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VIVO PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
MANAGEMENT’S PROPOSAL FOR OFFSETTING THE
LOSSES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS,
In compliance with the legal provisions governing the matter, this Management hereby proposes to you that the losses for Fiscal Year 2007, in the amount of seventy-eight million, nine hundred and thirty-five thousand, four hundred and fifty-five reais and ten cents (R$ 78,935,455.10) are posted to and offset in the Retained Earnings account, without neither the Legal Reserve, in conformity with article 193 of Law no. 6404/76, nor the provision for payment of Interest on Own Capital / Dividends being booked.
RETAINED EARNINGS
The Management further proposes that the balance available in the Retained Earnings account, in the amount of one hundred and twenty-four million, four hundred and seventy-eight thousand, two hundred and forty-five reais and thirty-one cents (R$124,478,245.31), is transferred to the Profit Reserve for Expansion account, under the terms of art. 196 of Law no. 6404/76, combined to Article 8 of CVM Instruction no. 59/86, specifically for investment in the acquisition of the share control in new companies, as well as for eventual advanced payment of the Company’s financial liabilities and for ensuring strategic and financial flexibility for the Company within the scope of the telecommunications industry in Brazil.
Said amount is part of the Capital Budget, as attached hereto.
São Paulo, February 20, 2008.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman
LUIS MIGUEL GILPÉREZ LÓPEZ
Vivo Participações S.A.
To the Shareholders of
Vivo Participações S.A.
Re: CAPITAL BUDGET FOR 2008 (100% CONSOLIDATED WITH VIVO S.A.)
Under the terms of paragraph 2 of Article 196 of Law 6404/76, we hereby submit to you, for approval, the Capital Budget of Vivo Participações S.A. for year 2008, in the amount of six billion, sixty-eight million, eight hundred and thirty-four thousand, eight hundred and fifty-seven reais (R$ 6,068,834,857.00), to be funded from the sources indicated below, which Budget was approved by the Board of Directors at a meeting held on this date.
| Capital Budget Proposal (Vivo S.A.) | R$ 3,363,184,857.00 |
| Investment in Other Companies (Vivo Part) | R$ 2,705,650,000.00 |
| Total | R$ 6,068,834,857.00 |
Funding Sources:
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R$ 124,478,245.31 |
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R$ 5,944,356,611.22 |
Accordingly, we hereby submit the capital budget proposal for your approval
São Paulo, February 20, 2008.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
LUIS MIGUEL GILPÉREZ LÓPEZ
Chairman
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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