| The mission of Unibanco's Investor Relations (IR) division is to ensure that all
information concerning the conglomerate reaches the market in a simple and accurate
manner, in accordance with the best Corporate Governance practices.
In 2004 Unibanco took part in 15 presentations and seminars in Brazil and abroad,
maintained 301 meetings with market analysts and investors and published 34
company announcements (including dividend announcements and funding operations
disclosures).
Additionally, Unibanco promoted Apimec (Association of Investment and Capital
Markets Professionals) meetings in the cities of São Paulo, Recife, Porto
Alegre, Brasília and Belo Horizonte, and a meeting in Rio de Janeiro
with Abamec (Brazilian Association of Capital Market Analysts). Approximately
1,050 analysts and investors attended these meetings and presentations by Unibanco's
top executives.
In January 2005 Unibanco's IR website won, by the fifth consecutive time, the
Top 5, Brazil's foremost IR Internet award, promoted by MZ Consult, KPMG, JPMorgan
and Linklaters. Unibanco's website was chosen the best in the Banks and Financial
Services category and overall runner-up in Latin America. It was the seventh
awarding, and the number of qualified competitors rose by 63% in 2004, to a
total of 426 companies from 42 countries.
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