SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
06029-900 - Osasco - SP
Federative Republic of Brazil
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Banco Bradesco |
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| Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ) 60.746.948/0001-12 |
Notice to Shareholders
Operational Alliance between Bradesco and Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
Banco Bradesco S.A. (BOVESPA: BBDC3, BBDC4; NYSE: BBD and Latibex: XBBDC) informs its shareholders, clients and the general market that on August 18th, 2008 it entered into an operational alliance with The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.. Within the scope of the alliance, Bram - Bradesco Asset Management S.A. DTVM (BRAM) and Mitsubshi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. (MUAM) will cooperate for the management and distribution of investment funds.
The operational agreement initially provides for the constitution of a fixed income fund in Japan, which will invest its resources in assets in Brazil, intended for Japanese investors of the retail segment. The administration will be carried out by MUAM and its management is under BRAM’s responsibility, which will be the fund advisor.
The alliance will allow Japanese investors to access Brazilian assets by means of the distribution network of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. In order to provide these companies with information about the Brazilian market and about the performance of constituted funds, BRAM will create an assistance structure in Tokyo.
BRAM is a company specializing in fund management. It serves all client segments and markets and manages R$147.3 billion (US$92.5 billion) - Source: ANBID – June/2008.
MUAM is the fund management company of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, one of the world’s largest financial conglomerates, and manages assets for all client segments and markets. It has under its management, in Japan, assets amounting to 7.2 trillion Yens (US$65 billion) - Source: Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management, Japan – July/2008.
Osasco, SP, August 19th, 2008
Banco Bradesco S.A.
Milton Almicar Silva Vargas
Executive Vice President and
Investor Relations Officer
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BANCO BRADESCO S.A. |
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/S/ Milton Almicar Silva Vargas
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| Milton Almicar Silva Vargas
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