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Brasília, D.F., 71.215-000
Federative Republic of Brazil
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registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
ITEM 6.8 OF THE RULES OF DIFFERENTIATED PRACTICES OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS (1)
March 31, 2008 (2)
| ITEM | RELATED PARTIES CONTRACT SUBJECT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CONTRACT |
RELATION WITH BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. |
ORIGINAL AMOUNT | MATURITY OR TERM |
CONDITIONS FOR CANCELLATION OR MATURITY | BALANCE | ||||||||||
| R$ thousand | Date | R$ thousand | Date | |||||||||||||
| 01 | Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a., conceded to Brasil Telecom S.A. on a loan in the amount of R$ 20 million – FCO Loan | Controlled Company (Brasil Telecom S.A.) |
20,000 | Mar/12/2003 | Jan/02/2008 | 0 | Mar/31/2008 | |||||||||
| 02 | Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a., conceded to Brasil Telecom S.A. on a loan in the amount of R$ 30 million – FCO Loan | Controlled Company (Brasil Telecom S.A.) |
30,000 | Apr/19/2006 | Apr/01/2011 | 23,333 | Mar/31/2008 | |||||||||
| 03 | Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a., conceded to Brasil Telecom S.A. on a loan up to the amount of US$ 46.387 million – 63 Resolution | Controlled Company (Brasil Telecom S.A.) |
100,055 | Jan/31/2000 | Jul/31/2013 | 20,873 | Mar/31/2008 | |||||||||
| 04 | Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a., conceded to Brasil Telecom S.A. on a loan in the amount of R$ 1,268 million – 2004 BNDES Loans | Controlled Company (Brasil Telecom S.A.) |
1,245,462 | Ago/26/2004 | Apr/15/2011 | 724,618 | Mar/31/2008 | |||||||||
| 05 | Pledge Agreement contract by the rate of 0.12% p.a., established between Brasil Telecom S.A. and Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. in order to issue performance bond. | Controlled Company (Brasil Telecom S.A.) |
104,021(3) | Mar/31/2008 | Dec/05/2012(4) | 105,608 | Mar/31/2008 | |||||||||
| 06 | Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a., conceded to Brasil Telecom S.A. on the debentures’ issuance in the amount of R$ 1,080 million – 4th Public Debentures’ Issuance | Controlled Company (Brasil Telecom S.A.) |
1,080,000 | Jun/01/2006 | Jun/01/2013 | 1,118,158 | Mar/31/2008 | |||||||||
| 07 | Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a., conceded to Brasil Telecom S.A. on a loan in the amount of R$ 2,104 million – 2006 BNDES Loans | Controlled Company (Brasil Telecom S.A.) |
800,000 | Nov/21/2006 | May/15/2014 | 1,421,856 | Mar/31/2008 | |||||||||
| 08 | Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a., conceded by Brasil Telecom S.A. to 14 Brasil Telecom Celular S.A. on a loan in the amount of R$ 259.1 million – 2008 BNDES Loans | Controlled Company (Brasil Telecom S.A.) |
100,000 | Mar/17/2008 | Sep/15/2017 | 100,364 | Mar/31/2008 | |||||||||
(1) The Company have to inform all contracts (independently of being only one or various contracts, having the same purposes or not) that reach, in a 1-year period, R$200,000 or 1% of the Company’s Shareholders Equity, whichever is higher.
(2) Non-audited data
(3) Refers to the guaranteed value on the contract on Mar/31/2008. The Final Balance is consolidated with all current obligations (guarantee -insurance policy), regardless of the contract that it refers to.
(4) Maturity of the last obligation
assumed.
BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. |
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By: |
/S/ Paulo Narcélio Simões Amaral
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Name: Paulo Narcélio Simões Amaral
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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