OREANDA-NEWS. March 09, 2012. The Board of Directors of this Bank, in a meeting held today, approved the Board of Executive Officers’ proposal to increase 10% (ten percent) in the amount of the Monthly Dividends, paid in advance to the shareholders, in conformity with the Monthly Compensation System, rising them from BRL 0.014541175 to BRL 0.015995293 related to the common shares and from BRL 0.015995293 to BRL 0.017594822 for the preferred shares.

The new values will become effective as from the Dividends related to April/2012, to be paid on May 2nd, 2012, benefiting the shareholders registered in the Company’s records on April 2nd, 2012. The Company’s shares will be traded “ex-right” on Dividends from April 3rd, 2012 on.

The payment will be made according to the declared amount, with no Withholding Income Tax, under the terms of the Article 10 of Law # 9,249/95, as follows:

to shareholders whose shares are deposited at the Company and that keep their register and banking data updated, by means of credit in the current accounts in a Financial Institution they indicate;

to shareholders whose shares are deposited at the BM&FBOVESPA S.A. – Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros (Securities, Commodities and Future Exchange), by means of Institutions and/or Brokerage Houses which keep their shareholding position in custody.

The shareholders who do not have their register and banking data updated in the Company must present themselves at a Bradesco Branch of their preference bearing their Individual Taxpayer’s ID (CPF), Identification Document (RG) and proof of residence (utility bill) for record updating and receiving the respective amounts to which they are entitled.