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Brasília, D.F., 71.215-000
Federative Republic of Brazil
annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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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
Brasília, June 22, 2006 – BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. (“Company”), in compliance with article 12 of CVM (Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission) Instruction 358, dated 01/03/2002, informs that Capital Research and Management Company, a corporation constituted and existing in compliance with the laws of the United States of America, with headquarters on 333, South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California, 90071, United States of America (“CRMC”), as the managing shareholder of investments abroad, has acquired, in behalf of its clients, American Depositary Receipts – ADRs, representing nominal preferred shares issued by the Company, through operations made in the stock exchange. CRMC managed, in behalf of its clients, 11,133,000,000 preferred shares issued by the Company, which corresponded to 4.842% of preferred shares and, with the acquisitions made, it now manages, as investment advisor, 11,500,000,000 preferred shares issued by the Company, corresponding to 5.001% of preferred shares.
The Company was also informed by CRMC that:
- No other corporation which belongs to the CRMC economic group owns shares issued by the Company;
- This is a minority investment, in the form of preferred shares with no voting rights, which does not affect the Company’s shareholding or administrative structure;
- Currently, there are no amounts of the Company’s shares that are pretended by CRMC; and
- There are no convertible debentures in shares owned, direct or indirectly, by CRMC or any person related to it, nor there are any agreements or contracts which regulates rights for voting rights or the purchase and sale of stock issued by the Company in which CRMC or person related to it is a party involved.
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/S/ Charles Laganá Putz
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Name: Charles Laganá Putz
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