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BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
Publicly Held Company
CORPORATE TAXPAYER REGISTRATION 02.570.688/0001 - 70
BOARD OF TRADE 53.3.0000581 - 8
EXTRACT OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. HELD ON DECEMBER 16, 2008.
On December 16, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., the members of the Board of Directors of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A., Sergio Spinelli Silva Junior, Pedro Paulo Elejalde de Campos, Elemér André Surányi, José Luiz Guimarães Junior, Ricardo Ferraz Torres and José Luiz Rodrigues, met at the Company’s headquarters, at SIA SUL – ASP, Lote “D”, Bloco “B”, Brasília/DF and unanimously approved the following matters: (i) Additional Credit of Interest on Equity for the fiscal year of 2008 and (ii) the Budget and Business Plan for 2009. I hereby certify that the aforementioned resolution was extracted from the minutes registered in the Company’s Minute Book of the Board of Directors’ Meetings.
Brasília, December 16, 2008.
Filipe Laudo de Camargo
Secretary
BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. |
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/S/ Paulo Narcélio Simões Amaral
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Name: Paulo Narcélio Simões Amaral
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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