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Rua Levindo Lopes, 258 – Funcionários
Cep: 30.140-170 – Belo Horizonte (MG) - Brazil
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TELE NORTE CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ) 02.558.154/0001 -29
Company Registry (NIRE) 53300005761
(Publicly-held Company)
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
Share Grouping
As a complement to the information published at a Material Fact and Notice to Shareholders of May 31, 2007 and July 13, 2007, both on the grouping of all the shares issued by the Company, approved at the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of July 12, 2007, Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (“Company”) hereby informs its shareholders and the market that:
1. the sale of the Company’s shares through bank agreements will be suspended from August 13, 2007 to August 23, 2007 (including);
2. over-the-counter transfer of the Company’s shares and blockage of Share Transfer Orders (OTA) by the depositary institution (Banco ABN AMRO – Real S.A.) to brokers will be suspended from August 14, 2007 to August 23, 2007 (including); and
3. the sale of shares through bank agreements, over-the-counter transfer of the Company’s shares and the blockage of Share Transfer Orders will resume normal operations as of August 24, 2007, with shares already trading grouped.
The Company hereby clarifies that the trading of its shares on stock exchanges will not be interrupted.
Further information about the share grouping operation may be obtained at any branch of Banco ABN AMRO Real S.A.
Belo Horizonte, August 10, 2007.
Oscar Thompson
CEO and Head of Investor Relations Officer
| TELE NORTE CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Oscar Thompson | |||
| Name: | Oscar Thompson | |||
| Title: | CEO and Head of Investor Relations | |||
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