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Banco Bradesco S.A.
Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ) #60.746.948/0001 -12
Corporate Registry ID (NIRE) #35.300.027.795
Publicly-held Company
Annual and Special Stockholders’ Meetings
Call Notices
The stockholders of this Company are invited to gather in the Annual and Special Stockholders’ Meetings to be held cumulatively on March 27th, 2006, at 4:00 p.m., at the Company’s headquarters located at Cidade de Deus, Vila Yara, Osasco, São Paulo, 5th floor, Salão Nobre, Prédio Novo, in order to:
Annual Stockholders’ Meeting:
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approve the Administrators' accounts, to examine, discuss and vote the Management Report, the Financial Statements, including the allocation of Net Income, the Independent Auditors and Fiscal Council's Reports and the Summary of Audit Committee Report, related to the fiscal year ended on 12.31.2005; |
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elect the Board of Directors’ members, being necessary, under the terms of the Instructions 165, as of 12.11.91, and 282, as of 6.26.98 issued by CVM (Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil), a minimum percentage of 5% as interest in
the voting capital in order to the stockholders be allowed to request the adoption of multiple vote process; |
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elect the Fiscal Council’s members, under the terms of the Article 161 of the Law # 6,404/76; |
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set forth the Administrators’ global annual compensation, pursuant to the provisions of the Company’s Bylaws. |
Special Stockholders’ Meeting:
| 1. | examine the Board of Directors’ proposals: | |
| a) | to cancel stocks held in treasury, representing its own Capital Stock, without reducing it; | |
| b) | to change the already existing Ethical Conduct Committee into a statutory body, aligning it to the best Corporate Governance practices; | |
| 2. | consolidate the Bylaws in order to reflect the proposals mentioned in the previous item | |
Documents Available to Stockholders: this Call Notices and the Board of Directors’ Proposals are made available to stockholders at the Stocks and Custody Department of Bradesco, Depositary Financial Institution of the Companies’ Stocks, located at Cidade de Deus, Prédio Amarelo, Vila Yara, Osasco, São Paulo, and they can also be viewed on the Website www.bradesco.com.br - Corporate Governance Section - Corporate Documents.
Cidade de Deus, Osasco, SP, March 7th, 2006
Lázaro de Mello Brandão
Board of Directors’ Chairman
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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
Executive Vice President and Investor Relations Officer |
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