deus, s/n, Vila Yara
06029-900 - Osasco - SP
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. 

Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______

 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.  

Yes _______ No ___X____

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B r a d e s c o  Banco Bradesco S.A. 
  Publicly-held Company 
  Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ) #60.746.948/0001-12 

Notice to Stockholders

Capital Stock Increase with Subscription of New Stocks

     According to the Special Stockholder’s Meeting held on 10.5.2006, Bradesco is promoting a capital stock increase in the amount of R$1,200,000,000.00 by means of the issuance of 21,818,182 new book-entry registered stocks, with no par value, of which 10,909,152 are common stocks and 10,909,030 are preferred stocks to be subscribed at the price of R$55.00 per stock.

For this reason, the Bank clarifies that:

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compensation of credit of Complementary Interest on Own Capital and Dividends. In this case, the exercise of the subscription right of the stocks will not result in any disbursement of resources on the account of the stockholders enrolled in the Bank’s  registrations on that date (10.5.2006); 
     
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debit in the checking account held in Banco Bradesco S.A.; 
       
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check to the order of Banco Bradesco; 
 

Right of the Subscribed Stocks – Entitled to Dividends and/or Monthly and possibly Complementary Interest on Own Capital to be declared as from the date of their inclusion in the stockholders’ position on, which will take place after the approval of the process of the capital stock increase by the Central Bank of Brazil, as well as, fully, to possible advantages attributed to other stocks as from the aforementioned date on.

Banco Bradesco S.A.
Norberto Pinto Barbedo
Executive Vice President
10.18.2006


 
SIGNATURES
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: October 19th, 2006

 
BANCO BRADESCO S.A.
By:
 
/S/  Norberto Pinto Barbedo

   
Norberto Pinto Barbedo
Executive Vice President
 

 
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