Itaubanco – PN (ADR) Share Increase In The S&P Latin America 40 Indices

Standard & Poor’s will make the following change in the S&P Latin America 40 Index effective after the close of trading on Friday, September 1, 2006.

Itaubanco – PN (Brazil, SEDOL: 2849739, GICS: Financials, Code: 40101010) ADR shares will increase by 68,518,100 to 595,496,100. The share increase is due to a merger with Bank Boston and Libero Trading.