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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the month of February, 2019
Commission File Number 1-15250
 

 
BANCO BRADESCO S.A. 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
BANK BRADESCO
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 
Cidade de Deus, s/n, Vila Yara
06029-900 - Osasco - SP
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.  Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______

 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  

Yes _______ No ___X____

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Banco Bradesco S.A.

Corporate Taxpayer's ID No. 60.746.948/0001-12 - Company Registration No. 35.300.027.795

Publicly-Held Company

Special and Annual Shareholders’ Meetings

Call Notice

 

We invite the Company’s shareholders to meet at the cumulatively Special and Annual Shareholders’ Meetings to be held on March 11, 2019, at 4 p.m., at the Company’s headquarters, Núcleo Cidade de Deus, Vila Yara, Osasco, SP, Prédio Vermelho, at Salão Nobre, 5o andar, for the resolutions listed below:

 

 

I.

Special Shareholders’ Meeting

 

1)

increase the capital stock by R$8,000,000,000.00, increasing it from R$67,100,000,000.00 to R$75,100,000,000.00, with bonus stock, by means of the capitalization of part of the balance of the “Profit Reserves – Statutory Reserve” account, according to the provisions of Article 169 of Law No. 6,404/76, by issuing 1,343,971,619 book-entry, registered shares, with no par value, of which 671,985,845 are common shares and 671,985,774 are preferred shares, to be attributed free of charge to shareholders at the ratio of 2 new shares to each 10 shares of the same type they hold on the base date, to be established after the approval of the process by the Central Bank of Brazil, with the consequent amendment to the “caput” of Article 6 of the Bylaws;

2)

change item “e” of Article 9 of the Bylaws, to adapt the term “Permanent Assets” to the “Non-Current Assets”, according to the legislation in force;

3)

change Article 21 of the Bylaws, pertinent to the term of office of the members of the Audit Committee, from five (5) to two (2) years;

4)

consolidate the Bylaws, with the amendments mentioned in items 1, 2 and 3 above.

 

II.

Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

 

1)

acknowledge the management accounts and examine, discuss and vote on the Financial Statements related to the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2018;

2)

resolve on the Board of Directors’ proposal for the allocation of the net income of the fiscal year 2018;

3)

elect the Fiscal Council’s members, observing the provisions of Articles 161 and 162 of Law No. 6,404/76;

4)

resolve, for the 2019 fiscal year, on the overall management compensation, as well as the amount to support the Pension Plan and the amount regarding the pension contributions to

the INSS borne by the Company;

5)

to resolve, for the 2019 fiscal year, on the remuneration of the effective members of the Fiscal Council, as well as on the amount corresponding to the contributions to the INSS that are

borne by the Company.

 

 

 

Participation in the Meetings: pursuant to Article 126 of Law No. 6,404/76, and later amendments, in order to attend and resolve on the Shareholders’ Meetings, the shareholder must observe that:

 

 

·          

in addition to the identification document, they must also provide a certificate of ownership of the shares issued by the Company, issued by the custodian financial institution. For the holder of book-entry shares held in custody at Bradesco, the presentation of said certificate is waived;


 
 

 

 

·

in the event of impossibility to attend the Shareholders’ Meetings, the shareholder may  be

represented by an attorney-in-fact appointed not more than one year prior, provided that they are a shareholder, manager of the Company, lawyer or financial institution, it being incumbent upon the investment fund manager to represent their condominium members, observing that legal entities shareholders might also be represented according to their bylaws/articles of incorporation;

·

before being forwarded to Bradesco, the corporate and representation documents of legal entities and investment funds drawn up in a foreign language must be translated into Portuguese and their translation must be registered at the Titles and Documents Registry (a certified translation is not required);

·

in order to speed up the process and facilitate the proceedings in the Shareholders’ Meetings, we request that, at the discretion of shareholders, the certificate of ownership of the shares, the power of attorney and any voting declarations be sent to the Company’s headquarters, preferably at least two (2) business days before the Shareholders’ Meetings, at Banco Bradesco S.A. – General Secretariat – Corporate Area – Núcleo Cidade de Deus – Prédio Vermelho, 4º andar - Vila Yara - Osasco, SP – Brasil - CEP 06029-900. A copy of the documentation may still be forwarded, in advance, to the email governancacorp@bradesco.com.br;

·

in the case of opting to vote remotely, you must state your intention to vote, sending the said Remote Voting Form: 1) to the bookkeeper of the Company's shares through all Bradesco’s Branch Network; or 2) to your custodians that provide this service in the case of holders of shares deposited in the central depository; or 3) directly to the Company. For more information, see the rules set out in CVM Instruction No. 481/09 and the procedures described in the Form made available by the Company, as well as in the said Manual for Participation in the Special and Annual Shareholders’ Meetings (Manual);

·

for investors with shares in custody in B3 or directly with the bookkeeper, in addition to the participation processes listed above, Bradesco also allows the exercise of the right to vote electronically, up to 72 hours before the time of the Meetings, i.e. up to March 8, 2019, at 4 p.m. (for further information, check the Manual);

·

for more fluidity of the activities, the access of shareholders to the Salão Nobre of 5oandar (floor), where the Meetings will be held, will be authorized after 2 p.m., where any further enquiries related to the matters on the agenda to be deliberated can be discussed.

 

Documents made available to shareholders: all legal documents and further information necessary for the analysis and exercise of voting rights are available to shareholders at the Market Relations Department, in Núcleo Cidade de Deus, Prédio Vermelho, 3º andar, Vila Yara, Osasco, São Paulo, and on the Bradesco websites (banco.bradesco/ri), of B3 S.A. - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão (http://www.b3.com.br/pt_br/produtos-e-servicos/negociacao/renda-variavel/empresas-listadas.htm) and of CVM (http://sistemas.cvm.gov.br/?CiaDoc).

 

Eventual clarifications may be obtained on the Investor Relations website – banco.bradesco/ri – Corporate Governance, in the Bradesco’s Branches Network or via email governancacorp@bradesco.com.br.

Osasco, SP, February 7, 2019

 

 

 


 
 

 

Luiz Carlos Trabuco Cappi

Chairman of the Board of Directors

 

 

 
SIGNATURES
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: February 11, 2019
 
BANCO BRADESCO S.A.
By:
 
/S/Leandro de Miranda Araujo

    Leandro de Miranda Araujo
Executive Deputy Officer and
Investor Relations Officer.
 
 
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