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04707-000 - São Paulo, SP
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VIVO PARTICIPAÇÕES S/A MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
1. DATE, TIME AND PLACE: March 22, 2007, at 05:00 pm., on Av. Roque Petroni Júnior, 1464, 6º andar, lado B, São Paulo - SP.
2. CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE MEETING: Manoel Luiz Ferrão de Amorim – Chairman of the Meeting; Breno Rodrigo Pacheco de Oliveira - Secretary.
3. INSTATEMENT: The meeting was convened with the attendance of the undersigned Directors, who represented a quorum under the terms of the Company’s Bylaws.
4. AGENDA AND RESOLUTIONS:
4.1. Substitution of Director: The Chairman of the Board of Directors submitted to the other Directors his letter of resignation from the office of member and chairman of the Board of Directors, which was accepted. Following, Mr. Luis Miguel Gilpérez López, Spanish, married, industrial engineer, holder of Spanish passport nº AC 738051, valid until May 03, 2012, enrolled with the CPF (Individual Taxpayers Registry) under nº 059.577.907-70, resident and domiciled in the City of Madrid, Spain, with business offices at Ronda de la Comunicación s/nº, Edifício Oeste 3, Madrid, 28050, was nominated and elected by the meeting in substitution for Mr. Manoel Luiz Ferrão de Amorim. The Director elected herein will occupy the position for the remainder of the current term of office, that is, until the 2009 General Shareholders’ Meeting. It is recorded herein that he declared not to be convicted of any crime provided for by law which could prevent him from exercising business activities, as well as he is qualified to sign the statement required in CVM Instruction no. 367/2002, being undertaken to provide such signed statement at the time of his signing of the Instrument of Investiture. The Directors have caused their thanks to Mr. Manoel Luiz Ferrão de Amorim to be recorded in these minutes, for his excellent and dedicated performance of his duties in the Company.
4.2. Election of the Chairman of the Board of Directors: Mr. Luis Miguel Gilpérez López, as above identified, was elected for the office of Chairman of the Board of Directors.
5. CLOSING OF THE MEETING: Since there was no other business to be transacted, the meeting was closed, these minutes were drawn-up, read and approved and are signed by the Directors who attended the meeting as well as by the Secretary, being following transcribed in the proper book.
Signatures: Manoel Luiz Ferrão de Amorim – Chairman of the Meeting; Felix Pablo Ivorra Cano; Shakhaf Wine; Antonio Gonçalves de Oliveira; Luiz Kaufmann; Henri Philippe Reichstul; Rui Manuel de Medeiros D’Espiney Patrício – Directors; João Pedro Amadeu Baptista – Vice-Chairman of the Board, represented by Mr. Shakhaf Wine; Ignácio Aller Mallo – Director represented by Mr. Felix Ivorra Cano and Breno Rodrigo Pacheco de Oliveira – General Secretary.
I hereby certify that this is a faithful copy of the original minutes that were drawn-up in the proper book.
Breno Rodrigo Pacheco de Oliveira
General Secretary – OAB/RS nº 45.479
SIGNATURE
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VIVO PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. |
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/S/ Ernesto Gardelliano
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Ernesto Gardelliano
Investor Relations Officer |
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