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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 November, 2009

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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Cidade de Deus, Osasco, SP, November 26th, 2009

Securities and Exchange Commission
Office of International Corporate Finance
Division of Corporate Finance
Washington, DC

Dear Sirs,

Re: Merger of total shares representing the Capital Stock of Ibi Participações S.A. (Ibi Participações) into Banco Bradesco S.A. (Bradesco)

     We inform the approval by the Central Bank of Brazil, on November 25th, 2009, of the merger of total of shares representing the Capital Stock of Ibi Participações into Bradesco, as approved at the Special Shareholders’ Meeting held on October 29th, 2009.

     Consequently, the shares issued by Bradesco, conferred to the shareholders of Ibi Participações at the ratio of 0.049401676 fraction of share, of which 0.024700839 is fraction of common share and 0.024700837 is fraction of preferred share, for each share issued by Ibi Participações, will be available to shareholders’ positions on November 30th, 2009.

Dividends: The shares composing the Capital Stock will participate, under equal conditions, as of November 27th, 2009, in Dividends and/or Interest on Own Capital to be declared, as well as, fully, in eventual advantages to be conferred as of the aforementioned date.

  Sincerely yours,
   
  Banco Bradesco S.A.
  Domingos Figueiredo de Abreu 
  Executive Vice President and 
  Investor Relations Officer

 
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: November 26, 2009

 
BANCO BRADESCO S.A.
By:
  
/S/ Domingos Figueiredo de Abreu
    Domingos Figueiredo de Abreu
Executive Vice-President and
Investor Relations Officer


 

 
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