Banco Bradesco (BM&FBOVESPA: BBDC3, BBDC4; NYSE: BBD and Latibex: XBBDC) Announces its Results for Nine-Month Period of 2011

By Banco Bradesco S.a., PRNE
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

SAO PAULO, October 26, 2011 -

The main figures obtained by Bradesco in the nine-month period of 2011 are presented below:

     1. Adjusted Net Income(1) in the period was R$8.427 billion (an 18.4%
        increase compared to the R$7.120 billion recorded in the same period
        last year), corresponding to earnings per share of R$2.91 in the last
        12 months and Return on Average Shareholders' Equity(2) of 22.4%.
     2. Adjusted Net Income was composed of R$6.086 billion from financial
        activities, representing 72.2% of the total, and R$2.341 billion from
        insurance, private pension plans and savings bond operations, which
        accounted for 27.8%.
     3. On September 30, 2011, Bradesco's market capitalization stood at
        R$96.682 billion(3).
     4. Total Assets stood at R$722.289 billion in September 2011, an 18.0%
        increase on the balance in the same period in 2010. Return on Average
        Assets was 1.7%.
     5. The Expanded Loan Portfolio(4) stood at R$332.335 billion in
        September 2011, up 22.0% from the same period in 2010. Operations
        with individuals totaled R$105.389 billion (a 13.3% gain), while
        operations with companies totaled R$226.946 billion (up 26.5%).
     6. Total Assets under Management stood at R$973.194 billion, an increase
        of 16.1% from September 2010.
     7. Shareholders' Equity stood at R$53.742 billion in September 2011, up
        16.5% on September 2010. The Capital Adequacy Ratio stood at 14.7% in
        September 2011, 12.2% of which fell under Tier I Capital.
     8. Interest on Shareholders' Equity and Dividends were paid and
        provisioned to shareholders for the first nine months of 2011 in the
        amount of R$2.838 billion, R$1.104 billion of which was paid as
        monthly and interim dividends and R$1.734 billion provisioned.
     9. Financial Margin reached R$29.063 billion, up 20.9% in comparison
        with the first nine months of 2010.
    10. The Delinquency Ratio over 90 days stood at 3.8%, stable in
        comparison with September 2010.
    11. The Efficiency Ratio(5) stood at 42.7% in September 2011 (42.5% in
        September 2010) and the "adjusted-to-risk" ratio stood at 52.4%
        (53.3% in September 2010).
    12. Insurance Written Premiums, Pension Plan Contributions and Savings
        Bond Income totaled R$26.560 billion in the nine-month period of
        2011, up by 20.4% over the same period in 2010. Technical provisions
        stood at R$97.099 billion, equal to 30.1% of the Brazilian insurance
        market (reference date: July/11).
    13. Investments in infrastructure, information technology and
        telecommunications amounted to R$2.819 billion in the first nine
        months of 2011, a 4.6% increase on the same period in the previous
        year.
    14. In the first nine months of 2011, taxes and contributions, including
        social security, paid or provisioned, amounted to R$14,127 billion,
        R$6,042 billion of which referred to taxes withheld and collected
        from third parties and R$8.085 billion to activities of Bradesco
        Organization, equivalent to 95.9% of Adjusted Net Income(1).
    15. Continuing its strategy towards organic growth, Bradesco launched, in
        the past 12 months, 451 branches of which 271 were opened in the last
        three months and hired over 9 thousand new employees in the period.
        Bradesco has an extensive customer service network in Brazil,
        comprising 6,925 service points (3,945 branches, 1,320 PABs - Banking
        Service Branches and 1,660 PAAs - Advanced Service Branches).
        Customers can also use 1,589 PAEs - ATMs in companies, 31,372
    16. Bradesco Expresso service points, 6,233 Postal Bank branches, 33,217
        own ATMs in the Bradesco Dia&Noite network and 12,379 ATMs shared
        with other banks(6).
    17. Employee payroll, plus charges and benefits, totaled R$6.631 billion.
        Social benefits provided to the 101,334 employees of the Bradesco
        Organization and their dependents amounted to R$1.585 billion, while
        investments in training and development programs totaled R$108.268
        million.
    18. On August 12, 2011, Fitch Rating raised Bradesco's support rating(7)
        by one notch, from '3' to '2'.
    19. On August 22, 2011, Japanese rating agency R&I raised Bradesco's
        issuer rating from 'BBB-' to 'BBB'.
    20. Main Awards and Acknowledgments in the period:

        -- For the sixth consecutive year, Bradesco was selected as a part of
        the Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2011, a select list prepared by
        the New York Stock Exchange comprising companies with the best
        sustainable development practices.

        -- Ranked 4th in the "World's Greenest Companies" list prepared by
        Newsweek magazine, made up of companies with the best social and
        environmental responsibility practices in the world, becoming the
        only Brazilian company to hold position among the top 15.

        -- The only financial institution to stand out in the "Best Companies
        for Shareholders 2011" award, among companies with a market
        capitalization greater than R$15 billion (Capital Aberto magazine);

        -- For the twelfth consecutive year, Bradesco was one of the "100
        Best Companies to Work for in Brazil" (Epoca magazine);

        -- The Best Financial Institution to Work for in Brazil (Guia Voce
        S/A Exame - "The Best Companies to Work for 2011");

        -- For the fifth consecutive time, Grupo Bradesco Seguros leads the
        ranking of Brazilian insurers, in the 2011 edition (Valor 1000
        Yearbook);

        -- Grupo Bradesco Seguros stood out in the As Melhores da Dinheiro
        yearbook, in the "Insurance and Pension Plan" and "Health" categories
        (IstoE Dinheiro magazine); and

        -- Grupo Bradesco Seguros, the largest insurance conglomerate in
        Brazil, was recognized by the 2011 edition of Maiores e Melhores
        yearbook (Exame magazine)

    21. With regards to sustainability, Bradesco divides its actions into
        three pillars: (i) Sustainable Finances, with a focus on banking
        inclusion, social and environmental variables for loan approvals and
        offering social and environmental products; (ii) Responsible
        Management, focused on valuing professionals, improving the workplace
        and adopting eco-efficient practices; and (iii) Social and
        Environmental Investments, focused on education, the environment,
        culture and sports. The highlight in this area is Fundacao Bradesco,
        which has been developing an extensive social and educational program
        that operates 40 schools throughout Brazil. In 2011, a forecasted
        budget of R$307.994 million will help serve more than 526 thousand
        people, 111 thousand of which through its own schools, in Basic
        Education, from Kindergarten to High School and Vocational Training -
        High School Level; Education for Youth and Adults; and Preliminary
        and Continued Education. In the Virtual School (Fundacao Bradesco's
        e-learning portal), at the CIDs (Digital Inclusion Centers) and
        through other programs, like Educa+Acao, over 415 thousand people
        will be served. The more than 50 thousand Basic Education students
        receive uniforms, school supplies, meals and medical and dental
        assistance free of charge. For 54 years, Fundacao Bradesco has
        provided more than 2 million students with quality formal education
        free of charge, who, together with participants in in-class and
        distance courses, bring the number of participants to over 4 million
        people.

(1) According to non-recurring events described on page 8 of this Report on Economic and Financial Analysis; (2) Excludes mark-to-market effect of available-for-sale securities recorded under Shareholders’ Equity; (3) R$105.792 billion considering the closing price of preferred shares (most traded share); (4) Includes sureties and guarantees, letters of credit, advances of credit card receivable, co-obligation in loan assignment (receivables-backed investment funds and mortgage-backed receivables), co-obligation in rural loan assignment, and operations with Credit Risk - Commercial Portfolio, which includes debentures and promissory notes;  (5) Accumulated over 12 months; and (6) Banco24Horas ATMs + ATM terminals shared among Bradesco, Banco do Brasil and Banco Santander.  (7) Support Rating is an assessment of possible support for a company given by its shareholders or by official authorities in times of crisis.

CONTACT:
Mrs. Ivani Benazzi de Andrade
Phone: +011-55-11-2178-6218
e-mail: 4823.ivani@bradesco.com.br

or Mr. Carlos Tsuyoshi Yamashita
Phone: +011-55-11-2178-6204
e-mail: 4823.carlos@bradesco.com.br

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