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BM&FBOVESPA Announces The Opening Of The Bidding Process For The Selection Of A Manager For The ISE And The IGCT ETFs - Interested Financial Entities Must Submit Their Proposals By No Later than March 2

Date 26/01/2011

BM&FBOVESPA hereby announces the opening of the bidding process for the selection of a securities portfolio manager that will obtain an exclusive license for the use of the Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE) and the Corporate Governance Trade Index (IGCT) as references for the respective launches of the ISE ETF and IGCT ETF (Exchange Traded Funds), whose shares will be traded on the Bovespa market segment.

All entities interested in participating in the Bidding Process must submit their documentation to BM&FBOVESPA by no later than March 2, 2011. The winning bidder for each of the ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) will be the entity that provides the highest value commitment. The results of the Bidding Process will be disclosed in a public session to be held at 10:00 am on March 22, 2011, at the main offices of BM&FBOVESPA.

Through the opening of the bidding process for the selection of the manager for the new ISE and IGCT ETFs, BM&FBOVESPA aims to provide the market with new investment alternatives. To this end, the exchange has chosen the Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE) - which was launched in 2005 and measures the performance of shares issued by companies committed to sustainability - and the Corporate Governance Trade Index (IGCT) – which was launched at the start of January and measures the performance of shares issued by companies that voluntarily adopt differentiated corporate governance standards.

The entity that wins the Bidding Process will be granted an exclusive license for a one (1)-year period for the use of the ISE and IGCT indices for the specific purpose of launching the ETFs based on the ISE and IGCT. Legal entities will be entitled to participate in the Bidding Process if they (i) have been authorized by the Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) to perform professional securities portfolio management activities, pursuant to CVM Instruction 306/99, acting as a fund portfolio manager, and (ii) have or belong to an economic group that has, in Brazil and/or abroad, assets under management (AUM) amounting to at least BRL 2,000,000,000.00. What is more, the securities portfolio manager should nominate an investment fund manager that has assets under management amounting to at least BRL 10,000,000,000.00.