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TELE NORTE CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
Publicly-held Company
CORPORATE TAXPAYERS ID (CNPJ) 02.558.154/0001 -29
CORPORATE REGISTRY ID (NIRE) 3130002551-9
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS
Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. announces that the Annual and Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting held on March 28, 2008, resolved on the payment of dividends referring to the fiscal year of 2007, under the following conditions:
1 AMOUNT
The total amount of the dividends to be distributed is R$3,197,587.23 (three million, one hundred and ninety-seven thousand, five hundred and eighty-seven Reais, and twenty-three cents).
The amount per preferred share is R$0.75967.
2 TRADING EX-DIVIDENDS
The dividends shall be paid to the shareholders owning shares on March 28, 2008.
As of March 31, 2008, Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A.s shares shall be traded ex-dividends referring to the year 2007.
Withholding income tax shall not be assessed on the aforementioned dividends.
3 DATE OF PAYMENT
The payment of the referred dividends shall be made on April 14, 2008, and shall be available to shareholders from that date.
4 METHOD AND PLACE OF PAYMENT
The dividends corresponding to the shares deposited at the Fungible Custody of the Brazilian Clearing and Depositary Corporation (CBLC) shall be credited to said Institution, which,
through the accredited brokers, shall be responsible for transferring them to the respective shareholders.
The remaining shareholders shall receive their dividends at the branch of Banco ABN-AMRO Real S.A. of their choice, duly identified by the documents described below.
Individuals: Certified copy of the Identity Card, Individual Taxpayers ID (CPF), and proof of current residence.
Legal Entities: Certified copy of the Corporate Taxpayers ID card (CNPJ/MF) and of the updated articles of association or bylaws, as well as a certified copy of the minutes that elected the senior management in office. The managing partners or executive officers with powers to represent the company shall present a certified copy of their Identity Card, Individual Taxpayers ID (CPF) and proof of current residence.
In the event of representation by proxy, it will be necessary to present the respective power of attorney granted before a public notary, and the certified copies of the attorney-in-facts Identity Card and Individual Taxpayers ID (CPF).
Belo Horizonte, March 28, 2008.
André Machado Mastrobuono
Investor Relations Officer
TELE NORTE CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. | ||||
By: | /s/ André Mastrobuono | |||
Name: | André Mastrobuono | |||
Title: | CEO, CFO and Head of Investor Relations |
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