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BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
CORPORATE TAXPAYER REGISTRATION 02.570.688/0001 -70
BOARD OF TRADE 53.3.0000581 -8
PUBLICLY HELD COMPANY
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. (“Company”), in compliance with article 12 of Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários - CVM) Instruction 358, dated 01/03/2002, announces that Barclays Plc. (“Barclays”), on behalf of its subsidiaries, Barclays Global Investors Ltd, Barclays Bank Plc., Barclays Global Investors NA, Barclays Global Fund Advisors, Barclays Capital Inc., Barclays Capital Securities Ltd (jointly “Barclays Subsidiaries”), has informed the Company that Barclays Subsidiaries has acquired preferred shares issued by the Company which, on December 17, 2008, have reached 11,671,082 preferred shares, representing approximately 5,07% of the total preferred shares issued by the Company.
Additionally, Barclays informed the following:| (i) | (a) Barclays Global Investors Ltd’s headquarters is located at 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP; (b) Barclays Bank Plc.’s headquarters is located at 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP; (c) Barclays Global Investors NA’s headquarters is located at 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105-2618; (d) Barclays Global Fund Advisors’ headquarters is located at 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105-2618; (e) Barclays Capital Inc.’s headquarters is located at CT Corporation System, 1 Commercial Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut, 06103; e (f) Barclays Capital Securities Ltd’s headquarters is located at 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP; |
| (ii) | Barclays Subsidiaries acquired preferred shares, totaling 11,671,082 preferred shares issued by the Company, as mentioned above; |
| (iii) | The objective of the acquisition herein mentioned is strictly as an investment, and does not intend to alter the Company’s Controlling Structure or Management Structure; |
| (iv) | No debentures convertible into shares issued by the Company are owned by Barclays Subsidiaries; |
| (v) | Barclays Subsidiaries are not party to any agreements or contracts regulating voting rights or the purchase or sale of securities issued by the Company. |
Brasília, December 22, 2008.
Paulo Narcélio Simões Amaral
Investor Relations Officer
BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. |
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By: |
/S/ Paulo Narcélio Simões Amaral
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Name: Paulo Narcélio Simões Amaral
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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