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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 March, 2012
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, March 9, 2012

 

To

Securities and Exchange Commission

Office of International Corporate Finance

Division of Corporate Finance

Washington, DC

 

Dear shareholders,

 

Banco Bradesco S.A. informs its shareholders, clients and the market in general that all the matters examined at the Special and Annual Shareholders’ Meeting held cumulatively on this date, at 10 a.m., were approved as follows:

  

At the Special Shareholders’ Meeting:

 

-       the Board of Directors’ proposal to partially amend the Bylaws, as follows: to include a Sole Paragraph into Article 1; Paragraphs One and Two into Article 7; in the “caput” of Article 8; in the letter “n” of Article 9; in the “caput” and Paragraph One of Article 12; in the “caput” of Articles 22, 24 and 26; in the Article 23, taking into account the inclusion of 3 new Paragraphs; and in the “caput” and Sole Paragraph of Article 25.

 

At the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting:

 

1.    the Financial Statements related to the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2011, after they have acknowledged the Management and Independent Auditors’ Reports, the Fiscal Council’s Opinion, and the Summary of the Audit Committee’s Report;

 

2.    the Board of Directors’ proposal to:

 

b)   allocate the net income of the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2011, in the amount of R$11,028,265,346.53, as follows: R$551,413,267.32 to the “Profit Reserves – Legal Reserve”; R$6,736,517,276.32 to the “Profit Reserves – Statutory  Reserve”; and R$3,740,334,802.89 for the payment of interest on shareholders’ equity and dividends, already paid;

c)    ratification of the mentioned amount of interest on shareholders’ equity and dividends paid in advance, taking into account that a payment of interest on shareholders’ equity /dividends related to the year 2011 was not proposed to the Shareholders’ Meeting;

 

3.    the Parent Companies’ proposal to:

 

a)    the reelection of the Board of Directors’ Members, Messrs. Lázaro de Mello Brandão, Antônio Bornia, Mário da Silveira Teixeira Júnior, João Aguiar Alvarez, Ms. Denise Aguiar Alvarez, and Messrs. Luiz Carlos Trabuco Cappi, Carlos Alberto Rodrigues Guilherme, Milton Matsumoto and Ricardo Espírito Santo Silva Salgado;

b)   the reelection of the Fiscal Council’s members, Messrs. Nelson Lopes de Oliveira, Ricardo Abecassis Espírito Santo Silva and Domingos Aparecido Maia – Sitting Members; Jorge Tadeu Pinto de Figueiredo, Renaud Roberto Teixeira and João Batistela Biazon - Deputy Members;

 

4.    the Board of Directors’ proposals for the Management’s fixed compensation for the year 2012,  at the amount of up to R$250,000,000.00, the amount of up to R$250,000,000.00 to support the Management’s Open Complementary Pension Plans; and the individual monthly compensation at the amount of R$12,000.00 to the Fiscal Council’s Sitting Members.

 

According to the resolution taken at its own meeting, held on this date, the Board of Directors of the Bank, right after the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting that elected it, has chosen as Chairman Mr. Lázaro de Mello Brandão and as Vice Chairman Mr. Antônio Bornia.

 

Cordially,

Banco Bradesco S.A.

 

Luiz Carlos Angelotti

Executive Managing Officer 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: March 12, 2012
 
BANCO BRADESCO S.A.
By:
 
/S/ Luiz Carlos Angelotti

    Luiz Carlos Angelotti 
Executive Managing Officer and Investor Relations Officer
 
 
 
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