As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 10, 2010.

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

FORM 20-F

o ¨REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR

xANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended:  December 31, 20092010
OR

o ¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number:  1-152276

o ¨SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING S.A. (*)
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
(*) Former corporate name Banco Itaú Holding Financeira S.A.
N/A
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

Federative Republic of Brazil
(Jurisdiction of incorporation)

Praça Alfredo Egydio de Souza Aranha, 100
04344-902 São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Alfredo Egydio Setubal (Investor Relations Officer)
e-mail: aes-drinvest@itau-unibanco.com.br
Telephone number: +55-11-5019-1549
 


Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each share:Name of each exchange on which registered:
Preferred Share, without par valueNew York Stock Exchange*
American Depositary Shares (as evidenced by New York Stock Exchange
American Depositary Receipts), each 
representing 1(one) Share of Preferred StockNew York Stock Exchange

*Not for trading purposes, but only in connection with the listing of American Depositary Shares pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 


Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None.


Securities for which there is a reporting obligation
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:
None.


 


The number of outstanding shares of each class of stock of ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING S.A., as of December 31, 20092010 was:
2,289,284,273 Common Shares, no par value per share
2,238,061,4372,255,083,729 Preferred Shares, no par value per share

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes           x                No             o¨


If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes           o ¨No             x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes           x                No             o¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes           x                No             ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer                    x           Accelerated filer              o ¨           Non-accelerated filer o¨

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
 
U.S. GAAP  x
International Financial Reporting Standards
as issued by the International Accounting
Standards Board   o¨
Other   o¨

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.
 
Item 17                      o ¨           Item 18                      x


If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes           o          No             x


 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
  Page
PART I
 
   
ITEM 1IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORS67
   
ITEM 2OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE67
 
  
ITEM 3KEY INFORMATION67
   
3A.Selected Financial Data67
3B.Capitalization and Indebtedness1213
3C.Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds1213
3D.Risk Factors1214
   
ITEM 4INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
1 9
22
   
4A.History and Development of the Company1922
4B.Business Overview21
25
4C.Organizational Structure83100
4D.Property, Plants and Equipment83100
   
ITEM 4AUNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS83100
   
ITEM 5OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS83101
   
5A.Operating Results83101
5B.Liquidity and Capital Resources99122
5C.Research and Development, Patents and Licenses, Etc.106131
5D.Trend Information106132
5E.Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements106132
5F.Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations107
132
   
ITEM 6DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES107
133
   
6A.Directors and Senior Management107
133
6B.Compensation113138
6C.Board Practices115139
6D.Employees119145
6E.Share Ownership121
146
   
ITEM 7MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS122
148
   
7A.Major Shareholders122
148
7B.Related Party Transactions124149
7C.Interests of Experts and Counsel127153
   
ITEM 8FINANCIAL INFORMATION127
154
   
8A.Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information127
154
8B.Significant Changes130158
   
ITEM 9THE OFFER AND LISTING130158
   
9A.Offer and Listing Details130
158
9B.Plan of Distribution132
160
9C.Markets132
160
9D.Selling Shareholders137165
9E.Dilution138166
9F.Expenses of the Issue138166
   
ITEM 10ADDITIONAL INFORMATION138166
   
10A.Share Capital138
166
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10B.Memorandum and Articles of Association138166
10C.Material Contracts146175
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10D.Exchange Controls146
175
10E.Taxation147
176
10F.Dividends and Paying Agents153182
10G.Statement by Experts154182
10H.Documents on Display154182
10I.Subsidiary Information154182
   
ITEM 11QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK155
183
   
ITEM 12DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES164194
   
12A.Debt Securities164194
12B.Warrants and Rights164194
12C.Other Securities164194
12D.American Depositary Shares164194
   
PART II
 
   
ITEM 13DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES166
195
   
ITEM 14MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS166
195
   
ITEM 15CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES167
196
   
ITEM 16[RESERVED]167
197
   
16A.Audit Committee Financial Expert167
197
16B.Code of Ethics168
197
16C.Principal Accountant Fees and Services168
197
16D.Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees169
198
16E.Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers169
198
16F.Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant169
198
16G.Corporate Governance170
199
   
PART III
 
   
ITEM 17FINANCIAL STATEMENTS173202
   
ITEM 18FINANCIAL STATEMENTS173202
   
ITEM 19EXHIBITS174203
 
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INTRODUCTION
 
On November 3, 2008, the controlling shareholders of Itaúsa – Investimentos Itaú S.A., or Itaúsa, and of Unibanco Holdings S.A., or Unibanco Holdings, entered into an association agreement to combine the financial operations (the “Association”) of Banco Itaú Holding Financeira S.A. (now Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A.), Unibanco Holdings and its subsidiary Unibanco - União de Bancos Brasileiros S.A., or Unibanco.  We refer to these transactions as the Association.  The Central Bank of Brazil, or the Central Bank, approved the transactiontransactions on February 18, 2009.  For purpose of generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or U.S. GAAP, the consummation date of the transaction was February 18, 2009.
 
All references in this annual report to (1) “Itaú Unibanco Holding,” “Itaú Holding,” ”we,” “us,” or “our,” are to Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. (formerly Banco Itaú Holding Financeira S.A.) and its consolidated subsidiaries, as applicable;except where otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires; (2) “Itaú Unibanco,” areis to Itaú Unibanco S.A. (the new corporate name of(formerly Banco Itaú S.A., or) and “Itaú BBA” is to Banco Itaú) and BBA S.A., in each case, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, as applicable;except where otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires; (3) the “Itaú Financial Group” are to Itaú Holding and all of its subsidiaries before the Association; (4) the “Unibanco Financial Group” are to Unibanco Holdings and all of its subsidiaries before the Association; (5) “Itaú Unibanco Group” is to Itaú Unibanco Holding together with its subsidiaries and affiliates; (6) the “Brazilian government” areis to the federal government of the Federative Republic of Brazil, (6)Brazil; (7) “preferred shares” and “common shares” are to our authorized and outstanding shares of preferred stock and common stock, designated as ações preferenciais and ações ordinárias, respectively, each without par value, (7)value; (8) “ADSs” are to our American Depositary Shares (one ADS represents one preferred share), (8); (9) the “real,” “reais” or “R$” are to Brazilian reais, the official currency of Brazil, (9)and (10) “US$,” “dollars” or “U.S.��U.S. dollars” are to United States dollars, and (10) “JPY” are to Japanese Yen.dollars.
 
As of December 31, 20092010 and May 4, 2010,June 14, 2011, the commercial marketselling rate for purchasing U.S. dollars was R$1.74121.6662 to US$1.00 and R$1.75571.5821  to US$1.00, respectively.
 
We have prepared our consolidated financial statements included in this annual report under Item 18, in accordance with U.S. GAAP, as of December 31, 20092010 and 2008,2009, and for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007.2008.

We use accounting practices adopted in Brazil applicable to the institutions authorized to operate by the Central Bank for our reports to Brazilian shareholders, in filings with the Brazilian Securities Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários rios),), or the CVM, for the determination of dividend payments, and for the determination of tax liability. Accounting practices adopted in Brazil applicable to the institutions authorized to operate by the Central Bank differ significantly from U.S. GAAP, and you should consult your own professional advisers for an understanding of the differences between such accounting practices adopted in Brazil applicable to the institutions authorized to operate by the Central Bank and U.S. GAAP, and how those differences might affect your analysis of our your investment.

Our fiscal year ends on December 31, and references in this annual report to any specific fiscal year are to the twelve-month period ended December 31 of such year.
 
As from December 31, 2010 the Central Bank has requested banks to present as additional information financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS as approved by the IASB (except that as part of a transition process for 2010, no comparative information is required to be presented). Beginning on December 31, 2011 Itaú Unibanco Holding is required to present (as additional information to the financial statements in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil applicable to the institutions authorized to operate by the Central Bank) financial statements prepared under IFRS as approved by IASB. Itaú Unibanco Holding is assessing whether future financial statements to be included in Annual Report on Form 20-F will continue to be prepared under U.S. GAAP or will be those prepared under IFRS.

Certain industry data presented in this annual report have been derived from the following sources: the Central Bank System (Sistema do Banco Central), or SISBACEN, a database of information provided by financial institutions to the Central Bank; the Brazilian association of leasing companies (Associação Brasileira de Empresas de Leasing), or ABEL; the Brazilian government development bank(Banco (Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social), or BNDES; the Brazilian financial and capital markets association(Associaç (Associação Brasileira das Entidades dos Mercados Financeiros e de Capitais), or ANBIMA; the National Monetary Council (Conselho Monetário Nacional), or CMN, and the insurance industry regulator(Superintendê (Superintendência de Seguros Privados), or SUSEP.
 
You should assume that the information appearing in this annual report is accurate only as of the date to which it refers or as of the date of this annual report, as the case may be. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This annual report includescontains statements that are or may constitute forward-looking statements, principallyincluding but not limited to statements in “Item 3D. Risk Factors,” “Item 4B. Business Overview” and “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects.” We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends affecting our business. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions including, among other risks:

•          General economic, political and business conditions in Brazil and changes in inflation, interest rates, exchange rates and the performance of the Brazilianfinancial markets;

•          Disruptions and worldwide economyvolatility in general
effects of the global financial marketsmarkets;

•          Difficulties in integrating acquired or merged businesses;

•          Government regulations and economic crisis
tax laws and changes therein;

•          Competition and industry consolidation;
increases
•          Increases in defaults by borrowersreserve and othercompulsory deposit requirements;

•          Changes in our loan, delinquencies
securities and derivatives portfolios;

•          Our exposure to Brazilian government debt;

•          Incorrect pricing expectations and inadequate reserves;

•          Effectiveness of our risk management policies;
increases in the provision for loan losses

•          Losses associated with counterparty exposures;
decrease in deposits, customer loss or revenue loss

•          The ability of our controlling shareholder to direct our business;

•          Regulation of our ability to sustain or improve our performance
business on a consolidated basis; and

cost and availability of funding
•          Other risk factors as set forth under “Item 3D. Risk Factors.”
changes in interest rates which may, among other effects, adversely affect margins
competition in the banking, financial services, credit card services, insurance, asset management and related industries
• government regulation and tax matters
• adverse legal or regulatory disputes or proceedings
• credit, market and other risks of lending and investment activities
• changes in regional, national and international business and economic conditions and inflation
• other risk factors as set forth under “Item 3D. Risk Factors.”

The words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect” and similar words are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. We undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements because of new information, future events or otherwise. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking information, events and circumstances discussed in this annual report might not occur. Our actual results and performance could differ substantially from those anticipated in oursuch forward-looking statements.
 
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ITEM 1IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORS
 
Not applicable.

ITEM 2OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
 
Not applicable.

ITEM 3KEY INFORMATION
 
3A. Selected Financial Data
 
You should read the following selected financial data in conjunction with the “Introduction” and “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” included in this annual report.  The information below is qualified in its entirety by reference to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 18 in this annual report.

We maintain our books and records in reais, the official currency of Brazil, and prepare our financial statements for statutory and regulatory purposes in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil.Brazil  applicable to institutions authorized to operate by the Central Bank, or Brazilian GAAP. Accounting principles and standards generally applicable under accounting practices adopted in BrazilBrazilian GAAP include those established by Brazilian Corporate Law (Law No. 6,404/76,6,404, as amended, including Law No. 11,638/07)11,638), by the accounting pronouncements committee (Comitê de Pronunciamentos Contábeis), or CPC, which began issuing standards in 2007, and by the federal accounting council (Conselho Federal de Contabilidade) Contabilidade), or CFC, andwhile interpretative guidance was issued before the CPC became active by the Brazilian professional body of independent accountants (Instituto dos Auditores Independentes do Brasil), or IBRACON and standards issuedIBRACON.  In the case of companies subject to regulation by the Accounting Pronouncements Committee ( Comitê de Pronunciamentos Contábeis ), or CPC, which is a technical body that has issued, since 2007 accounting standards that should take into account the convergence with international accounting standards. For financial institutions,Central Bank, such as Itaú Unibanco Holding, the effectiveness of accounting practices adopted in Brazil includepronouncements issued by accounting standard setters, such as the rules and regulationsCPC, depends on approval of the National Monetary Council ( Conselho Monetário Nacional ), orpronouncement by the CMN and the Central Bank which also establishes the effective date of the Central Bank. Those accounting principles and standards, in the case of listed companies under the jurisdiction of the CVM, are complemented by instructions issued periodically by the CVM.pronouncements. In addition, the CVM and other regulatory entities, such as SUSEP and the Central Bank, the Brazilian banking regulator, provide additional industry-specific guidelines.  The authority to establish accounting standardsSee “Item 9C. Markets” for financial institutions, such as Itaú Unibanco, rests with the CMN and the Central Bank and, as a result, accounting standards issued by the CPC and other bodies are applicable to financial institutions only when approved by the Central Bank and as from the dates established by the Central Bank.additional information.

We have prepared consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 20092010 and 20082009 and related consolidated statements of income, of comprehensive income, of cash flows and of changes in shareholders’ equity for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007,2008, all stated in reais,in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The U.S. GAAP financial statements are included in this annual report and are referred to as theour consolidated financial statements or the U.S. GAAP financial statements. The consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 20092010 and 20082009 and for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 20072008 included in this annual report have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report included elsewhere in this annual report.
We have also prepared audited financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP as of and for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006 and 2005.that are not included herewith.

On November 12,3, 2008, an association agreement was entered into between the controlling stockholders of Itaúsa and of Unibanco Holdings and of its subsidiary Unibanco. Such transaction was consummated in February 2009 and resulted in Itaú Unibanco entered into an agreement with Itaúsa, then our controlling shareholderHolding acquiring control of Unibanco Holdings and now one of our controlling shareholders, pursuant to which Itaú Unibanco acquired part of Itaúsa’s ownership interest in Itaúsa Export S.A., or Itaúsa Export and Itaúsa Europa S.A., or Itaúsa Europa.its subsidiary Unibanco. The transaction is accounted for as a transaction between entities under common control that resulted in a change in reporting entity under U.S. GAAP. As a result, restatement of prior years financial statements was required to present the combined financial statement of Itaú Unibanco with Itaúsa Export and Itaúsa Europa as if the transaction had occurred in the beginning of the first year end period presented in this annual report. Accordingly, the U.S. GAAP financial statements as of andHolding for the year ended December 31, 2007, included in this annual report and for the year ended December 31, 2006 not included herewith, were adjusted to reflect the impact of this transaction. However, we have not restated financial information under “Item 3A. Selected Financial Data” and other sections of this annual report as of December 31, 2005 and for the year then ended to reflect the combination of Itaúsa Export and Itaúsa Europa as if it had occurred during this period. We believe it would be burdensome to compile the information for2008 do not include any effect from such prior periods and there would be a reduced impact of those entities in the consolidated financial information.transaction. See noteNote 3 to theour consolidated financial statements for additional information.

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U.S. GAAP Selected Financial Data

This information is qualified in its entirety by reference to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 18.

Statement of Income
 

 For the Year Ended December 31,  For the Year Ended December 31, 
 2009  2008  2007  2006  2005  2010  2009  2008  2007  2006 
    (in millions of R$)     (in millions of R$) 
Net interest income 40,691  21,141  21,332  17,043  12,610   43,545   40,691   21,141   21,332   17,043 
Allowance for loan and lease losses  (15,372)  (9,361)  (5,542)  (5,147)  (2,637)
Net interest income after allowance for loan and lease losses 25,319  11,780  15,790  11,896  9,973 
Provision for loan and lease losses  (11,871)  (15,372)  (9,361)  (5,542)  (5,147)
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses  31,674   25,319   11,780   15,790   11,896 
Fee and commission income 13,479  8,941  7,832  6,788  5,705   16,630   13,479   8,941   7,832   6,788 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies, net (9) 474  476  566  583   308   (9)  474   476   566 
Insurance premiums, income on private retirement plans and on capitalization plans 8,132  3,917  3,500  3,479  2,681 
Insurance premiums, income on private retirement plans and capitalization plans  6,410   8,132   3,917   3,500   3,479 
Other non-interest income (1) 18,834  2,443  5,207  3,781  2,988   7,890   18,834   2,443   5,207   3,781 
Operating expenses (2) (20,590) (12,579) (11,177) (10,051) (7,684)  (23,611)  (20,590)  (12,579)  (11,177)  (10,051)
Insurance claims, changes in reserves for insurance operations, for private retirement plans and acquisition costs (6,452) (3,301) (2,509) (2,663) (2,233)  (5,179)  (6,452)  (3,301)  (2,509)  (2,663)
Other non-interest expenses (3) (15,253) (8,131) (7,341) (5,347) (4,567)
Net income before taxes on income, net income attributable to noncontrolling interest, extraordinary item and cumulative effect of a change in an accounting principle 23,461  3,544  11,778  8,449  7,446 
Other non-interest expense (3)  (17,294)  (15,253)  (8,131)  (7,341)  (5,347)
Net income before taxes on income and extraordinary item  16,828   23,461   3,544   11,778   8,449 
Taxes on income (8,849) 1,334  (4,147) (2,434) (1,941)  (4,937)  (8,849)  1,334   (4,147)  (2,434)
Extraordinary item (recognition in income of excess of net assets acquired over purchase price), net of tax effect -  -  29  -  -   -   -   -   29   - 
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax effect  -   -   -   -   3 
Net income 14,612  4,878  7,660  6,015  5,508   11,891   14,612   4,878   7,660   6,015 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest  (527)  (29)  2   22   (55)
Net income attributable to Itaú Unibanco  14,085   4,849   7,662   6,037   5,453 
                    
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests  (824)  (527)  (29)  2   22 
Net income attributable to Itaú Unibanco Holding  11,067   14,085   4,849   7,662   6,037 


(1) Other non-interest income consists of net trading income (losses), net gain (loss) on sale of available-for-sale securities, net gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions, net gain (loss) on transactiontransactions of foreign subsidiaries and other non-interest income.
(2) Operating expenses consist of salaries and employee benefits and administrative expenses.
(3) Other non-interest expensesexpense consist of depreciation of premises and equipment, amortization of other intangible assets and other non-interest expense.

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Earnings and Dividend per Share Information (4)

  For the Year Ended December 31, 
  2010  2009  2008  2007  2006 
     (in R$, except number of shares) 
Basic earnings per share (1):               
Common  2.44   3.25   1.49   2.32   1.93 
Preferred  2.44   3.25   1.49   2.32   1.93 
Diluted earnings per share (1)(3):                    
Common  2.43   3.24   1.48   2.31   1.92 
Preferred  2.43   3.24   1.48   2.31   1.92 
Dividends and interest on stockholders’ equity per share (2)(3):                    
Common  0.70   0.92   1.16   0.68   0.71 
Preferred  0.70   0.92   1.16   0.68   0.71 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding (3):                    
Common  2,288,034,273   2,192,530,134   1,708,760,440   1,708,796,764   1,654,094,971 
Preferred  2,245,448,240   2,143,753,894   1,554,841,088   1,589,475,999   1,470,348,594 
 
  For the Year Ended December 31, 
   2009  2008  2007  2006  2005 
      (in R$, except number of shares) 
Basic earnings per share (1)(2):               
Common  3.25   1.49   2.32   1.93   1.76 
Preferred  3.25   1.49   2.32   1.93   1.77 
Diluted earnings per share (1)(2):                    
Common  3.24   1.48   2.31   1.92   1.75 
Preferred  3.24   1.48   2.31   1.92   1.75 
Dividends and interest on shareholders’ equity per share (1)(3):                    
Common  0.92   1.16   0.68   0.71   0.60 
Preferred  0.92   1.16   0.68   0.71   0.60 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding (per share) (4):                    
Common  2,192,530,134   1,708,760,440   1,708,796,764   1,654,094,971   1,664,771,024 
Preferred  2,143,753,894   1,554,841,088   1,589,475,999   1,470,348,594   1,424,813,917 


(1) Earnings per share have been computed following the “two class method” set forth by the Statement on Financial Accounting Standards, or ASC 260 Earnings Per Share. See “Item 10B. Memorandum and Articles of Association” for a description of theour two classes of stock.
(2) See noteNote 20 to the consolidated financial statements for a detailed calculation of earnings per share.
(3)
(2) Under Brazilian Corporate Law, we are allowed to pay interest on shareholders’stockholders’ equity as an alternative to paying dividends to our shareholders.  See "Item 8A. Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information - Dividend Policy and Dividends" and “Item 10E. Taxation – Interest On shareholders’on Stockholders’ Equity” for a description of interest on shareholders’stockholders’ equity.
(4) Due
(3) We restated the quantity of shares retroactively to reflect the stock dividend effected in 2009, 2008, 2007effect of bonus shares of one bonus share for every ten shares previousy owned and 2005, we presentone bonus share for every four shares previously owned, as approved at the 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005 information  after giving retroactive effect to the stock split approved on August 22, 2005,  the stock split approved on August 27, 2007, the stock dividend approved on April 23, 2008 and the stock dividend approvedannual shareholders´ meetings on April 24, 2009 which was carried outand April 23, 2008, respectively. Also restated to reflect a 2-for-1 stock split of our capital stock approved at the annual Shareholders' meeting on August 28, 2009.27, 2007.

  For the Year Ended December 31, 
  2010  2009  2008  2007  2006 
     (in US$) 
Dividends and interest on stockholders’ equity per share (1)(2)(3):               
Common  0.42   0.53   0.50   0.38   0.33 
Preferred  0.42   0.53   0.50   0.38   0.33 
  For the Year Ended December 31, 
   2009  2008  2007  2006  2005 
      (in US$) 
Dividends and interest on shareholders’ equity per share (1)(2):               
Common  0.53   0.50   0.38   0.33   0.26 
Preferred  0.53   0.50   0.38   0.33   0.26 


(1) Under Brazilian Corporate Law, we are allowed to pay interest on shareholders'stockholders’ equity as an alternative to paying dividends to our shareholders.stockholders. See "Item 8A. Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information - Dividend Policy and Dividends" and "Item 10E. Taxation - Brazilian Tax Considerations - Interest on shareholders'Stockholders Equity" for a description of interest on shareholders'stockholders’ equity.

(2) Translated into US$ from reaisat the commercial exchangeselling rate established by the Central Bank at the end of the year in which dividends or interest on shareholders’stockholders’ equity were paid or declared, as the case may be.

(3) We restated the quantity of shares retroactively to reflect the effect of bonus shares of one bonus share for every ten shares previousy owned and one bonus share for every four shares previously owned, as approved at the annual shareholders´ meetings on April 24, 2009 and April 23, 2008, respectively. Also restated to reflect a 2-for-1 stock split of our capital stock approved at the annual Shareholders' meeting on August 27, 2007.

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Balance Sheet Data

Assets

 As of December, 31  As of December, 31 
 2009  2008  2007  2006  2005  2010  2009  2008  2007  2006 
       (in millions of R$)  (in millions of R$) 
Cash and due from banks (1)  5,355   3,492   3,187   2,851   1,776   5,568   5,355   3,492   3,187   2,851 
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks  89,085   49,677   38,288   26,236   19,833   57,566   89,085   49,677   38,288   26,236 
Securities purchased under resale agreements  56,714   44,783   21,309   8,668   6,389   34,734   56,714   44,783   21,309   8,668 
Central Bank compulsory deposits  13,869   11,314   17,214   15,136   13,277   85,790   13,869   11,314   17,214   15,136 
Trading assets, at fair value  73,529   66,483   40,524   28,095   16,478   140,003   73,529   66,483   40,524   28,095 
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value  41,263   28,445   18,825   13,560   8,369   44,636   41,263   28,445   18,825   13,560 
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost  1,762   1,325   1,428   1,589   1,428   2,506   1,762   1,325   1,428   1,589 
Loans and leases  245,736   169,700   116,459   83,759   55,382   298,169   245,736   169,700   116,459   83,759 
Allowance for loans and lease losses  (19,968)  (12,202)  (7,473)  (6,426)  (3,933)  (20,138)  (19,968)  (12,202)  (7,473)  (6,426)
Investments in unconsolidated companies  4,321   2,398   1,859   1,350   2,621   3,597   4,321   2,398   1,859   1,350 
Premises and equipments, net  4,572   2,965   2,755   2,884   2,486   5,151   4,572   2,965   2,755   2,884 
Goodwill and intangible assets, net  37,280   7,099   7,583   6,613   3,402   32,812   37,280   7,099   7,583   6,613 
Other assets  45,570   25,896   17,848   15,850   11,925   56,186   45,570   25,896   17,848   15,850 
Total assets  599,088   401,375   279,806   200,167   139,433   746,580   599,088   401,375   279,806   200,167 
                                        
Average interest-earning assets (2)  453,883   287,667   200,127   145,387   103,248   544,252   453,883   287,667   200,127   145,387 
Average non-interest-earning assets (2)  60,812   46,662   41,587   28,688   29,603   68,024   60,812   46,662   41,587   28,688 
Average total assets (2)  514,695   334,329   241,714   174,074   132,851   612,276   514,695   334,329   241,714   174,074 
 
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Liabilities

  As of December, 31 
  2010  2009  2008  2007  2006 
     (in millions of R$) 
Non-interest bearing deposits  26,439   25,884   24,106   28,134   19,102 
Interest bearing deposits  176,221   165,024   126,696   53,491   42,076 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements  97,972   66,174   49,492   23,399   10,888 
Short-term borrowings  123,041   80,725   54,277   48,178   30,983 
Long-term debt  84,768   58,976   37,672   31,027   21,068 
Insurance claims reserves, reserves for private retirement plans and reserves for capitalization plans  11,246   13,487   4,766   5,394   5,242 
Investment contracts  49,217   38,063   24,322   18,630   14,252 
Other liabilities  87,975   68,721   44,412   33,944   26,934 
Total liabilities  656,879   517,054   365,743   242,197   170,546 
stockholders’ equity:                    
Common shares (3)  21,046   21,046   7,372   5,948   4,575 
Preferred shares (4)  24,208   24,208   9,882   8,560   8,560 
Total capital stock  45,254   45,254   17,254   14,508   13,135 
Other stockholders’ equity (5)  31,371   24,023   17,133   21,747   15,055 
Total stockholders’ equity of Itaú Unibanco Holding  76,625   69,277   34,387   36,255   28,190 
Noncontrolling interest  13,076   12,757   1,245   1,354   1,430 
Total stockholders’ equity  89,701   82,034   35,632   37,609   29,621 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  746,580   599,088   401,375   279,806   200,167 
                     
Average interest-bearing liabilities (2)  458,755   382,880   230,083   151,391   104,073 
Average non-interest-bearing liabilities (2)  80,202   70,272   68,394   57,431   46,934 
Total average stockholders’ equity (2)  73,320   61,544   35,852   32,892   23,068 
Total average liabilities and stockholders’ equity (2)  612,276   514,695   334,329   241,714   174,074 
  As of December, 31 
   2009  2008  2007  2006  2005 
      (in millions of R$) 
Non-interest bearing deposits  25,884   24,106   28,134   19,102   12,347 
Interest bearing deposits  165,024   126,696   53,491   42,076   35,517 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements  66,174   49,492   23,399   10,888   6,771 
Short-term borrowings  80,725   54,277   48,178   30,983   17,433 
Long-term debt  58,976   37,672   31,027   21,068   14,804 
Insurance claims reserves, reserves for private retirement plans and reserves for capitalization plans  13,487   4,766   5,394   5,242   5,023 
Investment contracts  38,063   24,322   18,630   14,252   10,188 
Other liabilities  68,721    44,412    33,944    26,934   17,616 
Total liabilities  517,054   365,743   242,197   170,546   119,699 
shareholders’ equity:                    
Common shares (3)  21,046   7,372   5,948   4,575   4,575 
Preferred shares (4)  24,208   9,882   8,560   8,560   3,979 
Total capital stock  45,254   17,254   14,508   13,135   8,554 
Other shareholders’ equity (5)  24,023   17,133   21,747   15,055   9,767 
Total shareholders’ equity of Itaú Unibanco  69,277   34,387   36,255   28,190   18,321 
Noncontrolling interest  12,757   1,245   1,354   1,430   1,413 
Total equity  82,034   35,632   37,609   29,621   19,734 
Total liabilities and equity  599,088   401,375   279,806   200,167   139,433 
                     
Average interest-bearing liabilities (2)  382,880   230,083   151,391   104,073   76,418 
Average non-interest-bearing liabilities (2)  70,272   68,394   57,431   46,934   38,694 
Total average equity (2)  61,544   35,852   32,892   23,068   17,739 
Total average liabilities and equity (2)  514,695   334,329   241,714   174,074   132,851 


(1) Includes restricted cash in the amount of R$84 million, R$89 million, R$144 million and R$44144 million as of December 31, 2008, 2007 2006 and 2005,2006, respectively. We had no restricted cash inas of December 31, 2010 and 2009.

(2) See “Item 4B. Business Overview - Selected Statistical Information – Average Balance Sheet and Interest Rate Data” for more detailed information on our average assets, liabilities and shareholders’stockholders’ equity for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007.2008.

(3) Common shares issued, no par value: 2,289,286,475 as of December 31, 2010 and 2009; 1,708,760,440 as of December 31, 2008; 1,722,875,704 as of December 31, 2007; 1,666,399,405 as of December 31, 20062007 and 1,666,399,405 as of December 31, 2005.2006. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, we held 1,502,202 and 2,202, shares in treasury.treasury, respectively. We did not hold any shares in treasury as of December 31, 2008. As of December 31, 2007 2006 and 2005,2006, we held 11,292,211;14,115,264 and 13,740,989, and 12,066,514, shares in treasury, respectively. We restated the quantity of shares retroactively to reflect the stock splits effected on August 22, 2005effect of bonus shares of one bonus share for every ten shares previousy owned and October 1, 2007,one bonus share for every four shares previously owned, as approved at the stock dividend approved on April 23, 2008 and the stock dividend approvedannual shareholders´ meetings on April 24, 2009 which was carried outand April 23, 2008, respectively. Also restated to reflect a 2-for-1 stock split of our capital stock approved at the annual Shareholders' meeting on August 28, 2009.27, 2007.

(4) Preferred shares issued, no par value: 2,281,649,744 as of December 31, 2010 and 2009; 1,605,988,901 as of December 31, 2008; 1,637,613,901 as of December 31, 2007;2007 and 1,637,613,901 as of December 31, 2006 and 1,449,189,143 as of December 31, 2005.2006.  As of December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 2006 and 2005,2006, we held  26,566.015; 43,588,307; 64,639,300; 40,343,182;50,428,978 and 54,398,135 and 67,496,000 shares in treasury, respectively. We restated the quantity of shares retroactively to reflect the stock splits effected on August 22, 2005effect of bonus shares of one bonus share for every ten shares previousy owned and October 1, 2007,one bonus share for every four shares previously owned, as approved at the stock dividend approved on April 23, 2008 and the stock dividend approvedannual shareholders´ meetings on April 24, 2009 which was carried outand April 23, 2008, respectively. Also restated to reflect a 2-for-1 stock split of our capital stock approved at the annual Shareholders' meeting on August 28, 2009.27, 2007.

(5) Other shareholders’stockholders’ equity includes treasury stock,shares, additional paid-in capital, other accumulated comprehensive income, appropriated and unnappropriated retained earnings.

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Selected Consolidated Ratios (%)

 For the Year Ended December 31,  For the Year Ended December 31, 
 2009  2008  2007  2006  2005  2010  2009  2008  2007  2006 
Profitability and performance                              
Net interest margin (1)  9.0   7.3   10.7   11.7   12.2   8.0   9.0   7.3   10.7   11.7 
Return on average assets (2)  2.7   1.5   3.2   3.5   4.1   1.8   2.7   1.5   3.2   3.5 
Return on average equity (3)  22.9   13.5   23.3   26.2   30.7   15.1   22.9   13.5   23.3   26.2 
Efficiency ratio (4)  45.3   60.3   49.4   51.2   53.2 
                                        
Liquidity                                        
Loans and leases as a percentage of total deposits (5)  128.7   112.5   142.7   136.9   115.7 
Loans and leases as a percentage of total deposits (4)  147.1   128.7   112.5   142.7   136.9 
                                        
Capital                                        
Total equity as a percentage of total assets (6)  11.6   8.6   13.0   14.1   13.1 
Total stockholders' equity as a percentage of total assets (5)  10.3   11.6   8.6   13.0   14.1 


(1) Net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.  See “Item 4B. Business Overview - Selected Statistical Information – Average Balance Sheets and Interest Rate Data” for more detailed information on our average assets, liabilities and shareholders’stockholders' equity for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007.2008.

(2) Net income attributable to Itaú Unibanco Holding divided by average total assets.  See “Item 4B. Business Overview - Selected Statistical Information – Average Balance Sheet and Interest Rate Data” for more detailed information on our average assets, liabilities and shareholders’stockholders' equity for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007.2008.

(3) Net income attributable to Itaú Unibanco Holding divided by average stockholders' equity.  See “Item 4B. Business Overview - Selected Statistical Information – Average Balance Sheet and Interest Rate Data” for more detailed information on our average assets, liabilities and shareholders’ equity for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007.2008.

(4) Salaries and employee benefits, administrative expenses, other non-interest expense (except expenses with respect to the social integration program ( Programa de Integração Social ), or PIS, the contribution for social security financing ( Contribuição para Financiamento da Seguridade Social ), or COFINS, and tax on services ( Imposto sobre Serviços ), or ISS), amortization of other intangible assets plus depreciation of premises and equipment as a percentage of the aggregate of net interest income, fee and commission income, insurance premiums, income on private retirement plans and on capitalization plans, trading income (losses), net gain (loss) on sale of available-for-sale securities, net gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions, net gain (loss) on translation of foreign subsidiaries and other non-interest income less insurance claims, changes in reserves for insurance operations, for private retirement plans and acquisition costs and taxes (consisting of  ISS, PIS and COFINS).
(5) Loans and leases as of year-end divided by total deposits as of year-end.

(6) As(5) Total stockholders' equity as of year-end divided by total assets as of year-end.

Exchange Rates

Before to March 14, 2005, under Brazilian regulations, foreign exchange transactions were carried out on either the commercial rate exchange market or the floating rate exchange market. The commercial market was reserved primarily for foreign trade transactions and transactions that generally required prior approval from the Central Bank, such as registered investments by foreign persons and related remittances of funds abroad (including the payment of principal and interest on loans, notes, bonds and other debt instruments denominated in foreign currencies and registered with the Central Bank). The floating rate exchange market generally applied to specific transactions for which Central Bank approval was not required. Rates in the two markets were generally the same. On March 4, 2005, the CMN, through Resolution No. 3,265 effective March 14, 2005, as updated by CMN Resolution No. 3,568 of May 29, 2008, unified the two markets and allowed the exchange rate to float freely for all purposes. Recently, CMN issued Resolutions No. 3,844 and No. 3,845, both dated March 3, 2010, and the Central Bank issued Circulars No. 3,491, No. 3,492 and No. 3,493, all dated March 24, 2010, which consolidate and simplify certain exchange rules and related procedures. Currently, the Brazilian foreign exchange system allows the purchase and sale of foreign currency and the performance of international transfers in reaisby any individual or legal entity, subject to certain regulatory procedures.

The Brazilian government may impose temporary restrictions on the conversion of Brazilian currency into foreign currencies and on the remittance to foreign investors of proceeds from their investments in Brazil. Brazilian law allows the government to impose these restrictions whenever there is a serious imbalance in Brazil’s balance of payments or there are reasons to foresee a serious imbalance. We cannot predict whether the Brazilian government will impose remittance restrictions in the future. The realmay depreciate or appreciate substantially against the U.S. dollar in the future.

As of May 4, 2010,June 14, 2011, the U.S. dollar-realexchange rate was R$ 1.75571.5821 to US$U$1.00.

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The following table sets forth information on the commercial marketselling rate for U.S. dollars as reported by the Central Bank for the periods and dates indicated.

 Exchange Rate of Brazilian Currency per US$ 1.00  Exchange Rate of Brazilian Currency per US$ 1.00 
Year Low  High  Average (1)  Year-End  Low  High  Average (1)  Year-End 
2005  2.1633   2.7621   2.4125   2.3407 
2006  2.0586   2.3711   2.1679   2.1380   2.0586   2.3711   2.1679   2.1380 
2007  1.7325   2.1556   1.9300   1.7713   1.7325   2.1556   1.9300   1.7713 
2008  1.5593   2.5004   1.8335   2.3370   1.5593   2.5004   1.8335   2.3370 
2009  1.7024   2.4218   1.9905   1.7412   1.7024   2.4218   1.9905   1.7412 
2010  1.6554   1.8811   1.7589   1.6662 
2011 (through June 14, 2011)  1.5654   1.6912   1.6164   1.5821 


Source:  Central Bank
(1) Represents the average of the exchange rates on the last day of each month during the relevant period.

  Exchange Rate of Brazilian Currency per US$ 1.00 
Month Low  High  Average (1)  Year-End 
November 2009  1.7024   1.7588   1.7262   1.7505 
December 2009  1.7096   1.7879   1.7503   1.7412 
January 2010  1.7227   1.8748   1.7798   1.8748 
February 2010  1.8046   1.8773   1.8416   1.8110 
March 2010  1.7637   1.8231   1.7858   1.7810 
April 2010  1.7306   1.7806   1.7566   1.7306 
May 2010 (through May 4)  1.7315   1.7557   1.7436   1.7557 
  Exchange Rate of Brazilian Currency per US$ 1.00 
Month Low  High  Average (1)  Year-End 
December 2010  1.6662   1.7117   1.6934   1.6662 
January 2011  1.6510   1.6912   1.6749   1.6734 
February 2011  1.6612   1.6776   1.6680   1.6612 
March 2011  1.6287   1.6757   1.6591   1.6287 
April 2011  1.5654   1.6194   1.5864   1.5733 
May 2011  1.5747   1.6339   1.6135   1.5799 
June 2011 (through June 14, 2011)  1.5744   1.5938   1.5835   1.5821 


Source:  Central Bank
(1) Represents the average of the exchange rates on the last day of each month during the relevant period.

3B.Capitalization and Indebtedness
 
Not applicable.

3C.Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds
 
Not applicable.


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3D.Risk Factors

AnThe following section does not describe all the risks of an investment in our preferred shares and ADSs involves a high degree of risk.ADSs. You should carefully read this annual report in its entirety. You should consider, among other things, the risks described below before making an investment decision.risk factors with respect to Itaú Unibanco Holding, to Brazilian financial institutions and to Brazil not normally associated with investments in securities of United States, European and other similar issuers, including those risk factors set out below. Our business, financial condition and results of operations, financial condition or prospects could be materially and adverselynegatively affected byif any of these risks. The marketsuch risks occurs, and as a result, the trading price of our preferred shares and ADSs could decline due to any of these risks or other factors, and you maycould lose all or part of your investment. The risks

You should further note that the risk factors described below are thosenot the only risks we face or that relate to an investment in our preferred shares and ADSs. These are the risks we consider material as of the date of this annual report. There may be additional risks that we currently believe may materially affect us.consider immaterial or of which we are currently unaware, and any of these risks could have similar effects to those set forth below.

Risks Relating to Brazil

The Brazilian government has exercised, and continues to exercise, influence over the Brazilian economy. This influence, as well as Brazilian political and economic conditions, could adversely affect ushave a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, and, as a consequence, on the market price of our preferred shares and ADSs.

The Brazilian government from time to time intervenes in the Brazilian economy and makes changes in policies and regulations. The Brazilian government’s actions have involved, in the past, included, among other measures, increases in interest rates, changes in tax policies, price controls, capital controlscontrol limits on selected imports and, prior to the current floating exchange regime, currency devaluations. Our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected by changes in policies or regulations involving or affecting factors, such as:

 ·interest rates;

 ·reserve requirements;
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 ·capital requirements and requirements;

·liquidity of capital, financial and credit markets;

 ·general economic growth, inflation and currency fluctuations;

 ·tax policies and rules;regulatory policies;

 ·restrictions on remittances abroad and other exchange controls;

 ·increases in unemployment rates, decreases in wage and income levels and other factors that influence our customers’ ability to meet their obligations towith us; and

 ·other political, diplomatic, social and economic developments in Brazil.within and outside Brazil that affect the country.
 
As a bank in Brazil, the vast majority of our income, expenses, assets and liabilities are directly tied to interest rates. Therefore, our results of operations and financial condition are significantly affected by inflation, interest rate fluctuations and related government monetary policies, all of which may have a material adverse effect on the growth of the Brazilian economy and on us, including our loan portfolio, our cost of funding and our income from credit operations.

In addition, changes in governmentadministrations may result in changes in government policy that may affect us. Uncertainty over whether the Brazilian government in the future will implement changes in policies or regulations affecting these and other factors in the future may contribute to heightened volatility in the Brazilian securities markets and in the securities of Brazilian issuers, which in turn may have a material adverse effect on us, and, as consequence, on the market price of our preferred shares and ADSs.
 
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Inflation and fluctuationsfluctuation in interest rates could have a material adverse effect on us.our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Inflation and interest ratesrate volatility have in the past caused material adverse effects in Brazil.the Brazilian economy. While the Brazilian government has been able to keep inflation close to target levels in the last 12 years, we cannot assure you that it will continue to be able to do so and thereso. Inflation, especially sudden increases in inflation, usually causes the loss of purchasing power. Also prolonged periods of high inflation provoke distortions in the allocation of resources. From 2004 to 2010, the average annual inflation was 4.7%. Expected inflation for 2011, as surveyed by the Central Bank, is no guarantee that future administrations will be able5.78%.

Measures to so.
 In addition, Brazil has experiencedcombat historically high rates of inflation have included maintaining a tight monetary policy with high interest rates, which have fluctuated significantlyresulting in Brazil.restrictions on credit and short-term liquidity. Between 2005 and 2009,2010, the base interest rate established by the Central Bank, which is the benchmark interest rate payable to holders of securities issued by the Brazilian government and traded atthrough the Special Clearing and Settlement System (Sistema(Sistema Especial de Liquidação e Custódia) or the "SELIC rate"),SELIC, varied between 19.75% per year and 8.75% per year. Public expectations regarding possible future governmental actions in the economy, government intervention in the foreign exchange market and the effects of the downturn in the global financial markets have caused and may continue to cause interest rates to fluctuate. In addition, if Brazil experiences fluctuations in rates of inflation in the future, our costs and net margins may be materially and adversely affected, and government measures to combat inflation may include tightening monetary policy with high interest rates which may harm our business. Increases in the SELIC rate could materially and adversely affect us by reducing the demand for credit, increasing our cost of funds and increasing the risk of customer default. Conversely, decreases in the SELIC rate could also materially and adversely affect us if the decreases lowerby decreasing revenues on interest-earning assets and lowering our margins.

Exchange rate instability may have a material adverse effect on the Brazilian economy and us.our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The Brazilian currency fluctuates in relation to the U.S. dollar and other foreign currencies. The Brazilian government has in the past implemented various economic plans and utilized a number of exchange rate regimes, including sudden devaluations, periodic mini-devaluations in which the frequency of adjustments has ranged from daily to monthly, floating exchange rate systems, and dual exchange rates coupled with exchange controls. Since 1999, Brazil has adopted a floating exchange rate system with interventions by the Central Bank in buying or selling foreign currency. From time to time, the exchange rate between the Brazilian currency real and the U.S. dollar and other currencies has fluctuated significantly. For example, the real depreciated 15.7%, 34.3% and 34.3%24.2% against the U.S. dollar in 2001, 2002 and 2002,2008, respectively, and appreciated 22.3%, 8.8%, 13.4%, 9.5%, 20.7% and 20.7%34.2% against the U.S. dollar in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2007,2009, respectively. More recently, in 2008,In 2010, the real depreciated 24.2% against the U.S. dollar.  In 2009, the real appreciated 34.2%4.5% against the U.S. dollar from an exchange rate of R$2.33701.74 per US$1.00 as of December 31, 20082009 to an exchange rate of R$1.74121.67 per US$1.00 as of December 31, 2009.2010. The average exchange rate in 20092010 was R$1.991.76 per US$1.00 compared towith an average exchange rate of R$1.841.99 per US$1.00 in 2008.2009.
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Some of our assets and liabilities are denominated in, or indexed to, foreign currencies, especially the U.S. dollar. As of December 31, 2009, 9.6%2010, 19.9% of our total liabilitiesassets and 10.8%23.1% of our total assetsliabilities were denominated in, or indexed to, a foreign currency. Although as of December 31, 2009,2010, our material foreign investments were economically hedged in order to mitigate effects arising out of foreign exchange volatility, including the potential tax impact of thosesuch investments, there can be no assurance that those hedgesuch hedging strategies will remain in place or will offset thosesuch effects. Therefore, a depreciation of the Brazilian currencyreal could have several adverse effects on us, including (i) losses on our liabilities denominated in or indexed to foreign currencies, (ii) impairments to our ability to pay our dollar-denominated or dollar-indexed liabilities by making it more costly for us to obtain the foreign currency required to pay thosesuch obligations, (iii) impairments to the ability of our borrowers to repay dollar-denominated or dollar-indexed liabilities to us and (iv) negatively affect the market price of our securities portfolio. Conversely, an appreciation of the Brazilian currency could cause us to incur losses on our assets denominated in or indexed to foreign currencies. Therefore, depending on the circumstances, either a depreciation or appreciation of therealcould have a material adverse effect on usour business, financial condition and results of operations and, as a consequence, on the market price of our preferred shares and ADSs.

Developments and the perception of risk of other countries may adversely affect the Brazilian economy and the market price of Brazilian securities.

Economic and market conditions in other countries, including the United States, the European Union countries and emerging markets,market countries, may affect to varying degrees the market value of securities of Brazilian issuers. Although economic conditions in these countries may differ significantly from economic conditions in Brazil, investors’ reactions to developments in these other countries may have ana material adverse effect on the market value of securities of Brazilian issuers, the availability of credit in Brazil and the amount of foreign investment in Brazil. Crises in the United States, the European Union, and emerging marketsmarket countries may diminish investor interest in securities of Brazilian issuers, including Itaú Unibanco Holding. This could materially and adversely affect the market price of our securities, and could also make it more difficult for us to access the capital markets and finance our operations in the future on acceptable terms or at all.
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Banks located in countries considered to be emerging markets may be particularly susceptible to disruptions and reductions in the availability of credit or increases in financing costs, which could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition. In addition, the availability of credit to entities that operate within emerging markets is significantly influenced by levels of investor confidence in such markets as a whole and any factor that impacts market confidence (for example, a decrease in credit ratings or state or central bank intervention in one market) could materially and adversely affect the price or availability of funding for entities within any of these markets.

Risk FactorsRisks Relating to UsOur Business and the Banking Industry

We are exposed to effects of the disruptions and volatility in the global financial markets and the economies in those countries where we do business, especially Brazil.

The financial global markets have deteriorated sharply since the end ofbeginning in late 2007. Major financial institutions, including some of the largest global commercial banks, investment banks and insurance companies have been experiencingexperienced significant difficulties, especially lack of liquidity and depreciation of financial assets. These difficulties have constricted the ability of a number of major global financial institutions to engage in further lending activity and have caused losses. In addition, defaults by, and doubts about the solvency of certain financial institutions and the financial services industry generally have led to market-wide liquidity problems and could lead to losses or defaults by, and bankruptcies of, other institutions.

We are exposed to the disruptions and volatility in the global financial markets because of their effects on the financial and economic environment in the countries in which we operate, especially Brazil, such as a slowdown in the economy, an increase in the unemployment rate, a decrease in the purchasing power of consumers and the lack of credit availability. We lend primarily to Brazilian borrowers and these effects could materially and adversely affect our customers and increase our non-performing loans and, as a result, increase the risk associated with our lending activity and require us to make corresponding revisions to our risk management and loan loss reserve models. For example, in 2009, we experienced an increase in our non-performing loans overdue above 90past due more than 60 days from 3.9%4.5% of total loans onin December 31, 2008 to 5.6% on6.3% December 31, 2009. As of December 31, 2010, our non-performing loans past due more than 60 days represented 5.1% of our total loan portfolio.

The global financial downturn has had significant consequences for Brazil and the other countries in which we operate, including stock, interest and credit market volatility, a general economic slowdown, and volatile exchange rates that may, directly or indirectly, materially and adversely affect the market price of Brazilian securities and have a material adverse effect on us.our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, institutional failures and disruption of the financial market in Brazil and the other countries in which we operate could restrict our access to the public equity and debt markets.
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Continued or worsening disruption or volatility in the global financial markets could lead to further increase negative effects on the financial and economic environment in Brazil and the other countries in which we operate, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

Integration of acquired or merged businesses involves certain risks that may have a material adverse effect on us.

We have engaged in a number of mergers and acquisitions in the past and may make further acquisitions in the future as part of our growth strategy in the Brazilian financial services industry. Recently, theseRecent transactions includedinclude the mergerassociation between Itaú Holding and Unibanco (announced in the last quarter of 2008, approved by the Central Bank in the first quarter of 2009 and which is pending approvalapproved by Brazilian anti-trust authorities)authorities (Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica), or CADE, in third quarter of 2010). We believe that these transactions will contribute to our continued growth and competitiveness in the Brazilian banking sector.

Any acquisition and merger of institutions and assets and the integration of such institutions and assets involves certain risks including the risk that:

 ·integrating new networks, information systems, personnel, financial and accounting systems, risk and other management systems, financial planning and reporting, products and customer bases into our existing business may run into difficulties, orcause us to incur unexpected costs and operating expenses;expenses and place additional demands on management time;
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 ·we may incur unexpected liabilities or contingencies relating to the acquired businesses, which may not be fully recovered from our counterparties in the merger or acquisition agreement;businesses; and

 ·antitrust and other regulatory authorities may impose restrictions or limitations on the terms of the acquisition or merger, require disposition of certain assets or businesses or withhold their approval of the transaction; andsuch transaction.

·we may fail to achieve the expected operation and financial synergies and other benefits from the mergers or acquisitions.
In addition, the expected operation and financial synergies and other benefits from such mergers or acquisitions may not be fully achieved. If we fail to achieve the business growth opportunities, cost synergiessavings and other benefits we expectanticipate from mergers and acquisition transactions, or incur greater integration costs than we have estimated, our results of operations and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected.

Changes in applicable law and regulation may have a material adverse effect on us.our business.

Brazilian banks, including us, are subject to extensive and continuous regulatory review by the Brazilian government, principally by the Central Bank. We have no control over applicable law and government regulations, which govern all aspects of our operations, including regulations that impose:

·minimum capital requirementsrequirements;

·reserve and compulsory deposit requirementsrequirements;

·restrictions on credit card activities;

·minimum levels for federal housing and rural sector lendinglending;

·funding restrictionsrestrictions;

·lending limits, earmarked lending and other credit restrictionsrestrictions;

·limits on investments in fixed assetsassets;

·corporate governance requirementsrequirements;

·limitations on charging of commissions and fees by financial institutions for services to retail customersclients and the amount of interest financial institutions can chargecharge;

·accounting and statistical requirementsrequirements; and

·other requirements or limitations in the contentcontext of the global financial crisis.

The regulatory structure forgoverning Brazilian financial institutions, including banks, broker-dealers, leasing companies and insurance companies, is continuously evolving. Parts of our business that are not currently subject to government regulation may become regulated andin the future. For example, there are several legislative proposals to that effect currently under considerationdiscussion in the Brazilian congress. Disruptions and volatility in the global financial markets resulting in liquidity problems at major international financial institutions could lead the Brazilian government to change laws and regulations applicable to Brazilian financial intuitionsinstitutions based on thesesuch international developments. The amendment of existing laws and regulations or the adoption of new laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on us,our business, financial condition, and results of operations, including our ability to provide loans, make investments or render certain financial services. See “Item 4B. Business Overview - Regulation and Supervision - - Regulation by the Central Bank.Supervision.
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Tax reforms may have a material adverse impact on our results of operations.

TheTo maintain its fiscal policies, the Brazilian government frequentlyregularly enacts reforms to tax and other assessment regimes. These reforms include the enactment of new taxes or assessments, changes in the bases of calculation or rates of assessments, including rates applicable solely to the banking industry, and occasional enactment of temporary taxes for designated governmental purposes. For example, in October, 2009,2010, the Brazilian government imposed a 2.0%increased the tax on the inflowfinancial transactions (Imposto Sobre Operações Financeiras) or IOF on foreign exchange transactions carried out by foreign investors for purposes of monies for investmentsinvesting in the Brazilian financial and capital markets.markets to a 6.0% rate. See “Item 4B. Business Overview - Regulation and Supervision — Taxation — Taxation on Financial Transactions.” The effects of these changes and any other changes that could result from the enactment of additional tax reformstaxation cannot be quantified. These changes, however, may reduce our volume of operations, increase our costs or limit our profitability.
 
Furthermore,
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Future changes in tax policy that may affect financial operations include the creation of new taxes. Until 2007, certain financial transactions were subject to the temporary contribution on financial transactions (Contribuição Provisória sobre a Movimentação ou Transmissão de Valores e de Créditos e Direitos de Natureza Financeira) or CPMF. However, much uncertainty exists as to whether the CPMF, or similar taxes, will be re-introduced in the future. Also, the Brazilian Congress may discuss broad tax reforms in Brazil to improve the efficiency of allocation of economic resources, as proposed by the executive branch of the Brazilian government. Major tax reforms in Brazil have been discussed over the last few years. We cannot predict if such tax reforms will be implemented in the future. The effects of these changes, have produced uncertainty inif enacted, and any other changes that could result from the financial system which may increase the costenactment of borrowing and may contribute to an increase in our non-performing loan portfolio.additional tax reforms, cannot be quantified.

The increasingly competitive environment and consolidations in the Brazilian banking industry may have a material adverse effect on us.us.

The markets for financial and banking services in Brazil are highly competitive. We face significant competition from other large Brazilian and international banks, including an increase in competition from Brazilian public banks. Competition has increased as a result of recent consolidations among financial institutions in Brazil and as a result of new regulations by CMN that facilitate the customer’s ability to switch business between banks. See “Item 4B. Business Overview - Regulation and Supervision.” The increased competition may materially and adversely affect us by, among other things, limiting our ability to retain our existing consumer base, increase our customer base and to expand our operations, reducing our profit margins on banking and other services and products we offer, and to the extent it limits investment opportunities.

Increases in reserve and compulsory deposit requirements may have a material adverse effect on us.business, financial condition and results of operations.

The Central Bank has periodically changed the level of reserves and compulsory deposits that financial institutions in Brazil are required to maintain with the Central Bank. The Central Bank may increase the reserve and compulsory deposits requirements in the future or impose new requirements.

ReserveIncreases in reserve and compulsory deposit requirements reduce our liquidity to make loans and other investments.  In addition, theinvestments and, as a result, may have a material adverse effect on business, financial condition and results of our operations.

The compulsory deposits generally do not yield the same return as other investments and deposits because:because a portion of compulsory deposits:

·a portion of compulsory deposits do not bear interest;

·a portion of compulsory deposits must be held in Brazilian federal government securities; and

·a portion of compulsory deposits must be used to finance government programs, including a federal housing program and rural sector subsidies.

Recently, the CMN and the Central Bank enacted rules changing certain capital adequacy and reserve requirements that could have a material adverse effect on us. The most significant changes introduced by the new rules include (i) increase of the capital requirement for consumer loans entered into after December 6, 2010, with maturity of 24 months or longer (with some exceptions), and (ii) increase of reserve requirements for deposits. In addition, the Central Bank enacted rules establishing a cash reserve requirement for financial institutions with foreign exchange operations. For more detailed information on compulsory deposits and capital requirements, see “Item 4B. Business Overview - Regulation and Supervision.”

As of December 31, 2009,2010, we had R$9,82781,054 million in interest-bearing compulsory deposits and R$4,0424,736 million in non-interest-bearing compulsory deposits. Any increase in the compulsory deposits requirements may reduce our ability to lend funds and make other investments and, as a result, may have a material adverse effect on us. For more detailed information on compulsory deposits, see “ Item“Item 4B. Business Overview - Selected Statistical Information — Central Bank Compulsory Deposits.”
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Changes in the profile of our business may have a material adverse effect on our loan portfolio.

As of December 31, 2009,2010, our loan and financing portfolio was R$245,736298,169 million, compared to R$169,700245,736 million as of December 31, 2008.2009. Our allowance for loan losses was R$20,138 million, representing 6.8% of our total loan portfolio, as of December 31, 2010, compared to R$19,968 million, representing 8.1% of our total loan portfolio, as of December 31, 2009, compared to R$12,202 million, representing 7.2% of our total loan portfolio, as of December 31, 2008.2009. The quality of our loan portfolio is subject to changes in the profile of our business resulting from organic growth and our merger and acquisition activity and is dependent on domestic and, to a lesser extent, international economic conditions. Adverse changes affecting any of the sectors to which we have significant lending exposure, political events within and external to Brazil and the variability of economic activity may have a material adverse impact on our business and our results of operations. Furthermore, our historic loan loss experience may not be indicative of our future loan losses.

In addition, our strategy includes efforts to significantly expand our loan portfolio as well as increase the number of clients, particularly individuals and small and middle-market companies, that we serve. Certain financial products we offer to individuals and other clients are generally characterized by higher margins, but also higher risks of default. AnA future increase in our loan portfolio, as well as a shift to higher margins and higher risk products, could result in increased default rates, which could have a material adverse effect on us.our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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The value of our investment securities and derivatives positions are subject to market fluctuations due to changes in Brazilian or international economic conditions and may produce material losses.

As of December 31, 2009,2010, investment securities represented R$116,554179,356 million, or 19.5%24.0% of our assets, and derivative financial instruments, which are used to hedge against risks in each of our business areas, represented R$5,5497,789 million, or 0.9%1.0% of our assets, and realized and unrealized gains and losses have had and will continue to have a significant impact on our results of operations. These gains and losses, which we record when investments in securities are sold or are marked to market (in the case of trading securities) or when our derivative financial instruments are marked to market, may fluctuate considerably from period to period and are affectedimpacted by domestic and international economic conditions. If, for example, we have entered into derivatives transactions to protect against decreases in the value of the real or in interest rates and the real increases in value or interest rates increase, we may incur financial losses. We cannot predict the amount of realized or unrealized gains or losses for any future period, and variations from period to period have no practical analytical value in helping us to make such a prediction. ThoseSuch losses could materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. Gains or losses on our investment portfolio may not continue to contribute to net income at levels consistent with recent periods or at all, and we may not successfully realize the appreciation or depreciation now existing in our consolidated investment portfolio or any portion thereof.

Exposure to Brazilian federal government debt could have a material adverse effect on us.

Like many other Brazilian banks, we invest in debt securities of the Brazilian government. As of December 31, 2009,2010, approximately 7.0%11.1% of our total assets, and 36.2%44.1% of our securities portfolio, was comprised of debt securities issued by the Brazilian government. Any failure by the Brazilian government to make timely payments under the terms of these securities, or a significant decrease in their market value, will have a material adverse effect on us.

If our pricing expectations are incorrect or our reserves for future policyholder benefits and claims are inadequate, the profitability of our insurance and pension products or our results of operations and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected.

Our insurance and pension plan business sets prices and establishes reserves for many of our insurance and pension products based upon actuarial or statistical estimates. The pricing of our insurance and pension products and the insurance and pension plans reserves carried to pay future policyholder benefits and claims are each based on models that include many assumptions and projections which are inherently uncertain and involve the exercise of significant judgment, including as to the levels of and timing of receipt or payment of premiums, contributions, benefits, claims, expenses, interest credits, investment results, interest rates, retirement, mortality, morbidity and persistency. Although we frequently review the pricing of our insurance and pensions products and the adequacy of our insurance and pension plans reserves, we cannot determine with precision the ultimate amounts that we will pay for, or the timing of payment of, actual benefits, claims and expenses or whether the assets supporting our policy liabilities, together with future premiums and contributions will be sufficient for payment of benefits and claims. Significant deviations in actual experience from our pricing assumptions could have a material adverse effect on the profitability of our insurance and pension plans products. In addition, if we conclude that our reserves, together with future premiums, are insufficient to cover future policy benefits and claims, we would be required to increase our reserves and incur income statement charges for the period in which the determination is made, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations and financial condition.operations.
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Our market, credit and operational risk management policies, procedures and methods may not be fully effective in mitigating our exposure to unidentified or unanticipated risks.

Our market, credit and operational risk management policies, procedures and methods, including our statistical modeling tools, such as value at risk, (VAR),or VaR, stress test and sensitivesensitivity analyses, may not be fully effective in mitigating our risk exposure in all economic market environments or against all types of risk, including risks that we fail to identify or anticipate. Some of our qualitative tools and measuresmetrics for managing risk are based upon our use of observed historical market behavior. We apply statistical and other tools to these observations to quantify of our risk exposures. These qualitative tools and measuresmetrics may fail to predict future risk exposures. These risk exposures could, for example, arise from factors we did not anticipate or correctly evaluate in our statistical models. This would limit our ability to manage our risks. Our losses thus could be significantly greater than the historical measures indicate. In addition, our quantified modeling does not take all risks into account. Our more qualitative approach to managing those risks could prove insufficient, exposing us to material unanticipated losses. If existing or potential customers believe our risk management is inadequate, they could take their business elsewhere. This could harm our reputation as well as our revenues and profits.
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In addition, our businesses depend on the ability to process a large number of transactions securely, efficiently and accurately. Losses can result from inadequate personnel, inadequate or failed internal control processes and systems, information systems failures or breaches or from external events that interrupt normal business operations. We also face the risk that the design of our controls and procedures for mitigating operational risk proves to be inadequate or is circumvented.

We may incur losses associated with counterparty exposure.exposures.

We face the possibility that a counterparty will be unable to honor its contractual obligations. These counterparties may default on their obligations due to bankruptcy, lack of liquidity, operational failure or other reasons. This risk may arise, for example, from entering into reinsurance agreements or loan facilities or other credit agreements under which counterparties have obligations to make payments to us;us, executing currency or other trades that fail to settle at the required time due to non-delivery by the counterparty or systems failure by clearing agents, exchanges, clearing houses or other financial intermediaries. In addition, we routinely transact with counterparties in the financial services industry, including brokers and dealers, commercial banks, investment banks, mutual and hedge funds and other institutional clients.

Our controlling shareholder has the ability to direct our business.

As of December 31, 2009,May31, 2011, Itaú Unibanco Participações S.A., or IUPAR, our controlling shareholder, directly owned 51.0%51.00% of our common stock and 25.8%25.54% of our total capital stock. See “Item 7A. Major Shareholders.” As a result, IUPAR has the power to control us, including the power to elect our directors and officers and determine the outcome of any action requiring shareholder approval, including transactions with related parties, corporate reorganizations and the timing and payment of dividends. In addition, IUPAR is jointly controlled by Itaúsa, which is controlled by the Egydio de Souza Aranha family, and the former controlling shareholders of Unibanco, the Moreira Salles family. The interests of IUPAR, Itaúsa and the Egydio de Souza Aranha and Moreira Salles families may be different from your interests as a shareholder or holder of ADS.our preferred shares and ADSs.

We are subject to regulation on a consolidated basis and may be subject to liquidation or intervention on a consolidated basis.

The Central Bank treats us and our subsidiaries and affiliates as a single financial institution for regulatory purposes. While our consolidated capital base provides financial strength and flexibility to our subsidiaries and affiliates, their activities could indirectly put our capital base at risk. In particular, any investigation of, or intervention by the Central Bank in, the affairs of any of our subsidiaries and affiliates could have ana material adverse impact on our other subsidiaries and affiliates and ultimately on us.

Risks Relating to the Preferred Shares and the ADSs
 
The relative volatility and illiquidity of the Brazilian securities markets may substantially limit your ability to sell the preferred shares underlying the ADSs at the price and time you desire.
 
Investing in securities that trade in emerging markets such as Brazil, often involves greater risk than investing in securities of issuers in the United States or in other countries, and these investments are generally considered to be more speculative in nature.  The Brazilian securities market is substantially smaller, less liquid, more concentrated and can be more volatile than major securities markets in the United States or in other countries. We have not made any credit operations in the U.S. subprime market, including any collateralized debt obligations, however, the recent crisis in the United States subprime market may expose us to risk, as a result of a greater volatility in the Brazilian securities market. Accordingly, although you are entitled to withdraw the preferred shares underlying the ADSs from the depositary at any time, your ability to sell the preferred shares underlying the ADSs at a price and time at which you wish to do so may be substantially limited. There is also significantly greater concentration in the Brazilian securities market than in major securities markets such as the United States or in other countries. The ten largest companies in terms of market capitalization represented 54.7%54.4% of the aggregate market capitalization of the BM&FBOVESPA S.A. – Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros, or BM&FBOVESPA, as of December 31, 2009. The top ten stocks in terms2010. Therefore, the ability of trading volume accounted for 45.8%, 53.1%the holders to sell the preferred shares underlying the ADSs at the price and 44.8% of all shares traded on the BM&FBOVESPA in 2007, 2008 and 2009, respectively.at time they desire may be limited.
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The preferred shares and ADSs generally do not have voting rights.
 
UnderAccording to Brazilian Corporate Lawcorporate law and our bylaws , holders of preferred shares, and therefore of the ADSs, are not entitled to vote at meetings of our shareholders, except in limited circumstances. See “Item 10B. Memorandum and Articles of Association.”

In the limited circumstances where preferred shareholders are able to vote, holders may exercise voting rights with respect to the preferred shares represented by ADSs only in accordance with the provisions of the deposit agreement relating to the ADSs. Despite there are no provisions under Brazilian law or under our bylaws that limit ADS holders' ability to exercise their voting rights through the depositary bank with respect to the underlying preferred shares, there are practical limits to the ability of ADS holders to exercise their voting rights due to the additional procedural steps involved in communicating with such holders. For example, our preferred shareholders will either receive notice directly from us or through publication of notice in Brazilian newspapers and will be able to exercise their voting rights by either attending the meeting in person or voting by proxy. ADS holders, by comparison, will only receive notice directly from us, if they are properly registered in our mailing list. If they are not registered in our mailing list, they will receive the notice only through the depositary bank.
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In accordance with the provisions of the deposit agreement, we will provide notice to the depositary bank, which will, in turn, to the extent practicable, mail to holders of ADSs the notice of such meeting and instructions on how the ADS holder can participate in the shareholders meeting. To exercise their voting rights, ADS holders must  instruct the depositary bank on how to vote the shares represented by their ADSs. Because of this extra procedural step involving the depositary bank, the process for exercising voting rights is longer for ADS holders.

Holders of ADSs may be unable to exercise preemptive rights with respect to our preferred shares.
 
We may not be able to offer our preferred shares to U.S. holders of ADSs pursuant to preemptive rights granted to holders of our preferred shares in connection with any issuance of our preferred shares unless a registration statement under the Securities Act is effective with respect to the preferred shares and preemptive rights, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act is available. We are not obligated to file a registration statement relating to preemptive rights with respect to our preferred shares, and we cannot assure you that we will file any such registration statement. If a registration statement is not filed and an exemption from registration does not exist, The Bank of New York Mellon, as depositary, will attempt to sell the preemptive rights, and you will be entitled to receive the proceeds of the sale. However, these preemptive rights will expire if the depositary does not sell them in a timely manner, and U.S. holders of ADSs will not realize any value from the granting of the preemptive rights. For more information on the exercise of your rights, see “Item 10B. Memorandum and Articles of Association - Preemptive Rights on Increase in Preferred Share Capital.”
 
If you surrender your ADSs and withdraw preferred shares, you risk losing the ability to remit foreign currency abroad and certain Brazilian tax advantages.
 
As a holder of ADSs, you benefit from the electronic certificate of foreign capital registration obtained by the custodian for our preferred shares underlying the ADSs in Brazil, which permits the custodian to convert dividends and other distributions with respect to the preferred shares into non-Brazilian currency and remit the proceeds abroad. If you surrender your ADSs and withdraw preferred shares, you will be entitled to continue to rely on the custodian’s electronic certificate of foreign capital registration for only five business days from the date of withdrawal. Thereafter, upon the disposition of or distributions relating to the preferred shares, you will not be able to remit abroad non-Brazilian currency unless you obtain your own electronic certificate of foreign capital registration or you qualify under Brazilian foreign investment regulations that entitle some foreign investors to buy and sell shares on Brazilian stock exchanges without obtaining separate electronic certificates of foreign capital registration. If you do not qualify under the foreign investment regulations you will generally be subject to less favorable tax treatment of dividends and distributions on, and the proceeds from any sale of, our preferred shares. If you attempt to obtain your own electronic certificate of foreign capital registration, you may incur expenses or suffer delays in the application process, which could delay your ability to receive dividends or distributions relating to our preferred shares or the return of your capital in a timely manner. Moreover, should you surrender your ADSs and withdraw preferred shares, applicable regulations require you to enter into corresponding exchange transactions and pay taxes on these exchange transactions. The depositary’s electronic certificate of foreign capital registration may also be adversely affected by future legislative changes.
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Holders of our preferred shares and ADSs may not receive any dividends

According to our bylaws, we are obligated to pay our shareholders at least 25% of our annual adjusted net income, which may differ significantly from our net income calculated under U.S. GAAP.  This adjusted net income may be capitalized, used to absorb losses or otherwise retained as allowed by Brazilian Corporate Law.  In addition, Brazilian Corporate Law allows us to suspend the mandatory distribution of dividends in any particular year if our board of directors informs our shareholders that such distribution would be incompatible with our financial condition.  See “Item 8A. Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information - Dividend Policy and Dividends” and “Item 10B. Memorandum and Article of Association - Calculation of Distributable Amount.”

As a holder of ADSs, you have shareholder rights that differ from those of shareholders of companies organized under the laws of the United States or other jurisdictions

Our corporate affairs are governed by our bylaws and Brazilian Corporate Law, which may differ from the legal principles that would apply if we were incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States or in other jurisdictions outside Brazil. Under Brazilian Corporate Law, you and the holders of the preferred shares may have different rights with respect to protection of their interests, including measures related to actions taken by our board of directors or the holders of our common shares, which may differ from the laws of other jurisdictions outside Brazil.

ITEM 4 INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY

ITEM 4INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
4A.History and Development of the Company

Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A.’s legal andOur commercial name is Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. We were incorporated on September 9, 1943 and registered with the São Paulo State Board of Trade under number NIRE 35300010230. We are organized as a publicly held corporation for an unlimited period of time under the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil. Our head offices are located at Praça Alfredo Egydio de Souza Aranha, 100, Torre Olavo Setubal, 04344-902, São Paulo, SP, Brazil and our telephone number is +55-11-5019-1267. Investor information can be found on our website at http://www.itauunibancoir.com/docs.www.itauri.com. Information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference in, and shall not be considered a part of, this annual report.  Our agent for service of process in the United States is the general manager of our New York branch, which is located at 540 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022-3721.

General

The Itaú Financial Group traces itsWe trace our origins to 1944, when members of the Egydio de Souza Aranha family founded Banco Federal de Crédito S.A. in São Paulo. Since 1973 we have operated through Banco Itaú S.A., now Itaú Unibanco. Unibanco Financial Group was founded by members of the Moreira Salles family in 1924, making it Brazil’s oldest non-state owned bank at the time of the Association with the Itaú Financial Group.Association.

On November 3, 2008, the controlling shareholders of Itaúsa and of Unibanco Holdings entered into an association agreement to combine the operations of Itaú Holding (now Itaú Unibanco Holding) and its subsidiaries and Unibanco Financial Groups.Holdings, Unibanco and Unibanco’s subsidiaries. To effect the Association, we carried out a corporate restructuring pursuant to which Unibanco Holdings and its subsidiary Unibanco became wholly owned subsidiaries of Itaú Unibanco Holding.Holding through a series of transactions:

·the merger of all shares of E. Johnston Representação e Participações S.A., or E. Johnston, into Itaú Unibanco,

·the merger of all shares of Unibanco Holdings and Unibanco that were not already indirectly held by Itaú Unibanco into Itaú Unibanco, and

·the merger of all shares of Itaú Unibanco into Itaú Unibanco Holding.

A merger of shares means “incorporação de ações,” as defined by article 252 of the Brazilian Corporate Law, and is a corporate restructuring where one company (A) exchanges its shares for shares of another company (B), and as a consequence the shareholders of B become shareholders of A, and A becomes the sole shareholder of B. The shareholders of each of Itaú Unibanco Holding, Itaú Unibanco, E. Johnston, Representação e Participações S.A., or Companhia E. Johnston, Unibanco Holdings and Unibanco approved the corporate reorganizationtransactions at an extraordinary shareholders’ meetings held on November 28, 2008. The transactions were approved by the Central Bank in February 2009, and the minutes of the shareholders’ meetings reflecting the approval of the merger of shares were registered by the Commercial Registry of the State of São Paulo in March 2009. The Association is pending approvalwas approved with no restrictions by Brazilian anti-trust authorities ( Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica ),   or CADE.CADE on August 18, 2010.
 
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The shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding, including those issued in exchange for shares of Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings, commenced trading under the same symbol on March 31, 2009. In May 2009, the trading symbols were standardized to “ITUB” on all the stock exchanges where Itaú Unibanco Holding’s securities are listed. At the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting held on November 28, 2008, our shareholders approved the change of our corporate name from Banco Itaú Holding Financeira S.A. to Itaú Unibanco Banco Múltiplo S.A. At the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting held on April 24, 2009, our shareholders approved a further change of our corporate name to Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A., which change was approved by the Central Bank on August 12, 2009. Finally, at the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting held on April 30, 2009, the shareholders of Itaú Unibanco approved the change of the corporate name of Banco Itaú S.A. to Itaú Unibanco S.A., which change was approved by the Central Bank on December 30, 2009.

As of December 31, 2009, we were the largest bank in Brazil based on market capitalization according to Bloomberg.

Since the Association we have been working on the integration of the operations of the two banks. The main initiatives regarding integration initiatives in 2009 included:carried out since then are:

·the adoption of a new corporate governance structure by the board of directors;
•    the adoption of a new corporate governance structure by the board of directors
·the integration of the corporate, investment banking, brokerage, asset management, vehicle lending, private banking and treasury divisions, which have been operating on a unified basis since the first quarter of 2009;

·the interconnection of ATMs; and

·reporting under a single annual report and the adoption of unified corporate governance policies and risk management.
 
•    the integration of the corporate, investment banking, brokerage, asset management, vehicle lending, private banking and treasury divisions, which have been operating on an unified basis since the first quarter of 2009
•    the interconnection of ATMs
•    reporting under a single annual report and the adoption of unified corporate governance policies and risk management.

In addition, in the second half of 2009, we began the integration process of Unibanco branches under the “Itaú” brand, and we expect to complete this process bywhich began in the endfirst quarter of 2010, was completed on October 24, 2010.

Recent DevelopmentsAs of December 31, 2010, we were the largest bank in Brazil based on market capitalization according to Bloomberg.

In AprilAs described in detail under “7A. Major Shareholders — Shareholders’ Agreement  — Bank of America” in several transactions in June 2010 Bank of America Corporation, or BAC, a shareholder of Itaú Unibanco Holding, sold all 188,424,758 preferred shares issued subordinated notes worth US$1 billion atby Itaú Unibanco Holding and owned by BAC.

On March 30, 2011, BlackRock, Inc. informed us, according to Article 12 of CVM Rule No. 358 that it owned preferred shares representing approximately 7% of the fixed rateissued preferred shares of 6.20% per annum maturing in 2020. The notes were offered only to qualified institutional investorsItaú Unibanco Holding.  In addition, BlackRock, Inc. informed us that it holds our shares for investment purposes only.

On April 25, 2011, our shareholders approved a reverse split of our common and preferred shares in the U.S.proportion of 100 shares to one share of the same type in order to adjust our shareholder base to reduce administrative costs and to non-U.S. investors outsideimprove the United States, and may not be offered or sold in the secondary market and/or U.S. territory due to offering and trading restrictions. This financing aims at the expansionefficiency of our capital base, thus enablingbook-entry system.  Our shareholders also approved a higher growthsimultaneous stock split of loanone share to 100 shares, which will maintain the market price of our shares at an appropriate level to ensure liquidity.  This transaction is subject to ratification by the Central Bank.  Once this is approved and financing operations.we provide additional details through an announcement to the market, we will establish a period of at least 60 days for holders of our common and preferred shares holding shares in a number not a multiple of 100 share lots to adjust their share lots at their discretion through the BM&FBOVESPA.  Once the 60-day period for adjustment of shareholdings has expired, fractional shares arising from the reverse split will be regrouped into integral numbers and sold at an auction through BM&FBOVESPA.

Statistical Disclosure by Bank Holding Companies

See “Item 4B. Business Overview – Selected Statistical Information” for additional information relating to our business.

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Capital Expenditures and Divestitures

In 2007, we sold equity interests held in (i) Serasa S.A., or Serasa, (ii) Redecard, (iii) Bovespa Holding S.A., or Bovespa Holding,2008 and (iv) Bolsa de Mercadorias e Futuros2010, there were no significant divestitures.  See “Item 5B. Liquidity and Capital ResourcesBM&F S.A., or BM&F, which are summarized below.
Serasa
In June 2007, we disposed of partCapital – Capital Expenditures” for a discussion of our interest in the capital stock of Serasa to Experian Brasil Aquisições Ltda., or Experian Brasil, a Brazilian subsidiary of Experian Solutions, Inc. Serasa is a leading provider in Brazil of analytical and information products and services for credit and business support. The disposition corresponded to 1,321,371 shares comprising 35.5% of the total shares of Serasa. On the same date, we and another bank (Bradesco group) formed BIU Participações S.A., or BIU,expenditures for the purpose of holding the Serasa shares owned by us and the other bank. On October 11, 2007, BIU sold an additional 11,025 shares of Serasa to Experian Brasil. We received approximately R$1,230 million as a result of both transactions. As of December 31, 2009, Itaú Unibanco indirectly owned, through BIU, 16.1% of the total capital stock of Serasa and the right to appoint two members to Serasa’s board of directors.last three fiscal years.
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Redecard
In July 2007, Banco Itaucard S.A. and Unibanco Participações Societárias S.A. sold approximately 107.6 million common shares (16.4% of the total capital) of Redecard, generating revenue of R$1,680 million after taxes. Subsequently, on March 2009 we obtained control of Redecard.
Bovespa Holding
In October 2007, in connection with the initial public offering of Bovespa Holding, Itaú Unibanco and Itaú BBA sold 11.4 million shares of Bovespa Holding and Unicard Banco Múltiplo S.A., or Unicard, sold 23.3 million shares of Bovespa Holding for R$23.00 per share. The transaction generated income after taxes of R$164 million for Itaú Unibanco Holding and R$320 million for Unibanco Holdings. Since the merger of BM&F with Bovespa Holding in 2008, the name of Bovespa Holding has been BM&FBOVESPA.  As of December 31, 2009, we held 3.0% of the capital stock of BM&FBOVESPA.
BM&F
In November 2007, in connection with the initial public offering of BM&F, Itaubank Distribuidora de Títulos e Valores Mobiliários S.A., or Itaubank Distribuidora, Itaú Corretora de Valores S.A., or Itaú Corretora, Itaú Unibanco and Itaú BBA sold 10.4 million shares of BM&F and Unicard sold 4.5 million shares of BM&F for R$20.00 per share. In addition, prior to the initial public offering of BM&F, Itaubank Distribuidora, Itaú Corretora, Itaú Unibanco and Itaú BBA sold 3.4 million shares for R$11.00 per share to GA Latin America Investments LLC and Unicard sold 1.5 million shares for R$11.00 per share to General Atlantic Private Equity Group. These transactions generated income after taxes of R$150 million for Banco Itaú Holding and R$62 million for Unibanco Holdings. Since the merger of BM&F with Bovespa Holding in 2008, the name of BM&F has been BM&FBOVESPA.

In 2009, we sold equity interests held in (i) Unibanco Saúde Seguradora S.A., or Unibanco Saúde Seguradora and (ii) Allianz Seguros S.A., or Allianz Seguros.

In 2011, we entered into an agreement for the purchase of 49% of Banco CSF S.A., or Banco Carrefour.

Unibanco Saúde Seguradora S.A.

On December 16, 2009, Itaú Seguros S.A., or Itaú Seguros, and Itaú Unibanco entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Tempo Participações S.A. for the sale of all the shares of Unibanco Saúde Seguradora S.A., held by Itaú Seguros and Itaú Unibanco, for R$55 million. Depending on the performance of Unibanco Saúde Seguradora S.A. in the 12-month period after the closing date of the transaction, Itaú Seguros and Itaú Unibanco may be entitled to an additional payment of up to R$45 million. The Brazilian antitrust authoritiesCADE approved the transaction in December 2009. The Brazilian National Agency of Supplemental Health (Agê(Agência Nacional de Saúde Suplementar)Suplementar), or ANS, approved the transaction on April 1, 2010. The closing of the transaction occurred on April 29, 2010.

Allianz Seguros S.A.

On December 29, 2009, Allianz South America Holding B.V. entered into an agreement with Itaú Unibanco Holding for the purchase for R$109 million of the 14.03% indirect interest that Itaú Unibanco Holding held in Allianz Seguros S.A.Seguros. The transaction was closed on January 14, 2010 and was approved by the antitrust authorityCADE in March 2010. We notified, SUSEP, of the transaction.

See “Item 5B. Liquidity and Capital Resources–Capital–Capital Expenditures” for a discussionProposed Acquisition of an Interest in Banco Carrefour

On April 14, 2011 Itaú Unibanco, an entity controlled by Itaú Unibanco Holding, one of our capital expendituresmain operating subsidiaries, entered into a share purchase and sale agreement governing the acquisition by Itaú Unibanco of 49% of Banco Carrefour for the last three fiscal years.amount of R$ 725 million. Banco Carrefour is the entity responsible for the offering and distribution, on an exclusive basis, of financial, insurance and pension products and services through the distribution channels of Carrefour Comércio e Indústria Ltda., which operates under the “Carrefour” brand in Brazil and includes 163 hypermarkets and supermarkets and related e-commerce channels, and had 7.7 million accounts and a credit portfolio (gross book value) of R$2,254 million as of December 31, 2010. This transaction is subject to the approval of the Central Bank.
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4B. Business Overview

4B.           Business OverviewOn November 3, 2008, we announced the Association between Itaú Holding (currently Itaú Unibanco Holding) and Unibanco Holdings. The result of this Association was the creation of Itaú Unibanco Holding. Since the final approval by the Central Bank in February 18, 2009, we have integrated the operations of the two banks.

Our principal categories of operations areare: (i) commercial banking which includes commercial bank through Itaú Unibanco(including insurance, pension plan and corporatecapitalization products, credit cards, asset management and investment banking through Banco Itaú BBA S.A., or Itaú BBA, consumer credit to non accounts holders and our corporate and treasure activities. We provide a wide variety of credit and non-credit products and services directed towardsfor individuals, small and middle-market companiescompanies); (ii) Itaú BBA (corporate and large corporations.investment banking); and (iii) consumer credit (financial products and services to our non-accountholders).

On October 24, 2010, Itaú Unibanco completed the integration of customer service locations throughout Brazil. In total, 998 branches and 245 customer site branches, or CSB of Unibanco were redesigned and integrated as Itaú Unibanco customer service locations, thus creating a network of approximately 4,700 units in the country under the “Itaú” brand.
 
As of December 31, 2009,2010, we were:were elected or ranked:

 ·the largest private bank“The Best Private Banking Overall Services” in Brazil, based on market capitalization according to Bloombergthe 2010 Annual Private Banking and Wealth Management Survey, coordinated by Euromoney magazine;
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·the largest private manager of pension fund assets in Brazil, based on assets under management, according to ANBIMA

 ·the largest mutual fund manager among private banks in Brazil based on our assets under management, according to ANBIMAANBIMA;

 ·the largest manager of private bank client assets, according to ANBIMAANBIMA;
·the largest leasing company in Brazil (measured by of present value of lease operations), according to ABEL

 ·the largest provider of securities services to third parties in Brazil, according to ANBIMAANBIMA; and

 ·one
the leading provider of the largest insurance, groupsprivate retirement and capitalization products in Brazil, based on directinsurance premiums and excluding health insurance and Vida Gerador de Benefícios Livre, or VGBL, a type of private retirement plan, according to SUSEP.

In addition, we received the following awards and recognition in 2010:

·“Most valuable brand in Brazil” for the seventh consecutive time from Interbrand consulting company;

·“Latin America’s Best Managed Companies – Most Convincing & Coherent Business Strategy – Banking & Financial Sector” from Euromoney magazine;

·“FT Sustainable Banking award: most sustainable financial institution in Latin America and in emerging markets” from the Financial Times newspaper and the International Finance Corporation;

·“Best Bank in Brazil” and “Best Bank in Latin America” from Euromoney magazine;

·“Domestic Cash Management Provider in Brazil” (Itaú BBA) from Euromoney magazine; and

·First bank in Brazil in the Top 1,000 World Banks ranking from The Banker magazine.
 
In addition, the brand name “Itaú” was rated the second most valuable brand name in Brazil by Brand Finance and Brand Analytics in 2009. The “Itaú” brand was also included in the 2009 Brands Yearbook: The 100 Most Prestigious Firms in Brazil, organized by Brazilian magazine Época Negócios .  We were also one of Brazil’s Most Admired Companies, and the winner of bank category, in the Carta Capital magazine survey.  We were also awarded Latin America’s Best Managed Company, and Best Company in Corporate Governance, by Brazil-Euromoney.

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Our Ownership Structure

We are a financial holding company controlled by Itaú Unibanco Participações S.A., IUPAR, a holding company jointly controlled by (i) Itaúsa, which is a holding company controlled by members of the Egydio de Souza Aranha family, and (ii) Companhia E. Johnston, de Participações, which is a holding company controlled by the former controlling shareholders of Unibanco, the Moreira Salles family. Itaúsa also owns directly 36.2%owned 38.66% of the shares of our common stock.stock as of May, 31, 2011. See “Item 7A. Major Shareholders.” Prior to the Association we were controlled by Itaúsa. The Egydio de Souza Aranha family beneficially owns 60.9% of shares of common stock and 17.8% of shares of preferred stock of Itaúsa. The shares of common stock and preferred stock of Itaúsa are traded on the BM&FBOVESPA.
Organization of the Itaú Unibanco Group

The following chart is a simplified overview of the direct and indirect ownership structure of the Itaú Unibanco Group as of DecemberMay, 31, 2009:2011:



‘ON’ means common shares and ‘PN’ means preferred shares
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Notes:
Ownership percentages above refer to the total of direct and indirect participations.ownership. All of the above companies are basedwere organized and have their operations in Brazil, except Banco Itaú Argentina S.A. (located in Argentina), or Banco Itaú Europa,Argentina, Banco Itaú BBA International S.A. (located in Portugal), or Banco Itaú BBA International, Banco Itaú Chile S.A. (located in Chile), or Banco Itaú Chile and Banco Itaú Uruguay S.A. (located in Uruguay)., or Banco Itaú Uruguay. For further information with respect to our significant subsidiaries, see Note 1(b) to our consolidated financial statements.
 
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Competitive Strengths

We believe the following strengths provide us with significant competitive advantages and distinguish us from our competitors.

Premier banking brand in Brazil.

Our brands are very strong and very well recognized in Brazil. They represent quality and reliability and, with our large portfolio of products, help us to maintain a low customer turnover rate, especially among customers in the high income segment.

Large branch network in geographic areas of high economic activities.

We have an extensive network with 3,967 branches, 944 CSBs and 29,301 ATMs in Brazil and abroad, as of December 31, 2010. Our Brazilian branch network, while national in scope, is strategically concentrated in Southeast Brazil, the country’s wealthiest region. Our branch network in other countries of the Southern Cone (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay) is also positioned in regions of high levels of economic activity. A branch network in wealthier and key economic areas gives us a strong presence and a competitive advantage to offer our services to a broad range of customers and profit from selective market opportunities. Our exclusive ATM network allows us to offer a wide range of products and services to our customers which we see as one of our competitive strengths.

Diverse line of products and services.

We are a multi-service bank offering a diverse line of products and services that are designed to address the needs of various types of clients, including corporate clients, small and medium-sized enterprises, retail customers, high-income individuals, private bank clients, non-accountholders and credit card users. We believe that this model creates opportunities to improve our client relationships and thereby increase our market share. We expect to sustain our leading presence by capturing a solid and growing pipeline of transactions across a number of business segments.

Technology and electronic distribution channels as drivers for sales.

Our intensive use of technology and electronic distribution channels, which has contributed significantly to an increase in sales of products and services, is one of our most important competitive advantages. In 2010, we spent approximately R$4,600 million on information technology, approximately R$1,200 million for the purchase of hardware and software and approximately R$3,400 million for the cost of IT infrastructure, operation and maintenance. We have sophisticated technology that supports other remote banking access (call centers, Internet banking, etc.) and offers customers the ability to verify their statements and perform their transactions. Our sales teams can access client credit scores directly through mobile phones and credit proposals can be sent over the Internet by any broker registered in our systems.

Risk-based pricing model as a tool to manage risk while exploring opportunities.

Our risk-based pricing model is an important competitive advantage as it gives us a more precise dimension of the risk equation versus return in various scenarios. This is an essential tool to explore commercial opportunities and simultaneously manage risks. Depending on the product, each contract is individually priced using risk adjusted return on capital models that give us a better assessment of the market.

Business Strategy

Our board of directors is responsible for defining the guidelines of our strategy and that of our subsidiaries. Strategic decisions by our board of directors are supported by the strategy committee of the board, which provides data and information about strategic business issues. See “Item 6C. Board Practices.” The strategy committee’s activities and responsibilities range from evaluating investment opportunities and budget guidelines to providing advice and support to the chief executive officer for the monitoring of our consolidated strategy. The strategy committee is supported by the economic scenarios sub-committee which provides macroeconomic data in order to support discussions on strategies, investments and budgets.

Completion of the integration process will position us to grow.

During 2009 and 2010, we focused our efforts on completing the integration of the Unibanco branches and customer site branches, while maintaining service quality and increasing our customer base. Having completed this integration process in 2010, our objective is to be the leading bank in sustainable performance and client satisfaction. We continue to focus on Brazil and explore opportunities for growth.

Growing our loan portfolio with the maintenance of asset quality.

The growth of our loan portfolio and the maintenance of asset quality are central issues to our strategy. We are constantly seeking to improve our models for risk management and our economic forecasts and scenario modeling. We intend to increase the average volume of credit operations to maintain and even grow our market share, depending on the product, market and customer type, including through the development of new products for specific client demographics.

Implementation of an advanced and fully integrated risk management approach should position us for sustainable growth and enhanced profitability.

Our main strategic goals in risk management include: (i) the incorporation of best practice recommendations and the implementation of the advanced approaches under Basel II and Basel III, which should enhance profitability from more precise risk-based pricing and risk-adjusted performance measurement frameworks, which are important sources of competitive advantage; and (ii) developing and implementing a fully integrated risk management approach, through the integration of processes and systems to provide a comprehensive picture of risk exposures across risk types and from multiple viewpoints, as well as through the development of stress testing and risk appetite standards.

Developing strong relationships with our clients based on customer segmentation.

We will continue to work on our customer segmentation strategy in order to identify our customers’ needs and enhance our relationship with our customer base, as well as to increase market penetration. A customer segment is a distinguishable part of our customer base that is subject to a specific set of needs that we focus on meeting. We believe that our customer segmentation tools and strategy provide us an important competitive advantage developed over the course of more than 25 years. We aim to fulfill clients’ financial needs through a wide product portfolio, including cross-selling of banking and insurance products and sales through a variety of channels. It is also extremely important to deliver best-in-class customer service, in order to maintain and increase client satisfaction and increase portfolio profitability.

Operations

The table below presents revenues in U.S. GAAP for our segments for each of the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007. According to note2008. As disclosed in Note 32 to the consolidated financial statements we now disclosehave four operational and reporting segments: Commercial Bank,Banking, Itaú BBA, Consumer Credit and CorporationCorporate and Treasury.
(in millions of R$)
(in millions of R$) 
 2009  2008  2007  Year Ended December 31, 
  37,473   25,359   20,355 
 2010  
2009 (2)
  2008 
Commercial Banking (1)
  39,143   30,406   26,520 
Interest income from loans and leases  30,154   18,391   14,559   29,569   23,127   19,552 
Fee and commission income  7,319   6,967   5,796   9,574   7,279   6,967 
Itaú BBA  4,956   4,783   2,134   5,661   4,956   4,783 
Interest income from loans and leases  4,352   4,395   1,779   4,846   4,352   4,395 
Fee and commission income  603   388   355   815   603   388 
Consumer Credit  19,632   10,126   8,241   19,272   19,632   10,126 
Interest income from loans and leases  14,075   8,540   6,560   13,412   14,075   8,540 
Fee and commission income  5,557   1,586   1,681   5,860   5,557   1,586 
Corporate and Treasury (3)
  4,590   6,987   (1,161)
Interest income from loans and leases (4)
  4,209   7,027   (1,161)
Fee and commission income  381   40   - 

(1) Including retail for all years presented. Information for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 20072008 includes revenues from corporate banking activities which have not yet been transferred to Itaú BBA.

(2) Revenue from the activities of Unibanco is consolidated beginning on February 2009.

(3) Corporate and treasury includes the results related to the trading activities in our proprietary portfolio, trading related to managing currency, interest rate and other market risk factors, gap management and arbitrage opportunities in domestic and foreign markets. It also includes the results associated with financial income from the investment of our excess capital.

(4) For comparison purposes,iInterest income from loans and lease before loan losses from commercial banking and Itaú BBA was reclassified to corporate and treasury in 2008.

We mainly carry out our business activities in Brazil. We do not break down our revenues by geographic market within Brazil. Our revenues consisting of interest income from loans and leases, fee and commission income and insurance premiums, income on private retirement plans and capitalization plans are divided between revenues earned in Brazil and abroad. The information in the table below is presented after eliminations on consolidation.
(in millions of R$)
  Year Ended December 31, 
  2010  
2009 (1)
  2008 
Interest income from loan and leases  52,035   48,582   31,327 
Brazil  49,658   45,261   25,924 
Abroad  2,377   3,320   5,403 
Fee and commission income  16,630   13,479   8,941 
Brazil  15,749   12,853   8,337 
Abroad  881   627   604 
Insurance premiums, income on private retirement plans and on capitalization plans  6,410   8,132   3,917 
Brazil  6,376   8,091   3,912 
Abroad  33   41   5 
(1) Revenue from the activities of Unibanco is consolidated beginning on February 2009.         

(in millions of R$) 
  2009  2008  2007 
Interest income from loan and leases  48,582   31,327   22,898 
Brazil  45,261   25,924   19,643 
Abroad  3,320   5,403   3,255 
Fee and commission income  13,479   8,941   7,832 
Brazil  12,853   8,337   7,485 
Abroad  627   604   347 
Insurance premiums, income on private retirement plans and on capitalization plans  8,132   3,917   3,500 
Brazil  8,091   3,912   3,500 
Abroad  41   5   - 

 
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The table below presents revenues abroad by business categoriesoperational segment for each of the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007:2008:
(in millions of R$)
(in millions of R$) 
  2009  2008  2007 
Commercial Bank  3,200   5,417   2,585 
Argentina  282   379   205 
Chile  610   1,112   597 
Uruguay  252   1,694   724 
Other companies abroad (1)  2,056   2,232   1,059 
Itaú BBA  675   481   953 
Other companies abroad (1)  675   481   953 
Itaú Unibanco - Credit Card  112   114   63 
Argentina  19   22   11 
Uruguay  79   92   52 
Chile  14   -   - 
  Year Ended December 31, 
  2010  
2009 (1)
  2008 
Commercial Banking  2,822   3,200   5,417 
Argentina (2)  288   282   379 
Chile (3)  813   610   1,112 
Uruguay (4)  249   252   1,694 
Other companies abroad (5)  1,471   2,056   2,232 
Itaú BBA  366   675   481 
Other companies abroad (5)  366   675   481 
Consumer Credit  104   112   114 
Argentina (2)  21   19   22 
Uruguay (4)  65   79   92 
Chile (3)  19   14   - 

(1) Revenue from the activities of Unibanco is consolidated beginning on February 2009.

(2) Includes Banco Itaú Europa International, or BIEI,Argentina, Itaú Asset Management S.A., Sociedad Gerente de Fondos Comunes de Inversión, Itrust Servicios Inmobiliarios S.A.C.I (formerly known as Itrust Servicios Financieros S.A) and Itaú Sociedad de Bolsa S.A.

(3) Includes Itaú Chile Holdings, Inc., BICSA Holdings LTD., Banco Itaú Chile, Itaú Chile Inversiones, Servicios y Administración S.A., Itaú Chile Corredor de Bolsa Ltda., Itaú Chile Corredora de Seguros Ltda., Itaú Chile Administradora General de Fondos S.A., Itaú Chile Securitizadora S.A., Recuperadora de Créditos Ltda. and Itaú Chile Compañia de Seguros de Vida S.A..

(4) Includes ACO Ltda., Banco Itaú Uruguay,  OCA Casa Financiera S.A., OCA S.A, and Unión Capital AFAP S.A.

(5) Includes Itaú Unibanco’s Grand Cayman, New York, Tokyo and Nassau branches, Itaú BBA’s Nassau branch, Itaú BBA’s UruguaiUruguay branch, Itaú Unibanco Holding’s Grand Cayman branch, the Unibanco Grand Cayman Branch, BIEL Holdings AG, IPI—IPI - Itaúsa Portugal Investimentos, SGPS Lda., Itaú Europa Luxembourg, Advisory Holding Company S.A., Itaúsa Europa - Investimentos, SGPS, Lda., Itaú Europa, SGPS, Lda., Itaúsa Portugal —SGPS- SGPS, S.A., Banco Itaú Europa., BIE Bahamas.BBA International, Itaú BBA International (Cayman) Ltd., Banco Itaú Europa Luxembourg Banco Itaú Europa Fund Management Company S.A., BIEL Fund Management Company S.A., BIE Cayman, BIEI, IES, Unibanco — União de Bancos Brasileiros (Luxembourg) S.A.Ltd., Banco Itaú Europa International, BIE Bank & Trust Bahamas Ltd., Itaú Europa Securities Inc., Itaú Madeira Investimentos, SGPS, BIE Director Ltda, BIE Directors, Ltd,Ltda, BIE Nominees, Lda, Brazcomp 1 Limited,Ltd., Fin Trade, Kennedy Director International Services S.A., Federal Director International Services S.A., Bay State Corporation Limited and Cape Ann Corporation Limited; BFB Overseas N.V., BFB Overseas Cayman, Ltd., Itau Bank Ltd., ITB Holding Ltd., Jasper International Investment LLC, Unibanco Cayman Bank Ltd., Unicorp Bank & Trust Ltd., Unibanco Securities, Inc., UBB Holding Company, Inc., Uni-Investments Inter. Corp., Unipart Partic. Internac. Ltd,Ltd., Rosefield Finance Ltd., Interbanco,Banco Itaú Paraguay S.A., Afinco Americas Madeira, SGPS, Soc. Unipessoal Ltda., Itaú Asset Management S.A., Sociedad Gerente de Fondos Comunes de Inversión, Zux Cayman Company Ltd., Zux SGPS, Lda,, Agate SARL, Topaz Holding Ltd., Itaú USAUnited Corporate Services Inc., Itaú International Investment LLC, ITrust Servicios Financieros S.A., Albarus S.A., BancoDelBanco Del Paraná S.A., Amethyst Holding Ltd., Garnet Corporation, Itaú SecuritiesInternational Holding (new name of Zircon Corporation), Spinel Corporation, Tanzanite Corporation, Itaú Sociedad de Bolsa S.A., Peroba Ltd.,Limited, Mundostar S.A., Karen International Ltd., Nevada Woods S.A., Itaú Asia Securities Ltd., LíberoLibero Trading International Ltd., ItaúItau BBA USA Securities, Inc., Itaú Middle East Securities Limited, Unipart B2B Investments, S.L., Tarjetas Unisoluciones S. A.S.A. de Capital Variable, Proserv—Proserv - Promociones Yy Servicios S.A. de C. V. and Itau, Itaú BBA UK Securities Limited. For the year ended December 31, 2010, also included Banco Itaú Suisse S.A., UBT Finance S.A., Itaú Japan Asset Management Ltd. and Itaú Beijing Investment Consultancy Limited. For the year ended December 31, 2009, also included BIEL Fund Management Company S.A., Advisory Holding Company S.A., BFB Overseas N.V., UBB Delaware I LLC., IEL Fund Management Company S.A., Advisory Holding Company S.A., Zux SGPS, Lda., Agate SARL, Amethyst Holding Ltd., Spinel Corporation and Tanzanite Corporation.
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Itaú Unibanco HoldingOur Business

Overview

We provide a broad range of banking services to a diversified customers’diverse customer base of individuals and corporate customers. We provide these services on an integrated basis through the following operational segments:

·Commercial banking,

·Itaú BBA (corporate and investment banking), and

·Consumer credit.

The commercial banking segment offers a wide range of banking services to a diversified base of individuals and companies. Services offered by the commercial banking segment include insurance, pension plan and capitalization products, credit cards, asset management, credit products and customized products and solutions specifically developed to meet customers’ demands. Our marketing strategies are adjusted for each customer profile and implemented through the most suitable distribution channels. We aim to increase the number of products used by our customers, thus diversifying our revenue sources. This segment is an important funding source for our operations and generates significant financial income and banking fees. The commercial banking segment comprises the following specialized areas and products:

·Retail banking (individuals);

·Public sector banking;

·Personnalité (banking for high-income individuals);

·Private banking (banking and financial consulting for wealthy individuals);

·Very small business banking;

·Small business banking;

·Middle-market banking;

·Credit cards;

·Real estate financing;

·Asset management;

·Corporate social responsibility fund;

·Securities services for third parties;

·Brokerage; and

·Insurance, private retirement and capitalization products.

Itaú Unibanco and Itaú BBA.
Within banking and financing operations, we have created three different distribution channels, each focused on a different type of customer. These areas are:
Retail Banking, through Itaú Unibanco, comprising different specialized customer service areas
Retail banking (individuals and very small businesses)
Personnalité (high income individual banking)
Private bank (wealthy individuals)
Small business banking (UPJ, or Unidade de Pessoa Jurídica)
Middle-market banking (medium-sized businesses)
Corporate clientsBBA is responsible for our corporate and investment banking activities. Itaú BBA’s management model is based on building close relationships with its customers by obtaining an in-depth understanding of their needs and offering them customized solutions. Corporate activities include providing banking services to large corporations and investment banking activities include offering funding resources to the corporate segment, including through Itaú BBA
fixed and variable income instruments.

ConsumerThrough the consumer credit to non-account holders customers
These specialized areas enable us to providesegment, we implement our customers with customized bankingstrategy of expanding our offering of financial products and services which we believe enhancebeyond our competitive positioncurrent accountholders. As such, this division oversees the financing of vehicles outside our branch network, credit cards to individuals who are not accountholders, and lending to lower income consumers.

Itaú Unibanco Holding also has a broad range of overseas operations and has built its international presence based on strategically positioned units in eachthe Americas, Europe and Asia. This creates significant synergies in foreign trade finance, the placement of these areas.Eurobonds, offering more sophisticated financial transactions, and private banking operations.

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Itaú Unibanco

Commercial Banking

Overview of Accountholder Products and Services

We provide services mainly in the following areas:have a large and diverse portfolio of products to address our customers’ needs. The main available products to our accountholders are:

Retail banking
·Credit: personal loans, overdraft protection, payroll loans, vehicles, credit cards, mortgage and agricultural loans, working capital, trade note discount and export;

Public sector
·Investments: pension plans, mutual funds, time deposits, demand deposit accounts, savings accounts and capitalization plans; and

Personnalité
·Services: insurance (life, home, credit/cash cards, vehicles, loan protection, among others), exchange, brokerage and others.

Private bank
Very small business banking
Small business banking
Middle-market banking
Credit cards
Real estate financing
Asset management
Corporate social responsibility
Securities services for third parties
Brokerage
Insurance, private retirement plans and capitalization products
Retail Banking

Our core business is retail banking, which serves individuals with a monthly income below R$7,000. AsIn October 2010, we completed the conversion of branches under the “Unibanco” brand to the “Itaú” brand and as of December 31, 2009,2010, we had over 13.715.2 million customers and 4,4654,660 branches and customer site branches under the “Itaú” and “Unibanco” brands.CSBs. Our retail banking operations are present in all Brazilian states and in cities that altogethertogether represented more than 80.0%of Brazil’s individual domestic consumption as of December 31, 2009.  Our strategy is to offer higher quality banking products to our retail banking customers.
In the second half of 2009, we began the project of converting “Unibanco” brand branches to the “Itaú” brand.  We converted approximately 50 branches during 2009.  As of December 31, 2009, there were 950 remaining branches under the “Unibanco” brand.  During 2010, we will intensify the conversion process and intend to convert approximately 160 branches per month starting in June 2010.

We classify our retail clients in accordance with their income and profile:

 ·Itaú retail customers, who earn less than R$4,000 per month; and

 ·Itaú Uniclass customers, who earn more than R$4,000 and less than R$7,000 per month; and
·month. Specialized account managers provide services to Itaú Uniclass customers who also have access to certain customized products. We created this segment after the Association and we expect Itaú Uniclass to be present in somemany of our retail branches across Brazil and increase the number of our customers.

ForOur strategy is to offer high quality and differentiated banking products to our retail banking customers. As part of this strategy, Itaú Unibanco now serves three retail segments: (i) Itaú retail serves customers at branches; (ii) Itaú Uniclass serves customers with differentiated needs and who require a more diversified service with separate areas within branches; (iii) and Itaú Personnalité (discussed below) serves customers with special investment needs with its own separate network of branches. This diversified relationship concept is interwoven by “Itaú 30 horas,” a convenience service that enables users to carry out banking transactions in ATMs, telephones, mobiles, on the year endedinternet and at the branches.

Public Sector

Our public sector business operates in all areas of the public sector, including the federal, state and municipal governments (in the executive, legislative and judicial branches). As of December 31, 2009, credit products represented 67.0% of our consolidated revenue2010, we had approximately 2,300 public sector customers. To service these customers, we use platforms that are separate from the retail banking while investments represented 24.0%branches, with teams of specially trained managers who offer customized solutions in tax collection, foreign exchange services, administration of public agency assets, payments to suppliers, payroll for civil and servicesmilitary servants and other fee-based products represented 9.0%.retirement. Based on these platforms, we have a significant amount of business with public sector clients, particularly in those Brazilian states where we acquired previously state-owned financial institutions.

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Itaú Personnalité

Itaú Unibanco began providing customized services to higher-income individuals in 1996 with the creation of Itaú Personnalité. Itaú Personnalité serves individuals who earn more than R$7,000 per month or have investments in excess of R$80,000.

Itaú Personnalité’s focus is delivering (i) financial advisory services by its managers, who understand the specific needs of our higher-income customers; (ii) a large portfolio of exclusive products and services (iii) special benefits based on the type and length of relationship with the customer, including discounts on various products and services. Through a dedicated network comprised of 186 Itaú Personnalité branches, located in the main Brazilian cities, Itaú Personnalité’s customer base reached more than 600,000 individuals as of December 31, 2010. Itaú Personnalité customers also have access to Itaú Unibanco network of branches and ATMs throughout the country, as well as internet banking and phone.

Since its establishment, Itaú Personnalité has expanded its market share in the higher-income individuals market. With the acquisition of BankBoston Brazil by Itaú in 2006 and the association of Itaú and Unibanco in 2008, Itaú Personnalité assumed a leading position in the higher-income individuals market.

Itaú Private Bank

Itaú Private Bank is a leading Brazilian bank in the global private banking industry, providing wealth management services to approximately 17,951 Latin American clients as of December 31, 2010. Our 634 employees are focused on offering financial consulting services to customers with at least US$200,000 in investment assets. In addition, we provide our customers with a full range of banking products and services.

Wealth management services are provided by teams of experienced relationship managers based in Brazil, United States, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay, and supported by investment specialists who recommend the most appropriate solutions for each individual risk profile. We serve our customers’ needs for offshore wealth management solutions in major jurisdictions through independent institutions: in the United States through Banco Itaú Europa International and Itaú Europa Securities , in Luxembourg through Banco Itaú Europa Luxembourg S.A. , in Switzerland through Banco Itau Suisse , in the Bahamas through BIE Bank & Trust Bahamas and in Cayman through Unicorp Bank & Trust Cayman. Fees earned from our private banking customers are, in most cases, a function of assets under management.

As of December 31, 2010, our private banking activity for Latin American clients had assets under management equivalent to R$118,295 million, including R$92,824 million in Brazil, R$15,299 million in Luxembourg, and R$9,743 million in the United States, R$125 million in Bahamas, R$60 million in Cayman and R$49 million in Switzerland.

According to the 2010 Annual Private Banking and Wealth Management Survey, coordinated by Euromoney magazine, Itaú Private Bank was recognized as offering “The Best Private Banking Overall Services” in Brazil for the second consecutive year. In this latest ranking published in the February edition of Euromoney magazine, Itaú Private Bank was also named “Best Private Banking Services Overall Services” in Chile and Top 5 “Best Private Banking Services Overall Services” in Latin America, being the only Latin-American bank included in this list. Euromoney’s Private Banking Awards cover over 60 countries each year and provide a qualitative and quantitative review of the best services in private banking, by region and by areas of services. Factors such as market position, assets under management, profitability, ratio of clients to private bankers, and quality of services offered are considered in developing the ranking of top private banks.

In addition, we have received awards from Private Banker International (magazine for “The Outstanding Private Bank – The Americas/ 2008,” “The Outstanding Private Bank – Latin America / 2009” and “The Outstanding Private Bank – Latin America / 2010”) and from The Banker & PWM magazines, subsidiaries of the Financial Times Group for “Best Private Bank in Latin America, 2010.”

Very Small Business Banking

At the end of 2005, we set up 150 offices in the city of São Paulo to provide specialized services to companies with annual revenues below R$500,000. In 2006, we expanded our services to over 80 locations throughout the interior of the State of São Paulo, followed by 94 additional offices in the State of Rio de Janeiro. In 2007, we expanded our services into the States of Minas Gerais and Paraná. In 2008, 2009 and 2009,2010, we continued this expansion and set up 217, 454 and 487 additional offices, respectively, focused on very small business banking.

 
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Our very small business banking office managers are trained to offer customized solutions and provide detailed advice on all products and services to very small companies. Our strategy is to capture the market opportunity of this customer base by meeting the needs of these companies and their owners, particularly with respect to the management of cash flow and credit facilities.

Since the Association, we have been consolidating offices and customer service in the very small business banking segment.  As of December 31, 2009,2010, we had over 430565 very small business banking offices located throughout Brazil and approximately 1,7002,500 managers working for over 537,0001,235,000 small business customers.  In 2010, we expect to continue to consolidate our very small business banking operations and to increase the number of managers.

The credit facilities we provide to very small businesses increased by approximately 92.8% in 2009.  Loans to very small businesses totaled R$5,4445,981 million as of December 31, 2009.2010.

Public Sector
Our public sector business operates in all areas of the public sector, including federal, state and municipal levels of government (in the executive, legislative and judicial branches). As of December 31, 2009, we have 2,500 public sector customers. To service these customers, we use platforms that are separate from the retail banking branches, with teams of specially trained managers who offer customized solutions in tax collection, foreign exchange services, administration of public agency assets, payments to suppliers, payroll for civil and military servants and retirement. Based on these platforms, we have a significant amount of business with public sector clients, particularly in those Brazilian states where we acquired previously state-owned financial institutions.

Itaú Personnalité
Through Itaú Personnalité, we were one of the first banks in Brazil to provide personalized services to high-income individuals.
Itaú Personnalité’s value proposition consists of offering (i) an advisory service by its managers, who understand the specific needs of these customers; and (ii) a large portfolio of exclusive products and services, which are available through a dedicated and network of located in the main Brazilian cities. Composed of distinctive and specifically designed branches. Through this dedicated network of 167 branches, Itaú Personnalité’s customer base reached approximately 534,000 individuals as of December 31, 2009. Itaú Personnalité customers also have access to Itaú Unibanco network branches and ATMs throughout the country.
Since its establishment in 1996, Itaú Personnalité has been expanding its market share in the high-income individuals market.  In 2006, as a result of the acquisition of BankBoston Brazil by Itaú, Itaú Personnalité consolidated its leadership in the high-income individuals market.
As a repositioning strategy, in September 2009, Itaú Personnalité raised its client target to high-income individuals who earn more than R$7,000 per month or have investments in excess of R$80,000.

Private Bank
Itaú Private Bank is a leading Brazilian bank in the global private banking industry, providing financial advisory services to approximately 22,200 Latin American customers as of December 31, 2009. Our 620 employees are focused on offering financial consulting services to customers with at least US$200,000 in investment assets. In addition, we provide our customers with a full range of traditional banking products and services.
Financial advisory services are provided by teams of experienced relationship managers located in Brazil, Miami, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay, and supported by investment specialists, who recommend the most appropriate solutions for each individual risk profile. Our private banking client base is composed of clients from Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Chile, Uruguay, Ecuador, Paraguay, Mexico, and other Latin American countries.
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We serve our customers’ needs for offshore wealth management solutions in three major jurisdictions through independent institutions: in the United States through Banco Itaú Europa International, or BIEI, and Itaú Europa Securities, or IES; in Luxembourg through Banco Itaú Europa Luxembourg (“BIEL”); and in the Caribbean, through BIE Bank & Trust in the Bahamas, or BIE Bahamas, and Unicorp Bank & Trust in Cayman, or UBT Cayman.
We manage individual portfolios on a non-discretionary basis, subject to guidelines agreed upon with each customer. Portfolios managed by Itaú Private Bank may also invest in mutual funds managed by other financial institutions which have more flexibility in making investment decisions. Fees earned from our private banking customers are, in most cases, a function of the assets under management.
As of December 31, 2009, our private banking activity for Latin American clients had assets under management equivalent to R$ 97,548.0 million, including R$13,945.2 million in BIEL, R$6,809.6 million in BIEI and IES and R$2,128.6 million in BIE Bahamas and UBT Cayman.
Private Banker International recognized Itaú Private Bank as “The Outstanding Private Bank - The Americas,” for 2008 during the global financial crisis and in 2009 Itaú Private Bank was named the “The Outstanding Private Bank - Latin America”, which shows consistent recognition of our strong performance in our target market. According to the 2010 Annual Private Banking and Wealth Management Survey, coordinated by Euromoney magazine, Itaú Private Bank was recognized as offering “The Best Private Banking Overall Services” in Brazil for the second consecutive year. In the latest ranking published in the February 2010 edition of Euromoney magazine, Itaú Private Bank was also named “Best Private Banking Services Overall” in Chile and Top 5 “Best Private Banking Services Overall” in Latin America. Itaú Private Bank also remains the only private bank in Brazil to be among the finalist organizations in the Brazilian National Quality Award ( Prêmio Nacional de Qualidade 2007 ).

Small Business Banking

We have structured our relationships with small business customers through the use of specialized offices since 2001. As of December 31, 2009,2010, we had 277374 offices located nationwide in Brazil and nearly 1,6002,500 managers who worked for over 260,000525,000 companies with annual revenues from R$500,000 to R$6 million. In 2010,2011, we expect to continue to consolidate our small business banking operations and to expand our offices geographically.

All our managers are certified by ANBIMA, and throughout the year they receive training to offer the best solutions for each customer profile. Our customers rely on our ability to provide products, terms and rates customized to their needs.

Loans to small businesses totaled R$18,33028,744 million as of December 31, 2009.2010.

Middle - - MarketMiddle-Market Banking
We believe the Association has strengthened our middle-market banking position. We selected the best products and services of each bank to offer to our customers and dedicated managers to serve our customers to meet their needs.

As of December 31, 2009,2010, we havehad approximately 104,000115,000 middle-market corporate customers that represented a broad range of Brazilian companies located in over 7583 cities in Brazil. Our middle-market customers are generally companies with annual revenues from R$6 million to R$150 million. As of December 31, 2010, we had over 1,400 managers specializing in middle-market customers and 223 specialized offices located at key branches.

We offer a full range of financial products and services to middle-market customers, including deposit accounts, investment options, insurance, private retirement plans and credit products. Credit products include investment capital loans, working capital loans, inventory financing, trade financing, foreign currency services, equipment leasing services, letters of credit and guarantees. We also carry out financial transactions on behalf of middle-market customers, including interbank transactions, open market transactions and futures, swaps, hedging and arbitrage transactions. We also offer our middle-market customers collection services and electronic payment services. We are able to provide these services for virtually any kind of payment, including Internet office banking. We charge collection fees and fees for making payments, such as payroll, on behalf of our customers.
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As of December 31, 2009, we had over 1,300 managers specializing in middle-market customers and we intend to increase this number in 2010.  At December 31, 2009, these managers worked from one of the 213 specialized offices located at key branches and we intend to further increase the number of these specified offices in 2010.

Consistent with customary lending practices in Brazil, our loan portfolio tofor our middle-market customers is composed predominantly of short-term products, defined as having a maturity of less than 12 months. Loans to middle-market businesses totaled R$37,21948,434 million as of December 31, 2009.2010.

Credit Cards

We are the leading company in the Brazilian credit card market, based on transaction volume as of December 31, 2009.2010. Our credit card brands “Itaucard”subsidiaries, Banco Itaucard S.A., or Banco Itaucard, and “Hipercard,”Hipercard Banco Múltiplo S.A., or Hipercard, offer a wide range of products to 23.426.0 million customers as of December 31, 2009,2010, including both account holders customersaccountholders and non-account holders customers.non-accountholders. In the year ended December 31, 2009,2010, the transaction volume of credit cards transactions for both accountholders and non-accountholders was R$84,938106,226 million, a 17.8%25.1% increase from the prior year. TheOur results of customerfrom transactions by non-account holders customersnon-accountholders are reported in theour consumer credit division.

Our main challenges in the credit card business are to continually increase our cardholder base and improve our portfolio profitability. To this end, our credit card division focuses on the development of new products, the enhancement of partnerships, cross-selling of banking and insurance products and sales through a variety of channels.

 
To enhance market opportunities in the credit card segment, we entered into partnerships with Marisa S.A. and Vivo S.A. and C&C Casa e Construção Ltda. For further information on these partnerships, see “—Commercial Agreements, Associations and Partnerships.”
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Real Estate Financing

As of December 31, 2009,2010, we had approximately R$8,51016,271 million in outstanding real estate loans. Given our expectation of growth over the next several years in the mortgage market in Brazil, we are investing in the operational platform in order to reduce costs and improve quality for our customers. We are also developing our distribution channels for mortgage loans by focusing on our branch network and developing our relationships with real estate brokers. According to Brazilian regulations, financial institutions are required to allocate at least 65%65.0% of their savings accounts balances to fund mortgage financing, of which 80%80.0% must be used to finance properties with value lower than R$500,000 and must have annual interest rates lower than 12%12.0%.

We use different distribution channels to reach our customers, including our Itaú Personnalité branches and real estate brokers. Itaú Unibanco Holding has partnerships with two of the largest real estate brokers in Brazil: LopesLPS Brasil Consultoria de Imóveis S.A. and Coelho da Fonseca.Fonseca Empreendimentos Imobiliários Ltda. These long-term partnerships provide us with exclusive real estate financing origination at a large number of locations throughout Brazil.

Asset Management

According to ANBIMA, as of December 31, 2009,2010, we were the largest mutual fund manager among private banks in Brazil based on our assets under management. As of that date, we had total net assets under management of R$297,987291,748 million on behalf of approximately 1.52.1 million customers. We also provide portfolio management services for pension funds, corporations, private bank customers and foreign investors. According to ANBIMA, as of December 31, 2009,2010, we were the largest manager of private bank clients’ assets and the second largest private manager of pension fund assets in Brazil, based on our assets under management. As of December 31, 2009,2010, we had R$176,363184,496 million of assets under management for pension funds, corporations and private bank customers.
Our fees are based on the average net asset value of the funds under management, which we calculate on a daily basis. Fees generally average approximately 2.74% per year for funds from individuals and 0.2% to 0.5% per year for funds from companies.  Fees for portfolio management services are privately negotiated and vary depending on the size and investment parameters of the funds under management.

As of December 31, 2009,2010, we offered and managed about 1,4781,791 mutual funds, which are mostly fixed-income and money market funds. For individual customers, we offered 157154 funds to our retail customers and approximately 300287 funds to our Itaú Personnalité customers. Private banking customers may invest in over 600 funds, including those offered by other institutions. Itaú BBA’s capital markets group also provides tailor-made mutual funds to institutional, corporate and private banking customers.
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In November 2009,July 2010, Fitch Ratings, one of the largest international rating agencies in Brazil, maintained its M1 (bra) rating (the highest rating granted to an asset manager) of our asset management area.business unit. We have been in the top rating category since July 2003.

Corporate Social Responsibility

The Itaú Social Excellence Fund (Fundo Itaú Excelência Social Social), or FIES, launched in 2004, is a socially responsible investment fund, investing in the shares of companies with superior corporate social responsibility practices with the goal of obtaining higher long-term returns than those offered by the main Brazilian financial market indices. In addition to analyzing the risks and returns of companies, fund managers take into account three fundamental criteria in relation to companies: corporate social activities; environmental protection practices and good corporate governance practices. Every year the fund manager donates part of its accumulated asset management fees to social projects in the following categories: environmental education, employment education and childhood education.

As of December 31, 2009,2010, FIES had net assets of R$365308 million, and the fund donated more than R$3.33.5 million in 2009,2010, which corresponded to 50%50.0% of the management fee from July 1, 20082009 to June 30, 2009.2010. The 1920 projects chosen to receive this donation were divided into tworeceived R$120,000 each, Unicef Brazil received an investment categories, with 16 non-governmental organizations receivingof R$100,000 each and three non-governmental organizations receiving R$150,000 each,300,000, and almost R$1.3 million900,000 was spent on consulting. The projects are selected by the fund advisory council, which is composed by market leaders and specialists in corporate social responsibility.

Securities Services for Third Parties

We provide securities services for third parties in the Brazilian capital markets, where we act as custodian, transfer agent and registered holder. In December 2009,2010, we were ranked the top provider of securities services in Brazil to third parties by ANBIMA.

 
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As of December 31, 2009,2010, Itaú Unibanco held assets of R$685,360762,000 million in connection with securities services, for third parties, representing 28.5%25.1% of the Brazilian market based on assets held. Our broad range of products relates to both domestic and international custody.

Our services also include acting as transfer agent, providing services relating to debentures and promissory notes, custody and control services for mutual funds, pension funds and portfolios, providing trustee services and non-resident investor services, and acting as custodian for depositary receipt programs.
In 2009, we acted as custodian and transfer agent for 438 companies and as the registered holder with respect to 145 transactions. As of December 31, 2009,2010, our specialized staff reached 659 employees managing portfolios for mutual funds, institutional investors and private portfolios.736 employees.

Brokerage

Itaú Corretora de Valores S.A., or Itaú Corretora, has been providing brokerage services since 1965, with operations on BM&FBOVESPA. BM&FBOVESPA was created in 2008 with the integration of BM&F with the São Paulo Stock Exchange, BOVESPA. We also provide brokerage services to international customers through our broker-dealer operations in New York, through our London branch, and through our broker-dealers in Hong Kong and Dubai.

For the year ended December 31, 2009,2010, Itaú Corretora was ranked thirdsecond on the BM&FBOVESPA both in equity trading volume, among all brokers, and thirdin commodities and futures trading volume, among brokers controlled by large commercial banks in Brazil in commodities and futures trading volume.Brazil.

Insurance, Private Retirement and Capitalization Products

Insurance

As of December 31, 2009,2010, according to SUSEP, we were onethe leading provider of the largest insurance, groupsprivate retirement and capitalization products in Brazil based on directinsurance premiums, including our indirect 30.0% share in Porto Seguro S.A., or Porto Seguro, and excluding health insurance and VGBL a private(private retirement plan providing annuity benefits.benefits). For regulatory purposes VGBL is considered life insurance. For the year ended December 31, 2009,2010, our directinsurance premiums totaled approximately R$6,7155,335 million.

Our main lines of insurance are (i) life insuranceand casualty (excluding VGBL; see “Private“— Private Retirement Plans”), property(ii) extended warranties and casualty insurance and vehicle insurance,(iii) property, which accounted for 31.4%44.4%, 27.5%21.7% and 27.3%14.8% of directinsurance premiums, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2009.2010. Our policies are sold through our banking operations, independent local brokers, multinational brokers and other channels. We reinsure a portion of the risks we underwrite, particularly large marine property and casualty risks that exceed the retention limits we have established within regulatory limits.

 Risks that exceed the retention limit must be ceded to licensed Brazilian reinsurers in accordance with complementarySupplementary Law No. 126 published on January 15, 2007 and the SUSEP regulations published on December 17, 2007.
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Our strategy to increase our level of penetration in the Brazilian insurance market depends on the markets in which we operate.varies by market. In the high risk market, we intend to enhancegrow our market share through independent local brokers and multinational brokerage firms. For individuals and small and medium company markets, we focus on operations within our banking client base banc assurancebancassurance operations, to increase customer penetration. We are working on improving banc assurancebancassurance operations in property and casualty insurance for small and medium companies. Our customer relationship management has implemented several advances and the development of specific products for different segments allows more efficient use of each marketing channel (our branches, telemarketing, Internet, ATMs and bank teller terminals).

In November 2008, Unibanco entered into an agreement with American International Group, Inc., or AIG, regarding the exchange of shares that Unibanco and AIG respectively held in certain Brazilian insurance companies, as follows: (i) Unibanco acquired, for US$820.0820 million, the shares held by AIG in Unibanco AIG Seguros S.A., which changed its name to Unibanco Seguros S.A., or Unibanco Seguros; and (ii) AIG acquired, for US$15.015 million, the shares held by Unibanco in AIG Brasil Companhia de Seguros S.A., or AIG Seguros. Upon the completion of the exchange, Unibanco Seguros, as well as Unibanco AIG Vida e Previdência S.A. and Unibanco AIG Saúde Seguradora S.A., which used to behad previously been Unibanco Seguros’ wholly owned subsidiaries, became our wholly owned subsidiaries.

 
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In August 2009, Itaú Unibanco Holding and Porto Seguro S.A., Porto Seguro, entered into an operating agreement that providesprovided for the offering and distribution, on an exclusive basis, of homeowner and automobile insurance products to customers of Itaú Unibanco Holding in Brazil and Uruguay, (the “Portoor Porto Seguro Alliance”).Alliance. In connection with the Porto Seguro Alliance, Itaú Unibanco Holding transferred all the assets and liabilities related to its then current portfolio of homeowner and automobile insurance to Itaú Seguros de Auto e Residência S.A., or ISAR, all of the shares of which were subsequently transferred to Porto Seguro. In exchange, Porto Seguro issued shares representing 30.0% of its capital stock to Itaú Unibanco Holding and/orand its affiliates. The controlling shareholders of Porto Seguro and Itaú Unibanco Holding established a new company named Porto Seguro Itaú Unibanco Participações S.A., or PSIUPAR, and transferred their shares of Porto Seguro to PSIUPAR. The controlling shareholders of Porto Seguro remained controlling shareholders of PSIUPAR, which became the parent company of Porto Seguro. Itaú Unibanco Holding is entitled to nominate two members of the board of directors of each of Porto Seguro and PSIUPAR. ISAR, which is directly controlled by Porto Seguro and indirectly controlled by PSIUPAR, will be managed by Porto Seguro and will utilize the trademarks Porto“Porto Seguro, Itaú Unibanco” “Itaú Unibanco” and Azul. In“Azul.” As of August 2009, Itaú Unibanco (through Itaú Seguros S.A.)Seguros) had 3.4 million automobiles and 1.2 million homes insured, which were subsequently transferred to ISAR. In October 2009, SUSEP granted prior authorization for the corporate acts related to the Porto Seguro Alliance. The approval by the Brazilian antitrust authoritiesCADE for the transaction is still pending.

In November, 2009, Itaú Seguros S.A., or Itaú Seguros, and XL Swiss HoldingsHolding Ltd., or XL Swiss, a company controlled by XL Capital Ltd., or XL Capital, signed an agreement providing for the acquisition by Itaú Seguros of all of XL Swiss’s sharesSwiss’ participation in Itaú XL Seguros Corporativos S.A., or Itaú XL.XL, such that Itaú XL willwould be wholly owned by Itaú Unibanco Holding.  After completion of the sale,us. In line with XL Capital’s interest in continuing to operate in Brazil and our existing relationship with XL Capital, a separate arrangement has been entered into by which Itaú Seguros will provide, under a separate agreement,provides insurance coverage to XL Capital’s clients in Brazil and XL Capital’s Global ProgramsProgram clients with operations in Brazil. These insurance policies are being reinsured by a reinsurance company of XL Capital incorporated in Brazil in the same way that they were reinsured before the acquisition mentioned herein. The transaction is pending approvalacquisition by Itaú Seguros of 100% of the Brazilian insurance regulator,shares of Itaú XL held by XL Swiss was approved by SUSEP and has not yet closed.on October 6, 2010. On November 9, 2010, SUSEP approved the change of Itaú XL’s corporate name to Itaú Unibanco Seguros Corporativos S.A.

In December 2009, Allianz South America Holding B.V. entered into an agreement with Itaú Unibanco Holding for the purchase of the 14.025%14.03% indirect interest that Itaú Unibanco Holding held in Allianz Seguros S.A. for R$109 million. The transaction was completedAlso in January 2010, approvedDecember 2009, Itaú Seguros and Itaú Unibanco entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Tempo Participações S.A. for the sale of all the shares of Unibanco Saúde Seguradora held by the Brazilian antitrust authorities on March 3, 2010Itaú Seguros and SUSEP was notifiedItaú Unibanco for R$55 million.  See “Item 4A. History and Development of the transaction. The transaction did not have a significant impact on our net income for 2009.Company – Capital Expenditures and Divestitures.”

Private Retirement Plans

As of December 31, 2009,2010, balances under private retirement plans (including VGBL)VGBL but excluding those related to our 30% interest in Porto Seguro) totaled R$43,43549,217 million, an increase of 25.0%29.3% compared to December 31, 2008.2009. As of December 31, 2009,2010, we were the second largest private retirement plan manager in Brazil based on total liabilities according to SUSEP. As of December 31, 2009,2010, we had R$43,63649,230 million in assets related to our private retirement liabilities (including VGBL)VGBL but excluding those related to our 30% interest in Porto Seguro). We concentrateIn 2010, we concentrated our activities on managing open private retirement plans, which experienced strong growth in 2009.plans.
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Capitalization Products

Capitalization products are savings account products that generally require a customer to deposit a fixed sum with us which willto be returned at the end of an agreed-uponagreed upon term, date, with accrued interest. In return, the customer is automatically entered into periodic drawings that gives himfor the opportunity to win a significant moneycash prize. As of December 31, 2009,2010, we had 9.79.9 million in capitalization titlesproducts outstanding, representing R$2,620 million in liabilities with guaranteeing assets that function as guarantees of R$2,3002,646 million. We distribute these products through our retail network, Itaú Personnalité and Itaú Uniclass branches, electronic channels and ATMs. These products are sold by our subsidiary, Cia. Itaú de Capitalização S.A. During 2009,2010, R$1,7861,725 million of capitalization products were sold and we distributed over R$41.142.9 million in money prizecash prizes to 6,0851,942 customers.

Itaú BBA

Itaú BBA is responsible for our corporate and investment banking activities. As of December 31, 2010, Itaú BBA offersoffered a complete portfolio of products and services to most of the largestapproximately 2,400 companies and conglomerates in Brazil through a team of highly qualified professionals.  Itaú BBA services approximately 2,400 companies and conglomerates. Itaú BBA’s activities range from typical operations of a commercial bank to capital markets operations and advisory services for mergers and acquisitions. These activities are fully integrated, which enables Itaú BBA to achieve a performance tailored to its clients’ needs.

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As of December 31, 2009,2010, our corporate loan portfolio reached R$90,830 76,584 million. During 2009, this portfolio was affected mainly by the appreciationOn-lending, especially BNDES onlending, and financing of the real and weakerlarge-scale projects, as well as stronger economic conditions when compared to 2008. 2009, were the main contributors to the growth of our corporate loan portfolio in 2010. See below and “— Funding” for a discussion of our on-lending activities.

In investment banking, the fixed income department was responsible for the issuance of debentures and promissory notes that totaled R$17,84918,888 million and securitization transactions that amounted to R$1,3784,677 million in Brazil in 2009.2010. According to ANBIMA, Itaú BBA was the leader in distribution of fixed income in 20092010 with a 24.2%23.3% market share, thus maintaining the bank’s historic leadership in the domestic fixed income market. In the international debt markets, Itaú BBA acted as joint bookrunner in the issuanceissuances of seven deals in the amount of US$4,95013,275 million of debt securities in 2009,2010, earning the second place in Bloomberg’sANBIMA’s rankings of underwrites of Brazilian-based corporate debt issuances based on numberissuers including sovereign issuers. In 2010, Itaú BBA was the first Brazilian bank to lead an issuance for the Brazilian National Treasury with the Global 2041 sovereign Brazilian bonds issuance of transactions.
US$550 million. With respect to equity issuances, Itaú BBA coordinated public offerings that totaled R$14,229132,284 million in 2009,2010, and occupied the third positionranked first in ANBIMA’s origination rankings in Brazil, with 13.7%16.0% of the market share in Brazil in 2009. Itaú BBA’s investment banking division also started to manage the wholesale brokerage business in 2009 and is implementing several initiatives to increase its presence in the markets it operates in.2010.

In addition, Itaú BBA advised on35 merger and acquisition transactions with a totalan aggregate deal volume of 24 deals in the amount of R$19,96416,973 million in 2009,2010, ranking second in Brazil based on the number of merger and acquisition deals according to Thomson Reuters.Thomson.

During 2010, Itaú Corretora acted as a broker dealer for transactions totaling R$204,208 billion on the BM&FBOVESPA for individual, institutional, foreign and company clients. This volume represents an increase of 28.0% over 2009. During 2010, Itaú Corretora was in second place in the ranking of brokerages, with a 6.4% market share. See “— Commercial Banking — Brokerage.”

Itaú BBA is also active in BNDES on-lending to finance large-scale projects, which is aimedaiming at strengthening domestic infrastructure and increasing the productive capacity of companies in various industrial sectors. In consolidated terms, total loans granted by Itaú BBA under BNDES on-lending represented more than R$4,8899,010 million for various projectsin 2010, which ranks Itaú BBA second in on-lending to large companies (defined as companies with sales above R$60 million per year), with a 18.5% market share. Itaú BBA was the leader of BNDES-Exim (Support and financingsFinancing Program), with a volume of R$3,644 billion and a 23.5% market share in 2009, corresponding to an increase of 44.0% in 2009 compared to 2008.2010. As an integral part of its risk management and sustainability policies, the on-lending of funds to large-scale projects is in compliance with Itaú Unibanco’sUnibanco Holding’s social and environmental risk policy.

Itaú Unibanco Holding is the current leader in the ranking of Latin American banks which adopt the best corporate governance practices drawn up by the consultancyaccording to Management & Excellence consultancy and Latin Finance magazine. All lending categorized as project finance, as defined under Basel II, is also in compliance with the Equator Principles, which Itaú BBAUnibanco Holding adopted in 2004, being the first financial institution from an emerging marketmarkets to adopt the Equator Principles. The Equator Principles were announced launched in 2003 and became the benchmark within the financial sector for addressing environmental and social risks in project financing.finance. By FebruaryDecember 2010, 6869 financial institutions had adopted the Equator Principles, and therefore had voluntarily committed themselves to incorporating thesethe principles ininto projects worth US$10 million or more. The Equator Principles were revised in 2006 and were extended to advisory services in structuring projects. Itaú Unibanco Holding plays a leading role in the Equator Principles Steering Committee and Working Groups, having occupied the position of Chair of the Steering Committee from September 2008 until March 2010.

Itaú BBA focuses on the following products and initiatives in the international area:business unit: (1) câmbio pronto (wherebystructuring long-term, bilateral and syndicated financing; and (2) spot foreign exchange (whereby a foreign exchange purchase in reaisor sale in foreign currency is completed in two business days), which exceeded US$88.67763,263 million in volume in 2009; and (2) structuring long-term, bilateral and syndicated financing.2010. In addition, in 20092010 Itaú BBA continued to offer a large number of lines of credit for foreign trade, having a total of approximately US$6,7977,461 million in lines of credit drawn from corresponding banks as of December 31, 2009.2010.

In August 2010, Itaú BBA was recognized by Institutional Investor magazine as the best research team in Brazil. In October 2010, Itaú BBA was also recognized for the second consecutive year as “Domestic Cash Management Provider in Brazil” by Euromoney magazine. In December 2010, Itaú BBA was recognized by IFR Thomson as “Best Latin America Equity House.”

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Consumer Credit

Vehicle Financing

As of December 31, 2010, our portfolio of vehicle financing, leasing and consortium lending consisted of approximately 3.8 million contracts, of which approximately 71.1% were non-accountholder customers. The personal loan portfolio relating to vehicle financing and leasing reached R$60,254 million in 2010, representing a market share in Brazil of approximately 34.2% as of December 31, 2010.

The vehicle financing sector in Brazil is dominated by banks and finance companies that are affiliated with vehicle manufacturers. According to ABEL, as of December 31, 2010, we were the awardlargest leasing company in Brazil in terms of Investment Bankpresent value of lease operations.

We lease and finance vehicles through 13,706 dealers as of December 31, 2010. Sales are made through computer terminals installed in the dealerships that are connected to our computer network. Each vehicle financing application is reviewed based on credit scoring and dealer scoring systems. The dealer scoring system analyses the credit quality and amount of business provided by each vehicle dealer. We usually grant credit approvals within 9 minutes, depending on the credit history of the Yearcustomer. Approximately 81.1% of our credit approvals in Latin America, according2010 were made instantaneously because we have developed scoring models that permit pre-approvals for our customers, which provide us with a very efficient tool and high credit approval performance. Currently, all of the applications are processed through the Internet, conferring more security and agility to the process of concession of credit, for the dealers, customers and us.

The Banker magazinetruck financing division grew 58.5% in 2010 as compared to 2009, reaching R$6,755 million in December 31, 2010, including vehicle financing, leasing and the Best Local Investment Bank accolade from Latin Finance.
In December 2008,National Industrial Finance Authority (Fundo de Financiamento para Aquisição de Máquinas e Equipamentos Industriais), or FINAME. The financial volume of transactions relating to motorcycles increased 24.04% in 2010. Itaú Unibanco acquiredHolding has a partnership with MMC Automotores do Brasil Ltda. and SBV Automotores do Brasil Ltda. For exclusive financing of the remaining 4.25%“Mitsubishi” and “Suzuki” brands. The financial volume of related transactions reached R$616 million in 2010, an increase of 66.4% compared to 2009. The agreement includes that Itaú Unibanco Holding will provide loans to Mitsubishi and Suzuki dealers and that dealers will offer our products and services to their customers.

Redecard

Redecard S.A., or Redecard is a multibrand credit card provider in Brazil, also responsible for the capturing, transmission, processing and settlement of credit, debit and benefit card transactions. We held 50.0% plus one share of Redecard’s capital stock since March 30, 2009, at which time its results were presented on a fully consolidated in our financial statements. In May 2010, Hipercard, a subsidiary of Itaú BBA’s total shares from certain Itaú BBA managers and employees who were minority shareholders.Unibanco, entered into an agreement with Redecard, also a subsidiary of Itaú Unibanco, holds approximately 100%pursuant to which, beginning in the second quarter of 2010, Redecard captured Hipercard transactions and Hipercard had access to Redecard’s nationwide infrastructure and network, which is expected to improve the capital stockefficiency and speed of Itaú BBA.Hipercard’s merchant affiliations.

International Operations

Banco Itaú Argentina

Argentina is the third largest economy in Latin America by gross domestic product, or GDP, Brazil’s main trading partner and one of the countries with the highest GDP per capita of the continent. The pace of increasein South America. We believe recent increases in banking penetration showsdemonstrate that the Argentine financial system has ample growth potential.
Banco Itaú Argentina’s core business is retail banking, with approximately 250,000264,000 customers in the Argentine middle and upper-income segment as of December 31, 2009.2010. Compared with 2008,2009, this represents a 5.9%2.4% increase in the number of customers.
As of December 31, 2009,2010, Banco Itaú Argentina had assets of R$2.1 billion,2,343 million, loan and leasing operations of R$1.1 billion,1,354 million, deposits totaling R$1.6 billion1,783 million and shareholders’ equity of R$172149 million.
As of the same date, Banco Itaú Argentina had one of the largest branch networks in Argentina consisting of 81 branches one of the largest ATM networks in Argentina consisting of 164194 ATMs, and 23 customer site branches.22 CSBs.

Banco Itaú Chile Operations

Banco Itaú Chile started its official activities on February 26, 2007, when Bank of America Corporation, or BAC transferred the operations of BankBoston Chile and BankBoston Uruguay to us. This acquisition increased our presence in Latin America and expanded the scope of our operations. In addition, Itaú Chile Inversiones Servicios y Administración S.A. provides services related to collection, securitization and insurance.

 
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As of December 31, 2009,2010, our consolidated Chilean operations had R$10.7 billion12,313 million in assets, R$8.3 billion9,285 million in loans and leases, R$7.0 billion7,662 million in deposits and R$1.3 billion1,415 million in shareholders’ equity. According to the Chilean banking and financial institutions regulator (Superintendencia de Bancos e Instituciones Financieras) –SBIF), or, SBIF, as of that same date, Banco Itaú Chile ranked eighth in the Chilean loans and leases market with a 3.2%3.4% market share and ranked sixth in number of demand deposit accounts in the private sector, with approximately 89,094 accounts.143,000 accounts as of December 31, 2010.

Banco Itaú Chile offers several products such as factoring, leasing, corporate finance, mutual funds, insurance brokerage and trading, which are offered through different entities and different lines of business.
The retail segment focuses on the upper-income segment that, as of December 31, 2009,2010, accounted for 59.6%59.7% of Banco Itaú Chile’s total revenues. As of December 31, 2009,2010, Banco Itaú Chile had 4849 ATMs and 7075 branches, of which 65.7%66.7% were located in Santiago.
Banco Itaú Chile’s commercial banking segment offers a wide range of products to improve customer experience by building a competitive advantage based on service quality, products and processes for targeted customers (companies with annual revenues of between R$4US$2 million and R$180US$100 million).
Banco Itaú Chile’s global corporate banking segment offers local and international corporate finance capabilities such as syndications, private placements and securitizations. It also provides trade financing and global treasury services complementing Banco Itaú Chile’s marketing strategy. Treasury products such as foreign exchange and derivatives are a key part of this strategy.

Banco Itaú Uruguay Operations

Banco Itaú Uruguay is one of the leading financial institutions in Uruguay. Local operations also include the main credit card issuer, OCA S.A., or OCA , and the pension fund management company Unión Capital AFAP S.A., or Unión Capital. Banco Itaú Uruguay’s strategy is to serve a broad range of customers through customized banking solutions. As of December 31, 2009,2010, Banco Itaú Uruguay had R$3.1 billion3,572 million in assets, ranking second in terms of asset volume among private banks in Uruguay, according to the Uruguayan Central Bank ( Banco(Banco Central del Uruguay ),Uruguay) or BCU, R$1.3 billion1,403 million in loans and leases, R$2.3 billion2,749 million in deposits and R$279299 million in shareholders’ equity.
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The retail banking business is focused on individuals and small business customers, with approximately 130,000more than 150,000 customers as of December 31, 2009.2010. The core branch network is located in the metropolitan area of Montevideo with 1516 branches. In addition, Banco Itaú Uruguay has branches in Punta del Este, Tucuarembó and Salto., Salto, Paysandú y Mercedes. Banco Itaú Uruguay has a leading position in the debit card segment of private banks in Uruguay with 17.4%17.9% market share out of 489,000 cards as of December 31, 2009,2010, according to BANRED, and a distinguishedleading role as a credit card issuer (mainly Visa), with a 23.1%26.5% market share as of December 31, 2009 in terms2010 based on the aggregate amount of credit card purchases made in Uruguay (accordingaccording to Visanet Compañía Uruguaya de Medios de Procesamiento S.A.). Retail products and services focus on the middle and upper-income segments, and also include current and savings accounts, payroll payment, self-service areas and ATMs in all branches, and phone and Internet banking.
The wholesale banking division is focused on multinational companies, financial institutions, large-large and medium-sized corporations and the public sector. It provides lending, cash management, treasury, trade and investment services. Additionally, the private banking business unit provides a dedicated regional service (for both resident and non-resident customers), offering a full portfolio of local and international financial market products.

OCA is the main credit card issuer in Uruguay, with a 41.0% market share based on the aggregate amount of credit card domestic transactionspurchases in Uruguay as of December 31, 2009,2010, and an approximately 50.0% market share in terms of number of transactions processed. OCA performs the three main credit card operations: customer acquisition, issuance of cards and transaction processing. Credit cards and consumer loans are theThe main products offered by OCA to itsare credit cards and consumer loans and it had approximately 347,000368,000 customers, throughand a network of 20 branches, as of December 31, 2009.2010.

Unión Capital is a pension fund management company which has been operating in Uruguay since 1996, when the current Uruguayan pension system was created. As of December 31, 2009,2010, it had 194,739approximately 213,000 customers, managed approximately US$8581,111 million in pension funds, with a market share of approximately 16.8%16.6%, according to the BCU.

Interbanco S.A. (Paraguay)Banco Itaú Paraguay

InterbancoBanco Itaú Paraguay S.A., or Banco Itaú Paraguay, formerly known as Interbanco, was set up in Paraguay in 1978 and has become one of the largest banks in the Paraguayan financial market. In 1995, Interbanco was acquired by Unibanco, and the “Itaú” brand has been present in 1995.
Interbancothe country since July 12, 2010. Banco Itaú Paraguay has experienced significant growth since 1999, expanding the variety and enhancing the excellencequality of its services across the whole country. As of December 31, 2009, Interbanco2010, Banco Itaú Paraguay had 19 branches, approximately 220,000264,000 customers and 166179 ATMs.

 
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Banco Itaú Paraguay’s products and services operate under the following structure: corporate banking (small and medium sized businesses, agribusiness, large companies, institutional clients) and consumer banking (individuals and payroll customers). Its main sources of income are consumer banking products, primarily credit cards. InterbancoThe retail segment also focuses on the payroll customers, which allows Banco Itaú Paraguay to have pre-approved products to all customers who receive their wages trough the bank. Under corporate banking, Banco Itaú Paraguay has launcheda well-established presence in the agribusiness segment, which has experienced attractive credit performance. Banco Itaú Paraguay has been the most profitable bank in Paraguay for the past six years. As of December 31, 2010, Banco Itaú Paraguay had R$2,281 million in total assets, including R$1,440 million in loans and leases and R$1,725 million in deposits.

Banco Itaú Paraguay is also recognized by launching innovative products and services under the brand “ 24IN,“24IN.andIt provides its customers several products and services, such as International Debit Card Cirrus Maestro and the Internet Banking Service Interhome Banking and also offers banking customer information through mobile phones with the Click Banking service. As of December 31, 2009, Interbanco had R$1.9 billion in assets, R$975 million in loans and leases, R$1.6 billion in deposits and R$247 million in shareholders’ equity. The structure of Interbanco products and services operates under:  corporate banking (small- and medium-sized businesses, agribusiness, large companies, institutional clients) and consumer banking (individuals and wage payment).  Under corporate banking, Interbanco has a well-established presence in the agribusiness segment, which has presented attractive levels of profitability since 2002 and credit performance in Paraguay. Under consumer banking, the main marketing channel is payment services, allowing us to offer pre-approved products to all customers who receive their wages through Interbanco.

Banco Itaú EuropaBBA International

Banco Itaú BBA International, formerly known as Banco Itaú Europa S.A., is a Portuguese-chartered bank controlled by Itaú Unibanco Holding. Banco Itaú EuropaBBA International focuses mainly on two lines of business:

 ·Corporate banking: providing international corporate banking, international capital markets operations, foreign trade financing and other financial services to support investments and other economic relations between Latin America and Europe through its operations in Lisbon, Funchal (Madeira) and London and offices in Madrid, Frankfurt Paris and London; andParis.

 ·Private banking: delivering offshore and international private banking products and services to our Latin American customer base, through its subsidiaries (BIEL(Banco Itaú Europa Luxembourg, BIE Bank & Trust Bahamas, Banco Itaú Europa International (Miami), Itaú Europa Securities (Miami) and BIEI in Miami)Banco Itau Suisse).
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As of December 31, 2009,2010, Banco Itaú EuropaBBA International had US$7,2836,997 million in assets, US$2,8993,254 million in loans and leases, US$2,3181,885 million in deposits and US$1,263913 million in shareholders’ equity (including minority interests).equity.

Banco Itaú Europa’sBBA International’s corporate banking business offers several products, such as credit, derivatives and advisory services for European companies with Latin American subsidiaries.

The private banking business provides financial and asset management services to Latin American customers, with a minimum of US$250,000 in investments, putting at their disposal a diversified and specialized range of investment funds, dealing in and managing securities and other financial instruments, trusts and investment companies on behalf of customers. The private banking business has clients in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela and others. Assets under management of the private banking business amounted to US$9,97412,733 million as of December 31, 2009.2010.

All of our transactions with Banco Itaú EuropaBBA International and its subsidiaries are on an arm’s-length basis. Banco Itaú Europa’s senior unsecured debt is rated Baa1 by Moody’s and BBB+ by Fitch.

Other International Operations
In November 2008, Itaú Unibanco Holding entered into an agreement with Itaúsa for the acquisition of a 77.8% interest and a 80.0% voting interest in Itaúsa Export, and of a 12.13% voting interest of Itaúsa Europa, a subsidiary of Itaúsa Export, for approximately R$1,136.0 million.  As a result of the acquisition and subsequent corporate events, Itaú Unibanco Holding now holds indirectly 100% of the total and voting interest of Itaúsa Europa and Itaúsa Export. Itaúsa Export is a holding company domiciled in Brazil which holds a controlling interest in Itaúsa Europa. Itaúsa Europa is a holding company domiciled in Portugal.  Itaúsa Export’s and Itaúsa Europa’s business activities are carried out by their indirect subsidiaries and include corporate banking, international cash management services and private banking.  The acquisition by Itaú Unibanco Holding of all of the stock of Itaúsa Export and Itaúsa Europa was a condition precedent to the Association.

Our other international operations have the following objectives:

(1)           
(1)Support our customers in cross-border financial transactions and services:

The international areasbusiness units of Itaú Unibanco Holding are active in providing our customers with a variety of financial products such as trade financing, loans from multilateral credit agencies, off-shore loans, international cash management services, foreign exchange, letters of credit, guarantees required in international bidding processes, derivatives for hedging or proprietary trading purposes, structured transactions, and international capital markets offerings.
Our international units include: Itaú BBA, These services are mainly offered through our branches in Nassau, branch (focused on corporate banking business); Itaú Unibanco, New York, branch, Itaú Unibanco, Nassau branch and Itaú Unibanco, Cayman Islands, branch (focused on middle-market customers); Interbanco S.A. (Paraguay),and Uruguay, as well as through Banco Itaú Argentina Banco Itaú Chile and Banco Itaú Uruguay (focused on retail customers,Chile.

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Also among our international corporatebusiness units, Itaú Unibanco’s Tokyo branch offers a portfolio of services and products that satisfy the banking and middle-market); andneeds of Brazilians living in Japan. On September 7, 2004, the Financial Service Agency in Japan granted a banking license to Itaú Unibanco, and our Tokyo branch (focused on Brazilian retailstarted its operations in October of the same year. On December 23, 2006, we acquired the portfolio of customers livingand respective deposits of Banco do Estado de São Paulo S.A. Banespa branch in Japan).Japan.

(2) Manage proprietary portfolios and raise fundscapital through the issuance of securities in the international market.

FundsCapital raising through the issuance of securities, certificates of deposit, commercial paper and trade notes can be executed by Itaú Unibanco’s branches located in the Cayman Islands, Nassau, Bahamas and New York, as well as through Itaú Bank Ltd., or Itaú Bank, a banking subsidiary incorporated in the Cayman Islands, or Banco Itaú BBA’s Nassau branch. Itaú Unibanco’s Cayman Islands branch has issued subordinated debt which is treated as Tier 2 Capital. For a description of Tier 1 and Tier 2 Capital, see “—Regulation and Supervision—Regulation by the Central Bank—Capital Adequacy and Leverage/Regulatory Capital Requirements.”Islands.

The proprietary portfolios are mainly held by Itaú Bank and Itaú Unibanco Cayman Islands branch. These offices also enhance our ability to manage our international liquidity. Itaú BBA’s proprietary positions abroad are booked in the Itaú BBA,BBA’s Nassau branch.
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Through our international operations, we establish and monitor trade-related lines of credit from foreign banks and maintain correspondent banking relationships with money center and regional banks throughout the world and oversee our other foreign currency-raising activities.

(3)           Participate in the international capital markets as dealers:

There are internationalItaú BBA has equity and fixed income sales and equity deskstrading teams in Brazil (Itaú BBA),São Paulo, New York, (Itaú USA Securities Inc.), London, (Itaú UK Securities Ltd.), Argentina (Banco Itaú Argentina), Hong Kong and Tokyo (Itaú Asia Securities Ltd.).Tokyo. Besides having one of the largest sales and trading teams in Latin America, we have the largest research analyst team in Latin America and provide extensive coverage of over 130 listed companies in Brazil, Mexico and Argentina. Our international fixed income and equity teams offerare active in trading and offering Brazilian and Latin American securities to institutional investor Latin America securities. investors.

(4) In addition, we are also present and servicing our clients in Asia, especially in China, through Itaú BBA’s representative office in Shanghai.

Trade Financing

As of December 31, 2009,2010, our trade finance portfolio accounted for US$8,60110,459 million, of which US$7,5019,320 million was export-relatedexport related (both pre-export and post-export financing). Our export financing to larger corporate customers is generally unsecured, but some transactions require complex guarantees, particularly those originally structured to be syndicated. Our import financing business accounted for US$1,0991,140 million as of December 31, 2009.2010. For the year ended December 31, 2009,2010, our total volume of foreign exchange transactions related to exports was approximately US$17,13818,214 million and our total volume of foreign exchange transactions related to imports was approximately US$14,55622,962 million.

Vehicle Financing
As of December 31, 2009, our portfolio of vehicle financing, leasing and consortium lending consisted of approximately 3.7 million contracts, of which approximately 70.0% were non-account holders customers. The personal loan portfolio relating to vehicle financing and leasing grew 4.3% to R$51,285 million in 2009 as compared to 2008, representing a market share in Brazil of approximately 33.5% as of December 31, 2009. Our strong performance and the Association have impacted our leadership market share.
The vehicle financing sector in Brazil is dominated by banks and finance companies that are affiliated with vehicle manufacturers. According to ABEL, the Brazilian association of leasing companies, as of December 31, 2009, we were the largest leasing company in Brazil in terms of present value of lease operations.
We lease and finance vehicles through 13,270 dealers. Sales are made through computer terminals installed in the dealerships that are connected to our computer network. Each vehicle financing application is reviewed based on credit scoring and dealer scoring systems. The dealer scoring system analyzes the credit quality and amount of business provided by each vehicle dealer. We usually grant credit approvals within 11 minutes, depending on the credit history of the customer. Approximately 81% of our credit approvals in 2009 were made instantaneously because we have developed scoring models that permit pre-approvals for our customers, which provide us with a very efficient tool and high credit approval performance. Currently, all of the applications are processed through the Internet, conferring more security and agility to the process of concession of credit, for the dealers, customers and us.
The division for the financing of trucks corresponded to approximately 5.8% of vehicle financing and leasing in 2009.
We also have a division responsible for the financing of motorcycles. The financial volume of transactions relating to motorcycles until December increased 19.05%, compared to December 2008.

In March 2009, Itaú Unibanco Holding entered into a partnership with MMC Automotores do Brasil Ltda. and SVB Automotores do Brasil Ltda. for exclusive financing of their brands. The financial volume of related transactions in 2009 reached R$370 million. The agreement includes that Itaú Unibanco Holding will provide loans to Mitsubishi and Suzuki dealers and that dealers will offer our products and services to their customers.
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Redecard
Redecard S.A., or Redecard, is a multibrand credit card provider in Brazil, also responsible for the capturing, transmission, processing and settlement of credit, debit and benefit card transactions. We hold 50% plus one share of Redecard’s capital stock. On March 30, 2009, Itaú Unibanco purchased 24,082,760 common shares of Redecard for R$590.0 million, giving rise to a goodwill amounting to R$14.4 million. In view of this transaction, we have control over Redecard and its results are fully consolidated in our consolidated financial statements since its acquisition.

Commercial Agreements, Associations and Partnerships

Itaú Unibanco Holding hasWe have commercial agreements, associations and partnership agreements with over 300100 retailers in the Brazilian market, serving more than 17.314.8 million customers as of December 31, 2009. The2010. Our consumer credit portfolios with respect to customers of those retailers amounted to R$7,94123,394 million as of December 31, 2009.in 2010.

Itaú Unibanco hasWe have developed a strong presence in the consumer finance sector through our strategic alliances with main retailers in Brazil such as Magazine Luiza S.A., or Magazine Luiza, Marisa S.A., Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição, or CBD, Vivo S.A. and Telemig Celular S.A., Lojas Americanas S.A. and Ipiranga (Ultrapar Participações S.A.).Brazil. Since 2001, when we established the first partnerships, these alliances have supported our consumer finance business through several products, such as co-branded credit cards, private label cards, personal loans and insurance.

In November 2009, Itaú Unibanco Holding entered into an agreement to extend through December 31, 2029 its joint venture with Magazine Luiza, pursuant to which Luizacred S.A. Sociedade de Crédito, Financiamento e Investimento, or Luizacred, offers and sells consumer credit financial services and products to Magazine Luiza’s customers.  Itaú Unibanco Holding paid R$250.0 million to extend its exclusive rights to distribute credit products through Luizacred at all physical and virtual Magazine Luiza stores, in addition to its call centers, internet and direct mailing. Each of Magazine Luiza and Itaú Unibanco Holding holds 50.0% of Luizacred’s capital stock.
In August 2009, CBD, which operates under the brand “Pão de Açucar,” and Itaú Unibanco concluded their negotiations concerning Financeira Itaú CBD S.A., or FIC, leading to:  (i) the release of Itaú Unibanco’s exclusivity obligation to CBD in exchange for a R$550.0 million payment to CBD; and (ii) the extension of the exclusivity term granted by CBD to FIC through August 2029 in exchange for a R$50.0 million payment. The association provides for the sale of financial services and products in stores of all types that are directly or indirectly operated or owned by CBD, including supermarkets, convenience stores, electronic appliance stores, retail and wholesale stores, gas stations, drugstores, and e-commerce.
In March 2009, Banco Itaucard, a subsidiary of Itaú Unibanco Holding, and Vivo S.A. and Telemig Celular S.A., a subsidiary of Vivo S.A. (together, “Vivo”), a leading Brazilian mobile telecommunication services provider, entered into a partnership agreement pursuant to which we were granted the right to distribute and sell co-branded credit cards and certain other financial and insurance products and services to Vivo’s clients in Brazil for ten years.
In December 2008, Itaú Unibanco, Marisa S.A. and Credi-21 Participações Ltda., or Credi-21, (Marisa S.A. and Credi-21, together “Marisa”) entered into a partnership agreement pursuant to which Itaú Unibanco and its affiliates were granted a ten-year exclusive right to offer and sell financial products and services, namely co-branded credit cards, personal loans and other types of consumer credit financial products through Marisa’s sales network (physical and online stores). Marisa is the largest Brazilian department store chain specializing in women’s clothing. Its business and operational strategies focus on medium- and low-income women with ages ranging from 20 to 35 years. Both parties have combined the strengths of their business operations, which comprise valuable brands, clientele, market share and great penetration in their respective segments. The deal was structured as a profit-sharing agreement, under which each party is entitled to 50.0% of the results of the partnership operation. The partnership represented an investment of approximately R$120.0 million by Itaú Unibanco, R$65.0 million of which was paid in exchange for the exclusivity right and for the access to Marisa’s customer base for the period of the agreement, and payment of up to R$55.0 million, which is linked to certain sales targets over a five-year period.

Personal Loans
Itaú Unibanco fully closed its proprietary network dedicated to selling personal loans to low-income consumers. Itaú Unibanco intends to increase its low-income costumer base by selling credit cards to non-account holders customers, mainly through the partnerships developed with major retailers, airlines and fuel distribution companies. For further information on these partnerships, see “—Commercial Agreements, Associations and Partnerships.”
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Marketing and Distribution Channels

We provide integrated financial services and products to our customers through a variety of marketing and distribution channels. Our distribution network consists principally of branches, ATMs and customer site branches, or CSBs, which are banking service centers located on corporate customers’customer’s premises.

The following table provides information relating to our branch network, customer site branchesCSBs and ATMs as of December 31, 20092010 in Brazil and abroad:

  
Branches
  
CSBs
  
ATMs
 
Itaú Unibanco  3,552   910   28,448 
Itaú Personnalité  186   3   396 
Itaú BBA  9       
Total in Brazil  3,747   913   28,844 
Itaú Unibanco abroad (excluding Latin America)  4       
Argentina  81   22   194 
Chile  75      49 
Uruguay  41   1   35 
Paraguay  19   8   179 
Total  3,967   944   29,301 
  
Branches
  
CSBs
  
ATMs
 
Itaú Unibanco Holding  3,550   915   29,522 
Itaú Personnalité  165   3   344 
Itaú BBA  9   -   - 
Total in Brazil  3,724   918   29,866 
Itaú Unibanco abroad (excluding Latin America)  4   -   - 
Argentina  81   23   164 
Chile  70   -   48 
Uruguay  38   1   32 
Paraguay  19   6   166 
Total  3,936   948   30,276 

The following table provides information relating to the geographic distribution of our distribution network throughout Brazil as of December 31, 2009:2010:

Region 
Branches
  
CSBs
  
ATMs
 
South  635   122   4,038 
Southeast  2,495   643   20,711 
Center-west  289   68   1,655 
Northeast  256   46   1,889 
North  72   34   551 
Total in Brazil  3,747   913   28,844 
Region 
Branches
  
CSBs
  
ATMs
 
South  633   125   4,179 
Southeast  2,499   653   21,694 
Center-west  282   62   1,663 
Northeast  242   45   1,788 
North  68   33   542 
Total in Brazil  3,724   918   29,866 

Branches

As of December 31, 2009,2010, we had a network of 3,7243,747 full service branches throughout Brazil. We had branches in municipalities representing 92.4% of Brazil’s gross domestic products, or GDP as of December 31, 2009. As of December 31, 2009, 81.3%2010, 80.6% of our branches were located in the States of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais in the Southeast region, Paraná in the South, and Goiás in the Center-west, which collectively accounted for 63.7% of Brazil’s GDP (according to information published by the Central Bank on the breakdown of national GDP by state for 2006).Center-west. The branch network serves as a distribution network for all of the products and services we offer to our customers, such as credit cards, insurance plans and private retirement plans.

Customer Site Branches

As of December 31, 2009,2010, we operated 918913 CSBs throughout Brazil. The range of services provided at the CSBs may be the same as those provided at a full service branch, or more limited according to the size of a particular corporate customer and its needs. CSBs represent a low-cost alternative to opening full service branches. In addition, we believe CSBs provide us with an opportunity to target new retail customers while servicing corporate customers and personnel.

ATMs

As of December 31, 2009,2010, we operated 29,86628,844 ATMs throughout Brazil. Our ATM network handles approximately 125 million transactions per month. Our customers may conduct almost all account, related operations through ATMs. ATMs are low cost alternatives to employee-based services and give us points of service at costs significantly lower than branches. We also have arrangements with other network operators such as the brands “Cirrus” and “Maestro” to allow our clients to use simplified services through their networks.

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Other Distribution Channels
We also offer customers the ability to obtain information as to the status of their accounts, investment funds and credit lines through various electronic channels, which allow us to conduct our retail operations at a lower transaction cost. These channels include:
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c all centers, with a monthly volume of approximately 43.3 million transactions. This distribution channel corresponded to 3.0% of total products sold by the retail banking segment in 2009;
·home and office computer banking system, with a monthly volume of approximately 167.7 million transactions. This distribution channel corresponded to 5.0% of total products sold by the retail bank in 2009;
·Point-of-Sale/Redeshop, a network which allows customers to use a direct debit card to purchase goods at the merchant’s point-of-sale, with approximately  45.6 million transactions per month; and
·various other channels, such as e-mail, cellular phone and wireless application protocol links, drive-through facilities and courier services.

Risk Management

On August 29, 2007,We have implemented processes to comply with risk management rules adopted by the Central Bank in line with Basel II. Our required regulatory capital has the following components (as required by CMN enacted Resolution No. 3,490, which provides for the criteria to determine the required equity, effective as of July 1, 2008.  Since the date of effectiveness, the calculation of our regulatory capital for risk coverage has considered the factors described below:3,490)

 ·PEPR: the regulatory capital required to cover the risk-weighted exposures, or credit risk exposure as well as other risks not covered by other components;

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PCAM: the regulatory capital required to cover the market risk in exposuresexposure related to gold f oreign exchange and fluctuation of foreign assets and liabilities subject to exchange variation
currencies;

 ·PJUR: the regulatory capital required to cover the market risk exposure in fixedthe trading book related to interest rate foreign exchange coupon, price and other indicesfluctuation;

 ·PCOM: the regulatory capital required to cover the market risk in commodities;exposure related to commodity price fluctuation;

 ·PACS: the regulatory capital required to cover the market risk exposure in stockthe trading book related to equity price fluctuation, and;

 ·POPR: the regulatory capital required to cover the operational risk.risk exposure.
 This is an attempt to more closely adjust Brazilian standards to the principles and rules provided in Basel II, which include:
·Extension of the minimum regulatory capital requirements for coverage of the various risks based on internal models of financial institutions
·Improvement of banking surveillance
·Significant expansion of the existing disclosure requirements.
Basel II contains a new methodology to calculate the minimum regulatory capital requirements for financial institutions and takes into account the particular risk factors of each of them.

We have always been driven by the concern of identifying, measuring and monitoring risks. We calculatemanage our regulatory capital in such a way as to exceed all potential losses based onrisk exposure using advanced managerial models. Accordingly, a major part of themethodologies aligned with Basel II requirements has already been incorporated inand therefore, our risk controlmanagement tools either already incorporate many of the features required by Basel II or isare in the process of being included.including such requirements. Our efforts are concentrated on Basel II’s Pillar 1II and Basel III capital requirement rules related to credit, market and operational risks and we intend to useare in the process of implementing the advanced approaches (Advanced Internal Rating-Based (AIRB)defined in the Basel Accord.  See Item 5B. Liquidity and Capital Resources — Capital” for credit risk, Advanced Measurement Approach (AMA) for operational riska discussion of our regulatory capital requirements and Internal Models Approach (IMA) for market risk).our calculation of regulatory capital.

As part of theour risk control tools, we developed and improved proprietary risk management systems that are in compliance with the Central Bank’s regulations and aligned with international practices and procedures. These models are based on the following elements:

·Economic, financial and statistical analyses, which enable the evaluation of the effects of adverse events on our liquidity, credit and market positions;
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·Market risks, using VaR to evaluate risk in the structural portfolio, and stress tests using independent scenarios, to evaluate our exposure on a consolidated basis in extreme situations;

·Credit risks tools, which typically involve credit analysis and behavior scoring for retail portfolios and proprietary rating models for corporate customers. We also use credit portfolio management models to quantify and allocate economic capital;

Economic, financial
·Operational risks, many of which have been evaluated through the use of internal databases and statistical models that monitor the frequency and the severity of internal loss events to quantify the risks and allocate economic capital. We are in the process of extending statistical and scenario-based approaches to cover all material operational risks;

·Daily monitoring of positions in relation to pre-established market risk limits; and

·Simulations of alternatives for protection due to liquidity losses and contingency plans for crisis situations in different scenarios.

The Risk Control and statistical analyses, which enable the evaluation of the effects of adverse events onFinance Division (ACRF), our corporate risk division, centralizes credit, market, operational, liquidity, credit and market positions;
Market risks using value atinsurance underwriting risk or VaR, to evaluate risk in the structural portfolio, and stress tests using independent scenarios, to evaluate our whole exposure in extreme situations;
Credit risks tools which typically involve credit and behavior scoring for retail portfolios, subject to mass processes and proprietary rating models for corporate customers, with uniform individual approaches. We also use portfolio management models to quantify and allocate economic capital;
Operational risks which are in the process of being identified and already have an important amount evaluated on a current basis through the use of internal data bases and statistical models that monitor the frequency and the severity of internal events of losses to quantify the risks and allocate economic capital;
Daily monitoring of positions in relation to pre-established market risk limits; and
Simulations of alternatives for protection due to liquidity losses and contingency plans for crisis situations in different scenarios.
management. In addition, we have established committees responsible for risk management, structured as follows:

Risk policies superior committee, responsible for establishing general risk policies, setting up aggregated risk limits based on the allocation of capital and other parameters as it deems suitable, discussing the most important aspects to maximize the risk-return ratio and ensuring a consistent risk management within Itaú Unibanco,
Credit superior committee, responsible for establishing overall credit risk policy and making major credit risk decisions,
Financial risk superior committee, responsible for establishing policies and limits for market and liquidity risks, and monitoring positions on a consolidated basis, and
Audit and operational risk management superior committee, responsible for monitoring operational risk controls and compliance systems.
In order to further comply with the new requirements of the more advanced risk models provided for in Basel II, we established internal specific committees composed of executives from all areas of Itaú Unibanco Holding. We prepared an action plan at the end of 2004 and, to this date, we have carried out activities as planned. In 2005, we focused on the construction of a historical database for probabilities of default (PD), models and historical databases for loss given default (LGD) and operational losses. In 2006, the implementation project continued with models for exposure at default (EAD), inclusion of credit risk mitigations and analysis of database validation processes. We also worked on a framework of documentation. In 2007, we started to develop stress test models for some portfolios and to implement a system to consolidate information and compute the capital ratio, in addition to adjusting controls for compliance with the requirements set forth by Resolution No. 3,380 on operating risks.  In 2008 we created a department responsible for internal models validation, with an independent structure from the other models development departments.  In addition to this new department, we are also working on the implementation of a system responsible for consolidating information related to Basel II capital calculation.
In the first half of 2009, we promoted through the Basel II project the unification of concepts, procedures and efforts to ensure that we adopted risk management best practices after the Association.
 We also reassessed the separation of the business, management and controls areas to enhance their independence and promote more balanced decisions regarding risks involved, pursuant to the requirements of CMN Resolution No. 3,721.
We believe that the changes to be implemented will result in lower allocated capital and, as a result, will establish grounds for an increase in the volume of credit operations resulting from the same capital base.
·The Board Risk and Capital Management Committee (CGRC), which advises the board of directors on risk and capital management, is responsible for reviewing, recommending approval and monitoring the implementation of the risk management and capital allocation policies and methodologies, including recommending risk limits and control levels, reviewing limits of exposure to credit, market and operational risk and recommending limits in the allocation of capital and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.  See “Item 6C. Board Practices.”

 
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·The Superior Risk Policies Committee (CSRisc) is our highest risk and capital management body at the executive level, responsible for establishing guidelines consistent with board approved policies for risk management, approving management-level risk policies with high impact on capital positions, defining decision authority levels for the lower level committees as well as reviewing risk exposure positions and control procedures as well as ensuring consistency of risk management across the Itaú Unibanco Group. In addition to the CSRisc, senior management oversight of risk management is performed through four committees: the Superior Institutional Treasury Committee (CSTI) and the Superior Institutional Treasury and Liquidity Committee (CSTIL), the Superior Credit Committee (CSC), and the Superior Audit and Operational Risk Management Committee (CSAGRO).

oThe Superior Institutional Treasury Committee (CSTI) and the Superior Institutional Treasury and Liquidity Committee (CSTIL); are responsible for assessing and establishing strategies for market and liquidity risks. CSTI establishes the exposure limits for market risk and the maximum loss limits of positions based on the limits determined by CSRisc. CSTIL establishes liquidity limits and monitors current and future levels of liquidity in order to manage cash flows.

oThe Superior Credit Committee (CSC) is responsible for managing large corporate credit risks, including establishing corporate credit policies, coordination of internal rules on credit limits to grant financing and bank guarantees and determining the authority levels to approve credit transactions.

oThe Superior Audit and Operational Risk Management Committee (CSAGRO) is responsible  for operational risks and internal controls, including managing risks associated with our processes and businesses, setting up guidelines for internal audit and management of operational risks, as well as analyzing the results from our internal controls and compliance system.

We believe that the deployment of the advanced approaches of Basel II and Basel III will benefit the institution as it will promote greater alignment of regulatory requirements and internal management, which are already based on sophisticated models for identifying, measuring and monitoring risks. Therefore, we are actively contributing to the adaptation and standardization of Basel II and Basel III through active participation in discussions in several forums, including the Institute of International Finance, or IIF, the Brazilian Banks Federation (Federação Brasileira de Bancos), or FEBRABAN, and through dialogue with the Central Bank.

Market and Liquidity Risk Management

Market risk is defined as the possibility of losses and reduction in capital as a result of fluctuations in the market prices of financial instruments. It includes, among other things, risks associated with interest rates, foreign exchange rates, commodity prices and stock prices. Our financial risk superior committee is responsible for managingSuperior Institutional Treasury Committee oversees management of market and liquidity risk. The committee analyzes and proposes scenarios for the risk and its main goals are to control market risk exposure and to optimize the risk/return assessmentratio by using advanced management models and tools. Market risk management covers all financial instruments in the portfolios of interest and exchange ratios.  It also determines criteria for internal fund transfers and establishes minimum reserve limits.
To manage liquidity risk, we monitor and analyze liquidity through models that consider statistical tools and financial projections, which enable us to analyze various factors that affect our cash flows and liquidity levels under different scenarios. We also revise the contingency funding plan on a monthly basis to ensure that responsibilities are clearly attributedsubsidiaries of Itaú Unibanco Holding and the measuresrelevant processes and related controls. The market risk management policy of Itaú Unibanco Holding is in line with the principles of CMN Resolution No. 3,464 and outlines our strategy to be taken are feasiblecontrol and ablemanage market risk in all our business units. We review our market risk management and control process to provide adequate liquidity even under a severely stressed scenario.update them for best market practices and to reflect ongoing internal improvement measures.

To manage and control market risk, we have implemented internal risk management and valuation models. These models employ statistical and historical information with regard to interest and foreign exchange rates, volatilities and trends, and seek to avoid adversereduce the impact of market fluctuations.fluctuations on our liquidity, results of operations and financial condition. Our  VaR model analyzesanalyses volatility and the correlation of market rates on an overnight basis.trends within a one day time horizon. The model provides statistical results at a 99%99.0% confidence level. See “Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures Aboutabout Market Risk Market Risk.”

Market risk control is managed by our corporate risk division, the Market and Liquidity Risk Control Directorship, which performs daily measurement, evaluation and reporting risk through risk control business units operating in each business unit. The corporate risk division also monitors, evaluates and reports consolidated market risk information, to provide support to our superior committees and correspond with our regulatory agency.

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Our financial risk superior committee analyzesSuperior Institutional Treasury Committee analyses the statement of income and risk information on a weeklymonthly basis and establishes limits for ourmarket risk exposures,exposure, interest rate positions and foreign currency risk positions. ItThe Superior Institutional Treasury Committee takes into account correlations across different markets. Depending on prevailing macroeconomic and microeconomic conditions, the committee may also propose that particular scenarios be considered in risk models. In addition, the committee analyzesanalyses and approves criteria and rules for internal pricing of resources.

Liquidity Risk Management

Liquidity risk is defined as the occurrence of imbalances between tradable assets and falling due liabilities, or a mismatch between payments and receipts, that may affect an institution’s payment capability, taking into consideration the different currencies and settlement terms of their rights and obligations. Liquidity risk management aims at using the best practices so as to avoid cash shortages and difficulties to meet payables due.

Liquidity risk management is overseen by the Superior Institutional Treasury and Liquidity Committee, which analyzes current and expected levels of liquidity and establishes limits related to liquidity, including the maximum levels of liquidity mismatch based on maturities and currencies and minimum levels of reserves in domestic and foreign currencies. It also establishes policies for raising and investing funds in the national and international markets and strategies for funding our portfolios. This committee reports to the Superior Risk Policies Committee and oversees the Institutional Treasury Management Committee, to whom it was delegated the responsibility of setting limits regarding liquidity risk and developing criteria and models for liquidity risk assessment. In addition, the Cash Committee is responsible for implementing and controlling the established strategies for liquidity risk control.

We have a structure dedicated to improving monitoring and analysis of liquidity risk by applying statistical models and economic and financial forecasts of the variables that impact cash flows and the level of reserves in local and foreign currency.

In addition, we establish guidelines and limits, the compliance with which is periodically reviewed by technical committees to ensure an additional safety margin with respect to the minimum requirements based on our models. Our liquidity management policies and related limits are established based on prospective scenarios that are periodically reviewed in the light of cash requirements due to atypical market conditions or arising from strategic decisions.

Pursuant to the requirements of CMN Resolution No. 2,804 and Central Bank Circular No. 3,393, we deliver our Liquidity Risk Statements (DRL) to the Central Bank monthly and the following items are regularly prepared and submitted to senior management for monitoring and support:

·Different scenarios for liquidity projections;

·Contingency plans for critical situations;

·Reports and charts to enable monitoring risk positions;

·Evaluation of funding costs and alternatives for funding sources; and

·Tracking and control of funding sources by counterparty type, maturity and other aspects.

Credit Risk Management

Credit risk is defined as the possibility of losses associated with the failure by the borrower or counterparty to fulfill their obligations. It includes, among other things, counterparty risk, country risk, currency transfer risk, guarantor risk, settlement risk and product concentration risk. Our continuous improvement in the process for decision-making and for credit risk management and control, guided by the best market practices, have made it possible for us to use methodologies based on mathematical modeling for risk analysis.analysis, including the following:

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·Analysis of our credit portfolios and definition of credit limits using economic capital for credit risk as a measure of risk;

·A risk-adjusted return on capital model;

·Review of new products and credit policy changes that indicate increased risk;

·Quality of the portfolios by customer, industry group, product lines, line of business, and economic sector;
·Concentration and dispersion of the portfolios (by maturities, lines of business, currency, credit by customer and economic sector);

·Evolution of the profile of the portfolio and economic impacts arising therefrom (e.g., allowance for loan losses and allocated capital);

·Validation of customer rating models, probabilities of default, loss given default and exposure at default for market segments;

·Control of ratings change and volatility;

·Monitoring of the largest credits, including evolution of amounts borrowed, allowance and allocated economic capital for credit risk; and

·Assessment and risk control of changes in products, credit and collection policies that involve changes in risk parameters is overseen by the Superior Credit Committee and the Superior Risk Policies Committee.

We prepare our credit policy on the basis of internal and external factors, relating to the economic environment in Brazil and abroad. Among internalSuch factors there areinclude customer ratings, determined by advanced credit analysis and control instruments, levels of default, rates of return, quality of the portfolio, and economic capital allocated. We have focused on evaluating the risk/return ratio in our strategy to expand our assets. Our main concern is the quality of the credit portfolio and the creation of value for our shareholders. The whole decision-making process and the definition of our credit policy are centralized to ensure synchronized actions and optimize business opportunities.

Our credit risk management is centralized and carried out by a specific structure under the corporate risk area, which combines operating and market risk. Our senior credit committeeSuperior Credit Committee defines the credit policies and the credit approval authority levels for the differentindividual divisions. The approval authorities relyauthority depends on the professional skills and personal experiences of each individual with credit authority, and also considerconsiders the economic conditions and risk profile of the different divisions.
The In addition, each division has credit committees, composed of the credit managers and directors, that establish standards and limits, fix risk classifications and oversee the credit operation approval process, models and policies.policies of that division. Depending on the amount and terms of a proposed loan, as well as on the risk rating of the potential borrower, the credit committee must consult with the senior credit committee.Superior Credit Committee.

Within the retail and the very small, business operations,small and medium businesses most types of loans to individuals and small companies are subject to our automated credit process. When an account is established with us, we obtain information about the customer’s income, net worth and professional standing (in the case of individuals). In addition, external information from outside agencies, such as the Central Bank, is also gathered automatically and credit record and relationship history is alwayscontinuously updated. Based on these data and advanced credit and behavior scoring models, we assign each customer an aggregate credit limit. The customer must update new credit information at least annually.

There is a different credit review process for credit amounts higher than those available through the automated credit process and for categories of customer or types of credit not subject to the automated credit process, including credit operations in the middle market and in the corporate divisions. In these cases, we examine each application individually, verify data and carry out traditional credit analysis methodologies.

In addition, our credit areabusiness unit carries out technical support research on business groups and economic and industrial sectors within Brazil. This enables us to evaluate credit risk for companies in the middle market (with annual revenues in excess of R$6 million) and corporate divisions. Within the middle market and corporate division, we currently have ratings for approximately 60,000 business groups comprising approximately 100,000 companies. Payroll deduction loans are reevaluatedevaluated at least on a yearly basis, or sooner, if something relevant comes to the attention of the credit area.business unit.

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We give to each credit manager (manager of the credit areabusiness unit responsible for a team of credit analysts) and commercial area manager (relationship manager) a credit approval authorization limit for each of several categories of loans. The amount of the limit depends upon the experience of the particular manager and economic conditions. Loans up to R$100 million require approval from the credit committee, and may require approval from a senior credit authority, depending on the term of the proposed loan, the credit rating of the potential borrower and the allocated capital for the proposed loan. In addition, any proposed capital allocation greater than R$20 million is subject to the approval of the senior credit committee of Itaú Unibanco Holding.Superior Credit Committee.

Itaú BBA targets the large corporate divisions and its credit decision process is also based on the rating and size of the loan. There is no individual authority. The highest credit authority within Itaú BBA is represented by the president and the credit director who together can approve up to R$545 million, depending on the risk rating. Any loan above R$545 million has to be submitted to the approval of senior credit committee of Itaú Unibanco Holding.the Superior Credit Committee.

Operational Risk Management

Operational risk is defined as the riskpossibility of losslosses resulting from inadequatefailure, deficiency or failedinadequacy of internal processes, people and systems the improper behavior of people, or from outsideexternal events. It includes legal risk, coupled with inadequacy or deficiency of contracts, as well as the penalties due to non-compliance with laws and punitive damages to third parties arising from the activities undertaken by an institution.

The sophistication of the banking businesses and the technology evolution of technologies have increased the complexity of theour risk profiles of the organizations and affected theirour operational risk management. While our management is experienced and operational risk management is not a new practice, it has been necessary to establish a specific structure for the operational risk differentdistinct from the one traditionally applied to the market and credit risks. The Superior Audit and Operational Risk Management Committee oversees operational risk management and establishes guidance for internal auditing. The committee analyses audit reports, establishes operational risk management guidelines and models and monitors internal controls, operational risks and legal compliance.

In line with the principles established by the CMN, we defined ourestablished an operational risk management policy, which was approved by theour audit committee and ratified by the board of directors. The operational risk management policy is applicable to the Itaú Unibanco Holding conglomerateconsolidated with its subsidiaries in Brazil and abroad.
The policy is comprised of a set of principles, procedures and guidelines that provide an adequatefor the management of products, services, activities, processes and systems’ risks, also taking into consideration their nature and complexity.
The policy defines the procedures for identifying, assessing, monitoring, mitigating, controlling and disclosing operational risks as well as its participants’ roles and responsibilities.

In addition, we utilize a businessOn July 1, 2008, the Central Bank put into effect legislation requiring financial institutions to allocate capital evaluation management model that quantifies thefor operational risks incurred through statistical models that allow us to calculate expected losses and capital allocation for unexpected losses (VaR at a confidence level of 99.9%) using Monte Carlo simulation.
This mechanism enhances our product and service price definition process and will be submitted to the approval of the Brazilian regulatory agency within the advanced measurement approach methodology, in accordance with Basel’s Revised Framework for the International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards criteria, following the guidelinesrisk. The current rule established by the regulatory authorities.
We constantly seek to improve our management process and to comply withCentral Bank requires capital allocation based on the regulatory agencies’ requirements, maintaining our image as a solid and trustworthy bank.standard Basel II model (ASA – Alternative Standardized Approach). The use of an internal advanced model (AMA – Advanced Measurement Approaches) will be required beginning on July 2013, if approved by the Central Bank.

See Item “5B. Liquidity and Capital Resources — Capital.” In addition to allocating regulatory capital, Itaú Unibanco Holding uses decision-making models and also statistical models based on loss distributions by line of business, to allocate economic capital for operational risk.

Insurance Underwriting and Portfolio Risk Management

Insurance underwriting and portfolio risk is the risk from an adverse economic scenario that contradicts the assumptions used in our underwriting policy and in estimating its reserves. This risk is managed by the same bodies that oversee operational risk as described above. Management of our insurance operations establishes our underwriting policies relating to retentions, protections, reinsurance programs and pricing, depending on the type of business. This approach is designed to maintain high quality underwriting, pricing discipline and reduce volatility in the results. The actuarial department analyzes the adherence of the probability tables used in the pricing models to the experience of our portfolio. In the retail market, the prices of our insurance products are established according to proprietary scoring and rating systems based on data we gathered and analyzed over many years, which underwriters use to assess and evaluate risks prior to quotation. This information provides specialized knowledge relating to industry segments and helps analyze risk based on account characteristics and pricing parameters. In the group life market, the prices of our insurance products are established according to rating systems based on an international actuarial table of deathmortality and the historical experience of our policies, the age of the group, the industry segments, the percentage of femalefemales and males and experience of each group and the financial health of the client. The propertyProperty insurance underwriting is controlled by themonitored through risk factors and an appropriate pricing according to the company exposition considering economyis based on exposure based on economic segment analysis, activity and level of severity risk, customer and similar companies experiences, financial health and optionalcustomized management instruments. TheOur strategy for reinsurance strategyunderwriting is to work with a limited reinsurance companiesnumber of reinsurers in order to have a high automaticpre-negotiated retention limit, with a safe retention limit. Besides that,which decreases our risk exposure. In addition, the underwriters reanalyzeanalyze all of our accounts every yearon an annual basis to control themanage risk ofassociated with our insurance portfolio. In addition we apply the RAROC conceptrisk-adjusted return on capital model to the corporate segment to allocate enough capital to maintainensure business sustainability. The risk adjustment return on capital model allows us to quantify the exposure to risk based on statistical criteria.

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Funding

Funding

Main SourcesRetail Banking

Our principal sourcecore business is retail banking, which serves individuals with a monthly income below R$7,000. In October 2010, we completed the conversion of funding is deposits. Deposits include non-interest bearing demand deposits, interest bearing savings account deposits, time deposits certificates soldbranches under the “Unibanco” brand to the “Itaú” brand and as of December 31, 2010, we had over 15.2 million customers and interbank deposits from financial institutions.4,660 branches and CSBs. Our retail banking operations are present in all Brazilian states and in cities that together represented more than 80.0%of Brazil’s individual domestic consumption as of December 31, 2010.

We classify our retail clients in accordance with their income and profile:

·Itaú retail customers, who earn less than R$4,000 per month; and

·Itaú Uniclass customers, who earn more than R$4,000 and less than R$7,000 per month. Specialized account managers provide services to Itaú Uniclass customers who also have access to certain customized products. We created this segment after the Association and we expect Itaú Uniclass to be present in many of our retail branches across Brazil and increase the number of our customers.

Our strategy is to offer high quality and differentiated banking products to our retail banking customers. As part of this strategy, Itaú Unibanco now serves three retail segments: (i) Itaú retail serves customers at branches; (ii) Itaú Uniclass serves customers with differentiated needs and who require a more diversified service with separate areas within branches; (iii) and Itaú Personnalité (discussed below) serves customers with special investment needs with its own separate network of branches. This diversified relationship concept is interwoven by “Itaú 30 horas,” a convenience service that enables users to carry out banking transactions in ATMs, telephones, mobiles, on the internet and at the branches.

Public Sector

Our public sector business operates in all areas of the public sector, including the federal, state and municipal governments (in the executive, legislative and judicial branches). As of December 31, 2009, total deposits amounted2010, we had approximately 2,300 public sector customers. To service these customers, we use platforms that are separate from the retail banking branches, with teams of specially trained managers who offer customized solutions in tax collection, foreign exchange services, administration of public agency assets, payments to approximatelysuppliers, payroll for civil and military servants and retirement. Based on these platforms, we have a significant amount of business with public sector clients, particularly in those Brazilian states where we acquired previously state-owned financial institutions.

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Itaú Personnalité

Itaú Unibanco began providing customized services to higher-income individuals in 1996 with the creation of Itaú Personnalité. Itaú Personnalité serves individuals who earn more than R$ 190.9 billion representing 48.2%7,000 per month or have investments in excess of total funding. Our savings deposits represent oneR$80,000.

Itaú Personnalité’s focus is delivering (i) financial advisory services by its managers, who understand the specific needs of our major sourcehigher-income customers; (ii) a large portfolio of funding which,exclusive products and services (iii) special benefits based on the type and length of relationship with the customer, including discounts on various products and services. Through a dedicated network comprised of 186 Itaú Personnalité branches, located in the main Brazilian cities, Itaú Personnalité’s customer base reached more than 600,000 individuals as of December 31, 2010. Itaú Personnalité customers also have access to Itaú Unibanco network of branches and ATMs throughout the country, as well as internet banking and phone.

Since its establishment, Itaú Personnalité has expanded its market share in the higher-income individuals market. With the acquisition of BankBoston Brazil by Itaú in 2006 and the association of Itaú and Unibanco in 2008, Itaú Personnalité assumed a leading position in the higher-income individuals market.

Itaú Private Bank

Itaú Private Bank is a leading Brazilian bank in the global private banking industry, providing wealth management services to approximately 17,951 Latin American clients as of December 31, 2010. Our 634 employees are focused on offering financial consulting services to customers with at least US$200,000 in investment assets. In addition, we provide our customers with a full range of banking products and services.

Wealth management services are provided by teams of experienced relationship managers based in Brazil, United States, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay, and supported by investment specialists who recommend the most appropriate solutions for each individual risk profile. We serve our customers’ needs for offshore wealth management solutions in major jurisdictions through independent institutions: in the United States through Banco Itaú Europa International and Itaú Europa Securities , in Luxembourg through Banco Itaú Europa Luxembourg S.A. , in Switzerland through Banco Itau Suisse , in the Bahamas through BIE Bank & Trust Bahamas and in Cayman through Unicorp Bank & Trust Cayman. Fees earned from our private banking customers are, in most cases, a function of assets under management.

As of December 31, 2010, our private banking activity for Latin American clients had assets under management equivalent to R$118,295 million, including R$92,824 million in Brazil, R$15,299 million in Luxembourg, and R$9,743 million in the United States, R$125 million in Bahamas, R$60 million in Cayman and R$49 million in Switzerland.

According to the 2010 Annual Private Banking and Wealth Management Survey, coordinated by Euromoney magazine, Itaú Private Bank was recognized as offering “The Best Private Banking Overall Services” in Brazil for the second consecutive year. In this latest ranking published in the February edition of Euromoney magazine, Itaú Private Bank was also named “Best Private Banking Services Overall Services” in Chile and Top 5 “Best Private Banking Services Overall Services” in Latin America, being the only Latin-American bank included in this list. Euromoney’s Private Banking Awards cover over 60 countries each year and provide a qualitative and quantitative review of the best services in private banking, by region and by areas of services. Factors such as market position, assets under management, profitability, ratio of clients to private bankers, and quality of services offered are considered in developing the ranking of top private banks.

In addition, we have received awards from Private Banker International (magazine for “The Outstanding Private Bank – The Americas/ 2008,” “The Outstanding Private Bank – Latin America / 2009” and “The Outstanding Private Bank – Latin America / 2010”) and from The Banker & PWM magazines, subsidiaries of the Financial Times Group for “Best Private Bank in Latin America, 2010.”

Very Small Business Banking

At the end of 2005, we set up 150 offices in the city of São Paulo to provide specialized services to companies with annual revenues below R$500,000. In 2006, we expanded our services to over 80 locations throughout the interior of the State of São Paulo, followed by 94 additional offices in the State of Rio de Janeiro. In 2007, we expanded our services into the States of Minas Gerais and Paraná. In 2008, 2009 accountedand 2010, we continued this expansion and set up 217, 454 and 487 additional offices, respectively, focused on very small business banking.

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Our very small business banking office managers are trained to offer customized solutions and provide detailed advice on all products and services to very small companies. Our strategy is to capture the market opportunity by meeting the needs of these companies and their owners, particularly with respect to the management of cash flow and credit facilities.

As of December 31, 2010, we had over 565 very small business banking offices located throughout Brazil and approximately 2,500 managers working for 25.3%over 1,235,000 small business customers.

Loans to very small businesses totaled R$5,981 million as of December 31, 2010.

Small Business Banking

We have structured our relationships with small business customers through the use of specialized offices since 2001. As of December 31, 2010, we had 374 offices located nationwide in Brazil and nearly 2,500 managers who worked for over 525,000 companies with annual revenues from R$500,000 to R$6 million. In 2011, we expect to continue to consolidate our small business banking operations and to expand our offices geographically.

All our managers are certified by ANBIMA, and throughout the year they receive training to offer the best solutions for each customer profile. Our customers rely on our ability to provide products, terms and rates customized to their needs.

Loans to small businesses totaled R$28,744 million as of December 31, 2010.

Middle-Market Banking

As of December 31, 2010, we had approximately 115,000 middle-market corporate customers that represented a broad range of Brazilian companies located in over 83 cities in Brazil. Our middle-market customers are generally companies with annual revenues from R$6 million to R$150 million. As of December 31, 2010, we had over 1,400 managers specializing in middle-market customers and 223 specialized offices located at key branches.

We offer a full range of financial products and services to middle-market customers, including deposit accounts, investment options, insurance, private retirement plans and credit products. Credit products include investment capital loans, working capital loans, inventory financing, trade financing, foreign currency services, equipment leasing services, letters of credit and guarantees. We also carry out financial transactions on behalf of middle-market customers, including interbank transactions, open market transactions and futures, swaps, hedging and arbitrage transactions. We also offer our middle-market customers collection services and electronic payment services. We are able to provide these services for virtually any kind of payment, including Internet office banking. We charge collection fees and fees for making payments, such as payroll, on behalf of our customers.

Consistent with customary lending practices in Brazil, our loan portfolio for our middle-market customers is composed predominantly of short-term products, defined as having a maturity of less than 12 months. Loans to middle-market businesses totaled R$48,434 million as of December 31, 2010.

Credit Cards

We are the leading company in the Brazilian credit card market, based on transaction volume as of December 31, 2010. Our subsidiaries, Banco Itaucard S.A., or Banco Itaucard, and Hipercard Banco Múltiplo S.A., or Hipercard, offer a wide range of products to 26.0 million customers as of December 31, 2010, including both accountholders and non-accountholders. In the year ended December 31, 2010, the volume of credit cards transactions for both accountholders and non-accountholders was R$106,226 million, a 25.1% increase from the prior year. Our results from transactions by non-accountholders are reported in our consumer credit division.

Our main challenges in the credit card business are to continually increase our cardholder base and improve our portfolio profitability. To this end, our credit card division focuses on the development of new products, the enhancement of partnerships, cross-selling of banking and insurance products and sales through a variety of channels.

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Real Estate Financing

As of December 31, 2010, we had approximately R$16,271 million in outstanding real estate loans. Given our expectation of growth over the next several years in the mortgage market in Brazil, we are investing in the operational platform in order to reduce costs and improve quality for our customers. We are also developing our distribution channels for mortgage loans by focusing on our branch network and developing our relationships with real estate brokers. According to Brazilian regulations, financial institutions are required to allocate at least 65.0% of their savings accounts balances to fund mortgage financing, of which 80.0% must be used to finance properties with value lower than R$500,000 and must have annual interest rates lower than 12.0%.

We use different distribution channels to reach our customers, including our Itaú Personnalité branches and real estate brokers. Itaú Unibanco Holding has partnerships with two of the largest real estate brokers in Brazil: LPS Brasil Consultoria de Imóveis S.A. and Coelho da Fonseca Empreendimentos Imobiliários Ltda. These long-term partnerships provide us with exclusive real estate financing origination at a large number of locations throughout Brazil.

Asset Management

According to ANBIMA, as of December 31, 2010, we were the largest mutual fund manager among private banks in Brazil based on our assets under management. As of that date, we had total deposits.net assets under management of R$291,748 million on behalf of approximately 2.1 million customers. We also provide portfolio management services for pension funds, corporations, private bank customers and foreign investors. According to ANBIMA, as of December 31, 2010, we were the largest manager of private bank clients’ assets and the second largest private manager of pension fund assets in Brazil, based on our assets under management. As of December 31, 2010, we had R$184,496 million of assets under management for pension funds, corporations and private bank customers.

As of December 31, 2010, we offered and managed about 1,791 mutual funds, which are mostly fixed-income and money market funds. For individual customers, we offered 154 funds to our retail customers and approximately 287 funds to our Itaú Personnalité customers. Private banking customers may invest in over 600 funds, including those offered by other institutions. Itaú BBA’s capital markets group also provides tailor-made mutual funds to institutional, corporate and private banking customers.

In July 2010, Fitch Ratings, one of the largest international rating agencies in Brazil, maintained its M1 (bra) rating (the highest rating granted to an asset manager) of our asset management business unit. We have been in the top rating category since July 2003.

Corporate Social Responsibility

The Itaú Social Excellence Fund (Fundo Itaú Excelência Social), or FIES, launched in 2004, is a socially responsible investment fund, investing in the shares of companies with superior corporate social responsibility practices with the goal of obtaining higher long-term returns than those offered by the main Brazilian financial market indices. In addition to analyzing the risks and returns of companies, fund managers take into account three fundamental criteria in relation to companies: corporate social activities; environmental protection practices and good corporate governance practices. Every year the fund manager donates part of its accumulated asset management fees to social projects in the following table sets forthcategories: environmental education, employment education and childhood education.

As of December 31, 2010, FIES had net assets of R$308 million, and the fund donated more than R$3.5 million in 2010, which corresponded to 50.0% of the management fee from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010. The 20 projects chosen to receive this donation received R$120,000 each, Unicef Brazil received an investment of R$300,000, and almost R$900,000 was spent on consulting. The projects are selected by the fund advisory council, which is composed by market leaders and specialists in corporate social responsibility.

Securities Services

We provide securities services in the Brazilian capital markets, where we act as custodian, transfer agent and registered holder. In December 2010, we were ranked the top provider of securities services in Brazil by ANBIMA.

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As of December 31, 2010, Itaú Unibanco held assets of R$762,000 million in connection with securities services, representing 25.1% of the Brazilian market based on assets held. Our broad range of products relates to both domestic and international custody.

Our services also include acting as transfer agent, providing services relating to debentures and promissory notes, custody and control services for mutual funds, pension funds and portfolios, providing trustee services and non-resident investor services, and acting as custodian for depositary receipt programs. As of December 31, 2010, our specialized staff reached 736 employees.

Brokerage

Itaú Corretora de Valores S.A., or Itaú Corretora, has been providing brokerage services since 1965, with operations on BM&FBOVESPA. BM&FBOVESPA was created in 2008 with the integration of BM&F with the São Paulo Stock Exchange, BOVESPA. We also provide brokerage services to international customers through our broker-dealer operations in New York, through our London branch, and through our broker-dealers in Hong Kong and Dubai.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, Itaú Corretora was ranked second on the BM&FBOVESPA both in equity trading volume, among all brokers, and in commodities and futures trading volume, among brokers controlled by large commercial banks in Brazil.

Insurance, Private Retirement and Capitalization Products

Insurance

As of December 31, 2010, according to SUSEP, we were the leading provider of insurance, private retirement and capitalization products in Brazil based on insurance premiums, including our indirect 30.0% share in Porto Seguro S.A., or Porto Seguro, and excluding health insurance and VGBL (private retirement plan providing annuity benefits). For regulatory purposes VGBL is considered life insurance. For the year ended December 31, 2010, our insurance premiums totaled approximately R$5,335 million.

Our main lines of insurance are (i) life and casualty (excluding VGBL; see “— Private Retirement Plans”), (ii) extended warranties and (iii) property, which accounted for 44.4%, 21.7% and 14.8% of insurance premiums, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2010. Our policies are sold through our banking operations, independent local brokers, multinational brokers and other channels. We reinsure a breakdownportion of the risks we underwrite, particularly large marine property and casualty risks that exceed the retention limits we have established within regulatory limits.

 Risks that exceed the retention limit must be ceded to licensed Brazilian reinsurers in accordance with Supplementary Law No. 126 published on January 15, 2007 and the SUSEP regulations published on December 17, 2007.

Our strategy to increase our level of penetration in the Brazilian insurance market varies by market. In the high risk market, we intend to grow our market share through independent local brokers and multinational brokerage firms. For individuals and small and medium company markets, we focus on operations within our banking client base bancassurance operations, to increase customer penetration. We are working on improving bancassurance operations in property and casualty insurance for small and medium companies. Our customer relationship management has implemented several advances and the development of specific products for different segments allows more efficient use of each marketing channel (our branches, telemarketing, Internet, ATMs and bank teller terminals).

In November 2008, Unibanco entered into an agreement with American International Group, Inc., or AIG, regarding the exchange of shares that Unibanco and AIG respectively held in certain Brazilian insurance companies, as follows: (i) Unibanco acquired, for US$820 million, the shares held by AIG in Unibanco AIG Seguros S.A., which changed its name to Unibanco Seguros S.A., or Unibanco Seguros; and (ii) AIG acquired, for US$15 million, the shares held by Unibanco in AIG Brasil Companhia de Seguros S.A. Upon the completion of the exchange, Unibanco Seguros, as well as Unibanco AIG Vida e Previdência S.A. and Unibanco AIG Saúde Seguradora S.A., which had previously been Unibanco Seguros’ wholly owned subsidiaries, became our wholly owned subsidiaries.

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In August 2009, Itaú Unibanco Holding and Porto Seguro entered into an operating agreement that provided for the offering and distribution, on an exclusive basis, of homeowner and automobile insurance products to customers of Itaú Unibanco Holding in Brazil and Uruguay, or Porto Seguro Alliance. In connection with the Porto Seguro Alliance, Itaú Unibanco Holding transferred all the assets and liabilities related to its then current portfolio of homeowner and automobile insurance to Itaú Seguros de Auto e Residência S.A., or ISAR, all of the shares of which were subsequently transferred to Porto Seguro. In exchange, Porto Seguro issued shares representing 30.0% of its capital stock to Itaú Unibanco Holding and its affiliates. The controlling shareholders of Porto Seguro and Itaú Unibanco Holding established a new company named Porto Seguro Itaú Unibanco Participações S.A., or PSIUPAR, and transferred their shares of Porto Seguro to PSIUPAR. The controlling shareholders of Porto Seguro remained controlling shareholders of PSIUPAR, which became the parent company of Porto Seguro. Itaú Unibanco Holding is entitled to nominate two members of the board of directors of each of Porto Seguro and PSIUPAR. ISAR, which is directly controlled by Porto Seguro and indirectly controlled by PSIUPAR, will be managed by Porto Seguro and will utilize the trademarks “Porto Seguro,” “Itaú Unibanco” and “Azul.” As of August 2009, Itaú Unibanco (through Itaú Seguros) had 3.4 million automobiles and 1.2 million homes insured, which were subsequently transferred to ISAR. In October 2009, SUSEP granted authorization for the corporate acts related to the Porto Seguro Alliance. The approval by CADE for the transaction is still pending.

In November, 2009, Itaú Seguros and XL Swiss Holding Ltd., or XL Swiss, a company controlled by XL Capital Ltd., or XL Capital, signed an agreement providing for the acquisition by Itaú Seguros of XL Swiss’ participation in Itaú XL Seguros Corporativos S.A., or Itaú XL, such that Itaú XL would be wholly owned by us. In line with XL Capital’s interest in continuing to operate in Brazil and our existing relationship with XL Capital, a separate arrangement has been entered into by which Itaú Seguros provides insurance to XL Capital’s clients in Brazil and XL Capital’s Global Program clients with operations in Brazil. These insurance policies are being reinsured by a reinsurance company of XL Capital incorporated in Brazil in the same way that they were reinsured before the acquisition mentioned herein. The acquisition by Itaú Seguros of 100% of the shares of Itaú XL held by XL Swiss was approved by SUSEP on October 6, 2010. On November 9, 2010, SUSEP approved the change of Itaú XL’s corporate name to Itaú Unibanco Seguros Corporativos S.A.

In December 2009, Allianz South America Holding B.V. entered into an agreement with Itaú Unibanco Holding for the purchase of the 14.03% indirect interest that Itaú Unibanco Holding held in Allianz Seguros for R$109 million. Also in December 2009, Itaú Seguros and Itaú Unibanco entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Tempo Participações S.A. for the sale of all the shares of Unibanco Saúde Seguradora held by Itaú Seguros and Itaú Unibanco for R$55 million.  See “Item 4A. History and Development of the Company – Capital Expenditures and Divestitures.”

Private Retirement Plans

As of December 31, 2010, balances under private retirement plans (including VGBL but excluding those related to our 30% interest in Porto Seguro) totaled R$49,217 million, an increase of 29.3% compared to December 31, 2009. As of December 31, 2010, we were the second largest private retirement plan manager in Brazil based on total liabilities according to SUSEP. As of December 31, 2010, we had R$49,230 million in assets related to our private retirement liabilities (including VGBL but excluding those related to our 30% interest in Porto Seguro). In 2010, we concentrated our activities on managing private retirement plans.

Capitalization Products

Capitalization products are savings account products that generally require a customer to deposit a fixed sum with us to be returned at the end of an agreed upon term, with accrued interest. In return, the customer is automatically entered into periodic drawings for the opportunity to win a significant cash prize. As of December 31, 2010, we had 9.9 million in capitalization products outstanding, representing R$2,620 million in liabilities with assets that function as guarantees of R$2,646 million. We distribute these products through our retail network, Itaú Personnalité and Itaú Uniclass branches, electronic channels and ATMs. These products are sold by our subsidiary, Cia. Itaú de Capitalização S.A. During 2010, R$1,725 million of capitalization products were sold and we distributed over R$42.9 million in cash prizes to 1,942 customers.

Itaú BBA

Itaú BBA is responsible for our corporate and investment banking activities. As of December 31, 2010, Itaú BBA offered a complete portfolio of products and services to approximately 2,400 companies and conglomerates in Brazil through a team of highly qualified professionals. Itaú BBA’s activities range from typical operations of a commercial bank to capital markets operations and advisory services for mergers and acquisitions. These activities are fully integrated, which enables Itaú BBA to achieve a performance tailored to its clients’ needs.

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As of December 31, 2010, our corporate loan portfolio reached R$ 76,584 million. On-lending, especially BNDES onlending, and financing of large-scale projects, as well as stronger economic conditions when compared to 2009, were the main contributors to the growth of our sourcescorporate loan portfolio in 2010. See below and “— Funding” for a discussion of fundingour on-lending activities.

In investment banking, the fixed income department was responsible for the issuance of debentures and promissory notes that totaled R$18,888 million and securitization transactions that amounted to R$4,677 million in Brazil in 2010. According to ANBIMA, Itaú BBA was the leader in distribution of fixed income in 2010 with a 23.3% market share, thus maintaining the bank’s historic leadership in the domestic fixed income market. In the international debt markets, Itaú BBA acted as joint bookrunner in issuances of US$13,275 million of debt securities in 2010, earning the second place in ANBIMA’s rankings of Brazilian-based corporate issuers including sovereign issuers. In 2010, Itaú BBA was the first Brazilian bank to lead an issuance for the Brazilian National Treasury with the Global 2041 sovereign Brazilian bonds issuance of US$550 million. With respect to equity issuances, Itaú BBA coordinated public offerings that totaled R$132,284 million in 2010, and ranked first in ANBIMA’s origination rankings in Brazil, with 16.0% of the market share in Brazil in 2010.

In addition, Itaú BBA advised 35 merger and acquisition transactions with an aggregate deal volume of R$16,973 million in 2010, ranking second in Brazil based on the number of merger and acquisition deals according to Thomson.

During 2010, Itaú Corretora acted as a broker dealer for transactions totaling R$204,208 billion on the BM&FBOVESPA for individual, institutional, foreign and company clients. This volume represents an increase of 28.0% over 2009. During 2010, Itaú Corretora was in second place in the ranking of brokerages, with a 6.4% market share. See “— Commercial Banking — Brokerage.”

Itaú BBA is also active in BNDES on-lending to finance large-scale projects, aiming at strengthening domestic infrastructure and increasing the productive capacity of companies in various industrial sectors. In consolidated terms, total loans granted by Itaú BBA under BNDES on-lending represented more than R$9,010 million in 2010, which ranks Itaú BBA second in on-lending to large companies (defined as companies with sales above R$60 million per year), with a 18.5% market share. Itaú BBA was the leader of BNDES-Exim (Support and Financing Program), with a volume of R$3,644 billion and a 23.5% market share in 2010. As an integral part of its risk management and sustainability policies, the on-lending of funds to large-scale projects is in compliance with Itaú Unibanco Holding’s social and environmental risk policy.

Itaú Unibanco Holding is the current leader in the ranking of Latin American banks which adopt the best corporate governance practices according to Management & Excellence consultancy and Latin Finance magazine. All lending categorized as project finance, as defined under Basel II, is also in compliance with the Equator Principles, which Itaú Unibanco Holding adopted in 2004, being the first financial institution from emerging markets to adopt the Equator Principles. The Equator Principles were launched in 2003 and became the benchmark within the financial sector for addressing environmental and social risks in project finance. By December 2010, 69 financial institutions had adopted the Equator Principles, and therefore had voluntarily committed themselves to incorporating the principles into projects worth US$10 million or more. The Equator Principles were revised in 2006 and were extended to advisory services in structuring projects. Itaú Unibanco Holding plays a leading role in the Equator Principles Steering Committee and Working Groups, having occupied the position of Chair of the Steering Committee from September 2008 until March 2010.

Itaú BBA focuses on the following products and initiatives in the international business unit: (1) structuring long-term, bilateral and syndicated financing; and (2) spot foreign exchange (whereby a foreign exchange purchase in reais or sale in foreign currency is completed in two business days), which exceeded US$63,263 million in volume in 2010. In addition, in 2010 Itaú BBA continued to offer a large number of lines of credit for foreign trade, having a total of approximately US$7,461 million in lines of credit drawn from corresponding banks as of December 31, 2009 and 2008:2010.

In August 2010, Itaú BBA was recognized by Institutional Investor magazine as the best research team in Brazil. In October 2010, Itaú BBA was also recognized for the second consecutive year as “Domestic Cash Management Provider in Brazil” by Euromoney magazine. In December 2010, Itaú BBA was recognized by IFR Thomson as “Best Latin America Equity House.”

  2009  2008 
  
millions of
R$
  
% of total
funding
  
millions of
R$
  
% of total
funding
 
Deposits  190,908   48.2   150,802   51.6 
Demand deposits  24,887   6.3   23,041   7.9 
Other deposits  997   0.3   1,065   0.4 
Savings deposits  48,222   12.2   31,896   10.9 
Time deposits  114,810   28.9   92,758   31.7 
Deposits from banks  1,992   0.5   2,042   0.7 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements  66,174   16.7   49,492   16.9 
Short-term borrowings  80,725   20.4   54,277   18.6 
Trade finance borrowings  6,093   1.5   9,166   3.1 
Local onlendings  215   0.1   122   0.1 
Euronotes  414   0.1   576   0.2 
Commercial Paper  -   -   60   - 
Fixed rate notes  408   0.1   133   0.1 
Mortgage notes  7,854   2.0   3,035   1.0 
Securities issued and sold to customers under repurchase agreements  65,520   16.5   40,977   14.0 
Other short-term borrowings  221   0.1   208   0.1 
Long-term debt  58,976   14.7   37,672   12.9 
Local onlendings  21,867   5.5   7,271   2.5 
Euronotes  1,534   0.4   2,209   0.8 
Fixed rate notes  148   -   278   0.1 
Mortgage notes  971   0.2   669   0.2 
Trade financing borrowings  5,907   1.5   7,361   2.5 
Debentures  2,764   0.7   2,093   0.7 
Subordinated debt  22,725   5.7   15,030   5.1 
Debt under securitization of diversified payments right  -   -   1,424   0.5 
Other long-term debt  3,060   0.7   1,337   0.5 
Total  396,783   100.0   292,243   100.0 
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Consumer Credit

Vehicle Financing

As of December 31, 2010, our portfolio of vehicle financing, leasing and consortium lending consisted of approximately 3.8 million contracts, of which approximately 71.1% were non-accountholder customers. The following tables set forthpersonal loan portfolio relating to vehicle financing and leasing reached R$60,254 million in 2010, representing a breakdownmarket share in Brazil of deposits by maturity,approximately 34.2% as of December 31, 2009 and 2008:2010.

(in millions of R$) 
  2009 
  0-30 days  31-180 days  181-365 days  Over 365 days  Total 
Non-interest bearing deposits  25,884   -   -   -   25,884 
Demand deposits  24,887               24,887 
Other deposits  997               997 
Interest bearing deposits  65,238   16,167   14,785   68,834   165,024 
Savings deposits  48,222   -       -   48,222 
Time deposits  16,446   15,437   14,242   68,685   114,810 
Deposits from banks  570   730   543   149   1,992 
Total  91,122   16,167   14,785   68,834   190,908 

  2008 
  0-30 days  31-180 days  181-365 days  Over 365 days  Total 
Non-interest bearing deposits  24,106   -   -   -   24,106 
Demand deposits  23,041               23,041 
Other deposits  1,065               1,065 
Interest bearing deposits  48,167   15,525   9,062   53,942   126,696 
Savings deposits  31,896   -       -   31,896 
Time deposits  15,822   14,656   8,615   53,665   92,758 
Deposits from banks  449   869   447   277   2,042 
Total  72,273   15,525   9,062   53,942   150,802 

The following table sets forth the mix of the individualvehicle financing sector in Brazil is dominated by banks and corporate time deposits divided among our retail, Personnalité, middle market and corporate sectors (each expressed as a percentage of total time deposits)finance companies that are affiliated with vehicle manufacturers. According to ABEL, as of December 31, 2009 and  2008:2010, we were the largest leasing company in Brazil in terms of present value of lease operations.

  2009  2008 
Retail  34.7%  22.9%
Personnalité  16.1%  27.2%
Middle market  34.7%  40.5%
Corporate  14.5%  9.4%
Total  100.0%  100.0%
We lease and finance vehicles through 13,706 dealers as of December 31, 2010. Sales are made through computer terminals installed in the dealerships that are connected to our computer network. Each vehicle financing application is reviewed based on credit scoring and dealer scoring systems. The dealer scoring system analyses the credit quality and amount of business provided by each vehicle dealer. We usually grant credit approvals within 9 minutes, depending on the credit history of the customer. Approximately 81.1% of our credit approvals in 2010 were made instantaneously because we have developed scoring models that permit pre-approvals for our customers, which provide us with a very efficient tool and high credit approval performance. Currently, all of the applications are processed through the Internet, conferring more security and agility to the process of concession of credit, for the dealers, customers and us.

Other Sources
We also actThe truck financing division grew 58.5% in 2010 as a financial agent through borrowing funds from the BNDES,compared to 2009, reaching R$6,755 million in December 31, 2010, including vehicle financing, leasing and from the National Industrial Finance Authority (Fundo de Financiamento para Aquisição de Máquinas e Equipamentos Industriais), or FINAME,FINAME. The financial volume of transactions relating to motorcycles increased 24.04% in 2010. Itaú Unibanco Holding has a partnership with MMC Automotores do Brasil Ltda. and passing the funds at a spread determined by the government to targeted sectorsSBV Automotores do Brasil Ltda. For exclusive financing of the economy.“Mitsubishi” and “Suzuki” brands. The financial volume of related transactions reached R$616 million in 2010, an increase of 66.4% compared to 2009. The agreement includes that Itaú Unibanco Holding will provide loans to Mitsubishi and Suzuki dealers and that dealers will offer our products and services to their customers.

Redecard

Redecard S.A., or Redecard is a multibrand credit card provider in Brazil, also responsible for the capturing, transmission, processing and settlement of credit, debit and benefit card transactions. We referheld 50.0% plus one share of Redecard’s capital stock since March 30, 2009, at which time its results were presented on a fully consolidated in our financial statements. In May 2010, Hipercard, a subsidiary of Itaú Unibanco, entered into an agreement with Redecard, also a subsidiary of Itaú Unibanco, pursuant to these borrowings as on-lending borrowings and they are primarilywhich, beginning in the formsecond quarter of credit lines2010, Redecard captured Hipercard transactions and Hipercard had access to Redecard’s nationwide infrastructure and network, which is expected to improve the efficiency and speed of Hipercard’s merchant affiliations.

International Operations

Banco Itaú Argentina

Argentina is the third largest economy in Latin America by gross domestic product, or GDP, Brazil’s main trading partner and one of the countries with the highest GDP per capita in South America. We believe recent increases in banking penetration demonstrate that are directed by the government agencies through private banks to specific targeted sectors for economic development.Argentine financial system has ample growth potential. Banco Itaú Argentina’s core business is retail banking, with approximately 264,000 customers in the Argentine middle and upper-income segment as of December 31, 2010. Compared with 2009, this represents a 2.4% increase in the number of customers. As of December 31, 2009, we participated as a financial agent2010, Banco Itaú Argentina had assets of R$2,343 million, loan and leasing operations of R$1,354 million, deposits totaling R$1,783 million and shareholders’ equity of R$149 million. As of the same date, Banco Itaú Argentina had 81 branches 194 ATMs, and 22 CSBs.

Banco Itaú Chile

Banco Itaú Chile started its official activities on February 26, 2007, when BAC transferred the operations of BankBoston Chile and BankBoston Uruguay to us. This acquisition increased our presence in on-lending borrowings financed by BNDESLatin America and FINAME, inexpanded the total amountscope of approximately R$22 billion.  See “Itaú BBA – Investment Banking”our operations. In addition, Itaú Chile Inversiones Servicios y Administración S.A. provides services related to collection, securitization and “– Corporate Banking.”insurance.

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We obtain U.S. dollar-denominated lines of credit from our correspondent banks to provide a source of trade finance funding for Brazilian companies. As of December 31, 2009,2010, our consolidated Chilean operations had R$12,313 million in assets, R$9,285 million in loans and leases, R$7,662 million in deposits and R$1,415 million in shareholders’ equity. According to the Chilean banking and financial institutions regulator (Superintendencia de Bancos e Instituciones Financieras –SBIF), as of that same date, Banco Itaú Chile ranked eighth in the Chilean loans and leases market with a 3.4% market share and ranked sixth in number of demand deposit accounts in the private sector, with approximately 143,000 accounts as of December 31, 2010.

Banco Itaú Chile offers several products such as factoring, leasing, corporate finance, mutual funds, insurance brokerage and trading, which are offered through different entities and different lines of business. The retail segment focuses on the upper-income segment that, as of December 31, 2010, accounted for 59.7% of Banco Itaú Chile’s total importrevenues. As of December 31, 2010, Banco Itaú Chile had 49 ATMs and export funding was approximately75 branches, of which 66.7% were located in Santiago. Banco Itaú Chile’s commercial banking segment offers a wide range of products to improve customer experience by building a competitive advantage based on service quality, products and processes for targeted customers (companies with annual revenues of between US$2 million and US$100 million). Banco Itaú Chile’s global corporate banking segment offers local and international corporate finance capabilities such as syndications, private placements and securitizations. It also provides trade financing and global treasury services complementing Banco Itaú Chile’s marketing strategy. Treasury products such as foreign exchange and derivatives are a key part of this strategy.

Banco Itaú Uruguay

Banco Itaú Uruguay is one of the leading financial institutions in Uruguay. Local operations also include the main credit card issuer, OCA S.A. , or OCA , and the pension fund management company Unión Capital AFAP S.A., or Unión Capital. Banco Itaú Uruguay’s strategy is to serve a broad range of customers through customized banking solutions. As of December 31, 2010, Banco Itaú Uruguay had R$ 12 billion.3,572 million in assets, ranking second in terms of asset volume among private banks in Uruguay, according to the Uruguayan Central Bank (Banco Central del Uruguay) or BCU, R$1,403 million in loans and leases, R$2,749 million in deposits and R$299 million in shareholders’ equity.

The retail banking business is focused on individuals and small business customers, with more than 150,000 customers as of December 31, 2010. The core branch network is located in the metropolitan area of Montevideo with 16 branches. In addition, Banco Itaú Uruguay has branches in Punta del Este, Tucuarembó, Salto, Paysandú y Mercedes. Banco Itaú Uruguay has a leading position in the debit card segment of private banks in Uruguay with 17.9% market share as of December 31, 2010, according to BANRED, and a leading role as a credit card issuer (mainly Visa), with a 26.5% market share as of December 31, 2010 based on the aggregate amount of credit card purchases in Uruguay according to Visanet Compañía Uruguaya de Medios de Procesamiento S.A. Retail products and services focus on the middle and upper-income segments, and also include current and savings accounts, payroll payment, self-service areas and ATMs in all branches, and phone and Internet banking. The wholesale banking division is focused on multinational companies, financial institutions, large and medium-sized corporations and the public sector. It provides lending, cash management, treasury, trade and investment services. Additionally, the private banking business unit provides a dedicated regional service (for both resident and non-resident customers), offering a full portfolio of local and international financial market products.

OCA is the main credit card issuer in Uruguay, with a 41.0% market share based on the aggregate amount of credit card purchases in Uruguay as of December 31, 2010, and an approximately 50.0% market share in terms of number of transactions processed. OCA performs the three main credit card operations: customer acquisition, issuance of cards and transaction processing. The main products offered by OCA are credit cards and consumer loans and it had approximately 368,000 customers, and a network of 20 branches, as of December 31, 2010.

Unión Capital is a pension fund management company which has been operating in Uruguay since 1996, when the current Uruguayan pension system was created. As of December 31, 2010, it had approximately 213,000 customers, managed US$1,111 million in pension funds, with a market share of 16.6%, according to the BCU.

Banco Itaú Paraguay

Banco Itaú Paraguay S.A., or Banco Itaú Paraguay, formerly known as Interbanco, was set up in Paraguay in 1978 and has become one of the largest banks in the Paraguayan financial market. In 1995, Interbanco was acquired by Unibanco, and the “Itaú” brand has been present in the country since July 12, 2010. Banco Itaú Paraguay has experienced significant growth since 1999, expanding the variety and quality of its services across the country. As of December 31, 2010, Banco Itaú Paraguay had 19 branches, approximately 264,000 customers and 179 ATMs.

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Banco Itaú Paraguay’s products and services operate under the following structure: corporate banking (small and medium sized businesses, agribusiness, large companies, institutional clients) and consumer banking (individuals and payroll customers). Its main sources of income are consumer banking products, primarily credit cards. The retail segment also focuses on the payroll customers, which allows Banco Itaú Paraguay to have pre-approved products to all customers who receive their wages trough the bank. Under corporate banking, Banco Itaú Paraguay has a well-established presence in the agribusiness segment, which has experienced attractive credit performance. Banco Itaú Paraguay has been the most profitable bank in Paraguay for the past six years. As of December 31, 2010, Banco Itaú Paraguay had R$2,281 million in total assets, including R$1,440 million in loans and leases and R$1,725 million in deposits.

Banco Itaú Paraguay is also recognized by launching innovative products and services under the brand “24IN.” It provides its customers several products and services, such as International Debit Card Cirrus Maestro and the Internet Banking Service Interhome Banking and also offers banking customer information through mobile phones with the Click Banking service.

Banco Itaú BBA International

Banco Itaú BBA International, formerly known as Banco Itaú Europa S.A., is a Portuguese-chartered bank controlled by Itaú Unibanco Holding. Banco Itaú BBA International focuses mainly on two lines of business:

·Corporate banking: providing international corporate banking, international capital markets operations, foreign trade financing and other financial services to support investments and other economic relations between Latin America and Europe through its operations in Lisbon, Funchal (Madeira) and London and offices in Madrid, Frankfurt and Paris.

·Private banking: delivering offshore and international private banking products and services to our Latin American customer base, through its subsidiaries (Banco Itaú Europa Luxembourg, BIE Bank & Trust Bahamas, Banco Itaú Europa International (Miami), Itaú Europa Securities (Miami) and Banco Itau Suisse).

As of December 31, 2010, Banco Itaú BBA International had US$6,997 million in assets, US$3,254 million in loans and leases, US$1,885 million in deposits and US$913 million in shareholders’ equity.

Banco Itaú BBA International’s corporate banking business offers several products, such as credit, derivatives and advisory services for European companies with Latin American subsidiaries.

The private banking business provides financial and asset management services to Latin American customers, putting at their disposal a diversified and specialized range of investment funds, dealing in and managing securities and other financial instruments, trusts and investment companies on behalf of customers. The private banking business has clients in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela and others. Assets under management of the private banking business amounted to US$12,733 million as of December 31, 2010.

All of our transactions with Banco Itaú BBA International and its subsidiaries are on an arm’s-length basis.

Other International Operations

Our other international operations have the following objectives:

(1)Support our customers in cross-border financial transactions and services:

The international business units of Itaú Unibanco Holding are active in providing our customers with a variety of financial products such as trade financing, loans from multilateral credit agencies, off-shore loans, international cash management services, foreign exchange, letters of credit, guarantees required in international bidding processes, derivatives for hedging or proprietary trading purposes, structured transactions, and international capital markets offerings. These services are mainly offered through our branches in Nassau, New York, Cayman Islands, and Uruguay, as well as through Banco Itaú Argentina and Banco Itaú Chile.

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Also among our international business units, Itaú Unibanco’s Tokyo branch offers a portfolio of services and products that satisfy the banking needs of Brazilians living in Japan. On September 7, 2004, the Financial Service Agency in Japan granted a banking license to Itaú Unibanco, and our Tokyo branch started its operations in October of the same year. On December 23, 2006, we obtain foreign currency funds fromacquired the portfolio of customers and respective deposits of Banco do Estado de São Paulo S.A. Banespa branch in Japan.

(2) Manage proprietary portfolios and raise capital through the issuance of securities in the international market.

Capital raising through the issuance of securities, certificates of deposit, commercial paper and trade notes can be executed by Itaú Unibanco’s branches located in the Cayman Islands, Bahamas and New York, as well as through Itaú Bank Ltd., or Itaú Bank, a banking subsidiary incorporated in the Cayman Islands.

The proprietary portfolios are mainly held by Itaú Bank and Itaú Unibanco Cayman Islands branch. These offices also enhance our ability to manage our international liquidity. Itaú BBA’s proprietary positions abroad are booked in the Itaú BBA’s Nassau branch.

Through our international operations, we establish and monitor trade-related lines of credit from foreign banks and maintain correspondent banking relationships with money center and regional banks throughout the world and oversee our other foreign currency-raising activities.

(3)           Participate in the international capital markets either through private borrowings or through issuanceas dealers:

Itaú BBA has equity and fixed income sales and trading teams in São Paulo, New York, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Besides having one of debt securities generally to on-lend these fundsthe largest sales and trading teams in Latin America, we have the largest research analyst team in Latin America and provide extensive coverage of over 130 listed companies in Brazil, Mexico and Argentina. Our international fixed income and equity teams are active in trading and offering Brazilian and Latin American securities to Brazilian corporationsinstitutional investors.

(4) In addition, we are also present and financial institutions. These on-lendings take the form of loans denominatedservicing our clients in reais and indexed to the U.S. dollar. Asia, especially in China, through Itaú BBA’s representative office in Shanghai.

Trade Financing

As of December 31, 2009,2010, our trade finance portfolio accounted for US$10,459 million, of which US$9,320 million was export related (both pre-export and post-export financing). Our export financing to larger corporate customers is generally unsecured, but some transactions require complex guarantees, particularly those originally structured to be syndicated. Our import financing business accounted for US$1,140 million as of December 31, 2010. For the year ended December 31, 2010, our total volume of foreign exchange transactions related to exports was approximately US$18,214 million and our total volume of foreign exchange transactions related to imports was approximately US$22,962 million.

Commercial Agreements, Associations and Partnerships

We have commercial agreements, associations and partnership agreements with over 100 retailers in the Brazilian market, serving more than 14.8 million customers as of December 31, 2010. Our consumer credit portfolios with respect to customers of those retailers amounted to R$23,394 million in 2010.

We have developed a strong presence in the consumer finance sector through our strategic alliances with main retailers in Brazil. Since 2001, when we established the first partnerships, these alliances have supported our consumer finance business through several products, such as co-branded credit cards, private label cards, personal loans and insurance.

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Marketing and Distribution Channels

We provide integrated financial services and products to our customers through a variety of marketing and distribution channels. Our distribution network consists principally of branches, ATMs and CSBs, which are banking service centers located on corporate customer’s premises.

The following table provides information relating to our branch network, CSBs and ATMs as of December 31, 2010 in Brazil and abroad:

  
Branches
  
CSBs
  
ATMs
 
Itaú Unibanco  3,552   910   28,448 
Itaú Personnalité  186   3   396 
Itaú BBA  9       
Total in Brazil  3,747   913   28,844 
Itaú Unibanco abroad (excluding Latin America)  4       
Argentina  81   22   194 
Chile  75      49 
Uruguay  41   1   35 
Paraguay  19   8   179 
Total  3,967   944   29,301 

The following table provides information relating to the geographic distribution of our distribution network throughout Brazil as of December 31, 2010:

Region 
Branches
  
CSBs
  
ATMs
 
South  635   122   4,038 
Southeast  2,495   643   20,711 
Center-west  289   68   1,655 
Northeast  256   46   1,889 
North  72   34   551 
Total in Brazil  3,747   913   28,844 

Branches

As of December 31, 2010, we had approximately R$ 2.5 billion outstandinga network of structured3,747 full service branches throughout Brazil. As of December 31, 2010, 80.6% of our branches were located in the States of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and financial transactions.Minas Gerais in the Southeast region, Paraná in the South, and Goiás in the Center-west. The branch network serves as a distribution network for all of the products and services we offer to our customers, such as credit cards, insurance plans and private retirement plans.

Customer Site Branches

As of December 31, 2010, we operated 913 CSBs throughout Brazil. The range of services provided at the CSBs may be the same as those provided at a full service branch, or more limited according to the size of a particular corporate customer and its needs. CSBs represent a low-cost alternative to opening full service branches. In addition, we believe CSBs provide us with an opportunity to target new retail customers while servicing corporate customers and personnel.

ATMs

As of December 31, 2010, we operated 28,844 ATMs throughout Brazil. Our international operations in Portugal and ourcustomers may conduct almost all account, related operations through Grand Cayman, New YorkATMs. ATMs are low cost alternatives to employee-based services and Itaú BBA Nassau branches, represent another funding vehicle forgive us points of service at costs significantly lower than branches. We also have arrangements with other network operators such as they are responsible for issuing securitiesthe brands “Cirrus” and establishing programs for the issuance of several financial instruments. See “– International Operations – Other International Operations”.“Maestro” to allow our clients to use simplified services through their networks.

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Risk Management

We have implemented processes to comply with risk management rules adopted by the Central Bank in line with Basel II. Our required regulatory capital has the following components (as required by CMN Resolution No. 3,490)

·PEPR: the regulatory capital required to cover credit risk exposure as well as other risks not covered by other components;

·PCAM: the regulatory capital required to cover market risk exposure related to gold and fluctuation of foreign currencies;

·PJUR: the regulatory capital required to cover market risk exposure in the trading book related to interest rate fluctuation;

·PCOM: the regulatory capital required to cover market risk exposure related to commodity price fluctuation;

·PACS: the regulatory capital required to cover market risk exposure in the trading book related to equity price fluctuation, and;

·POPR: the regulatory capital required to cover operational risk exposure.

We manage our risk exposure using advanced methodologies aligned with Basel II requirements and therefore, our risk management tools either already incorporate many of the features required by Basel II or are in the process of including such requirements. Our efforts are concentrated on Basel II and Basel III capital requirement rules related to credit, market and operational risks and we are in the process of implementing the advanced approaches defined in the Basel Accord.  See Item 5B. Liquidity and Capital Resources — Capital” for a discussion of our regulatory capital requirements and our calculation of regulatory capital.

As part of our risk control tools, we developed and improved proprietary risk management systems that are in compliance with the Central Bank’s regulations and aligned with international practices and procedures. These models are based on the following elements:

·Economic, financial and statistical analyses, which enable the evaluation of the effects of adverse events on our liquidity, credit and market positions;

·Market risks, using VaR to evaluate risk in the structural portfolio, and stress tests using independent scenarios, to evaluate our exposure on a consolidated basis in extreme situations;

·Credit risks tools, which typically involve credit analysis and behavior scoring for retail portfolios and proprietary rating models for corporate customers. We also use credit portfolio management models to quantify and allocate economic capital;

·Operational risks, many of which have been evaluated through the use of internal databases and statistical models that monitor the frequency and the severity of internal loss events to quantify the risks and allocate economic capital. We are in the process of extending statistical and scenario-based approaches to cover all material operational risks;

·Daily monitoring of positions in relation to pre-established market risk limits; and

·Simulations of alternatives for protection due to liquidity losses and contingency plans for crisis situations in different scenarios.

The Risk Control and Finance Division (ACRF), our corporate risk division, centralizes credit, market, operational, liquidity, and insurance underwriting risk management. In addition, we have established committees responsible for risk management, structured as follows:

·The Board Risk and Capital Management Committee (CGRC), which advises the board of directors on risk and capital management, is responsible for reviewing, recommending approval and monitoring the implementation of the risk management and capital allocation policies and methodologies, including recommending risk limits and control levels, reviewing limits of exposure to credit, market and operational risk and recommending limits in the allocation of capital and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.  See “Item 6C. Board Practices.”

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·The Superior Risk Policies Committee (CSRisc) is our highest risk and capital management body at the executive level, responsible for establishing guidelines consistent with board approved policies for risk management, approving management-level risk policies with high impact on capital positions, defining decision authority levels for the lower level committees as well as reviewing risk exposure positions and control procedures as well as ensuring consistency of risk management across the Itaú Unibanco Group. In addition to the CSRisc, senior management oversight of risk management is performed through four committees: the Superior Institutional Treasury Committee (CSTI) and the Superior Institutional Treasury and Liquidity Committee (CSTIL), the Superior Credit Committee (CSC), and the Superior Audit and Operational Risk Management Committee (CSAGRO).

oThe Superior Institutional Treasury Committee (CSTI) and the Superior Institutional Treasury and Liquidity Committee (CSTIL); are responsible for assessing and establishing strategies for market and liquidity risks. CSTI establishes the exposure limits for market risk and the maximum loss limits of positions based on the limits determined by CSRisc. CSTIL establishes liquidity limits and monitors current and future levels of liquidity in order to manage cash flows.

oThe Superior Credit Committee (CSC) is responsible for managing large corporate credit risks, including establishing corporate credit policies, coordination of internal rules on credit limits to grant financing and bank guarantees and determining the authority levels to approve credit transactions.

oThe Superior Audit and Operational Risk Management Committee (CSAGRO) is responsible  for operational risks and internal controls, including managing risks associated with our processes and businesses, setting up guidelines for internal audit and management of operational risks, as well as analyzing the results from our internal controls and compliance system.

We believe that the deployment of the advanced approaches of Basel II and Basel III will benefit the institution as it will promote greater alignment of regulatory requirements and internal management, which are already based on sophisticated models for identifying, measuring and monitoring risks. Therefore, we are actively contributing to the adaptation and standardization of Basel II and Basel III through active participation in discussions in several forums, including the Institute of International Finance, or IIF, the Brazilian Banks Federation (Federação Brasileira de Bancos), or FEBRABAN, and through dialogue with the Central Bank.

Market Risk Management

Market risk is defined as the possibility of losses and reduction in capital as a result of fluctuations in the market prices of financial instruments. It includes, among other things, risks associated with interest rates, foreign exchange rates, commodity prices and stock prices. Our Superior Institutional Treasury Committee oversees management of market risk and its main goals are to control market risk exposure and to optimize the risk/return ratio by using advanced management models and tools. Market risk management covers all financial instruments in the portfolios of subsidiaries of Itaú Unibanco Holding and the relevant processes and related controls. The market risk management policy of Itaú Unibanco Holding is in line with the principles of CMN Resolution No. 3,464 and outlines our strategy to control and manage market risk in all our business units. We review our market risk management and control process to update them for best market practices and to reflect ongoing internal improvement measures.

To manage and control market risk, we have implemented internal risk management and valuation models. These models employ statistical and historical information with regard to interest and foreign exchange rates, volatilities and trends, and seek to reduce the impact of market fluctuations on our liquidity, results of operations and financial condition. Our  VaR model analyses volatility and the correlation of market trends within a one day time horizon. The model provides statistical results at a 99.0% confidence level. See “Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk — Market Risk.”

Market risk control is managed by our corporate risk division, the Market and Liquidity Risk Control Directorship, which performs daily measurement, evaluation and reporting risk through risk control business units operating in each business unit. The corporate risk division also generatemonitors, evaluates and reports consolidated market risk information, to provide support to our superior committees and correspond with our regulatory agency.

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Our Superior Institutional Treasury Committee analyses the statement of income and risk information on a monthly basis and establishes limits for market risk exposure, interest rate positions and foreign currency positions. The Superior Institutional Treasury Committee takes into account correlations across different markets. Depending on prevailing macroeconomic and microeconomic conditions, the committee may also propose that particular scenarios be considered in risk models. In addition, the committee analyses and approves criteria and rules for internal pricing of resources.

Liquidity Risk Management

Liquidity risk is defined as the occurrence of imbalances between tradable assets and falling due liabilities, or a mismatch between payments and receipts, that may affect an institution’s payment capability, taking into consideration the different currencies and settlement terms of their rights and obligations. Liquidity risk management aims at using the best practices so as to avoid cash shortages and difficulties to meet payables due.

Liquidity risk management is overseen by the Superior Institutional Treasury and Liquidity Committee, which analyzes current and expected levels of liquidity and establishes limits related to liquidity, including the maximum levels of liquidity mismatch based on maturities and currencies and minimum levels of reserves in domestic and foreign currencies. It also establishes policies for raising and investing funds in the national and international markets and strategies for funding our portfolios. This committee reports to the Superior Risk Policies Committee and oversees the Institutional Treasury Management Committee, to whom it was delegated the responsibility of setting limits regarding liquidity risk and developing criteria and models for liquidity risk assessment. In addition, the Cash Committee is responsible for implementing and controlling the established strategies for liquidity risk control.

We have a structure dedicated to improving monitoring and analysis of liquidity risk by applying statistical models and economic and financial forecasts of the variables that impact cash flows and the level of reserves in local and foreign currency.

In addition, we establish guidelines and limits, the compliance with which is periodically reviewed by technical committees to ensure an additional fundssafety margin with respect to the minimum requirements based on our models. Our liquidity management policies and related limits are established based on prospective scenarios that are periodically reviewed in the light of cash requirements due to atypical market conditions or arising from strategic decisions.

Pursuant to the requirements of CMN Resolution No. 2,804 and Central Bank Circular No. 3,393, we deliver our Liquidity Risk Statements (DRL) to the Central Bank monthly and the following items are regularly prepared and submitted to senior management for monitoring and support:

·Different scenarios for liquidity projections;

·Contingency plans for critical situations;

·Reports and charts to enable monitoring risk positions;

·Evaluation of funding costs and alternatives for funding sources; and

·Tracking and control of funding sources by counterparty type, maturity and other aspects.

Credit Risk Management

Credit risk is defined as the possibility of losses associated with the failure by the borrower or counterparty to fulfill their obligations. It includes, among other things, counterparty risk, country risk, currency transfer risk, guarantor risk, settlement risk and product concentration risk. Our continuous improvement in the process for decision-making and for credit risk management and control, guided by the best market practices, have made it possible for us to use methodologies based on mathematical modeling for risk analysis, including the following:

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·Analysis of our credit portfolios and definition of credit limits using economic capital for credit risk as a measure of risk;

·A risk-adjusted return on capital model;

·Review of new products and credit policy changes that indicate increased risk;

·Quality of the portfolios by customer, industry group, product lines, line of business, and economic sector;
·Concentration and dispersion of the portfolios (by maturities, lines of business, currency, credit by customer and economic sector);

·Evolution of the profile of the portfolio and economic impacts arising therefrom (e.g., allowance for loan losses and allocated capital);

·Validation of customer rating models, probabilities of default, loss given default and exposure at default for market segments;

·Control of ratings change and volatility;

·Monitoring of the largest credits, including evolution of amounts borrowed, allowance and allocated economic capital for credit risk; and

·Assessment and risk control of changes in products, credit and collection policies that involve changes in risk parameters is overseen by the Superior Credit Committee and the Superior Risk Policies Committee.

We prepare our credit policy on the basis of internal and external factors, relating to the economic environment in Brazil and abroad. Such factors include customer ratings, determined by advanced credit analysis and control instruments, levels of default, rates of return, quality of the portfolio, and economic capital allocated. We have focused on evaluating the risk/return ratio in our strategy to expand our assets. Our main concern is the quality of the credit portfolio and the creation of value for our operationsshareholders. The decision-making process and the definition of our credit policy are centralized to ensure synchronized actions and optimize business opportunities.

Our Superior Credit Committee defines the credit approval authority levels for individual divisions. The approval authority depends on the professional skills and personal experiences of each individual with credit authority, and also considers the economic conditions and risk profile of the different divisions. In addition, each division has credit committees, composed of the credit managers and directors, that establish standards and limits, fix risk classifications and oversee the credit operation approval process, models and policies of that division. Depending on the amount and terms of a proposed loan, as well as on the risk rating of the potential borrower, the credit committee must consult with the Superior Credit Committee.

Within the retail and the very small, small and medium businesses most types of loans to individuals and companies are subject to our automated credit process. When an account is established with us, we obtain information about the customer’s income, net worth and professional standing (in the case of individuals). In addition, information from outside agencies, such as the Central Bank, is also gathered automatically and credit record and relationship history is continuously updated. Based on these data and advanced credit and behavior scoring models, we assign each customer an aggregate credit limit. The customer must update new credit information at least annually.

There is a different credit review process for credit amounts higher than those available through the resaleautomated credit process and for categories of customer or types of credit not subject to our customers of securities issued by usthe automated credit process, including credit operations in the middle market and previously held in our treasury account. Our customers have the right to sell the securities back to us at their option until the maturity date. We pay interest oncorporate divisions. In these securities funds at variable rates based on the Interbank Deposit Certificate.  Total funding under this financial product as of December 31, 2009 amounted to R$ 65.5 billion.cases, we examine each application individually, verify data and carry out traditional credit analysis methodologies.

In addition, our leasing subsidiary periodically issues debentures, which represent another sourcecredit business unit carries out technical support research on business groups and economic and industrial sectors within Brazil. This enables us to evaluate credit risk for companies in the middle market (with annual revenues in excess of funding.R$6 million) and corporate divisions. Payroll deduction loans are evaluated at least on a yearly basis, or sooner, if something relevant comes to the attention of the credit business unit.

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Technology

We see IT as keygive to our business.each credit manager (manager of the credit business unit responsible for a team of credit analysts) a credit approval authorization limit for each of several categories of loans. The amount of the limit depends upon the experience of the particular manager and economic conditions. Loans up to R$100 million require approval from the credit committee, and may require approval from a senior credit authority, depending on the term of the proposed loan, the credit rating of the potential borrower and the allocated capital for the proposed loan. In 2009, our budget consistedaddition, any proposed capital allocation greater than R$20 million is subject to the approval of approximately R$2,900 million in expenses (including software development) and R$800.0 million in investments. We believe our brands are strongly associated with innovation and we reinforce that internally with specific IT projects to guarantee our technological leadership in comparison to our competitors.the Superior Credit Committee.

Itaú Unibanco Holding’s IT officers are involved in a development program pursuantBBA targets the large corporate divisions and its credit decision process is also based on the rating and size of the loan. There is no individual authority. The highest credit authority within Itaú BBA is represented by the president and the credit director who together can approve up to which we are developing several initiatives to build an IT group to support our growth and to enable usR$545 million, depending on the risk rating. Any loan above R$545 million has to be competitive insubmitted to the following years.  approval of the Superior Credit Committee.

Operational Risk Management

Operational risk is defined as the possibility of losses resulting from failure, deficiency or inadequacy of internal processes, people and systems or from external events. It includes legal risk, coupled with inadequacy or deficiency of contracts, as well as the penalties due to non-compliance with laws and punitive damages to third parties arising from the activities undertaken by an institution.

The main initiativessophistication of this program are:the banking businesses and the evolution of technologies have increased the complexity of our risk profiles and affected our operational risk management. While our management is experienced and operational risk management is not a new practice, it has been necessary to establish a specific structure for the operational risk distinct from the one traditionally applied to market and credit risks. The Superior Audit and Operational Risk Management Committee oversees operational risk management and establishes guidance for internal auditing. The committee analyses audit reports, establishes operational risk management guidelines and models and monitors internal controls, operational risks and legal compliance.

·  Maintaining our brands associated with innovation;
·  Reducing time-to-market for new products;
·  Increasing systems availability for customers;
·  Designing systems architecture;
·  Consolidating “one-client-view” for all of our businesses;
·  Ensuring IT – business alignment; and
·  Improving IT operational efficiency.
In line with the principles established by the CMN, we established an operational risk management policy, which was approved by our audit committee and ratified by the board of directors. The operational risk management policy is applicable to the Itaú Unibanco Holding consolidated with its subsidiaries in Brazil and abroad. The policy is currently buildingcomprised of a set of principles, procedures and guidelines that provide for the management of products, services, activities, processes and systems’ risks, also taking into consideration their nature and complexity. The policy defines the procedures for identifying, assessing, monitoring, mitigating, controlling and disclosing operational risks as well as its software developmentparticipants’ roles and responsibilities.

On July 1, 2008, the Central Bank put into effect legislation requiring financial institutions to allocate capital for operational risk. The current rule established by the Central Bank requires capital allocation based on the standard Basel II model (ASA – Alternative Standardized Approach). The use of an internal advanced model (AMA – Advanced Measurement Approaches) will be required beginning on July 2013, if approved by the Central Bank.

See Item “5B. Liquidity and outsourcing certain IT services, suchCapital Resources — Capital.” In addition to allocating regulatory capital, Itaú Unibanco Holding uses decision-making models and also statistical models based on loss distributions by line of business, to allocate economic capital for operational risk.

Insurance Underwriting and Portfolio Risk Management

Insurance underwriting and portfolio risk is the risk from an adverse economic scenario that contradicts the assumptions used in our underwriting policy and in estimating its reserves. This risk is managed by the same bodies that oversee operational risk as coding.described above. Management of our insurance operations establishes our underwriting policies relating to retentions, protections, reinsurance programs and pricing, depending on the type of business. This approach is designed to maintain high quality underwriting, pricing discipline and reduce volatility in the results. The actuarial department analyzes the adherence of the probability tables used in the pricing models to the experience of our portfolio. In the shorter term,retail market, the prices of our main focusinsurance products are established according to proprietary scoring and rating systems based on data we gathered and analyzed over many years, which underwriters use to assess and evaluate risks prior to quotation. This information provides specialized knowledge relating to industry segments and helps analyze risk based on account characteristics and pricing parameters. In the group life market, the prices of our insurance products are established according to rating systems based on an international actuarial table of mortality and the historical experience of our policies, the age of the group, the industry segments, the percentage of females and males and experience of each group and the financial health of the client. Property insurance underwriting is monitored through risk factors and pricing is based on exposure based on economic segment analysis, activity and level of severity risk, customer and similar companies experiences, financial health and customized management instruments. Our strategy for reinsurance underwriting is to finalize the integrationwork with a limited number of IT operations and risk functionalities.  In 2010, we intendreinsurers in order to finalize systems integration and begin to benefit from IT synergies.  We have workplace contingency and disaster recovery processes for our main businesses.  We have a back-up site located in Campinas, statehigh pre-negotiated retention limit, which decreases our risk exposure. In addition, the underwriters analyze all of São Paulo.our accounts on an annual basis to manage risk associated with our insurance portfolio. In addition we apply risk-adjusted return on capital model to the corporate segment to allocate enough capital to ensure business sustainability. The risk adjustment return on capital model allows us to quantify the exposure to risk based on statistical criteria.

 
Competition
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General
The last several years have been characterized by increased competition and consolidation in the financial services industry in Brazil.


Funding

Retail Banking

Our core business is retail banking, which serves individuals with a monthly income below R$7,000. In October 2010, we completed the conversion of branches under the “Unibanco” brand to the “Itaú” brand and as of December 31, 2010, we had over 15.2 million customers and 4,660 branches and CSBs. Our retail banking operations are present in all Brazilian states and in cities that together represented more than 80.0%of Brazil’s individual domestic consumption as of December 31, 2010.

We classify our retail clients in accordance with their income and profile:

·Itaú retail customers, who earn less than R$4,000 per month; and

·Itaú Uniclass customers, who earn more than R$4,000 and less than R$7,000 per month. Specialized account managers provide services to Itaú Uniclass customers who also have access to certain customized products. We created this segment after the Association and we expect Itaú Uniclass to be present in many of our retail branches across Brazil and increase the number of our customers.

Our strategy is to offer high quality and differentiated banking products to our retail banking customers. As part of this strategy, Itaú Unibanco now serves three retail segments: (i) Itaú retail serves customers at branches; (ii) Itaú Uniclass serves customers with differentiated needs and who require a more diversified service with separate areas within branches; (iii) and Itaú Personnalité (discussed below) serves customers with special investment needs with its own separate network of branches. This diversified relationship concept is interwoven by “Itaú 30 horas,” a convenience service that enables users to carry out banking transactions in ATMs, telephones, mobiles, on the internet and at the branches.

Public Sector

Our public sector business operates in all areas of the public sector, including the federal, state and municipal governments (in the executive, legislative and judicial branches). As of December 31, 2010, we had approximately 2,300 public sector customers. To service these customers, we use platforms that are separate from the retail banking branches, with teams of specially trained managers who offer customized solutions in tax collection, foreign exchange services, administration of public agency assets, payments to suppliers, payroll for civil and military servants and retirement. Based on these platforms, we have a significant amount of business with public sector clients, particularly in those Brazilian states where we acquired previously state-owned financial institutions.

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Itaú Personnalité

Itaú Unibanco began providing customized services to higher-income individuals in 1996 with the creation of Itaú Personnalité. Itaú Personnalité serves individuals who earn more than R$7,000 per month or have investments in excess of R$80,000.

Itaú Personnalité’s focus is delivering (i) financial advisory services by its managers, who understand the specific needs of our higher-income customers; (ii) a large portfolio of exclusive products and services (iii) special benefits based on the type and length of relationship with the customer, including discounts on various products and services. Through a dedicated network comprised of 186 Itaú Personnalité branches, located in the main Brazilian cities, Itaú Personnalité’s customer base reached more than 600,000 individuals as of December 31, 2010. Itaú Personnalité customers also have access to Itaú Unibanco network of branches and ATMs throughout the country, as well as internet banking and phone.

Since its establishment, Itaú Personnalité has expanded its market share in the higher-income individuals market. With the acquisition of BankBoston Brazil by Itaú in 2006 and the association of Itaú and Unibanco in 2008, Itaú Personnalité assumed a leading position in the higher-income individuals market.

Itaú Private Bank

Itaú Private Bank is a leading Brazilian bank in the global private banking industry, providing wealth management services to approximately 17,951 Latin American clients as of December 31, 2010. Our 634 employees are focused on offering financial consulting services to customers with at least US$200,000 in investment assets. In addition, we provide our customers with a full range of banking products and services.

Wealth management services are provided by teams of experienced relationship managers based in Brazil, United States, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay, and supported by investment specialists who recommend the most appropriate solutions for each individual risk profile. We serve our customers’ needs for offshore wealth management solutions in major jurisdictions through independent institutions: in the United States through Banco Itaú Europa International and Itaú Europa Securities , in Luxembourg through Banco Itaú Europa Luxembourg S.A. , in Switzerland through Banco Itau Suisse , in the Bahamas through BIE Bank & Trust Bahamas and in Cayman through Unicorp Bank & Trust Cayman. Fees earned from our private banking customers are, in most cases, a function of assets under management.

As of December 31, 2009, there were 137 multiple-service banks, 18 commercial banks,2010, our private banking activity for Latin American clients had assets under management equivalent to R$118,295 million, including R$92,824 million in Brazil, R$15,299 million in Luxembourg, and numerous savings and loan, brokerage, leasing and other financial institutions in Brazil.
We, together with Banco Bradesco S.A., or Bradesco, Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A., or Banco Santander, and HSBC Bank Brasil S.A., or HSBC, are the leadersR$9,743 million in the non-state-owned multiple-servicesUnited States, R$125 million in Bahamas, R$60 million in Cayman and R$49 million in Switzerland.

According to the 2010 Annual Private Banking and Wealth Management Survey, coordinated by Euromoney magazine, Itaú Private Bank was recognized as offering “The Best Private Banking Overall Services” in Brazil for the second consecutive year. In this latest ranking published in the February edition of Euromoney magazine, Itaú Private Bank was also named “Best Private Banking Services Overall Services” in Chile and Top 5 “Best Private Banking Services Overall Services” in Latin America, being the only Latin-American bank included in this list. Euromoney’s Private Banking Awards cover over 60 countries each year and provide a qualitative and quantitative review of the best services in private banking, sector.  by region and by areas of services. Factors such as market position, assets under management, profitability, ratio of clients to private bankers, and quality of services offered are considered in developing the ranking of top private banks.

In addition, we have received awards from Private Banker International (magazine for “The Outstanding Private Bank – The Americas/ 2008,” “The Outstanding Private Bank – Latin America / 2009” and “The Outstanding Private Bank – Latin America / 2010”) and from The Banker & PWM magazines, subsidiaries of the Financial Times Group for “Best Private Bank in Latin America, 2010.”

Very Small Business Banking

At the end of 2005, we set up 150 offices in the city of São Paulo to provide specialized services to companies with annual revenues below R$500,000. In 2006, we expanded our services to over 80 locations throughout the interior of the State of São Paulo, followed by 94 additional offices in the State of Rio de Janeiro. In 2007, we expanded our services into the States of Minas Gerais and Paraná. In 2008, 2009 and 2010, we continued this expansion and set up 217, 454 and 487 additional offices, respectively, focused on very small business banking.

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Our very small business banking office managers are trained to offer customized solutions and provide detailed advice on all products and services to very small companies. Our strategy is to capture the market opportunity by meeting the needs of these companies and their owners, particularly with respect to the management of cash flow and credit facilities.

As of December 31, 2009, these banks accounted2010, we had over 565 very small business banking offices located throughout Brazil and approximately 2,500 managers working for 45.5%over 1,235,000 small business customers.

Loans to very small businesses totaled R$5,981 million as of December 31, 2010.

Small Business Banking

We have structured our relationships with small business customers through the Brazilian banking sector’s total assets.  We also face competition from state-owned banks.use of specialized offices since 2001. As of December 31, 2009, Banco do Brasil S.A., or Banco do Brasil, BNDES and Caixa Econômica Federal, or CEF, ranked first, fourth and fifth in the banking sector, respectively, accounting for 41.1% of the banking system’s total assets.
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The table below sets forth the total assets of the top 14 banks2010, we had 374 offices located nationwide in Brazil ranked accordingand nearly 2,500 managers who worked for over 525,000 companies with annual revenues from R$500,000 to R$6 million. In 2011, we expect to continue to consolidate our small business banking operations and to expand our offices geographically.

All our managers are certified by ANBIMA, and throughout the year they receive training to offer the best solutions for each customer profile. Our customers rely on our ability to provide products, terms and rates customized to their share of the Brazilian banking sector’s total assets.needs.

  
December 31, 2009(*)
 
  
R$billion
  
%
 
Banco do Brasil(**)  692.0   20.0 
Itaú Unibanco Holding  585.6   17.0 
Bradesco  444.4   12.9 
BNDES  386.6   11.2 
CEF  341.8   9.9 
Santander  334.1   9.7 
HSBC  100.1   3.9 
Banco Votorantim  86.9   2.5 
Safra  71.1   2.1 
Citibank  40.8   1.2 
Banrisul  29.3   0.8 
BTG Pactual  21.9   0.6 
Credit Suisse  21.3   0.6 
Deutsche  20.7   0.6 
Others  275.4   8.0 
Total  3,452.0   100.0 

(*)Based on banking services, excluding insurance and pension funds.
(**)Includes the consolidation of 50% of Banco Votorantim based on Banco do Brasil ownership of a 50% interest in Banco Votorantim.
Source: Central Bank, 50 Largest Banks and the Consolidated Financial System (December 2009).
With the Association and the establishment of Itaú Unibanco Holding, new business opportunities arose in the domestic market, in which the economies of scale have become crucial for competition. Itaú Unibanco Holding has a leading position in many areas in the domestic financial market. We achieved a market share of 16.5% based on total loans as of November 2009, which positioned us at the second place in the Brazilian market. Without considering the public banks, we had a leading position based on total loans with 27.2% of the Brazilian market share. We are ranked in the second position in the market based on total funding, achieving 17.0% of market shareLoans to small businesses totaled R$28,744 million as of December 31, 2009.2010.

Middle-Market Banking

As of December 31, 2010, we had approximately 115,000 middle-market corporate customers that represented a broad range of Brazilian companies located in over 83 cities in Brazil. Our middle-market customers are generally companies with annual revenues from R$6 million to R$150 million. As of December 31, 2010, we had over 1,400 managers specializing in middle-market customers and 223 specialized offices located at key branches.

We offer a full range of financial products and services to middle-market customers, including deposit accounts, investment options, insurance, private retirement plans and credit products. Credit products include investment capital loans, working capital loans, inventory financing, trade financing, foreign currency services, equipment leasing services, letters of credit and guarantees. We also have a highly qualified teamcarry out financial transactions on behalf of employees.middle-market customers, including interbank transactions, open market transactions and futures, swaps, hedging and arbitrage transactions. We intensifiedalso offer our presence in the Southern Cone (Argentina, Chile, Paraguaymiddle-market customers collection services and Uruguay)electronic payment services. We are able to strengthen our operations in Latin America in order to become a leader in the international market. Our long-term strategy is to move gradually to a global position, but our strategy gives priority to the consolidationprovide these services for virtually any kind of payment, including Internet office banking. We charge collection fees and fees for making payments, such as payroll, on behalf of our presencecustomers.

Consistent with customary lending practices in the domestic and regional markets.Brazil, our loan portfolio for our middle-market customers is composed predominantly of short-term products, defined as having a maturity of less than 12 months. Loans to middle-market businesses totaled R$48,434 million as of December 31, 2010.

Credit Cards

TheWe are the leading company in the Brazilian credit card market, is highly competitive, growing atbased on transaction volume as of December 31, 2010. Our subsidiaries, Banco Itaucard S.A., or Banco Itaucard, and Hipercard Banco Múltiplo S.A., or Hipercard, offer a ratewide range of over 21.3% perproducts to 26.0 million customers as of December 31, 2010, including both accountholders and non-accountholders. In the year ended December 31, 2010, the volume of credit cards transactions for both accountholders and non-accountholders was R$106,226 million, a 25.1% increase from the prior year. Our results from transactions by non-accountholders are reported in our consumer credit division.

Our main challenges in the credit card business are to continually increase our cardholder base and improve our portfolio profitability. To this end, our credit card division focuses on the development of new products, the enhancement of partnerships, cross-selling of banking and insurance products and sales through a variety of channels.

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Real Estate Financing

As of December 31, 2010, we had approximately R$16,271 million in outstanding real estate loans. Given our expectation of growth over the last threenext several years according toin the Brazilian Association of Credit Card Companies and Services ( Associação Brasileira das Empresas de Cartões de Crédito e Serviços , or ABECS). Itaú Unibanco’s major competitorsmortgage market in Brazil, we are Bradesco, Banco do Brasil and Banco Santander. Credit card companies are increasingly adopting alliances and co-branding strategies and adapting relationship pricing policies (interest rates, cardholder fees and merchant fees)investing in the operational platform in order to strengthenreduce costs and improve quality for our customers. We are also developing our distribution channels for mortgage loans by focusing on our branch network and developing our relationships with real estate brokers. According to Brazilian regulations, financial institutions are required to allocate at least 65.0% of their position in the market.savings accounts balances to fund mortgage financing, of which 80.0% must be used to finance properties with value lower than R$500,000 and must have annual interest rates lower than 12.0%.

We use different distribution channels to reach our customers, including our Itaú Personnalité branches and real estate brokers. Itaú Unibanco Holding has partnerships with two of the largest real estate brokers in Brazil: LPS Brasil Consultoria de Imóveis S.A. and Coelho da Fonseca Empreendimentos Imobiliários Ltda. These long-term partnerships provide us with exclusive real estate financing origination at a large number of locations throughout Brazil.

Asset Management

According to ANBIMA, as of December 31, 2010, we were the largest mutual fund manager among private banks in Brazil based on our assets under management. As of that date, we had total net assets under management of R$291,748 million on behalf of approximately 2.1 million customers. We also provide portfolio management services for pension funds, corporations, private bank customers and foreign investors. According to ANBIMA, as of December 31, 2010, we were the largest manager of private bank clients’ assets and the second largest private manager of pension fund assets in Brazil, based on our assets under management. As of December 31, 2010, we had R$184,496 million of assets under management for pension funds, corporations and private bank customers.

As of December 31, 2010, we offered and managed about 1,791 mutual funds, which are mostly fixed-income and money market funds. For individual customers, we offered 154 funds to our retail customers and approximately 287 funds to our Itaú Personnalité customers. Private banking customers may invest in over 600 funds, including those offered by other institutions. Itaú BBA’s capital markets group also provides tailor-made mutual funds to institutional, corporate and private banking customers.

In July 2010, Fitch Ratings, one of the largest international rating agencies in Brazil, maintained its M1 (bra) rating (the highest rating granted to an asset manager) of our asset management business unit. We have been in the top rating category since July 2003.

Corporate Social Responsibility

The Itaú Social Excellence Fund (Fundo Itaú Excelência Social), or FIES, launched in 2004, is a socially responsible investment fund, investing in the shares of companies with superior corporate social responsibility practices with the goal of obtaining higher long-term returns than those offered by the main Brazilian financial market indices. In addition to analyzing the risks and returns of companies, fund managers take into account three fundamental criteria in relation to companies: corporate social activities; environmental protection practices and good corporate governance practices. Every year the fund manager donates part of its accumulated asset management fees to social projects in the following categories: environmental education, employment education and childhood education.

As of December 31, 2010, FIES had net assets of R$308 million, and the fund donated more than R$3.5 million in 2010, which corresponded to 50.0% of the management fee from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010. The 20 projects chosen to receive this donation received R$120,000 each, Unicef Brazil received an investment of R$300,000, and almost R$900,000 was spent on consulting. The projects are selected by the fund advisory council, which is composed by market leaders and specialists in corporate social responsibility.

Securities Services

We provide securities services in the Brazilian capital markets, where we act as custodian, transfer agent and registered holder. In December 2010, we were ranked the top provider of securities services in Brazil by ANBIMA.

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As of December 31, 2010, Itaú Unibanco held assets of R$762,000 million in connection with securities services, representing 25.1% of the Brazilian market based on assets held. Our broad range of products relates to both domestic and international custody.

Our services also include acting as transfer agent, providing services relating to debentures and promissory notes, custody and control services for mutual funds, pension funds and portfolios, providing trustee services and non-resident investor services, and acting as custodian for depositary receipt programs. As of December 31, 2010, our specialized staff reached 736 employees.

Brokerage

Itaú Corretora de Valores S.A., or Itaú Corretora, has been providing brokerage services since 1965, with operations on BM&FBOVESPA. BM&FBOVESPA was created in 2008 with the integration of BM&F with the São Paulo Stock Exchange, BOVESPA. We also provide brokerage services to international customers through our broker-dealer operations in New York, through our London branch, and through our broker-dealers in Hong Kong and Dubai.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, Itaú Corretora was ranked second on the BM&FBOVESPA both in equity trading volume, among all brokers, and in commodities and futures trading volume, among brokers controlled by large commercial banks in Brazil.

Insurance, Private Retirement and Capitalization Products

Insurance

As of December 31, 2010, according to SUSEP, we were the leading provider of insurance, private retirement and capitalization products in Brazil based on insurance premiums, including our indirect 30.0% share in Porto Seguro S.A., or Porto Seguro, and excluding health insurance and VGBL (private retirement plan providing annuity benefits). For regulatory purposes VGBL is considered life insurance. For the year ended December 31, 2010, our insurance premiums totaled approximately R$5,335 million.

Our main lines of insurance are (i) life and casualty (excluding VGBL; see “— Private Retirement Plans”), (ii) extended warranties and (iii) property, which accounted for 44.4%, 21.7% and 14.8% of insurance premiums, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2010. Our policies are sold through our banking operations, independent local brokers, multinational brokers and other channels. We reinsure a portion of the risks we underwrite, particularly large marine property and casualty risks that exceed the retention limits we have established within regulatory limits.

 Risks that exceed the retention limit must be ceded to licensed Brazilian reinsurers in accordance with Supplementary Law No. 126 published on January 15, 2007 and the SUSEP regulations published on December 17, 2007.

Our strategy to increase our level of penetration in the Brazilian insurance market varies by market. In the high risk market, we intend to grow our market share through independent local brokers and multinational brokerage firms. For individuals and small and medium company markets, we focus on operations within our banking client base bancassurance operations, to increase customer penetration. We are working on improving bancassurance operations in property and casualty insurance for small and medium companies. Our customer relationship management has implemented several advances and the development of specific products for different segments allows more efficient use of each marketing channel (our branches, telemarketing, Internet, ATMs and bank teller terminals).

In November 2008, Unibanco entered into an agreement with American International Group, Inc., or AIG, regarding the exchange of shares that Unibanco and AIG respectively held in certain Brazilian insurance companies, as follows: (i) Unibanco acquired, for US$820 million, the shares held by AIG in Unibanco AIG Seguros S.A., which changed its name to Unibanco Seguros S.A., or Unibanco Seguros; and (ii) AIG acquired, for US$15 million, the shares held by Unibanco in AIG Brasil Companhia de Seguros S.A. Upon the completion of the exchange, Unibanco Seguros, as well as Unibanco AIG Vida e Previdência S.A. and Unibanco AIG Saúde Seguradora S.A., which had previously been Unibanco Seguros’ wholly owned subsidiaries, became our wholly owned subsidiaries.

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In August 2009, Itaú Unibanco Holding and Porto Seguro entered into an operating agreement that provided for the offering and distribution, on an exclusive basis, of homeowner and automobile insurance products to customers of Itaú Unibanco Holding in Brazil and Uruguay, or Porto Seguro Alliance. In connection with the Porto Seguro Alliance, Itaú Unibanco Holding transferred all the assets and liabilities related to its then current portfolio of homeowner and automobile insurance to Itaú Seguros de Auto e Residência S.A., or ISAR, all of the shares of which were subsequently transferred to Porto Seguro. In exchange, Porto Seguro issued shares representing 30.0% of its capital stock to Itaú Unibanco Holding and its affiliates. The controlling shareholders of Porto Seguro and Itaú Unibanco Holding established a new company named Porto Seguro Itaú Unibanco Participações S.A., or PSIUPAR, and transferred their shares of Porto Seguro to PSIUPAR. The controlling shareholders of Porto Seguro remained controlling shareholders of PSIUPAR, which became the parent company of Porto Seguro. Itaú Unibanco Holding is entitled to nominate two members of the board of directors of each of Porto Seguro and PSIUPAR. ISAR, which is directly controlled by Porto Seguro and indirectly controlled by PSIUPAR, will be managed by Porto Seguro and will utilize the trademarks “Porto Seguro,” “Itaú Unibanco” and “Azul.” As of August 2009, Itaú Unibanco (through Itaú Seguros) had 3.4 million automobiles and 1.2 million homes insured, which were subsequently transferred to ISAR. In October 2009, SUSEP granted authorization for the corporate acts related to the Porto Seguro Alliance. The approval by CADE for the transaction is still pending.

In November, 2009, Itaú Seguros and XL Swiss Holding Ltd., or XL Swiss, a company controlled by XL Capital Ltd., or XL Capital, signed an agreement providing for the acquisition by Itaú Seguros of XL Swiss’ participation in Itaú XL Seguros Corporativos S.A., or Itaú XL, such that Itaú XL would be wholly owned by us. In line with XL Capital’s interest in continuing to operate in Brazil and our existing relationship with XL Capital, a separate arrangement has been entered into by which Itaú Seguros provides insurance to XL Capital’s clients in Brazil and XL Capital’s Global Program clients with operations in Brazil. These insurance policies are being reinsured by a reinsurance company of XL Capital incorporated in Brazil in the same way that they were reinsured before the acquisition mentioned herein. The acquisition by Itaú Seguros of 100% of the shares of Itaú XL held by XL Swiss was approved by SUSEP on October 6, 2010. On November 9, 2010, SUSEP approved the change of Itaú XL’s corporate name to Itaú Unibanco Seguros Corporativos S.A.

In December 2009, Allianz South America Holding B.V. entered into an agreement with Itaú Unibanco Holding for the purchase of the 14.03% indirect interest that Itaú Unibanco Holding held in Allianz Seguros for R$109 million. Also in December 2009, Itaú Seguros and Itaú Unibanco entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Tempo Participações S.A. for the sale of all the shares of Unibanco Saúde Seguradora held by Itaú Seguros and Itaú Unibanco for R$55 million.  See “Item 4A. History and Development of the Company – Capital Expenditures and Divestitures.”

Private Retirement Plans

As of December 31, 2010, balances under private retirement plans (including VGBL but excluding those related to our 30% interest in Porto Seguro) totaled R$49,217 million, an increase of 29.3% compared to December 31, 2009. As of December 31, 2010, we were the second largest private retirement plan manager in Brazil based on total liabilities according to SUSEP. As of December 31, 2010, we had R$49,230 million in assets related to our private retirement liabilities (including VGBL but excluding those related to our 30% interest in Porto Seguro). In 2010, we concentrated our activities on managing private retirement plans.

Capitalization Products

Capitalization products are savings account products that generally require a customer to deposit a fixed sum with us to be returned at the end of an agreed upon term, with accrued interest. In return, the customer is automatically entered into periodic drawings for the opportunity to win a significant cash prize. As of December 31, 2010, we had 9.9 million in capitalization products outstanding, representing R$2,620 million in liabilities with assets that function as guarantees of R$2,646 million. We distribute these products through our retail network, Itaú Personnalité and Itaú Uniclass branches, electronic channels and ATMs. These products are sold by our subsidiary, Cia. Itaú de Capitalização S.A. During 2010, R$1,725 million of capitalization products were sold and we distributed over R$42.9 million in cash prizes to 1,942 customers.

Itaú BBA

Itaú BBA is responsible for our corporate and investment banking activities. As of December 31, 2010, Itaú BBA offered a complete portfolio of products and services to approximately 2,400 companies and conglomerates in Brazil through a team of highly qualified professionals. Itaú BBA’s activities range from typical operations of a commercial bank to capital markets operations and advisory services for mergers and acquisitions. These activities are fully integrated, which enables Itaú BBA to achieve a performance tailored to its clients’ needs.

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As of December 31, 2010, our corporate loan portfolio reached R$ 76,584 million. On-lending, especially BNDES onlending, and financing of large-scale projects, as well as stronger economic conditions when compared to 2009, were the main contributors to the growth of our corporate loan portfolio in 2010. See below and “— Funding” for a discussion of our on-lending activities.

In investment banking, the fixed income department was responsible for the issuance of debentures and promissory notes that totaled R$18,888 million and securitization transactions that amounted to R$4,677 million in Brazil in 2010. According to ANBIMA, Itaú BBA was the leader in distribution of fixed income in 2010 with a 23.3% market share, thus maintaining the bank’s historic leadership in the domestic fixed income market. In the international debt markets, Itaú BBA acted as joint bookrunner in issuances of US$13,275 million of debt securities in 2010, earning the second place in ANBIMA’s rankings of Brazilian-based corporate issuers including sovereign issuers. In 2010, Itaú BBA was the first Brazilian bank to lead an issuance for the Brazilian National Treasury with the Global 2041 sovereign Brazilian bonds issuance of US$550 million. With respect to equity issuances, Itaú BBA coordinated public offerings that totaled R$132,284 million in 2010, and ranked first in ANBIMA’s origination rankings in Brazil, with 16.0% of the market share in Brazil in 2010.

In addition, Itaú BBA advised 35 merger and acquisition transactions with an aggregate deal volume of R$16,973 million in 2010, ranking second in Brazil based on the number of merger and acquisition deals according to Thomson.

During 2010, Itaú Corretora acted as a broker dealer for transactions totaling R$204,208 billion on the BM&FBOVESPA for individual, institutional, foreign and company clients. This volume represents an increase of 28.0% over 2009. During 2010, Itaú Corretora was in second place in the ranking of brokerages, with a 6.4% market share. See “— Commercial Banking — Brokerage.”

Itaú BBA is also active in BNDES on-lending to finance large-scale projects, aiming at strengthening domestic infrastructure and increasing the productive capacity of companies in various industrial sectors. In consolidated terms, total loans granted by Itaú BBA under BNDES on-lending represented more than R$9,010 million in 2010, which ranks Itaú BBA second in on-lending to large companies (defined as companies with sales above R$60 million per year), with a 18.5% market share. Itaú BBA was the leader of BNDES-Exim (Support and Financing Program), with a volume of R$3,644 billion and a 23.5% market share in 2010. As an integral part of its risk management and sustainability policies, the on-lending of funds to large-scale projects is in compliance with Itaú Unibanco Holding’s social and environmental risk policy.

Itaú Unibanco Holding is the current leader in the ranking of Latin American banks which adopt the best corporate governance practices according to Management & Excellence consultancy and Latin Finance magazine. All lending categorized as project finance, as defined under Basel II, is also in compliance with the Equator Principles, which Itaú Unibanco Holding adopted in 2004, being the first financial institution from emerging markets to adopt the Equator Principles. The Equator Principles were launched in 2003 and became the benchmark within the financial sector for addressing environmental and social risks in project finance. By December 2010, 69 financial institutions had adopted the Equator Principles, and therefore had voluntarily committed themselves to incorporating the principles into projects worth US$10 million or more. The Equator Principles were revised in 2006 and were extended to advisory services in structuring projects. Itaú Unibanco Holding plays a leading role in the Equator Principles Steering Committee and Working Groups, having occupied the position of Chair of the Steering Committee from September 2008 until March 2010.

Itaú BBA focuses on the following products and initiatives in the international business unit: (1) structuring long-term, bilateral and syndicated financing; and (2) spot foreign exchange (whereby a foreign exchange purchase in reais or sale in foreign currency is completed in two business days), which exceeded US$63,263 million in volume in 2010. In addition, in 2010 Itaú BBA continued to offer a large number of lines of credit for foreign trade, having a total of approximately US$7,461 million in lines of credit drawn from corresponding banks as of December 31, 2010.

In August 2010, Itaú BBA was recognized by Institutional Investor magazine as the best research team in Brazil. In October 2010, Itaú BBA was also recognized for the second consecutive year as “Domestic Cash Management Provider in Brazil” by Euromoney magazine. In December 2010, Itaú BBA was recognized by IFR Thomson as “Best Latin America Equity House.”

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Consumer Credit

Vehicle Financing

As of December 31, 2010, our portfolio of vehicle financing, leasing and consortium lending consisted of approximately 3.8 million contracts, of which approximately 71.1% were non-accountholder customers. The personal loan portfolio relating to vehicle financing and leasing reached R$60,254 million in 2010, representing a market share in Brazil of approximately 34.2% as of December 31, 2010.

The vehicle financing sector in Brazil is dominated by banks and finance companies that are affiliated with vehicle manufacturers. According to ABEL, as of December 31, 2010, we were the largest leasing company in Brazil in terms of present value of lease operations.

We lease and finance vehicles through 13,706 dealers as of December 31, 2010. Sales are made through computer terminals installed in the dealerships that are connected to our computer network. Each vehicle financing application is reviewed based on credit scoring and dealer scoring systems. The dealer scoring system analyses the credit quality and amount of business provided by each vehicle dealer. We usually grant credit approvals within 9 minutes, depending on the credit history of the customer. Approximately 81.1% of our credit approvals in 2010 were made instantaneously because we have developed scoring models that permit pre-approvals for our customers, which provide us with a very efficient tool and high credit approval performance. Currently, all of the applications are processed through the Internet, conferring more security and agility to the process of concession of credit, for the dealers, customers and us.

The truck financing division grew 58.5% in 2010 as compared to 2009, reaching R$6,755 million in December 31, 2010, including vehicle financing, leasing and the National Industrial Finance Authority (Fundo de Financiamento para Aquisição de Máquinas e Equipamentos Industriais), or FINAME. The financial volume of transactions relating to motorcycles increased 24.04% in 2010. Itaú Unibanco Holding has a partnership with MMC Automotores do Brasil Ltda. and SBV Automotores do Brasil Ltda. For exclusive financing of the “Mitsubishi” and “Suzuki” brands. The financial volume of related transactions reached R$616 million in 2010, an increase of 66.4% compared to 2009. The agreement includes that Itaú Unibanco Holding will provide loans to Mitsubishi and Suzuki dealers and that dealers will offer our products and services to their customers.

Redecard

Redecard S.A., or Redecard is a multibrand credit card provider in Brazil, also responsible for the capturing, transmission, processing and settlement of credit, debit and benefit card transactions. We held 50.0% plus one share of Redecard’s capital stock since March 30, 2009, at which time its results were presented on a fully consolidated in our financial statements. In May 2010, Hipercard, a subsidiary of Itaú Unibanco, entered into an agreement with Redecard, also a subsidiary of Itaú Unibanco, pursuant to which, beginning in the second quarter of 2010, Redecard captured Hipercard transactions and Hipercard had access to Redecard’s nationwide infrastructure and network, which is expected to improve the efficiency and speed of Hipercard’s merchant affiliations.

International Operations

Banco Itaú Argentina

Argentina is the third largest economy in Latin America by gross domestic product, or GDP, Brazil’s main trading partner and one of the countries with the highest GDP per capita in South America. We believe recent increases in banking penetration demonstrate that the Argentine financial system has ample growth potential. Banco Itaú Argentina’s core business is retail banking, with approximately 264,000 customers in the Argentine middle and upper-income segment as of December 31, 2010. Compared with 2009, this represents a 2.4% increase in the number of customers. As of December 31, 2010, Banco Itaú Argentina had assets of R$2,343 million, loan and leasing operations of R$1,354 million, deposits totaling R$1,783 million and shareholders’ equity of R$149 million. As of the same date, Banco Itaú Argentina had 81 branches 194 ATMs, and 22 CSBs.

Banco Itaú Chile

Banco Itaú Chile started its official activities on February 26, 2007, when BAC transferred the operations of BankBoston Chile and BankBoston Uruguay to us. This acquisition increased our presence in Latin America and expanded the scope of our operations. In addition, Itaú Chile Inversiones Servicios y Administración S.A. provides services related to collection, securitization and insurance.

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As of December 31, 2010, our consolidated Chilean operations had R$12,313 million in assets, R$9,285 million in loans and leases, R$7,662 million in deposits and R$1,415 million in shareholders’ equity. According to the Chilean banking and financial institutions regulator (Superintendencia de Bancos e Instituciones Financieras –SBIF), as of that same date, Banco Itaú Chile ranked eighth in the Chilean loans and leases market with a 3.4% market share and ranked sixth in number of demand deposit accounts in the private sector, with approximately 143,000 accounts as of December 31, 2010.

Banco Itaú Chile offers several products such as factoring, leasing, corporate finance, mutual funds, insurance brokerage and trading, which are offered through different entities and different lines of business. The retail segment focuses on the upper-income segment that, as of December 31, 2010, accounted for 59.7% of Banco Itaú Chile’s total revenues. As of December 31, 2010, Banco Itaú Chile had 49 ATMs and 75 branches, of which 66.7% were located in Santiago. Banco Itaú Chile’s commercial banking segment offers a wide range of products to improve customer experience by building a competitive advantage based on service quality, products and processes for targeted customers (companies with annual revenues of between US$2 million and US$100 million). Banco Itaú Chile’s global corporate banking segment offers local and international corporate finance capabilities such as syndications, private placements and securitizations. It also provides trade financing and global treasury services complementing Banco Itaú Chile’s marketing strategy. Treasury products such as foreign exchange and derivatives are a key part of this strategy.

Banco Itaú Uruguay

Banco Itaú Uruguay is one of the leading financial institutions in Uruguay. Local operations also include the main credit card issuer, OCA S.A. , or OCA , and the pension fund management company Unión Capital AFAP S.A., or Unión Capital. Banco Itaú Uruguay’s strategy is to serve a broad range of customers through customized banking solutions. As of December 31, 2010, Banco Itaú Uruguay had R$3,572 million in assets, ranking second in terms of asset volume among private banks in Uruguay, according to the Uruguayan Central Bank (Banco Central del Uruguay) or BCU, R$1,403 million in loans and leases, R$2,749 million in deposits and R$299 million in shareholders’ equity.

The retail banking business is focused on individuals and small business customers, with more than 150,000 customers as of December 31, 2010. The core branch network is located in the metropolitan area of Montevideo with 16 branches. In addition, Banco Itaú Uruguay has branches in Punta del Este, Tucuarembó, Salto, Paysandú y Mercedes. Banco Itaú Uruguay has a leading position in the debit card segment of private banks in Uruguay with 17.9% market share as of December 31, 2010, according to BANRED, and a leading role as a credit card issuer (mainly Visa), with a 26.5% market share as of December 31, 2010 based on the aggregate amount of credit card purchases in Uruguay according to Visanet Compañía Uruguaya de Medios de Procesamiento S.A. Retail products and services focus on the middle and upper-income segments, and also include current and savings accounts, payroll payment, self-service areas and ATMs in all branches, and phone and Internet banking. The wholesale banking division is focused on multinational companies, financial institutions, large and medium-sized corporations and the public sector. It provides lending, cash management, treasury, trade and investment services. Additionally, the private banking business unit provides a dedicated regional service (for both resident and non-resident customers), offering a full portfolio of local and international financial market products.

OCA is the main credit card issuer in Uruguay, with a 41.0% market share based on the aggregate amount of credit card purchases in Uruguay as of December 31, 2010, and an approximately 50.0% market share in terms of number of transactions processed. OCA performs the three main credit card operations: customer acquisition, issuance of cards and transaction processing. The main products offered by OCA are credit cards and consumer loans and it had approximately 368,000 customers, and a network of 20 branches, as of December 31, 2010.

Unión Capital is a pension fund management company which has been operating in Uruguay since 1996, when the current Uruguayan pension system was created. As of December 31, 2010, it had approximately 213,000 customers, managed US$1,111 million in pension funds, with a market share of 16.6%, according to the BCU.

Banco Itaú Paraguay

Banco Itaú Paraguay S.A., or Banco Itaú Paraguay, formerly known as Interbanco, was set up in Paraguay in 1978 and has become one of the largest banks in the Paraguayan financial market. In 1995, Interbanco was acquired by Unibanco, and the “Itaú” brand has been present in the country since July 12, 2010. Banco Itaú Paraguay has experienced significant growth since 1999, expanding the variety and quality of its services across the country. As of December 31, 2010, Banco Itaú Paraguay had 19 branches, approximately 264,000 customers and 179 ATMs.

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Banco Itaú Paraguay’s products and services operate under the following structure: corporate banking (small and medium sized businesses, agribusiness, large companies, institutional clients) and consumer banking (individuals and payroll customers). Its main sources of income are consumer banking products, primarily credit cards. The retail segment also focuses on the payroll customers, which allows Banco Itaú Paraguay to have pre-approved products to all customers who receive their wages trough the bank. Under corporate banking, Banco Itaú Paraguay has a well-established presence in the agribusiness segment, which has experienced attractive credit performance. Banco Itaú Paraguay has been the most profitable bank in Paraguay for the past six years. As of December 31, 2010, Banco Itaú Paraguay had R$2,281 million in total assets, including R$1,440 million in loans and leases and R$1,725 million in deposits.

Banco Itaú Paraguay is also recognized by launching innovative products and services under the brand “24IN.” It provides its customers several products and services, such as International Debit Card Cirrus Maestro and the Internet Banking Service Interhome Banking and also offers banking customer information through mobile phones with the Click Banking service.

Banco Itaú BBA International

Banco Itaú BBA International, formerly known as Banco Itaú Europa S.A., is a Portuguese-chartered bank controlled by Itaú Unibanco Holding. Banco Itaú BBA International focuses mainly on two lines of business:

·Corporate banking: providing international corporate banking, international capital markets operations, foreign trade financing and other financial services to support investments and other economic relations between Latin America and Europe through its operations in Lisbon, Funchal (Madeira) and London and offices in Madrid, Frankfurt and Paris.

·Private banking: delivering offshore and international private banking products and services to our Latin American customer base, through its subsidiaries (Banco Itaú Europa Luxembourg, BIE Bank & Trust Bahamas, Banco Itaú Europa International (Miami), Itaú Europa Securities (Miami) and Banco Itau Suisse).

As of December 31, 2010, Banco Itaú BBA International had US$6,997 million in assets, US$3,254 million in loans and leases, US$1,885 million in deposits and US$913 million in shareholders’ equity.

Banco Itaú BBA International’s corporate banking business offers several products, such as credit, derivatives and advisory services for European companies with Latin American subsidiaries.

The private banking business provides financial and asset management services to Latin American customers, putting at their disposal a diversified and specialized range of investment funds, dealing in and managing securities and other financial instruments, trusts and investment companies on behalf of customers. The private banking business has clients in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela and others. Assets under management of the private banking business amounted to US$12,733 million as of December 31, 2010.

All of our transactions with Banco Itaú BBA International and its subsidiaries are on an arm’s-length basis.

Other International Operations

Our other international operations have the following objectives:

(1)Support our customers in cross-border financial transactions and services:

The international business units of Itaú Unibanco Holding are active in providing our customers with a variety of financial products such as trade financing, loans from multilateral credit agencies, off-shore loans, international cash management services, foreign exchange, letters of credit, guarantees required in international bidding processes, derivatives for hedging or proprietary trading purposes, structured transactions, and international capital markets offerings. These services are mainly offered through our branches in Nassau, New York, Cayman Islands, and Uruguay, as well as through Banco Itaú Argentina and Banco Itaú Chile.

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Also among our international business units, Itaú Unibanco’s Tokyo branch offers a portfolio of services and products that satisfy the banking needs of Brazilians living in Japan. On September 7, 2004, the Financial Service Agency in Japan granted a banking license to Itaú Unibanco, and our Tokyo branch started its operations in October of the same year. On December 23, 2006, we acquired the portfolio of customers and respective deposits of Banco do Estado de São Paulo S.A. Banespa branch in Japan.

(2) Manage proprietary portfolios and raise capital through the issuance of securities in the international market.

Capital raising through the issuance of securities, certificates of deposit, commercial paper and trade notes can be executed by Itaú Unibanco’s branches located in the Cayman Islands, Bahamas and New York, as well as through Itaú Bank Ltd., or Itaú Bank, a banking subsidiary incorporated in the Cayman Islands.

The proprietary portfolios are mainly held by Itaú Bank and Itaú Unibanco Cayman Islands branch. These offices also enhance our ability to manage our international liquidity. Itaú BBA’s proprietary positions abroad are booked in the Itaú BBA’s Nassau branch.

Through our international operations, we establish and monitor trade-related lines of credit from foreign banks and maintain correspondent banking relationships with money center and regional banks throughout the world and oversee our other foreign currency-raising activities.

(3)           Participate in the international capital markets as dealers:

Itaú BBA has equity and fixed income sales and trading teams in São Paulo, New York, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Besides having one of the largest sales and trading teams in Latin America, we have the largest research analyst team in Latin America and provide extensive coverage of over 130 listed companies in Brazil, Mexico and Argentina. Our international fixed income and equity teams are active in trading and offering Brazilian and Latin American securities to institutional investors.

(4) In addition, we are also present and servicing our clients in Asia, especially in China, through Itaú BBA’s representative office in Shanghai.

Trade Financing

As of December 31, 2010, our trade finance portfolio accounted for US$10,459 million, of which US$9,320 million was export related (both pre-export and post-export financing). Our export financing to larger corporate customers is generally unsecured, but some transactions require complex guarantees, particularly those originally structured to be syndicated. Our import financing business accounted for US$1,140 million as of December 31, 2010. For the year ended December 31, 2010, our total volume of foreign exchange transactions related to exports was approximately US$18,214 million and our total volume of foreign exchange transactions related to imports was approximately US$22,962 million.

Commercial Agreements, Associations and Partnerships

We have commercial agreements, associations and partnership agreements with over 100 retailers in the Brazilian market, serving more than 14.8 million customers as of December 31, 2010. Our consumer credit portfolios with respect to customers of those retailers amounted to R$23,394 million in 2010.

We have developed a strong presence in the consumer finance sector through our strategic alliances with main retailers in Brazil. Since 2001, when we established the first partnerships, these alliances have supported our consumer finance business through several products, such as co-branded credit cards, private label cards, personal loans and insurance.

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Marketing and Distribution Channels

We provide integrated financial services and products to our customers through a variety of marketing and distribution channels. Our distribution network consists principally of branches, ATMs and CSBs, which are banking service centers located on corporate customer’s premises.

The following table provides information relating to our branch network, CSBs and ATMs as of December 31, 2010 in Brazil and abroad:

  
Branches
  
CSBs
  
ATMs
 
Itaú Unibanco  3,552   910   28,448 
Itaú Personnalité  186   3   396 
Itaú BBA  9       
Total in Brazil  3,747   913   28,844 
Itaú Unibanco abroad (excluding Latin America)  4       
Argentina  81   22   194 
Chile  75      49 
Uruguay  41   1   35 
Paraguay  19   8   179 
Total  3,967   944   29,301 

The following table provides information relating to the geographic distribution of our distribution network throughout Brazil as of December 31, 2010:

Region 
Branches
  
CSBs
  
ATMs
 
South  635   122   4,038 
Southeast  2,495   643   20,711 
Center-west  289   68   1,655 
Northeast  256   46   1,889 
North  72   34   551 
Total in Brazil  3,747   913   28,844 

Branches

As of December 31, 2010, we had a network of 3,747 full service branches throughout Brazil. As of December 31, 2010, 80.6% of our branches were located in the States of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais in the Southeast region, Paraná in the South, and Goiás in the Center-west. The branch network serves as a distribution network for all of the products and services we offer to our customers, such as credit cards, insurance plans and private retirement plans.

Customer Site Branches

As of December 31, 2010, we operated 913 CSBs throughout Brazil. The range of services provided at the CSBs may be the same as those provided at a full service branch, or more limited according to the size of a particular corporate customer and its needs. CSBs represent a low-cost alternative to opening full service branches. In addition, we believe CSBs provide us with an opportunity to target new retail customers while servicing corporate customers and personnel.

ATMs

As of December 31, 2010, we operated 28,844 ATMs throughout Brazil. Our customers may conduct almost all account, related operations through ATMs. ATMs are low cost alternatives to employee-based services and give us points of service at costs significantly lower than branches. We also have arrangements with other network operators such as the brands “Cirrus” and “Maestro” to allow our clients to use simplified services through their networks.

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Risk Management

We have implemented processes to comply with risk management rules adopted by the Central Bank in line with Basel II. Our required regulatory capital has the following components (as required by CMN Resolution No. 3,490)

·PEPR: the regulatory capital required to cover credit risk exposure as well as other risks not covered by other components;

·PCAM: the regulatory capital required to cover market risk exposure related to gold and fluctuation of foreign currencies;

·PJUR: the regulatory capital required to cover market risk exposure in the trading book related to interest rate fluctuation;

·PCOM: the regulatory capital required to cover market risk exposure related to commodity price fluctuation;

·PACS: the regulatory capital required to cover market risk exposure in the trading book related to equity price fluctuation, and;

·POPR: the regulatory capital required to cover operational risk exposure.

We manage our risk exposure using advanced methodologies aligned with Basel II requirements and therefore, our risk management tools either already incorporate many of the features required by Basel II or are in the process of including such requirements. Our efforts are concentrated on Basel II and Basel III capital requirement rules related to credit, market and operational risks and we are in the process of implementing the advanced approaches defined in the Basel Accord.  See Item 5B. Liquidity and Capital Resources — Capital” for a discussion of our regulatory capital requirements and our calculation of regulatory capital.

As part of our risk control tools, we developed and improved proprietary risk management systems that are in compliance with the Central Bank’s regulations and aligned with international practices and procedures. These models are based on the following elements:

·Economic, financial and statistical analyses, which enable the evaluation of the effects of adverse events on our liquidity, credit and market positions;

·Market risks, using VaR to evaluate risk in the structural portfolio, and stress tests using independent scenarios, to evaluate our exposure on a consolidated basis in extreme situations;

·Credit risks tools, which typically involve credit analysis and behavior scoring for retail portfolios and proprietary rating models for corporate customers. We also use credit portfolio management models to quantify and allocate economic capital;

·Operational risks, many of which have been evaluated through the use of internal databases and statistical models that monitor the frequency and the severity of internal loss events to quantify the risks and allocate economic capital. We are in the process of extending statistical and scenario-based approaches to cover all material operational risks;

·Daily monitoring of positions in relation to pre-established market risk limits; and

·Simulations of alternatives for protection due to liquidity losses and contingency plans for crisis situations in different scenarios.

The Risk Control and Finance Division (ACRF), our corporate risk division, centralizes credit, market, operational, liquidity, and insurance underwriting risk management. In addition, we have established committees responsible for risk management, structured as follows:

·The Board Risk and Capital Management Committee (CGRC), which advises the board of directors on risk and capital management, is responsible for reviewing, recommending approval and monitoring the implementation of the risk management and capital allocation policies and methodologies, including recommending risk limits and control levels, reviewing limits of exposure to credit, market and operational risk and recommending limits in the allocation of capital and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.  See “Item 6C. Board Practices.”

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·The Superior Risk Policies Committee (CSRisc) is our highest risk and capital management body at the executive level, responsible for establishing guidelines consistent with board approved policies for risk management, approving management-level risk policies with high impact on capital positions, defining decision authority levels for the lower level committees as well as reviewing risk exposure positions and control procedures as well as ensuring consistency of risk management across the Itaú Unibanco Group. In addition to the CSRisc, senior management oversight of risk management is performed through four committees: the Superior Institutional Treasury Committee (CSTI) and the Superior Institutional Treasury and Liquidity Committee (CSTIL), the Superior Credit Committee (CSC), and the Superior Audit and Operational Risk Management Committee (CSAGRO).

oThe Superior Institutional Treasury Committee (CSTI) and the Superior Institutional Treasury and Liquidity Committee (CSTIL); are responsible for assessing and establishing strategies for market and liquidity risks. CSTI establishes the exposure limits for market risk and the maximum loss limits of positions based on the limits determined by CSRisc. CSTIL establishes liquidity limits and monitors current and future levels of liquidity in order to manage cash flows.

oThe Superior Credit Committee (CSC) is responsible for managing large corporate credit risks, including establishing corporate credit policies, coordination of internal rules on credit limits to grant financing and bank guarantees and determining the authority levels to approve credit transactions.

oThe Superior Audit and Operational Risk Management Committee (CSAGRO) is responsible  for operational risks and internal controls, including managing risks associated with our processes and businesses, setting up guidelines for internal audit and management of operational risks, as well as analyzing the results from our internal controls and compliance system.

We believe that the deployment of the advanced approaches of Basel II and Basel III will benefit the institution as it will promote greater alignment of regulatory requirements and internal management, which are already based on sophisticated models for identifying, measuring and monitoring risks. Therefore, we are actively contributing to the adaptation and standardization of Basel II and Basel III through active participation in discussions in several forums, including the Institute of International Finance, or IIF, the Brazilian Banks Federation (Federação Brasileira de Bancos), or FEBRABAN, and through dialogue with the Central Bank.

Market Risk Management

Market risk is defined as the possibility of losses and reduction in capital as a result of fluctuations in the market prices of financial instruments. It includes, among other things, risks associated with interest rates, foreign exchange rates, commodity prices and stock prices. Our Superior Institutional Treasury Committee oversees management of market risk and its main goals are to control market risk exposure and to optimize the risk/return ratio by using advanced management models and tools. Market risk management covers all financial instruments in the portfolios of subsidiaries of Itaú Unibanco Holding and the relevant processes and related controls. The market risk management policy of Itaú Unibanco Holding is in line with the principles of CMN Resolution No. 3,464 and outlines our strategy to control and manage market risk in all our business units. We review our market risk management and control process to update them for best market practices and to reflect ongoing internal improvement measures.

To manage and control market risk, we have implemented internal risk management and valuation models. These models employ statistical and historical information with regard to interest and foreign exchange rates, volatilities and trends, and seek to reduce the impact of market fluctuations on our liquidity, results of operations and financial condition. Our  VaR model analyses volatility and the correlation of market trends within a one day time horizon. The model provides statistical results at a 99.0% confidence level. See “Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk — Market Risk.”

Market risk control is managed by our corporate risk division, the Market and Liquidity Risk Control Directorship, which performs daily measurement, evaluation and reporting risk through risk control business units operating in each business unit. The corporate risk division also monitors, evaluates and reports consolidated market risk information, to provide support to our superior committees and correspond with our regulatory agency.

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Our Superior Institutional Treasury Committee analyses the statement of income and risk information on a monthly basis and establishes limits for market risk exposure, interest rate positions and foreign currency positions. The Superior Institutional Treasury Committee takes into account correlations across different markets. Depending on prevailing macroeconomic and microeconomic conditions, the committee may also propose that particular scenarios be considered in risk models. In addition, the committee analyses and approves criteria and rules for internal pricing of resources.

Liquidity Risk Management

Liquidity risk is defined as the occurrence of imbalances between tradable assets and falling due liabilities, or a mismatch between payments and receipts, that may affect an institution’s payment capability, taking into consideration the different currencies and settlement terms of their rights and obligations. Liquidity risk management aims at using the best practices so as to avoid cash shortages and difficulties to meet payables due.

Liquidity risk management is overseen by the Superior Institutional Treasury and Liquidity Committee, which analyzes current and expected levels of liquidity and establishes limits related to liquidity, including the maximum levels of liquidity mismatch based on maturities and currencies and minimum levels of reserves in domestic and foreign currencies. It also establishes policies for raising and investing funds in the national and international markets and strategies for funding our portfolios. This committee reports to the Superior Risk Policies Committee and oversees the Institutional Treasury Management Committee, to whom it was delegated the responsibility of setting limits regarding liquidity risk and developing criteria and models for liquidity risk assessment. In addition, the Cash Committee is responsible for implementing and controlling the established strategies for liquidity risk control.

We have a structure dedicated to improving monitoring and analysis of liquidity risk by applying statistical models and economic and financial forecasts of the variables that impact cash flows and the level of reserves in local and foreign currency.

In addition, we establish guidelines and limits, the compliance with which is periodically reviewed by technical committees to ensure an additional safety margin with respect to the minimum requirements based on our models. Our liquidity management policies and related limits are established based on prospective scenarios that are periodically reviewed in the light of cash requirements due to atypical market conditions or arising from strategic decisions.

Pursuant to the requirements of CMN Resolution No. 2,804 and Central Bank Circular No. 3,393, we deliver our Liquidity Risk Statements (DRL) to the Central Bank monthly and the following items are regularly prepared and submitted to senior management for monitoring and support:

·Different scenarios for liquidity projections;

·Contingency plans for critical situations;

·Reports and charts to enable monitoring risk positions;

·Evaluation of funding costs and alternatives for funding sources; and

·Tracking and control of funding sources by counterparty type, maturity and other aspects.

Credit Risk Management

Credit risk is defined as the possibility of losses associated with the failure by the borrower or counterparty to fulfill their obligations. It includes, among other things, counterparty risk, country risk, currency transfer risk, guarantor risk, settlement risk and product concentration risk. Our continuous improvement in the process for decision-making and for credit risk management and control, guided by the best market practices, have made it possible for us to use methodologies based on mathematical modeling for risk analysis, including the following:

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·Analysis of our credit portfolios and definition of credit limits using economic capital for credit risk as a measure of risk;

·A risk-adjusted return on capital model;

·Review of new products and credit policy changes that indicate increased risk;

·Quality of the portfolios by customer, industry group, product lines, line of business, and economic sector;
·Concentration and dispersion of the portfolios (by maturities, lines of business, currency, credit by customer and economic sector);

·Evolution of the profile of the portfolio and economic impacts arising therefrom (e.g., allowance for loan losses and allocated capital);

·Validation of customer rating models, probabilities of default, loss given default and exposure at default for market segments;

·Control of ratings change and volatility;

·Monitoring of the largest credits, including evolution of amounts borrowed, allowance and allocated economic capital for credit risk; and

·Assessment and risk control of changes in products, credit and collection policies that involve changes in risk parameters is overseen by the Superior Credit Committee and the Superior Risk Policies Committee.

We prepare our credit policy on the basis of internal and external factors, relating to the economic environment in Brazil and abroad. Such factors include customer ratings, determined by advanced credit analysis and control instruments, levels of default, rates of return, quality of the portfolio, and economic capital allocated. We have focused on evaluating the risk/return ratio in our strategy to expand our assets. Our main concern is the quality of the credit portfolio and the creation of value for our shareholders. The decision-making process and the definition of our credit policy are centralized to ensure synchronized actions and optimize business opportunities.

Our Superior Credit Committee defines the credit approval authority levels for individual divisions. The approval authority depends on the professional skills and personal experiences of each individual with credit authority, and also considers the economic conditions and risk profile of the different divisions. In addition, each division has credit committees, composed of the credit managers and directors, that establish standards and limits, fix risk classifications and oversee the credit operation approval process, models and policies of that division. Depending on the amount and terms of a proposed loan, as well as on the risk rating of the potential borrower, the credit committee must consult with the Superior Credit Committee.

Within the retail and the very small, small and medium businesses most types of loans to individuals and companies are subject to our automated credit process. When an account is established with us, we obtain information about the customer’s income, net worth and professional standing (in the case of individuals). In addition, information from outside agencies, such as the Central Bank, is also gathered automatically and credit record and relationship history is continuously updated. Based on these data and advanced credit and behavior scoring models, we assign each customer an aggregate credit limit. The customer must update new credit information at least annually.

There is a different credit review process for credit amounts higher than those available through the automated credit process and for categories of customer or types of credit not subject to the automated credit process, including credit operations in the middle market and in the corporate divisions. In these cases, we examine each application individually, verify data and carry out traditional credit analysis methodologies.

In addition, our credit business unit carries out technical support research on business groups and economic and industrial sectors within Brazil. This enables us to evaluate credit risk for companies in the middle market (with annual revenues in excess of R$6 million) and corporate divisions. Payroll deduction loans are evaluated at least on a yearly basis, or sooner, if something relevant comes to the attention of the credit business unit.

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We give to each credit manager (manager of the credit business unit responsible for a team of credit analysts) a credit approval authorization limit for each of several categories of loans. The amount of the limit depends upon the experience of the particular manager and economic conditions. Loans up to R$100 million require approval from the credit committee, and may require approval from a senior credit authority, depending on the term of the proposed loan, the credit rating of the potential borrower and the allocated capital for the proposed loan. In addition, any proposed capital allocation greater than R$20 million is subject to the approval of the Superior Credit Committee.

Itaú BBA targets the large corporate divisions and its credit decision process is also based on the rating and size of the loan. There is no individual authority. The highest credit authority within Itaú BBA is represented by the president and the credit director who together can approve up to R$545 million, depending on the risk rating. Any loan above R$545 million has to be submitted to the approval of the Superior Credit Committee.

Operational Risk Management

Operational risk is defined as the possibility of losses resulting from failure, deficiency or inadequacy of internal processes, people and systems or from external events. It includes legal risk, coupled with inadequacy or deficiency of contracts, as well as the penalties due to non-compliance with laws and punitive damages to third parties arising from the activities undertaken by an institution.

The sophistication of the banking businesses and the evolution of technologies have increased the complexity of our risk profiles and affected our operational risk management. While our management is experienced and operational risk management is not a new practice, it has been necessary to establish a specific structure for the operational risk distinct from the one traditionally applied to market and credit risks. The Superior Audit and Operational Risk Management Committee oversees operational risk management and establishes guidance for internal auditing. The committee analyses audit reports, establishes operational risk management guidelines and models and monitors internal controls, operational risks and legal compliance.

In line with the principles established by the CMN, we established an operational risk management policy, which was approved by our audit committee and ratified by the board of directors. The operational risk management policy is applicable to the Itaú Unibanco Holding consolidated with its subsidiaries in Brazil and abroad. The policy is comprised of a set of principles, procedures and guidelines that provide for the management of products, services, activities, processes and systems’ risks, also taking into consideration their nature and complexity. The policy defines the procedures for identifying, assessing, monitoring, mitigating, controlling and disclosing operational risks as well as its participants’ roles and responsibilities.

On July 1, 2008, the Central Bank put into effect legislation requiring financial institutions to allocate capital for operational risk. The current rule established by the Central Bank requires capital allocation based on the standard Basel II model (ASA – Alternative Standardized Approach). The use of an internal advanced model (AMA – Advanced Measurement Approaches) will be required beginning on July 2013, if approved by the Central Bank.

See Item “5B. Liquidity and Capital Resources — Capital.” In addition to allocating regulatory capital, Itaú Unibanco Holding uses decision-making models and also statistical models based on loss distributions by line of business, to allocate economic capital for operational risk.

Insurance Underwriting and Portfolio Risk Management

Insurance underwriting and portfolio risk is the risk from an adverse economic scenario that contradicts the assumptions used in our underwriting policy and in estimating its reserves. This risk is managed by the same bodies that oversee operational risk as described above. Management of our insurance operations establishes our underwriting policies relating to retentions, protections, reinsurance programs and pricing, depending on the type of business. This approach is designed to maintain high quality underwriting, pricing discipline and reduce volatility in the results. The actuarial department analyzes the adherence of the probability tables used in the pricing models to the experience of our portfolio. In the retail market, the prices of our insurance products are established according to proprietary scoring and rating systems based on data we gathered and analyzed over many years, which underwriters use to assess and evaluate risks prior to quotation. This information provides specialized knowledge relating to industry segments and helps analyze risk based on account characteristics and pricing parameters. In the group life market, the prices of our insurance products are established according to rating systems based on an international actuarial table of mortality and the historical experience of our policies, the age of the group, the industry segments, the percentage of females and males and experience of each group and the financial health of the client. Property insurance underwriting is monitored through risk factors and pricing is based on exposure based on economic segment analysis, activity and level of severity risk, customer and similar companies experiences, financial health and customized management instruments. Our strategy for reinsurance underwriting is to work with a limited number of reinsurers in order to have a high pre-negotiated retention limit, which decreases our risk exposure. In addition, the underwriters analyze all of our accounts on an annual basis to manage risk associated with our insurance portfolio. In addition we apply risk-adjusted return on capital model to the corporate segment to allocate enough capital to ensure business sustainability. The risk adjustment return on capital model allows us to quantify the exposure to risk based on statistical criteria.

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Funding

Main Sources

Our principal source of funding is deposits. Deposits include non-interest bearing demand deposits, interest bearing savings account deposits, time deposits certificates sold to customers and interbank deposits from financial institutions. As of December  31, 2010, total deposits amounted to approximately R$202,660 million, representing 39.9% of total funding. As of December 31, 2009, total deposits amounted to approximately R$190,908 million, representing 48.2% of our total funding. Our  time deposits and savings deposits represent one of our major sources of funding. As of December 31, 2010, time deposits representing 57.4% and saving deposits representing 28.6% of total deposits. As of December 31, 2009, time deposits representing 60.1% and saving deposits representing 25.3% of total deposits.

The following table sets forth a breakdown of our sources of funding as of December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008:

  2010  2009  2008 
  
millions of
R$
  
% of total
funding
  
millions of
R$
  
% of total
funding
  
millions of
R$
  
% of total
funding
 
Deposits  202,660   39.9   190,908   48.2   150,802   51.6 
Demand deposits  25,533   5.0   24,887   6.3   23,041   7.9 
Other deposits  906   0.2   997   0.3   1,065   0.4 
Savings deposits  57,899   11.4   48,222   12.2   31,896   10.9 
Time deposits  116,398   22.9   114,810   28.9   92,758   31.7 
Deposits from banks  1,924   0.4   1,992   0.5   2,042   0.7 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements  97,972   19.3   66,174   16.7   49,492   16.9 
Short-term borrowings  123,041   24.3   80,725   20.4   54,277   18.6 
Trade finance borrowings  8,075   1.6   6,093   1.5   9,166   3.1 
Local onlendings  378   0.1   215   0.1   122   0.1 
Euronotes  1,306   0.3   414   0.1   576   0.2 
Commercial Paper  -   -   -   -   60   - 
Fixed rate notes  92   -   408   0.1   133   0.1 
Mortgage notes  10,595   2.1   7,854   2.0   3,035   1.0 
Securities issued and sold to customers under repurchase agreements  101,207   19.9   65,520   16.5   40,977   14.0 
Other short-term borrowings  1,388   0.3   221   0.1   208   0.1 
Long-term debt  84,768   16.5   58,976   14.7   37,672   12.9 
Local onlendings  31,238   6.1   21,867   5.5   7,271   2.5 
Euronotes  2,721   0.5   1,534   0.4   2,209   0.8 
Fixed rate notes  550   0.1   148   -   278   0.1 
Mortgage notes  1,217   0.2   971   0.2   669   0.2 
Trade financing borrowings  5,967   1.2   5,907   1.5   7,361   2.5 
Debentures  1,384   0.3   2,764   0.7   2,093   0.7 
Subordinated debt  34,407   6.8   22,725   5.7   15,030   5.1 
Debt under securitization of diversified payments right  -   -   -   -   1,424   0.5 
Other long-term debt  7,284   1.3   3,060   0.7   1,337   0.5 
Total  508,441   100.0   396,783   100.0   292,243   100.0 

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The following tables set forth a breakdown of deposits by maturity, as of December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008:

(in millions of R$) 
  2010 
  0-30 days  31-180 days  181-365 days  Over 365 days  Total 
Non-interest bearing deposits  26,439   -   -   -   26,439 
Demand deposits  25,533   -   -   -   25,533 
Other deposits  906   -   -   -   906 
Interest bearing deposits  73,556   17,550   21,981   63,134   176,221 
Savings deposits  57,899   -   -   -   57,899 
Time deposits  15,314   16,714   21,476   62,894   116,398 
Deposits from banks  343   836   505   240   1,924 
Total  99,995   17,550   21,981   63,134   202,660 
                     
(in millions of R$) 
  2009 
  0-30 days  31-180 days  181-365 days  Over 365 days  Total 
Non-interest bearing deposits  25,884   -   -   -   25,884 
Demand deposits  24,887   -   -   -   24,887 
Other deposits  997   -   -   -   997 
Interest bearing deposits  65,238   16,167   14,785   68,834   165,024 
Savings deposits  48,222   -   -   -   48,222 
Time deposits  16,446   15,437   14,242   68,685   114,810 
Deposits from banks  570   730   543   149   1,992 
Total  91,122   16,167   14,785   68,834   190,908 
                     
(in millions of R$) 
  2008 
  0-30 days  31-180 days  181-365 days  Over 365 days  Total 
Non-interest bearing deposits  24,106   -   -   -   24,106 
Demand deposits  23,041   -   -   -   23,041 
Other deposits  1,065   -   -   -   1,065 
Interest bearing deposits  48,167   15,525   9,062   53,942   126,696 
Savings deposits  31,896   -   -   -   31,896 
Time deposits  15,822   14,656   8,615   53,665   92,758 
Deposits from banks  449   869   447   277   2,042 
Total  72,273   15,525   9,062   53,942   150,802 

The following table sets forth the mix of the individual and corporate time deposits divided among our retail, Itaú Personnalité, middle market and corporate markets (each expressed as a percentage of total time deposits) as of December 31, 2010, 2009 and  2008:

  2010  2009  2008 
Retail  15.0%  34.7%  22.9%
Itaú Personnalité  27.7%  16.1%  27.2%
Middle market  43.3%  34.7%  40.5%
Corporate  14.0%  14.5%  9.4%
Total  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%

Other Sources
We also act as a financial agent through borrowing funds from the BNDES, and from the FINAME, and passing of such funds at a spread determined by the government to targeted sectors of the economy. We refer to these borrowings as onlending and they are primarily in the form of credit lines that are directed by the government agencies through private banks to specific targeted sectors for economic development. As of December 31, 2010, we participated as a financial agent in onlending transactions financed by BNDES and FINAME in the total amount of approximately R$31,616 million.  See “─ Itaú BBA.”

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We obtain U.S. dollar-denominated lines of credit from our correspondent banks to provide a source of trade finance funding for Brazilian companies. As of December 31, 2010, our total import and export funding was approximately R$14,042 million.
In addition, we obtain foreign currency funds from the issuance of securities in the international capital markets, either by borrowing privately or by issuing debt securities generally to onlend these funds in Brazil to Brazilian corporations and financial institutions. These onlendings take the form of loans denominated in reais and are indexed to the U.S. dollar. As of December 31, 2010, we had approximately R$4,669 million outstanding of structured and financial transactions. Our international operations including Portugal, the Grand Cayman-Branch, Itaú Unibanco´s Grand Cayman and New York branches, and Itaú BBA’s Nassau Branch, represent further funding vehicles for us, as they are responsible for issuing securities and establishing programs for the issuance of several financial instruments. See “─ International Operations – Other International Operations.”
We also generate additional funds for our operations through the resale to our customers of securities issued by us and previously held in our treasury account. Our customers have the right to sell the securities back to us at their option at any time until the maturity date. We pay interest on these securities funds at variable rates based on the Interbank Deposit Certificate.  Total funding under this financial product as of December 31, 2010 amounted to R$101,207 million.
In addition, our leasing subsidiary periodically issues debentures, which represent another source of funding.
Technology

We are committed to offering the most advanced technology for the convenience of our customers. Therefore, we are frequently investing in the development and improvement of our systems.

In 2010, our IT budget consisted of approximately R$3,400 million in expenditures, including software development, and R$1,200 million in investments. In the same period, we completed the integration of our IT operations and risk functionalities arising from the Association and we are now focused on the development of a new operating model to achieve leadership in sustainable performance and high levels of customer satisfaction.

In December 31, 2010, Itaú Unibanco Holding’s IT group had 6,000 employees involved in the development of several initiatives that are part of our new operating model and also aimed at building an IT group to support our growth and enabling us to be more competitive in the following years. The main initiatives are:

·Reducing time-to-market for new products;

·Increasing systems availability for customers;

·Designing systems architecture;

·Consolidating “one-client-view” for all of our businesses;

·Ensuring IT – business alignment; and

·Improving IT operational efficiency.

Our new operating model includes investment in sustainable performance through Green IT initiatives, including the creation of a specific committee and the proper disposal of electronic waste. The IT group has also been working with new technologies, such as applications for the iPad, augmented reality (a combination of virtual reality and real-world elements), server virtualization (running multiple virtual operating systems on a single server) and biometric systems.

Itaú Unibanco was recognized as the most hi-tech company in Brazil by Revista Época Negócios, among 300 companies that participated in the evaluation process.

We have workplace contingency and disaster recovery processes for our main businesses. The back-up site is located in Campinas, state of São Paulo. Both our primary and secondary data centers have dedicated UPS systems and generators that start automatically whenever a power outage occurs.

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Competition

General

The last several years have been characterized by increased competition and consolidation in the financial services industry in Brazil.

Retail Banking

As of December 31, 2010, there were 137 multiple-service banks, 19 commercial banks, and numerous savings and loan, brokerage, leasing and other financial institutions in Brazil.

We, together with Banco Bradesco S.A., or Bradesco, Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A., or Banco Santander and HSBC Bank Brasil S.A., or HSBC are the leaders in the non-state-owned multiple-services banking sector. As of December 31, 2010, these banks accounted for 40.7% of the Brazilian banking sector’s total assets. We also face competition from state-owned banks. As of December 31, 2010, Banco do Brasil S.A., or Banco do Brasil, BNDES and Caixa Econômica Federal, or CEF, ranked first, fourth and fifth in the banking sector, respectively, accounting for 38.8% of the banking system’s total assets.

The table below sets forth the total assets of the top 14 banks in Brazil, ranked according to their share of the Brazilian banking sector’s total assets.
  
As of December 31, 2010(*)
 
  In billions of R$  
% of
Total Assets
 
Banco do Brasil(**)
  779.3   17.8 
Itaú Unibanco Holding  720.3   16.4 
Bradesco  562.6   12.8 
BNDES  520.8   11.9 
CEF  401.4   9.2 
Banco Santander  376.0   8.6 
HSBC  124.7   2.8 
Banco Votorantim  110.7   2.5 
Safra  76.3   1.7 
Citibank  54.4   1.2 
BTG Pactual  48.6   1.1 
Banrisul  32.3   0.7 
Deutsche  30.9   0.7 
Credit Suisse  24.5   0.6 
Others  522.7   12.0 
Total  4,385.8   100.0 

(*)           Based on banking services, excluding insurance and pension funds.

(**)         Includes the consolidation of 50.0% of Banco Votorantim S.A.  based on Banco do Brasil ownership of a 50.0% interest in Banco Votorantim S.A..

Source: Central Bank, 50 Largest Banks and the Consolidated Financial System (December 2010).

With the Association and the establishment of Itaú Unibanco Holding, new business opportunities arose in the domestic market, in which the economies of scale have become crucial for competition. Itaú Unibanco Holding has a leading position in many areas in the domestic financial market. We achieved a market share of 16.3% based on total loans as of December 2010, positioning us at second place in the Brazilian market. Not considering the public banks, we had a leading position based on total loans with 27.0% of the Brazilian market share as of December 2010.

We also have a highly qualified team of employees. We intensified our presence in the Southern Cone (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay) to strengthen our operations in Latin America. Our long-term strategy is to move gradually to a global position, but our strategy gives priority to the consolidation of our presence in the domestic and regional markets.

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Credit Cards

The Brazilian credit card market is highly competitive, growing at a compound annual growth rate of over 21.9% over the last three years, according to the Brazilian Association of Credit Card Companies and Services (Associação Brasileira das Empresas de Cartões de Crédito e Serviços). Itaú Unibanco’s major competitors are Bradesco, Banco do Brasil and Banco Santander. Credit card companies are increasingly adopting alliances and co-branding strategies and adapting relationship pricing policies (interest rates, cardholder fees and merchant fees) in order to strengthen their position in the market.

Asset Management

The asset management industry in Brazil is still at an early stage of development compared to foreign markets, with the activity dominated by commercial banks offering fixed-income funds to retail bank customers. The primary factors affecting competition in institutional funds are expertise and price. Our competition in the sector includes large and well-established banks such as Banco do Brasil and Bradesco as well as several other participants such as CEF, HSBC and Banco Santander.

Insurance

The Brazilian insurance market is highly competitive. Our primary competitors in this sector, excluding health insurance, are Bradesco, Seguros S.A., Mapfre Vera Cruz Seguradora S.A., BB Seguros e Participações S.A.Banco do Brasil, CEF, Banco Santander and other related companies. As ofOn December 31, 2009,2010, this industry consisted of approximately 113 insurance companies of varying sizes. We believe our alliance withvarious sizes, including 30 conglomerates and 45 independent companies. The Porto Seguro will resultAlliance resulted in gains in scale and efficiency. Giving effect to our 30.0% ownership interest in Porto Seguro, we had a leading position based on insurance premiums inas of December 2009,2010, with 14.1%13.9% of Brazilian market share.

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Private Retirement Plans and Capitalization Products

Our primary competitors in private retirement plans and capitalization products are controlled by large commercial banks, such as Bradesco, Banco do Brasil, Banco Santander (for private retirement plans only) and CEF, which, like us, take advantage of their branch network to gain access to the retail market.

Corporate and Investment Banking

Our corporate and investment banking area has achieved a leading position in many ofIn the markets in which it operates.wholesale credit market, Itaú BBA is a contendercontends for the top spot in the wholesale credit market along withagainst Banco do Brasil (including its 50.0% stake in Banco Votorantim), and to a lesser extent based on aggregate loan volume, where it is currently followed by Bradesco and Banco Santander. In cash management, Itaú BBA has been recognized for its leadership role, having received the Best Domestic Cash Manager in Brazil award from Euromoney in 2009, based on its high service standards. Its main competitors are Banco do Brasil, Banco Santander and Bradesco. Brasil.

Itaú BBA also has a prominent position in the derivatives operations,market, particularly in structured derivatives. In this market, its main competitors are the international banks, includingnamely Banco Citibank S.A, Banco de Investimentos Credit Suisse Brasil(Brasil) S.A., or Credit Suisse, HSBC, Banco JP Morgan S.A., Banco Morgan Stanley S.A. and Banco Santander.

Itaú BBA also has a leading position in the cash management market, where its main challengers are Banco do Brasil, Banco Santander and Bradesco. In 2010, Itaú BBA received the “Domestic Cash Management Provider in Brazil” award from Euromoney, for the second consecutive time.

In investment banking, Itaú BBA’s main competitors include Banco Santander, Banco de Investimentos Credit Suisse (Brasil) S.A., Banco Merrill Lynch de Investimentos S.A., Banco Morgan Stanley S.A., Banco JP Morgan S.A., Bradesco and Banco BTG Pactual S.A. In 2010, Itaú BBA ranked in a top-one or two position in each of equity capital markets, debt capital markets and mergers and acquisitions.

Consumer Finance Industry

Competitors in the consumer finance industry include HSBC, Banco Santander and Bradesco, as well as Banco Panamericano S.A., Citifinancial, a brand of Banco Citibank S.A., GE Money, a brand of Banco GE Capital S.A. and Banco Ibi S.A. Key competitive factors in this industry are distribution, strong brands, consumer relationship management and strategic alliances with key retailers.

 
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Real Estate Financing

The main player in the Brazilian real estate market is CEF, a government owned bank. CEF is focused on real estate financing and, with its aggressive pricing strategy, is the leader in this market. This position is reinforced with the “Minha Casa Minha Vida” federal program, which is responsible for the construction and financing of one million low income homes and for which CEF is the main operator. There are also two important private bank competitors: Banco Santander and Bradesco.

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REGULATION AND SUPERVISION

The basic institutional framework of the Brazilian financial system was established in 1964 through Law No. 4,595 of December 31, 1964, or the “BankingBanking Reform Law. The Banking Reform Law regulates the national financial system, composed of the CMN, the Central Bank, Banco do Brasil, the BNDES, and many financial institutions from the public and private sectors. This legislation created the CMN, as the regulatory agency responsible for establishing currency and credit policies promoting economic and social development, as well as for the operation of the financial system. This law confers on the CMN powers to set the loan and capital limits, approve monetary budgets, establish exchange and interest rate policies, oversee activities related to stock markets, regulate the organization and operation of financial institutions in the public and private sectors, give authority to the Central Bank over issuing banknotes and setting reserve requirement levels, and setting out general guidelines related to the banking and financial markets.

Principal Regulatory Agencies

The CMN

The CMN, the highest authority responsible for monetary and financial policies in Brazil, is responsible for the overall supervision of Brazilian monetary, credit, budgetary, fiscal and public debt policies. The CMN is chaired by the minister of finance and includes the minister of planning budget and budgetmanagement and the president of the Central Bank. The CMN is authorized to regulate the credit operations which Brazilian financial institutions are engaged in, to regulate the Brazilian currency, to supervise Brazil’s reserves of gold and foreign exchange, to determine Brazilian saving and investment policies and to regulate the Brazilian capital markets. In this regard, the CMN also oversees the activities of the Central Bank and the CVM.

The Central Bank

The Central Bank is responsible for implementing the policies ofestablished by the CMN, as they relaterelated to monetary policy and exchange control matters, regulating public and private sector Brazilian financial institutions, monitoring and registration of foreign investment in Brazil and overseeing the Brazilian financial markets. The president of the Central Bank is appointed by the president of Brazil for an indefinite term subject to ratification by the Brazilian senate.senate, to perform his duties for an indefinite term. Since January 2003,2011, the president of the Central Bank has been Mr. Henrique de Campos Meirelles.Alexander Antônio Tombini.

The CVM

The CVM is the body responsible for regulating the Brazilian securities and derivative markets in accordance with the general regulatory framework determined by the CMN. The CVM also regulates companies whose securities are traded on the Brazilian securities markets, as well as investment funds.

SUSEP

The SUSEP, a body subject to the Ministry of Finance, established by Decree Law No. 73, of November, 21, 1966, is responsible for the supervision and control of insurance, open private pension funds, capitalization and reinsurance businesses in Brazil.

CNSP

The National Private Insurance Council (Conselho Nacional de Seguros Privados), or CNSP, also established by Decree Law No. 73, is responsible for insurance, open private pension funds, capitalization and reinsurance policies in Brazil. The CNSP is chaired by the minister of finance or his representative and includes the superintendent of private insurance and representatives of the ministry of justice, the ministry of social welfare, the Central Bank and the CVM. The CNSP also regulates, together with SUSEP, insurance, open private pension funds, capitalization and reinsurance businesses in Brazil.

Principal Limitations and Restrictions on Financial Institutions

Under the Banking Law,Brazilian banking laws and regulations, financial institutions may not:

·operate in Brazil without the prior approval of the Central Bank and carry out transactions that fail to comply with principles of selectivity of transactions, adequate guarantees, liquidity and risk diversification;

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·invest in the equity of another company unless the investment receives the prior approval of the Central Bank, based upon certain standards established by the CMN. Those investments may, however, be made through the investment banking business unit of a multiple-service bank or through an investment bank;

·own real estate unless the institution occupies that property. When real estate is transferred to a financial institution in satisfaction of a debt, the property must be sold within one year, except if otherwise authorized by the Central Bank; and

·lend more than 25.0% of their capital calculated in accordance with CMN Resolution No. 3,444 as the basis for our regulatory capital to any single person or group.

Principal Financial Institutions

Public Sector

The federal and state governments of Brazil control several commercial banks and financial institutions devoted to fostering economic development, primarily with respect to the agricultural and industrial sectors. State development banks act as independent regional development agencies in addition to performing commercial banking activities. In the last decade, several public sector multiple-service banks have been privatized and acquired by Brazilian and foreign financial groups. Government-controlled banks include:
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·Banco do Brasil, which is a federal government-controlled bank. Banco do Brasil provides a full range of banking products to the public and private sectors. It is the primary financial agent of the federal government and, as of December 31, 2009, it was the largest multiple — service bank in Brazil based on assets;sectors;

·BNDES, which is the federal government-controlled development bank primarily engaged in the provision of medium- and long-term finance to the Brazilian private sector, including to industrial companies, either directly or indirectly through other public and private sector financial institutions;

·CEF, which is a federal government-controlled multiple-service bank and the principal agent of the national housing finance system. CEF is involved principally in deposit-taking, savings accounts and the provision of financing for housing and urban infrastructure; and

·other federal public sector development and multiple-service banks, including those controlled by the various state governments.

Private Sector

The private financial sector includes commercial banks, investment, finance and credit companies, investment banks, multiple-service banks, securities dealers, stock brokerage firms, credit co-operatives, leasing companies, insurance companies and others. In Brazil, the largest participants in the financial markets are financial conglomerates involved in commercial banking, investment banking, financing, leasing, securities dealing, brokerage and insurance. As of FebruaryMay 1, 2010,2011, there were 553549 financial institutions operating in the private sector, including:

·commercial banks — approximately 1819 private sector commercial banks engaged in wholesale and retail banking and were particularly active in demand deposits and lending for working capital purposes;

·investment banks — approximately 1614 private investment banks engaged primarily in time deposits, specialized lending, and securities underwriting and trading; and

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multiple-service banks (bancos(bancosltiplos)ltiplos)136137 private sector multiple-service banks provided, through different departments, a full range of commercial banking, investment banking (including securities underwriting and trading), consumer financing and other services including fund management and real estate financing.

In addition to the above, the Central Bank also supervises the operations of consumer credit companies (financeiras)(financeiras), securities dealerships (distribuidoras(distribuidoras de títulos e valores mobiliários)rios), stock brokerage companies (corretoras(corretoras de valores)valores), leasing companies (sociedades(sociedades de arrendamento mercantil)mercantil), savings and credit associations (associaç(associações de poupança e empréstimo)stimo) and real estate credit companies (sociedades(sociedades de crédito imobiliário)rio).

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Regulation by the Central Bank

Overview

The Central Bank implements the currency and credit policies established by the CMN, and controls and supervises all public- and private-sector financial institutions. Any amendment to a financial institution’s bylaws, any increase in its capital or any establishment or transfer of its principal place of business or any branch (whether in Brazil or abroad) must be approved by the Central Bank. Central Bank approval is necessary to enable a financial institution to merge with or acquire another financial institution or in any transaction resulting in a change of control of a financial institution. See also “— Antitrust Regulation.” The Central Bank also determines minimum capital requirements, permanent asset limits, lending limits and mandatory reserve requirements. No financial institution may operate in Brazil without the prior approval of the Central Bank.

The Central Bank monitors compliance with accounting and statistical requirements. Financial institutions must submit annual and semi-annual audited financial statements, quarterly financial statements, subject to a limited review, as well as monthly unaudited financial statements, prepared in accordance with the Central Bank rules, all of which must be filed with the Central Bank. Publicly held financial institutions must also submit quarterly financial statements to the CVM, which are subject to a limited review. In addition, financial institutions are required to disclose to the Central Bank all credit transactions, foreign exchange transactions, export and import transactions and any other related economic activity. This disclosure is usually made on a daily basis by computer and through periodic reports and statements. A financial institution and the corporate entities or individuals which control such financial institution have a duty to make available for inspection by the Central Bank its corporate records and any other document which the Central Bank may require in order to carry out its activities.

Capital Adequacy and Leverage/Regulatory Capital Requirements

Existing Requirements

Since January 1995, Brazilian financial institutions have been required to comply with Basel I on risk-based capital adequacy, modified as described below.

In general, Basel I and Basel II require banks to maintain a ratio of capital to assets and certain off-balance sheet items, determined on a risk-weighted basis, of at least 8.0%. At least half of the required capital must consist of tier 1 capital, or Tier 1 Capital, and the balance must consist of tier 2 capital, or Tier 2 Capital. Tier 1 Capital, or core capital, includes equity capital (i.e., common shares and non-cumulative permanent preferred shares), share premium, retained earnings and certain disclosed reserves less goodwill. Tier 2 Capital, or supplementary capital, includes “hidden” reserves, asset revaluation reserves, general loan loss reserves, subordinated debt and other quasi-equity capital instruments (such as cumulative preferred shares, long-term preferred shares and mandatory convertible debt instruments). There are also limitations on the maximum amount of certain Tier 2 Capital items. To assess the capital adequacy of banks under the risk-based capital adequacy guidelines, a bank’s capital is evaluated on the basis of the aggregate amount of its assets and off-balance sheet exposures, such as financial guarantees, letters of credit and foreign currency and interest rate contracts, which are weighted according to their categories of risk.

Brazilian legislation closely tracks the provisions of Basel II standardized or basic approaches for credit, market and operational risks. Among the key differences between Brazilian legislation and Basel II are:

·the minimum ratio of capital to assets determined on a risk-weighted basis is 11.0%;

·the risk-weighting assigned to certain assets and off-balance sheet exposures differs slightly from those set forth in Basel II, including a risk weighting of 300.0% on deferred tax assets other than temporary differences;

·the ratio of capital to assets of 11.0% mentioned above must be calculated based on a fully consolidated basis since July 2000, i.e., including all financial and non-financial subsidiaries. In making these consolidations, Brazilian financial institutions are required to take into account all investments made in Brazil or abroad in which the financial institution holds, directly and indirectly, individually or together with another partner, including through voting agreements: (i) partner rights that ensure a majority in adopting corporate resolutions of the invested entity; (ii) power to elect or dismiss the majority of the management of the invested entity; (iii) operational control of the invested company characterized by common management; and (iv) effective corporate control of the invested entity characterized by the total equity interest held by its management, controlling individuals or entities, related entities and the equity interest held, directly or indirectly, through investment funds. Upon preparation of the consolidated financial statements, the financial institutions that are related by actual operational control or by operation in the market under the same trade name or trademark must also be considered for consolidation purposes; and

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·Brazilian regulation imposes higher requirements for capital allocation to cover operational risks, requiring Brazilian financial institutions to set aside 12.0% to 18.0% of their financial intermediation average gross income to cover operational risks.

For limited purposes, the Central Bank establishes the criteria for the determination of regulatory capital for Brazilian financial institutions. In accordance with those criteria established by CMN Resolution No. 3,444, the capital of the banks is divided into Tier 1 Capital and Tier 2 Capital.

Tier 1 Capital is represented by shareholders’ equity plus balance of credit income account and blocked deposits account in order to mitigate the capital deficiency, excluding the balance of debt income account, revaluation reserves, contingency reserves, special profit reserves related to mandatory dividends not yet distributed, preferred cumulative stock, preferred redeemable stock, non-realized earnings related to available-per-sale securities market value adjustments and certain tax credits in accordance with Resolution No. 3,059, as amended, established by CMN.

Tier 2 Capital is represented by revaluation reserves, contingency reserves, special profit reserves related to mandatory dividends not yet distributed, preferred cumulative stock, preferred redeemable stock, subordinated debt and hybrid instruments and non realized earnings related to available-for-sale securities market value adjustments. As mentioned above, Tier 2 Capital must not exceed Tier 1 Capital. In addition, preferred redeemable stock with original maturity of less than 10 years plus the amount of subordinated debt is limited to 50.0% of the amount of Tier 1 Capital.

The regulatory capital is represented by the sum of Tier 1 Capital and Tier 2 Capital and, together with the deductions described in Note 31 to our consolidated financial statements, will be taken into consideration for the purposes of defining the operational limits of financial institutions.

Basel III Framework

On December 16, 2010, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, or the Basel Committee, issued its new Basel III framework. The Basel III framework includes higher minimum capital requirements and new conservation and countercyclical buffers, revised risk-based capital measures, and the introduction of a new leverage ratio and two liquidity standards. The new rules will be phased in gradually and, as with other Basel directives, these will not be self-effectuating. Rather, each country must adopt them by legislation or regulation to be imposed upon that country’s home banks.

The Basel III framework will require banks to maintain: (i) a minimum common equity capital ratio of 4.5%, (ii) a minimum Tier 1 Capital ratio of 6% and (iii) a minimum total capital ratio of 8%. In addition to the minimum capital requirements, Basel III will require a “capital conservation buffer” of 2.5% and each national regulator is given discretion to institute a “countercyclical buffer” if it perceives a greater system-wide risk to the banking system as the result of a build-up of excess credit growth in its jurisdiction. The Basel Committee phased in the three basic minimum requirements first, beginning on January 1, 2013, with a longer period for banks to comply with the capital conservation buffer and other requirements, beginning on January 1, 2016.

Basel III also introduces a new leverage ratio. A supervisory monitoring period will begin in 2011 and a parallel testing run of a minimum Tier 1 Capital leverage ratio of 3% will begin in 2013. Basel III will require banks to disclose their leverage ratio and its components beginning January 1, 2015.

In addition, Basel III aims to improve risk coverage by reforming the treatment of counterparty credit risk, or CCR. Going forward, affected banks generally will, among other things, be required to determine their capital requirement for CCR using stressed inputs and be subject to a capital charge for potential mark-to-market losses associated with counterparties’ deteriorating credit-worthiness.

In relation to liquidity, Basel III implements a liquidity coverage ratio, or LCR, and a net stable funding ratio, or NSFR. The LCR will require affected banks to maintain sufficient high-quality liquid assets to cover the net cash outflows that could be encountered under an acute stress scenario. The NFSR establishes a minimum amount of stable funding a bank will be required to maintain based on the liquidity of the bank’s assets and activities over a one year period. Basel III provides for an observation period to begin in 2011 and it is contemplated that the LCR and the NSFR, including any revisions, will be introduced as minimum standards beginning January 1, 2015 and 2018, respectively.

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In addition, on January 13, 2011, the Basel Committee expanded on the Basel III capital rules with additional requirements, or the January 13 Annex, applicable to non-common Tier 1 Capital or Tier 2 Capital instruments issued by internationally active banks. To be included in additional Tier 1 Capital or Tier 2 Capital, the January 13 Annex requires an instrument issued by an internationally active bank to have a provision that requires such instruments, at the option of the relevant authority, to either be written off or converted to common equity upon a “trigger event.” A “trigger event” is the earlier of: (i) a decision that a write-off, without which the bank would become non-viable, is necessary, as determined by the relevant authority; and (ii) the decision to make a public sector injection of capital, or equivalent support, without which the bank would have become non-viable, as determined by the relevant authority. The additional requirements will apply to all instruments issued after January 1, 2013; otherwise, qualifying instruments issued prior to that date will be phased out over a ten-year period, beginning in 2013.

Implementation of Basel III in Brazil

On February 17, 2011, the Central Bank issued Notice No. 20,615, or Notice 20,615, containing preliminary guidance and an estimated schedule for the implementation of Basel III in Brazil. It is intended that, in general, the higher minimum capital requirements and new capital conservation and countercyclical capital buffers and revised risk-based capital measures will be implemented in Brazil earlier than the timeline recommended by the Basel Committee.

Brazilian banks’ minimum total capital ratio will be calculated as the sum of three components:

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regulatory capital (patrimônio de referência);

·a capital conservation buffer (to enhance the loss absorption ability of financial institutions); and

·a countercyclical capital buffer (to address the risk of the build-up of excess credit growth).

Brazilian banks’ regulatory capital will continue to comprise two tiers, Tier 1 Capital and Tier 2 Capital, and qualification of financial instruments as Tier 1 Capital or Tier 2 Capital will be based on the ability of such instruments to absorb losses at a viable financial institution.  Tier 1 Capital will be further divided into two portions: Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (common equity capital and profit reserves) and Additional Tier 1 Capital (hybrid debt and equity instruments authorized by the Central Bank). Existing hybrid instruments and subordinated debt already approved by the Central Bank as Additional Tier 1 Capital or Tier 2 Capital are expected to continue to qualify as Additional Tier 1 Capital or Tier 2 Capital, as the case may be, provided that such instruments comply with Basel III requirements as implemented by the Central Bank, including the mandatory conversion clauses required under the January 13 Annex. If such instruments do not comply with these requirements as implemented by the Central Bank, it is expected that, beginning January 1, 2013, 10% of the nominal value of such instruments will be deducted annually from the amount that qualifies as Additional Tier 1 Capital or Tier 2 Capital.

A maximum leverage ratio of 3% is expected to Brazilian banks from January, 2018, with certain disclosure requirements applicable from January 1, 2015.  A LCR to address short-term liquidity risk and a NSFR to address long-term liquidity risk are also expected to apply to Brazilian banks from January 1, 2015 and 2018, respectively, with certain calculation and monitoring requirements applicable from January 15, 2012.

The following table, based on Notice 20,615, presents the current estimated schedule for implementation by the Central Bank of the principal changes related to capital adequacy and leverage requirements under Basel III.

  
From January 1,
 
  
2013
  
2014
  
2015
  
2016
  
2017
  
2018
  
2019
 
Common Equity Tier 1  4.5%  4.5%  4.5%  4.5%  4.5%  4.5%  4.5%
                             
Tier 1 Capital  5.5%  5.5%  6.0%  6.0%  6.0%  6.0%  6.0%
                             
Regulatory Capital  11.0%  11.0%  11.0%  9.875%  9.25%  8.625%  8.00%
                             
Capital Conservation Buffer  -   -   -   0.625%  1.25%  1.875%  2.5%
                             
Countercyclical Capital Buffer  -  
Up to
0.625%
  
Up to
1.25%
  
Up to
1.875%
  
Up to
2.5%
  
Up to
2.5%
  
Up to
2.5%
 

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The Central Bank is expected to begin issuing new rules implementing Basel III at the end of 2011. The Central Bank may, however, impose different rules implementing Basel III from the preliminary guidance outlined in Notice 20,615.  Until such new rules are issued, the existing capital rules described above under “— Capital Adequacy and Leverage/Regulatory Capital Requirements” continue to be in force.

Changes in Capital Allocation

On December 3, 2010, CMN and the Central Bank revised certain capital adequacy and reserve requirement rules (see “— Reserve Requirements” below) in order to curb credit expansion. Central Bank Circular No. 3,515 provided that the capital requirement for consumer loans entered into from December 6, 2010 with a maturity of 24 months or longer was increased. The risk weighting factor (fator de ponderação de risco) for such transactions increased from 75% or 100% to 150%, resulting in a capital allocation of 16.5% (instead of the former 11%). The following consumer loans are excluded from this requirement:

·Rural loans, residential mortgages or financing for residential leases;

·Cargo vehicle financing or leasing transactions;

·Payroll loans with a maturity of less than 36 months; and

·Vehicle financing or leasing if (a) the maturity is 24 to 36 months and the amount financed is up to 80% of the purchase price (in the case of a financing) or present value (in the case of a lease) of the vehicle acquired and given as guarantee or leased, (b) the maturity is 36 to 48 months and the financed amount is up to 70% of the purchase price or present value of the vehicle acquired and given as guarantee or leased, or (c) the maturity is 48 to 60 months and the financed amount is up to 60% of the purchase price or present value of the vehicle acquired and given as guarantee or leased.

Reserve Requirements

The Central Bank currently imposes several reserve requirements on Brazilian financial institutions and such reserve amounts must be deposited with the Central Bank. Reserve requirements are a mechanism to control the liquidity of the Brazilian financial system. These reserve requirements are applied to a wide range of banking activities and transactions, such as demand deposits, savings deposits and time deposits.

Subsequent to the most intense periods of the global financial crisis in 2008 and 2009, the CMN and the Central Bank have enacted the following measures in order to provide the Brazilian financial system with greater stability:

·Increases in the rate for demand deposit reserve requirements from 42.0% until July 2010 to a rate of 43.0% from July 2010 to July 2012, 44.0% from July 2012 to July 2014 and 45.0% as of July 2014;

·Increases in the additional rate for demand and time deposit reserve requirements from 8.0% to 12.0% (for savings deposits the rate was maintained at 10.0%);

·Limitation on deductibility from the additional rate for demand, savings and time deposit reserve requirements for financial institutions with consolidated Tier 1 Capital of (i) less than R$2 billion has been increased from R$2 billion to R$2.5 billion, and (i) equal to or greater than R$2 billion and less than R$5 billion has been increased from R$1.5 billion to R$2 billion;

·Increase in the reserve requirement for time deposits from 15.0% to 20.0%;

·Limitation on deductibility from time deposit reserve requirements for financial institutions with consolidated Tier 1 Capital of (i) less than R$2 billion has been increased from R$2 billion to R$3 billion, (ii) equal to or greater than R$2 billion and less than R$5 billion has been increased from R$1.5 billion to R$2.5 billion, and (iii) greater than R$5 billion has been maintained at zero;

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·Limitation on deductibility from time deposit reserve requirements of certain transactions concluded before June, 11, 2011 with smaller financial institutions with consolidated Tier 1 Capital of less than R$2.5 billion (including: (x) interbank deposits with such smaller financial institutions; (y) investments in debt securities issued by such smaller financial institutions, and (z) any loan portfolio purchased from such smaller financial institutions) has been reduced from 45.0% to 36.0% of a financial institution total demand deposit reserve requirements;

·Financial bills issued by financial institutions have been exempted from reserve requirements; and

·Creation of a cash reserve requirement for financial institutions with foreign exchange operations, effective as of April, 4, 2011, corresponding to 60.0% of the amount of daily short position taken in foreign currencies in excess of the lower of (i) US$3 billion or (ii) the regulatory capital of the financial institution.

Financial institutions are still permitted to deduct from their demand deposit reserve requirements the amount of voluntary installments of contributions to the Brazilian federal deposit guarantee plan (Fundo Garantidor de Créditos), or FGC.

As of December 31, 2010, we had required reserves funded in cash of R$85,790 million compared to R$13,869 million as of December 31, 2009, of which R$81,054 million and R$9,827 million, respectively, earn interest. The significant increase in reserve amounts from December 31, 2009 to December 31, 2010 is primarily the result of the introduction of amendments by the Central Bank and the CMN to the requirements as described above and that such reserve amounts be funded entirely in cash.

Foreign Currency Exposure

The total exposure in gold, foreign currency and other assets and liabilities indexed or linked to the foreign exchange rate variation undertaken by financial institutions, and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, may not exceed 30.0% of their regulatory capital, in accordance with CMN Resolution No. 3,488.

Liquidity and Fixed Assets Investment Regime

The Central Bank prohibits Brazilian multiple-service banks, including us, from holding, on a consolidated basis, permanent assets in excess of 50.0% of their adjusted regulatory capital. Permanent assets include investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries as well as real estate, equipment and intangible assets.

Lending Limits

In accordance with the CMN Resolution No. 2,844, a financial institution, on a consolidated basis, may not extend loans or advances, grant guarantees, enter into credit derivative transactions, underwrite or hold in its investment portfolio securities of any customer or group of affiliated customers that, in the aggregate, exceed 25.0% of the financial institution’s regulatory capital.

Treatment of Past Due Debts

In accordance with CMN Resolution No 2,682, Brazilian financial institutions are required to classify their credit transactions (including leasing transactions and other transactions characterized as credit advances) at different levels and make provisions according to the level attributed to each such transaction. The classification is based on the financial condition of the customer, the terms and conditions of the transaction and the period of time during which the transaction has been in arrears, if any. Transactions are classified for purposes of Central Bank requirements as level AA, A, B, C, D, E, F, G or H, with AA being the highest classification. Credit classifications must be reviewed on a monthly basis and, apart from to additional provisions required by the Central Bank which are deemed necessary by management of those financial institutions, provisions required to be made vary from 0.5% of the value of the transaction, in the case of level A transactions, to 100.0% in the case of level H transactions.
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Provision for Loan Losses for Income Tax Deduction Purposes

Brazilian financial institutions are allowed to deduct loan losses as expenses for purposes of determining their taxable income. The period during which these deductions may be made depends on the amounts, maturities and types involved in the transaction, in accordance with article 9 of Law Nº 9,430 of December 27, 1996.
Foreign Currency Loans

Financial institutions in Brazil are permitted to borrow foreign-currency denominated funds in the international markets (either through direct loans or through the issuance of debt securities) for any purpose including on-lending those funds in Brazil to Brazilian corporations and financial institutions without the prior written consent of the Central Bank, in accordance with CMN Resolution No. 3,844. The Central Bank may establish limits on the term, interest rate and general conditions of such international loan transactions (including the issuance of bonds and notes by financial institutions). Currently, there are no limits imposed on such transactions, but international funds that remain in Brazil for a period equal to or shorter than 720 days are subject to the IOF, at a rate of 6.0% levied on the notional amount in local currency of the foreign currency exchange contract entered into. However, if the funds remain in Brazil for a period over 720 days, the IOF is reduced to zero. The Central Bank frequently changes these regulations in accordance with the economic scenario and the monetary policy of the Brazilian government.

Cross-border loans between individual or legal entities (including banks) resident or domiciled in Brazil and individual or legal entities resident or domiciled abroad are no longer subject to the prior approval of the Central Bank, but are subject to the prior registration with the Central Bank.

Foreign Currency Position

Transactions involving the sale and purchase of foreign currency in Brazil may only be conducted by institutions authorized to do so by the Central Bank. The Central Bank imposes limits on the foreign exchange sale and purchase positions of institutions authorized to operate in the foreign exchange markets. These limits vary according to the type of financial institution conducting foreign exchange transactions, the foreign exchange sale positions held by those institutions, as well as the shareholders’ equity of the relevant institution. There is no current limit to long or short positions in foreign currency for banks authorized to carry out transactions on the foreign exchange market. In accordance with the Central Bank Circular No. 3,401, other institutions within the national financial system are not allowed to have short positions in foreign currency, although there are no limits in respect to foreign exchange long positions.
Transactions with Affiliates

Law No. 7,492 of June 16, 1986, which sets forth crimes against the Brazilian financial system, establishes the extension of credit by a financial institution to any of its controlling shareholders, directors or officers and certain family members of such individuals and any entity controlled directly or indirectly by such financial institution or which is subject to common control with such financial institution as a crime. Violations of Law No. 7,492 are punishable by two to six years’ imprisonment and a fine. On June 30, 1993, the CMN issued Resolution No. 1,996, which requires any such transaction to be reported to the public ministry’s office.

Brazilian banking laws and regulations also impose prohibitions on the extension of credit or guarantee to any company which holds more than 10.0% of the financial institution’s capital and to any company in which they hold more than 10.0% of the capital. This limitation is also applicable in respect to directors and officers of the financial institution and certain of their relatives, as well to those companies in which such persons hold more than 10.0% of the capital.
Establishment of Offices and Investments Abroad

For a Brazilian financial institution to establish foreign offices or directly or indirectly maintain equity interests in financial institutions outside Brazil, it must obtain the prior approval of the Central Bank, which will depend on the applicant Brazilian bank being able to meet certain criteria, including:

·the Brazilian financial institution must have been in operation for at least six years;

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·the Brazilian financial institution’s paid-in capital and shareholders’ equity must meet the minimum levels established by Central Bank regulations for the relevant financial institution plus an amount equal to 300.0% of the minimum paid-in capital and shareholders’ equity required by Central Bank regulations for commercial banks;

·the Central Bank must be assured of access to information, data and documents regarding the transactions and accounting records of the branch for its global and consolidated supervision; and

·the Brazilian financial institution must present to the Central Bank a study on the economic and financial viability of the subsidiary, branch or investment and the expected return on investment.

Within 180 days of Central Bank approval, the Brazilian financial institution must submit a request to open the branch to the competent foreign authorities and begin operations within one year. Failure to fulfill these conditions may result in cancellation of the authorization.
Compensation of Directors and Officers of Financial Institutions
         On November 25, 2010, the CMN issued Resolution No. 3,921, which established new rules related to the compensation of directors and officers of financial institutions. The compensation of directors and officers may be fixed or variable. Variable compensation may be based on specific criteria set forth in Resolution No. 3,921 and is required to be compatible with the financial institution’s risk management policies. At least 50.0% of variable compensation must be paid in stock or stock-based instruments and at least 40.0% of variable compensation must be deferred for future payment by at least 3 years. These new rules will take effect on January 1, 2012. In addition, financial institutions that are publicly-held companies or required by the Central Bank to establish an audit committee must also establish a compensation committee prior to the first shareholders’ meeting of 2012. Such committee must follow the requirements set out in Resolution No. 3,921.
Bank Insolvency

Insolvency Regime

Financial institution insolvency is largely a matter handled by the Central Bank. The Central Bank will commence and oversee all administrative proceedings, whether for, or in avoidance of, liquidation.

Law No. 11,101, as amended, or the Brazilian Insolvency Law, was sanctioned by the president on February 9, 2005, became effective in June 2005 and was amended in June and November 2005; it has significantly reshaped and modernized bankruptcy law in Brazil, until then governed by rules originating in 1945. Among the more important innovations introduced by the new law are the following: (i) the availability of  reorganization arrangements that, subject to flexible statutory terms and conditions, may be structured under varying forms so as to enable a debtor deemed by its creditors to have business potential to effectively attempt to financially restructure; and (ii) in the event of bankruptcy, the ranking of secured debts ahead of tax liabilities.

While the insolvency of financial institutions remains governed by specific regimes set forth in Law No. 6,024 of March 13, 1974 (intervention, extrajudicial liquidation and temporary special administration regime, each of which is discussed in further detail below), they are subject to the Brazilian Insolvency Law, to the extent applicable, on an ancillary basis, until such time as a specific set of rules is enacted. These specific regimes are imposed by the Central Bank to avoid bankruptcy of financial institutions.

Intervention

The Central Bank may intervene in the operations of a bank in the following circumstances:

·if there is a material risk for creditors, resulting from mismanagement;

·if the bank fails to remedy material violation of the Brazilian banking laws or regulations after notice of the Central Bank; or

·if intervention is an alternative to liquidation.

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Beginning with the date it is ordered, by the Central Bank, an intervention suspends actions or foreclosures related to payable obligations of the financial institutions, prevents early termination or maturity of obligations of the financial institution, and freezes pre-existing deposits.

The intervention may cease:

·at the discretion of the Central Bank if the controlling shareholders or interested third parties take over the administration of the financial institution under intervention after having provided the guarantees required by the Central Bank;

·when the situation of the financial institution is  regularized as determined by the Central Bank; or

·when extrajudicial liquidation or bankruptcy of the entity is ordered by the Central Bank or by the relevant courts, respectively.

Extrajudicial Liquidation

An extrajudicial liquidation of any financial institution (with the exception of public financial institutions controlled by the Brazilian government) may be carried out by the Central Bank if it can be established that:

·debts of the financial institution are not being paid when due;

·the financial institution is deemed insolvent;

·the financial institution has incurred losses that could abnormally increase the exposure of the unsecured creditors;

·management of the relevant financial institution has materially violated Brazilian banking laws or regulations; or

·upon cancellation of its operating authorization, a financial institution’s ordinary liquidation proceedings are not carried out within 90 days or are carried out with delay representing a risk to its creditors, at the Central Bank’s discretion.

Liquidation proceedings may otherwise be requested, on reasonable grounds, by the financial institution’s officers or by the intervener appointed by the Central Bank in the intervention proceeding.

Extrajudicial liquidation suspends actions or foreclosures related to the financial institution, while no other action or foreclosure may be commenced, accelerate the term of its obligations, or interrupt the statute of limitations with regard to the obligations of the financial institution. In addition, interest ceases accruing on the obligations of the financial institution until all its obligations to third parties are duly paid.

Extrajudicial liquidation proceedings may cease:

·at the discretion of the Central Bank if the controlling shareholder or interested third parties take over the administration of the financial institution after having provided the guarantees required by the Central Bank;

·when the liquidator’s final accounts are rendered and approved, and subsequently filed with the competent public registry;

·when converted to an ordinary liquidation; or

·when the financial institution is declared bankrupt.

Temporary Special Administration Regime

In addition to the aforesaid procedures, the Central Bank may also establish the Temporary Special Administration Regime (Regime de Administração Especial Temporária), or RAET, which is a less severe form of Central Bank intervention in private and non-federal public financial institutions and which allows institutions to continue to operate normally. The RAET may be imposed by the Central Bank in the following circumstances:

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·the financial institution continually participates in transactions contrary to economic and financial policies established by federal law;

·the financial institution fails to comply with the compulsory reserves rules;

·the financial institution has operations or circumstances which call for an intervention;

·illegal or management misconduct exists; or

·the institution faces a shortage of assets.

The main purpose of the RAET is to assist with the recovery of the financial condition of the institution under special administration. Although the RAET does not affect the day-to-day business operations, liabilities or rights of the financial institution, which continue to operate in its ordinary course, the Central Bank has the authority to order corporate reorganizations of the financial institution and its subsidiaries, including changing the corporate type, merger or other types of business consolidations, spin-off or change of control of the financial institution under such regime.

Repayment of Creditors in Liquidation

In the event of the extrajudicial liquidation of a financial institution or a liquidation of a financial institution under the terms of a bankruptcy proceeding, employees’ wages and related labor claims up to a certain amount, secured credits and indemnities and tax claims enjoy the highest priority of any claims against the bankruptcy estate. The FGC, a deposit insurance system, guarantees a maximum amount of R$70,000 of certain deposits and credit instruments held by an individual with a financial institution (or financial institutions of the same financial group). The FGC is funded principally by mandatory contributions from all Brazilian financial institutions that handle customer deposits, currently at 0.0125% per month, in accordance with CMN Resolution No. 3,400, as amended. The payment of unsecured credit, including regular retail customer deposits not payable under the FGC, is subject to the prior payment of all secured credits and other credits to which specific laws may grant special privileges. Additionally, deposits and credit instruments raised outside of Brazil are not payable under the credit insurance fund, in accordance with CMN Resolution No. 3,400.

CMN Resolution No. 3,692 of March 26, 2009, authorizes financial institutions to raise funds by means of time deposits guaranteed by the FGC up to a certain amount provided that such deposits (i) have a minimum term of twelve months and a maximum term of sixty months, (ii) are not callable before their term (applicable only for deposits raised after May, 2009), and (iii) are limited to an amount assessed considering bank’s Tier 1 reference net worth and bank’s time deposits, whichever is higher, per deposit of the same bank, limited to R$5 billion. CMN Resolution 3,931, enacted on December 3, 2010, reduced the volume of deposits that financial institutions can accept with the guarantee granted by FGC by 20.0% every year from January 2012 to January 2016, thereby ending such guarantee by 2016.

Brazilian Payment and Settlement System

The rules for the settlement of payments in Brazil are based on the guidelines adopted by the Bank of International Settlements. The Brazilian payment and settlement system began operating in April 2002. The Central Bank and the CVM have the power to regulate and supervise this system. Pursuant to these rules, all clearing houses are required to adopt procedures designed to reduce the possibility of systemic crises and to reduce the risks previously borne by the Central Bank. The most important principles of the Brazilian payment and settlement system are:

·the existence of two main payment and settlement systems: real time gross settlements, using the reserves deposited with the Central Bank; and deferred net settlements, through the clearing houses;

·the clearing houses, with some exceptions, are liable for the payment orders they accept; and

·bankruptcy laws do not affect the payment orders made through the credits of clearing houses, nor the collateral granted to secure those orders. However, clearing houses have ordinary credits against any participant under bankruptcy laws.

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Foreign Banks and Foreign Investments

Foreign BanksCurrency Exposure

The establishmenttotal exposure in Brazil of new branchesgold, foreign currency and other assets and liabilities indexed or linked to the foreign exchange rate variation undertaken by foreign financial institutions, (financial institutions which operate and havetheir direct and indirect subsidiaries, on a head office offshore) is prohibited, except when duly authorized by the Brazilian government,consolidated basis, may not exceed 30.0% of their regulatory capital, in accordance with international treaties, the policy of reciprocity and the interest of the Brazilian government. Once authorized to operate in Brazil, a foreign financial institution is subject to the same rules, regulations and requirements that are applicable to any other Brazilian financial institution.
Foreign Investments in Brazilian Financial InstitutionsCMN Resolution No. 3,488.

Foreign investment in Brazilian financial institutions by individuals or companies is permitted only if specific authorization is granted by the Brazilian government, in accordance with international treaties, the policy of reciprocityLiquidity and the interest of the Brazilian government. Once authorization is granted, Brazilian law sets forth the following rules concerning foreign investment in Brazil and the remittance of capital outside of Brazil:Fixed Assets Investment Regime
foreign and Brazilian investors must be treated equally, unless legislation states otherwise,
any foreign entity that directly owns shares of Brazilian companies must be registered with the corporate taxpayer registry ( Cadastro Nacional de Pessoa Jurídica) or “CNPJ”;
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foreign direct investments, repatriations and profit remittances must be registered electronically with the Central Bank through the Module RDE-IED of SISBACEN;
the Central Bank may require that Brazilian companies provide information regarding the foreign equity interests in those Brazilian companies, and any other information in connection with the relevant foreign investment in Brazil; and
Brazilian companies must provide in their financial statements relevant foreign investments, obligations and credits.
On December 9, 1996, a presidential decree authorizing the acquisition by non-Brazilians of non-voting shares issued by Brazilian financial institutions as well as the offering abroad of depositary receipts representing those shares. Also in December 1996, the CMN approved a resolution specifically authorizing the global offering of depositary receipts representing non-voting shares of Brazilian financial institutions. Therefore, in these specific cases, authorization from the Brazilian government is not necessary.
Regulation by the Central Bank
Overview

The Central Bank implements the currencyprohibits Brazilian multiple-service banks, including us, from holding, on a consolidated basis, permanent assets in excess of 50.0% of their adjusted regulatory capital. Permanent assets include investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries as well as real estate, equipment and credit policies established byintangible assets.

Lending Limits

In accordance with the CMN and controls and supervises all public- and private-sector financial institutions. Any amendment toResolution No. 2,844, a financial institution’s bylaws, any increaseinstitution, on a consolidated basis, may not extend loans or advances, grant guarantees, enter into credit derivative transactions, underwrite or hold in its capitalinvestment portfolio securities of any customer or any establishmentgroup of affiliated customers that, in the aggregate, exceed 25.0% of the financial institution’s regulatory capital.

Treatment of Past Due Debts

In accordance with CMN Resolution No 2,682, Brazilian financial institutions are required to classify their credit transactions (including leasing transactions and other transactions characterized as credit advances) at different levels and make provisions according to the level attributed to each such transaction. The classification is based on the financial condition of the customer, the terms and conditions of the transaction and the period of time during which the transaction has been in arrears, if any. Transactions are classified for purposes of Central Bank requirements as level AA, A, B, C, D, E, F, G or transfer of its principal place of business or any branch (whether in Brazil or abroad)H, with AA being the highest classification. Credit classifications must be approvedreviewed on a monthly basis and, apart from to additional provisions required by the Central Bank.Bank which are deemed necessary by management of those financial institutions, provisions required to be made vary from 0.5% of the value of the transaction, in the case of level A transactions, to 100.0% in the case of level H transactions.
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Provision for Loan Losses for Income Tax Deduction Purposes

Brazilian financial institutions are allowed to deduct loan losses as expenses for purposes of determining their taxable income. The period during which these deductions may be made depends on the amounts, maturities and types involved in the transaction, in accordance with article 9 of Law Nº 9,430 of December 27, 1996.
Foreign Currency Loans

Financial institutions in Brazil are permitted to borrow foreign-currency denominated funds in the international markets (either through direct loans or through the issuance of debt securities) for any purpose including on-lending those funds in Brazil to Brazilian corporations and financial institutions without the prior written consent of the Central Bank, approval is necessary to enable a financial institution to mergein accordance with or acquire another financial institution or in any transaction resulting in a change of control of a financial institution. See also “— Antitrust Regulation.”CMN Resolution No. 3,844. The Central Bank also determines minimum capital requirements, permanent assetmay establish limits lendingon the term, interest rate and general conditions of such international loan transactions (including the issuance of bonds and notes by financial institutions). Currently, there are no limits and mandatory reserve requirements. No financial institution may operateimposed on such transactions, but international funds that remain in Brazil withoutfor a period equal to or shorter than 720 days are subject to the IOF, at a rate of 6.0% levied on the notional amount in local currency of the foreign currency exchange contract entered into. However, if the funds remain in Brazil for a period over 720 days, the IOF is reduced to zero. The Central Bank frequently changes these regulations in accordance with the economic scenario and the monetary policy of the Brazilian government.

Cross-border loans between individual or legal entities (including banks) resident or domiciled in Brazil and individual or legal entities resident or domiciled abroad are no longer subject to the prior approval of the Central Bank, but are subject to the prior registration with the Central Bank.

Foreign Currency Position

Transactions involving the sale and purchase of foreign currency in Brazil may only be conducted by institutions authorized to do so by the Central Bank. The Central Bank monitors compliance with accountingimposes limits on the foreign exchange sale and statistical requirements. Financialpurchase positions of institutions must submit annual and semi-annual auditedauthorized to operate in the foreign exchange markets. These limits vary according to the type of financial statements, quarterly financial statements, subject to a limited review,institution conducting foreign exchange transactions, the foreign exchange sale positions held by those institutions, as well as monthly unaudited financial statements, preparedthe shareholders’ equity of the relevant institution. There is no current limit to long or short positions in foreign currency for banks authorized to carry out transactions on the foreign exchange market. In accordance with the Central Bank Circular No. 3,401, other institutions within the national financial system are not allowed to have short positions in foreign currency, although there are no limits in respect to foreign exchange long positions.
Transactions with Affiliates

Law No. 7,492 of June 16, 1986, which sets forth crimes against the Brazilian financial system, establishes the extension of credit by a financial institution to any of its controlling shareholders, directors or officers and certain family members of such individuals and any entity controlled directly or indirectly by such financial institution or which is subject to common control with such financial institution as a crime. Violations of Law No. 7,492 are punishable by two to six years’ imprisonment and a fine. On June 30, 1993, the CMN issued Resolution No. 1,996, which requires any such transaction to be reported to the public ministry’s office.

Brazilian banking laws and regulations also impose prohibitions on the extension of credit or guarantee to any company which holds more than 10.0% of the financial institution’s capital and to any company in which they hold more than 10.0% of the capital. This limitation is also applicable in respect to directors and officers of the financial institution and certain of their relatives, as well to those companies in which such persons hold more than 10.0% of the capital.
Establishment of Offices and Investments Abroad

For a Brazilian financial institution to establish foreign offices or directly or indirectly maintain equity interests in financial institutions outside Brazil, it must obtain the prior approval of the Central Bank, which will depend on the applicant Brazilian bank being able to meet certain criteria, including:

·the Brazilian financial institution must have been in operation for at least six years;

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·the Brazilian financial institution’s paid-in capital and shareholders’ equity must meet the minimum levels established by Central Bank regulations for the relevant financial institution plus an amount equal to 300.0% of the minimum paid-in capital and shareholders’ equity required by Central Bank regulations for commercial banks;

·the Central Bank must be assured of access to information, data and documents regarding the transactions and accounting records of the branch for its global and consolidated supervision; and

·the Brazilian financial institution must present to the Central Bank a study on the economic and financial viability of the subsidiary, branch or investment and the expected return on investment.

Within 180 days of Central Bank approval, the Brazilian financial institution must submit a request to open the branch to the competent foreign authorities and begin operations within one year. Failure to fulfill these conditions may result in cancellation of the authorization.
Compensation of Directors and Officers of Financial Institutions
         On November 25, 2010, the CMN issued Resolution No. 3,921, which established new rules allrelated to the compensation of whichdirectors and officers of financial institutions. The compensation of directors and officers may be fixed or variable. Variable compensation may be based on specific criteria set forth in Resolution No. 3,921 and is required to be compatible with the financial institution’s risk management policies. At least 50.0% of variable compensation must be filed with the Central Bank. Publicly held financial institutionspaid in stock or stock-based instruments and at least 40.0% of variable compensation must also submit quarterly financial statements to the CVM, which are subject to a limited review.be deferred for future payment by at least 3 years. These new rules will take effect on January 1, 2012. In addition, financial institutions that are required to disclose to the Central Bank all credit transactions, foreign exchange transactions, export and import transactions and any other related economic activity. This disclosure is usually made on a daily basis by computer and through periodic reports and statements. A financial institution and the corporate entitiespublicly-held companies or individuals which control such financial institution have a duty to make available for inspectionrequired by the Central Bank to establish an audit committee must also establish a compensation committee prior to the first shareholders’ meeting of 2012. Such committee must follow the requirements set out in Resolution No. 3,921.
Bank Insolvency

Insolvency Regime

Financial institution insolvency is largely a matter handled by the Central Bank. The Central Bank will commence and oversee all administrative proceedings, whether for, or in avoidance of, liquidation.

Law No. 11,101, as amended, or the Brazilian Insolvency Law, was sanctioned by the president on February 9, 2005, became effective in June 2005 and was amended in June and November 2005; it has significantly reshaped and modernized bankruptcy law in Brazil, until then governed by rules originating in 1945. Among the more important innovations introduced by the new law are the following: (i) the availability of  reorganization arrangements that, subject to flexible statutory terms and conditions, may be structured under varying forms so as to enable a debtor deemed by its corporate recordscreditors to have business potential to effectively attempt to financially restructure; and (ii) in the event of bankruptcy, the ranking of secured debts ahead of tax liabilities.

While the insolvency of financial institutions remains governed by specific regimes set forth in Law No. 6,024 of March 13, 1974 (intervention, extrajudicial liquidation and temporary special administration regime, each of which is discussed in further detail below), they are subject to the Brazilian Insolvency Law, to the extent applicable, on an ancillary basis, until such time as a specific set of rules is enacted. These specific regimes are imposed by the Central Bank to avoid bankruptcy of financial institutions.

Intervention

The Central Bank may intervene in the operations of a bank in the following circumstances:

·if there is a material risk for creditors, resulting from mismanagement;

·if the bank fails to remedy material violation of the Brazilian banking laws or regulations after notice of the Central Bank; or

·if intervention is an alternative to liquidation.

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Beginning with the date it is ordered, by the Central Bank, an intervention suspends actions or foreclosures related to payable obligations of the financial institutions, prevents early termination or maturity of obligations of the financial institution, and freezes pre-existing deposits.

The intervention may cease:

·at the discretion of the Central Bank if the controlling shareholders or interested third parties take over the administration of the financial institution under intervention after having provided the guarantees required by the Central Bank;

·when the situation of the financial institution is  regularized as determined by the Central Bank; or

·when extrajudicial liquidation or bankruptcy of the entity is ordered by the Central Bank or by the relevant courts, respectively.

Extrajudicial Liquidation

An extrajudicial liquidation of any financial institution (with the exception of public financial institutions controlled by the Brazilian government) may be carried out by the Central Bank if it can be established that:

·debts of the financial institution are not being paid when due;

·the financial institution is deemed insolvent;

·the financial institution has incurred losses that could abnormally increase the exposure of the unsecured creditors;

·management of the relevant financial institution has materially violated Brazilian banking laws or regulations; or

·upon cancellation of its operating authorization, a financial institution’s ordinary liquidation proceedings are not carried out within 90 days or are carried out with delay representing a risk to its creditors, at the Central Bank’s discretion.

Liquidation proceedings may otherwise be requested, on reasonable grounds, by the financial institution’s officers or by the intervener appointed by the Central Bank in the intervention proceeding.

Extrajudicial liquidation suspends actions or foreclosures related to the financial institution, while no other document whichaction or foreclosure may be commenced, accelerate the term of its obligations, or interrupt the statute of limitations with regard to the obligations of the financial institution. In addition, interest ceases accruing on the obligations of the financial institution until all its obligations to third parties are duly paid.

Extrajudicial liquidation proceedings may cease:

·at the discretion of the Central Bank if the controlling shareholder or interested third parties take over the administration of the financial institution after having provided the guarantees required by the Central Bank;

·when the liquidator’s final accounts are rendered and approved, and subsequently filed with the competent public registry;

·when converted to an ordinary liquidation; or

·when the financial institution is declared bankrupt.

Temporary Special Administration Regime

In addition to the aforesaid procedures, the Central Bank may requirealso establish the Temporary Special Administration Regime (Regime de Administração Especial Temporária), or RAET, which is a less severe form of Central Bank intervention in orderprivate and non-federal public financial institutions and which allows institutions to carry out its activities.continue to operate normally. The RAET may be imposed by the Central Bank in the following circumstances:

 
Capital Adequacy
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·the financial institution continually participates in transactions contrary to economic and financial policies established by federal law;

·the financial institution fails to comply with the compulsory reserves rules;

·the financial institution has operations or circumstances which call for an intervention;

·illegal or management misconduct exists; or

·the institution faces a shortage of assets.

The main purpose of the RAET is to assist with the recovery of the financial condition of the institution under special administration. Although the RAET does not affect the day-to-day business operations, liabilities or rights of the financial institution, which continue to operate in its ordinary course, the Central Bank has the authority to order corporate reorganizations of the financial institution and Leverage/Regulatory Capital Requirementsits subsidiaries, including changing the corporate type, merger or other types of business consolidations, spin-off or change of control of the financial institution under such regime.

Since January 1995,Repayment of Creditors in Liquidation

In the event of the extrajudicial liquidation of a financial institution or a liquidation of a financial institution under the terms of a bankruptcy proceeding, employees’ wages and related labor claims up to a certain amount, secured credits and indemnities and tax claims enjoy the highest priority of any claims against the bankruptcy estate. The FGC, a deposit insurance system, guarantees a maximum amount of R$70,000 of certain deposits and credit instruments held by an individual with a financial institution (or financial institutions of the same financial group). The FGC is funded principally by mandatory contributions from all Brazilian financial institutions that handle customer deposits, currently at 0.0125% per month, in accordance with CMN Resolution No. 3,400, as amended. The payment of unsecured credit, including regular retail customer deposits not payable under the FGC, is subject to the prior payment of all secured credits and other credits to which specific laws may grant special privileges. Additionally, deposits and credit instruments raised outside of Brazil are not payable under the credit insurance fund, in accordance with CMN Resolution No. 3,400.

CMN Resolution No. 3,692 of March 26, 2009, authorizes financial institutions to raise funds by means of time deposits guaranteed by the FGC up to a certain amount provided that such deposits (i) have beena minimum term of twelve months and a maximum term of sixty months, (ii) are not callable before their term (applicable only for deposits raised after May, 2009), and (iii) are limited to an amount assessed considering bank’s Tier 1 reference net worth and bank’s time deposits, whichever is higher, per deposit of the same bank, limited to R$5 billion. CMN Resolution 3,931, enacted on December 3, 2010, reduced the volume of deposits that financial institutions can accept with the guarantee granted by FGC by 20.0% every year from January 2012 to January 2016, thereby ending such guarantee by 2016.

Brazilian Payment and Settlement System

The rules for the settlement of payments in Brazil are based on the guidelines adopted by the Bank of International Settlements. The Brazilian payment and settlement system began operating in April 2002. The Central Bank and the CVM have the power to regulate and supervise this system. Pursuant to these rules, all clearing houses are required to comply with Basel I on risk-based capital adequacy, modified as described below.
In general, Basel Iadopt procedures designed to reduce the possibility of systemic crises and Basel II require banks to maintain a ratio of capital to assets and certain off-balance sheet items, determined on a risk-weighted basis, of at least 8.0%. At least halfreduce the risks previously borne by the Central Bank. The most important principles of the required capital must consist of Tier 1 Capital,Brazilian payment and the balance must consist of Tier 2 Capital. Tier 1 Capital, or core capital, includes equity capital (i.e., common shares and non-cumulative permanent preferred shares), share premium, retained earnings and certain disclosed reserves less goodwill. Tier 2 Capital, or supplementary capital, includes “hidden” reserves, asset revaluation reserves, general loan loss reserves, subordinated debt and other quasi-equity capital instruments (such as cumulative preferred shares, long-term preferred shares and mandatory convertible debt instruments). There are also limitations on the maximum amount of certain Tier 2 Capital items. To assess the capital adequacy of banks under the risk-based capital adequacy guidelines, a bank’s capital is evaluated on the basis of the aggregate amount of its assets and off-balance sheet exposures, such as financial guarantees, letters of credit and foreign currency and interest rate contracts, which are weighted according to their categories of risk.
Brazilian legislation closely tracks the provisions of Basel II standardized or basic approaches for credit, market and operational risks. Among the key differences between Brazilian legislation and Basel IIsettlement system are:

·the existence of two main payment and settlement systems: real time gross settlements, using the reserves deposited with the Central Bank; and deferred net settlements, through the clearing houses;

·the clearing houses, with some exceptions, are liable for the payment orders they accept; and

·bankruptcy laws do not affect the payment orders made through the credits of clearing houses, nor the collateral granted to secure those orders. However, clearing houses have ordinary credits against any participant under bankruptcy laws.

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•           the minimum ratio of capital to assets determined on a risk-weighted basis is 11.0%;
•           the risk-weighting assigned to certain assets and off-balance sheet exposures differs slightly from those set forth in Basel II, including a risk weighting of 300.0% on deferred tax assets other than temporary differences;
•           the ratio of capital to assets of 11.0% mentioned above must be calculated based on a fully consolidated basis since July 2000, i.e., including all financial and non-financial subsidiaries. In making these consolidations, Brazilian financial institutions are required to take into account all investments made in Brazil or abroad in which the financial institution holds, directly and indirectly, individually or together with another partner, including through voting agreements: (i) partner rights that ensure a majority in adopting corporate resolutions of the invested entity; (ii) power to elect or dismiss the majority of the management of the invested entity; (iii) operational control of the invested company characterized by common management; and (iv) effective corporate control of the invested entity characterized by the total equity interest held by its management, controlling individuals or entities, related entities and the equity interest held, directly or indirectly, through investment funds. Upon preparation of the consolidated financial statements, the financial institutions that are related by actual operational control or by operation in the market under the same trade name or trademark must also be considered for consolidation purposes; and
•           the requirement for banks to set aside a portion of their equity to cover operational risks as from July 1, 2008, which varies from 12.0% to 18.0% of average gross income from financial intermediation.
For limited purposes, the Central Bank establishes the criteria for the determination of regulatory capital for Brazilian financial institutions. In accordance with those criteria established by CMN Resolution No. 3,444, the capital of the banks is divided into Tier 1 Capital and Tier 2 Capital.
•           Tier 1 Capital is represented by shareholders’ equity plus balance of credit income account and blocked deposits account in order to mitigate the capital deficiency, excluding the balance of debt income account, revaluation reserves, contingency reserves, special profit reserves related to mandatory dividends not yet distributed, preferred cumulative stock, preferred redeemable stock, non-realized earnings related to available-per-sale securities market value adjustments and certain tax credits in accordance with Resolution No. 3,059, as amended, established by CMN.
•           Tier 2 Capital is represented by revaluation reserves, contingency reserves, special profit reserves related to mandatory dividends not yet distributed, preferred cumulative stock, preferred redeemable stock, subordinated debt and hybrid instruments and non realized earnings related to available-for-sale securities market value adjustments. As mentioned above, Tier 2 Capital must not exceed Tier 1 Capital. In addition, preferred redeemable stock with original maturity of less than 10 years plus the amount of subordinated debt is limited to 50.0% of the amount of Tier 1 Capital.
The regulatory capital is represented by the sum of Tier 1 and Tier 2 Capital and, together with the deductions described in Note 31 to our consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2009, will be taken into consideration for the purposes of defining the operational limits of financial institutions.

Foreign Banks and Foreign Investments

Foreign Currency Exposure

The total exposure in gold, foreign currency and other assets and liabilities indexed or linked to the foreign exchange rate variation undertaken by financial institutions, and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, may not exceed 30.0% of their regulatory capital, in accordance with CMN Resolution No. 3,488/07, established by the CMN.3,488.

Reserve Requirements
The Central Bank currently imposes several reserve requirements on Brazilian financial institutions and such reserve amounts must be deposited with the Central Bank, as a mechanism to control the liquidity of the Brazilian financial system. These reserve requirements are applied to a wide range of banking activities and transactions, such as demand deposits, savings deposits and time deposits. The deduction of certain costs related to foreign currency acquisitions from compulsory deposit requirements related to interbank deposits from leasing companies mentioned below (which compulsory deposits are a part of the reserve requirements related to time deposits) is in effect until June 10, 2010. For compulsory deposits related to time deposits, the deduction of amounts related to debt purchase or investments on interbank deposits issued by financial institutions with a consolidated Tier 1 regulatory capital no greater than R$7 billion is limited to 45.0% of required reserves since March 29, 2010.
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In light of the global financial crisis, the CMN and the Central Bank enacted measures to modify Brazilian banking laws in order to provide the financial market with greater liquidity, including:
•           reducing the rate applicable on additional time deposit and demand deposit reserve requirements to 4.0%, and to 5.0%, respectively, effective until March 22, 2010. As of March 22, 2010 the rate applicable to both additional time and demand deposits reserve requirements is 8.0%, corresponding to the rate in place before the crisis.
•           providing that financial institutions may deduct costs related to foreign currency acquisitions from the compulsory deposit requirements related to interbank deposits from commercial leasing companies;
•           reducing the rate of compulsory demand deposits from 45.0% to 42.0%;
•           reducing the rate of required compulsory reserves as time deposits to 13.5%, effective until March 29, 2010. As of March 29, 2010, the rate of required compulsory reserves as time deposits is 15.0%, corresponding to the rate in place before the crisis; and
•           permitting financial institutions to deduct the amount of voluntary installments of the ordinary contribution to the Credit Assurance Fund ( Fundo Garantidor de Crédito ), or FGC, from compulsory demand deposits.
Liquidity and Fixed Assets Investment Regime

The Central Bank prohibits Brazilian multiple-service banks, including us, from holding, on a consolidated basis, permanent assets in excess of 50.0% of their adjusted regulatory capital. Permanent assets include investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries as well as real estate, equipment and intangible assets.

Lending Limits

In accordance with the CMN Resolution No. 2,844, a financial institution, on a consolidated basis, may not extend loans or advances, grant guarantees, enter into credit derivative transactions, underwrite or hold in its investment portfolio securities of any customer or group of affiliated customers that, in the aggregate, exceed 25.0% of the financial institution’s regulatory capital.

Treatment of OverduePast Due Debts

In accordance with CMN Resolution No 2,682, Brazilian financial institutions are required to classify their credit transactions (including leasing transactions and other transactions characterized as credit advances) at different levels and make provisions according to the level attributed to each such transaction. The classification is based on the financial condition of the customer, the terms and conditions of the transaction and the period of time during which the transaction has been in arrears, if any. Transactions are classified for purposes of Central Bank requirements as level AA, A, B, C, D, E, F, G or H, with AA being the highest classification. Credit classifications must be reviewed on a monthly basis and, apart from to additional provisions required by the Central Bank which are deemed necessary by management of those financial institutions, provisions required to be made vary from 0.5% of the value of the transaction, in the case of level A transactions, to 100.0% in the case of level H transactions.
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Provision for Loan Losses for Income Tax Deduction Purposes

Brazilian financial institutions are allowed to deduct loan losses as expenses for purposes of determining their taxable income. The period during which these deductions may be made depends on the amounts, maturities and types involved in the transaction, in accordance with article 9 of Law Nº 9,430 of December 27, 1996.

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Foreign Currency Loans

Financial institutions in Brazil are permitted to borrow foreign-currency denominated funds in the international markets (either through direct loans or through the issuance of debt securities) for any purpose including on-lending those funds in Brazil to Brazilian corporations and financial institutions without the prior written consent of the Central Bank, in accordance with CMN Resolution No 3,844 issued by the CMN.No. 3,844. The Central Bank may establish limits on the term, interest rate and general conditions of such international loan transactions (including the issuance of bonds and notes by financial institutions). Currently, there are no limits imposed on such transactions, but international funds that remain in Brazil for a period equal to or shorter than 90720 days are subject to a tax on financial transactions ( Imposto sobre Operações Financeiras ), orthe IOF, at a rate of 5.38%6.0% levied on the notional amount in local currency of the foreign currency exchange contract entered into. However, if the funds remain in Brazil for a period over 90720 days, the IOF is reduced to zero. The Central Bank frequently changes these regulations in accordance with the economic scenario and the monetary policy of the Brazilian government.

Cross-border loans between individual or legal entities (including banks) resident or domiciled in Brazil and individual or legal entities resident or domiciled abroad are no longer subject to the prior approval of the Central Bank, but are subject to the prior registration with the Central Bank.

Foreign Currency Position

Transactions involving the sale and purchase of foreign currency in Brazil may only be conducted by institutions authorized to do so by the Central Bank. The Central Bank imposes limits on the foreign exchange sale and purchase positions of institutions authorized to operate in the foreign exchange markets. These limits vary according to the type of financial institution conducting foreign exchange transactions, the foreign exchange sale positions held by those institutions, as well as the shareholders’ equity of the relevant institution. There is no current limit to long or short positions in foreign currency offor banks (commercial, multiple, investment, development banks and savings banks) authorized to carry out transactions on the foreign exchange market. In accordance with the Central Bank Circular No. 3,401, other institutions within the national financial system are not allowed to have longshort positions in foreign currency, although there are no limits in respect to foreign exchange shortlong positions.
Transactions with Affiliates

Law No. 7,492 of June 16, 1986, which sets forth crimes against the Brazilian financial system, establishes the extension of credit by a financial institution to any of its controlling shareholders, directors or officers and certain family members of such individuals and any entity controlled directly or indirectly by such financial institution or which is subject to common control with such financial institution as a crime. Violations of Law No. 7,492 are punishable by two to six years’ imprisonment and a fine. On June 30, 1993, the CMN issued Resolution No. 1,996, which requires any such transaction to be reported to the public ministry’s office.

Brazilian banking laws and regulations also impose prohibitions on the extension of credit or guarantee to any company which holds more than 10.0% of the financial institution’s capital and to any company in which they hold more than 10.0% of the capital. This limitation is also applicable in respect to directors and officers of the financial institution and certain of their relatives, as well to those companies in which such persons hold more than 10.0% of the capital.
Establishment of Offices and Investments Abroad

For a Brazilian financial institution to establish foreign offices or directly or indirectly maintain equity interests in financial institutions outside Brazil, it must obtain the prior approval of the Central Bank, which will depend on the applicant Brazilian bank being able to meet certain criteria, including:

·the Brazilian financial institution must have been in operation for at least six years;

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·the Brazilian financial institution’s paid-in capital and shareholders’ equity must meet the minimum levels established by Central Bank regulations for the relevant financial institution plus an amount equal to 300.0% of the minimum paid-in capital and shareholders’ equity required by Central Bank regulations for commercial banks;

·the Central Bank must be assured of access to information, data and documents regarding the transactions and accounting records of the branch for its global and consolidated supervision; and

·the Brazilian financial institution must present to the Central Bank a study on the economic and financial viability of the subsidiary, branch or investment and the expected return on investment.

Within 180 days of Central Bank approval, the Brazilian financial institution must submit a request to open the branch to the competent foreign authorities and begin operations within one year. Failure to fulfill these conditions may result in cancellation of the authorization.
Compensation of Directors and Officers of Financial Institutions
         On November 25, 2010, the CMN issued Resolution No. 3,921, which established new rules related to the compensation of directors and officers of financial institutions. The compensation of directors and officers may be fixed or variable. Variable compensation may be based on specific criteria set forth in Resolution No. 3,921 and is required to be compatible with the financial institution’s risk management policies. At least 50.0% of variable compensation must be paid in stock or stock-based instruments and at least 40.0% of variable compensation must be deferred for future payment by at least 3 years. These new rules will take effect on January 1, 2012. In addition, financial institutions that are publicly-held companies or required by the Central Bank to establish an audit committee must also establish a compensation committee prior to the first shareholders’ meeting of 2012. Such committee must follow the requirements set out in Resolution No. 3,921.
Bank Insolvency

Insolvency Regime

Financial institution insolvency is largely a matter handled by the Central Bank. The Central Bank will commence and oversee all administrative proceedings, whether for, or in avoidance of, liquidation.

Law No. 11,101, as amended, or the Brazilian Insolvency Law, was sanctioned by the president on February 9, 2005, became effective in June 2005 and was amended in June and November 2005; it has significantly reshaped and modernized bankruptcy law in Brazil, until then governed by rules originating in 1945. Among the more important innovations introduced by the new law are the following: (i) the availability of  reorganization arrangements that, subject to flexible statutory terms and conditions, may be structured under varying forms so as to enable a debtor deemed by its creditors to have business potential to effectively attempt to financially restructure; and (ii) in the event of bankruptcy, the ranking of secured debts ahead of tax liabilities.

While the insolvency of financial institutions remains governed by specific regimes set forth in Law No. 6,024 of March 13, 1974 (intervention, extrajudicial liquidation and temporary special administration regime, each of which is discussed in further detail below), they are subject to the Brazilian Insolvency Law, to the extent applicable, on an ancillary basis, until such time as a specific set of rules is enacted. These specific regimes are imposed by the Central Bank to avoid bankruptcy of financial institutions.

Intervention

The Central Bank may intervene in the operations of a bank in the following circumstances:

·if there is a material risk for creditors, resulting from mismanagement;

·if the bank fails to remedy material violation of the Brazilian banking laws or regulations after notice of the Central Bank; or

·if intervention is an alternative to liquidation.

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Beginning with the date it is ordered, by the Central Bank, an intervention suspends actions or foreclosures related to payable obligations of the financial institutions, prevents early termination or maturity of obligations of the financial institution, and freezes pre-existing deposits.

The intervention may cease:

·at the discretion of the Central Bank if the controlling shareholders or interested third parties take over the administration of the financial institution under intervention after having provided the guarantees required by the Central Bank;

·when the situation of the financial institution is  regularized as determined by the Central Bank; or

·when extrajudicial liquidation or bankruptcy of the entity is ordered by the Central Bank or by the relevant courts, respectively.

Extrajudicial Liquidation

An extrajudicial liquidation of any financial institution (with the exception of public financial institutions controlled by the Brazilian government) may be carried out by the Central Bank if it can be established that:

·debts of the financial institution are not being paid when due;

·the financial institution is deemed insolvent;

·the financial institution has incurred losses that could abnormally increase the exposure of the unsecured creditors;

·management of the relevant financial institution has materially violated Brazilian banking laws or regulations; or

·upon cancellation of its operating authorization, a financial institution’s ordinary liquidation proceedings are not carried out within 90 days or are carried out with delay representing a risk to its creditors, at the Central Bank’s discretion.

Liquidation proceedings may otherwise be requested, on reasonable grounds, by the financial institution’s officers or by the intervener appointed by the Central Bank in the intervention proceeding.

Extrajudicial liquidation suspends actions or foreclosures related to the financial institution, while no other action or foreclosure may be commenced, accelerate the term of its obligations, or interrupt the statute of limitations with regard to the obligations of the financial institution. In addition, interest ceases accruing on the obligations of the financial institution until all its obligations to third parties are duly paid.

Extrajudicial liquidation proceedings may cease:

·at the discretion of the Central Bank if the controlling shareholder or interested third parties take over the administration of the financial institution after having provided the guarantees required by the Central Bank;

·when the liquidator’s final accounts are rendered and approved, and subsequently filed with the competent public registry;

·when converted to an ordinary liquidation; or

·when the financial institution is declared bankrupt.

Temporary Special Administration Regime

In addition to the aforesaid procedures, the Central Bank may also establish the Temporary Special Administration Regime (Regime de Administração Especial Temporária), or RAET, which is a less severe form of Central Bank intervention in private and non-federal public financial institutions and which allows institutions to continue to operate normally. The RAET may be imposed by the Central Bank in the following circumstances:

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·the financial institution continually participates in transactions contrary to economic and financial policies established by federal law;

·the financial institution fails to comply with the compulsory reserves rules;

·the financial institution has operations or circumstances which call for an intervention;

·illegal or management misconduct exists; or

·the institution faces a shortage of assets.

The main purpose of the RAET is to assist with the recovery of the financial condition of the institution under special administration. Although the RAET does not affect the day-to-day business operations, liabilities or rights of the financial institution, which continue to operate in its ordinary course, the Central Bank has the authority to order corporate reorganizations of the financial institution and its subsidiaries, including changing the corporate type, merger or other types of business consolidations, spin-off or change of control of the financial institution under such regime.

Repayment of Creditors in Liquidation

In the event of the extrajudicial liquidation of a financial institution or a liquidation of a financial institution under the terms of a bankruptcy proceeding, employees’ wages and related labor claims up to a certain amount, secured credits and indemnities and tax claims enjoy the highest priority of any claims against the bankruptcy estate. The FGC, a deposit insurance system, guarantees a maximum amount of R$70,000 of certain deposits and credit instruments held by an individual with a financial institution (or financial institutions of the same financial group). The FGC is funded principally by mandatory contributions from all Brazilian financial institutions that handle customer deposits, currently at 0.0125% per month, in accordance with CMN Resolution No. 3,400, as amended. The payment of unsecured credit, including regular retail customer deposits not payable under the FGC, is subject to the prior payment of all secured credits and other credits to which specific laws may grant special privileges. Additionally, deposits and credit instruments raised outside of Brazil are not payable under the credit insurance fund, in accordance with CMN Resolution No. 3,400.

CMN Resolution No. 3,692 of March 26, 2009, authorizes financial institutions to raise funds by means of time deposits guaranteed by the FGC up to a certain amount provided that such deposits (i) have a minimum term of twelve months and a maximum term of sixty months, (ii) are not callable before their term (applicable only for deposits raised after May, 2009), and (iii) are limited to an amount assessed considering bank’s Tier 1 reference net worth and bank’s time deposits, whichever is higher, per deposit of the same bank, limited to R$5 billion. CMN Resolution 3,931, enacted on December 3, 2010, reduced the volume of deposits that financial institutions can accept with the guarantee granted by FGC by 20.0% every year from January 2012 to January 2016, thereby ending such guarantee by 2016.

Brazilian Payment and Settlement System

The rules for the settlement of payments in Brazil are based on the guidelines adopted by the Bank of International Settlements. The Brazilian payment and settlement system began operating in April 2002. The Central Bank and the CVM have the power to regulate and supervise this system. Pursuant to these rules, all clearing houses are required to adopt procedures designed to reduce the possibility of systemic crises and to reduce the risks previously borne by the Central Bank. The most important principles of the Brazilian payment and settlement system are:

·the existence of two main payment and settlement systems: real time gross settlements, using the reserves deposited with the Central Bank; and deferred net settlements, through the clearing houses;

·the clearing houses, with some exceptions, are liable for the payment orders they accept; and

·bankruptcy laws do not affect the payment orders made through the credits of clearing houses, nor the collateral granted to secure those orders. However, clearing houses have ordinary credits against any participant under bankruptcy laws.

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Foreign Banks and Foreign Investments

Foreign Banks

The establishment in Brazil of new branches by foreign financial institutions (financial institutions which operate and have a head office offshore), as well as the acquisition of equity interests by foreign financial institutions in Brazilian financial institutions, is prohibited, except when duly authorized by the Brazilian government, in accordance with international treaties, the policy of reciprocity and the interest of the Brazilian government. Once authorized to operate in Brazil, a foreign financial institution is subject to the same rules, regulations and requirements that are applicable to any other Brazilian financial institution.

Foreign Investments in Brazilian Financial Institutions

Foreign investment in Brazilian financial institutions by individuals or companies is permitted only if specific authorization is granted by the Brazilian government, in accordance with international treaties, the policy of reciprocity and the interest of the Brazilian government. Once authorization is granted, Brazilian law sets forth the following rules concerning foreign investment in Brazil and the remittance of capital outside of Brazil:

·foreign and Brazilian investors must be treated equally, unless legislation states otherwise,

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any foreign entity that directly owns shares of Brazilian companies must be registered with the corporate taxpayer registry (Cadastro Nacional de Pessoa Jurídica), or CNPJ;

·foreign direct investments, repatriations and profit remittances must be registered electronically with the Central Bank;

·the Central Bank may require that Brazilian companies provide information regarding the foreign equity interests in those Brazilian companies, and any other information in connection with the relevant foreign investment in Brazil; and

·Brazilian companies must provide in their financial statements relevant foreign investments, obligations and credits.

On December 9, 1996, a presidential decree authorized the acquisition by non-Brazilians of non-voting shares issued by Brazilian financial institutions as well as the offering abroad of depositary receipts representing those shares. Also in December 1996, the CMN approved a resolution specifically authorizing the global offering of depositary receipts representing non-voting shares of Brazilian financial institutions. Therefore, in these specific cases, authorization from the Brazilian government is not necessary. For cases involving the acquisition of non-voting shares issued by Brazilian financial institutions, foreign investors must also observe the abovementioned requirements concerning registration with the corporate taxpayer registry and with the Central Bank.
Internal Compliance Procedures

All financial institutions must have in place internal policies and procedures to control their activities, their financial, operational and management information systems, and their compliance with all regulations applicable to them.
Audit Committee

For information regarding our audit committee and our audit committee financial experts, see “ Item 6C. Board Practices— Statutory Bodies — Audit Committee” and “Item 16D. Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees.”
Regulation of Independent Accountants

CMN Resolution No. 3,198, dated May 27, 2004, as amended, establishes the rules governing external audit services provided to financial institutions.
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In accordance with CMN Resolution No. 3,198, financial statements and financial information of financial institutions must be audited by independent accountants who are (i) registered with the CVM, (ii) certified as banking analyst experts by the CFC and IBRACON, and (iii) meet certain independence requirements.
The banking analyst certification of the responsible partner and the audit team members with management duties should be maintained by means of (i) approval by a new exam organized by the CFC together with the IBRACON, within a period not to exceed three years of the last approval; or (ii) the performance of independent audit in financial institutions together with the attendance of a continuing professional education program.
At least every five consecutive fiscal years, the responsible partner and the audit team members with management duties in the independent accounting firm must be replaced. Such former accountants may only be re-engaged after three fiscal years have passed since their prior engagement.
CMN Resolution No. 3,198 also prohibits the engagement and maintenance of independent accountants by financial institutions in the event that: (i) any of the circumstances of impediment or incompatibility for the provision of audit services provided for in the rules and regulations of the CVM, CFC or IBRACON arise; (ii) any ownership interest or any asset or liability in the audited financial institution held by the audit firm or members of the audit team involved in the audit work of the financial institution exists; and (iii) the payment of fees representing at least 25% or more of the total annual fees of the independent accountant  Additionally, the audited institution is prohibited from hiring partners and audit team members in management positions that were involved in the audit work for the financial institution for the past 12 months.
In connection with the audit work for the financial institution, in addition to the audit report, the independent accountant must prepare the following reports:
·assessment of the internal control and risk management procedures of the financial institution, including the electronic data processing system, showing any deficiencies found; and
·description of any non-compliance with legal and regulatory provisions that have, or may have, a significant impact on the audited financial statements or operations of the audited financial institution.
These reports, as well as working papers, mail, service agreements and other documents related to the audit work must be made available to the Central Bank for at least five years.
Under Brazilian law, our financial statements must be prepared in accordance with Brazilian GAAP. Financial institutions must have their financial statements audited every six months. Quarterly financial information statements filed with the CVM must be reviewed by its independent accountants. CVM Rule No. 381 requires public companies, including financial institutions, to disclose information relating to services from independent accountants, other than the audit work, that represented 5.0% of more of the fees paid to the independent accounting firm.
In addition, CMN Resolution No. 3,786, dated September 24, 2009, requires that, beginning December 31, 2010, our annual consolidated financial statements be prepared in accordance with IFRS (except that as part of a transition process, for the initial year comparative information is not required to be presented), and accompanied by an independent audit report on such financial statements.
Regulation of Presentation of Financial Statements

CMN Resolution No. 2,723 of May 31, 2000, as amended, establishes certain rules on consolidation of financial statements by financial institutions. According to this Resolution, financial institutions, except for credit unions, are required to prepare their financial statements on a consolidated basis, including investments in companies in which they hold, directly or indirectly, solely or jointly, (i) the right to nominate or designate a majority of the company’s board of directors; (ii) the right to appoint or dismiss the majority of the officers and directors of the company; or (iii) operational or corporate control. Such resolution is applied by the Central Bank to us on a group-wide basis.

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Rules Governing the Collection of Bank and Credit Card Fees
 
The collection of bank fees and commissions is extensively regulated by the CMN and by the Central Bank. RecentCVM Resolution No. 3,919, effective as of March 1, 2011, amended the existing rules seeking standardization of the collection of bank fees and the cost of credit transactions for individuals were approved by the CMN in December 2007.individuals. According to these rules, bank services to individuals are divided into the following four groups: (i) essential services; (ii) priority services; (iii) special services; and (iv) specific or differentiated services; and (iv) special services.
Banks are not able to collect fees in exchange for supplying essential services to individuals with regard to checking accounts, such as (i) supplying a debit card; (ii) supplying ten checks per month to accountholders who meet the requirements to use checks, as per the applicable rules; (iii) supplying of a second debit card (except in cases of loss, theft, damage and other reasons not caused by the bank); (iv) up to four withdrawals per month, which can be made at thea branch of the bank, using checks or additional checks or in ATM terminals; (v) supplying up to two statements describing the transactions during the month, to be obtained through ATM terminals; (vi) inquiries over the internet; (vii) up to two transfers of funds between accounts held by the same bank, per month, at thea branch, through ATM terminals or over the internet; (viii) clearance of checks; and (ix) supplying a consolidated statement describing, on a month-by-month basis, the fees charged over the preceding year with regard to checking accounts and savings accounts. Certain services rendered to individuals with regard to savings accounts also fall under the category of essential services and, therefore, are exempt from the payment of fees. CMN Resolution No. 3,919 prohibits banks from collecting fees for supplying essential services in connection with deposit and savings accounts where clients agree to access and use their accounts by electronic means only. In the case of these exclusively electronic deposit and savings accounts, banks are only authorized to collect fees for supplying essential services when the client voluntarily elects to obtain personal service at the banks´ branches or client service locations.

Priority services are the ones rendered to individuals with regard to checking accounts, transfers of funds, credit transactions, leasing, standard credit cards and records and are subject to the collection of fees by the financial institutions only if the service and its nomenclature are listed in Memorandum 3,371, which defines standardized nomenclature for services and their delivery channels, acronym identification and description of triggering events for such services. In addition,Appendix I. CMN Resolution No. 3,5183,919 also states that commercial banks must offer to their individual clients a “standardized package” of priority services, whose content is defined by Memorandum 3,371.Appendix I. Banking clients must have the option to acquire individual services, instead of adhering to the package.

The collection of fees in exchange for the supply of special services (including, among others, services relating to rural credit, currency exchange market and on-lending of funds from the real estate financial system, for example) are still governed by the specific provisions found in the laws and regulations relating to such services.

The regulation authorizes financial institutions to collect fees for the performance of specific services, provided that the account holder or user shall be informed of the conditions for use and payment or the fee and charging method are defined in the contract. Some of the specific services are (i) approval of signatures; (ii) management of investment funds; (iii) rental of safe deposit boxes; (iv) courier services; and (v) custody and brokerage services, (vi) endorsement of clients debts (aval/guarantee); (vii) pledge of credit instruments; and (viii) foreign currency exchange, among others.

The collectionOther changes included in CMN Resolution No. 3,919 are: (i) prohibition from charging fees for amending adhesion contracts, except in the cases of asset replacement in leasing transactions and early liquidation or amortization, cancelation or termination; (ii) prohibition from including services related to credit cards and other services not subject to fees in service packages that include priority, special and/or differentiated services; (iii) subscription to service packages must be through a separate contract; (iv) information given to the customer with respect a service package must include the value of each service included in the package, the number of times that each service may be utilized per month, and the total price of the package; (v) a customer’s annual banking statement must separately identify default interest, penalties and other costs charged on loans and leasing transactions; (vi) registration fees cannot be cumulatively charged; (vii) overdraft fees can be charged, at most, once for the last 30 days.

CMN Resolution No. 3,919 also established new rules applicable to credit card, including types of fees that can be charged for services rendered by financial institutions, information to be disclosed in exchange forcredit card invoices and agreement and creation of two types of credit cards: (i) a basic credit cards with certain basic services, which was classified as a prior service; and (ii) a differentiated credit card, with rewards and other benefits to the supplyconsumer, which was classified as a differentiated service. In addition, Central Bank Circular No. 3,512 established a minimum amount that credit card holders must pay monthly on outstanding credit card balances: 15.0% as of special services (including, among others, services relatingJune, 2011, increasing to rural credit, currency exchange market and on-lending20.0% as of funds from the real estate financial system, for example) are still governed by the specific provisions found in the laws and regulations relating to such services.December, 2011.

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In addition, CMN regulations establishesestablish that all debits related to the collection of fees must be charged to a bank account only if there are sufficient funds to cover such debits in such account thus forbidding overdrafts caused by the collection of banking fees. Furthermore, a minimum of 30 days notice must precede any increase or creation of fees, while fees related to priority services and the “standardized package” can be increased only after 180 days from the date of the last increase (whereas reductions can take place at any time).

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Regulation of Internet and Electronic Commerce

Although Brazil does not have a comprehensive legislation regulating electronic commerce, the president adopted Provisional Measure No. 2,200 on June 28,since 2001 to govern the legal validity of electronic documents in Brazil and to establishis ruled by Provisional Measure No. 2,200, which establishes a government controlled digital certification system, which will guaranteeaimed at guaranteeing the authenticity, integrity and legal validity of electronic documents and ensureensuring the security of electronic transactions.
Nevertheless, the widespread use of digital certification and the improvement of electronic commerce in Brazil still depends on extensive regulation. Thus, However, there are currently several bills dealing withrelating to internet and electronic commerce regulation in the Brazilian Congress. The proposed legislation, if enacted, will reinforce the legal effect, validity and enforceability of information in the form of electronic messages, allowing parties to enter into an agreement, make an offer and accept one through electronic messages.

Considering the increasing use of electronic channels in the Brazilian banking sector, the CMN enacted Resolution No. 2,817 on February 22, 2001, as amended by CMN Resolution No. 2,953 of April, 25, 2002, allowing the opening of deposit bank accounts with banks and other financial institutions by electronic means, which includes the Internet,internet, ATM machines, telephone and other distance communication channels. This regulation sets forth some specific rules on the opening and movinguse of bank accounts via electronic means:means, including: (i) all requirements contained in CMN Resolution No. 2,025 for verification of the identity of the customer must be fulfilled;customer; and (ii) transfers of amounts are allowed only between similar accounts that haveof the same exact accountholders or in the event of liquidation of investment products and funds, held byto an account of the same accountholders.accountholders of the investment products/funds.

On March 26, 2009, the CVM approvedCMN enacted Resolution No. 3,694 requiring that all financial institutions which offeroffering products and services to their clients through electronic means must guarantee security, secrecy and reliability in all electronic transactions and disclose, in clear and precise terms, the risks and responsibilities involving the product or service acquired through such channel.

In addition, the Central Bank also permits, under CMN Resolution No. 3,919 of November, 25, 2010, the opening of deposit bank and savings accounts, accessed and used exclusively through electronic means. See “—Rules Governing the Collection of Bank and Credit Card Fees” above.
 
Transactions with AffiliatesAnti-Money Laundering Regulations

The Brazilian anti-money laundering law (Law No. 9,613, as amended), or the AML Law, No. 7,492makes it a crime to hide or disguise the nature, origin, location, disposal, movement or ownership of June 16, 1986,goods, rights or finances coming, directly or indirectly, from the following crimes: (i) illegal trafficking of narcotic substances; (ii) terrorism and terrorism financing; (iii) smuggling or trafficking weapons or munitions; (iv) extortion through kidnapping; (v) acts against Brazilian public administration; (vi) acts against the national financial system; (vii) acts conducted by a criminal organization; or (viii) acts against a foreign public administration.

The AML Law also created the Council of Control of Financial Activities (Conselho de Controle de Atividades Financeiras), or COAF, which sets forth crimes againstis the Brazilian financial intelligence unit that operates under the Ministry of Finance. COAF has a central role in the Brazilian system establishesof fighting against money laundering and terrorism financing, and the extensionlegal responsibility to coordinate mechanisms for international cooperation and information exchange.

According to the AML Law and complementary regulations enacted by the Central Bank, financial institutions must have internal controls procedures in order to:

·identify and know their customer, which includes determining whether the customer is a Politically-Exposed Person, or PEP, as well as identifying the beneficial owners in the related transaction, if any. These records must be kept up to date;

·compile an analysis of new products and services with respect to anti-money laundering issues;

·maintain records of all financial services or transactions held on behalf of, or for, a customer. The record system must allow the identification of: (i) any transaction or series of transactions involving amounts that exceed R$10,000 and belong to the same customer or conglomerate in one calendar month; and (ii) operations that reveal a pattern of activity that suggests a scheme to avoid identification;
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·pay special attention to (i) unusual transactions, or proposed transactions, related to the parties involved, amounts, forms of execution and the instruments used, or that have no apparent economic or legal basis; (ii) transactions or proposed transactions involving PEPs; (iii) evidence of fraud in customer or transaction identification; (iv) customers or transactions involving unidentifiable beneficial owners; (v) operations originated from or destined to countries that do not fully comply the Financial Action Task Force Recommendations; and (vi) situations where it is not possible to keep a customer’s identification records up to date. Financial institutions must have enhanced monitoring programs, check if a certain customer or transaction must be reported to COAF and evaluate if they want to begin or maintain a relationship with a customer;

·report suspicious transactions to COAF, including all cash transactions equal to or above R$100,000, which must be reported automatically in the same day of transaction;

·keep the records referred to above for at least five years or ten years, depending on the nature of information, even after ending a customer relationship or closing a transaction; and

·define criteria for employee hiring and maintain an employee anti-money laundering training.

Non-compliance with any of credit by athe obligations indicated above subjects the financial institution and its managers to penalties varying from fines (from 1.0% to 200.0% of the amount of the transaction, 200.0% of the profit generated thereby, or a fine of up to R$200,000) to rendering its managers ineligible for the exercise of any of its controlling shareholders, directors or officersfunctions in financial institutions and certain family members of such individuals and any entity controlled directly or indirectly by such financial institution or which is subject to common control with such financial institution as a crime. Violations of Law No. 7,492 are punishable by two to six years’ imprisonment and a fine. On June 30, 1993, the CMN issued Resolution No. 1,996, which requires any such transaction to be reported to the public ministry’s office.
The Banking Law also imposed prohibitions on the extension of credit or guarantee to any company which holds more than 10.0%revocation of the financial institution’s capitallicense to operate.
Politically-Exposed Persons

PEPs are public agents who occupy or have occupied a relevant public function (for example heads of state or of government, senior politicians, senior government, judicial or military officials, senior executives of state owned corporations, important political party officials), over the past five years, in Brazil or other countries, territories and foreign jurisdictions. It also includes their family members and close associates. Financial institutions must develop and implement internal procedures to identify PEPs and obtain special approval of a member of staff with higher hierarchical level, compared to those that  normally approve the relationship, such as directors, prior to establishing any companyrelationship with those individuals. They must also adopt reinforced and continuous surveillance actions with regard to transactions with PEPs and report all the suspicious transactions to COAF.
Banking Secrecy

Financial institutions must maintain the secrecy of their banking operations and services provided to their customers. The only circumstances in which they hold more than 10.0%information about clients, services or operations of Brazilian financial institutions or credit card companies may be disclosed to third parties are the following: (i) the disclosure of information with the express consent of the capital. This limitationinterested parties; (ii) the exchange of information between financial institutions for record purposes; (iii) the provision to credit reference agencies of information based on data from the records of subscribers of cheques drawn on accounts without sufficient funds and defaulting debtors; (iv) the provision by financial institutions and credit card companies to competent authorities of information relating to the occurrence of, or suspicions as to a criminal or other unlawful act; (v) as otherwise expressly allowed by Supplementary Law No. 105 of January 10, 2001; and (vi) the disclosure of information in compliance with a judicial order. Supplementary Law No. 105 also allows the Central Bank or the CVM to exchange information with foreign governmental authorities pursuant to an existing treaty.

Finally, a breach of bank confidentiality may be ordered by judicial authority when necessary to investigate any torts or crimes. With the exception of instances permitted by Supplementary Law No. 105 and other instances permitted by judicial order, a breach of bank confidentiality is a crime punished by one to four years of confinement, and fine.
The Consumer Defense Code and Banking Client Protection Regulation

In 1990, the Brazilian Consumer Defense Code (Código de Defesa do Consumidor), or the CDC, was enacted to establish rules for consumers’ protection and governs the relationship between product and service providers and consumers. After a long controversy over the extent to which CDC applies to financial services, the Brazilian Supreme Court decided in a final judgment that the CDC also applies to transactions between financial institutions and their clients. Based on this decision, CMN and the Central Bank focused their regulation and supervisory role to issues that are specific to financial services, which includes: (i) ombudsman services organized as a free communication channel between customers and financial institutions under the supervision of an ombudsmen officer (CMN Resolution No. 3,477); (ii) early liquidation of loans (CMN Resolution No. 3,516); (iii) standards for disclosure and transparency requirements for consumer credit products and financial services, such as the total cost of credit transactions (CMN Resolution No. 3,517); (iv) liability prevention and control in financial transactions (CMN Resolution No. 3,694); (v) collection of bank fees and commissions (CMN Resolution No. 3,518, altered by CMN Resolution No. 3,919).

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Besides the banking client protection regulation enforced by CMN and the Central Bank, the basic consumer rights guaranteed by the CDC regarding the relationship between financial institutions and their clients include: (i) the imposition of a reverse burden of proof in court; (ii) financial institutions must ensure that customers are fully aware of all contractual clauses, including responsibilities and penalties applicable to both parties, in order to protect against abusive practices; (iii) financial institutions are prohibited from releasing misleading or abusive publicity or information about their contracts or services; (iv) financial institutions are liable for any damages caused to their customers by misrepresentations in their publicity or information provided; and (v) interest charges in connection with personal credit and consumer directed credit transactions must be proportionally reduced in case of early payment of debts.

With respect to directorsconsumer’s rights, Decree No. 6,523 directed the CDC to establish general rules on Customer Service Assistance (Serviço de Atendimento ao Consumidor), or SAC, by phone for information, clarification of doubts, complaints, and officersagreements regarding suspension or cancellation, and Law No. 11,785 amended CDC’s article 54 to define that in adhesions agreements, the font size may not be smaller than a size 12.
Antitrust Regulation

Generally, under the Brazilian antitrust law (Law No. 8,884, enacted on June 11, 1994), transactions resulting in economic concentration must be submitted to the Brazilian Antitrust System (Sistema Brasileiro de Defesa da Concorrência), or SBDC, for approval if they result in the control of 20% or more of a relevant market or if any of the financial institution and certainparties had an annual gross revenue of their relatives, as well to those companies in which such persons hold more than 10.0%R$400 million or more. CADE, the decision-making body of the capital.SBDC, may approve a transaction without restrictions, approve it with restrictions or not approve it.

Establishment of OfficesFinancial conglomerates submit merger and Investments Abroad

For a Brazilian financial institutionacquisitions transactions in various industries, including the insurance and pension plan industries, to establish foreign offices or directly or indirectly maintain equity interestsSBDC for approval. Merger and acquisition transactions in the banking industry, however, must be submitted to the Central Bank, as financial institutions outside Brazil, it must obtaindepend on the prior approval of the Central Bank which will be contingent on the applicant Brazilian bank being ablein order to meet certain criteria, including:
•           the Brazilianmerge with or acquire another financial institution must have been in operation for at least six years;
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•           the Brazilian financial institution’s paid-in capital and shareholders’ equity must meet the minimum levels established by Central Bank regulations for the relevant financial institution plus an amount equal to 300%institution. The exclusive authority of the minimum paid-in capital and shareholders’ equity required by Central Bank regulations for commercial banks;
the Central Bank must be assuredto review and approve merger and acquisition transactions involving financial institutions was confirmed in August, 2010, by the Superior Court of accessJustice, in a decision still subject to information, data and documents regardingfurther review. Although the outcome of this case will not automatically become a binding precedent for financial institutions in general, an overruling of this decision could nevertheless make it advisable for financial institutions to submit any merger or acquisition transactions and accounting records ofin the branch for its global and consolidated supervision;
•           the Brazilian financial institution must presentbanking industry to the Central Bank a study on the economic and financial viability of the subsidiary, branch or investment and the expected return on investment; and
•           within 180 days of Central Bank approval, the Brazilian financial institution must submit a request to open the branch with the competent foreign authorities and begin operations within one year. Failure to observe these conditions may result in cancellation of the authorization.

Regulation of Independent Auditors

Resolution No. 3,198 of CMN, dated as of May 27, 2004, as amended, establishes consolidated regulations with respect to external audit services for financial institutions. In accordance with Resolution No. 3,198, all financial institutions must be audited by independent accountants. Independent accountants can only be hired if they are registered with the CVM, certified in specialized banking analysis by the IBRACON, Institute of Brazilian Independent Auditors ( Instituto dos Auditores Independentes do Brasil ) and if they meet several requirements that assure their independence. Moreover, financial institutions must replace the responsible partner and senior team members within their independent accounting firm at least every five consecutive years.
Former teams of accountants can be rehired only after three complete years have passed since their prior service. Financial institutions must designate a technically qualified senior manager to be responsible for compliance with all regulations regarding financial statements and auditing.
In addition to preparing an audit report, the independent accountants must prepare:
• a report on the financial institution’s internal controls showing all deficiencies found, and
• a description of the financial institution’s non-compliance with applicable regulation material to the financial institution’s financial statements or activities.
Resolution No. 3,198, as amended by several other resolutions, implemented the following changes to the regulation of independent auditors:
• mandatory limited review of quarterly financial information provided to the Central Bank;
• the financial institution is required to appoint one executive officer, who is qualified to supervise the applicability of the rules and who will be responsible for delivering any information and reporting any eventual fraud or negligence, notwithstanding any other applicable regulation, to the Central Bank;
• definition of certain services that the independent auditor will not be able to provide so as not to risk losing its independence,SBDC, in addition to CVM requirements;
• Resolution No. 3,503 suspended until December 31, 2008, which determined the mandatory rotationsubmission of the independent auditor firm every five years and Resolution No. 3,606, dated September 11, 2008, replaced the rotation of the auditing firm by the rotation of the partner responsible and management team;
• financial institutions that present regulatory capital equalsuch transactions to or above R$1 billion will have to establish an audit committee comprised of at least three members who should rotate every five years and at least one of the members must have accounting and financial knowledge. The members of the audit committee will only be allowed to be part of the committee again after three years following the maximum five-year office term. The audit committee will be responsible for the evaluation of internal controls, the effectiveness of the independent auditor, and recommend the improvement or change of policies and procedures, among other responsibilities. Each audit committee must publish a summary of the audit committee report, together with the six-month financial statements;
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• the hiring of the independent auditor is subject to the certification of team members with management responsibility issued by CFC, together with the IBRACON; and
• the independent auditor is responsible for the issuance of the audit report on the financial statements, a report on the evaluation of internal controls and systems and a report presenting transgressions to the rules and regulations which may have a significant impact on the financial statements or operations of the entity. These reports must be available for inspection by the Central Bank.
 
Furthermore, under Brazilian law ourAsset Management Regulation
Asset management is regulated by the CMN and the CVM. CMN and CVM regulations stipulate that institutions must segregate their asset management activities from their other activities.
Certain investment funds within the asset management industry, such as private equity investment funds are also self-regulated by ANBIMA, which enacts additional rules and policies, especially with respect to the offering, marketing and advertising of financial statements must be prepared in accordance with Brazilian GAAPproducts and other applicable regulations. Financial institutionsservices.
Investment funds are requiredsubject to have financial statements audited every six months. Quarterly financial information filed withthe regulation and supervision of the CVM and are managed by companies authorized by the CVM to manage investment fund portfolios. Investment funds may invest in instruments available in the financial and capital markets, including fixed income instruments, stocks, debentures and derivative products, provided that, in addition to the denomination of the fund, a reference to the relevant type of fund is included.
According to CVM rule No. 409, of August 18, 2004, as amended, investment funds may be classified as (i) short term funds; (ii) referenced funds; (iii) fixed income funds; (iv) stocks funds; (v) exchange funds; (vi) external debt funds; and (vii) multi-market funds.
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Investment funds are subject to review by its independent accountants. In January 2003, the CVM approved regulations requiring audited entities to disclose information relating to an independent accounting firm’s non-auditing services whenever such services represent more than 5.0% of the fees the entity paidcertain restrictions with respect to the external accounting firm.composition of their portfolios and the classification of their investors, including, among other things, restrictions on the types of securities, financial assets and operations, limits per issuer and limits by type of financial assets.  Such restrictions are set forth in CVM regulations.
 
In addition, the CVM regulations establish criteria for the registration and accounting evaluation of titles, securities, financial instruments and derivatives. Pursuant to such regulations, fund managers must mark their securities to market; hence, the fund’s portfolio assets must be accounted for at their fair market value, instead of their expected yield to maturity.
The CVM has also enacted rules to regulate private equity funds, credit rights investment funds, real estate investment funds and other specified investment funds. The rules of CVM rule No. 409 are applicable to each and every investment fund registered with the CVM to the extent they are not contrary to the provisions of specific rules applicable to such funds.
Leasing Regulations

The basic legal framework governing leasing transactions is established by Law No. 6,099 of September 12, 1974, as amended, and the regulations issued there under by the CMN from time to time, in particular CMN Resolution No. 3786, dated September 24, 2009,2,309 of August 28, 1996.

Law No. 6,099, as amended, sets forth the general guidelines for the legal treatment of December 31, 2010 our annual statutory consolidated financial statements must be prepared in accordance with IFRS,leasing transactions and accompanied by an independent audit report confirming thatdelegates to the CMN, the regulator and supervisor of the financial statements have been so prepared.system, the competency to scrutinize leasing companies and their transactions in greater detail. Through CMN Resolution No. 2,309, the CMN and the Central Bank supervise and control the transactions entered into by leasing companies. Furthermore, the laws and regulations applicable to financial institutions, such as those related to reporting requirements, capital adequacy and leverage, assets composition limits and treatment of doubtful loans, are generally also applicable to leasing companies.
Taxation

TaxationWe describe below the main corporate taxes that may impact financial transactions entered into by companies of the Itaú Unibanco Group, as well as a description of the main taxes on Financial Transactionsfinancial transactions.

Overview

The table below summarizes the main taxes imposed on financial transactionsour activities. For a more detailed analysis, investors should consult their tax advisers.

Tax
Rate
Calculation of Taxable Profit
IRPJ15.0% plus 10.0%Net income with adjustments (exclusions, additions, and deductions).
CSLL15.0% or 9.0%Net income with adjustments (exclusions, additions, and deductions).
COFINS4.0%Gross revenue minus specific deductions
PIS0.65%Gross revenue minus specific deductions
ISS2.0% to 5.0%Service value

Corporate Income Tax and Social Contribution on Profits

Currently, Brazilian companies are subject to the following:corporate income tax (imposto de renda da pessoa jurídica), or IRPJ. and the social contribution on profits (contribuição social sobre o lucro líquido), or CSLL.

According to the tax regime adopted by each company, the IRPJ and CSLL may be imposed on an adjusted tax basis (taxable income regime), which is subject to adjustments (deductions, additions and exclusions) upon the ascertainment of the tax due at the end of the fiscal year (e.g., operating costs, expenses, provisions and equity accounting).

 
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The IRPJ is imposed at a rate of 15.0% and a surtax of 10.0% is applicable when the total amount of profit exceeds R$20,000 per month (imposing a total rate of 25.0% on the amount of profit exceeding R$20,000 per month).

The CSLL is generally imposed at a rate of 9.0%. Law No. 11,727 of June 23, 2008, established that as of May 1, 2008, the CSLL rate on income of financial, insurance and similar companies increased to 15.0%. The following companies are considered financial, insurance and similar companies for this purpose: private insurance and capitalization companies, banks of any type, securities underwriters, foreign exchange and securities brokerages, credit, financing and investment companies, real estate loan companies, credit card management companies, leasing companies, credit cooperatives and savings and loan associations. The increased CSLL rate is applicable to us and many of our subsidiaries and affiliates. Brazilian financial institutions, including us, are disputing the constitutionality of a higher CSLL tax rate that applies only to financial, insurance and similar companies.

Brazilian companies can offset the historical nominal amount of tax losses against results of subsequent years at any time (i.e., with no limitations with respect to time periods), provided that such offsetting does not exceed 30.0% of the annual taxable income of such future year.

Companies pay the IRPJ and CSLL taxes based on their worldwide income rather than on income solely from Brazilian operations. Therefore, profits, capital gains and other income obtained abroad by Brazilian entities will be computed in the determination of their net income. In addition, profits, capital gains and other income from foreign branches or income from subsidiaries or foreign corporations controlled by a Brazilian entity will also be computed in the calculation of such entity’s profits, in proportion to its participation in such foreign companies’ capital. The Brazilian company is allowed to deduct income tax paid abroad, up to the amount of Brazilian income taxes imposed on such income.

Taxation of Profit Distribution

Dividends paid by a Brazilian company, including stock dividends and other dividends paid to a non-resident, are currently not subject to withholding income tax in Brazil to the extent that these amounts are related to profits generated on or after January 1, 1996. Dividends paid from profits generated before January 1, 1996 may be subject to Brazilian withholding income tax at varying rates, according to the tax legislation applicable to each corresponding year.

Law No. 9,249 of December 26, 1995, as amended, allows a Brazilian corporation to make, instead of dividend distributions, distributions that are treated as interest on net equity and that constitute deductible expenses for purposes of calculating the IRPJ and CSLL. These distributions may be paid in cash. For tax purposes, this interest is limited to the daily average of the TJLP, as determined by the Central Bank, over the taxable year, and the amount of payments and deduction may not exceed the greater of (i) 50.0% of net income (after the deduction of CSLL, but before taking into account the amount of such interest on net equity and the provision for IRPJ) for the period in respect of which the payment is made; and (ii) 50.0% of the sum of retained profits and profit reserves.

Any payment of interest on shareholders’ equity is subject to withholding income tax at the rate of 15.0%, or 25.0% in the case of a shareholder who is domiciled in a tax haven jurisdiction (See Item 10E.Taxation). These payments may be qualified, at their net value, as part of any mandatory dividend.

Taxes on Revenue – Contribution on Social Integration Program and Social Security Financing Contribution

In addition to IRPJ and CSLL, Brazilian companies are subject to the following taxes on revenues: contribution on social integration program (contribuição para o programa da integração social), or PIS, and social security financing contribution (contribuição social para o financiamento da seguridades social), or COFINS.

According to Law 9.718, as amended, financial institutions must pay contribution to PIS at a rate of 0.65% and COFINS at a rate of 4.0%. In general, PIS and COFINS are charged on companies’ gross revenues, with some exemptions. In the case of financial institutions, certain additional deductions are provided by law so that the taxation basis is similar to the gross profit margin. Certain of our financial subsidiaries are currently claiming that the PIS and COFINS should be levied only on their revenue from the sale of goods and services, and not on revenues from financial and other activities. The amounts in dispute are accounted for as a tax liability provision on our balance sheet.

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Non-financial companies that calculate IRPJ and CSLL based on the taxable income regime are required to calculate PIS and COFINS contributions according to the non-cumulative regime. Under this regime, PIS is imposed at a rate of 1.65% and COFINS is imposed at a rate of 7.6%. The calculation basis of these contributions is the gross revenue earned by the company, however, the taxpayer can offset credits arising from the application of the same rates on the value paid on the purchase of certain inputs used in the production process of the company. Currently, under such non-cumulative regime, financial income (except, for example, for income from interest on net equity) of non-financial companies is not subject to PIS and COFINS.

Service Tax

The tax on services (imposto sobre serviços de qualquer natureza), or ISS, is generally imposed on the price of value of services rendered (e.g., bank services) and charged by the municipality where our branch or office that renders the service is located. The tax rates vary from 2.0% up to the maximum rate of 5.0%, depending on the municipality.

TaxBank Insolvency

Insolvency Regime

Financial institution insolvency is largely a matter handled by the Central Bank. The Central Bank will commence and oversee all administrative proceedings, whether for, or in avoidance of, liquidation.

Law No. 11,101, as amended, or the Brazilian Insolvency Law, was sanctioned by the president on Financial TransactionsFebruary 9, 2005, became effective in June 2005 and was amended in June and November 2005; it has significantly reshaped and modernized bankruptcy law in Brazil, until then governed by rules originating in 1945. Among the more important innovations introduced by the new law are the following: (i) the availability of  reorganization arrangements that, subject to flexible statutory terms and conditions, may be structured under varying forms so as to enable a debtor deemed by its creditors to have business potential to effectively attempt to financially restructure; and (ii) in the event of bankruptcy, the ranking of secured debts ahead of tax liabilities.

While the insolvency of financial institutions remains governed by specific regimes set forth in Law No. 6,024 of March 13, 1974 (intervention, extrajudicial liquidation and temporary special administration regime, each of which is discussed in further detail below), they are subject to the Brazilian Insolvency Law, to the extent applicable, on an ancillary basis, until such time as a specific set of rules is enacted. These specific regimes are imposed by the Central Bank to avoid bankruptcy of financial institutions.

Intervention

The IOF taxCentral Bank may intervene in the operations of a bank in the following circumstances:

·if there is a material risk for creditors, resulting from mismanagement;

·if the bank fails to remedy material violation of the Brazilian banking laws or regulations after notice of the Central Bank; or

·if intervention is an alternative to liquidation.

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Beginning with the date it is ordered, by the Central Bank, an intervention suspends actions or foreclosures related to payable obligations of the financial institutions, prevents early termination or maturity of obligations of the financial institution, and freezes pre-existing deposits.

The intervention may cease:

·at the discretion of the Central Bank if the controlling shareholders or interested third parties take over the administration of the financial institution under intervention after having provided the guarantees required by the Central Bank;

·when the situation of the financial institution is  regularized as determined by the Central Bank; or

·when extrajudicial liquidation or bankruptcy of the entity is ordered by the Central Bank or by the relevant courts, respectively.

Extrajudicial Liquidation

An extrajudicial liquidation of any financial institution (with the exception of public financial institutions controlled by the Brazilian government) may be carried out by the Central Bank if it can be established that:

·debts of the financial institution are not being paid when due;

·the financial institution is deemed insolvent;

·the financial institution has incurred losses that could abnormally increase the exposure of the unsecured creditors;

·management of the relevant financial institution has materially violated Brazilian banking laws or regulations; or

·upon cancellation of its operating authorization, a financial institution’s ordinary liquidation proceedings are not carried out within 90 days or are carried out with delay representing a risk to its creditors, at the Central Bank’s discretion.

Liquidation proceedings may otherwise be requested, on reasonable grounds, by the financial institution’s officers or by the intervener appointed by the Central Bank in the intervention proceeding.

Extrajudicial liquidation suspends actions or foreclosures related to the financial institution, while no other action or foreclosure may be commenced, accelerate the term of its obligations, or interrupt the statute of limitations with regard to the obligations of the financial institution. In addition, interest ceases accruing on the obligations of the financial institution until all its obligations to third parties are duly paid.

Extrajudicial liquidation proceedings may cease:

·at the discretion of the Central Bank if the controlling shareholder or interested third parties take over the administration of the financial institution after having provided the guarantees required by the Central Bank;

·when the liquidator’s final accounts are rendered and approved, and subsequently filed with the competent public registry;

·when converted to an ordinary liquidation; or

·when the financial institution is declared bankrupt.

Temporary Special Administration Regime

In addition to the aforesaid procedures, the Central Bank may also establish the Temporary Special Administration Regime (Regime de Administração Especial Temporária), or RAET, which is a less severe form of Central Bank intervention in private and non-federal public financial institutions and which allows institutions to continue to operate normally. The RAET may be imposed by the Central Bank in the following circumstances:

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·the financial institution continually participates in transactions contrary to economic and financial policies established by federal law;

·the financial institution fails to comply with the compulsory reserves rules;

·the financial institution has operations or circumstances which call for an intervention;

·illegal or management misconduct exists; or

·the institution faces a shortage of assets.

The main purpose of the RAET is to assist with the recovery of the financial condition of the institution under special administration. Although the RAET does not affect the day-to-day business operations, liabilities or rights of the financial institution, which continue to operate in its ordinary course, the Central Bank has the authority to order corporate reorganizations of the financial institution and its subsidiaries, including changing the corporate type, merger or other types of business consolidations, spin-off or change of control of the financial institution under such regime.

Repayment of Creditors in Liquidation

In the event of the extrajudicial liquidation of a financial institution or a liquidation of a financial institution under the terms of a bankruptcy proceeding, employees’ wages and related labor claims up to a certain amount, secured credits and indemnities and tax imposed onclaims enjoy the highest priority of any claims against the bankruptcy estate. The FGC, a deposit insurance system, guarantees a maximum amount of R$70,000 of certain deposits and credit instruments held by an individual with a financial transactions (such as credit, foreign exchange and insurance transactions or those transactions related to securities)institution (or financial institutions of the same financial group). The rateFGC is funded principally by mandatory contributions from all Brazilian financial institutions that handle customer deposits, currently at 0.0125% per month, in accordance with CMN Resolution No. 3,400, as amended. The payment of unsecured credit, including regular retail customer deposits not payable under the FGC, is subject to the prior payment of all secured credits and other credits to which specific laws may grant special privileges. Additionally, deposits and credit instruments raised outside of Brazil are not payable under the credit insurance fund, in accordance with CMN Resolution No. 3,400.

CMN Resolution No. 3,692 of March 26, 2009, authorizes financial institutions to raise funds by means of time deposits guaranteed by the FGC up to a certain amount provided that such deposits (i) have a minimum term of twelve months and a maximum term of sixty months, (ii) are not callable before their term (applicable only for deposits raised after May, 2009), and (iii) are limited to an amount assessed considering bank’s Tier 1 reference net worth and bank’s time deposits, whichever is higher, per deposit of the IOF tax varies accordingsame bank, limited to R$5 billion. CMN Resolution 3,931, enacted on December 3, 2010, reduced the policiesvolume of deposits that financial institutions can accept with the guarantee granted by FGC by 20.0% every year from January 2012 to January 2016, thereby ending such guarantee by 2016.

Brazilian Payment and Settlement System

The rules for the settlement of payments in Brazil are based on the guidelines adopted by the Bank of International Settlements. The Brazilian payment and settlement system began operating in April 2002. The Central Bank and the CVM have the power to regulate and supervise this system. Pursuant to these rules, all clearing houses are required to adopt procedures designed to reduce the possibility of systemic crises and to reduce the risks previously borne by the Central Bank. The most important principles of the Brazilian payment and settlement system are:

·the existence of two main payment and settlement systems: real time gross settlements, using the reserves deposited with the Central Bank; and deferred net settlements, through the clearing houses;

·the clearing houses, with some exceptions, are liable for the payment orders they accept; and

·bankruptcy laws do not affect the payment orders made through the credits of clearing houses, nor the collateral granted to secure those orders. However, clearing houses have ordinary credits against any participant under bankruptcy laws.

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Foreign Banks and Foreign Investments

Foreign Banks

The establishment in Brazil of new branches by foreign financial institutions (financial institutions which operate and have a head office offshore), as well as the acquisition of equity interests by foreign financial institutions in Brazilian financial institutions, is prohibited, except when duly authorized by the Brazilian government, to restrict or stimulatein accordance with international treaties, the inflowpolicy of foreign capitalreciprocity and to limit credit to individuals.
The IOF tax is imposed on several foreign exchange transactions. Its applicable rates, which may be increased up to 25%, are set by the executive branchinterest of the Brazilian government. Once authorized to operate in Brazil, a foreign financial institution is subject to the same rules, regulations and requirements that are applicable to any other Brazilian financial institution.

Foreign Investments in Brazilian Financial Institutions

Foreign investment in Brazilian financial institutions by individuals or companies is permitted only if specific authorization is granted by the Brazilian government, in accordance with international treaties, the policy of reciprocity and the interest of the Brazilian government. Once authorization is granted, Brazilian law sets forth the following rules concerning foreign investment in Brazil and the remittance of capital outside of Brazil:

·foreign and Brazilian investors must be treated equally, unless legislation states otherwise,

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any foreign entity that directly owns shares of Brazilian companies must be registered with the corporate taxpayer registry (Cadastro Nacional de Pessoa Jurídica), or CNPJ;

·foreign direct investments, repatriations and profit remittances must be registered electronically with the Central Bank;

·the Central Bank may require that Brazilian companies provide information regarding the foreign equity interests in those Brazilian companies, and any other information in connection with the relevant foreign investment in Brazil; and

·Brazilian companies must provide in their financial statements relevant foreign investments, obligations and credits.

On December 9, 1996, a presidential decree authorized the acquisition by non-Brazilians of non-voting shares issued by Brazilian financial institutions as well as the offering abroad of depositary receipts representing those shares. Also in December 1996, the CMN approved a resolution specifically authorizing the global offering of depositary receipts representing non-voting shares of Brazilian financial institutions. Therefore, in these specific cases, authorization from the Brazilian government is not necessary. For cases involving the acquisition of non-voting shares issued by Brazilian financial institutions, foreign investors must also observe the abovementioned requirements concerning registration with the corporate taxpayer registry and with the Central Bank.
Internal Compliance Procedures

All financial institutions must have in place internal policies and procedures to control their activities, their financial, operational and management information systems, and their compliance with all regulations applicable to them.
Audit Committee

For information regarding our audit committee and our audit committee financial experts, see “ Item 6C. Board Practices— Statutory Bodies — Audit Committee” and “Item 16D. Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees.”
Regulation of Independent Accountants

CMN Resolution No. 3,198, dated May 27, 2004, as amended, establishes the rules governing external audit services provided to financial institutions.
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In accordance with CMN Resolution No. 3,198, financial statements and financial information of financial institutions must be audited by independent accountants who are (i) registered with the CVM, (ii) certified as banking analyst experts by the CFC and IBRACON, and (iii) meet certain independence requirements.
The IOF tax rates imposedbanking analyst certification of the responsible partner and the audit team members with management duties should be maintained by means of (i) approval by a new exam organized by the CFC together with the IBRACON, within a period not to exceed three years of the last approval; or (ii) the performance of independent audit in financial institutions together with the attendance of a continuing professional education program.
At least every five consecutive fiscal years, the responsible partner and the audit team members with management duties in the independent accounting firm must be replaced. Such former accountants may only be re-engaged after three fiscal years have passed since their prior engagement.
CMN Resolution No. 3,198 also prohibits the engagement and maintenance of independent accountants by financial institutions in the event that: (i) any of the circumstances of impediment or incompatibility for the provision of audit services provided for in the rules and regulations of the CVM, CFC or IBRACON arise; (ii) any ownership interest or any asset or liability in the audited financial institution held by the audit firm or members of the audit team involved in the audit work of the financial institution exists; and (iii) the payment of fees representing at least 25% or more of the total annual fees of the independent accountant  Additionally, the audited institution is prohibited from hiring partners and audit team members in management positions that were involved in the audit work for the financial institution for the past 12 months.
In connection with the audit work for the financial institution, in addition to the audit report, the independent accountant must prepare the following reports:
·assessment of the internal control and risk management procedures of the financial institution, including the electronic data processing system, showing any deficiencies found; and
·description of any non-compliance with legal and regulatory provisions that have, or may have, a significant impact on the audited financial statements or operations of the audited financial institution.
These reports, as well as working papers, mail, service agreements and other documents related to the audit work must be made available to the Central Bank for at least five years.
Under Brazilian law, our financial statements must be prepared in accordance with Brazilian GAAP. Financial institutions must have their financial statements audited every six months. Quarterly financial information statements filed with the CVM must be reviewed by its independent accountants. CVM Rule No. 381 requires public companies, including financial institutions, to disclose information relating to services from independent accountants, other than the audit work, that represented 5.0% of more of the fees paid to the independent accounting firm.
In addition, CMN Resolution No. 3,786, dated September 24, 2009, requires that, beginning December 31, 2010, our annual consolidated financial statements be prepared in accordance with IFRS (except that as part of a transition process, for the initial year comparative information is not required to be presented), and accompanied by an independent audit report on foreignsuch financial statements.
Regulation of Presentation of Financial Statements

CMN Resolution No. 2,723 of May 31, 2000, as amended, establishes certain rules on consolidation of financial statements by financial institutions. According to this Resolution, financial institutions, except for credit unions, are required to prepare their financial statements on a consolidated basis, including investments in companies in which they hold, directly or indirectly, solely or jointly, (i) the right to nominate or designate a majority of the company’s board of directors; (ii) the right to appoint or dismiss the majority of the officers and directors of the company; or (iii) operational or corporate control. Such resolution is applied by the Central Bank to us on a group-wide basis.

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Rules Governing the Collection of Bank and Credit Card Fees
The collection of bank fees and commissions is extensively regulated by the CMN and by the Central Bank. CVM Resolution No. 3,919, effective as of March 1, 2011, amended the existing rules seeking standardization of the collection of bank fees and the cost of credit transactions for individuals. According to these rules, bank services to individuals are divided into the following four groups: (i) essential services; (ii) priority services; (iii) special services; and (iv) specific or differentiated services. Banks are not able to collect fees in exchange for supplying essential services to individuals with regard to checking accounts, such as (i) supplying a debit card; (ii) supplying ten checks per month to accountholders who meet the requirements to use checks, as per the applicable rules; (iii) supplying a second debit card (except in cases of loss, theft, damage and other reasons not caused by the bank); (iv) up to four withdrawals per month, which can be made at a branch of the bank, using checks or in ATM terminals; (v) supplying up to two statements describing the transactions recently have been modifiedduring the month, to be obtained through ATM terminals; (vi) inquiries over the internet; (vii) up to two transfers of funds between accounts held by the same bank, per month, at a branch, through ATM terminals or over the internet; (viii) clearance of checks; and (ix) supplying a consolidated statement describing, on a month-by-month basis, the fees charged over the preceding year with regard to checking accounts and savings accounts. Certain services rendered to individuals with regard to savings accounts also fall under the category of essential services and, therefore, are exempt from the payment of fees. CMN Resolution No. 3,919 prohibits banks from collecting fees for supplying essential services in connection with deposit and savings accounts where clients agree to access and use their accounts by electronic means only. In the case of these exclusively electronic deposit and savings accounts, banks are only authorized to collect fees for supplying essential services when the client voluntarily elects to obtain personal service at the banks´ branches or client service locations.

Priority services are the ones rendered to individuals with regard to checking accounts, transfers of funds, credit transactions, leasing, standard credit cards and records and are subject to the collection of fees by the financial institutions only if the service and its nomenclature are listed in Appendix I. CMN Resolution No. 3,919 also states that commercial banks must offer to their individual clients a “standardized package” of priority services, whose content is defined by Appendix I. Banking clients must have the option to acquire individual services, instead of adhering to the package.

The collection of fees in exchange for the supply of special services (including, among others, services relating to rural credit, currency exchange market and on-lending of funds from the real estate financial system, for example) are still governed by the specific provisions found in the laws and regulations relating to such services.

The regulation authorizes financial institutions to collect fees for the performance of specific services, provided that the account holder or user shall be informed of the conditions for use and payment or the fee and charging method are defined in the contract. Some of the specific services are (i) approval of signatures; (ii) management of investment funds; (iii) rental of safe deposit boxes; (iv) courier services; (v) custody and brokerage services, (vi) endorsement of clients debts (aval/guarantee); (vii) pledge of credit instruments; and (viii) foreign currency exchange, among others.

Other changes included in CMN Resolution No. 3,919 are: (i) prohibition from charging fees for amending adhesion contracts, except in the cases of asset replacement in leasing transactions and early liquidation or amortization, cancelation or termination; (ii) prohibition from including services related to credit cards and other services not subject to fees in service packages that include priority, special and/or differentiated services; (iii) subscription to service packages must be through a separate contract; (iv) information given to the customer with respect a service package must include the value of each service included in the package, the number of times that each service may be utilized per month, and the total price of the package; (v) a customer’s annual banking statement must separately identify default interest, penalties and other costs charged on loans and leasing transactions; (vi) registration fees cannot be cumulatively charged; (vii) overdraft fees can be charged, at most, once for the last 30 days.

CMN Resolution No. 3,919 also established new rules applicable to credit card, including types of fees that can be charged for services rendered by financial institutions, information to be disclosed in credit card invoices and agreement and creation of two types of credit cards: (i) a basic credit cards with certain basic services, which was classified as a prior service; and (ii) a differentiated credit card, with rewards and other benefits to the consumer, which was classified as a differentiated service. In addition, Central Bank Circular No. 3,512 established a minimum amount that credit card holders must pay monthly on outstanding credit card balances: 15.0% as of June, 2011, increasing to 20.0% as of December, 2011.

In addition, CMN regulations establish that all debits related to the collection of fees must be charged to a bank account only if there are sufficient funds to cover such debits in such account thus forbidding overdrafts caused by the collection of banking fees. Furthermore, a minimum of 30 days notice must precede any increase or creation of fees, while fees related to priority services and the “standardized package” can be increased only after 180 days from the date of the last increase (whereas reductions can take place at any time).

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Regulation of Internet and Electronic Commerce

Although Brazil does not have a comprehensive legislation regulating electronic commerce, since 2001 the legal validity of electronic documents in Brazil is ruled by Provisional Measure No. 2,200, which establishes a government controlled digital certification system, aimed at guaranteeing the authenticity, integrity and legal validity of electronic documents and ensuring the security of electronic transactions. However, there are currently imposed atseveral bills relating to internet and electronic commerce regulation in the Brazilian Congress. The proposed legislation, if enacted, will reinforce the legal effect, validity and enforceability of information in the form of electronic messages, allowing parties to enter into an agreement, make an offer and accept one through electronic messages.

Considering the increasing use of electronic channels in the Brazilian banking sector, the CMN enacted Resolution No. 2,817 on February 22, 2001, as amended by CMN Resolution No. 2,953 of April, 25, 2002, allowing the opening of deposit bank accounts by electronic means, which includes the internet, ATM machines, telephone and other communication channels. This regulation sets forth specific rules on the opening and use of bank accounts via electronic means, including: (i) requirements contained in CMN Resolution No. 2,025 for verification of the identity of the customer; and (ii) transfers of amounts are allowed only between accounts of the same accountholders or in the event of liquidation of investment products and funds, to an account of the same accountholders of the investment products/funds.

On March 26, 2009, the CMN enacted Resolution No. 3,694 requiring that all financial institutions offering products and services to their clients through electronic means must guarantee security, secrecy and reliability in all electronic transactions and disclose, in clear and precise terms, the risks and responsibilities involving the product or service acquired through such channel.

In addition, the Central Bank also permits, under CMN Resolution No. 3,919 of November, 25, 2010, the opening of deposit bank and savings accounts, accessed and used exclusively through electronic means. See “—Rules Governing the Collection of Bank and Credit Card Fees” above.
Anti-Money Laundering Regulations

The Brazilian anti-money laundering law (Law No. 9,613, as amended), or the AML Law, makes it a ratecrime to hide or disguise the nature, origin, location, disposal, movement or ownership of 0.38%goods, rights or finances coming, directly or indirectly, from the following crimes: (i) illegal trafficking of narcotic substances; (ii) terrorism and terrorism financing; (iii) smuggling or trafficking weapons or munitions; (iv) extortion through kidnapping; (v) acts against Brazilian public administration; (vi) acts against the national financial system; (vii) acts conducted by a criminal organization; or (viii) acts against a foreign public administration.

The AML Law also created the Council of Control of Financial Activities (Conselho de Controle de Atividades Financeiras), or COAF, which is the Brazilian financial intelligence unit that operates under the Ministry of Finance. COAF has a central role in the Brazilian system of fighting against money laundering and terrorism financing, and the legal responsibility to coordinate mechanisms for international cooperation and information exchange.

According to the AML Law and complementary regulations enacted by the Central Bank, financial institutions must have internal controls procedures in order to:

·identify and know their customer, which includes determining whether the customer is a Politically-Exposed Person, or PEP, as well as identifying the beneficial owners in the related transaction, if any. These records must be kept up to date;

·compile an analysis of new products and services with respect to anti-money laundering issues;

·maintain records of all financial services or transactions held on behalf of, or for, a customer. The record system must allow the identification of: (i) any transaction or series of transactions involving amounts that exceed R$10,000 and belong to the same customer or conglomerate in one calendar month; and (ii) operations that reveal a pattern of activity that suggests a scheme to avoid identification;
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·pay special attention to (i) unusual transactions, or proposed transactions, related to the parties involved, amounts, forms of execution and the instruments used, or that have no apparent economic or legal basis; (ii) transactions or proposed transactions involving PEPs; (iii) evidence of fraud in customer or transaction identification; (iv) customers or transactions involving unidentifiable beneficial owners; (v) operations originated from or destined to countries that do not fully comply the Financial Action Task Force Recommendations; and (vi) situations where it is not possible to keep a customer’s identification records up to date. Financial institutions must have enhanced monitoring programs, check if a certain customer or transaction must be reported to COAF and evaluate if they want to begin or maintain a relationship with a customer;

·report suspicious transactions to COAF, including all cash transactions equal to or above R$100,000, which must be reported automatically in the same day of transaction;

·keep the records referred to above for at least five years or ten years, depending on the nature of information, even after ending a customer relationship or closing a transaction; and

·define criteria for employee hiring and maintain an employee anti-money laundering training.

Non-compliance with any of the obligations indicated above subjects the financial institution and its managers to penalties varying from fines (from 1.0% to 200.0% of the amount of the transaction, 200.0% of the profit generated thereby, or a fine of up to R$200,000) to rendering its managers ineligible for the exercise of any functions in financial institutions and the revocation of the financial institution’s license to operate.
Politically-Exposed Persons

PEPs are public agents who occupy or have occupied a relevant public function (for example heads of state or of government, senior politicians, senior government, judicial or military officials, senior executives of state owned corporations, important political party officials), over the past five years, in Brazil or other countries, territories and foreign jurisdictions. It also includes their family members and close associates. Financial institutions must develop and implement internal procedures to identify PEPs and obtain special approval of a member of staff with higher hierarchical level, compared to those that  normally approve the relationship, such as directors, prior to establishing any relationship with those individuals. They must also adopt reinforced and continuous surveillance actions with regard to transactions with PEPs and report all the suspicious transactions to COAF.
Banking Secrecy

Financial institutions must maintain the secrecy of their banking operations and services provided to their customers. The only circumstances in which information about clients, services or operations of Brazilian financial institutions or credit card companies may be disclosed to third parties are the following: (i) the disclosure of information with the following main exceptions:
(i)      the IOF tax rate imposed on the inflow of capital to Brazil deriving from, or for, loans whose average minimum payment terms are no longer than 90 days, is 5.38%, if the average minimum termsexpress consent of the loan are longer than 90 days, the IOF rate is 0%;
interested parties; (ii) the IOF tax rate imposedexchange of information between financial institutions for record purposes; (iii) the provision to credit reference agencies of information based on foreign exchange transactions madedata from the records of subscribers of cheques drawn on accounts without sufficient funds and defaulting debtors; (iv) the provision by financial institutions and credit card companies to competent authorities of information relating to the occurrence of, or suspicions as to a criminal or other unlawful act; (v) as otherwise expressly allowed by Supplementary Law No. 105 of January 10, 2001; and (vi) the disclosure of information in compliance with a judicial order. Supplementary Law No. 105 also allows the obligationsCentral Bank or the CVM to exchange information with foreign governmental authorities pursuant to an existing treaty.

Finally, a breach of bank confidentiality may be ordered by judicial authority when necessary to investigate any torts or crimes. With the exception of instances permitted by Supplementary Law No. 105 and other instances permitted by judicial order, a breach of bank confidentiality is a crime punished by one to four years of confinement, and fine.
The Consumer Defense Code and Banking Client Protection Regulation

In 1990, the Brazilian Consumer Defense Code (Código de Defesa do Consumidor), or the CDC, was enacted to establish rules for consumers’ protection and governs the relationship between product and service providers and consumers. After a long controversy over the extent to which CDC applies to financial services, the Brazilian Supreme Court decided in a final judgment that the CDC also applies to transactions between financial institutions and their clients. Based on this decision, CMN and the Central Bank focused their regulation and supervisory role to issues that are specific to financial services, which includes: (i) ombudsman services organized as a free communication channel between customers and financial institutions under the supervision of an ombudsmen officer (CMN Resolution No. 3,477); (ii) early liquidation of loans (CMN Resolution No. 3,516); (iii) standards for disclosure and transparency requirements for consumer credit products and financial services, such as the total cost of credit card management companiestransactions (CMN Resolution No. 3,517); (iv) liability prevention and control in financial transactions (CMN Resolution No. 3,694); (v) collection of bank fees and commissions (CMN Resolution No. 3,518, altered by CMN Resolution No. 3,919).

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Besides the banking client protection regulation enforced by CMN and the Central Bank, the basic consumer rights guaranteed by the CDC regarding the relationship between financial institutions and their clients include: (i) the imposition of a reverse burden of proof in court; (ii) financial institutions must ensure that customers are fully aware of all contractual clauses, including responsibilities and penalties applicable to both parties, in order to protect against abusive practices; (iii) financial institutions are prohibited from releasing misleading or commercialabusive publicity or multiple banks, asinformation about their contracts or services; (iv) financial institutions are liable for any damages caused to their customers by misrepresentations in their publicity or information provided; and (v) interest charges in connection with personal credit card issuers, and deriving fromconsumer directed credit transactions must be proportionally reduced in case of early payment of debts.

With respect to consumer’s rights, Decree No. 6,523 directed the purchaseCDC to establish general rules on Customer Service Assistance (Serviço de Atendimento ao Consumidor), or SAC, by phone for information, clarification of goodsdoubts, complaints, and services made abroad by their credit card users, is 2.38%;agreements regarding suspension or cancellation, and Law No. 11,785 amended CDC’s article 54 to define that in adhesions agreements, the font size may not be smaller than a size 12.
 
(iii)    there is no IOF tax rate imposedAntitrust Regulation

Generally, under the Brazilian antitrust law (Law No. 8,884, enacted on foreign exchangeJune 11, 1994), transactions maderesulting in compliance witheconomic concentration must be submitted to the obligationsBrazilian Antitrust System (Sistema Brasileiro de Defesa da Concorrência), or SBDC, for approval if they result in the control of credit card management companies20% or commercialmore of a relevant market or multiple banks, as credit card issuers, and deriving from the purchase of goods and services made abroad by credit card usersif any of the federal, state, municipalparties had an annual gross revenue of R$400 million or more. CADE, the decision-making body of the SBDC, may approve a transaction without restrictions, approve it with restrictions or not approve it.

Financial conglomerates submit merger and acquisitions transactions in various industries, including the insurance and pension plan industries, to SBDC for approval. Merger and acquisition transactions in the banking industry, however, must be submitted to the Central Bank, as financial institutions depend on the approval of the Central Bank in order to merge with or acquire another financial institution. The exclusive authority of the Central Bank to review and approve merger and acquisition transactions involving financial institutions was confirmed in August, 2010, by the Superior Court of Justice, in a decision still subject to further review. Although the outcome of this case will not automatically become a binding precedent for financial institutions in general, an overruling of this decision could nevertheless make it advisable for financial institutions to submit any merger or acquisition transactions in the banking industry to the SBDC, in addition to the submission of such transactions to the Central Bank.
Asset Management Regulation
Asset management is regulated by the CMN and the federal district governments,CVM. CMN and CVM regulations stipulate that institutions must segregate their foundations and agencies;asset management activities from their other activities.
 
(iv)    there is no IOF tax rate imposed on foreign exchange transactions relatedCertain investment funds within the asset management industry, such as private equity investment funds are also self-regulated by ANBIMA, which enacts additional rules and policies, especially with respect to inflowthe offering, marketing and advertising of revenues from the export of goodsfinancial products and services from Brazil;services.
 
(v)Investment funds are subject to the IOF tax rate imposed on foreign exchange transactions carried outregulation and supervision of the CVM and are managed by a foreign investor forcompanies authorized by the purpose of investingCVM to manage investment fund portfolios. Investment funds may invest in instruments available in the Brazilian financial and capital markets, including fixed income instruments, stocks, debentures and derivative products, provided that, in addition to the denomination of the fund, a reference to the relevant type of fund is 2%.In relationincluded.
According to these investments,CVM rule No. 409, of August 18, 2004, as amended, investment funds may be classified as (i) short term funds; (ii) referenced funds; (iii) fixed income funds; (iv) stocks funds; (v) exchange funds; (vi) external debt funds; and (vii) multi-market funds.
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Investment funds are subject to certain restrictions with respect to the ratecomposition of IOF tax imposedtheir portfolios and the classification of their investors, including, among other things, restrictions on the outflowtypes of securities, financial assets and operations, limits per issuer and limits by type of financial assets.  Such restrictions are set forth in CVM regulations.
In addition, the CVM regulations establish criteria for the registration and accounting evaluation of titles, securities, financial instruments and derivatives. Pursuant to such regulations, fund managers must mark their securities to market; hence, the fund’s portfolio assets must be accounted for at their fair market value, instead of their expected yield to maturity.
The CVM has also enacted rules to regulate private equity funds, credit rights investment funds, real estate investment funds and other specified investment funds. The rules of CVM rule No. 409 are applicable to each and every investment fund registered with the CVM to the extent they are not contrary to the provisions of specific rules applicable to such funds.
Leasing Regulations

The basic legal framework governing leasing transactions is established by Law No. 6,099 of September 12, 1974, as amended, and the regulations issued there under by the CMN from time to time, in particular CMN Resolution No. 2,309 of August 28, 1996.

Law No. 6,099, as amended, sets forth the country, will be zero,general guidelines for the legal treatment of leasing transactions and delegates to the CMN, the regulator and supervisor of the financial system, the competency to scrutinize leasing companies and their transactions in greater detail. Through CMN Resolution No. 2,309, the CMN and the Central Bank supervise and control the transactions entered into by leasing companies. Furthermore, the laws and regulations applicable to financial institutions, such as those related to reporting requirements, capital adequacy and leverage, assets composition limits and treatment of doubtful loans, are generally also applicable to leasing companies.
Taxation

We describe below the main corporate taxes that may impact financial transactions entered into by companies of the Itaú Unibanco Group, as well as a description of the main taxes on the remittance of interest on shareholders’ equity and dividends.
Depending upon the type of inflow of foreign funds to the country, the IOF may be levied on the outflow and inflow of funds. It may also be levied when the type of investment is changed. In many cases, the outflow and inflow of funds will require simultaneous foreign exchangefinancial transactions.

Overview

The IOF tax is alsotable below summarizes the main taxes imposed on credit transactions, including financing, discounts and factoring. The maximum rate of IOFour activities. For a more detailed analysis, investors should consult their tax that can be imposed on credit transactions is 1.5% per day. Currently, however, both individuals and companies pay IOF tax at a rate of 0.0041% per day. An additional IOF tax rate of 0.38% is also  imposed on   any credit transactions.advisers.

Tax
Rate
Calculation of Taxable Profit
IRPJ15.0% plus 10.0%Net income with adjustments (exclusions, additions, and deductions).
CSLL15.0% or 9.0%Net income with adjustments (exclusions, additions, and deductions).
COFINS4.0%Gross revenue minus specific deductions
PIS0.65%Gross revenue minus specific deductions
ISS2.0% to 5.0%Service value
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The IOF tax is also imposed on insurance transactions upon the receipt of a premium. In insurance transactions, the IOF tax will be imposed at a highest rate of 25%. Currently, the rates imposed vary from zero to 7.38% according to the type of insurance purchased.
Finally, the IOF tax is also imposed on the acquisition, assignment, redemption, renegotiation or payment for settlement of securities, even though these transactions are carried out on stock, commodities and futures exchanges. The IOF tax will be imposed at a highest rate of 1.5% per day on the value of securities transactions. The IOF rate can be higher than zero in some cases, such as when the investor sells or redeems its investment fund unit during the grace period in order to use the earned income. The IOF tax is usually charged on fixed income operations at the rate of 1.5% per day on the value of securities transaction, up to the yield of the operation. The IOF tax rate decreases according to the term  of the operation. From the thirtieth day, the fixed income operation will be exempted from the IOF tax. In some cases, the fixed income operations are exempt from the IOF, regardless of the time of application.
Income Tax – Financial Transactions
In general, the income tax (Imposto de Renda) is imposed as follows:
(i)        on income from financial transactions (fixed income), including hedging transactions, at rates varying from 15% to 22.5%. The income tax is withheld at source. The rates vary according to the transaction type and terms;
(ii)       on income from financial transactions (variable income), including hedging transactions, at a rate of 15%;
 (iii)     on income from equity funds (Fundos de Investimento em Participações), investment funds in equity fund quotas (Fundos de Investimento em Cotas de Fundos de Investimento em Participações) and investment funds in emerging companies (Fundos de Investimento em Empresas Emergentes), at a rate of 15% upon redemption, provided that the funds meet certain conditions set forth by Brazilian legislation. In case of gain on disposal of fund units, the rate will also 15%, but the income tax is not withheld at source, but is directly paid by the investor; and
(iv)      income from other long and short-term investment funds, other than those mentioned in items (ii) and (iii), at rates varying from 15% to 22.5%, according to the investment period.
Foreign investors whose funds are from a jurisdiction that is considered a “tax haven” (i.e. a jurisdiction where no tax on income is imposed, where the highest rate imposed is 20% or where the laws provide for secrecy or impose restrictions on the disclosure of the equity interests or ownership of companies) pay income tax withheld at source as described above.
For foreign investors whose inflow of funds followed CMN Resolution No. 2,689/00 and are not from a jurisdiction considered a “tax haven,” the income tax is imposed as follows:
(i)        capital gains from the sale of stock on Brazilian stock exchanges are income tax exempt, except if related to combined transactions with a net fixed income result;
(ii)       on income from equity funds, swap and other transactions on futures market not carried out through a Brazilian stock exchange, income tax will be imposed at a rate of 10%; and
(iii)      on income from all other fixed income investments made through a Brazilian stock exchange or over-the-counter market, and on gains earned, except as provided for in item (i) above, the income tax withheld at source will be imposed at a rate of 15%.
Law No. 11,312/06 eliminated the income tax withheld at source imposed on income from government bonds paid, credited or otherwise remitted to beneficiaries who do not reside in Brazil, provided that: (i) they do not reside in “tax haven” jurisdictions; (ii) the inflow of funds was made in accordance to CMN Resolution No. 2,689/00; and (iii) such securities were not purchased with a commitment to resell them. This exemption is applicable to income earned from February 16, 2006.
Corporate Income Tax and Social Contribution Taxon Profits

Currently, Brazilian companies are subject to the corporate income tax (Impostoimposto de Renda de Pessoa Jurí renda da pessoa jurídica), or IRPJ,IRPJ. and the social contribution on net profits (Contribuiçcontribuição Social Sobresocial sobre o Lucro Líquido lucro líquido),), or CSLL.

According to the tax regime adopted by each company, the IRPJ and CSLL may be imposed on an adjusted tax basis (taxable income regime), an assumed tax basis, which estimatesis subject to adjustments (deductions, additions and exclusions) upon the percentageascertainment of revenue on which the tax will be imposed (assumed profit regime or “ Simples Nacional ” regime (a special tax regime for small companies) or on an arbitrary tax basis. Financial institutionsdue at the end of the fiscal year (e.g., operating costs, expenses, provisions and public companies are required to calculate IRPJ and CSLL according to the taxable income regime.equity accounting).

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The IRPJ is imposed at a rate of 15%15.0% and a surtax of 10%10.0% is applicable when the total amount of profit exceeds R$20,000 per month (imposing a total rate of 25%25.0% on the amount of profit exceeding R$20,000 per month).

The CSLL is generally imposed at a rate of 9%9.0%. Law No. 11,727 datedof June 23, 2008, established that as of May 1, 2008, the CSLL rate imposed on income of financial, insurance and similar companies increased to 15.0%. The following companies are considered financial, insurance and similar companies for this purpose: private insurance and capitalization companies, banks of any type, securities underwriters, foreign exchange and securities brokerages, credit, financing and investment companies, real estate loan companies, credit card management companies, leasing companies, credit cooperatives and savings and loan associations will increase to 15%. This increase in theassociations. The increased CSLL rate is applicable to us and many of our subsidiaries and affiliates. Brazilian financial institutions, including us, are disputing the constitutionality of a higher CSLL tax rate that applies only to financial, insurance and similar companies.

WeBrazilian companies can offset the historical nominal amount of tax losses against results in futureof subsequent years at any time (i.e., with no limitations with respect to time periods), provided that thesuch offsetting does not exceed 30%30.0% of ourthe annual taxable income of such future year.

Companies pay the IRPJ and CSLL taxes based on their worldwide income rather than on income solely from Brazilian operations. Therefore, profits, capital gains and other income obtained abroad by Brazilian entities will be computed in the determination of their net income. In addition, profits, capital gains and other income from foreign branches or income from subsidiaries or foreign corporations controlled by a Brazilian entity will also be computed in the calculation of such entity’s profits, in proportion to its participation in such foreign companies’ capital. The Brazilian company is allowed to deduct income tax paid abroad, up to the amount of Brazilian income taxes imposed on such income.

PISTaxation of Profit Distribution

Dividends paid by a Brazilian company, including stock dividends and COFINSother dividends paid to a non-resident, are currently not subject to withholding income tax in Brazil to the extent that these amounts are related to profits generated on or after January 1, 1996. Dividends paid from profits generated before January 1, 1996 may be subject to Brazilian withholding income tax at varying rates, according to the tax legislation applicable to each corresponding year.

Law No. 9,249 of December 26, 1995, as amended, allows a Brazilian corporation to make, instead of dividend distributions, distributions that are treated as interest on net equity and that constitute deductible expenses for purposes of calculating the IRPJ and CSLL. These distributions may be paid in cash. For tax purposes, this interest is limited to the daily average of the TJLP, as determined by the Central Bank, over the taxable year, and the amount of payments and deduction may not exceed the greater of (i) 50.0% of net income (after the deduction of CSLL, but before taking into account the amount of such interest on net equity and the provision for IRPJ) for the period in respect of which the payment is made; and (ii) 50.0% of the sum of retained profits and profit reserves.

Any payment of interest on shareholders’ equity is subject to withholding income tax at the rate of 15.0%, or 25.0% in the case of a shareholder who is domiciled in a tax haven jurisdiction (See Item 10E.Taxation). These payments may be qualified, at their net value, as part of any mandatory dividend.

Taxes on Revenue – Contribution on Social Integration Program and Social Security Financing Contribution

In addition to IRPJ and CSLL, Brazilian companies are subject to the following taxes on revenues: Contribution for the Program of Social Integrationcontribution on social integration program (Contribuiçcontribuição para o Programa de Integraçprograma da integração Social socialor “PIS”), or PIS, and Social Security Financing Contributionsocial security financing contribution (Contribuiçcontribuição social para o Financiamentofinanciamento da Seguridade Soc ial seguridades social),or “COFINS”)COFINS.

According to Law 9.718, as amended, financial institutions must pay contribution to PIS at a rate of 0.65% and COFINS at a rate of 4.0%. In general, PIS and COFINS are charged on companies’ gross revenues, with some exemptions. In the case of financial institutions, certain additional deductions are provided by law so that the taxation basis is similar to companies´the gross revenue. Weprofit margin. Certain of our financial subsidiaries are currently claiming that the revenue subject to such taxes, of certain subsidiariesPIS and affiliates, is that arisingCOFINS should be levied only on their revenue from the sale of goods and services, therefore excludingand not on revenues from financial income and other types of revenues. Our provision is made based on the instruction of tax authorities to tax the financial margin.  Brazilian law sets forth the types of revenues that cannot be usedactivities. The amounts in dispute are accounted for as a calculation basis for PIS and COFINS, as well as some expenses that can be deducted from the calculation basis for these contributions (for example, funding expenses in the case of financial institutions).tax liability provision on our balance sheet.

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PIS and COFINS contributions can be calculated according to the differentiated regime provided for by the Supplementary Law No. 123 of 2006, Simples Nacional, which established that contribution rates vary based on the activity and the annual gross revenue of the company.
These contributions can also be calculated according to the cumulative regime, in which the PIS rate is set at 0.65% and the COFINS rate at 3%, and the calculation basis is the gross revenue earned by the company. TheNon-financial companies that calculate IRPJ and CSLL based on presumed profit are required to calculate PIS and COFINS contributions according to the cumulative regime.
The companies that calculate IRPJ and CSLL based on taxable income regime are required to calculate PIS and COFINS contributions according to the non-cumulative regime. In such aUnder this regime, PIS is imposed at a rate of 1.65% whereasand COFINS is imposed at a rate of 7.6%. The calculation basis of these contributions is the gross revenue earned by the company. Brazilian legislation allowscompany, however, the utilizationtaxpayer can offset credits arising from the application of PIS and COFINS credits originatedthe same rates on the value paid on the purchase of certain inputs used in the production process of the company. At present, theCurrently, under such non-cumulative regime, financial income from companies that calculate these contributions under the non-cumulative regime (even those which only a portion of revenue is submitted to the non-cumulative regime) pay PIS and COFINS at a rate of zero, except(except, for example, for income from interest on shareholders’ equity.
Financial institutions are excluded from the non-cumulative regime and shall pay contributionnet equity) of non-financial companies is not subject to PIS at aand COFINS.

Service Tax

The tax on services (imposto sobre serviços de qualquer natureza), or ISS, is generally imposed on the price of value of services rendered (e.g., bank services) and charged by the municipality where our branch or office that renders the service is located. The tax rates vary from 2.0% up to the maximum rate of 0.65% and COFINS at a rate of 4% and are entitled to specific deductions in determining5.0%, depending on the calculation basis.municipality.

Bank Insolvency

Insolvency Regime

Financial institution insolvency is largely a matter handled by the Central Bank. The Central Bank will commence and oversee all administrative proceedings, whether for, or in avoidance of, liquidation.

Law No. 11,101, as amended, or the Brazilian Insolvency Law, was sanctioned by the president on February 9, 2005, became effective in June 2005 and was amended in June and November 2005; it has significantly reshaped and modernized bankruptcy law in Brazil, until then governed by rules originating in 1945. Among the more important innovations introduced by the new law are the following: (i) the availability of  reorganization arrangements that, subject to flexible statutory terms and conditions, may be structured under varying forms so as to enable a debtor deemed by its creditors to have business potential to effectively attempt to financially restructure; and (ii) in the event of bankruptcy, the ranking of secured debts ahead of tax liabilities.
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While the insolvency of financial institutions remains governed by specific regimes set forth in Law No. 6,024 of March 13, 1974 (intervention, extrajudicial liquidation and temporary special administration regime, each of which is discussed in further detail below), they are subject to the Brazilian Insolvency Law, to the extent applicable, on an ancillary basis, until such time as a specific set of rules is enacted. These specific regimes are imposed by the Central Bank to avoid bankruptcy of financial institutions.

Intervention Administrative Liquidation and Bankruptcy

The Central Bank may intervene in the operations of a bank in the following circumstances:

·if there is a material risk for creditors, resulting from mismanagement;

·if the bank fails to remedy material violation of the Brazilian banking laws or regulations after notice of the Central Bank; or

·if intervention is an alternative to liquidation.

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Beginning with the date it is a material risk for creditors. Theordered, by the Central Bank, may intervene if liquidation can be avoidedan intervention suspends actions or it may perform administrative liquidationforeclosures related to payable obligations of the financial institutions, prevents early termination or in some circumstances, requirematurity of obligations of the bankruptcy of any financial institution, except those controlled by the Brazilian government.and freezes pre-existing deposits.

The intervention may cease:

·at the discretion of the Central Bank if the controlling shareholders or interested third parties take over the administration of the financial institution under intervention after having provided the guarantees required by the Central Bank;

·when the situation of the financial institution is  regularized as determined by the Central Bank; or

·when extrajudicial liquidation or bankruptcy of the entity is ordered by the Central Bank or by the relevant courts, respectively.

Extrajudicial Liquidation

An extrajudicial liquidation of any financial institution (with the exception of public financial institutions controlled by the Brazilian government) may be carried out by the Central Bank if it can be established that:

·debts of the financial institution are not being paid when due; or

·the financial institution is deemed insolvent; or

·the financial institution has incurred losses that could abnormally increase the exposure of the unsecured creditors; or

·management of the relevant financial institution has materially violated Brazilian banking laws or regulations; or

·upon cancellation of its operating authorization, a financial institution’s ordinary liquidation proceedings are not carried out within 90 days or are carried out with delay representing a risk to its creditors, at the Central Bank’s discretion. Liquidation proceedings may otherwise be requested, on reasonable grounds, by the financial institution’s officers or by the intervener appointed by the Central Bank in the intervention proceeding.

Liquidation proceedings may otherwise be requested, on reasonable grounds, by the financial institution’s officers or by the intervener appointed by the Central Bank in the intervention proceeding.

Extrajudicial liquidation suspends actions or foreclosures related to the financial institution, while no other action or foreclosure may be commenced, accelerate the term of its obligations, or interrupt the statute of limitations with regard to the obligations of the financial institution. In addition, interest ceases accruing on the obligations of the financial institution until all its obligations to third parties are duly paid.

Extrajudicial liquidation proceedings may cease:

·at the discretion of the Central Bank if the controlling shareholder or interested third parties concerned take over the administration of the financial institution after having provided the necessary guarantees; orguarantees required by the Central Bank;

·when the liquidator’s final accounts are rendered and approved, and subsequently filed with the competent public registry; or

·when converted to an ordinary liquidation; or

·when the financial institution is declared bankrupt.

Temporary Special Administration Regime

In addition to the aforesaid procedures, the Central Bank may also establish the Temporary Special Administration Regime (Regime de Administração Especial Temporária), or RAET, which is a less severe form of Central Bank intervention in private and non-federal public financial institutions and which allows institutions to continue to operate normally. The RAET may be imposed by the Central Bank in the following circumstances:

 
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·the financial institution continually participates in transactions contrary to economic and financial policies established by federal law,law;

·the financial institution fails to comply with the compulsory reserves rules,rules;

·the financial institution has operations or circumstances which call for an intervention,intervention;

·illegal or management misconduct exists, andexists; or

·the institution faces a shortage of assets.

The main purpose of the RAET is to assist with the recovery of the financial conditionscondition of the institution under special administration. Therefore,Although the RAET does not affect the day-to-day business operations, liabilities or rights of the financial institution, which continuescontinue to operate in its ordinary course.course, the Central Bank has the authority to order corporate reorganizations of the financial institution and its subsidiaries, including changing the corporate type, merger or other types of business consolidations, spin-off or change of control of the financial institution under such regime.

Repayment of Creditors in Liquidation

In the event of the extra-judicialextrajudicial liquidation of a financial institution or a liquidation of a financial institution under the terms of a bankruptcy proceeding, employees’ wages and related labor claims up to a certain amount, secured credits and indemnities and tax claims enjoy the highest priority of any claims against the bankruptcy estate. The credit insurance fund,FGC, a deposit insurance system, guarantees a maximum amount of R$60,00070,000 of certain deposits and credit instruments held by an individual with a financial institution (or financial institutions of the same financial group). The credit insurance fundFGC is funded principally by mandatory contributions from all Brazilian financial institutions that handle customer deposits, currently at 0.0125% per year,month, in accordance with CMN Resolution No. 3,400, as amended. The payment of unsecured credit, including regular retail customer deposits not payable under the credit insurance fund,FGC, is subject to the prior payment of all secured credits and other credits to which specific laws may grant special privileges. Additionally, deposits and credit instruments raised outside of Brazil are not payable under the credit insurance fund, in accordance with CMN Resolution No. 3,400.

CMN Resolution No. 3,692 of March 26, 2009, authorizes financial institutions to raise funds by means of time deposits guaranteed by the FGC up to a certain amount provided that such deposits (i) have a minimum term of twelve months and a maximum term of sixty months, (ii) are not callable before their term (applicable only for deposits raised after May, 2009), and (iii) are limited to an amount assessed considering bank’s Tier 1 reference net worth and bank’s time deposits, whichever is higher, per deposit of the same bank, limited to R$5 billion. CMN Resolution 3,931, enacted on December 3, 2010, reduced the volume of deposits that financial institutions can accept with the guarantee granted by FGC by 20.0% every year from January 2012 to January 2016, thereby ending such guarantee by 2016.
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Brazilian Payment and Settlement System

The rules for the settlement of payments in Brazil are based on the guidelines adopted by the Bank of International Settlements. The Brazilian payment and settlement system began operating in April 2002. The Central Bank and the CVM have the power to regulate and supervise this system. Pursuant to these rules, all clearing houses are required to adopt procedures designed to reduce the possibility of systemic crises and to reduce the risks previously borne by the Central Bank. The most important principles of the Brazilian payment and settlement system are:

·the existence of two main payment and settlement systems: real time gross settlements, using the reserves deposited with the Central Bank; and deferred net settlements, through the clearing houses;

·the clearing houses, with some exceptions, are liable for the payment orders they accept; and

·bankruptcy laws do not affect the payment orders made through the credits of clearing houses, nor the collateral granted to secure those orders. However, clearing houses have ordinary credits against any participant under bankruptcy laws.

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Foreign Banks and Foreign Investments

Foreign Banks

The establishment in Brazil of new branches by foreign financial institutions (financial institutions which operate and have a head office offshore), as well as the acquisition of equity interests by foreign financial institutions in Brazilian financial institutions, is prohibited, except when duly authorized by the Brazilian government, in accordance with international treaties, the policy of reciprocity and the interest of the Brazilian government. Once authorized to operate in Brazil, a foreign financial institution is subject to the same rules, regulations and requirements that are applicable to any other Brazilian financial institution.

Foreign Investments in Brazilian Financial Institutions

Foreign investment in Brazilian financial institutions by individuals or companies is permitted only if specific authorization is granted by the Brazilian government, in accordance with international treaties, the policy of reciprocity and the interest of the Brazilian government. Once authorization is granted, Brazilian law sets forth the following rules concerning foreign investment in Brazil and the remittance of capital outside of Brazil:

·foreign and Brazilian investors must be treated equally, unless legislation states otherwise,

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any foreign entity that directly owns shares of Brazilian companies must be registered with the corporate taxpayer registry (Cadastro Nacional de Pessoa Jurídica), or CNPJ;

·foreign direct investments, repatriations and profit remittances must be registered electronically with the Central Bank;

·the Central Bank may require that Brazilian companies provide information regarding the foreign equity interests in those Brazilian companies, and any other information in connection with the relevant foreign investment in Brazil; and

·Brazilian companies must provide in their financial statements relevant foreign investments, obligations and credits.

On December 9, 1996, a presidential decree authorized the acquisition by non-Brazilians of non-voting shares issued by Brazilian financial institutions as well as the offering abroad of depositary receipts representing those shares. Also in December 1996, the CMN approved a resolution specifically authorizing the global offering of depositary receipts representing non-voting shares of Brazilian financial institutions. Therefore, in these specific cases, authorization from the Brazilian government is not necessary. For cases involving the acquisition of non-voting shares issued by Brazilian financial institutions, foreign investors must also observe the abovementioned requirements concerning registration with the corporate taxpayer registry and with the Central Bank.
Internal Compliance Procedures

All financial institutions must have in place internal policies and procedures to control their activities, their financial, operational and management information systems, and their compliance with all regulations applicable to them.
Audit Committee

For information regarding our audit committee and our audit committee financial experts, see “ Item 6C. Board Practices— Statutory Bodies — Audit Committee” and “Item 16D. Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees.”
Regulation of Independent Accountants

CMN Resolution No. 3,198, dated May 27, 2004, as amended, establishes the rules governing external audit services provided to financial institutions.
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In accordance with CMN Resolution No. 3,198, financial statements and financial information of financial institutions must be audited by independent accountants who are (i) registered with the CVM, (ii) certified as banking analyst experts by the CFC and IBRACON, and (iii) meet certain independence requirements.
The banking analyst certification of the responsible partner and the audit team members with management duties should be maintained by means of (i) approval by a new exam organized by the CFC together with the IBRACON, within a period not to exceed three years of the last approval; or (ii) the performance of independent audit in financial institutions together with the attendance of a continuing professional education program.
At least every five consecutive fiscal years, the responsible partner and the audit team members with management duties in the independent accounting firm must be replaced. Such former accountants may only be re-engaged after three fiscal years have passed since their prior engagement.
CMN Resolution No. 3,198 also prohibits the engagement and maintenance of independent accountants by financial institutions in the event that: (i) any of the circumstances of impediment or incompatibility for the provision of audit services provided for in the rules and regulations of the CVM, CFC or IBRACON arise; (ii) any ownership interest or any asset or liability in the audited financial institution held by the audit firm or members of the audit team involved in the audit work of the financial institution exists; and (iii) the payment of fees representing at least 25% or more of the total annual fees of the independent accountant  Additionally, the audited institution is prohibited from hiring partners and audit team members in management positions that were involved in the audit work for the financial institution for the past 12 months.
In connection with the audit work for the financial institution, in addition to the audit report, the independent accountant must prepare the following reports:
·assessment of the internal control and risk management procedures of the financial institution, including the electronic data processing system, showing any deficiencies found; and
·description of any non-compliance with legal and regulatory provisions that have, or may have, a significant impact on the audited financial statements or operations of the audited financial institution.
These reports, as well as working papers, mail, service agreements and other documents related to the audit work must be made available to the Central Bank for at least five years.
Under Brazilian law, our financial statements must be prepared in accordance with Brazilian GAAP. Financial institutions must have their financial statements audited every six months. Quarterly financial information statements filed with the CVM must be reviewed by its independent accountants. CVM Rule No. 381 requires public companies, including financial institutions, to disclose information relating to services from independent accountants, other than the audit work, that represented 5.0% of more of the fees paid to the independent accounting firm.
In addition, CMN Resolution No. 3,786, dated September 24, 2009, requires that, beginning December 31, 2010, our annual consolidated financial statements be prepared in accordance with IFRS (except that as part of a transition process, for the initial year comparative information is not required to be presented), and accompanied by an independent audit report on such financial statements.
Regulation of Presentation of Financial Statements

CMN Resolution No. 2,723 of May 31, 2000, as amended, establishes certain rules on consolidation of financial statements by financial institutions. According to this Resolution, financial institutions, except for credit unions, are required to prepare their financial statements on a consolidated basis, including investments in companies in which they hold, directly or indirectly, solely or jointly, (i) the right to nominate or designate a majority of the company’s board of directors; (ii) the right to appoint or dismiss the majority of the officers and directors of the company; or (iii) operational or corporate control. Such resolution is applied by the Central Bank to us on a group-wide basis.

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Rules Governing the Collection of Bank and Credit Card Fees
The collection of bank fees and commissions is extensively regulated by the CMN and by the Central Bank. CVM Resolution No. 3,919, effective as of March 1, 2011, amended the existing rules seeking standardization of the collection of bank fees and the cost of credit transactions for individuals. According to these rules, bank services to individuals are divided into the following four groups: (i) essential services; (ii) priority services; (iii) special services; and (iv) specific or differentiated services. Banks are not able to collect fees in exchange for supplying essential services to individuals with regard to checking accounts, such as (i) supplying a debit card; (ii) supplying ten checks per month to accountholders who meet the requirements to use checks, as per the applicable rules; (iii) supplying a second debit card (except in cases of loss, theft, damage and other reasons not caused by the bank); (iv) up to four withdrawals per month, which can be made at a branch of the bank, using checks or in ATM terminals; (v) supplying up to two statements describing the transactions during the month, to be obtained through ATM terminals; (vi) inquiries over the internet; (vii) up to two transfers of funds between accounts held by the same bank, per month, at a branch, through ATM terminals or over the internet; (viii) clearance of checks; and (ix) supplying a consolidated statement describing, on a month-by-month basis, the fees charged over the preceding year with regard to checking accounts and savings accounts. Certain services rendered to individuals with regard to savings accounts also fall under the category of essential services and, therefore, are exempt from the payment of fees. CMN Resolution No. 3,919 prohibits banks from collecting fees for supplying essential services in connection with deposit and savings accounts where clients agree to access and use their accounts by electronic means only. In the case of these exclusively electronic deposit and savings accounts, banks are only authorized to collect fees for supplying essential services when the client voluntarily elects to obtain personal service at the banks´ branches or client service locations.

Priority services are the ones rendered to individuals with regard to checking accounts, transfers of funds, credit transactions, leasing, standard credit cards and records and are subject to the collection of fees by the financial institutions only if the service and its nomenclature are listed in Appendix I. CMN Resolution No. 3,919 also states that commercial banks must offer to their individual clients a “standardized package” of priority services, whose content is defined by Appendix I. Banking clients must have the option to acquire individual services, instead of adhering to the package.

The collection of fees in exchange for the supply of special services (including, among others, services relating to rural credit, currency exchange market and on-lending of funds from the real estate financial system, for example) are still governed by the specific provisions found in the laws and regulations relating to such services.

The regulation authorizes financial institutions to collect fees for the performance of specific services, provided that the account holder or user shall be informed of the conditions for use and payment or the fee and charging method are defined in the contract. Some of the specific services are (i) approval of signatures; (ii) management of investment funds; (iii) rental of safe deposit boxes; (iv) courier services; (v) custody and brokerage services, (vi) endorsement of clients debts (aval/guarantee); (vii) pledge of credit instruments; and (viii) foreign currency exchange, among others.

Other changes included in CMN Resolution No. 3,919 are: (i) prohibition from charging fees for amending adhesion contracts, except in the cases of asset replacement in leasing transactions and early liquidation or amortization, cancelation or termination; (ii) prohibition from including services related to credit cards and other services not subject to fees in service packages that include priority, special and/or differentiated services; (iii) subscription to service packages must be through a separate contract; (iv) information given to the customer with respect a service package must include the value of each service included in the package, the number of times that each service may be utilized per month, and the total price of the package; (v) a customer’s annual banking statement must separately identify default interest, penalties and other costs charged on loans and leasing transactions; (vi) registration fees cannot be cumulatively charged; (vii) overdraft fees can be charged, at most, once for the last 30 days.

CMN Resolution No. 3,919 also established new rules applicable to credit card, including types of fees that can be charged for services rendered by financial institutions, information to be disclosed in credit card invoices and agreement and creation of two types of credit cards: (i) a basic credit cards with certain basic services, which was classified as a prior service; and (ii) a differentiated credit card, with rewards and other benefits to the consumer, which was classified as a differentiated service. In addition, Central Bank Circular No. 3,512 established a minimum amount that credit card holders must pay monthly on outstanding credit card balances: 15.0% as of June, 2011, increasing to 20.0% as of December, 2011.

In addition, CMN regulations establish that all debits related to the collection of fees must be charged to a bank account only if there are sufficient funds to cover such debits in such account thus forbidding overdrafts caused by the collection of banking fees. Furthermore, a minimum of 30 days notice must precede any increase or creation of fees, while fees related to priority services and the “standardized package” can be increased only after 180 days from the date of the last increase (whereas reductions can take place at any time).

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Regulation of Internet and Electronic Commerce

Although Brazil does not have a comprehensive legislation regulating electronic commerce, since 2001 the legal validity of electronic documents in Brazil is ruled by Provisional Measure No. 2,200, which establishes a government controlled digital certification system, aimed at guaranteeing the authenticity, integrity and legal validity of electronic documents and ensuring the security of electronic transactions. However, there are currently several bills relating to internet and electronic commerce regulation in the Brazilian Congress. The proposed legislation, if enacted, will reinforce the legal effect, validity and enforceability of information in the form of electronic messages, allowing parties to enter into an agreement, make an offer and accept one through electronic messages.

Considering the increasing use of electronic channels in the Brazilian banking sector, the CMN enacted Resolution No. 2,817 on February 22, 2001, as amended by CMN Resolution No. 2,953 of April, 25, 2002, allowing the opening of deposit bank accounts by electronic means, which includes the internet, ATM machines, telephone and other communication channels. This regulation sets forth specific rules on the opening and use of bank accounts via electronic means, including: (i) requirements contained in CMN Resolution No. 2,025 for verification of the identity of the customer; and (ii) transfers of amounts are allowed only between accounts of the same accountholders or in the event of liquidation of investment products and funds, to an account of the same accountholders of the investment products/funds.

On March 26, 2009, the CMN enacted Resolution No. 3,694 requiring that all financial institutions offering products and services to their clients through electronic means must guarantee security, secrecy and reliability in all electronic transactions and disclose, in clear and precise terms, the risks and responsibilities involving the product or service acquired through such channel.

In addition, the Central Bank also permits, under CMN Resolution No. 3,919 of November, 25, 2010, the opening of deposit bank and savings accounts, accessed and used exclusively through electronic means. See “—Rules Governing the Collection of Bank and Credit Card Fees” above.
Anti-Money Laundering Regulations

The Brazilian anti-money laundering law (Law No. 9,613, as amended), or the AML Law, makes it a crime to hide or disguise the nature, origin, location, disposal, movement or ownership of goods, rights or finances coming, directly or indirectly, from the following crimes: (i) illegal trafficking of narcotic substances; (ii) terrorism and terrorism financing; (iii) smuggling or trafficking weapons or munitions; (iv) extortion through kidnapping; (v) acts against Brazilian public administration; (vi) acts against the national financial system; (vii) acts conducted by a criminal organization; or (viii) acts against a foreign public administration.

The AML Law also created the Council of Control of Financial Activities (Conselho de Controle de Atividades Financeiras), or COAF, which is the Brazilian financial intelligence unit that operates under the Ministry of Finance. COAF has a central role in the Brazilian system of fighting against money laundering and terrorism financing, and the legal responsibility to coordinate mechanisms for international cooperation and information exchange.

According to the AML Law and complementary regulations enacted by the Central Bank, financial institutions must have internal controls procedures in order to:

·identify and know their customer, which includes determining whether the customer is a Politically-Exposed Person, or PEP, as well as identifying the beneficial owners in the related transaction, if any. These records must be kept up to date;

·compile an analysis of new products and services with respect to anti-money laundering issues;

·maintain records of all financial services or transactions held on behalf of, or for, a customer. The record system must allow the identification of: (i) any transaction or series of transactions involving amounts that exceed R$10,000 and belong to the same customer or conglomerate in one calendar month; and (ii) operations that reveal a pattern of activity that suggests a scheme to avoid identification;
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·pay special attention to (i) unusual transactions, or proposed transactions, related to the parties involved, amounts, forms of execution and the instruments used, or that have no apparent economic or legal basis; (ii) transactions or proposed transactions involving PEPs; (iii) evidence of fraud in customer or transaction identification; (iv) customers or transactions involving unidentifiable beneficial owners; (v) operations originated from or destined to countries that do not fully comply the Financial Action Task Force Recommendations; and (vi) situations where it is not possible to keep a customer’s identification records up to date. Financial institutions must have enhanced monitoring programs, check if a certain customer or transaction must be reported to COAF and evaluate if they want to begin or maintain a relationship with a customer;

·report suspicious transactions to COAF, including all cash transactions equal to or above R$100,000, which must be reported automatically in the same day of transaction;

·keep the records referred to above for at least five years or ten years, depending on the nature of information, even after ending a customer relationship or closing a transaction; and

·define criteria for employee hiring and maintain an employee anti-money laundering training.

Non-compliance with any of the obligations indicated above subjects the financial institution and its managers to penalties varying from fines (from 1.0% to 200.0% of the amount of the transaction, 200.0% of the profit generated thereby, or a fine of up to R$200,000) to rendering its managers ineligible for the exercise of any functions in financial institutions and the revocation of the financial institution’s license to operate.
Politically-Exposed Persons

PEPs are public agents who occupy or have occupied a relevant public function (for example heads of state or of government, senior politicians, senior government, judicial or military officials, senior executives of state owned corporations, important political party officials), over the past five years, in Brazil or other countries, territories and foreign jurisdictions. It also includes their family members and close associates. Financial institutions must develop and implement internal procedures to identify PEPs and obtain special approval of a member of staff with higher hierarchical level, compared to those that  normally approve the relationship, such as directors, prior to establishing any relationship with those individuals. They must also adopt reinforced and continuous surveillance actions with regard to transactions with PEPs and report all the suspicious transactions to COAF.
Banking Secrecy

Financial institutions must maintain the secrecy of their banking operations and services provided to their customers. The only circumstances in which information about clients, services or operations of Brazilian financial institutions or credit card companies may be disclosed to third parties are the following: (i) the disclosure of information with the express consent of the interested parties; (ii) the exchange of information between financial institutions for record purposes; (iii) the provision to credit reference agencies of information based on data from the records of subscribers of cheques drawn on accounts without sufficient funds and defaulting debtors; (iv) the provision by financial institutions and credit card companies to competent authorities of information relating to the occurrence of, or suspicions as to a criminal or other unlawful act; (v) as otherwise expressly allowed by Supplementary Law No. 105 of January 10, 2001; and (vi) the disclosure of information in compliance with a judicial order. Supplementary Law No. 105 also allows the Central Bank or the CVM to exchange information with foreign governmental authorities pursuant to an existing treaty.

Finally, a breach of bank confidentiality may be ordered by judicial authority when necessary to investigate any torts or crimes. With the exception of instances permitted by Supplementary Law No. 105 and other instances permitted by judicial order, a breach of bank confidentiality is a crime punished by one to four years of confinement, and fine.
The Consumer Defense Code and Banking Client Protection Regulation

In 1990, the Brazilian Consumer Defense Code (Código de Defesa do Consumidor), or the CDC, was enacted to establish rules for consumers’ protection and governs the relationship between product and service providers and consumers. After a long controversy over the extent to which CDC applies to financial services, the Brazilian Supreme Court decided in a final judgment that the CDC also applies to transactions between financial institutions and their clients. Based on this decision, CMN and the Central Bank focused their regulation and supervisory role to issues that are specific to financial services, which includes: (i) ombudsman services organized as a free communication channel between customers and financial institutions under the supervision of an ombudsmen officer (CMN Resolution No. 3,477); (ii) early liquidation of loans (CMN Resolution No. 3,516); (iii) standards for disclosure and transparency requirements for consumer credit products and financial services, such as the total cost of credit transactions (CMN Resolution No. 3,517); (iv) liability prevention and control in financial transactions (CMN Resolution No. 3,694); (v) collection of bank fees and commissions (CMN Resolution No. 3,518, altered by CMN Resolution No. 3,919).

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Besides the banking client protection regulation enforced by CMN and the Central Bank, the basic consumer rights guaranteed by the CDC regarding the relationship between financial institutions and their clients include: (i) the imposition of a reverse burden of proof in court; (ii) financial institutions must ensure that customers are fully aware of all contractual clauses, including responsibilities and penalties applicable to both parties, in order to protect against abusive practices; (iii) financial institutions are prohibited from releasing misleading or abusive publicity or information about their contracts or services; (iv) financial institutions are liable for any damages caused to their customers by misrepresentations in their publicity or information provided; and (v) interest charges in connection with personal credit and consumer directed credit transactions must be proportionally reduced in case of early payment of debts.

With respect to consumer’s rights, Decree No. 6,523 directed the CDC to establish general rules on Customer Service Assistance (Serviço de Atendimento ao Consumidor), or SAC, by phone for information, clarification of doubts, complaints, and agreements regarding suspension or cancellation, and Law No. 11,785 amended CDC’s article 54 to define that in adhesions agreements, the font size may not be smaller than a size 12.
 
Antitrust Regulation

Generally, under the Brazilian antitrust law (Law No. 8,884, enacted on June 11, 1994), transactions resulting in economic concentration are subjectmust be submitted to reviewthe Brazilian Antitrust System (Sistema Brasileiro de Defesa da Concorrência), or SBDC, for approval if they result in the control of 20% or more of a relevant market or if any of the parties had an annual gross revenue of R$400 million or more. Transactions exceeding these thresholds must be submitted to the Brazilian Antitrust System ( Sistema Brasileiro de Defesa da Concorrência ), or SBDC, for approval. CADE, the decision-making body of the SBDC, may approve a transaction without restrictions, approve it with restrictions or not approve it.

Currently, financialFinancial conglomerates submit merger and acquisitions transactions in various industries, including the insurance and pension plan industries, to SBDC for approval. Merger and acquisition transactions in the banking industry, however, must be submitted to the Central Bank, as financial institutions depend on the approval of the Central Bank in order to merge with or acquire another financial institution.
There is one case currently before The exclusive authority of the Central Bank to review and approve merger and acquisition transactions involving financial institutions was confirmed in August, 2010, by the Superior Court of Justice, pendingin a decision as to whether a specific economic concentration in the banking industry should also bestill subject to the approval of the SBDC.further review. Although the outcome of this case wouldwill not automatically become a binding precedent for banksfinancial institutions in general, aan overruling of this decision ruling that the SBDC has the power to decide on the specific transaction under judgment could nevertheless make it advisable for financial institutions to submit any merger or acquisition transactions in the banking industry to the SBDC, in addition to the submission of such transactions to the Central Bank.
 
Asset Management Regulation
 
Asset management is regulated by the CMN and the CVM. CMN and CVM regulations stipulate that institutions must segregate their asset management activities from their other activities.
 
TheCertain investment funds within the asset management industry, issuch as private equity investment funds are also self-regulated by ANBIMA, which enacts additional rules and policies, especially with respect to the offering, marketing and advertising of financial products and services.
 
Investment funds are subject to the regulation and supervision of the CVM and are managed by companies authorized by the CVM to manage investment fund portfolios. Investment funds may invest in instruments available in the financial and capital markets, including fixed income instruments, stocks, debentures and derivative products, provided that, in addition to the denomination of the fund, a reference to the relevant type of fund is included.
 
According to Instruction CVM rule No. 409, of August 18, 2004, as amended, investment funds may be classified as (i) short term funds; (ii) referenced funds; (iii) fixed income funds; (iv) stocks funds; (v) exchange funds; (vi) external debt funds; and (vii) multi-market funds.
 
Investment funds may not:
•           Have more than 5.0% of the equity when the issuer is a natural person or private company that is not a publicly-held company or financial institution authorized by the Central Bank,

 
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•           Have more than 10.0%
Investment funds are subject to certain restrictions with respect to the composition of their portfolios and the equityclassification of their investors, including, among other things, restrictions on the fund when thetypes of securities, financial assets and operations, limits per issuer is a publicly-held company,
•           Have more than 10.0%and limits by type of the equity of the fund when the issuer is an investment fund, and
•           Have more than 20.0% of the equity of the fund when the issuer is a financial institution authorized by the Central Bank.assets.  Such restrictions are set forth in CVM regulations.
 
In addition, the CVM regulations establish criteria for the registration and accounting evaluation of titles, securities, financial instruments and derivatives. Pursuant to such regulations, fund managers shallmust mark their securities to market; hence, the fund’s portfolio assets must be accounted for at their fair market value, instead of their expected yield to maturity.
 
The CVM has also enacted rules to regulate private equity funds, credit rights investment funds, real estate investment funds and other specified investment funds. The rules of CVM rule No. 409 are applicable to each and every investment fund registered with the CVM to the extent they are not contrary to the provisions of specific rules applicable to such funds.
Leasing Regulations

The basic legal framework governing leasing transactions is established by Law No. 6,099 of September 12, 1974, as amended, and the regulations issued there under by the CMN from time to time, in particular CMN Resolution No. 2,309 of August 28, 1996.

Law No. 6,099, as amended, sets forth the general guidelines for the legal treatment of leasing transactions and delegates to the CMN, the regulator and supervisor of the financial system, the competency to scrutinize leasing companies and their transactions in greater detail. Through CMN Resolution No. 2,309, the CMN and the Central Bank of Brazil supervise and control the transactions entered into by leasing companies. Furthermore, the laws and regulations applicable to financial institutions, such as those related to reporting requirements, capital adequacy and leverage, assets composition limits and treatment of doubtful loans, are generally also applicable to leasing companies.
 
Taxation

We describe below the main corporate taxes that may impact financial transactions entered into by companies of the Itaú Unibanco Group, as well as a description of the main taxes on financial transactions.

Overview

The table below summarizes the main taxes imposed on our activities. For a more detailed analysis, investors should consult their tax advisers.

Tax
Rate
Calculation of Taxable Profit
IRPJ15.0% plus 10.0%Net income with adjustments (exclusions, additions, and deductions).
CSLL15.0% or 9.0%Net income with adjustments (exclusions, additions, and deductions).
COFINS4.0%Gross revenue minus specific deductions
PIS0.65%Gross revenue minus specific deductions
ISS2.0% to 5.0%Service value

Corporate Income Tax and Social Contribution on Profits

Currently, Brazilian companies are subject to the corporate income tax (imposto de renda da pessoa jurídica), or IRPJ. and the social contribution on profits (contribuição social sobre o lucro líquido), or CSLL.

According to the tax regime adopted by each company, the IRPJ and CSLL may be imposed on an adjusted tax basis (taxable income regime), which is subject to adjustments (deductions, additions and exclusions) upon the ascertainment of the tax due at the end of the fiscal year (e.g., operating costs, expenses, provisions and equity accounting).

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The IRPJ is imposed at a rate of 15.0% and a surtax of 10.0% is applicable when the total amount of profit exceeds R$20,000 per month (imposing a total rate of 25.0% on the amount of profit exceeding R$20,000 per month).

The CSLL is generally imposed at a rate of 9.0%. Law No. 11,727 of June 23, 2008, established that as of May 1, 2008, the CSLL rate on income of financial, insurance and similar companies increased to 15.0%. The following companies are considered financial, insurance and similar companies for this purpose: private insurance and capitalization companies, banks of any type, securities underwriters, foreign exchange and securities brokerages, credit, financing and investment companies, real estate loan companies, credit card management companies, leasing companies, credit cooperatives and savings and loan associations. The increased CSLL rate is applicable to us and many of our subsidiaries and affiliates. Brazilian financial institutions, including us, are disputing the constitutionality of a higher CSLL tax rate that applies only to financial, insurance and similar companies.

Brazilian companies can offset the historical nominal amount of tax losses against results of subsequent years at any time (i.e., with no limitations with respect to time periods), provided that such offsetting does not exceed 30.0% of the annual taxable income of such future year.

Companies pay the IRPJ and CSLL taxes based on their worldwide income rather than on income solely from Brazilian operations. Therefore, profits, capital gains and other income obtained abroad by Brazilian entities will be computed in the determination of their net income. In addition, profits, capital gains and other income from foreign branches or income from subsidiaries or foreign corporations controlled by a Brazilian entity will also be computed in the calculation of such entity’s profits, in proportion to its participation in such foreign companies’ capital. The Brazilian company is allowed to deduct income tax paid abroad, up to the amount of Brazilian income taxes imposed on such income.

Taxation of Profit Distribution

Dividends paid by a Brazilian company, including stock dividends and other dividends paid to a non-resident, are currently not subject to withholding income tax in Brazil to the extent that these amounts are related to profits generated on or after January 1, 1996. Dividends paid from profits generated before January 1, 1996 may be subject to Brazilian withholding income tax at varying rates, according to the tax legislation applicable to each corresponding year.

Law No. 9,249 of December 26, 1995, as amended, allows a Brazilian corporation to make, instead of dividend distributions, distributions that are treated as interest on net equity and that constitute deductible expenses for purposes of calculating the IRPJ and CSLL. These distributions may be paid in cash. For tax purposes, this interest is limited to the daily average of the TJLP, as determined by the Central Bank, over the taxable year, and the amount of payments and deduction may not exceed the greater of (i) 50.0% of net income (after the deduction of CSLL, but before taking into account the amount of such interest on net equity and the provision for IRPJ) for the period in respect of which the payment is made; and (ii) 50.0% of the sum of retained profits and profit reserves.

Any payment of interest on shareholders’ equity is subject to withholding income tax at the rate of 15.0%, or 25.0% in the case of a shareholder who is domiciled in a tax haven jurisdiction (See Item 10E.Taxation). These payments may be qualified, at their net value, as part of any mandatory dividend.

Taxes on Revenue – Contribution on Social Integration Program and Social Security Financing Contribution

In addition to IRPJ and CSLL, Brazilian companies are subject to the following taxes on revenues: contribution on social integration program (contribuição para o programa da integração social), or PIS, and social security financing contribution (contribuição social para o financiamento da seguridades social), or COFINS.

According to Law 9.718, as amended, financial institutions must pay contribution to PIS at a rate of 0.65% and COFINS at a rate of 4.0%. In general, PIS and COFINS are charged on companies’ gross revenues, with some exemptions. In the case of financial institutions, certain additional deductions are provided by law so that the taxation basis is similar to the gross profit margin. Certain of our financial subsidiaries are currently claiming that the PIS and COFINS should be levied only on their revenue from the sale of goods and services, and not on revenues from financial and other activities. The amounts in dispute are accounted for as a tax liability provision on our balance sheet.

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Non-financial companies that calculate IRPJ and CSLL based on the taxable income regime are required to calculate PIS and COFINS contributions according to the non-cumulative regime. Under this regime, PIS is imposed at a rate of 1.65% and COFINS is imposed at a rate of 7.6%. The calculation basis of these contributions is the gross revenue earned by the company, however, the taxpayer can offset credits arising from the application of the same rates on the value paid on the purchase of certain inputs used in the production process of the company. Currently, under such non-cumulative regime, financial income (except, for example, for income from interest on net equity) of non-financial companies is not subject to PIS and COFINS.

Service Tax

The tax on services (imposto sobre serviços de qualquer natureza), or ISS, is generally imposed on the price of value of services rendered (e.g., bank services) and charged by the municipality where our branch or office that renders the service is located. The tax rates vary from 2.0% up to the maximum rate of 5.0%, depending on the municipality.

Tax on Financial Transactions

The tax on financial transactions (imposto sobre operações financeiras), or IOF, is imposed on foreign exchange, insurance, credit and securities transactions. The IOF rate may be changed by a decree from the executive branch (which is effective beginning on its publication date) rather than a law.

The IOF on foreign exchange transactions, or IOF/FX, tax is imposed on several foreign exchange transactions. Its applicable rates may be increased up to 25.0%. The IOF/FX tax rates imposed on foreign exchange transactions recently have been modified and are currently imposed at a rate of 0.38%, with the following important exceptions:

·the IOF/FX tax is imposed at a rate of 6.0% on the inflow of funds to Brazil deriving from, or for, loans, including the issuance of notes in the international market, whose average minimum payment term is no longer than 720 days (if the average minimum term of the loan is longer than 720 days, the IOF/FX rate is 0.0%);

·the IOF/FX is imposed at a rate of 6.0% on the inflow of funds into Brazil in connection with settlement of foreign exchange transactions by foreign investors, including simultaneous foreign exchange transactions, with the purpose of investing in the Brazilian financial and capital markets, except for the transactions set out below;

·the IOF/FX is imposed at a rate of 2.0% on the inflow of funds into Brazil in connection with the settlement of foreign exchange transactions by foreign investors that involve variable-income investments on stock exchanges or on futures and commodities exchanges, in compliance with the regulations issued by the CMN, except for trades in derivatives that result in predetermined income;

·the IOF/FX is imposed at a rate of 2.0% on the inflow of funds into Brazil in connection with the settlement of foreign exchange transactions by foreign investors for the purchase of shares outside of the stock exchange as a result of public offerings registered or exempt from registration with the CVM or for the subscription of shares, provided that in each case the issuer is a publicly-held company whose shares are admitted to trade in a stock exchange;

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IOF/FX tax is imposed at a rate of 2.0% on the inflow of funds into Brazil in connection with the settlement of foreign exchange transactions carried out on or after January 1, 2011 by a foreign investor, including simultaneous foreign exchange transactions, to purchase quotas of equity funds (Fundo de Investimento em Participações), or FIP, and emerging companies funds (Fundo Mútuo de Investimento em Empresas Emergentes), or FMIEE, as well as quotas of investment funds that invest in quotas of FIPs and FMIEEs;

·the IOF/FX is imposed at a rate of 0.0% on the outflow of funds from Brazil in connection with the settlement of foreign exchange transactions for the purpose of repatriating funds of foreign investors out of the Brazilian financial and capital markets;

·IOF/FX tax is imposed at a rate of 0.0% on the outflow of funds from Brazil in connection with foreign exchange transactions for the remittance of interest on net equity and dividends earned by foreign investors; and
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·IOF/FX tax is imposed at a rate of 6.38% on foreign exchange transactions in accordance with obligations of credit card management companies or commercial or multiple banks, as credit card issuers, and deriving from the purchase of goods and services made abroad by their credit card users.

Depending upon the type of inflow of foreign funds into Brazil, the IOF/FX may be levied on the outflow and inflow of funds. It may also be levied when the type of investment is changed. In many cases, the outflow and inflow of funds will require simultaneous foreign exchange transactions.

The IOF tax is also imposed on insurance transactions upon the receipt of a premium, or IOF/Insurance. In insurance transactions, the IOF/Insurance tax will be imposed at a highest rate of 25.0%. Currently, the rates imposed vary from 0.0% to 7.38% according to the type of insurance purchased.

The IOF tax is also imposed on credit transactions, including financing, discounts and factoring, or IOF/Credit. Currently, individuals pay IOF/Credit at 0.0082% per day, until the total amount of IOF/Credit due reaches a limit of 3.0% in a period of 365 days, in most of credit transactions; and companies pay IOF tax at a rate of 0.0041% per day, until the total amount of IOF/Credit due reaches a limit of 1.5% in a period of  365 days. An additional IOF/Credit tax rate of 0.38% is also imposed on any credit transaction.

The IOF tax is also imposed on the acquisition, assignment, redemption, renegotiation or payment for settlement of securities, even though these transactions are carried out on stock, commodities and futures exchanges, or IOF/Securities. The rate of the IOF/Securities with respect to many securities transactions is currently 0.0%, although certain transactions may be subject to specified rates. The President has the legal authority to increase the rate to a maximum of 1.5% of the amount of the taxed transaction per day for the period during which the investor holds the securities, up to the amount equal to the gain on the transaction. Currently, there is a short-term IOF/Securities tax on fixed income and investments in fund quotas with a holding period of less than 30 days. If the investor sells, redeems, assigns, resells or renews fixed income and investments in fund quotas within 30 days of the original investment, IOF/Securities is levied at a rate of 1.0% per day, with certain maximum limits based on a regressive percentage of the total fixed income gain for a security reaching zero and for a maturity equal to or higher than 30 days. Finally, the IOF/Securities tax is levied at a rate of 1.5% on the assignment of shares traded in the Brazilian stock market in order to permit the issuance of depositary receipts to be negotiated overseas.

The table below summarizes IOF tax, which is imposed on financial transactions (such as foreign exchange, insurance transactions, credit or those transactions related to securities), as explained above. For a more detailed analysis, investors should consult their tax advisers.

Transaction Type
Rate ( general rule subject to change by executive
decree)
International Loans
IOF/FX: 6.0% (average minimum payment term is no longer than 720 days)
IOF/FX: 0.0% (average minimum payment term is longer than 720 days)
Foreign Investments in Brazilian Financial and Capital MarketsIOF/FX: 6.0% (general rule for inflow of funds)
IOF/FX: 2.0% (general rule for variable income investments; purchase of shares outside of the stock exchange as a result of public offerings; and investments in FIPs and FMIEEs and quotas of investment funds that invest in quotas of such funds).
IOF/FX: 0.0% (general rule for outflow of resources, including repatriation of funds and remittance of interest on net equity and dividends.)
Credit CardIOF/FX: 6.38%
Insurance TransactionsIOF/Insurance: 0.0% to 7.38%
Loans and CreditsIOF/Credit: 0.0041% (companies) and 0.0082% (individuals) per day, until it reaches the limit of 1.5% or 3.0%, respectively, up to a limit of 365 days, plus 0.38%
Securities
IOF/Securities: 0.0% to 1.0% (general rule)
IOF/Securities: 1.5% (assignment of shares in order to permit issuances of depository receipts)
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Income Taxes Imposed on Financial Investments

Foreign investors that receive payments derived from Brazilian sources, or gains related to Brazilian assets, will be subject to the Brazilian income tax. Under Brazilian law, income tax on capital gains and income from financial transactions carried out in the Brazilian financial and capital market vary depending on the domicile of the non-resident investor, the type of registration of the investment held by the non-resident investor with the Central Bank and the manner in which the transaction is carried out.

For foreign investors who invested in the Brazilian financial and capital markets, in accordance with CMN Resolution No. 2,689, and are not located in a jurisdiction considered a “tax haven jurisdiction” (See “Item 10E. Taxation”), the income tax is imposed, in general, pursuant to a special regime, as follows:

·capital gains from the sale of stock on Brazilian stock exchanges or income derived from derivatives traded on the Brazilian stock and future exchanges are exempted, except if related to combined transactions in derivatives with a predetermined income;

·income tax will be imposed at a rate of 10.0% on income from stock funds, swaps and other transactions on futures market not carried out through a Brazilian stock exchange; and

·income tax will be imposed at a rate of 15.0% on income from all other fixed income investments made through a Brazilian stock exchange or over-the-counter market and on gains earned therefrom.

Foreign investors that invested in the Brazilian financial and capital markets, in accordance with CMN Resolution No. 2,689, and are located in a tax haven jurisdiction are subject to income tax, in general, pursuant to rules applicable to Brazilian individuals, as follows:

·on income from financial transactions (variable income) at a rate of 15.0%;

·on income from fixed income, including public bonds, at rates varying from 22.5% to 15.0% (the rates vary according to the transaction type and terms); and

·income from other long and short-term investment funds at rates varying from 22.5% to 15.0%, according to the investment period.

The table below is a summary of the income taxation relating to the foreign investment in the Brazilian financial and capital market located in a non-tax haven jurisdiction and a tax haven jurisdiction. It does not purport to be a complete analysis of all tax considerations relating to investments in Brazil. For a more detail analysis the prospective investors should consult their tax advisers.

  
Rate for:
Transaction Type (Under CMN
Resolution No. 2,689)
 
Foreign investor located in a
non-tax haven jurisdiction
 
Foreign investor located in a
tax haven jurisdiction
Capital gains from stock and derivatives and other variable income securities traded on the stock and futures exchange 0.0% 15.0%
Over-the-counter swap transactions 10.0% 22.5% to 15.0%
Other over- the-counter derivatives 10.0% 15.0%
Fixed income securities, including structured fixed income combinations (rates may vary according to the transaction type and term) 15.0% 22.5% to 15.0%
Income from public bonds (provided certain requirements are observed) 0.0% 22.5% to 15.0%
Short-term fixed income investment funds 15.0% 22.5% to 20.0%
Long-term fixed income investment funds 15.0% 22.5% to 15.0%
Income from stock funds 10.0% 15.0%
Finally, Provisional Measure No. 517 of December 31, 2010 provides that income from publicly-traded bonds and securities acquired as of January 1st, 2011 of non-resident investors that are not domiciled in tax haven jurisdictions are subject to the withholding income tax assessment at a 0% rate.  To be eligible for this benefit, the following requirements must be met: (i) the bonds and securities must have been issued by private non-financial entities in accordance with the rules set forth by the CMN; (ii) the bonds must have weighted average maturity greater than four years, (iii) the issuer may not repurchase the bonds or securities within the first two years after issuance, (iv) the remuneration must be linked to predetermined rates and related to certain inflation indices; (v) the buyer has no agreement or commitment to resell; (vi) income payments, if any, must take place no more frequently than once per 180 day period; (vii) the bonds must be traded in regulated markets; and (viii) the issuer must demonstrate the allocation of the proceeds from the issuance to investment projects.  Moreover, with respect to securities acquired before January 1st, 2011, which comply with the requirements above, eligible investors can prepay the withholding tax due on the income related to such investments until June 30, 2011 so as to benefit from the 0% withholding tax rate on future income payments.

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Temporary Contribution on Financial Transactions

The CPMF was imposed at a rate of 0.38% on financial transactions. The CPMF tax ceased to be charged as of January 1, 2008. As a general rule, the CPMF tax was levied on debits from bank accounts. Currently, while the CPMF tax is no longer charged, there have been discussions about whether it will be charged again or not; it is impossible to say if this tax will be implemented again.
Insurance Regulation

The Brazilian insurance system is governed by three regulatory agencies: the Brazilian Private Insurance Council ( Conselho Nacional de Seguros Privados ), or CNSP, SUSEP and the Supplementary Health Insurance Agency ( Agência Nacional de Saúde Suplementar ), or ANS. With governmental approval, an insurance company may offer all types of insurance with the exception of workers’ compensation insurance, which is provided exclusively by the National Institute of Medical Assistance and Social Welfare (Instituto Nacional de Seguridade Social Social)), or INSS. Insurance companies are required to sell policies through qualified brokers. In accordance with Brazilian insurance legislation, health insurance must be sold separately from other types of insurance by a specialized insurance company that is subject to the rules of the ANS, the agency responsible for private health insurance.

Insurance companies must set aside reserves to be invested in specific types of securities. As a result, insurance companies are among the main investors in the Brazilian financial market and are subject to the rules of the CMN regarding the investment of technical reserves.

Insurance companies are exempt from ordinary bankruptcy procedures and instead are subject to a special procedure administered by SUSEP or by ANS, the insurance sector regulators, except when the assets of the insurance company are not sufficient to guarantee at least half of the unsecured credits or procedures relating to acts that may be considered bankruptcy-related crimes. Dissolutions may be either voluntary or compulsory. The Minister of Finance is responsible for the institution of compulsory dissolutions of insurance companies under SUSEP’s regulation and ANS is responsible for the dissolution of health insurance companies.

There is currently no restriction on foreign investments in insurance companies.

According to Brazilian law, insurance companies must buy reinsurance to the extent their liabilities exceed their technical limits under SUSEP rules. For several years, reinsurance activities in Brazil were carried out on a monopoly basis by the Brazilian Reinsurance Institute (IRB – Brasil Resseguros S.A)S.A.), or IRB. On January 16, 2007, ComplementarySupplementary Law No. 126 came into force, providing for the opening of the Brazilian reinsurance market to other reinsurance companies. This complementarysupplementary law specifically established new policies related to reinsurance, retrocession and its intermediation, coinsurance operations, contracting insurance products abroad and insurance sector foreign currency operations.

The main changes introduced by ComplementarySupplementary Law No. 126 are summarized below. Three types of reinsurers are established by such law:

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Local reinsurer: a reinsurer with its head office in Brazil, incorporated as a corporation (sociedade por ações) and having as its exclusive purpose the performance of reinsurance and retrocession transactions;



- Local reinsurer: a reinsurer with its head office in Brazil, incorporated as a corporation (sociedade por ações) and having as its exclusive purpose the performance of reinsurance and retrocession transactions;
·Admitted reinsurer: a non-resident reinsurer, registered with SUSEP to carry out reinsurance and retrocession transactions, with a representative office in Brazil, which complies with the requirements of Supplementary Law No. 126 and the applicable rules regarding reinsurance and reassignment of reinsurance activities; and

- Admitted
·Eventual reinsurer: a non-resident reinsurer, registered with SUSEP to carry out reinsurance and retrocession transactions, with a representative office in Brazil, which complies with the requirements of Complementary Law No. 126 and the applicable rules regarding reinsurance and reassignment of reinsurance activities; and retrocession transactions, without a representative office in Brazil, which complies with the requirements of Supplementary Law No. 126 and the applicable rules regarding reinsurance and retrocession activities.

- Eventual reinsurer: a non-resident reinsurer, registered with SUSEP to carry out reinsurance and retrocession transactions, without a representative office in Brazil, which complies with the requirements of Complementary Law No. 126 and the applicable rules regarding reinsurance and retrocession activities.
An eventual reinsurer cannot be resident in a country considered as a tax-haven jurisdiction, as defined in ComplementarySupplementary Law No. 126.

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Admitted or eventual reinsurers must comply with the following minimum requirements:

-
·to be duly incorporated, according to the laws of their countries of origin, in order to underwrite local and international reinsurance in the fields that they intend to operate in Brazil and present evidence that they have carried out their operations in their respective countries of origin for at least five years;

-
·to have economic and financial capacity equal to or higher than the minimum to be established by CNSP;

-
·to have a rating issued by rating agencies recognized by SUSEP equal to or higher than the minimum to be established by CNSP;

-
·to have a duly appointed resident attorney-in-fact in Brazil with full administrative and judicial powers;

-
·to comply with additional requirements established by CNSP and SUSEP.

In addition to the requirements mentioned above, an admitted reinsurer must keep a foreign currency account with SUSEP and periodically submit their financial statements to SUSEP, pursuant to the rules enacted by CNSP.

Entering into reinsurance and retrocession contracts in Brazil or abroad must occur either through direct negotiation between the involved parties or an authorized broker. Foreign reinsurance brokers may be authorized to operate in Brazil, according to the law and additional requirements established by SUSEP and CNSP.

Reinsurance operations relating to survival life insurance and private pension plans may only be offered by local reinsurers.

With due observance of the rules to be enacted by CNSP, insurance companies when transferring their risks in reinsurance will have to offer to local reinsurers the following percentage40.0% of said risks (right of first refusal):. Beginning on March 31, 2011, insurance companies, when transferring their risks in reinsurance, will necessarily have to transfer to local reinsurers 40.0% of said risks.
- 60.0% until January 16, 2010;
- 40.0% in the subsequent years.

The technical reserves of local reinsurers and funds deposited in Brazil for purposes of guaranteeing admitted reinsurers’ local activities will be managed according to the rules of the CMN. IRB continues to be authorized to carry out reinsurance and retrocession activities in Brazil as a local reinsurer.

 
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SELECTED STATISTICAL INFORMATION
 
The following information is included for analytical purposes and should be read in connection with our U.S. GAAP consolidated financial statements in Item 18 as well as with “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects.”  Information is presented as of and for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007,2008, and in the case of certain information related to our loans and leases and its related allowances, also as of and for the years ended December 31, 20062007 and 2005.2006.
On November 3, 2008 an association agreement was entered into between the controlling stockholders of Itaúsa and of Unibanco Holdings and of its subsidiary Unibanco. Such transaction was consummated in February 2009 and resulted in Itaú Unibanco Holding acquiring control of Unibanco Holdings and of its subsidiary Unibanco. See Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.

As a result of the Association and related transactions, the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended:
·December 31, 2010 reflect all operations of Unibanco as of that date and for the entire year;
·December, 31 2009 reflect all operations of Unibanco as of that date and beginning on February 2009; and
·December 31, 2008, does not reflect Unibanco operations as of that date or for any part of the year.
 
On November 12, 2008, Itaú Unibanco entered into an association agreement with Itaúsa, our controlling shareholder at that time, pursuant to which Itaú Unibanco acquired part of Itaúsa’s ownership interest in Itaúsa Export and ItaúsaItausa Europa. The transaction is accounted for as a transaction between entities under common control that resulted in a change in reporting entity under U.S. GAAP. As a result, retroactively restatement of prior year financial statement is required to present the combined financial statement of Itaú Unibanco with Itaúsa Export and Itaúsa Europa as if the transaction had taken place on the beginning of the first period presented. Accordingly, the U.S. GAAP financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, included in this annual report were retroactively adjusted to reflect the impact of this transaction. However, financial information under Selected Financial Information and other sections of this annual report as of December 31, 2005 and for the years then ended has not been restated to reflect the combination of Itaúsa Export and Itaúsa Europa as if it had occurred on those periods considering the burden to compile such information for prior periods and the reduced impact of those entities in the consolidated financial information.

See noteNote 3 to theour consolidated financial statements for additional information.

The numbersdata included in the tables and other data in this section are presented on ain accordance with U.S. GAAP basis.

Average Balance Sheet and Interest Rate Data
 
The following table presents the average balances of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, other assets and liabilities accounts, the related interest income and expense amounts and the average real yield/rate for each period.  We calculated the average balances using daily book balances for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007.2008. Non-accrual loans and leases are disclosed as a non-interest earning asset in the table below.

 
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(in millions of R$, except percentages)
  2009  2008  2007 
Assets 
Average
balance
  Interest  
Average
yield/rate (%)
  
Average
balance
  Interest  
Average
yield/rate (%)
  
Average
balance
  Interest  
Average
yield/rate (%)
 
Interest-earning assets  453,883   72,567   16.0%  287,667   47,649   16.6%  200,127   34,603   17.3%
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks  54,046   3,533   6.5%  30,555   3,028   9.9%  26,866   2,852   10.6%
Securities purchased under resale agreements  59,916   8,673   14.5%  39,182   5,369   13.7%  19,268   2,375   12.3%
Central Bank compulsory deposits  7,816   519   6.6%  11,747   1,051   8.9%  10,203   909   8.9%
Trading assets and securities:  121,215   11,260   9.3%  73,135   6,874   9.4%  57,474   5,569   9.7%
Trading assets, at fair value  78,933   7,087   9.0%  49,917   4,141   8.3%  38,133   3,418   9.0%
Available for sale securities, at fair value  40,605   3,996   9.8%  22,367   2,536   11.3%  17,951   1,992   11.1%
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost  1,677   177   10.5%  852   198   23.2%  1,390   159   11.4%
Loans and leases  210,890   48,582   23.0%  133,047   31,326   23.5%  86,316   22,898   26.5%
Non-interest-earning assets  60,812           46,662           41,587         
Cash and due from banks  6,235           4,092           4,041         
Central Bank compulsory deposits  5,087           4,543           5,074         
Non-accrual loans  10,919           6,270           5,022         
Allowance for loan and lease losses  (21,186)          (8,486)          (7,224)        
Premises and equipments, net  3,393           2,383           2,094         
Investments in unconsolidated companies  3,890           3,209           1,640         
Goodwill and intangible assets, net  21,583           7,172           7,303         
Other assets  30,891           27,479           23,638         
Total assets  514,695           334,329           241,714         


(in millions of R$, except percentages)
 
  2010  2009  2008 
Assets 
Average
balance
  Interest  
Average
yield/rate (%)
  
Average
balance
  Interest  
Average
yield/rate (%)
  
Average
balance
  Interest  
Average
yield/rate (%)
 
Interest-earning assets  544,252   78,369   14.4%  453,883   72,567   16.0%  287,667   47,649   16.6%
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks  61,827   3,165   5.1%  54,046   3,533   6.5%  30,555   3,028   9.9%
Securities purchased under resale agreements  59,843   7,572   12.7%  59,916   8,673   14.5%  39,182   5,369   13.7%
Central Bank compulsory deposits  39,313   4,036   10.3%  7,816   519   6.6%  11,747   1,051   8.9%
Trading assets and securities:  139,173   11,561   8.3%  121,215   11,260   9.3%  73,135   6,874   9.4%
Trading assets, at fair value  97,175   7,767   8.0%  78,933   7,087   9.0%  49,917   4,141   8.3%
Available for sale securities, at fair value  40,229   3,315   8.2%  40,605   3,996   9.8%  22,367   2,536   11.3%
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost  1,769   479   27.1%  1,677   177   10.5%  852   198   23.2%
Loans and leases  244,095   52,035   21.3%  210,890   48,582   23.0%  133,047   31,326   23.5%
Non-interest-earning assets  68,024           60,812           46,662         
Cash and due from banks  5,947           6,235           4,092         
Central Bank compulsory deposits  5,159           5,087           4,543         
Non-accrual loans  14,995           10,919           6,270         
Allowance for loan and lease losses  (23,149)          (21,186)          (8,486)        
Premises and equipments, net  4,822           3,393           2,383         
Investments in unconsolidated companies  3,555           3,890           3,209         
Goodwill and intangible assets, net  21,958           21,583           7,172         
Other assets  34,737           30,891           27,479         
Total assets  612,276           514,695           334,329         
 
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(in millions of R$, except percentages)
 
 2009  2008  2007  2010  2009  2008 
Liabilities 
Average
balance
  Interest  
Average
yield/rate (%)
  
Average
balance
  Interest  
Average
yield/rate (%)
  
Average
balance
  Interest  
Average
yield/rate (%)
  
Average
balance
  Interest  
Average
yield/rate (%)
  
Average
balance
  Interest  
Average
yield/rate (%)
  
Average
balance
  Interest  
Average
yield/rate (%)
 
Interest-bearing liabilities  382,880   31,876   8.3%  230,083   26,508   11.5%  151,391   13,271   8.8%  458,755   34,824   7.6%  382,880   31,876   8.3%  230,083   26,508   11.5%
Interest-bearing deposits:  159,296   11,773   7.4%  74,390   6,233   8.4%  45,287   3,510   7.8%  166,549   11,776   7.1%  159,296   11,773   7.4%  74,390   6,233   8.4%
Saving deposits  40,998   2,429   5.9%  29,509   1,960   6.6%  25,256   1,582   6.3%  52,882   3,130   5.9%  40,998   2,429   5.9%  29,509   1,960   6.6%
Deposits from banks  2,605   336   12.9%  1,461   236   16.1%  3,588   270   7.5%  2,030   147   7.2%  2,605   336   12.9%  1,461   236   16.1%
Time deposits  115,693   9,008   7.8%  43,421   4,037   9.3%  16,443   1,657   10.1%  111,637   8,499   7.6%  115,693   9,008   7.8%  43,421   4,037   9.3%
Securities sold under repurchase agreements  65,939   7,177   10.9%  45,234   6,489   14.3%  22,880   3,453   15.1%  80,167   7,291   9.1%  65,939   7,177   10.9%  45,234   6,489   14.3%
Borrowings:  124,953   9,901   7.9%  89,589   12,458   13.9%  67,005   4,762   7.1%  167,526   13,000   7.8%  124,953   9,901   7.9%  89,589   12,458   13.9%
Short-term borrowings  70,861   5,314   7.5%  58,252   7,737   13.3%  41,199   3,329   8.1%  99,041   8,198   8.3%  70,861   5,314   7.5%  58,252   7,737   13.3%
Long-term debt  54,093   4,586   8.5%  31,337   4,721   15.1%  25,805   1,433   5.6%  68,485   4,802   7.0%  54,093   4,586   8.5%  31,337   4,721   15.1%
Investment contracts  32,691   3,025   9.3%  20,870   1,328   6.4%  16,220   1,546   9.5%  44,513   2,757   6.2%  32,691   3,025   9.3%  20,870   1,328   6.4%
Non-interest-bearing liabilities  70,272           68,394           57,431           80,202           70,272           68,394         
Non-interest-bearing deposits  23,799           21,198           18,364           26,928           23,799           21,198         
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities  46,474           47,196           39,067           53,273           46,474           47,196         
Shareholders’ equity  61,544           35,852           32,892           73,320           61,544           35,852         
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  514,695           334,329           241,714           612,276           514,695           334,329         

 
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Changes in Interest Income and Expenses – Volume and Rate Analysis
 
The following table sets forth the allocation of the changes in our interest income and expense betweenin terms of average volume and changes in the average yields/rates for the year ended December 31, 20092010 compared to 20082009 and for the year ended December 31, 20082009 compared to 2007.2008. Volume balance and rate variations have been calculated based on fluctuationsvariations of average balances over the period and changes in average interest yield/rates on interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities from one period to the other. Volume change has been computed as the change in the average interest-earning assets or interest-bearing liabilities from one period to the other multiplied by the average yield/rate in the laterearlier period. Yield/rate change has been computed as the change in the yield/rate in the period multiplied by the average interest-earning assets or interest-bearing liabilities in the earlier period. We allocated the net change from the combined effects of volume and yield/rate proportionately to volume change and yield/rate change, in absolute terms, without considering positive and negative effects.

(in millions of R$) (in millions of R$) (in millions of R$) 
 Increase/(decrease) due to changes in:  Increase/(decrease) due to changes in: 
 2009/2008    2008/2007   2010/2009  2009/2008 
 Volume  Yield/rate  Net change  Volume  Yield/rate  Net change  Volume  Yield/rate  Net change  Volume  Yield/rate  Net change 
Interest-earning assets:  26,878   (1,960)  24,918   15,934   (2,888)  13,045   12,379   (6,576)  5,802   26,878   (1,960)  24,918 
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks  1,779   (1,274)  505   374   (198)  176   465   (833)  (368)  1,779   (1,274)  505 
Securities purchased under resale agreements  2,986   318   3,304   2,702   292   2,994   (11)  (1,091)  (1,101)  2,986   318   3,304 
Central Bank compulsory deposits  (300)  (232)  (532)  138   4   142   3,097   420   3,517   (300)  (232)  (532)
Trading assets and securities:  4,467   (82)  4,385   1,477   (171)  1,305   1,565   (1,263)  302   4,467   (82)  4,385 
Trading assets  2,581   366   2,946   993   (270)  723   1,516   (836)  680   2,581   366   2,946 
Available for sale securities  1,833   (373)  1,460   500   44   544   (37)  (644)  (681)  1,833   (373)  1,460 
Held-to-maturity securities  125   (146)  (21)  (79)  118   39   10   293   303   125   (146)  (21)
Loans and leases  17,946   (691)  17,256   11,243   (2,815)  8,428   7,262   (3,808)  3,454   17,946   (691)  17,256 
Interest-bearing liabilities:  13,702   (8,334)  5,368   8,013   5,225   13,237   6,141   (3,193)  2,948   13,702   (8,334)  5,368 
Interest-bearing deposits:  6,354   (813)  5,541   2,418   305   2,723   524   (522)  2   6,354   (813)  5,541 
Saving deposits  699   (229)  470   278   99   377   703   (3)  701   699   (229)  470 
Deposits from banks  155   (55)  100   (223)  188   (34)  (63)  (126)  (189)  155   (55)  100 
Time deposits  5,725   (753)  4,971   2,518   (138)  2,380   (312)  (198)  (509)  5,725   (753)  4,971 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements  2,501   (1,813)  688   3,215   (179)  3,036   1,404   (1,290)  114   2,501   (1,813)  688 
Borrowings:  3,905   (6,463)  (2,557)  2,005   5,691   7,696   3,308   (208)  3,099   3,905   (6,463)  (2,557)
Short-term borrowings  1,433   (3,855)  (2,423)  1,725   2,683   4,408   2,287   597   2,884   1,433   (3,855)  (2,423)
Long-term debt  2,493   (2,627)  (135)  366   2,923   3,289   1,092   (877)  215   2,493   (2,627)  (135)
Investment contracts  942   755   1,696   375   (593)  (218)  905   (1,173)  (268)  942   755   1,696 

Net Interest Margin and Spread

The following table sets forth our average interest-earning assets, total average interest-bearing liabilities, net interest income and the comparative net interest margin and net interest spread for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007.2008.

(in millions of R$, except percentages)(in millions of R$, except percentages)(in millions of R$, except percentages) 
 2009  2008  2007  2010  2009  2008 
Total average interest-earning assets�� 453,883   287,667   200,127   544,252   453,883   287,667 
Total average interest-bearing liabilities  382,880   230,083   151,391   458,755   382,880   230,083 
Net interest income(1)  40,691   21,141   21,332   43,545   40,691   21,141 
Average yield on average interest-earning assets(2)  16.0%  16.6%  17.3%  14.4%  16.0%  16.6%
Average rate on average interest-bearing liabilities(3)  8.3%  11.5%  8.8%  7.6%  8.3%  11.5%
Net interest spread(4)  7.7%  5.0%  8.5%  6.8%  7.7%  5.0%
Net interest margin(5)  9.0%  7.3%  10.7%  8.0%  9.0%  7.3%
(1) Total interest income less total interest expense.
(2) Total interest income divided by total average interest-earning assets.
(3) Total interest expense divided by total average interest-bearing liabilities.
(4) Difference between the average yield on interest-earning assets and the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities.
(5) Net interest income divided by total average interest-earning assets.

 
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Return on Equity and Assets

The following table sets forth selected financialcertain data with respect to return on equity and assets for the periods indicated:years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008:

(in millions of R$, except percentages)
  2009  2008  2007 
Net income attributable to Ita ú Unibanco
  14,085   4,849   7,662 
Average total assets  514,695   334,329   241,714 
Average shareholders' equity  61,544   35,852   32,892 
Net income attributable to Itaú Unibanco as a percentage of average total assets  2.7%  1.5%  3.2%
Net income attributable to Itaú Unibanco as a percentage of average equity  22.9%  13.5%  23.3%
Average equity as a percentage of average total assets  12.0%  10.7%  13.6%
Dividend payout ratio per share (1)  29.1%  78.5%  29.3%
(in millions of R$, except percentages) 
  2010  2009  2008 
Net income attributable to Itaú Unibanco Holding  11,067   14,085   4,849 
Average total assets  612,276   514,695   334,329 
Average stockholders' equity  73,320   61,544   35,852 
Net income attributable to Itaú Unibanco Holding as a percentage of average total assets  1.8%  2.7%  1.5%
Net income attributable to Itaú Unibanco Holding as a percentage of average stockholder's equity  15.1%  22.9%  13.5%
Average stockholder's equity as a percentage of average total assets  12.0%  12.0%  10.7%
Dividend payout ratio per share (1)  28.8%  28.4%  78.5%
(1) Dividend and interest on shareholders’stockholders’ equity per share divided by basic earnings per share. Please see “Item 3A. Selected Financial Data – U.S. GAAP Selected Financial Data – Earnings and Dividend Per Share” for additional information on the computation of both dividend and interest on shareholders’ equity and basic earnings per share.
  
 
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Securities Portfolio

General

The following table sets forth our portfolio of trading assets, securities available for sale and held-to-maturity securities, as of December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007.2008. The amounts exclude our investments in securities of unconsolidated companies. For more information on our investments in unconsolidated companies see note 11 to our U.S. GAAP financial statements. Trading assets and securities available for sale are stated at fair value and held-to-maturity securities are stated at amortized cost. See notes 2.f, 2.g, 6, 7 and 8 to our U.S. GAAP financial statements for a description of the accounting policies applied to account for our securities portfolio and for additional information on the portfolio maintained as of such dates.

(in millions of R$, except percentages) 
  2010  % of total  2009  % of total  2008  % of total 
Trading assets, at fair value  140,003   100.0%  73,529   100.0%  66,483   100.0%
Investment funds  47,304   33.6%  39,347   53.5%  24,458   36.8%
Government securities - domestic  70,328   50.3%  24,207   32.9%  27,528   41.4%
Brazilian federal government securities  69,661   49.8%  23,985   32.6%  27,145   40.8%
Brazilian external debt bonds  667   0.5%  222   0.3%  383   0.6%
Government securities - abroad  9,353   6.6%  1,058   1.3%  1,988   2.8%
Argentina  293   0.2%  179   0.2%  64   0.1%
United States  8,714   6.4%  748   1.2%  1,038   1.6%
Mexico  29   0.0%  10   0.0%  6   0.0%
Russia  45   0.0%  -   0.0%  -   0.0%
Spain  -   0.0%  -   0.0%  418   0.6%
Korea  -   0.0%  -   0.0%  291   0.4%
Chile  248   0.2%  77   0.1%  164   0.2%
Uruguay  24   0.0%  30   0.0%  6   0.0%
Others  -   0.0%  14   0.0%  1   0.0%
Corporate debt securities  3,404   2.4%  2,226   3.0%  2,030   3.1%
Marketable equity securities  1,825   1.3%  1,142   1.6%  456   0.7%
Derivative financial instruments  7,789   5.6%  5,549   7.5%  10,023   15.1%
Trading assets as a percentage of total assets  18.75%      18.21%      16.47%    
Securities available for sale, at fair value  44,636   100.0%  41,263   100.0%  28,445   100.0%
Investment funds  770   1.8%  1,259   2.9%  992   3.4%
Government securities - domestic  15,561   34.9%  16,423   39.8%  6,588   23.1%
Brazilian federal government securities  10,843   24.3%  14,443   35.0%  5,579   19.6%
Brazilian external debt bonds  4,718   10.6%  1,980   4.8%  1,009   3.5%
Government securities - abroad  4,559   10.2%  7,243   17.7%  8,733   30.7%
Portugal  -   0.0%  26   0.1%  301   1.1%
Argentina  -   0.0%  -   0.0%  1   0.0%
United States  679   1.5%  17   0.1%  25   0.1%
Norway  -   0.0%  -   0.0%  345   1.2%
Austria  -   0.0%  213   0.5%  1,460   5.1%
Denmark  2,016   4.5%  1,971   4.8%  2,193   7.7%
Spain  734   1.6%  1,093   2.6%  2,829   9.9%
Korea  236   0.5%  1,757   4.3%  1,021   3.6%
Chile  453   1.0%  1,274   3.1%  483   1.7%
Paraguay  256   0.6%  417   1.0%  -   0.0%
Uruguay  185   0.4%  475   1.2%  74   0.3%
Corporate debt securities  22,373   50.1%  14,966   36.3%  11,446   40.6%
Marketable equity securities  1,373   3.1%  1,372   3.3%  686   2.2%
Securities available for sale as a percentage of total assets  5.98%      10.22%      7.0%    
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost  2,506   100.0%  1,762   100.0%  1,325   100.0%
Government securities - domestic  2,325   92.8%  1,511   85.7%  958   72.3%
Brazilian federal government securities  2,099   83.8%  1,273   72.2%  637   48.1%
Brazilian external debt bonds  226   9.0%  238   13.5%  321   24.2%
Government securities - abroad  16   0.6%  17   1.0%  22   1.7%
Corporate debt securities  165   6.6%  234   13.3%  345   26.0%
Held-to-maturity securities, as a percentage of total assets  0.34%      0.44%      0.33%    
(in millions of R$, except percentages)
  2009  % of total  2008  % of total  2007  % of total 
Trading assets, at fair value  73,529   100.0%  66,483   100.0%  40,524   100.0%
Investment funds  39,347   53.5%  24,458   36.8%  20,321   50.1%
Brazilian federal government securities  23,985   32.6%  27,145   40.8%  10,222   25.2%
Brazilian external debt bonds  222   0.3%  383   0.6%  240   0.6%
Government securities - abroad  1,058   1.5%  1,988   2.8%  3,365   8.3%
Argentina  179   0.2%  64   0.1%  37   0.1%
United States  748   1.2%  1,038   1.6%  286   0.7%
Mexico  10   0.0%  6   0.0%  69   0.2%
Russia  -   0.0%  -   0.0%  275   0.7%
Denmark  -   0.0%  -   0.0%  196   0.5%
Spain  -   0.0%  418   0.6%  847   2.1%
Korea  -   0.0%  291   0.4%  1,582   3.9%
Chile  77   0.1%  164   0.2%  71   0.2%
Uruguay  30   0.0%  6   0.0%  -   0.0%
Others  14   0.0%  1   0.0%  2   0.0%
Corporate debt securities  2,226   3.0%  2,030   3.1%  2,110   5.3%
Marketable equity securities  1,142   1.6%  456   0.7%  393   1.0%
Derivative financial instruments  5,549   7.5%  10,023   15.1%  3,873   9.5%
Trading assets as a percentage of total assets  18.21%      16.47%      14.99%    
Securities available for sale, at fair value  41,263   100.0%  28,445   100.0%  18,825   100.0%
Investment funds  1,259   2.9%  992   3.4%  973   5.0%
Brazilian federal government securities  14,443   35.0%  5,579   19.6%  2,145   11.4%
Brazilian external debt bonds  1,980   4.8%  965   3.5%  278   1.5%
Government securities - abroad  7,243   17.7%  8,733   30.7%  7,697   40.9%
Portugal  26   0.1%  301   1.1%  240   1.3%
Argentina  -   0.0%  1   0.0%  53   0.3%
United States  17   0.1%  25   0.1%  -   0.0%
Norway  -   0.0%  345   1.2%  189   1.0%
Italy  -   0.0%  -   0.0%  70   0.4%
Austria  213   0.5%  1,460   5.1%  2,108   11.2%
Denmark  1,971   4.8%  2,193   7.7%  174   0.9%
Spain  1,093   2.6%  2,830   9.9%  2,284   12.1%
Korea  1,757   4.3%  1,021   3.6%  2,159   11.5%
Chile  1,274   3.1%  483   1.7%  355   1.9%
Paraguay  417   1.0%  -   0.0%  -   0.0%
Uruguay  475   1.2%  74   0.3%  65   0.3%
Corporate debt securities  14,966   29.8%  11,490   40.6%  5,294   28.3%
Marketable equity securities  1,372   9.8%  686   2.2%  2,438   12.9%
                         
Securities available for sale as a percentage of total assets  10.22%      7.05%      6.2%    
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost  1,762   100.0%  1,325   100.0%  1,428   100.0%
Brazilian federal government securities  1,273   72.2%  637   48.1%  822   57.6%
Brazilian external debt bonds  238   13.5%  321   24.2%  307   21.5%
Government securities - abroad  17   1.0%  22   1.7%  19   1.3%
Corporate debt securities  234   13.3%  345   26.0%  280   19.6%
                         
Held-to-maturity securities, as a percentage of total assets  0.44%      0.33%      0.53%    

 
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As of December 31, 2010, we held securities issued by the Brazilian federal government classified above as “Brazilian federal government securities” and securities issued by the U.S. federal government classified above as “Government debt securities abroad — United States” with an aggregate book value and an aggregate market value of R$88,214 million and R$9,393 million, respectively, which amount represented 98.3% and 10.5%, respectively, of our consolidated stockholders’ equity as of that date. As of December 31, 2010, we did not hold securities of any other issuer which in the aggregate represented more than 10.0% of our consolidated stockholders’ equity.

The following table sets forth our portfolio of trading assets, securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities at its amortized cost and its fair value as of December 31, 2009.2010.

(in millions of R$)(in millions of R$) (in millions of R$) 
 
Amortized
cost
  
Fair
value
  
Amortized
cost
  
Fair
value
 
Trading assets  72,968   73,529   139,031   140,003 
Investment funds  39,316   39,347   47,257   47,304 
Government securities - domestic  70,241   70,328 
Brazilian federal government securities  23,945   23,985   69,588   69,661 
Brazilian external debt bonds  221   222   653   667 
Government securities - abroad  1,045   1,058   9,323   9,353 
Argentina  179   179   295   293 
United States  735   748   8,682   8,714 
Mexico  10   10   29   29 
Rússia  45   45 
Chile  77   77   248   248 
Uruguay  30   30   24   24 
Others  14   14 
Corporate debt securities  2,219   2,226   3,400   3,404 
Marketable equity securities  908   1,142   1,739   1,825 
Derivative financial instruments  5,314   5,549   7,071   7,789 
Securities available for sale  40,637   41,263   43,967   44,636 
Investment funds  1,247   1,259   758   770 
Government securities - domestic  15,646   15,561 
Brazilian federal government securities  14,324   14,443   10,681   10,843 
Brazilian external debt bonds  2,060   1,980   4,965   4,718 
Government securities - abroad  7,261   7,243   4,737   4,559 
Portugal  26   26 
United States  17   17   679   679 
Austria  212   213 
Denmark  1,995   1,971   2,109   2,016 
Spain  1,090   1,093   777   734 
Korea  1,750   1,757   262   236 
Chile  1,278   1,274   454   453 
Paraguay  417   417   272   256 
Uruguay  476   475   184   185 
Corporate debt securities  14,852   14,966   22,179   22,373 
Marketable equity securities  893   1,372   647   1,373 
Held-to-maturity securities  1,762   2,124   2,506   3,110 
Government securities - domestic  2,325   2,922 
Brazilian federal government securities  1,273   1,572   2,099   2,668 
Brazilian government external debt securities  238   280 
Other governments external debt securities  17   17 
Brazilian external debt bonds  226   254 
Governments securities - abroad  16   16 
Corporate debt securities  234   255   165   172 

 
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Maturity Distribution

The following table sets forth the maturity distribution and average yields as of December 31, 20092010 for our trading assets, securities available for sale and held-to-maturity securities.

(in millions of R$, except percentages)  
(in millions of R$, except percentages) 
  Maturity 
  
No stated
maturity
  Due in 1 year or less  
Due after 1 year to 5
years
  
Due after 5 years to 10
years
  Due after 10 years  Total 
   R$  
Average
yield %
   R$  
Average
yield %
   R$  
Average
yield %
   R$  
Average
yield %
   R$  
Average
yield %
   R$  
Average
yield %
 
Trading assets, at fair value  49,130      53,327      29,543      5,185      2,818      140,003    
Investment funds (1)  47,304   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  47,304   0.00%
Government securities - domestic  1   9.07%  38,579   13.44%  26,114   13.00%  3,309   13.67%  2,325   14.27%  70,328   12.69%
Brazilian federal government securities  1   9.07%  38,244   5.01%  26,019   5.68%  3,238   6.25%  2,159   6.13%  69,661   6.43%
Brazilian external debt bonds  -   0.00%  335   8.43%  95   7.32%  71   7.42%  166   8.14%  667   6.26%
Government securities - abroad  -       8,769       131       394       59       9,353   0.00%
Argentina  -   0.00%  149   1.56%  129   9.21%  13   0.00%  2   1.62%  293   2.48%
United States  -   0.00%  8,338   2.32%  -   0.00%  376   2.32%  -   0.00%  8,714   0.93%
Mexico  -   0.00%  10   7.04%  2   6.72%  5   6.54%  12   7.81%  29   5.62%
Rússia  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  45   0.00%  45   0.00%
Chile  -   0.00%  248   4.50%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  248   0.90%
Uruguai  -   0.00%  24   6.26%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  24   1.25%
Corporate debt securities  -   0.00%  341   5.65%  1,545   5.83%  1,106   7.58%  412   6.38%  3,404   5.09%
Marketable equity securities (1)  1,825   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  1,825   0.00%
Derivative financial instruments (1)  -   0.00%  5,638   0.00%  1,753   0.00%  376   0.00%  22   0.00%  7,789   0.00%
Securities available for sale, at fair value  5,506       13,641       11,992       7,416       6,081       44,636     
Investment funds (1)  766   0.00%  -   0.00%  4   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  770   0.00%
Government securities - domestic  -   0.00%  4,088   13.56%  4,462   15.07%  2,251   14.59%  4,760   11.16%  15,561   10.88%
Brazilian federal government securities  -   0.00%  4,084   4.83%  3,830   4.58%  635   6.21%  2,294   2.70%  10,843   3.66%
Brazilian external debt bonds  -   0.00%  4   8.73%  632   10.49%  1,616   8.38%  2,466   8.46%  4,718   7.21%
Government securities - abroad  -       3,709       850       -       -       4,559   0.00%
United States  -   0.00%  679   2.50%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  679   0.50%
Denmark  -   0.00%  1,679   8.87%  337   9.36%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  2,016   3.65%
Spain  -   0.00%  332   8.96%  402   10.21%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  734   3.83%
Korea  -   0.00%  236   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  236   0.00%
Chile  -   0.00%  388   3.56%  65   2.82%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  453   1.28%
Paraguay  -   0.00%  210   6.48%  46   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  256   1.30%
Uruguay  -   0.00%  185   0.08%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  185   0.02%
Corporate debt securities  3,367   4.83%  5,844   4.38%  6,676   4.76%  5,165   5.29%  1,321   5.40%  22,373   4.93%
Marketable equity securities (1)  1,373   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  1,373   0.00%
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost  -       283       343       61       1,819       2,506     
Government securities - domestic  -   0.00%  195   13.00%  257   12.08%  61   0.00%  1,812   0.00%  2,325   5.02%
Brazilian federal government securities  -   0.00%  143   3.00%  83   3.00%  61   0.00%  1,812   0.00%  2,099   1.20%
Brazilian external debt bonds  -   0.00%  52   10.00%  174   9.08%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  226   3.82%
Government securities - abroad  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  10   7.50%  -   0.00%  6   7.88%  16   3.08%
Corporate debt securities  -   0.00%  88   4.96%  76   5.38%  -   0.00%  1   0.00%  165   2.07%

  Maturity 
 
No stated
maturity
  
Due in 1 year or
less
  
Due after 1 year to
5 years
  
Due after 5 years
to 10 years
  
Due after 10
years
  Total 
 Average  yield 
 R$  
Average
yield %
  R$  
Average
yield %
  R$  
Average
yield %
  R$  
Average
yield %
  R$  
Average
yield %
  R$  Average  yield % 
Trading assets  40,490      14,342      16,003      1,692      1,002      73,529    
Investment funds (1)  39,347   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  39,347   0.00%
Brazilian federal government securities  -   0.00%  9,960   3.64%  12,285   2.70%  811   2.03%  929   9.14%  23,985   17.51%
Brazilian external debt bonds  -   0.00%  156   9.96%  54   10.10%  11   9.25%  1   0.00%  222   29.31%
Government securities - abroad  1       196       374       480       7       1,058     
Argentina  -   0.00%  66   11.00%  79   4.18%  31   7.00%  3   0.00%  179   22.18%
United States  -   0.00%  21   2.71%  284   2.15%  443   4.00%  -   0.00%  748   8.86%
Mexico  -   0.00%  6   0.00%  1   0.00%  2   0.00%  1   0.00%  10   0.00%
Chile  -   0.00%  77   4.66%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  77   4.66%
Uruguay  -   0.00%  24   9.18%  3   0.00%  2   0.00%  1   0.00%  30   9.18%
Others  1   0.00%  2   0.00%  7   0.00%  2   0.00%  2   0.00%  14   0.00%
Corporate debt securities  -   0.00%  574   9.14%  1,387   1.81%  217   8.21%  48   7.92%  2,226   27.08%
Marketable equity securities (1)  1,142   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  1,142   0.00%
Derivative financial instruments (1)  -   0.00%  3,456   8.35%  1,903   12.95%  173   8.81%  17   0.00%  5,549   30.11%
Securities available for sale  5,310       15,013       13,638       2,706       4,596       41,263     
Investment funds (1)  1,256   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  3   0.00%  -   0.00%  1,259   0.00%
Brazilian federal government securities  -   0.00%  3,226   7.19%  9,263   7.39%  241   6.73%  1,713   5.19%  14,443   26.50%
Brazilian external debt bonds  -   0.00%  122   11.31%  741   9.09%  43   8.00%  1,074   10.21%  1,980   38.61%
Government securities - abroad  -       6,659       581       3       -       7,243     
Portugal  -   0.00%  26   5.85%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  26   5.85%
United States  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  17   5.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  17   5.00%
Austria  -   0.00%  213   14.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  213   14.00%
Denmark  -   0.00%  1,545   34.95%  426   8.20%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  1,971   43.15%
Spain  -   0.00%  1,093   10.63%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  1,093   10.63%
Korea  -   0.00%  1,757   12.23%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  1,757   12.23%
Chile  -   0.00%  1,214   6.29%  58   0.00%  2   0.00%  -   0.00%  1,274   6.29%
Paraguay  -   0.00%  350   18.78%  67   12.19%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  417   30.97%
Uruguay  -   0.00%  461   8.03%  13   0.00%  1   0.00%  -   0.00%  475   8.03%
Corporate debt securities  2,682   0.00%  5,006   5.53%  3,053   8.23%  2,416   10.00%  1,809   11.28%  14,966   35.04%
Marketable equity securities (1)  1,372   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  1,372   0.00%
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortizad cost  -       41       614       63       1,044       1,762     
Brazilian federal government securities  -   0.00%  19   6.00%  164   6.00%  52   0.00%  1,038   0.00%  1,273   12.00%
Brazilian external debt bonds  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  238   5.01%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  238   5.01%
Government securities - abroad  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  11   0.00%  6   0.00%  17   0.00%
Corporate debt securities  -   0.00%  22   5.01%  212   5.78%  -   0.00%  -   0.00%  234   10.79%

(1) Average yields are not shown for these securities, as such yields are not meaningful asbecause future yields are not quantifiable.  These securities have been excluded from the calculation of the total yield.

 
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The following table sets forth our securities portfolio by currency as of December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007.2008.

(in millions of R$)
  
Fair
value
  Amortized cost  Total 
 
Trading
assets
  
Securities
available for sale
  
Held-to-maturity
securities
 
At 2009            
Denominated in Brazilian currency  70,601   31,891   1,555   104,047 
Denominated in Brazilian currency and indexed by foreign currency (1)  2,219   8,200   24   10,443 
Denominated in foreign currency (1)  709   1,172   183   2,064 
At 2008   
Denominated in Brazilian currency  60,983   21,562   620   83,165 
Denominated in Brazilian currency and indexed by foreign currency (1)  58   1,347   108   1,513 
Denominated in foreign currency (1)  5,441   5,536   618   11,595 
At 2007                
Denominated in Brazilian currency  37,587   14,076   780   52,443 
Denominated in Brazilian currency and indexed by foreign currency (1)  81   429   111   621 
Denominated in foreign currency (1)  2,655   3,008   537   6,200 
(in millions of R$) 
  
Fair
value
      Amortized cost        
  
Trading
assets (1)
  
Securities
available for sale
  
Held-to-maturity
securities
  Total 
At 2010            
Denominated in Brazilian currency  127,353   33,486   2,171   163,010 
Denominated in Brazilian currency and indexed by foreign currency (2)  1,837   5,073   312   7,222 
Denominated in foreign currency (2)  10,813   6,077   23   16,913 
At 2009                
Denominated in Brazilian currency  67,748   33,073   1,264   102,085 
Denominated in Brazilian currency and indexed by foreign currency (2)  474   1,685   60   2,219 
Denominated in foreign currency (2)  5,307   6,505   438   12,250 
At 2008                
Denominated in Brazilian currency  60,983   21,562   599   83,144 
Denominated in Brazilian currency and indexed by foreign currency (2)  58   1,347   108   1,513 
Denominated in foreign currency (2)  5,441   5,536   618   11,595 
(1) Includes derivative financial instruments.
(2) Predominantly U.S. dollar.

Central Bank Compulsory Deposits

We are required to either maintain certain deposits with the Central Bank or to purchase and hold federal government securities as compulsory deposits. The following table shows the amounts of these deposits as of December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007.2008.

(in millions of R$, except percentages)(in millions of R$, except percentages)(in millions of R$, except percentages) 
 2009  2008  2007  2010  2009  2008 
R$  
% of total
compulsory
deposits
  R$  
% of total
compulsory
deposits
  R$  
% of total
compulsory
deposits
  R$  
% of total
Compulsory
deposits
  R$  
% of total
Compulsory
deposits
  R$  
% of total
compulsory
deposits
 
Non-interest bearing (1)  4,042   29.1%  4,571   40.4%  6,294   36.6%
Interest-bearing (2)  9,827   70.9%  6,743   59.6%  10,920   63.4%
Non-interest earing (1)  4,736   5.5%  4,042   29.1%  4,571   40.4%
Interest-earing (2)  81,054   94.5%  9,827   70.9%  6,743   59.6%
Total  13,869   100.0%  11,314   100.0%  17,214   100.0%  85,790   100.0%  13,869   100.0%  11,314   100.0%
(1) Mainly related to demand deposits.
(2) Mainly related to time and savings deposits.

 
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Loans and Leases

The following table presents our loan and lease portfolio by category of transaction. The vast majority all of our loans are to borrowers domiciled in Brazil and are denominated in reais. Additionally, the majority of our loan portfolio is indexed to Brazilian base interest rates or to the U.S. dollar.

(in millions of R$)(in millions of R$) (in millions of R$) 
 2009  2008  2007  2006  2005  2010  2009  2008  2007  2006 
Type of loans and leases (1)                              
Commercial:                              
Industrial and others  104,505   64,952   40,991   29,516   19,981   132,670   104,505   64,952   40,991   29,516 
Import financing  1,895   3,643   1,287   661   407   2,342   1,895   3,643   1,287   661 
Export financing  6,823   9,746   3,257   3,343   2,182   6,696   6,823   9,746   3,257   3,343 
Real estate loans, primarily residential housing loans  10,939   6,469   4,732   2,499   1,985 
Lease financing  47,230   41,663   29,531   16,226   8,292 
Government  1,611   759   827   815   1,293 
Real estate loans (primarily residential housing loans)
  16,271   10,939   6,469   4,732   2,499 
Lease financing (primarily vehicle financing)
  37,704   47,230   41,663   29,531   16,226 
Public sector (domestic)
  1,138   1,611   759   827   815 
Individuals:                                        
Overdraft  4,119   3,544   2,768   2,515   1,975   4,204   4,119   3,544   2,768   2,515 
Financing and others  32,701   20,272   18,023   15,556   12,526 
Consumer finance operations  54,658   32,701   20,272   18,023   15,556 
Credit card  30,781   14,288   11,391   9,157   4,079   37,061   30,781   14,288   11,391   9,157 
Agricultural  5,132   4,364   3,652   3,471   2,662   5,425   5,132   4,364   3,652   3,471 
Allowance for loan losses  (19,968)  (12,202)  (7,473)  (6,426)  (3,933)
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses  225,768   157,498   108,986   77,333   51,449 
Allowance for loan and lease losses  (20,138)  (19,968)  (12,202)  (7,473)  (6,426)
Loans, net of allowance for loan and lease losses  278,031   225,768   157,498   108,986   77,333 
(1) We consider all loans and leases that are 60 days or more overduepast due as non-accrual loans and we discontinue accruing financial charges related to them. Non-accrual loans amounted to R$15,164 million,  R$15,499 million, R$7,579 million, R$4,777 million R$3,937 million and R$1,9813,938 million as of December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 2006 and 2005,2006, respectively.  Non-accrual loans are presented in the table above in the appropriate category of loan and lease. The interest income forgone on our non-accrual loans for 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006 was R$3,440 million, R$1,564 million, R$1,265 million, R$939 million and R$562 million respectively.

- Commercial portfolios of loans and leases:  This category includes short-term loans as well as medium-term loans and financing for large, medium, and small companies. We also act as a financial agent for the Brazilian government through BNDES and its affiliates for the on-lendingonlending of money to target groups of private sector borrowers. Our trade financing activities focus on export, pre-export and import financing.
- Real estate loans:  This category consists mainly of loans for the construction, refurbishment, extension and acquisition of homes. We fund real estate loans primarily from Central Bank mandated portions of our savings account deposits. We extended real estate loans principally to retail bank customers to finance home acquisitions.  Maturity is generally of uplimited to 15 years.
- Lease financing:  We are a major participant in the Brazilian leasing market through our subsidiary, Itauleasing.  Our leasing portfolio mainly consists of automobiles leased to individuals and machinery and equipment leased to corporate and middle market borrowers.
- Government:Public Sector:  Loans to federal government, state and municipal entities.
- Individuals:  We provide individual customers with three main credit products: overdraft accounts, consumer finance operations and credit loans and personal credit loans.card.  In addition, we are one of the largest issuers of credit cards in Brazil under the Itaucard brand.
- Agricultural loans:  We obtain funding for our agriculturalAgricultural loans from Central Bank mandated portions of our deposit base.  We extend agricultural loans are principally made to agro-industrial borrowers.
 
Loan Approval Process
 
For a discussion of our loan approval process, see “Item 4B.above “— Risk Management Credit Risk Management.”
 
Indexing
 
Most of our portfolio is denominated in reais. However, a portion of our portfolio is indexed to foreign currencies, primarily the U.S. dollar. The foreign currency portion of our portfolio consists of loans and financing for foreign trade and on-lendingonlending operations. Our loans indexed to foreign currencies or denominated in U.S. dollars represented 13.7%13.5%, 22%13.7% and 18.6%22.0% of our loan portfolio as of December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007,2008, respectively.

 
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Loans and Leases – Maturity and Interest Rates

The following tables present an analysis of the distribution of theour credit portfolio as of December 31, 20092010 by maturity according to the type of loansloan and leases,lease, as well as the classification of the portfolio between variable and fixed rates for each range of maturity:

Current

(in millions of R$)(in millions of R$) (in millions of R$) 
             Due in one       
 Due in 30  Due in 31-90  Due in 91-180  Due in 181-  year to three  Due after  No stated 
Type of loan and lease 
Due in 30
days or  less
  
Due in 31-90 
days
  
Due in 91-180 
days
  
Due in  181-
360  days
  
Due in one
year to  three
years
  
Due after
three  years
  
No stated
maturity
  days or less           days                     days            360 days  years  three years  maturity 
Commercial:                                          
Industrial and others  15,389   17,944   11,216   14,681   24,780   12,432   3,800   4,251   14,575   10,967   9,730   34,405   25,433   27,232 
Import financing  155   438   405   390   276   179   -   14   100   605   997   252   192   178 
Export financing  586   1,013   1,141   1,263   1,533   1,031   -   57   121   1,265   1,805   817   1,469   1,124 
Real estate loans  252   1,432   505   1,017   2,205   5,456   - 
Lease financing  2,155   3,824   5,411   10,327   22,752   913   4 
Government  8   14   414   192   582   394   6 
Real estate loans (primarily residential housing loans)
  482   -   -   -   1,553   2,665   11,166 
Lease financing (primarily vehicle financing)
  4,307   6   61   24   1,209   8,116   19,531 
Public sector (domestic)
  3   -   5   7   16   246   860 
Individuals:                                                        
Overdraft  -   -   -   -   -   -   3,162   168   3,195   96   136   8   7   - 
Financing and others  1,774   2,921   3,695   6,073   13,101   3,665   8 
Consumer finance operations  4,705   97   219   1,375   8,084   17,957   17,609 
Credit card  -   -   -   -   -   -   26,350   1,176   440   1,313   2,544   8,637   6,004   13,449 
Agricultural  343   719   1,374   1,581   486   553   -   55   9   1,006   2,053   1,113   305   853 
Total (1)  20,662   28,305   24,161   35,524   65,715   24,623   33,330   15,218   18,543   15,537   18,671   56,094   62,394   92,002 

OverduePast Due (2)

(in millions of R$)(in millions of R$) (in millions of R$) 
                   Allowance    
          181-360  One year or  Total gross  for loan    
Type of loan and lease 
30 days  or 
less
  
31-90  days
  
91-180  days
  
181-360  days
  
One year  or
more
  
Total gross
loans
  
Allowance
for loan
losses
  Total net  31-60 days  61-90 days  91-180 days  days  more  loans  losses  Total net 
Commercial:                                                 
Industrial and other  849   746   1,025   1,617   26   104,505   (3,334)  101,171   1,001   659   1,890   2,452   77   132,672   (7,752)  124,920 
Import financing  21   17   8   6   -   1,895   (11)  1,884   2   1   -   -   -   2,341   (13)  2,328 
Export financing  32   48   128   48   -   6,823   (127)  6,696   5   3   20   10   -   6,696   (238)  6,458 
Real estate loans  15   21   18   13   5   10,939   (209)  10,730 
Lease financing  426   398   393   495   132   47,230   (2,521)  44,709 
Government  -   -   -   1   -   1,611   -   1,611 
Real estate loans (primarily residential housing loans)
  122   79   71   104   30   16,272   (207)  16,065 
Lease financing (primarily vehicle financing)
  1,541   598   905   998   408   37,704   (2,752)  34,952 
Public sector (domestic)
  -   -   -   -   -   1,137   (16)  1,121 
Individuals:                                                                
Overdraft  102   144   274   436   1   4,119   (1,319)  2,800   73   58   189   262   11   4,203   (684)  3,519 
Financing and other  398   333   346   381   6   32,701   (6,382)  26,319 
Consumer finance operations  1,383   620   1,302   1,220   87   54,658   (4,521)  50,137 
Credit card  963   743   975   1,719   31   30,781   (5,309)  25,472   403   373   986   1,703   33   37,061   (3,815)  33,246 
Agricultural  33   5   5   32   1   5,132   (756)  4,376   17   2   7   5   -   5,425   (140)  5,285 
Total (1)  2,839   2,455   3,172   4,748   202   245,736   (19,968)  225,768   4,547   2,393   5,370   6,754   646   298,169   (20,138)  278,031 
(1) Non-accrual loans of R$15,49915,164 million are presented in the table above in the appropriate category of loan and lease. Non-accrual loans include in the case of loans payable in installments both current and overduepast due installments.

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(2) Defined as loans and leases contractually past due as to payment of interest or principal.

Current

(in millions of R$)(in millions of R$) (in millions of R$) 
             Due in one       
 Due in 30 days  Due in 31-90  Due in 91-180  Due in 181-  year to three  Due after  No stated 
 
Due in 30  days 
or less
  
Due in 31-90
days
  
Due in 91-180
days
  
Due in 181-360
days
  
Due in one
year to three
years
  
Due after three
years
  
No stated
maturity
  or less  days            days            360 days  Years  three years  maturity 
Interest rate of loans to customers by maturity:Interest rate of loans to customers by maturity: Interest rate of loans to customers by maturity: 
Variable rates  6,619   9,906   7,495   10,264   20,629   18,851   13,533   2,403   2,055   4,878   7,873   17,498   22,245   44,971 
Fixed rates  14,043   18,399   16,666   25,260   45,086   5,772   19,797   12,815   16,488   10,659   10,798   38,596   40,149   47,031 
Total (1)  20,662   28,305   24,161   35,524   65,715   24,623   33,330   15,218   18,543   15,537   18,671   56,094   62,394   92,002 

OverduePast Due (2)

(in millions of R$)(in millions of R$) (in millions of R$) 
             One year or  Total gross 
 
30 days or
less
  31-90 days  91-180 days  181-360 days  
One year or
more
  
Total gross
loans
  31-60 days  61-90 days  91-180 days  181-360 days  more  loans 
Interest rate of loans to customers by maturity:Interest rate of loans to customers by maturity: Interest rate of loans to customers by maturity: 
Variable rates  358   262   282   326   12   88,537   216   123   184   222   56   102,724 
Fixed rates  2,481   2,193   2,890   4,422   190   157,199   4,331   2,270   5,186   6,532   590   195,445 
Total (1)  2,839   2,455   3,172   4,748   202   245,736   4,547   2,393   5,370   6,754   646   298,169 
(1) Non-accrual loans of R$ 15,49915,164 million are presented in the table above in the appropriate category of loan and lease. Non-accrual loans include in the case of loans payable in installments both current and overduepast due installments.
(2) Defined as loans and leases contractually past due as to payment of interest or principal.
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Overseas Loans and Leases
 
Loans outstanding to foreign borrowers exceeded 1% of total assets in the case of Argentine, Chilean, Paraguayan, Portugalforeign borrowers from our subsidiaries and Uruguayan borrowers. Total amount outstanding to borrowersbranches in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Portugal and Uruguay,Uruguay. Total amount outstanding to such borrowers consisting of loans and leases, deposits in banks and securities, as of December 31, 20092010 was R$ 27,88930,305 million. The amounts have been translated into reaisfrom their original amounts in foreign currencies (Argentine pesos, Chilean pesos, Paraguayan guaranis, U.S. dollars, euros, and Uruguayan pesos, as appropriate) using the exchange rate at each date.

Total outstanding loans to borrowers in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Portugal and Uruguay, as of December 31, 2010, 2009 consistand 2008 consisted of:

(in millions of R$) 
  2010  2009  2008 
Due from banks  413   345   356 
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks  5,798   5,722   15,318 
Securities purchased under resale agreements  109   137   8 
Central Bank compulsory deposits  906   1,308   676 
Trading assets  1,913   1,782   2,397 
Available-for-sale securities  2,601   2,782   2,762 
Loans and leases  18,565   15,813   18,630 
Total outstanding  30,305   27,889   40,147 
(in millions of R$)
Due from banks345
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks5,722
Securities purchased under resale agreements137
Central Bank compulsory deposits1,308
Trading assets1,782
Available-for-sale securities2,782
Loans and leases15,813
Total outstanding27,889

 
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Loans and Leases by Economic Activity

The following table presents the composition of our credit portfolio, including non-accrual loans, by economic activity of the borrower at each of the dates indicated.

(in millions of R$, except percentages) 
  2010  2009  2008 
Economic Activities 
Loan
portfolio
  
% of Loan 
portfolio
  
Loan
portfolio
  
% of Loan
portfolio
  
Loan
portfolio
  
% of Loan
portfolio
 
PUBLIC SECTOR  1,138   0.4%  1,611   0.7%  758   0.4%
Generation, transmission and distribution of eletric energy  565   0.2%  716   0.3%  344   0.2%
Chemical and petrochemical  273   0.1%  287   0.1%  131   0.1%
Other  300   0.1%  608   0.2%  283   0.2%
PRIVATE SECTOR  297,031   99.6%  244,125   99.3%  168,941   99.6%
COMPANIES  161,067   54.0%  130,455   53.1%  90,337   53.7%
INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE  84,798   28.5%  67,530   27.4%  52,277   31.2%
Food and beverages  14,265   4.8%  10,573   4.3%  8,469   5.1%
Autoparts and accessories  3,856   1.3%  2,663   1.1%  1,979   1.2%
Agribusiness capital assets  845   0.3%  684   0.3%  491   0.3%
Industrial capital assets  5,152   1.7%  4,030   1.6%  2,349   1.4%
Pulp and paper  2,355   0.8%  1,624   0.7%  1,214   0.7%
Distribution of fuels  1,886   0.6%  1,592   0.6%  949   0.6%
Electrical and electronic  6,925   2.3%  5,769   2.3%  3,996   2.5%
Pharmaceuticals  2,094   0.7%  1,624   0.7%  1,291   0.8%
Fertilizers, insecticides and crop protection  1,310   0.4%  1,398   0.6%  2,020   1.2%
Tobacco  368   0.1%  506   0.2%  328   0.2%
Import and export  1,981   0.7%  1,551   0.6%  1,856   1.1%
Hospital care materials and equipment  916   0.3%  718   0.3%  465   0.3%
Construction material  4,387   1.5%  3,496   1.4%  1,546   0.9%
Steel and metallurgy  6,841   2.3%  5,584   2.3%  5,939   3.5%
Wood and furniture  2,702   0.9%  2,238   0.9%  1,983   1.2%
Chemical and petrochemical  5,316   1.8%  5,216   2.1%  4,705   2.8%
Supermarkets  1,086   0.4%  988   0.4%  421   0.2%
Light and heavy vehicles  5,928   2.0%  5,365   2.2%  3,731   2.2%
Clothing  7,659   2.6%  5,496   2.2%  3,456   2.0%
Other - commerce  4,929   1.7%  3,696   1.5%  2,197   1.3%
Other - industry  3,997   1.3%  2,719   1.1%  2,890   1.7%
SERVICES  60,176   20.2%  48,389   19.8%  27,718   16.2%
Heavy construction (constructors)  3,311   1.1%  2,863   1.2%  1,817   1.1%
Financial  5,320   1.8%  4,788   1.9%  3,614   2.1%
Generation, transmission and distribution of eletric energy  5,206   1.7%  5,802   2.4%  2,698   1.6%
Holding companies  3,030   1.0%  2,901   1.2%  2,090   1.2%
Real estate agents  9,535   3.2%  7,049   2.9%  3,787   2.2%
Media  2,692   0.9%  2,220   0.9%  1,582   0.9%
Service companies  4,479   1.5%  3,166   1.3%  1,727   1.0%
Health care  1,950   0.7%  1,329   0.5%  556   0.3%
Telecommunications  1,057   0.4%  1,188   0.5%  969   0.6%
Transportation  11,907   4.0%  9,765   4.0%  4,140   2.4%
Other services  11,689   3.9%  7,318   3.0%  4,737   2.8%
PRIMARY SECTOR  13,921   4.6%  13,276   5.4%  8,560   5.2%
Agribusiness  11,719   3.9%  11,338   4.6%  6,910   4.2%
Mining  2,202   0.7%  1,938   0.8%  1,649   1.0%
OTHER COMPANIES  2,172   0.7%  1,260   0.5%  1,783   1.1%
INDIVIDUALS  135,964   45.5%  113,670   46.3%  78,604   46.4%
Credit cards  37,061   12.3%  30,781   12.5%  14,288   8.4%
Consumer Loans/overdraft  28,031   9.4%  23,260   9.5%  17,488   10.4%
Real estate financing  10,744   3.6%  7,386   3.0%  5,489   3.2%
Vehicles  60,128   20.2%  52,243   21.3%  41,339   24.4%
                         
TOTAL  298,169   100.0%  245,736   100.0%  169,700   100.0%

(in millions of R$, except percentages) 
  2009  2008  2007 
Economic Activities 
Loan
portfolio
  
% of Loan
portfolio
  
Loan
portfolio
  
% of Loan
portfolio
  
Loan
portfolio
  
% of Loan
portfolio
 
PUBLIC SECTOR  1,611   0.7%  758   0.4%  826   0.7%
Generation, transmission and distribution of eletric energy  716   0.3%  344   0.2%  505   0.4%
Chemical and petrochemical  287   0.1%  131   0.1%  170   0.1%
Other  608   0.2%  283   0.2%  151   0.1%
PRIVATE SECTOR  244,125   99.3%  168,941   99.6%  115,633   99.3%
COMPANIES  130,455   53.1%  90,337   53.4%  54,010   46.7%
INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE  67,530   27.4%  52,277   31.0%  29,490   25.6%
Food and beverages  10,573   4.3%  8,469   5.0%  4,643   4.1%
Autoparts and accessories  2,663   1.1%  1,979   1.2%  1,068   0.9%
Agribusiness capital assets  684   0.3%  491   0.3%  317   0.3%
Industrial capital assets  4,030   1.6%  2,349   1.4%  1,216   1.0%
Pulp and paper  1,624   0.7%  1,214   0.7%  778   0.7%
Distribution of fuels  1,592   0.6%  949   0.6%  552   0.5%
Electrical and electronic  5,769   2.3%  3,996   2.4%  2,429   2.2%
Pharmaceuticals  1,624   0.7%  1,291   0.8%  948   0.8%
Fertilizers, insecticides and crop protection  1,398   0.6%  2,020   1.2%  1,281   1.1%
Tobacco  506   0.2%  328   0.2%  328   0.3%
Import and export  1,551   0.6%  1,856   1.1%  918   0.8%
Hospital care materials and equipment  718   0.3%  465   0.3%  237   0.2%
Construction material  3,496   1.4%  1,546   0.9%  808   0.7%
Steel and metallurgy  5,584   2.3%  5,939   3.5%  2,826   2.4%
Wood and furniture  2,238   0.9%  1,983   1.2%  1,047   0.9%
Chemical and petrochemical  5,216   2.1%  4,705   2.8%  2,687   2.3%
Supermarkets  988   0.4%  421   0.2%  193   0.2%
Light and heavy vehicles  5,365   2.2%  3,731   2.2%  1,997   1.7%
Clothing  5,496   2.2%  3,456   2.0%  2,060   1.8%
Other - commerce  3,696   1.5%  2,197   1.3%  1,599   1.4%
Other - industry  2,719   1.1%  2,890   1.7%  1,558   1.3%
SERVICES  48,389   19.8%  27,718   16.2%  17,634   15.1%
Heavy construction (constructors)  2,863   1.2%  1,817   1.1%  952   0.8%
Financial  4,788   1.9%  3,614   2.1%  2,047   1.8%
Generation, transmission and distribution of eletric energy  5,802   2.4%  2,698   1.6%  2,072   1.8%
Holding companies  2,901   1.2%  2,090   1.2%  1,210   1.0%
Real estate agents  7,049   2.9%  3,787   2.2%  2,603   2.2%
Media  2,220   0.9%  1,582   0.9%  1,268   1.1%
Service companies  3,166   1.3%  1,727   1.0%  1,141   1.0%
Health care  1,329   0.5%  556   0.3%  377   0.3%
Telecommunications  1,188   0.5%  969   0.6%  625   0.5%
Transportation  9,765   4.0%  4,140   2.4%  2,457   2.1%
Other services  7,318   3.0%  4,737   2.8%  2,882   2.5%
PRIMARY SECTOR  13,276   5.4%  8,560   5.1%  5,511   4.8%
Agribusiness  11,338   4.6%  6,910   4.1%  4,528   4.0%
Mining  1,938   0.8%  1,649   1.0%  983   0.8%
OTHER COMPANIES  1,260   0.5%  1,783   1.1%  1,376   1.2%
INDIVIDUALS  113,670   46.2%  78,604   46.3%  61,622   53.1%
Credit cards  30,781   12.4%  14,288   8.4%  11,391   9.8%
Consumer Loans/overdraft  23,260   9.5%  17,488   10.3%  15,330   13.3%
Real estate financing  7,386   3.0%  5,489   3.2%  4,260   3.7%
Vehicles  52,243   21.3%  41,339   24.4%  30,642   26.3%
                         
TOTAL  245,736   100.0%  169,700   100.0%  116,459   100.0%

 
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Rating of the Loan and Lease Portfolio

We present below the classification of our loan and lease portfolio based on the risk categories established by the Central Bank. The Central Bank categories apply to specific transactions and not to borrowers. In order to apply the Central Bank categories to transactions, we considerprobability of default. For corporate clients, the classification is based on information such as the economic and financial condition of the borrowerclient, its ability to generate cash, the economic group to which it belongs, current economic and financial conditions and prospects for the market in which it operates, the collateral offered and the ultimate purpose of the loans granted. For the remaining clients, the classification is based on statistical models of credit and behavior scoring, as a starting point.required by Basel II. In addition, we also take into consideration any overdue time with respectcertain exceptional circumstances, classification may be based on individualized analysis which are submitted to the transactionappropriate credit committees. The ratings are grouped in four categories: strong, satisfactory, higher risk and the specific terms and purposes of the transactions (e.g., guarantees). The table below presents as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 our classification of the loan and lease portfolio, according to the Central Bank categories, and as of December 31, 2009 non-accrual loans and leases and the allowance corresponding to the loans and leases classified within each Central Bank category.impairment.

(in millions of R$, except percentages) 
  2009  2008 
Central Bank
categories
 
Loans and
leases
  % of total  
Non-accrual
loans and leases
  
Allowance for
loan and lease
losses
  
Loans and
leases
  % of total 
AA  35,609   14.5%  -   -   31,926   18.8%
A  118,301   48.1%  -   (785)  78,519   46.3%
B  46,892   19.1%  -   (622)  33,375   19.6%
C  15,995   6.5%  -   (636)  10,656   6.3%
D  8,615   3.5%  2,260   (1,143)  6,142   3.6%
E  4,176   1.7%  1,602   (1,661)  2,339   1.4%
F  2,689   1.1%  1,445   (1,783)  1,444   0.9%
G  1,687   0.7%  1,241   (1,566)  886   0.5%
H  11,772   4.8%  8,951   (11,772)  4,413   2.6%
Total  245,736   100.0%  15,499   (19,968)  169,700   100.0%
(in millions of R$, except percentages) 
  2010  2009 
Internal Rating 
Loans and
leases
  % of total  
Non-accrual
loans and
leases
  
Allowance for
loan and lease
losses
  
Loans and
leases
  % of total 
Strong  201,039   67.4%  134   1,341   163,175   66.4%
Satisfactory  62,650   21.0%  520   3,683   54,343   22.1%
Higher Risk  20,224   6.8%  1,015   6,142   14,437   5.9%
Impairment  14,256   4.8%  13,495   8,972   13,781   5.6%
Total  298,169   100.0%  15,164   20,138   245,736   100.0%

Non-accrualNon-Accrual Loans and Leases
 
We consider all loans that are 60 days or more overdue as non-accrual loans and we discontinue accruing financial charges related to them. In 2009,2010, we did not have any individually material non-accrual loan.
 
Charge-offs
 
Loans and leases are charged off against the allowance when the loan is not collected or is considered permanently impaired. We normally charge off loans when they become 360 days overduepast due as to principal or interest payments, except for loans with original maturity in excess of 36 months that we chargedcharge off when they are overdue 540 days. However, charge-offs may be recognized earlier than 360 days if we conclude that the loan is not recoverable.

Loans and Leases Quality Information

The table below presents our non-accrual loans together with certain asset quality ratio for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 2006 and 2005.2006.

(in millions of R$, except percentages)(in millions of R$, except percentages) (in millions of R$, except percentages) 
 2009  2008  2007  2006  2005  2010  2009  2008  2007  2006 
Non-accrual loans and foreclosed assets  15,717   7,760   5,012   4,231   2,223   15,233   15,717   7,760   5,012   4,231 
Non-accrual loans  15,499   7,579   4,777   3,938   1,981   15,164   15,499   7,579   4,777   3,938 
Foreclosed assets, net of reserves  218   181   235   293   242   69   218   181   235   293 
Allowance for loan losses  19,968   12,202   7,473   6,426   3,933   20,138   19,968   12,202   7,473   6,426 
Total loans and leases  245,736   169,700   116,459   83,759   55,382   298,169   245,736   169,700   116,459   83,759 
Non-accrual loans as a percentage of total loans  6.3%  4.5%  4.1%  4.7%  3.6%  5.1%  6.3%  4.5%  4.1%  4.7%
Non-accrual loans and foreclosed assets as a percentage of total loans  6.4%  4.6%  4.3%  5.1%  4.0%  5.1%  6.4%  4.6%  4.3%  5.1%
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans  8.1%  7.2%  6.4%  7.7%  7.1%  6.8%  8.1%  7.2%  6.4%  7.7%
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of non-accrual loans  128.8%  161.0%  156.4%  163.2%  198.5%  132.8%  128.8%  161.0%  156.4%  163.2%
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of non-accrual loans and foreclosed assets  127.0%  157.2%  149.1%  151.9%  176.9%  132.2%  127.0%  157.2%  149.1%  151.9%

 
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Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

The table below sets forth allowance for loan and lease losses for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 2006 and 2005.2006.

(in millions of R$, except percentages)(in millions of R$, except percentages) (in millions of R$, except percentages) 
 2009  2008  2007  2006  2005  2010  2009  2008  2007  2006 
Balance at the beginning of period  12,202   7,473   6,426   3,933   2,811   19,968   12,202   7,473   6,426   3,933 
Charge-offs  (9,490)  (5,904)  (5,566)  (3,617)  (2,339)  (16,158)  (9,490)  (5,904)  (5,566)  (3,617)
Commercial                                        
Industrial and others  (3,883)  (2,069)  (1,921)  (1,770)  (1,037)  (9,524)  (3,883)  (2,069)  (1,921)  (1,770)
Import financing  (53)  (7)  (7)  -   -   (42)  (53)  (7)  (7)  - 
Real estate loans  (72)  (78)  (170)  (123)  (99)
Lease financing including vehicle  (1,465)  (453)  (280)  (183)  (66)
Government  -   -   -   (3)  - 
Export financing  -   -   -   -   - 
Real estate loans (primarily residential housing loans)  (81)  (72)  (78)  (170)  (123)
Lease financing (primarily vehicle financing)  (1,844)  (1,465)  (453)  (280)  (183)
Public sector (domestic)  -   -   -   -   (3)
Individuals                                        
Overdraft  (903)  (587)  (679)  (365)  (381)  (902)  (903)  (587)  (679)  (365)
Financing  (1,606)  (1,218)  (1,239)  (564)  (463)
Consumer finance operations  (1,639)  (1,606)  (1,218)  (1,239)  (564)
Credit card  (1,508)  (1,482)  (1,263)  (609)  (293)  (2,120)  (1,508)  (1,482)  (1,263)  (609)
Agricultural  (1)  (10)  (7)  -   -   (6)  (1)  (10)  (7)  - 
Recoveries  1,884   1,272   1,071   963   824   4,457   1,884   1,272   1,071   963 
Commercial                                        
Industrial and others  255   254   103   132   210   599   255   254   103   132 
Real estate  207   166   169   161   116 
Lease financing including vehicle  119   174   78   41   22 
Import financing  -   -   -   -   - 
Export financing  -   -   -   -   - 
Real estate loans (primarily residential housing loans)  174   207   166   169   161 
Lease financing (primarily vehicle financing)  941   119   174   78   41 
Public sector (domestic)  -   -   -   -   - 
Individuals                                        
Overdraft  398   232   194   161   152   780   398   232   194   161 
Financing  769   401   468   376   250 
Consumer finance operations  1,449   769   401   468   376 
Credit card  136   45   59   92   74   514   136   45   59   92 
Agricultural  -   -   -   -   - 
Net charge-offs  (7,606)  (4,632)  (4,495)  (2,654)  (1,515)  (11,701)  (7,606)  (4,632)  (4,495)  (2,654)
Provision for loan losses  15,372   9,361   5,542   5,147   2,637   11,871   15,372   9,361   5,542   5,147 
Balance at the end of period  19,968   12,202   7,473   6,426   3,933   20,138   19,968   12,202   7,473   6,426 
Ratio of charge-offs during the period to average loans outstanding during the period  4.3%  4.2%  6.3%  5.6%  4.9%  6.2%  4.3%  4.2%  6.1%  5.2%
Ratio of net charge-offs during the period to average loans outstanding during the period  3.4%  3.3%  5.1%  4.1%  3.1%  4.5%  3.4%  3.3%  4.9%  3.8%
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to total loans and leases  8.1%  7.2%  6.4%  7.7%  7.1%  6.8%  8.1%  7.2%  6.4%  7.7%

The table below sets forth our provision for loan and lease losses, charge-offs and recoveries included in our result of operations for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007.2008.

(in millions of R$, except percentages)(in millions of R$, except percentages) (in millions of R$, except percentages) 
 2009  2008  2007   2009/2008   2008/2007  2010  2009  2008   2010/2009   2009/2008 
Provision for loan and lease losses  (15,372)  (9,361)  (5,542)  64.2%  68.9%  (11,871)  (15,372)  (9,361)  (22.8)%  64.2%
Loan charge-offs  (9,490)  (5,904)  (5,566)  60.7%  6.1%  (16,158)  (9,490)  (5,904)  70.3%  60.7%
Loan recoveries  1,884   1,272   1,071   48.1%  18.8%  4,457   1,884   1,272   136.6%  48.1%
Net charge-offs  (7,606)  (4,632)  (4,495)  64.2%  3.0%  (11,701)  (7,606)  (4,632)  53.8%  64.2%

Our allowance for loan and lease losses is intended to cover probable credit losses inherent to our entire current portfolio.
 
In order to identify the risks and to assess the collection probability of the loan and lease portfolio, we segregate it into two main categories, wholesalecategories: loans individually reviewed and retail, considering the credit risk evaluation process.loans reviewed on a portfolio basis. For each category there is a specific methodology used to estimate the inherent losses. In the first category, we include large corporate non-homogeneous loans representing significant credit exposures, thatwhich are reviewed on an individual basis. In the second category, that includeswe include the homogeneous part of the creditloans and leases portfolio comprised of small commercial and consumermedium businesses, individuals and foreign Latin America loans, creditswhich are reviewed on a portfolio basis.

 
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To determine the amount of allowance corresponding to the creditsloans and leases reviewed on an individual basis and considered to be impaired, we use methodologies that take into account both the quality of the borrower and the nature of the transaction, including its collateral, to estimate expected cash flows of repayment from these loans. This evaluation presentsdetermines the specific loss component of the allowance for loan and lease losses.
 
For creditsloans and leases reviewed on an individual basis and not considered to be impaired, we classify loans into a certain rating category based on several qualitative and quantitative factors applied through internally developed models. We estimate inherent losses for each rating category considering mainly market-wide experience, since we have not experienced corporate loan losses in frequencies that could serve as a statistical pool to estimate such losses.
 
To determine the amount of the allowance corresponding to creditsloans and leases reviewed on a portfolio basis, we segregate small homogeneous loans into different portfolios based on the underlying risks and characteristics of each group. The allowance for loan losses is determined for each group through a process thatconsidering two credit risk parameters: client or counterparty probability of default (PD) and loss given default (LGD). The modeling of these parameters takes into account historical delinquency and credit loss experience over the most recent years, captured by transition matrices and applied to the current group of the portfolio. As a result of this analysis, we determine estimated inherent losses for each group, which corresponds to our allowance for loan losses at each reporting date.present economic conditions.
 
Although we revise our models on a continuing basis, the relatively short creditloans and leases history under the new economic environment results in a degree of uncertainty. Therefore, the results of the models are taken as the main reference. In determining the amount of the allowance for loan losses we consider judgmentalrisk factors that reflect the impactsimpact of current macro economymacro-economy on creditloans and leases and political conditions and performance trends of the cycle affecting each of the groups identified as well as our total portfolio.  This approach may lead to fluctuations in the relationship between our allowance and the portfolio, especially for creditorsloans and leases reviewed on a portfolio basis.
 
Based on information available regarding our borrowers, we believe that our aggregate allowance is appropriate to cover probable loan and lease losses inherent in our loan and lease portfolio.

During the year ended December 31, 2005 we charged off credits in the total amount of R$2,339 million and as of December 31, 2005 our ratio of allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans and leases was 7.1%. The increase in the ratio of allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans and leases was a result of the increase in the volume of credit operations, mainly as a result of our strategy of increasing our presence in the consumer credit segment, and a significant increase in the demand for credit from the retail segment. We maintained our policy of continuously enhancing the quality of our credit portfolio, in order to obtain the best risk-return ratio from operations. Our recoveries also improved mainly as a result of our continuous efforts to improve our recovery process, while preserving the relationship with our customers.
During the year ended December 31, 2006 we charged off creditsloans and leases in a total amount of R$3,617 million and as of December 31, 2006 our ratio of allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans and leases was 7.7%. The increase in the number of business units focused on serving customers from the several segments in which we operated contributed to increases in loans and financing, with significant growth in vehicle financing, personal loans and credit card operations. The change in the mix of our creditloan and lease portfolio contributed to the increase in allowance for loan and lease losses because allocating funds to transactions capable of generating greater financial margins simultaneously means being exposed to greater risks. We maintained our policy of enhancing creditloan and lease quality, in order to obtain the best risk-return ratio from operations. The recovery of charged-off creditsloans and leases against the allowance for loan and lease losses showed a favorable performance. Our efforts to enhance recovery processes while preserving the relationship with customers showed positive results.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2007 we charged off creditsloans and leases in the total amount of R$5,566 million and as of December 31, 2007 our ratio of allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans and leases was 6.4%. The increase in the volume of creditsloans and leases written off in 2007 was a result of the growth of and the change in the mix of our creditloan and lease portfolio, which occurred in the prior four years. However, the creditloan and lease portfolio also presented a continuousan improvement in quality indicators during the year as a result of the adoption of improved credit policies. Our continuously developing risk models have permitted us to reach our goals of creditloan and lease portfolio increase with improvements in quality indicators. Therefore, the growth in expenses with provision for loan and lease losses in 2007 was low when compared to the growth in our creditloan and lease portfolio. Also, it is important to highlight the improvement of our collection efforts that causedresulted in an increase in the recovery of creditsloans and leases previously written off as losses.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2008 we charged off creditsloans and leases in the total amount of R$5,904 million and as of December 31, 2008 our ratio of allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans and leases was 7.2%. The relatively small increase in our charge-off creditscharged-off loans and leases in 2008, in a environment where our portfolio has been growing significantly, was due to the improved performance of our portfolio and collection activities during that year, mainly in the first nine months of the year. During the fourth quarter, with the worsening of the global economic crisis, we increased the balance of allowance for loans and lease losses to adapt to the new economic scenario of increased credit risk in our loan and lease portfolio. As a consequence, our ratio of allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans and leases was 7.2% as of December 31, 2008, compared to 6.4% as of December 31, 2007.

 
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During the year ended December 31, 2009 we charged off creditsloans and leases in the total amount of R$9,490 million and as of December 31, 2009 our ratio of allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans and leases was 8.1%. The increase in losses reflects the adverse economic environment observed during the first part of 2009 and occurred in accordance with our estimates of the economic conditions existing in December 2008.forecasted scenario. Recent data indicate that leading indicators for default rates, such as first payment default rates, improved and we believe that this is a result of increased selectivity in our origination, policies we applyed since late 2008, our ongoing development of risk analysis procedures and an overall improvement in macroeconomic conditions in Brazil.
 
During the year ended in December 31, 2010, we charged off loans and leases in the total amount of R$16,158 million and as of December 31, 2010 our ratio of allowances for loan and lease losses to total loans and leases was 6.8%. The increase in the volume of loans and leases written off in 2010 was a result of increased delinquency in 2009 combined with the strong growth of our loan and lease portfolio. Despite this increase, our ratio of allowances for loan and lease losses to total loans and leases decreased by 1.3 percentage points compared to the previous year.
Effective December 31, 2010 we changed the methodology used to estimate our allowance for loan and lease losses, which were based on transition matrices, because the transition matrices were lagging in capturing, in a relatively short period, the effects of significant changes in the economic conditions. The change in the methodology resulted in a reduction in the amount of the allowance for loans and leases as of December 31, 2010 (and in the amount of the provision for loan and lease losses charged to expense for such year) as compared to the one that would have resulted from the prior methodology of R$ 935 million.
Allocation of the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
 
The following table sets forth our allocation of the allowance for loan and lease losses by type of loan as of December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 2006 and 2005.2006. The allocated amount of the allowance is expressed as a percentage of the related loan and lease amount with the corresponding percentage of the loan and lease category to total loans and leases.

 
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(in millions of R$, except percentages)
 
 2009  2008  2007  2006  2005  2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 
 
Allocated
allowance
  
Allocated
allowance  as a 
% of  total loans
and leases
  
Loans  category 
as  a % of total
loans (1)
  
Allocated
allowance
  
Allocated
allowance  as a 
% of  total loans
and leases
  
Loans  category 
as  a % of total
loans (1)
  
Allocated
allowance
  
Allocated
allowance  as a
% of  total loans
and leases
  
Loans  category
as  a % of total
loans (1)
  
Allocated
allowance
  
Allocated
allowance  as a 
% of  total loans
and leases
  
Loans  category
 as  a % of total
loans (1)
  
Allocated
allowance
  
Allocated
allowance  as a
% of  total loans
and leases
  
Loans  category
as  a % of total
loans (1)
  
Allocated
allowance
 
Allocated
allowance as a
% of total loans
and leases
 
Loans category
as a % of total
loans (1)
 
Allocated
allowance
 
Allocated
allowance as a
% of total loans
and leases
 
Loans category
as a % of total
loans (1)
 
Allocated
allowance
 
Allocated
allowance as a
% of total loans
and leases
 
Loans category
as a % of total
loans (1)
 
Allocated
allowance
 
Allocated
allowance as a
% of total loans
and leases
 
Loans category
as a % of total
loans (1)
 
Allocated
allowance
 
Allocated
allowance as a
% of total loans
and leases
 
Loans category
as a % of total
loans (1)
 
Type of loan                                                                            
Commercial                                                                            
Industrial and other  3,334   1.4%  42.4%  2,399   1.4%  38.4%  1,250   1.1%  35.2%  1,284   1.5%  35.3%  855   1.5%  36.1%  7,752  2.6% 44.5% 3,334  1.4% 42.4% 2,399  1.4% 38.4% 1,250  1.1% 35.2% 1,284  1.5% 35.3%
Import financing  11   0.0%  0.8%  10   0.0%  2.1%  6   0.0%  1.1%  8   0.0%  0.8%  3   0.0%  0.7%  13  0.0% 0.8% 11  0.0% 0.8% 10  0.0% 2.1% 6  0.0% 1.1% 8  0.0% 0.8%
Export financing  127   0.1%  2.8%  135   0.1%  5.7%  75   0.1%  2.8%  7   0.0%  4.0%  6   0.0%  3.9%  238  0.1% 2.2% 127  0.1% 2.8% 135  0.1% 5.7% 75  0.1% 2.8% 7  0.0% 4.0%
Real estate loans, primarily residential housing loans  209   0.1%  4.5%  171   0.1%  3.8%  199   0.2%  4.1%  267   0.3%  3.0%  156   0.3%  3.6%
Lease financing  2,521   1.0%  19.2%  1,454   0.9%  24.6%  862   0.7%  25.4%  401   0.5%  19.4%  234   0.4%  15.0%
Government  -   0.0%  0.7%  2   0.0%  0.4%  1   0.0%  0.7%  1   0.0%  1.0%  3   0.0%  2.3%
Real estate loans (primarily residential housing loans)  207  0.1% 5.5% 209  0.1% 4.5% 171  0.1% 3.8% 199  0.2% 4.1% 267  0.3% 3.0%
Lease financing (primarily vehicle financing)  2,752  0.9% 12.6% 2,521  1.0% 19.2% 1,454  0.9% 24.6% 862  0.7% 25.4% 401  0.5% 19.4%
Public sector (domestic)  16  0.0% 0.4% -  0.0% 0.7% 2  0.0% 0.4% 1  0.0% 0.7% 1  0.0% 1.0%
Individuals:                                                                                                          
Overdraft  1,319   0.5%  1.7%  2,290   1.3%  2.1%  993   0.9%  2.4%  993   1.2%  3.0%  553   1.0%  3.6%  684  0.2% 1.4% 1,319  0.5% 1.7% 2,290  1.3% 2.1% 993  0.9% 2.4% 993  1.2% 3.0%
Financing  6,382   2.6%  13.3%  4,042   2.4%  11.9%  2,975   2.6%  15.5%  2,511   3.0%  18.6%  1,718   3.1%  22.6%
Consumer finance operations  4,521  1.5% 18.3% 6,382  2.6% 13.3% 4,042  2.4% 11.9% 2,975  2.6% 15.5% 2,511  3.0% 18.6%
Credit Card  5,309   2.2%  12.5%  1,564   0.9%  8.4%  1,045   0.9%  9.8%  894   1.1%  10.9%  324   0.6%  7.4%  3,815  1.3% 12.4% 5,309  2.2% 12.5% 1,564  0.9% 8.4% 1,045  0.9% 9.8% 894  1.1% 10.9%
Agricultural  756   0.3%  2.1%  135   0.1%  2.6%  67   0.1%  3.0%  60   0.1%  4.1%  81   0.2%  4.8%  140  0.0% 1.8% 756  0.3% 2.1% 135  0.1% 2.6% 67  0.1% 3.0% 60  0.1% 4.1%
Total  19,968   8.1%  100.0%  12,202   7.2%  100.0%  7,473   6.4%  100.0%  6,426   7.7%  100.0%  3,933   7.1%  100.0%  20,138  6.8% 100.0% 19,968  8.1% 100.0% 12,202  7.2% 100.0% 7,473  6.4% 100.0% 6,426  7.7% 100.0%
(1) Excludes non-accrual loans.

Additionaly, the table below presents breakdown, by each segment and class, as defined under USGAAP, of the allowance for loan and lease losses, the total loan and lease losses and the allowance as a percentage of total loan and lease losses as of December 31, 2010.

  2010 
  
Allocated
allowance
  
Allocated
allowance as a
% of total loans
and leases
  
Loans category
as a % of total
loans(1)
 
Individuals         
Credit Card  3,804   10.5%  18.8%
Personal Loans  3,518   14.6%  17.5%
Vehicles  3,709   6.2%  18.4%
Mortgage Loans  112   1.4%  0.6%
             
Corporate  1,071   1.4%  5.3%
             
Small and Medium Business  7,705   9.7%  38.3%
             
Foreign Loans Latin America  219   1.6%  1.1%
             
Total  20,138   6.8%  100.0%
(1) Excludes non-accrual loans.
 
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Average Deposit Balances and Interest Rates

The table below sets forth the average balances of deposits together with the average interest rates paid for each period presented.

(in millions of R$, except percentages)(in millions of R$, except percentages) (in millions of R$, except percentages) 
 2009  2008  2007  2010  2009  2008 
 
Average
balance
  Average rate  
Average
balance
  Average rate  
Average
balance
  Average rate  
Average
balance
  
Average rate
  
Average
balance
  
Average Rate
  
Average
balance
  
Average rate
 
Non-interest-bearing deposits  23,799      21,198      18,364      26,928      23,799      21,198    
Demand deposits  22,821      20,121      17,165      25,920      22,821      20,121    
Other deposits  978      1,077      1,199      1,008      978      1,077    
Interest-bearing deposits  159,296   7.4%  74,390   8.4%  45,287   7.8%  166,549   7.1%  159,296   7.4%  74,390   8.4%
Deposits from banks  2,605   12.9%  1,461   16.1%  3,588   7.5%  2,030   7.2%  2,605   12.9%  1,461   16.1%
Savings deposits  40,998   5.9%  29,509   6.6%  25,256   6.3%  52,882   5.9%  40,998   5.9%  29,509   6.6%
Time deposits  115,693   7.8%  43,421   9.3%  16,443   10.1%  111,637   7.6%  115,693   7.8%  43,421   9.3%
Total  183,095       95,588       63,650       193,477       183,095       95,588     

Maturity of Deposits

The table below sets forth the maturity distribution of our deposits as of December 31, 2009.2010.

(in millions of R$)(in millions of R$) (in millions of R$) 
 
Due in three
months or less
  
Due after three
months to six
months
  
Due after six
months to one
year
  
After one
year
  Total  
Due in three
months or less
  
Due after three
months to six
months
  
Due after six
months to one
year
  
After one
year
  Total 
Non-interest-bearing deposits  25,884   -   -   -   25,884   26,439   -   -   -   26,439 
Demand deposits  24,887               24,887   25,533   -   -   -   25,533 
Other deposits  997               997   906   -   -   -   906 
Interest-bearing deposits:  74,095   7,310   14,785   68,834   165,024   82,624   8,481   21,981   63,135   176,221 
Savings deposits  48,222   -           48,222   57,899   -   -   -   57,899 
Time deposits  25,001   6,881   14,243   68,685   114,810   24,084   7,943   21,476   62,895   116,398 
Deposits from banks  872   429   542   149   1,992   641   538   505   240   1,924 
Total  99,979   7,310   14,785   68,834   190,908   109,063   8,481   21,981   63,135   202,660 

The table below sets forth the maturity of outstanding time deposits with balances in excess of US$100,000 (or its equivalent) issued by us as of December 31, 2009.2010.

(in millions of R$) 
Maturity within three months  14,87816,405 
Maturity after three months to six months  3,9012,786 
Maturity after six months to twelve months  9,5175,484 
Maturity after twelve months  58,51958,397 
Total time deposits in excess of US$100,000  86,81583,072 

 
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Capital
 
Specific regulatory capital requirements are discussed in “Item 4B. Business Overview Regulation and Supervision Regulatory Capital Requirements.” Additional information on capital requirements is discussed in noteNote 31 to our consolidated financial statements.
 
Minimum Capital Requirements
 
The following table sets forth our capital positions of total risk-weighted assets, as well as our minimum capital requirements under Central Bank rules, in each case as of December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007,2008, in each case on a fully consolidated basis, including our financial and non-financial subsidiaries.
 
Taking into account the agreement to combine the operations of Itaú and Unibanco Financial Groups entered into in November 2008, we have presented information on minimum capital requirements to the Central Bank only on a combined basis of Itaú and Unibanco since November 2008. The comparative information for 2007 corresponds only to Itaú Unibanco Holding and, as a result, it may not be directly comparable with the information in 2008 .

 
(in millions of R$, except percentages)
 
 Full consolidation 
2009  2008  2007  2010  2009  2008 
Tier 1 Capital  57,706   52,156   29,611   62,240   57,706   52,156 
Tier 2 Capital  12,837   15,926   7,721   18,652   12,837   15,926 
Tier 1 plus Tier 2 Capital  70,543   68,082   37,332   80,892   70,543   68,082 
Adjustments  (28)  (87)  (237)  (173)  (28)  (87)
Our regulatory capital (1)  70,515   67,995   37,095   80,719   70,515   67,995 
Minimum regulatory capital required (2)  46,513   45,819   22,850   57,525   46,513   45,819 
Excess over minimum regulatory capital required  24,002   22,176   14,245   23,194   24,002   22,176 
Total risk-weighted assets  422,840   416,540   207,726   522,952   422,840   416,540 
Our regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets ratio  16.7%  16.3%  17.9%  15.4%  16.7%  16.3%
(1) Based on Central Bank requirements (see noteNote 31 to our consolidated financial statement).

(2) The minimum requirement in Brazil was 11% as of December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007.2008.

 
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Short-term

Short-Term Borrowings and Securities Sold Under Repurchase Agreements

Our federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements and short-term borrowings, excluding other liabilities, totaled R$146,899221,013 million, R$103,769146,899 million and R$71,577103,769 million as of December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007,2008, respectively. The principal categories of short-term borrowings are securities issued and sold to customers under repurchase agreements, and trade financefinancing borrowings and to a lesser extent, commercial paper, mortgage notes and local on-lendings.notes.

The table below presents a summary of securities sold under repurchase agreements and the primary short-term borrowings for the periods indicated.

(in millions of R$, except percentages)(in millions of R$, except percentages) (in millions of R$, except percentages) 
 2009  2008  2007  2010  2009  2008 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements                  
Amount outstanding  66,174   49,492   23,399   97,972   66,174   49,492 
Maximum amount outstanding during the period  84,259   52,727   36,182   97,972   84,259   52,727 
Weighted average interest rate at period-end  3.77%  9.95%  11.18%  5.11%  3.77%  9.95%
Average amount outstanding during period  70,032   43,324   23,011   77,979   70,032   43,324 
Weighted average interest rate  10.9%  14.3%  15.1%  5.11%  10.90%  14.30%
Trade finance borrowings            
Trade financing borrowings            
Amount outstanding  6,093   9,166   5,805   8,075   6,093   9,166 
Maximum amount outstanding during the period  10,746   10,028   7,633   10,839   10,746   10,028 
Weighted average interest rate at period-end  2.27%  5.04%  4.74%  1.40%  2.27%  5.04%
Average amount outstanding during period  6,260   6,571   5,461   7,503   6,260   6,571 
Weighted average interest rate  3.29%  4.55%  4.62%  2.01%  3.29%  4.55%
Local on-lendings                        
Amount outstanding  215   122   70   378   215   122 
Maximum amount outstanding during the period  223   135   85   378   223   135 
Weighted average interest rate at period-end  5.69%  8.72%  5.94%  5.79%  5.69%  8.72%
Average amount outstanding during period  205   70   49   148   205   70 
Weighted average interest rate  5.56%  6.91%  6.25%  6.50%  5.56%  6.91%
Mortgage notes                        
Amount outstanding  7,854   3,035   282   10,595   7,854   3,035 
Maximum amount outstanding during the period  9,663   3,178   523   10,628   9,663   3,178 
Weighted average interest rate at period-end  7.30%  10.10%  9.18%  8.76%  7.30%  10.10%
Average amount outstanding during period  7,511   2,139   328   7,908   7,511   2,139 
Weighted average interest rate  8.12%  10.06%  11.10%  8.09%  8.12%  10.06%
Commercial paper                        
Amount outstanding  -   60   3.00   -   -   60 
Maximum amount outstanding during the period  -   111   3.00   -   -   111 
Weighted average interest rate at period-end  -   3.73%  5.67%  -   -   3.73%
Average amount outstanding during period  -   64   3.00   -   -   64 
Weighted average interest rate  -   3.73%  5.67%  -   -   3.73%
Euronotes                        
Amount outstanding  414   576   186   1,306   414   576 
Maximum amount outstanding during the period  1,800   873   205   1,318   1,800   873 
Weighted average interest rate at period-end  1.43%  3.52%  6.48%  1.08%  1.43%  3.52%
Average amount outstanding during period  949   285   174   522   949   285 
Weighted average interest rate  2.39%  2.32%  6.01%  0.96%  2.39%  2.32%
Securities issued and sold to customers under repurchase agreements                        
Amount outstanding  65,520   40,977   41,174   101,207   65,520   40,977 
Maximum amount outstanding during the period  66,317   60,307   41,174   101,207   66,317   60,307 
Weighted average interest rate at period-end  8.69%  13.47%  11.06%  10.65%  8.69%  13.47%
Average amount outstanding during period  57,651   50,605   37,040   85,922   57,651   50,605 
Weighted average interest rate  8.99%  12.45%  11.53%  10.27%  8.99%  12.45%
Fixed rate notes                        
Amount outstanding  408   133   -   92   408   133 
Maximum amount outstanding during the period  671   133   -   167   671   133 
Weighted average interest rate at period-end  5.59%  6.18%  -   3.74%  5.59%  0 
Average amount outstanding during period  526   92   -   122   526   92 
Weighted average interest rate  4.94%  8.30%  -   2.57%  4.94%  0 
Other short-term borrowings                        
Amount outstanding  221   208   658   1,388   221   208 
Maximum amount outstanding during the period  226   208   705   1,388   226   208 
Weighted average interest rate at period-end  7.54%  0.44%  21.94%  6.27%  7.54%  0.44%
Average amount outstanding during period  205   208   646   1,361   205   208 
Weighted average interest rate  8.47%  0.44%  22.07%  6.17%  8.47%  0.44%
Total amount outstanding  146,899   103,769   71,577   221,013   146,899   103,769 

 
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4C.Organizational Structure

We are a financial holding company controlled by IUPAR, a holding company jointly controlled by Itaúsa and Companhia E. Johnston, which is a holding company controlled by the former controlling shareholders of Unibanco, the Moreira Salles family.  See “Item 4B.  Business Overview – Our Ownership Structure” and “Item 7A.  Major Shareholders.”  Our list of significant subsidiaries as of December 31, 20092010 is included as Exhibit 8.1 to this  annual report.  This list contains information relating to our significant subsidiaries in accordance with our consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.statements.

4D.Property, Plants and Equipment

We own our principal executive offices located in São Paulo, Brazil and a number of other administrative buildings.  The main offices and the main activities conducted in each of them are:

•           Itaú Unibanco Centro Empresarial, located at Praça Alfredo Egydio de Souza Aranha, 100, São Paulo – head office, commercial department, back-offices and main administrative departments;

•           Centro Administrativo Tatuapé, located at Rua Santa Virgínia/Rua Santa Catarina, 299, São Paulo – administrative center;

•           Centro Técnico Operacional, located at Avenida do Estado, 5,533, São Paulo – data processing center;

•           The wholesale and investment bank activities at our leased office, located at Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3,400, 3rd through 12th floor, São Paulo;
Edifício WTorre, located , at Avenida das Nações Unidas, 7,815, Tower I - 3rd through 13th floor, Tower II - 5th floor, São Paulo – administrative center;
and at Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3,311, 1st through 3rd floor, 13th and 14th floor;

•           Centro Administrativo Unibanco, located at Rua João Moreira Sales, 130 – Jardim Monte Alegre – São Paulo – administrative center and data processing center;

•           Edifício Unibanco, located at Av. Eusébio Matoso, 891 – Pinheiros – São Paulo – administrative center;

•           Edifício Boa Vista, located at Rua Boa Vista, 162 – São Paulo – administrative center; and

•           Edifício Barão de Iguape, located at Praça do Patriarca, 30 / Rua Direita, 250 – São Paulo – administrative center.

We also lease a portion of our administrative offices and the majority of our branches at competitive market prices from third parties and under renewable leases with terms ending from the first semester of 20102011 (which are in the process of being renewed under similar terms) to the thirdfourth quarter of 2029. We own 16.0%As of December 31, 2010, we owned 12.0% of our total administrative offices and branches (including electronic service points, banking sites and parking lots) and leaseleased the remainder 84.0%remaining 88.0%. WeAs of December 31, 2010, we also own 33.0%owned 32.0% of our central administrative buildings and branches and leaseleased the remainder 67.0%remaining 68.0%.

ITEM 4AUNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
 
ITEM 4A     UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTSNone.
 
None.
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ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
 
5A.Operating Results
 
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes and other financial information included elsewhere in this annual report, and in conjunction with the information included under “Item 3A. Selected Financial Data” and “Item 4B. Selected Statistical Information.”  The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  Our actual results may fifer materially from these discussed in forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set in forth in “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Item 3D. Risk Factors.”
 
Overview
 
Our results of operations are significantly affected by the following key factors, among others.

 
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Effects of the Global Financial Markets Crisis on our Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The global financial markets crisis has significantly affected the world economy since the last quarter of 2008. The crisis has led to recessions and increasing unemployment in the world’s leading economies, to a reduction in investments on a global scale, a decrease in commodities prices and a sharp decline in credit availability and liquidity, as well as a general reduction in the levels of transactions observed in the capital markets worldwide. TheAs of the date of this annual report, the credit markets are still resumingrecovering and the capital markets are starting to recoverhave been active around the world.

SinceThe world economy has been recovering throughout 2010 and beginning of 2011, but several consequences of the second half of 2009 important evidences of recovery had accumulated and positive growth on world GDP is expected for 2010. Not all countries are recovering at the same pace. Particularly, the new industrialized countries in South East Asia, Latin America and, particularly Brazil are showing vigorous recovery while Europe lags behind. Some central banks are already removing their expansionary stance in monetary policy. Countries such as Australia and China have already taken steps to reduce the monetary stimulus and the US has increased the rediscount rate in an early move to announce future exit from expansionary policy. Nonetheless importantcrisis remain. Important risks have been accumulatedidentified in the aftermath of the financial crisis in Europe, such as the high debt levels that impairsimpair growth and increasesincrease the risk of sovereign default. Particularly, the markets have increased the risk premiums on debt of Greece and Portugal andsome countries in lesser extend Italy, Ireland and Spain. Portugal was downgraded to A+ by Standard and Poor’s in January 2009, and more recently by Fitch on March 2010 from AA to AA-.  Greece suffered a one notch downward reclassification to A2 by Moody’s and to BBB- by Fitch and Standard & Poor’s. TheEurope. These countries’ debt of these countries is held by international financial institutions, whatand their economic situation may impact the results of banks and investment funds. Although the European Union is prepared to face thisthese difficulties, a financial deterioration of any of these countries may impair the world recovery and as consequence the recovery of Brazil.economies worldwide and, indirectly, Brazil’s recovery.

In the U.S., unemployment continues to be high, although there are signs of recent improvements in the labor market. This weakness in employment has important effects on consumer confidence and, therefore, on consumer spending.

Finally, emerging markets, including Brazil and China, and a few developed economies are experiencing accelerating inflation, prompting central banks to begin to tighten monetary policy.

During the first quarter of 2011, a very strong earthquake, followed by a tsunami and a serious nuclear accident affected the Japanese economy. The effects are still to be fully accounted for, but the negative impact on the growth and fiscal accounts of Japan will be intense, with possible negative, although mild, impact on global growth.

Several popular uprisings in countries in the Middle East and North Africa, prompting the fall of the Egyptian government, among others, are keeping pressure on oil prices, which could have a negative impact on global growth.

Our results of operations weresince the last quarter of 2008 have been partially negatively affected by the global financial markets crisis and the change in the Brazilian economic scenario.crisis. The prospects for 2010 are much better than they were for 2009,2011 have improved, but risks remain and the fiscal problems in advanceadvanced economies, willsluggishness in the U.S. economy and inflation and other issues in developing economies may have an impact on future growth.growth in Brazil and, therefore, on our results of operations.

Other Factors Affecting Financial ConditionBrazilian Economic, Political and Results of OperationsSocial Conditions

As a Brazilian bank with most of our operations in Brazil, we are significantly affected by economic, political and social conditions in Brazil. In recent years, we have benefited from Brazil’s generally stable economic environment, with average annual gross domestic product, or GDP, growth of 4%approximately 4.2% from 2004 to 2009,2010, which led to increased bank loanslending and deposits. The downward trend in inflation in recent years hasuntil recently had allowed the Central Bank to ease the short-termSELIC benchmark overnight interest rate to 8.75% at December 2009 from a high of 17.75% in December 2004. This reduction2004 to a low of 8.75% in July 2009. Since July 2009, inflation has increased and, accordingly, the SELIC benchmark overnight interest rates lowered the costrate has risen and was at 11.75% as of credit for households and businesses.March 31, 2011. As a proportion of GDP, bank lending expanded to 45.0%46.4% in 2009March 2011 from 24.5%26.2% in September 2004.

 
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In 2009, the Brazilian economy stagnated in the wake of the international financial crisis; however, the recession lasted a few quartersonly until the second quarter of 2009, beforewhen the Brazilian economy emerged from recession and regained its growth momentum. Notwithstanding the relatively brief effectsSee “— Effects of the international crisis, we remain exposed to volatility in the Brazilian currency, the real, with respect to the U.S. dollar, the Euro and the Yen. We also continue to be exposed to inflation, tax-policy changes and regulatory changes, which are sometimes adopted on short notice.
Recent changes in tax policy that affect financial operations include the Brazilian senate’s eliminationAftermath of the provisional contributionGlobal Financial Markets Crisis on financial transactions (Contribuição Provisória sobre a Movimentação ou Transmissão de Valores e de Créditos e Direitos de Natureza Financeira), or CPMF, in 2008. CPMF was a temporary tax instituted in 1992 that was payable on certain banking transactions at a rateour Financial Condition and Results of 0.38% of the financial value of the transaction. The CPMF was payable on all transfers from checking accounts and financial institutions were responsible for the collection and remittance of the CPMF. In response, the Brazilian government increased the CSLL in May 2008 from 9% to 15% and the IOF beginning in January 2008. Also, in the aftermath of the international crisis, in October 2010, the government imposed a 2% IOF tax rate on foreign investment flows to the financial and capital markets. It also extended the IOF at a 1.5% tax rate to domestically negotiated operations backed by depositary receipts. The CSLL is a tax on income with specific tax rates for banking institutions, while the IOF is a tax levied on foreign exchange transactions, loan transactions, insurance transactions and transactions involving bonds and securities.

Operations” above.
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To moderate the impact of the international crisis, the Central Bank responded in 2009 with a number of measures. BesidesIn addition to reducing the SELIC benchmark overnight interest rate, the Central Bank deployed part of its international reserves to replace international credit lines impactedaffected by Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s bankruptcy and reduced reserve requirements with the specific purpose of acquiring assets from small banks and increasing the insurance limit for small banks’ time deposits. Those initiatives, along with fiscal measures, contributed to keeping the recession in Brazil relatively brief (mostly concentrated between the fourth quarter of 2008 through the first quarter of 2009) and ensured a strong recovery in the second half of 2009. These counter-cyclical measures were possible by the good stance of monetary and fiscal policy at the beginning of the crisis which allowed the government to react to adversity with expansionary demand policies. This was the first time that the Brazilian government was prepared to neutralize an adverse shock.

The U.S. crisis has not had ano significant effect on Brazil’s financial institutions, as most Brazilian banks, including us, generally had no material exposure to U.S. mortgages. We have not undertaken any credit operations in the U.S. market, including collateralized debt obligations. However, the recentcontinuing crisis in the United StatesU.S. mortgage market and other problems related to it could affect the market value of Brazilian financial institutions, due to increased volatility in the international capital markets.

In 2010, Brazil experienced strong growth and GDP expanded 7.5%. This was primarily due to the Brazilian economy rebounding from negative growth in 2009, and also the result of rapid expansion of domestic demand, driven mainly by the recovery of consumption and investment expenditures as well as stimulative fiscal expenditures in 2010.

There are concerns about the acceleration of inflation.  Consumer price inflation reached 5.9% in 2010, well above the median of the Brazilian government’s target range of 4.5% and close to the stipulated maximum rate of 6.5%. In the first quarter of 2011, inflation continued to trend upward, reflecting not only the recent rise in commodity prices but also high inflation expectations based on opinion survey data from the Central Bank, an overheated labor market and inflationary inertia. The Consumer Price Index, or IPCA, reached 2.44% in the first quarter of 2011. To combat inflationary pressures, the Central Bank increased the SELIC interest rate to 11.75% during the first quarter, 100 basis points above the December 31, 2010 SELIC rate.  However, if inflation continues to rise, income of families may decrease in real terms leading eventually to higher delinquency rates in the Brazilian banking system.  In addition, we have experienced some deterioration in non-performing loans in the very small and small companies market principally due to the increase in interest rates and other macroprudential measures taken by the Central Bank.  See “Item 3D. Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Brazil — Inflation and fluctuation in interest rates could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.”

Although Brazilian GDP for the first quarter of 2011 may still show high growth, economic fundamentals indicate a slight deceleration. The actual growth rate may reach 1.2% in the first quarter of the year, up from 0.7% in the last quarter of 2010. Growth should be moderate for the rest of 2011 as a result of the macroprudential measures as well as fiscal and monetary tightening. Based on opinion survey data from the Brazilian Institute of Economy (Instituto Brasileiro de Economia) at Fundação Getulio Vargas showing declines in consumer confidence levels and business confidence levels, we believe both consumers and entrepreneurs are less optimistic with respect to growth of the Brazilian economy.

The Brazilian credit market is already impacted by the effects of the macroprudential measures and the tightening of monetary policy, as credit has grown at a more moderate pace in the first quarter of 2011 as a result of tighter credit conditions. New loans to consumers in March 2011 were 7.3% lower in seasonally adjusted real terms than in November 2010, the month that preceded the first round of macroprudential measures related to credit. The behavior of new consumers loans in the first quarter of 2011 reflected higher rates, spreads and also default rates. Business lending is also facing tighter conditions. The current account deficit (net balance from trade of goods and services and international transfers) reached 2.6% of GDP as of March 31, 2011, from 2.3% as of December 31, 2010. Brazil’s external solvency improved considerably, with US$317 billion in international reserves and US$279 billion in external debt as of March 31, 2011, compared to US$289 billion in international reserves and US$256 billion in external debt as of December 31, 2010. Nevertheless, Brazil’s external liabilities excluding foreign direct investments (mainly foreign portfolio investments) reached US$847 billion as of March 31, 2011, an increase from US$821 billion as of December 31, 2010 and from US$287 billion in 2008. In addition, the Central Bank bought US$23.9 billion on the foreign exchange spot market in the first quarter of 2011. The recent balance of payments results could increase exchange-rate volatility, potentially affecting our results. See “— Certain Effects of Foreign Exchange Rates on Our Net Interest Income.”

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The international scenario remains a source of potential risk thatfor the Brazilian economy. The following are among such international risks: high oil prices, due to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and North Africa, could threaten the global recovery; highly indebted countries in Europe could spur another financial crisis in the international markets and the acceleration of inflation in emerging countries may affect the level of activity and increase volatility in the Brazilian currency, the real, with respect to the U.S. dollar, the euro, the yen, the yuan and other currencies.

The Brazilian government could chose to adopt further macroprudential measures to recent excessive asset growth.In December 2010, the CMN adopted certain macroprudential measures, including: (i) increased additional required reserves ratios from 8.0% to 12.0% for demand and time deposits; (ii) increased regular reserve requirements for time deposits from 15.0% to 20.0%; and (iii) increased capital allocation from 11.0% to 16.0% for loans to individuals with maturities of 24 months or longer. The Central Bank expected these measures to increase required reserve deposits by R$61 billion, but in fact, it increased them by R$82 billion as of December 31, 2010. See “Item 4B. Business Overview — Regulation and Supervision — Regulation by the Central Bank.”

In addition, the strong appreciation of the real in 2010 led the government to increase the IOF  in Brazil from 2.0% to 6.0% as discussed below. In addition, the Central Bank bought US$42 billion on the foreign exchange spot market in 2010.

We are also exposed to tax-policy and regulatory changes, which are sometimes adopted on short notice. For instance, in October 2010, the Brazilian government choosesincreased the IOF/FX, applicable to adopt regulatory measuresforeign exchange transactions made by foreign residents for purposes of investing in the Brazilian financial and capital markets, to avoid abrupt shifts6.0%. There are certain exceptions to this general rule, including for certain foreign investments in international financial flows,equity securities, variable income securities, private equity funds, venture capital funds and funds that invest in such funds, which are currently taxed at 2.0%. The IOF/FX rate was also raised to 6.0% for remittances made by foreign investors to comply with potentially adverse effectsmargin requirements imposed by stock or commodities and futures exchanges. The IOF/Securities was also imposed on our operations.the assignment of shares traded in the Brazilian stock market in order to permit the issuance of depositary receipts, at a rate of 1.5%. The Central Bank also increased the IOF/FX tax on offshore short-term issuances (i.e., that have a stated maturity of 720 days or less) to 6.0%. Long term issuances (i.e., that have a stated maturity of more than 720 days) are still taxed at 0%. The IOF/Credit is levied on credit transactions granted by Brazilian banks and companies, and pursuant to Decree No. 7,458, effective as of April 8, 2011, the IOF/Credit on credit transactions granted to individuals was increased from a rate of 0.0041% a day (or 1.5% a year) to 0.0082% a day (or 3.0% a year).  In addition, in 2008, the CPMF, was abolished; there is a risk, however, that this may be imposed again.  See “Item 4B. Business Overview — Regulation and Supervision — Taxation.”

Despite Brazilian regulators’ successful management of the crisis,Furthermore, a number of regulatory changes for the localdomestic banking sector are under consideration, such as limits to financial institution compensation packages moreof financial institutions, additional disclosure of operations with derivativesderivative transactions and possiblefurther modifications to capital requirement models. These changes have the potential to adversely affect our operations and profitability.

One consequence of the crisis in Brazil has been a decline in fiscal revenues and, consequently, a reduction in the primary surplus. In 2009, the public sector posted a primary surplus of 2.1% of GDP, lower than the recent historical average (3.5% of GDP from 2003 to 2008). The resumption of stricter fiscal policy targets is necessary for returning to the downward trend in the debt to GDP ratio, which rose to 42.9% at the end of 2009 from 38.4% at the end of 2008, after several years of continuous reduction. Fiscal responsibility is important to safeguard the sovereign investment grade rating of Brazil and to bolster the fiscal flexibility necessary to manage future economic downturns.
Another effect of the crisis has been a contraction in export revenues to US$152,995 millions in 2009 from US$197,942 millions in 2008. The trade balance surplus remained almost stable at US$25,347 millions from US$24,836 millions in 2008, but the current account (net balance from trade of goods and services plus international transfers) posted a deficit of 1.6% of GDP, a negative number for the second consecutive year in 2009. The deficit is expected to widen in 2010. Even though Brazil’s external solvency improved considerably with US$238,520 millions in international reserves and only US$202,329 millions in external debt, the recent external account results could increase exchange-rate volatility.
On April 30, 2008, Standard & Poor’s Rating Services upgraded the long-term rating of Brazil’s sovereign foreign currency debt to BBB- from BB+, lifting it to investment grade. On May 29, 2008, Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”) followed suit and upgraded Brazil to investment grade, raising its rating to BBB- from BB+. On September 22, 2009, Moody’s Investor Service Inc. (“Moody’s”) raised the nation’s sovereign rating to Baa3 from Ba1. Those upgrades contributed to further increase the inflow of foreign capital, which in turn strengthened the real. Yet, the rating agencies have highlighted weaknesses in Brazil’s fiscal policy, including Brazil’s high debt to GDP ratio in comparison to countries with a similar credit rating, along with structural impediments to growth and investment vis-à-vis  similarly situated countries.
The next presidential elections in Brazil will take place in October 2010. We do not expect drastic changes in economic policy with the new administration, but in the past, both the exchange rate and the risk spread of Brazil’s sovereign debt experienced increased volatility during the electoral campaign.

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The table below shows the real GDP growth, exchange rate variation, the inflation rate and the interest rate in Brazil as of  years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006:

 As of and for the year ended December 31,  As of and for the year ended December 31, 
 2009  2008  2007  2006  2010  2009  2008  2007  2006 
Real GDP growth % (1)
  (0.2)  5.1   6.1   4.0   7.5   (0,6)  5.2   6.1   4.0 
Inflation rate % (2)
  (1.4)  9.1   7.9   3.8   10.8   (1,4)  9.1   7.9   3.8 
Inflation rate % (3)
  4.3   5.9   4.5   3.1   5.9   4.3   5.9   4.5   3.1 
Exchange rate variation %(R$ /US$) (4)
  -25.5   31.9   -17.2   -8.7   4.5   34.2   24.2   20.7   9.5 
TR – a reference interest rate % (5)
  0.20   2.27   0.85   1.99   0.66   0.20   2.27   0.85   1.99 
CDI (interbank interest rate) % (6)(5)
  8.61   13.46   11.11   13.14   10.64   8.61   13.49   11.11   13.14 
SELIC – overnight interest rate % (5)
  8.65   13.66   11.18   13.19   10.66   8.65   13.66   11.18   13.19 
(1) Source:  IBGE.
(2) Source:  General Price Index - Internal Availability (Índice Geral de Preços - Disponibilidade Interna), or IGP-DI, as published by the Fundação Getulio Vargas.
(3) Source:  IPCA, as published by IBGE.
(4) Source:  Central Bank (accumulated rates for the period, negative numbers mean appreciation of the Brazilian real).
(5) Source:  Central Bank (period end).

(6) Source:  CETIP (period end).
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Certain Effects of the Real Variation and InterestForeign Exchange Rates on Our Net Interest Income

The variation of the real can affect our net income because partinterest income. A certain amount of our financial assets and liabilities are denominated in or indexed to foreign currencies, primarily the U.S. dollar. When the real devaluates,depreciates, we incur losses on our liabilities denominated in or indexed to foreign currencies, such as our U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt and short-term borrowings, asbecause the cost in reaisof the related interest expense increases.  At the same time, we realize gains on monetary assets denominated in or indexed to foreign currencies, such as our dollar-indexed trading securities and loans, due to increased interest income from thesuch assets measured in reais. When the real appreciates, the effects are the opposite of those described above. We have adopted a strategy for managing our foreign exchange risk exposure between Brazilian reais and the U.S dollar that has the objective of reducing the effects of exchange rate variations to affect the net income. In order to achieve this objective, the foreign exchange risk is economically hedged by means of the use of derivative financial instruments. Our strategy for hedging also takes into consideration all the related tax effects. However,Consequently, the management of the gap in foreign currencies can have material effects on our net income. Also,Our foreign currency gap management also takes into account the tax effects of such positions. As the profits from exchange rate variation on investments abroad are not taxable, we aim to maintain sufficient hedges (a liability position in foreign exchange derivatives) to reduce the potential effects from our trading desks takes positions in order to optimize our risk adjusted return on capital that may be affected by changes in interest rate and exchange rates.total foreign-exchange exposure, net of tax effects.

Unless otherwise indicated, the discussion in “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” relates to our averageannual interest rates and yields.  Our interestInterest rates cited are measured in reaisand include the effect of the variation of the real against foreign currencies.

Seasonality
Generally our retail banking and our credit card businesses have some seasonality, with increased levels of retail and credit card transactions during the Christmas season and a subsequent decrease of these levels at the beginning of the year. We also have some seasonality in our banking service fees related to collection services at the beginning of the year, which is when taxes and other fiscal contributions are generally paid.
Discussion of Critical Accounting Policies
 
General
 
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements included in this annual report involves certain assumptions that are derived from historical experience and various other factors that we deemeddeem reasonable and relevant.  While we review these estimates and assumptions in the ordinary course of business, the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations often requires our management to make judgments regarding the effects on our financial condition and results of operations on matters that are inherently uncertain. The following discussion describes those areas that require the most judgment or involve a higher degree of complexity in the application of the accounting policies that currently affect our financial condition and results of operations. Actual results may differ from those estimated under different variables, assumptions or conditions.  Note 2 - to our consolidated financial statements includes a summary of the significant accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements.
Allowance for Loans and Lease Losses
The allowance for loans and lease losses represents our estimate of the inherent losses on our loan and lease portfolio at the end of each reporting period.  The methodology for determining the allowance for loans and lease losses is further described in “Item 4B. Business Overview – Selected Statistical Information – Loan Approval Process - Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses.”  The determination of the amount of allowance for loans and lease losses involves judgments with respect to the amount of allowance related to credits reviewed on a portfolio basis.  The allowance determined for credits reviewed on an individual basis requires judgments in identifying the factors affecting the risk and assigning a specific rating.  Many factors affect the estimate of the range of losses in each of the categories in which we estimate the allowance on a portfolio basis, such as the specific definition of the methodology used to measure historical delinquency and the definition of the relevant historical period to be considered during the measurements.  Additionally, factors affecting the specific amount of provisions to be recorded are subjective, and include economic and political conditions, credit quality trends, the volume and growth observed in each sub-category and specific economic conditions affecting a sub-category.  Although we frequently review and improve our models, the volatility of the Brazilian economy and the relatively short credit history in a more stable economic environment result in greater uncertainty of these models than in more stable macroeconomic environments. Our total allowance for loan losses as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 is R$19,968 million and R$12,202 million, respectively and we have recognized a provision for loan losses in our statement of income of R$15,372 million, R$9,361 million and R$5,542 million for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Financial instruments recorded at fair value on our balance sheet include mainly securities classified as trading, available-for-sale, and other trading assets including derivatives.  Securities classified as held-to- maturity are recorded at amortized historical cost on our balance sheet, and their corresponding fair values are shown in the notes to consolidated financial statements. Total securities at fair value in our balance sheet at December 31, 2009 and 2008 amount to R$109,243 million and R$84,905 million and we carried derivatives (net) at fair value amounting to R$732 million and R$2,014 million, respectively. We determine the fair values of our financial instruments based on the concepts established by ASC 820 which defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. According to this standard there are different levels of inputs that may be used to measure the fair value of financial instruments   and we prioritize the use of available inputs in a higher level before using inputs in level that is lower in the hierarchy. Level 1 inputs are observable inputs that reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets; Level 2 inputs are directly or indirectly observable inputs other than those included in Level 1, like similar assets or liabilities, identical assets or liabilities in illiquid markets, inputs other than quoted prices, among others; Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs that reflect our own assumptions about market participant assumptions when pricing an asset or liability. ASC 820 requires us to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining the fair values. Therefore, for instruments classified in Levels 1 and 2 of the hierarchy, where inputs are principally based on observable market data, there is less judgment applied in arriving at a fair value measurement. For instruments classified within level 3 of the hierarchy, judgments are more significant. In arriving at an estimate of fair value for an instrument within level 3, management must first determine the appropriate model to use. Second, due to the lack of observability of significant inputs, management must assess all relevant empirical data in deriving valuation inputs including but not limited to yield curves, interest rates, volatilities, equity or debt prices, foreign exchange rates and credit curves. Additionally with respect to non-exchange traded products management judgment must be applied to assess the appropriate level of valuation adjustments to reflect counterparty credit quality, our own creditworthiness, constraints on liquidity and unobservable parameters, where relevant. While we believe valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with those of other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date. The securities classified as Level 3 as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 amount to and R$2,162 million and R$7,368 million respectively and net derivatives as of such date amount to R$(932) million and R$1,004 million, respectively. For additional information see Note 28 to our audited financial statements. Judgments are also required to determine whether a decline in fair value below amortized costs are “other-than-temporary” in available-for-sale or held-to-maturity securities, therefore requiring cost basis to be written down and recognition of related effects on our results of operations.  Factors that are used by management in determining whether a decline is “other-than-temporary” include mainly the observed period of the loss, the degree of the loss whether we will be required to sell the security before recovery and the expectation as of the date of analysis as to the potential for realization of the security.
Use of Estimates and Assumptions
 
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principlesUS GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Estimates and assumptions are used for, but not limited to, the allowance for loan and lease losses and estimates of the fair value of financial instruments, as well as estimates of fair value of assets and liabilities acquired in business combinations, the amount of valuation allowance on deferred tax assets, the amount of insurance reserves and of liabilities for future benefits for private retirement plans, the determination of the need for and the amount of impairment charges on long-lived assets, the selection of useful lives of certain assets and the determination of probability , the definition of assumptions used for computing pension plan liabilities, the determination of probability and the estimate of contingent losses, as well as the use of significant judgment and interpretation in the application of tax law when determining the amount of taxes payable. Therefore, actual results could differ from our estimates.

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Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
The allowance for loan and lease losses represents our estimate of the probable losses inherent to our loan and lease portfolio at the end of each reporting period.  The methodology for determining the allowance for loan and lease losses is further described in “Item 4B. Business Overview – Selected Statistical Information – Loan Approval Process - Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses.”  In order to determine the amount of allowance for loan and lease losses a portfolio is classified into two categories with respect to which specific methodologies are used to estimate inherent losses.  Loans reviewed on an individual basis (which corresponds to our corporate segment) are individually reviewed for impairment.  For those considered to be impaired, we determine the allowance amount based on expected cash flows.  For those that are not impaired, loans are classified by ratings based on risk factors and inherent losses for each rating are estimated based on our historical experience.  This involves judgments in identifying the risk factors and assigning a rating.  Loans reviewed on a portfolio basis (which includes individuals, small and medium business and foreign loans Latin America portfolios) when appropriate are further segregated into classes based on the underlying risks and characteristics, and the allowance for loan losses is determined by category based on historical experience.  This also involves judgments and assumptions.  Many factors affect the estimate for the range of losses in each of the categories for which we estimate allowance on a portfolio basis, such as the methodology used to measure historical delinquency and the historical period to be used.  Additionally, factors affecting the specific amount of allowance to be recorded are subjective, and include economic and political conditions, credit quality trends, the volume and growth observed in each sub-category and specific economic conditions affecting a sub-category.  Although we frequently review and improve our models, the volatility of the Brazilian economy and the relatively short credit history in a more stable economic environment result in greater uncertainty with respect to these models than in more stable macroeconomic environments.  Effective December 31, 2010, we changed the methodology used to estimate our allowance for loan and leases losses for loans reviewed on a portfolio basis to capture more risk factors and to better reflect economic conditions, which resulted in a reduction in the amount of allowance for loan and lease losses by R$935 million.  Our total allowance for loan and lease losses as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 was R$20,138 million and R$19,968 million, respectively and we recognized a provision for loan and lease losses in our statement of income of R$11,871 million, R$15,372 million and R$9,361 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Financial instruments recorded at fair value on our balance sheet include mainly securities classified as trading and available-for-sale, and other trading assets including derivatives.  Securities classified as held-to- maturity are recorded at amortized historical cost on our balance sheet, and their corresponding fair values are shown in the notes to our consolidated financial statements. Total securities at fair value in our balance sheet as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 amounted to R$176,850 million and R$109,243 million and we carried derivatives (net) at fair value amounting to R$1,115 million and R$732 million, respectively. We determine the fair values of our financial instruments based on ASC 820, which defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. According to this standard there are different levels of inputs that may be used to measure the fair value of financial instruments and we prioritize the use of available inputs in a higher level before using inputs in level that is lower in the hierarchy. Level 1 inputs are observable inputs that reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets; Level 2 inputs are directly or indirectly observable inputs other than those included in Level 1, such as similar assets or liabilities, identical assets or liabilities in illiquid markets, inputs other than quoted prices, among others; Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs that reflect our own assumptions about market participant assumptions when pricing an asset or liability. ASC 820 requires us to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining the fair values. Therefore, for instruments classified in Levels 1 and 2, where inputs are principally based on observable market data, there is less judgment applied in arriving at a fair value measurement. For instruments classified within Level 3, judgments are more significant. In arriving at an estimate of fair value for an instrument within Level 3, management first determines the appropriate model to use. Second, due to the lack of observability of significant inputs, management assesses all relevant empirical data in deriving valuation inputs, including but not limited to yield curves, interest rates, volatilities, equity or debt prices, foreign exchange rates and credit curves. Additionally, with respect to non-exchange traded products, management judgment must be applied to assess the appropriate level of valuation adjustments to reflect counterparty credit quality, our own creditworthiness, and constraints on liquidity and unobservable parameters, where relevant. While we believe our valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with those of other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date. Securities classified as Level 3 as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 amounted to and R$1,792 million and R$2,162 million respectively and net derivatives as of such date amounted to R$134 million and R$(932) million, respectively. For additional information see Note 28 to our consolidated financial statements. Judgments are also required to determine whether a decline in fair value below amortized costs are “other-than-temporary” in available-for-sale or held-to-maturity securities, which would require the cost basis to be written down and a recognition of related effects on our results of operations.  Factors that are used by management in determining whether a decline is “other-than-temporary” includes mainly the observed period of the loss, the degree of the loss whether we will be required to sell the security before recovery and the expectation as of the date of analysis as to the potential for realization of the security.

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets
In 2009 as result of the acquisition of control of Redecard and of the Association we recognized goodwill amounting to R$14,376 million and long-lived intangible assets (brand) of R$ 1,394.1,394 million, of which R$909 million began to be amortized starting in 2010. Goodwill corresponds to goodwill onfor the acquisition of control of Redecard which is one of our reporting units for goodwill impairment testing and is a publicly traded company. Long-lived intangible assets are related both to the Redecard brand and to brands acquired in connection with the Association. If the fair value of the Redecard reporting unit Redecard decreases and we concluded goodwill is impaired, we may be required to recognize an impairment charge. On December 31, 2010, goodwill recognized on acquisition of Redecard was tested for impairment and it was determined no impairment was needed.  Also if the fair value, considering market conditions and market-participants assumptions, of any of the brands acquired decreases with respect to its carrying amount we may be required also to recognize an impairment charge.
Significant Changes in Accounting Rules
During 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued the following significant changes in accounting rules:

In futureJuly 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-20, “Disclosures about Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and Allowance for Credit Losses”. The guidance requires additional disaggregated information about the allowance for credit losses and the credit quality of financing receivables. The period-end balance disclosure requirements for loans and allowance for loan losses will be effective for reporting periods we may be reducingending on or discontinuingafter December 15, 2010. The effects of adoption and the userequired disclosures are presented in Notes 9 and 10 to our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-10, “Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments for Certain Investment Funds” The guidance deferred the effective date of certain brands acquired whichrecent amendments and clarified other aspects of the ASC 810 amendments. As a result of the deferral, a reporting entity will likelynot be required to apply the recent amendments to the Subtopic 810-10 consolidation requirements to its interest in an entity that meets the criteria to qualify for the deferral. This guidance also clarified how a related party´s interests in an entity should be considered when evaluating the criteria for determining whether a decision maker or service provider fee represents a variable interest. In addition, the guidance also clarified that a quantitative calculation should not be the sole basis for evaluating whether a decision maker´s or service provider´s fee is a variable interest. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-06, ”Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”. The guidance requires disclosing the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and 2 fair value measurements and to describe the reasons for the transfers. The disclosure requirements were effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009. Additionally, disclosure of the gross purchase, sale, issuance and settlement activity in Level 3 fair value measurements will be required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. The effects of adoption and the required disclosures are presented in Note 28 to our consolidated financial statements.

In June 2009, the FASB issued an amendment to ASC 860, “Transfers and Servicing,” through the issuance of SFAS 166, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets - an amendment of FASB Statement 140.” Subsequently, on December 2009, ASU 2009-16 “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets – an amendment of FASB Statement 140” was issued. This amendment to ASC 860 removes the special provisions for guaranteed mortgage securitizations and, as a result, requires those securitizations to be treated like any other transfer of financial assets within the scope of ASC 860. Additional disclosures are required to provide financial statement users with greater transparency about transfers of financial assets and a transferor’s continuing involvement with transferred financial assets. This guidance was effective for on January 1, 2010. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

Also on June 2009, the FASB issued an amendment to ASC 810, “Consolidation,” through the issuance of SFAS 167 “Amendments to FASB Interpretation 46(R).” Subsequently, on December 2009, ASU 2009-17 “Amendments to FASB Interpretation 46(R)” was issued. This amendment to ASC 810 requires an enterprise to perform an analysis to determine whether the enterprise’s variable interest or interests give it a controlling financial interest in a reductionvariable interest entity. This analysis identifies the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity as the enterprise that has both of the following characteristics: (i) the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance, and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity that could potentially be significant to the variable interest entity or the right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the variable interest entity. This guidance was effective for us on its estimated fair value.
January 1, 2010. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the financial condition or results of operations and the additional required disclosures are presented in Note 1b to our consolidated financial statements and on the face of our consolidated balance sheet.

 
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See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information about changes in accounting rules.

Results of Operations for Year Ended December 31, 2010 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2009
 
Results of Operations
The following table shows the main components of our net income for 2010 and 2009.
  Year Ended December 31, 
  2010  2009 
  (in millions of R$) 
    
Interest income  78,369   72,567 
Interest expense  (34,824)  (31,876)
Net interest income  43,545   40,691 
Provision for loan and lease losses  (11,871)  (15,372)
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses  31,674   25,319 
Non-interest income  31,238   40,436 
Non-interest expense  (46,084)  (42,294)
Income before taxes and extraordinary item  16,828   23,461 
Taxes on income  (4,937)  (8,849)
Net income  11,891   14,612 
Less: Net Income attributable to noncontrolling interests  (824)  (527)
Net income attributable to Itaú Unibanco Holding  11,067   14,085 

For the year ended December 31, 2010, our consolidated net income was R$11,067 million and our total stockholders’ equity was R$76,625 million.

During 2010 our main challenge was the completion of the integration of Unibanco branches and CSBs throughout Brazil. With the completion of the integration, we were able to improve our processes and, accordingly, expand the volume of services and increase our customer base, while maintaining service quality. We highlight the improvement of asset quality as the principal change in our financial condition for the year ended December 31, 2010. Our operations were positively affected by a decrease in nonperforming loans, mainly due to an improvement in the quality of our portfolio with individuals and companies, and an improvement in our recovery of loans previously written off as losses. Reduced delinquency levels are associated with the improving Brazilian economy, as well as the more conservative credit policies adopted by us since 2009.

As of December 31, 2010, the balance of credit transactions, including endorsements and guarantees, was R$336,543 million, a 21.0% increase compared to December 31, 2009. Credit to individuals increased by 18.6%, while credit to companies increased by 22.5% compared to December 31, 2009. During 2010, we maintained our strategy of increasing the volume of credit card lending, vehicle financing, mortgage loans and loans to very small, small and middle market companies, with loans to companies increasing at a higher rate than other segments.

On August 23, 2009, Itaú Unibanco Holding and Porto Seguro  entered into the Porto Seguro Alliance to combine their respective  homeowner and automobile insurance operations. As a consequence of this association, the results of Porto Seguro have been accounted according to the equity method since the fourth quarter of 2009, in light of our indirect 30.0% interest in Porto Seguro. This transaction did not have a significant impact on our net income.

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Interest Income

The following table shows the main components of our interest income for 2010 and 2009.

  Year Ended December 31, 
  2010  2009 
  (in millions of R$) 
Interest income      
Interest on loans and leases  52,035   48,582 
Interest on deposits in banks  3,165   3,534 
Interest on Central Bank compulsory deposits  4,036   519 
Interest on securities purchased under resale agreements  7,572   8,673 
Interest on trading assets  7,767   7,086 
Interest and dividends on available-for-sale securities  3,315   3,996 
Interest on held-to-maturity securities  479   177 
Total interest income  78,369   72,567 

The R$5,802 million or 8.0% increase in interest income in 2010 is primarily due to an increase in the balance of loan and lease operations and Central Bank compulsory deposits and, to a lesser extent, due to  an increase in the balance of trading assets. The loans and leases portfolio reached R$336,543 million (including guarantees), increasing 21.0% in 2010 compared to 2009, mainly due to increases in loans to companies and vehicles loans to individuals.  The increase in compulsory deposits reflects the impact of the new requirements implemented by the Central Bank during 2010, increasing significantly the required volume of deposits.  See “Item 4B. Business Overview — Regulation and Supervision — Regulation by the Central Bank.”

Interest on Loans and Leases

The table below shows the performance of credit operations, with loans classified by type of creditor (individuals and corporations) and further broken down by type of product for individuals and by size of customer for corporations. In addition, the table presents the balance of credit operations in Latin America (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay).

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  As of December 31,       
  2010  2009       
  
(in millions of R$, except for percentages)
       
                   
Total of loans and leases  298,169   88.6%  245,736   88.3%      
Guarantees granted  38,374   11.4%  32,441   11.7%      
Total of loans and leases (including guarantees granted)
  336,543   100.0%  278,177   100.0%      
                       
  As of December 31,       
  2010  2009  Variation (%) 
  
(in millions of R$ except for percentages)
       
                       
Individuals  128,743   38.3%  108,555   39.0%  20,188   18.6%
Credit Card  36,200   10.8%  30,115   10.8%  6,085   20.2%
Personal Loans  24,269   7.2%  21,458   7.7%  2,811   13.1%
Vehicles  60,253   17.9%  51,732   18.6%  8,521   16.5%
Mortgage Loans  8,020   2.4%  5,249   1.9%  2,771   52.8%
Businesses  193,430   57.5%  157,914   56.8%  35,516   22.5%
Corporate  110,694   32.9%  94,660   34.0%  16,034   16.9%
Small and Medium Businesses  82,736   24.6%  63,254   22.7%  19,482   30.8%
Foreign Loans Latin America  14,370   4.3%  11,708   4.2%  2,663   22.7%
Total of loans and leases (including guarantees granted)
  336,543   100.0%  278,177   100.0%  58,366   21.0%

Interest on loans and leases totaled R$52,035 million in 2010, an increase of R$3,453 million, or 7.1% compared to 2009. This increase was to due primarily to an increase in the average volume of loans and lease transactions.

Mortgage loans and rural loans portfolios (which are regulatory required loans) are presented within loans to individuals or loans to companies, as appropriate, according to the type of client. As of December 31, 2010, the total mortgage loan portfolio totaled R$16,306 million and the total rural loan portfolio totaled R$5,425 million, compared to R$10,984 million and R$5,143 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2009.

Loans to individuals (including guarantees) totaled R$128,743 million in 2010, an increase of R$20,188 million, or 18.6% compared to 2009. This increase is primarily a result of a 20.2% growth in credit card, totaling R$36,200 million in 2010, due to the consistently growing popularity of this product due to its practicality and safety. Credit card lending is an increasingly important tool that we use to acquire new customers, in particular low-income individuals. Vehicle financing increased 16.5% in 2010 compared to 2009, totaling R$60,253 million, primarily as a result of overall growth in this market in Brazil. Personal loans increased 13.1% in 2010 compared to 2009, totaling R$24,269 million, also primarily as a result of overall growth in this market in Brazil.  Mortgage loans increased 52.8% in 2010 compared to 2009, totaling R$8,020 million, as a result of a favorable Brazilian economic environment.

Loans to companies (including guarantees) totaled R$193,430 million in 2010, an increase of R$35,516 million, or 22.5%, compared to 2009. Loans to small and medium businesses increased R$19,482 million, or 30.8% in 2010 compared to 2009, totaling R$82,736 million, mainly due to our increased strategic focus on these clients.  Loans to corporate increased R$16,034 million, or 16.9%, in 2010 compared to 2009, totaling R$110,694 million, in particular in BNDES onlending.

The balance of our foreign loans in Latin America (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay) totaled R$14,370 million as of December 31, 2010, an increase of 22.7% compared to December 31, 2009, primarily driven by the growth of operations abroad and the appreciation of the real against several of these currencies.

Interest on Deposit in Banks

Interest on deposits in banks totaled R$3,165 million in 2010, a decrease of R$369 million, or 10.4%, compared to 2009. This decrease was due primarily to the decrease on the average balance of these deposits, which is managed by our treasury department.

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Interest on Central Bank Compulsory Deposits

Interest on Central Bank compulsory deposits totaled R$4,036 million in 2010, an increase of R$3,517 million, compared to 2009. This increase was mainly due to increases in the levels of compulsory deposits required by the Central Bank in order to restore the compulsory levels held by the banks before the international financial crisis of 2008, when the Central Bank decreased required amounts of compulsory deposits, and also to help control inflation and credit growth in Brazil in 2010.

Interest on Securities Purchased under Resale Agreements

Interest on securities purchased under resale agreements totaled R$7,572 million in 2010, a decrease of R$1.101 million, or 12.7% in 2010 compared to 2009. This decrease was mainly due to the increase in Central Bank compulsory deposits required which reduced available funds for these transactions and therefore decreased the average balance of securities purchased under resale agreements.

Interest on Trading Assets

Interest income on trading assets totaled R$7,767 million in 2010, an increase of R$681 million, or 9.6%, compared to 2009. This increase was mainly due to an increase in the average balance of trading assets in 2010 compared to 2009, which is managed by our treasury department.

Interest and Dividends on Available-for-Sale-Securities

Interest income from available-for-sale securities totaled R$3,315 million in 2010, a decrease of R$681 million, or 17.0%, compared to 2009. This decrease was mainly due to the decrease of average yield/rate of available-for-sale securities and, to a lesser extent, a decrease in the average balance of available-for-sale securities in 2010 compared to 2009.

Interest on Held-to-Maturity Securities

Interest on held-to-maturity securities totaled R$479 million in 2010, an increase of R$302 million, or 170.6%, compared to 2009. This increase was mainly due to an increase in the average balance of held-to-maturity securities, especially in those related to pension plans, in 2010 compared to 2009.

Interest Expense

The following table shows the main components of our interest expense in 2010 and 2009.

  Year Ended December 31, 
  2010  2009 
Interest expense (in millions of R$) 
       
Interest on deposits  (11,776)  (11,773)
Interest on securities sold under repurchase agreements  (7,291)  (7,177)
Interest on short-term borrowings  (8,198)  (5,314)
Interest on long-term debt  (4,802)  (4,586)
Interest credited to investment contract account balance  (2,757)  (3,026)
Total interest expense  (34,824)  (31,876)

Total interest expense was R$34,824 million in 2010, an increase of R$2,948 million, or 9.2%, compared to 2009, mainly due to an increase in interest expense from short-term borrowings.

Interest Expense on Deposits

Interest expense on deposits was R$11,776 million in 2010, practically stable in comparison to 2009. An increase in the average balance resulted in an increase in expenses of R$524 million in 2010 and was partially offset by a decrease in the average yield/rate that decreased expenses by R$522 million. See “Item 4B. Business Overview — Selected Statistical Information — Average Balance Sheet and Interest Rate Data."

Interest Expense on Securities Sold Under Repurchase Agreements

Interest expense on securities sold under repurchase agreements was R$7,291 million in 2010 an increase of  R$114 million, or 1.6%, compared to 2009, mainly as a result of an increase of the average balance of securities sold under repurchase agreements related to our strategy of liquidity management.

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Interest Expense on Short-Term Borrowings

Interest expense on short-term borrowings totaled R$8,198 million in 2010, an increase of R$2,884 million, or 54.3%, compared to 2009. This increase was primarily due to an increase in the average balance of short-term funding, that resulted in an increase in expenses of R$2,287 million, and to an increase on the average yield/rate that increased the expenses by R$597 million. See “Item 4B. Business Overview — Selected Statistical Information — Average Balance Sheet and Interest Rate Data.

Interest Expense on Long-Term Debt

Interest expense on long-term debt totaled R$4,802 million in 2010, with an increase of R$216 million, or 4.7% compared to 2009. This increase was primarily due to an increase in the average balance of long-term debt, that resulted in an increase in expenses of R$1,092 million, partially offset by a decrease on the average yield/rate that decreased expenses by R$877 million. See “Item 4B. Business Overview — Selected Statistical Information — Average Balance Sheet and Interest Rate Data."

Interest Expense Credited to Investment Contract Account Balance

Interest expense credited to the investment contract account balance totaled R$2,757 million in 2010, a decrease of R$269 million, or 8.9%, compared to 2009. This decrease was primarily due to decrease in the average yield/rate of investment contracts of R$1,173 million, partially offset by an increase of R$905 million due to an increase on the average balance. See “Item 4B. Business Overview — Selected Statistical Information — Average Balance Sheet and Interest Rate Data."

Provision for Loan and Lease Losses

Provision for loan and lease losses totaled R$11,870 million in 2010, a decrease of R$3,502 million, or 22.8%, in comparison to 2009.

During 2010, the asset quality of our loan portfolio improved significantly in comparison to the previous year. In 2009, the adverse effects of the international economic and financial crisis spread among industries and resulted in increased risk related to certain credit portfolios. Levels of non-performing loans increased at that time for individuals and companies generally, reflecting these adverse market conditions. However, in 2009 the Brazilian government adopted tax incentive packages to foster consumption and improvement in overall economic activity levels, which contributed to rapid improvement in credit quality. The Brazilian government maintained these incentives until the end of the first quarter of 2010.

Effective December 31, 2010, we changed the methodology used to estimate our allowance for loan and lease losses, which were based on transition matrices, because the transition matrices were lagging in capturing, in a relatively short period, the effects of significant changes in economic conditions. The change resulted in a reduction in the amount of the allowance for loans and leases as of December 31, 2010 (and in the amount of the provision for loan and lease losses charged to expense for such year) as compared to the one that would have resulted from the prior methodology of R$ 935 million.

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Non-Interest Income

The following table shows the main components of our non-interest income in 2010 and 2009.

  Year Ended December 31, 
  2010  2009 
  (in millions of R$) 
Non-interest income      
       
Fee and commission income  16,630   13,479 
Trading income  2,275   9,284 
Net gain on sale of available-for-sale securities  220   211 
Net gain on foreign currency transactions  2,311   2,619 
Net loss on transactions of foreign subsidiaries  (451)  (3,390)
Equity in earning of unconsolidated companies, net  308   (9)
Insurance premiums, income on private retirement plans and on capitalization plans  6,410   8,132 
Other non-interest income  3,535   10,110 
Total non-interest income  31,238   40,436 

In 2010, our non-interest income totaled R$31,238 million, a decrease of R$9,198 million, or 22.7%, in 2010 compared to 2009. This decrease was primarily due to the decrease of R$7,009 million in trading income (loss) related mainly to our risk management strategy and administration of gaps, particularly those associated with derivative instruments used to hedge our investments abroad, and a decrease of R$1,722 million in insurance premiums, income on private retirement plans and on capitalization plans resulting from the transfer of our portfolio of homeowner and automobile insurance to Porto Seguro and accounting for Porto Seguro under the equity method. We also had a decrease of R$6,575 million in other non-interest income, as a result of recognition of a gain in 2009 when we were required to remeasure previously held equity interests to fair value at the time of our acquisition of control of Redecard. See Note 3b to our consolidated financial statements. The decrease in non-interest income was partially offset by an increase of R$3,151 million in fee and commission income and a decrease of R$2,939 million in net loss on transactions of foreign subsidiaries.

Fee and Commission Income

Fee and commission income totaled R$16,630 million in 2010, an increase of R$3,151 million, or 23.4%, compared to 2009. This increase was mainly due to increased revenues from credit card fees, which increased by 29.7% from R$4,370 million in 2009 to R$5,670 million in 2010, primarily due to a higher volume of invoice discounts for retailers, growth in the number of credit card customers, an increase in the use of credit cards as the method of payment in commercial transactions and an increase in the offering of consumer credit lines, such as cash in advance, offered by us through retailers. We also had a 25.9% increase on fees charged on checking account services mainly related to an increase in banking service fees and various others products and services including rental of point of sale machines used to conduct retail transactions, insurance commission, and settlement services.

Trading Income

Trading income totaled R$2,275 million in 2010, a decrease of R$7,009 million, or 75.5%, compared to 2009. The main factors contributing to the significant decrease in trading income were decreased income from the local fixed-income market and transactions involving exchange parities, in comparison to higher revenues earned in 2009, when we profited from volatility and movements in interest rates, which contributed to a lesser extent to the change observed from period to period.

Net Gain on Sales of Available-for-Sale Securities

Our net gain on sales of available-for-sale securities was R$220 million in 2010, an increase of R$9 million, or 4.3%, in comparison to 2009, maintaining the performance observed in 2009 when our portfolio of available-for-sale securities benefited from the market perception of a more favorable macroeconomic environment, resulting in an increase in the market value of the securities.

Net Gain on Foreign Currency Transactions

Net gain on foreign currency transactions was R$2,311 million in 2010, a decrease of R$308 million, or 11.8%, compared to 2009, mainly due to the appreciation of the real.

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Net Gain (Loss) on Transactions of Foreign Subsidiaries

Net gain (loss) on transactions of foreign subsidiaries totaled a loss of R$451 million in 2010 compared to a loss of R$3,390 million in 2009, as a result the appreciation of the real on assets and liabilities of subsidiaries abroad in 2010.

Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Companies, Net

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies, net totaled a gain of R$308 million in 2010 compared to a loss of R$9 million in 2009. This increase was mainly due to an impairment loss in our investment in Banco Português de Investimento (BPI) in 2009.

Insurance Premiums, Income on Private Retirement Plans and Capitalization Plans

Insurance premiums, income on private retirement plans and capitalization plans totaled R$6,410 million in 2010, a decrease of R$1,722 million, or 21.2%, compared to 2009. This decrease was mainly due to a decrease in insurance premiums resulting from the transfer of our portfolio of homeowner and automobile insurance to Porto Seguro and accounting for Porto Seguro under the equity method and, to a lesser extent, a decrease in private retirement plan (Vida Gerador de Benefício Livre, or VGBL and Plano Gerador de Benefício Livre, or PGBL) premiums.

Other Non-Interest Income

Other non-interest income totaled R$3,535 million in 2010, a decrease of R$6,575 million, or 65.0%, compared to 2009. This decrease was mainly a result of the recognition of a gain in 2009 when we were required to remeasure previously held equity interests to fair value at the time of our acquisition of control of Redecard.

Non-Interest Expense

The following table shows the main components of our non-interest expense in 2010 and 2009.

  Year Ended December 31, 
  2010  2009 
Non-interest expense (in millions of R$) 
       
Salaries and employee benefits  (10,836)  (10,589)
Administrative expenses  (12,775)  (10,001)
Amortization of intangible assets  (4,592)  (3,663)
Insurance claims, changes in reserves for insurance operations, for private retirement plans and acquisition costs  (5,179)  (6,452)
Depreciation of premises and equipment  (1,476)  (1,250)
Other non-interest expenses  (11,226)  (10,339)
Total non-interest expense  (46,084)  (42,294)

Non-interest expense totaled R$46,084 million in 2010, an increase of R$3,790 million, or 9.0%, compared to 2009. This increase was mainly due to expenses associated with the migration of branches, expansion of our service network, especially for very small, small and medium-sized companies, higher expenses relating to expanded credit card operations and higher volume of overall customer transactions.

Salaries and Employee Benefits

Salaries and employee benefits totaled R$10,836 million in 2010, practically stable when compared with 2009. The number of employees increased 6.3% in 2010, but the associated expense was offset by a decrease in expenses due to the partial settlement of a defined benefit plan and the migration to a new supplementary defined contribution private pension plan.  See Note 25 to our consolidated financial statements.

Administrative Expenses

Administrative expenses totaled R$12,775 million in 2010, an increase of R$2,774 million, or 27.7%, compared to 2009. This increase was driven by the Unibanco branch migration process, as well as the higher volume of overall customer transactions and increased advertising, promotion and publishing expenses, primarily stemming from institutional campaigns and the World Soccer Cup in 2010.

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Amortization of Intangible Assets

Amortization of intangible assets totaled R$4,592 million in 2010, an increase of R$929 million, or 25.4%, compared to 2009. This increase was mainly due to the discontinuation of the use of "Unibanco", "Fininvest" and "Unicard" brands, at which time such assets no longer had indefinite lives and began to be amortized.  See Note 13 to our consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

Insurance Claims, Changes in Reserves for Insurance Operations, for Private Retirement Plans and Acquisition Costs

Insurance claims, changes in reserves for insurance operations, for private retirement plans and acquisition costs totaled R$5,179 million in 2010, a decrease of R$1.273 million, or 19.7%, compared to 2009. This decrease was mainly related to lower level of insurance claims in 2010 resulting from the transfer of our portfolio of homeowner and automobile insurance to Porto Seguro and accounting for Porto Seguro under the equity method.

Depreciation of Premises and Equipment

Depreciation of premises and equipment totaled R$1,476 million in 2010, an increase of R$226 million, or 18.1%, compared to 2009. This increase was due to branch migration processes that resulted in the accelerated depreciation of assets from Unibanco, especially in customer service facilities.

Other Non-Interest Expenses

Other non-interest expenses totaled R$11,226 million in 2010, an increase of R$887 million, or 8.6%, compared to 2009. This increase was mainly related to an increase in provisions for tax and social security contingencies, as well as increased selling expenses for credit cards due to the increased client base and volume of transactions.

Taxes on Income

Our total tax on income is composed of current income tax and deferred income tax. Certain amounts of income and expenses are recognized in our statement of income but do not affect our taxable basis and, conversely certain amounts are taxable income or deductible expenses in determining our taxes on income but do not affect our statement of income. Those items are known as permanent differences.

Income tax expense for the year resulted in a tax expense of R$4,937 million in 2010 compared to R$8,849 million in the prior year, a 44.2% decrease. The main reason for this decrease was the effect of decreased exchange rate losses on our investments in subsidiaries abroad and related increased gains on the derivative instruments used to hedge our investments in subsidiaries abroad as described below, which was partially offset by increased income from banking activities.

For Brazilian tax purposes, exchange rate gains and losses on our investments in subsidiaries abroad are not taxable, if a gain, or not deductible, if a loss, and are a permanent difference. From an economic perspective we hedge the investments in subsidiaries abroad by using foreign-currency denominated liabilities or derivative instruments. The gains or losses on derivative instruments and the exchange rate gains or losses on foreign-currency denominated liabilities are taxable or deductible for purposes of Brazilian taxes. During 2009, we experienced significant appreciation of the real against the foreign currencies in which our subsidiaries operate generating losses that were not deductible for tax purposes. The appreciation of the real generated taxable gains on derivatives instruments used as economic hedge and taxable foreign-exchange gains on liabilities used also as economic hedges. The resulting effect is that in certain companies we had taxable gains resulting in a significant increase in our tax expenses in 2009.

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Results of Operations for Year Ended December 31, 2009 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2008
 
Results of Operations
 
The following table shows the principalmain components of our net income for 2009 and 2008.

 Year Ended December 31,  Year Ended December 31, 
 2009  2008  2009  2008 
 (in millions of R$)  (in millions of R$) 
         
Interest income  72,567   47,649   72,567   47,649 
Interest expense  (31,876)  (26,508)  (31,876)  (26,508)
Net interest income  40,691   21,141   40,691   21,141 
Provision for loan and lease losses  (15,372)  (9,361)  (15,372)  (9,361)
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses  25,319   11,780   25,319   11,780 
Non-interest income  40,436   15,775   40,436   15,775 
Non-interest expense  (42,294)  (24,011)  (42,294)  (24,011)
Income before taxes and extraordinary item  23,461   3,544   23,461   3,544 
Taxes on income  (8,849)  1,334   (8,849)  1,334 
Net income  14,612   4,878   14,612   4,878 
Less: Net Income attributable to noncontrolling interest  (527)  (29)
Net income Attributable to Itaú Unibanco  14,085   4,849 
Less: Net Income attributable to noncontrolling interests  (527)  (29)
Net income attributable to Itaú Unibanco Holding  14,085   4,849 

During 2009, we faced two challenges that affected our results of operations. First, internally we experienced significant changes related to the association between Itaú Financial Group and Unibanco Financial Groups.Group. We announced the Association in 2008 and the Central Bank approved it on February 18, 2009. For U.S. GAAP purposes, the Resultsresults of Unibanco are consolidated from February 18, 2009. Thus, the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009 present the effects from the Association and consolidate the results of operations of Unibanco in our consolidated statement of income and the financial position in our consolidated balance sheet.

During the year, we defined the management team that would lead the new institution. In addition, we finalized the selection of the members of the board of directors and board of officers who would be responsible for leading the integration process. In the first half of 2009, this process was expanded to all managerial levels. At the same time, we re-evaluated market opportunities and business models and established redefined targets for the commercial area. We commenced the branch transformation program associated with the integration of the operations of the two banks in the second half of 2009 and we expect to accelerate it in 2010.

The second challenge was related to the turmoil in the international financial markets. The main impact of the economic crisis on the Brazilian financial industry in general was an increase in nonperforming loans. Our operations were affected by a change of asset quality. During the first nine months of 2009, expenses with provision for loan and lease losses increased to address these changes in asset quality. But, at the end of 2009, the balance of nonperforming loans began to decrease, changing the trend of gradual deterioration of asset quality that began at the end of 2008.

The average balance of total assets grew 53.9% in 2009 compared to the previous year, and the balance of loans and leases increased 58.5% mainly as result of the consolidation of Unibanco. The increase in the average volume of earning assets and the effects of exchange rate variation on our financial and derivatives instruments had a significant impact on net income. The growth of our credit portfolio and the effect of the international financial crisis over the growth of the Brazilian GDP were the main causes to the increase of allowance for loan and lease losses.

 
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Interest Income

The following table shows the principalmain components of our interest income for 2009 and 2008.

 Year Ended December 31,  Year Ended December 31, 
 2009  2008  2009  2008 
 (in millions of R$)  (in millions of R$) 
Interest income            
Interest on loans and leases  48,582   31,326   48,582   31,326 
Interest on deposits in banks  3,534   3,028   3,534   3,028 
Interest on Central Bank compulsory deposits  519   1,051   519   1,051 
Interest on securities purchased under resale agreements  8,673   5,369   8,673   5,369 
Interest on trading assets  7,086   4,141   7,086   4,141 
Interest and dividends on available-for-sale securities  3,996   2,536   3,996   2,536 
Interest on held-to-maturity securities  177   198   177   198 
Total interest income  72,567   47,649   72,567   47,649 

The R$24,918 million or 52.3% increase in interest income in 2009 is primarily due to an increase in the balance of loan and lease operations and, to a lesser extent, due to an increase in the balance of securities purchased under resale agreements and trading assets. The loans and leases portfolio reached R$278,177  million (including guarantees), increasing 51.8% in 2009 compared to 2008, mainly due to the consolidation of Unibanco.

Interest on Loans and Leases

The table below shows the trend inperformance of credit operations, with loans classified by type of creditor (individuals and corporations) and further broken down by type of product for individuals and by size of customer for corporations. We also present the information on our “regulatory required loans,” which are sector-directed loans required by Brazilian regulation, including financing for housing and agricultural loans. See “Item 4B – Business Overview – Regulation and Supervision.” In addition, the table presents the balance of credit operations in Argentina,Latin America (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay.Paraguay).

  As of December 31, 
  
(in millions of R$ , except for percentages)
 
  2009  2008 
Total of loans and leases  245,736   88.3%  169,700   92.6%
Guarantees granted  32,441   11.7%  13,513   7.4%
Total of loans and leases (including guarantees granted)
  278,177   100.0%  183,213   100.0%

  As of December 31,       
  
(in millions of R$ except for percentages)
       
  2009  2008  Variation (%) 
Loans to individuals  103,306   37.1%  70,589   38.5%  32,716   46.3%
Credit card  30,115   10.8%  13,624   7.4%  16,491   121.0%
Personal credit  21,458   7.7%  15,616   8.5%  5,842   37.4%
Vehicles  51,732   18.6%  41,349   22.6%  10,383   25.1%
Loans to companies  149,521   53.8%  91,936   50.2%  57,585   62.6%
Micro-, small- and medium-sized companies  60,880   21.9%  36,926   20.2%  23,954   64.9%
Large companies  88,641   31.9%  55,010   30.0%  33,630   61.1%
Regulatorily required loans *  13,643   4.9%  8,412   4.6%  5,231   62.2%
Argentina / Chile / Uruguay/ Paraguay  11,708   4.2%  12,275   6.7%  (567)  -4.6%
Total of loans and leases (including guarantees granted)
  278,177   100.0%  183,213   100.0%  94,964   51.8%

* Regulatorily required loans are composed by loans to individuals and companies.
  As of December 31,       
  2009  2008       
  
(in millions of R$, except for percentages)
       
                   
Total of loans and leases  245,736   88.3%  169,700   92.6%      
Guarantees granted  32,441   11.7%  13,513   7.4%      
Total of loans and leases (including guarantees granted)
  278,177   100.0%  183,213   100.0%      
                       
  As of December 31,       
  2009  2008  Variation (%) 
  
(in millions of R$ except for percentages)
       
                       
Individuals  108,555   39.0%  73,714   40.2%  34,841   47.3%
Credit Card  30,115   10.8%  13,950   7.6%  16,165   115.9%
Personal Loans  21,458   7.7%  15,290   8.3%  6,169   40.3%
Vehicles  51,732   18.6%  41,349   22.6%  10,383   25.1%
Mortgage Loans  5,249   1.9%  3,124   1.7%  2,125   68.0%
Businesses  157,914   56.8%  97,224   53.1%  60,690   62.4%
Corporate  94,660   34.0%  58,956   32.2%  35,704   60.6%
Small and Medium Businesses  63,254   22.7%  38,268   20.9%  24,986   65.3%
Foreign Loans Latin America  11,708   4.2%  12,275   6.7%  (567)  (4.6)%
Total of loans and leases (including guarantees granted)
  278,177   100.0%  183,213   100.0%  94,964   51.8%

Interest on loans and leases totaled R$48,582 million in 2009, an increase of R$17,256 million, or 55.1% compared to 2008. This increase was primarily a result of the consolidation of Unibanco and to a lesser extent to an increase in the average volume of loans and lease transactions (other than with large companies and loans to clients of subsidiaries abroad, which experienced a decrease in 2009 compared to 2008).

 
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Mortgage loans and rural loans portfolios (which are regulatory required loans) are presented within loans to individuals or loans to companies, as appropriate, according to the type of client. As of December 31, 2009, the total mortgage loan portfolio totaled R$10,984 million and the total rural loan portfolio totaled R$5,143 million, compared to R$8,648 million and R$5,654 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2008.

Loans to individuals (including guarantees granted)guarantees) totaled R$103,306108,555 million in 2009, an increase of R$32,71634,841 million, or 46.3%39.0% compared to 2008. This increase is primarily a result of a 121.0%115.9% growth in credit card, totaling R$30,115 million in 2009 due to the consolidation of Unibanco and to the consistently growing popularity of this product due to its practicality and safety. Vehicles transactions increased R$10,383 million, or 25.1% in 2009 compared to 2008, totaling R$51,732 million, as a result of our focus on this segment and due to the consolidation of Unibanco. Personal credit transactions increased 37.4%40.3% in 2009 compared to 2008, totaling R$21,65221,458 million, as a result of the consolidation of Unibanco. Since 2009 we adopted a more restrictive credit policy focused on credit risk quality to face the adverse effects of the international financial turmoil.

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Loans to companies (including guarantees granted) totaled R$149,521157,914 million in 2009, an increase of R$57,58560,690 million, or 62.6%62.4% compared to 2008.  Loans to large companies increased R$33,63035,704 million, or 61.1%60.6% in 2009 compared to 2008, totaling R$88,64194,660 million, mainly due to the consolidation of Unibanco. Loans to micro-, small-very small, small and medium-sized companies increased R$23,95424,986 million, or 64.9%65.3% in 2009 compared to 2008, totaling R$60,88063,254 million, mainly due to the consolidation of Unibanco and, to a lesser extent as a result of our focus on this segment.

Interest on Deposit in Banks

Interest on deposits in banks totaled R$3,534 million in 2009, an increase of R$506 million, or 16.7%, compared to 2008. This increase was due primarily to the increase on the average balance of these deposits, partially related to the consolidation of Unibanco.

Interest on Central Bank Compulsory Deposits

Interest on Central Bank compulsory deposits totaled R$519 million in 2009, a decrease of R$532 million, or 50.6%, compared to 2008. This decrease was mainly due to decreases in the levels of compulsory deposits required by the Central Bank as part of their adoption of measures to manage the international financial crisis by increasing the liquidity of the financial system as a whole. Accordingly, we redirected these resources to loans that yield higher returns.

Interest on Securities Purchased under Resale Agreements

Interest on securities purchased under resale agreements totaled R$8,673 million in 2009, an increase of R$3,304 million, or 61.5% in 2009 compared to 2008.  This increase was mainly due to the increase in the average balance of securities purchased under resale agreements related to our strategy to manage liquidity and to a lesser extent to the consolidation of Unibanco.

Interest on Trading Assets

Interest income on trading assets totaled R$7,086 million in 2009, an increase of R$2,945 million, or 71.1%, compared to 2008. This increase was mainly due to an increase in the average balance of trading assets in 2009 compared to 2008 mainly related to the consolidation of Unibanco.

Interest and Dividends on Available-for-Sale-Securities

Interest income from available-for-sale securities totaled R$3,996 million in 2009, an increase of R$1,460 million, or 57.6%, compared to 2008. This increase was mainly due to a growth in the average balance of available-for-sale securities in 2009 compared to 2008 mainly related to the consolidation of Unibanco.

Interest on Held-to-Maturity Securities

Interest on held-to-maturity securities totaled R$177 million in 2009, a decrease of R$21 million, or 10.6%, compared to 2008. This decrease was mainly due to a decrease in the average yield/rate of held-to-maturity securities in 2009 compared to 2008.

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The following table shows the principalmain components of our interest expense in 2009 and 2008.

 Year Ended December 31, 
 2009  2008  Year Ended December 31, 
 (in millions of R$)  2009  2008 
Interest expense          (in millions of R$) 
      
Interest on deposits  (11,773)  (6,233)  (11,773)  (6,233)
Interest on securities sold under repurchase agreements  (7,177)  (6,489)  (7,177)  (6,489)
Interest on short-term borrowings  (5,314)  (7,737)  (5,314)  (7,737)
Interest on long-term debt  (4,586)  (4,721)  (4,586)  (4,721)
Interest credited to investment contracts account balance  (3,026)  (1,328)
Interest credited to investment contract account balance  (3,026)  (1,328)
Total interest expense
  (31,876)  (26,508)  (31,876)  (26,508)

Total interest expense was R$31,876 million in 2009, an increase of R$5,368 million, or 20.3%, compared to 2008.

Interest Expense on Deposits

Interest expense on deposits was R$11,773 million in 2009, an increase of R$5,540 million, or 88.9%, compared to 2008, mainly as a result of an increase of the average balance of deposits caused by the consolidation of Unibanco and to managing the adequate liquidity levels mainly by using time deposits as funding.

Interest Expense on Securities Sold Under Repurchase Agreements

Interest on securities sold under repurchase agreements was R$7,177 million in 2009 an increase of  R$688 million, or  10.6%, compared to 2008. This increase was mainly due to the consolidation of Unibanco and, to a lesser extent, an increase on the average balance of securities sold under repurchase agreements related to our strategy of liquidity management.

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Interest on short-term borrowings totaled R$5,314 million in 2009, a variation of R$2,423 million, or 31.3%, compared to 2008. This decrease is mainly related to the impact of exchange rate variation on funding denominated in or indexed to foreign currencies, partially offset by an increase on the average balance of short-term borrowings mainly related to the consolidation of Unibanco.

Interest Expense on Long-Term Debt

Interest on long-term debt totaled R$4,586 million in 2009, with a variation of R$135 million, or 2.9% compared to 2008. This change was mainly due to the impact of exchange rate variation on liabilities denominated in or indexed to foreign currencies, offset by an increase on the average balance of long-term debt mainly related to the consolidation of Unibanco.

Interest Expense Credited to Investment Contract Account Balance

Interest credited to the investment contracts account balance totaled R$3,026 million in 2009, an increase of R$1,698  million, or 127.9%, compared to 2008. This increase is due to a growth in the average balance of investment contracts as a result of good market acceptance of our investment contracts. See “Item 4B –4B. Business Overview – Retail Banking –— Our Business — Commercial Banking” and “Item 4B. Business Overview — Our Business — Private Retirement Plans.Plan.

Provision for Loan and Lease Losses

Provision for loan and lease losses totaled R$15,372 million in 2009, an increase of R$6,011 million, or 64.2%, in comparison to 2008, which was primarily caused by the effects of the international financial turmoil. During the first half of 2009, the adverse effects of the international economic and financial crisis spread among a number of industries, resulting in increased risk related to certain credit portfolios. Levels of non-performing loans increased for individuals and company portfolios generally, reflecting this adverse context. At the end of the first half of 2009, however, the Brazilian economic outlook improved, as a result of the tax incentive packages to foster consumption and overall economic activity levels. By the end of third quarter 2009, there was evidence that the worst moment of the adverse credit cycle for retail lending was over. At the end of 2009, we also had evidence that the quality of our commercial lending portfolio had improved.

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The following table shows the principalmain components of our non-interest income in 2009 and 2008.

 Year Ended December, 31.  Year Ended December 31, 
 2009  2008  2009  2008 
 (in millions of R$)  (in millions of R$) 
Non-interest income            
Fee and commission income  13,479   8,941   13,479   8,941 
Trading income (loss)  9,284   (2,843)
Trading income  9,284   (2,843)
Net gain (loss) on sale of available-for-sale securities  211   (114)  211   (114)
Net gain on foreign currency transactions  2,619   1,059   2,619   1,059 
Net gain (loss) on transactions of foreign subsidiaries  (3,390)  1,938   (3,390)  1,938 
Equity in earning of unconsolidated companies, net  (9)  474   (9)  474 
Insurance premiums, income on private retirement plans and on capitalization plans  8,132   3,917 
Insurance premiums, income on private retirement plans and capitalization plans  8,132   3,917 
Other non-interest income  10,110   2,403   10,110   2,403 
Total non-interest income  40,436   15,775   40,436   15,775 

In 2009, our non-interest income totaled R$40,436 million, an increase of R$24,661 million, or 156.3%, in 2009 compared to 2008. This increase was primarily due to the variation of R$12,127 million in trading income (loss) related mainly to our risk management strategy and administration of gaps, particularly those associated with derivative instruments used to hedge our investments abroad, and to a lesser extent to the increase of R$4,538 million in fee and commission income and an increase of R$4,215 million in insurance premiums, income on private retirement plans and on capitalization plans, mainly associated with the consolidation of Unibanco and due to the increased acceptance of our products. We also had an increase of R$7,9237,707 million in other non-interest income, mainly due to the recognition of a gain with the remeasurement of our previously held interest related to the acquisition of control in Redecard and its consolidation in our financial statements. These increases were partially offset by the decrease of R$5,328 million in net gain (loss) on transactions of foreign subsidiaries. The exchange rate volatility after the turmoil in the international financial markets was the primary cause of this variation.

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Fee and Commission Income


Fee and commission income totaled R$13,479 million in 2009, an increase of R$4,538 million, or 50.8%, compared to 2008. This increase was primarily due to the consolidation of Unibanco and Redecard during the year, with an increase of R$2,298 million in credit card fees related to the growth in our credit card customers’ base and activities and an increase of R$1,237 million in fees charged on checking account services as a result of the growth of our customers’ base. We also had the increase of R$321 million in asset management fees and R$307 million in collection fees related to the consolidation of Unibanco.

Trading Income

Trading income (loss) totaled R$9,284 million in 2009, an increase of R$12,127 million compared to 2008. This increase reflects incomes associated with our risk management strategy and administration of gaps, particularly those associated with derivative instruments used to hedge our investments abroad. The main factor contributing to the significant increase is the exchange rate variation and valuation of the real against foreign currencies in 2009 in comparison to a significant devaluation of the real against foreign currencies in 2008. Also during 2009 we have positioned ourselves to take profit of volatility observed and movements in interest rates which have contributed to a lesser extent to the change observed from period to period.

Net Gain (Loss) on Sales of Available-for-Sale Securities

Our net gain (loss) on sales of available-for-sale securities was a gain of R$211 million in 2009, an increase of R$325 million in comparison to a loss in 2008. Unlike 2008, when available-for-sale securities were traded with losses recognition, the securities traded in 2009 benefited from the perception of a more favorable macroeconomic environment, which had positive effects on the market value of the securities.

 
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Net Gain on Foreign Currency Transactions

Net gain on foreign currency transactions increased by 147.3% from R$1,059  million forin 2008 to R$2,619 million forin 2009, an increase of R$1,560 million. This increase in income from foreign exchange operations was mainly due to our trading performance on foreign currency market, as well as the consolidation of the operations of Unibanco in 2009.

Net Gain (Loss) on Transactions of Foreign Subsidiaries

Net gain (loss) on transactions of foreign subsidiaries totaled a loss of R$3,390 million in 2009 compared to a gain of R$1,938 million in 2008, as a result of the effect of exchange rate variation on assets and liabilities of subsidiaries abroad. During 2009, the real appreciated 25.5% against the U.S. dollar and, in 2008, the real depreciated 31.9%, mainly due to the effects of the international financial turmoil on foreign exchange market.

Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Companies, Net

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies, net totaled a loss of R$9 million in 2009 compared to a gain of R$474 million in 2008. This decreased was mainly due to aan impairment loss in our investment in Banco BPI.Português de Investimento (BPI).

Insurance Premiums, Income on Private Retirement Plans and Capitalization Plans

Insurance premiums, income on private retirement plans and on capitalization plans totaled R$8,132 million in 2009, an increase of R$4,215 million, or 107.6%, compared to 2008. The results of insurance premiums, income on private retirement plans and on capitalization plans were mainly affected by the consolidation of the operations of Unibanco in 2009, as well as by the increase in our sales of insurance pension plans and capitalization products.

Other Non-Interest Income

Other non-interest income totaled R$10,10010,110 million in 2009, an increase of R$7,707 million, or 320.7%, compared to 2008. This increase was mainly due to the recognition of a gain with the remeasurement of our previously held interest related to the acquisition of control in Redecard and its consolidation in our financial statements, and to a lesser extent to the recognition of a bargain purchase gain related to the Association.


The following table shows the main components of our non-interest expense in 2009 and 2008.

 Year Ended December 31,  Year Ended December 31, 
 
2009
  
2008
  2009  2008 
Non-interest expense (in millions of R$) 
 
(in millions of R$)
       
Non-interest expense:         
Salaries and employee benefits  (10,589)  (6,170)  (10,589)  (6,170)
Administrative expenses  (10,001)  (6,409)  (10,001)  (6,409)
Amortization of intangible assets  (3,663)  (1,201)  (3,663)  (1,201)
Insurance claims, changes in reserves for insurance operations, for private retirement plans and acquisition costs  (6,452)  (3,301)  (6,452)  (3,301)
Depreciation of premises and equipment  (1,250)  (756)  (1,250)  (756)
Other non-interest expense  (10,339)  (6,174)
Other non-interest expenses  (10,339)  (6,174)
Total non-interest expense
  (42,294)  (24,011)  (42,294)  (24,011)

Non-interest expense totaled R$42,294 million in 2009, an increase of R$18,283 million compared to 2008.

Salaries and Employee Benefits
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Salaries and employee benefits expenses totaled R$10,589 million in 2009, an increase of R$4,419 million, or 71.6%, compared to 2008. This increase was mainly due to the consolidation of Unibanco and Redecard and to the impact of the Worker’s Union Agreement established in September 2009 pursuant to which compensation, benefits and charges were increased by 6.0%.

 
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Administrative Expenses

Administrative expenses totaled R$10,001 million in 2009, an increase of R$3,592 million, or 56.0%, compared to 2008. This increase was mainly due to the consolidation of Unibanco and Redecard and expansion of our operating activities, which affected all administrative expense items.

Amortization of Intangible Assets

Amortization of intangible assets totaled R$3,663 million in 2009, an increase of R$2,462 million, or 205.0%, compared to 2008. This increase was due to an increased balance of amortizable intangible assets acquired in the periods, particularly those related to Unibanco and Redecard.

Insurance Claims, Changes in Reserves for Insurance Operations, for Private Retirement Plans and Acquisition Costs

Insurance claims, changes in reserves for insurance operations, for private retirement plans and acquisition costs totaled R$6,452 million in 2009, an increase of R$3,151 million, or 95.5%, compared to 2008. This increase was mainly related to the consolidation of Unibanco operations.

Depreciation of Premises and Equipment

Depreciation of premises and equipment totaled R$1,250 million in 2009, an increase of R$494 million, or 65.3%, compared to 2008. This increase was mainly due to the consolidation of Unibanco and Redecard in our financial statements and, to a lesser extent, to increased capital expenditures made in 2009 compared to 2008.

Other Non-Interest Expenses

Other non-interest expenses totaled R$10,339 million in 2009, an increase of R$4,165 million, or 67.5%, compared to 2008. In 2009, we had an increase of R$1,900 million in taxes on services, revenues and other taxes that increased in proportion to the expansion in our operating activities. The agreement with CBD led to an expense of R$550 million in the period. Credit card related expenses increased R$583 million mainly due to the consolidation of Unibanco. Losses from third-party frauds increased R$277 million mainly related to the consolidation of Unibanco operations.

Taxes on incomeIncome

Our total tax on income is composed of current income tax and deferred tax. Certain amounts of income and expenses are recognized in our statement of income but do not affect our taxable basis and, conversely certain amounts are taxable income or deductible expenses in determining our taxes on income but do not affect our statement of income. Those items are known as permanent differences.

Income tax expense for the year resulted in a tax expense of R$8,849 million in 2009 compared to a benefit of R$1,334 million in the prior year. The main factors that contributed to the change in income tax from year to year are: (i) first we had a significant increase of 562.0% of income before taxes, in 2009 compared to 2008; (ii) the effect of exchange gains and losses on our subsidiaries abroad and the offsetting effect of economic hedge instruments on the investments. The nontaxable (deductible) exchange gains (losses) on foreign subsidiaries totaled an expense of R$1,356 million in 2009, a decrease of R$2,131 million compared to 2008; (iii) we had a higher tax benefit on dividends paid under the form of interest on shareholders’stockholders’ equity (a form of tax deductible dividend) during 2009. The net tax benefit on interest on shareholders’stockholders’ equity totaled R$1,474 million in 2009, an increase of R$814 million compared to 2008; and (iv) in 2008, the impact of the increase in social contribution (CSLL) rate was responsible for a tax benefit of R$336 million.

For Brazilian tax purposes exchange gains and losses on our investments in subsidiaries abroad are not taxable, if gain, or not deductible, if a loss and are a permanent difference. From an economic perspective we hedge the investments in subsidiaries abroad by using foreign-currency denominated liabilities or derivative instruments. The gains or losses on derivative instruments and the exchange gains and losses on foreign-currency denominated liabilities are taxable or deductible for purposes of Brazilian taxes. During 2009 we experienced significant valuation of the real against the foreign currencies on which our subsidiaries operate generating non-taxable losses. The valuation of the real generated taxable gains on derivatives instruments used as economic hedge and taxable foreign-exchange gains on liabilities used also as economic hedges. The resulting effect is that in certain companies we had taxable gains with a significant increase in our tax expenses.

 
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Results of Operations for Year Ended December 31, 2008 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2007
Results of Operations

The table below shows the major components of our net income for 2008 and 2007.

  Year Ended December 31, 
  2008  2007 
  (in millions of R$) 
    
Interest income  47,649   34,603 
Interest expense  (26,508)  (13,271)
Net interest income  21,141   21,332 
Provision for loan and lease losses  (9,361)  (5,542)
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses  11,780   15,790 
Non-interest income  15,775   17,015 
Non-interest expense  (24,011)  (21,027)
Income before taxes and extraordinary item  3,544   11,778 
Taxes on income  1,334   (4,147)
Net income before extraordinary item  4,878   7,631 
Extraordinary item  -   29 
Net income  4,878   7,660 
Less: Net Income attributable to noncontrolling interest  (29)  2 
Net income Attributable to Itaú Unibanco  4,849   7,662 

During 2008, we significantly increased our operations. The average balance of total assets grew 38.3% over the previous year, and the balance of loans and leases increased 54.1%. The increase in the average volume of earning assets was offset by the effect of the exchange rate variation on our interest-bearing liabilities maintaining stable net interest income. The increase of 68.9% of allowance for loan and lease losses was mainly related to the growth of our credit portfolio and, to a lesser extent, to an adjustment to incorporate in our estimate of allowance for loan losses the effect of the international financial crisis over the growth of GDP, level of unemployment and economic activity of some industrial sectors   and the effect of these events in our retail portfolio. Net interest income after allowance for loan and lease losses decreased by R$4,010   million, or 25.4%, totaling R$11,780 million in 2008. During 2008, some factors affected our income tax expense including higher tax benefit on dividends paid under the form of interest on shareholders equity and the effect of exchange gain and losses of transactions in foreign currency of subsidiaries abroad that are not taxable. As a result, there was a significant impact on taxes on income, decreasing R$5,481 million in 2008, to a tax credit of R$1,334 million, compared to a tax expense of R$4,147 million in 2007.

Interest Income

The following table shows the principal components of our interest income for 2008 and 2007.

  Year Ended December 31, 
  2008  2007 
  (in millions of R$) 
Interest income      
Interest on loans and leases  31,326   22,898 
Interest on deposits in banks  3,028   2,852 
Interest on Central Bank compulsory deposits  1,051   909 
Interest on securities purchased under resale agreements  5,369   2,375 
Interest on trading assets  4,141   3,418 
Interest and dividends on available-for-sale securities  2,536   1,992 
Interest on held-to-maturity securities  198   159 
Total interest income  47,649   34,603 

The R$13,046 million, or 37.7% increase in interest income in 2008 is primarily due to an increase in the balance of loan and lease operations and, to a lesser extent, due to an increase in the balance of securities purchased under resale agreements and trading assets. During the year, we maintained the focus on vehicle financing and loans to micro and small companies. The loans and leases portfolio reached R$183,213 million (including guarantees), increasing 42.6% in 2008 compared to 2007, according to our strategy to increase the net interest income.

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The table below shows the trend in credit operations, with loans classified by type of creditor (individuals and corporations) and further broken down by type of product for individuals and by size of customer for corporations. We also present the information on our “regulatory required loans,” which are sector-directed loans required by Brazilian regulation, including financing for housing and agricultural loans. See “Item 4B – Business Overview – Regulation and Supervision.” In addition, the table presents the balance of credit operations in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.

  As of December 31, 
  
(in millions of R$ , except for percentages)
 
  2008  2007 
Total of loans and leases  169,700   92.6%  116,459   90.6%
Guarantees granted  13,513   7.4%  12,042   9.4%
Total of loans and leases (including guarantees granted)
  183,213   100.0%  128,500   100.0%

  As of December 31,       
  
(in millions of R$ except for percentages)
       
  2008  2007  Variation (%) 
Loans to individuals  70,589   38.5%  55,602   43.3%  14,988   27.0%
Credit card  13,624   7.4%  10,969   8.5%  2,655   24.2%
Personal credit  15,616   8.5%  13,965   10.9%  1,651   11.8%
Vehicles  41,349   22.6%  30,667   23.9%  10,682   34.8%
Loans to companies  91,936   50.2%  57,216   44.5%  34,720   60.7%
Micro-, small- and medium-sized companies  36,926   20.2%  21,157   16.5%  15,768   74.5%
Large companies  55,010   30.0%  36,059   28.1%  18,952   52.6%
Regulatorily required loans *  8,412   4.6%  6,374   5.0%  2,039   32.0%
Argentina / Chile / Uruguay/Paraguay  12,275   6.7%  9,309   7.2%  2,966   31.9%
Total of loans and leases (including guarantees granted)
  183,213   100.0%  128,500   100.0%  54,713   42.6%

* Regulatorily required loans are composed by loans to individuals and companies.

Interest on loans and leases totaled R$31,326  million in 2008, an increase of R$8,428 million, or 36.8% compared to 2007. This increase is primarily a result of a 54.1% growth in the average volume of loans and leases and the increase in vehicle financing portfolio and loans to companies, as described below.
Loans to individuals totaled R$70,589 million in 2008, an increase of R$14,988 million, or 27.0% compared to 2007. This increase is primarily a result of a 34.8% growth in vehicle financing, totaling R$41,349 million in 2008 due to our focus on this segment and a favorable economic environment during the first nine months of 2008. Credit card transactions increased 24.2% in 2008 compared to 2007, totaling R$13,624 million, as a result of the consistently growing popularity of this product due to its practicality and safety. Personal credit transactions increased 11.8% in 2008 compared to 2007, totaling R$15,616 million, as a result of a more restrictive credit policy focused on credit risk quality.
Loans to companies totaled R$91,936 million in 2008, an increase of R$34,720 million, or 60.7% compared to 2007.  Loans to large companies increased 52.6% in 2008 compared to 2007, totaling R$55,010 million, due to the increased demand for credit by large companies and the impact of exchange rate variation on loans denominated in or indexed to foreign currencies. Loans to micro-, small- and medium-sized companies increased 74.5% in 2008 compared to 2007, totaling R$36,926 million, mainly as a result of our continuous focus on this segment.
At the end of 2008, loans to individuals accounted for 38.5% of the total loans and leases, compared to 43.3% in 2007. Loans to companies accounted for 50.2% of the total loans and leases in 2008, compared to 44.5% in 2007. This increase is partially related to the exchange rate variation during 2008 and the consequent impact on valuation of credit operations denominated in or indexed to foreign currencies, primarily the U.S. dollar. Credit operations in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay accounted for 6.7% of the total loans and leases in 2008, while in 2007 they represented 7.2% of the total loans and leases.
Interest on deposits in banks totaled R$3,028 million in 2008, an increase of R$176 million, or 6.2%,  compared to 2007. This increase was due primarily to the increase on the interest rates, partially offset by the decrease on the average balance of these deposits.
Interest on Central Bank compulsory deposits totaled R$1,051 million in 2008, an increase of R$142 million, or 15.6%, compared to 2007. This increase was due to higher average basic interest rates (SELIC), partially offset by the decrease on the balance of deposits related to changes on compulsory reserve requirements that occurred after the worsening of the international financial crisis.

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Interest on securities purchased under resale agreements totaled R$5,369 million in 2008, an increase of R$2,994 million, or 126.1% in 2008 compared to 2007.  The income related to these operations increased due to the increase of R$19,914 million in the average balance of securities purchased under resale agreements related to our strategy to manage liquidity.
Interest income on trading assets totaled R$4,141 million in 2008, an increase of R$723 million, or 21.2%, compared to 2007. This increase was mainly due to a 30.9% increase in the average balance of trading assets in 2008 compared to 2007 related to our strategy to manage liquidity.
Interest income from available-for-sale securities totaled R$2,536 million in 2008, an increase of R$544 million, or 27.3%, compared to 2007. This increase was mainly due to a 24.6% growth in the average balance of available-for-sale securities in 2008 compared to 2007.
Interest Expense

The following table shows the principal components of our interest expense in 2008 and 2007.

  Year Ended December 31, 
  2008  2007 
  (in millions of R$) 
Interest expense          
Interest on deposits  (6,233)  (3,510)
Interest on securities sold under repurchase agreements  (6,489)  (3,453)
Interest on short-term borrowings  (7,737)  (3,329)
Interest on long-term debt  (4,721)  (1,433)
Interest credited to investment contracts account balance  (1,328)  (1,546)
Total interest expense
  (26,508)  (13,271)

Total interest expense was R$26,508 million in 2008, an increase of R$13,237 million, or 99.7%, compared to 2007.
Interest expense on deposits was R$6,233 million in 2008, an increase of R$2,723  million, or 77.6%, compared to 2007, mainly as a result of an increase of R$29,103 million on the average balance of deposits. The increase on the balance of deposits is related to our large customer’s base that provides us with the funding to support the expansion in credit transactions and maintain adequate liquidity levels.
Interest on securities sold under repurchase agreements was R$6,489 million in 2008 an increase of  R$3,036 million, or  87.9%, compared to 2007. This increase was mainly due to a 97.7% increase on the average balance of securities sold under repurchase agreements compared to 2007 related to different funding strategies, i.e., the increase in credit transactions is supported by funds obtained from customers, while marginal funding needs are met through funds obtained in the market.
Interest on short-term borrowings totaled R$7,737 million in 2008, an increase of R$4,408 million, or 132.4%, compared to 2007. The average balance of short-term borrowing totaled R$58,252 million in 2008 and was affected by the increase on the balance of securities issued and sold to customers under repurchase agreements   as a result of our funding strategy to raise funds in the market and backed by own securities, and, to a lesser extent, the impact of exchange rate variation on funding denominated in or indexed to foreign currencies.
Interest on long-term debt totaled R$4,721 million in 2008, an increase of R$3,288  million, or 229.4%, compared to 2007. This increase was mainly due to the impact of exchange rate variation on liabilities denominated in or indexed to foreign currencies, and, to a lesser extent, the increase on the average balance of long-term debt.
Interest credited to the investment contracts account balance totaled R$1,328 million in 2008, a decrease of R$218 million, or 14.1%, compared to 2007. This decrease is due to the effects of the turmoil in the international financial crisis on local financial markets. See “Item 4B – Business Overview – Retail Banking – Private Retirement Plans.”

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Provision for Loan and Lease Losses
Provision for loan and lease losses totaled R$9,361 million in 2008, an increase of R$3,819 million, or 68.9%, in comparison to 2007. The increase in provision for loan and lease losses was mainly due to the increase on average balance of loans and leases, and, to a lesser extent, due to adjustments to our criteria to make provisions for loan and lease losses. We based these criteria on historic information of losses and decided to adjust the information to incorporate the economic scenario during the last quarter of 2008 which resulted in deterioration of the credit risk in our loan and lease portfolio. This adjust mainly affected the expenses related to the retail portfolio, totaling R$1,489 million on December 31, 2008. We also considered the impact in our corporate clients’ portfolio by reviewing the consequences of the international economic turmoil over different economic sectors. It is important to emphasize that we have not made any credit operations in the U.S. subprime market, including any collateralized debt obligations.

Non-Interest Income

The following table shows the principal components of our non-interest income in 2008 and 2007.

  Year Ended December, 31. 
  2008  2007 
  (in millions of R$) 
Non-interest income      
Fee and commission income  8,941   7,832 
Trading income (loss)  (2,843)  1,955 
Net gain (loss) on sale of available-for-sale securities  (114)  (183)
Net gain on foreign currency transactions  1,059   83 
Net gain (loss) on transactions of foreign subsidiaries  1,938   (971)
Equity in earning of unconsolidated companies, net  474   476 
Insurance premiums, income on private retirement plans and on capitalization plans  3,917   3,500 
Other non-interest income  2,403   4,323 
Total non-interest income  15,775   17,015 

In 2008, our non-interest income totaled R$15,775 million, a decrease of R$1,240 million, or 7.3%, in 2008 compared to 2007. This decrease was primarily due to the decrease of R$4,798 million in trading income (loss) related mainly to our risk management strategy and administration of gaps, particularly those associated with derivative instruments used to hedge our investments abroad. This decrease was partially offset by the increase of R$2,909 million in net gain (loss) on transactions of foreign subsidiaries and the increase of R$976  million in net gain on foreign currency transactions. The exchange rate volatility caused by the turmoil in international financial markets was the primary cause of these variations.
Fee and commission income totaled R$8,941 million in 2008, an increase of R$1,109 million, or 14.2%, compared to 2007. This increase was primarily due to an increase of R$668 million in fees charged on checking account services as a result of the growth of our customers’ base and an increase of R$246 million in credit card fees related to the growth in our credit card base.
Trading income (loss) totaled R$(2,843) million in 2008, a decrease of R$4,798 million compared to 2007. This decrease reflects losses associated with our risk management strategy and administration of gaps, particularly those associated with derivative instruments used to hedge our investments abroad due to a significant exchange rate variation and devaluation of the real against foreign currencies.
Net gain on foreign currency transactions totaled R$1,059  million in 2008, an increase of R$976  million, or 1175.9%, compared to 2007. This increase was mainly due to arbitrage gains on foreign currency operations due to increased market volatility.
Net gain (loss) on transactions of foreign subsidiaries totaled a gain of R$1,938 million in 2008 compared to a loss of R$971 million in 2007, mainly as a result of the effect of exchange rate variation on assets and liabilities of subsidiaries abroad. During 2008, the real depreciated 31.9% against the U.S. dollar compared to an appreciation of 17.2% during 2007.

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Insurance premiums, income on private retirement plans and on capitalization plans totaled R$3,917 million in 2008, an increase of R$417  million, or 11.9%, compared to 2007. This increase was mainly due to a 21.4% increase in the number of mass products insurance policies written in 2008. At December 31, 2008, insurance provisions totaled R$2,394 million, an increase of 18.7% during the period. At the same date, pension plans technical provisions totaled R$25,100 million, an increase of 21.3% during the period. The number of capitalization bonds – PIC – also increased 17.7% during the period. These increases were due to the greater acceptance of our products and the efforts of our sales force.
Other non-interest income totaled R$2,403 million in 2008, a decrease of R$1,920  million, or 44.4%, compared to 2007. This decrease was mainly due to the fact that in 2008 we did not have gains on sale of equity interest while in 2007 we carried out the sale of participations in Serasa, Redecard and Bm&fBovespa.
Non-Interest Expense

The following table shows the main components of our non-interest expense in 2008 and 2007.

  Year Ended December 31, 
  2008  2007 
  (in millions of R$) 
Non-interest expense:        
Salaries and employee benefits  (6,170)  (5,705)
Administrative expenses  (6,409)  (5,472)
Amortization of intangible assets  (1,201)  (974)
Insurance claims, changes in reserves for insurance operations, for private retirement plans and acquisition costs  (3,301)  (2,509)
Depreciation of premises and equipment  (756)  (675)
Other non-interest expense  (6,174)  (5,692)
Total non-interest expense  (24,011)  (21,027)

Non-interest expense totaled R$24,011 million in 2008, an increase of R$2,984 million compared to 2007.
Salaries and employee benefits expenses totaled R$6,170 million in 2008, an increase of R$465  million, or 8.2%, compared to 2007. This increase was due to an increased number of branches and points of sales and the impact of the Worker’s Union Agreement established in September 2008 pursuant to which compensation, benefits and charges were increased by 8.15% or 10%, depending on the salary range.
Administrative expenses totaled R$6,409 million in 2008, an increase of R$937 million, or 17.1%, compared to 2007. This increase was due to the expansion of our operating activities, which affected all administrative expense items. As an example, during the year 2008, we had an expansion of 134 new branches in our branch network and the number of employees totaled 71,354 as of December 31, 2008, an increase of 5,250 compared to December 31, 2007.
Amortization of intangible assets totaled R$1,201 million in 2008, an increase of R$227 million, or 23.3%, compared to 2007. This increase was due to an increased balance of amortizable intangible assets acquired in the periods, particularly the rights to credit payrolls and perform tax collections for Municipal and State Governments.
Insurance claims, changes in reserves for insurance operations, for private retirement plans and acquisition costs totaled of R$3,301 million in 2008, an increase of R$792 million, or 31.6%,  compared to 2007. This increase is mainly related to the expansion of our operations and, to a lesser extent, the regular revision of the estimated risks of the operations of insurance and private retirement.
Depreciation of premises and equipment totaled R$756 million in 2008, an increase of R$81 million, or 12.0%, compared to 2007. This increase was mainly due to increased capital expenditures made in 2007 and 2008.

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Other non-interest expenses totaled R$6,174 million in 2008, an increase of R$482 million, or 8.5%, compared to 2007. In 2008, we had a decrease of R$689 million in tax expenses on services, revenue and other taxes primarily related to a reversal of tax provisions for CPMF on leasing operations. We also had an increase of R$1,006 million in litigation expenses related to constitution of provisions for civil and tax claims. Credit card related expenses increased R$148 million related to increased sales efforts.
Taxes on income
Our total tax on income is composed of current income tax and deferred tax. Certain amounts of income and expenses are recognized in our statement of income but do not affect our taxable basis and, conversely certain amounts are taxable income or deductible expenses in determining our taxes on income but do not affect our statement of income. Those items are known as permanent differences. Income tax expense for the year resulted in a benefit of R$1,334 million in 2008 compared to a tax expense of R$4,147 million in the prior year.

The main factors that contributed to the change in income tax from year to year are: (i) during 2008 we had a higher tax benefit on dividends paid under the form of interest on shareholders equity (a form of tax deductible dividend) because during 2007 most of our dividend distribution was made under the form of dividends, and (ii) the effect of exchange gains and losses on our subsidiaries abroad and the offsetting effect of economic hedge instruments on the investments. The net tax benefit on interest on shareholders’ equity totaled R$660 million in 2008, an increase of R$578 million compared to 2007. The nontaxable (deductible) exchange gains (losses) on foreign subsidiaries totaled a benefit of R$775 million in 2008, an increase of R$1,105 million compared to 2007.

For Brazilian tax purposes exchange gains and losses on our investments in subsidiaries abroad are not taxable, if gain, or not deductible, if a loss and are a permanent difference. From an economic perspective we hedge the investments in subsidiaries abroad by using foreign-currency denominated liabilities or derivative instruments. The gains or losses on derivative instruments and the exchange gains and losses on foreign-currency denominated liabilities are taxable or deductible for purposes of Brazilian taxes. During 2008 we experienced significant devaluation of the real against the foreign currencies on which our subsidiaries operate generating non-taxable gains. The devaluation of the real generated tax deductible losses on derivatives instruments used as economic hedge and tax deductible foreign-exchange losses on liabilities used also as economic hedges. The resulting effect is that in certain companies we had taxable losses for which a deferred tax assets was recognized.

5B. Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our institutional treasurySuperior Institutional Treasury and liquidity supervisory committeeLiquidity Committee determines our policy regarding asset and liability management. See “Item 4B. Business Overview — Risk Management.” Our policy is to maintain a close match of our maturity, interest rate and currency exposures. In establishing our policies and limits, the institutional treasurySuperior Institutional Treasury and liquidity supervisory committeeLiquidity Committee for considers our exposure limits for each market segment and product, and the volatility and correlation across different markets.markets and products.

We have invested in improving risk management of the liquidity inherent in our activities. We have simultaneously maintainedAt the same time, we maintain a portfolio of bonds and securities with higher liquidity, (an “operational reserve”),or an operational reserve, which represents a potential source for additional liquidity.

Management controls our liquidity reserves by projecting the resources that will be available for investment by our treasury department. The technique we employ involves the statistical projection of scenarios for our assets and liabilities, considering the liquidity profileprofiles of our counterparts.counterparties.

Short-term minimum liquidity limits are defined according to guidelines set by the institutional treasurySuperior Institutional Treasury and liquidity supervisory committee.Liquidity Committee. These limits aim to ensure sufficient liquidity, including upon the occurrence of unforeseen market events. These limits are revised periodically and foundedbased on the projection of cash needs in atypical market situations (i.e., stress scenarios).

Management of liquidity makes it possible for us to simultaneously meet our operating requirements, protect our capital and take advantage of market opportunities.  We maintain a propermanage the balance between maturity distribution and diversity of sources of funds.  Our strategy is to maintain adequate liquidity to meet our present and future financial obligations and to capitalize on business opportunities as they arise.  See “Item 4B–4B. Business Overview Risk Management – Market and Liquidity Risk Management.”

Due to our stable sources of funding, which include a large deposit base theand a large number of correspondent banks with which we have long-standing relationships, as well as facilities in place pursuant to which we can access further funding, we have not historically experienced any liquidity problems, despite the recent disruptions in the international financial markets.  See “Item 3D. Risk Factors — Risk Relating to Our Business and the Banking Industry — We are exposed to the effects of the disruptions and volatility in the global financial markets and the economies in those countries were we do business, especially Brazil.”

Under Brazilian law, cash dividends may only be paid if the subsidiary paying such dividends has reported a profit in its financial statements.  In addition, subsidiaries that are financial institutions are prohibited from making loans to Itaú Unibanco Holding but are allowed to make deposits in Itaú Unibanco Holding, which are represented by CDIs — certificados de depósitos interbancários. These restrictions have not had and are not expected to have a material impact on our ability to meet our cash obligations.

 
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The following table sets forth our average deposits and borrowings for 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007.2008.

 For the Year Ended December 31, 
 
(in millions of R$, except for percentages)
 
 For the years ended December 31,  2010  2009  2008 
 2009  2008  2007  
Average
balance
  
% of
total
  
Average
balance
  
% of
total
  
Average
balance
  
% of
total
 
 
Average
balance
  
% of
total
  
Average
balance
  
% of
total
  
Average
balance
  
% of
total
                   
Interest-bearing liabilities  382,880   74.1%  230,083   68.8%  151,391   62.6%  458,755   85.1%  382,880   84.5%  230,083   77.1%
Interest-bearing deposits  159,296   30.8%  74,390   22.3%  45,287   18.7%  166,549   30.9%  159,296   35.2%  74,390   24.9%
Savings deposits  40,998   7.9%  29,509   8.8%  25,256   10.4%  52,882   9.8%  40,998   9.0%  29,509   9.9%
Deposits from banks  2,605   0.5%  1,461   0.4%  3,588   1.5%  2,030   0.4%  2,605   0.6%  1,461   0.5%
Time deposits  115,693   22.4%  43,421   13.0%  16,443   6.8%  111,637   20.7%  115,693   25.5%  43,421   14.5%
                        
Securities sold under repurchase agreements  65,939   12.8%  45,234   13.5%  22,880   9.5%  80,167   14.9%  65,939   14.6%  45,234   15.2%
Borrowings:  124,953   24.2%  89,589   26.8%  67,005   27.7%  167,526   31.1%  124,953   27.6%  89,589   30.0%
Short-term borrowings  70,861   13.7%  58,252   17.4%  41,199   17.0%  99,041   18.4%  70,861   15.6%  58,252   19.5%
Long-term debt  54,093   10.5%  31,337   9.4%  25,805   10.7%  68,485   12.7%  54,093   11.9%  31,337   10.5%
Investment contracts  32,691   6.3%  20,870   6.2%  16,220   6.7%  44,513   8.3%  32,691   7.2%  20,870   7.0%
Non-interest-bearing liabilities  70,272   13.7%  68,394   20.5%  57,431   23.8%  80,202   14.9%  70,272   15.5%  68,394   22.9%
Non-interest bearing deposits  23,799   4.6%  21,198   6.3%  18,364   7.6%  26,928   5.0%  23,799   5.3%  21,198   7.1%
Other non-interest bearing liabilities  46,474   9.0%  47,196   14.1%  39,067   16.2%  53,273   9.9%  46,474   10.3%  47,196   15.8%
Total liabilities  516,428   100.0%  334,329   100.0%  241,714   100.0%  538,957   100.0%  453,152   100.0%  298,477   100.0%

Our principal sources of funding are interest-bearing deposits, deposits received under repurchase agreements, onlending from government financial institutions, lines of credit with foreign banks and the issuance of securities abroad. For a more detailed description of our sources of funding see “Item 4B–4B — Business Overview Funding”, Note and Notes 15 and 17 to our Consolidated Financial Statements – Deposits, Note 16 – Short-term borrowings and Note 17 – Long term debt.consolidated financial statements.

Our current funding strategy is to continue to use all our funding sources in accordance with their cost and availability and our general asset and liability management strategy. We consider our current level of liquidity to be adequate. The recent international financial turmoil has magnified the importance of issues associated with the funding of the transactions and the liquidity of financial institutions around the world. In order to finance our operations, we concentrated efforts onintensified the use of liquidity provided by savings and time deposits, deposits received under repurchase agreements, borrowings and onlending.onlending during 2010 and 2009. The balance of time deposits decreased in 2010 because we utilized less expensive funding sources, such as Brazilian debentures subject to repurchase which are reported under “deposits received under repurchase agreements” and are offered not only to institutional clients but also to private banking, corporate banking and retail clients. We are seeking to increase our savings deposit base and our base of managed market funds. This funding strategy is designed to provide better profitability through higher spreads on our savings deposits and more favorablehigher fees earned on market funds.

 Our ability to obtain funding depends on numerous factors, including our credit ratings, general economic conditions, investors’ perception of emerging markets in general and of Brazil (in particular, prevailing economic and political conditions in Brazil and government regulations in relation to foreign exchange funding).

Some of our long-term debt provides for acceleration of the outstanding principal balance upon the occurrence of specified events, which are events ordinarily found in long-term financing agreements. As of December 31, 2009, no2010, none of these events, including any events of default or failure to satisfy financial covenants had occurred and we have no reason to believe that it is reasonably likely that any of these events will occur during 2010.in 2011.

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Changes in Cash Flows
 
During the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, our cash flow was affected principally by the changes in the Brazilian economic environment and market conditions. The “Association” also had a material impact on our cash flows in 2009. The following table sets forth the main variations in our cash flows during the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007.

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2008.

  For the Year Ended December 31, 
  2010  2009  2008 
  (in millions of R$) 
          
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities  (36,902)  56,780   (12,681)
Net cash used in investing activities  (113,251)  (5,538)  (80,328)
Net cash provided by  (used in) financing activities  122,630   (13,822)  98,836 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  (27,523)  37,420   5,827 
  For the Year Ended December 31, 
  2009  2008  2007 
  (in millions of R$) 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  56,783   (12,681)  2,044 
Net cash used in investing activities  (5,541)  (80,328)  (45,404)
Net cash provided by financing activities  (13,822)  98,836   52,276 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  37,420   5,827   8,916 
Operating activities

Operating Activities
Our cash flows from operating activities providedresulted in cash outflows of approximately R$36,902 million in 2010 compared to cash inflows forof approximately R$56.8 billion56,780 million in 2009 and cash outflows for approximately R$12.7 billion12,681 million in 2008. In 2010, the change in cash flows was primarily due to a change in trading account assets of R$79,998 million, from R$16,704 million in 2009 to a cash outflows of R$63,294 million in 2010. In 2009, the change in cash flows was primarily due to a change in trading account assets of R$41,150 million, from a cash outflows of R$24,446 million in 2008 to a cash inflows of R$16,704 million in 2009 and cash inflows for approximately R$2.0 billion in 2007. In 2009,from the changes in cash flows from operating activities resulted mainly from decreases in trading assets and additional generation of cash as result of the Association.In 2008, the liquidity provided by increased deposits was applied in trading assets and was the main cause for the decrease in our cash flow from operating activities.

Investing Activities

Our cash flows from investing activities generated cash outflows of approximately R$5.5 billion,113,251 million, R$80.3 billion5,538 million and R$45.4 billion80,328 million in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. In 2010, the increase in cash outflows was primarily due to an increase in Central Bank compulsory deposits of R$71,519 million, from R$462 million in 2009 2008to R$71,981 million in 2010, and 2007, respectively.
to a lesser extent, an increase in loans and leases of R$50,010 million, from R$13,832 million in 2009 to R$63,842 million in 2010. In 2009, the changesdecrease in cash flowsoutflows was primarily due to a decrease in loans and leases of R$40,959 million, from investing activities resulted mainlyR$54,791 million in 2008 to R$13,832 million in, as well as cash inflows from the cash of Unibanco resulting from the Association and less granting of loans as compared to prior years. In 2008 and 2007, the cash used in investing activities resulted mainly from the increase in credit operations.Association.

Financing Activities

Our cash flows from financing activities generated cash inflows of approximately R$122,630 million in 2010, outflows of approximately R$13.8 billion13,822 million in 2009, and cash inflows of approximately R$98.8 billion and R$52.3 billion98,836 million in 2008 and 2007, respectively.
2008. In 2009,2010, the changeschange in cash flows from financing activities resulted mainly from reductionswas primarily due to a change in deposits and other financing.
In 2008, the increase in our credit operations required us to intensify the use of different sources of funding, such as deposits and securities sold under repurchase agreements, increasing our cash flow from financing activities.
In 2007, the increase in our credit operations required us to gain access to different sources of funding, such as deposits, securities sold under repurchase agreements, short-term borrowings and borrowings from long-term debts, increasing ourdebt, amounting to R$127,957 million, from a cash flowoutflows R$1,937 million in 2009 to a cash inflows of R$126,020 million in 2010. In 2009, the change in cash flows resulted mainly from financing activities.changes in deposits and in securities sold under repurchase agreements of R$123,365 million, from a cash inflows of R$93,178 million in 2008 to  a cash outflows of R$30,187 million in 2009.

We paid dividends and interest on shareholders’stockholders’ equity in the amounts of approximately R$3.8 billion,4,315 million, R$2.9 billion3,782 million and R$2.3 billion for2,910 million in 2010, 2009 and 2008, and 2007, respectively. We also acquiredIn 2010 we did not acquire treasury stock, however we did in 2009 and 2008, generating cash outflows of approximately R$7 million R$1.6 billion and R$2611,618 million, for 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Capital

We are required to comply with Brazilian capital adequacy regulations under Central Bank rules, which require banks to have total capital equal to or greater than 11%11.0% of risk-weighted assets, in lieu of the 8% minimum capital requirement of the original Basel Accord, or Basel I, and Basel II. See “Item 4B –4B. Business Overview — Regulation and Supervision — Regulation by the Central Bank — Capital Adequacy and Leverage/Regulatory Capital Requirements.”

As required by Central Bank rules, we currently measure our capital compliance according to two different methods: (i) by consolidating only our financial subsidiaries, and (ii) on a fully consolidated basis, including all of our financial and non-financial subsidiaries. We believe we have a solid capital base as measured by both methods. As of December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 20072008 our solvency ratio measured on a fully consolidated basis was 16.7%15.4%, 16.3%16.7% and 17.9%16.3%, respectively. The decrease in our solvency ratio measured on a fully consolidated basis since December 31, 2007 has been2008 was the result of several factors, including: (i) an organic increase in our total risk-weighted assets, mainly due to the growth of credit operations andlending transactions, (ii) the effectschanges in the calculation of our operational risk portion, as described below, and (iii) the deduction from Tier 1 Capital of any allowance for loan losses in excess of the Association in the fourth quarterminimum amounts required by CMN Resolution No. 2,682 of 2008,December 21, 1999, as described below, which factors were partially offset by (iii)(iv) the impact of net income less payments of dividends and interest on shareholders’stockholders’ equity for each period and (iv)(v) the inclusion in Tier 1 Capital asissuance of December 31, 2009 and 2008 of any excess allowance for loan losses over the minimum amounts required by CMN regulations (as described below).subordinated debt.

 
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The following table sets forth our capital positions of total risk-weighted assets, as well as our minimum capital requirements under Central Bank rules, in each case as of December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, in each case on a fully consolidated basis, including our financial and non-financial subsidiaries.

  As of December 31, 
  2010  2009  2008 
  (in millions of R$, except percentages) 
Tier 1 Capital  62,240   57,706   52,156 
Tier 2 Capital  18,652   12,837   15,926 
Tier 1 plus Tier 2 Capital  80,892   70,543   68,082 
Adjustments  (173)  (28)  (87)
Our Regulatory Capital  80,719   70,515   67,995 
Minimum regulatory capital required  57,525   46,513   45,819 
Excess over minimum regulatory capital required  23,194   24,002   22,176 
Total risk-weighted assets  522,952   422,840   416,540 
Our regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets ratio  15.4%  16.7%  16.3%

CMN Resolution No. 3,490, of August 29, 2007, which sets out the criteria currently applicable to our computation of our minimum regulatory capital required, has been in effect since July 1, 2008. For calculation of our risk portions, we follow the procedures of the following Central Bank circulars and circular letters:

•           
·Circular No. 3,360, of September 12, 2007 for credit risk;

•           
·Circulars No. 3,361, 3,362, 3,363, 3,364, 3,366 and 3,368, of September 12, 2007, 3,388, of June 4, 2008, and 3,389, of June 25, 2008 and Circular Letters No. 3,309 and 3,310,of April 15, 2008 for market risk, and 3,368, of September 12, 2007, 3,388, of June 4, 2008, and 3,389, of June 25, 2008 and Circular Letters No. 3,309 and 3,310, of April 15, 2008 for market risk; and

•           Circular No. 3,383 and Circular Letters Nos. 3,315 and 3,316, of April 30, 2008 for operational risk. For calculation of our operational risk portion, we opted for the use of the standardized
·Circular No. 3,383 and Circular Letters No. 3,315 and 3,316, of April 30, 2008 for operational risk. For calculation of our operational risk portion, we opted for the use of the standardised alternative approach.

The changes arising from CMN Resolution 3,490 and the related circulars and circular letters above have not resulted in significant changes in our credit and market risks portions. We expect, however, that the following three changes scheduled to come into effect inSince January 1, 2010, will affect our solvency ratio.
First, the operational risk portion of our total risk-weighted assets will be increasingly incorporated, as set forth by Circular No. 3,383. From July 1, 2009, we incorporate 80.0% of the required amount, and this percentage will be increasedhas been included in every six-month period until reaching the full incorporation of the operational risk portion in our total risk-weighted assets from Januaryfor purposes of our calculation of regulatory capital to risk weighted assets ratio, pursuant to Circular No. 3,383 of April 30, 2008.

Effective April 1, 2010. If we had fully incorporated operational risk portion in our total risk-weighted assets as2010, CMN Resolution No. 3,825 of December 31,16, 2009 our solvency ratio on a fully consolidated basis as of December 31, 2009 would have been 16.5%.
Second,revoked CMN Resolution No. 3,674, of December 30, 2008, which permitted the full addition to Tier 1 Capital of any excess allowance for loan losses overin excess of the minimum amounts required by CMN Resolution No. 2,682 of December 21, 1999. This addition is reflected in our solvency ratio as of December 31, 2009 and 2008. However, CMN Resolution No. 3,825, of December 16, 2009, revoked Resolution No. 3,674, and will take effect from April 1, 2010. If this revocation had been in effect and we had fully incorporated the operational risk portion into our total risk-weighted assets as described in the prior paragraph as of December 31, 2009, our solvency ratio

Beginning on a fully consolidated basis would have been 15.3%.
June 30, 2010, Circular No. 3,476 of December 28, 2009 requiresrequired that from June 30, 2010 our minimum regulatory capital required on a fully consolidated basis include an additional portion under regulatory capital to cover operational risk, which portion is calculated based on our weighted equity in the earnings of our subsidiaries and affiliated companies. If this requirement

We expect that the following change scheduled to come into effect in 2012 will affect our solvency ratio. Circular No. 3,498 of June 28, 2010 amends Circulars No. 3,361, 3,362, 3,363, 3,364 and 3,366 of September 12, 2007 and No. 3,389 of June 25, 2008, which set forth the requirements described in the two preceding paragraphsprocedures for calculation of regulatory capital to cover market risk. The new calculation method will be adopted over time, beginning on January 1, 2012, and will be fully effective June 30, 2012. Circular No. 3,498 had been in full effect as of December 31, 2009,2010, our solvency ratiominimum regulatory capital required on a fully consolidated basis would have been 15.2%approximately 14.5%.
Taking into account the agreement to combine the operations of Itaú and Unibanco Financial Groups entered into in November 2008, we have presented the information on minimum capital requirements to the Central Bank only on a combined basis of Itaú and Unibanco since November 2008. The comparative information for 2007 corresponds only to Itaú Unibanco Holding and, as a result, it may not be directly comparable with the information in 2008. The presentation of this information on a combined basis was authorized by the Central Bank as from November 2008 in spite of approval for the transaction not having yet been granted by the Central Bank and as information useful in the analyses by the Central Bank of the request of approval.
The following table sets forth our capital positions of total risk-weighted assets, as well as our minimum capital requirements under Central Bank rules, in each case as of December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, according to the full consolidation method.

 
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  As of December 31, 
  2009  2008  2007 
  (in millions of R$ , except percentages) 
Tier 1 Capital  57,706   52,156   29,611 
Tier 2 Capital  12,837   15,926   7,721 
Tier 1 plus Tier 2 Capital  70,543   68,082   37,332 
 Adjustments  (28)  (87)  (237)
Our Regulatory Capital  70,515   67,995   37,095 
Minimum regulatory capital required  46,513   45,819   22,850 
Excess over minimum regulatory capital required  24,002   22,176   14,245 
Total risk-weighted assets  422,840   416,540   207,726 
Our regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets ratio  16.7%  16.3%  17.9%

(*) As submittedFunds obtained through the issuance of subordinated debt securities, which are considered Tier 2 Capital, for the purposes of our regulatory capital to the Central Bank.risk-weighted assets ratio, are set forth below as of  December 31, 2010:

Description 
Name of Security Issue Maturity Return per Annum PrincipalAmount 
(in millions of R$) 
          
Subordinated Euronotes 
2nd half of 2001
 August 2011 10.00%  457 
Subordinated Euronotes August 2001 August 2011 4.25%  625 
Subordinated CDB March 2007 April 2012 103.5% of CDI  5 
Subordinated CDB May 2007 May 2012 104% of CDI  1.406 
Subordinated CDB July 2007 July 2012 CDI + 0.38%  422 
Subordinated CDB August 2007 August 2012 CDI + 0.38%  200 
Subordinated CDB October 2007 October 2012 IGPM + 7.31%  161 
Subordinated CDB October 2007 October 2012 IGPM + 7.35%  130 
Subordinated CDB October 2007 October 2012 103.8% of CDI  93 
Subordinated CDB October 2007 October 2012 CDI + 0.45%  450 
Subordinated CDB November 2007 November 2012 CDI + 0.35%  300 
Subordinated CDB December 2002 December 2012 102.5% of CDI  200 
Subordinated CDB December 2002 December 2012 102% of CDI  20 
Subordinated CDB January 2008 February 2013 CDI + 0.50%  880 
Subordinated CDB February 2008 February 2013 CDI + 0.50%  1.256 
Subordinated CDB 
1st quarter of 2008
 
1st quarter of 2013
 CDI + 0.60%  817 
Subordinated CDB 
2nd quarter of 2008
 
2nd quarter of 2013
 106% of CDI  29 
Subordinated CDB 
2nd quarter of 2008
 
2nd quarter of 2013
 107% of CDI  19 
Subordinated CDB November 2003 November 2013 102% of CDI  40 
Subordinated CDB May 2007 May 2014 CDI + 0.35%  1.804 
Subordinated CDB August 2007 August 2014 CDI + 0.46%  50 
Subordinated CDB October 2007 October 2014 IGPM + 7.35%  33 
Subordinated CDB November 2008 October 2014 112% of CDI  1 
Subordinated CDB December 2007 December 2014 CDI + 0.60%  10 
Preferred shares December 2002 March 2015 3.04%  1.389 
Subordinated CDB January 2010 November 2015 113% of CDI  50 
Subordinated CDB 
3rd quarter of 2008
 
3rd quarter of 2015
 119.8% of CDI  400 
Subordinated CDB January 2010 January 2016 114% of CDI  500 
Subordinated CDB 
1st quarter of 2010
 
1st quarter of 2016
 110% of CDI  33 
Subordinated CDB 
1st quarter of 2010
 
1st quarter of 2016
 111% of CDI  33 
Subordinated CDB 
1st quarter of 2010
 
1st quarter of 2016
 113% of CDI  2.098 
Subordinated CDB March 2010 March 2016 IPCA + 7.33%  122 
Subordinated LF August 2010 August 2016 100% of CDI+ 1.36%  365 
Subordinated LF September 2010 September 2016 112.5% of CDI  16 
Subordinated CDB(1)
 December 2006 December 2016 CDI + 0.47%  500 
Subordinated LF 
3rd quarter of 2010
 
3rd quarter of 2016
 112% of CDI  1.808 
Subordinated LF October 2010 October 2016 112% of CDI  50 
Subordinated CDB March 2010 March 2017 IPCA + 7.45%  367 
Subordinated LF September 2010 September 2017 IPCA + 7.2%  160 
Subordinated LF September 2010 September 2017 IPCA + 7.0%  20 
Subordinated LF October 2010 October 2017 IPCA + 6.95%  20 
Subordinated LF October 2010 October 2017 IPCA + 6.97%  6 
Subordinated Euronotes April 2010 April 2020 6.20%  1.731 
Subordinated Euronotes(2)
 September 2010 January 2021 5.75  1.694 
Perpetual non-cumulative junior Eurobonds subordinated securities(3)
 July 2005 Not determined 8.70%  1.195 

CDBs are bank deposit certificates (certificado de depósito bancário).
LFs are financial bills (letras financeiras).
(1) Subordinated CDBs may be redeemed from November 2011.
(2) On January 31, 2011, we issued US$250 million of our 5.75% subordinated notes due 2021.
(3) Debt may be fully redeemed only at the option of the issuer from July 29, 2010 or upon each subsequent payment date.

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Interest Rate Sensitivity
 
Management of interest rate sensitivity is a key component of our asset and liability policy.  Interest rate sensitivity is the relationship between market interest rates and net interest income resulting from the maturity or re-pricing characteristics of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. The pricing structure is matched when an equal amount of these assets or liabilities matures or re-prices. Any mismatch of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities is known as a gap position. A negative gap denotes liability sensitivity and normally means that a decline in interest rates would have a positive effect on net interest income, while a positive gap denotes asset sensitivity and normally means that an increase in interest rates would have a positive effect on net interest income. These relationships are as of one particular date only, and significant swings can occur daily as a result of both market forces and management decisions. Our interest rate sensitivity strategy takes into account rates of return, the underlying degree of risk, and liquidity requirements, including minimum regulatory cash reserves, mandatory liquidity ratios, withdrawal and maturity of deposits, capital costs and additional demand for funds.

Our institutional treasury supervisory committeeSuperior Institutional Treasury and Liquidity Committee analyzes the statement of income and risk information on a monthly basis and establishes limits for market risk exposure, interest rate positions and foreign currency positions. For more detailed information on the monitoring of our positions, see “Item 4B–4B — Business Overview Risk Management Market and Liquidity Risk Management.”

The following table sets forth our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities position as of December 31, 20092010 and therefore does not reflect interest rate gap positions that may exist as of any given date.  In addition, variations in interest rate sensitivity may exist within the re-pricing periods presented due to differing re-pricing dates within the period. Variations may also arise among the different currencies in which interest rate positions are held.

 
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(in millions of R$, except percentages) 
  
Up to 30
days
  
31-90
days
  
91-180
days
  
181-365
days
  
1-3
years
  
Over 3
years
  Total 
Total interest-earning assets  242,320   59,549   65,289   64,626   104,421   127,199   663,404 
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks  36,033   5,856   8,975   4,422   2,234   46   57,566 
Securities purchased under resale agreements and federal funds sold  17,694   3,681   13,359   -   -   -   34,734 
Central Bank compulsory deposits  85,790   -   -   -   -   -   85,790 
Trading assets  73,145   11,325   8,368   9,618   13,117   24,430   140,003 
Securities available-for-sale  6,389   4,503   3,594   4,659   8,015   17,476   44,636 
Securities held-to-maturity  3   144   -   136   295   1,928   2,506 
Loans and leases  23,265   34,041   30,993   45,791   80,760   83,319   298,169 
Total interest-bearing liabilities  338,805   16,486   20,800   36,222   74,877   70,468   557,658 
Demand deposits  25,533   -   -   -   -   -   25,533 
Savings deposits  57,899   -   -   -   -   -   57,899 
Time deposits  15,314   8,771   7,943   21,476   33,002   29,892   116,398 
Deposits from banks  343   298   538   505   203   37   1,924 
Other deposits  906   -   -   -   -   -   906 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements and federal funds purchased  85,002   975   137   992   2,343   8,523   97,972 
Short- and long-term borrowings  104,591   6,442   12,182   13,249   39,329   32,016   207,809 
Investment contracts  49,217   -   -   -   -   -   49,217 
Asset/liability gap  (96,485)  43,063   44,489   28,404   29,544   56,731   105,746 
Cumulative gap  (96,485)  (53,422)  (8,933)  19,472   49,015   105,746     
Ratio of cumulative gap to total interest-earning assets  (14.5%)  (8.1%)  (1.3%)  2.9%  7.4%  15.9%    

 
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(in millions of R$, except percentages) 
  
Up to 30
days
  
31-90
days
  
91-180
days
  
181-365
days
  
1-3
years
  
Over 3
years
  Total 
Total interest-earning assets  203,915   44,724   44,465   56,196   89,075   83,583   521,958 
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks  62,548   5,833   7,921   5,353   4,274   3,156   89,085 
Securities purchased under resale agreements and federal funds sold  48,699   4,632   3,383   -   -   -   56,714 
Central Bank compulsory deposits  13,869   -   -   -   -   -   13,869 
Trading assets  47,203   1,221   1,391   5,017   8,510   10,187   73,529 
Securities available-for-sale  8,090   2,267   4,437   5,529   9,961   10,979   41,263 
Securities held-to-maturity  5   11   -   25   413   1,308   1,762 
Loans and leases  23,501   30,760   27,333   40,272   65,917   57,953   245,736 
Total interest-bearing liabilities  236,191   13,999   15,338   21,978   72,644   51,812   408,962 
Savings deposits  48,222   -   -   -   -   -   48,222 
Time deposits  16,446   8,556   6,881   14,242   43,822   24,863   114,810 
Deposits from banks  570   301   429   543   84   65   1,992 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements and federal funds purchased  60,617   131   427   526   1,780   2,693   66,174 
Short- and long-term borrowings  69,273   5,011   7,601   6,667   26,958   24,191   139,701 
Investment contracts  38,063   -   -   -   -   -   38,063 
Asset/liability gap  (29,276)  30,725   29,127   34,218   16,431   31,771   112,996 
Cumulative gap  (29,276)  1,449   30,576   64,794   81,225   112,996     
Ratio of cumulative gap to total interest-earning assets  (5.6%)  0.3%  5.9%  12.4%  15.6%  21.6%    

Exchange Rate Sensitivity

A part of our operations is denominated in, or indexed to, reais .reais. We also have assets and liabilities denominatedsettled in foreign currency, mainly in U.S. dollars, as well as assets and liabilities, which, although settled in reais,, are dollar-indexed and therefore expose us to exchange rate risks.  The Central Bank regulates our maximum open, short and long foreign currency positions. The gap management policy adopted by our institutional treasury supervisory committeeSuperior Institutional Treasury and Liquidity Committee takes into consideration the tax effects on this position. Since the profits from exchange rate variation on investments abroad are not taxed, we have set up a hedge (a liability and derivative instruments in foreign exchange) of a sufficient amount, so that our total foreign exchange exposure, net of the tax effects, is consistent with our strategy of low exposure to risk.

Our foreign currency position is composed on the liability side of the issuance of securities in the international capital markets, credit from foreign banks to finance trade operations and dollar-linked onlendingsonlending from government financial institutions. The proceeds of these operations are mainly applied to dollar-linked lending operations and securities purchases.

The following table sets forth assets and liabilities classified by currency including those settled in Brazilian reais and those denominated in andor indexed to foreign currencies as of December 31, 2009.2010. This table may not reflect currency gap positions at any other given rates.times. Variations may also arise among the different currencies that are held.

 
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(in millions of R$, except percentages)(in millions of R$, except percentages) (in millions of R$, except percentages) 
 As of December 31, 2009  As of December 31, 2010 
 R$  
Denominated
in foreign
currency
  
Indexed to
foreign
currency
  Total  
Percentage of
amounts
denominated
in and
indexed to
foreign
currency of
total
  
Brazilian
currency
  
Denominated
in foreign
currency
  
Indexed to
foreign
currency
  Total  
Percentage
of amounts
denominated
in and
indexed to
foreign
currency of
total
 
Assets: 534,418   53,563   11,107   599,088   10.8%  597,960   19,383   129,237   746,580   19.9%
Cash and due from banks and restricted cash 4,952   346   57   5,355   7.5%  4,902   170   496   5,568   12.0%
Interest - Bearing Deposits in Other Banks 75,534   13,054   497   89,085   15.2%  42,875   1,327   13,364   57,566   25.5%
Securities Purchased under resale agreements 56,321   392   -   56,714   0.7%  33,731   -   1,003   34,734   2.9%
Central Bank Compulsory Deposits 12,561   1,308   -   13,869   9.4%  84,884   -   906   85,790   1.1%
Securities (2)(1) 102,085   12,250   2,219   116,554   12.4%  145,334   324   41,487   187,145   22.3%
Loans and leases 212,572   24,966   8,198   245,736   13.5%  244,147   9,979   44,043   298,169   18.1%
Allowance for loan losses (19,290)  (677)  -   (19,968)  3.4%  (19,382)  -   (756)  (20,138)  3.8%
Investments in affiliates and other investments 3,789   532   -   4,321   12.3%  2,908       689   3,597   19.2%
Premises and equipment, net 4,452   120   -   4,572   2.6%  4,993   -   158   5,151   3.1%
Goodwill, net 15,059   (348)  -   14,711   -2.4%  14,488   -   176   14,664   1.2%
Intangibles assets, net 22,143   426   -   22,569   1.9%  17,848   -   300   18,148   1.7%
Other assets (1)(2) 44,242   1,202   127   45,570   2.9%  21,232   7,583   27,371   56,186   62.2%
Percentage of total assets 89.2%  8.9%  1.9%  100.0%      80.1%  2.6%  17.3%  100.0%    
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity: 542,112   51,831   5,289   599,088   9.5%  573,805   43,633   129,142   746,580   23.1%
Non-interest bearing deposits 17,766   7,892   227   25,885   31.4%  17,690   188   8,561   26,439   33.1%
Interest - Bearing Deposits 143,809   21,215   -   165,024   12.9%  147,835   -   28,386   176,221   16.1%
Securities sold under repurchase agreements 64,894   1,280   -   66,174   1.9%  82,777   -   15,195   97,972   15.5%
Short-Term borrowings 73,738   6,045   941   80,725   8.7%  97,087   14,222   11,732   123,041   21.1%
Long-Term borrowings 45,503   12,721   753   58,976   22.8%  52,828   16,368   15,572   84,768   37.7%
Insurance claims reserve and reserve for private retirement plans 13,385   6   96   13,487   0.8%  10,583   654   9   11,246   5.9%
Investment contracts 38,063   -   -   38,063   0.0%  49,217   -   -   49,217   0.0%
Other liabilities (1)(2) 62,774   2,673   3,273   68,720   8.7%  47,380   12,201   28,394   87,975   46.1%
Nonocontrolling interest 12,757   -   -   12,757   0.0%  13,075   -   1   13,076   0.0%
Stockholders’ equity 69,422   -   -   69,277   0.0%  55,333   -   21,292   76,625   27.8%
Percentage of total liabilities and stockholders’ equity 90.5%  8.7%  0.9%  100.0%      76.9%  5.8%  17.3%  100.0%    
(1) Includes Trading assets, at fair value;  (ii) Available-for-sale securities, at fair value; and (iii) Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost.
(2) Derivative financial instruments are presented in this table on the same basis as our consolidated financial statements presented in Item 18 in this annual report.

(2) Including (i) Trading assets, at fair value;  (ii) Available-for-sale securities, at fair value; and (iii) Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost.
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For purposes of analysing our exposure to changes in foreign currency, the table below present the composition of our off-balance sheet derivative instruments as of December 31, 2009,2010, classified in reaisand foreign currency, which also include the instruments linked to foreign currency.

(in millions of R$)(in millions of R$) (in millions of R$) 
 Notional amounts  
Notional amounts
 
R$  
Denominated
in or linked to
Foreign
Currency
  Total 
Brazilian
Currency
  
Denominated
in or linked to
Foreign
Currency
  Total 
Derivative financial instruments                  
Swap contracts                  
Buy (Sale) commitments, net  4,641   (4,641)  -   12,029   (12,029)  - 
Forward contracts                        
Buy (Sale) commitments, net  598   (1,509)  (911)  (1,058)  (9,637)  (10,695)
Future contracts                        
Buy (Sale) commitments, net  (12,588)  (15,779)  (28,367)  (32,123)  (4,928)  (37,051)
Option contracts                        
Buy (Sale) commitments, net  121,514   15,792   137,306   120,596   (6,063)  114,533 

Capital Expenditures
 
In 2009,2010, we made some capital expenditures related to the integration process of Unibanco branches under the “Itaú” brand, as well as the opening of new branches and other points of sale. Over the past three years, we also have made significant capital expenditures to automate and upgrade our branch network and develop specific programs to improve the layout of several of our branches. In addition, we have made significant capital expenditures for computer systems, communications equipment and other technology designed to increase the efficiency of our operations, the services offered to our customers and our productivity.

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The table below sets forth our capital expenditures for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007.2008.

(in millions of R$)(in millions of R$) (in millions of R$) 
 For the Year Ended December 31, 
 2009  2008  2007  2010  2009  2008 
Land and buildings  168   33   20   203   168   33 
Furniture and data processing equipment  898   528   403   1,381   898   528 
Leasehold improvements  110   135   135   225   110   135 
Software developed or obtained for internal use  452   209   170   205   452   209 
Other  73   71   72   117   73   71 
Total  1,701   976   800   2,131   1,701   976 

We expect that our capital expenditures in 20102011 will increase due to the integration process of Unibanco branches under the “Itaú” brandnot be substantially greater than our historical expenditure levels and will also consist mainly of investments to continue the upgrade of our technology, customer service and back-officeback office administrative systems, as well as Internet-relatedcontinue to make internet-related investments.

We anticipate that, in accordance with our practice during recent years, our capital expenditures in 20102011 will be funded withby our internal resources. We cannot assure you, however, that the capital expenditures will be made and, if made, that those expenditures will be made in the amounts currently expected.

5C. Research and Development, Patents and Licenses, Etc.
 
Not applicable.

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5D. Trend Information
 
SeveralWe expect that several factors will affect our future results of operations, liquidity and capital resources, including:
 
• the Brazilian economic environment,
• Legal and regulatory developments,
 
• the effects of any continued international financial turmoil, including on our required liquidity and capital,
 
• the effects of inflation in our results of operations,
 
• the effects of fluctuations in the value of the realand interest rates on our net interest income, and
 
• any acquisition of financial institutions we make in the future.
 
In addition, our recent acquisitions could affect the comparability of our financial statements. Each of these factors is described fully under “Item 5A – Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – Overview – Operating Results.”
As result of the acquisitions in 2009 we have recognized a significant amount of goodwill related to Redecard and indefinite-live brands which are subject to impairment testing at least on an annual basis. Reduction in the fair value of Redecard or reductions in the fair value of the brands may result in impairment charges if and when they are observed.
In addition, you should read “Item 3D – Key Information – Risk Factors” for a discussion of the risks we face in our business operations, which could affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.

5E. Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, other than the guarantees we granted that are described in Note 29(c)29(E) of our consolidated financial statements.statements and derivative financial instruments discussed above under “Item 5B. Liquidity and Capital Resources –- Exchange Rate Sensitivity.”

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5F.Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations

The table below summarizes the maturity profile of our consolidated long-term debt, operating leases and other contractual commitments as of December 31, 2009:2010:

(in millions of R$) 
  Payments due by period 
Contractual Obligations Total  
Less than 1
year
  1-3 years  3-5 years  
More than 5
years
 
Long-term debt obligations  84,768   13,141   37,564   13,153   20,910 
Operating and capital (finance) lease obligations  4,134   -   2,555   839   740 
Guarantees and stand by letters of credit  38,374   14,406   4,870   728   18,370 
Pension Obligation  123   13   27   27   56 
Health Benefits  100   5   9   8   78 
Total  127,499   27,565   45,025   14,755   40,154 

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(in   millions   of   R$) 
  Payments   due   by   period 
Contractual   Obligations Total  
Less   than   1
year
  1-3   year  3-5   year  
More   than   5
years
 
Long-term debt obligations  58,976   7,827   26,958   15,071   9,120 
Operating and capital (finance) lease obligations  3,392   -   1,919   727   746 
Guarantees and stand by letters of credit  32,441   12,686   2,873   13,945   2,937 
Total  94,809   20,513   31,750   29,743   12,803 

ITEM 6 DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES

6A.DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT

We are managed by our Conselho de Administração,, or board of directors, and our Diretoria,, or board of officers.

Pursuant to our bylaws, our board of directors must be composed of a minimum of ten and a maximum of 14fourteen directors elected by our shareholders at the annual shareholders’ meeting. ItOur board of directors meets regularly eight times a year and extraordinarily any time it deems necessary.

Pursuant to our bylaws, our board of officers must be composed of a minimum of five and a maximum of 20 members. Our board of officers is elected by our board of directors.

All of our directors and officers are elected for a term of one year.year and can be re-elected. Set forth below are the names, positions and dates of birth of the members of our board of directors and board of officers as of the date of this annual report.hereof. The members of our board of directors were elected on April 26, 201025, 2011 at theour annual shareholders’ meeting and the members of theour board of officers were elected on May 3, 2010April 28, 2011 at a meeting of theour board of directors.

Pursuant to Brazilian Law,law, the election of each member of our board of directors and board of officers must be approved by the Central Bank. AnAccordingly, the election of the members approved on April 25, 2011 is still pending of approval by the Central Bank.

Also pursuant to Brazilian law, an acting director or officer retains his or her position until he or she is reelected or a successor is elected. We have three directors who are independent as determined pursuant to our corporate governance policy. See “16G“Item 16G. Corporate Governance - Principal Differences betweenBetween Brazilian and U.S. Corporate Governance Practices - Majority of Independent Directors.”

 Set forth below are the names, positions, dates of birth and brief biographical descriptions of the membersThe business address for correspondence with each of our board of directors and board of officers as of the date of this annual report.

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is Praça Alfredo Egydio de Souza Aranha, 100, 04344-902, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
 
DirectorsDirectors:
 
Name
 
Position
 
Date of Birth
Pedro Moreira Salles Chairman 10/20/1959
Alfredo Egydio Arruda Villela Filho Vice Chairman 11/18/1969
Roberto Egydio Setubal Vice Chairman 10/13/1954
Alcides Lopes Tapias Tápias(*)
 Director 09/16/1942
Alfredo Egydio Setubal Director 09/01/1958
Candido Botelho Bracher Director 12/05/1958
Fernando Roberto Moreira Salles Director 05/29/1946
Francisco Eduardo de Almeida Pinto Director 12/14/1958
Gustavo Jorge Laboissiere Loyola(*)
 Director 12/19/1952
Henri Penchas Director 02/03/1946
Israel Vainboim Director 06/01/1944
Pedro Luiz Bodin de Moraes(*)
 Director 07/13/1956
Ricardo Villela Marino Director 01/28/1974
 
(*) Independent director
(*)Independent director.

 
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Officers
 
Officers:
Name
 
Position
 
Date of Birth
     
Roberto Egydio Setubal President and Chief Executive Officer 10/13/1954
Alfredo Egydio Setubal Executive Vice President 09/01/1958
Candido Botelho Bracher Executive Vice President 12/05/1958
Marcos de Barros LisboaCaio Ibrahim David Executive Vice PresidentOfficer 08/02/1964
Sérgio Ribeiro da Costa WerlangExecutive Vice President06/23/1959
01/20/1968
Claudia Politanski Executive Officer 08/31/1970
Marcos de Barros Lisboa Executive Officer 08/02/1964
Ricardo Baldin Executive Officer 07/14/1954
Caio Ibrahim David (*)Sérgio Ribeiro da Costa Werlang Executive Officer 01/20/196806/23/1959
Carlos Eduardo de Souza Lara Officer 03/17/1967
Eduardo Hiroyuk MiyakiOfficer06/11/1972
Jackson Ricardo Gomes Officer 08/21/1957
José Eduardo Lima de Paula AraujoOfficer10/22/1970
Luiz Felipe Pinheiro de AndradeOfficer09/14/1954
Marco Antonio Antunes Officer 10/31/1959
Wagner Roberto PuglieseRogério Paulo Calderón Peres Officer 12/15/195802/02/1962
(*) Mr. David was elected a member of our board of officers on May 03, 2010, and his investiture is subject to Central Bank’s approval.

As described below in the biographical descriptions of our directors and officers, some of the members of our board of directors and board of officers also perform senior management functions at our subsidiaries and Itaúsa and its subsidiaries. Set forth below are brief biographical descriptions of our directors and officers:

Mr. Pedro Moreira Salleshas been chairman of our board of directors since November 28, 2008February 2009 (with investiture (i.e., the date on which he assumed such role after approval of his election by the Central Bank) on February 19, 2009) and was our executive vice president from November 2008 to AprilAugust 2009. Mr. Moreira Salles began workingHe worked at Unibanco insince 1989, where he eventually served as vice chairman of the board of directors from 1991 to 1997, chairman of the board of directors from 1997 to 2004, and again as vice chairman of the board of directors from 2004 until November 2008. At Unibanco, he was also held the post of chief executive officer from April 2004 to November 2008. At Unibanco Holdings he served as vice chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer from April 2004 to November 2008. Mr Moreira Sallesofficer. He served as chairman of the boards of directors of Unibanco Seguros and Banco Fininvest S.A. and vice chairman of the board of AIU Seguros S.A. He is currently a member of the board of Ibmec and member of the board of directors of Totvs S.A. Mr. Moreira Salles was previously a member of the board of Instituto Empreender Endeavor Brasil, as well as the president of the board of PlaNet Finance Brasil. Mr. Pedro Moreira Salles has a bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude,, in economics and history from the University of California, Los Angeles. He also attended the international relations masters program at Yale University and the OPM - Owners/President Management Program at Harvard University.

Mr. Mr. Alfredo Egydio Arruda Villela Filhohas been the vice chairman of our board of directors since April 23, 2001November, 2002 (with investiture on July 30, 2001)March 10, 2003). He has served as president and CEO of Itaúsa since September 2008 and was a member of the board of directors of Itaúsa from 1995 to 2008. He is the chairman of the board of directors of Itautec S.A., or Itautec, and vice chairman of the boards of Duratex S.A., or Duratex, and of Elekeiroz S.A., or Elekeiroz. Mr. Villela Filho has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Mauá Engineering School of the Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia (IMT) and a post-graduate degree in business administration from Fundação GetulioGetúlio Vargas.

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Mr. Roberto Egydio Setubalhas been the vice chairman of our board of directors since April 23, 2001March 2003 (with investiture on July 30, 2001)March 10, 2003). He has served as a director since April 1995 and president and chief executive officer since April 1994. He served as our general manager from 1990 to 1994. He has served as executive vice president of Itaúsa since May 1994 and chairman of the board of directors of Itaú BBA since February 2003. Mr. Roberto Setubal was the president of the FEBRABAN and of the Brazilian National Federation of Banks (Federação Nacional de Bancos), or FENABAN, from April 1997 to March 2001. He was a member of the board of directors of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. — PETROBRÁS from March 2002 to January 2003. He is currently a board member of the IIF and of the International Monetary Conference and serves on the international advisory committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the international advisory committee of the New York Stock Exchange, (“NYSE”).or NYSE. Mr. Roberto Setubal has a bachelor’s degree in production engineering from Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo and a master of science degree in engineering from Stanford University.

 
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Mr. Alcides Lopes Tapias Tápiashas been a member of our board of directors since April 30,November, 2002 (with investiture on August 5, 2002)March 10, 2003). He has been a member of ourthe audit committee of Itaú Unibanco Holding since 2004. He is a partner in Aggrego Consultores and a member of its advisory board and a member of the board of directors and of the audit, finance and actuarial, human resources and information technology committees of Medial Saúde S.A. He served on the board of directors of Tigre S.A. Tubos e Conexões from 1995 to 1999 and again since 2004. He was the president of FEBRABAN from 1991 to 1994 and chairman of the board of Camargo Corrêa S.A. from 1996 to 1999, of Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais — Usiminas S.A. - Usiminas from 1997 to 1999 and of São Paulo Alpargatas S.A. from 1996 to 1999. He was the Minister for Development, Industry and Commerce of the Brazilian Federal Governmentgovernment from September 1999 to July 2001. He was also a member of the trustee board of the Antonio Prudente Foundation Cancer Hospital from 1999 to 2005 and the Advisory Council of the BMF&BOVESPA (formerly the BM&F — Futures and Commodities Exchange) from 2003 to 2008. He also served as the president of the fiscal council of Cia. de Bebidas das Américas - AMBEV from 2005 to 2008. Mr. TapiasTápias has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Universidade Mackenzie and a bachelor’s degree in law from Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas.

Mr. Mr. Alfredo Egydio Setubalhas been a member of our board of directors since April 25, 2007 (with investiture on June 29, 2007) and has served as executive vice president since April 29, 1996 (with investiture on July 3, 1996). He has served as our investor relations officer since 1995. He is currently responsible for our wealth management and capital markets services divisions, with primary responsibility for communications with capital markets, for increasing the transparency of financial and strategic information through improvements in the quality, relevance, timeliness, reliability and comparability of information and for managing relations with the CVM, the Central Bank and other official capital markets authorities. He served as our executive officer between 1993 and 1996 and managing officer between 1988 and 1993. He has been a member of the board of directors of Itaúsa since September 2008. He was a member of Associação Brasileira das Entidades dos Mercados Financeiro e de Capitais - ANBIMA from 1994 to August 2003 and its president from August 2003 to August 2008. He has been a member of the board of directors of the Securities Dealers’ Association (Associação das Empresas Distribuidoras de Valores ADEVAL), or ADEVAL, since 1993, of BM&FBOVESPA (formerly BOVESPA) since 1996, and of the Brazilian Association of Listed Companies ( Associaç(Associação Brasileira das Companhias Abertas )ABRASCA), or ABRASCA, since 1999.1999, and of BM&FBOVESPA (formerly BOVESPA) since August 2007. He was a member of the board of directors of the Brazilian Settlement and Custody Company (Companhia Brasileira de Liquidação e Custódia CBLC), or CBLC, from 1998 to 2003. He was president of the board of directors of the Brazilian Institute of Investor Relations (Instituto Brasileiro de Relações com Investidores IBRI), or IBRI, from 2000 to 2003 and a member since 2004. He has served as the finance officer of the Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo MAM since 1992. Mr. Alfredo Setubal has a bachelor’s and a post-graduate degree in business management from Fundação GetulioGetúlio Vargas.

Mr. Candido Botelho Bracherhas been a member of our board of directors since November 28, 2008 (with investiture on February 19, 2009) and a memberthe executive vice president of our board of officers since May 2, 2005 (with investiture on August 1, 2005). He is currently responsible for our corporate treasury division. He has been a member of the board of directors of Itaú BBA since February 2003, CEO since April 2005, and is responsible for itsthe commercial, capital markets and human resources divisions and was vice president of the board of officers from February 2003 to April 2005. He served as an officer at Banco BBA Creditanstalt S.A. from 1988 to 2003. He has served as executive vice president of Unibanco since November 2008. He is a member of the board of directors of Pão de Açúcar S.A. and of BM&FBOVESPA.&FBOVESPA (formerly BOVESPA). Mr. Bracher has a degree in business administration from the Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo - Fundação GetulioGetúlio Vargas.

Mr. Mr. Fernando Roberto Moreira Salleshas been a member of our board of directors since November 28, 2008 (with investiture on February 19, 2009). He was vice chairman of the board of directors of E. Johnston Representação e Participações S.A.Johnston. He has been a chairman of the boards of directors of Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração since 2008 and of Brasil Warrant Administração de Bens e Empresas S.A. since 1988. He has been an officer of Editora Schwarcz Ltda. since 1988. He served as vice chairman of the board of directors of Unibanco from 1976 to 1988. He has been a member of the advisory board of Fundação Roberto Marinho since 1996 and a member of the board of directors of Instituto Moreira Salles, serving as president of the board from 2001 to 2008. Mr. Fernando Moreira Salles has a degree in finance and capital markets from Fundação Getulio Vargas.Getúlio Vargas — FGV.

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Mr. Francisco Eduardo de Almeida Pintohas been a member of our board of directors since November 28, 2008 (with investiture on February 19, 2009). During 1982, he was a financial assistant at Visius Instituto Boavista de Seguridade Social. From 1983 to 1984, he served as the technical department manager at Saga Investimentos e Participações do Brasil Ltda. From 1984 to 1993, he was at Banco da Bahia Investimentos (currently Banco BBM S.A.), most recently as finance officer. From 1993 to 1994, he served as deputy governor of monetary policy at the Central Bank. From 1994 to 1995 he served as general officer of Banco da Bahia Investimentos S.A., and during 1995 as general officer of Unibanco Asset Management. He was the managing partner at Radix Gestão de Recursos Financeiros Ltda. from 1996 to 1998 and the chief financial officer of BBA Capital DTVM (and its successor, BBA Icatu Investimentos DTVM) from 1998 to 2002. From 2002 to 2007, he managedworked for his own assets.account. Since 2007 he has been a director at Brasil Warrant Administração de Bens e Empresas S.A. and from 2007 to 2008 he served on the board of directors of Unibanco. Since 2008 he has been a director of BW Gestão de Investimentos Ltda. Mr. Almeida Pinto graduated from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC) in economics.

 
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Mr. Gustavo Jorge Laboissiere Loyolahas been a member of our board of directors since April 26, 2006 (with investiture on July 31, 2006). He has also been a member of our audit committee since May 2007, and since September 2008 he has served as its president. He was president of our fiscal council from March 2003 to April 2006. He has been a partner and an officer of Gustavo Loyola Consultoria S/C since February 1998 and a member of the board of directors of Caramuru Alimentos S.A. and Mabel Alimentos S.A., since April 2008 and August 2006, respectively. He was the governor of the Central Bank from November 1992 to March 1993 and from June 1995 to August 1997, as well as the deputy governor for the Financial System Regulation and Organisation from March 1990 to November 1992. He was a partner and thean officer of MCM Consultores Associados Ltda. from August 1993 to May 1995, assistant officer of Banco de Investimento Planibanc S.A. from February to October 1989 and operating officer of Planibanc Corretora de Valores S.A. from November 1987 to January 1989. Mr. Loyola has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Universidade de Brasília and a master’s degree and Ph.D. in economics from the Fundação GetulioGetúlio Vargas.

Mr. Henri Penchashas been a member of our board of directors since November, 01, 2002 (with investiture on March 10, 2003) and served as senior vice president from April 1997 to April 2008, executive vice president from 1993 to 1997 and executive officer from 1988 to 1993. He was an executive officer of Itaúsa from December 1984 to April 2008, has been its investor relations officer since 1995 and its executive vice president since April 2009. He has also been the chief executive officer of Duratex since April 2009. Mr. Penchas was the vice president of the board of directors of Itaú BBA from February 2003 to April 2008. Mr. Penchas has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Universidade Mackenzie and a post-graduate degree in finance from Fundação GetulioGetúlio Vargas.

Mr. Israel Vainboimhas been a member of our board of directors since November 28, 2008 (with investiture on February 19, 2009). He was elected to the board of directors of Unibanco in 1988 and to the board of directors of Unibanco Holdings in 1994. He was chairman of Unibanco from 1988 to 1992. He has served as executive chairman of Unibanco Holdings since 1992. He joined Unibanco in 1969. He has served on the board of directors of Souza Cruz S.A., Iochpe-MaxionIochpe Maxion S.A., E-Bit Tecnologia em Marketing S.A., Vinhedo Investimentos Ltda., Casa da Cultura de Israel, Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo - MAM and Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. Mr. Vainboim has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, (UFRJ)or UFRJ, and a master’s degree in business administration, or MBA, from Stanford University.

Mr. Pedro Luiz Bodin de Moraes has been a member of our board of directors since November 28, 2008 (with investiture on February 19, 2009). He was a partner in IcatuItaú Holding S.A. and a member of the board of directors of Unibanco, from April 2003 to November 2008. He was an officer and partner at Banco Icatu S.AS.A. from 1993 to 2002. He served as deputy governor for monetary policy at the Central Bank from 1991 to 1992 and officer of BNDES from 1990 to 1991. Mr. Bodin de Moraes has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in economics from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)(PUC) and a Ph.D. in economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Mr. Ricardo Villela Marinohas been a member of our board of directors since April 23, 2008 (with investiture on June 2, 2008) and toof our board of officers onsince September 1, 2006 (with investiture on September 1, 2006). He is currently responsible for our human resources and international division. He served as our senior managing officer from May 2005 to August 2006, managing officer from April 2004 to April 2005, head of the derivatives dealing desk (heading the team responsible for the structuring and sale of derivative products to middle market companies, institutional investors and private individuals) from 2003 to 2004 and head of business intelligence (responsible for the implementation of new technologies and methodologies which have helped us become a benchmark leader in the credit card industry in Brazil) from 2002 to 2003. He has served as chairman of Federación Latino Americana de Bancos, or FELABAN, since November 2008. He was a manager of the emerging markets’ equities portfolio covering Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia and South Africa and of the relations with governments, banks and manager of companies in each of these countries at Goldman Sachs Asset Management in London. Mr. Villela Marino has a degree in business administration from MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, a master’s degree in business administration with specialization in financial administration and bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Escola Politécnica (USP).

Mr. Caio Ibrahim David has been a member of our board of officers since May 3, 2010 (with investiture on December 3, 2010). He joined the group in 1987 as a trainee, with expertise as a controller and in risk management. He has been an executive officer of Itaú BBA since April 2008 and is responsible for finance, market intelligence and operations of corporate investment bank and institutional treasury. He has been a vice-chairman of the board of directors of Redecard since May 2010. He has been an executive officer of Itauseg Participações S.A. and member of the board of directors of BFB Leasing S.A. Arrendamento Mercantil and Dibens Leasing S.A. - Arrendamento Mercantil, all since April 2010. He has been alternate chairman of the board of directors of Financeira Itaú CBD S.A. Crédito, Financiamento e Investimento since April 2010. Additionally, he worked at Bankers Trust in New York as an associate in the area of Global Risk Management in 1998. He has bachelor degree in Engineering from the Universidade Mackenzie (1986-1990), post-graduate degree in Economics and Finance (1992-1993) from the Universidade de São Paulo and master in Controllership also from Universidade de São Paulo (1994-1997) and an MBA from the New York University (1997-1999) with major in finance, accounting and international business.

 
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Ms. Claudia Politanskihas been a member of our board of officers since November 12, 2008 (with investiture on November 27, 2008) and is currently responsible for our legal and compliance legal divisions and serves as general legal counsel. She joined Unibanco in 1991 and was elected executive officer of Unibanco in 2007. Ms. Politanski has a law degree from the Universidade de São Paulo. She also holds a master’s degree in law, or LL.M.L.L.M., from the University of Virginia and aan MBA from the Fundação Dom Cabral, Minas Gerais.

Mr. Mr. Marcos de Barros Lisboahas been a member of our board of officers since April 29, 2009 (with investiture on September 1, 2009) and is currently responsible for our operational risk and efficiency divisions. He was elected executive officer of Unibanco in July 2006. From 2001 to 2003, he was the academic director of the graduate school of economics of Fundação GetulioGetúlio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro. He was also the Secretary of Economic Policy at the Finance Ministry of Brazil from 2003 to 2005 and the chief executive officer of the Brazilian Reinsurance Institute ( Instituto de Resseguros do Brasil )IRB from 2005 to 2006. He was elected to the boards of directors of AIG Brasil Cia. de Seguros and Unibanco AIG Seguros S.A.Consultoria de Investimentos Ltda. in 2008. He holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in economics from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Lisboa held academic positions at the department of economics ofat Stanford University and at the Fundação GetulioGetúlio Vargas, São Paulo.

Mr. Ricardo Baldinhas been a member of our board of officers since April 29, 2009 (with investiture on September 1, 2009) and is currently responsible for our internal audit division. In 1977 he joined PricewaterhouseCoopers as a trainee and was a partner there for 18 years. As an independent auditor, he was the leading partner in the area of financial institutions. He was also the partner responsible for PricewaterhouseCoopers’ financial institutions group in South America, where he was responsible for coordinating various projects in the region, including the evaluation of the Ecuadorian financial system. He was an officer of the National Association of Financial, Administrative and Accounting Executives or ANEFAC, and was also responsible for the financial institutions group at IBRACON for several years. Mr. Baldin has a bachelor’s degree in accounting science from the Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Rio Grande do Sul and university extension courses in management and finance from the Fundação Dom Cabral and Fundação GetulioGetúlio Vargas.

Mr. Sérgio Ribeiro da Costa Werlanghas been a member of our board of officers since April 30, 2003 (with investiture on October 1, 2003) and has served as our chief risk executive officer since May 2008. He is currently our chief financial officer since May 3, 2010. He is currently responsible for our risk and financial controls divisions. He was our senior managing officer from March 2002 to March 2003. He has been a member of Itaú BBA since April 2005. He was a deputy governor for economic policy for the Central Bank from February 1999 to September 2000 and an executive officer of Banco BBM S.A. from October 1997 to December 1998. He was an officer for research and administrative resources and asset management of Banco BBM S.A. from 1994 to 1998. Mr. Werlang has a degree in naval engineering from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, a master’s degree in mathematical economics from Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada do Rio de Janeiro and a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University.

Mr. Carlos Eduardo de Souza Lara has been a member of our board of officers since November 2010 (with investiture on December 3, 2010). He is also a member, since September 2010, of the board of officers of Banco Itauleasing S.A., Banco Itaucard, Banco Itaucred Financiamentos S.A., or Itaucred, and BFB Leasing S.A. Arrendamento Mercantil. He began his career in Banco Mantrust - SRL S.A., in December 1991. From February 1993 to June 1993, he was a manager at Indústrias Gessy Lever Ltda. He worked at Banco Inter-American Express S.A. between July 1993 and March 2000, holding various positions, the last of which was as foreign exchange director. He also worked for Deutsche Bank S.A. between March 2000 and April 2001. He joined the group in April 2001 as the head of broker-dealer services involving equities and commodities. From August 2005 to July 2008, he worked as Treasury Superintendent. He is a member of the IIF Liquidity Risk Management Committee and ANDIMA’s (National Association of Financial Market Institutions) Asset Pricing Committee. He had graduated in Electrical Engineering from the Escola Politécnica of the Universidade de São Paulo in December 1992. He obtained a Master’s Degree in Mathematical Modeling applied to Finance from the Economic and Business Administration Department of the Universidade de São Paulo and the Institute for Mathematics and Statistics also of the Universidade de São Paulo, in December 2002. He is an affiliate member of CREA (Regional Council for Engineering, Architecture and Agronomy) – Electrical Engineering – Electronics category – Telecommunications; CVM Independent Investment Agent, and holds ANBID (National Association of Investment Banks) CPA-20.

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Mr. Caio Ibrahim David Eduardo Hiroyuki Miyakiwas elected as a member of our board of officers on May 3, 2010April 28, 2011 (with his election and member of the board of officers of Itaú Unibanco S.A. on April 30, 2010 (his investiture on both positions is subject to approval by the Central Bank’s approval)Bank). He has served asbeen an officer of Itaú BBAUnibanco since April 2003.June 2010. He began working atwas the manager and compliance officer of the Money Laundering Prevention program of the Itaú Unibanco S.A. in May 1987.Group from 1996 to 2003 and, from 2003 until 2004, he was the manager responsible for its internal audit department for our treasury and asset management units. Mr. Caio DavidMiyaki was also worked at Bankers Trust Co.the manager of our internal audit of treasury, capital markets, insurance and securities units from May 19982005 to August 1998. Mr. Caio David has2010, when he became a bachelor’smanaging director of Itaú Unibanco. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from Universidade Mackenzie, specialization in accounting and finance – CEFIN, master’s in accounting and controllingCivil Engineering from Universidade de São Paulo, a postgraduate degree in sanitation from Federal University of Gunma Province in Japan and an a post-graduate degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas. Mr. Miyaki also holds an MBA in International Finance and Business from the Leonard Stern School of Business of New York University.

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Mr. Jackson Ricardo Gomeshas been a member of our board of officers since August 28, 1995 (with investiture on September 29, 1995) and is currently responsible for our credit risk, insurance and operational divisions. He began working for the Itaú Unibanco Holding in 1983 as an analyst in the area of economic control. He was a department manager from 1988 to 1989 and general manager/superintendent from 1990 to 1995. He has been an officer of Itaucred since December 2003, of Banco Itaucard since April 2000, and a managing officer of Banco Itauleasing S.A. since April 2000. Mr. Gomes has a degree in aeronautical engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico da Aeronáutica and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Mr. José Eduardo Lima de Paula Araujo Marco Antonio Antuneshas been a member of our board of officers since May 5, 20082005 (with investiture on JulyAugust 1, 2008) and is currently responsible for our legal compliance division. He was responsible for legal support to our proprietary M&A division from 2008 to 2009. He was our legal business superintendent from August 2001 to April 2008. He was a consultant at the Inter-American Development Bank from March 1998 to October 1999. Mr. Paula Araujo   has a law degree from the Universidade de São Paulo. He has an LL.M. and an MBA from George Washington University. 
Mr. Luiz Felipe Pinheiro de Andrade has been a member of our board of officers since April 29, 2009 (with investiture on September 1, 2009) and is currently responsible for our market risk and liquidity division. He was an executive officer of Unibanco Asset Management between 2005 and 2009 and of Unibanco Serviços de Investimentos’ back office and financial control of investment funds between 2003 and 2005 and was a deputy officer between 1998 and 2003. He was a lecturer at Fundação Getulio Vargas from 1998 to 2005 and at the PUC-Rio from 1989 to 1990. Mr. Pinheiro de Andrade has a Ph.D. in finance from the University of Colorado, a master of science degree in industrial engineering from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro and a master of science degree in mechanical engineering from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. 
Mr. Marco Antonio Antunes has been a member of our board of officers since March 13, 2000 (with investiture on April 12, 2000)2005) and is currently responsible for our accounting division. He was the manager of the budget control department from December 1990 to May 1997 and general manager from June 1997 to February 2000. He has been an officer of Itaucred since February 2003, of Banco Itaucard S.A. since July 2000, and a managing officer of Banco Itauleasing S.A. since April 2003. Mr. Antunes holds a degree in metallurgical engineering from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie and a specialization (master’s degree level) in accounting and finance from the Universidade de São Paulo.

Mr. Wagner Roberto Pugliese Rogério Paulo Calderón Pereshas been was elected as a member of our board of officers since May 8, 2006on April 28, 2011 (with his election and investiture on July 31, 2006) and is currently responsible for our audit division with respectsubject to our investment banking, foreign entities and corporate departments. He was our deputy managing officer from May 2005 to April 2006. He was an auditing manager from 1990 to 1997, auditing superintendent from 1997 to 2002, and superintendent of auditing coordination from 2002 to 2005. He was responsible for financing, international, capital markets and overseas operations and commercial and administration divisions. Mr. Pugliese was an auditor at an independent international auditing firm from 1978 to 1980.approval by the Central Bank). He has been a sectoran officer for internal accountingof Itaú Unibanco since April 2009 and compliance at FEBRABANmember of the Disclosure and Trading Committee of Itaú Unibanco Holding since 2004. HeJune 2009. Mr. Calderón was an executive officer of Unibanco from 2007 to April 2009 and of Grupo Bunge from 2003 to 2006. Mr. Calderón was a coordinatormember of the sub-commission for internal accounting from 1999 to 2004, a second vice presidentboard of directors of  Fertilizantes Fosfatados S.A. – Fosfertil, Ultrafertil S.A. and Fertifos S.A., an officer of Bunge Brasil S.A. and Fertifos S.A. and member of the CLAINAudit Committee of Fundação Bunge, Bungeprev - Latin American Internal AuditFundo Múltiplo de Previdência Privada and Risk Management Committee within the FELABANFosfertil from 20022003 to May 2007 and has been its president since June 2007. He has also been a representative of FELABAN in FEBRABAN since 1999. He2006. From 1981 to 2003 he was a national officer of trainingpartner at the Brazilian Institute of Internal Auditors from 1995 to 1997.PricewaterhouseCoopers’s audit, tax and consulting divisions. Mr. Pugliese hasCalderón holds a degree in business administrationBusiness Administration from IMES, an accounting degree from Universidade SãFundação Judas, andGetúlio Vargas, a post graduation degree in business administrationAccounting from Fundação Paulo Eiró and has completed a postgraduate course from the E-Business Education Series from Darden Graduate School of Business Administration of University of Virginia. He also attended courses at the Summer Executive Business School at the University of Western Ontario Canada, the Center for Executive Development Faculty of Princeton University, Management of Continuing Education and Training Professionals in Arundel, England, and Executive Business Development at Fundação Dom Cabral.  Getúlio Vargas.

There are no pending legal proceedings in which any of our directors, nominees for director, or officers is a party adverse to us. We have no knowledge of any arrangement or understanding with major shareholders, customers, suppliers or any other person pursuant to which any person was selected as a director or executive officer, except the shareholders’ agreementsagreement between (i) Itaúsa and Companhia E. Johnston governingto govern their relationship as shareholders ofregarding IUPAR, Itaú Unibanco Holding and its subsidiaries and (ii) Itaúsa and BAC.subsidiaries. See “Item 7A -7A. Major Shareholders.Shareholders — Shareholders’ Agreements.

6B.Compensation

For the year ended December 31, 2009,2010, the aggregate compensation accrued by us for the benefit of all members of ourthe board of directors and our executive officers and the executiveboard of officers of our controlled entitiesthe Itaú Unibanco Group for services rendered during that year in all capacities was approximately R$ 195.3563 million. This number includes salaries in the amount of approximately R$ 147.3294 million, profit-sharing plans and management participationplan in the amount of approximately R$ 47.8261 million and contributions to employer-sponsored pension plans we sponsor in the amount of approximately R$ 105.3 thousand.8 million. Except for the highest and lowest compensation per bodyreceived by a director and an officer, without identification of individuals,the individual recipients, we are not required under Brazilian law to and we do not disclose the compensation of our directors, officers and members of our administrative, supervisory or management bodies on an individual basis, and we do not otherwise publicly disclose this information.

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In addition, our executiveOur officers and members of our board of directors receive additional benefits generally provided to our employees, such as medical assistance and dental care and private pension plan, inassistance, which benefits totaled approximately R$4.9 million for the amount of R$ 9.0 million.year ended December 31, 2010.

 
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We have established a profit sharing or management participation plan for our management, including our executiveboard of directors and board of officers. The programplan and its rules have been approved by our board of directors. Under the terms of the programplan, each member of our management (including our executiveboard of directors and board of officers) participating inwho is beneficiary of the plan is assigned annually, with payment by the end of each semester as an advance,semi-annually a base amount for computation of payments under the profit sharing plan. The final amount of the profit sharing payment to an individual is based on the consolidated results of the Itaú Unibanco Group, the results of the business unit to which the individual belongs and the individual’s performance. This individual amount is determined by multiplying the base amount by an index applicable to all participants. This index depends on a specifiedour level of return on stockholders’ equity measured based on information derived from amounts in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil .equity.

The members of our fiscal council and the alternate members have received a monthly compensation of R$ 10,000 and R$ 4,000, respectively.  As of the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting held on April 24, 2009,In addition, during 2010, the members of our fiscal council and the alternate members are entitled to receive areceived monthly compensation of R$12,000 and R$5,000, respectively.

We have also granted options toOn April 25, 2011, our executiveshareholders approved (i) compensation for members of our board of directors in an annual aggregate amount of R$11 million, (ii) compensation for members of our board of officers under the plan described in “Item 6E. Share Ownership – Stock Option Plan.” Each option gives to the holder the right to purchase one preferred share. When the share options are exercised, we can issue new shares or transfer treasury shares to the holderan annual aggregate amount of the option. See “Item 6E. Share Ownership – Stock Option Plan”R$115 million, and (iii) monthly individual compensation of R$12,000 and R$5,000 for informationmembers and alternate members of the stock option plan and the changes deliberated at the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting held on April 24, 2009.
We present below the main terms of the options outstanding as of December 31, 2009 relating to Itaú Unibanco Holding granted under Banco Itaú Holding Financeira’s stock option plan:

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  As of December 31, 2009
  
Exercise price (in R$)
  
Quantity of options
 
Exercise Period
        
   7.62   576,687 12/31/10
   11.52   1,886,792 12/31/11
   16.21   7,121,057 12/31/12
   24.12   9,595,251 12/31/13
   27.43   874,167 12/31/14
   30.72   10,297,528 12/31/14
   31.69   29,551 12/31/14
   35.41   11,552,064 12/31/15
   23.16   16,875,734 12/31/16
  Total   58,808,831  
our fiscal council, respectively.

We present below the main terms of the options outstanding as of December 31, 2009, which were initially issued by Unibanco under the simple options plan and for which replacement awards were issued by Itaú Unibanco Holding on April 24, 2009:

  As of December 31, 2009
  Exercise price (in R$)  Quantity of options Exercise Period
   7.77   38,263 02/25/10
   12.16   29,516 07/18/10
   7.07   329,506 05/05/10
   15.31   1,287,893 01/31/11
   19.42   37,950 09/18/11
   25.62   158,127 07/03/12
   28.37   63,251 08/29/12
   32.32   227,703 03/20/13
   32.29   88,550 03/21/13
   40.17   75,901 05/13/14
  Total   2,336,660  

We present below the main terms of the bonus options outstanding as of December 31, 2009, issued originally by Unibanco under the bonus options plan and for which replacement awards were issued by Itaú Unibanco Holding on April 24, 2009:

As of December 31, 2009
Quantity of optionsExercise Period
684,98109/03/12
66,94809/03/12
846,40203/03/13
1,004,35309/03/13
1,539,63703/06/14
158,89103/06/14
4,301,212

During 2009, we issued 18,050,550 stock options relating to Itaú Unibanco Holding, and 1,856,427 bonus options under Itaú Unibanco Holding (stock option plan originally by Unibanco). In addition we issued as replacement awards for existing stock options plans of Unibanco the quantity of 5,263,990 of stock options under the Simple Option and 2,818,737 under the Bonus Options plan . The award issued as replacement maintained all the original terms of the original award except that the awards give the beneficiary the right to acquire or receive shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding instead of shares of Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings. The exchange ratio used was the same exchange ratio used to issue shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding under the terms of the Association. These options will expire until December 2016.
 Our compensation expense related to the stock option plans amounted to R$ 618 million, R$ (181) million (reversal of compensation) and R$ 339 million for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007. The reversal of compensation in 2008 results from the decrease of the quoted market price of our shares.

6C.Board Practices
For information concerning the election of our directors and officers and their respective term of office, see “Item 6A. Directors, Senior Management and Employees – Directors and Senior Management.”

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Our directors have not entered into any service contract with us or any of our subsidiaries providing for benefits upon termination of employment.

6C.Board Practices

For information concerning the election of our directors and officers and their respective term of office see “Item 6A. Directors, Seniors Management and Employees – Directors and Senior Management”

For information concerning the duties of the board of directors, see “Item 10B. Memorandum and Articles of Association.”Association”.

STATUTORY BODIESStatutory Bodies

Fiscal Council

According to the Brazilian corporate law,Corporate Law, the adoption of a fiscal council is voluntary. Our fiscal council has been established annually since 2000, even when our bylaws granted non-permanent status to our fiscal council. The fiscal council may be adopted on a permanent or temporary basis. The fiscal council is an independent body elected by shareholders annually to supervise the activities of management and independent auditors. The responsibilities of the fiscal council are established by the Brazilian corporate lawCorporate Law and encompass the oversight of management’s compliance with the laws and bylaws, the issuance of a report included in the annual and quarterly reports and certain matters submitted for shareholders’ approval and calling of shareholders’ meetings and the reporting of specific adverse matters arising at those meetings. Our fiscal council is composed of the following individuals, each of whom serves for a term of one year and was elected on April 26, 2010,25, 2011 at the annual shareholders’ meeting:

Name Position Date of Birth
Iran Siqueira Lima (*Lima(*) President 05/21/1944
Alberto Sozin Furuguem (*Furuguem(*) Member 02/09/1943
Artemio Bertholini (*Bertholini(**) Member 04/01/1947
José Marcos Konder Comparato (*Ernesto Rubens Gelboke(**) Alternate 09/25/193212/01/1943
José Caruso Cruz Henriques(*) Alternate 12/31/1947
João Costa (*Costa(*) Alternate 08/10/1950
Osvaldo Roberto Nieto (**) (***)Alternate12/27/1950

(*)  Members appointed by the controlling block of shareholders.
(**) Members appointed by the holders of preferred shares.
(***) Member’s investiture still subject to Central Bank approval.

Audit Committee

In accordance with CMN regulations, all financial institutions that (i) have reference assets or consolidated reference assetsregulatory capital equal to or in excess of R$1.01 billion, (ii) manage third-party funds of at least R$1.01 billion, or (iii) hold deposits and manage third-party funds in an aggregate amount of at least R$5.05 billion, are required to have an in-house audit committee.
CNSP, which defines the rules and the guidelines of private insurance, also requires the establishment of an in-house audit committee if an insurance entity has its (i) adjusted net worth in an amount equal or superior Audit committees are required to R$ 0.5 billion or (ii) technical reserves in an amount equal or superior to R$ 0.7 billion. However, if an entity under CNSP supervision is part of a financial conglomerate, a single audit committee may be created at the parent company level. Accordingly, Itaú Unibanco Holding has opted for a single committee.
Audit committees should be created subject tounder an express provision in the bylaws of the respective financial institution and shouldare required to be composed of at least three members, one of which specializes in accounting and auditing.  For further information, see “Item 16.A - Audit Committee Financial Expert.” must be a financial expert.

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Audit committee members of publicly held financial institutions may not (a)(i) be or have been in the previous 12twelve months: (i)(a) an officer of the institution or its affiliates, (ii)(b) an employee of the institution or its affiliates, (iii)(c) an officer, manager, supervisor, technician, or any other member of the team involved in auditing activities at the institution, or (iv)(d) a member of the institution’s fiscal council or that of its affiliates; and (b)(ii) be a spouse or relative (first or second-degree relative) of the persons described in item (i), letters (a) and (c).

Audit committee members of publicly held financial institutions are also prohibited from receiving any compensation from the institution or its affiliates other than as a member of the audit committee. In the event an audit committee member of the institution is also a member of the board of directors of the institution or its affiliates, such member must opt for compensation related to only one of the positions.

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The audit committee reports to the board of directors and its principal functions are to oversee:

 ·the quality and integrity of the financial statements of Itaú Unibanco Holding;

 ·the compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;
 
 ·the performance, independence and quality of the services rendered by the independent auditors of Itaú Unibanco Holding;

 ·the performance, independence and quality of the work performed by the internal auditors of Itaú Unibanco Holding;

 ·the quality and the effectiveness of the internal controls and risk management systems of Itaú Unibanco Holding; and

 ·recommendations for hiring and replacement of independent auditors to the board of directors.

According to Central Bank regulations, the audit committee is required to be a corporatestatutory body, created by shareholdera shareholders’ resolution, which is separate from the board of directors. Notwithstanding the requirement of separate corporate bodies, the members of the board of directorsaudit committee may be members of the audit committee,board of directors, provided that they meet certain independence requirements. In addition, under Brazilian law, the hiring of the independent auditor is a function reserved exclusively for the board of directors of a company. However, Brazilian regulation permits the creation of a single committee for an entire group of companies.

Independent auditors and the audit committee must immediately notify the Central Bank of the existence or evidence of error or fraud within a maximum period of three business days from the date they identifiedrespective identification of the evidence of error or fraud,same, including:

 ·non-compliance with legal and regulatory norms that place the continuity of the audited entity at risk;

 ·fraud of any amount conductedperpetrated by the financial institution’s management;administration of said institution;

 ·relevant fraud conductedperpetrated by the financial institution’sentity employees or third parties; and

 ·errors that result in significant mistakes in the accounting records of the financial institution.entity.

If an entity under CNSP supervision is involved in those errors or frauds, SUSEP shall also be notified.
Our audit committee is comprised of the following individuals, each of whom serves for a one-yearone year term and was elected by our board of directors. For more information on our audit committee, see “Item 16D. Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees.”

NamePosition
Gustavo Jorge Laboissiere LoyolaPresident
Alcides Lopes TapiasAlkimar Tibeiro MouraMember
Eduardo Augusto de Almeida GuimarãesMember
Guy Almeida AndradeMember and financial expert
Alkimar Ribeiro MouraMemberFinancial Expert

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Our board of directors has determined that one memberof the members of our audit committee, Mr. Guy Almeida Andrade, is an audit committee financial expert and meets the requirements set forth by the SEC and the NYSE. Our audit committee financial expert, along with the other members of our audit committee, isare independent pursuant to CMN Resolution No. 3, 198.3,198, which requires that such members not be, or have been in the last year, an officer or employee of the company or its affiliates or an employee with managerial responsibilities in the internal audit division of the company. Mr. Andrade is also an expert in U.S. GAAP, which is the accounting standard used by us in our primary financial statements filed with the SEC. Other members of our audit committee are experts in accounting practices adopted in Brazil and weWe believe the skills, experience and education of our audit committee members qualify them to carry out all of their duties as members of the audit committee, including overseeing the preparation of our U.S. GAAP financial statements. In addition, our audit committee has the ability to retain independent accountants, financial advisorsadvisers or other consultants, advisorsadvisers and experts whenever it deems appropriate.

See “Item 6A. Directors and Senior Management”above for the biographiesbiography of Gustavo Jorge Laboissiere Loyola and Alcides Lopes Tapias.Loyola. Set forth below are brief biographical descriptions of Mr.Messrs. Alkimar Ribeiro Moura, Eduardo Augusto de Almeida Guimarães Mr.and Guy Almeida Andrade and Andrade.

Mr. Alkimar Ribeiro Moura.

Moura
has been a member of our audit committee since May 2010. He was an independent member on the Supervisory Boardof BM&FBOVESPA Supervisão de Mercados (BSM) from October 2007 to September 2010. He previously was member of the board of Banco Nossa Caixa S.A. from May 2006 to February 2007 and of Cia. Brasil de Seguros from May 2001 to February 2003. He was member of the board of Banco Bandeirantes S.A. from May 1999 to December 2000, and chief executive officer of the Banco do Brasil Banco de Investimentos (BBBI), and executive vice-president for Finance and Capital Markets of the Banco do Brasil, from April 2001 to January 2003. In the Central Bank, he was deputy governor for Financial System Regulations and Organization, from February 1996 to September 1997, deputy governor for monetary policy from March 1994 to February 1996, and deputy governor for public debt and open market operations from January 1987 to January 1988. Mr. Moura has a degree in economics from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, a master’s degree from University of California, Berkeley, USA in 1966, and a Ph.D in economics from the Stanford University, California, USA in 1978.
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Mr. Eduardo Augusto de Almeida Guimarães has been a member of our audit committee since December 2008. He was a member of the audit committee of Unibanco from April 2004 to December 2008. He previously held the positions of president of the IBGE from 1990 to 1992, National Treasury Secretary at the Ministry of Finance from 1996 to 1999, CEO of the BANESPA from 1999 to 2000, and CEO of Banco do Brasil from 2001 to 2003. He has been a member of the boards of directors of various companies such as Banco do Brasil, CEF, BNDES Participações S.A. and Banco Nossa Caixa S.A. He has also undertaken various academic functions, such as professor and dean of the Economics Institute of the Universidade Federal of Rio de Janeiro, lecturer in the Economics Departments of both the Pontifícia Universidade Católica of Rio de Janeiro (PUC), and the Universidade Federal Fluminense. Mr. Guimarães has a degree in civil engineering, a degree in economics, a master’s degree in production engineering from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of London.


Mr. Guy Almeida Andrade has been a member of our audit committee since December 2008. He was a member of the audit committee of Unibanco from April 2004 to December 2008. He began his career in 1974 at Magalhães Andrade S/S Auditores Independentes, where he became a partner in 1982, a position he currently holds. In 1984, he joined an intern program at Dunwoody & Co., Toronto, Canada. In 1983 he was admitted to the Chamber of Independent Auditors of IBRACON. Currently, Mr. Andrade is member of board of directos of IBRACON. From 2002 to 2004, he was president of the National Executive Board of IBRACON, where he held the position of alternate director for Brazil for the Inter-American Accounting Association from 1999 to 2003.IBRACON.  In 2000, he was elected as a member of the board of directors of the International Federation of Accountants IFAC, headquartered in New York, a position he held until November 2006. Mr. Andrade was the chairman of IFAC’s audit committee, from 2003 to 2006. In 2003 he founded RBA Global Auditores Independentes, where he holds the positionHe was also a member of administrative officer.IFAC’s nominating committee, from 2007 to 2010. Mr. Guy Almeida Andrade has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the Universidade de São Paulo, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Universidade Mackenzie.

Mr. Eduardo Augusto de Almeida Guimarães has been a member of our audit committee since December 2008. He was a memberCommittees of the audit committeeBoard of Unibanco from April 2004 to December 2008. He previously held the positions of president of the IBGE, from 1990 to 1992, National Treasury Secretary at the Ministry of Finance, from 1996 to 1999, chairman of the BANESPA, from 1999 to 2000 and chairman of Banco do Brasil, from 2001 to 2003. He has been a member of the boards of directors of various companies such as Banco do Brasil, CEF, BNDES Participações S.A. (“BNDESPAR”) and Banco Nossa Caixa S.A. He has also undertaken various academic functions such as dean of the Economics Institute of the Universidade Federal of Rio de Janeiro, lecturer in the Economics Department of the Pontifícia Universidade Católica of Rio de Janeiro and a member of the Economics and Business Administration Faculty of the Universidade Federal Fluminense. Mr. Guimarães has a degree in civil engineering, a degree in economics, a master’s degree in production engineering from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of London.Directors
Mr. Alkimar Ribeiro Moura was elected on May 3, 2010 as a member of our audit committee being his investiture subject to Central Bank’s approval. Mr. Moura has a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, a master degree in Economics from California University and a PhD in Economic from Stanford University. Mr. Moura is professor at EAESP of Fundação Getúlio Vargas and was the Financial and Market Capital vice-president of Banco do Brasil. He was also the Regulation and Organization officer of Central Bank and the officer responsible for monetary policy and government debt at the Central Bank, as well as officer of Banco Pirelli-Fintec. Moreover, Mr. Moura has participated in the boards of directors of Banco Nossa Caixa, Câmara Interbancária de Pagamentos, Cia. Brasil de Seguros, Telenorte Leste Participações, Telemar Participações, CBLC and Banco Bandeirantes.
For more information on the regulation of audit committees and exemptions applicable thereof, see “Item 4.B Business Overview – Regulation and Supervision – Regulation by the Central Bank – Regulation of Independent Auditors” and Item 16.D – Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees.”
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The information provided below relaterelates to the members of the strategy, capitalrisks and riskscapital management, appointment and corporate governance, personnel and personnelcompensation committees as of December 31, 2009.elected on April 28, 2011.

The board of directors generally appoints members to each committee from the members of our board of directors, however, key employees of Itaú Unibanco Holding and specialists in each specific committee area may be invited to be members of a committee. Members are appointed on an annual basis.


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Strategy Committee

Our strategy committee is responsible for corporate strategy, investments and budget.

TheWith respect to corporate strategy, the strategy committee: (i) supports the board of directors in its discussions with the board of officers regarding the strategic guidelines with respect to business matters; (ii) issues opinions and recommendations on the strategic guidelines and provides input for the board of directors’ discussions and decisions; and (iii) takes the initiative in the discussion of key matters and those of a high impact nature.

Regarding investments, the committee: (i) reviews investment opportunities presented by the board of officers which have a relevant impact on the business; and (ii) issues opinions and recommendations on investment opportunities presented, providing input and support to the discussions and decisions of the board of directors.

As to the budget, the committee: (i) proposes budgetary guidelines; (ii) conducts a thorough discussion with the board of officers in order to establish budgetary guidelines; (iii) conducts discussions with the board of officers and makes a recommendation on the budget for the current year to the board of directors; and (iv) advises and supports the CEO in monitoring corporate strategy in relation to the budget.

Further, the strategy committee also establishes an economic scenarios sub-committee, made up of key employees of Itaú Unibanco Holding and its controlled companies that have recognized expertise in macroeconomy. ThisSuch sub-committee supplies macroeconomic input to the strategy committee to provide support for its considerations in defining strategy, investments and budgets.

The board of directors appoints directors to the strategy committee on an annual basis. However, key employees of Itaú Unibanco Holding and specialists in strategy may be invited by the board of directors to be members of the committee.

The following members of our board of directors were appointed to our strategy committee: Pedro Moreira Salles, Roberto Egydio Setubal, Ricardo Villela Marino, Henri Penchas and Israel Vainboim.

Capital and Risk Management Committee

Our capitalrisk and riskcapital management committee is responsible for managing our risks and assets.

In relation to managing risk, the capital and risk management committee: (i) reviews risk management policies and assists in the establishment of the general philosophy of the Itaú Unibanco Holding with respect to risk; (ii) proposes and discusses procedures and systems for measuring and managing of risk; (iii) recommends general limits for risk and levels of control; (iv) surveys best practices with respect to significant financial risk exposure; (v) is kept informed by the board of officers of material themes with respect to risk exposure; (vi) receives and analyses reports from the board of officers as to monitoring, control and limits of Itaú Unibanco Holding’s risks; (vii) monitors the performance of the Itaú Unibanco Holding with respect to risk including monitoring risks relating to large accounts; and (viii) discusses and reviews limits of exposure to credit, market and operational risks.

In connection with the management of our assets, the committee: (i) discusses fiduciary activities and policies, as well as asset management activities and policies; (ii) reviews the liquidity and financing positions of the companies under the Itaú Unibanco Holding; (iii) discusses and monitors capital allocation and structure (economic, regulatory and rating); (iv) recommends limits for the allocation of capital considering risk-return and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements; and (v) reviews performance and allocation of capital in relation to levels of risk.

The board of directors appoints directors to the capital and risk management committee on an annual basis. However, key employees of Itaú Unibanco Holding and specialists in capital and risk management may be invited by the board of directors to be members of the committee.

The following members of our board of directors were appointed to our capital and risk management committee: Roberto Egydio Setubal, Gustavo Jorge Laboissière Loyola, Pedro Luiz Bodin de Moraes, Francisco Eduardo de Almeida Pinto and Candido Botelho Bracher.

 
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Appointment and Corporate Governance Committee

Our appointment and corporate governance committee is responsible for certain corporate governance matters, such as the selection, appointment and assessment of members of our board of directors and CEO.

In connection with corporate matters, the committee: (i) analyses and opines on potential situations of conflicts of interest between the directors and companies that are part of the Itaú Unibanco Holding based on criteria established by the board of directors, in particular (a) situations arising from external activities undertaken by members of the board of directors or the board of officers in the statutory bodies of other companies which are not part of the Itaú Unibanco Holding, and (b) transactions between directors and companies which are part of the Itaú Unibanco Holding; (ii) proposes the division among the directors of the fixed aggregate compensation established by the annual shareholders meeting; (iii) recommends changes in the composition of the board of directors and its committees; and (iv) recommends changes to the structure of committees, including the creation and dissolution of committees.

In connection with selection and appointment of members of the board of directors and the CEO, the appointment and corporate governance committee: (i) identifies, analyses and proposes candidates for the board of directors to be presented at the annual shareholders meeting, and determines, if elected, whether the candidate will be deemed an internal (also an officer of the company), external (not an officer of the company) or independent (not elected by the controlling shareholder, among other independence requirements) director; (ii) periodically reviews criteria for defining independent, external and internal directors pursuant to best practice governance principles and applicable regulations, recommends to the board of directors any modifications that may be necessary and re-evaluates the standing of each director in the light of any new independence criteria that may be established; (iii) assesses the functioning of the board of directors; (iv) discusses and makes recommendations on the succession of the chairman of the board of directors; (v) discusses and makes recommendations on the succession of the CEO; and (vi) assists in the identification of directors qualified to fill vacancies on the board committees, including the appointment and corporate governance committee, and is specifically required to provide an opinion with respect to the independence and financial specialization of members of the audit committee.

With respect to the assessment of members of the board of directors and the CEO, the committee: (i) recommends processes for evaluating the board of directors, individual directors, the chairman of the board, the committees and the CEO; and (ii) provides support with respect to evaluation methodology and to the board of directors, individual directors, chairman of the board, committees and CEO.

The board of directors appoints directors to the appointment and corporate governance committee on an annual basis. However, key employees of Itaú Unibanco Holding and specialists in human resources and corporate governance may be invited to be members of the committee.

The following members of the board of directors were appointed to the appointment and corporate governance committee: Pedro Moreira Salles, Alfredo Egydio Arruda Villela Filho, Alfredo Egydio Setubal, Henri Penchas, Israel Vainboim and Fernando Roberto Moreira Salles.

Personnel Committee

Our personnel committee is responsible for establishing compensation modelsoverseeing recruiting, training and retaining talented employees. Accordingly, the committee: (i) proposes guidelines for recruitment, evaluation and career development policies of the companies which are part of Itaú Unibanco Holding, ensuring the preparation of successors for all key positions; (ii) discusses, monitors and advises the board of officers on the career of key personnel within Itaú Unibanco Holding (varying from 100 to 150 persons) identified not necessarily according to hierarchical function; (iii) monitors the performance of key employees of Itaú Unibanco Holding, evaluating their results in comparison with established targets; (iv) monitors the results of the trainee program, including recruitment during the year, development of the trainees from previous years and an overall analysis of the program; (v) tracks the evaluation system used by the board of officers to evaluate Itaú Unibanco Holding’s employees (includingand analyses compliance with the determinationestablished guidelines; (vi) assists in the establishment of compensation packagesmentoring guidelines; (vii) advises on skills necessary for Itaú Unibanco Holding to achieve its medium term goals while complying with ethical and moral principles; (viii) reviews the profiles of the principal employees to be hired, recommending their engagement to the CEO vice presidents and, executive officers, subjectif hiring an officer, to the Boardboard of Directors’ approval). Suchdirectors; (ix) recommends general recruitment policies; (x) tracks what companies in the same sector are seeking in regard to their key employees; (xi) advises on the engagement of consultants and specialists for assisting in the hiring process; (xii) monitors the number of employees per business unit compared with established targets; (xiii) discusses the culture and training needs; (xiv) tracks policies with respect to courses and training programs for training personnel; and (xv) assists in the definition of continuing education programs.

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The board of directors appoints directors to the personnel committee is also responsible for defining stock options, recruiting, training, advisingon an annual basis. However, key employees of Itaú Unibanco Holding and retaining talented employees, recruiting and training.specialists in the human resources division may be invited to be members of the committee.

The following members of our board of directors were appointed to our personnel committee: Pedro Moreira Salles, Roberto Egydio Setubal, Ricardo Villela Marino, Francisco Eduardo de Almeida Pinto and Candido Botelho Bracher.

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF OFFICERSCompensation Committee

On February 17, 2011, our board of directors created a committee specifically responsible for the compensation of key executives of the Itaú Unibanco Group, or the compensation committee.

Our compensation committee’s principal functions are (i) approval of the granting of stock options of Itaú Unibanco Holding, as well as approval of institutional decisions within the scope of stock option plans sponsored by Itaú Unibanco Holding; (ii) discussion and analysis of the existing compensation models of Itaú Unibanco Holding, Itaú Unibanco and Itaú BBA (including the treasury unit); (iii) proposal of a compensation package for the CEO of Itaú Unibanco Holding for approval by the board of directors; and (iv) evaluation and approval of the compensation packages proposed by the CEO for the executive vice presidents and executive officers of Itaú Unibanco Holding, Itaú Unibanco and Itaú BBA, including the fixed and variable compensation components, benefits and long-term incentive compensation.

In addition, the compensation committee shall (i) evaluate the impact of CMN Resolution No. 3,921 and any other rules regarding to compensation in effect in countries where our subsidiaries operate, and (ii) propose measures in order to ensure our compliance with such rules. CMN Resolution No. 3,921 establishes guidelines and requirements for the compensation of a financial institution’s executives, which is required to be composed of both variable and fixed amounts, and a portion of which must be deferred. Further, such rule requires the establishment of a statutory committee with respect to compensation. See “Item 4B Business Overview – Regulation and Supervision.”

The following members of our board of directors were appointed to our compensation committee: Pedro Moreira Salles, Alfredo Egydio Arruda Villela Filho, Henri Penchas, Israel Vainboim and Pedro Luiz Bodin de Moraes.

Committees of the Board of Officers

Disclosure and Trading Committee

Our disclosure and trading committee’s main responsibility is to manage our trading and disclosure policies. It covers a range of internal actions in order to improve the flow of information and oversee the ethical conduct of the management and employees in order to: (i) ensure the transparency, quality, equality and accuracy of the information rendered to shareholders, investors, press, government authorities and other capital market entities; (ii) address and implement the criteria established by us so that Itaú Unibanco Holding’s management, shareholders, controllers and employees, as well as third parties that have a relationship with us, may comply with ethical and legal standards in the trading of our securities; (iii) evaluate the guidelines and procedures under our trading policy and guidelines for disclosure of an act or material fact and for maintaining confidentiality of certain information established by our disclosure policy, as well as the prior analysis of the content of announcements to the press; (iv) monitor and regulate compliance by management and other employees of Itaú Unibanco Holding to our policies, and (v) investigate cases of breach of our policies, notifying any infractions to the board of directors.

Our disclosure and trading committee is comprised of our principal investor relations officer and from two to ten persons elected annually among the members of the board of directors, board of officers or controlled companies and specialists in capital markets.


Currently the members of our disclosure and trading committee are Alcides Lopes Tápias, Alfredo Egydio Arruda Villela Filho, Alfredo Egydio Setubal, Claudia Politanski, Fernando Marsella Chacon Ruiz, Rogério Paulo Calderón Perez and Viviane Behar de Castro.
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6D.Employees




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  December 31, 
  2010  2009  2008 
Employees (on a consolidated basis)  108,040   101,640   108,027 
Brazil  102,316   96,240   102,649 
Abroad  5,724   5,400   5,378 
Argentina  1,514   1,376   1,394 
Chile  2,043   2,012   1,989 
Uruguay  1,071   983   1,001 
Paraguay  517   461   448 
Europa  212   345   344 
Others  367   223   202 


   December 31, 
  2010  2009  2008 
Commercial Banking  93,430   89,360   92,838 
Itaú BBA  2,387   2,310   1,094 
Consumer Credit  12,133   9,888   13,886 
Corporate and Treasury  90   82   209 
Total  108,040   101,640   108,027 
  December 31, 
   2009  2008  2007 
   Number of Employees 
Commercial Banking  89,360   61,098   55,165 
Itaú BBA  2,310   1,094   963 
Consumer Credit  9,888   8,953   9,859 
Corporate  82   209   117 
Total  101,640   71,354   66,104 

The number of our employees increased by 34.96%6.0% from December 31, 20072009 to December 31, 2009, as a result of the Association. During 2009, we have implemented the integration process at the level of our employees.2010.

Our employees are represented by one of the 209203 labor unions in Brazil, which consist of banking labor unions in various localities in which we operate; as set forth in the table below.  Employees represented by main localities:
operate.
RegionEmployees Number
Sao Paulo (city)32,073
Rio de Janeiro (city)4,891
Belo Horizonte (city)2,035
Curitiba (city)1,651
Porto Alegre (city)730

Since 1986, the banking industry in Brazil has been the target of strikes organized by labor unions.unions, usually during wage negotiations in the third quarter of each year. During a strike, part of the normal activities of our branches suffers from temporary disruptions. Despite the disruptions to our retail banking operations and, to a lesser extent, our corporate banking operations, we have not historically suffered significant losses in either sector through strike action.due to strikes.

The National Federation of Banks (Federação Nacional dos Bancos), or FENABAN represents banking institutions as employers and negotiates with the two entities representing the employees, the National Federation of Financial Industry Workers (Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores do Ramo Financeiro)Financeiro — CONTRAF), or CONTRAF, and the National Federation of Credit Industry Workers (Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores nas Empresas de Crédito, or CONTEC. — CONTEC). They carry out annual wage negotiations to update salaries, banks’ overtime pay levels and other benefits. The negotiation takes place in September of each year. We traditionally set the salary structure of our employees above these levels.
For wage negotiations, only FENABAN represents the Brazilian financial system and FENABAN negotiating with the two national professional federations above that, for wage negotiations, represent employees in negotiations.

We seek to maintain good relationships with our employees and with the labor unions, which represent them.

Itaú Unibanco Holding, through sponsored enterprises, offers its employees 19 pension plans that are administered by nine entities described below, eight of which are closed pensions funds and one of which is an open pension fund. The plans’ main objective is to provide a supplement to Brazilian federal social security benefits. Twelve of the plans are defined benefit plans, under which the calculation of the benefit amount on retirement is determined by a set formula defined in regulation.formula. Three are defined contribution plans, under which contribution amounts are fixed and the contribution values are defined and benefit will beamount is proportional to what has been accumulatedinvestment returns over time and capitalized over time.  Fourfour are variable contribution plans under which contributions cancontribution amounts vary as needed by the participant and the accumulated fund and the income will determine the value of the benefit.benefit amount also depends on investment returns over time. New employees can participate in a defined contribution plan managed by Itaú Vida e Previdência S.A.

 
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The plans are administered by the following entities (closed pension funds):

 ·Fundação Itaubanco manages the following plans: PAC, Itaubanco CD Plan, PBF, PB002, PBI002 plan, Itaulam defined benefit plan and PSI;variable contribution plan;

 ·Funbep - Fundo de Pensão Multipatrocinado manages the following plans: Funbep I and Funbep II;

 ·Prebeg - Caixa de Previdência dos Funcionários do BEG manages the PREBEG plan;

 ·Fundação Bemgeprev manages the ACMV plan;

 ·Itaubank Sociedade de Previdência Privada manages the Itaubank plan;
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 ·Itaú Fundo Multipatrocinado or IFM, manages the following plans: Itaú defined benefit plan and Itaú defined contribution plan; (the former plan Citiprev Plan is managed by IFM);

 ·UBB PREV – Previdência Complementar manages the following plans: Unibanco pension plan, basic plan and IJMS;IJMS plan;

 ·Fundação Banorte that manages the following plans: Plano I and Plano II;

Our pension plans are managed in accordance with our corporate governance principles.principles, which aim to ensure that participants receive superior retirement benefits through plan management. As required by Brazilian regulatory agencies, actuarial valuations are made by the actuary responsible for each plan everyeach year. During 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007,2008, we made contributions to the pension plans at levels required by actuarial standards. We made contributions to our pension plans of approximately R$4339.7 million, R$3451.3 million, and R$3044.9 million in 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007,2008, respectively.

Training and Development

Personnel development is one of our main values, and we make an effort to train high performance teams engaged and motivated by sustainable development. For this reason we created the Itaú Unibanco Business School, which provides continuing education in three areas: business (knowledge management of different business areas), leadership (knowledge management for more senior employees for development of leadership) and performancecorporate skills (knowledge management of general application, such as corporate MBA programs, certification preparation programs and IT courses).courses. The Itaú Unibanco Business School was created to further the unification of processes at the two banks prior to the Association by combining the best programs of each bank in Itaú Unibanco Holding. The continuing education of our teams and leaders promotes a high level of discussion on themes such as ethics, sustainability, and social and environmental responsibility.
Our dedication to the development of our employees is illustrated by our International Organization for Standardization 9001 certification. All certifications are valid for three years, during which there must be annual follow-up audits. After three years, there is a recertification audit.
During the course of 2009 the issues listed below have been audited by SGS ICS Certificadora Ltda:
·Record of working hours - Electronic TimeSheet;
·Payroll - Calculation, Credit, Accounting and Collection;
·Fundação Itaubanco - Analysis of Credit Granting and Benefits Payment;
·Fundação Prebeg - Analysis of Credit Granting and Benefits Payment;
·Fundação Funbep - Analysis of Credit Granting and Benefits Payment; and
·Fundação Bemgeprev - Analysis of Credit Granting and Benefits Payment.

The only process recertified in 2009 wasIn 2010, we launched the Itaú Unibanco Business School Management.leadership academy, which has as its objectives to develop sustainability and innovation among our employees.

6E.Share Ownership

Except for the stock indirectly owned by our controlling shareholders (owned through their participation in IUPAR Itaúsa and Companhia E.Johnston)Itaúsa), the members of our board of directors and our board of officers, on an individual basis and as a group, beneficially own less than 1%1.0% of the shares of our common stock and less than 1%1.0% of the shares of our preferred stock. See “Item 7A. Major Shareholders” for more information."

Stock Option PlanBased Compensation Plans

We have been issuing stock options as compensation since 1995. Accordingly, part of our management’s variable compensation is inWe believe that the formgranting of stock options which we believe reinforces theirthe commitment of management to our performance. Our stock option plan has been instituted with the purpose of integrating officers into our medium and long-term development. Our shareholders, at the general extraordinary meetings, held on April 24, 2009 and April 26, 2010, includedIt includes the board of directors, thesenior employees of Itaú Unibanco Holding and thesenior employees and management members of its controlled companies as beneficiaries of the plan. We believe that this will allow them to benefit from additional value that their work created for the shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding. Our stock option plan is designed to retain the services of members of management and our board of directors and to obtain highly qualified employees.

 
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Our stock option plan is governed by the personnelcompensation committee, whose members are appointed by our board of directors. The personnelcompensation committee periodically designates members of our management to whom stock options are granted in the quantities specified. Stock options may also be granted to the members of management of controlled companies or to senior employees of Itaú Unibanco Holding or such controlled companies. Our board of directors may modify the decisions of the personnelcompensation committee in their first meeting after the date the options are granted. If not modified, the options granted by the personnelcompensation committee are deemed to have been confirmed. The personnelcompensation committee may only grant options if our profits are sufficient to permit the distribution of the mandatory dividend in accordance with Brazilian corporate law.Corporate Law. The amount of options granted in any given year may not exceed 0.5% of our total shares at the end of the relevant fiscal year. If in a specific fiscal year, the amount of stock options granted during such year is below the 0.5% maximum limit of the total number of shares, the difference may be added to options granted in any one of seven subsequent fiscal years.
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The options have an exercise period of between five and ten years from the date of their issuance; however, they may only be exercised after a vesting period determined by the personnelcompensation committee and outside certain blackout periods. The vesting period varies, at the personnelcompensation committee’s discretion, from one to seven years from the date of issuance of the options. Blackout periods are time periods during which the CVM forbids management from trading shares of the company with which they are affiliated and therefore no options may be exercised.

The exercise price of an option is determined by the personnelcompensation committee at the time of the grant and can be restated up to the month prior to the exercise of the option. InThe rules applicable in determining the exercise price have been recently modified by the personnelshareholders’ meeting held on April 25, 2011. According to the new rules, the compensation committee considers the average prices for our preferred shares on the days the BM&FBOVESPA is open for business for a period of at least one and atduring the mostlast three months prior to the issuance of the option. Anyear preceding the year the stock option was granted. The plan also allows an adjustment of up to 20% more or less thanof this average price.

In addition, the average price is permitted.
As decided  by our shareholders at the general extraordinary meeting held on April 26, 2010, the availability ofplan establishes that the shares which the beneficiaries shall subscribereceive through the exercise of the optionoptions may be subject to additional restrictions in accordance with resolutions adopted by the personnelcompensation committee (imposition ofsuch as minimum holding periods).periods.
 
In addition, the general extraordinary meeting held on April 24, 2009 also createdThe plan provides for a new mechanism for the granting of options to beneficiaries who are considered to have had outstanding performance and have potential according to the criteria established by the personnelcompensation committee and through the use of performance and leadership evaluation tools. The personnelcompensation committee may grant options forshare-based compensation under the partners’ plan under which the strike price is paid through the obligation of the beneficiary invests up to invest 20%20.0% of the portion of his or her bonus that is tied to profits and results in shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding. The beneficiaries to whom these options arethis share-based compensation is granted must keep ownership of the shares unaltered and with no encumbrances of any nature from the date the option is granted until the exercise of the option. This mechanism was expanded by our shareholders at the general extraordinary shareholders’ meeting held on April 26, 2010 in order to (i) allow thatpermit a portion or the full net amount of the bonus mayto be invested in shares and (ii) allow the personnelcompensation committee to impose additional conditions to the exercisefor vesting of the shares. Thus, as the beneficiaries are encouraged to invest their own bonuses in our shares, and consequently they participate in the appreciation of the shares, we believe that they become more committed to our performance, which is the main objective of the stock option plan.
The general extraordinary shareholders’ meeting held on April 24,25, 2011 also amended the stock option plan to authorize the beneficiaries to acquire shares directly from Itaú Unibanco Holding’s treasury.
In 2009, also approved the assumption by Itaú Unibanco Holding ofassumed all the rights and obligations that Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings had under their respective stock option plans. After this assumption, the options held by the beneficiaries to acquire shares issued by Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings were exchanged for replacement awards options to acquire shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding, at the same exchange ratio used for the Association.
For further information relating
The extraordinary shareholders’ meeting held on April 25, 2011 also amended the rules for applicable in case of termination of the beneficiaries’ relationship with Itaú Unibanco Holding or its controlled companies. According to the issuance of ournew rules, a beneficiary will forfeit his or her stock options see “Item 6B. Compensation.” For more information regarding our stock option plans, see note 26in case he or she resigns or is dismissed from Itaú Unibanco Holding or its controlled companies, except for the following: (i) in the case of a member of management, if termination occurs by virtue of such person having reached the age limit for holding their post; (ii) in the case of other employees, if termination occurs after such employee reaches the age of 55, (iii) if termination takes place simultaneously with the election of the employee to our consolidated financial statements.a management position within Itaú Unibanco Holding or its controlled companies, or the election of the member of management to another statutory position within Itaú Unibanco Holding or one of its controlled companies, or (iv) if the compensation committee determines that the options will not be forfeited upon resignation or dismissal of the employee or member of management.

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ITEM 7ITEM 7 MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

7A.7A. Major Shareholders

In accordance with our bylaws, our capital stock is divided into two classes of shares: common shares ( ações ordinárias ) and preferred shares ( ações preferenciais ).shares. Each common share entitles its holder to one vote at meetings of our shareholders, and there are no differences in the voting rights conferred by each of our common shares. The preferred shares are non-voting. See “Item 10B. Memorandum and Articles of Association – Voting Rights” for information regarding our capital stock and our two classes of stock.

The following table sets forth certain information as of MarchMay 31,  20102011 with respect to:

·any person known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5.0% of our outstanding common shares; and

·any person known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5.0% of our outstanding preferred shares.

  Common shares  Preferred shares  Total 
     %     %     % 
Iupar - Itaú Unibanco Participações S.A.  1,167,536,102   51.00   0   0.00   1,167,536,102   25.54 
Itaúsa - Investimentos Itaú S.A.  885,142,979   38.66   77.192   0.003   885,220,171   19.37 
BlackRock  0   0.00   159,335,737   6.983   159,335,737   3.48 
Others  236,605,192   10.34   2,090,921,925   91.641   2,327,527,117   50.92 
Subtotal  2,289,284,273   100.00   2,250,334,854   98.628   4,539,619,127   99.31 
Treasury stock (*)  2.202   0.00   31,314,890   1.372   31,317,092   0.69 
TOTAL  2,289,286,475   100.00   2,281,649,744   100.00   4,570,936,219   100.00 
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  Common shares  Preferred shares  Total 
   Total Number of
Shares
  %  Total Number of
Shares
  %  Total Number of
Shares
  % 
  (per share, except percentage amounts) 
IUPAR – Itaú Unibanco Participacões S.A.  1,167,536,097   51.00   0.00   0.00   1,167,536,102   25.54 
CNPJ 04.676.564/0001-08                        
Itaúsa – Investimentos Itaú S.A.  828,666,680   36.20   77,082   0.01   828,743,762   18.13 
CNPJ 61.532.644/0001-15                        
Bank of America Corporation  56,476,299   2.47   188,424,758   8.26   244,901,057   5.36 
CNPJ 08.387.504/0001-18                        
Treasury stock  2,202   0.00   39,689,942   1.74   39,692,144   0.87 
Others  236,605,197   10.33   2,053,457,962   89.99   2,290,063,154   50.10 
Total  2,289,286,475   100.00   2,281,649,744   100.00   4,570,936,219   100.00 
As a result(*) Not included Itaú Unibanco stock held by Itaubanco defined contribution plan in excess of the Association, IUPAR becameindividual accounts of participants in the controlling shareholderamount of 1,500,000 common shares.

Itaú Unibanco Holding.Holding is controlled by IUPAR, is a holding company controlled by Itaúsa and Companhia E. Johnston. The control of IUPAR and Itaú Unibanco Holding is equally shared by Itaúsa and Companhia E. Johnston and all decisions are taken by consensus.(i) Itaúsa, a holding company controlled by the VillelaEgydio de Souza Aranha family, and the Setubal family,which holds 50%50.0% of the common stock and 100%100.0% of the preferred stock of IUPAR and also directly holds directly, 36.20%38.66% of our common stock. Companhiastock and (ii) E. Johnston, a holding company controlled by the Moreira Salles family, which holds 50%50.0% of the common stock of IUPAR. Three of our directors, Alfredo Egydio Arruda Villela Filho, Roberto Egydio Setubal and Alfredo Egydio Setubal, are members of the Egydio de Souza Aranha family and two of our directors, Pedro Moreira Salles and Fernando Roberto Moreira Salles, are members of the Moreira Salles family.

On March 30, 2011, BlackRock, Inc. informed us, according to Article 12 of CVM Rule No. 358 that it owned preferred shares representing approximately 7% of the issued preferred shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding.  In addition, BlackRock, Inc. informed us that it holds our shares for investment purposes only.

The table below contains information regarding our American Depository Shares, or ADS, according to our internal share record as of June 10, 2011:

Number
of Shares
Common Shares2,289,286,400
Preferred Shares2,281,649,700
Preferred Shares Represented by ADS921,940,734
Total5,492,876,834

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Shareholders’ Agreement

Itaúsa and E. Johnston

Itaúsa (which is controlled by the Egydio de Souza Aranha family) and E. Johnston (which is controlled by the Moreira Salles familyfamily) have entered into a shareholders’ agreement to regulatethat governs their relationship regarding IUPAR, Itaú Unibanco Holding and its subsidiaries. The shareholders’ agreementIts main provisions are the following:described below.

(1) Corporate Governance.  Governance

The board of directors of IUPAR will beis composed byof four members: two appointed by Itaúsa and two by the Moreira Salles family,E. Johnston, and its board of officers will beis composed byof four executive officers: two appointed by Itaúsa and two by the Moreira Salles family.E. Johnston. The board of directors of Itaú Unibanco Holding will beis composed byof up to 14 members, out of which six will beare jointly appointed by Itaúsa and the Moreira Salles family, and will always vote jointly. Currently, four of our directors are members of the Villela and Setubal families and two of our directors are members of the Moreira Salles family.E. Johnston.

(2) Lock-up Period, Right of First Refusal and Tag-Along Rights.  (i) Rights

The shares issued by IUPAR may not be transferred by Itaúsa or the Moreira Salles familyits shareholders to third parties until November 3, 2018.  (ii) After this period, in case one of the parties decides to transfer shares of IUPAR, the other party may choose to (a)(i) exercise its right of first refusal to acquire the shares, or (b)(ii) exercise its tag-along right, in the exact same terms and conditions, or (c)(iii) waive both its rights of first refusal and tag-along.  (iii) Itaúsa may freely transfer the shares issued by Itaú Unibanco Holding that are directly owned by it. (iv) In case Itaúsa and the Moreira Salles familyparties decide to jointly transfer the totality of their shares issued by IUPAR, Itaúsa may exercise its tag-along right in order to include all or part of the shares issued by Itaú Unibanco Holding that are directly owned by Itaúsa.

(3) Term.  Term

The shareholders’ agreement will be in effect for a period of 20 years from January 27, 2009 and may be automatically renewed for successive periods of ten years, unless otherwise requiredterminated upon one year’s prior written notice by any of the shareholders, according to the procedures set forthshareholders.

Bank of America

On June 1, 2010, BAC, a shareholder of Itaú Unibanco Holding, offered, in the shareholders’ agreement.
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form of ADS (each ADS representing one preferred share issued by Itaú Unibanco Holding), all 188,424,758 preferred shares issued by Itaú Unibanco Holding and owned by BAC, corresponding to approximately 8.4% of the outstanding preferred shares issued by Itaú Unibanco Holding and 4.16% of its outstanding total capital stock. In addition, on June 11, 2010, Itaúsa purchased all 56,476,299 common shares issued by Itaú Unibanco Holding and owned by BAC, held 5.36%corresponding to approximately 2.5% of ourthe outstanding common shares issued by Itaú Unibanco Holding and 1.2% of its outstanding total capital asstock. As a result of March 31, 2010.

The table below contains information regardingsuch transactions, the ownership of our sharespreviously existing shareholder agreement among Itaú Unibanco Holding, Itaúsa and ADSs as filed byBAC is no longer in effect and BAC no longer has the holdersright to appoint one member of the board of directors of Itaú Unibanco Holding or, as a consequence, sell its Itaú Unibanco Holding shares and ADSs in the United States, according to our internal share record, asevent of March 31, 2010:
a transfer of control (tag along).

  March 2010 
   Number  Number of 
   of Shares  Shareholders 
Common Shares  58,043,846   18 
Preferred Shares  396,484,108   311 
Preferred Shares Represented by ADS  752,844,447   1(*)
Total  1,207,372,401   330 
(*) Bank of New York
7B.Related Party Transactions
 
We have engagedengage in a number of transactions with related parties. OurThe granting of credit to our executive officers, directors or affiliates is subject to restrictions under Brazilian law. Under Brazilian law, financial institutions may not grant loans, advances or advancesguarantees to:
 
any individual, or the immediate family members of thesuch individual, or entity that controls the financial institution or any entity under common control with the financial institution,
 
any executive officer, director or member of the fiscal council of the financial institution, or the immediate family members of these individuals,such individual, or entity in which thesuch individual directly or indirectly holds more than 10.0% of the capital stock,
 
any entity controlled by the financial institution, or
 
any entity in which the financial institution directly or indirectly holds more than 10.0% of the capital stock or which directly or indirectly holds more than 10.0% of the financial institution’s capital stock.stock, or

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companies in which our officers hold a management position.
 
As of the date of this annual report, we believe that we are in compliance with the restrictions under Brazilian law. The prohibitionBrazilian law does not limit our ability to enter into transactions in the interbank market with our affiliates that are financial institutions.  See “Item 4B. Business Overview - Regulation and Supervision.”
 
We have always conductedconduct transactions with companies that are part of our consolidated group on an arm’s length basis, according to prices, terms and rates that follow market standards and practices.  We have eliminated the results of these transactions in our consolidated position.financial statements. These operationstransactions are generally banking and interbanking transactions. The table below sets forth the details of these operations.transactions eliminated for consolidation purposes, mainly with Itaú Unibanco S.A., Itaú BBA S.A., Banco Itaucard S.A., BFB Leasing S.A. – Arrendamento Mercantil and Dibens Leasing S.A. – Arrendamento Mercantil:

(in millions of R$)
 
Balances 2010  2009  2008 
Securities issued by consolidated entities and acquired by other consolidated entities  155,606   114,563   96,107 
Loans to consolidated entities  19,499   2,394   4,389 
Foreign currency purchases and sales to be settled between consolidated entities  22,634   32,925   4,987 
Interest-bearing deposits and non-interest bearing deposits of consolidated entities at other consolidated entities  336,152   241,055   187,716 
Securities purchased under resale agreements between consolidated entities  392,342   75,893   34,475 
Interbank accounts of subsidiaries  44   105   15 
Borrowings and on-lendings between consolidated entities  22,166   8,989   10,431 
Derivative financial instruments - Liabilities  8,348   4,104   9,747 
Dividends  7,053   4,702   2,524 
Negotiation and intermediation of securities  155   33   183 
Receivables/Payables between consolidated entities  376   9,095   96 
Deferred income  40   24   16 
Interest on federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements  30,533   26,158   22,680 
Interest on securities sold under repurchase agreements between consolidated entities  18,847   20,472   30,385 
Interest expense  (40,401)  (34,595)  (31,507)
Other income and expense between consolidated entities  (907)  (34,761)  (13,541)

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Balances 
2009
  2008  2007 
Securities issued by consolidated entities and acquired by other consolidated entities  114,563   96,107   68,816 
Loans to consolidated entities  2,394   4,389   2,922 
Foreign currency purchases and sales to be settled between consolidated entities  32,925   4,987   10,931 
Interest-bearing deposits and non-interest bearing deposits of consolidated entities at other consolidated entities  241,055   187,716   172,081 
Securities repurchased and resale agreements between consolidated entities  75,893   34,475   19,520 
Interbank accounts of subsidiaries  105   15   32 
Borrowings and on-lendings between consolidated entities  8,989   10,431   6,681 
Derivative financial instruments - Liabilities  4,104   9,747   4,055 
Dividends  4,702   2,524   2,244 
Income Taxes and other taxes payable  -   319   289 
Negotiation and intermediation of securities  33   183   17 
Receivables/Payables between consolidated entities  9,095   96   406 
Deferred income  24   16   18 
Interest on federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell  26,158   22,680   16,029 
Interest on securities  20,472   30,385   11,773 
Interest Expense  (34,595)  (31,507)  (20,633)
Other income and expenses between consolidated entities  (34,761)  (13,541)  7,934 

(in millions of R$) 
  2009  2008  2007 
ASSETS         
Dividends receivable         
Unibanco Rodobens Administradora de Consórcios Ltda  15   -   - 
Serasa S.A.  -   -   - 
Redecard S.A.  -   -   - 
LIABILITIES            
Non-interest bearing deposits            
Itaú XL  54   129   - 
Unibanco Rodobens Administradora de Consórcios Ltda  59   -   - 
CNF - Adinistradora de Consórcios Nacional Ltda  57   -   - 
Tecnologia Bancária S.A.  3   -   - 
Deposits received under securities repurchase agreements            
Olimpia  26   28   - 
  
  2010  2009  2008 
ASSETS         
Cash and due from banks         
Tecnologia Bancária S.A.  422   -   - 
Interbank Investments            
Porto Seguro S.A.  33   -   - 
Dividends receivable            
Unibanco Rodobens Administradora de Consórcios Ltda (*)  -   15   - 
Porto Seguro S.A.  45   -   - 
Receivables from related companies            
Porto Seguro S.A.  87   -   - 
LIABILITIES            
Non-interest bearing deposits            
Itaú Unibanco Seguros Corporativos S.A.  -   (54)  (129)
Unibanco Rodobens Administradora de Consórcios Ltda (*)  -   (43)  - 
Tecnologia Bancária S.A.  -   (3)  - 
Porto Seguro S.A.  (2)  -   - 
Time deposits            
Unibanco Rodobens Administradora de Consórcios Ltda (*)  -   (16)    
CNF - Adinistradora de Consórcios Nacional Ltda (*)  -   (57)    
Securities sold under repurchase agreements            
Olimpia  Promoção e Serviços S.A.  (19)  (26)  (28)
  
01/01 to
12/31/2010
  
01/01 to
12/31/2009
  
01/01 to
12/31/2008
 
RESULT            
Funding expenses            
Olimpia  Promoção e Serviços S.A.  (2)  -   - 
Porto Seguro S.A.  (16)  -   - 
Third-party service expenses            
Olimpia  Promoção e Serviços S.A.  (2)  -   - 
Other operating income            
Porto Seguro S.A.  29   -   - 
Fee and commission income            
Porto Seguro S.A.  61   -   - 
(*) Itaú Unibanco Holding sold its equity interest in these companies to third parties on January 28, 2010.         

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The table below presents balances and transactions between Itaú Unibanco Holding and others entities of the Itaúsa group.

 
(in millions of R$, except percentages)
 
       
2010
  
2009
  
2008
 
                  
Demand deposits                  
ITH Zux Cayman Company Ltd.  41   55   -   -   (41)  (55)
Duratex S.A.  18   32   -   (6)  (18)  (32)
Interest-bearing deposits                        
Elekeiroz S.A.  11   38   22   (31)  (11)  (38)
Annual interest (%) 100.00% of CDI  101.50% of CDI  101.50% of CDI  100.50% of CDI  100.00% of CDI  101.50% of CDI 
Elekeiroz S.A.  -   21   -   -   -   (21)
Annual interest (%)  -  101.50% of CDI   -   -   -  101.50% of CDI 
Itaúsa Empreendimentos S.A.  31   28   -   -   (31)  (28)
Annual interest (%) 101.10% of CDI  102.30% of CDI   -   -  101.10% of CDI  102.30% of CDI 
Itaúsa Empreendimentos S.A.  17   16   -   -   (17)  (16)
Annual interest (%) 100.80% of CDI  102% of CDI   -   -  100.80% of CDI  102.00% of CDI 
Duratex S.A.  -   39   10   (41)  -   (39)
Annual interest (%)  -  102.37% of CDI  104.45 of CDI  100.00% of CDI   -  102.37% of CDI 
Deposits received under securities repurchase agreements            
Itautec S.A.  (8)  -   - 
Juros anuais (%) 100.32% of CDI   -   - 
Securities purchased under resale agreements            
Itaúsa Empreendimentos S.A.  48   -   -   (52)  (48)  - 
Duratex S.A.  (8)  -   - 
Itautec S.A.  (18)  -   - 
Itaú Gestão de Ativos S.A.  1   -   -   (1)  (1)  - 
Trade notes payable                        
Itautec S.A. (1)
  -   (10)  (7)
Itaúsa - Investimentos Itaú S.A.  -   (73)  - 
Other liabilities - payable due to transactions with credit cards            
Redecard S.A. (2)
  -   -   (4,564)
TRANSACTIONS (other than interest income and interest expense recognized in the financial transactions above)            
Fee and comission income            
Itaúsa Investimentos S.A.  1   2   - 
Itaúsa Empreendimentos S.A.  2   -   - 
Duratex S.A.  2   -   - 
Rent expenses            
Itaúsa Investimentos S.A.  (1)  (1)  - 
Equipment and software purchase            
Itautec S.A. (1)
  (296)  (396)  (324)
Other operating income (expenses)            
Itaúsa Investimentos S.A.  72   -   - 
Non-operating income            
Duratex S.A.  2   -   - 
Itautec S.A.  10   7   8   2   -   - 
Itaúsa - Investimentos Itaú S.A.  73   -   - 
TRANSACTIONS (other than interest income and interest expense recognized in the financial transactions above)            
Services expenses            
Itaúsa - Investimentos Itaú S.A.  2   -   - 
Rent expenses            
Itaúsa - Investimentos Itaú S.A.  1   -   - 
Equipment and software purchase            
Itautec S.A.  396   324   125 
(1) Maintenance and services related to electronic equipment and software.
(2) Consolidated as of March 2009, at the time of the acquisition of control, as described in Note 3.2.b to our consolidated financial statements.
The transactions in the table above generally consist of:
• Deposits, which are funds received as deposits from other entities;
• Amounts receivable from and payable to related parties, which arise from custody fees and risk management fees;
• Banking service fees, which arise from affiliate portfolio management fees, custody fees and investment management fees;
• Rent expenses, which consist of rent for space used by not-for profit entities; and
• Data processing expenses, which consist of expenses for processing services, including expert technical assistance and maintenance of equipment, provided by Itautec S.A.

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Itaú Unibanco Holding has made regular donations to Fundação Itaú Social, a charitable foundation whose objectives are:
 
 ·
to create the “Programa Itaú Social,” aimed at coordinating activities of interest to the community, supporting and developing social, scientific and cultural projects, mainly in the areas of education and health;
 
 ·
to support ongoing projects or initiatives, sustained or sponsored by entities qualified under the “Programa Itaú Social,” and
 
 ·to act as a supplier of ancillary services to companies of the group.
 
Itaú Unibanco Holding is the founding partner and sponsor of the Instituto Itaú Cultural – IIC, an entity whose purpose is the promotion and preservation of the Brazilian cultural heritage.
 
The table below shows the donations to both entitiesInstituto Itaú Cultural and services rendered by Fundação Itaúother entities such as:
·Fundação Itaubanco, Funbep — Fundo de Pensão Multipatrocinado, Fundação Bemgeprev, UBB PREV — Previdência Complementar, and Fundação Manoel Baptista da Silva de Seguridade Social, closed-end private pension entities, that administer supplementary retirement plans sponsored by Itaú Unibanco Holding and its subsidiaries; and

·Instituto Itaú Cultural, Instituto Unibanco de Cinema and Associação Clube “A,” not-for-profit entities sponsored by Itaú Unibanco Holding and its subsidiaries.

(in millions of R$)
 
  2010  2009  2008 
Donations by Itaú Unibanco Holding to         
Instituto Itaú Cultural  (44)  (39)  (36)
Instituto Unibanco de Cinema  -   (10)  - 
Associação Clube "A"  -   (1)  - 
Receivables from (payable to) related companies            
Fundação BEMGEPREV  (13)  -   - 
UBB Prev Previdência Complementar  (17)  -   - 
Fundação Banorte Manuel Baptista da Silva de Seguridade Social  (79)  -   - 
Other  1   -   - 
Rent expenses            
Fundação Itaubanco  (15)  (24)  (23)
FUNBEP - Fundo de Pensão Multipatrocinado  (8)  (6)  - 
Other  (1)  -   - 
Service fees and commission income            
Fundação Itaubanco  10   9   6 
FUNBEP - Fundo de Pensão Multipatrocinado  3   2   - 
UBB Prev Previdência Complementar  3   3   - 
Other  2   2   - 

In addition to the aforementioned transactions, Itaú Unibanco Holding:
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  2009  2008  2007 
Donations by Itaú Unibanco Holding to         
Fundação Itaú Social  -   -   2 
Instituto Itaú Cultural  39   36   4 
Instituto Unibanco de Cinema  10   -   - 
Associação Clube "A"  1   -   - 
Rent expenses            
Fundação Itaubanco  24   23   - 
FUNBEP - Fundo de Pensão Multipatrocinado  6   -   - 
Service fees and commission income            
Fundação Itaubanco  9   6   - 
FUNBEP - Fundo de Pensão Multipatrocinado  2   -   - 
and non-consolidated entities are parties to an agreement for apportionment of common costs, pursuant to which such subsidiaries pay Itaú Unibanco for certain shared structures provided by Itaú Unibanco. In connection with such agreement, the non-consolidated entities paid Itaú Unibanco R$16.6 million, R$8.9 million and R$6.8 million in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

7C.Interests of Experts and Counsel
 
Not applicable.

ITEM 8FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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ITEM 8  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
8A.8A.         Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information
 
The information included in Item 18 of this annual report is referred to and incorporated by reference into this Item 8A.
 
Litigation

Overview

We are party to numerous lawsuits and administrative proceedings that arise during the normal course of our business. We are routinely involved in consumer complaints filed with SUSEP and the Central Bank, which do not constitute administrative proceedings. We are not defendants in any material administrative proceeding with the CVM, SUSEP, the Central Bank or any municipalities.

Our financial statements only include reserves for probable losses that can be reasonably estimated and expenses that we may incur in connection with pending litigation or administrative proceedings, or as otherwise required by Brazilian law. As of December 31, 2009,2010, our provisions for such contingencies were R$13,98814,736 million, of which R$8,3437,751 million are related to tax contingencies, R$3,1583,990 million are related to labor contingencies and R$2,4872,995 million are related to civil contingencies. See Note 30 to our consolidated financial statements. Our management believes that our provisions, including interest, for legal proceedings in which we are defendants are sufficient to cover probable losses that can be reasonably estimated in the event of unfavorable court decisions. It is currently not possible to estimate the amount of all potential costs that we may incur or penalties that may be imposed on us other than those amounts for which we have reserves. We believe that any potential liabilities related to these lawsuits and administrative proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results.results or liquidity. There are no material proceedings in which any of our directors, any member of our senior management or any of our affiliates is either a party adverse to us or to our subsidiaries or has a material interest adverse to us or our subsidiaries.

 
Civil Litigation

Litigation Arising from Government Monetary Stabilization Plans

From 1986 to 1994, the Brazilian federal government implemented several consecutive monetary stabilization plans to combat hyper-inflation. In order to implement these plans, the Brazilian federal government enacted several laws based on its power to regulate the monetary and financial systems as granted by the Brazilian federal constitution.

Holders of savings accounts during the periods when the monetary stabilization plans were implemented have challenged the constitutionality of the laws that implemented those plans, claiming from the banks where they held their savings accounts additional amounts of interest based on the inflation rates applied to savings accounts under the monetary stabilization plans.
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We are defendants in numerous standardized lawsuits filed by individuals in respect of the monetary stabilization plans. We record provisions for such claims upon receipt of summons to present a defense based on statistical criteria, considering the average amount paid in similar lawsuits.criteria. Each provision may be adjusted based on the balance in the savings account statements of each plaintiff during the relevant periods and based on the collateral we may be required to post with respect to each lawsuit.periods.

In addition, we are defendants in class actions, similar to the lawsuits by individuals, filed by either (i) consumer protection associations or (ii) public attorneys’ office (Ministério Público) on behalf of holders of savings accounts. Upon final judgment of a class action, holdersHolders of savings accounts may collect any amount due based on such a decision. We record provisions when individual plaintiffs apply to enforce such decisions, using the same criteria used to determine provisions for individual lawsuits.

The Federal Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal) has issued some decisions in favor of the holders of savings accounts, but has not issued a final ruling with respect to the constitutionality of the monetary stabilization plans as applicable to savings accounts. In relation to a similar dispute with respect to the constitutionality of monetary stabilization plans as applicable to time deposits and other private agreements the Federal Supreme Court has decided that the laws were in accordance with the federal constitution. Due to this contradiction, the Confederação Nacional do Sistema FinanceiroConsifCONSIF filed a special proceeding with the Federal Supreme Court (Arguição de Descumprimento de Preceito Fundamental nº 165 – ADPF, 165), in which the Central Bank has filed an amicus brief, challenging the existing Federal Supreme Court ruling with respect to savings accounts and arguing that holders of savings accounts did not incur actual damages and that the monetary stabilization plans as applicable to savings accounts were in accordance with the federal constitution.

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Other Civil Litigation

In addition to litigation arising from government monetary stabilization plans, we are defendants in numerous civil lawsuits arising from the normal course of our business. We are not able to currently predict the total amounts involved in these claims, due to the nature of the matters disputed. However, we believe that any potential liabilities related to these lawsuits will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results.

As of December 31, 2009,2010, our total amount of provisions related to civil litigation, including the monetary stabilization plans, was R$2,4872,995 million.

Tax Litigation

We are involved in severalhave certain tax disputes including judicial lawsuits and administrative proceedings,that arise from our ordinary business activities, mainly relating to the constitutionality andor legality of certain taxes imposed on us byus. Contingent liabilities arising from tax disputes are computed according to the Brazilian government, among whichprincipal amount of taxes in dispute, subject to tax assessment notices, plus interest and, if applicable, penalties and other administrative charges.

As of December, 31, 2010, our total amount of provisions related to taxes was R$7,751 million. See Note 30 to our consolidated financial statements, for details regarding the most relevant are claims in connection with: (i) the imposition of different rates of CSLL on companies participatingchanges in the financial system;provisions and (ii)respective escrow deposits for tax and social security lawsuits.

The main types of tax disputes for which we have recognized provisions are as follows:

·PIS and COFINS: we claim those taxes should be levied on the revenue arising from sales of goods and services, instead of the total gross revenue;

·CSLL: we claim that this tax should be levied at the regular rate of 9.0%, instead of the increased CSLL rate for financial and insurance companies of 15.0%, which we believe unconstitutional;

·IRPJ and CSLL: we claim that the these taxes should be applied on profits earned abroad and argue the non-applicability of Normative Instruction of Federal Revenue Services (SRF) No. 213-02 to the extent it exceeds the legal text; and

·PIS: we claim that the effectiveness of Constitutional Amendments No. 10 and 17 should not apply retroactively to tax periods prior to its effectiveness, during which the tax provisions of preceding Supplementary Law No. 07 should apply.

No provision is recognized in relation to tax litigation where either the impositionprobability of loss is possible or cannot be reasonably estimated. The total actual estimated risk in such litigation is R$2,625 million, which reflects the CPMF on the disposalamount under dispute where a loss is possible. The main types of leasing companies’ cash accounts.such tax disputes are detailed below:

·PIS and COFINS: we claim certain tax credits that we have offset against other tax liabilities, which have not been recognized by tax authorities.

·ISS: we defend that certain banking transactions do not generate service fees or income, but rather only interest and commissions, and that certain revenues are not listed under the law, and are therefore not subject to the ISS tax.

·INSS: we defend and claim that non-wage benefits, such as profit sharing, transportation voucher and flat bonus, are not subject social security taxes.

·PIS and COFINS: we discuss the adequate accounting and tax treatment for amounts received due to onerous usufruct constitution.
 
Regarding item (i), we have filed several lawsuits contesting the increase of CSLL’s rate based on the fact that it applies only to companies participating in the financial system. Such lawsuits are still pending a decision from the São Paulo Federal Court Circuit.
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In relation to item (ii), on February, 2008, following previous cases, the Superior Court of Justice published a ruling concerning a discussion of Unibanco Leasing according to which leasing companies will be considered financial institutions and therefore will benefit from the CPMF exemption on financial transfers related to any funding or investments made in the course of financial business. Such ruling is favorable to all of our remaining claims.
In addition, special payment conditions were createdwe participated in the Program for Cash or Installment Payment of Federal Taxes established by Law No. 11,941 enacted onof May 27, 2009, with respect to tax debts, especially those under litigation (the “Tax Program”). Under those special payment conditions,which allowed litigating taxpayers who agreeagreed to discontinue the litigation canto pay only the principal amount under dispute without any penaltypenalties and only 45.0% of the interest regularly applicable to such tax debts.
We applied for inclusionamounts. Under this program, we paid part of the disputed amounts in the Tax Program tax disputes in which we considered that an unfavorable decision “more likely than not” would occur (higher then a 50.0% chance of loss)our litigation regarding PIS and COFINS based on legal counsel opinion. The most relevant lawsuits included in thetotal gross revenue as set forth by paragraph 1 of Article 3 of Law No. 9,718 of November 27, 1998, and recognized them under Legal Tax Program were those filed by certainLiability.  See Note 30 to our consolidated financial institutions of ours against the increase of the scope of the PIS/COFINS assessment.
Due to application to this Tax Program, we have recorded a effect in net income of R$292 million as result of the reversal of tax provisions related to the litigation we discontinued.
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statements.
 
Labor Litigation

Labor unions and former employees file lawsuits against us seeking compensation for alleged violations of their labor contract or related statutory rights. As of December 31, 2009,2010, there were approximately 43,00046,000 labor claims filed against us. Individual labor lawsuits against us are primarily related to overtime pay and salary parity. Collective labor lawsuits against us are primarily related to maintenance of healthcare plans, security rules, strikes and salary differences resulting from monetary stabilization plans implemented by the Brazilian  federal government. We are also defendants in labor lawsuits filed by the Public Labor Prosecutor Office related to union classification, outsourcing, occupational disease, health and safety, determination of working days, and compliance with minimum share of disabled personnel. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009,2010, we paid approximately R$567591 million in settlements with former employees and judgments imposed by the labor courts.

Dividend Policy and Dividends

General

Brazilian corporate lawCorporate Law generally requires that the bylaws of each Brazilian corporation specify a minimum percentage of the distributable profitsprofit of the corporation (adjusted net profit, as per Article 202 of the Brazilian Corporate Law), comprising normal dividends and interest on shareholders’stockholders’ equity, that must be distributed to the shareholders as described below. Under our bylaws, we are required to distribute to our shareholders in respect to each fiscal year an amount equal to not less than 25.0% of our adjusted net profit, or the mandatory dividend.  Under Brazilian corporate law, distributable profitsCorporate Law, the mandatory dividend may be paid in the form of normal dividends or in the form of interest on shareholders’stockholders’ equity. The principal difference between dividends and interest on shareholders’ equity is their tax treatment.
Interest on shareholders’ equity is limited to the daily pro rata variation of the Brazilian long-term interest rate ( Taxa de Juros de Longo Prazo), or TJLP, and cannot exceed the greater of 50% of the net income for the period in respect of which the payment is made and 50% of retained earnings. Distribution of interest on shareholders’ equity may also be accounted for as a tax deductible expense, and any payment of interest on preferred shares to shareholders, whether Brazilian residents or not, including holders of ADSs, is subject to Brazilian withholding tax at the rate of 15%. See “Item 10E. Taxation – Brazilian Tax Considerations – Interest on Shareholders’ Equity.” The amount paid to shareholders as interest on shareholders’ equity, net of withholding tax, may be included as part of the mandatory distribution. In such cases, we are required to distribute to shareholders an amount sufficient to ensure that the net amount received by the shareholders, after the payment by us of applicable withholding taxes in respect of the distribution of interest on shareholders’ equity, is at least equal to the mandatory distribution. See “Item 10B. Memorandum and Articles of Association – Preferred Shares and Common Shares – Calculation of Distributable Amount.”
Under our bylaws, we are required to distribute to our shareholders as dividends in respect to each fiscal year an amount equal to not less than 25% of the distributable amount (adjusted net profit, as per article 202 of Law No. 6,404/76), or the mandatory dividend. Our board of directors may also declare the payment of interim dividends from retained earnings and profit reserves.  Any payment of interim dividends or payment of interest on shareholders’stockholders’ equity will be netted against the amount of the mandatory dividend for that fiscal year.  Each preferredIn addition under our bylaws, each share will beis entitled to a priority minimum annual dividend of R$0.022.0.022, which amount is netted our of our mandatory dividend.

The principal difference between dividends and interest on stockholders’ equity is their tax treatment.  For tax purposes, interest on stockholders’ equity is limited to the daily average of the Brazilian long-term interest rate, TJLP, as determined by the Central Bank, over the taxable year, and cannot not exceed the greater of (i) 50.0% of adjusted net profit for the period in respect of which the payment is made; and (ii) 50.0% of the sum of retained earnings and profit reserves. Any payment of interest on stockholders’ equity to holders of preferred shares, whether Brazilian residents or not, including holders of ADSs, is subject to Brazilian withholding tax at the rate of 15%, or 25% if the shareholder is a resident or domiciled in a tax haven jurisdiction.  The amount paid to shareholders as interest on stockholders’ equity, net of any withholding tax, may be included as part of the mandatory distribution. In such case, we are required to distribute to shareholders an amount sufficient to ensure that the net amount received by shareholders, after the payment by us of applicable withholding taxes in respect of the distribution of interest on stockholders’ equity, is at least equal to the mandatory distribution.  See “Item 4B. Business Overview – Regulation and Supervision – Taxation on Financial Transactions – Corporate Income Tax and Social Contribution on Profits – Taxation of Profit Distribution.”

Under Brazilian corporate law,Corporate Law, a company is allowed to withholdsuspend payment of the mandatory dividend in respect of common shares and preferred shares if management reports to shareholders at a meeting that the distribution would be incompatible with the financial circumstances of the company and the shareholders ratify this decision at a meeting. In this case, the fiscal council must prepare and issue an opinion about the report of management and management must forwardprovide an explanation to the CVM within five days of the shareholders’ meeting, justifying the decision. The profitsdistributable amount that werewas not distributed are towill be recorded as a special reserve and, if not absorbed by losses in subsequent fiscal years, should be paid as dividends as soon as the company’s financial situation permits.

See also “Item 10B.  Memorandum and Articles of Association.”

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Payment of Dividends

We are required to hold an annual shareholders’ meeting by no later than April 30 of each year at which an annual dividend may be declared or ratified. Additionally, interim dividends may be declared by our board of directors. According to Brazilian corporate law,Corporate Law, the payment of dividends must occur prior to the end of the fiscal year in which the dividend was declared. A shareholder has a three-year period from the dividend payment date to claim dividends in respect of its shares, after which we have no liability for that payment.
Shareholders who aredo not Brazilian residentreside in Brazil must generally register with the Central Bank to have dividends and interest on shareholders’stockholders’ equity, sales proceeds or other amounts with respect to their shares eligible to be remitted asin foreign currency outside of Brazil. See “Item 10E. Taxation – Brazilian Tax Considerations – Registered Capital”.

The preferred shares underlying the ADSs are held in Brazil by the custodian (as agent for the depositary), which is the registered owner on the records of the registrar of our preferred shares. The registrar is The Bank of New York Mellon.
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Payments of cash dividends and cash distributions, if any, on preferred shares underlying the ADSs will be made in Brazilian currency to the custodian or to the depositary, which will then convert or cause to be converted as promptly as practicable those proceeds into U.S. dollars. The custodian or the depositary will deliver the converted proceeds to the holders of our ADSs, in proportion to the number of ADSs representing the preferred shares held by holders; provided, however, that in the event that we, the custodian or the depositary are required to withhold from cash dividend or other cash distribution an amount of taxes or other governmental charges, the amount distributed to the holder of the ADSs shall be reduced accordingly.

In the event that the custodian or the depositary is unable to immediately convert the Brazilian currency received as dividends and/or interest on shareholders’ equity into U.S. dollars, the amount of U.S. dollars payable to holders of ADSs may be adversely affected by devaluations of the Brazilian currency that occur before those distributions are converted and remitted.  See “Item 3A.  Selected Financial Data – Exchange Rates” and  “Item 10E. Taxation – Brazilian Tax Considerations” (for tax implications).
Dividend Policy

Dividend Policy
We currently intend to pay dividends and interest on shareholders’stockholders’ equity equal to the mandatory dividend, subject to any determination by our board of directors that such distribution would be inadvisable in view of our financial condition and provided that our board of directors determines to pay solely the minimum, non-cumulative preferred dividend in respect of the preferred shares. We currently intend to pay a fixed amount of dividends monthly, equivalentwhich is equal to R$0.012 per share. At the end of a fiscal year, we intend to pay any difference between this monthly dividend and our minimum annual divided of R$0.022 per share.

The record date in Brazil for the monthly payment for our preferred shares is the last business day of the preceding montheach month; and in the United States the record date for the monthly payment for our ADSs is three business days after the Brazilian record date. The payment of dividendsthe dividend for our preferred shares is the first business day of the following month.

On February 9, 2011, our disclosure and trading committee approved, a formal policy regarding dividends and interest on stockholders’ equity, as described above.

History of Dividend Payments

The calculationfollowing table sets forth the dividends and interest on stockholders’ equity paid to or declared for holders of the monthly advanceour common shares and preferred shares since 2008.
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  Dividend 
Year 
Amount
(In millions of R$)
  
Per Share
(R$)
 
       
2010  3,186   0.70 
2009  3,977   0.92 
2008  3,800   1.16 

We also paid our shareholders a dividend of mandatory minimum dividend is basedR$0.012 per share, net of taxes in Brazil, on the share position on the last day of the prior month, taking into consideration that the payment is made on the first business day of the subsequent month.February 1, 2011.

8B.Significant Changes
 
We are not aware of any significant changes bearing on the financial condition since the date of the consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

ITEM 9ITEM 9  THE OFFER AND LISTING
 
9A.Offer and Listing Details
 
Our preferred shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, under the symbol “ITUB” in the form of American Depositary Shares, or ADSs. We listed our ADSs on the NYSE and became a U.S. registered company on February 21, 2002 and have thereforesince that time complied with the exchange’s criteriaNYSE requirements, as well as and those of the SEC, which include disclosure of financial statements in U.S. GAAP and compliance with U.S. legislative requirements, including the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act.  Each ADS represents one preferred share. The ADSs are evidenced by of American Depository Receipts, or ADRs, issued by The Bank of New York Mellon, as depositary, under a deposit agreement, d atedDeposit Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2001, as amended and restated as of February 20, 2002 and as of March 30, 2009, effective as of April 3, 2009, among us, the depositary and the owners and beneficial owners of ADRsADSs from time to time.
 
We are a publicly held company with shares traded on the market since our foundation,founding in 1945, date of our registration1943. In 1944 we registered with the BM&FBOVESPA, which is the principal trading market for our preferred shares and common shares. Our shares trade on the BM&FBOVESPA under the symbol “ITUB4” for the preferred shares without par value and “ITUB3” for the common shares without par value.
 
As of December 31, 2009,2010, there were:
were an aggregate of 2,281,649,744 preferred shares issued, including 43,588,30726,566,015 held as treasury shares, and 2,289,286,475 common shares issued, including 2,2021,502,202 held as treasury shares (including the issuanceshares. As of 527,750,941December 31, 2010, 3,057,054 common shares and 614,237,1301,355,232,485 preferred shares in light of the Association with Unibanco, according to the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting held on November 28, 2008), and
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57,174,784 common shares and 1,376,780,347 preferred shareswere held by foreignnon-Brazilian investors (this number was calculated(calculated based on the investors’ addresses indicated in our records related to the shares that are in our custody and also includes the stake held by BAC)custody), representing 2.5%0.13% and 60.3%60.1%, respectively, of the total of each class outstanding.
 
We have registered one class of ADSs under thea registration statement on Form F-6 pursuant to the Securities Act. As a result of a stock split effected on October 3, 2005, one ADS came to represent one preferred share without par value. As of December 31, 2009,2010, there were approximately 768.5876.4 million ADSs outstanding, representing approximately 33.7%38.4% of the preferred shares.  All of the ADSs were registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company and The Bank of New York Mellon. As of December 31, 2009,2010, there were 60154 registered holders of ADSs.
 
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We also trade our preferred shares in the form of Argentine Certificates of Deposits (Certificados de Depósitos Argentinos), or CEDEARs, on the Argentine Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Comércio de Buenos Aires), or BCBA.  Currently, one CEDEAR represents one preferred share without par value. As of December 31, 2009,2010, there were approximately 5,141,400 CEDEARs outstanding.
 
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the reported high and low sales prices for our preferred shares on the BM&FBOVESPA, in reaisand U.S. dollars at the commercialselling rate for the sale of U.S. dollars at the last day of each respective period. See “Item 3A. Selected Financial Data - Exchange Rates” for information with respect to exchange rates applicable during the periods set forth below. All information for periods prior to June 2008 whentakes into account retroactively the effect of certain bonus shares and stock bonus of 25% was affected is presented after giving retroactive effect to the bonus.split. See “Item 3A. Selected Financial Data - US GAAP Selected Financial Data.”

 R$ per  US$ per  R$ per  US$ per 
 Preferred Share  Preferred Share  Preferred Share  Preferred Share 
Calendar Period High  Low  High  Low  High  Low  High  Low 
2005  21.78   13.65   9.99   5.14 
2006  28.18   18.56   13.45   8.12   28.18   18.56   13.45   8.12 
2007  37.45   24.55   21.22   11.48   37.45   24.55   21.22   11.48 
2008  38.09   15.37   23.07   6.65   38.09   15.37   23.07   6.65 
2009  40.63   18.47   23.44   7.63   40.63   18.47   23.44   7.63 
                
2008                
1st quarter  33.43   25.87   19.71   14.68 
2nd quarter  38.09   28.76   23.07   16.72 
3rd quarter  31.72   24.55   20.05   12.69 
4th quarter  29.49   15.37   15.35   6.65 
2010  43.72   31.03   25.90   16.50 
                                
2009          ��                     
1st quarter  27.53   18.47   12.58   7.63   27.53   18.47   12.58   7.63 
2nd quarter  30.36   22.93   15.54   10.01   30.36   22.93   15.54   10.01 
3rd quarter  36.21   26.73   20.36   13.38   36.21   26.73   20.36   13.38 
4th quarter  40.63   33.00   23.44   18.91   40.63   33.00   23.44   18.91 
                                
2010                
1st quarter  40.49   33.81   23.49   18.03 
2nd quarter  40.27   31.03   22.91   16.50 
3rd quarter  40.47   32.51   23.89   18.06 
4th quarter  43.72   37.66   25.90   22.05 
                
Share prices for the most recent six months are as follows:Share prices for the most recent six months are as follows:Share prices for the most recent six months are as follows:         
                                
November 2009  38.79   33.55   22.60   19.07 
December 2009  40.63   37.50   23.44   21.11 
January 2010  40.49   35.05   23.49   19.08 
February 2010  38.03   33.81   20.87   18.03 
March 2010  39.25   36.46   22.04   20.19 
April 2010  40.27   36.21   22.91   20.58 
May 2010 (through May 4)  37.58   36.48   21.40   20.78 
December 2010  40.59   37.66   23.88   22.05 
January 2011  40.65   35.50   24.32   21.17 
February 2011  38.39   34.17   23.04   20.37 
March 2011  38.90   34.55   23.88   20.75 
April 2011  39.47   35.91   24.45   22.57 
May 2011  37.38   34.00   23.74   20.81 
June 2011 (through June 15)  36.20   34.58   22.99   21.70 
                                
Source: Economática SystemSource: Economática System                
 
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The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low sales prices in U.S. dollars for the ADSs in the over-the-counter market and NYSE during the period indicated.

 US$ per ADS  US$ per ADS 
Calendar Period High  Low  High  Low 
2005  10.07   5.13 
2006  13.25   8.07   13.25   8.07 
2007  21.37   11.47   21.37   11.47 
2008  23.53   6.09   23.53   6.09 
2009  23.95   7.55   23.95   7.55 
        
2008        
1st quarter  19.82   14.57 
2nd quarter  23.53   16.80 
3rd quarter  20.03   10.38 
4th quarter  17.71   6.09 
2010  26.30   16.33 
                
2009                
1st quarter  12.69   7.55   12.69   7.55 
2nd quarter  15.52   9.95   15.52   9.95 
3rd quarter  20.50   13.32   20.50   13.32 
4th quarter  23.95   18.80   23.95   18.80 
                
2010        
1st quarter  23.79   17.86 
2nd quarter  22.97   16.33 
3rd quarter  24.18   17.93 
4th quarter  26.30   22.47 
        
Share prices for the most recent six months are as follows:Share prices for the most recent six months are as follows:         
                
November 2009  22.97   19.10 
December 2009  23.95   20.62 
January 2010  23.79   18.89 
February 2010  21.00   17.86 
March 2010  22.09   20.20 
April 2010  22.97   20.50 
May 2010 (through May 4)  21.41   20.76 
November 2010  26.30   22.71 
December 2010  24.26   22.47 
January 2011  24.77   21.20 
February 2011  23.32   20.61 
March 2011  24.12   20.98 
April 2011  24.72   22.89 
May 2011  24.03   20.93 
June (through June 15)  23.20   21.82 
                
Source: Economática System                

9B.Plan of Distribution
 
Not applicable.

9C.Markets
 
Trading on the Brazilian Stock Exchanges
 
In 2000, the stock exchanges in Brazil executed a memorandamemorandum of understanding, and from that date on all securities are traded only on the BM&F and the São Paulo Stock Exchange, or BOVESPA, which have merged and now operate as the BM&FBOVESPA as discussed below, with the exception of electronically traded public debt securities and privatization auctions, which continued to be traded on the Rio de Janeiro Stock Exchange.
 
The principal trading market for our preferred shares and common shares is the BM&FBOVESPA.  Settlement of transactions is effected three business days after the trade date.  Delivery of and payment for shares are made through the facilities of separate clearinghousesclearing houses for each exchange, which maintain accounts for member brokerage firms.  The seller is ordinarily required to deliver the shares to the clearinghouseclearing house on the second business day following the trade date.
 
The BM&FBOVESPA is the largest stock trading center in Latin America.
 
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Throughout its history, the BM&FBOVESPA has undergone changes in order to streamline its structure.  On August 28, 2007, there was a corporate restructuring process that resulted in the merger of BM&F and BOVESPA. The group underwent another restructuring process in November 28, 2008, byas a result of which the holding company of the group, BOVESPA incorporated the fully-ownedwholly-owned subsidiaries, the Bovespa – Bolsa de Valores de São Paulo (BVSP), which was responsible for the operations of the stock exchange and the organized over-the-counter markets and the CBLC,Brazilian Clearing and Depository Corporation (Companhia Brasileira de Liquidação e Custódia), which provided settlement, clearing and depository services.
 
ThoseThese corporate restructurings have consolidated the demutualization process, thereby causing the access to the trading and other services rendered by the stock exchange to be unpegged from the stock ownership.  In the former operating format of the BM&FBOVESPA, only the brokers that were members of the stock exchange were allowed to trade.
 
The BM&FBOVESPA has twofour daily open outcry trading sessions each day in Electronic Trading System: Pre-Opening Fixing, to input orders for the calculation of the theoretical opening price; Continuous Trading Session, for all securities traded on all markets; Closing Call, for all the stocks traded on the cash market comprising the portfolio of the BOVESPA indexIndex and options series with higher liquidity.; and After Market Trading Session (Pre-opening), period for cancellation of bids and asks registered induring the regular trading session.
 
In order to better control volatility, the BM&FBOVESPA adopted a “circuit breaker” system pursuant to which trading sessions may be suspended for a period of 30 minutes or one hour whenever the indices of the BOVESPA fallsfall below the limits of 10% or 15%, respectively, in relationas compared to the index registered in the previous trading session.
 
Trading on the BM&FBOVESPA by a holder not deemed to be domiciled in Brazil for Brazilian tax and regulatory purposes, or a non-Brazilian holder, is subject to certain limitations under Brazilian foreign investment legislation. With limited exceptions, non-Brazilian holders may only trade on Brazilian stock exchanges in accordance with the requirements of CMN Resolution No. 2,689, of the2,689. CMN. Resolution No. 2,689 requires that securities held by non-Brazilian holders be maintained in the custody of, or in deposit accounts with, financial institutions and be registered with a clearinghouse.clearing house. Such financial institutions and clearinghousesclearing houses must be duly authorized to act as such by the Central Bank and the CVM. In addition, CMN Resolution No. 2,689 of the CMN requires non-Brazilian holders to restrict their securities trading to transactions on Brazilian stock exchanges or qualified over-the-counter markets. With limited exceptions, non-Brazilian holders may not transfer the ownership of investments made under CMN Resolution No. 2,689 of the CMN to other non-Brazilian holders through a private transaction. See “Item 10E. Taxation - Brazilian Tax Considerations” for a description of certain tax benefits extended to non-Brazilian holders who qualify under CMN Resolution No. 2,689.
 
Regulation of Brazilian Securities Markets
 
The Brazilian securities markets are regulated by the CVM, which has authority over stock exchanges and the securities markets generally, the CMN, and the Central Bank. The Central Bank, which has, among other powers, has licensing authority over brokerage firms and regulatesregulatory authority over foreign investment and foreign exchange transactions.
 
Under Brazilian Corporate Law, a company is either public, a companhia aberta, such as we are, or private, a companhia fechada. All public companies are registered with the CVM and are subject to reporting requirements.  A company registered with the CVM may have its securities traded either on the Brazilian stock exchangesBM&FBOVESPA or in the Brazilian over-the-counter market.  The shares of a public company may also be traded privately, subject to certain limitations.  To be listed on the Brazilian stock exchanges,BM&FBOVESPA, a company must apply for registration with the CVM and the stock exchange where the head office of the company is located.  Once this stock exchange has admitted a company to listing and the CVM has accepted its registration as a public company, its securities may, under certain circumstances, be traded on all other Brazilian stock exchanges.BM&FBOVESPA.
 
Trading in securities on the Brazilian stock exchangesBM&FBOVESPA may be suspended at the request of a company in anticipation of a material announcement. Trading may also be suspended on the initiative of a Brazilian stock exchangethe BM&FBOVESPA or the CVM, based on or due to, among other reasons, a belief that a company has provided inadequate information regarding a material event or has provided inadequate responses to inquiries by the CVM or the relevant stock exchange.
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BM&FBOVESPA.
 
The Brazilian securities law,laws, the Brazilian Corporate Law and the laws and regulations issued by the CVM, the CMN and the Central Bank provide for, among other things, disclosure requirements applicable to issuers of traded securities, restrictions on insider trading and price manipulation, andas well as protection of minority shareholders.  On January 3, 2002, the CVM issued InstructionRule No. 358 which amended the rules applicable to the disclosure of relevantmaterial facts, which became effective on April 18, 2002.  In accordance with this regulation, we established internal policies applicable to the disclosure of relevant facts and the confidentiality of non-public information.  See “Corporate““—Corporate Governance Practices” below. The CVM has also issued several instructionsrules regarding disclosure requirements, namely, InstructionsRules No. 361 and No. 400 for the regulation of public offerings, InstructionRule No. 380 for the regulation of Internet offerings, and InstructionRule No. 381 for the regulation of independent auditors. Instruction, Rule No. 480 for the regulation of registry of security issuers admitted to negotiation in regulated markets in Brazil, and InstructionRule No. 481 for the regulation of information and public request of proxy for shareholders meeting. InstructionRule No. 480 also requestsrequires that publicly heldtraded companies presentfile a reference form (Formulário de Referência) which consists in maintainingis a permanentlyregularly updated filereport containing relevantcertain information onabout the issuer as required by the form, to which would besupplementary information regarding notes or  securities being offered are added supplementary offer notes at the time of each new public offer.offering.
 
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Corporate Governance Practices
 
In 2000, the BM&FBOVESPA introduced three special listing segments, known as Levels 1 and 2 of Differentiated Corporate Governance Practices and Novo Mercado aimed at fostering a secondary market for securities issued by Brazilian companies with securities listed on the BM&FBOVESPA by prompting such companies to follow good practices of corporate governance.governance practices. The listing segments were designed for the trading of shares issued by companies voluntarily undertaking to abide by corporate governance practices and disclosure requirements in addition to those already imposed by Brazilian law.  These listing segments increase shareholders’ rights and enhance the quality of information provided to shareholders.
 
To become a Level 1 (Nível 1) company, in addition to the obligations imposed by current Brazilian law, an issuer must, agree, among other things, to (a) ensure that shares of the issuer representing 25% of its total capital are effectively available for trading ( free-float) (free-float), (b) adopt offering procedures that favor widespread ownership of shares wheneverwhen making a public offering, (c) comply with minimum quarterly disclosure standards, (d) follow stricter disclosure policies with respect to transactions made by controlling shareholders, directors and officers involving securities issued by the issuer, (e) disclose the terms of the agreements entered into with related parties, and (f) make a schedule of corporate events available to shareholders.
 
To become a Level 2 (Nível 2) company, in addition to the obligations imposed by current Brazilian law, an issuer must, agree, among other things, to (a) comply with all of the listing requirements for Level 1 companies, (b) grant tag-along rights for all shareholders in connection with a transfer of control of the company, offering the same price paid per share for the controlling block of common shares and 80% of the price paid per share of the controlling block of preferred shares, (c) grant voting rights to holders of preferred shares in connection with certain corporate restructurings and related party transactions, such as (i) any transformationconversion of the company into another corporate form, (ii) any merger, consolidation or spin-off of the company, (iii) approval of any transactions between the company and its controlling shareholder, including parties related to the controlling shareholder, (iv) approval of any valuation of assets to be delivered to the company in payment for shares issued in a capital increase, (v) appointment of an expert firm to ascertain the fair value of the company in connection with any deregistration and delisting tender offer, and (vi) any changes to thesethe aforementioned voting rights, (d) have a board of directors comprised of at least five members with a term of two years maximum, from which at least 20% of whom are independent members as determined by the rules of Level 2, with a maximum two year term, (e) prepare annual financial statements in English, including cash flow statements, in accordance with international accounting standards, such as U.S. GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards, (f) hold a tender offer by the company’s controlling shareholder if it elects to delist from the Level 2 segment hold a tender offer by the company’s controlling shareholder (the minimum price of the shares to be offered will be determined by an appraisal process), and (g) adhere exclusively to the rules of the BM&FBOVESPA Arbitration Chamber for resolution of disputes between the company and its investors.
 
To be listed in the Novo Mercado, an issuer must meet all of the requirements described above, in addition to (a) issuing only voting shares and (b) granting tag-along rights for all shareholders in connection with a transfer of control of the company, offering the same price paid per share for the controlling block of common shares.
 
We focus on creatingOur goal is to create value for our shareholders.  We believe that one of the ways have found to generate value for our shareholdersof reaching this goal is to maintain good practices of corporate governance practices, as a long-term continuous process, designed to ensure sustained growth of the company.  For many years we have been following principles relating to disclosure, minority shareholders’ rights and transparency as part of our corporate governance initiatives. For example, we arehave been registered as a public company with the BM&FBOVESPA and have had our shares traded on the market since its foundation,our founding in 1945, date of our register at the BM&FBOVESPA.1944. In February 2002, we listed our Level II2 ADRs on the NYSE and have therefore complied with the exchange’s criteria andNYSE requirements, as well as those of the SEC, which include disclosure of financial statements in U.S. GAAP format and fulfilling U.S. legislative requirements, including the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
 
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Public meetings are one of the most important channels of communication with the bank and are highly appreciated by investors, analysts and shareholders. The opportunity to interact with members of our senior management and discuss strategies and profitability can be a decisive factor when making an investment decision. The BM&FBOVESPA requires companies listed on the Levels 1 and 2 of Differentiated Corporate Governance LevelsPractices to hold at least one meeting with investors every year.  We have been holding public meetings at the regional offices of the Association of Capital Market Investment Analysts and Professionals (locally APIMEC)(APIMEC) and making several presentations in the United States and Europe since 1996.  When making these presentations, we have the opportunity to provide the financial community with details regarding our performance, strategies for adding value and perspectives for the future andas well as other relevant issues. As a commitment to further strengthen itsour position in the Brazilian capital market, we have also made presentations at APIMEC’s regional offices in different cities covered by APIMEC regional offices since 2002.  In 20092010, we made twenty twovarious presentations at APIMEC, roadshows in the United States, Europe and Asia,  five teleconferences in Portuguese and five teleconferences in English on quarterly reports and relevant facts among other presentations that were made in Brazil at seminars, conferences and congresses on a wide range of subjects related to our performance and the capital market.markets.
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In November 2004, we became the first Brazilian company to voluntarily adopt treasury operational rules.  These rules are the resultbased on our review of an international study of the market’s best practices in the international markets and now govern all of our stock.CVM Rule No. 10.  Our senior management believes these rules provide a number of benefits such as decrease in operational, financial and strategic risk, reduced risk of market concentration or improper price formation, reinforcement of the strategy of repurchasing securities aimed at preserving liquidity and value for shareholders and corporate governance best practices, guaranteeing greaterimproving transparency for transactions.
 
On June 8, 2006 we became the first non-U.S. bank listed on the NYSE to comply with all of the requirements set forth in Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, regarding internal controls over financial reporting, one year before the deadline established by the SEC.
 
We were the first company in Brazil to adopt Brazilian Association of Listed Companies (Associação Brasileira das Companhias Abertas), or ABRASCA’s, Control and Disclosure of Relevant Information Guide in 2007.
 
In May 5, 2008, our board of directors decided to acceptaccepted the proposal of theour disclosure and trading committee to establish a corporate governance policy, consolidating our corporate governance principles and practices. Our corporate governance policy is included as Exhibit 11.2 to this Annual Report. The key principle upon which our policy rests is the quest for excellence in corporate governance with a view of strengthening and creating the best conditions for the development of our company and subsidiaries.
In August 10 2009,  Since then, our Corporate Governance Policy has been amended to include the committees of the board of director resolved to amend pursuant to the proposal the text of Corporate Governance Policy.directors and their respective rules.
 
In line with best disclosure practices the Bank has voluntarily madeand international trends, we make available theour financial statements for the years 2006prepared in accordance with IFRS and 2007 in XBRL format.Brazilian GAAP.

For more information about the members of our board of directors, stock options plan, fiscal council, audit committee, appointments and compensation committeeother committees of the board of directors and policy on disclosure and trading committee,the board of officers, see “Item 6C.  Directors, Senior Management and Employees - Board Practices.”
 
For more information on our corporate governance practices, including tag-along rights and our Code of Ethics, see “Item 10B. Memorandum and Articles of Association” and “Item 16B. Code of Ethics”.
 
Disclosure Requirements
 
Pursuant to the CVM Rule No. 358 of January 3, 2002, the CVM revised and consolidated the requirements regarding the disclosure and use of information related to material facts and acts of publicly held companies, including the disclosure of information in theconnection with trading and acquisition of securities issued by publicly held companies.
 
Such requirements include provisions that:
 
 ·establish the concept of a material fact that gives rise to reporting requirements.  Material facts include decisions made by the controlling shareholders, resolutions of the general meeting of shareholders and of management of the company, or any other facts related to the company’s business (whether occurring within the company or otherwise somehow related thereto) that may influence the price of its publicly traded securities, or the decision of investors to trade such securities or to exercise any of such securities’ underlying rights;
 
 ·specify examples of facts that are considered to be material, which include, among others, the execution of shareholders’ agreements providing for the transfer of control, the entry or withdrawal of shareholders that maintainhave any managing, financial, technological or administrative function withfunctions within or contribution to the company, and any corporate restructuring undertaken among related companies;
 
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 ·oblige the officer of investor relations officer, controlling shareholders, other officers, directors, members of the fiscal committee and other advisory boards to disclose material facts;
 
 ·require simultaneous disclosure of material facts to all markets in which the corporation’s securities are admitted for trading;
 
 ·require the acquirer of a controlling stake in a corporation to publish material facts, including its intentions as to whether or not to de-list the corporation’s shares, within one year;
 
 ·establish rules regarding disclosure requirements in the acquisition and disposal of a material shareholding stake; and
 
 ·forbid the use of insider information.
 
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Pursuant to the CVM Rule No. 480 of December 7, 2009, the CVM expandexpanded the quantity and improveimproved the quality of information reported by issuers. This Rule represents a significant step forward in providing the market with greater transparency over securitieswith respect to issuers. For that purpose, the Annual Information Report (IAN) was replaced by a reference form (Formulário de Referência), which comprised the information requestedrequired by IAN and added several other dataadditional information required under CVM Rule 400/2003400 that werewas previously only subject to disclosure upon a public offering.
Such reference form (Formulário de Referência ncia)) is in line with the Shelf Registration System recommended by the International Organization Securities Commission (IOSCO) and adopted in other countries (England and USA,the United States, among others), by means of which the information regarding ana specific issuer is consolidated into one document and is subject to periodic update (the “Shelf Document”).updates. This mechanism offers the investor the possibilityability to analyze one single document for relevant information about the issuer.
 
CVM Rule No. 480 also created two groups of issuers perby type of securities traded. Group A issuers are authorized to trade in any securities, whereas Group B issuers must notcannot trade in stocks, depositary receipts (BDRs, Units) and securities convertible or exchangeable into stocks or depositary receipts. The greater extendextent of Group A authorization is followed by more stringent disclosure and reporting requirements. We, as issuersAs an issuer of stocks,stock, we are part of Group A.
 
CVM has also enacted Rule No. 481 of December 17, 2009 to regulate two key issues involving general meetings of shareholders in publicly held companies: (i) the extent of information and documents to be provided in support of call notices (subject to prior disclosure to shareholders); and (ii) proxy solicitation for exercise of voting rights.
CVM Rule No. 481 is intended to (i) improve the quality of information disclosure by publicly held companies to shareholders and to the market in general, favoring the use of Internet as a vehicle to that end;disclosure mechanism; (ii) make the exercise of voting rights less costly and foster the participation of shareholders in general meetings, specially for companies with widely dispersed capital; and, consequently (iii) facilitate the oversight of corporate businesses.
 
Changes in the Brazilian Corporate Law
 
On October 31, 2001, Law No. 10,303, amending the Brazilian Corporate Law, was enacted.  The main goal of Law No. 10,303 is to broaden the rights of minority shareholders.  Law No. 10,303:
 
 ·obligates our controlling shareholders to make a tender offer for our shares if it increases itstheir interest in our share capital to a level that materially and negatively affects the liquidity of our shares, as defined by the CVM;
 
 ·requires any acquirer of control to make a tender offer for our common shares at a price equal to 80% of the per share price paid for the controlling block of shares;
 
 ·authorizes us to redeem minority shareholders’ shares if, after a tender offer, our controlling shareholders increase their participation in our total share capital to more than 95%;
 
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 ·entitles dissenting or, in certain cases, non-voting shareholders to obtain redemption upon a decision to conduct a spin-off that results in (a) a change of our corporate purpose, (b) a reduction in the mandatory dividend or (c) any participation in a group of companies (as defined by the Brazilian Corporate Law);
 
 ·requires that the preferred shares have one of the following advantages in order to be listed and to tradetraded on a stock exchange:  (a) priority in receipt of dividends corresponding to at least 3% of the book value per share (after this priority condition is met, equal conditions apply to common shares); (b) dividends 10% higher than those paid for common shares; or (c) a tag-along right at 80% of the price paid to the controlling shareholder in case of a transfer control.  No withdrawal rights arise from such amendments made before December 31, 2002;
 
 ·entitles shareholders that are not controlling shareholders but that together hold (a) preferred shares representing at least 10% of our total share capital or (b) common shares representing at least 15% of our voting capital, the right to appoint one member and an alternate to our board of directors.  If no group of common or preferred shareholders meets the thresholds described above, shareholders holding preferred or common shares representing at least 10% of our total share capital are entitled to combine their holdings to appoint one member and an alternate to our board of directors. Until 2005, the boardBoard members that may be elected pursuant to (a) above or by the combined holdings of holders of preferred and common shares are to be chosen from a list of three names drawn upproposed by the controlling shareholder.  Any such members elected by the minority shareholders will have veto powers onover the selection of our independent auditors;
 
 ·requires controlling shareholders, shareholders that appoint members of our board of directors or fiscal council and members of our board of directors, board of executive officers or fiscal council to file immediately with the CVM and the stock exchangesBM&FBOVESPA (or the over-the-counter markets on which our securities are traded) a statement of any change in their shareholdings; and
 
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 ·requires us to send copies of the documentation we submit to our shareholders in connection with shareholders’ meetings to the stock exchanges on which our shares are most actively traded.BM&FBOVESPA.
 
On July 13, 2007, the CVM issued Rule No. 457 to require listed companies to publish their consolidated financial statements according to IFRS starting with the year ending December 31, 2010. We have published such financial statements prior to the date hereof.
 
On December 28, 2007, Law No. 11,638 was enacted and amended numerous provisions of the Brazilian Corporate Law relating to accounting principles and authority to issue accounting standards.  Law No. 11,638 sought to enable greater convergence between Brazilian GAAP and IFRS. To promote convergence, Law No. 11,638 modified certain accounting principles of the Brazilian Corporate Law and required the CVM to issue accounting rules conforming to the accounting standards adopted in international markets. Additionally, the statute acknowledged a role in the setting of accounting standards for the Committee for Accounting Pronouncements (Comitê de Pronunciamentos Contábeis), or CPC, which is a committee of officials from the BM&FBOVESPA, industry representatives and academic bodies that has issued accounting guidance and pursued the improvement of accounting standards in Brazil.  Law No. 11,638 permits the CVM and the Central Bank to rely on the accounting standards issued by the CPC in establishing accounting principles for regulated entities.
 
Additionally, on May 27, 2009, Law No. 11,941 was enacted and, among other issues,things, amended numerous provisions of the Brazilian Corporate Law and tax regulation, to further enable greater convergence between Brazilian GAAP and IFRS. The Law is currently subject to several accounting complementary regulations that affect, among others, the accounting of goodwill, deferred expenses, stocks, provisions, real state investments. Amendments added broaderprovided additional criteria to be observed upon the elaboration ofthat the notes to the financial statements.statements are required to follow. The financial statements of Brazilian listed companies as of December 2010 shall already be published according to new regulations. Financial Institutions shall additionally continue to follow regulations of Brazilian Central Bank. The adoption of such new accounting criteria in tax computations is still optional. As per current regulation of the Central Bank, banks are required to present the financial statementsand for the year ended December 31, 2010 preparedwere published according to new regulations.
Financial institutions additionally continue to follow regulations of Central Bank. CMN Resolution No. 3,786, as amended, establishes that financial institutions meeting certain criteria, such as Itaú Unibanco Holding, are required to present consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards except that no comparative informationIFRS (as translated into Portuguese by IBRACON) for the year ended December 31, 20092010. However, unlike IFRS, the Central Bank does not require presentation of comparative data for prior years. Under Central Bank Circular No. 3,516, publication of financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010 based on IFRS is required.required within 120 days of the end of such period. Accordingly, Itaú Unibanco Holding is required to present its consolidated financial statements based on IFRS to comply with CMN Resolution No. 3,786 and has published such financial statements prior to the date hereof.

As a result of the issuance of Law No. 11,638, in a parallel process, CPC has issued approximately 40 standards with the objective of making Brazilian GAAP similar to IFRS as described above. In the case of Itaú Unibanco Holding, effectiveness of the standards issued by CPC depends on approval of the standards by the Central Bank.  Standards issued by the CPC but not approved by the Central Bank are not required to be applied by Itaú Unibanco Holding.

9D.Selling Shareholders
 
Not applicable.
 
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9E.Dilution
 
Not applicable.

9F.Expenses of the Issue
 
Not applicable.

ITEM 10  
ITEM 10ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 
10A.Share Capital
 
Not applicable.

10B .10B.Memorandum and Articles of Association

Set forth below is certain information concerning our capital stock and a brief summary of certain significant provisions of our bylaws and Brazilian Corporate Law. This description does not purport to be complete and is qualified by reference to our bylaws (an English translation of which has been filed with the Commission)SEC) and to the Brazilian Corporate Law.

Registration and Purpose

We are a publicly held corporation with our principal place of business in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, governed mainly by our bylaws and by the Brazilian Corporate Law. Our Corporate Taxpayer Enrollment No. (CNPJ)CNPJ is 60.872.504/0001-23 and we are registered with the São Paulo Commercial Registry (Junta Comercial do Estado de São Paulo) under No. 35300010230.

Our corporate purpose, as set forth in Article 2 of our bylaws, is to perform operations and services that Brazilian law permits financial institutions to perform,banking activity in all its authorized forms, including foreign exchange transactions.

Directors Powers

Pursuant to Brazilian Corporate Law, only shareholders of a company are entitled to serve as its directors. Brazilian Corporate Law does not establish a minimum number of shares that a director must own.

Pursuant to our bylaws the age limit for holding a position on our board of directors is 70 years old.

Our board of directors is responsible, among other things, for:

 ·establishingEstablishing our general business policies,

 ·electingElecting and removing the members of our board of executive officers and establishing their functions,

 ·appointingAppointing officers to comprise the boards of executive officers of thecertain controlled companies as specified,

 ·supervisingSupervising our management and examining our corporate books,

 ·conveningConvening shareholders’ meetings,

 ·expressing an opinion onApproving the annual report and management’s financial statements,

 ·deciding onApproving budgets forin connection with our results and for investments and respective action plans,

 ·choosingChoosing and removing the external auditors,
 
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 ·electingElecting and removing the members of our audit committee and approving the operational rules that thisthe audit committee may establish for its own functioning,

 ·determiningDetermining the payment of interim dividends and interest on shareholders’stockholders’ equity,
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 ·deciding onMaking decisions regarding buy-back operations on a non-permanent basis,

 ·deciding onMaking decisions regarding the purchase and writing of put and call options supported by the shares issued by us for the purposes of cancellation, holding as treasury stock or sale, observing the limits pursuant to the specific legislation,

 ·to decide onMaking decisions regarding the institution of committees to handle specific issues within the scope of our board of directors,

 ·approvingApproving investments and divestments direct(direct or indirect in corporate stakes for amounts higherindirect) of equity investments with a market value of more than 15% of the book value of our company as registeredreported in the last audited balance sheet, and

 ·deciding on theMaking decisions regarding any increase of capital within the limit of the authorized capital pursuant tounder our bylaws.

Our board of directors may be composed of a minimum of ten and a maximum of fourteen directors elected by our shareholders at the annual shareholders’ meeting. The directors elect one chairman and three vice-chairmen from among their peers. The annual shareholders’ meeting held on April 26, 201025, 2011 reelected the thirteen members of our current board of directors for a term of one year, whose term ends upon the election of the directors at the annual shareholders’ meeting to be held in 2011.2012.

Our board of officers is responsible for our day-to-day management. It may be composed of a minimum of five and a maximum of 20 members. Our board of directors as of May 3, 2010 electedon  April 28, 2011 reelected the 13thirteen members of our current board of officers, which consists of the president, two executive vice presidents, five executive officers and five officers, who collectively comprise our board of officers, all for a term of one year, whose term ends at the board meeting following the 20112012 annual shareholders’ meeting. Additionally, Mr. Eduardo Hiroyuk Miyaki and Mr. Rogério Paulo Calderón Peres were elected as officers for a term of one year.

Certain Provisions of Brazilian Law

Under Brazilian law, the controlling shareholders, directors and officers may not take or receive loans,  pledgesadvances or advancesguarantees from financial institutions in which they are shareholders, directors and/or officers. In addition, financial institutions may not grant loans, advances or advancesguarantees to their affiliates, controlling shareholders, officers, directors, members of the fiscal council, and their respective relativesimmediate family nor to companies in which these persons hold more than 10% of the capital stock or thewhich they control, or companies in which our officers hold a managingmanagement position. In addition, directors and officers may not take part in any corporate transaction or deliberate with respect to any corporate transaction in which they have a conflict of interest with the company of which they are a director or officer. Any director or officer who believes he may have a conflict must inform the company’s other officers and/or directors, as the case may be, of the nature and extent of his interest in the transaction.

The aggregateDirectors and Officers Compensation

Our bylaws authorize a profit sharing plan for our directors and officers, as well as a stock option plan for management and employees. Payment of compensation of our directors and officers is established atannually by our annual shareholders’ meeting andin the form of an annual amount specified for each one of these bodies. It is the responsibility of our board of directors is responsible for regulatingto regulate the use and allocation of this amount.the amount set aside for compensation.

Since 2009, the personnel committee has been in charge of establishing compensation principles and practices, as well as stock options and overseeing recruiting, training and retaining talented employees. However, in view of the creation of the compensation committee by our board of directors at a meeting held on February 17, 2011, in response to CMN Resolution No. 3,921, some of the responsibilities of the personnel committee regarding the establishment of the main compensation polices and principles of the Itaú Unibanco Group were transferred to the compensation committee. On 26 May, 2011, the responsibility of overseeing our stock option plan was also transferred to the compensation committee.

As a result of these changes, the main functions of the compensation committee currently include: (i) approval of the granting of stock options of Itaú Unibanco Holding, as well as approval of institutional decisions within the scope of stock option plans sponsored by Itaú Unibanco Holding; (ii) discussion and analysis of the existing compensation models of Itaú Unibanco Holding, Itaú Unibanco and Itaú BBA (including the treasury unit); (iii) proposal of a compensation package for the CEO of  Itaú Unibanco Holding for approval by the board of directors; and (iv) evaluation and approval of the compensation packages proposed by the CEO for the executive vice presidents and executive officers of Itaú Unibanco Holding, Itaú Unibanco and Itaú BBA, including fixed and variable compensation components, benefits and long-term incentive compensation.

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The impact of CMN Resolution No. 3,921, as well as other legislation relating to existing compensation practices in countries in which our subsidiaries operate, is being studied by the compensation committee.
Audit Committee

See “Item 6C. Board Practices” for information regarding our Audit Committee.

Fiscal Council

See “Item 6C. Board Practices” for information regarding our Fiscal Council.

Preferred Shares and Common Shares

General

Each common share entitles its holder to one vote at meetings of our shareholders. Holders of common stock are not entitled to any preference relating to our dividends or other distributions or any preference upon our liquidation.

Each preferred share is non-voting except under limited circumstances and entitles its holder to (a) priority in the receipt of a non-cumulative dividend of not less than the dividend entitled to each common share, (b) priority in the receipt of a minimum annual dividend of R$0.022 for each preferred share, and (c) participation on equal conditions with the common shares in the receipt of the dividend established in articleArticle 13 of our bylaws, after ensuring the common shares the dividend established in (b) above.
 
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There are no redemption provisions associated with theour common shares or our preferred shares.

On April 30, 2002, our shareholders approved a proposal from our board of directors to grant our holders of preferred stock tag-along rights, whereby inIn the event of a change of our control, the preferred shareholders are assured the right to sell their shares at a price of at least 80% of the price paid for the shares of the controlling block.

Capital Increases and Payment for Subscribed Stock

Our bylaws authorize our board of directors to increase our capital stock up to a limit of six billion shares, of which three billion must consist of common shares and three billion of preferred shares, without amending our bylaws. The issuance of our stock may be made without considering our shareholders preemptive rights if made for the sale on a stock exchange, by a public subscription and exchange for our stock or in a public offering for the acquisition of our control. Regardless of this provision, all increases in our capital stock must be ratified by the shareholderour shareholders and the Central Bank.

Once a capital increase is duly approved, the shareholder must pay the amount corresponding to the subscribed stock in accordance with the terms of the subscription bulletin. If the shareholder fails to make such payment, hethe shareholder will be considered to be in default under the terms of the law.

Liquidation

Pursuant to Brazilian Corporate Law, when a company’s bylaws do not have a provision concerning liquidation, its shareholders at an annual shareholder’s meeting shall determine the manner in which liquidation shall be conducted. Shareholders shall also appoint a liquidator and a fiscal council, which shall be installed during the period of liquidation, when liquidation occurs under the following circumstances: (a) due to the expiration of the company’s length of lifelife; (b) in cases set forth by the company’s bylaws; (c) by resolution of the annual shareholders’ meeting; (d) when a company’s stock is held by a single shareholder, except when the single shareholder is a Brazilian corporation, and a minimum of two shareholders is not reinstated by the following year andyear; or (e) when a company’s authorization to operate is legally extinguished.

Before the completion of the liquidation process and after all creditors have been paid, our shareholders, at oura shareholders’ meeting, may resolve to make a pro-rata distribution among them, as corporate assets are being calculated. The liquidator is responsible for, among other duties,things, the winding up of the company’s businesses, sale of its assets, payment of liabilities and distribution of the remaining assets among shareholders.

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Liability of Our Shareholders for Further Capital Calls

Brazilian Corporate lawLaw does not provide for capital calls. If there is an increase in our capital stock, the ownership interest of our shareholders could be reduced if they elect not to exercise their preemptive rights to subscribe for stock in the capital stock increase.

Calculation of Distributable Amount

At each annual shareholders’ meeting, our board of directors is required to recommend how our earnings for the preceding fiscal year are to be allocated. For purposes of the Brazilian Corporate Law, a company’s net income after income taxes and social contribution taxes for that fiscal year, net of any accumulated losses from prior fiscal years and amounts allocated to employees’ and management’s participation in earnings, represents its “net profits”income” for that fiscal year derived from financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil.Brazilian GAAP. In accordance with Brazilian Corporate Law, an amount equal to our net profitsincome as further (i) reduced by amounts allocated to the legal reserve, (ii) reduced by amounts allocated to other reserves established by us in compliance with applicable law and (iii) increased by reversions of reserves constituted in prior years, will be available for distribution to shareholders (the “adjusted net profits,income,” herein referred to as the “distributable amount”) in any particular year.

Our bylaws authorize a profit sharing plan for our directors and executive officers, as well as a stock option plan for management and employees. Payment of compensation of our directors and executive officers will be established annually by our annual shareholders’ meeting in the form of an aggregate and annual amount specified for each one of these bodies. It is the responsibility of our board of directors to regulate the use and allocation of the amount set aside for compensation. The board of directors, under Brazilian law, provides that the amount of compensation, as a whole, does not exceed the minimum of 10% of the net profits (total profits after tax income net of accumulated losses) in any fiscal year, and 100% of the amounts paid as fees to directors and officers.

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Legal Reserve. Under the Brazilian Corporate Law, we are required to maintain a legal reserve to which we must allocate 5% of our “net profits”net income for each fiscal year until the amount of the reserve equals 20% of our paid-in capital. Net losses, if any, may be charged against the legal reserve, after the deduction of the accrued profitsearnings and profit reserves.

Mandatory Dividend. Dividend. Pursuant to our bylaws, at least 25% of the distributable amount must be allottedallocated to the payment of a minimum mandatory dividend on all of our shares of any type or class (as discussed below).   See “Item 8A.  Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information – Dividend Policy and Dividends.”

Dividend Rights. Rights. Pursuant to Brazilian Corporate Law, a shareholder’s right to receive dividends expires within three years from the date the dividends are declared. If the amount is not claimed by the shareholder, the dividends will revert to our profit reserve.

Statutory Reserves. Reserves. Under Brazilian Corporate Law, we may establish other reserves as long as we specify their purpose, the criteria for determining the annual portion of the net profitsincome to be allocated to these reserves and their maximum limit.

Based on those conditions, prior to our shareholders’ meeting that took place on October 8, 2001, which approved changes to our bylaws, we had established a special reserve which could be used for any of the following purposes: (i) exercise preemptive rights of subscription in capital increases of companies in which we hold interests, (ii) convert these funds into our capital stock and (iii) pay intermediate dividends. This reserve was made up of (i) net profits, (ii) the reversal to the accumulated profits account of any reserve for profits to be realized and (iii) the reversal of any amount of intermediate dividends re-credited to the special reserve account.

The amount of this reserve could not (a) individually exceed 95% of our capital stock and (b) together with the legal reserve, exceed 100% of our capital stock.

At a shareholders’ meeting, which took place on October 8, 2001, our shareholders approved changes in our bylaws regarding the statutory reserves. Based on conditions pursuant to Brazilian Corporate Law, we have established in our bylaws that, according toin accordance with a proposal by our board of directors, the annual meeting of our shareholders may decide on the creation of the following reserves:

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Dividend Equalization Reserve, limited to 40% of the value of our capital stock, for the purpose of paying dividends, including interest on shareholders’ equity, with the objective of maintaining a payment flow to shareholders. This reserve will be created with: (a) up to 50% of the fiscal year’s net profit;Dividend Equalization Reserve (which has been created by shareholders), limited to 40% of the value of our capital stock, for the purpose of paying dividends, including interest on stockholders’ equity, with the objective of maintaining a payment flow to shareholders. This reserve will be allocated: (a) up to 50% of the fiscal year’s net income; (b) up to 100% of the realized portion of revaluation reserves arising from revaluation of assets, recorded as retained earnings; (c) up to 100% of the amount of the adjustments from previous fiscal years, recorded as retained earnings; and (d) credits corresponding to the anticipation of dividends.

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Reinforcement for Working Capital Reserve, Reinforcement for Working Capital Reserve (which has been created by shareholders), limited to 30% of the value of our capital stock, for the purpose of guaranteeing resources for our operations, to be allocated up to 20% of the fiscal year’s net income.limited to 30% of the value of our capital stock, for the purpose of guaranteeing resources for our operations, is created with up to 20% of the fiscal year’s net profit.

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Reserve for Capital Increase in Companies Held by Itaú Unibanco Holding , limited to 30% of the value of our capital stock, for the purpose of guaranteeing the right of first refusal in capital increases of participating companies, isReserve for Capital Increase in Companies Held by Itaú Unibanco Holding (which has been created by shareholders), limited to 30% of the value of our capital stock, for the purpose of guaranteeing the right of first refusal in capital increases of participating companies, and to be allocated up to 50% of the fiscal year’s net earnings. Upon the proposal of our board of directors, amounts will be regularly capitalized from these reserves so that its aggregate balance never exceeds the limit of 95% of our capital stock. The balance of these reserves together with up to 50% of the fiscal year’s net earnings. Upon the proposal of our board of directors, amounts will be regularly capitalized from these reserves so that its aggregate balance never exceeds the limit of 95% (ninety-five percent) of our capital stock. The balance of these reserves added to the Legal Reserve may not exceed the value of our capital stock.

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Contingency Reserve . Under the Brazilian Corporate Law, a portion of our net profits may also be discretionally allocated by the shareholders’ meeting to a contingency reserve for an anticipated loss that theyContingency Reserve. Under Brazilian Corporate Law, a portion of our net income may also be allocated to a contingency reserve for an anticipated loss that our shareholders deem probable in future years. Any amount so allocated in a prior year must be either (i) reversed in the fiscal year in which the loss was anticipated if such loss does not in fact occur or (ii) charged off in the event that the anticipated loss occurs.

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We determine our calculation of net profitsincome and allocations to reserves for any fiscal year on the basis of financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil. TheBrazilian GAAP. On the other hand, our consolidated financial statements included in this annual report have been prepared in accordance with U.S.GAAP and, although our allocations to reserves and dividends will be reflected in these consolidated financial statements, you will be unable to calculate those allocations or required dividend amounts from theour consolidated financial statements. Our consolidated statement of changes in shareholders’stockholders’ equity presents the amount of dividends and interest on shareholders’stockholders’ equity distributed in each of the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007.

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The Brazilian Corporate Law provides that all discretionary allocations of net profitsincome are subject to approval by theour shareholders voting at the annual meeting.

Interest on Shareholders’Stockholders’ Equity

We are allowed to pay interest on shareholders’stockholders’ equity as an alternative form of payment to shareholders. ThisFor tax purposes, interest on stockholders’ equity is limited to the daily pro rata variationaverage of the Brazilian long-term interest rate, (Taxa de Juros de Longo Prazo ), or TJLP, as determined by the Central Bank, over the taxable year, and cannot exceed the greater of 50%(i) 50.0% of theadjusted net income for the period in respect of which the payment is mademade; and 50%(ii) 50.0% of the sum of retained earnings. Distribution of interest on shareholders’ equity may also be accounted for as our tax deductible expense,earnings and anyprofit reserves. Any payment of interest on stockholders’ equity to holders of preferred shares, to shareholders, whether Brazilian residents or not, including holders of ADSs, is subject to Brazilian withholding tax at the rate of 15%. See “Item 10E. Taxation – Brazilian Tax Considerations – Interest on Shareholders’ Equity.”, or 25% if the shareholder is a resident or domiciled in a tax haven jurisdiction.  The amount paid to shareholders as interest on shareholders’stockholders’ equity, net of any withholding tax, may be included as part of the mandatory distribution. In such case, we are required to distribute to shareholders an amount sufficient to ensure that the net amount received by the shareholders, after the payment by us of applicable withholding taxes in respect of the distribution of interest on shareholders’stockholders’ equity, is at least equal to the mandatory distribution.  See “Item 4B. Business Overview – Regulation and Supervision – Taxation – Corporate Income Tax and Social Contribution on Profits – Taxation of Profit Distribution.”

Voting Rights

Each common share entitles the holder thereof to one vote at meetings of our shareholders. Holders of preferred stock are not entitled to vote at our shareholders’ meetings.meetings, except under certain limited circumstances.

The Brazilian Corporate Law provides that non-voting preferred shares acquire voting rights when a company has failed for the term provided for in its bylaws (but no longer than a period of three consecutive fiscal years) to pay any fixed or minimum dividend to which such shares are entitled and continuing until payment thereof is made if those dividends are not cumulative or until those cumulative dividends are paid. Our bylaws set forth the periodestablish a term of three fiscal years.

Any change in the preferences or advantagesrights of our preferred shares, or the creation of a class of shares having priority over the preferred shares, would require the approval of at least 50% of the voting shareholders with prior or future ratification of a majority of the preferred shares, voting as a class at a special meeting. This meeting, according to the Brazilian Corporate Law, would be called by publication of a notice three times, on at least three occasionsdifferent dates, in an official gazette and a newspaper of wide circulation in São Paulo, our principal place of business, with the first notice published at least 15 days prior to the meeting, but would not generally require any other form of notice. In addition to the requirements of Brazilian Corporate Law , we also publish notices in three different languages (Portuguese, English and Spanish) on our website and email our subscribed investors and shareholders, as well as thought CVM, BM&FBOVESPA, the SEC, the NYSE and the BCBA (Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires).

Brazilian Corporate Law provides for multiple voting rights. Despite the lack of provision of our bylaws being silent on the matter, a shareholder representing at least one tenth of our voting capital may request multiple voting rights. Once multiple voting rights have been duly requiredrequested within 48 hours prior to the annual shareholders’ meeting, to each stockshare will be attributed as many votes as the number of our directors and the shareholders right to accumulate votes for a single candidate or distribute them among various candidates will be recognized. Whenever the election of our board of directors is conducted through a multiple voting process and the holders of common or preferred stock elect a director, the shareholder or group of shareholders bound by a voting agreement holding more than 50% of our voting rights will be entitled to elect directors in a number equal to the number of directors elected by the other shareholders plus one, regardless of the number of directors that, pursuant to our bylaws, comprisescomprise the board. It is the responsibility of the presiding officials at a shareholders’ meeting to previously inform our shareholders in advance about the number of votes necessary for the election of each member of our board.

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Our bylaws do not provide for staggered intervals. Therefore, our directors may be reelected consecutively without interruption. Whenever the election has been conducted through a multiple voting process, the removal from office of any of our directors by our shareholders, at an annual shareholders’ meeting shallwill result in the removal from office of all of the remaining directors and a new election shall be arranged. In order not to affect the management of the company as a result of the removal of its directors, Brazilian Corporate Law provides that despite the removal, the same directors may continue to exercise their functions until the newly elected board members take office.

Transfer of Control

Our bylaws do not contain any provision that would have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in our control or that would operate only with respect to a merger, acquisition or corporate restructuring involving ourselvesus or any of our subsidiaries. However, Brazilian banking regulations require that any transfer of control of a financial institution follow the specific procedures of, and be previously approved by, the Central Bank.

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Additionally, Brazilian Corporate Law provides that acquisition of control of a publicly held company is contingent on tender offers for all outstanding common shares at a price equivalent to at least 80% of the price per share paid for the controlling block. Our bylaws provide that in the event of a change in our control, the acquirer will be required to pay the holders of our preferred stock 80% of the price per share paid to our controlling shareholders.

Brazilian Corporate Law also obliges our controlling shareholder to make a tender offer for all of our shares if it increases its interest in our capital stock to a level that materially and negatively affects the liquidity of our stock.

Shareholders’ Meeting

Under the Brazilian Corporate Law, shareholders at a general meeting of shareholders is empowered tomay decide all matters relating to our business objectives and pass resolutions deemed necessary for the protection of our interests. Shareholders voting at a general meeting have the exclusive power, among others, to:

 ·amend the bylaws,

 ·appoint or dismiss members of the board of directors at any time,

 ·appoint members of the fiscal council,

 ·receive the yearly accounts prepared by management and accept or reject management’s financial statements, including the appropriation of net profitsincome and the distributable amount for payment of the mandatory dividend and allocation to the various reserve accounts,

 ·accept or reject the valuation of assets contributed by a shareholder in consideration for the issuance of capital stock, and

 ·pass resolutions to reorganize our legal form, merge, consolidationconsolidate or split, dissolutiondissolve and liquidation,liquidate, appoint and dismiss our liquidators and examine our accounts.

It is the responsibility of our board of directors’ responsibilitydirectors to call a shareholders’ meeting. The first notice of the shareholders’ meeting must be published no later than 15 days before the date of the meeting on the first call.

Brazilian Corporate Law establishes that under specificspecified circumstances, the meeting may also be convened by the fiscal council or any shareholder.

The notice of a shareholders’ meeting must be published three times, on three different dates, onin official newspapers widely circulated in São Paulo, setting forth the place, date and time of the meeting, the day’s agenda and, in the event of an amendment to our bylaws, an indicationa description of the subject matter. Weproposed change. In addition to the requirements of Brazilian Corporate Law , we also inform our shareholders of our shareholders’ meeting throughpublish notices in three different languages (Portuguese, English and Spanish) on our website and email our subscribed investors and shareholders, as well as through the CVM, the BOVESPA,BM&FBOVESPA, the SEC, the NYSE and the BCBA (Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires).

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As a general rule, Brazilian Corporate Law provides that a quorum for a shareholders’ meeting consists of shareholders representing at least 25% of a company’s issued and outstanding voting capital stock, on the first calldate the meeting is called for, and, if thata quorum is not reached, any percentage of the company’s voting capital stock on a second date the second call.meeting is called for.

Generally, our meetings are held with a quorum representing two thirds of our voting capital. In order to attend a shareholders’ meeting, a shareholder must present a document evidencing his identity and proof of deposit issued by the financial institution responsible for the bookkeeping of our stock.

A shareholder may be represented at a shareholders’ meeting by a proxy appointed less than a year before the meeting, which proxy shouldmust be our shareholder, any of our corporation officer,officers, a lawyer or a financial institution. An investment fund must be represented by its investment fund officer.

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Withdrawal Rights

Neither our common shares nor our preferred shares are redeemable.redeemable except upon delisting, as described below. A dissenting shareholder under the Brazilian Corporate Law may, however, seek withdrawal,to withdraw, subject to certain conditions, following a decision made at a shareholders’ meeting by shareholders representing at least 50% of the voting stock:

 ·to create preferred shares or increase disproportionately an existing class of preferred shares relative to the other types or classes of shares, unless this action is provided for or authorized by the bylaws,

 ·to modify a preference, privilege or condition of redemption or amortization conferred on one or more classes of preferred shares, or create a new class with greater privileges than the existing classes of preferred shares,

 ·to reduce the mandatory distribution of dividends,

 ·to change our corporate purposes,

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to transfer all of our stock to another company in order to make us a wholly owned-owned subsidiary of that company or vice versa ((incorporação de ações) es),

 ·to acquire another company, the price of which exceeds certain limits set forth in Brazilian Corporate Law,

 ·to merge into another company, including if we are merged into one of our controlling companies, or to consolidate with another company,

 ·to participate in a group of companies as defined under Brazilian Corporate Law, or

 ·in the event that the entity resulting from (i) a transfer of all our stock to another company in order to make us a wholly owned subsidiary of that company or vice versa, as discussed in the fifth bullet point above, (ii) a spin-off, (iii) a merger or (iv) a consolidation of a Brazilian publicly held company, fails to become a Brazilian publicly held company within 120 days of the annual shareholders’ meeting in which such decision was taken.

The right to withdraw in the circumstances discussed in the first and second bullet points above only applies to the holders of the affected shares.

In accordance with Brazilian Corporate Law, the right to withdrawal lapseswithdraw expires 30 days after publication of the minutes of the relevant shareholders’ meeting unless, in the first two bullet points above, the resolution is subject to confirmation by the preferred shareholders (which must be made at a special meeting to be held within one year), in which case the 30-day term is counted from the date the minutes of the special meeting are published. We are entitled to reconsider any action giving rise to a stock redemption within ten days following the expiration of the 30-day term mentioned above if such redemption would jeopardize our financial stability. In addition, the rights to withdrawal in the seventh and eighth bullet points above may only be exercised by holders of shares if those shares are not part of the BOVESPABM&FBOVESPA  Index and if less than 50% of our shares is outstanding.

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Brazilian Corporate Law provides that common and preferred shares are redeemable under delisting of shares at a fair price determined upon the criteria provided thereof. If the shareholders’ meeting giving rise to withdrawal rights occurs more than 60 days after the date of the last approved balance sheet, a shareholder may demand that its shares be redeemed at a value on the basis of a new balance sheet that is dated within 60 days of that shareholders’ meeting. In such case, we will pay 80% of the value calculated according to the last approved balance sheet and, after the preparation of the new balance sheet, we will pay the balance within 120 days from the date of the relevant shareholders’ meeting.

Preemptive Rights on Increase in Preferred Share Capital

Each shareholder has a general preemptive right to subscribe for shares in any capital increase, in proportion to its stockholding,holdings, except in the event of the grant and exercise of any option to acquire shares of our capital stock. A minimum period of 30 days following the publication of notice of the capital increase is allowedrequired for the exercise of the right, and the right is negotiable. However, our bylaws provide for the elimination of preemptive rights with respect to the issuance of new preferred shares up to the limit of the authorized share capital, provided that the distribution of those shares is effected through either of the following:

 ·a stock exchange or in a public offering, or

 ·an exchange of shares in a public offering, the purpose of which is to acquire control of another company.

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In the event of a capital increase which would maintain or increase the proportion of our capital represented by preferred shares, holders of ADSs, except as described above, would have preemptive rights to subscribe only forto newly issued preferred shares. In the event of a capital increase which would reduce the proportion of our capital represented by preferred shares, holders of ADSs, except as described above, would have preemptive rights to subscribe for preferred shares, in proportion to their shareholdings and for common shares only to the extent necessary to prevent dilution of their interest in us.

Other aspects on theAspects of Brazilian Corporate Law

The following aspects are also significant on theaspects of  Brazilian Corporate Law:

 ·preferred shares representing 10% of the outstanding shares not held by the controlling shareholders would beare entitled to appoint a representative to our board of directors,

 ·disputes among our shareholders as well as among our shareholders and us wouldcan be subject to arbitration, ifas provided for in the shareholders’ agreement with Itaúsa and E. Johnston (though not provided for in our bylaws,bylaws),

 ·a tender offer at a purchase price equal to the fair value forof all outstanding stock would beis required upon a delisting or a substantial reduction in liquidity of our stock as a result of purchases by the controlling shareholders,

 ·anya sale of control would require therequires that shareholders to tender for the minority shareholders’ common shares and, as provided for in our bylaws, for the minority shareholders’ preferred shares, at a purchase price equal to 80% of the price per share paid to the controlling shareholder,

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shareholders would beare entitled to withdraw from us upon a spin-off only if it entailedentails a change in the corporate purpose, a reduction in mandatory dividends or participation of the participationcompany in a centralized group“group of companies,companies” (grupo de sociedades),

 ·the controlling shareholders, the shareholders that appoint members to our board of directors and fiscal council, the members of our board of directors and fiscal council and our executive officers would beare required to disclose any purchase or sale of our stock to the CVM and the BOVESPA,BM&FBOVESPA,

 ·we would beare permitted to satisfy our information disclosure requirements through the Internet, and

 ·direct or indirect controlling shareholders and shareholders that appoint members to our board of directors or fiscal council, as well as any natural person or corporate entity, or group of persons, acting jointly or representing the same interests, that reach a participation, directly or indirectly, corresponding to 5% or more of type or class of stock representative of the capital of a listed company, must notify the company and, also wheneveras well as when such participation increases by 5% for the type or class of shares representative of the company’s capital stock. In cases when an acquisition results in or was effected for the purpose of altering the  controlling shareholding compositioncontrol or the management structure of the corporation, as well as in cases in which the acquisition creates an obligation to conduct a public offering, the acquirer must further publish a notice in the press containing the required legal information about the transaction. The investor relations officer is responsible for informing the CVM, and as the case may be, the stock exchangeBM&FBOVESPA or organized over-the-counter market entities on which the company’s shares are eligible for trading.markets.

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Form and Transfer

According to the Brazilian Corporate Law, all shares issued by Brazilian companies must be nominative and either registered within the companies’ registry books (Registro de Ações Nominativas) or placed under the custody of a financial institution specifically designated to perform custodial services by each company. The transfer of shares is effected by either an entry made by us in our books by debiting the share account of the transferor and crediting the share account of the transferee or by a book entry by the custodian in case the board of directors authorizes the maintenance of our shares under the custody of a financial institution specifically designated by the shareholders to perform book-entry services.

Under our bylaws (article(Article 3, sub item 3.3), our shares are in the form of book-entry shares and the transfer of those shares is effected through an order to the financial institution, that controls the registration of those shares, Itaú Corretora.

Transfers of preferred shares by a foreign investor are made in the same way and executed by that investor’s local agent on the investor’s behalf except that, if the original investment was registered with the Central Bank pursuant to the Annex IV Regulations, the foreign investor also should seek amendment, if necessary, through its local agent, of the certificate of registration to reflect the new ownership.

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The BM&FBOVESPA operates a central clearing system. A holder of our shares may choose, at its discretion, to participate in this system and all shares elected to be put into the system will be deposited in custody with the stock exchange (through a Brazilian institution that is duly authorized to operate by the Central Bank or by the CVM, as the case may be, having a clearing account with the stock exchange). The fact that these shares are subject to custody with the stock exchange will be reflected in our registry of shareholders.

Each participating shareholder will, in turn, be registered in our register of beneficial shareholders maintained by the stock exchange and will be treated in the same way as registered shareholders.

Limitations on Rights to Own Securities

Except as described above, there are no limitations under Brazilian law on the rights of non-residents or foreign shareholders to own non-voting preferred shares of Brazilian financial institutions, including the rights of such non-resident or foreign shareholders to hold or exercise voting rights due to future circumstances that may grant voting rights to such shareholders. Our bylaws reflect the inexistencenonexistence of such limitations in connection with our preferred shares.

Registered Capital

The amount of an investment in preferred shares held by a non-Brazilian holder who qualifies under the CMN’sCMN Resolution No. 2,689 and obtains registration with the CVM or by the depositary representing that holder, is eligible for registration with the Central Bank; besidesBank. In addition to the repatriation of the principal amount invested, such registration (the amount so registered is referred to as registered capital) allows the remittance outside Brazil of foreign currency, converted at the commercial market rate, equivalent to the amount so distributed in reaisin favor of those preferred shares. The registered capital for each preferred share purchased in Brazil, and deposited with the depositary, will be equal to its purchase price (in U.S. dollars). The registered capital for a preferred share that is withdrawn upon surrender of an ADS will be the U.S. dollar equivalent of (i) the average price of a preferred share on the Brazilian stock exchange on which the greatest number of such shares was sold on the day of withdrawal, or (ii) if no preferred shares were sold on that day, the average price on the Brazilian stock exchange on which the greatest number of preferred shares were sold in the fifteen trading sessions immediately preceding that withdrawal. The U.S. dollar value of the preferred shares is determined on the basis of the average commercial market rates quoted by the Central Bank on such date (or if the average price of preferred shares is determined under clause (iii)(ii) of the preceding sentence, the average of such quoted rates on the same fifteen dates used to determine the average price of the preferred shares).

A non-Brazilian holder of preferred shares may experience delays in effecting such registration, which may delay remittances abroad. Such a delay may adversely affect the amount, in U.S. dollars, received by the non-Brazilian holder.

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American Depositary Receipts - ADR

The Bank of New York, as depositary, has executed and delivered the ADRs representing our preferred shares. Each ADR is a certificate evidencing a specific number of American Depositary Shares, also referred to as ADSs. Each ADS represents one preferred share (or a right to receive one preferred share) deposited with the principal São Paulo office of Itaú Unibanco, S.A., as custodian for the depositary in Brazil. Each ADS also represents any other securities, cash or other property which may be held by the depositary.

You may hold ADSs either directly (by having an ADR registered in your name) or indirectly through your broker or other financial institution. If you hold ADSs directly, you are an ADR holder. We do not treat ADR holders as our shareholders and ADR holders have no shareholder rights. Brazilian law governs shareholder rights. The depositary is the holder of the preferred shares underlying the ADSs. Holders of ADRs have ADR holder rights. Brazilian law governs shareholder rights. A deposit agreement among us, the depositary and you, as an ADR holder, and the beneficial owners of ADRs sets out ADR holder rights as well as the rights and obligations of the depositary. New York law governs the deposit agreement and the ADRs.

10C.  Material Contracts
 
None.

10D.      Exchange Controls
 
There are no restrictions on ownership of our stock by individual or legal entities domiciled outside Brazil. However, the right to convert dividend payments and proceeds from the sale of our shares into foreign currency and to remit such amounts abroad is subject to restrictions under foreign investment legislation which generally requires, among other things, that the relevant investment be registered with the Central Bank and the CVM.
 
Foreign investors may register their direct investment in our shares under Law No. 4,131, dated September 3, 1962, or Resolution No 2,689. Registration under Resolution No. 2,689 affords favorable tax treatment to non-resident investors who are not residents in Brazil nor in tax haven jurisdictions (i.e., countries that do not impose income tax or where the maximum income tax rate is lower than 20%), as defined by Brazilian tax laws. See “Item 10E. Taxation – Material Brazilian Tax Considerations” for more information.
 
Under Resolution No. 2,689 non-resident investors may invest in almost all financial assets and engage in almost all transactions available in the Brazilian financial and capital markets, provided that certain requirements are fulfilled. In accordance with Resolution No. 2,689, the definition of non-resident investor includes individuals, legal entities, mutual funds and other collective investment entities, domiciled or headquartered outside Brazil.

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Under Resolution No. 2,689, a non-resident investor must:

·appoint at least one representative in Brazil with powers to perform actions relating to its investment;

·appoint an authorized custodian in Brazil for its investment;

·register as a non-Brazilian investor with the CVM; and

·register its foreign investment with the Central Bank.
 
• appoint an authorized custodian in Brazil for its investment;
• register as a non-Brazilian investor with the CVM; and
• register its foreign investment with the Central Bank.
Additionally, the investor operating under the provisions of Resolution No. 2,689 must be registered with the Brazilian internal revenue service (Receita Federal)(Receita Federal) pursuant to the latter’s Regulatory Instruction No. 854, dated June 30, 2008. This registration process is undertaken by the investor’s legal representative in Brazil.
 
Pursuant to Resolution No. 2,689, securities and other financial assets held by foreign investors must be registered, safe kept or maintained in deposit accounts or under the custody of an entity duly licensed by the Central Bank or the CVM.
 
The trading of securities under the regime of Resolution No. 2,689 is restricted to transactions carried out in the stock exchanges or through organized over-the-counter markets licensed by the CVM, except for transactions resulting from subscriptions, stock dividends, conversion of debt securities into shares, securities-referenced indexes, purchase and sale of shares of opened-end investment funds in securities and, when previously authorized by the CVM, cases resulting from going private transactions, cancellation or suspension of trading, judicial settlements and trading of shares covered by shareholder agreements.
 
In addition, any transfer or ownership assignment of investments in securities or other financial instruments held by non-resident investors not foreseen by Resolution No. 2,689 is prohibited, except for transfers resulting from mergers, spin-off, and other corporate reorganizations carried out abroad, as well as the cases of hereditary succession.

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10E. Taxation

This summary contains a description of the main Brazilian and U.S. federal income tax considerations of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of our preferred shares or ADSs, but it does not purport to be a comprehensive description of all the tax considerations that may be relevant to these matters. This summary is based upon tax laws of Brazil and the United States in effect as of the date hereof, which laws are subject to change and to differing interpretations (possibly with retroactive effect). Prospective purchasers of preferred shares or ADSs should consult their own tax advisors as to the Brazilian, United States or other tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of preferred shares and ADSs, including, in particular, the effect of any non-U.S., non-resident, state or local tax laws.
Although there is at present no income tax treaty between Brazil and the United States, the tax authorities of the two countries have had discussions that may result in such a treaty. No assurance can be given, however, as to whether or when a treaty will enter into force or how it will affect a U.S. holderHolder (as defined below) of our preferred shares or ADSs.
Prospective purchasers of our preferred shares or ADSs should consult their own tax advisors as to the tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of our preferred shares and ADSs, including, in particular, the effect of any non-U.S., non-resident, state or local tax laws.

Brazilian Tax Considerations

The following discussion summarizes the main Brazilian tax consequences related to the acquisition, ownership and disposition by holders of our preferred shares (who are registered with the Central Bank as U.S. dollar investors) or of ADSs, by a holder that isboth not domiciled in Brazil for purposes of Brazilian taxation, or by a holder of preferred sharesNon-Resident Holders.

Non-Resident Holders Resident in Tax Havens

In accordance with an investment in preferred shares registered with the Central Bank as a U.S. dollar investment (in each case, a “non-resident holder”).
This discussion is based on Brazilian law, as currentlyregulated by Article 1 of Normative Instruction No. 1,037 of June 4, 2010, a “tax haven” is defined as a country or location (a) that does not impose any income tax or where the maximum income tax rate is 20% or below or (b) where the local legislation imposes restrictions on disclosure regarding shareholder composition or investment ownership. A list of current tax havens has been published per such Normative Instruction.  Non-Resident Holders resident in effect, which istax havens may be subject to change. Any changetax in that law may change the consequencesBrazil at higher rates than Non-Resident Holders not resident in tax havens, as described below.  Each non-resident holder should consult his or her own tax adviser concerning Brazilian tax consequences of an investment in preferred shares or ADSs.
 
TheRegistration of Our Preferred Shares

Our preferred shares may be registered with the Brazilian Central Bank pursuant to CMN Resolution No. 2,689 of the Brazilian Monetary Counsel - CMN.  The2,689/00.  CMN Resolution No. 2,6892,689/00 allows foreign investors to invest in almost all financial assets and to enter into almost all transactions available in the Brazilian financial and capital markets, provided that certain requirements are fulfilled, such as appointing a representative in Brazil and registering with the main requirements described below are fulfilled.Securities and Exchange Commission - CVM. The amount eligible for registration with respect to our preferred shares purchased in Brazil and deposited with the depositary shall be equal to the purchase price of such preferred shares (in U.S. Dollars).  According to CMN Resolution No. 2,689, the definition of2,689/00, foreign investor includesinvestors include individuals, companies, mutual funds and other collective investment entities domiciled or headquartered abroad.outside Brazil. See “Item 10D. Exchange Controls” for more information.

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Taxation of Dividends

Payment of dividends to the ADS depositary entity or to non-resident holders of preferred shares paidderived from profits generated after January 1, 1996, including dividends paid in kind, are not subject to withholding income tax in Brazil.
Stock dividends derived from profits generated before January 1, 1996 are  subject to Brazilian taxation Cash Payment of dividends derived from profits generated before January 1, 1996 may be subject to Brazilian withholding income tax at variablevarying rates, according to the year when the profits were generated.

Taxation of Interest on Shareholder'sStockholders’ Equity

DistributionLaw No. 9,249, dated December 26, 1995, as amended, allows a Brazilian corporation, such as ourselves, to shareholdersmake payments of interest on shareholders’stockholders’ equity deriving from preferred or common shares as an alternative forminstead of dividend distributions to shareholders who are either Brazilian residents or non-residents, including holders(See “Item 4B. Business Overview — Regulation and Supervision — Taxation” and “Item 10B. Additional Information — Memorandum and Articles of ADSs,Association —  Interest on Stockholders’ Equity”). Payment of interest on stockholders’ equity is subject to withholding income tax at the rate of 15%. If, or 25% in the distributioncase of interest on shareholders’ equitya Non-Resident Holder that is made to a beneficiary resident or domiciled in a “tax haven” jurisdiction, the payment of interest is subject to withholding income tax at the rate of 25% (the 15% rate is not applicable).haven.

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These payments, except for certain limitations, are deductible from the calculation of taxable income for purposes of income tax payment in Brazil, and from 1997 they also became deductible from the calculation of taxable income for purposes of social contribution on net income payment, as soon as the amount of interest is credited to the liabilities of the company that makes the distribution (when the amount payable to each shareholder is already known) or paid to the shareholder, whichever occurs first.  To the extent this payment is treated as a portion of the mandatory dividend, as provided for by the current legislation, the interest on shareholders’ equity paid to shareholders is discounted from the mandatory dividend payable to shareholders. However, if the amount of interest on shareholders’ equity exceeds that of the mandatory dividend, the amount will not be refunded to shareholders and will be considered a form of additional dividend. Resolutions on the distribution of interest on shareholders' equity are made by the board of directors, although the approval for the use of profits is obtained at the annual shareholders’ meeting that approves the financial statements.
 
Taxation of Gains

(a)Sale of ADS
(a) Sales or other dispositions of ADSs

Gains realized outside Brazil by a non-resident holder related toNon-Resident Holder from the disposalsale or other disposition of ADSs to another non-resident holderNon-Resident Holder are not subject to Brazilian taxation. However, after the publication ofaccording to Law No. 10,833/03, the disposaldisposition of assets located in Brazil by a non-resident holder to another non-resident holderNon-Resident Holder may be subject to tax charges in Brazil.  Although there is no current legal case providing accurate definition for such new Law and although the LawNo. 10,833/03 is not completely clear with respect to what is considered to be an asset located in Brazil, ADSs are generally should not be considered to be assets located in Brazil for the purposes of such Law No. 10,833/03, because they represent securities issued and negotiated in an offshore exchange market. It is important to note, however, that even if ADSADSs were considered to be assets located in Brazil, then investorsNon-Resident Holders not resident in non-tax haven locations couldtax havens may still apply for exemption offrom capital gaingains tax according to articleArticle 81 of Law No. 8.981/8,981/95.
(b)Conversion of preferred shares into ADS

 (b) Conversion of our preferred shares into ADSs

The deposit by a Non-Resident Holder of our preferred shares in exchangewith the depositary for ADSconversion into ADSs may be subject to Brazilian capital gaingains tax, , if the investorsuch Non-Resident Holder is resident in a tax haven location or if thesuch preferred shares were not registered with the Brazilian Central Bank according to CMN Resolution No. 2,689/00. TheIn those cases, the difference between the acquisition pricecost of such preferred shares or the amount otherwise previously registered atwith the Brazilian Central Bank and the average price of thesuch preferred shares, according to CMN Resolution 1.927/93,   may be considered taxable capital gain, and may be subject to income tax at a general rate of 15%. Tax haven investorsNon-Resident Holders that are resident or domiciled in tax havens may be subject to 25% capital gain tax inon the sale or transfer of shares out of the financial markets.markets upon such a conversion.
 
On the other hand, when non tax-haven investorsNon-Resident Holders that are not resident or domiciled in tax havens deposit preferred shares registered inaccording to Resolution No. 2,689/00 portfolio in exchange for ADSADSs, such deposit should not be subject to capital gain tax.
 
(c)Preferred Shares negotiated in Brazil
(c) Sale or other disposition of our preferred shares

Foreign investorsNon-Resident Holders not resident or domiciled in non-tax haven locationstax havens that register their portfolio according to CMN Resolution No. 2,689/00 benefit offrom a special tax treatment according to which any capital gain arising from the sale of securities within Brazilian stock exchanges is exempt offrom income tax. On the other hand, sale of shares not registered according to Resolution No. 2,689/00 or made out of Brazilian stock exchanges is generally subject to 15% capital gain tax.

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Such special treatment is not applicable to investorsNon-Resident Holders resident or domiciled in tax haven locations,havens, who are subject to general taxation rules applicable to Brazilian residents on the sale of their investments in financial markets, including stock exchanges and out-of-the-counterover-the-counter markets. The taxation rate is then generally 15%. If such investorsNon-Resident Holders sell shares out of the financial markets, the income taxation rate shall raise to 25%.
Any exercise of preemptive rights related to theour preferred shares (and in connection with the ADS program) will not be subject to Brazilian taxation.  The gains from the sale or assignment of preemptive rights will be subject to income tax according to rates that vary depending on the location of the non-resident holderNon-Resident Holder and the market in which such rights are sold. If the holderNon-Resident Holder is locatednot resident or domiciled in a non-taxtax haven, jurisdiction, the sale of preemptive rights is exempt offrom tax if made within the Brazilian stock exchange markets or is subject to 10%15% income tax if made beyond stock exchange markets.market. If the holderNon-Resident Holder is locatedresident or domiciled in a tax haven, jurisdiction, the sale of preemptive rights is generally subject to 15% income tax if made within Brazilian financial markets or 25% tax if the rights are sold beyond such markets.
Beneficiaries Resident or Domiciled in Tax Havens or Low Tax District
 
For the purpose of investments in financial markets, Brazilian legislation defines “tax haven” jurisdictions as countries or locations that do not impose any income tax or where the maximum income tax rate is 20%.  Except for certain situations, income from transactions of a beneficiary resident or domiciled in a country considered a “tax haven” jurisdiction, is subject to withholding income tax at the rate of 25%.
Tax on Foreign Exchange on Financial Transactions (IOF/Câmbio)

Pursuant to Decree No. 6,306/07, amended by Decrees No. 6,339/08, 6,445/08, 6,391/08, 6,453/08, 6,556/08,  6,613/08 and 6.983/09,further amendments, tax on foreign transactions, or IOF/CâmbioFX, may be levied on foreign exchange transactions, affecting either or both the inflow or outflow of investments. The IOFIOF/FX rates are set by the Brazilian executive branch, and the highest applicable rate is 25%25.0% (See “Item 4B. Business Overview — Regulation and Supervision — Taxation”).

The rate of IOF taxIOF/FX imposed on foreign exchange transactions carried out by a foreign investorNon-Resident Holder for the purpose of investing in the financial and capital markets may vary from time to time as defined by the Brazilian government and the rates may be different based on the type of investment as well as the time in which such investment is maintained in Brazil.investment. The inflow of foreign funds for the purchase of shares under CMN Resolution No. 2,689/00 is subject to 2% IOFIOF/FX tax. The acquisition of ADS is not subject to IOF tax.  IOFIOF/FX rate is zero in the outflow of foreign investment.investment and the payment of interest on stockholders’ equity and dividends.

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The acquisition of ADSs is not subject to IOF tax. The IOF/Securities tax is levied at a rate of 1.5% on the assignment of shares traded in the Brazilian stock exchange market in order to permit the issuance of depositary receipts to be negotiated overseas.

Other Brazilian Taxes

There are no Brazilian inheritance, gift or succession taxes applicable to the transfer of ownership or title (ownership without beneficial interest) of our preferred shares or ADSs or the vesting of free beneficial interest of such shares or ADSs by a non-resident holder,Non-Resident Holder, except for gift, inheritance and legacy taxes that are chargedlevied by some states of Brazil on gift, inheritance and legacyif bestowed in such states of Brazil or if bestowed abroad  by gift, inheritancewhen the receiver is resident or legacy receiver domiciled in these states of Brazil. There is no Brazilian stamp, issue, registration, or similar taxes or duties payable by holdersNon-Resident Holders of our preferred shares or ADSs.
 
Registered Capital
The amount of an investment in preferred shares made by a non-resident holder, as so qualified under Resolution No. 2,689 and registered with CVM, or by such non-resident holder’s representative, is eligible for registration with the Central Bank of Brazil (whereby the amount registered is referred to as “Registered Capital”); such registration allows the remittance of foreign currency outside Brazil, converted by the commercial market rate and purchased with the amounts related to the distribution of such preferred shares. The Registered Capital of each preferred share purchased in Brazil and deposited with the depositary, shall be equal to its purchase price (in U.S. Dollars).
The non-resident holder of preferred shares may meet delays in such registration, which may consequently delay the remittances abroad. Such delay may also adversely affect the amount in U.S. Dollars received by the non-resident holder.
U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations

The following discussion is a general summarydiscussion of the materialcertain U.S. federal income tax considerations ofrelating to the acquisition,purchase, ownership and disposition of our preferred shares or ADSs. This discussion applies only to “U.S. holders” ofADSs by U.S. Holders (as defined below) who hold such shares or ADSs.  For purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. holder” is a beneficial owner of our preferred shares or ADSs that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

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•           an individual that is a citizen or residentas capital assets within the meaning of section 1221 of the United States;
•           a corporation or other entity treatedInternal Revenue Code of 1986, as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state thereofamended, or the District of Columbia;
•           an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source; or
•           a trust if (i) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust, and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (ii) the trust has validly elected under applicable Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.
If a partnership holds our preferred shares or ADSs, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner generally will depend upon the status of the partner and upon the activities of the partnership.  Partners of partnerships holding our preferred shares or ADSs should consult their own independent tax advisors.
In general, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, holders of American Depositary Receipts evidencing ADSs will be treated as the beneficial owners of the preferred shares represented by those ADSs.  Deposits and withdrawals of our preferred shares by U.S. holders in exchange for ADSs will not result in the realization of gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Code.  This discussion does not address all aspects of U.S. federal incomethe tax lawconsiderations that may be relevant to a U.S. holderHolders in light of such U.S. holder’stheir particular circumstances and does not discuss any aspect of state, local or non-U.S. tax law.  Further, this discussion does not addressto U.S. federal estate and gift tax, the Medicare tax on net investment income or the alternative minimum tax consequences of acquiring, holding or disposing of our preferred shares or ADSs or the indirect consequencesHolders subject to holders of equity interests in partnerships (or any other entity treated as a partnership forspecial rules under U.S. federal income tax purposes) that hold our preferred shares or ADSs. Moreover, this discussion deals only with our preferred shares or ADSs that a U.S. holder will hold as capital assets (generally, property held for investment), and it does not apply to U.S. holders that may be subject to special tax rules,laws, such as banks, and other financial institutions, insurance companies, retirement plans, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, dealers in securities, dealers,brokers, tax-exempt organizations, persons thatentities, certain former citizens or residents of the United States, U.S. Holders who hold our preferred shares or ADSs as part of ana “straddle,” “hedging,” “conversion” or other integrated investment (including a straddle), persons owning directly, indirectly or constructively, 10% or more of the total combined voting power of our shares and persons whose “functional currency”transaction, U.S. Holders who mark their securities to market for U.S. federal income tax purposes, U.S. Holders whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar.dollar, U.S. Holders that own (or are deemed to own) 10% or more (by voting power) of our stock or U.S. Holders that receive our preferred shares or ADSs as compensation.  In addition, this discussion does not address the effect of any state, local or non-U.S. tax laws or any U.S. federal estate, gift or alternative minimum tax considerations.

This discussion is based on provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, its legislative history, existing final, temporary and proposedthe Treasury regulationsRegulations promulgated thereunder and administrative and judicial interpretations thereof,pronouncements, all as now in effect on the date hereof, and all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect, and to different interpretations. U.S. holders are urged to consult their own independent tax advisors as to the tax consequences relevant to the ownership of our preferred shares or ADSs in light of their particular circumstances, including the effect of any state, local or non-U.S. laws.effect.  This discussion is also based in part on the representations of the depositary and the assumptionassumes that each obligation in the deposit agreement and any related agreement will be performed in accordance with its terms.

For purposes of this discussion, the term “U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of our preferred shares or ADSs that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (i) an individual citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a corporation created or organised in or under the laws of the United States or of any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (iii) an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source, or (iv) a trust with respect to which a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over its administration and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all of its substantial decisions, or certain electing trusts that were in existence on August 19, 1996 and were treated as domestic trusts on that date.

If an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes invests in our preferred shares or ADSs, the U.S. federal income tax considerations relating to such investment generally will depend in part upon the status and activities of such entity and its partners.  Such an entity should consult its own tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to it and its partners of the purchase, ownership and disposition of such preferred shares or ADSs.

INVESTORS ARE ADVISED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME AND OTHER TAX CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO THE PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF OUR PREFERRED SHARES OR ADSS IN LIGHT OF THEIR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES, AS WELL AS THE EFFECT OF ANY STATE, LOCAL OR NON-U.S. TAX LAWS.
 
Except where specifically described below, this discussion assumes that we are not a passive foreign investment company, or a PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax income purposes. SeePlease see the discussion under “—Passive“Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules.”Considerations” below.

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Taxation of Distributions
 
In general, distributionsTreatment of cashADSs

A U.S. Holder of ADSs generally will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as the owner of such U.S. Holder’s proportionate interest in our preferred shares held by the depositary that are represented and evidenced by such ADSs.  Accordingly, any deposit or propertywithdrawal of our preferred shares in exchange for ADSs generally will not result in the realisation of gain or loss to such U.S. Holder for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Distributions

A U.S. Holder that receives a distribution with respect to our preferred shares (whether held through ADSs or ADSsdirectly), including distributions of interest on shareholders’stockholders’ equity as described above under “—Brazilian Tax Considerations - Interest on Shareholders’Stockholders’ Equity,” generally will be required to include the amount of such distribution (without reduction for any Brazilian withholding tax with respect thereto) in gross income as a U.S. holder will,dividend to the extent made fromof our current or accumulated earnings and profits as(as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles, constitute dividends to such U.S. holder for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If apurposes) on the date such U.S. Holder (or the depositary, in the case of ADSs) actually or constructively receives such distribution, exceeds the amount of our current and accumulated earnings and profits, the excess will be treated first as a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of a U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in our preferred shares or ADSs, and thereafter as capital gain which will be either long-term or short-term capital gain depending on whether the U.S. holder held the preferred shares or ADSs for more than one year. As used below, the term “dividend” means a distribution that constitutes a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

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The gross amount of any taxable dividend (including amounts withheld in respect of Brazilian taxes) paid with respect to our preferred shares or ADSs generally will be subject to U.S. federal income taxation as ordinary dividend income and will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction allowed to corporations.  Dividends generallyA distribution on our preferred shares (whether held through ADSs or directly) in excess of current and accumulated earnings and profits will be includibletreated as a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of the U.S. Holder’s basis in such preferred shares or ADSs, as the grosscase may be, and thereafter as gain from the sale or exchange of such preferred shares or ADSs.  We have not maintained and do not plan to maintain calculations of earnings and profits for U.S. federal income oftax purposes.  As a result, a U.S. holderHolder may need to include the entire amount of any such distribution in income as a dividend.

The U.S. dollar value of any distribution on our preferred shares made in Brazilian reais generally should be calculated by reference to the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Brazilian real in effect on the day on which the dividends are actually or constructively receiveddate of receipt of such distribution by the U.S. holder, in the case of our preferred shares, or on the day on which such dividends are actually or constructively received byHolder (or the depositary, in the case of our ADSs.
AADSs), regardless of whether the reais so received are in fact converted into U.S. holder will be entitled, subject to a numberdollars.  If the reais so received are converted into U.S. dollars on the date of complex limitations and conditions, to claim areceipt, the U.S. foreign tax credit in respectHolder of any Brazilian income taxes withheld on dividends received on our preferred shares or ADSs.  U.S. holders who do not elect to claim a credit for any foreign income taxes paid during the taxable year may instead claim a deduction in respect of such Brazilian income taxes.  Dividends received with respect to ourrelevant preferred shares or ADSs generally should not recognise foreign currency gain or loss on such conversion.  If the reais so received are not converted into U.S. dollars on the date of receipt, such U.S. Holder generally will have a basis in such reais equal to the U.S. dollar value of such reais on the date of receipt.  Any gain or loss on a subsequent conversion or other disposition of such reais by such U.S. Holder generally will be treated as foreign sourceordinary income subject to various classificationsor loss and other limitations.  For purposes of the U.S. foreign tax credit limitation, foreign source income is separated into different “baskets,” and the credit for foreign taxes on income in any basket is limited to the U.S. federal income tax allocable to such income.  Dividends paid with respect to our preferred shares and ADSs generally will constitute “passive category income” in most cases.  U.S. holders should be aware thatincome or loss from sources within the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, has expressed concern that parties to whom ADSs are released may be taking actionsUnited States.

Distributions treated as dividends that are inconsistent with the claiming of foreign tax credits by U.S. holders of ADSs. Accordingly, the discussion above regarding the creditability of Brazilian income tax withheld on dividends could be affected by future actions that may be taken by the IRS. The rules with respect to foreign tax credits are complex and U.S. holders should consult their own independent tax advisors regarding the availability of foreign tax credits in light of their particular circumstances.
Subject to certain exceptions for short-term and hedged positions, the U.S. dollar amount of dividends received by certain non-corporate U.S. holderspersons (including individuals) prior to January 1, 2011 withthrough taxable years beginning on or before December 31, 2012 in respect toof stock of a non-U.S. corporation (other than a corporation that is, in the ADSs will be subject to taxation attaxable year during which the distributions are made or the preceding taxable year, a maximum rate of 15% if the dividends represent “qualified dividend income.”  Dividends paid on the ADSs will be treated as “qualified dividend income” if (i) the ADSs arePFIC) that is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States and (ii) we were not in the year prior to the year in which the dividend was paid, and are not in the year in which the dividend is paid,generally qualify for a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC.  The ADSs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and may qualify as readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States15% reduced maximum tax rate so long as theycertain holding period and other requirements are so listed.  However, no assurances can be given thatmet.  Since the ADSs will be or remain readily tradable.  See belowlisted on the NYSE, unless we are treated as a PFIC with respect to a U.S. Holder, dividends received by such a U.S. Holder in respect of the ADSs should qualify for a discussion regarding our PFIC determination.
the reduced rate.  Based on existing guidance, it is not entirely clear whether dividends received with respect to theby such a U.S. Holder of our preferred shares in respect of such shares will be treated as “qualified dividend income,”qualify for the reduced rate, because theour preferred shares are not themselves listed on a United States exchange.  Special rules apply for purposes of determining the recipient’s investment income (which may limit deductions for investment interest) and foreign income (which may affect the amount of U.S. exchange.foreign tax credit) and to certain extraordinary dividends.   Each U.S. holdersHolder that is a non-corporate taxpayer should consult theirits own independent tax advisorsadvisor regarding the availabilitypossible applicability of the preferential dividendreduced tax rate and the related restrictions and special rules.

Sale, Exchange or Other Disposition of Preferred Shares or ADSs

Upon a sale, exchange or other disposition of our preferred shares or ADSs, a U.S. Holder generally will recognise gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realised on such sale, exchange or other disposition and such U.S. Holder’s tax basis in such preferred shares or ADSs.  Such gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if such U.S. Holder held such preferred shares or ADSs for more than one year at the time of disposition.  Certain non-corporate U.S. Holders are entitled to preferential treatment for net long-term capital gains.  The ability of a U.S. Holder to offset capital losses against ordinary income is limited.

A U.S. Holder that receives Brazilian reais from the sale, exchange or other disposition of our preferred shares generally will realise an amount equal to the U.S. dollar value of such reais on the settlement date of such sale, exchange or other disposition if (i) such U.S. Holder is a cash basis or electing accrual basis taxpayer and our preferred shares are treated as being “traded on an established securities market” or (ii) such settlement date is also the date of such sale, exchange or other disposition.  If the reais so received are converted into U.S. dollars on the settlement date, such U.S. Holder generally should not recognise foreign currency gain or loss on such conversion.  If the reais so received are not converted into U.S. dollars on the settlement date, such U.S. Holder generally will have a basis in such reais equal to the U.S. dollar value of such reais on the settlement date.  Any gain or loss on a subsequent conversion or other disposition of such reais by such U.S. Holder generally will be treated as ordinary income or loss and generally will be income or loss from sources within the United States.  Each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of receiving reais from the sale, exchange or other disposition of our preferred shares in cases not described in the lightfirst sentence of their own particular circumstances.this paragraph.

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Foreign Tax Credit Considerations

Distributions on our preferred shares (whether held through ADSs or directly), including distributions of interest on stockholders’ equity as described above under “—Brazilian currencyTax Considerations — Interest on Stockholders’ Equity,” that are treated as dividends, before reduction for any Brazilian withholding taxes with respect thereto, will generally be included in the gross income of a U.S. holderHolder.  Thus, such U.S. Holder may be required to report income for such purposes in aan amount greater than the actual amount such U.S. dollar amount calculated by reference toHolder receives in cash.  Distributions treated as dividends generally will constitute income from sources outside the exchange rate in effect on the date theUnited States and generally will be categorised for U.S. holder actually or constructively receives the dividends,foreign tax credit purposes as “passive category income” or, in the case of dividends received in respect of ADSs, on the date the dividends are actually or constructively received by the depositary, whether or not such dividends are converted intosome U.S. dollars.  AHolders, as “general category income.”  Subject to applicable limitations and holding period requirements, a U.S. holder will haveHolder may be eligible to elect to claim a U.S. foreign tax basis incredit against its U.S. federal income tax liability for any distributed Brazilian currency equal to the amount included in gross income, and any gain or loss recognized upon a subsequent disposition of such Brazilian currency generally will be U.S. source ordinary income or loss.  If dividends paid in Brazilian currency are converted into U.S. dollars on the day the U.S. holder or the depositary, as the case may be, receive such dividends, the U.S. holder generally should not be required to recognize foreign currencywithholding taxes.   Under current law, gain or loss in respect of the dividend income.  U.S. holders should consult their own independent tax advisors regarding the treatment of any foreign currency gain or loss if any Brazilian currency received by them or the depositary is not converted into U.S. dollars on the date of receipt.
Taxation of Capital Gains
In general, gain or loss, if any, realized by a U.S. holder  uponresulting from a sale or other taxable disposition of preferred shares or ADSs will be subject to U.S. federal income taxation as capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized (including the gross amount of the proceeds of the sale or other taxable disposition before deduction of any Brazilian income tax) on the sale or other taxable disposition and such U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in our preferred shares or ADSs.  Such capital gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if, at the time of sale or other taxable disposition, the U.S. holder held our preferred shares or ADSs for more than one year.  Certain non-corporate U.S. holders (including individuals) are eligible for preferential rates of U.S. federal income taxation in respect of long-term capital gains.  The deductibility of capital losses is subject to certain limitations under the Code.  Gain or loss, if any, recognized by a U.S. holder on the sale or other taxable dispositiondisposal of our preferred shares or ADSs may be subject to Brazilian income or withholding taxes.  A U.S. Holder’s use of a foreign tax credit with respect to any such Brazilian income or withholding taxes could be limited, as such gain generally will be treated asconstitute income from sources within the United States.  Certain proposed Treasury regulations, if adopted in their current form, could affect the ability of U.S. source gain or loss forHolders of ADSs to credit non-U.S. tax withheld on dividends against their U.S. federal income tax liability.  A U.S. Holder that does not claim a U.S. foreign tax credit purposes.  Consequently, if Brazilian income tax is withheld on the sale or other taxable disposition of our preferred shares, a U.S. holdergenerally may not be able to derive effective U.S. foreign tax credit benefits in respect of such Brazilian income tax if such U.S. holder does not receive sufficient foreign source income from other sources. Alternatively, the U.S. holder may takeinstead claim a deduction for any such Brazilian taxes, but only for a taxable year in which such U.S. Holder elects to do so with respect to all non-U.S. income taxes.  Foreign currency exchange gain or loss generally will constitute income from sources within the Brazilian income tax if it does not electUnited States.  The rules relating to claim a foreign tax credit for any foreign taxes paid during the taxable year. We urgecredits are very complex, and each U.S. holders of our preferred shares or ADSs toHolder should consult theirits own independent tax advisorsadvisor regarding the application of the U.S. foreign tax credit rules to their investment in, and disposition of, such preferred shares or ADSs.

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Passive Foreign Investment Company RulesConsiderations

Special U.S. federal income tax rules apply to U.S. persons owning shares of a PFIC.  A non-U.S. corporation generally will be classified as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes in any taxable year in which, after applying relevant look-through rules with respect to the income and assets of certain subsidiaries, either:  at least 75% of its gross income is “passive income”, or on average at least 50% of the gross value of its assets is attributable to assets that produce passive income or are held for the production of passive income.
·at least 75% of its gross income is “passive income”; or
·on average at least 50% of the gross value of its assets is attributable to assets that produce passive income or are held for the production of passive income.

For this purpose, passive income generally includes, among other things, dividends, interest, rents, royalties, gains from the disposition of passive assets and gains from commodities transactions.

The application of the PFIC rules to banks is unclear under present U.S. federal income tax law. Banks generally derive a substantial part of their income from assets that are interest-bearinginterest bearing or that otherwise could be considered passive under the PFIC rules.  The IRSUnited States Internal Revenue Service (or “IRS”), has issued a notice, and has proposed regulations, that exclude from passive income any income derived in the active conduct of a banking business by a qualifying foreign bank, (the “Activealso known as the Active Bank Exception”).Exception. The IRS notice and proposed regulations have different requirements for qualifying as a foreign bank, and for determining the banking income that may be excluded from passive income under the Active Bank Exception.  Moreover, the proposed regulations have been outstanding since 1994 and will not be effective unless finalized.finalised.

Based on estimates of our current and projected gross income and gross assets, we do not believe that we will be classified as a PFIC for our last taxable year or our current or future taxable years.  The determination of whether we are a PFIC, however, is made annually and is based upon the composition of our income and assets (including among others,income and assets of entities in which we hold at least a 25% interest), and the nature of our activities (including our ability to qualify for the Active Bank Exception).

Because final regulations have not been issued and because the notice and the proposed regulations are inconsistent, our status under the PFIC rules is subject to considerable uncertainty.  While we conduct, and intend to continue to conduct, a significant banking business, there can be no assurance that we will satisfy the specific requirements for the Active Bank Exception under either the IRS notice or the proposed regulations.  Accordingly, U.S. holdersHolders could be subject to U.S. federal income tax under the rules described below.  U.S. holders should consult their own independent tax advisors regarding the application of the PFIC rules under their particular circumstances.
 
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If we are treated as a PFIC for any taxable year unlessduring which a U.S. holder elects to be taxed annually on a mark-to-market basis with respect toHolder owns our preferred shares andor ADSs, as described below, any gain realizedrealised on a sale or other taxable disposition of oursuch preferred shares or ADSs and certain “excess distributions” (generally distributions in excess of 125% of the average distribution over athe prior three-year period, or if shorter, the holding period for oursuch preferred shares or ADSs) will be treated as ordinary income and will be subject to tax as if (a)(i) the excess distribution or gain had been realizedrealised ratably over the U.S. holder’sHolder’s holding period for oursuch preferred shares or ADSs, (b)(ii) the amount deemed realizedrealised in each year had been subject to tax in each such year at the highest marginal rate for such year (other than income allocated to the current period ofor any taxable period before we became a PFIC, which would be subject to tax at thesuch U.S. holder’sHolder’s regular ordinary income rate for the current year and would not be subject to the interest charge discussed below), and (c)(iii) the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax had been imposed on the taxes deemed to have been payable in those years.

We do not expect to provide information that would allow U.S. holdersHolders to avoid the foregoing consequences by making a “qualified electing fund” election.

If we are treated as a PFIC and, at any time, we invest in non-U.S. corporations that are classified as PFICs, (each, a “Subsidiary PFIC”),or Subsidiary PFICs, U.S. holdersHolders generally will be deemed to own, and also would be subject to the PFIC rules with respect to, their indirect ownership interest in thatany such Subsidiary PFIC.  If we are treated as a PFIC, a U.S. holderHolder could incur liability for the deferred tax and interest charge described above if either (1)(i) we receive a distribution from, or dispose of all or part of our interest in, theany such Subsidiary PFIC or (2) the(ii) such U.S. holderHolder disposes of all or part of our preferred shares or ADSs.

 
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A U.S. holder of stock in a PFIC (but possibly not a subsidiarySubsidiary PFIC, as discussed below) may make a “mark-to-market” election, provided the PFIC stock is “marketable stock” as defined under applicable Treasury regulations (i.e., “regularly traded” on a “qualified exchange”exchange or “otherother market”). Under applicable Treasury regulations, a “qualified exchange”exchange or other market” includes (i) a national securities exchange that is registered with the SECU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or the national market system established under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Under1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, or (ii) a foreign securities exchange that is regulated or supervised by a governmental authority of the country in which the market is located and meets certain trading, listing, financial disclosure and other requirements set forth in applicable Treasury regulations,regulations.  The NYSE constitutes a qualified exchange or other market.  Although the IRS has not addressed whether the BM&FBOVESPA meets the requirements to be treated as a qualified exchange or other market, we believe that the BM&FBOVESPA should be so treated.  PFIC stock traded on a qualified exchange or other market is regularly traded on such exchange or other market for any calendar year during which such stock is traded, other than in de minimis quantities, on at least 15 days during each calendar quarter.  We cannot assure U.S. holdersHolders that our preferred shares or ADSs will be treated as “marketable stock” for any taxable year. In particular, it is unclear whether the BOVESPA

The tax consequences that would meet the requirements forapply if we were a “qualified exchange or other market” for this purpose.
If an effectivePFIC would be different from those described above if a U.S. Holder validly makes a mark-to-market election isas of the beginning of such U.S. Holder’s holding period.  If such an election were made, an electingsuch U.S. holderHolder generally would (i) include in gross income, entirely as ordinary income, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the PFIC stockour preferred shares or ADSs as of the close of sucheach taxable year and such holder’sU.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in such preferred shares or ADSs, and (ii) deduct as an ordinary loss the excess, if any, of such holder’sU.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis of the PFIC stockin such preferred shares or ADSs over the fair market value of such stockpreferred shares or ADSs at the end of the taxable year, but only to the extent of the net amount previously included in gross income as a result of the mark-to-market election.  Any gain from a sale, exchange or other disposition of our preferred shares or ADSs in a taxable year in which we were a PFIC  would be treated as ordinary income, and any loss from such sale, exchange or other disposition would be treated first as ordinary loss (to the extent of any net mark-to-market gains previously included in income) and thereafter as capital loss.  A U.S. holder’sHolder’s adjusted tax basis in oursuch preferred shares or ADSs would increase or decrease by the amount of the gain or loss taken into account under the mark-to-market regime.  AlthoughEven if a U.S. holder may beHolder is eligible to make a mark-to-market election with respect to our preferred shares or ADSs, nohowever, it is not clear whether or how such election may be madewould apply with respect to the stock of any Subsidiary PFIC that such U.S. holderHolder is treated as owning, because such Subsidiary PFIC stock ismight not marketable.be marketable stock.  The mark-to-market election is made with respect to marketable stock in a PFIC on a shareholder-by-shareholderstockholder-by-stockholder basis and, once made, can only be revoked with the consent of the IRS.  Special rules would apply if the mark-to-market election is not made for the first taxable year in which a U.S. personHolder owns stock ofany equity interest in us while we are a PFIC.

A U.S. holderHolder who owns our preferred shares or ADSs during any taxable year that we are treated as a PFIC generally would be required to file IRS Form 8621, reporting any distributions received and gains realizedan information return with respect to eachus and any Subsidiary PFIC (including Subsidiary PFICs) in which the U.S. holderHolder holds a direct or indirect interest.  If we are deemed to be a PFIC for a taxable year, dividends on our ADSs would not constitute “qualified dividend income” subject to preferential rates of U.S. federal income tax, as discussed above.
Recently enacted legislation requires U.S. persons who are shareholders in a PFIC to file an annual report containing information set forth as required under applicable Treasury Regulations. As of the date of this annual report, however, such Treasury Regulations have not yet been promulgated.
U.S. holdersHolders should consult with their own independent tax advisors regarding the application of the PFIC rules to our preferred shares or ADSs and the availability and advisability of making ana mark-to-market election to avoid the adverse tax consequences of the PFIC rules should we be considered a PFIC for any taxable year.

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U.S.
Backup Withholding and Information Reporting

A U.S. holder of our preferred shares or ADSs may, under certain circumstances, be subject toBackup withholding and information reporting and “backup withholding,” at a current rate of 28%,requirements generally apply to certain U.S. Holders with respect to certain payments to such U.S. holder, such as dividends we paymade on or proceeds from the proceeds of a sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of our preferred shares or ADSs, unless theADSs.  A U.S. holder (i) establishes that it is anHolder not otherwise exempt recipient, or (ii) with respect to backup withholding,  provides a correct taxpayer identification number and certifies, under penalty of perjury, that is a U.S. person and that no loss of exemption from backup withholding has occurred. For taxable years beginning after October 31, 2010,generally can avoid backup withholding by providing a properly executed IRS Form W-9.  Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rate is currently scheduled to increase to 31%. Backup withholding is not an additional tax.  Any amount withheld under these rules will be creditableallowed as a refund or a credit against athe U.S. holder’sHolder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the requisiterequired information is timely furnished to the IRS. A

Disclosure Requirements for Specified Foreign Financial Assets

Individual U.S. holderHolders (and certain U.S. entities specified in IRS guidance) who, during any taxable year, hold any interest in any “specified foreign financial asset” generally may obtain a refund of any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules that exceed itswill be required to file with their U.S. federal income tax liability by filingreturns a timely refund claimstatement setting forth certain information if the aggregate value of all such assets exceeds U.S.$50,000.  “Specified foreign financial asset” generally includes any financial account maintained with the IRS.
Recently enacted legislation requires certain U.S. holders to report information with respect to an investment in certain “foreigna non-U.S. financial assets”institution and may also include our preferred shares or ADSs if they are not held through a custodialin an account maintained with a U.S. financial institutioninstitution.  Substantial penalties may be imposed, and the period of limitations on assessment and collection of U.S. federal income taxes may be extended, in the event of a failure to the IRS.  Investors who fail to report required information could become subject to substantial penalties.comply.  U.S. holders are encouraged toHolders should consult with their own tax advisors regardingas to the possible implicationsapplication to them of this new legislation on their investmentfiling requirement.

Disclosure Requirements for Certain U.S. Holders Recognising Significant Losses

A U.S. Holder that claims significant losses in respect of our preferred shares.

10F.        Dividends and Paying Agentsshares or ADSs for U.S. federal income tax purposes (generally (i) U.S.$10 million or more in a taxable year or U.S.$20 million or more in any combination of taxable years for corporations or partnerships all of whose partners are corporations, (ii) U.S.$2 million or more in a taxable year or U.S.$4 million or more in any combination of taxable years for all other taxpayers, or (iii) U.S.$50,000 or more in a taxable year for individuals or trusts with respect to a foreign currency transaction) may be subject to certain disclosure requirements for “reportable transactions.”  U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors concerning any possible disclosure obligation with respect to our preferred shares or ADSs.
 
Not applicable.

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10G.       Statement by Experts
10F. Dividends and Paying Agents
 
Not applicable.

10H.       Documents on Display
10G. Statement by Experts
 
Not applicable.
10H. Documents on Display
We are subject to the informational requirements for foreign private issuers of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or as the Exchange Act. Accordingly, we are required to file reports and other information with the Commission,SEC, including annual reports on Form 20-F and reports on Form 6-K. You may inspect and copy reports and other information filed with the CommissionSEC at the public reference facilities maintained by the CommissionSEC at 100 F Street, N.W., Washington D.C. 20549 and at the Commission’sSEC’s regional offices at 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago Illinois 60661, and 233 Broadway, New York, New York 10279. Copies of the materials may be obtained by mail from the Public Reference Room of the CommissionSEC at 100 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 at prescribed rates. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Commission’sSEC’s Public Reference Room by calling the CommissionSEC in the United States at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the CommissionSEC maintains an Internet website at http://www.sec.gov, from which you can electronically access those materials, including this annual report and the accompanying exhibits. We also file financial statements and other periodic reports with the CVM located at Rua Sete de Setembro, 111, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 20050-901, Brazil. The CVM maintains an Internet website at http://www.cvm.gov.br.www.cvm.gov.br.
 
Copies of our annual report on Form 20-F will be available for inspection upon request at our offices at Praça Alfredo Egydio de Souza Aranha 100 - São Paulo - SP - 04344-902 – Brazil.
 

10I. Subsidiary Information
 
Not required.

 
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ITEM 11                QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
  
ITEM 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Derivative instruments qualifyingInstruments Qualifying for hedge accountingHedge Accounting

During the last quarter of2009 and 2008, in connection with our cash flow hedge strategy, we designed certain exchange-traded future contracts, or DI Futures, were designated as hedging instruments of variable-rate subordinated certificates of deposit in a cash flow hedge strategy. During 2009 some of those hedges were discontinued because they were no longer effective. The carrying amount at December 31, 2009 of subordinated certificates of deposits designated in this hedge strategy and the notional amount of the DI Futures of the designated hedging instruments is R$ 12 million.

The maturity of the hedged item and derivatives is 2012.deposit.

This hedgeThe hedging strategy aims to protect against changes in the interest cash flows offor certain variable-interest rate subordinated certificates of deposit, attributable to changes in CDI rate. CDI rate is considered the benchmarkinterbank interest rate for the Brazilian (reais Certificado de Depósito Interbancário-denominated financial market and is set daily.), or CDI. The hedge strategy results in fixing the cash flows associated with the variability of the CDI rate. In order to hedge the variability in the cash flows of interest payments, Itaú Unibanco Holding useswe use DI Futures contracts traded on the BM&FBOVESPA. Under the DI Futures contracts, a net payment is made or received for the difference between an amount computed as the notional amount multiplied by the CDI rate and the notional amount multiplied by a fixed rate.

The carrying amount as of December 31, 2010 of such variable-rate certificates of deposits was R$14 million and the notional amount of the related DI Futures was R$11 million. The hedge certificates of deposits and related DI Futures have maturities in 2012.

Considering the irrelevance of theinsignificant notional amount of these derivatives and of the insignificant carrying amount of hedged items in relation to our overall market risk, our disclosure about market risk corresponds to our overall market risk comprising the instruments designated in a hedge relationship for accounting purposes aforementioned and all other instruments.

Market Risk

Market risk management is the process through which we monitor and manage the potential risks of changes in market prices of financial instruments that may, either directly or indirectly, affect the value of assets, our liabilities and off-balance sheet positions. Its main goals are: to manage market risk exposure and to optimize the risk/return ratio, by using advanced management models and tools.
Our market risk management covers all financial instruments in the portfolios of the companies owned by Itaú Unibanco Holding and the relevant processes and related controls.

Risk Identification

Our treasury transactions are classified according to the following criteria:

·Trading portfolio (trading book): consists of all transactions with financial instruments and commodities, including derivatives, held with the intention of trading or to hedge other positions in the trading book and are not subject to limitations on their marketability. Transactions included in the trading book are those intended for resale to profit from price volatilities or for arbitrage. The trading book is managed by the flow book trading desk and the proprietary trading desk.

·Non-trading portfolio (banking book or structural gap): consists of all transactions not included in the trading book. It consists of structural operations and their hedges, as well as proactive transactions for non-trading portfolio management.
We monitor our trading book through the use of VaR models, stress simulation, or VaR Stress, scenarios, maximum loss limits, or Stop Loss,  and maximum loss alerts which alert that the Stop Loss may be reached under stress scenarios, or Alert Stop Loss. We manage our banking book through the use of VaR models, VaR Stress scenarios and profit and loss simulations under stress scenarios. These models, scenarios, limits and alerts are discussed below.

Risk Measures

We conduct comprehensiveour analysis of market risk based on market risk factors, which may affect our positions. Transactions, including derivatives, are separated according to risk factors, which may affect their market value and are then grouped in different ways in accordance with business strategies.factors. A risk factor refers to a measure of market impact which causes changes in the potential loss in future earnings. Each risk factor is related to market parameters whose variation may affect the market value of our transactions.

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Risk analyses are conducted for each risk factor, estimating potential losses using Value at Risk, or VaR models based on the statistical behaviorbehaviour of risk factors at a confidence level of 99%99.0%. The main technique employed for the quantification of risk is the measurement based on market parameters of the potential reduction (or increase) in the fair value of assets (or liabilities) associated with a change in market factors by market parameter.risk factors. The risk analysis process quantifies the exposure and risk appetite using risk limits based on market risk factors, VaR (at 99%99.0% confidence level), stress simulations, or VaR Stress simulations and capital to cover economic capital for market risk.unrealized return, or RAR.

Our
·VaR is a statistical measure that provides the maximum potential economic loss expected in normal market conditions, based on a time horizon and at a certain confidence level;

·VaR Stress is a scenario simulation technique for the evaluation of the performance of assets and liabilities of a portfolio assuming several financial factors under extreme market conditions (based on historical or hypothetical scenarios);

·Stop Loss is a maximum loss amount measured based on the materiality standards for our financial statements that a single trader, a group of traders or a trading desk can reach;

·Alert Stop Loss is the effective loss added to the maximum loss amount under optimistic and pessimistic scenarios;

·RaR is an evaluation of the difference between asset values reflecting the interest rate and market conditions under a normal scenario and a stress scenario, in each case adjusted for accounting asymmetries.

In addition, we also utilise sensitivity measures that include a gap analysis, which is a cash flow analysis by risk factor and by maturity date, and a sensitivity analysis, which measures the sensitivity of the portfolio based on a one basis point change of the annual rate of a risk factor’s interest curve.

Limits Framework

Market risk limits are structured according to guidelines provided by the Superior Risk Policies Committee, by assessing forecasted balance sheet results and the net worth and risk profile of each portfolio based on of measures used for risk management, process begins with determiningand these limits which are approved by the institutional treasury supervisory committee, based on the risk appetite and the financial capacity of each business unit. Superior Institutional Treasury Committee:

·Maximum limits are set by our Superior Institutional Treasury Committee, while daily monitoring is the responsibility of each business unit’s risk control division. Monitoring and reporting to our Superior Institutional Treasury Committee is the responsibility of the Risks Control and Finance Division, our corporate risk division. Maximum limits are established in order to manage levels of exposure to market risk, and they are applied to the trading and banking books; and

·Internal limits are set by local risk management committees for specified investment strategies for individual trading and non-trading portfolios and are monitored on a daily basis by each business unit’s risk control division. Internal limits must fall within the maximum limits in order to keep risk exposure at compatible levels with the business unit’s capacity to generate earnings and absorb losses following specific internal strategies within individual trading and non-trading portfolios.

These limits are informedreported by each business unit’s risk control division that carries out daily risk management and provides information periodically to Itaú Unibanco Holding’sour corporate risk control division. Our corporate risk control division monitors the scope, precision and quality of our controls. Our macroeconomic scenario assessment committee establishes the basic macroeconomic variables for stress scenarios and these macroeconomic variables in turn are used to help determine our principal financial variables. The risk control cycle is concluded with a consolidated risk report to the institutional treasury supervisory committee. The committeeSuperior Institutional Treasury Committee, which is responsible for monitoring all strategies and exposures and understanding and managing market risk on a consolidated corporate level.

In order to monitor ourDomestic Operations

The main market risk exposure,factors that we manage two categories of exposures:
·            Trading portfolio (trading book): consists of all transactions in financial instruments and commodities, including derivatives, which are held with the intention of trading or to hedge other elements of the trading book and are not subject to limitations on their marketability. Transactions heldanalyse in the trading book are those intended for resale. The trading book is managed by the flow book trading desk and the proprietary trading desk; anddomestic operations risk control process are:

·            Non-trading portfolio (banking book or “structural gap”): consists of all transactions not classified in the trading book. It consists of structural transactions and their hedges, as well as transactions to manage our non-trading portfolio.
·Fixed interest rate;

As result of the Association during 2009 we have unified the risk models and control and procedures existing in Itaú BBA, Unibanco and Itaú.
We monitor our trading book through the use of VaR models, VaR Stress scenarios, maximum loss limits, or Stop Loss, and maximum loss alerts (which alerts that the Stop Loss may be reached under stress scenarios). We manage our banking book through the use of VaR models, VaR Stress scenarios and profit and loss simulations under stress scenarios.
·
Referential rates, primarily the reference interest rate (Taxa Referencial), or TR;

 
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VaR is a statistical measure that estimates the maximum potential economic loss under normal market conditions based on probability and time horizon. As presented in the following tables, VaR corresponds to the maximum potential economic loss in one day with a confidence level of 99%. VaR Stress is a scenario analysis that evaluates the assets and liabilities of a portfolio assuming extreme market conditions, based on historical and projected scenarios. In certain cases, we further analyze VaR Stress based on worst-scenario and worst-combination. Stop Loss is a maximum loss amount, measured based on the materiality standards for our financial statements that a single trader, a group of traders or a trading desk can reach in one day. Maximum loss alerts are triggered by actual losses considered together with the maximum potential loss under stress scenarios. Profit and loss simulations under stress scenarios is a scenario analysis that evaluates profits and losses of a portfolio assuming extreme market conditions that vary from optimistic, pessimistic and very pessimistic.  The stress scenarios for VaR Stress and profit and loss simulations under stress scenarios are defined by the institutional treasury superior committee, which projects interest rates, inflation, spreads, exchange rates, GDP and other inputs and determines the optimistic, pessimistic and very pessimistic scenarios.
·Dollar-linked interest rate;
The
·Foreign exchange rate;

·Equity;

·
Brazilian inflation index-linked rates, including the General Market Price Index (Índice Geral de Preços — Mercado) and IPCA;

·Sovereign risk;

·Commodities; and

·Diversification effect, which is the reduction of risk due to the diversification of risk through the combination of several risk factors.

Material foreign exchange rate exposuresexposure disclosed under “foreign exchange rate” in the VaR tables representrepresents the approximate aggregate potential loss from changes in foreign currency exchange rates measured under VaR.
Domestic Operations
The main market risk factors that we analyze in the domestic operations risk control process are:
·            Fixed rate;
·            TR: those linked to other referential rates, primarily the reference interest rate ( Taxa Referencial),   or TR;
·            Dollar linked interest rate:
·            Foreign exchange rate;
·            Equity;
·            Brazilian inflation index linked interest rate: including General Market Price Index ( Índice Geral de Preços – Mercado), or IGP-M, and Large Consumer Price Index ( Índice de Preços ao Consumidor Amplo), or IPCA;
·            Sovereign risk;
·            Commodities;
·            Diversification effect: reducing risk due to the combination of several risk factors.

VaR of Structural Gap

In the following tables, we present VaR levels for our banking book, or structural gap (which excludes the operations of our proprietary trading desk and flow book trading desk). The structural gap has historically stayed within a close range because it is composed mainly of assets and liabilities in our retail business and derivatives used to hedge the structural gap portfolio’s market risk.

In 2009,2010, the average VaR of structural gap, includedwhich includes commercial transactions and related financial instruments, and its period-end and maximum VaR values decreased significantly as compared the last year due to increasedthe continued stability in the Brazilian financial market stabilitymarkets and our conservative management of the composition of the structural gap portfolio. In 2009,2010, our average VaR of the structural gap was R$80.3 million, or 0.13% of our consolidated stockholders’ equity as of December 31, 2010, compared to R$137.6 million in 2009, or 0.27% of totalour consolidated stockholders’ equity, compared to R$150.8 million in 2008, or 0.45%as of total equity.December 31, 2009.

VaR of Structural Gap
2010
 
  
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
  (In millions of R$) 
             
Risk Factor            
Fixed interest rate(*)
  53.9   58.4   28.7   79.1 
TR  31.7   33.3   20.5   55.9 
Dollar linked interest rate  11.4   6.2   2.7   11.4 
Foreign exchange rate(*) — U.S. dollar
  0.3   3.0   0.0   23.2 
Equity  4.2   4.7   2.9   12.5 
Brazilian inflation index linked interest rate  9.0   10.4   3.8   22.1 
Others  0.0   0.8   0.0   17.8 
Diversification effect  (33.7)         
                  
Total  76.6   80.3   54.5   108.0 
VaR of Structural Gap
2009
 
  
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
  (In millions of R$) 
             
Risk Factor            
Fixed interest rate(*)
  49.3   126.7   46.8   252.6 
TR  12.4   15.9   6.9   30.5 
Dollar linked interest rate  7.2   14.3   2.7   58.6 
Foreign exchange rate(*) — U.S. dollar
  4.2   2.2   0.0   18.4 
Equity  3.3   4.9   0.4   11.7 
Brazilian inflation index linked interest rate  16.8   8.6   2.4   21.1 
 
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VaR of Structural Gap
 
2009
 
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
Risk Factor (in millions of R$) 
Fixed rate  49.3   126.7   46.8   252.6 
TR  12.4   15.9   6.9   30.5 
Dollar linked interest rate  7.2   14.3   2.7   58.6 
Foreign exchange rate  – U.S. dollar  4.2   2.2   0.0   18.4 
Equity  3.3   4.9   0.4   11.7 
Brazilian inflation index linked interest rate  16.8   8.6   2.4   21.1 
Others  0.0   0.7   0.0   8.2 
Diversification effect  (37.4)  -   -   - 
Total  55.7   137.6   53.4   251.7 
VaR of Structural Gap
2009
 
  
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
  (In millions of R$) 
             
Others  0.0   0.7   0.0   8.2 
Diversification effect  (37.4)         
                 
Total  55.7   137.6   53.4   251.7 
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(*)                Adjusted to reflect the tax treatment of individual asset classes.
VaR of Structural Gap
 
2008
 
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
Risk Factor (in millions of R$) 
Fixed rate  145.6   145.7   51.8   707.8 
TR  13.8   12.5   5.1   56.7 
Dollar linked interest rate  13.7   14.4   4.1   71.1 
Foreign exchange rate – U.S. dollar  7.6   8.6   0.0   75.6 
Equity  10.0   7.1   1.6   22.4 
Brazilian inflation index linked interest rate  3.3   5.7   2.7   10.2 
Diversification effect  (33.3)  -   -   - 
Total  160.8   150.8   53.8   674.1 


(*)                Adjusted to reflect the tax treatment of individual asset classes.
(*)Adjusted to reflect the difference in Brazilian tax treatment of investments abroad and investments in Brazil.
 
VaR of Flow Book Trading Desk

We present the VaR for the operations of our flow book trading desk in the following tables. Our flow book trading desk trades in the domestic and foreign markets,market, specifically to hedge the exposure of our portfolio’s market risk.risk from transactions with clients. The VaR of these operations is sensitive to market conditions and the expectations of portfolio managers, and may result in significant day-to-day changes. However, the liquidity of the markets for these trading instruments and our active management of the flow book trading desk portfolio allow the reversal of positions within a short period, which reduces market exposure in cases of economic instability. We monitor the flow book trading desk by using VaR Stress scenarios and statistical VaR, the latter of which was incorporated into our flow book trading desk’s controls in the third quarter of 2009.
During 2009,VaR. In 2010, the main positions that contributed to our flow book trading desk risk exposure as measured by VaR and VaR Stress were related to fixed interest rate, LiborBrazilian inflation indexes and equity (variablevariable income transactions)securities (equity).

In 2009, our2010, the average VaR Stress of the flow book trading desk was R$151.8 million, or 0.25% of our consolidated stockholders’ equity as of December 31, 2010, compared to R$117.7 million in 2009, or 0.23% of totalour consolidated stockholders’ equity, as of December 31, 2009.

VaR Stress of Flow Book Trading Desk
2010
 
  
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
  (In millions of R$) 
Trading Desk            
Total  (104.1)  (151.8)  (60.2)  (296.5)

VaR Stress of Flow Book Trading Desk
2009
 
  
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
  (In millions of R$) 
Trading Desk            
Total  (121.5)  (117.7)  (49.1)  (437.7)

In 2010, our average VaR of the flow book trading desk was R$9.5 million, or 0.02% of our consolidated stockholders’ equity, as of December 31, 2010, compared to R$84.86.6 million, in 2008, or 0.25%0.01% of total equity.our consolidated stockholders’ equity, as of December 31, 2009.

VaR Stress of Flow Book Trading Desk
 
2009
 
  
December 31,
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
Trading Desk (in millions of R$) 
Total  (121.5)  (117.7)  (49.1)  (437.7)
VaR of Flow Book Trading Desk
2010
 
  
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
  (In millions of R$) 
Risk Factor            
Fixed interest rate(*)
  9.8   4.6   0.3   11.8 
Dollar linked interest rate  1.4   1.3   0.0   3.3 
Foreign exchange rate(*) — U.S. dollar
  4.7   1.7   0.0   11.7 
Equity  6.7   6.1   0.0   28.0 
Sovereign risk  0.5   1.5   0.2   4.5 
Brazilian inflation index linked interest rate  3.8   3.9   0.0   8.2 
Foreign interest rate  3.0   2.5   0.0   8.3 
Commodities  1.1   1.4   0.2   3.8 
Others foreign exchange rate risk  0.5   1.1   0.0   7.1 
 
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VaR Stress of Flow Book Trading Desk
 
2008
 
  
December 31,
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
Trading Desk (in millions of R$) 
Total  (79.4)  (84.8)  (32.2)  (162.7)
VaR of Flow Book Trading Desk
2010
 
  
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
  (In millions of R$) 
Other  2.9   2.4   0.1   13.3 
Diversification effect  (23.8)         
                 
Total  10.5   9.5   1.0   30.3 
 
VaR of Flow Book Trading Desk 
2009 
   December 31,     Average     Minimum     Maximum   
Risk Factor  (in millions of R$) 
Fixed rate  2.9   2.6   0.4   7.6 
Dollar linked interest rate  6.7   1.0   0.4   2.1 
Foreign exchange rate  – U.S. dollar  0.7   1.5   0.1   6.5 
Equity  1.2   4.3   0.8   13.8 
Sovereign risk  0.7   1.8   0.0   5.6 
Brazilian inflation index linked interest rate  0.9   1.1   0.0   1.6 
Foreign interest rate  1.4   1.7   0.5   4.3 
Commodities  0.1   0.4   0.0   2.2 
Others foreign exchange rate risk  0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0 
Other  0.3   1.0   0.0   3.4 
Diversification effect  (6.2)  -   -   - 
Total  2.7   6.6   0.4   14.4 
(*)Adjusted to reflect the difference in Brazilian tax treatment of investments abroad and investments in Brazil.
 

VaR of Flow Book Trading Desk
2009
 
  
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
  (In millions of R$) 
Risk Factor            
Fixed interest rate(*)
  2.9   2.6   0.4   7.6 
Dollar linked interest rate  6.7   1.0   0.4   2.1 
Foreign exchange rate(*) — U.S. dollar
  0.7   1.5   0.1   6.5 
Equity  1.2   4.3   0.8   13.8 
Sovereign risk  0.7   1.8   0.0   5.6 
Brazilian inflation index linked interest rate  0.9   1.1   0.0   1.6 
Foreign interest rate  1.4   1.7   0.5   4.3 
Commodities  0.1   0.4   0.0   2.2 
Others foreign exchange rate risk  0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0 
Other  0.3   1.0   0.0   3.4 
Diversification effect  (6.2)         
                 
Total  2.7   6.6   0.4   14.4 
(*)                Adjusted to reflect the tax treatment of individual asset classes.
(*)Adjusted to reflect the difference in Brazilian tax treatment of investments abroad and investments in Brazil.
 
VaR of Proprietary Trading Desk

TheOur proprietary trading desk takes proprietary positions in order to optimizeoptimise our risk adjusted return on capital. In 2009,2010, our treasury continued to play its role as a pricing source for commercial operations and taking advantage of arbitrage opportunities.

Our management of market risk was an important tool in efficiently handling the changes in economic scenarios and in continuing to carry out diversified and sophisticated transactions. Investor optimism with respect to a global economic recovery characterised the market’s behaviour over the latter half 2010. The last quarteruptick in equity markets in late 2010 offset some of 2009 was marked by an improvement in global financial markets and an improvementthe losses experienced in the Brazilian economy.first half of 2010. The valuesforeign exchange market was characterized by the continuing appreciation of riskthe real against the U.S. dollar.

Despite this more volatile environment the VaR assumed by our proprietary trading desk did not change significantly in 20092010 compared to 2008.2009. In 2009, our2010, the average VaR of the proprietary trading desk was R$46.3 million, or 0.08% of our consolidated stockholders’ equity as of December 31, 2010, compared to R$45.3 million in 2009, or 0.09% of totalour consolidated stockholders’ equity, compared to R$ 26.0 million in 2008, or 0.08%as of total equity.
VaR of Proprietary Trading Desk 
2009 
   December 31,     Average   Minimum     Maximum   
Risk Factor  (in millions of R$) 
Fixed rate  25.9   33.7   4.3   107.6 
Dollar linked interest rate  5.1   3.6   0.5   11.3 
Foreign exchange rate – U.S. dollar  10.3   15.0   0.1   40.8 
Equity  5.7   5.6   1.4   17.8 
Sovereign risk  0.1   3.2   0.0   9.6 
Brazilian inflation index linked interest rate  1.2   1.6   0.6   7.2 
Foreign interest rate  1.5   4.1   0.8   11.5 
Commodities  3.0   0.9   0.0   4.1 
Others foreign exchange rate risk  4.1   3.0   0.2   30.9 
Other  3.6   2.7   0.5   10.2 
Diversification effect  (20.7)  -   -   - 
Total  39.7   45.3   16.5   108.2 
December 31, 2009.


VaR of Proprietary Trading Desk
2010
 
  
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
  (In millions of R$) 
Risk Factor   
Fixed interest rate(*)
  19.2   18.1   2.2   39.6 
Dollar linked interest rate  4.0   9.4   1.8   34.8 
Foreign exchange rate(*) – U.S. dollar
  4.9   14.2   0.8   36.7 
Equity  6.6   10.0   0.0   26.8 
Sovereign risk  0.8   0.3   0.1   2.9 
Brazilian inflation index linked interest rate  9.4   7.6   1.2   18.6 
Foreign interest rate  5.4   3.8   0.4   11.4 
Commodities  17.4   9.4   2.0   37.9 
Others foreign exchange rate risk  5.9   9.7   1.6   20.1 
Other  2.6   3.6   0.0   12.4 
Diversification effect  (23.7)         
                 
Total  52.5   46.3   19.8   74.8 
(*)                Adjusted to reflect the tax treatment of individual asset classes.

 
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VaR of Proprietary Trading Desk
 
2008
 
   December 31,     Average     Minimum     Maximum   
Risk Factor  (in millions of R$)   
Fixed rate  14.0   4.5   0.5   17.8 
Dollar linked interest rate  3.1   6.0   0.7   18.9 
Foreign exchange rate  – U.S. dollar  8.7   17.4   0.0   126.3 
Equity  3.7   4.3   0.7   16.3 
Sovereign risk  9.6   12.0   0.7   35.7 
Brazilian inflation index linked interest rate  2.7   2.7   1.1   7.4 
Foreign interest rate  1.9   3.3   0.4   11.2 
Commodities  0.0   0.4   0.0   2.2 
Others foreign exchange rate risk  1.0   1.5   0.3   4.3 
Other  8.6   4.8   0.6   28.4 
Diversification effect  (35.6)  -   -   - 
Total  17.6   26.0   6.9   112.8 
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(*)           Adjusted to reflect the tax treatment of individual asset classes.
(*)Adjusted to reflect the difference in Brazilian tax treatment of investments abroad and investments in Brazil.
 
VaR of Proprietary Trading Desk
2009
 
  
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
  (In millions of R$) 
Risk Factor   
Fixed interest rate(*)
  25.9   33.7   4.3   107.6 
Dollar linked interest rate  5.1   3.6   0.5   11.3 
Foreign exchange rate(*) – U.S. dollar
  10.3   15.0   0.1   40.8 
Equity  5.7   5.6   1.4   17.8 
Sovereign risk  0.1   3.2   0.0   9.6 
Brazilian inflation index linked interest rate  1.2   1.6   0.6   7.2 
Foreign interest rate  1.5   4.1   0.8   11.5 
Commodities  3.0   0.9   0.0   4.1 
Others foreign exchange rate risk  4.1   3.0   0.2   30.9 
Other  3.6   2.7   0.5   10.2 
Diversification effect  (20.7)         
                 
Total  39.7   45.3   16.5   108.2 
_
(*)Adjusted to reflect the difference in Brazilian tax treatment of investments abroad and investments in Brazil.
International Operations

We maintain active positions with respect to our international operations. The main risk factors to which we are exposed are the LIBOR interest rate and the market risk of corporate bonds and bonds issued by the Brazilian government. We carry out these transactions through Itaubank Ltd.,Itaú Bank, located in the Cayman Islands, and our New York branch, whose VaR is presented below under “-VaR“— VaR of Foreign Units.”

Banco Itaú Argentina S.A.’s (“Banco Itaú Argentina”)Argentina’s  VaR is presented separately in the second set of tables below. In 2009, our2010, the average VaR of the Banco Itaú Argentina was US$1.680.60 million, or 1.70%0.67% of totalBanco Itaú Argentina’s stockholders’ equity as of December 31, 2010, compared to US$2.421.68 million in 2008,2009, or 2.30%1.69% of total equity.Banco Itaú Argentina’s stockholders’ equity, as of December 31, 2009.

Banco Itaú Chile S.A. (“Banco Itaú Chile”) and Banco Itaú Uruguay S.A. (“Banco Itaú Uruguay”) also have local risk management teams that, since 2008, monitor our exposure in banking (assets and liabilities management) and trading positions in those locations. Banco Itaú Chile and Banco Itaú Uruguay’s VaR for 2009 and 2008 are also presented in the tables below. In 2009, our2010, the average VaR of Banco Itaú Chile was US$0.713.07 million, or 0.095%0.36% of totalBanco Itaú Chile’s stockholders’ equity as of December 31, 2010, compared to US$0.620.71 million in 2008,2009, or 0.091%0.10% of total equity.Banco Itaú Chile’s stockholders’ equity, as of December 31, 2009. In 2009, our2010, the average VaR of the Banco Itaú Uruguay was US$0.23 million, or 0.13% of Banco Itaú Uruguay’s stockholders’ equity as of December 31, 2010, compared to US$0.32 million in 2009, or 0.20% of totalBanco Itaú Uruguay’s stockholders’ equity, compared toas of December 31, 2009.

Since the fourth quarter of 2010, we integrated Banco Itaú Paraguay risk market control with Itaú Unibanco Holding. In this period, the average VaR of Banco Itaú Paraguay was US$1.620.33 million, in 2008, or 1.14%0.17% of total equity.Banco Itaú Paraguay’s stockholders’ equity as of December 31, 2010.

The last set of tables presentpresents Banco Itaú Europa S.A.’s (“Banco Itaú Europa”)BBA International’s VaR. Banco Itaú Europa was incorporated in the last quarter of 2008. The results show VaR amounts much smaller than structural gap VaR, reflecting the relatively low exposure level of our international operations when compared to Brazil. In 2009, our2010, the average VaR of the Banco Itaú EuropaBBA International was US$0.80 million, or 0.09% of Banco Itaú BBA International’s stockholders’ equity as of December 31, 2010, compared to US$1.57 million in 2009, or 0.16% of totalBanco Itaú BBA International’s stockholders’ equity, compared to US$2.35 million in 2008, or 0.34%as of total equity.December 31, 2009.
VaR of Foreign Units
 
2009
 
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
Risk Factor (in millions of US$) 
Sovereign and private bonds  1.3   8.1   1.4   10.9 
LIBOR  1.2   3.4   1.0   7.7 
Diversification effect  (0.6)  -   -   - 
Total  2.0   6.4   1.7   9.5 

 
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VaR of Foreign Units
 
2008
 
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
Risk Factor (in millions of US$) 
Sovereign and private bonds  13.6   8.6   5.2   14.4 
LIBOR  2.5   2.6   0.2   6.4 
Diversification effect  (2.7)  -   -   - 
Total  13.4   9.0   4.1   13.4 

VaR of Foreign Units
2010
 
  
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
  (In millions of US$) 
Risk Factor   
Sovereign and private bonds  2.5   3.8   0.0   8.3 
LIBOR  7.7   2.7   0.6   7.7 
Diversification effect  (1.6)         
                 
Total  8.6   4.8   1.3   9.2 

VaR of Foreign Units
2009
 
  
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
  (In millions of US$) 
Risk Factor            
Sovereign and private bonds  1.3   8.1   1.4   10.9 
LIBOR  1.2   3.4   1.0   7.7 
Diversification effect  (0.6)         
                 
Total  2.0   6.4   1.7   9.5 

VaR of Banco Itaú Argentina
2010
 
  
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
  (In millions of US$) 
Risk Factor            
Inflation index linked interest rate  0.00   0.00   0.00   0.02 
LIBOR  0.32   0.22   0.08   0.45 
Interest rate local currency  1.1   0.64   0.20   1.50 
Badlar(*)
  0.08   0.11   0.06   0.19 
Foreign exchange rates — Euros  0.20   0.06   0.00   0.36 
Diversification effect  (0.73)         
                 
Total  0.97   0.60   0.27   1.40 
 
VaR of Banco Itaú Argentina
 
2009
 
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
Risk Factor (in millions of US$) 
Inflation index linked interest rate  0.00   0.02   0.00   0.16 
LIBOR  0.44   0.20   0.08   0.84 
Interest rate local currency  0.76   1.93   0.71   4.50 
Badlar(*)  0.10   0.14   0.06   0.29 
Foreign exchange rates - euros  0.03   0.04   0.00   0.39 
Diversification effect  (0.52)  -   -   - 
Total  0.82   1.68   0.68   3.91 

(*)  “Badlar” is a wholesale rate, an average of the interest rates for time deposits above 1 million pesos with a maturity of 30 to 35 days offered by commercial banks, based on BCRA survey.
(*)Badlar is the average rate offered by commercial banks based on a survey by the Central Bank of Argentina for time deposits over 1 million pesos with a maturity of 30 to 35 days.
 
VaR of Banco Itaú Argentina
2009
 
  
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
  (In millions of US$) 
Risk Factor            
Inflation index linked interest rate  0.00   0.02   0.00   0.16 
LIBOR  0.44   0.20   0.08   0.84 
Interest rate local currency  0.76   1.93   0.71   4.50 
Badlar(*)
  0.10   0.14   0.06   0.29 
Foreign exchange rates — Euros  0.03   0.04   0.00   0.39 
Diversification effect  (0.52)         
                 
Total  0.82   1.68   0.68   3.91 
VaR of Banco Itaú Argentina
 
2008
 
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
Risk Factor (in millions of US$) 
Inflation index linked interest rate  0.36   0.13   0.01   0.40 
LIBOR  0.30   0.23   0.03   0.99 
Interest rate local currency  1.58   2.23   0.79   5.06 
Badlar(*)  0.09   0.30   0.05   0.86 
Foreign exchange rates - euros  0.27   0.09   0.00   0.75 
Diversification effect  (0.41)  -   -   - 
Total  2.20   2.42   0.80   5.01 
_
 

(*)  “Badlar” is a wholesale rate, an average of the interest rates for time deposits above 1 million pesos with a maturity of 30 to 35 days offered by commercial banks, based on BCRA survey.
(*)Badlar is the average rate offered by commercial banks based on a survey by the Central Bank of Argentina for time deposits over 1 million pesos with a maturity of 30 to 35 days.
 
VaR of Banco Itaú Chile
 
2009
 
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
Risk Factor (in millions of US$) 
Chilean peso + inflation index linked interest rate  0.28   0.52   0.16   1.10 
Dollar linked interest rate  0.31   0.42   0.08   1.22 
Diversification effect  (0.15)  -   -   - 
Total  0.44   0.71   0.23   1.94 

 
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VaR of Banco Itaú Chile
2010
 
  
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
  (In millions of US$) 
Risk Factor            
Chilean peso  0.63   0.87   0.38   2.82 
Inflation index linked interest rate  2.07   2.93   1.27   4.88 
Dollar linked interest rate  0.16   0.43   0.15   0.97 
Diversification effect  (0.89)         
                 
Total  1.97   3.07   1.57   5.66 

VaR of Banco Itaú Chile
2009
 
  
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
  (In millions of US$) 
Risk Factor            
Chilean peso + inflation index linked interest rate  0.28   0.52   0.16   0.10 
Dollar linked interest rate  0.31   0.42   0.08   1.22 
Diversification effect  (0.15)         
                 
Total  0.44   0.71   0.23   1.94 

VaR of Banco Itaú Uruguay
2010
 
  
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
  (In millions of US$) 
Risk Factor            
Foreign exchange rate — Uruguayan peso  0.01   0.05   0.01   0.15 
Inflation index linked interest rate  0.09   0.11   0.05   0.19 
Dollar linked interest rate  0.06   0.15   0.03   0.36 
Other foreign exchange rate  0.09   0.11   0.00   0.24 
Diversification effect  (0.11)         
                 
Total  0.14   0.23   0.12   0.45 

VaR of Banco Itaú Uruguay
2009
 
  
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
  (In millions of US$) 
Risk Factor            
Foreign exchange rate — Uruguayan peso  0.07   0.06   0.03   0.30 
Inflation index linked interest rate  0.14   0.15   0.05   0.45 
Dollar linked interest rate  0.15   0.21   0.08   0.69 
Other foreign exchange rate  0.07   0.11   0.00   0.41 
Diversification effect  (0.23)         
                 
Total  0.20   0.32   0.14   0.65 

VaR of Banco Itaú Paraguay
2010
 
  
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
  (In millions of US$) 
Risk Factor            
Foreign exchange rate — Paraguayan peso  0.45   0.30   0.05   0.98 
Dollar linked interest rate  0.09   0.09   0.07   0.12 
Other foreign exchange rate  0.13   0.09   0.03   0.20 
Diversification effect  (0.15)         
                 
Total  0.51   0.33   0.13   0.98 
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VaR of Banco Itaú Chile
 
2008
 
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
Risk Factor (in millions of US$) 
Chilean peso + inflation index linked interest rate  0.26   0.39   0.01   1.03 
Dollar linked interest rate  0.46   0.46   0.07   0.80 
Diversification effect  (0.26)  -   -   - 
Total  0.46   0.62   0.23   1.29 

VaR of Banco Itaú BBA International
2010
 
  
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
  (In millions of US$) 
Risk Factor            
EURIBOR  0.21   0.27   0.01   0.74 
LIBOR  0.25   0.40   0.10   1.14 
Foreign exchange rate  0.11   0.18   0.06   0.80 
Other  0.12   0.20   0.02   0.41 
Diversification effect  (0.30)         
                 
Total  0.39   0.80   0.33   2.03 

VaR of Banco Itaú Uruguay
 
2009
 
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
Risk Factor (in millions of US$) 
Foreign exchange rate – Uruguayan peso  0.07   0.06   0.03   0.30 
Inflation index linked interest rate  0.14   0.15   0.05   0.45 
Dollar linked interest rate  0.15   0.21   0.08   0.69 
Other foreign exchange rate  0.07   0.11   0.00   0.41 
Diversification effect  (0.23)  -   -   - 
Total  0.20   0.32   0.14   0.65 
VaR of Banco Itaú BBA International
2009
 
  
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
  (In millions of US$) 
Risk Factor            
EURIBOR  0.22   0.33   0.05   1.20 
LIBOR  0.51   0.63   0.18   1.94 
Foreign exchange rate  0.33   0.71   0.07   1.60 
Other  0.18   0.24   0.09   0.60 
Diversification effect  (0.26)         
                 
Total  0.99   1.57   0.27   3.64 
VaR of Banco Itaú Uruguay
 
2008
 
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
Risk Factor (in millions of US$) 
Foreign exchange rate – Uruguayan peso  0.34   0.57   0.34   0.99 
Inflation index linked interest rate  0.36   0.51   0.33   0.85 
Dollar linked interest rate  0.41   0.64   0.35   0.93 
Other foreign exchange rate  0.97   1.87   0.97   2.95 
Diversification effect  (0.87)  -   -   - 
Total  1.21   1.62   0.90   3.28 
VaR of Banco Itaú Europa
 
2009
 
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
Risk Factor (in millions of US$) 
EURIBOR  0.22   0.33   0.05   1.20 
LIBOR  0.51   0.63   0.18   1.94 
Foreign exchange rate  0.33   0.71   0.07   1.60 
Other  0.18   0.24   0.09   0.60 
Diversification effect  (0.26)  -   -   - 
Total  0.99   1.57   0.27   3.64 
VaR of Banco Itaú Europa
 
2008
 
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
Risk Factor (in millions of US$) 
EURIBOR  0.08   0.14   0.05   0.52 
LIBOR  2.51   2.29   0.40   8.47 
Sovereign risk  0.27   0.51   0.18   0.86 
Diversification effect  (0.32)  -   -   - 
Total  2.54   2.35   0.41   8.49 

Global VaR

The Globalglobal VaR shown in the following tables encompasses the consolidated VaR of Itaú Unibanco Holding’s domestic and international operations, including the portfolios of Itaú Unibanco, Itaú BBA, Banco Itaú Europa, Banco Itaú Argentina, Banco Itaú Chile and Banco Itaú Uruguay. The portfolios of Itaú Unibanco and Itaú BBA are presented together, segregated by risk factor.

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Itaú Unibanco Holding seeks to maintain a policy of operating within low limits relative to our capital base. We observed that the diversification of risk within our business units was significant in 2009 reducingreduced significantly our global VaR. In 2009,2010, our average VaR of the global VaR was R$109.4 million, or 0.18% of our consolidated stockholders’ equity as of December 31, 2010, compared to R$160.8 million in 2009, or 0.32% of totalour consolidated stockholders’ equity, compared to R$165.5 million in 2008, or 0.50%as of total equity.December 31, 2009.

Global VaR
2010
 
  
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
  (In millions of R$) 
Risk Factor            
Fixed interest rate(*)
  77.8   65.2   26.5   102.4 
TR  28.4   33.1   18.2   57.5 
Dollar linked interest rate  13.0   12.9   2.6   38.0 
Foreign exchange rate(*) — U.S. dollar
  9.7   12.5   0.6   34.6 
Equity  14.4   15.1   5.1   27.7 
Brazilian inflation index linked interest rate  18.6   17.1   6.4   30.0 
Sovereign and private bonds  4.3   5.5   1.1   12.8 
Foreign interest rate  15.1   6.4   1.5   16.7 
Commodities  18.5   10.8   2.3   40.1 
Other foreign exchange risk  5.7   8.5   0.4   23.4 
Other  2.4   4.8   1.1   31.2 
Banco Itaú Argentina  1.6   1.0   0.4   2.3 
Banco Itaú Chile  3.3   5.1   2.6   9.4 
Banco Itaú Uruguay  0.2   0.4   0.2   0.8 
Banco Itaú BBA International  0.6   1.3   0.5   3.4 
Banco Itaú Paraguay  0.9   0.6   0.2   1.6 
Diversification effect  (82.8)         
                 
Total  131.9   109.4   61.6   181.8 
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(*)Adjusted to reflect the difference in Brazilian tax treatment of investments abroad and investments in Brazil.
 
Global VaR (*)
2009
  
December, 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
Risk Factor (in millions of R$)
Fixed rate  69.1   147.5   30.7   219.7 
TR  11.7   16.0   8.8   23.4 
Dollar linked interest rate  11.3   8.8   2.6   18.8 
Foreign exchange rate– U.S. dollar  13.7   21.7   1.2   35.1 
Equity  7.4   15.1   6.2   31.5 
Brazilian inflation index linked interest rate  16.2   14.1   10.2   21.0 
Sovereign and private bonds  2.2   14.4   2.2   22.8 
Foreign interest rate  1.8   8.6   1.7   20.5 
Commodities  3.1   2.0   0.7   4.4 
Other foreign exchange risk  3.7   3.2   0.1   6.8 
Other  3.8   3.1   0.9   8.8 
Itaú Argentina  1.4   2.9   1.2   6.8 
Itaú Chile  0.8   1.2   0.4   3.4 
Itaú Uruguay  0.3   0.6   0.3   1.1 
Itaú Europa  1.7   2.7   0.5   6.3 
Diversification effect  (62.9)  -   -   - 
Total  87.2   160.8   60.9   241.6 
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(*)  Adjusted to reflect the tax treatment of individual asset classes.
 
Global VaR
2009
 
  
  
December 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
  (In millions of R$) 
Risk Factor            
Fixed interest rate(*)
  69.1   147.5   30.7   219.7 
TR  11.7   16.0   8.8   23.4 
Dollar linked interest rate  11.3   8.8   2.6   18.8 
Foreign exchange rate(*) — U.S. dollar
  13.7   21.7   1.2   35.1 
Equity  7.4   15.1   6.2   31.5 
Brazilian inflation index linked interest rate  16.2   14.1   10.2   21.0 
Sovereign and private bonds  2.2   14.4   2.2   22.8 
Foreign interest rate  1.8   8.6   1.7   20.5 
Commodities  3.1   2.0   0.7   4.4 
Other foreign exchange risk  3.7   3.2   0.1   6.8 
Other  3.8   3.1   0.9   8.8 
Banco Itaú Argentina  1.4   2.9   1.2   6.8 
Banco Itaú Chile  0.8   1.2   0.4   3.4 
Banco Itaú Uruguay  0.3   0.6   0.3   1.1 
Banco Itaú BBA International  1.7   2.7   0.5   6.3 
Diversification effect  (62.9)         
                 
Total  87.2   160.8   60.9   241.6 
Global VaR(*)
 
2008
 
  
December, 31
  
Average
  
Minimum
  
Maximum
 
Risk Factor (in millions of R$) 
Fixed rate  159.3   148.2   56.1   713.8 
TR  13.8   12.5   5.1   56.7 
Dollar linked interest rate  16.6   15.0   4.2   58.6 
Foreign exchange rate  – U.S. dollar  17.2   25.6   0.1   168.7 
Equity  15.5   11.4   1.4   29.1 
Brazilian inflation index linked interest rate  4.6   6.3   3.0   10.6 
Sovereign and private bonds  22.2   19.8   11.2   44.8 
Foreign interest rate  7.8   9.3   0.8   26.2 
Commodities  0.0   0.4   0.0   2.2 
Other foreign exchange risk  1.0   1.4   0.3   4.3 
Other  8.6   4.8   0.6   28.4 
Itaú Argentina  5.1   5.7   1.9   11.7 
Itaú Chile  1.1   1.5   0.5   3.0 
Itaú Uruguay  2.8   3.8   2.1   7.7 
Itaú Europa  5.9   5.5   0.9   19.8 
Diversification effect  (97.9)  -   -   - 
Total  183.7   165.5   65.1   673.4 
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(*)  Adjusted to reflect the tax treatment of individual asset classes.
(*)
Adjusted to reflect the difference in Brazilian tax treatment of investments abroad and investments in Brazil.
    
Backtesting

We validate our statistical models on a daily basis by using backtesting techniques. We update stress scenarios on a monthly basis to ensure that market risks are not underestimated.

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Risks are calculated with a confidence level of 99%99.0%, i.e., there is only a 1%1.0% probability that financial losses could be greater than the losses forecasted by our models.

One way of evaluating the adopted method for risk measurement is to calculate the percentage of cases in which actual daily profits and losses fell outside the VaR interval. Due to the limited importance of our VaR in international operations, the analysis below refers only to the portfolio related to our domestic operations.

In order to illustrate the quality of our risk management models, we present below backtesting graphs for the year ended December 31, 20092010 for each of (i) the VaR of our structural gap positions based on the fixed rate risk factor and TRdollar-linked interest rate risk factors, the two most material risk factors for this portfolio,factor and (ii) the overall VaR for our proprietary trading desk. In the first case of the fixed rate risk factor, financial losses were greater than the losses forecasted by our models on only threefour days during the period, a result thatwhich is within the 99%99.0% confidence level we use to calculate risk.


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In the case of the dollar-linked interest rate risk factor, financial losses were greater than the losses forecasted by our models on only four days during the period, a result which is within the 99.0% confidence level we use to calculate risk.

With respect to the overall VaR of our proprietary trading desk, financial losses were greater than the losses forecasted by our models on only two days during the period, a result which is also within the 99%99.0% confidence level we use to calculate risk.


 
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ITEM 12                DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES
 
ITEM 12 DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES
12A. Debt Securities
 
Not applicable.
 
12B. Warrants and Rights
 
Not applicable.
 
12C. Other Securities
 
Not applicable.

12D. American Depositary Shares

In the United States, our preferred shares trade in the form of ADSs. Since 2005 each ADS represents one preferred share, issued by The Bank of New York Mellon, as depositary, under a deposit agreement,Deposit Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2001, as amended and restated as of February 20, 2002 and as of March 30, 2009, effective as of  April 3, 2009, among us, the depositary and the owners and beneficial owners of ADSs from time to time. The depositary’s principal executive office is located at One Wall Street, New York, New York 10286.
 
We do not treat ADR holders as our shareholders and ADS holders have no shareholder rights.  Brazilian Corporate Law governs shareholder rights. The depositary is the holder of the preferred shares underlying the ADSs.  Holders of ADSs have ADS holder rights.
 
Fees and Expenses
 
The following table summarizes the fees and expenses payable by holders of ADSs:

 
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Persons depositing preferred shares or ADR
holders must pay:
  For:
US$5.00 (or less) per 100 ADSs (or portion thereof) plus any additional fees charged by any governmental authorities or other institutions for the execution and delivery or surrender of 100 ADSs)ADRs.  
Issuance of ADSs, including issuances resulting from a distribution of preferred shares or rights or other property
property.
Cancellation of ADSs for the purpose of withdrawal, including if the deposit agreement terminatesterminates.
US$0.02 (or less) per ADS (to the extent not prohibited by the rules of any stock exchange on which the ADSs are listed for trading)(or portion thereof).  Any cash distribution to you
you.
A fee equivalent to the fee that would be payable if securities distributed to you had been preferred shares and the shares had been deposited for issuance of ADSsADSs.  Distribution of securities distributed to holders of deposited securities which are distributed by the depositary to ADS holders
holders.
US$0.02 (or less) per ADS (or portion thereof) per calendar year (to the extent the depositary has not collected a(in addition to cash distribution fee of $.02US$0.02 per ADS during the year).  Depositary services
services.
Registration or transfer feesfees.  Transfer and registrationRegistration of transfers of preferred shares on our preferred share register to or from the name of the depositary or its agent when you deposit or withdraw preferred sharesshares.
Foreign currency conversion expenses.  
Expenses of the depositary in converting foreign currency to U.S. dollars
dollars.
Expenses of the depositarydepositary.  Cable, telex and facsimile transmissions (when expressly provided in the deposit agreement)
Deposit Agreement).
Taxes and other governmental charges the depositary or the custodian have to pay on any ADR or preferred share underlying an ADS, for example, stock transfer taxes, stamp duty or withholding taxestaxes.  As necessary
necessary.
Any other charges incurred by the depositary or its agents for servicing the deposited securitiessecurities.  No charges of  this type are currently made in the Brazilian marketmarket.
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Payment of Taxes
 
The depositary may deduct the amount of any taxes owed from any payments to you.  It may also sell deposited securities, by public or private sale, to pay any taxes owed.  You will remain liable if the proceeds of the sale are not sufficient to pay the taxes.  If the depositary sells deposited securities, it will, if appropriate, reduce the number of ADSs to reflect the sale and pay to you any proceeds, or send to you any property, remaining after it has paid the taxes.
 
Reimbursement of Fees
 
The Bank of New York Mellon, as depositary, has agreed to reimburse us for expenses we incur that are related to establishment and maintenance expenses of the ADS program. The depositary has agreed to reimburse us for our continuing annual stock exchange listing fees. The depositary has also agreed to pay the standard out-of-pocket maintenance costs for the ADSs, which consist of the expenses of postage and envelopes for mailing annual and interim financial reports, printing and distributing dividend checks, electronic filing of United States federal tax information, mailing required tax forms, stationery, postage, facsimile, and telephone calls.  It has also agreed to reimburse us annually for certain investor relationship programs or special investor relations promotional activities.  In certain instances, the depositary has agreed to provide additional payments to us based on any applicable performance indicators relating to the ADS facility. There are limits on the amount of expenses for which the depositary will reimburse us, but the amount of reimbursement available to the Company is not necessarily tied to the amount of fees the depositary collects from investors.

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The depositary collects its fees for delivery and surrender of ADSs directly from investors depositing shares or surrendering ADSs for the purpose of withdrawal or from intermediaries acting for them.  The depositary collects fees for making distributions to investors by deducting those fees from the amounts distributed or by selling a portion of distributable property to pay the fees. The depositary may collect its annual fee for depositary services by deductiondeducting from cash distributions or by directly billing investors or by charging the book-entry system accounts of participants acting for them. The depositary may generally refuse to provide fee-attracting services until its fees for those services arehave been paid.
 
Reimbursement of Fees Incurred in 20092010
 
From January 1, 2009 until the date of this annual report,In 2010, the Company received from the depositary US$11.912.0  million for promoting and encouraging the ADR program in the market, out-of-pocket maintenance costs for the ADSs (consisting of the expenses of postage costs and envelopes for mailing annual and interim financial reports, printing and distributing dividend checks, electronic filing of U.S. Federal tax information, mailing required tax forms, stationery, postage, facsimile, and telephone calls), any applicable performance indicators relating to the ADS facility, underwriting fees and legal fees.

PART II
 
ITEM 13 DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES
 
No matters to report.

ITEM 14MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS
 
No matters to report.

 
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ITEM 15                CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
ITEM 15 CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
  
(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer, or CEO, and our chief financial officer, or CFO, of the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures���procedures” (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as required by paragraph (b) of the Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15)15d-15, as of December 31, 2009.2010. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Therefore, our management does not expect that the controls will prevent all errors and all fraud.

Based upon the evaluation performed, our CEO and CFO have concluded that as of December 31, 2009,2010, Itaú Unibanco Holding’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that material information relating to Itaú Unibanco Holding  and it’sits consolidated subsidiaries is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
 
(b) Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.Act.  Our internal control was designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.principles in the United States of America.
 
All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations.  Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective may not prevent or detect misstatements.  Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may decline.
 
Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009.2010.  In making this assessment, it used the criteria established by the Internal Control – Integrated Framework of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations - COSO.  Based on its evaluation and those criteria, our management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2009.2010.
 
The effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009,2010, was audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report appearing on page F-2 of this Form 20-F.
 
(c) Attestation Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
For the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes, our independent registered public accounting firm, dated May 9, 2010,June 27, 2011, on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009,2010, see “Item 18. Financial Statements”.Statements.”
 
(d) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
In connection with the evaluation required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rule 13a-15(d), our management, including our CEO and CFO, concluded that the changes occurred during the year ended December 31, 20092010 have not materially affected, or are not reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

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ITEM 16     [RESERVED]
16A.       Audit Committee Financial Expert
 
16A.Audit Committee Financial
Our board of directors has determined that one member of our audit committee, Mr. Guy Almeida Andrade, is audit committee financial expert and meets the requirements set forth by the SEC and the NYSE.  Our audit committee financial expert, along with the other members of our audit committee, is independent pursuant to CMN Resolution No. 3,081,3,198, which requires that the members not be, or have been in the last year, an officer or employee of the company or its affiliates or an employee with managerial responsibilities in the internal audit division of the financial institution. Mr. Andrade is also an expert in U.S. GAAP, which is the accounting standard used by us in our primary financial statements filed with the SEC. Other members of our audit committee are experts in accounting practices adopted in Brazilfinancially literate and we believe the skills, experience and education of our audit committee members qualify them to carry out all of their duties as members of the audit committee, including overseeing the preparation of our U.S. GAAP financial statements. In addition, our audit committee has the ability to retain independent accountants, financial advisors or other consultants, advisors and experts whenever it deems appropriate.

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16B.       
16B.Code of Ethics
 
We have adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to all of our employees, including directors, principal executive officers, principal financial officers, principal controllers, other officers and certain third parties, such as suppliers, who have relationship with us.  Our board of directors approved our current code of ethics, which has been effective since February 2010.  The full text of our Code of Ethics is published on our website, at the following address: http://ww13.itau.com.br/portalri/index.aspx.Portalri/HTML/ing/download/Codigo_Etica_2010.pdf

16C.       
16C.Principal Accountant Fees and Services
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes acted as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007.2008. The chart below sets forth the total amount billed to us by PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes for services performed in the years 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007,2008, and breaks down these amounts by category of service in thousands of reais:

 Total Fees  Total Fees 
 (in thousands of R$)  (in thousands of R$) 
 2009  2008  2007  2010  2009  2008 
Audit Fees  33,200   23,515   21,018   41,614   33,200   23,515 
Audit-Related Fees  4,973   1,565   1,207   2,366   4,973   1,565 
Tax Fees  135   429   0   74   135   429 
All Other Fees  13   60   179   448   13   60 
Total  38,320   25,568   22,404   44,503   38,320   25,568 

Audit Fees
 
Audit fees in 2010, 2009 and  2008 and 2007 arewere fees billed for the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements and for the reviewsreview of our quarterly financial statements, as well as the audit and review of financial statements of our subsidiaries, services relating to issuance of comfort letterletters in securities offerings, and audit of internal controls in compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
 
Audit-Related Fees
 
Audit-related fees in 2010, 2009, 2008 and 20072008 refer to services provided in connection with the preparation of accounting appraisal reports, assistance related to the preparation of documents to be sent to local and foreign regulatory bodies, including documents regarding compliance with legislation and regulations and audit of specific financial statements for management purposes, due diligence activities and issuance of special purpose reports.
 
Tax Fees
 
Tax fees in 2010, 2009 2008 and 20072008 were related to tax compliance, tax consulting and consulting services.
 
All Other Fees
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All otherOther Fees
Other fees paid in 2010, 2009 and 2008 included compliance with Greenhouse Gas Emissions controls and 2007 i ncluded u sepolicies, Internet safety testing, evaluation of business continuity management, and consulting for new projects, as well as use of electronic library Comperio,databases, technical materials and participation in training related to IFRS and insurance and advice related to operative efficient benchmark.operating efficiency.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

In 2004, we approvedAmong the creation of our audit committee, reporting directly to our board of directors. Among our committee’s responsibilities is the approval, on an annual basis, of policies and procedures regarding non-audit services that (i) can be provided by our external auditors, as well as the list of those services, which are pre-approved (ii) can not be provided by our external auditors, due to the fact that such services could affect the independence of the external auditors, and (iii) need to be previously approved by the audit committee. As a result, weWe enhanced our corporate governance even further, also ensuring its alignment with the best practices dictated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

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Act requirements.

16D. Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees

Under the listed company audit committee rules of the NYSE and the SEC, we must comply with Rule 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act (Listing Standards Relating to Audit Committees). Rule 10A-3 requires that we either establish an audit committee composed of members of the board of directors that meets specified requirements, or designate and empower a board of auditors or similar body to perform the role of the audit committee in reliance on the general exemption for audit committees of foreign private issuers set forth in Rule 10A-3(c)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act.

In accordance with Central Bank regulations, we have established a body similar to the audit committee of the board of directors of a U.S. company, which we are required to call an “audit committee.” For more information, see “Item 6C –6C. Board Practices –Practices—  Statutory Bodies  -  Audit Committee.”

Our audit committee, to the extent permitted under Brazilian law, performs all the functions required of an audit committee under Rule 10A-3. As required by Brazilian law, our board of directors and audit committee are separate corporate bodies. Only twoone of the fivefour members of our audit committee areis also membersmember of our board of directors. In addition, under Brazilian law, the function of hiring independent auditors is a power reserved exclusively for a company’s board of directors. Therefore, our board of directors acts as our audit committee, as permitted under Rule 10A-3(c)(3)(v) of the Securities Exchange Act for the purpose of the appointment of our independent auditors.

Except in these respects, our audit committee is comparable to, and performs the functions of, an audit committee of the board of directors of a U.S. company. We believe that our audit committee is able to act independently in performing the responsibilities of an audit committee under the Sarbanes-Oxley, Act, satisfies the other requirements of the exemption of Rule 10A-3(c)(3) and therefore is in compliance with Rule 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act.


Period (1) 
(a) Total number
of preferred  shares
purchased
 
(b) Average price paid
per  preferred share
 
(c) Total number  of
preferred  shares
purchased as  part of
publicly  announced
plans  or programs
  
(d) Maximum number  of
preferred shares  that
may yet be  purchased
under the  plans or
programs
 
01/02 to 01/30/2009      0   68,500,000 
02/02 to 02/27/2009      0   68,500,000 
03/02 to 03/31/2009      0   68,500,000 
04/01 to 04/30/2009      0   68,500,000 
05/04 to 05/29/2009      0   68,500,000 
06/01 to 06/30/2009      0   68,500,000 
07/01 to 07/31/2009      0   68,500,000 
08/03 to 08/31/2009      0   68,500,000 
Share bonus (2)      0   75,350,000 
09/03 to 09/30/2009      0   75,350,000 
10/01 to 10/30/2009      0   56,700,000 
11/03 to 11/30/2009 185,460 37.52  185,460   56,514,540 
12/01 to 12/30/2009      185,460   56,514,540 
(1) Our board of directors approved on October 30, 2009 the purchase of up to 56,700,000 of our book-entry preferred shares, maturing on November 3, 2010.
(2) At the ASM/ESM of April 24, 2009, shareholders approved the stock dividend of 10% of capital stock, which was effected on August 28, 2009 in the stock exchange.

16F.      Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
 
Not applicable.

16F. Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
Not applicable.
 
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16G.      Corporate Governance
  
16G. Corporate Governance

Principal Differences betweenBetween Brazilian and U.S. Corporate Governance Practices

We are subject to the NYSE corporate governance listing standards. As a foreign private issuer, the standards applicable to us are considerably different than those applied to U.S. listed companies. Under the NYSE rules, we are only required to: (i) have an audit committee or audit board pursuant to an applicable exemption available to foreign private issuers, that meets certain requirements, as discussed below, (ii) provide prompt certification by our chief executive officer to the NYSE each year that he is not aware of any violation by the company of NYSE corporate governance listing standards, (iii) submit an executed written affirmation annually to the NYSE and submit an interim written affirmation each time a change occurs to the board or any of theits committees, subject to Section 303A of the NYSE rules, and (iv) provide a brief description of the significant differences between our corporate governance practices and the NYSE corporate governance practice required to be followed by U.S. listed companies. The discussion of the significant differences between our corporate governance practices and those required of U.S. listed companies follows below.

Majority of Independent Directors

The NYSE rules require that a majority of the board must consist of independent directors. Independence is defined by various criteria, including the absence of a material relationship between the director and the listed company.

Brazilian law does not have a similar requirement. Under Brazilian law, neither our board of directors nor our management is required to test the independence of directors before their election to the board. However, the Brazilian Corporate Law, the Central Bank and the CVM have established rules that require directors to meet certain qualification requirements relating to professional qualifications and that address the compensation and duties and responsibilities of, as well as the restrictions applicable to, a company’s officers and directors and our directors meet the qualification requirements of the Brazilian Corporate Law, the Central Bank and the CVM. Our corporate governance policy discloses the criteria used by our board of directors to determine if a director is independent. According to those criteria, three of our directors are considered independent. The Brazilian Corporate Law requires that our directors be elected by our shareholders at an annual shareholders’ meeting. AllThree of our directors, are elected by our controlling shareholderAlfredo Egydio Arruda Villela Filho, Roberto Egydio Setubal and six of our directorsAlfredo Egydio Setubal, are members of the Villela, SetubalEgydio de Souza Aranha family and two of our directors, Pedro Moreira Salles and Fernando Roberto Moreira Salles, are members of the Moreira Salles family. The families that control IUPAR.are owners of IUPAR, the controlling shareholder for Itaú Unibanco Holding. Currently we have three independent directors: Alcides Lopes Tápias, Gustavo Jorge Laboissiere Loyola and Pedro Luiz Bodin de Moraes..

Executive Sessions

NYSE rules require that the non-management directors must meet at regularly scheduled executive sessions without management present.  Thethe presence of management. Brazilian Corporate Law does not have a similar provision. According to the Brazilian Corporate Law, up to one-third of the members of the board of directors can be elected from management. Our president Roberto Setubal, our executive vice presidents Alfredo Egydio Setubal and Candido Botelho Bracher and the executive officer of Itaú Unibanco, Ricardo Villela Marino, are members of our board of directors. There is no requirement that non-management directors meet regularly without management. As a result, the non-management directors on our board do not typically meet in executive sessions. Our board of directors consists of 9nine non-management directors.

Committees

NYSE rules require that listed companies have a nominating and corporate governance committee and a compensation committee composed entirely of independent directors and governed by written charters addressing the committees’ required purposes and detailing their required responsibilities. The responsibilities of the nominating and corporate governance committee include, among other things, identifying and selecting qualified board member nominees and developing a set of corporate governance principles applicable to the company. The responsibilities of the compensation committee, in turn, include, among other things, reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to the chief executive officer’s compensation, evaluating the chief executive officer’s performance, approving the chief executive officer’s compensation levels and recommending to the board non-chief executive officer compensation, incentive-compensation and equity-based plans.plans to the board.
 
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We are not required under applicable Brazilian Corporate Law to have a nominating committee, corporate governance committee and compensation committee. However, we have an appointment and corporate governance committee, a personnel committee and a personnel committee.See “Item 6C. Board Practices.”compensation committee. Pursuant to our bylaws, our directors are elected by our shareholders at an annual shareholders’ meeting. GlobalAggregate compensation for our directors and officers is established by our shareholders. The personnel committee is also responsible for the management of our stock option plan, which was approved by our shareholders.  This plan defines the objectives, guidelines, conditions, limits, characteristics of the plan to be observed by the personnel committee and grants it some responsibilities in deciding cases not covered by the plan.

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Audit Committee and Audit Committee Additional Requirements

NYSE rules require that listed companies have an audit committee that (i) is composed of a minimum of three independent directors who are all financially literate,literate; (ii) meets the SEC rules regarding audit committees for listed companies,companies; (iii) has at least one member who has accounting or financial management expertise; and (iv) is governed by a written charter addressing the committee’s required purpose and annual performance evaluation of the audit committee and detailing its required responsibilities.

Brazilian banking law (Resolution(Central Bank Resolution No. 3,198 from the Central Bank)3,198) requires us to have an audit committee of at least three members, and the Brazilian Corporate Law requires us to have a fiscal council, which is composed of three to five members. Pursuant to Brazilian Corporate Law and Resolution Nº 3,198 of the Central Bank Resolution No. 3,198, the fiscal council members are elected at the annual shareholders’ meeting and the audit committee is elected by the board of directors among its members and professionalsindependent members, one of proven knowledge of the audit area,which must be a financial expert, provided that, accordinglyaccording to our By-Lawsbylaws, its chairman must be also a member of our board of directors.

CNSP, which defines the rules and the guidelines of private insurance, also requires the establishment of an in-house audit committee if an insurance entity has its (i) adjusted net worth in an amount equal or superior to R$ 0.5 billion or (ii) technical reserves in an amount equal or superior to R$ 0.7 billion. However, if an entity under CNSP supervision is part of a financial conglomerate, a single audit committee may be created at the parent company level. Accordingly, Itaú Unibanco Holding has opted for a single committee.

The fiscal council operates independently from our management and from our external auditors. Its main function is to examine the financial statements offor each fiscal year and provide a formal report to our shareholders. We have a fiscal council that consists of three members and three alternates and which meets once a month.

In April 2003According to the SEC, stated that the listing of securities of foreign private issuers will beare exempt from the audit committee requirements if the issuer meets certain requirements. We believe that our audit committee is able to act independently in performing the responsibilities of an audit committee under the Sarbanes-Oxley, Act, satisfies the other requirements of the exemption of Rule 10A-3(c)(3) and therefore is in compliance with Rule 10A-3 of the SecuritiesExchange Act. Our audit committee, to the extent permitted under Brazilian law, performs all the functions required of an audit committee under Rule 10A-3. As required by Brazilian law, our board of directors and audit committee are separate corporate bodies. In addition, under Brazilian law, the authority to hire independent auditors is reserved exclusively for a company’s board of directors. Therefore, our board of directors acts as our audit committee, as permitted under Rule 10A-3(c)(3)(v) of the Exchange Act, (for further information, see “Item 16D. Exemptions fromfor the Listing Standards for Audit Committees”).purpose of the appointment of our independent auditors. Our audit committee is currently composed of fivefour members, one of which two members arewhom is also membersmember of our board of directors.

Shareholder Approval of Equity Compensation Plans

NYSE rules require that shareholdersstockholders be given the opportunity to vote on all equity compensation plans and material revisions thereto, including material increases in the number of shares available under the plans, with limited exceptions. Under the Brazilian Corporate Law, shareholders must approve all stock option plans. In addition, any issuance of new shares that exceeds our authorized share capital is subject to shareholder approval.  Our shareholders do not have the opportunity to vote on all equity compensation plans.  However, any issuance of new shares that exceeds the authorized capital is subject to the shareholders’ meeting confirmation.

Corporate Governance Guidelines

NYSE rules require that listed companies adopt and disclose corporate governance guidelines. We comply with the corporate governance guidelines set forth in the rules imposed upon us by applicable Brazilian law. We believe the corporate governance guidelines applicable to us under Brazilian law are consistent with the guidelines established by the NYSE. We also gohave adopted standards beyond the scope of the legislation, as can be seen from our voluntary adherencewhat is required by applicable Brazilian law: we voluntarily adhere to BM&FBOVESPA’s Level 1 of Corporate Governance and adoption ofhave tag-along rights for all shareholders, regardless of their voting rights.  We

In addition, we have adopted and observe (i) the Policy of Material Information Disclosure, which deals with the public disclosure of all relevant information as per CVM’s InstructionCVM Rule No. 358 guidelines; and (ii) the Policy on Trading of Securities, which restricts the negotiation oftrading in securities onduring certain periods and requires management to informpublicly announce all transactions relating to our securities, and which was an optional device included in the CVM’s InstructionCVM Rule No. 358. Going beyond the scoperequirements of theapplicable Brazilian law, in July 2002 we created the disclosure and trading committees, which were unified in the disclosure and trading committee in April 2006.

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Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

NYSE rules require that listed companies adopt and disclose a code of business conduct and ethics for directors, officers and employees, and promptly disclose any waivers of the code for directors or executive officers. Applicable Brazilian law does not have a similar requirement. However, we adopted a Codecode of Ethicsethics in 2000 which regulates the conduct of our managers in connection with the registration and control of financial and accounting information and their access to privileged and non-public information. In 2004, we included a supplement to our Codecode of Ethicsethics in order to comply with the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley and the NYSE rules. In October 2005, we announced our newly and updated Codecode of Ethics,ethics, and this Codecode was reviewed in February 2010 due toin connection with the Association. See “Item 16B. Code of Ethics.”

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Internal Audit Function

NYSE rules require that listed companies maintain an internal audit function to provide management and the audit committee with ongoing assessments of the company’s risk management processes and system of internal control.

Our Internal Auditing Directorate works independentlyinternal auditing directorate has the independence from management to conduct methodologically structured examinations, analysis,analyses, surveys and fact findingfact-finding to evaluate the integrity, adequacy, effectiveness efficiency and economyefficiency of the information systems processes and internal controls related to our risk management. The Directoratedirectorate reports continuallydirectly to our board of directors and interacts with the audit committee and, in carrying out its duties, the Internal Auditing Directorateinternal auditing directorate has access to all documents, records, systems, locations and people involved with the activities under review.

Sarbanes OxleySarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

We maintain controls and procedures designed to ensure that we are able to collect the information we are required to disclose in the reports we file with the SEC, and to process, summarize and disclose this information within the time periods specified in the rules of the SEC.  On June 8, 2006 we became the first non-U.S. bank listed on the NYSE to comply with all of the requirements set forth in Section 404 of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, regarding internal controls over financial reporting, one year before the due date established by the SEC.  The certifications are included as Exhibits 12.1 and 12.2 to this Annual Report.

 
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PART III
 
ITEM 17 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
We have responded to Item 18 in lieu of responding to this item.

ITEM 18 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
The following financial statements, together with the report of the independent registered public accounting firm, are filed as part of this annual report:
 
Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial ReportingReporting.F-1
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmFirm.F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 20092010 and 20082009.F-3
Consolidated Statement of Income for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 20072008.F-5
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 20072008.F-6
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007.2008.F-7
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007.2008.F-8
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007.Statements.F-10

 
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Management´s Report on Internal Control over Financial ReportReporting

The management of Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the company.

The company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and disposals of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to allow for the preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management assessed the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009,2010, based on the criteria set forth by the COSO – Committee of Sponsoring Organization of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control – Integrated Framework.

Management's assessment included documenting, evaluating and testing of the design and operating effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting. Based on that assessment, management has concluded that as of December 31, 20092010 the company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective.

The effectiveness of the Corporation’sCompany’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009,2010, has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears herein.

/s/ Roberto Egydio Setubal /s/Sérgio Ribeiro da Costa Werlang /sgd/Caio Ibrahim David
Roberto Egydio Setubal Sérgio Ribeiro da Costa Werlang Caio Ibrahim David
Chief Executive Officer Chief FinancialRisk Officer Chief Financial Officer

A signed original copy of this report has been provided to the registrant and will be retained by the registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

Date: May 10, 2010.
June 27, 2011

 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


To the Board of Directors and Shareholders
Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A.


In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of income, of comprehensive income, of cash flows and of changes in stockholders equity present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. and its subsidiaries at December 31, 20092010 and 2008,2009, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 20092010 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009,2010, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Frameworkissued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company's management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying “Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting”.  Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements and on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits.  We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.  Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk.  Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

As discussed in Note 2.z to the consolidated financial statements the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for business combinations consummated on or after January 1, 2009 and for non-controlling interests.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.  Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.



PricewaterhouseCoopers
Auditores Independentes

São Paulo, Brazil
May 9, 2010June 27, 2011

 
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ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING S.A.
Consolidated Balance Sheet atas of December 31
(In millions of Reais)

ASSETS 2010  2009 
Cash and due from banks  5,568   5,355 
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks  57,566   89,085 
Securities purchased under resale agreements  34,734   56,714 
Central Bank compulsory deposits  85,790   13,869 
Trading assets, at fair value  140,003   73,529 
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value  44,636   41,263 
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost (fair value - R$ 3,110 and R$ 2,124 at December 31, 2010 and 2009)  2,506   1,762 
Net loans and leases  278,031   225,768 
Loans and leases  298,169   245,736 
Allowance for loan and lease losses  (20,138)  (19,968)
Investments in unconsolidated companies  3,597   4,321 
Premises and equipment, net  5,151   4,572 
Goodwill, net  14,664   14,711 
Intangible assets, net  18,148   22,569 
Other assets  56,186   45,570 
         
TOTAL ASSETS  746,580   599,088 
ASSETS 2009  2008 
Cash and due from banks  5,355   3,408 
Restricted cash  -   84 
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks  89,085   49,677 
Securities purchased under resale agreements  56,714   44,783 
Central Bank compulsory deposits  13,869   11,314 
Trading assets, at fair value  73,529   66,483 
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value  41,263   28,445 
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost  1,762   1,325 
Net loans and leases  225,768   157,498 
Loans and leases  245,736   169,700 
Allowance for loan and lease losses  (19,968)  (12,202)
Investments in unconsolidated companies  4,321   2,398 
Premises and equipment, net  4,572   2,965 
Goodwill, net  14,711   423 
Intangible assets, net  22,569   6,676 
Other assets  45,570   25,896 
         
TOTAL ASSETS  599,088   401,375 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

The following table presents assets of consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) which are included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet above. The assets in the table below include those assets that can be used only to settle obligations of consolidated VIEs.

ASSETS 2010  2009 
Net loans and leases  5,788   4,323 
Loans and leases  6,823   5,455 
Allowance for loan and lease losses  (1,035)  (1,132)
Intangible assets, net  731   798 
Other assets  1,189   974 
TOTAL ASSETS  7,708   6,095 
 
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ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING S.A.
Consolidated Balance Sheet atas of December 31
(In millions of Reais)

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 2010  2009 
Deposits  202,660   190,908 
Non-interest bearing deposits  26,439   25,884 
Interest-bearing deposits  176,221   165,024 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements  97,972   66,174 
Short-term borrowings  123,041   80,725 
Long-term debt  84,768   58,976 
Insurance claims reserves, reserves for private retirement plans and reserves for capitalization  11,246   13,487 
Investment contracts  49,217   38,063 
Other liabilities  87,975   68,721 
         
Total liabilities  656,879   517,054 
         
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 30)  -   - 
         
Stockholders’ equity:        
Stockholders’ equity of Itaú Unibanco:        
Common shares – no par value  (3,300,000,000 authorized as of December 31, 2010 and 2009; 2,289,286,475 issued as of December 31, 2010 and 2009)  21,046   21,046 
Preferred shares – no par value  ( 3,300,000,000 authorized as of December 31, 2010 and 2009; 2,281,649,744 issued as of December 31, 2010 and 2009)  24,208   24,208 
Treasury shares ( 26,566,015 and 43,588,307  preferred shares as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively;1,502,202 and 2,202 common shares as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively)  (674)  (1,031)
Additional paid-in capital  13,218   12,932 
Appropriated retained earnings  15,895   5,954 
Other accumulated comprehensive income:        
Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes  (28)  301 
Cumulative translation adjustment  (432)  (146)
Defined benefit pension plans and other post-retirement plans, net of taxes  224   786 
Cash flow hedge – effective portion, net of taxes  (3)  (4)
Unappropriated retained earnings  3,171   5,231 
Total stockholders’ equity of Itaú Unibanco  76,625   69,277 
Noncontrolling interest  13,076   12,757 
Total stockholders’ equity  89,701   82,034 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY  746,580   599,088 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 2009  2008 
Deposits  190,908   150,802 
Non-interest bearing deposits  25,884   24,106 
Interest-bearing deposits  165,024   126,696 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements  66,174   49,492 
Short-term borrowings  80,725   54,277 
Long-term debt  58,976   37,672 
Insurance claims reserves, reserves for private retirement plans and reserves for capitalization  13,487   4,766 
Investment contracts  38,063   24,322 
Other liabilities  68,721   44,412 
         
Total liabilities  517,054   365,743 
         
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 30)  -   - 
         
Stockholders’ equity:        
Stockholders’ equity of Itaú Unibanco :        
         
Common shares – no par value  ( 3,300,000,000 authorized at December 31, 2009 and 2008; 2,289,286,475 and 1,708,760,440 issued at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively) (*)  21,046   7,372 
         
Preferred shares – no par value  ( 3,300,000,000 authorized at December 31, 2009 and 2008; 2,281,649,744 and 1,605,988,901 issued at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively) (*)  24,208   9,882 
         
Treasury shares ( 43,588,307 and 64,639,300  preferred shares at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively; 2,202 common shares at December 31, 2009) (*)  (1,031)  (1,526)
Additional paid-in capital  12,932   62 
Appropriated retained earnings  5,954   16,014 
Other accumulated comprehensive income:        
         
Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes  301   203 
Cumulative translation adjustment  (146)  921 
Defined benefit of pension plans and other post-retirement plans, net of taxes  786   400 
Cash flow hedge – Effective portion, net of taxes  (4)  (4)
Unappropriated retained earnings (accumulated losses)  5,231   1,063 
Total stockholders’ equity of Itaú Unibanco  69,277   34,387 
Noncontrolling interest  12,757   1,245 
         
Total equity  82,034   35,632 
         
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY  599,088   401,375 
(*) After giving retroactive effect to the bonus of shares  in June 2008 and August 2009 (Note 19a)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

The following table presents liabilities of consolidated VIEs which are included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet above. The liabilities in the table below include third-party liabilities of consolidated VIEs only, that have no recourse to the general credit of the company and exclude intercompany balances that are eliminated on consolidation.

LIABILITIES 2010  2009 
Other (*)  3,138   2,515 
Total liabilities  3,138   2,515 
(*) Included under other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.
 
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ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING S.A.
Consolidated Statement of Income
YearsYear ended December 31
(In millions of Reais, except per share information)

 2009  2008  2007  2010  2009  2008 
INTEREST INCOME  72,567   47,649   34,603   78,369   72,567   47,649 
Interest on loans and leases  48,582   31,326   22,898   52,035   48,582   31,326 
Interest on deposits in banks  3,534   3,028   2,852   3,165   3,534   3,028 
Interest on Central Bank compulsory deposits  519   1,051   909   4,036   519   1,051 
Interest on securities purchased under resale agreements  8,673   5,369   2,375   7,572   8,673   5,369 
Interest on trading assets  7,086   4,141   3,418   7,767   7,086   4,141 
Interest and dividends on available-for-sale securities  3,996   2,536   1,992   3,315   3,996   2,536 
Interest on held-to-maturity securities  177   198   159   479   177   198 
INTEREST EXPENSE  (31,876)  (26,508)  (13,271)  (34,824)  (31,876)  (26,508)
Interest on deposits  (11,773)  (6,233)  (3,510)  (11,776)  (11,773)  (6,233)
Interest on securities sold under repurchase agreements  (7,177)  (6,489)  (3,453)  (7,291)  (7,177)  (6,489)
Interest on short-term borrowings  (5,314)  (7,737)  (3,329)  (8,198)  (5,314)  (7,737)
Interest on long-term debt  (4,586)  (4,721)  (1,433)  (4,802)  (4,586)  (4,721)
Interest credit to investment contract account balance  (3,026)  (1,328)  (1,546)
Interest on investment contracts  (2,757)  (3,026)  (1,328)
NET INTEREST INCOME  40,691   21,141   21,332   43,545   40,691   21,141 
Allowance for loan and lease losses  (15,372)  (9,361)  (5,542)
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES  25,319   11,780   15,790 
Provision for loan and lease losses  (11,871)  (15,372)  (9,361)
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES  31,674   25,319   11,780 
NON-INTEREST INCOME  40,436   15,775   17,015   31,238   40,436   15,775 
Fee and commission income  13,479   8,941   7,832   16,630   13,479   8,941 
Trading income (losses)  9,284   (2,843)  1,955 
Trading income (losses), net  2,275   9,284   (2,843)
Net gain (loss) on sale of available-for-sale securities  211   (114)  (183)  220   211   (114)
Net gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions  2,619   1,059   83   2,311   2,619   1,059 
Net gain (loss) on transactions of foreign subsidiaries  (3,390)  1,938   (971)  (451)  (3,390)  1,938 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies, net  (9)  474   476   308   (9)  474 
Insurance premiums, income on private retirement plans and capitalization plans  8,132   3,917   3,500   6,410   8,132   3,917 
Other non-interest income  10,110   2,403   4,323   3,535   10,110   2,403 
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE  (42,294)  (24,011)  (21,027)  (46,084)  (42,294)  (24,011)
Salaries and employee benefits  (10,589)  (6,170)  (5,705)
Salaries and employee benefits (in 2010 includes gain of R$ 999 on curtailment and partial settlement of PAC Note 25)  (10,836)  (10,589)  (6,170)
Administrative expenses  (10,001)  (6,409)  (5,472)  (12,775)  (10,001)  (6,409)
Amortization of intangible assets  (3,663)  (1,201)  (974)  (4,592)  (3,663)  (1,201)
Insurance claims, changes in reserves for insurance operations, for private retirement plans and acquisition costs  (6,452)  (3,301)  (2,509)  (5,179)  (6,452)  (3,301)
Depreciation of premises and equipment  (1,250)  (756)  (675)  (1,476)  (1,250)  (756)
Other non-interest expenses  (10,339)  (6,174)  (5,692)
            
NET INCOME BEFORE TAXES AND EXTRAORDINARY ITEM  23,461   3,544   11,778 
Other non-interest expenses (includes R$ 20, R$ 56 and R$ 53 of other than temporary impairment on available for sale securities in 2010, 2009 and 2008)  (11,226)  (10,339)  (6,174)
NET INCOME BEFORE TAXES ON INCOME  16,828   23,461   3,544 
TAXES ON INCOME                        
Current  (5,477)  (1,681)  (2,587)  (4,063)  (5,477)  (1,681)
Deferred  (3,372)  3,015   (1,560)  (874)  (3,372)  3,015 
TOTAL TAXES ON INCOME  (8,849)  1,334   (4,147)  (4,937)  (8,849)  1,334 
            
NET INCOME BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEM  14,612   4,878   7,631 
Extraordinary item (recognition in net income of excess of net assets acquired over purchase price), net of tax effect  -   -   29 
NET INCOME  14,612   4,878   7,660   11,891   14,612   4,878 
Less: Net Income attributable to noncontrolling interests  (527)  (29)  2 
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests  (824)  (527)  (29)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ITAÚ UNIBANCO  14,085   4,849   7,662   11,067   14,085   4,849 
            
EARNINGS PER SHARE – BASIC (*)                        
Common  3.25   1.49   2.32   2.44   3.25   1.49 
Preferred  3.25   1.49   2.32   2.44   3.25   1.49 
EARNINGS PER SHARE – DILUTED (*)                        
Common  3.24   1.48   2.31   2.43   3.24   1.48 
Preferred  3.24   1.48   2.31   2.43   3.24   1.48 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING – BASIC (*)                        
Common  2,192,530,134   1,708,760,440   1,708,796,764   2,288,034,273   2,192,530,134   1,708,760,440 
Preferred  2,143,753,894   1,554,841,088   1,589,475,999   2,245,448,240   2,143,753,894   1,554,841,088 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING – DILUTED (*)                        
Common  2,192,530,134   1,708,760,440   1,708,796,764   2,288,034,273   2,192,530,134   1,708,760,440 
Preferred  2,149,890,063   1,569,079,278   1,609,800,069   2,260,049,773   2,149,890,063   1,569,079,278 
(*) After giving retroactive effect to the bonus shares occurred in June 2008 and August 2009 (Note(note 19a).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 
F-5

 

ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING S.A.
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
Year ended December 31
(In millions of Reais)

  2010  2009  2008 
             
Net income  11,891   14,612   4,878 
Change in unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities (net of tax effect of R$ (143), R$ (380) and R$ 602 for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively)  (329)  98   (408)
Cash flow hedge – actual portion (net of tax effect of R$ 1 for the year ended December 31, 2008)  1   -   (4)
Cumulative translation adjustment on foreign subsidiaries and equity investees (no tax effect)  (286)  (1,067)  737 
Defined benefit of pension plans and other post-retirement plans, net of taxes of R$ 375, R$ (257) and R$ 865 for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  (562)  386   (1,297)
Total comprehensive income  10,715   14,029   3,906 
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest  (824)  (527)  (29)
Comprehensive income attributable to Itaú Unibanco  9,891   13,502   3,877 
  2009  2008  2007 
          
Net income  14,612   4,878   7,660 
Change in unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities (net of tax effect of R$ (380), R$ 602 and R$ (430)  for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively)  98   (408)  862 
Cash flow hedge – effective portion (net of tax effect of R$ 1 for the year ended December 31, 2008)  -   (4)  - 
Cumulative translation adjustment on foreign subsidiaries and equity investees (no tax effect)  (1,067)  737   (304)
Defined benefit of pension plans and other post-retirement plans, net of taxes of R$ (257), R$ 865 and R$ (368) for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  386   (1,297)  713 
             
Total comprehensive income  14,029   3,906   8,931 
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest  (527)  (29)  2 
Comprehensive income attributable to Itaú Unibanco  13,502   3,877   8,933 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 
F-6

 

ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING S.A.
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
Year ended December 31
(In millions of Reais)

  2010  2009  2008 
Operating activities         
Net income  11,891   14,612   4,878 
Adjustment to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities            
Provision for loan and lease losses  11,871   15,372   9,361 
(Gain) loss on sale of foreclosed assets, net  (12)  9   - 
Amortization of intangible assets  4,592   3,663   1,201 
Depreciation of premises and equipment  1,476   1,250   756 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies, net  (308)  9   (474)
Gain on sale of VisaNet Inc shares (Note 24a)  -   (345)  - 
Gain on sale of Allianz shares (Note 24a)  -   (25)  - 
Gain on exchange of equity interest in Psiupar (Note 3c)  -   (936)  - 
Gain on remeasurement of interest in Redecard S.A (Note 3b)  -   (4,530)  - 
Bargain purchase gain (Note 3a)  -   (830)  - 
(Gain) loss on sale of unconsolidated companies, net  (104)  (69)  (279)
Stock based compensation (reversal)  198   618   (181)
Deferred tax  874   3,372   (3,015)
Net (gain) loss on sale of available-for-sale securities  (220)  (211)  114 
Other than temporary impairment on available-for-sale securities  20   56   53 
Other adjustments to net income  49   485   (136)
Net (gain) loss on sale of premises and equipment  (5)  (4)  6 
Loss from impairment of intangible assets  11   10   - 
Dividends received from investments in unconsolidated companies  85   63   246 
Changes in assets and liabilities            
Trading account assets (increase) decrease  (63,294)  16,704   (24,446)
Other assets and liabilities (increase) decrease  (4,026)  7,507   (765)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  (36,902)  56,780   (12,681)
Investing activities            
Net (increase) decrease in Central Bank compulsory deposits  (71,981)  (462)  5,900 
Net (increase) decrease in securities purchased under resale agreements which are not in cash and cash equivalents  25,170   (11,930)  (23,343)
Purchase of available-for-sale securities  (17,819)  (7,624)  (26,367)
Proceeds from sale and redemption of available-for-sale securities  17,538   13,905   19,728 
Purchase of held-to-maturity securities  (582)  (1,133)  - 
Proceeds from matured held-to-maturity securities  287   56   254 
Net increase in loans and leases  (63,842)  (13,832)  (54,791)
Acquisition of controlling interest in Redecard, net of cash and cash equivalents received (Note 3b)  -   (415)  - 
Cash and cash equivalents received on acquisition of Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings (Note 3a)  -   17,262   - 
Purchase of BBA HE Participações S.A.(Note 3e)  -   -   (399)
Acquisition of controlling interest in Itaú XL Seguros Corporativos S.A., net of cash and cash equivalents received  (157)  -   - 
Net cash received on sale of consolidated subsidiaries  108   -   - 
Cash payment for contractual rights to provide payroll and other services to government entities and other entities  (178)  (163)  (243)
Purchase of intangible assets  (367)  (670)  (352)
Purchase of premises and equipment  (2,131)  (1,701)  (976)
Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment  86   187   181 
Proceeds from sale of foreclosed assets  347   302   69 
Cash received upon termination of contracts of intangible assets  152   43   - 
Purchase of unconsolidated companies  (7)  (5)  (301)
Purchase of other investments recorded at cost  -   -   (17)
Proceeds from sale of unconsolidated companies  125   642   329 
Net cash used in investing activities  (113,251)  (5,538)  (80,328)
Financing activities            
Net (decrease) increase in deposits  14,375   (13,339)  66,954 
Net increase in investment contracts  13,810   8,600   3,010 
Net increase (decrease) in securities sold under repurchase agreements  31,848   (16,848)  26,224 
Net increase in short-term borrowings  43,888   16,627   4,995 
Borrowings from long-term debt  35,909   11,623   13,045 
Repayment of long-term debt  (12,978)  (16,952)  (10,428)
Purchase of Itaúsa Export S.A. (Note 3d)  -   -   (587)
Purchase of treasury shares  -   (7)  (1,618)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options by grantees  268   278   107 
Sale of treasury shares  138   -   - 
Proceeds from acquisition of share-based instruments by grantees  62   -   - 
Dividends and interest on capital paid to non-controlling interests  (753)  (343)  - 
Dividends and interest on stockholders' equity paid  (4,315)  (3,782)  (2,910)
Noncontrolling interest  378   321   44 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  122,630   (13,822)  98,836 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents  (27,523)  37,420   5,827 
Cash and cash equivalents            
At the beginning of the year  65,456   28,036   22,209 
At the end of the year  37,933   65,456   28,036 
Supplemental cash flow disclosure            
Cash paid for interest  (25,275)  (20,839)  (15,015)
Cash paid for taxes on income  (3,125)  (4,277)  (2,602)
Non-cash transactions            
Loans transferred to foreclosed assets  68   219   34 
Dividends and interest on stockholders' equity declared but not paid  1,451   2,539   2,399 
Shares and replacement awards issued in connection with acquisition of Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings (Note 3a)  -   24,659   - 
Shares issued in connection with the acquisition of Itaúsa Export S.A. (Note 3d)  -   95   102 
Exchange of equity interest in Psiupar (Note 3c)  -   1,886   - 
  2009  2008  2007 
Operating activities         
Net income  14,612   4,878   7,660 
Adjustment to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities            
Provision for loan and lease losses  15,372   9,361   5,542 
Loss on sale of foreclosed assets, net  9   -   9 
Amortization of intangible assets  3,663   1,201   974 
Depreciation of premises and equipment  1,250   756   675 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies, net  9   (474)  (476)
Gain on sale of Redecard shares (Note 24a)  -   -   (1,544)
Gain on sale of Serasa shares (Note 24a)  -   -   (743)
Gain on sale of Bolsa de Mercadorias & Futuros and Bovespa shares (Note 24a)  -   -   (475)
Gain on sale of VisaNet Inc. shares (Note 24a)  (345)  -   - 
Gain on sale of Allianz shares (Note 24a)  (25)  -   - 
Gain on exchange of equity interest in Psiupar (Note 3.1.c)  (936)  -   - 
Gain on remeasurement of interest in Redecard S.A. (Note 3.1.b)  (4,530)  -   - 
Bargain purchase gain (Note 3.1.a)  (830  -   - 
Gain on sale of other unconsolidated companies  (69)  (279)  - 
Stock based compensation (reversal)  618   (181)  339 
Deferred tax  3,372   (3,015)  1,560 
Net (gain) loss on sale of available-for-sale securities  (211)  114   183 
Impairment on available-for-sale securities  56   53   4 
Other adjustments to net income  485   (136)  9 
Net (gain) loss on sale of premises and equipment  (4)  6   (92)
Dividends received from investments in unconsolidated companies  63   246   297 
Changes in assets and liabilities          - 
Trading account assets (increase) decrease  16,704   (24,446)  (11,110)
Other assets and liabilities (increase) decrease  7,589   (765)  (768)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  56,783   (12,681)  2,044 
Investing activities            
Net (increase) decrease in Central Bank compulsory deposits  (462)  5,900   (2,141)
Net (increase) decrease in securities purchased under resale agreements which are not in cash and cash equivalents  (11,930)  (23,343)  (12,519)
Purchase of available-for-sale securities  (7,624)  (26,367)  (13,318)
Proceeds from sale and redemption of available-for-sale securities  13,905   19,728   11,176 
Purchase of held-to-maturity securities    (1,133)  -   - 
Proceeds from matured held-to-maturity securities  56   254   26 
Net increase in loans and leases  (13,832)  (54,791)  (31,502)
Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash and cash equivalents received  -   -   1,637 
Acquisition of controlling interest in Redecard S.A., net of cash and cash equivalents received (Note 3.1.b)  (415)  -   - 
Cash and cash equivalents received on acquisition of Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings (Note 3.1.a)  17,262   -   - 
Purchase of BBA HE Participações S.A. (Note 3.2.b)  -   (399)  - 
Cash used for acquisition of intangible assets  -   (352)  (488)
Cash payment for contractual rights to provide payroll and other services to government entities and other entities  (793)  (243)  (113)
Purchase of premises and equipment  (1,701)  (976)  (800)
Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment  187   181   399 
Proceeds from sale of foreclosed assets  302   69   52 
Purchase of unconsolidated companies  (5)  (301)  (354)
Purchase of other investments recorded at cost  -   (17)  (31)
Proceeds from sale of unconsolidated companies  642   329   2,572 
Net cash used in investing activities  (5,541)  (80,328)  (45,404)
Financing activities            
Net increase (decrease) in deposits  (13,339)  66,954   15,199 
Net increase in investment contracts  8,600   3,010   2,831 
Net increase (decrease) in securities sold under repurchase agreements  (16,848)  26,224   12,102 
Net increase in short-term borrowings  16,627   4,995   15,500 
Borrowings from long-term debt  11,623   13,045   18,718 
Repayment of long-term debt  (16,952)  (10,428)  (9,700)
Acquisition of Itaúsa Export S.A. (Note 3.2.a)  -   (587)  - 
Capital increase by the parent company in Itaúsa Export S.A. (Note 3.2.a)  -   -   122 
Acquisition of treasury stock  (7)  (1,618)  (261)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options by grantees  278   107   125 
Dividends and interest on stockholders' equity paid  (3,782)  (2,910)  (2,280)
Noncontrolling interest  (22  44   (80)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  (13,822)  98,836   52,276 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (*)  37,420   5,827   8,916 
Cash and cash equivalents            
At the beginning of the year  28,036   22,209   13,293 
At the end of the year  65,456   28,036   22,209 
Supplemental cash flow disclosure            
Cash paid for interest  (20,839)  (15,015)  (10,673)
Cash paid for taxes on income  (4,277)  (2,602)  (2,770)
Non-cash transactions            
Loans transferred to foreclosed assets  219   34   24 
Shares issued in connection with acquisition of BankBoston (Note 3.2.c and 3.2.d)  -   -   1,120 
Dividends and interest on stockholders' equity declared but not paid  2,539   2,399   2,124 
Shares and replacement awards issued in connection with acquisition of Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings (Note 3.1.a)  24,659   -   - 
Shares issued in connection with acquisition of Itaúsa Export S.A. (Note 3.2.a)  95   102   - 
Exchange of equity interest in Psiupar (Note 3.1.c)  1,886   -   - 
Available-for-sale securities transferred to trading assets  -   -   52 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 
F-7

 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
Year ended December 31
(In thousands of shares)

  
2009
  
2008 (*)
  2007(*) 
  
Preferred shares
  
Common shares
  
Preferred shares
  
Common shares
  
Preferred shares
  
Common shares
 
Capital stock                    
Balance at the beginning of the year  1,605,988,901   1,708,760,440   1,637,613,901   1,722,875,704   1,637,613,901   1,666,399,405 
Issuance of shares (Note 3.2.c and 3.2.d)  -   -   -   -   -   56,476,299 
Issuance of shares of Itaú Unibanco for acquisition of Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings (1) (Note 3.1.a)  675,660,843   557,475,607   -   -   -   - 
Exchange of shares of Itaú Unibanco S.A held by Itaúsa for shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding (Note 3.2.a)  -   23,050,428   -   -   -   - 
Cancellation of treasury stock (1)  -   -   (31,625,000)  (14,115,264)  -   - 
Balance at the end of the year (A)  2,281,649,744   2,289,286,475   1,605,988,901   1,708,760,440   1,637,613,901   1,722,875,704 
Treasury stock                        
Balance at the beginning of the year  64,639,300   -   50,428,978   14,115,264   54,398,135   13,740,989 
Stock purchased by grantees of our Stock Option Plan (Note 26)  (21,236,440)  -   (11,718,850)  -   (12,882,458)  - 
Acquisition of treasury stock  185,447   2,202   57,554,172   -   8,913,300   374,275 
Cancellation of treasury stock (1)  -   -   (31,625,000)  (14,115,264)  -   - 
Balance at the end of the year (B)  43,588,307   2,202   64,639,300   -   50,428,978   14,115,264 
Outstanding capital at the end of the year – C = A - B    2,238,061,437   2,289,284,273   1,541,349,601   1,708,760,440   1,587,184,924   1,708,760,440 
   2010  2009  2008(*) 
  
Preferred
shares
  
Common
shares
  
Preferred
shares
  
Common
shares
  
Preferred
shares
  
Common
shares
 
                   
Capital stock                  
Balance at the beginning of the year  2,281,649,744   2,289,286,475   1,605,988,901   1,708,760,440   1,637,613,901   1,722,875,704 
Issuance of shares of Itaú Unibanco for acquisition of Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings (1) (Note 3a)  -   -   675,660,843   557,475,607   -   - 
Exchange of shares of Itaú Unibanco S.A. held by Itaúsa for shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding (Note 3d)  -   -   -   23,050,428   -   - 
Cancellation of treasury stock  -   -   -   -   (31,625,000)  (14,115,264)
                         
Balance at the end of the year  2,281,649,744   2,289,286,475   2,281,649,744   2,289,286,475   1,605,988,901   1,708,760,440 
                         
Treasury stock                        
Balance at the beginning of the year  43,588,307   2,202   64,639,300   -   50,428,978   14,115,264 
Stock purchased by grantees of our Stock Option Plan (Note 26)  (13,379,117)  -   (21,236,440)  -   (11,718,850)  - 
Acquisition of treasury stock  -   -   185,447   2,202   57,554,172   - 
Cancellation of treasury stock  -   -   -   -   (31,625,000)  (14,115,264)
Itaú Unibanco Holding stock held by Itaubanco defined contribution plan in excess of the individual accounts of participants (Note 25)  -   1,500,000   -   -   -   - 
Sale of treasury stock  (3,643,175)  -   -   -   -   - 
                         
Balance at the end of the year  26,566,015   1,502,202   43,588,307   2,202   64,639,300   - 
                         
Balance at the end of the year  2,255,083,729   2,287,784,273   2,238,061,437   2,289,284,273   1,541,349,601   1,708,760,440 
(*) After giving retroactive effect to the bonus shares occurred in June 2008 and August 2009 (Note 19a).
(1) See Note 19a

 
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ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING S.A.
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
YearsYear ended December 31
(In millions of Reais)

 2009  2008  2007  2010  2009  2008 
Common shares                  
Balance at the beginning of the year  7,372  5,948   4,575   21,046   7,372   5,948 
Issuance of shares in connection with acquisition of Bank Boston operations in Uruguay and Chile (Notes 3.2.c and 3.2.d)  -  -   1,373 
Issuance of shares of Itaú Unibanco in connection with acquisition of Itaúsa Export S.A (Note 3.2.a)  95  -   - 
Issuance of shares of Itaú Unibanco for acquisition of Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings (Note 3.1.a)  5,451  -   - 
Exchange of shares of Itaú Unibanco related to acquisition of Itaúsa Export S.A. (Note 3a)  -   95   - 
Issuance of shares of Itaú Unibanco for acquisition of Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings (Note 3a)  -   5,451   - 
Capitalization of reserves  8,128  1,424   -   -   8,128   1,424 
            
Balance at the end of the year  21,046   7,372   5,948   21,046   21,046   7,372 
            
Preferred shares                        
Balance at the beginning of the year  9,882   8,560   8,560   24,208   9,882   8,560 
Issuance of shares of Itaú Unibanco for acquisition of Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings (Note 3.1.a)  6,454   -   - 
Issuance of shares of Itaú Unibanco for acquisition of Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings (Note 3a)  -   6,454   - 
Capitalization of reserves  7,872   1,322   -   -   7,872   1,322 
            
Balance at the end of the year  24,208   9,882   8,560   24,208   24,208   9,882 
            
Treasury stock                        
Balance at the beginning of the year  (1,526)  (1,173)  (1,123)  (1,031)  (1,526)  (1,173)
Stock purchased by grantees of our Stock Option Plan (Note 26)  502   254   211   403   502   254 
Cancellation of treasury stock  -   1,011   -   -   -   1,011 
Acquisition of treasury stock  (7)  (1,618)  (261)  -   (7)  (1,618)
Itaú Unibanco Holding stocks held by Itaubanco defined contribution plan in excess of the individual accounts of the participants on March 31, 2010 (Note 25)  (46)  -   - 
            
Balance at the end of the year  (1,031)  (1,526)  (1,173)  (674)  (1,031)  (1,526)
            
Additional paid-in capital                        
Balance at the beginning of the year  62   643   599   12,932   62   643 
Stock based compensation recognized for the year (Note 26)  370   248   262 
Acquisition of stock options of the Unibanco  13   -   - 
Difference between purchase price and average cost of treasury stock sold  (224)  (146)  (87)
Capital increase by the parent company in Itaúsa Export S.A.  -   -   122 
Cash paid and shares of subsidiary issued in the acquisition of interest in Itaúsa Export S.A. (Note 3.2.d)  -   (683)  - 
Difference between fair value of shares issued in acquisitions statutory amount of increase in capital  12,711   -   (253)
Stock-based compensation recognized for the year (Note 26)  60   370   248 
Acquisition of stock options of Unibanco  -   13   - 
Additional interest in controlled subsidiary  (7)  -   - 
Difference between proceeds and average cost of treasury stock sold  233   (224)  (146)
Cash paid and shares of subsidiary issued in the acquisition of interest in Itaúsa Export S.A. (Note 3d)  -   -   (683)
Difference between the fair value of shares issued in acquisitions and the amount of statutory capital increase  -   12,711   - 
            
Balance at the end of the year  12,932   62   643   13,218   12,932   62 
            
Appropriated retained earnings                        
Balance at the beginning of the year  16,014   19,183   13,639   5,954   16,014   19,183 
Transfer for increase in capital stock through reserves  (16,000)  (2,746)  -   -   (16,000)  (2,746)
Cancellation of treasury stock  -   (1,011)  -   -   -   (1,011)
Transfer of retained earnings to reserves  5,940   588   5,544   9,941   5,940   588 
            
Balance at the end of the year  5,954   16,014   19,183   15,895   5,954   16,014 
            
Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes                        
Balance at the beginning of the year  203   611   (251)  301   203   611 
Change in net unrealized gains and losses during the year, net of taxes  98   (408)  862   (329)  98   (408)
            
Balance at the end of the year  301   203   611   (28)  301   203 
            
Cash flow hedge – effective portion                        
Balance at the beginning of the year  (4)  -   -   (4)  (4)  - 
Change in cash flow hedge during the year  -   (4)  -   1   -   (4)
            
Balance at the end of the year  (4)  (4)  -   (3)  (4)  (4)
            
Cumulative translation adjustment                        
Balance at the beginning of the year  921   184   488   (146)  921   184 
Translation of adjustment during the year, without tax effect  (1,067)  737   (304)  (286)  (1,067)  737 
            
Balance at the end of the year  (146)  921   184   (432)  (146)  921 
            
Defined benefit of pension plans and other post-retirement plans                        
Balance at the beginning of the year  400   1,697   984   786   400   1,697 
Defined benefit of pension plans and other post-retirement plans, net of tax effect  386   (1,297)  713   (562)  386   (1,297)
            
Balance at the end of the year  786   400   1,697   224   786   400 
            
Unappropriated retained earnings                        
Balance at the beginning of the year  1,063   602   719   5,231   1,063   602 
Net income for the year attributable to Itaú Unibanco  14,085   4,849   7,662 
Net income attributable to Itaú Unibanco  11,067   14,085   4,849 
Distribution of dividends and interest on stockholders' equity  (3,977)  (3,800)  (2,235)  (3,186)  (3,977)  (3,800)
Transfer to appropriated retained earnings  (5,940)  (588)  (5,544)  (9,941)  (5,940)  (588)
            
Balance at the end of the year  5,231   1,063   602   3,171   5,231   1,063 
            
Total stockholders’ equity of Itaú Unibanco  69,277   34,387   36,255   76,625   69,277   34,387 
Noncontroling interest            
            
Noncontrolling interest            
Balance at the beginning of the year  1,245   1,354   1,430   12,757   1,245   1,354 
Net income(loss) for the year  527   29   (2)
Acquisition of shares of non-controlling interest in Itaú BBA Participações (Note 3.2.b)  -   (307)  - 
Exchange of shares of Itaú Unibanco for shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding (Note 3.2.a)  (105)  102   - 
Acquisition of Shares of Redecard (Note 3.1.b)  9,590   -   - 
Noncontrolling interests on subsidiaries of Unibanco (Note 3.1.a)  1,503   -   - 
Constitution of RT Enterprise CP  425   -   - 
Net income (loss) for the year  824   527   29 
Acquisition of shares from non-controlling interest in Itaú BBA Participações (Note 3b)  -   -   (307)
Exchange of shares of Itaú Unibanco for shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding (Note 3a)  -   (105)  102 
Acquisition of control of Redecard (Note 3b)  -   9,590   - 
Noncontrolling interests of subsidiaries of Unibanco (Note 3a)  -   1,503   - 
Change in interest in RT Enterprise CP  148   425   - 
Constitution of RT National RF  76   -   - 
Distribution of dividends and interest on stockholders' equity of Redecard S.A.  (343)  -   -   (708)  (343)  - 
Other  (85)  67   (74)  (21)  (85)  67 
            
Balance at the end of the year  12,757   1,245   1,354   13,076   12,757   1,245 
            
Total stockholders’ equity  82,034   35,632   37,609   89,701   82,034   35,632 
Per share information in Reais (*)                        
Distributed earnings (interest on stockholders' equity)                        
Preferred shares  0.92   1.16   0.68   0.70   0.92   1.16 
Common shares  0.92   1.16   0.68   0.70   0.92   1.16 
(*) After giving retroactive effect to the bonus shares carried outoccurred in June 2008 and August 2009 (Note(note 19a).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 
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ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING S.A.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 20072008

(In (In millions of reais,Reais, except per share information or unless otherwise noted)

NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION.

a) Description of business

Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. ("we" or "Itaú Unibanco Holding" referrefers to Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. and our subsidiaries and affiliates) is a publicly-traded company, organized and existing under the laws of Brazil. The head office of Itaú Unibanco Holding is located in São Paulo, Brazil.

Itaú Unibanco Holding provides, directly or through its subsidiaries, a wide range of credit and other financial services to a diverse customer base of individuals and companies in Brazil and outside Brazil, Brazilian relatedBrazilian-related and non-related customers, through our international branches, subsidiaries and affiliates. Such services are offered in Brazil to retail customers through the branch network of Banco Itaú Unibanco S.A. (current denomination of Banco Itaú S.A.)S. A. (“Itaú Unibanco”) and to wholesale customers through Banco Itaú BBA S.A. (“Itaú BBA”) and overseas through branches in New York, Grand Cayman, Japan,Tokyo, and Bahamas,Nassau, and through subsidiaries in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Cayman Islands, and in Europe (Portugal and Luxembourg).

We are a financial holding company controlled by Itaú Unibanco Participações S.A. (“IUPAR”), a holding company that has 51% of the shares of our common stock and that is jointly controlled by (i) Itaúsa, which is a holding company controlled by the members of the Egydio de Souza Aranha Family, and (ii) E. Johnston, a holding company controlled by the Moreira Salles Family. Itaúsa also owns directly 36.2%38.7% of the shares of our common stock.

As further described in Note 32, and as result of the business combination with Unibanco Holdings S.A. (“Unibanco Holdings”) and its subsidiary Unibanco – União de Bancos Brasileiros S.A. (“Unibanco”) we have modified our segments structure. Itaú Unibanco Holding’s operations are divided into four segments:segments : (1) Commercial bank, which provides a broad range of banking services to individuals (retail, and under different distribution specialized areas and brands such as Uniclass, Personnalité or Private Bank) and to micro, small and medium-sized companies, including services such as asset management and investor services, insurance, private retirement plans, capitalization plans and credit cards issued to accountholders; (2) Itaú BBA, which provides wholesale banking services for large corporations as well as investment banking activities; (3) Consumer credit, which basically offeroffers products and services to non-accountholder clients, such as vehicle financing and credit card transactions and consumer credit loans and (4) Corporate and Treasury, which generates interest income associated with capital surplus, subordinated debt surplus and the results of certain corporate and treasury activities such as carryforwards of the net balance of tax credits and debits, as well as the net interest income from the trading of financial assets through proprietary positions (desks), management of currency gaps, rates and other risk factors, arbitrationarbitrage opportunities in the foreign and domestic markets, and mark to market of financial assets.

 
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b)Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements comprise Itaú Unibanco Holding (parent company) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, in which it has a controlling interest and in which it is the primary beneficiary of variable interest entities, after the elimination of all significant intercompany balances and transactions. Except as otherwise indicated, the subsidiaries are consolidated as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 and 2008 and for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007,2008, and the percentage of voting interest is the percentageone presented below. The date of the financial statement date of our subsidiaries used for consolidation purposes is the same as that of Itaú Unibanco Holding. Our main subsidiaries are presented in the table below.

  
Incorporation
country
 
Voting interest %(%) as of
12/31/2009
2010
 
Afinco Américas Madeira, SGPS, Soc. Unipessoal Ltda. Portugal  100.00%
Banco Dibens S.A. (6)(1) Brazil  100.00%
Banco Fiat S.A. (2) Brazil  99.99100.00%
Banco Investcred Unibanco S.A. (6)(1) Brazil  50.00%
Banco Itaú Argentina  S.A. Argentina  100.00%
Banco Itaú BBA S.A.  (5) Brazil  99.99%
Banco Itaú Chile S.A. (1) Chile  99.99%
Banco Itaú Europa Luxembourg S.A. (2) Luxembourg  99.98%
Banco Itaú Europa  S.A. (2) Portugal  99.99%
Banco Itaú Paraguay S.A. (1)(3)Paraguay99.99%
Banco Itaú Uruguay S.A. (1) Uruguay  100.00%
Banco ItauBank S.A. Brazil  100.00%
Banco Itaucard S.A.  (2) Brazil  99.99100.00%
Banco Itaucred Financiamentos S.A. (2) Brazil  99.99100.00%
Banco  Itauleasing S.A. (2) Brazil  99.99100.00%
BIU Participações S.A. (3)(4) Brazil  66.15%
Cia Itaú de Capitalização Brazil  99.99%
Dibens Leasing S.A. - Arrendamento Mercantil (6)(1)(2) Brazil  99.99100.00%
FAI - Financeira Americanas Itaú S.A. Crédito, Financiamento e Investimento Brazil  50.00%
Fiat Administradora de Consórcios Ltda. Brazil  99.99%
Financeira Itaú CBD S.A. Crédito, Financiamento e Investimento Brazil  50.00%
Hipercard Banco Muíltiplo S.A. (6)(1)(2) Brazil  99.99%
Interbanco S.A (6)Paraguay99.99100.00%
Itaú Administradora de Consórcios Ltda. Brazil  99.99%
Itaú Bank, Ltd. Cayman Islands  100.00%
Itaú Corretora de Valores S.A. (2) Brazil  99.99100.00%
Itaú Seguros S.A. Brazil  100.00%
Itaú Unibanco S.A. Brazil  100.00%
Itaú Vida e Previdência S.A. Brazil  100.00%
Itaú XL Seguros Corporativos S.A. (5)Brazil100.00%
Itaúsa Export S.A. (2) Brazil  100.00%
Luizacred S.A. Sociedade  Crédito Financiamento Investimento (6)(1) Brazil  50.00%
Oca Casa Financiera S.A. Uruguay  100.00%
Orbitall Serviços e Processamento de Informações Comerciais S.A. Brazil  99.99%
Ponto Frio Leasing S.A. Arrendamento Mercantil (6)(1) Brazil  50.00%
Redecard S.A.(4) (6) Brazil  50.01%
Unibanco - União de Banco Brasileiros S.A. (6)(1) Brazil  100.00%
Unibanco Holdings S.A. (6)(1) Brazil  100.00%
Unibanco Cayman Bank Ltd (6)(1) Cayman Islands  100.00%
Unibanco Participações Societárias S.A. (6) (8)(1)(2) Brazil  99.99100.00%
Unicard Banco Múltiplo S.A. (6)(1)(2) Brazil  99.99100.00%
(1) Consolidated since its acquisition in April 2007.
(2) On November 2008 Itaú Unibanco acquired from Itaúsa, its then controlling shareholder, a controlling interest in Itaúsa Export S.A. and its subsidiaries. As further described in Note 3.2.a the transaction has been accounted for as a transaction between entities under common control resulting in Itaúsa Export S.A. and its subsidiaries being combined in these financial statements since January 1, 2007.
(3) Company consolidated as from February 2009 as a result of the acquisition of  Unibanco, which held a 24.49% interest.
(4) Company consolidated as from March 2009, date of the acquisition of control as described in note 3.1.b.
(5) The interest changed as compared as compared to December 31, 2007 from 74.49% to 99.99% as result of the purchase of all shares of HE Participações S.A. on December 2008, which held 50% of voting capital and 16.67% of total capital of Itaú BBA Participações S.A. (See Note 3.2.e)
(6) Company consolidated as from February 2009 as a result of the acquisition of control in Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings.
(7) Current denomination of Banco Itaú S.A. As furtherHoldings, as described in Note 3.2.d3a.
(2) As of December 31, 2009 we had 99,99% interest in these subsidiaries.
(3) New denomination of former Interbanco S.A.
(4) Company consolidated as from February 2009 as a result of the acquisition of Unibanco, which it held a 24.49% interest.
(5) Through December 31, 2009 we held 50% plus one voting share of Itaú XL but did not have control due to veto rights held by the other shareholder. On May 12, 2010 we paid in cash R$ 157 to purchase all outstanding shares of Itaú Unibanco S.A. were issued toXL and we have consolidated Itaúsa on November 2008 XL from such date. No significant gain or loss resulted upon obtaining  control of Itaú XL.
(6) Company consolidated as partfrom March 2009, at the time of the purchase price for acquisition of a controlling interestcontrol, as described in Itaúsa Export S.A. and its subsidiaries. As a result as from November 28, 2008 Itaú Unibanco ceased to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Itaú Unibanco Holding and the interest was reduced to 98.67%. Contemporaneously with the issuance of shares to the selling shareholders of Unibanco, Itaúsa exchanged such shares of Itaú Unibanco for shares of  Itaú Unibanco Holdings and Itaú Unibanco became again a wholly-owned subsidiary of Itaú Unibanco Holding.
(8) See note 3.1.a
Note 3b.

 
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AccordingVariable interest entities

VIE´s are entities that, by design, either: (i) lack sufficient equity to ASC 820 (Formerly FIN 46(R) “Consolidationpermit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties, (ii) have equity investors that do not have the ability to make significant decisions relating to the entities operations through voting rights, (iii) the holders of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of ARB No. 51”)equity do not have symmetry between voting rights and economic interests and where substantially all of the Financial Accounting Standard Board,activities either involve or are conducted on behalf of the investor with disproportionately fewer voting rights, or (iv) have equity investors that do not have the obligation to absorb the expected losses, or the right to receive the residual returns of the entity.

The entity that has a controlling financial interest in a VIE is referred to as the primary beneficiary and consolidates the VIE. Prior to January 1, 2010, the primary beneficiary was the entity that would absorb a majority of the entity’s expected losses, receive a majority of the entity’s residual returns or both. In accordance with the new accounting guidance on consolidation of VIEs effective January 1, 2010, the party that is deemed to be the primary beneficiary of a VIE is the one that has both the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and also an obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The determination of which activities most significantly impact the VIE’s performance requires application of judgment particularly when the power over certain activities rests with one of the variable interest holders and over others rests with other variable interest holders or are shared among them.

On an ongoing basis, Itaú Unibanco Holding reassesses whether it has a controlling financial interest and is the primary beneficiary of a VIE. The reassessment process considers whether we consolidatehave acquired or divested the power to direct the activities of the VIE through changes in governing documents or other circumstances. The reassessment also considers whether we have acquired or disposed of a financial interest that could be significant to the VIE, or whether an interest in the VIE has become significant or is no longer significant. The consolidation status of the VIEs with which we are involved may change as a result of such reassessments.

The variable interest entities on whichthat we have are the primary beneficiary as described below.

(i)    Itaú BBA Participações S.A. (“Itaú BBA Participações”) – We consolidated Itaú BBA Participações based on ASC 820 (Formerly FIN46(R)) until December 2008 when we acquired all the outstanding shares of BBA HE Participações S.A. which in turn held 16.67% and 50% of the total and voting shares of Itaú BBA Participações resulting in us obtaining control and Itaú BBA Participações becoming our wholly-own subsidiary.
below:

Considering the disproportion between our voting interest (50%) and our economic interest (95.75%) in Itaú BBA Participações, the holding company for the controlling voting capital of Itaú BBA, we concluded that this company was a variable interest entity, as defined in ASC 820 (Formerly FIN 46(R)), and that we were the primary beneficiaries of such entity. As primary beneficiary of this entity, according to ASC 820 (Formerly FIN 46(R)), we were required to consolidate it and, as a result, we consolidated Itaú BBA Participações and its subsidiaries. As from December 2008 we continued to consolidate Itaú BBA Participações since we control it.

(ii)    Miravalles Empreendimentos e Participações S.A. (“Miravalles”) and (i) Financeira Itaú CBD S.A. Crédito, Financiamento e Investimento (“FIC”) - were– We are the primary beneficiary of Miravalles. Miravalles was the holding company of Financeira Itaú CBD S.A. Crédito, Financiamento e Investimento (“FIC”),FIC, that is a financial institution that has the exclusive right to offer financial products and services to customers of Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (“CBD”), a retail company until December 31, 2009. On December 31, 2009 Miravalles merged intocompany.  We have consolidated FIC through a down-stream merger. We consolidated Miravalles since we acquired an interest onin it in August 2004 and we consolidate FIC as from such date.

2004. We have concluded that we continue to be the primary beneficiary of Miravalles and of FIC under the new guidance, since Itaú Unibanco Holding has the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance through our power to direct the credit underwriting and CBD arecollection policies, the only shareholders with 50%fact that we have the right and we do all servicing of interest eachthe loans granted, the fact that we have the right and we operate FIC on a day-to-day basis, and us providing all external debt of FIC. In addition we have the obligation to absorb losses and the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to FIC.  Itaú Unibanco Holding is disproportionally exposed to the entity’s losses greater thanwith respect to its 50% interest on it. That is duevoting right through the funding provided to the fact that Itaú Unibanco Holding is the entity that finances FIC operations, through debt issued by FIC. The down-stream merger did not affect the interest of Itaú Unibanco Holding and CBD in FIC which remained 50% for each.

Total consolidated assets of FIC as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 amount to R$ 3,3873,822 and R$ 3,351 (including intangible assets of R$ 463 and R$ 507) and total consolidated liabilities amount to R$ 2,3701,957 and R$ 1,654 and its assets would be available to its creditors to meet its obligations. Those creditors have no right over the assets of Itaú Unibanco Holding.

Itaú Unibanco Holding has financed, through investment in certificates of deposit issued by FIC, the activities of FIC.FIC; the primary reason for providing the support is because FIC is a significant strategic sales channel for us. The balance of such certificates of deposits in the consolidated financial statements of FIC at December 31, 2009,2010 and Miravalles at December 31, 2008 and 20072009 was R$ 676, R$ 402853 and R$ 446, respectively. 676, respectively and are eliminated on consolidation of these financial statements. Assets of FIC are available to the creditors of FIC to meet its obligations and creditors of FIC do not have legal right to assets of Itaú Unibanco Holding.

There wasis not a contractual requirement to provide such financing.

Thefinancing, or any other type of financial support. We currently intend to continue to provide such support. In addition, the controlling shareholders Itaú Unibanco Holding and CBD are committed to maintain, through capital contributions, the regulatory stockholders equity of FIC at an amount, at least, 25% higher than the minimum regulatory equity that is required according to the regulations of Banco Central do Brasil (Central Bank or BACEN)Bacen).

(iii)    Vitória Participações S. A. (ii) FAI – Financeira Americanas Itaú S.A. Crédito, Financiamento e Investimento (“Vitória”FAI”) - We are also the primary beneficiary of FAI (during 2010, Vitória Participações S.A., a holding company which was the holding company of FAI was incorporated by FAI), a financial institution that has the exclusive right to offer financial products and services to customers of Lojas Americanas S.A. (LASA). We consolidate Vitóriahave consolidated FAI since we acquired an interest onin it in April 2005.

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We also have concluded that we continue to be the primary beneficiary of Vitória, since Itaú Unibanco HoldingFAI under the new guidance through our power to direct the credit underwriting and LASA arecollection policies, the only shareholders with 50%fact that we have the right to do and we do all servicing of interest eachthe loans granted, the fact that we operate FAI on a day-to-day basis, and us providing all external debt of FAI. In addition, Itaú Unibanco Holding is disproportionally exposed to the entity’s losses greater thanwith respect to its 50% interest on it. That is duevoting right through the funding provided to the fact that Itaú Unibanco is the entity that finances FAI operations, through debt issued by FAI.

Total consolidated assets of Vitória Participações S.A.FAI as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 amount to R$ 1,2091,529 and R$ 1,171 (including intangible assets of R$ 268 and R$ 291) and total consolidated liabilities amount to R$ 870582 and R$ 457 and its assets would be available to its creditors to meet its obligations. ThoseAssets of FAI are available to its creditors and those creditors have no legal right over the assets of Itaú Unibanco Holding.

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Itaú Unibanco Holding has financed, through investment in certificates of depositsdeposit issued by FAI the activities of FAI. There was notFAI; the primary reasons for providing the support is because FAI is a contractual requirement to provide such financing.significant strategic sales channel for us. The balance of such certificates of deposits in the consolidated financial statements of VitóriaFAI at December 31, 2009, 20082010 and 20072009 was R$ 424, R$ 576564 and R$ 274, respectively.424, respectively, and are eliminated on consolidation of these financial statements.

There is not a contractual requirement to provide such financing or any other type of financial support. We currently intend to continue to provide such support. The controlling shareholders (Itaú Unibanco Holding and LASA) are committed to maintain, through capital contributions, the regulatory stockholdersstockholders’ equity of VitóriaFAI at an amount at least 25% higher than the minimum regulatory equity that is required according to the regulations of BACEN.

(iv) Pandora Participação S.A. (“Pandora”) - We had a 50% interest in Pandora, an entity created as result of the partnership with Lojas Americanas described in Note 34.f, that we concluded was a VIE but to which we were not deemed to be the primary beneficiary. In 2008 Pandora was merged into FAI, a consolidated entity as described above. Pandora was created but never undertook any actual business activity.

(v) (iii) Luizacred S.A. SCFI (“Luizacred”) – We are also the primary beneficiary of Luizacred, a financial institution which holds the right to offer, distribute and commercialize financial productproducts and services to the clients of Magazine Luiza S.A. (“Magazine Luiza”), a retail company. We have been consolidating Luizacred since February 2009, as a result of the agreement with Unibanco (see Note 3.1.a)3a).

We have concluded that we continue to be the primary beneficiary of Luizacred, since Itaú Unibanco Holding has the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance through our power to direct the credit underwriting and Magazine Luiza arecollection policies, the only shareholders with 50%fact that we have the right and we do all servicing of interest eachthe loans granted, and us providing all external debt of Luizacred. Itaú Unibanco Holding is disproportionally exposed to the entity’s losses greater thanwith respect to its 50% interest on it. That is duevoting right through the funding provided to the fact that Itaú Unibanco Holding is the entity that finances Luizacred operations, through debt issued by Luizacred.

Total assets of Luizacred as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 amount to R$ 1,577 (including intangible assets of2,348 and R$ 14)1,533 and total liabilities amount to R$ 1,494585 and R$ 352; and its assets would be available to its creditors to meet its obligations. Those creditors have no legal right over the assets of Itaú Unibanco Holding.

(vi) Banco Investcred Unibanco S.A. (“Investcred”) and Ponto Frio Leasing S.A. Arrendamento Mercantil (“Ponto Frio Leasing”) – We are also the primary beneficiary of Investcred, a financial institution which finances installment sales, through loan portfolios, conducted by Globex, a retail company, which control was acquired by CBD on July 2009. Investcred holds 100% of the voting capital of Ponto Frio Leasing, a leasing company.

We have been consolidating Investcred and Ponto Frio Leasing since February 2009, as a result of the agreement with Unibanco (see Note 3.1.a).

We have concluded to be the primary beneficiary of Investcred and Ponto Frio Leasing, since Itaú Unibanco Holding and Globex are the only shareholders with 50%has financed, through investment in certificates of interest each and Itaú Unibanco Holding is disproportionally exposed to the entity’s losses greater than its 50% interest on it. That is due to the fact that Itaú Unibanco Holding is the entity that finances Investcred and Ponto Frio Leasing operations, through debtdeposit issued by them.Luizacred, the activities of Luizacred, the primary reasons for providing the support is because Luizacred is a significant strategic sales channel for us. The balance of such certificates of deposits in the consolidated financial statements of Luizacred at December 31, 2010 and 2009 was R$ 1,713 and R$ 1,147, respectively, and are eliminated on consolidation of these financial statements.

Total consolidated assetsThere is not a contractual requirement to provide such financing, or any other type of Investcred and Ponto Frio Leasing as of December 31, 2009 amountfinancial support. We currently intend to R$ 75 and total consolidated liabilities amountcontinue to R$ 41 and its assets would be available to its creditors to meet its obligations. Those creditors have no right over the assets of Itaú Unibanco Holding.provide such support.

 
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NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The accounting and financial reporting policies of Itaú Unibanco Holding in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("US GAAP") which differ in certain significant respects from the accounting principles we apply in the statutory financial statements of Itaú Unibanco Holding prepared in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil that include, when applicable, the rules and regulations of the BACEN, the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários ("CVM") - the Brazilian securities commission, the Superintendência de Seguros Privados ("SUSEP") - the Brazilian insurance regulator, and the Agência Nacional de Saúde Suplementar (“ANS”) – the Brazilian health market regulator.

Financial information included in these financial statements including, but not limited to, shareholders'stockholders' equity and net income, differdiffers from that included in the statutory accounting records and statutory financial statements as a result of adjustments made to reflect the requirements of US GAAP.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requirerequires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.

Actual results could differ from those estimates. The consolidated financial statements include various estimates and assumptions, including, but not limited to, the adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses, estimates of fair value of financial instruments, the amount of valuation allowances on deferred tax assets, the amount of insurance and private retirement plan reserves, the selection of useful lives of certain assets, the determination of the need for and the amount of impairment charges on long-lived assets and the determination of probability and the estimate of contingent losses, as well as the use of significant judgment and interpretation in the application of tax law when determining the amount of taxes payable, including the analysis of uncertain tax positions with respect to taxes on income.

The following is a description of the significant accounting policies applied.

a) Constant currency restatement

Until 1995, the CVM required publicly traded companies subject to its reporting requirements to prepare and publish:
·the statutory financial information prepared according to Brazilian corporate law (“Corporate Law”) and
·as supplemental information, financial statements expressed in currency of constant purchasing power (prepared following the "constant currency method").

the statutory financial information prepared according to Brazilian corporate law (“Corporate Law”) and
as supplemental information, financial statements expressed in currency of constant purchasing power (prepared following the "constant currency method"). This requirement to present financial statements following the constant currency method was eliminated when indexation of financial statements for Brazilian statutory and tax purposes was discontinued on January 1, st , 1996.

Until June 30, 1997, Brazil was considered a hyperinflationary economy and, accordingly, for purposes of the accompanying financial statements, all balances and transactions prior to that date have been remeasured at June 30, 1997 price-levels.

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The index selected for this remeasurement up to December 31, 1995 was the Fiscal Reference Unit (UFIR), which we consider the most appropriate index since it is the same index that has been established by the tax authorities for preparation of financial statements under Corporate Law as well as the index selected by the CVM for the preparation of the supplemental financial statements following the constant currency method. As fromFrom January 1,st , 1996, with the elimination of the requirement to present constant currency financial statements, no index has been establishedUFIR was calculated for this purpose. The index we selected for remeasurement as from January 1, 1996 to June 30, 1997, the date on which we discontinued the constant currency methodology, is the General Price Index-Market (IGP-M), an independent general price level index calculated by the Fundação Getulio Vargas.

As fromFrom July 1, 1997, the date on which we determined that Brazil was no longer a hyperinflationary economy, balances and transactions are expressed in nominal reais, as required by US GAAP and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"(“SEC”) guidelines.

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b) Foreign currency translation into Brazilian Reais

Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the prevailing exchange rate at the date of the related transactions. Monetary Assetsassets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into Brazilian reais at year-endyear end exchange rates. The related transaction gains and losses are recognized in the statement of operationsincome as they occur.

Financial statements of operations outside Brazil with a functional currency other than the Brazilian real have been translated on the following basis:bases:

assets and liabilities at the year-end exchange rate;
·assets and liabilities at the period-end exchange rate,
revenues and expenses at the average exchange rate for the year, and
·revenues and expenses at the average exchange rate for the period, and
gains or losses arising from translation are included under Cumulative Translation Adjustment in shareholders' equity.
·gains or losses arising from translation are included under Cumulative Translation Adjustment in stockholders' equity.

Financial statements of operations outside Brazil that have the Brazilian real as the functional currency have been translated on the following basis:

assets and liabilities, substantially all of which are monetary in nature, at the year-end exchange rate;
·assets and liabilities, substantially all of which are monetary in nature, at the year-end exchange rate,
revenues and expenses at the average exchange rate for the year, and
·revenues and expenses at the average exchange rate for the period, and
transactions gains and losses are reported in the income statement under Net gain (loss) on transaction of foreign subsidiaries.
·Transactions gains and losses are reported in the statement of income under Net gain (loss) on transaction of foreign subsidiaries.

c) Cash and cash equivalents

For purposes of the consolidated statementConsolidated Statement of Cash Flows, cash flows, until December 31, 2007 we defined cash and cash equivalents as cash and due from banks, interest-bearing deposits in other banks and securities purchased under agreements to resell with original maturities of 90 days or less. As from December 1, 2008, management of Itaú Unibanco Holding has decided to change its accounting policy with respect to the definition of cash and cash equivalents to better align the definition used in the financial statements with its cash management policies and systems. Cash and cash equivalents in these financial statements has been defined as cash and due from banks and interest-bearing deposits in other banks with original maturities of 90 days or less. As a result of this change, the consolidated statement of cash flows of December 31, 2007 has been retroactively restated to reflect the effect of such change.

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d) Presentation of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities

Interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities are presented in the consolidated balance sheet at the amortized cost using the effective yield interest method.method Such presentation is required since accrued financial charges are added to the outstanding principal each period for substantially all those assets and liabilities. Total financial charges accrued on the outstanding principal of assets was R$ 23,50527,511 and R$ 16,87323,505 at December 31, 20092010 and 2008,2009, respectively. Total financial charges accrued on the outstanding principal of liabilities was R$ 29,70139,250 and R$ 18,66429,701 at December 31, 2009,2010 and 20082009, respectively.

e) Securities purchased under resale agreements and securities sold under repurchase agreements

We enter into purchases of securities under agreements to resell ("resale agreements") and sales of securities under agreements to repurchase ("repurchase agreements"). Resale agreements and repurchase agreements are accounted for as secured lending and secured borrowing transactions, respectively.

The carrying amount of Securities purchased under resale agreements was R$ 56,71434,734 and R$ 44,78356,714 at December 31,2010 and 2009, and 2008, respectively. The carrying amount of Securities sold under repurchase agreements was R$ 66,17497,972 and R$ 49,49266,174 at December 31, 20092010 and 2008,2009, respectively.

The amounts advanced under resale agreements and the amounts borrowed under repurchase agreements are carried on the balance sheet at the amount advanced or borrowed plus accrued interest. Interest earned on resale agreements and interest incurred on repurchase agreements are reported as Interest income and Interest expense.

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The carrying amount and classification of financial assets transferred as collateral in repurchase agreements (that are accounted for as secured borrowing transactions) as ofat December 31, 20092010 and 20082009 are as follows:follows Trading assets – R$ 6,33654,793 and R$ 2,798,6,336, Available-for-sale securities – R$ 3,0198,826 and R$ 8753,019, and Held-to-maturity securities – R$ 124268 and R$ 529,124, respectively. Securities accepted as collateral in our resale agreements may be used, when permitted by the terms of the agreements, as collateral of our repurchase agreements or may be sold. Total amount of securities received as collateral in our resale agreements that were repledged or sold as ofat December 31, 20092010 and 20082009 amounts to R$ 51,85323,070 and R$ 45,873, respectively.51,853, respectively

In Brazil, custody control of local securities is centralized and the possession of securities purchased under resale agreements is temporarily transferred to the purchaser. We closely monitor the market value of the underlying securities collateralizing the resale agreements and adjust the amount of collateral as appropriate.

f) Trading assets and liabilities, including derivatives

We classify debt and equity securities in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 320 - Investments - Debt and Equity Securities (formerly Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) 115 "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities").Securities. These classifications are determined based on our intent with respect to the securities on the date of purchase.

Trading assets include securities classified as trading, in accordance with ASC 320 (formerly SFAS 115) and derivative financial instruments which have not been designated for hedge accounting.

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Trading securities are carried at estimated fair value. Gains and losses, both realized and unrealized, are included in Trading income (losses) in the consolidated statement of income.

Derivatives recorded in Trading assets and in liabilities, included within Other liabilities, are those entered into for trading purposes with our customers or which do not qualify as hedges. They are carried at fair value with realized and unrealized gains (losses) recognized in Trading income (losses).

When determining the fair value of trading assets and liabilities we follow the criteria established by ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, (formerly SFAS 157 “Fair Value Measurements”), as further detailed in Note 28.28

We account separately for the embedded derivatives included in hybrid financial instruments, when this segregation is required by ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (formerly SFAS 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”). Upon entering into the hybrid instruments, we record the embedded derivative instrument at its fair value and subsequently remeasure it at fair value at each reporting date with gains and losses recognized in Trading income (losses) in the consolidated statement of income. Option-based embedded derivatives shall not be adjusted to result in the embedded derivative being at the money at inception and in separating the embedded derivative the strike price shall be based on the stated terms documented in the hybrid instrument.

As fromFrom January 1, 2007, we adopted ASC 815-15, Derivatives and Hedging - Embedded Derivatives (formerly SFAS 155, “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments”).Derivatives. According to this rule, hybrid financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative that had to be bifurcated according to ASC 815 (formerly SFAS 133) can be recorded entirely at itstheir fair value if there is an irrevocable option for this accounting treatment on an instrument-by-instrument basis. We had not elected the option not to bifurcate for any instrument.

When we have entered into a legally enforceable netting agreement with counterparties to derivatives, we report derivative assets and derivative liabilities separately under assets and in liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet without off-setting the different instruments under netting master agreements that is allowed under ASC 210-20, Balance Sheet – Offsetting (formerly FIN 39 – “Offsetting Amounts Related to Certain Contracts”). We have not posted cash collateral at December 31, 2008.2010 and 2009. Our obligation to return cash collateral, not off-settedoff-set against the related derivatives, amounts to R$ 49 and R$ 46 at December 31, 2010 and 2009, and R$605 at December 31, 2008.respectively.

g) Available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities

Securities are classified as available-for-sale when, in management's judgment, they may be sold in response to or in anticipation of changes in market conditions. Available-for-sale securities are carried on the balance sheet at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on these securities are reported, net of applicable taxes, as a separate component of shareholders’stockholders’ equity. Interest, including amortization of premiums and discounts, and dividend income on equity securities, are reported in the respective account in the consolidated statement of income. Average cost is used to determine realized gains and losses on sales of available-for-saleavailable for sale securities, which are recorded under Net gain (loss) on sale of available-for-sale securities in the consolidated statement of income.

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Securities that Itaú Unibanco Holding has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as held-to-maturity and are carried at amortized cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums or discounts. Interest, including amortization of premiums and discounts, is reported under Interest on held-to-maturity securities in the consolidated statement of income.

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Unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities on the date when debt securities are transferred into the held-to-maturity category continue to be reported as a separate component of shareholders'stockholders' equity. The unrecognized gain or loss is amortized over the remaining period to maturity as an adjustment of yield and consistent with the amortization of the related premium or discount.

When a decline in fair value of available-for-sale or held-to-maturity securities below its carrying amount is considered to be “other than temporary” we recognize an impairment loss in the consolidated statement of income for the difference between the carrying amount of the impaired security and its fair value as of the date of the impairment. Such fair value as of the date of the impairment becomes the new cost basis of the security.

In determining whether a decline in value is “other than temporary”, we use a combination of factors aimed at determining whether recovery of the value of a security is likely. These factors include, besides the duration and magnitude of the decline in value below its carrying amount, other factors, such as the likelihood, based on the historical behavior of the value of particular securities that a decline in value will be recovered, as well as, for debt securities the likelihood that we will be unable to collect either principal or interest.

In April 2009, the FASB amended ASC 320-10-35-34, Investments – Debt and Equity Securities. Recognition of an Other-Than-Temporary Impairment amending the other-than-temporary impairment guidance for debt securities to make the guidance more operational and to improve the presentation and disclosure of other-than- temporary impairments on debt and equity securities in the financial statements. Under the amended guidance, other-than-temporary impairment of a debt security shall be considered to have occurred if either: (i) an entity has decided to sell a debt security, or (ii) it is more likely than not than the entity will be required to sell the security before the recovery of its amortized cost basis If it is not expected that the security will recover to the entire amortized cost basis of the security, the entity would be unable to assert that it will recover its amortized cost basis even if it does not intend to sell the security. Therefore, in those situations, an other-than-temporary impairment shall be considered to have occurred.

In assessing whether the entire amortized cost basis of the security will be recovered, an entity shall compare the present value of cash flows expected to be collected from the security with the amortized cost basis of the security. If the present value of cash flows expected to be collected is less than the amortized cost basis of the security, the entire amortized cost basis of the security will not be recovered (that is, a credit loss exists), and an other-than-temporary impairment shall be considered to have occurred.

If an entity intends to sell the security or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis less any current-period credit loss, the other-than-temporary impairment shall be recognized in earnings equal to the entire difference between the investment’s amortized cost basis and its fair value at the balance sheet date. If an entity does not intend to sell the security and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis less any current period credit loss, the other-than-temporary impairment shall be separated into (a) the amount representing the credit loss and (b) the amount related to all other factors.

The amount of the total other-than-temporary impairment related to the credit loss shall be recognized in earnings. The amount of the total other-than-temporary impairment related to other factors shall be recognized in other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. See Notes 7 and 24b to the Consolidated Financial Statements for disclosures related to the Itaú Unibanco Holding’s investment securities and Other-Than-Temporary Impairment.

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h) Derivatives other than trading

Certain derivatives used to hedge exposures or to modify the characteristics of financial assets and liabilities which meet the following criteria are accounted for as hedges, in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (formerly SFAS 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”).Hedge.

To qualify as a hedge, the derivative must be:

designated and qualifying as a hedge of a specific financial asset or liability at the inception of the contract,
·designated and qualifying as a hedge of a specific financial asset or liability at the inception of the contract,
highly effective at achieving offsetting the exposure to changes in its fair value in relation to the fair value of the item being hedged, or with respect to changes in the expected cash flow, if a cash flow hedge, both at inception and over the life of the contract, and
·highly effective at achieving offsetting the exposure to changes in its fair value in relation to the fair value of the item being hedged, or with respect to changes in the expected cash flow, if a cash flow hedge, both at inception and over the life of the contract, and.
formally and contemporaneously documented as part of a hedging relationship including the risk management objective and strategy, identification of the hedging instrument and of the hedged item and the risk exposure, how effectiveness is to be assessed prospectively and retrospectively, and how ineffectiveness is to be measured.
·formally and contemporaneously documented as part of a hedging relationship, including the risk management objective and strategy, identification of the hedging instrument and of the hedged item and the risk exposure, how effectiveness is to be assessed prospectively and retrospectively, and how ineffectiveness is to be measured.

The extent to which a hedging instrument has been and is expected to continue to be effective at achieving offsetting changes in fair value or cash flows must be assessed and documented at least quarterly. Any ineffectiveness must be reported in current-period earnings. If it is determined that a derivative is not highly effective at hedging the designated exposure, hedge accounting is discontinued.

According to the ASC 815, (formerly SFAS 133), there are three types of hedge strategies: (1) fair value hedge; (2) cash flow hedge; and (3) hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation.

We held no derivatives which qualified as hedges at December 31, 2007  and all our derivatives as of such dates and during those periods were recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in Trading income (losses) in the consolidated statement of income.

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During the year ended December 31, 2008 we have designated certain derivatives as the hedging instrument for cash flow hedges of the variability of interest rate payments associated with existing subordinated debt.

For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative is reported as a component of “Accumulated other comprehensive income - AOCI” and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. The portion of gains and losses on the derivatives representing either hedge ineffectiveness or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in current earnings. All hedging derivative amounts affecting earnings are recognized consistent with the classification of the hedged item, in net interest income.

If the hedge relationship is terminated as it was the case for certain of our hedge relationships in 2009 that did notno longer meetmet the effectiveness requirement, the change in fair value of the derivative recorded in AOCI is recognized when the cash flows that were hedged occur, consistent with the original hedge strategy. If it is probable that the forecasted transaction will not occur according to the original strategy, any related derivative amounts recorded in AOCI wouldwill be immediately recognized in general earnings.

i) Loans and leases

Loans and leases generalGeneral

Loans and leases are stated at amortized cost using the effective yield interest method, including interest receivable and contractual indexation. Loan origination fees and certain direct origination costs are deferred and recognized as adjustments to interest income over the lives of the related loans. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and is added to the principal amount of the loans and leases each period. The accrual of interest is generally discontinued on all loans and leases that are not considered collectible as to principal or interest, unless the collection of both principal and interest is assured by collateral, guarantees or other securities and is in process of collection. Leases receivableLease financing receivables are recorded at the aggregate of lease payments receivable plus the estimated residual value of the leased property, less unearned income.

The FASB issued new disclosures requirements (ASU 2010-20) which are effective prospectively for the calendar year ended on December 31, 2010 with respect to loans and to allowance for loan and lease losses. The new guidance introduces two new concepts: Portfolios segments (“segments”) and classes of finance receivables (“classes”). The segments are the levels at which the Company develops and documents its methodology for determining the allowance for loan losses. The classes are a disaggregation of segments at a level at which the nature and extent of exposure to credit risk arising from finance receivables is evaluated and are based on all of the following: (i) the initial measurement attribute, (ii) risk characteristics of the receivable, and (iii) method for monitoring and assessing credit risk. Segments of Itaú Unibanco are: Individuals, Corporate, Small and Medium Businesses and Foreign Loans acquiredLatin America. The classes that are part of the Individuals segment are: Credit Cards, Personal Loans, Vehicles and Mortgage Loans. The other segments do not have separate classes.

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We have separate management responsibility for measuring and monitoring our allowance for loan losses for each of our segments (Individuals, Corporate, Small and Medium Businesses and Foreign Loans Latin America) and for each segment we develop and document the methodology to be used to measure such allowance. Our Individuals segment consists primarily of vehicle financing to individuals, credit card, personal loans (including mainly consumer finance and overdrafts) and residential mortgage loans. Our Corporate portfolio includes loans made to large corporate clients. Our Small and Medium Businesses Portfolio correspond to loans to a variety of customers from small to medium – sized companies. Our Foreign Loans Latin America is substantially composed of loans granted to individuals in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. The identification of segments and classes by Itaú Unibanco was based on the level at which credit risk management and monitoring is performed. Management and monitoring is performed on a decentralized basis with evidencebusiness units responsible for a class having responsibility for decisions as to the level of deterioration of credit quality since its origination (such as those acquiredrisk to take in connection with a business combination).granting loans considering the expected profitability.

Purchased impaired loans

Purchased impaired loans are initially recognized at their fair value (evidenced by the purchasedpurchase price of the loans) or in the case of business combinations atbased on the estimated present value of amounts to be received. Subsequently the valuation allowance should only reflect losses incurred after acquisition. The excess of cash flows expected at acquisition over the initial investment (known as the accretable yield) should be recognized as interest income over the life of the loan when the timing and amount of cash flowflows expected to be collected can be made. If upon subsequent evaluation it is concluded that it is probable that not all the cash flows expected at acquisition will be collected the loan shall be considered impaired. If upon subsequent evaluation it is probable that significant additional cash flows will be collected, any valuation allowance should be revertedreversed and the amount of the accretable-yield should be reviewed and the reviewed accreditableaccretable yield should be recalculated and the recalculated accretable yield should be applied prospectively over the life of the loan. This policy is adopted for all portfolio segments of Itaú Unibanco that carry purchased impaired loans.

Purchased non-impaired loans

Purchased non-impaired loans are initially recognized at their fair value (evidenced by the purchase price of the loans) or in the case of business combinations at the present value of amounts to be received. Subsequently interest income and any difference between the purchase price and remaining principle is accrued through the maturity date using the effective yield interest method. This policy is adopted for all portfolio segments of Itaú Unibanco that carry purchased non impaired loans.

j) Non-accrual, and impairedImpaired loans and leases and charge-offs.

Non-accrual: We consider loans and leases more than 60 days overdue as non-accrual for all our segments and classes and we stop accruing interest on them. Interest income on all our segments and classes is subsequently recognized only to the extent of cash received until the loan is placed on accrual status. Loans are not reclassified as accruing until the following conditions are met in all our portfolio classes except for credit card: the customer has paid all due installments that are more than 60 days overdue or when contractual terms have been modified and the customer is current under the modified terms. In the credit cards class if a customer that is overdue more than 60 days subsequently pays at least the minimum amount required, it is placed again in accrual status and we accrue interest. If the credit cards holder pays an amount less than such minimum the customer continues to be considered in non-accrual status.

Impaired loans: Loans and leases of all segments and classes are considered impaired when, in our judgment, all amounts due, including accrued interest, are no longer considered collectible in accordance with ASC 310-10-35, Receivables – Subsequent Measurement (formerly SFAS 114 “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan”), amended by ASC 310-10-50, Receivables – Disclosure (formerly SFAS 118, “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan-Income Recognition and Disclosures”).collectible.

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We consider impaired those loans and leases in all our portfolio that are more than 90 days overdue, those that have already been renegotiated and in addition are over 60 days overdue and, for larger balancesbalance non-homogeneous loans belonging to the Corporate segment when they present certain deterioration indicators.

We measure loans and leases considered impaired based on estimates of cash flows expected to be collected discounted at the original effective rate of the loan.indicators that result in being classified in a specific monitoring status as approved by a specific credit committee.

We consider loans and leases more than 60 days overdue as non-accrual and we stop accruing interest on them. Charge-offs: Loans and leases are charged offcharged-off against the allowance when the loan is not collected or is considered permanently impaired. Charge-off normally occurs if no payment is received within 360 days except for loans with original maturities of more than 36 months that are charged-ffcharged off after 540 days overdue (see Note 9).overdue. Charge-offs may be recognized earlier than 360 days if it is concluded that the loan is not recoverable. This criteria is adopted for all our portfolio.

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k) Allowance for loan and lease losses

The allowance for loan and lease losses is a valuation allowance that has been recorded for probable losses inherent in the portfolio at the balance sheet date. The determination of the level of the allowance rests upon various judgments and assumptions, including current economic conditions, loan portfolio composition, prior loan and lease loss experiencedata and evaluation of credit risk related to individual loans. Our process for determining the appropriate allowance for loan and leasecredit losses includes management's judgment and the use of estimates. The adequacy of the allowance is reviewed regularly by management.

Our entire allowance is available to cover credit losses inherent to our entire portfolio. In order to determine the amount of our allowance for loan and lease losses the portfolio is classified in two main categories for each of which a specific methodology is used to estimate the inherent losses. In the first category, "credits"loans individually reviewed", we include large corporate non-homogenousall our loans representing significant credit exposures,in the Corporate segment, which need to be individually reviewed for impairment. In the second category, "credits"loans reviewed on a portfolio basis", are includedwe include small homogenous credit portfolios, which are comprised of commercialloans in the Individuals segment, in the Foreign Loans Latin America segment and  consumer loans.loans in the Small and Medium Businesses segment. To determine the amount of the allowance corresponding to the "credits"loans individually reviewed", which are considered impaired, we use methodologies that consider both the quality of the customer and the nature of the transaction, including its collateral, in order to estimate the expected cash flows from these loans. For "credits"loans individually reviewed" and not considered to be impaired, loans are classified on different rating categories using several qualitative and quantitative factors applied through internally developed models. Inherent losses for each rating are estimated considering our historical experience on this portfolio, which is a low-default portfolio, and we monitor our inherent lossesloss estimate against market-wide loss experiences. To determine the amount of the allowance corresponding to "credits"loans reviewed on a portfolio basis", loans that correspond to small homogenous loans are segregated into differentiated portfolios based onclasses considering the underlying risks and characteristics of each group.  The allowance for loan losses is determined for each of those groupsclasses through a process that considers historical delinquency and credit loss experience over the most recent years.

Effective December 31, 2010 we changed the detailed methodology used to estimate our allowance for loan and lease losses for “loans reviewed on a portfolio basis” which was previously based on transition matrices. In connection with the requirements to measure credit risk under Basel II we began a few years ago to develop models with stronger statistical basis and that captured a significantly higher quantity of indicators in order to estimate probabilities of default and amounts of default and we also started to build the databases required to apply those models. As a result of the weakened economic environment observed in late 2008, we also noticed that adjustments to reflect economic environment conditions were required to the amounts of allowance estimated using transition matrices because those matrices were “lagging” in capturing in a relatively short period the effects of significant changes in the economic conditions. As result of those developments we implanted the new detailed methodology effective December 31, 2010.

The current methodology takes into account two components to quantify the amount of the allowance:  the probability of default by counterparty (Probability of Default or “PD”) and the potential and expected timing for recovery on defaulted credits (Loss Given Default or “LGD”) wich are applied to the outstanding balance of the loan. Measurement and assessment of these components is part of the process for granting credit and for managing the portfolio. The estimated amounts of PD and LGD are measured based on statistical models that consider a significant number of inputs which are different for each class and include, amongst others, income, equity, past loan experiences, level of indebtedness, economic sector that affects collectability and other attributes of each counterparty and of the economic environment.  These models are updated regularly for changes in economic and business conditions.

The change in methodology resulted in a reduction in the amount of the allowance for loans and leases as of December 31, 2010 (and in the amount of the provision for loan and losses charged to expense for such year) as compared to the one that would have resulted from the prior methodology of R$ 935.

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Under the methodology used in periods before December 31, 2010 the allowance for loan losses for “loans reviewed on a portfolio basis” was determined for homogeneous credit portfolios through a process that considered the historical delinquency and credit loss experience during the past years, captured by transition matrices and applied to the current group of the portfolio. Adjustments to historical loss rates arewere introduced when necessary to reflect changes in the economic environment and current conditions, such as the weakened economic environment observedseen during the last quarter of 2008 that continued to affectaffected the portfolio of loans granted before the economic deterioration of the economic environment in late 2008.that occurred during 2009.

The allowance is increased by provisions and recoveries of loans and leases, previously charged off, and is reduced by charged-off loans and leases deemed uncollectible.

The accounting policy and methodology used by the entity to estimate probable losses incurred as of the balance sheet date from exposure to off-balance sheet commitments includes analysis of historical losses and existing economic conditions and is based on the analysis of commitments to extend credit (such as overdraft limits, pre-approved lending commitments, letters of credit outstanding (standby) and other) that have not yet been withdrawn by customers. The limits are continually monitored and changed, when allowed under the terms of the agreements with customers, according to customer behavior.
l) Investments in unconsolidated companies

Investments in unconsolidated companies, where we own between 20% and 50% of voting capital,stock, are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Under this method our share of the results of the companies, as measured under US GAAP, is recognized in the consolidated statement of income as Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies, net, and dividends are credited when declared to the Investments in unconsolidated companies account in the consolidated balance sheet.Consolidated Balance Sheet. The outstanding balance of the investment includes goodwill and intangible assets related to those investments, when applicable, which are included in the analysis of whether a decline in value of the investment is considered to be "other-than-temporary""other-than- temporary".

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Investments in companies of less than 20% of voting capital with no readily determinable market value under ASC 320 (formerly SFAS 115)– Investments – Debt and Equity Securities are recorded at cost (unless we have the ability to exercise significant influence over the operations of the company in which case we use the equity method) and dividends are recognized in income when received (see Note 11).

Goodwill and intangible assets related to affiliates are presented in these financial statements as part of the investment in the affiliate and included in the analysis of whether a decline in value of the investment is considered to be other-than-temporary. An impairment charge of goodwill related to our equity method investment in Banco BPI S.A. has been recorded through December 31, 2009. The total impairment amount was R$ 302 and was recorded as equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies, net. No goodwill impairment related to affiliates has been recorded through December 31, 2008 and 2007.

m) Foreclosed assets, including real estate

Assets are classified as foreclosed properties and included in Other assets upon actual foreclosure.

Assets received upon foreclosure of loans, including real estate, are initially recorded at the lower of:

• ·fair value minus estimated costs to sell, or
·the carrying value of the loan.
the carrying value of the loan, with initial
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The differences are recorded as a charge to the allowance for loan and lease losses.

Subsequent decreases in the fair value of the asset are recorded as a valuation allowance with a corresponding charge to Non-interest expense. Costs of maintaining such assets are expensed as incurred. In accordance with Brazilian banking regulations, we are required to dispose of such assets within one year of foreclosure.

n) Premises and equipment

Premises and equipment, including leasehold improvements, are carried at cost which includes capitalized interest, in accordance with ASC 835-20, Interest - Capitalization of Interest, (formerly SFAS 34 "Capitalization of interest cost"), plus price level restatements up to June 30, 1997 (see Note 2a), less depreciation which is computed on the straight-line method using rates based on the estimated useful lives of such assets.assets Leasehold improvements are amortized over the estimated economic life of the improvement.

Costs incurred in developing software or software obtained for internal use, except the costs related to the planning and production stage, have been capitalized in accordance with ASC 350-40, IntangibleIntangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (formerly Statement of Position "SOP" 98-1 "Accounting for computer software developed or obtained for internal use") and are amortized using the straight-line method over no more than five years.

We assess impairment in accordance with the requirements of ASC 360-10-35, Property, Plant, and Equipment – Subsequent Measurement (formerly SFAS 144 "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets") when events and circumstances indicate that such impairment may exist. No impairment charge has been recorded through December 31, 2009.

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2010.

Premises and equipment no longer in use is classified as held for sale and carried at the lower of fair value minus estimated costs to sell, or cost. The analysis is made on an individual asset basis. If the fair value of the asset minus the estimated costs to sell the asset is less than the cost of the asset, the deficiency is recognized as a valuation allowance and a charge to the consolidated statement of income.

o) Goodwill and other intangible assets

According to ASC 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other, (formerly SFAS 142 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”), goodwill is not amortized, but israther tested for impairment at least annually, using a two-step approach that involves the identification of “reporting units” and the estimation of itseach reporting unit’s fair value.

Our reporting units are either one of our operating segments or one level below an operating segment. A "reporting unit" would be a component below an operating segment when discrete financial information is available for such component and management of the operating segment regularly reviews the result of the component.  Our reporting units are one level below our operating segments except in the case of Banco Itaú BBA which is a segment with no reporting units.

We determined June 30 of each year to be the date for performing such impairment test. InDuring the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007,2008, goodwill was tested for impairment and it was determined that no impairment was needed. Therefore, no impairment charges were recorded. There were no indicators of impairment that would have suggested another calculation be performed between July 1st and December 31, 2010, except with respect to goodwill of the reporting unit Redecad for which an impairment test was performed on December 31, 2010 and no impairment has been identified.

Intangible assets with finite lives are generally amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated period benefited. Intangible assets are amortized over their expected useful lives which do not to exceed twenty years. We review our intangible assets for events or changes in circumstances that may indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable, in which case an impairment charge is recognized.recognized in Amortization of intangible assets in the consolidated income statement. Indefinite life intangible assets (consisting of certain brands) are tested annually for impairment by comparing the carrying amount with the estimated fair value of the intangible asset as of the date of the test. We determined June 30 of each year to be the date for performing such impairment test.

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p) Income taxes

There are two components of the income tax provision: current and deferred. Current income tax expense approximates taxes to be paid or refunded for the applicable period. We account for deferred income taxes by the asset and liability method, as specified in ASC 740, Income Taxes (formerly SFAS 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes").Taxes. Under such method, deferred tax assets or liabilities are recognized with a corresponding credit or charge to income for differences between the financial and tax basis of assets and liabilities at each year end. The tax benefit of net operating loss carry-forwards arising from tax losses are recognized as assets. A valuation allowance is recognized on deferred tax assets if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. Changes in tax law and rates are reflected in the statement of income in the period in which they are enacted. We treat interest and penalties on income taxes as a component of other non-interest expense.

We implemented FIN 48 - “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (now ASC 740-10-25 Income Tax – Recognition), on January 1, 2007, whichRecognition, sets out a consistent framework to determine the appropriate level of tax reserves to maintain for uncertain tax positions. This interpretation of ASC 740 (formerly FAS 109) uses a two-step approach wherein a tax benefit is recognized if a position is more-likely-than-not to be sustained. The amount of the benefit is then measured to be the highest tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely to be realized. Interest and penalties on income taxes are treated as a component of other non-interest expense. ASC 740-10-25 (formerly FIN 48) also sets out disclosure requirements to enhance transparency of an entity’s tax reserves. See Note 21 for additional information. The adoption of ASC 740-10-25 (formerly FIN 48) did not result in any impact to our consolidated financial position as of January 1, 2007.

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q) Insurance, private retirement plans and capitalization plans

We recognize revenue from our insurance operations, including our life insurance activities that consist almost exclusively of one-year term life insurance, as short-duration contracts over the period of insurance coverage. Reserves for insurance claims are established based on historical experience, claims in process of payment, estimated amounts of claims incurred but not yet reported, and other factors relevant to the levels of reserves required. In the normal course of business, we reinsure a portion of the risk underwritten, particularly property and casualty risks that exceed the maximum limits of responsibility that we understand as appropriate for each segment and product (after a study which considers size, experience, specificities and the necessary capital to support these limits). We reinsure our risks with local reinsurers according to the Resolution No. 168 of December 17, 2007, which assures to local reinsurers the preferential offer of each cession of reinsurance in a minimum amount of 60% of the assigned premiums, up to January 16, 2010, and of 40%, after that date. These reinsurance agreements permit recovery of a portion of losses from the reinsurer, although they do not discharge our primary liability as direct insurer of the risks reinsured. The following table presents the amounts of reinsurance receivables, earned premiums and recoveries:

  2009  2008  2007 
Reinsurance Receivables at year end  1.147   59   45 
Earned premiuns under reinsurance contracts during each year  759   340   348 
Recoveries recognized under reinsurance contracts during each year  521   317   179 
  2010  2009  2008 
Reinsurance receivables at period end  1,093   1,147   59 
Earned premiums ceded under reinsurance contracts during the year ended December 31  791   759   340 
Recoveries recognized under reinsurance contracts during the year ended December 31  714   521   317 

A liability for premium deficiencies is recognized if the estimated amount of premium deficiencies exceeds deferred acquisition costs. We adopted ASC 944-30, Financial Services – Insurance – Acquisition Costs (formerly SOP 05-1, “Accounting by Insurance Enterprises for Deferred Acquisition Costs in Connection with Modification or Exchanges of Insurance Contracts“). The adoption of this standard did not produce any impact on our financial statements.

The significant majority of our private retirement plans correspond to deferred annuities. OnOf the plans currently offered by us, known as PGBL and VGBL, the investment risk during the accumulation phase of the plans is for the account of the holders of the policies and we account for them as investment contracts in accordance with the requirements of ASC 944-20, Financial Services – Insurance – Insurance Activities (formerly SFAS 97 “Accounting and Reporting by Insurance Enterprise for Certain Long-Duration Contracts and for Realized Gains and Losses from the Sale of Investments” (now incorporated into).Activities. During the accumulation phase of our PGBL and VGLB plans we recognize as a liability the amounts received from the customers that accumulate in their accounts and we recognize as revenue amounts deducted from their contributions as service fees. Customers of PGBL and VGBL plans may redeem the balance accrued in their favor at any moment, after a minimum holding period, and we recognize a liability for investment contracts equal to the balance of the account of the customer. The balance of the investment contract accounts increases as a result of contributions made by customers and by interest credited to such accounts and reduces by withdrawals and service fees charged to the customers. Service fees charged to customers of PGBL and VGBL plans are recorded under “Insurance premiums, income on private retirement plans and of capitalization plans” and interest credited to balance accounts is presented under “Interest credited on investment contract accounts balance”contracts” in the consolidated statement of operations.income.

 
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At the end of a contractually stated term the amounts not redeemed by the customers are used to purchase an annuity, at terms contractually established at the date the customers entered into the plans. During the benefit’s pay-out phase, which is the period after the purchase of the annuity, we recognize a liability for future policy benefits.benefits policy.

We recognize an additional liability in accordance with ASC 944-20 (formerly SOP 03-1 “Accounting and Reporting by Insurance Enterprises for Certain Non-traditional Long-Duration Contracts and for Separate Accounts”) during the accumulation phase if the present value of the expected benefit payments at the expected annuitization date exceeds the expected account balance at such annuitization date.

On the private retirement plans that are not considered investment contracts we recognize as revenue all amounts collected from customers and we recognize an expense for the constitutionrecognition of a liability for future policy benefits.

Considering the reduced period since we have been offering retirement plans, the amount of liabilities for future benefits policy benefits for annuities in the pay-out phase are minimal.

Under our capitalization plans, our customers deposit with us specified amounts, depending on the plan, which are redeemable by the customers at their full amount with monetary indexation only at the end of the contractually agreed term of the specific plan, which generally exceeds one year. Customers enter, during the term of the plan, into periodic lotteries that present opportunities to win cash prizes. At any moment before the end of the contractually agreed term in which the customers redeem their funds, we refund an amount which is only a percentage of the amount originally deposited. We recognize as revenue on a straight line basis over the contractual term the difference between the initial amount deposited with us and the amount to which we are liable as of such date. We recognize as a reduction in revenue the recording of an actuarially determined provision for future prizes.

r) Deferred policy acquisition costs

The costs that vary with and are relatedrelate to the production of new insurance business are deferred to the extent that such costs are deemed recoverable from future profits. Such costs include commissions, costs of policy insurance and underwriting. Deferred policy acquisition costs are subject to recoverability testing at the time of policy issue and loss recognition testing at the end of each accounting period.

Deferred policy acquisition costs related to insurance contracts are amortized over the expected lives of the contracts. Deferred policy acquisition costs are reduced, when applicable, by any premium deficiency.

s) Employee benefits

Pension plans and other post-retirement benefits

We are required to make employer contributions to the government pension funds, welfare benefits and redundancy plans, as appropriate, in Brazil and other countries where we operate, which are expensed as incurred. Such contributions totaled R$ 1,328, R$ 1,178 and R$ 747 and R$ 652 for the years endedat December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, and 2007, respectively.

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We also sponsor defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans that are accounted for in accordance with ASC 715-30, Compensation – Retirement Benefits – Defined Benefit Plans - Pension (formerly SFAS 87, "Employers' Accounting for Pensions").– Pension. Accounting for defined benefitsbenefit plans requires the use of an actuarial method for determining defined benefit pension costs and provides for the deferral of actuarial gains and losses (in excess of a specific corridor) that result from changes in assumptions or actual experience differing from that assumed. For defined contribution plans we recognize as an expense in the consolidated statement of income the contributions to the plan during the relevant period. Some of the business we acquired also sponsor health-carehealthcare post-employment benefit plans and we are committed by the purchase agreements to maintain such benefits for a specified period of time. We account for such health-care post-retirement benefits in accordance with ASC 715-60, Compensation – Retirement Benefits – Other Postretirement (formerly SFAS 106 "Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other than Pensions").

Pursuant to ASC 715-20, Compensation – Retirement Benefits – Defined Benefit Plans - General, (formerly SFAS 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Post-Retirement Plans”), we recognize deferred actuarial gains and losses and unrecognized prior service cost in the consolidated balance sheet, directly against shareholders’stockholders’ equity (“Other Accumulated Comprehensive Income – Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Other Post-Retirement Plans”).

Stock optionA curtailment is an event that significantly reduces the expected years of future service of present employees or eliminates for a significant number of employees the accrual of defined benefits for some or all of their future services. A settlement is a transaction that is an irrevocable action, relieves the employer (or the plan) of primary responsibility for a pension or postretirement benefit obligation, and eliminates significant risks related to the obligation and the assets used to effect the settlement.

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A gain or loss from a plan curtailment is the sum of two elements: (a) the recognition in income of deferred prior service cost associated with years of service no longer expected to be rendered and (b) the change in the projected benefit obligation, net of any unrecognized gains or losses.

If the curtailment causes the projected benefit obligation to decline, the gain is netted against any unrecognized net loss, if any, and any excess gain is a curtailment gain. If the curtailment causes the projected benefit obligation to increase, the loss is netted against any unrecognized net gain of the plan, if any, and any excess loss is a curtailment loss.

When a settlement takes place, a gain or loss is recognized for the amount of unrecognized gains and losses previously recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income plus or less the gain or loss on settlement. When only a part of the projected benefit obligation is settled, the employer should recognize a pro rata portion of the aggregate gain or loss with the pro rata factor computed as the percentage reduction in the projected benefit obligation due to the partial settlement.
Share-Based Compensation

We account for our stock optionsShare-Based Compensation plans according to ASC 718 – Compensation – Stock Compensation (formerly SFAS 123 (Revised) - “Share-based Payment“).Compensation. This ruleguidance requires a public entity to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments, based on the fair value of the award. That cost will be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award (vesting period). The fair value of employee share options and similar instruments is estimated using option-pricing models adjusted to the unique characteristics of those instruments. The fair value of other awards such as restricted stock units are measured based on the fair value of the underlying equity instrument.

Since the exercise price of some of our stock options is adjusted based on changes in a general inflation index they should be accounted for as a liability award under ASC 718 (formerly SFAS 123 (R)).718. Our stock optionsother awards that have no exercise price are accounted for as equity awards under ASC 718.

t) Guarantees granted

We adopt the ASC 460, Guarantees (formerly FASB Interpretation No. 45 (“FIN 45”) “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others”) to account for our agreements on guarantees granted.

We recognize a liability, presented under “Other Liabilities”, for the fair value of guarantees granted at the date on which we issue the guarantee. Fair value is generally represented by the price we charge the customer to issue the guarantee. Subsequent to issuance of the guarantee we recognize a reduction in the amount of the fair value originally recorded over the period from issuance until the guarantee expires; weexpires. We recognize the reduction in “Fee and Commission Income” in the consolidated statement of income. If we conclude that it is probable that we will incur a loss in relation to the guarantee issued, we recognize a provision for the estimated amount of the probable loss which is also presented under “Other liabilities” in the consolidated balance sheet.

u) Contingent gains and losses

Contingent gains and losses are assessed, recognized and disclosed according to the provisions set forth in ASC 450, Contingencies (formerly SFAS 5 – “Accounting for Contingencies”).

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Contingencies.

Contingent gains and losses refer to potential rights or obligations arising from past events, the occurrence of which is dependent upon future events.

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·Contingent gains: they are not recognized in our financial statements, except when we understand realization is certain, usually represented by favorable claims awarded to us in a final and unappealable judgment and the actual recovery of the claim through either the receipt or their legal offset against another liability.

·Contingent losses: basically arise from administrative proceedings and lawsuits, inherent in the normal course of business, filed by third parties, former employees and governmental bodies, in connection with civil, labor, tax (other than tax on income) and social security lawsuits. These contingencies are measured based on our best estimates, considering the opinion of legal advisors when considered probable that financial resources shall be required to settle the contingency and the amount may be reasonably estimated. Contingencies are classified either as probable, for which provisions are recognized; possible, which are disclosed but not recognized; or remote, for which recognition or disclosure are not required. Contingent amounts are measured through the use of models and criteria which allow reasonably estimates, in spite of the inherent uncertainty in their term and amounts.

Escrow deposits are adjusted in accordance with the terms of current legislation.

Contingent losses guaranteed by indemnity clauses provided by third parties, such as in business combinations consumatedconsummated before January 1, 2009, are recognized when a claim is asserted with simultaneous recognition of the corresponding receivable, when its collectability is considered probable. For business combinations consummated after January 1, 2009, indemnification assets are recognized at the same time and measured on the same basis as the indemnified item, subject to collectibilitycollectability or contractual limitations on the indemnified amount.

v) Treasury stock

Common and preferred shares reacquired are recorded under “Treasury Stock” within shareholders’stockholders’ equity at their acquisition price.

Shares held in treasury that are subsequently sold, such as those sold to grantees under our Stock Option Plan, are recorded as a reduction in treasury stock at the average price of the shares in treasury held at such date.

The difference between the sale price and the average price of the shares in treasury is recorded as a reduction or increase in additional paid-in capital.

Shares held in treasury that are cancelled are recorded as a reduction in treasury stock against appropriated retained earnings, at the average price of the shares held in treasury at the cancellation date.

w) Interest on shareholders'stockholders' equity

As fromFrom January 1, 1996, Brazilian corporations are permitted to attribute a tax-deductible notional interest charge on shareholders'stockholders' equity.

For US GAAP purposes, the notional interest charge is treated as a dividend and is, accordingly, shown as a direct reduction of shareholders'stockholders' equity in the financial statements. The related tax benefit is recorded in the consolidated statement of income.

x) Earnings per share

Earnings per share are computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common and preferred shares outstanding for each year presented. Weighted average shares are computed based on the periods for which the shares are outstanding.

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Earnings per share are presented based on the two types of stock issued by Itaú Unibanco Holding. Both types, common and preferred, participate in dividends on substantially the same basis, except that preferred shares are entitled to a priority non-cumulative minimum annual dividend of R$ 0.022 per share. Earnings per share are computed based on the distributed earnings (dividends and interest on shareholders'stockholders' equity) and undistributed earnings of Itaú Unibanco Holding after giving effect to the preference indicated above, without regard to whether the earnings will ultimately be fully distributed. Earnings per share amounts have been determined as though all earnings will be distributed and computed following the “two class” method established by ASC 260, Earnings Per Share (formerly SFAS 128 “Earnings per Share”).Share.

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Itaú Unibanco Holding has issued stock options and other stock based compensation instruments (Note 26) whose dilutive effects are reflected in diluted earnings per share by application of the “treasury stock method“. Under the treasury stock method, earnings per share are calculated as if options were exercised and as if the assumed proceeds (consisting of funds to be received upon exercise of the stock options and the amount of compensation cost attributed to future services and not yet recognized) were used to purchase our own stock.

y) Fee and commission income

We earn fee income from investment management, credit card, investment banking and certain commercial banking services. Such fees are typically recognized when the service is performed (investment and commercial banking) or over the life of the contract (investment management and credit cards).

z) Accounting standardsguidance applicable for the year ended December 31, 20092010

In September 2009,2010, FASB issued ASU 2010-25, “Plan Accounting: Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Topic 962): Reporting Loans to Participants by Defined Contribution Pension Plans”. The amendment requires that loans to participants be classified as accounts receivables from participants, and be separated from investment plans and measured at the unpaid loan principal balance plus any accrued interest not yet paid. The amendment is effective for fiscal periods ending after December 15, 2010.

In August 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2009-12, “Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or its Equivalent)”, which providesASU 2010-21, “Accounting for Technical Amendments to Various SEC Rules and Schedules”. The will codify ASU previously-issued technical amendments to various rules, forms and schedules under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The amendments, issued by the SEC on April 2009, were a result of the implementation of revised guidance on measuring the fair value of certain alternative investments.business combinations and noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements under ASC 805 and ASC 810. The ASU permits entities to use net asset value as a practical expedient to measure the fair value of their investments in certain investment funds. The ASU also requires additional disclosures regarding the nature and risks of such investments and provides guidance on the classification of such investments as Level 2 or Level 3purpose of the fair value hierarchy.amendments is to eliminate obsolete terminology and revise reporting and disclosure requirements to achieve consistency between the SEC´s compliance requirements and ASC 805 and ASC 810. The adoption of this statementamendment to ASC did not have impact in our consolidatedconsoled financial statements.

In August, 2009,July 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-05, “Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value”2010-20, “Disclosures about Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and Allowance for Credit Losses”. This ASU provides clarification that in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value using one or more of the following techniques: A valuation technique that uses quoted prices for similar liabilities (or an identical liability) when traded as assets. Another valuation technique that is consistent with the principles of ASC 820. This ASU also clarifies that both a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability at the measurement date and the quoted price for the identical liability when traded as an asset in an active market when no adjustments to the quoted price of the asset are required, are Level 1 fair value measurements. The adoptionguidance of this statement did not have impact in our consolidated financial statements.

In June, 2009, the FASB issued ASC 105, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (formerly SFAS No. 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ and the HierarchyASU requires a greater level of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles   (now))”. The statement establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ (Codification or ASC) as the single source of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The Codification supersedes all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other non-grandfathered, non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification has become non-authoritative. Following the Codification, the Board will not issue new standards in the form of Statements, FASB Staff Positions or Emerging Issues Task Force Abstracts. Instead, it will issue Accounting Standards Updates (ASU), which will serve to update the Codification, provide backgrounddisaggregated information about the guidanceallowance for credit losses and provide the basis for conclusions on the changes to the Codification. GAAP is not intended to be changed as a resultcredit quality of the FASB’s Codification project, but what does change is the way the guidance is organized and presented. As a result, these changes have a significant impact on how companies reference GAAP in their financial statements and in their accounting policies for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. Itaú Unibanco is providing references to the Codification topics alongside references to the predecessor standards.

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In May 2009, the FASB issued ASC 855, Subsequent Events (formerly SFAS 165, “Subsequent Events”), which establishes principles andfinancing receivables. The period-end balance disclosure requirements for subsequent events. ASC 855 defines subsequent events as events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. Events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of the balance sheet should be recognized in financial statements. On the other hand, events that provide additional evidence about conditions that did not exist at the date of the balance sheet should not be recognized in financial statements. This Statement is effective for interim or annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2009, and shall be applied prospectively. The effects of ASC 855 adoptionloans and the disclosure requiredallowance for loan losses are being presented in Note 36.

In April 2009, the FASB issued ASC 320-10-35-34, Investments – Debt and Equity Securities: Recognition of an Other-Than-Temporary Impairment (formerly FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, “Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments”). This FSP amends the other-than-temporary impairment guidance for debt securities to make the guidance more operational and to improve the presentation and disclosure of other-than-temporary impairments on debt and equity securities in the financial statements.
Under the amended guidance other-than-temporary impairment of a debt security shall be considered to have occurred if either: (i) an entity has decided to sell a debt security, or (ii) it is more likely than not than the entity will be required to sell the security before the recovery of its amortized cost basis. If it is not expected that the security will recover to the entire amortized cost basis of the security, the entity would be unable to assert that it will recover its amortized cost basis even if it does not intend to sell the security. Therefore, in those situations, an other-than-temporary impairment shall be considered to have occurred.
In assessing whether the entire amortized cost basis of the security will be recovered, an entity shall compare the present value of cash flows expected to be collected from the security with the amortized cost basis of the security. If present value of cash flows expected to be collected is less than the amortized cost basis of the security, the entire amortized cost basis of the security will not be recovered (that is, a credit loss exists), and an other-than-temporary impairment shall be considered to have occurred.
If an entity intends to sell the security or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis less any current-period credit loss, the other-than-temporary impairment shall be recognized in earnings equal to the entire difference between the investment’s amortized cost basis and its fair value at the balance sheet date. If an entity does not intend to sell the security and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis less any current-period credit loss, the other-than-temporary impairment shall be separated into (a) the amount representing the credit loss and (b) the amount related to all other factors.
The amount of the total other-than-temporary impairment related to the credit loss shall be recognized in earnings. The amount of the total other-than-temporary impairment related to other factors shall be recognized in other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes.
The FSP shall be effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. See Notes 7 and 24b to the Consolidated Financial Statements for disclosures related to the Itaú Unibanco Holding’s investment securities and Other-Than-Temporary Impairment.

In April 2009, the FASB issued ASC 825-10-50-10, Financial Instruments: Fair Value of Financial Instruments (formerly FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments”). This FSP includes disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments in summarized financial information for interim reporting periods. The FSP shall be effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. Since we do not present interim financial statements, this FSP does not impact Itaú Unibanco Holding.

In April 2009, the FASB issued ASC 820-10-35-51A, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures: Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased (formerly FSP FAS 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly”). This ASC provides additional guidance for estimating fair value in accordance with ASC 820 (formerly SFAS 157) when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased. This ASC also includes guidance on identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly. The ASC shall be effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The effects of this ASC adoption were considered in the classification of our fair value measurements, which are presented in Note 27, but in general they did not bring significant impacts on our financial statements.

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In April 2009, the SEC issued SAB 111, “Other than Temporary Impairment of Certain Investments in Equity Securities”. This Staff Accounting Bulletin amends SAB Topic 5M to addresses only available for sale equity securities, excluding debt securities from its scope. No other changes were made to the prior views contained in Topic 5M. The impact of adopting this SAB was not material.

In April 2009, the FASB issued ASC 805, Business Combinations (formerly FSP FAS 141(R)-1, “Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in a Business Combination that Arises from Contingencies”) which addresses accounting for assets and liabilities arising from contingencies under ASC 805. Under this ASC, assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination that arise from contingencies should be recognized at fair value on the acquisition date if fair value can be determined during the measurement period. This ASC is effective for the beginning of first quarter of 2009. The Company applied this pronouncement, when applicable and on a prospective basis for the business combination occurred during 2009.

In December 2008, FASB issued ASC 715-20-50, Compensation and Benefits – Disclosure (formerly FSP FAS 132(R)-1, “Employers’ Disclosures about Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets”). This ASC requires disclosures about postretirement benefit plan assets, on annual basis, according to fair value disclosures requiredwithout comparatives (as allowed by ASC 820 (formerly SFAS 157). This FSP is effective for fiscal years ended after December 15, 2009. The effects of this FSP adoption are presented in Note 25.

In November 2008, the FASB issued ASC 815-10-65-4, Derivatives and Hedging: Transition and Open Effective Date Information (formerly EITF 08-8, “Accounting for an Instrument (or an Embedded Feature) with a Settlement Amount That Is Based on the Stock of an Entity’s Consolidated Subsidiary”). This standard establishes that freestanding financial instruments for which the payoff to the counterparty is based, in whole or in part, on the stock of a consolidated subsidiary are not precluded from being considered indexed to the entity's own stock in the consolidated financial statements of the parent if the subsidiary is a substantive entity. If the subsidiary is not a substantive entity, the instrument or embedded feature would not be considered indexed to the entity's own stock. This ASC is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The adoption of this statement did not have impact in our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2008, the FASB issued ASC 944, Financial Services – Insurance (formerly FAS 163, “Accounting for Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts”). The new standard helps eliminate inconsistencies in the recognition and measurement of claim liabilities and premium revenue and requires that an insurance enterprise recognize a claim liability prior to an event of default (insured event) when there is evidence that credit deterioration has occurred in an insured financial obligation. It also requires expanded disclosures about financial guarantee insurance contracts. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and all interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of this statement did not have impact in our consolidated financial statements.

In March 2008, the FASB issued ASC 815-10-50, Derivatives and Hedging – Disclosure (formerly SFAS 161, “Disclosure about Derivatives Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of SFAS 133” now incorporated into). This Statement requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, with early adoption encouraged. Under ASC 815-10-50 (formerly SFAS 161) entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an entity uses derivatives instruments, (b) how derivatives instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under ASC 815 (formerly Statement 133) and its related interpretations, and (c) how derivatives instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. We have adoptedASU 2010-20) in these financial statements the disclosure requirements of ASC 815-10-50 with respect to our derivative financial instruments designated and not designated for hedge accounting. The additional disclosures are included in the notes to these consolidated financial statements.

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In February 2008, the FASB issued ASC 860-10-40-42, Transfers and Servicing: Repurchase Financing (formerly FSP FAS 140-d, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets and Repurchase Financing Transactions”)  which provides implementation guidance on whether the security transfer and contemporaneous repurchase financing involving the transferred financial asset must be evaluated as one linked transaction or two separate transactions. The ASC 860-10-40-42 is effective for financial statements issued in fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, with early adoption not allowed. The adoption of this statement did not have impact in our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2007, the FASB issued ASC 805 Business Combination (formerly SFAS 141(R) “Business Combinations”), which changes the accounting and reporting requirements for business combinations. ASC 805 is effective for business combinations occurred after January 1, 2009. This ASC 805 retains the fundamental requirements of previous GAAP that the acquisition method of accounting (or the purchase method as defined in ASC 805) be used for all business combinations and for an acquirer to be identified for each business combination. This statement defines the acquirer as the entity that obtains control of one or more businesses in the business combination and establishes the acquisition date as the date that the acquirer achieves control. ASC 805 did not define the acquirer, although it included guidance on identifying the acquirer, as does this statement. This statement's scope is broader than that of ASC 805, which will be applied to business combinations in which control was obtained by transferring consideration. The result of applying ASC 805 guidance on recognizing and measuring assets and liabilities in a step acquisition was to measure them at a blend of historical costs and fair values, a practice that provided less relevant, representationally faithful, and comparable information than will result from applying this statement. In addition, this statement's requirement to measure the non-controlling interest in the acquirer at fair value will result in recognizing the goodwill attributable to the non-controlling interest in addition to that attributable to the acquirer, which improves the completeness of the resulting information and makes it more comparable across entities. By applying the same method of accounting, the acquisition method, to all transactions and other events in which one entity obtains control over one or more other businesses, this statement improves the comparability of the information about business combinations provided in financial reports. This statement applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. An entity may not apply it before that date. The effective date of this Statement is the same as that of the related ASC 810-10-45-15, Consolidation – Non-controlling Interests in a Subsidiary (formerly SFAS 160, "Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements"). The Company applied this pronouncement on a prospective basis for the business combinations occurred in 2009 and has adopted in these financial statements the disclosure requirements of ASC 805.

In December 2007, the FASB issued ASC 810-10-45-15, Consolidation – Non-controlling Interests in a Subsidiary (formerly SFAS 160, “Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements”) which establishes standards for the accounting and reporting of non-controlling interests in subsidiaries in consolidated financial statements. ASC 810-10-45-15 (formerly SFAS 160) requires the non-controlling equity interests to be accounted for and presented in equity, separately from the parent shareholder’s equity and the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the non-controlling interests be clearly identified and presented on the face of the consolidated statement of income. Further, ASC 810-10-45-15 (formerly SFAS 160) requires when a subsidiary is deconsolidated, any retained non-controlling equity investment in the former subsidiary be initially measured at fair value. ASC 810 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, with early adoption not allowed. The effective date of this statement is the same as that ASC 805 Business Combination. This statement shall be applied prospectively as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which this Statement is initially applied, except for the presentation and disclosure requirements. The presentation and disclosure requirements shall be applied retrospectively for all periods presented. The impacts of this statement are included in the consolidated financial statements.

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aa) Recently issued accounting standards applicable for future periods

In April 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-18, “Receivables (Topic 310), Effect of Loan Modification When the Loan Is Part of a Pool That Is Accounted for as a Single Asset”. As a result of the amendments in this Update,guidance, modifications of loans that are accounted for within a pool under SubtopicASC 310-30 do not result in the removal of those loans from the pool even if the modification of those loans would otherwise be considered a troubled debt restructuring. An entity will continue to be required to consider whether the pool of assets in which the loan is included is impaired if expected cash flows for the pool change. The guidance in this ASU is effective in the first interim or annual period ending on or after July 15, 2010 and is to be prospectively applied. We are evaluating the potentialThe adoption of this amendment to ASC did not have impact of adopting this ASU.

In April 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-15, “How Investments Held through Separate Accounts Affect an Insurer’s Consolidation Analysis of Those Investments”. It clarifies that an insurance enterprise should not consider any separate account interests in an investment held for the benefit of policy holders to be the insurer’s own interests. Accordingly, the insurer should not combine those interests with its general account interest in the same investment when assessing the investment for consolidation. The ASU is effective for interim periods and fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and is to be retrospectively applied. We are evaluating the potential impact of adopting this ASU.

In April 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-13, “Effect of Denominating the Exercise Price of a Share-Based Payment Award in the Currency of the Market in Which the Underlying Equity Security Trades”. The ASU updates the guidance in ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation, to clarify that share-based payment awards with an exercise price denominated in the currency of a market in which a substantial portion of the underlying equity security trades should not be considered to meet the criteria requiring classification as a liability. The updated guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2010. We are evaluating the potential impact of adopting this ASU.our consolidated financial statements.

In March 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-11, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Scope Exception Related to Embedded Credit Derivatives”. The guidance in this ASU clarifies and amends the accounting for credit derivatives embedded in beneficial interests in securitized financial assets. The new guidance is effective the first day of the first fiscal quarter beginning after June 15, 2010. We are evaluating the potentialThe adoption of this amendment to ASC did not have impact of adopting this ASU.in our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-10, “Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments for Certain Investment Funds”. The ASU amendsguidance deferred the effective date of certain recent amendments and clarified other aspects of the ASC 810 amendments. As a result of the deferral, a reporting entity will not be required to apply the recent amendments to the Subtopic 810-10 consolidation requirements to its interest in an entity that meets the criteria to qualify for the deferral. This guidance also clarified how a related party´s interests in an entity should be considered when evaluating the criteria for determining whether a decision maker or service provider hasfee represents a variable interest to clarifyinterest. In addition, the guidance also clarified that a quantitative approachcalculation should not be the sole consideration in assessing the criteria and clarifies that related parties should be considered in applying all of thebasis for evaluating whether a decision maker andmaker´s or service provider criteria.provider´s fee is a variable interest. The effective date is the same as the effective date for FAS 167 (now ASC 810). We are evaluating the potential impact of adopting this ASU.

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guidance was not material.

In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-06,”Fair ”Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”. The ASUguidance requires disclosingthe disclosure of the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and 2 fair value measurements and to describe the reasons for the transfers. The disclosures are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009. Additionally, disclosures of the gross purchases, sales, issuances and settlements activity in Level 3 fair value measurements will be required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. WeThe effects of adoption and the required disclosures are evaluating the potential impact of adopting this ASU.presented in Note 28.

In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-15,”Accounting for Own-Share Lending Arrangements in Contemplation of Convertible Debt Issuance or Other Financing – a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force”. The ASU provides share lenders with guidance on how to account for these arrangements (amortization of the debt issuance costs will increase the overall implied cost of the related convertible debt arrangement). Specifically, a share lender should record as debt issuance cost the fair value of a share lending arrangement. The guidance is effective for new share lending arrangements for interim and annual periods beginning on or after June 15, 2009. For existing arrangements, the guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2009. We are evaluating the potential impact of adopting this ASU.

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In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-14, “Certain Revenue Arrangements that include software elements” (Topic 985) and ASU 2009-13, “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605): Multiple Deliverable Revenue Arrangements”, addressing arrangements with multiple deliverables. ASU 2009-13 will allow companies to allocate arrangement consideration in multiple deliverable arrangements in a manner that better reflects the transaction´s economics and will often result in earlier revenue recognition. ASU 2009-14 removes non-software components of tangible and certain software components of tangible products from the scope of existing software revenue guidance. The ASUs are effective for fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. We are evaluating the potential impact of adopting this ASU.

In June 2009, the FASB issued an amendment to ASC 860, Transfers and Servicing, through the issuance of SFAS 166, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets - an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140”. Subsequently, on December 2009, ASU 2009-16 “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets – an amendment of FASB Statement 140” was issued. This amendment into ASC 860 removes the concept of a qualifying special-purpose entity and removes the exception from applying ASC 810 (formerly FIN 46 (R)) to qualifying special-purposespecial purpose entities. ASC 860 changes the requirements for derecognizing financial assets modifying the financial-componentsfinancial components approach and limits the circumstances in which a financial asset, or portion of a financial asset, should be derecognized when the transferor has not transferred the entire original financial asset to an entity that is not consolidated with the transferor in the financial statements being presented and/or when the transferor has continuing involvement with the transferred financial asset. This amendment into ASC 860 removes the special provisions for guaranteed mortgage securitizations and, as a result, requires those securitizations to be treated the same as any other transfer of financial assets within the scope of ASC 860. Additional disclosures are required to provide financial statement users with greater transparency about transfers of financial assets and a transferor’s continuing involvement with transferred financial assets. This Statement shall beguidance was effective for the first annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009, for interim periods within that first annual reporting period, and for interim and annual reporting periods thereafter with earlier application prohibited. We are evaluating the potentialItaú Unibanco on January 1, 2010. The adoption of this guidance did not have any material impact on our financial condition or results of adopting this amendment to ASC.
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Also inon June 2009, the FASB issued an amendment to ASC 810, Consolidation, through the issuance of SFAS 167 “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)”. Subsequently, on December 2009, ASU 2009-17 “Amendments to FASB Interpretation 46(R)” was issued. This amendment into ASC 810 requires an enterprise to perform an analysis to determine whether the enterprise’s variable interest or interests give it a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity. This analysis identifies the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity as the enterprise that has both of the following characteristics: (i) the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance, and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity that could potentially be significant to the variable interest entity or the right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the variable interest entity. Additionally, an enterprise is required to assess whether it has an implicit financial responsibility to ensure that a variable interest entity operates as designed when determining whether it has the power to direct the activities of the variable interest entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance. ASC 810 also requirerequires ongoing reassessments of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity and eliminates the quantitative approach previously required for determining the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity, which was based on determining which enterprise absorbs the majority of the entity’s expected losses, receives a majority of the entity’s expected residual returns, or both.  ASC 810 requires enhanced disclosures that will provide users of financial statements with more transparent information about an enterprise’s involvement in a variable interest entity. This Statement shall beguidance was effective for Itaú Unibanco on January 1, 2010. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the financial condition or results of operations, and the additional required disclosures are presented in Note 1b and on the face of our consolidated Balance Sheet.

aa) Recently issued accounting guidance applicable for future periods

In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-03, “Reconsideration of effective control for repurchase agreements”, which intends to improve financial reporting of repurchase agreements and other agreements, that obligate a transferor to repurchase or redeem financial assets before their maturity. This amendment removes from the evaluation of the effective control over a financial asset the criterion that considered the transferor's ability to repurchase or redeem the asset according to agreed-upon conditions. This ASU is effective on the first interim or annual reporting period that beginsstarting on or after NovemberDecember 15, 2009, for interim periods within that first annual reporting period, and for interim and annual reporting periods thereafter with earlier application prohibited.2011. Early adoption is not permitted. We are evaluating the potential impact of adoptingthe guidance in this FSP.
ASU.

In January 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-01 Receivables (Topic 310), “Deferral of the effective date of disclosures about troubled debt restructurings”, which deferred on a temporary basis the implementation of paragraphs 310-10-50-31 to 310-10-50-34 of ASU 2010-20, which address troubled debt restructuring. However, in April 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-02 Receivables (Topic 310), “A creditor’s determination of whether a restructuring is a troubled debt restructuring”, and established that the disclosures postponed by the ASU 2011-01 should be presented for annual or interim periods beginning on or after June 15, 2011. Additionally, the ASU 2011-02 assists creditors in identifying any restructured troubled debts. We are evaluating the potential impact of the guidance in this ASU.

In December 2010, FASB issued ASU 2010-28, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts”. This amendment sets forth that the step 2 of the impairment test, which measures the amount of impairment, shall be performed in case the business unit has a zero or a negative carrying amount, and is more likely than not that an impairment exists. This amendment is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2010. We are assessing the impact of this change.

 
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In December 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-29, “Disclosure of supplementary pro forma information for business combinations”. The amendment is intended to clarify the pro forma disclosures required for a business combination occurring during the reporting period. The amendment is effective prospectively for business combinations occurred on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. We are evaluating the potential impact of the guidance in this ASU.

In October 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-26, Financial Services – Insurance (Topic 944), which addresses the accounting for costs associated with acquiring or renewing insurance contracts, and specifies which costs related to these activities may be deferred. This ASU is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted. We are evaluating the potential impact of the guidance in this ASU.

In September 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-24, “Presentation of Insurance Claims and Related Insurance Recoveries” which amends ASC 954 to reflect the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF’) consensus that the insurance guidance for health care entities should require these entities to reflect their gross exposure to claims liabilities with a corresponding receivable for insurance recoveries. The amendments align the accounting requirements for health care entities with other industries. The guidance in the ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2010, with early adoption permitted. We are evaluating the potential impact of the guidance in this ASU.

In August 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-22, “Technical Corrections to SEC Paragraphs – An announcement made by the staff of the SEC”. The guidance in the ASU primarily amends various SEC paragraphs based on external comments received as well as the issuance of Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) 112, which amends or rescinds portions of certain SAB topics. The guidance will also amend the XBRL taxonomy.We are evaluating the potential impact of the guidance in this ASU.

In April 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-15, “How Investments Held through Separate Accounts Affect an Insurer’s Consolidation Analysis of Those Investments”. It clarifies that an insurance enterprise should not consider any separate account interests in an investment held for the benefit of policy holders to be the insurer’s own interests. Accordingly, the insurer should not combine those interests with its general account interest in the same investment when assessing the investment for consolidation. The guidance in this ASU amends to ASC 944-80 to clarify when special accounting for investments in consolidation is appropriate. The guidance in this ASU is effective for interim periods and fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and is to be retrospectively applied. We are evaluating the potential impact of the guidance in this ASU.

In April 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-13, “Effect of Denominating the Exercise Price of a Share-Based Payment Award in the Currency of the Market in Which the Underlying Equity Security Trades”. The ASU updates the guidance in ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation, to clarify that share-based payment awards with an exercise price denominated in the currency of a market in which a substantial portion of the underlying equity security trades should not be considered to meet the criteria requiring classification as a liability. The updated guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2010. The adoption of this amendment to ASC did not have impact in our consolidated financial statements.

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NOTE 3 – BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTSDEVELOPMENT

3.1 DuringRelevant business developments during the yearyears ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

a) Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings

On November 3, 2008, the controlling shareholdersstockholders of Itaúsa and of Unibanco Holdings entered into an agreement (the “Association Agreement”) to combine the financial operations of Itaú Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings and its subsidiary Unibanco, byHolding (“Unibanco”) through which Unibanco Holdings and its subsidiary Unibanco would become wholly owned subsidiariesa wholly-owned subsidiary of Itaú Unibanco Holding, in order to establish a leading privatethe largest financial conglomerate in the Southern Hemisphere.Hemisphere Unibanco Holdings is a holding company whose only relevant activity is to hold a controllingan interest in Unibanco. Unibanco was until its acquisition a full-service financial institution providing,that provided, directly and indirectly through its subsidiaries, a wide varietyrange of credit and non-credit products and services to all segments of the Brazilian domestic market and to a lesser extent to Brazilian customers for itswith operations outside Brazil through offices, branches and subsidiaries in Grand Cayman (Cayman Islands);, New York (USA);, Asunción (Paraguay);, Luxembourg, (Luxembourg); and Geneva (Switzerland). Both Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings were publicly listedpublicly-traded companies in Brazil and in the United States, and they were delisted on April 13, 2009 and April 27, 2009, respectively.

The transaction was consummatedcompleted through the issuanceissue, by Itaú Unibanco Holding, (at that time(former Banco Itaú Holding Financeira S.A.) of 557,475,607 common shares and 675,660,843 preferred shares to the former shareholdersstockholders of Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings (after giving retroactive effect to the bonus shares in August 2009). The exchange ratio forof preferred shares was calculated based on the average quoted market price of the Units (share Units(certificates representing one preferred sharesshare of Unibanco and one preferred share of Unibanco Holdings) and the average quoted market price of the preferred shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding in the last 45 sessions before November 3, 2008 of the Brazilian Stock Exchange –at BM&F Bovespa. The exchange ratio to exchangeof common shares of Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings for shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding was determined as part of the Association Agreement. The exchange ratio was the same for the controlling and non-controlling shareholdersnoncontrolling stockholders that holdheld common shares. The exchange ratios are as follows:

Number of shares of Unibanco and of Unibanco Holdings exchanged for 1 share of Itaú Unibanco
Common1.1797 = 1
Preferred3.4782 = 1
Unit1.7391 = 1
Global Depositary Receipts0.17391 = 1

ConsummationThe completion of thethis transaction was conditional to the approval of the transaction by the BACEN, which was obtained on February 18, 2009. Shareholders meetingsAt the Extraordinary Stockholders’ Meetings of Unibanco, Unibanco Holdings Unibanco and Itaú Unibanco Holding that took place during November 2008, where the transaction was approved and the new members of the Board of Directors of Itaú Unibanco Holding were appointed. Those shareholdersstockholders’ decisions were also conditional to approval of the transaction by the BACEN. UponAfter the approval by thefrom BACEN, the new members of the Board of Directors took office. We consideredconsider February 18, 2009 to be the acquisition date for accounting purposes.

The purchase price consideration of this transaction is comprised of:comprised:

 a)R$ 24,612, which corresponds to the fair value of the shares issued, and it was based on the market price of Itaú Holding´s common and preferred shares on the date the transaction was approved by the BACEN on February 18, 2009, and
 b)R$ 46, which corresponds to replacement awards issued with respect to stock-based compensation plans of Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings. Itaú Unibanco Holding was obligatedrequired under Brazilian law to issue replacement awards for thoseUnibanco plans and as a result a portion of the value of the replacement awards, attributed to the period prior to the business combination, has been allocated as consideration for the business acquired. Replacement awards issued are R$ 33 under the “Simple Stock Option” plan and R$ 13 under the “Bonified Options”“Program for Partners” plan of Unibanco (see Note(Note 26). Replacement awards have been measured at its fair value on the date of acquisition.
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There are no contingent consideration agreements. The table below summarizes the estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the date of acquisition:acquisition.

No measurement period adjustments have been recognised subsequent to the acquisition date.
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  17,262 
Interest - bearingInterest-bearing deposits in other banks  770 
Securities purchased under resale agreements and federal funds sold  26,922 
Central bankBank compulsory deposits  2,093 
Trading assets, at fair value  21,265 
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value  18,547 
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost  836 
LoansNet loans and leases  69,644 
Investments in unconsolidated companies - Redecard  3,891 
Investments in unconsolidated companies - Others  1,166 
Premises and equipment, net  1,155 
Intangible assets  13,517 
Deferred Tax Assettax asset, net  1,560 
Deferred Tax Assettax asset for excess tax-deductible Goodwillgoodwill  7,155 
Other assets  15,557 
Total assets purchased  201,340 
Non-interest and interest bearinginterest-bearing deposits  56,762 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements and federal funds purchased  33,545 
Short and Long-termlong-term borrowings  38,813 
Other liabilities  45,228 
Total liabilities assumed  174,348 
Net Assetasset at Fair Valuefair value  26,992 
Fair Valuevalue of non-controlling interests  (1,503)
Shareholders Equity AttributableShareholders’ equity attributable to Itaú Unibanco  25,489 
Purchase Price Considerationprice  24,659 
Bargain Purchase Gainpurchase gain  830 

Tax deductible goodwill according to the Brazilian tax legislation amounted to R$ 17,889. The purchase price allocation resulted in initial bookan initially recognized goodwill of R$ 6,323. Since tax deductible goodwill exceeded the amount of initial book goodwill a deferred tax asset for excesssuch surplus of tax deductible goodwill has beenwas recognized, which resulted in a bargain purchase gain of R$ 830 which has been recorded in “Other non-interest income”.

The intangible assets purchased consist of trademarks, customer relationships, including amongst others core-depositscore deposit intangibles and contractual and non contractualnon-contractual relationships with customers forarising from the different products offered by Unibanco, business relationshipscontracts including distribution channels and certain software intangibles. We have originally determined on acquisition that trademarks havehad an indefinite life, but during 2010, we started the project to convert “Unibanco” branches into “Itaú” branches and we decided to gradually discontinue the use of certain brands and we have concluded that such brands are no longer indefinite lived intangible assets and as such these brands are being amortized on a straight-line basis over two years (as described in Note 13). We expect to amortize the intangible assets related to customer relationships on a straight-line basis over periods between 2 and 15 years, the intangibles related to business relationshipscontracts over periods between 3 and 9 years, and software in approximately 5 years. These intangible assets were allocated into our Reporting Unitsreporting units as followsfollows: R$ 5,857 forto Commercial Bank – Individuals, R$ 1,051 forto Commercial Bank – Securities,Insurance, R$ 585 forto Commercial BankingBank – Wealth Management & Services, R$ 825 forto Itaú BBA, R$ 500 forto Consumer Credit – Vehicles, and R$ 4,699 forto Consumer Credit – Cards and Financing.

The fair value of the amount presented as Fair Value of non-controlling interestsNon-controlling Interests in subsidiaries corresponding to common shares of Unibanco Participações Societarias S.A. (“UPS”) was estimated by applying a market approach. This fair value measurement is based on significant inputs not observable in the market and thus represents a Level 3 measurement as defined in ASC 820. The fair value estimates are based on the estimated fair value of the equity interests held by UPS.

Liabilities arising from contingencies of R$ 569 and R$ 64 have beenwere recognized on the date of acquisition for laborcivil claims and tax lawsuits, respectively. Both contingencies were classified as possible or remote and were reasonably estimable forestimated as future losslosses by the management.

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In connection with the business combination with Unibanco, we acquired certain loans that were deemed to be credit-impaired. See Note 9 for further details on this transaction.

Unaudited pro forma results for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, as if the acquisition of Unibanco had occurred at the beginning of each of the periods presented, are shown below. The pro forma results of these operations include estimates and criteria considered by management to be reasonable. However, the pro forma results do not include any forecasts of cost savings and are  not necessarily indicative of the results that could have occurred if the acquisition had taken place on the dates indicated or at any other date or of the results in future periods.

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2009 (Unaudited)
Net interest income (before provision for loan losses)41,484
Net income13,794
Earnings per common and preferred shares
Basic3.18
Diluted3.18

2008 (Unaudited)
Net interest income (before provision for loan losses)33,153
Net income7,788
Earnings per common and preferred shares
Basic2.39
Diluted2.38

After the acquisition most of assets, liabilities and activities of Unibanco and its subsidiaries have been transferred to different existing subsidiaries of Itaú Unibanco Holding based on criteria such as similarity of activities. As a result revenue and net income of the activities formerly carried by Unibanco and its different subsidiaries are not separately recorded but rather are integrated within the results of other activities. For that reason we understand it is impracticable to present net interest income and net income of Unibanco from the date of acquisition to December 31, 2009.

b) Redecard S.A.

On February 20, 2009, we signed an agreement with Banco Citibank S.A. (“Citibank”), the controlling shareholdersstockholder of Redecard S.A. (“Redecard”) in which: (i) Citibank was authorized to sell the Redecard shares through a public offer,offering, and (ii) as stated by the shareholders’stockholders’ agreement, Citibank granted to Itaú Unibanco Holding the preferredpreemptive right to acquire 24.082.76024,082,760 shares of Redecard. The preferredpreemptive right was exercised inon March 23, 2009 and we acquired those shares inon March 30, 2009. Considering the prior holdingsinterest we had in Redecard, that represented (after the business combination with Unibanco) 46.4% after the acquisition, we became the controlling shareholderstockholder of Redecard, with over 50.01% interest of the voting capitalstock of Redecard.

Assets acquired, liabilities assumed and allocation of goodwill:

Under ASC 805, Itaú Unibanco is required to remeasure previously held equity interests to fair value at the date of theit acquired control acquisition (in this case, March 30, 2009), and record the gain or loss directly to the statement of income. The gain recognized as a result of remeasuring to fair value our original 46.4% interest in Redecard was recorded in “other non-interest income”, net as summarized below:

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Original Redecard common shares - in thousands of shares  312,403 
Quoted market price at date of acquisition – in R$  28.50 
Fair value of our initial investment in Redecard  8,903 
Less carrying amount  4,373 
Pre-tax gain  4,530 

The following table summarizes the consideration for the purchase of Redecard and the allocation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed that were recognized at the acquisition date, the fair value at the acquisition date of the non-controlling interest and the determination of goodwill:

Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed   
Cash and cash equivalents  175 
Premises and equipment,equipments, net  306 
Intangible assets  5,572 
Receivables from banks issuers of credit cards  12,103 
Other assets  249 
Total assets acquiredpurchased  18,405 
Deferred tax liability  1,978 
Payable to merchants  10,933 
Other liabilities  787 
Total liabilities assumed  13,698 
Total shareholders'shareholders’ equity - 100%  4,707 
Fair value of the non-controlling interest in Redecardinterests  (9,590)
Goodwill  14,376 
Total purchasePurchase price consideration  9,493 
Amount paid in cash  590 
Fair value of our original investment in Redecard  8,903 

Intangible assets acquired consist of: brandthe trademark and customer relationships. We expect to amortize the customer relationship intangible assets relates to customer relationshipon a straight-line basis over a period between 5 and 40 years depending on the type of customer and we have consideredconsider the brandtrademark to currently have an indefinite life. ThoseThese intangible assets were allocated to the Consumer Credit segment.

The goodwill of R$ 14,376 was assigned to the Consumer Credit segment.segment and to the reporting unit Redecard. No measurement period adjustments have been recognized subsequent to the acquisition date.

Tax deductible goodwill according to the Brazilian tax legislation amounted to R$ 557. As provided for in this legislation, goodwill amortization is deductible only for purposes of social contribution on net income, being deductible for income tax purposes only upon the sale or transfer of the investment.

The fair value of the non-controlling interest in Redecard was determined by applying the market approach, based on the quoted price aton March 30, 2009 and, as a result, the measurement is a Level 1 measurement under ASC 820.

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The amounts of revenue and net income of Redecard since the acquisition date, included in the consolidated income statement as of December 31, 2009, are R$ 2,466 and R$ 839, respectively.

Unaudited proforma results of Itaú Unibanco Holding for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, as if the acquisition of control of Redecard had occurred in the beginning of each of these years are shown below. The proforma results of these operations include estimates and criteria that management considers reasonable. However, proforma results do not include any forecasts about cost savings and are not necessarily indicative of results that could have been obtained had the purchase occurred on the indicated dates or on any other date of results in future periods.

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2009 (unaudited)
Non- interest income40,875
Net income14,085
Earnings per common and preferred shares:
Basic3.25
Diluted3.24

2008 (unaudited)
Non- interest income17,044
Net income5,045
Earnings per common and preferred shares:
Basic1.55
Diluted1.54
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c) Porto Seguro

On August 23, 2009 Itau Unibanco Holding and Porto Seguro S.A. (PSSA) signed an agreement to unify their residential and automobile insurance operations and also signed an operating agreement by which PSSA obtains the exclusive right to offer and distribute residential and automobile insurance products to clients of the Itau Unibanco Holding branch network in Brazil and Uruguay.

Consummation of the transaction was conditional to approval of the transaction by SUSEP, which was obtained on October 16, 2009.

In order to implement the agreement the assets and liabilities of Itau Seguros S.A related to the activities in residential and automobile insurance have been spun-off and transferred to a company denominated ItaúSeguros Veículo e Residência Holding S.A. (“ISAR Holding”) which at that time was a wholly subsidiary owned by Itau Unibanco. The net book assets transferred amounted to R$ 950.

The shares of ISAR Holding were contributed to PSSA in exchange for a direct 30% of interest in PSSA on November 30, 2009 which is the date of the transaction.

Also onin November 2009, both Itaú Unibanco Holding and the controlling shareholders of PSSA contributed their shares to Porto Seguro Itaú Unibanco Participações S.A. (“PSIUPAR”), which after this transaction is the controlling shareholder of PSSA. PSIUPAR holds approximately 70% of the shareholders’ equity of PSSA.  Itaú Unibanco Holding holds ana voting and total interest of 43.9% in PSIUPAR.

As a result of this transaction, we have deconsolidated our previous subsidiary ISAR Holding and at the date of the recognitiondeconsolidation we recognized a gain before taxes of R$ 936 (recorded in “other non-interest income”).

The gain recognized was based on the difference between the carrying value of the net assets of ISAR Holding transferred to PSSA and the fair value of the consideration received, which was an equity interest PSIUPAR. Considering that the only asset of PSIUPAR is the investment in PSSA the fair value of the consideration received amounted to R$ 1,886 and was based on the quoted market price of the common shares of PSSA at BM&F Bovespa.

PSIUPAR is accounted for as an equity method investee (as disclosed in Note 11) and the intercompany transactions between the parties are disclosed as related party transaction (as disclosed in Note 33).

During 2010,
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Even though the transaction occurred in 2009, we will concludeonly concluded the final allocationprocess of allocating the difference between the value of the interest that we held in PSIUPAR and the interest in theits net assets of PSIUPAR.during 2010. This allocation is shown below:

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Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed
Cash and cash equivalents11
Held-to-maturity securities1,663
Available-for-sale securities271
Net loans270
Premises and equipment, net226
Intangible assets874
Other assets850
Total assets purchased4,165
Deposits54
Short and long-term borrowings39
Insurance claims reserves, reserves for private retirement plans and reserves for capitalization1,754
Other liabilities830
Total liabilities assumed2,677
Interest in PSIUPAR’s net assets - 43.9%1,488
Fair value of interest held in PSIUPAR1,886
Goodwill398

3.2 Relevant business developments duringThe goodwill calculated in the yearstransaction is presented as part of the investment in PSIUPAR, as an investment in unconsolidated companies, and its recoverable amount is analyzed in relation to the total investment in the affiliate (including goodwill).

a)d)Itaúsa Export S.A. and its subsidiary Itaúsa Europa Investimentos SGPS Lda.– Transaction between entities under common control

The Association Agreement entered into for the transaction of Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings described in Note 3.1.a.3a. required as condition precedent for its consummation that Itaú Unibanco Holding should acquire all shares of Itaúsa Export S.A. (Itaúsa Export) and Itaúsa Europa Investimentos SGPS Lda  (Itaúsa Europa) that were held by Itaúsa, the then controlling shareholder of all of Itaú Unibanco Holding, Itaúsa Export and Itaúsa Europa. On November 12, 2008, Itaú Unibanco, signed a contract with Itaúsa for the acquisition of a 77.77%  total and 80.00% voting interest of Itaúsa Export and of a 12.13% total and voting interest of Itaúsa Europa (Itaúsa Europa, itself is a subsidiary of Itausa Export). Itaúsa Export is a private holding company domiciled in Brazil which holds a controllingmain investment is the holding of interest in Itaúsa Europa. Itaúsa Europa is a private holding company domiciled in Portugal, which holds interests in:main investments are the following: (i) shareholding in entities operatinginvolved in the private banking business outside Brazil, including: Banco Itaú Europa S.A. (Itaú Europa), the main operating entity, domiciled in Portugal and its subsidiaries Banco Itaú Europa International (BBI), domiciled in Miami and BIE Bank & Trust (BIE Lux), domiciled in Luxembourg, and (ii) a 51% interest in IPI – Itaúsa Portugal Investimentos, SGPS Lda. (IPI), an entity that holds a 19% total and voting interest in Banco BPI S.A., one of the largest banks in Portugal. Before this transaction, Itaú Unibanco Holding already held a 22.23% total and 20.00% voting interest in Itaúsa Export and a 49% total and voting interest in IPI that were accounted for under the equity method.

The transaction was consummated with the payment of R$ 587 in cash and the issuance of 23,050,428 common shares of Itaú Unibanco (after giving retroactive effect to the bonus shares in April 2009). The cash was paid and the shares were delivered on November 27 and 28, 2008, respectively. As per the terms of the agreement,In addition, the price of this transaction is required to bewas adjusted, based on the difference of the quotedBPI share price of the shares of BPI between October 31, 2008 (the(base date used for setting the purchase price described above, or price 1) and November 3, 2010 (price 2). Such difference will be paid by Itaú Unibanco (if the difference between price 2 and price 1 is positive) or, which was reimbursed by Itaúsa (ifin the difference betweenamount of R$ 70. The reason for this price 2 and price 1adjustment is negative). Thethat the parties have established this purchase price mechanism because they understoodunderstand that the quoted market price of BPI shares in October 2008 was depressed as resultdoes not reflect its actual value, because of the global economic crisis. The purchase price adjustment is beingwas accounted for as a derivative financial instrument at fair value with gains and losses recognized in income. As of December 31, 2009, the difference between price 1 and price 2 amounted to R$ 73.

According to ASC 805 - Business Combinations, this transaction was considered a transaction between entities under common control resulting in a change in the reporting entity and the financial statements currently presented for all periods before the transaction consider the combined financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Itaú Unibanco Holding and of Itaúsa Export and its subsidiaries. The assets and liabilities of Itaúsa Export and its subsidiaries are accounted for at their historical cost in the books of Itaúsa. The cash payment to Itaúsa of R$ 587 has been recorded as a reduction of stockholders’ equity. The issuance of shares of Banco Itaú to Itaúsa was recorded also as a reduction of stockholders’ equity and as an increase in minority interest at their book value of R$ 102. The book value of the assets and liabilities received exceeded the sum of the cash payment of R$ 587 and the credit to minority interest of R$ 102 and has been recorded as a distribution to the controlling shareholder under “Additional paid-in capital – Cash paid and shares of subsidiary issued on acquisition of interest in Itaúsa Export.”

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During 2009 and contemporaneously with the issuance of shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding to shareholders of Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings, Itaúsa exchanged the shares obtained during 2008 on Itaú Unibanco (as described above) for shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding. After the exchange Itaú Unibanco became again a wholly-owned subsidiary of Itaú Unibanco Holding. The exchange was recorded at is carrying amount and resulted in the decrease of non-controlling interest by R$ 105, the increase in common shares of R$ 95 and the difference has been recognized in additional paid-in capital.

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b)e) BBA HE Participações S.A.

In December 2008, Itaú Unibanco Holding through Itaú Unibanco acquired 100% of the shares of BBA HE Participações S.A (HE). HE has the sole purpose of investing in Itaú BBA Participações, which controls Itaú BBA. After that transaction, Itaú BBA Participações and Itaú BBA became wholly owned subsidiaries of Itaú Unibanco Holding.

The transaction has been accounted for as a step acquisition following the purchase method of accounting as required under ASC 805 - Business Combinations for transactions before January 1, 2009.

The purchase price was R$ 399 paid in cash. The only relevant asset of HE was the shares in BBA Participações whose only relevant asset was the shares in Itaú BBA representing a 4.25% total interest in Itaú BBA. According to the allocation of fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, Itaú Unibanco Holding has determined that the fair value of consideration paid was lower than the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed resulting in an excess of fair value over purchase price consideration (“negative goodwill”) in this acquisition. Such “negative goodwill” was allocated to long-lived assets acquired, reducing the amount of fair value originally allocated. The following table presents the estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, after the allocation of the negative goodwill, as of the date of acquisition:

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks  2,092 
Trading assets  576 
Available-for-sale securities  541 
Loans and leases  1,848 
Intangible assets  116 
Other assets  484 
Total assets purchased  5,657 
Liabilities assumed  5,258 
Purchase price  399 

Intangible assets purchased consist of customer relationships and we expect to amortize them over 10 years. Those intangible assets have been allocated to the Itaú BBA segment.

In connection with the acquisition of the shares of HE an amount of R$ 140 was paid to the selling shareholders which were also officers of Itaú BBA. In the acquisition of the initial interest in Itaú BBA in 2002, Itaú Unibanco Holding undertook to pay a cash bonus to the directors and officers (all of whom were also selling shareholders of Itaú BBA) that remained in their capacity providing services to Itaú BBA over a certain period of time after the original acquisition date. The amount of R$ 140 that was paid in December 2008 has been accrued as compensation expense since the date on which the officers began to have right to such bonus through December 2008.

c) Operations of BankBoston in Chile

In May 2006, Itaú Unibanco Holding and Itaúsa signed an agreement with Bank of America Corporation (BAC) for the exclusive right to purchase the BankBoston Chile operations and in August 2006 the parties signed a purchase agreement. Consummation of this transaction was awaiting the approval from the Central Bank of Brazil, given on February 2, 2007, and the Superintendency of Bank and Financial Institutions of Chile (SBIF), given on February 12, 2007. In exchange for these subsidiaries, Itaú Unibanco Holding issued 47,867,721 (quantity of shares retroactively adjusted for the stock split in October 2007 and the bonus of shares in June 2008 and in August 2009 described in Note 19.a) common shares to BAC, whose issuance was approved on the EGM (“Extraordinary General Meeting”) of December 26, 2006 and which were delivered after the approval of Central Bank of Brazil and SBIF on February 12, 2007. On February 12, 2007, we obtained control over BankBoston Chile.

The purchase price of this transaction totaled R$ 948, which corresponds to the fair value of the issued shares and was based on the market price of common shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding on the date the transaction was announced in August 2006. According to the allocation of fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, Itaú Unibanco Holding has determined the fair value of consideration was lower than the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed resulting in an excess of fair value over purchase price consideration (“negative goodwill”) in this acquisition. Such “negative goodwill” was allocated to long-lived assets acquired, reducing the amount of fair value initially computed. The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the assets purchased and liabilities assumed at the purchase date already considering the effect of reducing long-lived assets to the extent of the amount of “negative goodwill”:

 
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Cash and cash equivalents689
Compulsory deposits with Central Bank47
Trading assets79
Available-for-sale securities864
Loans and leases5,016
Fixed assets, net53
Intangible assets195
Other assets186
Total assets purchased7,129
Liabilities assumed6,181
Net assets at fair value948
Purchase price948

Intangible assets purchased consist of customer relationships and we expect to amortize them over 10 years. These intangible assets were allocated to the Itaú Unibanco – Banking segment. During 2009 we changed the segment reporting structure as described in Note 32 and we have reassigned assets and liabilities to the new reporting units.

Total and deductible goodwill according to the Brazilian tax legislation amounted to R$ 452. As provided for in this legislation, the goodwill amortization is deductible only for purposes of social contribution on net income, being deductible for income tax purposes only upon the sale or transfer of the investment purchased.

Unaudited proforma results of Itaú Unibanco Holding for the year ended December 31, 2007, as if the acquisition of BankBoston Chile had occurred at the beginning of such year is shown below. The proforma results of these operations include estimates and criteria that management considers reasonable. However, proforma results do not include any forecasts about cost savings and are not necessarily indicative of results that could have been obtained had the purchase occurred on the indicated dates or on any other date or of results in future periods.

2007 (unaudited)
Net interest income (before provision for loan losses)21,396
Net income7,538
Earnings per common and preferred shares:
Basic2.29
Dilluted2.27
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d) Operations of BankBoston in Uruguay

In May 2006, Itaú Unibanco Holding and Itaúsa signed an agreement with Bank of America Corporation (BAC) for the exclusive right to purchase the BankBoston’s operations in Uruguay and in August 2006 the parties signed a purchase agreement. Consummation of this transaction was awaiting the approval from the Central Bank of Brazil, given on February 2, 2007, and the Uruguayan authorities, given on March 16, 2007. On April 1, 2007, we obtained the control over these operations. In exchange for these subsidiaries, Itaú Unibanco Holding issued 8,608,578 (quantity of shares retroactively adjusted for the stock split in October 2007 and the bonus of shares in June 2008 and August 2009 described in Note 19a) common shares and paid in kind the amount of R$ 2.3 to BAC. The issuance of shares was approved on the EGM of December 26, 2006 and the shares were delivered after the approval of Central Bank of Brazil and the Uruguayan authorities on March 16, 2007. The payment in kind was made in March 2007.

The purchase price of this transaction totaled R$ 172, which corresponds to the amount paid in kind and the fair value of the issued shares, based on the market price of common shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding on the date the transaction was announced in August 2006. According to the allocation of fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, Itaú Unibanco Holding has determined the fair value of consideration was lower than the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed resulting in an excess of fair value over purchase price consideration (“negative goodwill”) in this acquisition. Such “negative goodwill” was allocated to long-lived assets acquired, reducing the amount of fair value initially computed and since the amount of “negative goodwill” exceeded the fair value of those long-lived assets, the remaining amount was recorded as an extraordinary gain for R$ 29 million. The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the assets purchased and liabilities assumed at the purchase date:

Cash and cash equivalents984
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks3
Available-for-sale securities86
Loans and leases782
Other assets30
Total assets purchased1,885
Liabilities assumed1,684
Net assets at fair value201
Excess of net assets purchased over purchase price29
Purchase price172

The unaudited proforma results of Itaú Unibanco Holding for the year ended December 31, 2007, as if the purchase of BankBoston Uruguay had occurred at the beginning of each of such year is shown below. The proforma results of these operations include estimates and criteria that management considers reasonable. However, proforma results do not include any forecasts about cost savings and are not necessarily indicative of results that could have been obtained had the purchase occurred on the indicated dates or on any other date or of results in future periods.

2007 (unaudited)
Net interest income (before provision for loan losses)21,346
Net income7,583
Earnings per common and preferred shares:
Basic2.30
Dilluted2.29

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e) Acquisitions by Banco Itaú Europa S.A. and its subsidiaries of BankBoston Trust Company Ltd (BBT), BankBoston International (BBI) and the Latin America private banking portfolio of ABN Amro Bank N.V.

During 2007, the subsidiaries of Itaú Unibanco Holding, Banco Itaú Europa Luxembourg S.A. (BIE Lux), Banco Itaú Europa S.A. (BIE) and Banco Itaú Europa International (BIEI), acquired three operations for a total of R$ 616, which was paid in cash:

(i)operations of BankBoston Trust Company Ltd (BBT), based on Nassau, Bahamas, comprising financial assets under management and private banking clients in Latin America;
(ii)operations of BankBoston International (BBI), based on Miami, United States of America, comprising financial assets under management and private banking clients in Latin America;
(iii)operations of private banking of ABN Amro Bank N.V., based on Miami, United States of America, and Montevideo, Uruguay, comprising assets under management of Latin America clients, booked in the United States of America, Switzerland and Luxembourg.

Cash and due from banks64
Securities212
Fixed assets, net2
Intangible assets191
Other assets, net of other liabilities2
Net assets at fair value471
Goodwill145
Purchase price616

Intangible assets purchased consist of customer relationships, core deposits and non-compete agreements with ABN and BAC. We expect to amortize intangible assets related to the acquisition of BBT and BBI over 10 years and intangible assets related to ABN over 4 years (for the operations of ABN in Luxembourg, Switzerland and Uruguay) and over 12 years (for the operations of ABN in Miami).

Unaudited proforma results of Itaú Unibanco Holding for the year ended December 31, 2007, as if the acquisition of BBT, BBI and operations of ABN had occurred at the beginning of each such year is shown below. The proforma results of these operations include estimates and criteria that management considers reasonable. However, proforma results do not include any forecasts about cost savings and are not necessarily indicative of results that could have been obtained had the purchase occurred on the indicated dates or on any other date or of results in future periods.

2007 (unaudited)
Net interest income (before provision for loan losses)21,358
Net income7,586
Earnings per common and preferred shares:
Basic2.30
Dilluted2.29
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NOTE 4 - CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

For purposes of our consolidated statement of cash flows, Cash and Cash Equivalents comprises the following:following :

 12/31/2009  12/31/2008  12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
Cash and due from banks  5,355   3,408   5,568   5,355 
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks  60,101   24,628   32,365   60,101 
TOTAL  65,456   28,036   37,933   65,456 

NOTE 5 - CENTRAL BANK COMPULSORY DEPOSITS

The central banks of the countries where Itaú Unibanco Holding operates require financial institutions, including Itaú Unibanco Holding, to deposit certain funds with the Central Bank or, in case of Brazil, to purchase and hold Brazilian federal government securities. The following table presents a summary of the compulsory deposits maintained by type and the amounts of such deposits.amounts:

  2009  2008 
Non-interest bearing  4,042   6,743 
Interest-bearing  9,827   4,571 
TOTAL  13,869   11,314 

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  12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
Non-interest bearing deposits  4,736   4,042 
Interest-bearing  81,054   9,827 
TOTAL  85,790   13,869 

NOTE 6 – TRADING ASSETS

Trading assets, stated at fair value, are presented in the following table:table :

  12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
Investment funds (*)  47,304   39,347 
Brazilian federal government securities  69,661   23,985 
Brazilian government external debt securities  667   222 
Government debt securities – other countries  9,353   1,058 
Argentina  293   179 
United States  8,714   748 
Mexico  29   10 
Russia  45   - 
Chile  248   77 
Uruguay  24   30 
Other  -   14 
Corporate debt securities  3,404   2,226 
Marketable equity securities  1,825   1,142 
Derivative financial instruments  7,789   5,549 
Options  1,752   1,819 
Forwards  2,060   378 
Swaps  2,987   2,900 
Credit derivatives  261   15 
Other derivatives  729   437 
TOTAL  140,003   73,529 
  12/31/2009  12/31/2008 
Investment funds (1)  39,347   24,458 
Brazilian federal government securities  23,985   27,145 
Brazilian government external debt securities  222   383 
Government debt securities – Other countries  1,058   1,988 
Argentina  179   64 
United States  748   1,038 
Mexico  10   6 
Spain  -   418 
Korea  -   291 
Chile  77   164 
Uruguay  30   6 
Other  14   1 
Corporate debt securities  2,226   2,030 
Marketable equity securities  1,142   456 
Derivative financial instruments  5,549   10,023 
Options  1,819   2,154 
Forwards  378   3,406 
Swaps - differential receivable  2,900   4,021 
Credit derivatives  15   26 
Futures  -   386 
Other derivatives  437   30 
TOTAL  73,529   66,483 
(1)(*) Includes investment funds with respect to investment contracts (see Note 2 q)2q).

Net unrealized (losses) gains included in trading assets atas of December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 20072008 amounted to R$ 971, R$ 559 and R$ 1,414, and R$ 261, respectively.

The net change in the unrealized gain or loss on trading assets held in the years endedas of December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 and 2007, included in trading income gains/(losses), were ofwas R$ 412, R$ (855), and R$ 1,153, and R$ (517), respectively.

 
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NOTE 7 - AVAILABLE-FOR SALE-SECURITIESAVAILABLE-FOR-SALE SECURITIES

The fair values and corresponding amortized cost of available-for-sale securities atas of December 31 were:

 
12/31/2009
  
12/31/2008
  12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
    
Unrealized
        
Unrealized
        Unrealized        Unrealized    
 
Amortized
cost
  
Gains
  
Losses
  
Fair
value
  
Amortized
cost
  
Gains
  
Losses
  
Fair value
  
Amortized
cost
  Gains  Losses  Fair value  
Amortized
cost
  Gains  Losses  Fair value 
Investment funds  1,247   13   (1)  1,259   971   21   -   992   758   14   (2)  770   1,247   13   (1)  1,259 
Brazilian federal government securities  14,324   140   (21)  14,443   5,545   53   (19)  5,579   10,681   268   (106)  10,843   14,324   140   (21)  14,443 
Brazilian government external debt securities  2,060   197   (277)  1,980   748   217   -   965   4,965   202   (449)  4,718   2,060   197   (277)  1,980 
Government debt securities – Other countries  7,261   25   (43)  7,243   8,684   110   (61)  8,733 
Government debt securities – other countries  4,737   4   (182)  4,559   7,261   25   (43)  7,243 
Portugal  26   -   -   26   297   4   -   301   -   -   -   -   26   -   -   26 
Argentina  -   -   -   -   1   -   -   1 
United States  17   -   -   17   18   7   -   25   679   -   -   679   17   -   -   17 
Norway  -   -   -   -   347   -   (2)  345 
Austria  212   1   -   213   1,470   -   (10)  1,460   -   -   -   -   212   1   -   213 
Denmark  1,995   6   (30)  1,971   2,092   95   6   2,193   2,109   -   (93)  2,016   1,995   6   (30)  1,971 
Spain  1,090   3   -   1,093   2,866   -   (36)  2,830   777   -   (43)  734   1,090   3   -   1,093 
Korea  1,750   12   (5)  1,757   1,020   4   (3)  1,021   262   -   (26)  236   1,750   12   (5)  1,757 
Chile  1,278   3   (7)  1,274   492   -   (9)  483   454   1   (2)  453   1,278   3   (7)  1,274 
Paraguay  417   -   -   417   -   -   -   -   272   2   (18)  256   417   -   -   417 
Uruguay  476   -   (1)  475   81   -   (7)  74   184   1   -   185   476   -   (1)  475 
Corporate debt securities  14,852   251   (137)  14,966   11,365   329   (204)  11,490   22,179   460   (266)  22,373   14,852   251   (137)  14,966 
Marketable equity securities  893   869   (390)  1,372   852   8   (174)  686   647   748   (22)  1,373   893   869   (390)  1,372 
TOTAL  40,637   1,495   (869)  41,263   28,165   738   (458)  28,445   43,967   1,696   (1,027)  44,636   40,637   1,495   (869)  41,263 

The amounts reclassified from Other Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income correspond to the following amounts:amounts :

  2009  2008  2007 
Gross realized gains during the year upon sale of the security  384   131   231 
Gross realized losses during the year upon sale of the security  (173)  (245)  (414)
Other-than temporary impairment losses (Note 24b)  (56)  (53)  (4)
Realized gain upon exchange of shares of Bovespa Holding S.A.  (Note 24a)  -   424   - 
Total  155   257   (187)
  
01/01 to
12/31/2010
  
01/01 to
12/31/2009
  
01/01 to
12/31/2008
 
Gross realized gains during the year upon sale of the securities  277   384   131 
Gross realized losses during the year upon sale of the securities  (57)  (173)  (245)
Other-than temporary impairment losses (Note 24b)  (20)  (56)  (53)
Realized gain upon exchange of shares of Bovespa Holding S.A. (Note 24a)  -   -   424 
TOTAL  200   155   257 

The amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale securities, by maturity, were as follows:

 2009  12/31/2010 
 Amortized cost  Fair value  
Amortized
cost
  Fair value 
Due within one year  15,011   15,013   14,378   13,647 
From 1 to 5 years  13,565   13,638   11,816   11,992 
From 5 to 10 years  2,623   2,706   7,252   7,416 
After 10 years  4,656   4,596   5,810   6,081 
No stated maturity  4,782   5,310   4,711   5,500 
TOTAL  40,637   41,263   43,967   44,636 

During the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007,2008 we recognized losses of R$ 20, R$ 56 and R$ 53, and R$ 4, respectively, for impairment of available-for-sale securities presented under “Other"Other non-interest expenses" in the consolidated statement of income.

At the year endedAs of December 31, 2007, we reclassified securities from2010 and 2009, in our available-for-sale securities to trading assets, resulting in recognition of R$ 52 in net income, that were previously recorded in Other Comprehensive Income.

We haveportfolio there are no available-for-sale securities that have been in a continuous unrealizedcontinous loss position for over 12 months at December 31, 2009 and 2008.months.


 
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NOTE 8 - HELD-TO-MATURITY SECURITIES

The amortized cost and corresponding fair value of held-to-maturity securities were as follows:

 
2009
  
2008
  12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
 
Amortized
  
Unrealized
     
Amortized
  
Unrealized
     
Amortized
cost
  Unrealized  
Fair
value
  
Amortized
cost
  Unrealized  
Fair
value
 
 
Cost
  
Gains
  
Losses
  
Fair value
  
cost
  
Gains
  
Losses
  
Fair value
  Gains  Losses  Gains  Losses 
Brazilian federal government securities  1,273   299   -   1,572   637   124   -   761   2,099   569   -   2,668   1,273   299   -   1,572 
Brazilian government external debt securities  238   42   -   280   321   54   -   375   226   28   -   254   238   42   -   280 
Government debt securities – other countries  17   -   -   17   22   -   -   22   16   -   -   16   17   -   -   17 
Corporate debt securities  234   21   -   255   345   15   (2)  358   165   7   -   172   234   21   -   255 
TOTAL  1,762   362   -   2,124   1,325   193   (2)  1,516   2,506   604   -   3,110   1,762   362   -   2,124 

The amortized cost and fair value of held-to-maturity securities, by maturity, were as follows:

 2009  12/31/2010 
 Amortized cost  Fair value  Amortized
cost
  Fair value 
Due within one year  41   51   283   288 
from 1 to 5 years  614   682 
From 1 to 5 years  343   383 
From 5 to 10 years  63   132   61   308 
After 10 years  1,044   1,259   1,819   2,131 
TOTAL  1,762   2,124   2,506   3,110 

We have no held-to-maturity securities that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for over 12 months as of December 31, 20082010 and 2007.2009.


 
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NOTE 9 - LOANS AND LEASES

  2009  2008 
Commercial  113,223   78,341 
Industrial and others  104,505   64,952 
Import financing  1,895   3,643 
Export financing  6,823   9,746 
Real estate loans, primarily residential housing loans  10,939   6,469 
Leases  47,230   41,663 
Public sector  1,611   759 
Individuals  67,601   38,104 
Overdraft  4,119   3,544 
Financing  32,701   20,272 
Credit card  30,781   14,288 
Agricultural  5,132   4,364 
TOTAL  245,736   169,700 
Below we present our loans by type of loan at December 31, 2010 and 2009.

At
  12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
Commercial  141,708   113,223 
Industrial and other  132,670   104,505 
Import financing  2,342   1,895 
Export financing  6,696   6,823 
Real estate loans  16,271   10,939 
Leases, mainly vehicles  37,704   47,230 
Public sector  1,138   1,611 
Individuals  95,923   67,601 
Overdraft  4,204   4,119 
Consumer Finance operations, including vehicles  54,658   32,701 
Credit card  37,061   30,781 
Agricultural  5,425   5,132 
TOTAL  298,169   245,736 

a)Impaired loans and leases

As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and 2008, ourthe recorded investment in impaired loans wasamounted to R$ 14,256 and R$ 14,165, and R$ 7,624respectively, and our non-accrual loans and leases amounted to R$ 15,49915,164 and R$ 7,579,15,499, respectively.

TheFor the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 the recorded average recorded investment in impaired loans for 2009 and 2008 wasamounted to approximately R$ 10,89515,195 and R$ 5,755,10,895, respectively. AtAs of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and 2008, the investment recorded investment in impaired loans requiring an allowance for loan and lease losses based on individual analysis, per ASC 310-10-50 (Formerly SFAS 114)310-10-10-50 guidelines, was R$ 1,845884 and R$ 1,774,1,845, and the related allowance for loan and lease losses was R$ 737454 and R$ 138,737, respectively. InDuring the year ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 and 2008, interest income recognized on impaired loans totaled R$ 5602,593 and R$ 556, respectively, and the loans without provision totaled R$ 426 in 2009.560.

We do not recognize interest income during the period the loans are considered non-accrual. The interest income forgone on our non-accrual loans for 20092010 and 20082009 is R$ 1,5643,440 and R$ 1,265,1,564, respectively.

Purchased credit-impairedThe following table presents impaired loans by types of financial receivables for which the allowance is measured following the guidelines of ASC 310-10-50 and for which we measure the amount of the allowance following the criteria for "loans individually reviewed" as of December 31, 2010:

    12/31/2010 
  
Recorded
Amount
  
Unpaid
principal
balance
  
Related
Allowance for
loan losses
  
Average
book value
  
Recognized
interest
revenue
 
                
Corporate  884   871   454   1,371   50 
                     
Total  884   871   454   1,371   50 

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b) Analysis by age

The following table presents an age analysis of the past due loans as of December 31, 2010. We consider as past due those loans that are at least 1 day past due with respect to the contractual due date.
  12/31/2010 
  
Current and
past due
Up to 30 days
  
Past due 
from 31 to 60
days
  
Past due 
from 61 to 90
days (*)
  
Past due 
over 90 days
  
Total past
due over 30
days
  Total 
Individuals  115,540   3,347   1,624   7,978   12,949   128,489 
Credit Card  32,705   401   372   2,719   3,492   36,197 
Personal Loans  21,045   525   336   2,112   2,973   24,018 
Vehicles  54,044   2,331   872   3,007   6,210   60,254 
Mortgage Loans  7,746   90   44   140   274   8,020 
                         
Corporate  76,363   55   44   122   221   76,584 
                         
Small and Medium Businesses  73,171   1,114   710   4,619   6,443   79,614 
                         
Foreign Loans Latin America  13,385   31   15   51   97   13,482 
                         
Total  278,459   4,547   2,393   12,770   19,710   298,169 
(*) Loans in non-accrual status. There are no loans more than 60 days overdue that are in accrual status

c) Credit quality indicators

We present below the main indicators of credit quality of the loans and leases broken down by portfolio segments and by class of finance receivables.

We use two main indicators to monitor credit quality: (a) a classification based on the probability of default, and (b) a ratio of non-performing loans to total loans.

Credit quality indicator - Classification based on probability of default

The classification in the different categories of credit quality is made as follows and updated monthly:
·Corporate segment: Classification is based on information such as economic and financial situation of the client, its ability to generate cash, the economic group to which it belongs, the current economic and financial position and prospects for economic activity sector in which it operates, the collateral offered and the ultimate purpose of the loans granted.

·
For the remaining segments and classes: Classification is given based on statistical models of Credit scoring and Behaviour. In certain exceptional circumstances initial and subsequent classification may be performed through individualized analysis which are submitted to the appropriate credit committee levels.

The credit quality indicator is determined considering the PD of each client and grouped in four categories.

Loan quality indicators

The table below shows the correlation between the levels of risk as measured by the PD and the indicators of credit quality disclosed

Internal RatingPD
StrongLower than 4.44%
SatisfactoryFrom 4.44% up to 25.95%
Higher RiskHigher than 25.95%

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The table below shows the segregation of loans by class of finance receivables based on the credit quality indicators:

  12/31/2010 
  Strong  Satisfactory  Higher Risk  Impaired  TOTAL 
Individuals  66,639   43,116   10,270   8,464   128,489 
Credit Card  16,157   14,153   3,144   2,743   36,197 
Personal Loans  10,530   7,026   4,221   2,241   24,018 
Vehicles  32,423   21,666   2,850   3,315   60,254 
Mortgage Loans  7,529   271   55   165   8,020 
                     
Corporate  73,051   2,505   143   885   76,584 
                     
Small and Medium Businesses  47,918   17,029   9,811   4,856   79,614 
                     
Foreign Loans Latin America  13,431   -   -   51   13,482 
                     
Total  201,039   62,650   20,224   14,256   298,169 
%  67.4%  21.0%  6.8%  4.8%  100.0%

Credit quality indicator – Ratio of non-performing loans to total loans

The table below includes the credit operations of the group that are considered “performing” and those that are considered “non-performing”. We define a loan as “non-performing” for purpose of this ratio when a loan is more than 60 days overdue.

  12/31/2010 
  Performing  Non Performing  % NPL  Total 
Individuals  118,886   9,603   7.5%  128,489 
Credit Card  33,105   3,092   8.5%  36,197 
Personal Loans  21,570   2,448   10.2%  24,018 
Vehicles  56,375   3,879   6.4%  60,254 
Mortgage Loans  7,836   184   2.3%  8,020 
                 
Corporate  76,418   166   0.2%  76,584 
                 
Small and Medium Businesses  74,285   5,329   6.7%  79,614 
                 
Foreign Loans Latin America  13,416   66   0.5%  13,482 
                 
Total  283,005   15,164   5.1%  298,169 

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d) Purchase and Sale of Loans

During the year ended December 31, 2010 we acquired loans amounting to R$ 4,918 in the Corporate segment. In the same period we sold R$ 1,092 of loans of the Corporate segment. We do not carry any loan as held for sale as of any date or for any of the periods presented.
None of the loans purchased presented credit quality deterioration as of the date of acquisition.

In connection with the business combination with Unibanco in 2009, we acquired certain loans that were deemed to be credit-impaired.

presented as of the date of acquisition deteriorated credit quality.
Purchased loans corresponding to the homogeneous creditloan portfolios were determined to be credit-impaired based on specific risk characteristics of the loan, including the product type, internal scoring,rating and past due status. We have aggregated thosethese loans into pools with common riskrisks characteristics. A pool is accounted for as a single asset with a single composite interest rate and an aggregate expectation of cash flows.

The table below sets forthseth foth information about these purchased credit-impaired loans at the acquisition date on February 18, 2009:

  February 18, 2009 
Contractually required payments receivable (including interest)  4,116 
Less:  Non-accretablenon-accretable difference  (2,882)
Cash flowsflow expected to be collected representing undiscounted principal and interest at acquisition  1,234 
Less: Accretable yield  (144)
Fair value of loans acquired  1,090 

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We determineddetermine the fair value of the purchased credit-impaired loans at the acquisition date, by discounting the cash flows expected to be collected at a market observable discount rates.  In determining the cash flows  expected to be collected, we used assumptions regarding default rates and loss severities. The accretable yield represents the excess of cash flows expected to be collected over the carrying value of the purchased credit-impairedimpaired loans. This amount is accreted into interest income over the expected lives of the poolpools of loans. The table below sets forth the accretable yield activityactivitiy for these loans forin the yearyears ended December 31, 2010 and 2009:

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  - 
Acquisition of Unibanco  144 
Accretion into interest income  (80)
Balance atas of December 31, 2009  64
Balance as of January 1, 201064
Accretion into interest income(64)
Balance as of December 31, 2010- 

After the original acquisition we update the amount of loan principal and interest cash flows expected to be collected, incorporating assumptions regarding default rates, loss severities and other factors that are reflective of current market conditions. Probable decreases in expected loan principal cash flows trigger the recognition of impairment, which is measured as the present value of the expected principal loss plus any related foregone interest cash flows discounted at the pool interest rate. Impairments that occur after the acquisition date are recognized through the provision and allowance for loan losses.

Probable and significant increases in expected principal cash flows would first reverse any previously recorded allowance for loan losses; any remaining increases are recognized prospectively as interest income. Other changes in the timing of expected cash flows are recognized prospectively as adjustments to interest income. Since the timing and amounts of expected cash flows for these purchased credit-impaired loans are reasonably estimable, interest is being accreted and the loans are being reported as performing loans.

Charge-offs are not recorded on purchased credit-impaired loans until actual losses exceed the estimated losses that were recorded as purchase accounting adjustments at acquisition date. To date, no charge-offs have been recorded for these loans.

NOTE 10 - ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES

The table below summarizes the changes in the allowance for loan and lease losses:

  12/31/2010  12/31/2009  12/31/2008 
Balance at the beginning of the period  19,968   12,202   7,473 
Provision for loan and lease losses  11,871   15,372   9,361 
Credits charged off  (16,158)  (9,490)  (5,904)
Recoveries  4,457   1,884   1,272 
Balance at the end of the period  20,138   19,968   12,202 
  2009  2008 
Balance at the beginning of the year  12,202   7,473 
Allowance for loan and lease losses  15,372   9,361 
Credits charged off  (9,490)  (5,904)
Recoveries  1,884   1,272 
Balance at the end of the year  19,968   12,202 

 
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The following table presents the finance receivables balances by segment and by classes and its related allowance for losses, including the break down of the loans by the method of calculating the impairment (individually and collectively):
  12/31/2010 
  Impaired (*)  Not Impaired  Total 
  Loan  Allowance  Loan  Allowance  Loan  Allowance 
I - Individually evaluated for impairment:                  
                   
Corporate  884   454   75,700   617   76,584   1,071 
                         
II- Collectivelly evaluated for impairment:                        
                         
Individuals  8,464   5,071   120,025   6,072   128,489   11,143 
Credit Card  2,743   1,667   33,454   2,137   36,197   3,804 
Personal Loans  2,241   1,403   21,777   2,115   24,018   3,518 
Vehicles  3,315   1,938   56,939   1,771   60,254   3,709 
Mortgage Loans  165   63   7,855   49   8,020   112 
                         
Small and Medium Businesses  4,857   3,412   74,757   4,293   79,614   7,705 
                         
Foreign Loans Latin America  51   35   13,431   184   13,482   219 
                         
Total  14,256   8,972   283,913   11,166   298,169   20,138 
(*) During 2010 no loans were purchased by Itaú Unibanco with deterioration in the financial position and no amounts are outstanding as of December 31, 2010 from acquisitions in prior years.

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NOTE 11 - INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES

a) Composition

 
Ownership % at
12/31/2009
  
12/31/2009 (a)
  
12/31/2008 (a)
  
12/31/2007 (a)
  
Ownership % as of
12/31/2010
  12/31/2010 (a)  12/31/2009 (a)  12/31/2008 (a) 
 
Total
  
Voting
  
Stockholders’
equity
  
Net income
(loss)
  
Investment
  
Equity in earnings
(losses)
  
Investment
  
Equity in earnings
(losses)
  
Investment
  
Equity in earnings
(losses)
  Total  Voting  
Stockholders’
equity
  
Net income
(loss)
  Investment  
Equity in earnings
(losses)
  Market Value  Investment  
Equity in earnings
(losses)
  Market Value  
Equity in
earnings
(losses)
 
Investments accounted for under the equity method                                                               
Banco BPI S.A. (b)  19.03   19.03   5,352   117   1,018   (280)  1,569   148   1,189   166   19.04   19.04   4,091   336   779   64   524   1,018   (280)  903   148 
Porto Seguro Itaú Unibanco Participações S.A. (c)  42.93   42.93   2,202   67   1,909   36   -   -   -   -   42.93   42.93   2,602   242   2,013   104   2,782   1,909   36   1,985   - 
Itaú XL Seguros Corporativos S.A. (g)(d)  50.00   50.00   246   44   123   22   107   7   102   13   -   -   -   -   -   9   -   123   22   -   7 
Maxfácil Participações S.A. (d)  49.99   49.99   192   26   96   13   -   -   -   - 
Redecard S.A. (e)  -   -   -   -   -   147   275   278   120   256   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   147   -   278 
Other (f)  -   -   -   -   370   53   247   41   265   41   -   -   -   -   257   131   -   466   66   -   41 
Subtotal                  3,516   (9)  2,198   474   1,676   476                   3,049   308   -   3,516   (9)  -   474 
Other investments recorded at cost  -   -   -   -   805   -   200   -   183   -   -   -   -   -   548   -   -   805   -   -   - 
                                        
Total                  4,321   (9)  2,398   474   1,859   476                   3,597   308   -   4,321   (9)  -   474 
(a) Amounts derived from the financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting practicesprinciples adopted in Brazil in each case adjusted tofor US GAAP, when applicable. There are no significant restrictions to remit funds to the Bank.
(b) Banco BPI S.A. is an equity investee of IPI – Itausa Investimentos Ltda (“IPI”). The shares of IPI are owned 51.00%43% by Itaúsa Export S.A. and 49.00%57% by other subsidiaries of Itaú Unibanco Holding. Before the acquisition of shares of Itaúsa Export S.A. described in Note 3.b we did not consolidated Itaúsa Export S.A. and in prior periods we recorded equity investments in IPI for the 49.00% owned through our subsidiaries and in Itaúsa Export. As result of the retroactive restatement described in Note 3.b we consolidate in this financial statements Itaúsa Export S.A. and IPI and, as a result, we present an equity investment directly in Banco BPI S.A. The amount of investment includes the amount of R$ 392 and R$ 297 at December 31, 2008 and 2007 which corresponds to the difference between the interest in net assets of Banco BPI S.A. and the cost of the investment comprising, differences between the carrying amount of net assets and their estimated fair value and goodwill. During the year ended December 31, 2009 we recorded an impairment charge with respect to this investment of R$ 302.
(c) See Note 3.1.c. The amount of theOn August 23, 2009, Itaú Unibanco Holding obtained an equity interest in Porto Seguro S.A.. Total investment includes the amount of R$ 896 as of December 31, 2010 and R$ 936 atas of December 31, 2009, which corresponds to the difference between the interestinvestment in net assets of Porto Seguro Itaú Unibanco Participações S.A., and the cost of investment. Net equity in earnings corresponds to the period from December 1, 2009 toAs of December 31, 2009.2010 the difference between the investment in net assets and the cost of investments is composed as follows: (i) fair value of intangible assets of R$ 814, (ii) goodwill of R$ 398 and (iii) other differences of R$ (311). For purposes of market value, the quotation of Porto Seguros S.A. shares was taken into account.
(d) Investment acquired due to the acquisition of Unibanco.See Note 1b.
(e) See Note 3.1.b. The amount presented as equity in earnings for 2009 corresponds to equity in earnings from January 1, 2009 to March 30, 2009.3b.
(f) Other includes interestsinterest in the total capital and voting stock of the following companies: Bracor Investimentos Imobiliários S.A. (17.72% of total capital and voting stock),  Companhia Hipotecária Unibanco - Rodobens (49.99% of total capital and voting stock), Estrutura Brasileira de Projetos S.A. (11.11% of total capital and voting stock),companies : Latosol Empreendimentos e Participação Ltda (32.11% of total capital and voting stock), Olímpia Promoção e Serviços S.A. (50% of total capital and voting stock), Rosefiled Finance Ltd (50% total capital and voting stock), Serasa S.A. (24.39% of total capital and voting stock), and Tecnologia Bancária S.A. (14.86% of total capital and 24.81% of voting stock) and Unibanco Rodobens Administradora e Consórcios S.A. (49.99% of total capital and voting stock).
(g) See Note 36a.

 
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Information about the financial position and results of Redecard S.A., the investment that most contributed to our equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies as of December 31, 2008 and for the yearsyear ended December 31, 2008, and 2007, is as follows (as from March 2009, Redecard started to be fully consolidated (Note 3.1.b)3b)):

Balance sheet - unaudited12/31/2008
Total assets14,645
Total liabilities13,459
Stockholders’ equity1,186
Investment275
Blance sheet - unaudited 12/31/2008    
       
Total assets  14,645    
Total liabilities  13,459    
Stockholders’ equity  1,186    
Investment  275    
        
Statement of income - unaudited 
01/01/2008 to
12/31/2008
  
01/01/2007 to
12/31/2007
 
        
Operating revenues  2,900   2,531 
Operating expenses  1,109   1,208 
Income before income tax  1,791   1,323 
Income tax  592   329 
Net income  1,199   994 
Equity in earnings  278   256 

Statement of income - unaudited
01/01/2008
to
12/31/2008
Operating revenues2,900
Operating expenses1,109
Income before income tax1,791
Income tax592
Net income1,199
Equity in earnings278

c) Other information

Dividends, including interest on stockholders' equity, received from the investments accounted for under the equity method were R$ 85, R$ 63 and R$ 246 and R$ 297 in the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, and 2007, respectively.

 
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NOTE 12 – PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT

 2009  2008  
Annual
depreciation
rates (%)
  12/31/2010  12/31/2009  
Annual
depreciation
rates (%)
 
Gross                  
Land  959   724      1,045   959    
Buildings used in operations  2,647   1,936      3,027   2,647    
Installations, furniture, equipment and security and communication systems  1,915   1,019    
Installations, furniture, equipment and security and communication  2,279   1,915    
Data processing equipment  3,918   2,585      4,635   3,918    
Cost of software developed or obtained for internal use  1,298   805      1,313   1,298    
Transportation system  16   31      9   16    
Assets held for sale  23   16      19   23    
Other  349   669      143   349    
TOTAL  11,125   7,785      12,470   11,125    
Accumulated depreciation                      
Buildings used in operations  (1,718)  (1,374)  4   (1,892)  (1,718)  4 
Installations, furniture, equipment and security and communication systems  (925)  (573) 10 to 25 
Installations, furniture, equipment and security and communication  (1,228)  (925) 10 to 25 
Data processing equipment  (3,073)  (2,147) 20 to 50   (3,352)  (3,073) 20 to 50 
Cost of software developed or obtained for internal use  (630)  (401) 20 to 33   (675)  (630) 20 to 33 
Transportation system  (11)  (13)  20   (6)  (11)  20 
Other  (196)  (312)  20   (166)  (196)  20 
TOTAL  (6,553)  (4,820)      (7,319)  (6,553)    
NET BOOK VALUE  4,572   2,965     
NET CARRYING AMOUNT  5,151   4,572     

Depreciation expense wasexpenses were R$ 1,476, R$ 1,250 and  R$ 756 and R$ 675 infor the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and 2007, respectively, includingincluded expenses of  R$ 146, R$ 145 and R$ 109  and R$ 91 forfrom depreciation of cost of software developed or obtained for internal use.

Capitalized interest and accumulated depreciation of capitalized interest amount tototaled R$ 23 and 19, respectively, in 2010, (R$ 23 and R$ 19, respectively, in 2009 (R$and R$ 23 and R$ 18 in 2008, and R$ 23 and R$ 17 in 2007)2008).

Accumulated depreciation of leases amount tolease totaled R$ 94, R$ 84 and R$ 72 and R$ 60 as ofat December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007,2008, respectively. The only asset class recorded under leasesof assets accounted for in lease is buildings used in operations.


 
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NOTE 13 – GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

In accordance with ASC 350 (Formerly SFAS No. 142), noNo goodwill amortizationimpairment loss was recorded infor the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007.2008. The following table presents the movement of aggregate goodwill for the years ended December 31:ended:

  12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
       
Commercial bank segment      
Opening balance – gross amount  177   224 
Accumulated impairment losses  -   - 
Opening balance – net amount  177   224 
Effect of exchange rate on goodwill on entities outside Brazil  (7)  (47)
Closing balance - gross amount  170   177 
Accumulated impairment losses  -   - 
Closing balance net amount  170   177 
         
Itaú BBA segment        
Opening balance – gross amount  36   36 
Accumulated impairment losses  -   - 
Opening balance – net amount  36   36 
Closing balance - gross amount  36   36 
Accumulated impairment losses  -   - 
Closing balance net amount  36   36 
         
Consumer credit segment        
Opening balance – gross amount  14,498   163 
Accumulated impairment losses  -   - 
Opening balance – net amount  14,498   163 
Addition as a result of acquisition  -   14,376 
Tax benefit in the realization of deductible goodwill  (40)  (41)
Closing balance - gross amount  14,458   14,498 
Accumulated impairment losses  -   - 
Closing balance net amount  14,458   14,498 
         
Total goodwill        
Opening balance – gross amount  14,711   423 
Accumulated impairment losses  -   - 
Opening balance – net amount  14,711   423 
Addition as a result of acquisition  -   14,376 
Effect of exchange rate on goodwill on entities outside Brazil  (7)  (47)
Tax benefit in the realization of deductible goodwill  (40)  (41)
Closing balance - gross amount  14,664   14,711 
Accumulated impairment losses  -   - 
Closing balance net amount  14,664   14,711 
  2009  2008 
Commercial Bank Segment      
Opening balance - Gross Amount  224   392 
Accumulated impairment losses  -   - 
Net opening balance  224   392 
Effect of exchange rate on goodwill on entities outside Brazil  (47)  43 
Tax benefit on the realization for tax purposes of tax deductible goodwill
  -   (211)
Closing balance sheet  177   224 
Accumulated impairment losses  -   - 
Net closing balance  177   224 
         
Itaú BBA Segment        
Opening balance - Gross Amount
  36   36 
Accumulated impairment losses  -   - 
Net opening balance  36   36 
Addition as a result of acquisition  -   2 
Tax benefit on the realization for tax purposes of tax deductible goodwill  -   (2)
Closing balance sheet  36   36 
Accumulated impairment losses  -   - 
Net closing balance  36   36 
         
Consumer Credit Segment        
Opening balance - Gross Amount  163   207 
Accumulated impairment losses  -   - 
Net opening balance  163   207 
Addition as a result of acquisitions  14,376   - 
Tax benefit on the realization for tax purposes of tax deductible goodwill  (41)  (44)
Closing balance sheet  14,498   163 
Accumulated impairment losses  -   - 
Net closing balance  14,498   163 
         
Total        
Opening balance - Gross Amount  423   635 
Accumulated impairment losses  -   - 
Net opening balance  423   635 
Addition as a result of acquisitions  14,376   2 
Effect of exchange rate on goodwill on entities outside Brazil
  (47)  43 
Tax benefit on the realization for tax purposes of tax deductible goodwill
  (41)  (257)
Closing balance sheet  14,711   423 
Accumulated impairment losses  -   - 
Net closing balance  14,711   423 


The table below shows the changes in intangible assets forin the years ended December 31, are presented below:

  
2009
  
2008
 
  
Exclusive access to
customers of
retailers and real
estate brokers
  
Customer
reationships
(including Core
Deposits)
  
Brand Mark
  
Others
  
Total
  
Exclusive access to
customers of
retailers and real
estate brokers
  
Customer
relationships
  
Others
  
Total
 
Opening balance  1,433   5,101   -   142   6,676   1,230   5,530   188   6,948 
Additions as a result of the transactions during the year:  4,270   14,144   1,394   114   19,922   -   -   -   - 
Unibanco (Note 3a)  3,600   8,765   1,039   113   13,517   -   -   -   - 
Redecard (Note 3b)  -   5,216   355   1   5,572   -   -   -   - 
Other  670   163   -   -   833   -   -   -   - 
Additions as a result of the transactions during 2008:  -   -   -   -   -   310   667   -   977 
Strategic agreement with Marisa  -   -   -   -   -   120   -   -   120 
Strategic agreement with Coelho da Fonseca  -   -   -   -   -   94   -   -   94 
BBA H.E. Participações S.A (Note 3.2.b)  -   -   -   -   -   -   116   -   116 
Governo do Estado de Goiás  -   -   -   -   -   -   150   -   150 
Unión Capital  -   -   -   -   -   -   10   -   10 
Pandora  -   -   -   -   -   -   32   -   32 
Other acquisitions  -   -   -   -   -   96   359   -   455 
Amortization for the year  (520)  (3,096)  -   (47)  (3,663)  (88)  (1,082)  (31)  (1,201)
                                     
Effect of exchange variation on intangible assets of entities outside Brazil  -   (58)  -   -   (58)  -   57   -   57 
Rescissions  -   (39)  -       (39)  -   (12)  -   (12)
Impairment loss  -   (10)  -   -   (10)  -   -   -   - 
Tax benefit in the realization of deductible goodwill arising from acquisitions  (9)  (235)  -   (15)  (259)  (19)  (59)  (15)  (93)
Closing balance  5,174   15,807   1,394   194   22,569   1,433   5,101   142   6,676 
Gross balance  6,048   23,635   1,394   369   31,446   1,778   9,491   369   11,638 
Accumulated amortization  (874)  (7,828)  -   (175)  (8,877)  (345)  (4,390)  (227)  (4,962)
                                     
Balance at the balance sheet date, net  5,174   15,807   1,394   194   22,569   1,433   5,101   142   6,676 
Weighted average useful life (in years)  12.3   4.1   0.0   5.4   5.5   15.4   5.9   6.7   7.9 
(1) Basically refers to the amounts spent to acquire rights to credit payrolls and perform tax collections for Municipal and State Governments.  During 2009 and 2008, transactions comprise several small agreements.
  2010  2009 
   
Exclusive
access to
customers of
retailers and real
estate brokers
  
Customer
relationships
(including Core
Deposits)
  Brand  Other  TOTAL  
Exclusive
access to
customers of
retailers and
real estate
brokers
  
Customer
relationships
(including Core
Deposits)
  Brand  Other  TOTAL 
Opening balance  5,174   15,807   1,394   194   22,569   1,433   5,101   -   142   6,676 
Additions as a result of transactions for the year:  367   178   -   -   545   4,270   14,144   1,394   114   19,922 
Unibanco (Note 3a)  -   -   -   -   -   3,600   8,765   1,039   113   13,517 
Redecard (Note 3b)  -   -   -   -   -   -   5,216   355   1   5,572 
Other  367   178   -   -   545   670   163   -   -   833 
Amortization for the year  (536)  (3,552)  (454)  (50)  (4,592)  (520)  (3,096)  -   (47)  (3,663)
Effect of exchange rate on intangible assets of entities outside Brazil  -   (4)  -   -   (4)  -   (58)  -   -   (58)
Termination of contracts  (20)  (76)          (96)  -   (38)  -       (38)
Impairment losses  (4)  (7)  -   -   (11)  -   (10)  -   -   (10)
Tax benefit in the realization of deductible goodwill arising from acquisitions  (9)  (238)      (16)  (263)  (9)  (236)  -   (15)  (260)
Closing balance  4,972   12,108   940   128   18,148   5,174   15,807   1,394   194   22,569 
Gross balance  6,415   23,813   1,394   369   31,991   6,048   23,635   1,394   369   31,446 
Accumulated amortization  (1,443)  (11,705)  (454)  (241)  (13,843)  (874)  (7,828)  -   (175)  (8,877)
Closing balances net  4,972   12,108   940   128   18,148   5,174   15,807   1,394   194   22,569 
Weighted average useful life (in years)  11.3   3.1   0.0   4.3   4.7   12.3   4.1   0.0   5.4   5.5 

Estimated amortization expenses for defined lifeexpense of intangible assets that have definite lives over the next five years are as follows:

  Estimated amortization expense 
2011  4,140 
2012  2,967 
2013  2,659 
2014  1,709 
2015  1,430 
  
Estimated
amortization
expense (unaudited)
 
2010  3,878 
2011  3,493 
2012  2,934 
2013  2,598 
2014  1,651 

In 2010 we converted the "Unibanco" branches into "Itaú" branches and we decided to discontinue the use of "Fininvest" and "Unicard" brands. As a result,  we concluded that the "Unibanco", "Fininvest" and "Unicard" brands are no longer indefinite lived intangible assets. We are amortizing these brands from January 1, 2010 over their useful lives to Itaú Unibanco, which we determined to be two years. We have used a residual value of zero since the conditions established by ASC 350 for use of a residual value different from zero are not met.

The carrying value of Brands as of December 31, 2010 consists of both indefinite lived brands and definite lived brands, as follows:

  Indefinite life  Definite life 
Gross amount  485   909 
Accumulated amortization  -   (454)
Net amount  485   455 

 
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  2009  2008 
Deferred tax assets (Note 21)  7,092   4,614 
Escrow deposits for provision for contingent liabilities classified as probable (Note 30b)  3,219   2,286 
Prepaid taxes  5,404   3,438 
Escrow deposits for taxes payable and challenged in court (Note 30b)  4,127   3,721 
Pension plan prepaid assets (Note 25)  2,743   1,903 
Escrow deposits for provision for contingent liabilities classified as possible (Note 30b)  3,234   1,666 
Service fees and commissions receivable  3,000   1,619 
Redecard - receivables from issuers of credit cards  9,521   - 
Prepaid expenses  2,003   1,075 
Receivables from reimbursement of contingent liabilities (Note 30b)  1,114   940 
Other escrow deposits  423   807 
Receivable from the government administered fund – Fundo para Compensação da Variações Salariais (FCVS)  533   585 
Receivables related to the sale of the Credicard brand  -   304 
Foreclosed assets, net  218   211 
Receivables related to acquisitions  192   163 
Escrow account related to strategic partnerships with CBD and LASA  109   148 
Deferred policy acquisition costs  299   133 
Other  2,339   2,283 
TOTAL  45,570   25,896 

NOTE 1514 - DEPOSITSOTHER ASSETS

  2009  2008 
Non-interest bearing deposits  25,884   24,106 
Demand deposits  24,887   23,041 
Other deposits  997   1,065 
Interest-bearing deposits  165,024   126,696 
Savings deposits  48,222   31,896 
Time deposits  114,810   92,758 
Deposits from banks  1,992   2,042 
TOTAL  190,908   150,802 
  12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
Redecard- receivables from issuers of credit cards  18,061   9,521 
Deferred tax assets (Note 21)  6,396   7,092 
Prepaid taxes  4,189   5,404 
Escrow deposits for taxes payable and challenged in court (Note 30b)  3,708   4,127 
Escrow deposits for provision for contingent liabilities classified as possible (Note 30b)  3,300   3,234 
Escrow deposits for provision for contingent liabilities classified as probable (Note 30b)  4,076   3,219 
Receivables from reimbursement of contingent liabilities (Note 30b)  1,784   1,114 
Service fees and commissions receivable  3,634   3,000 
Securities trading and clearing accounts  2,073   746 
Other escrow deposits  1,876   423 
Prepaid expenses  1,707   2,003 
Prepaid pension plan assets (Note 25c)  1,481   2,743 
Receivable from the government administered fund – Fundo para Compensação de Variações Salariais (FCVS)  577   533 
Receivables related to acquisitions (Note 35)  211   192 
Deferred policy acquisition costs  197   299 
Escrow account related to strategic partnerships with CBD and LASA  72   109 
Foreclosed assets, net  69   218 
Other  2,776   1,593 
TOTAL  56,186   45,570 

Time deposits with balance in excess of the equivalent to US$ 100,000.00 amount to R$ 86,815 as of December 31, 2009 (R$ 72,733 as of December 31, 2008).NOTE 15 – DEPOSITS

  12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
Non-interest bearing deposits  26,439   25,884 
Demand deposits  25,533   24,887 
Other deposits  906   997 
Interest-bearing deposits  176,221   165,024 
Savings deposits  57,899   48,222 
Time deposits  116,398   114,810 
Deposits from other banks  1,924   1,992 
TOTAL  202,660   190,908 

 
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NOTE 16 - SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS

 2009  2008  12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
Trade financing borrowings  6,093   9,166   8,075   6,093 
Local onlendings  215   122 
Local onlending  378   215 
Euronotes  414   576   1,306   414 
Commercial Paper  -   60 
Fixed-rate notes  408   133 
Fixed rate notes  92   408 
Mortgage notes  7,854   3,035   10,595   7,854 
Securities issued and sold to customers under repurchase agreements  65,520   40,977   101,207   65,520 
Other short-term borrowings  221   208   1,388   221 
TOTAL  80,725   54,277   123,041   80,725 

Trade finance borrowings represent credit linesline available to finance imports and exports by Brazilian companies, usually denominated in foreign currency. The following table presents the interest rates in each type of borrowings (p.a.):

  2009  2008 
Trade financing borrowings 1.00% to 13.28%  0.42% to 13.70% 
Local onlendings 1.50% to 11.50%  2.30% to 13.67% 
Euronotes 0.23% to 10.91%  0.40% to 13.62% 
Commercial Paper  -   3,73% 
Fixed-rate notes 0.95% to 8.93%  3.61% to 12.94% 
Mortgage notes 1.28% to 8.55%  6.89% to 12.88% 
12/31/201012/31/2009
Trade financing borrowings0.10% to 10.00%1.00% to 13.28%
Local onlending1.50% to 10.00%1.50% to 11.50%
Euronotes0.40% to 2.50%0.23% to 10.91%
Fixed rate notes1.35% to 10.37%0.95% to 8.93%
Mortgage notes2.04% to 10.64%1.28% to 8.55%

Under "Securities issued and sold to customers under repurchase agreements", we present our liabilities for transactions in which we sell for cash to customers debt securities issued by our consolidated subsidiaries previously held in treasury and where we commit to repurchase them at any moment after sold to the customer and through a final repurchase date on which they are mandatorily repurchased by us. The repurchase price is computed as the price paid on the date of sale plus interest at rates varying between 65%70% and 111%112.4% of the CDI (Interbank Certificate of Deposits) rate. The final repurchase dates extendsextend through June 2027.
September 2024.

 
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  2009  2008 
Local onlendings  21,867   7,271 
Euronotes  1,534   2,209 
Fixed-rate notes  148   278 
Mortgage notes  971   669 
Trade finance borrowings  5,907   7,361 
Debentures  2,764   2,093 
Subordinated debt  22,725   15,030 
Debt under securitization of diversified payment rights  -   1,424 
Other long-term debt (1)  3,060   1,337 
TOTAL  58,976   37,672 
NOTE 17 – LONG-TERM DEBT

(1)
  12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
Local onlending  31,238   21,867 
Euronotes  2,721   1,534 
Fixed rate notes  550   148 
Mortgage notes  1,217   971 
Trade financing borrowings  5,967   5,907 
Debentures  1,384   2,764 
Subordinated debt  34,407   22,725 
Other long-term debt (*)  7,284   3,060 
TOTAL  84,768   58,976 
(*) Including lease obligations in the amountsamount of R$ 2714 and R$ 3827 as of December 31, 20092010 and 2008,2009, respectively.

a)   Local onlendingsonlending

Local onlendings representonlending represents amounts borrowed from Brazilian agencies for lending to Brazilian entities principally to finance purchases of premises and equipment. Such amounts are due in monthly installments through 20292033 and bear fixed interest rates up to 15.35%15% per annum, plus variable interest based on the Taxa de Juros de Longo Prazo (federal government long-term interest rate determined on a quarterly basis, or "TJLP"), on the U.S. dollar exchange variation, or on the BNDES basket of currencies. These borrowings are primarily from Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social - BNDES (National Economic and Social Development Bank) and Fundo de Financiamento para Aquisição de Máquinas e Equipamentos Industriais - FINAME (National IndustrialIndustry Finance Authority) in the form of credit lines that are directed by such government agencies through private banks to specific targeted sectors for economicgovernment development.  Under this arrangement, Itaú Unibanco Holding borrows funds from BNDES or FINAME and passes the funds at a spread determined by the Government to the targeted sector of the economy. Onlending is at the risk of Itaú Unibanco Holding, and it is generally secured.

 
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Original term in
        
Carrying amount (net of
repurchases)
 
Maturity date
 
years
  
Currency
  
Coupon - %
  2009  
2008
 
05/18/2009 5  US$   5.00   -   16 
07/02/2009 1  US$   12.68   -   3 
12/21/2009 1  US$   6.28   -   164 
12/21/2009 1  US$   6.40   -   28 
12/21/2009 1  US$   5.92   -   6 
12/21/2009 1  US$   6.15   -   7 
12/21/2009 1  US$   6.00   -   1 
02/09/2010 2  US$   11.41   3   2 
02/10/2010 1  US$   3.12   2   - 
02/22/2010 1  US$   4.50   2   - 
06/21/2010 2  US$   6.25   3   4 
06/21/2010 2  US$   6.20   6   7 
06/22/2010 5     3.50   327   516 
07/20/2010 2  US$   1.55   2   - 
08/20/2010 5  US$   6.39   4   5 
10/20/2010 5  US$   7.08   3   5 
10/20/2010 5  US$   7.29   4   5 
10/20/2010 5  US$   8.00   2   2 
10/20/2010 5  US$   6.98   9   12 
10/20/2010 5  US$   7.03   15   21 
01/20/2011 3  US$   4.28   18   24 
02/22/2011 5  US$   5.14   4   6 
02/22/2011 5  US$   5.29   8   11 
02/22/2011 5  US$   5.23   26   36 
03/04/2011 3  US$   3.45   5   7 
04/20/2011 5  US$   5.98   3   5 
05/17/2011 2  US$   2.49   1   - 
05/19/2011 2  US$   9.73   2   - 
05/27/2011 1  US$   1.70   2   - 
6/30//2011 (1) 3  US$   8.00   -   39 
6/30//2011 (1) 3  US$   8.50   -   7 
6/30//2011 (1) 3  US$   8.00   -   23 
6/30//2011 (1) 3  US$   7.00   -   23 
07/27/2011 5     5.24   538   725 
12/27/2011 5  US$   3.17   14   - 
02/17/2012 7     5.63   20   27 
05/21/2012 5  US$   6.00   9   12 
05/30/2012 5  R$   9.21   404   398 
07/06/2012 3  US$   5.00   2   - 
07/09/2012 3  US$   5.00   12   - 
02/20/2013 5  US$   5.14   44   59 
04/22/2013 5     7.38   2   3 
05/20/2013 4  US$   5.75   8   - 
05/02/2014 5  US$   5.00   13   - 
06/20/2014 5  US$   4.10   10   - 
05/29/2018 
9
  
US$
   8.00   7   - 
TOTAL             1,534   2,209 
  Original term in     
Carrying amount (net of
repurchases)
 
Maturity date years Currency Coupon - % 12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
2/9/2010 2 US$ 11.41  -   3 
2/10/2010 1 US$ 3.12  -   2 
2/22/2010 1 US$ 4.50  -   2 
6/21/2010 2 US$ 6.25  -   3 
6/21/2010 2 US$ 6.20  -   6 
6/22/2010 5  3.50  -   327 
7/20/2010 2 US$ 1.55  -   2 
8/20/2010 5 US$ 3.64  -   4 
10/20/2010 5 US$ 7.08  -   3 
10/20/2010 5 US$ 7.29  -   4 
10/20/2010 5 US$ 8.00  -   2 
10/20/2010 5 US$ 6.98  -   9 
10/20/2010 5 US$ 7.03  -   15 
1/3/2011 4 US$ 10.64  1   - 
1/20/2011 3 US$ 1.93  17   18 
2/22/2011 5 US$ 2.57  4   4 
2/22/2011 5 US$ 2.72  8   8 
2/22/2011 5 US$ 2.82  25   26 
3/4/2011 3 US$ 3.45  4   5 
4/20/2011 5 US$ 2.25  3   3 
5/17/2011 2 US$ 2.49  1   1 
5/19/2011 2 US$ 9.73  2   2 
5/27/2011 1 US$ 1.70  2   2 
7/27/2011 5  1.35  447   538 
8/22/2011 1 US$ 1.33  1   - 
12/20/2011 2 US$ 2.10  2   - 
12/27/2011 5 US$ 3.17  14   14 
2/17/2012 7  1.44  -   20 
5/21/2012 5 US$ 6.00  8   9 
5/30/2012 5 R$ 9.21  404   404 
7/2/2012 2 US$ 2.85  8   - 
7/6/2012 3 US$ 3.15  2   2 
7/9/2012 3 US$ 3.30  12   12 
2/20/2013 5 US$ 5.14  42   44 
4/22/2013 5  7.38  2   2 
5/20/2013 4 US$ 5.75  8   8 
6/20/2013 3 US$ 3.00  9   - 
6/20/2013 3 US$ 2.70  4   - 
7/1/2013 3 US$ 3.10  18   - 
7/1/2013 3 US$ 3.55  76   - 
10/31/2013 3 US$ 1.50  200   - 
5/2/2014 5 US$ 5.00  12   13 
6/20/2014 5 US$ 4.10  9   10 
10/30/2014 4 US$ 1.70  267   - 
1/20/2015 4 US$ 1.80  13   - 
1/20/2015 4 US$ 1.36  13   - 
3/20/2015 5 US$ 4.00  2   - 
3/20/2015 5 US$ 4.12  2   - 
8/10/2015 5 US$ 1.23  5   - 
9/1/2015 10 CLP 3.00  75   - 
11/2/2015 5 US$ 1.70  284   - 
7/1/2017 10 CLP 3.75  194   - 
10/1/2017 10 CLP 3.50  193   - 
5/29/2018 9 US$ 8.00  4   7 
11/1/2032 11 CLP 5.00  123   - 
5/1/2032 10 CLP 4.00  78   - 
7/1/2032 10 CLP 4.00  123   - 
TOTAL        2,721   1,534 
(1) Operations recognized in advance in 2009.

 
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c)   Fixed Rate Notes

   
Original term in
      
Carrying amount (net of
repurchases)
 
Maturity date
 
 years
 
Currency
 
Coupon - %
  
2009
  
2008
 
Other - US$ 7.01   -   3 
3/17/2009 5 US$ 6.00   -   24 
3/30/2009 5 US$ 6.00   -   2 
4/6/2009 5 US$ 6.00   -   9 
4/16/2009 5 US$ 6.00   -   9 
4/20/2009 5 US$ 6.00   -   57 
4/22/2009 5 US$ 6.00   -   5 
4/27/2009 5 US$ 6.00   -   4 
5/6/2009 5 US$ 6.00   -   12 
5/11/2009 5 US$ 6.00   -   6 
5/14/2009 5 US$ 6.00   -   12 
5/26/2009 5 US$ 6.00   -   5 
5/28/2009 5 US$ 6.00   -   12 
6/1/2009 5 US$ 6.00   -   11 
6/15/2009 5 US$ 6.00   -   12 
6/29/2009 5 US$ 6.00   -   5 
7/13/2009 5 US$ 6.00   -   26 
7/15/2009 5 US$ 6.00   -   7 
8/10/2009 5 US$ 6.00   -   8 
8/17/2009 5 US$ 6.00   -   12 
8/24/2009 5 US$ 6.00   -   9 
10/27/2009 2 US$ 4.82   -   4 
12/8/2009 3 US$ 7.00   -   4 
4/18/2011 (1) 4 US$ 10.37   -   20 
3/21/2012 8
 
US$ 3.10   73   - 
3/21/2012 8 US$ 3.50   7   - 
4/30/2012 8 US$ 3.20   22   - 
4/30/2012 5 US$ 3.40   12   - 
5/16/2012 8 US$ 3.70   9   - 
7/10/2012 
8
 
US$
 
3.80
   25   - 
TOTAL         148   278 
(1) Securities bought by legal vehicle but eliminated at the consolidated
  Original term in     
Carrying amount (net of
repurchases)
 
Maturity date  years Currency Coupon - % 12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
5/31/2011 2 USD 3.00  5   - 
6/8/2011 2 USD 3.00  1   - 
6/8/2011 2 USD 2.80  1   - 
3/21/2012 8 US$ 3.10  64   73 
3/21/2012 8 US$ 3.50  7   7 
4/30/2012 8 US$ 3.20  21   22 
4/30/2012 5 US$ 3.40  12   12 
5/16/2012 8 US$ 3.70  8   9 
7/10/2012 8 US$ 3.80  24   25 
8/10/2012 2 US$ 1.54  34   - 
12/14/2012 3 USD 2.93  1   - 
1/22/2013 3 USD 2.89  1   - 
2/15/2013 5 US$ 1.39  17   - 
2/19/2013 5 US$ 1.19  8   - 
2/21/2013 3  2.86  22   - 
2/21/2013 3  4.20  223   - 
2/22/2013 5 US$ 1.18  17   - 
9/23/2013 4 USD 3.19  2   - 
11/1/2013 4 USD 2.65  2   - 
12/2/2013 4 USD 2.97  1   - 
12/30/2013 4 USD 3.70  1   - 
2/18/2014 4 US$ 3.50  1   - 
12/15/2014 5 USD 4.48  7   - 
5/6/2015 5 US$ 3.70  1   - 
4/15/2017 9 US$ 2.02  69   - 
TOTAL        550   148 

d) Mortgage Notesnotes

Mortgage notes were issued with maturities exceeding one year, falling due monthly up to April 30, 2033,December 1, 2035, and paying interestinterests of up to 10% p.a..12.00% p.a. These instruments are fully backed by housing loans.

 
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e)    Trade financefinancing borrowings

Maturity Currency 2009  2008  Currency 12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
2009   -   94 
2009 CHF (1)  -   - 
2009 US$  -   2,572 
2009 ¥  -   793 
2009 R$  -   433 
2010   24   183    -   24 
2010 CHF (1)  5   -  CHF (1)  -   5 
2010 CLP (2)  -   1  CLP (2)  -   - 
2010 US$  1,975   905  US$  -   1,975 
2010 ¥  50   -  ¥  -   50 
2010 R$  3   -  R$  -   3 
2011   88   146 
2011   146   20  CHF (1)  -   2 
2011 CHF (1)  2   -  CLP (2)  8   - 
2011 US$  2,077   1,165  US$  2,018   2,077 
2012 CHF (1)  2   1    521   586 
2012 CLP (2)  1   1  CHF (1)  1   2 
2012 US$  616   153  CLP (2)  -   1 
2012   586   768  US$  1,315   616 
2013 CHF (1)  2   -    62   68 
2013   68   -  CHF (1)  -   2 
2013 US$  257   264  US$  924   257 
2014 CHF (1)  2   -  CHF (1)  -   2 
2014 CLP (2)  1   -  CLP (2)  1   1 
2014 US$  54   -  US$  224   54 
After 2014 CHF (1)  9   - 
After 2014 CLP (2)  2   2 
After 2014 US$  24   - 
After 2014   1   6 
2015 CLP (2)  1   - 
2015 R$  2   - 
2015 US$  627   - 
After 2015 ARS (3)  1   - 
After 2015   3   1 
After 2015 CHF (1)  18   9 
After 2015 CLP (2)  2   2 
After 2015 US$  127   24 
After 2015 R$  24   - 
TOTAL    5,907   7,361     5,967   5,907 
(1) CHF - Swiss Franc; (2) CLP – Chilean PesoPeso; (3) ARS - Argentinean Peso.

Foreign currency borrowings are mainly directed to fund our trade financing and credit extended to customers and are generally matched by specific funding from the foreign bank. The following table shows the interest rates on foreign currency denominated balances (p.a.):

  2009 2008 
US$ 0.45% to 11.75% 1.01% to .3,0% 
¥ 0.75% to 3.15% 1.30% to 1.48% 
 1.12% to 7.38% 2.50% to 5.93% 
R$ 1.12% to 7.00% 13.09% 
CLP 2.20% to 6.30% 3.15% to 6.60% 
CHF 0.8% to 5.75% 2.78% to 5.75% 
12/31/201012/31/2009
US$0.54% to 12.75%0.45% to 11.75%
¥-0.75% to 3.15%
1.23% to 5.86%1.12% to 7.38%
R$9.75% to 12.50%1.12% to 7.00%
CLP1.87% to 6.50%2.20% to 6.30%
CHF0.64% to 5.75%0.80% to 5.75%

f )  Debentures

  Original term in   Coupon - % 
Carrying amount (excluding
debentures in treasury)
 
Maturity date years Currency 2010 2009 12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
1/10/2010 3 R$ - CDI + 0.29  -   1,035 
1/10/2012 5 R$  CDI + 0.35 CDI + 0.35  1,037   1,033 
Other   R$   -   -  347   696 
TOTAL          1,384   2,764 

 
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f )  Debenturesg) Subordinated debt

  Original term in     Coupon - %  
Carrying amount (excluding
debentures in treasury)
 
Maturity date years  Currency  2009  2008  2009  2008 
10/1/2010 3  R$  CDI + 0,29  CDI + 0,29   1,035   1,048 
10/1/2012 5  R$  CDI + 0,35  CDI + 0,35   1,033   1,045 
Other    R$   -   -   696   - 
TOTAL                2,764   2,093 

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Coupon - %
  
Carrying amount
    Coupon - %  Carrying value 
Maturity date
 
Currency
 
2009
  
2008
  
2009
  
2008
  Currency 2010  2009  12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
Notes                            
8/15/2011 US$ 10.00  10.00   303   408  US$  10.00   10.00   290   303 
8/15/2011 ¥ 4.25  4.25   572   786  ¥  4.25   4.25   625   572 
4/15/2020 US$  6.20   -   1,662   - 
1/22/2021 US$  5.75   -   1,691   - 
7/29/2049 US$ 8.70  -   867   -  US$  8.70   8.70   833   867 
Bonds                                  
4/1/2033 CLP 3.50  3.50   67   73  CLP  3.50   3.50   79   67 
10/1/2033 CLP 4.50  4.50   69   75  CLP  4.50   4.50   66   69 
Time Deposit                
12/23/2009 R$ -  CDI + 0,87   -   852 
12/22/2015   1.98   -   154   - 
Bank Deposit Certificate                  
4/2/2012 R$ CDI + 3,50  CDI + 3,50   6,781   6,150  R$ CDI + 3.50  CDI + 3.50   7,465   6,781 
5/15/2012 R$ CDI + 4,00  -   267   -  R$ CDI + 4.00  CDI + 4.00   294   267 
5/17/2012 R$ CDI + 3,80  -   809   -  R$ CDI + 3.80  CDI + 3.80   892   809 
5/21/2012 R$ CDI + 3,90  -   800   -  R$ CDI + 3.90  CDI + 3.90   881   800 
7/11/2012 R$ CDI + 0,38  -   553   -  R$ CDI + 0.38  CDI + 0.38   609   553 
8/3/2012 R$ CDI + 0,38  -   260   -  R$ CDI + 0.38  CDI + 0.38   286   260 
10/4/2012 R$ CDI + 7,35  -   171   -  R$ CDI + 7.35  CDI + 7.35   202   171 
10/8/2012 R$ CDI + 3,80  -   119   -  R$ CDI + 3.80  CDI + 3.80   131   119 
10/8/2012 R$ IGPM + 7,31  -   211   -  R$ IGPM + 7.31  IGPM + 7.31   249   211 
10/11/2012 R$ CDI + 0,45  -   574   -  R$ CDI + 0.45  CDI + 0.45   632   574 
11/1/2012 R$ CDI + 0,35  CDI + 0,35   379   344  R$ CDI + 0.35  CDI + 0.35   418   379 
12/17/2012 R$ CDI + 2,50  -   559   -  R$ CDI + 2.50  CDI + 2.50   615   559 
12/27/2012 R$ CDI + 2,50  -   56   -  R$ CDI + 2.50  CDI + 2.50   61   56 
1/24/2013 R$ CDI + 0,60  -   310   -  R$ CDI + 0.60  CDI + 0.60   342   310 
1/30/2013 R$ CDI + 0,60  -   309   -  R$ CDI + 0.60  CDI + 0.60   342   309 
2/1/2013 R$ CDI + 0,50  CDI + 0,50   2,255   2,042  R$ CDI + 0.50  CDI + 0.50   2,487   2,255 
2/1/2013 R$ CDI + 0,60  -   186   -  R$ CDI + 0.60  CDI + 0.60   205   186 
2/7/2013 R$ CDI + 0,50  CDI + 0,50   293   265  R$ CDI + 0.50  CDI + 0.50   323   293 
2/8/2013 R$ CDI + 0,50  CDI + 0,50   14   13  R$ CDI + 0.50  CDI + 0.50   15   14 
2/8/2013 R$ CDI + 0,60  -   14   -  R$ CDI + 0.60  CDI + 0.60   15   14 
2/13/2013 R$ CDI + 0,60  -   123   -  R$ CDI + 0.60  CDI + 0.60   136   123 
2/18/2013 R$ CDI + 0,60  -   10   -  R$ CDI + 0.60  CDI + 0.60   11   10 
2/21/2013 R$ CDI + 0,60  -   12   -  R$ CDI + 0.60  CDI + 0.60   14   12 
2/22/2013 R$ CDI + 0,60
 
 -   34   -  R$ CDI + 0.60  CDI + 0.60   37   34 
2/25/2013 R$ CDI + 0,50
 
 CDI + 0,50   76   69  R$ CDI + 0.50  CDI + 0.50   83   76 
3/4/2013 R$ CDI + 0,60
 
 -   6   -  R$ CDI + 0.60  CDI + 0.60   7   6 
3/11/2013 R$ CDI + 0,60
 
 -   6   -  R$ CDI + 0.60  CDI + 0.60   7   6 
4/5/2013 R$ CDI + 6,00
 
 -   12   -  R$ CDI + 6.00  CDI + 6.00   13   12 
4/15/2013 R$ CDI + 6,00
 
 -   11   -  R$ CDI + 6.00  CDI + 6.00   12   11 
4/29/2013 R$ CDI + 7,00
 
 -   3   -  R$  -  CDI + 7.00   -   3 
5/6/2013 R$ CDI + 7,00
 
 -   8   -  R$  -  CDI + 7.00   -   8 
5/9/2013 R$ CDI + 6,00
 
 -   12   -  R$ CDI + 6.00  CDI + 6.00   13   12 
6/24/2013 R$ CDI + 7,00
 
 -   12   -  R$ CDI + 7.00  CDI + 7.00   26   12 
11/27/2013 R$ CDI + 2,00  -   91   -  R$ CDI + 2.00  CDI + 2.00   100   91 
5/22/2014 R$ CDI + 0,35  CDI + 0,35   2,516   2,187  R$ CDI + 0.35  CDI + 0.35   2,655   2,516 
8/4/2014 R$ CDI + 0,46
 
 -   65   -  R$ CDI + 0.46  CDI + 0.46   72   65 
10/8/2014 R$ IGPM + 7,35  -   44   -  R$ IGPM + 7.35  IGPM + 7.35   52   44 
10/14/2014 R$ CDI + 12,00  CDI + 12,00   1,131   1,018  R$ CDI + 12.00  CDI + 12.00   1,256   1,131 
12/4/2014 R$ CDI + 0,60  -   13   -  R$ CDI + 0.60  CDI + 0.60   14   13 
9/21/2015 R$ CDI + 19,80  -   468   -  R$ CDI + 19.80  CDI + 19.80   523   468 
1/13/2016 R$ CDI + 14.00   -   554   - 
1/18/2016 R$ CDI + 13.00   -   1,821   - 
1/26/2016 R$ CDI + 13.00   -   248   - 
2/1/2016 R$ CDI + 13.00   -   110   - 
2/2/2016 R$ CDI + 13.00   -   117   - 
2/4/2016 R$ CDI + 10.00   -   4   - 
2/4/2016 R$ CDI + 11.00   -   9   - 
2/5/2016 R$ CDI + 13.00   -   39   - 
2/10/2016 R$ CDI + 10.00   -   60   - 
2/10/2016 R$ CDI + 13.00   -   66   - 
2/11/2016 R$ CDI + 10.00   -   1   - 
2/12/2016 R$ CDI + 10.00   -   17   - 
2/17/2016 R$ CDI + 10.00   -   1   - 
2/18/2016 R$ CDI + 10.00   -   3   - 
2/23/2016 R$ CDI + 10.00   -   1   - 
2/23/2016 R$ CDI + 13.00   -   1   - 
2/26/2016 R$ CDI + 10.00   -   4   - 
3/3/2016 R$ CDI + 10.00   -   6   - 
3/8/2016 R$ IPCA + 7.33   -   135   - 
12/27/2016 R$ CDI + 0,47  -   701   -  R$ CDI + 0.47  CDI + 0.47   773   701 
Redeemable Preferred Shares                
3/8/2017 R$ IPCA + 7.45   -   403   - 
Financial Bills                  
10/3/2016 R$ CDI + 10.00   -   2,329   - 
8/18/2016 R$ CDI + 7.00   -   1   - 
12/15/2016 R$ IPCA + 7.00   -   30   - 
10/25/2017 R$ IPCA + 7.00   -   210   - 
Redeemable preferred shares                  
3/31/2015 US$ 1.89  5.13   573   748  US$  6.39   1.89   569   573 
TOTAL          22,725   15,030             34,407   22,725 

During the last few years, we issued debt which is subordinated in right of payment to all indebtedness of the issuing entity. Such debt is considered Tier II regulatory capital for purposes of computing the minimum capitalrequirementscapital requirements established by the Central Bank (see Note(Note 31).

Under the terms of the debt, in order to qualify as Tier II regulatory capital, payment of principal and interest will be deferred if we are not in compliance with the operational limits established by the Central Bank or if such payment would determine that we are no longer in compliance with such limits. Payment will be deferred until we are in compliance with such limits.

 
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h) Debt under securitization of diversified payments rights

Diversified payment rights are payment orders in U.S. dollars received by Itaú Unibanco Holding from non- Brazilian entities to make a payment in Brazilian reais to a beneficiary customer residing in Brazil. As part of the ordinary business activities of Itaú Unibanco Holding it provides to its customers in Brazil the service of receiving from entities outside Brazil and through different means (such as electronic messages through different systems such as SWIFT, Fedwire or CHIPS) orders to make payments to the customer.

On March 20, 2002 we sold present and future rights to such payment orders to “Brazilian Diversified Payment Rights Finance Company”, a consolidated special purpose entity (SPE) incorporated in the Cayman Islands. On June 30, 2005, December 23, 2005 and September 20, 2006, the SPE issued Floating Rate Notes to third-party investors secured by the diversified payment rights that the SPE acquired from Itaú Unibanco Holding which is classified as long-term debt and presented below.


  Amount issued           
  (in millions of     Interest only   Carrying amount 
Series
 
US$)
 
Currency
 
Coupon - %
 
Period
 
Scheduled amortization
 
2009
  
2008
 
2005-1 (2)  178 US$ Libor + 0,20% June, 30 2005 until September, 20 2012 Half year, after September, 20 2009 until September, 20 2012  -   419 
2005-3 VF (1)  225 US$ Libor + 1,50% Half Year Half year, after September, 20 2009 until September, 20 2013  -   472 
2006-1 (2)  200 
US$
 
Libor + 0,50%
 
Half Year
 
Half year, after March, 20 2009 until September, 20 2013
  -   533 
TOTAL  603          -   1,424 
(1) The serie 2005-3 VF was issued on September 2008.
(2) Those series were prepaid in 2009.

The Notes issued by the SPE are expected to be repaid through the flow of funds provided by the payment orders sold by Itaú Unibanco Holding to the SPE. If the SPE, as issuer of the Floating Rate Notes, fails to make a timely payment of accrued interest and of scheduled principal, investors have the benefit of a financial guaranty insurance policy provided by an unrelated insurance company.

Itaú Unibanco Holding has the right to make an early redemption of the Notes by paying total outstanding principal and accrued interest of the Notes. Itaú Unibanco Holding will be obligated to redeem the Notes if certain specified events of default or early termination occur. Considering the terms of the agreements entered into in relation to the issuance of the Notes we have consolidated the SPE in our consolidated financial statements.

Cash received by the SPE for the payment orders sold by Itaú Unibanco Holding may be required to be maintained in specified bank accounts  until certain minimum level is achieved. Such balances are subject to withdrawal and usage restrictions and are presented as Restricted Cash in the consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31, 2009,  there is no outstanding balance in restricted cash (R$ 84 as of December 31, 2008).


The following table presents long-term debt by its remaining maturity period:

  12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
Due within one year  13,141   7,827 
From 1 to 2 years  25,923   8,463 
From 2 to 3 years  11,641   18,495 
From 3 to 4 years  8,461   7,114 
From 4 to 5 years  4,692   7,957 
After 5 years  20,910   9,120 
TOTAL  84,768   58,976 
  2009  2008 
Due within one year  7,827   7,745 
From 1 to 2 years  8,463   4,988 
From 2 to 3 years  18,495   4,897 
From 3 to 4 years  7,114   10,139 
From 4 to 5 years  7,957   4,154 
After 5 years  9,120   5,749 
TOTAL  58,976   37,672 

NOTE 18 - OTHER LIABILITIES

  12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
Payable to merchants for credit card transactions  38,198   26,181 
Contingent liabilities (Note 30b)  9,642   7,651 
Derivative liabilities:        
Swaps  2,017   2,344 
Options  3,044   2,720 
Forwards  1,188   547 
Credit derivatives  127   106 
Futures  55   25 
Other  243   539 
Taxes (other than income)  5,555   3,701 
Taxes payable and challenged in court (Note 30b)  5,094   6,337 
Collection of third-party taxes, social contributions and other  4,431   3,563 
Payable for securities purchased (trade date)  4,309   1,720 
Labor liabilities  3,426   2,776 
Taxes on income  1,523   1,467 
Interest on stockholders' equity payable  1,451   2,517 
Payable related to acquisitions (Note 35)  645   548 
Stock-based compensation (Note 26)  525   618 
Foreign exchange portfolio, net  320   164 
Accrued pension plan benefits (Note 25c)  123   196 
Fair value of guarantees granted (Note 29e)  108   68 
Deferred credits related to strategic partnership with CBD and LASA  72   109 
Other  5,880   4,824 
Total  87,975   68,721 

 
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  2009  2008 
Payable to merchants for credit card transactions  26,181   9,583 
Taxes payable and challenged in court (Note 30b)  6,337   6,155 
Derivative liabilities:        
Swaps  2,344   3,075 
Options  2,720   3,405 
Forward  547   1,328 
Credit derivatives  106   201 
Futures  25   - 
Other  539   - 
Contingent liabilities (Note 30b)  7,651   5,219 
Interest on stockholders' equity payable  2,517   2,401 
Collection of third-party taxes, social contributions and other  3,563   2,646 
Payable for securities purchased (trade date)  1,720   2,638 
Labor liabilities  2,776   1,727 
Taxes other than income  3,701   939 
Taxes on income  1,467   726 
Payable related to acquisitions  548   426 
Stock-based compensation (Note 26)  618   334 
Accrued pension plan benefits (Note 25)  196   324 
Foreign exchange portfolio, net  164   173 
Deferred credits related to strategic partnership with CBD and LASA  109   148 
Fair value of guarantees granted (Note 29e)  68   37 
Other  4,824   2,927 
   68,721   44,412 
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NOTE 19 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

a) Capital and stockholders'Stockholders’ rights

I) Capital

  Quantity of shares issued 
  2009  2008 (*) 
Common shares  2,289,286,475   1,708,760,440 
Preferred shares  2,281,649,744   1,605,988,901 
TOTAL  4,570,936,219   3,314,749,341 

(*) After giving retroactive effect to the bonus of shares in August 2009

At the Annual and Extraordinary Stockholders' Meeting held on August 27, 2007, stockholders  approved the split of 100% of capital stock by issuing one additional share per each share previously owned. This split was carried out in the Stock Exchanges on October 1, 2007.

At the Annual and Extraordinary Stockholders' Meeting held on April 23, 2008, stockholders approved the cancellation of 14,115,264 (*) common shares and 20,625,000 (*) preferred shares held in treasury, and a bonus of 25% over shares by issuing one additional share per each four shares previously owned. Bonus shares were issued on June 2, 2008.

At the Extraordinary Stockholders' Meeting held on November 28, 2008 stockholders approved the cancellation of 11,000,000 (*) preferred shares held in treasury.

Also at the Extraordinary Stockholders' Meeting held on November 28, 2008, stockholders approved the merger of all shares of Itaú Unibanco, after the latter had acquired the shares of Itaúsa Export, E. Johnston, Unibanco Holdings e Unibanco, for the purpose of turning it into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Itaú Unibanco Holding again.  As a result, capital was increased by R$ 12,000 by way of the issuance of 1,256,186,878 (*) book entry shares with no par value: 580,526,035 (*) ordinary shares and 675,660,843 (*) preferred shares. BACEN approved the transaction on February 28, 2009.
  Number of shares issued 
  2010  2009 
Common shares  2,289,286,475   2,289,286,475 
Preferred shares  2,281,649,744   2,281,649,744 
TOTAL  4,570,936,219   4,570,936,219 

At the Annual and Extraordinary Stockholders' Meeting held on April 24, 2009, stockholders approved a stock bonus of 10% over shares by issuing one additional share per each fourten shares previouslypreviosly owned. Bonus shares will bewere traded after the approval of the related process by BACEN. As a result, capital was increased by 415,539,656 shares.BACEN in August, 2009.

Preferred shares carry no voting rights, but are entitled to a priority minimum non-cumulative annual dividend. Both types of shares participate equally in the distribution of dividends after the common shares have received payments equal to the minimum preferential payment to the preferred shares (R$ 0.022 per share at December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007)2008). All stockholders are entitled to receive, in total, a minimum mandatory dividend of at least 25% of Itaú Unibanco Holding'sUnibanco's annual net income as stated in the statutory accounting records adjusted for transfers to and from reserves as required by Brazilian corporate law.

II) Treasury stock

Pursuant to decisions of the Board of Directors, Itaú Unibanco Holding repurchases its own shares to hold in treasury, to issue to grantees under the stock option planbased compensation plans (Note 26), to cancel, or to resell at a later date.  Minimum cost, weighted average cost, maximum cost, and quoted market cost (per share after giving effect to the bonus of shares in June, 2008)share) at December 31, 20092010 and 2008,2009, are presented below:

  2010  2009 
  
Common
shares
  
Preferred
shares
  
Common
shares
  
Preferred
shares
 
Acquisition in the period            
Stock held by Itaubanco defined contribution plan in excess of the individual accounts of participants (*)  30.50   -   -   - 
Minimum cost  -   -   9.65   37.52 
Weighted average cost  -   -   9.65   37.52 
Maximum cost  -   -   9.65   37.52 
Balance of treasury stock                
Average cost  30.47   23.66   9.65   23.66 
Quoted Market Value of shares in BOVESPA (Sao Paulo Stock Exchange) at December, 31  31.00   39.79   30.00   38.69 
  2009  2008 
  Common shares  Preferred shares  Common shares  Preferred shares 
Acquisition in the period            
Minimum cost  9.65   37.52   -   22.91 
Weighted average cost  9.65   37.52   -   30.93 
Maximum cost  9.65   37.52   -   35.87 
Balance of treasury stock                
Average cost  9.65   23.66   -   25.96 
Quoted Market Value of shares in BOVESPA (Sao PauloStock Exchange) at December 31  30.00   38.69   21.50   26.10 
(*) As described in Note 25 treasury shares include those shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding contributed to the Itaubanco Defined Contribution Plan and that have not been credited to the individual accounts of the participants. Those shares held as assets of Itaubanco Defined Contribution Plan are accounted for as treasury shares following the accounting practice described in Note 2v. The shares held as of April 1, 2010 were measured upon recognition at fair value as of such date which was R$ 30.50.

 
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III)   Additional paid-in capital

Additional paid-in capital corresponds to: (i) the difference between the selling price of treasury stock and the average cost of such stock, (ii)  to compensation expense recognized under the stock option planbased compensation plans (Notes 2s and 26), (iii) to the difference between the fair value of the stock issued in relation to the acquisitions of Itaú BBA and Bank Boston and to the amount of increase in capital stock related to such issuance as per the financial statements for statutory and regulatory purposes, and (iv) to the purchase pricedifference between the consideration paid foror received and the acquisition of shares of Itaúsa Export (Note 3.2.a) and to a capital contribution made by Itaúsachange in Itaúsa Export during 2007.the carrying amount upon changes in interest in consolidated subsidiaries.

b)   Appropriated retained earnings

Appropriated retained earnings include the following reserves recorded in accordance with Brazilian corporate law, ouror By-Laws or by stockholders’ decision.

I) Revenue reserve:
  2010  2009 
Legal reserve  3,254   2,740 
         
Statutory reserves:        
  Dividend equalization  6,718   5,964 
  Increase in working capital  6,917   3,864 
Increase in interest in investees  8,773   5,845 
Unrealized profits  -   358 
Total reserves in parent company financial statements  25,662   18,771 
Elimination of reserves in consolidation  (9,767)  (12,817)
Total consolidated reserves  15,895   5,954 

Legal Reserves2,740
Statutory Reserves:
Dividends equalization5,964
Increase in working capital3,864
Increase in interest in investees5,845
Unrealized Profit Reserve358
Total reserves in parent company  financial statements18,771
Elimination of reserves on consolidation(12,817)
Total reserves in consolidated financial statements5,954

II)I)   Legal reserve

Under Brazilian corporate law, Itaú Unibanco Holding is required to appropriate 5% of its net income per its statutory financial statements, after absorbing accumulated deficit, to a legal reserve, which is restricted as to distribution. The reserve may be used to increase capital or absorb losses, but it may not be distributed as dividends.

III)II)   Statutory reserves

The three statutory reserves are the following:

·Dividend Equalization Reserve - The reserve has the purpose of paying dividends, including interest onstockholders'on stockholders' equity, with the objective of maintaining a payment flow to stockholders.
The reserve is composed of:

(a) up to 50% of net income for the fiscal year;
(b) up to 100% of revaluation reserves in the statutory books that have been realized; and
(c) up to 100% of the amount of prior years’ adjustments recorded directly in stockholders' equity in the statutory books, and is reduced by the amounts of anticipated dividends.

The reserve is limited to 40% of capital stock in the statutory books.

·Reserve for Increase in Working Capital - This reserve has the purpose of accruing funds for Itaú Unibanco Holding’s operations. It is composed of up to 20% of net income for the fiscal year and is limited to 30% of capital stock in the statutory books.

·Reserve for Increasing InterestIncrease in interest in investees - The purpose of the reserve is to accrue funds to exercise the right of first refusal in capital increases in companies we have an interest in.  It is composed of up to 50% of net income for the fiscal year and is limited to 30% of capital stock in the statutory books.

 
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IV)III)  Unrealized Profitsprofits

This reserve represents income recorded for accounting purposes in Itaú Unibanco Holding’s statutory individual financial statements, as equity in the earnings of unconsolidated investments, which has not yet been received in cash.

This reserve will be realized upon sale of such investments and through receipt of dividends. When realized, amounts are transferred to unappropriated retained earnings and included in the calculation basis of the minimum mandatory dividend, in accordance with Brazilian corporate law and CVM rules.

c)  Unappropriated retained earnings

The balance of net income remaining after the distribution of dividends and appropriations to statutory reserves in Itaú Unibanco Holding’s statutory records is transferred to the reserves described above.

 
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NOTE 20 - EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic and diluted earnings per share were computed as follows for the years indicated. All information in this note has been retroactively restated to give effect to the split of shares in June 2008 and the bonus of shares in August 20092009.

 2009  2008  2007  
01/01 to
12/31/2010
  
01/01 to
12/31/2009
  
01/01 to
12/31/2008
 
Earnings per share - Basic                  
                  
Net income attributable to common and preferred stockholders of Itaú Unibanco         
Net income attributable to common and preferred stockholders of Itaú Unibanco Holding         
                  
Net income attributable to Itaú Unibanco  14,085   4,849   7,662 
            
Net income attributable to Itaú Unibanco Holding  11,067   14,085   4,849 
Minimum non-cumulative dividend on preferred shares in accordance with our by-laws  (48)  (31)  (32)  (49)  (48)  (31)
Subtotal  14,037   4,818   7,630   11,018   14,037   4,818 
                        
Undistributed retained earnings to be distributed to common stockholders in an amount per share equal to the minimum dividend payable to preferred stockholders  (47)  (34)  (34)
Retained earnings to be distributed to common stockholders in an amount per share equal to the minimum dividend payable to preferred stockholders  (50)  (47)  (34)
Subtotal  13,990   4,784   7,596   10,968   13,990   4,784 
                        
Undistributed retained earnings to be distributed to common and preferred stockholders on a pro-rata basis:            
Retained earnings to be distributed to common and preferred stockholders on a pro-rata basis:            
To common stockholders  7,074   2,505   3,935   5,535   7,074   2,505 
To preferred stockholders  6,916   2,279   3,661   5,433   6,916   2,279 
                        
Total net income available to common stockholders  7,121   2,539   3,969   5,585   7,121   2,539 
Total net income available to preferred stockholders  6,964   2,310   3,693   5,482   6,964   2,310 
                        
Weighted average outstanding shares                        
Common shares  2,192,530,134   1,708,760,440   1,708,796,764   2,288,034,273   2,192,530,134   1,708,760,440 
Preferred shares  2,143,753,894   1,554,841,088   1,589,475,999   2,245,448,240   2,143,753,894   1,554,841,088 
                        
Earnings per share - in R$            
Earnings per share – R$            
Common shares  3.25   1.49   2.32   2.44   3.25   1.49 
Preferred shares  3.25   1.49   2.32   2.44   3.25   1.49 

 2009  2008  2007  
01/01 to
12/31/2010
  
01/01 to
12/31/2009
  
01/01 to
12/31/2008
 
Earnings per share - Diluted         
Earnings per share – Diluted         
                  
Net income attributable to common and preferred stockholders of Itaú Unibanco         
Net income attributable to common and preferred stockholders of Itaú Unibanco Holding         
                  
Net income available to preferred stockholders  6,964   2,310   3,693   5,482   6,964   2,310 
Dividend on incremental preferred shares  9   9   24   18   9   9 
Net income available to preferred stockholders considering incremental preferred shares  6,973   2,319   3,717   5,500   6,973   2,319 
                        
Net income available to common stockholders  7,121   2,539   3,969   5,585   7,121   2,539 
Dividend on incremental preferred shares  (9)  (9)  (24)  (18)  (9)  (9)
Net income available to common stockholders considering incremental preferred shares  7,112   2,530   3,945   5,567   7,112   2,530 
                        
Adjusted weighted average shares                        
Common shares  2,192,530,134   1,708,760,440   1,708,796,764   2,288,034,273   2,192,530,134   1,708,760,440 
Preferred shares  2,149,890,063   1,569,079,278   1,609,800,069   2,260,049,773   2,149,890,063   1,569,079,278 
Preferred shares  2,143,753,894   1,554,841,088   1,589,475,999   2,245,448,240   2,143,753,894   1,554,841,088 
Incremental shares from stock options granted under our Stock Option Plan (Note 26)  6,136,169   14,238,190   20,324,070 
Incremental shares from share based compensation plans (Note 26)  14,601,533   6,136,169   14,238,190 
                        
Diluted earnings per share - in R$            
Diluted earnings per share – in R$            
Common shares  3.24   1.48   2.31   2.43   3.24   1.48 
Preferred shares  3.24   1.48   2.31   2.43   3.24   1.48 

Potentially anti-dilutive shares, which have been excluded from the diluted earnings per share, calculation totaled 10,762,133 preferred shares as of December 31, 2010, 11,521,337 preferred shares atas of December 31, 2009;31,2009 and 3,851,078 preferred shares inas of December 2008 and 2,157,324 preferred shares in December 200731, 2008.

 
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The following table presents the amounts per share of extraordinary item:

  2009  2008  2007 
Earnings per share - Basic (common and preferred shares)         
          
Net income before extraordinary item  3.25   1.49   2.31 
Extraordinary item  -   -   0.01 
Net income  3.25   1.49   2.32 
             
Earnings per share - Diluted (common and preferred shares)            
             
Net income before extraordinary item  3.24   1.48   2.30 
Extraordinary item  -   -   0.01 
Net income  3.24   1.48   2.31 

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NOTE 21 – TAXES ON INCOME

Itaú Unibanco and each of its subsidiaries file separate corporate income tax returns for each fiscal year. Income taxes in Brazil comprise federal income tax and social contribution on net income, which is an addition onadditional federal tax. The tax rates applicable to financial institutions in each year were as follows:follows :

 2009  2008  2007  
01/01 to
12/31/2010
  
01/01 to
12/31/2009
  
01/01 to
12/31/2008
 
Federal income tax  25   25   25   25   25   25 
Social contribution on net income (*)  15   15   9   15   15   15 
Composite rate  40   40   34   40   40   40 
(*)The Provisional Measure No. 413, of January 3, 2008, and the subsequent Law No. 11,727, of June 23, 2008, increased the rate for social contruibutioncontribution on net income from 9% to 15% for financial and financial-equivalent companies effective as from May 1, 2008.

The amounts recorded as income tax expense in the consolidated financial statements are reconciled to the statutory rates as follows:follows :

  2009  2008  2007 
Income before taxes  23,461   3,544   11,778 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies, net  (9)  (474)  (476)
Calculation basis  23,452   3,070   11,302 
Tax expense at statutory rates  (9,381)  (1,228)  (3,843)
Nontaxable (deductible) exchange gains (losses) on foreign subsidiaries  (1,356)  775   (330)
Nondeductible expenses  (86)  (112)  (74)
Nontaxable dividends on companies recorded at cost  101   67   11 
Net tax benefit on interest on shareholders' equity  1,474   660   82 
(Nondeductible) / taxable stock based compensation  (164)  105   (115)
Nontaxable interest on foreign government debt securities  295   381   297 
Constitution /(Reversal) of the valuation allowance (1)  -   131   (51)
Effect of increase in social contribution rate  -   336   - 
Other differences  268   219   (124)
Income tax income (expense)  (8,849)  1,334   (4,147)
(1) During the year 2008 we released the valuation allowance corresponding to tax loss carryforwards of one of our insurance subsidiaries as result of tax planning strategies that allow realization of those tax loss carryforwards.
  
01/01 to
12/31/2010
  
01/01 to
12/31/2009
  
01/01 to
12/31/2008
 
Income before taxes  16,828   23,461   3,544 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies, net  (308)  9   (474)
Calculation basis  16,520   23,470   3,070 
Tax expense at statutory rates  (6,608)  (9,388)  (1,228)
Nontaxable (deductible) exchange gains (losses) on foreign subsidiaries  (180)  (1,356)  775 
Nondeductible expenses  (120)  (86)  (112)
Nontaxable dividends on companies recorded at cost  122   101   67 
Net tax benefit on interest on shareholders’ equity  1,496   1,474   660 
Nondeductible stock-based compensation  (non deductible) / taxable  (79)  (247)  72 
Nontaxable interest on foreign government debt securities  148   295   381 
Constitution of valuation allowance  -   -   131 
Effect of increase in social contribution rate – deferred tax  -   -   336 
Other differences  284   358   252 
Income tax income (expense)  (4,937)  (8,849)  1,334 


  12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
Deferred tax assets  25,758   26,162 
Provisions not currently deductible :        
Allowance for loan and lease losses  10,844   10,086 
Taxes and Social Security  1,319   1,875 
Other provisions  2,388   2,249 
Tax loss carryforwards  3,320   3,284 
Deferred tax asset for excess tax-deductible goodwill  5,112   6,269 
Other temporary differences  2,775   2,399 
         
Deferred tax liabilities  19,362   19,070 
Temporary differences related to leases  8,296   7,568 
Pension plan prepaid assets  1,064   1,097 
Gain on Redecard transaction  1,812   1,812 
Other temporary differences that include intangibles obtained in business combinations  8,190   8,593 
Deferred tax liabilities/assets, included in Other liabilities/assets  6,396   7,092 
  2009  2008 
Deferred tax assets  26,162   12,441 
Provisions not currently deductible:        
Allowance for loan and lease losses  10,086   5,050 
Taxes and social securities  1,875   881 
Other provisions  2,249   1,667 
Tax loss carryforwards  3,284   3,606 
Deferred Tax Asset for excess tax - deductible Goodwill  6,269   - 
Other temporary differences  2,399   1,237 
         
Deferred tax liabilities  19,070   7,827 
Temporary differences related to leases  7,568   6,312 
Pension plan prepaid assets  1,097   891 
Gain on Redecard Transaction  1,812   - 
Other temporary differences that included intangble obtained in business combination  8,593   624 
Deferred tax liabilities/assets, included in Other Liabilities/Assets  7,092   4,614 

 
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The table below presents changes in our unrecognized tax benefits in accordance towith ASC 740-10-25,  (formerly FIN 48-“Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”) from January 1 to December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively:

  2009  2008 
At the beginning of the year  2,281   2,098 
Balance of Unibanco's acquisition  1,248   - 
Gross amount of increases for prior year's tax positions  619   192 
Amounts of decreases relating to settlements (*)  (1,834)  (9)
At the end of the year  2,314   2,281 
  
01/01 to
12/31/2010
  
01/01 to
12/31/2009
  
01/01 to
12/31/2008
 
At the beginning of the year  2,314   2,281   2,098 
Balance of Unibanco’s acquisition  -   1,248   - 
Gross amount of increases for prior years’ tax positions  570   618   192 
Amounts of decreases related to settlements (*)  (175)  (1,833)  (9)
At the end of the year  2,709   2,314   2,281 
(*) As described in Note 30.b Itau30b, in 2009 and 2010 Itaú Unibanco Holding entered in the REFIS Program.program.

Total amount of unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 20092010 would affect the effective tax rate if recognized in 2010.2011.

The following table presents the change in interest and penalties included in unrecognized tax benefits:

 2009  2008  
01/01 to
12/31/2010
  
01/01 to
12/31/2009
  
01/01 to
12/31/2008
 
At the beginning of the year  1,086   976   843   1,086   976 
Balance of Unibanco's acquisition  562   - 
Balance of Unibanco’s acquisition  -   562   - 
Total interest and penalties recognized during the year  200   119   98   200   119 
Total interest and penalties reverted by payments  (564)  (9)  (38)  (564)  (9)
Total interest and penalties reverted by REFIS (*)  (441)  -   (33)  (441)  - 
At the end of the year  843   1,086   870   843   1,086 
(*) As described in Note 30.b Itau30b, in 2009 and 2010 Itaú Unibanco Holding entered in the REFIS Program.program.

We do not expect significant changes in the gross balance of unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months.

The earliest fiscal year subject to examination by Brazilian tax authorities is 2004.2005.

 
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NOTE 22 - FEE AND COMMISSION INCOME

 2009  2008  2007  
01/01 to
12/31/2010
  
01/01 to
12/31/2009
  
01/01 to
12/31/2008
 
Fees charged on checking accounts services  4,456   3,219   2,551 
Credit card fees  4,370   2,072   1,826   5,670   4,370   2,072 
Fees charged on checking account services  5,610   4,456   3,219 
Asset management fees  2,188   1,867   1,971   2,394   2,188   1,867 
Collection fees  904   597   454   1,003   904   597 
Fees for guarantees provided  873   507   204 
Brokerage commissions  393   376   385   506   393   376 
Fees for guarantees provided  507   204   136 
Other  661   606   509   575   661   606 
TOTAL  13,479   8,941   7,832   16,630   13,479   8,941 

NOTE 23 - ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

  
01/01 to
12/31/2010
  
01/01 to
12/31/2009
  
01/01 to
12/31/2008
 
External administrative expenses  2,830   2,571   1,185 
Maintenance and security expenses  1,593   951   569 
Communication expenses  1,531   1,278   821 
Technology expenses  1,320   992   764 
Rent expenses (Note 30c)  841   795   394 
Advertising expenses  677   514   373 
Transportation costs  598   385   282 
Banking and brokerage fees  596   563   593 
Other marketing expenses  570   324   259 
Credit card outsourcing processing fees  561   307   162 
Office and technology supplies  483   299   231 
Utilities  282   266   175 
Traveling expenses  170   120   97 
Other  723   636   504 
TOTAL  12,775   10,001   6,409 
  2009  2008  2007 
External administrative services  2,571   1,185   1,006 
Communication expenses  1,278   821   675 
Technology expenses  992   764   688 
Banking and brokerage fees  563   593   552 
Maintenance and security expenses  951   569   486 
Rent expenses  795   394   350 
Advertising expenses  514   373   276 
Transportation costs  385   282   249 
Other marketing expenses  324   259   194 
Office and technology supplies  299   231   186 
Utilities  266   175   174 
Credit card outsourcing processing fees  307   162   114 
Traveling expenses  120   97   72 
Other  636   504   450 
TOTAL  10,001   6,409   5,472 

 
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NOTE 24 - OTHER NON-INTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSES

a) Other non-interest income

  2009  2008  2007 
Indexation charges of other assets  1,272   728   501 
Gains and losses on sale of foreclosed assets, premises and equipment and investments in unconsolidated companies  476   343   2,891 
Gains on sale of unconsolidated companies (1) (2) (3)  370   279   2,762 
Gain on sale of BKB real estate  -   -   92 
Others  106   64   37 
Gain on exchange of shares of Bovespa Holding S.A (4)  124   424   - 
Recovery of expenses  334   174   98 
Deposits related to comissions  30   1   198 
Recission of the service agreement of payroll of States of Minas Gerais civil servants (Note 13)  -   -   76 
Discounts obtained from suppliers  344   1   4 
Gain on early payment to merchants - credit cards  525   62   9 
Remeasurement of equity interest held in Redecard S.A (Note 3.1.b)  4,530   -   - 
Gain on exchange of equity interest in PSIUPAR (Note 3.1.c)  936   -   - 
Bargain purchase gain on acquisition of Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings (Note 3.1.a)  830   -   - 
Others  833   670   546 
TOTAL  10,110   2,403   4,323 
  
01/01 to
12/31/2010
  01/01 to
12/31/2009
  01/01 to
12/31/2008
 
Gain on early payments to merchants - credit cards  1,203   869   63 
Indexation charges of other assets  1,199   1,272   1,295 
Gains and losses on sale of foreclosed assets, premises and equipment and investments in unconsolidated companies  176   476   343 
Gains on sale of equity interest (1) (2)  -   370   279 
Other  176   106   64 
Gain on exchange of shares of Bovespa Holding S.A. (3)  -   -   424 
Recovery of expenses  120   334   174 
Deposits related to commissions  102   30   1 
Remeasurement of equity interest held in Redecard S.A. (Note 3b)  -   4,530   - 
Gain on exchange of equity interest in PSIUPAR (Note 3c)  -   936   - 
Bargain purchase gain on acquisition of Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings (Note 3a)  -   830   - 
Other  735   833   103 
Total  3,535   10,110   2,403 
(1) GainsGain on sale of investments in Visa in the amount of R$ 345 and gains on sale of investments in Allianz in the amount of R$25 during 2009.
(2) GainsGain on sale of investments in Mastercard and Visa during 2008;2008.
(3) In 2007, a primary and secondary offering of shares of Redecard S.A and secondary offerings of shares of Bovespa Holding S.A and Bolsa de Mercadorias & Futuros  - BM&F S.A, were carried out , in which Itaú Unibanco sold a portion of its interest held in their capital. It also sold to Expirian Brasil Aquisições Ltda., a portion of its interest held in Serasa S.A. The effects of such sales are shown below:

Company 
Date of
transaction
  
Number of
shares sold
  Sales price  Cost  Profit 
Redecard S.A (3a) 11 and 31.7.2007   53,798,700   1,555   11   1,544 
Serasa S.A (3a) 28.6.2007   832,176   778   35   743 
Bolsa de Mercadorias & Futuros - BM&F S.A (3b) 3.12.2007   13,856,195   262   35   227 
Bovespa Holding S.A (3b) 26.10.2007   11,422,427   263   15   248 
Total         2,858   96   2,762 
(3a) The remaining participation is recorded in investments in unconsolidated companies. The increase in the carrying amount of our investment in the unsold shares of Redecard S.A. amounting to R$ 101, and was recognized in gains on sale of investments in 2008;
(3b) The remaining participation is recorded in available-for-sale securities at fair value. (Note 3);
(4) During 2008, Bovespa Holding S.AS.A. (Bovespa Holding) and Bolsa de Mercadorias & Futuros - BM&F S.AS.A. (BM&F) entered into a business combination in which BM&F was considered the accounting acquirer. In accordance with EITF 91-5 (now ASC 325-20-30)325-20-30 upon the exchange of our shares of Bovespa Holding, that were classified as avaliable-for-sale,available-for-sale, for shares of the combined entity we recognized a gain of R$ 424 corresponding to the difference between the cost and the fair value of the shares of Bovespa Holding as of the date of the exchange and such fair value as of the date of exchange became our new cost basis for the shares received.

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b) Other non-interest expenses

 2009  2008  2007  
01/01 to
12/31/2010
  
01/01 to
12/31/2009
  
01/01 to
12/31/2008
 
Contingent liabilities (Note 30b)  2,535   2,440   1,434   2,907   2,535   2,440 
Taxes on services, revenue and other taxes  4,066   2,166   2,855   4,842   4,066   2,166 
Credit card related expenses  1,136   553   405   1,604   1,136   553 
Monetary and exchange (gains) losses on non-interest bearing assets and liabilities  -   24   1 
Losses from third-party frauds  622   345   210   571   622   345 
Contributions to the Fundo Garantidor de Crédito (Brazilian deposit guarantee fund)  264   266   122 
Reimbursement in connection with acquisitions  -   190   162   72   -   190 
Contributions to the Credit Guarantee Fund  266   122   83 
Loss on sale of foreclosed assets, premises and equipment in unconsolidated companies  55   42   37 
Payment related to exclusivity obligation - CBD (Note 34)  -   550   - 
Other than temporary impairment on available-for-sale securities  56   53   4   20   56   53 
Loss on sale of foreclosed assets, premises and equipment and investments in unconsolidated companies  42   37   28 
Payment related to exclusivity obligation -CBD (Note 34)  550   -   - 
Others  1,066   245   510 
Other  891   1,066   269 
TOTAL  10,339   6,174   5,692   11,226   10,339   6,174 

Some of our assets and liabilities recorded in Other assets and Other liabilities are subject to monetary correctionadjustment based on specific inflation indexes.  We recognize in Other Non-Interest Income or Other Non-Interest Expense, as appropriate, the effect of the monetary correctionadjustment necessary to present such assets and liabilities as of each balance sheet date at itstheir monetary correctedadjusted amount.

 
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NOTE 25 – PENSION PLANS AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS

a) Description of the Plans

Itaú Unibanco Holding and certain of its subsidiaries sponsor several defined-benefitdefined benefit and variable-contributionvariable contribution plans, allwhich basic purpose is granting benefits that, in general, provide a life annuity benefit, and depending on the regulation of which provide additional pension payments for life to those provided by the government social security plans, based on salaries of the participants when active and years of service.each plan may be converted into survivorship annuities. They also sponsor defined contribution plans.

The plans cover substantially all full-time employees hired up to July 31, 2002 of Itaú Unibanco Holding in Brazil and a small number of employees of its subsidiaries and affiliates abroad, as well as qualified employees of certain subsidiaries we acquired. As regards to new employees hired after August 1, 2002, they have the option to voluntarily participate in a defined contribution plan (PGBL), managed by Itaú Vida e Previdência S.A. Contributions to this defined contribution plan were R$ 26, R$ 9, and R$ 10 and R$ 8 for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007,2008, respectively. We also have defined contribution plans for employees of subsidiaries acquired and we contributed with less thanR$ 16, R$ 1 and R$ 1 in  2010, 2009 2008 and 2007.2008.

The assets of the plans are invested in separate funds restricted to the only purpose of providing benefits to eligible employees, and held independently from Itaú Unibanco Holding. Such funds are held by independent legal entities as detailed below:below. All of these are defined benefit plans, unless otherwise indicated:

Benefit plan Independent holder of the plan assets
Plano de Aposentadoria Complementar - PAC Fundação Itaubanco
Plano de Benefício Franprev – PBF Fundação Itaubanco
Plano de Benefício 002 – PB 002 Fundação Itaubanco
Plano Básico Itaulam - PBI Fundação Itaubanco
Plano Suplementar Itaulam - PSI (*)Fundação Itaubanco
Plano Itaubanco CD (**) Fundação Itaubanco
Plano de Aposentadoria Complementar Móvel Vitalícia - ACMV Fundação Bemgeprev
Plano de Benefícios Funbep I Funbep Fundo de Pensão Multipatrocinado
Plano de Benefícios Funbep II (*) Funbep Fundo de Pensão Multipatrocinado
Plano de Benefícios Prebeg Caixa de Previdência dos Funcionários do BEG
Plano de Aposentadoria ItauBank (**) ItauBank Sociedade de Previdência
Plano Itaú BD Itaú – PIBD Itaú Fundo Multipatrocinado
Plano Itaú CD Itaú – PICD (*) Itaú Fundo Multipatrocinado
Plano de Aposentadoria Redecard Básico (***)– PARB CitiprevMúltiplaEntidade FechadaMultiempresas de Previdência Complementar
Plano de Aposentadoria Redecard Suplementar – PARS (*) CitiprevMúltiplaEntidade FechadaMultiempresas de Previdência Complementar
Plano de Previdência Unibanco (**) (***) UBB PREV – Previdência Complementar
Plano Básico (***) UBB PREV – Previdência Complementar
Plano IJMS (***) UBB PREV – Previdência Complementar
Plano de Benefícios II  (***)- Banorte Banorte Fundação Manoel Baptista da Silva de Seguridade Social (“Banorte”)
(*) Variable contribution benefit plans.
(**) Defined contribution benefit plans.
(***) Plans for post-retirement benefits of companies acquired.

Contributions are made by Itaú Unibanco Holding and its subsidiaries and by the participants, based on actuarial studies prepared by independent actuaries, except in the case of "PAC", “ACMV”, “PBI”, “PIBD”; “PARB” and “PBI”“Basic” plans, which are funded exclusively by Itaú Unibanco Holding and certain of its subsidiaries. At December 31, 2009,2010, contributions by Itaú Unibanco Holding and its subsidiaries to the different plans range from 0.12% to 14.54% of the payroll related to the participants, and participant employees contribute amounts of up to 9.89%9.90% of their salaries.

Management of allocation among segments has the general objective of searching for long-term equilibrium between the assets and obligations of the Planeach plan by exceeding actuarial targets. The manager may be authorized to make tactical allocations with the purpose of overcoming the benchmarks set.

In relation to the funds guaranteeing mathematical provisions, the management shall guarantee to beneficiaries the adjustment of their funds using actuarial targets, such as the cash-flow matching or immunization procedure.

Regarding the remaining funds not related to the obligations above, the funds shall be allocated in order to maximize the risk-return rationratio through the average optimization versus variance models.

Currently, allocation decisions are made on a bi-monthly basis by a Committee composed of the Investments Officers of the different entities and specialists from the main sponsors in a three-stagethree phase process:

In the first stage,phase, the macro-economic scenarios and the expected evolution of some basic economic variables, such as spot interest, foreign exchange and inflation rates and Brazil risk rating are projected. Alternative (optimistic and pessimistic) scenarios are also determined in addition to the basic scenario.

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In the second stage,phase, based on the basic scenario, individual amounts are projected for different risk factors (fixed interest rates, interest rates based on IGP-M, US dollar-based interest rates, BOVESPA index, discounts or premiums on Financial Treasury Bills, etc). These amounts are then used to estimate the expected prices of assets for a certain investment period. The expected return for each asset is calculated based on these prices.
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Currently, the investment period is a quarter, but there are estimates for longer periods (1 and 2 years). These periods are reviewed according to the volatility expected for the macro-economic scenario.

In the third and last phase, the average optimization versus variance model is processed (to deal with the uncertainty of expectations), obtaining the efficient limits for theeach Plan. Based on these limits and on the current composition of the portfolio, the new allocations to the Plan assets are then determined. In this process.process,  investment restrictions specific of each portfolio are considered. In addition, movement decisions are made so as to minimize the direct (brokerage, fees, etc.) and indirect (market impact on prices) transaction costs.

The pension plan asset allocation atAt December 31, 2009,2010 the allocation of plan assets, by type of asset category and risk level of the fair value hierarchy (Note 28), are as follows:

Categories Total 2010  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Fixed-income securities  9,404   7,455   1,891   58 
Federal government securities  7,334   7,334   -   - 
Private securities  2,070   121   1,891   58 
Real estate receivable certificate  13   -   -   13 
Other securities  2,057   121   1,891   45 
Other types of investments  13   -   -   13 
Mezanino Fund  13   -   -   13 
Variable-income securities  1,462   1,462   -   - 
Shares  490   490   -   - 
Group shares  972   972   -   - 
Real estate  349   -   -   349 
Total  11,228   8,917   1,891   420 
    Market Prices for Assets       
 Total 2009  
Identical in
Active Markets
  Similars  
Internal
Informations of the
Company
  Total 2008  Total 2009  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Fixed-income securities  12,725   10,519   2,179   27   10,853   12,725   10,519   2,179   27 
Federal government securities  9,859   9,854   5   -   8,185   9,859   9,854   5   - 
Private securities  2,866   665   2,174   27   2,668   2,866   665   2,174   27 
Real estate receivable certificate  19   -   -   19   23   19   -   -   19 
Other securities  2,847   665   2,174   8   2,645   2,847   665   2,174   8 
Other types of investments  12   -   -   12   8   12   -   -   12 
Mezanino Fund  12   -   -   12   8   12   -   -   12 
Variable-income securities  1,490   1,490   -   -   1,481   1,490   1,490   -   - 
Shares  436   436   -   -   648   436   436   -   - 
Group shares  1,054   1,054   -   -   833   1,054   1,054   -   - 
Real estate  310   -   -   310   315   310   -   -   310 
Total  14,537   12,009   2,179   349   12,657   14,537   12,009   2,179   349 

See below the changes in the level 3 plan assets:

Categories 2010  2009 
Balance at December 31, 2009  349   368 
Returns on assets  38   (25)
Purchase / (sale)  33   5 
Transfer to level 3  -   1 
Balance at December 31, 2010  420   349 
  
Real estate
receivable
certificate
  Other  Mezanino Fund  Real estate  Total 
Balance at December 31, 2008  23   22   8   315   368 
Returns                    
Earnings  (4)  (16)  1   (6)  (25)
Purchase / (sale)  -   2   3   -   5 
Transfers to level 3  -       -   1   1 
Balance at December 31, 2009  19   8   12   310   349 

 
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b) Curtailment and partial settlement of the Plano de Aposentadoria Complementar – PAC and set up of Itaubanco CD Defined Contribution Plan

In 2010, the active participants of the Plano de Aposentadoria Complementar ("PAC") were offered the opportunity to voluntary transfer to the newly-set up Itaúbanco CD Defined Contribution Plan. Those participants who have opted not to transfer to Itaubanco CD Defined Contribution Plan will remain in the PAC, without any interruption, and will have their rights guaranteed.

The participants contributing to PAC who have opted for the voluntary transfer to the Itaubanco CD Defined Contribution Plan had all their obligations settled by PAC by means of an initial contribution of assets previously held by PAC to the corresponding individual accounts in the Itaúbanco CD Defined Contribution Plan. PAC is no longer responsible for any retirement benefit obligations within the scope of PAC in relation to those  participants. The voluntary transfer to the Itaubanco CD Defined Contribution Plan resulted in a curtailment and partial settlement of obligations of PAC.

Based on a report prepared by an independent actuary, the table below shows the change in the plan assets and the projected benefit obligation, including the effects on assets and obligations of the curtailment and partial settlement.

Pension plans
Quarter ended
March 31, 2010
 (I) Projected benefit obligation
At the beginning of the period6,649
Effect of curtailment recognized in income(1,071)
Recalculation of benefit obligations to settlement amount1,144
Partial settlement – Amounts credited to individual accounts of Itaubanco CD Defined Contribution Plan(3,668)
Service cost51
Interest cost168
Benefits paid(42)
Actuarial loss (gain)18
At the end of the period3,249
 (II) Plan assets at market value
At the beginning of the period9,020
Partial settlement and transfer of assets to Itaubanco CD Defined Contribution Plan(5,144)
Return on plan assets343
Benefits paid(42)
At the end of the period4,177
 (III) Funded status (II - I)928

Upon the partial settlement of PAC, assets were transferred from PAC to the Itaubanco CD Defined Contribution Plan in excess of the amount initially credited to the individual accounts of transferred participants. The excess of assets was R$ 1,476 at the transfer date on April 1, 2010, and R$ 1,648 at December 31, 2010, and those excess assets are not attributed to the Itaubanco CD Defined Contribution Plan participants. These assets are available for the required contributions under the Itaubanco CD Defined Contribution Plan and while those assets are not contributed to participants, Itaú Unibanco Holding will bear risks and rewards. Contributions to participant accounts with excess assets are recognized as expense when the contributions are due.  The excess assets are accounted for as part of Itaú Unibanco Holding investment portfolio and, therefore, are recorded  in assets, either as trading assets or real estate, as the case may be. Itaú Unibanco Holding shares included in the excess assets are recognized as treasury shares in the consolidated financial statements.


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c) Summary of changes in the Funded status

Based on reports prepared by independent actuaries, the changes in the projected benefit obligation and in the plan assets, and the amounts recognized in Itaú Unibanco Holding balance sheet as fromof December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007, in compliance with the provisions of ASC 715-20 (Formerly SFAS 158)2008 are as follows:

Pension plans 2009  2008  2007  2010  2009  2008 
(I) Projected benefit obligation                  
At the beginning of the year  11,078   9,368   8,445 
ACMV Plan  -   -   257 
At the befinning of the year  11,990   11,078   9,368 
Effect of curtailment recognized in income  (1,071)  -   - 
Recalculation of benefit obligations to settlement amount  1,144   -   - 
Partial settlement - Amounts credited to individual accounts of Itaubanco CD Defined Contribution Plan  (3,668)  -   - 
UBB Prev and Banorte Plans  186   -   -   -   186   - 
Basic Redecard Plan  43   -   -   -   43   - 
Service cost  240   209   216   127   240   209 
Benefits paid  (539)  (466)  (417)  (769)  (539)  (466)
Interest cost  1,133   937   873   953   1,133   937 
Actuarial loss (gain)  (151)  1,029   (6)  1,164   (151)  1,029 
At the end of the year  11,990   11,078   9,368   9,870   11,990   11,078 
                        
(II) Plan assets at market value              14,537   12,657   12,585 
At the beginning of the year  12,657   12,585   10,325   -   -   - 
ACMV Plan  -   -   242 
Partial settlement and transfer of assets to Itaubanco CD Defined Contribution Plan  (5,144)  -   - 
UBB Prev and Banorte Plans  191   -   -   -   191   - 
Basic Redecard Plan  45   -   -   -   45   - 
Contributions received                        
Employer  35   24   22   41   35   24 
Employees  34   32   8   10   34   32 
Return on plan assets  2,113   482   2,405   2,553   2,113   482 
Benefits paid  (538)  (466)  (417)  (769)  (538)  (466)
At the end of the year  14,537   12,657   12,585   11,228   14,537   12,657 
                        
(III) Funded status (II - I)  2,547   1,579   3,217   1,358   2,547   1,579 
                        
            
Prepaid pension benefit (Accrued pension benefit), net  2,547   1,579   3,217 
Prepaid pension plan assets  2,743   1,903   3,248 
Accrued pension benefits (Note 18)  (196)  (324)  (31)
Prepaid pension benefits (accrued pension benefits), net  1,358   2,547   1,579 
Pension plan prepaid assets (Note 14)  1,481   2,743   1,903 
Accrued retirement plan benefits (Note 18)  (123)  (196)  (324)

In 2010, amortization of actuarial gains (losses) is expected to amount to R$ ( 1 ).d) Other information

Itaú Unibanco Holding and its subsidiaries do not sponsoroffer other post-employment benefits, except in those cases arising from maintenance of obligationscommitments according to the acquisition agreements signed by Itaú Unibanco Holding, under the terms and conditions established, in which health plans are totally or partially sponsored for former employees and beneficiaries. The accrued projected accumulated benefit liabilities amounted toreached R$ 105, R$ 100, R$ 92, and R$ 7492 at December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, and 2007, respectively.

 
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e) Net period pension cost

The netperiod pension plan cost, as defined underby ASC 715-20, (Formerly SFAS 158), includes the following elements:elements for the twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008:

 2009  2008  2007  12/31/2010  12/31/2009  12/31/2008 
Service cost  240   209   216   127   240   209 
Interest cost  1,133   937   873   953   1,133   937 
Expected return on plan assets  (1,558)  (1,524)  (1,281)  (1,328)  (1,558)  (1,524)
Actuarial (gains) losses  1   (113)  (45)
Amortization of actuarial loss (gain)  (10)  1   (113)
Gains on curtailment of PAC  (1,071)  -   - 
Loss on partial settlement of PAC – recognition in income on a pro rata basis of the amount recorded in other comprehensive income  72   -   - 
Employee contributions  (9)  (9)  (8)  (9)  (9)  (9)
Net pension cost (benefit)  (193)  (500)  (245)  (1,266)  (193)  (500)

The accumulated benefit obligation of the plans under the ASC 715-20 (Formerly SFAS 158) were R$ 9,452, R$ 10,897 and R$ 9,718 and R$ 8,174 for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007,2008, respectively.

We expect to contribute R$ 2728 to the pensiondefined retirement plans sponsored by us in 2010.2011.

The following table shows the annually estimated benefit payments from 20102011 to 20142015 and the estimated paymentsbenefit on an aggregated basis from 20152016 to 2019.2020.

Period 
Estimated
payment
  
Estimated
payment
 
2010  477 
2011  513   392 
2012  554   407 
2013  598   423 
2014  648   441 
2015 to 2019  4,229 
2015  460 
2016 to 2020  4,280 


 2009  2008  2007  2010  2009  2008 
Discount rate for determining projected benefit obligations 10.2% 10.2% 10.2%  9.7%  10.2%  10.2%
Rate of increase in compensation levels (depending on the specific group of employees) 4% to 7.1 4% to 7.1 4% to 7.1 4% to 7.1 4% to 7.1 4% to 7.1
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets 12.3% 12.3% 12.3%  12.3%  12.3%  12.3%

Securities of Itaú Unibanco Holding and its subsidiaries included in plan assets amounted to R$ 114, R$ 150 and R$ 171 and R$ 352 as of December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, and 2007, respectively.

 
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NOTE 26 - STOCK-BASED– SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

We have been issuing stock options asa) Purpose and Guidelines of the Program

Itaú Unibanco Holding has different share-based compensation since 1995. Accordingly, part of our management’s variable compensation isplan for its executives. These plans aim to involve the management members in the formmedium and long-term corporate development process, by granting: (i) Simple Stock Options which entitle to the purchase of stock options,one preferred share, elapsed the vesting period, or (ii) awards under the Partners' Plan, which we believe reinforces their commitmentgive the beneficiary, the right to our performance. Our shareholders, at the general extraordinary meeting held on April 24, 2009, included members of Board of Directors among the potential beneficiaries of the plan. We believe that this will allow them to benefit from the additional value that their work created for thereceive shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding. Our stock option plan is designedHolding for each share or share-based instrument with its cash bonus, after certain conditions are met. All awards are personal and cannot be pledged or transferred. Shares to retainbe awarded may be newly issued shares or, at the services of membersdiscretion of management, treasury shares.

Such awards may only be granted in years in which there are sufficient profits to enable the distribution of mandatory dividends to stockholders and ourat a quantity that does not exceed the limit of 0.5% of the total shares held by the stockholders at year-end. The Itaú Unibanco Holding’s Compensation Committee (“Compensation Committee”) is responsible for defining the quantity, the beneficiaries, the type of award, the vesting and exercise period, the exercise price and the blackout periods for exercise. The executive officers and Board of Directors members of Itaú Unibanco Holding and of its subsidiaries and employees may participate in this program, based on assessment of potential and performance. Awards may be granted also upon hiring highly qualified individuals.

Currently, Itaú Unibanco Holding settles the benefits under this program by delivering its own shares, which are held in treasury until they are delivered to recruitthe beneficiaries.

b) Characteristics of the Plans

I – Simple Stock Options

Prior Plans

Prior to the association with Unibanco (as described in note 3a), both Itaú and retain qualified employees.Unibanco used to have their own stock option plans (Prior Plans). Options are no longer granted under the Prior Plans.

On April 24, 2009, a new program was launched for Itaú Unibanco, called “Stock Option Plan”. From then on, no stock options will be granted in the prior programs.

Also on April 24, 2009 awards that were issuedgranted to officers of Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings before the business combination completedcompletion in 2009 were exchanged for new awards. Under the terms of the applicable legislation we were legally required to exchange those awards granted through the Unibanco Plan for optionsawards which allow the beneficiaries to receive shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding upon the exercise of the options. The acquire or receive shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding. The awards issued as replacement awards maintained all the original terms of the original awards, except that the awards give the beneficiary the right to acquire or receive shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding instead of shares of Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings. The exchange ratio used to exchange original awards for replacement awards was the same exchange rationratio used to issue shares of Itaú Unibanco to selling shareholdersstockholders of Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings (as described in Note 3.1.a.note 3a). All other remaining terms including, among others, exercise price, index to be used to adjust the exercise price, vesting and exercise periods and vesting conditions were maintained unchanged with respect to the original awards.

I - - Stock Option Plan – New Itau Unibanco Holding Plan

This program aims at involving the officers in the medium and long-term corporate development process. The options are personal and not transferable, and entitle to the subscription of one share of authorized capital or, at the discretion of management, one treasury share acquired for replacement purposes. Such options may only be granted in years in which there are sufficient profits to distribute mandatory dividends to shareholders and at a quantity that does not exceed the limit of 0.5% of the total shares held by the shareholders at year-end. The Itau Unibanco Holding’s Personnel Committee is responsible for defining the total number of shares to be granted, the eligible officers, the number granted to each officer, the exercise period of the option series, and the “vesting” and “blackout” periods for exercising the options.

Options may be granted to executive officers and Board of Directors members (“officers”) of Itau Unibanco Holding and, in exceptional circumstances, to management of subsidiaries or outstanding employees of Itau Unibanco Holding or the aforementioned subsidiaries, and also upon hiring highly qualified individuals.Itaú Plan:

The exercise price of each series is fixed taking into considerationwas calculated based on the average stock price of the underlying shares at the São Paulo Stock ExchangeBM&FBOVESPA trading sessions over the period fromof at least one to three(1) and at most (3) months prior to the issuance of options -option subject to a positive or a negative adjustment ofadjustments up to 20% -. The exercise price could be adjusted based on the IGPM or in its absence, based on the index determined by the Committee.

The vesting period was from one (1) to seven (7) years, counted from the issuance date.

Unibanco Plan:

The exercise price was calculated based on the price on the market of the underlying shares at the option grantingBM&FBOVESPA trading sessions at the date of grant. The exercise price could be adjusted based on the IPCA inflation index

The vesting period was from two (2) to eight (8) years, counted from the issuance date.
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Post-Acquisition Plan

On April 24, 2009, a new program was launched for Itaú Unibanco Holding (“New Itaú Unibanco Holding Plan”).

According to the new plan, the exercise price is calculated based on the average prices of preferred shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding at the BM&FBOVESPA trading sessions over the period of at least one (1) and restated by IGP-M until the monthat most (3) months prior to the issuance of option subject to a positive or a negative adjustments up to 20%. The exercise date. Alternatively, at the Committee’s discretion and by using performance and leadership evaluation tools, for those officers who have potential for outstanding performance, the Committee may grant options which vesting dependsprice is adjusted based on the beneficiary’s obligationIGPM or in its absence, based on the index determined by the Personnel Committee.

The vesting period is from one (1) to invest, in Itau Unibanco Holding’s shares, the amount of 20% of the participation in profits and results received with respect to the prior year, keep ownership of the shares acquired unchanged and without any type of liensseven (7) years, counted from the date options were granted until its exercise.

This plan has not had any option granted so far.issuance date.

II - - Stock Option Plan ItaúPartners’ Plan

Itau’s originalExecutives selected to participate in this plan may invest a percentage of their cash bonus to acquire preferred shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding (“Own Shares”) or to acquire an instrument that gives the right to receive preferred shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding (“Share-Based Instrument”). Own shares acquired and Share-Based Instruments are restricted and cannot be sold, pledged or transferred for a period of 3 to 5 years from the purchase date and the executive is exposed to changes in its the fair value of the instruments. Share-Based Instruments give the right to receive one preferred share of Itaú Unibanco Holding after certain vesting conditions are met. Upon purchase of Own Shares and/or Share-Based Instruments, an award is granted (“Partners' Options”) to receive, with no payment of exercise price in cash, a quantity of preferred shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding upon meeting the same vesting conditions of Share-Based Instruments. Vesting periods of Partners’ Options or Share-Based Instruments is from 1 to 7 years, vesting conditions may include a performance condition.

The acquisition price of Own Shares and Share-Based Instruments is established every six months and it is equivalent to the average preferred share of Itaú Unibanco Holding quotation at the BM&FBOVESPA trading sessions in the 30 days prior to the determination of said price.

Title to the shares received after the vesting period of the Partners’ Options should be held by the beneficiary, without any lien or encumbrance, for periods from 5 to 8 years, counted from the acquisition of the Own Shares or of the Share-Based Instrument or upon termination.

Unibanco also had a plan called “Stock Option Plan”, has characteristics similarProgram for Partners, according to which the current plan, except thatexecutives selected to participate in such program could invest a percentage of their bonus in the acquisition of preferred shares of Unibanco and Unibanco Holdings, which should be held by them for a term from 3 to 5 years. Depending on the percentage of the bonus invested for acquisition of shares, a certain number of additional shares were granted (Bonus Shares) with no exercise price. The original vesting periods of these awards were from 3 to 5 years. In April 2009, the Extraordinary Stockholders’ meeting of Itaú Unibanco Holding approved the exchange of the original plan did not allow issuance of options whose vesting was dependant on acquiring and maintaining shares.awards for replacement awards as described above.
c)     Quantitative information

I – Simple Stock Options

As of December 31, 2009,2010, changes in options relating to Itau’s original plan,the Simple Stock Options are summarized in the following table:

  
Number of
options
  
Weighted
average
exercise price
 
Option outstanding at the beginning of the year  61,145,491   25.46 
Options granted  7,549,166   41.48 
Options exercised  (13,038,777)  20.59 
Options forfeited  (538,426)  31.04 
Options outstanding at end of the year  55,117,454   31.38 
Options exercisable as of the year-end  12,744,501   24.12 
 
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Quantity of
options (*)
  
Wheighted
average
exercise price
 
Options outstanding at the beginning of the year  58,888,291   22.99 
Options granted  18,050,550   23.43 
Options exercised  (18,100,640)  13.33 
Options forfeited (1)  (29,370)  23.45 
Options outstanding at the end of the year  58,808,831   25.75 
Options exercisable as of year-end (2)  9,584,536   14.77 
(*) After giving retroactive effect to the bonus of shares in June, 2008 (Note 19a).
(1) During the year ended December 31, 2009, there were no cancelled options due to expiration of the exercise period.
(2) As of December 31, 2009, the aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable options was R$ 229 and its weighted average remaining contractual term was approximately 32 months.

All options under the planSimple Stock Options are liability-classified awards that were remeasured at their fair value as of December 31, 20092010 and 2008,2009, and total liability amounted to R$ 559525 and R$ 334,618, respectively.

Compensation expenses related to the Simple Stock Option PlanOptions amounted to R$ 525,138, R$ (181)595 and R$ 339 (see Note 2s)(181) for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 2007,2008, respectively. As of December 31, 2009,2010, the compensation cost to be allocated in future periods is R$ 468317 and its weighted average allocation period is approximately 3 years.

The total intrinsic values of the options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 20072008 were R$ 257, R$ 301 and R$ 248, respectively. The cash received upon the exercise of the option were R$ 268, R$ 278 and R$ 262,107, respectively.

As of December 31, 2010, the aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable Simple Stock Options was R$ 200 and its weighted average remaining contractual term were approximately 32 months.

The weighted average fair value at grant-dategrant date was estimated for the shares granted in the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 2008 and 20072008 at R$ 11.88, R$ 18.63 and R$ 10.40 and R$ 24.11 per share, respectively.

The fair value of thethese options is calculated based on a binominal option-pricing model, which takes into consideration the vesting periods for each different stock option. As the exercise price is adjusted for inflation rates, we adopted the real market interest rate as the risk-free interest rate assumption. Finally, dividends are based on historic payment of dividends in recent periods.

The weighted average assumptions adopted for December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 and 2007, isare shown below:

•       weighted historical volatility of 30.52%30.23%, 24.67%30.52% and 22.4%24.67%;
•       expected dividend yield of 3.02%3.13%, 3.5%3.02% and 3.5%3.50%;
•       annual risk-free interest rate of 6.40%5.95%, 6.78%6.40% and 6.55%6.78%;
•       expected total average lives of eight, seven and eight and seven years.
 
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III - - Stock OptionII – Partners’ Plan – Unibanco Plan

This plan, originally from Unibanco, aimed at aligning the commitment of officers with long-term results and to reward high performance, in addition to being an instrument to attract, retain and motivate talents, upon the granting of stock options (“Simple Options”). Unibanco also established a program called Program for Partners, according to which the executives selected to participate in such program could invest a percentage of their bonus in the acquisition of Unit, which should be held by them for a term from 3 to 5 years. Depending on the percentage of the bonus invested for acquisition of Units, a certain number of Unit options were granted (“Bonus Options”) with no exercise price. The original exercise periods of these Bonus Options were from 3 to 5 years.

The Extraordinary Shareholders’ meeting of Itau Unibanco Holding held in April 2009 approved the exchange of the original awards for replacement awards as described above.

As of December 31, 2009,2010 changes in Simple Options initially issued by UnibancoPartners’ options and replaced by Itau Unibanco Holding,Share-based instruments are summarized in the following table:

  
Quantity of
options (*)
  
Wheigted
average
exercise price
 
Original awards under Simple Options  9,154,693   9.41 
Effect in quantity of options of issuing replacement awards  (3,890,703)  - 
Options granted  -   - 
Options exercised  (2,855,650)  12.95 
Options forfeited (1)  (71,680)  15.46 
Options outstanding at the end of the year  2,336,660   18.39 
Options exercisable as of year-end (2)  702,721   12.25 
(*) After giving retroactive effect to the bonus of shares in June, 2008 (Note 19a).
(1) During the year ended December 31, 2009, there were no cancelled options due to expiration of the exercise period.
(2) As of December 31, 2009, the aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable options was R$ 19 and its weighted average remaining contractual term was approximately 11 months.

As of December 31, 2009, changes in Bonus Options initially issued by Unibanco and replaced by Itau Unibanco Holding, are summarized in the following table:

  
QuantityNumber of
options (*)
 
Original awards under Bonus Options4,902,284
Effect in quantity of options of issuing replacement awards(2,083,547)
Options granted1,856,427
Options exercised(280,150)
Options forfeited (1)(93,801)
OptionsAwards outstanding at the endbeginning of the year  4,301,212 
OptionsAwards granted7,091,912
Awards exercised(340,340)
Awards forfeited(187,031)
Awards outstanding at end of the year10,865,753
Awards exercisable as of the year-end  - 
(*) After giving retroactive effect to the bonus of shares in June, 2008 (Note 19a).
(1) During the year ended December 31, 2009, there were no cancelled options due to expiration of the exercise period.

 
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Considering that the exercise price of the Simple Options is restated using IPCA, an inflation indexed such
All Partners' options and Share-Based Instruments are equity awards are recorded as liability-classified awards that were remeasured at fair value as of December 31, 20092010 and amounted to R$ 59.2009.

Compensation expenses related to the Simple OptionsPartners' options and Bonus OptionsShare-Based Instruments amounted to R$ 9360 and R$ 23 for the yearyears ended December 31, 20092010 and 2009. As of December 31, 2010, the compensation cost to be allocated in future periods is R$ 67264 and its weighted average allocation period is approximately 35 years.

The total intrinsic values of the options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2009 were R$ 43.

The weighted average fair value of the replacement awardsPartners' options at thegrant date of business combination was estimated for the shares granted in the year ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 at R$ 21.0035.01 and R$ 18.08, per share, respectively.
The weighted average fair value of the Share-Based Instruments at grant date was estimated for Bonus Option Plan andthe shares granted in the year ended December 31, 2010 at R$ 5.53 for the simple option plan.39.90 per share.

The fair value of these programsthe Partners' options is calculated through the Binomial method for Simple Options andgrant-date quoted market price of the Black Scholes method forpreferred shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding, reduced by the Bonus Options.dividend yield, since the beneficiaries are not entitled to receive dividends upon vesting.

The weighted average assumptions adopted for replacement options granted during 2009, calculated throughfair value of the Black Scholes method,Share-Based Instruments is shown below:the grant-date quoted market price of the preferred shares of Itaú Unibanco Holding, less the cash price paid by the beneficiaries. The cash received upon the purchase of the Share-Based Instruments was R$ 62 in 2010.

weighted historical volatility of 24.61%;
expected dividend yield of 3.50%;
annual risk-free interest rate of 6.83%;
expected total average life of three years.

During 2009, the total cash received from exercised options was R$ 278, for all plans of Itau Unibanco Holding.

 
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NOTE 27 – FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

ASC 825-10-50-10 "Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments" (Formerly SFAS 107), requires disclosure of fair value information of financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the consolidated balance sheet, for which it is practicable to estimate such fair value and defines a financial instrument as cash, evidence of ownership interest in an entity or a contractual obligation or right that will be settled with another financial instrument. SFAS 157 (new ASC 820)820 sets out additional disclosure requirements which are presented in Note 28.

ASC 825-10-50-10 (Formerly SFAS 107) excludes certain financial instruments and all non-financial instruments, including intangible assets, from its disclosure requirements.

The following table summarizes the carrying and the estimated fair values for financial instruments:

 Carrying value  Estimated fair value  Carrying value  Estimated fair value 
 2009  2008  2009  2008  12/31/2010  12/31/2009  12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
Financial assets                        
Assets for which fair value approximates carrying value  149,467   126,072   149,467   126,072   266,095   149,467   266,095   149,467 
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks  89,085   49,677   89,128   49,698   57,566   89,085   57,574   89,128 
Available-for-sale securities  41,263   28,445   41,263   28,445   44,636   41,263   44,636   41,263 
Held-to-maturity securities  1,762   1,325   2,124   1,516   2,506   1,762   3,110   2,124 
Loans and leases, net of allowance for loan and lease losses  225,768   157,498   226,135   157,149   278,031   225,768   278,222   226,135 
Financial liabilities                                
Liabilities for which fair value approximates carrying value  214,126   152,198   214,126   152,198   296,669   214,126   296,669   214,126 
Interest-bearing deposits  165,024   126,696   164,983   126,708   176,221   165,024   176,141   164,983 
Long-term debt  58,976   37,672   58,812   37,678   84,768   58,976   84,617   58,812 
Off-balance sheet financial instruments                                
Commitments to extend credit  1,207   659   349   266 
Standby letters of credit card guarantees  31,234   12,854   68   37 
Standby letters of credit  756   1,207   435   349 
Guarantees  37,618   31,234   108   68 

The methods and assumptions to estimate the fair value are set forth below:

a) Cash and due from banks, including restricted cash, securities purchased under resale agreements and Central Bank compulsory deposits - The carrying amount reported in the consolidated balance sheet for these instruments approximates their fair value.

b) Interest-bearing deposits in other banks - We estimatedestimate the fair value of interest-bearing deposits in other banks by discounting estimated cash flows using as input interest market rates.

c) Trading assets, including derivatives, Available-for-sale securities and Held-to-maturity securities The description of the method and criterioncriteria adopted for determining the fair values of these securities and derivatives is included in Note 28.

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d) Loans and leases - Fair values are estimated for groups of loans with similar financial and risk characteristics using valuation models. The fair value of fixed-rate loans was determined by discounting estimated cash flows using interest rates approximating our current rates for similar loans. For most variable-ratevariable rate loans, the carrying amounts were considered to approximate fair value. The fair value for performing loans was calculated by discounting the scheduled principal and interest cash flows through maturity at the rates indicated above. The fair value for impaired loans was based on discounting estimated cash flows using a rate commensurate with the risk associated with the estimated cash flows, or the underlying collateral value.collateral. Assumptions regarding cash flows and discount rates are determined using available market information and specific borrower information.
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e) Non-interest bearing deposits, Securities sold under repurchase agreements, Short-term borrowings and Investment Contracts - The fair value disclosed for demand deposits is, by SFAS 107 (now ASC 825-10-50-10)825-10- 50-10 definition, equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date which equals its carrying value as well as for investment contracts. The carrying values of securities sold under repurchase agreements, trade lines and other short-term borrowings approximate fair value of such instruments.

f) Interest-bearing deposits - Fair value for time deposits with variable rates was considered to approximate carrying value. Fair value for time deposits with fixed rates was estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies interest rates offered by us at the respective balance sheet date.

g) Long-term debt - Their fair value is estimated using discounted cash flows through interest rates offered in the market for similar instruments. These interest rates are obtained from different feeders (usually Bloomberg) from which are derived the risk free yield curve and the spread over the risk free curve observed for similar instruments.

h) Off-balance sheet financial instruments and derivatives - The fair value of commitments to extend credit was estimated based on fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the credit quality to the counterparts. The fair value of standby and commercial letters of credit and guarantees was based on fees currently charged for similar agreements or on the estimated cost to terminate the agreements or otherwise to settle the obligations with counterparties. The fair value of derivatives not designated as hedgehedges is included in trading assets or other liabilities as described in Note 2.f,2f, and the fair value of derivatives designated as hedge is included in other assets. See Note 29 for the notional value and estimated fair value of our derivative financial instruments.

 
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NOTE 28 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES ON FAIR VALUE HIERARCHY

In September 2006, the FASB issued ASC - 820 (formerly SFAS 157) “Fair Value Measurements”, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, with early adoption permitted. Itaú Unibanco Holding did not choose to early adopt ASC – 820, therefore the effective date for its application was January 1, 2008.  ASC - 820 defines fair value, establishes a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date, eliminates large position discounts for financial instruments quoted in active markets and expands disclosures about instruments measured at fair value.

As described in Note 2.aa ammendments and interpretations of ACS 820 were issued for application as from January 1, 2009 including requirements for additional disclosures and interpretation on certain specific valuation topics.

In accordance with ASC - 820, fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and could be measured for a particular asset or liability and, thus, should incorporate its specific characteristics, such as condition, location, and restrictions, if any. In some cases, the fair value measurement will be applied to a standalone asset or liability or a group of related assets and/or liabilities.

Itaú Unibanco Holding established and documented the process for determining fair values. There is an independent group responsible for approving methodologies and pricing models. The fair value is calculated by two independent areas, one responsible for the valuation of Itaú BBA’s products and the other responsible for the valuation of all other products of the group. Monthly, an independent model review group reviews valuation models and approves them for use for specific products.

Fair value is based upon quoted market prices, where available. If listed prices or quotes are not available, fair value is based upon valuation methodologies generally accepted in the financial services markets and in certain circumstances, internally developed models. The valuation methodologies and internally developed models prioritize the use, as inputs, of market-based or independently sourced market parameters, including yield curves, interest rates, volatility, and foreign exchange rates. We further describe the methodologies used for our securities and derivatives classified as Level 2 or Level 3 subsequently in this footnote.Note.

Additionally, valuation adjustments may be required to ensure that financial instruments are recorded at fair value, with these potential adjustments related to counterparty credit quality and Itaú Unibanco Holding’s own creditworthiness.

·Valuation adjustments are necessary when the market value does not incorporate the quality of the counterparty credit risk.

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In the case of financial derivatives, a significant portion of Itaú Unibanco Holding’s derivatives are traded at the BM&F and another smaller portion inat foreign stock exchanges, and for these derivatives there is no need for valuation adjustments. Other derivatives are registered in the Câmara de Custódia e Liquidação (CETIP) for OTC contracts in Brazil. Usual market practices in valuation of OTC derivatives are to use inputs assuming the same credit risk of the counterparties. After considering guarantees, collaterals, rights to offset and other credit factors, we identify and incorporate credit risk adjustment when determining fair value.

Fair Value Hierarchyvalue hierarchy

To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements, Itaú Unibanco Holding prioritizes market inputs in valuation techniques. There are three broad levels to the fair value hierarchy of inputs to fair value (Level 1 being the highest priority and Level 3 the lowest priority) as defined by ASC - 820:

Level 1 1:: Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. An active market is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability being measured occur often enough and with sufficient volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

Level 2 2:: Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly.  Level 2 generally includes:includes : (i) quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; (ii) quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, that is, markets in which there are few transactions for the asset or liability, the prices are not current, or price quotations vary substantially either over time or among market makers, or in which little information is released publicly; (iii) inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (for example, interest rates and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals, volatilities, etc.); (iv) inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or by other means.

 
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Level 3 3:: Inputs are unobservable for the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs shall be used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available, thereby allowing for situations in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.

We present below a description of Itaú Unibanco Holding’s pricing methodologies related to the financial instruments measured at fair value, including the classification in the three levels described above:

Securities:

Level 11: : Highly liquid securities with prices available in an active market are classified in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. In this level were classified the vast majority of Brazilian Governments Securities (mainly LTN, LFT, NTN-B, NTN-C and NTN-F), other foreignsforeign government securities, stocks and debentures publicly traded, and other securities traded in an active market.

Level 2 2:: Where pricing information is not available for a specific security, the valuation is generally based upon quoted market prices of similar instruments, pricing information using pricing services, such as Bloomberg, Reuters and brokers (only when they represent effective transactions) or discounted cash flows, that use as inputs information derived from assets actively traded in an active market. These securities are classified in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and are composed of certain Brazilian government securities, debentures and some government securities quoted in a less liquid market than those classified in level 1 and some prices for shares in investment funds. Itaú Unibanco Holding does not hold positions in alternative investment funds or in private equity funds.

Level 3 3:: When there is no pricing information in an active market, Itaú Unibanco Holding uses internally developed models, based inon curves derived from proprietary model.models.  In level 3 are classified some Brazilian government securities (mainly NTN-I, NTN-A1, TDA and CVS), securities usually not traded in an active market, CRI’s,CRIs, and shares in receivable investment funds and other funds where a sufficient level of observable activity (purchases and sales) is not observed.

Derivatives:

Level 1 1:: Derivatives traded in stockon exchanges are classified in level 1 of the hierarchy. Interest rate forwards, and traded derivatives on currencies and WTI have been classified in level 1.

Level 2 2:: For derivatives not traded in stockon exchanges, Itaú Unibanco Holding estimates the fair value using a series of techniques such as Black&Scholes, Garman & Kohlhagen, Monte Carlo or even discounted cash flow models commonly used in the financial market. Derivatives included in level 2 are credit default swaps, cross currency swaps, interest rate swaps, plain vanilla options, some forwards and generally all swaps. All models used by Itaú Unibanco Holding are widely accepted in the financial services industry and reflect the contractual terms of the derivative. Considering that many of these models do not contain a high level of subjectivity, since the methodologies used in the models do not require significant judgment, and inputs to the model are readily observable from actively quoted markets, these products were classified within level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.

Level 3: Derivatives with fair values based on non-observable inputs in an active market were classified in level 3 of the fair value hierarchy and are composed of exotic options, some forwards, swaps indexed with non-observablenonobservable inputs and swaps with other products, such as swaptions and target forwards. These products have their valuation derived from historical volatility.

All methodologies described above for valuation may result in a fair value that may not be indicative of the net realizable value or of future fair values. However, Itaú Unibanco Holding believes that all methodologies used are appropriate and consistent with other market players.  Nevertheless, the use of other methodologies or the use of different assumptions for determining fair value may result in different estimates of the fair values at the reporting date.

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The following table presents the financial instruments carried at fair value as of December 31, 20092010 and 20082009 by caption on the consolidated balance sheet and classified in the ASC – 820 valuation hierarchy categories (as described above):

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Level distribution

The following table sets forth the Levels of Risk as of December 31, 20092010 and 20082009 for our trading assets and securities available for sale.available-for-sale securities.

             (in millions of R$, except percentages) 
(in millions of R$)(in millions of R$) 
 
12/31/2009
  
12/31/2008
  12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
 
Level 1
  
Level 2
  
Level 3
  
Total
  
Level 1
  
Level 2
  
Level 3
  
Total
  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Trading assets  26,685   46,325   519   73,529   29,991   33,798   2,694   66,483   83,589   55,760   654   140,003   26,685   46,325   519   73,529 
Investment funds  -   39,347   -   39,347   -  ��24,257   201   24,458   -   47,304   -   47,304   -   39,347   -   39,347 
Brazilian federal government securities  23,572   413   -   23,985   27,044   -   101   27,145   69,600   61   -   69,661   23,572   413   -   23,985 
Brazilian government external debt securities  222   -   -   222   383   -   -   383   667   -   -   667   222   -   -   222 
Government debt securities – Other countries  937   121   -   1,058   1,072   886   30   1,988 
Government debt securities – other countries  9,036   317   -   9,353   937   121   -   1,058 
Argentina  179   -   -   179   28   6   30   64   293   -   -   293   179   -   -   179 
United States  748   -   -   748   1,038   -   -   1,038   8,714   -   -   8,714   748   -   -   748 
Mexico  10   -   -   10   6   -   -   6   29   -   -   29   10   -   -   10 
Spain  -   -   -   -   -   418   -   418 
Korea  -   -   -   -   -   291   -   291 
Russia  -   45   -   45   -   -   -   - 
Chile  -   77   -   77   -   164   -   164   -   248   -   248   -   77   -   77 
Uruguay  -   30   -   30   -   6   -   6   -   24   -   24   -   30   -   30 
Other  -   14   -   14   -   1   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   14   -   14 
Corporate debt securities  815   1,320   91   2,226   994   927   109   2,030   2,461   786   157   3,404   815   1,320   91   2,226 
Marketable equity securities  1,139   3   -   1,142   444   10   2   456   1,825   -   -   1,825   1,139   3   -   1,142 
Derivative financial instruments - assets  -   5,121   428   5,549   54   7,718   2,251   10,023   -   7,292   497   7,789   -   5,121   428   5,549 
Options  -   1,641   178   1,819   -   1,711   443   2,154   -   1,684   68   1,752   -   1,641   178   1,819 
Swaps  -   2,982   5   2,987   -   2,665   235   2,900 
Credit derivatives  -   -   261   261   -   -   15   15 
Forwards  -   378   -   378   -   3,406   -   3,406   -   2,060   -   2,060   -   378   -   378 
Swaps - Differential receivable  -   2,665   235   2,900   -   2,422   1,599   4,021 
Credit derivatives  -   -   15   15   26   -   -   26 
Futures  -   -   -   -   28   151   207   386 
Other derivatives  -   437   -   437   -   28   2   30   -   566   163   729   -   437   -   437 
Available-for-sale securities  17,162   22,030   2,071   41,263   8,272   13,248   6,925   28,445   21,498   21,492   1,646   44,636   17,179   22,013   2,071   41,263 
Investment funds  -   1,259   -   1,259   -   207   785   992   -   770   -   770   -   1,259   -   1,259 
Brazilian federal government securities  14,098   11   334   14,443   5,350   -   229   5,579   10,523   -   320   10,843   14,098   11   334   14,443 
Brazilian government external debt securities  1,980   -   -   1,980   957   8   -   965   4,718   -   -   4,718   1,980   -   -   1,980 
Government debt securities – Other countries  -   7,243   -   7,243   326   8,406   1   8,733 
Government debt securities – other countries  679   3,880   -   4,559   17   7,226   -   7,243 
Portugal  -   26   -   26   301   -   -   301   -   -   -   -   -   26   -   26 
Argentina  -   -   -   -   -   -   1   1 
United States  -   17   -   17   25   -   -   25   679   -   -   679   17   -   -   17 
Norway  -   -   -   -   -   345   -   345 
Austria  -   213   -   213   -   1,460   -   1,460   -   -   -   -   -   213   -   213 
Denmark  -   1,971   -   1,971   -   2,193   -   2,193   -   2,016   -   2,016   -   1,971   -   1,971 
Spain  -   1,093   -   1,093   -   2,830   -   2,830   -   734   -   734   -   1,093   -   1,093 
Korea  -   1,757   -   1,757   -   1,021   -   1,021   -   236   -   236   -   1,757   -   1,757 
Chile  -   1,274   -   1,274   -   483   -   483   -   453   -   453   -   1,274   -   1,274 
Paraguay  -   417   -   417   -   -   -   -   -   256   -   256   -   417   -   417 
Uruguay  -   475   -   475   -   74   -   74   -   185   -   185   -   475   -   475 
Corporate debt securities  804   12,425   1,737   14,966   1,178   4,415   5,897   11,490   4,205   16,842   1,326   22,373   804   14,425   1,737   14,966 
Marketable equity securities  280   1,092   -   1,372   461   212   13   686   1,373   -   -   1,373   280   1,092   -   1,372 

The following table sets forth the Levels of Risk as of December 31, 20092010 and 20082009 for our derivative liabilities.

 (in millions of R$)
 
  12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Derivative financial instruments - liabilities  (47)  (6,264)  (363)  (6,674)  (25)  (4,896)  (1,360)  (6,281)
Options  -   (2,814)  (230)  (3,044)  -   (1,733)  (987)  (2,720)
Forwards  -   (1,188)  -   (1,188)  -   (547)  -   (547)
Swaps  -   (2,011)  (6)  (2,017)  -   (2,108)  (236)  (2,344)
Credit derivatives  -   (8)  (119)  (127)  -   -   (106)  (106)
Futures  (47)  -   (8)  (55)  (25)  -   -   (25)
Other derivatives  -   (243)  -   (243)  -   (508)  (31)  (539)
   
(in millions of R$, except percentages)
 
  
12/31/2009
  
12/31/2008
 
  
Level 1
  
Level 2
  
Level 3
  
Total
  
Level 1
  
Level 2
  
Level 3
  
Total
 
Derivative financial instruments – liabilities  (25)  (4,896)  (1,360)  (6,281)  -   (6,762)  (1,247)  (8,009)
Options  -   (1,733)  (987)  (2,720)  -   (2,829)  (576)  (3,405)
Forwards  -   (547)  -   (547)  -   (1,328)  -   (1,328)
Swaps - Differential receivable  -   (2,108)  (236)  (2,344)  -   (2,404)  (671)  (3,075)
Credit derivatives  -   -   (106)  (106)  -   (201)  -   (201)
Futures  (25)  -   -   (25)  -   -   -   - 
Other derivatives
  -   (508)  (31)  (539)  -   -   -   - 

Other matters

ASC - 820 also nullified the guidance of EITF 02-03, which required the deferral of profit at inception of a transaction involving a derivative financial instrument in the absence of observable data supporting the valuation technique. EITF 02-03 precluded the recognition of an initial gain or loss in the absence of: (a) quoted market price, (b) observable prices of other current market transactions, or (c) other observable data supporting a valuation technique. Management has concluded that the nullification of this provision of EITF 02-03 did not have any significant impact to be recognized as a cumulative effect as of January 1, 2008.

Itaú Unibanco Holding did not select the fair value option for any asset or liability.

 
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Changes in Level 3 recurring fair value measurements

The tables below includesinclude a rollforward of the balance sheet amounts for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 (including the change in fair value), for financial instruments classified by Itaú Unibanco Holding within level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. Accordingly, the gains and losses in the table below include changes in fair value due in part to observable factors that are part of the valuation methodology.method.
  
Fair value as of
12/31/2009
  
Total gains or
losses (realized/
unrealized)
  
Purchases,
issuances and
settlements
  
Transfers in
and/or out of
Level 3
  
Fair value as
of 12/31/2010
  
Total gains (losses) related to
assets and liabilities still held
 at the reporting date
 
Trading assets  91   23   43   -   157   (55)
Corporate debt securities  91   23   43   -   157   2 
Derivative financial instruments (Assets and Liabilities)  (932)  245   821   -   134   (57)
Options  (809)  58   590   -   (162)  1 
Swaps – differential receivable  (1)  -   -   -   (1)  - 
Credit derivatives  (91)  92   141   -   142   9 
Futures  -   203   (211)  -   (8)  (9)
Other derivatives  (31)  (107)  301   -   163   (58)
Available-for-sale securities  2,071   20   (455)  -   1,635   38 
Brazilian federal government securities  334   (14)  -   -   320   31 
Corporate debt securities  1,737   33   (455)  -   1,315   7 

  
Fair value as of
01/01/2009
  
Obtained in the
acquisition of
Unibanco
  
Total gains or
losses (realized/
unrealized)
  
Purchases,
issuances and
settlements
  
Transfers in
and/or out of
Level 3
  
Fair value as of 
12/31/2009
  
Total gains (losses) related
to assets and liabilities still
held at the reporting date
 
Trading assets (1)  443   -   4   (31)  (325)  91   - 
Investment funds  201   -   -   -   (201)  -   - 
Brazilian federal government securities  101   -   4   (14)  (91)  -   - 
Government debt securities – other countries  30   -   -   -   (30)  -   - 
Argentina  30   -   -   -   (30)  -   - 
Corporate debt securities  109   -   -   (17)  (1)  91   - 
Marketable equity securities  2   -   -   -   (2)  -   - 
Derivative financial instruments (Assets and Liabilities) (1)  1,004   132   113   (1,977)  (204)  (932)  (624)
Options  (133)  5   407   (1,088)  -   (809)  (702)
Swaps  928   109   (390)  (700)  52   (1)  91 
Credit derivatives  -   18   116   (176)  (49)  (91)  (13)
Futures  207   -   -   -   (207)  -   - 
Other derivatives  2   -   (20)  (13)  -   (31)  - 
Available-for-sale securities (2)  6,925   302   6   (536)  (4,626)  2,071   (24)
Investment funds  785   -   -   -   (785)  -   - 
Brazilian federal government securities  229   -   (63)  182   (14)  334   (18)
Government debt securities – other countries  1   -   -   -   (1)  -   - 
Argentina  1   -   -   -   (1)  -   - 
Corporate debt securities  5,897   302   (14)  (718)  (3,730)  1,737   (6)
Marketable equity securities  13   -   83   -   (96)  -   - 
  
Fair value at
01/01/2009
  Obtained on
Unibanco
Acquisition
  
Total gains or losses
(realized/unrealized)
  
Purchases, 
issuances and
settlements
  
Transfers in
and/or out of
Level 3
  
Fair value at
31/12/2009
  
Total gains or (losses)
relating to assets and
liabilities still held at
reporting date
 
Trading assets (1)  443      4   (31)  (325)  91   - 
Investment funds  201      -   -   (201)  -   - 
Brazilian federal government securities  101      4   (14)  (91)  -   - 
Government debt securities – Other countries                           
Argentina  30      -   -   (30)  -   - 
Corporate debt securities  109      -   (17)  (1)  91   - 
Marketable equity securities  2      -   -   (2)  -   - 
Derivative financial instruments (1)  1,004  132   113   (1,977)  (204)  (932)  (624)
Options  (133) 5   407   (1,088)  -   (809)  (702)
Swaps - Differential receivable  928  109   (390)  (700)  52   (1)  91 
Credit derivatives  -  18   116   (176)  (49)  (91)  (13)
Futures  207      -   -   (207)  -   - 
Other derivatives  2      (20)  (13)  -   (31)  - 
Available-for-sale securities (2)  6,925  302   6   (536)  (4,626)  2,071   (24)
Investment funds  785      -   -   (785)  -   - 
Brazilian federal government securities  229      (63)  182   (14)  334   (18)
Government debt securities – Other countries                           
Argentina  1      -   -   (1)  -   - 
Corporate debt securities  5,897  302   (14)  (718)  (3,730)  1,737   (6)
Marketable equity securities  13      83   -   (96)  -   - 

(1) Realized and unrealized gains and losses are recorderedrecorded in the statement of income in "Trading Incomeincome (losses)", net".
(2) Realized gains and losses are recorderedrecorded in the statmentstatement of income, in "Net gain(loss) on available-for-sale securities", and unrealized gains and losses are recordered in "Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes", in a separate account of Stockholder'sStockholders' Equity".

  
Fair value at
01/01/2008
  
Total gains or losses
(realized/unrealized)
  
Purchases,
issuances and
settlements
  
Transfers in
and/or out of
Level 3
  
Fair value at
31/12/2008
  
Total gains or (losses) relating
to assets and liabilities still
held at reporting date
 
Trading assets  874   233   (664)  -   443   60 
Derivative financial instruments, net  (215)  2,928   (1,709)  -   1,004   1,037 
Available-for-sale securities  2,795   162   3,985   (17)  6,925   126 
  
Fair value at 
01/01/2008
  
Total gains or losses
(realized/unrealized)
  
Purchases,
issuances and
settlements
  
Transfers in
and/or out of
Level 3
  
Fair value at
31/12/2008
  
Total gains or (losses)
relating to assets and
liabilities still held at
reporting date
 
Trading assets  874   233   (664)  -   443   60 
Derivative financial instruments, net  (215)  2,928   (1,709)  -   1,004   1,037 
Available-for-sale securities  2,795   162   3,985   (17)  6,925   126 

In 2010 and 2009 there were no reclassifications from Level 1 or 2 to Level 3.3 and no significant transfers between level 1 and level 2. However, in 2009 certain instruments were reclassified from Level 3 to Level 2 due to: (i) the existence of yield curves for longer periods observable in the market, and (ii) our reassessment of credit risk not observable in the market and our conclusion that the impact of such non observable input is not relevant to the overall fair value of certain instruments.
 
 
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NOTA 29 – DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS RELATED TO CREDIT

a) DerivativeDerivatives - General

We enter into financial derivative instruments with various counterparts to manage our overall exposures and to assist our customers in managing their own exposures.

Futures - Interest rate and foreign currency futures contracts are commitments to buy or sell a financial instrument at a future date, at a contracted price or yield and may be settled in cash or through delivery. The notional amount represents the face value of the underlying instrument. Commodity future contracts are commitments to buy or sell commodities (mainly gold, coffee and orange juice), at a future date, at a contracted price, which are settled in cash. The notional amount represents the quantity of such commodities multiplied by the future price at the date of the agreement. Daily cash settlements of price movements are made for all instruments.

Forward - Interest forward agreements are contracts to exchange payments on a specified future date, based on a market change in interest rates from trade date to contract settlement date. Foreign exchange forward contracts represent agreements to exchange the currency of one country for the currency of another country at an agreed price, on an agreed settlement date. Forwards contracts are commitments to buy or sell a financial instrument on a future date at an agreed-upon price and are settled in cash.

Swaps - Interest rate and foreign exchange swap contracts are commitments to settle in cash at a future date or dates, based on differentials between specified financial indices (either two different interest rates in a single currency or two different rates each in a different currency), as applied to a notional principal amount. Swap agreements presented in Other in the table below correspond substantially to inflation rate swap contracts.

Options - Option contracts give the purchaser, for a fee, the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell within a limited time a financial instrument or other asset including a flow of interests, foreign currencies, commodities, or equity instruments at a contracted price that may also be settled in cash, based on differentials between specific indices.

Credit Derivatives – Credit derivatives areand derivative instruments which value results tois dependent on the credit risk associated to the debt issued by a third party (the reference entity) which permits that one party (the purchaser of hedge)the protection) transfer the risk to the counterparty (the seller of hedge)the protection). The seller of hedge should make payments as set forth in the contractagreement when the reference entity undergoes a credit event, such as bankruptcy, default or debt restructuring. The seller of hedge receives a premium for the hedge,protection, but, on the other hand, assumes the risk ofthat if the underlying asset referenced in the contractagreement undergoes a credit event, andthen the seller would have to make the payment to the purchaser of hedge, which could be athe notional amount of the credit derivative.

The market and credit risk associated to these products, as well as operating risks, are similar to those related to other types of financial instruments. Market risk is the exposure created by potential fluctuation in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, commodities quotation, prices quoted in securities market or other amounts, and it depends on the type of product, volume of operations, term and conditions of the contractagreement and underlying volatility.

Credit risk is the exposure to loss in the event of non-performance by the counterparty to the transaction.  The credit risk exposure to future contracts is minimized due to daily cash settlements. Swap contracts expose us to credit risk in the event of potential inability or unwillingness of the counterparty to perform according to the contractual terms. Our total credit exposure with respect to swaps is R$ 1,6742,012 and R$ 1,7371,674 at December 31, 20092010 and 2008,2009, respectively. We are exposed to credit risk to the extent of premiums paid on purchased options. The total credit exposure associated with purchase options totaled R$ 975828 and R$ 448975 at December 31, 20092010 and 2008,2009, respectively. The recognition in earnings of unrealized gains on these transactions is dependent on management's assessment as to collectibility.

See Note 28 for a description of the criteria used to determine the fair value of derivatives.

 
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COMPARISON - - OFF-BALANCE SHEET FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (NOTE 29a)

  Memorandum accounts  Balance sheet accounts 
  
Notional
amounts
  Notional amounts  Carrying value  Carrying value 
  12/31/2009  12/31/2008  12/31/2009  12/31/2008 
Interest rate products  1,888,447   249,538   476   91 
Futures contracts  182,997   99,670   (4)  294 
Purchase commitments  88,852   23,197   19   (135)
Sale commitments  94,145   76,473   (23)  429 
Swap agreements  119,978   91,899   680   (66)
Asset position  62,528   91,899   2,519   1,190 
Liability position  57,450   -   (1,839)  (1,256)
Options  1,579,785   51,183   (91)  33 
Purchase commitments  850,060   27,865   1,206   376 
Sale commitments  729,725   23,318   (1,297)  (343)
Forward contracts  1,294   1,311   11   5 
Purchase commitments  839   839   92   9 
Sale commitments  455   472   (81)  (4)
Credit derivatives  4,363   5,475   (90)  (175)
Purchase commitments  1,617   3,411   12   26 
Sale commitments  2,746   2,064   (102)  (201)
Other  30   -   (30)  - 
Sale commitments  30   -   (30)  - 
Foreign exchange products  209,408   147,500   (607)  1,168 
Futures contracts  22,099   38,529   (4)  96 
Purchase commitments  3,160   15,356   22   (291)
Sale commitments  18,939   23,173   (26)  387 
Swap agreements  22,492   41,123   (196)  976 
Asset position  9,820   41,123   295   2,698 
Liability position  12,672   -   (491)  (1,722)
Options  145,350   39,144   (137)  (1,287)
Purchase commitments  80,571   13,005   527   1,700 
Sale commitments  64,779   26,139   (664)  (2,987)
Forward contracts  11,809   28,704   (190)  1,383 
Purchase commitments  5,150   17,604   276   2,498 
Sale commitments  6,659   11,100   (466)  (1,115)
Credit derivatives  137   -   (1)  - 
Purchase commitments  137   -   1   - 
Sale commitments  -   -   (2)  - 
Other  7,521   -   (79)  - 
Purchase commitments  3,234   -   420   - 
Sale commitments  4,287   -   (499)  - 
Commodities  7,690   856   19   6 
Futures contracts  6,403   101   (17)  (2)
Purchase commitments  64   1   (12)  (33)
Sale commitments  6,339   100   (5)  31 
Swap agreements  195   431   (9)  - 
Asset position  89   431   5   97 
Liability position  106   -   (14)  (97)
Options  612   225   27   14 
Purchase commitments  371   143   38   31 
Sale commitments  241   82   (11)  (17)
Forward contracts  254   99   10   (6)
Purchase commitments  254   8   10   4 
Sale commitments  -   91   -   (10)
Other  226   -   8   - 
Purchase commitments  155   -   17   - 
Sale commitments  71   -   (9)  - 
Other  91   31   -   31 
Futures contracts  11   -   -   - 
Purchase commitments  2   -   -   - 
Sale commitments  9   -   -   - 
Swap agreements  58   24   -   30 
Asset position  1   24   -   30 
Liability position  57   -   -   - 
Options  -   7   -   1 
Purchase commitments  -   7   -   1 
Credit derivatives  22   -   -   - 
Purchase commitments  22   -   1   - 
Sale commitments  -   -   (1)  - 
Equity products  7,999   2,251   (619)  718 
Futures contracts  5,276   767   -   (2)
Purchase commitments  2,132   294   -   - 
Sale commitments  3,144   473   -   (2)
Swap agreements  138   33   81   6 
Asset position  131   33   81   6 
Liability position  7   -   -   - 
Options  2,575   514   (700)  (11)
Purchase commitments  1,812   259   48   47 
Sale commitments  763   255   (748)  (58)
Forward contracts  -   937   -   695 
Purchase commitments  -   937   -   894 
Sale commitments  -   -   -   (199)
Credit derivatives  10   -   -   - 
Purchase commitments  10   -   1   - 
Sale commitments  -   -   (1)  - 
Other  -   -   -   30 
Purchase commitments  -   -   -   30 
Assets          5,549   10,023 
Liabilities          (6,281)  (8,009)
Total          (732)  2,014 
 

        Memorandum accounts  Balance sheet accounts 
  Notional amounts  Notional amounts  Carrying value  Carrying value 
        12/31/2010  12/31/2009  12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
Interest rate products  2,628,747   1,888,447   1,625   476 
Futures contracts  262,847   182,997   (32)  (4)
Purchase commitments  117,641   88,852   140   19 
Sale commitments  145,206   94,145   (172)  (23)
Swap agreements  114,940   119,978   1,323   680 
Asset position  61,263   62,528   2,984   2,519 
Liability position  53,677   57,450   (1,661)  (1,839)
Options  2,243,675   1,579,785   (143)  (91)
Purchase commitments  1,180,676   850,060   761   1,206 
Sale commitments  1,062,999   729,725   (904)  (1,297)
Forward contracts  839   1,294   (19)  11 
Purchase commitments  539   839   63   92 
Sale commitments  300   455   (82)  (81)
Credit derivatives  5,748   4,363   135   (90)
Purchase commitments  2,622   1,617   256   12 
Sale commitments  3,126   2,746   (121)  (102)
Other  698   30   361   (30)
Purchase commitments  698   -   374   - 
Sale commitments  -   30   (13)  (30)
Foreign exchange products    160,231   209,408   (1,085)  (607)
Futures contracts  21,185   22,099   (14)  (4)
Purchase commitments  8,128   3,160   -   22 
Sale commitments  13,057   18,939   (14)  (26)
Swap agreements  21,987   22,492   (333)  (196)
Asset position  7,378   9,820   (5)  295 
Liability position  14,634   12,672   (328)  (491)
Options  80,459   145,350   (215)  (137)
Purchase commitments  37,198   80,571   792   527 
Sale commitments  43,261   64,779   (1,007)  (664)
Forward contracts  35,880   11,809   (531)  (190)
Purchase commitments  13,121   5,150   556   276 
Sale commitments  22,759   6,659   (1,087)  (466)
Credit derivatives  76   137   -   (1)
Purchase commitments  54   137   1   1 
Sale commitments  22   -   (1)  (2)
Other  619   7,521   8   (79)
Purchase commitments  259   3,234   191   420 
Sale commitments  360   4,287   (183)  (499)
Commodities    4,762   7,690   1   19 
Futures contracts  2,132   6,403   (9)  (17)
Purchase commitments  84   64   33   (12)
Sale commitments  2,048   6,339   (42)  (5)
Swap agreements  397   195   (22)  (9)
Asset position  219   89   5   5 
Liability position  178   106   (27)  (14)
Options  1,966   612   1   27 
Purchase commitments  1,197   371   52   38 
Sale commitments  769   241   (51)  (11)
Forward contracts  267   254   29   10 
Purchase commitments  200   254   48   10 
Sale commitments  67   -   (19)  - 
Other  -   226   -   8 
Purchase commitments  -   155   -   17 
Sale commitments  -   71   -   (9)
Other    18   91   -   - 
Futures contracts  10   11   -   - 
Purchase commitments  1   2   -   - 
Sale commitments  9   9   -   - 
Swap agreements  8   58   -   - 
Asset position  1   1   -   - 
Liability position  7   57   -   - 
Credit derivatives  -   22   -   - 
Purchase commitments  -   22   -   1 
Sale commitments  -   -   -   (1)
Equity products    17,102   7,999   (394)  (619)
Futures contracts  5,875   5,276   -   - 
Purchase commitments  1,645   2,132   -   - 
Sale commitments  4,230   3,144   -   - 
Swap agreements  61   138   2   81 
Asset position  32   131   3   81 
Liability position  29   7   (1)  - 
Options  5,871   2,575   (935)  (700)
Purchase commitments  4,181   1,812   147   48 
Sale commitments  1,690   763   (1,082)  (748)
Forward contracts  1,419   -   1,393   - 
Purchase commitments  1,419   -   1,393   - 
Sale commitments  -   -   -   - 
Credit derivatives  878   10   (1)  - 
Purchase commitments  227   10   4   1 
Sale commitments  651   -   (5)  (1)
Other  2,998   -   117   - 
Purchase commitments  2,438   -   164   - 
Sale commitments  560   -   (47)  - 
Assets          7,789   5,549 
Liabilities          (6,674)  (6,281)
Total          1,115   (732)
 
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b) Derivatives used for hedge accounting hedge

We use certain derivative futures contracts traded in stock exchange as hedge instruments in a strategy of cash flow hedge. All hedge relationships were designated in the last quarter of 2009,2008, and maturities of derivatives will occur between 2012 and 2014.

This hedge strategy aims at protecting changes in cash flow of interest payments at a variable rate of interest payment of  Subordinated CDBs attributable to changes in the 100% of the CDI rate. CDI rate is considered the reference rate in the Brazilian financial market and it is set on a daily basis. The hedge strategy makes the cash flow constant regarding the variability of CDI rate. To protect the variability of future cash flow of payment of interest payments, Itaú Unibanco Holding uses DI Futures contracts at BM&F BOVESPA. In the DI Futures contract, a net payment is made for the difference between the amount computed in the notional amount multiplied andby the CDI rate, is made, and the notional amount multiplied by a fixed rate.

To evaluate the effectiveness and to measure the ineffectiveness of such strategy,  Itaú Unibanco Holding uses the dollar offset method for making settlement in dollar on a cumulative basis. By using this method, Itaú Unibanco Holding adopts the hypothetical derivative method  established by DIG G 7 "Cash Flow Hedges".Hedges: Measurement of Ineffectiveness of Cash Flow Hedge pursuant to Paragraph 30(b) when the Short-Cut Method is not Applied.Applied”. The hypothetical derivative method is based on a comparison of change in the fair value of a hypothetical derivative with terms identical to the critical terms of the variable-rate liability, and this change in the fair value is considered a representationproxy  of the present value of the cumulative change in the future cash flow expected for the hedged liability. The method of transferring deferred gains and losses from AOCIAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“AOCI”) to retained earnings is an effective interest rate method.

At December 31, 2009,2010, the accounting balancecarrying amount of subordinated CDBs which future cash flows are being protected by this hedge strategy is R$ 1314 and the notional amount of DI Futures of hedge instruments is R$ 13.11.


Derivatives in
relationships of cash
flow hedges
 
Amount of gain or
(loss) recognized in
AOCI in derivatives
(effective portion) –
in thousands of R$
 
Place of gain or
(loss) reclassified
from AOCI to
results (effective
portion)
 
Amount of gain or
(loss) reclassified
from AOCI to result
(effective portion) –
in thousands of R$
 
Place of gain or
(loss) recognized in
result in derivatives
(ineffective portion)
 
Amount of gain or
(loss) recognized in
result of derivatives
(ineffective portion) –
in thousands of R$
 
 
Amount of gain or
(loss) recognized in
AOCI in derivatives
(effective portion)
 
Place where gain 
or (loss) 
reclassified
from AOCI to
income are 
recognized 
(effective portion)
 
Amount of gain or
(loss) reclassified
from AOCI to
income
(effective portion)
 
Place where gain 
or (loss) are 
recognized
 in income
(ineffective 
portion)
 
Amount of gain or
(loss) recognized in
result of derivatives
(ineffective portion)
 
         
Futures of interest rate  (1,669)  Income (loss)  from negotiation  (718)  Income (loss) from negotiation  -   3 Trading income (losses), net  1 Trading income (losses), net  0 

As of December 31, 2009,2010, gain or loss related to the cash flow hedge expected to be reclassified from AOCI to resultsincome in the following 12 months is R$ 1.

During 2009, we have discontinued certain of our hedge relationships that no longer met the effectiveness requirements. No hedge relationship was discontinued in 2009.2010.

No lack of effectiveness was recognized at December 31, 2009,2010, since the accumulated loss in Futures DI used as hedge instruments did not exceed the cumulative change in future cash flows expected of the protected deposits.

c) Information on credit derivatives

Credit derivatives are financial instruments whose amountvalue derives from the credit risk associated with the debt issued by a third party (reference entity) and allow an entity (protection buyer) to transfer this risk to a counterparty (protection seller). The protection seller has to make payments pursuant to the contract when the reference entity undergoes a credit event, such as bankruptcy, default or composition with creditors. The protection seller receives a premium for the protection but, on the other hand, receivesassumes the risk that the underlying instrument referred to in the contract may undergo a credit event and may have to make a payment to the protection buyer that can be as high as the reference value of the credit derivative.

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Itaú Unibanco Holding buys and sells credit protection mainly related to public securities of the Brazilian government and private securities of Brazilian companies in order to meet the needs of its clients. When we sell credit protection, the exposure for a given reference entity may be partially or totally offset by the purchase of a credit protection purchase contract offrom another counterparty for the same reference entity or similar entity. The creditCredit derivatives for which we are protection sellers are credit default swaps, total return swaps and credit-linked notes. At December 31, 20092010 and 2008,2009, Itaú Unibanco Holding did not sell credit protection in the form of credit-linked notes.

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Credit Default Swaps – CDS

CDS are credit derivatives in which, upon a credit event related to the reference entity pursuant to the terms of the contract, the protection buyer is entitled to receive, from the protection seller, thean amount equivalent to the difference between the face value of the CDS contract and the fair value of the liability on the date the contract was settled, also known as the recovered value. The protection buyer does not need to hold the debt instrument of the reference entity for it to receive the amounts due pursuant to the CDS contract terms when a credit event occurs.

Total Return Swap – TRS

TRS is a transaction in which a party swaps the total return of a reference entity or of a basket of assets for regular cash flows, usually interest and a guarantee against capital loss.  In a TRS contract, the parties do not transfer the ownership of the assets.

The table below presents the portfolio of credit derivatives in which we sell protection to third parties, per maturity, and the maximum potential of future payments, gross of any guarantees, as well as its classification per instrument, risk and reference entity.

 
Maximum
potential of
future
payments,
gross
  
Before 1
year
  
From 1 to 3
years
  
From 3 to 5
years
  
Above 5
years
  
Far value as
of
December
31, 2009
  
Maximum
potential of future
payments, gross
  
Before 1
year
  
From 1 to 3
years
  
From 3 to 5
years
  
Over 5
years
  
Fair value
as of
December
31, 2010
  
Fair value as of
December 31,
2009
 
By instrument                                       
CDS  2,925   984   730   706   505   (103)  3,375   541   1,234   1,184   416   (119)  (103)
TRS  -   -   -   -   -   -   424   416   -   8   -   (8)  - 
Total by instrument  2,925   984   730   706   505   (103)  3,799   957   1,234   1,192   416   (127)  (103)
By risk rating                                                    
Investment grade  2,925   984   730   706   505   (103)  3,799   957   1,234   1,192   416   (127)  (103)
Below investment grade  -   -   -   -   -   - 
Total by risk  2,925   984   730   706   505   (103)  3,799   957   1,234   1,192   416   (127)  (103)
By reference entity                                                    
Brazilian government  -   -   -   -   -   - 
Government – other countries  -   -   -   -   -   - 
Private entities  2,925   984   730   706   505   (103)  3,799   957   1,234   1,192   416   (127)  (103)
Total by entity  2,925   984   730   706   505   (103)  3,799   957   1,234   1,192   416   (127)  (103)

We evaluatedevaluate the risk of credit derivative based on the credit ratings attributed to the reference entity, given by independent credit rating agencies. Investment grade are those entities which credit risk is rated as Baa3 or higher, as rated by Moody's, and BBB- or higher, according to the ratings of Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Ratings. The maximum potential loss that may be incurred with the credit derivative is based on the notional amount of the derivative. We believe, based on our historical experience, that the amount of the maximum potential loss does not represent the actual level of loss. This is so because should there be an event of loss, the amount of maximum potential loss should be reduced from the notional amount by the recoverable amount.

The credit derivatives which are sold are not covered by guarantees, and during this period, we did not incur any loss related to any credit derivative contracts.

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The following table presents the notional amount of purchased credit derivatives which underlying amounts are identical to those for which Itaú Unibanco Holding operates as seller of the hedge.

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 12/31/2009  12/31/2008  12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
 
Notional amount
of hedge sold
  
Notional amount of hedge
purchased with identical
underlying amount
  Net position  
Net
position
  
Notional
amount of
hedge sold
  
Notional amount of
hedge purchased with
identical underlying
amount
  
Net
position
  
Net position
 
CDS  2,925   (1,605)  1,320   (30)  (3,375)  2,902   (473)  1,320 
TRS  -   (2)  -   -   (424)  -   (424)  - 
Total  2,925   (1,607)  1,320   (30)  (3,799)  2,902   (897)  1,320 

d) Financial instruments related to credit

Itaú Unibanco Holding uses financial instruments related to credit to meet the financial needs of its clients. Itaú Unibanco Holding issues credit granting commitments, standby letters of credit and other letters of credit and guarantees.

The following table summarizes the contractcontractual amounts of financial instruments related to credit at December 31:credit.

 2009  2008  12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
Credit concession commitments 157,443  93,462 
Commitments to extend credit  179,912   157,443 
Standby letters of credit 1,207  659   756   1,207 
Guarantees 31,234   12,854   37,618   31,234 

The contractual amount of financial instruments representsrepresent the maximum potential of credit risk in the event the counterparty does not meet the terms of the agreement. The vast majority of these commitments maturematures without being withdrawn. As a result, the total contractual amount does not represent our effective future exposure to credit risk or the liquidity needs arising from such commitments.


The following is a summary of the instruments that are considered to be financial guarantees in accordance with FIN No. 45 (new ASC 460), at December 31:460:

  12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
  
Contract
amount
  Fair value  
Contract
amount
  Fair value 
Standby letters of credit (*)  756   435   1,207   349 
Guarantees (1)  37,618   108   31,234   68 
  2009  2008 
  
Contract
Amount
  
Fair
value
  
Contract
amount
  
Fair
value
 
Standby letters of credit (1)  1,207   349   659   - 
Guarantees (1)  31,234   68   12,854   37 
(1)(*) Include guarantees with contract amount of R$ 8 at17 as of December 31, 20092010 (R$ 284 at8 as of December 31, 2008)2009) issued in favor of clients classified as clients under monitoring, in accordance with our internal classification.

Standby letters of credit and  guarantees are conditional lending commitments issued by us to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Itaú Unibanco Holding typically has recourse to recover from the customer any amounts paid under these guarantees.guarantees In addition, Itaú Unibanco Holding may hold cash or other highly liquid collateral to support these guarantees. The carrying value includes amounts deferred and recognized in income over the life of the contract and amounts accrued for inherent losses in accordance with SFAS 5,  “Accounting for Contingencies” (new ASC 450).450.

In connection with issuing securities to investors, Itaú Unibanco Holding may enter into contractual arrangements with third parties that may require it to make a payment to them in the event of a change in tax law or an adverse interpretation of tax law. Itaú Unibanco Holding may also enter into indemnification clauses when it sells a business or assets to a third party pursuant to which it indemnifies that third party for losses they may incur due to actions taken by Itaú Unibanco Holding prior to the sale It is difficult to estimate the maximum exposure under these indemnification arrangements since this would require an assessment of future changes in tax laws and future claims that may be made against Itaú Unibanco Holding that have not yet occurred.

In the ordinary course of its business, Itaú Unibanco Holding enters into contracts that contain indemnification provisions. These provisions require Itaú Unibanco to make payments to another party in the event that certain events occur. Many of these provisions call for Itaú Unibanco Holding to indemnify the other party against loss in the event that Itaú Unibanco fails to perform its own obligations under the contract. These performance guarantees are not subject to disclosure.

 
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NOTE 30 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

a) Assets Under Management
a)Assets under management

Itaú Unibanco offers,Holding manages and administers a broad range of investment funds and provides portfolio management services for pension funds, corporations, private banking customers and foreign investors.
These assets are not included in our consolidated balance sheet.

The investment policy for each fund domiciled in Brazil must be submitted to the Central Bank and to CVM for approval and each fund is regulated as to the type of investments it may make.

Portfolio management carried out by Itaú Unibanco Holding on behalf of pension plans, corporations, private banking customers and foreign investors is done on the basis of negotiated fees and investment parameters.
Fees are generally charged as a percentage of assets under management and vary depending upon the debt/equity composition of the particular portfolio. In addition to the fees earned by Itaú Unibanco Holding as manager of the relevant investment fund or portfolio, we earn brokerage fees for transactions carried out in respect of the fund and portfolio assets.

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b)   
b)Contingent gains and losses

Itaú Unibanco Holding and its subsidiaries are involved in contingencies in the ordinary course of their businesses, as follows:

a)
Contingent Assets: gains:there are no contingent assets recorded.

b)
Contingent Liabilities: these are estimated and classified as follows:

-Calculation criteria:

Civil lawsuits: quantified upon judicial notification, and adjusted monthly:

·Collective (lawsuits related to claims considered similar and usual and the amounts of which are not considered individually significant): according to the statistical references per group of lawsuits, type of legal body (Small Claims Court or Regular Court) and claimant; or

 ·b)Individual (lawsuits related
Contingent losses: The criteria to claims considered unusual and the amounts of whichquantify contingencies are considered individually significant): at the amount estimated as probable loss, based on the evidence presented and on the evaluation of legal advisors – which considers case law, legal opinions raised, evidence producedadequate in the records and the judicial decisions already issued – relatingrelation to the risk levelspecific characteristics of loss of lawsuits.civil, labor and tax lawsuits portfolios.

-Civil lawsuits

Collective lawsuits (related to claims considered similar and whose amount is not considered significant): contingencies are determined on a monthly basis and the expected amount of losses is accrued according to statistical references that take into account the type of lawsuit and the characteristics of the legal body (Small Claims Court or Regular Court).

Individual lawsuits (related to claims with unusual characteristics or involving significant amounts): determined from time to time, based on the amount claimed and the likelihood of loss, which, in turn, is estimated according to the “de facto” and “de jure” characteristics related to such lawsuit. The amounts of losses which likelihood of loss is considered probable are accrued.

-Labor claims

Collective lawsuits (related to claims considered similar and which each individual amount is not considered significant): The expected amount of loss is determined and accrued monthly by the moving average of payments in relation to lawsuits settled in the last 12 months, plus the average cost of fees. These are adjusted to the amounts deposited as guarantee for their execution when realized.

Individual lawsuits (related to claims with unusual characteristics or involving significant amounts): determined from time to time, based on the amount claimed and the likelihood of loss, which, in turn, is estimated according to the definitive execution amount (indisputable amount) when the claim“de facto” and “de jure” characteristics related to such lawsuit. The amounts of losses which likelihood of loss is awarded a final and unappealable judgment.considered probable are accrued.

Labor claims: these are calculated upon judicial notification and adjusted to the moving average of payment in lawsuits closed in the last 12 months plus the average cost of fees paid for lawsuits related to claims considered similar and usual and adjusted to the execution amount (indisputable amount) when it is in the stage of being a final and unappealable decision.
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Tax and Social Security Lawsuits: are estimated upon judicial notification of administrative proceedings based on their adjusted amounts involved.

Tax and social security lawsuits: calculated upon judicial notification of administrative proceedings based on their monthly adjusted amounts.

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Contingencies classified as probable:are recognizedprovided for in the financial statements and comprise:

-Civil Lawsuits: The contingencies generally arise from reviewing agreements and demanding compensation for property damage and pain and suffering, such as protest of bills, return of checks, and inclusion of information in the credit protection registry, most of these actions beingare filed in the Small Claims Court and therefore limited to 40 minimum monthly wages;wages.

The bank is also party to specific lawsuits with respect to charging understated inflation adjustment to savings accounts in connection with economic plans.The case law at the Federal Supreme Court is favorable to banks in relation to an economic phenomenon similar to savings, such as of adjustment of time deposits and contracts in general. In addition, the Superior Court of Justice has recently decided that the term for filing public civil actions with respect to understated inflation is five years.  In view of such decision, some of the lawsuits may be dismissed because they were filed after a five-year period.

We have provided for those lawsuits where we estimate the probability of loss is probable and when it can be reasonably estimated and we disclose above the amounts of those lawsuits initiated against Itaú Unibanco Holding for which probability of loss is possible.

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Labor Claims: seeking the recovery ofclaims: Contingencies are related to lawsuits in which alleged labor rights based on labor legislation specific to the related profession, such as overtime, salary equalization, reinstatement, transfer allowance, pension plan supplement and other;other, are discussed.

-Tax and Social Security:social security: represented mainly by lawsuits and administrative proceedings involving federal and municipal taxes.

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The table below shows the changes in the respective provisions for contingent liabilities and the respective escrow deposits balances:

 2009  2008  12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
At the beginning of the year (Note 18) 5,219  3,551 
Opening balance (Note 18)  7,651   5,219 
Balance arising from business combinations 2,989  -   -   2,989 
(+) Reclassification 111  -   -   111 
(-) Contingencies guaranteed by indemnity clauses (Note 2u) (692) (656)  (707)  (692)
Subtotal 7,627  2,895   6,944   7,627 
Changes in the period reflected in income (Note 24b)  2,535   2,440   2,907   2,535 
Interest and monetary correction 433  387   324   433 
Increase 2,505  2,343   3,579   2,505 
Reversal (403) (290)  (996)  (403)
Payments (3,218) (808)  (1,675)  (3,218)
Subtotal 6,944  4,527   8,176   6,944 
(+) Contingencies guaranteed by indemnity clauses (Note 2u)  707   692   1,466   707 
At the end of the year (Note 18)  7,651   5,219 
Closing balance (Note 18)  9,642   7,651 
Escrow deposits (Note 14)  3,219   2,286   4,076   3,219 
 
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Contingencies classified as possible:they are not recognized in the financial statements and comprise Civil Lawsuits amounting at December 31,2009 to R$ 378764 and Tax and Social Security Lawsuitssocial security lawsuits amounting to R$ 1,113, The2,625; the principal characteristics of the most significant lawsuits are described below:below :

Civil Lawsuits

·Life insurance – R$ 98: Payment for loss of profit and property damage arising from the refusal to indemnify the policyholder;
·Summer Plan – R$ 88: Savings account holders claim the payment of alleged remuneration differences in the balances of savings accounts existing in January and February 89, which would have been underpaid as a result of the full compliance with Law No. 7,730/89 (Summer Plan) by the Bank;

 ·ClaimsPIS and COFINSrequest for offset dismissed - R$ 67: Claiming466: Cases in which the review ofliquidity and the amount of claims paid in insurance operations;offset credit certainty are discussed.

 ·Legal Fees due to Former LawyersISS banking institutions – R$ 41: Lawyers who provided legal services to the Group alleged that they have425: these are banking operations, which revenue may not received all legal fees they were entitled to after the termination of the legal agreements;be interpreted as price per service rendered and/or arise from activities not listed under a Supplementary Law;

 ·In connection with several economic stabilization plans that the Brazilian Federal Government has imposed during the decades of 1980 and 1990 saving account holders have initiated lawsuits against Itaú Unibanco Holding and against several financial institutions in Brazil. We have provided for those lawsuits where we estimate the probability of loss is probable and when it can be reasonably estimated and we disclose above theINSS – Non-compensatory amounts of those lawsuits initiated against Itaú Unibanco Holding for which probability of loss is possible. However, saving account holders may initiate lawsuits in the future with respect to these economic stabilization plans under the Brazilian statute of limitation and we are unable to predict whether further lawsuits will be initiated or not and the amounts that might be claim.

Tax and Social Security other than taxes on income

·ISS – Banking Institutions – R$ 418: refers to tax assessments notices issued by municipalities for collection378: we defend the non-taxation of ISS (tax on services) onthese amounts, recorded in several accounts, on the grounds of being service revenue. An administrative final decision or tax foreclosure is pending;mainly profit sharing, transportation vouchers and sole bonus.

 ·LevyPIS and COFINS – usufruct of ISS on Leasing Operations –quotas and shares - R$ 142: Tax assessment notices and/or273: we discuss the adequate accounting and tax foreclosures filed by municipalities allegingtreatment for the ISS levy on leasing operations carried out in their territories;amount received due to the onerous recognition of usufruct.

 ·Levy of social security contributions on non-compensatory amounts – R$ 135: Administrative and judicial disputes on the portions, which, on the Company’s view, are not part of salary for purposes of social security contributions;

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·ITR (Rural Land Tax) - R$ 64: refers to payment of ITR amounts related to farms, which were received as foreclosed assets with arbitrage of calculation basis due to failure to evidence that the portion of the land is a legal reserve;

·Requests for Offset of Debit and Credit Amounts not Granted – R$ 64: Requests to offset debit and credit amounts that were not granted due to formal issues or alleged lack of evidence of the net  credits. This issue is under discussions on the administrative level, and the Company has filed for defense and documents supporting the net credits;

·Required PIS and COFINS (taxes on revenues), as tax authorities understand the Company has omitted operating revenue from the assignment of usufruct of shares and units, recorded with respect to  the investments in permanent assets – R$ 32;

·Divergences Found in DCTFs (Declaration of Federal Contributions and Taxes) – R$ 12:  Required withholding income tax, arising from challenges, by Federal Revenue Service, related to divergences found in DCTF and allegedly missing payments.

Securities amounting to R$ 1,061 (R$ 1,389 at 12/31/2008), Escrow Deposits amounting to R$ 3,234 (R$ 1,666 at 12/31/2008) (Note 14), and property, plant and equipment with a carrying amount of R$ 769 (R$ 794 at 12/31/2008), according to article 32 of Law No. 10,522/02 are pledged in guarantee of voluntary  appeals related to lawsuits with respect to contingent liabilities. As a result of the unconstitutionality lawsuit 1976, the Federal Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional the requirement of guarantees for voluntary appeals on April 10, 2007. The Bank is requesting to the Federal Revenue Service the release of those pledges.

The balance of amounts receivables arising from reimbursements of contingencies totals R$ 1,114 (R$ 940 at 12/31/2008) (Note 14), basically represented by the guarantee in the Banerj privatization process occurred in 1997, in which the State of Rio de Janeiro created a escrow account to guarantee the potential payments under of civil, labor and tax contingencies.

·
Taxes payable and challenged in court by Itaú Unibanco court:: We filed lawsuits related to taxes in which we challenge the position of federal, state or municipal governments based on grounds of illegality and / oras unconstitutionality. We recognize a liability for the amounts due under the terms of the current law with respect to these lawsuits. The table below shows the changes in this provisionliability and the respective escrow deposits:
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  12/31/2010  12/31/2009 
Opening balance (Note 18)    6,337   6,155 
Balance arising from business combinations  
  -   3,003 
Reclassification  
  -   (111)
Changes in the period reflected in income    693   2,100 
Interest and monetary correction  308   849 
Increase  769   2,182 
Reversal  (384)  (931)
Payments (*)    (1,936)  (4,810)
Closing balance (Note 18)    5,094   6,337 
Escrow deposits (Note 14)  3,708   4,127 
Change in provision 2009  2008 
At the beginning of the year (Note 18)  6,155   5,433 
Balance arising from business combination  3,003     
Reclassification  (111)  - 
Changes in the period reflected in income  2,100   781 
Interest and monetary correction  849   453 
Net increase  2,182   1,048 
Reversal  (931)  (720)
Payments  (4,810)  (59)
At the end of the year  (Note 18)  6,337   6,155 
Escrow deposits (Note 14)  4,127   3,721 

(*) In November 2009, Itaú Unibanco Holding and its subsidiaries applied to the Fiscal Recovery Program (REFIS), established by Law n° 11,941/09 and Provisional Measure, N° 449/2009. REFIS has the purpose of allowing to settle tax debt through ana special mechanism for paying and refinancing tax and social security liabilities. The general conditions of the effects of applying to REFIS include the possibility to pay amounts under REFIS in 180 monthly installments or in one single installment as well as reductions in the amounts of penalties and late payment interest. As allowed by the program additional tax debts were added to the program during 2010. The application has resulted in a efectan effect of R$ 291145 in net income recognized during 2009.

Out of total payments of taxes payable and challengedthe year ended December 31, 2010 (R$ 291 for the year ended December 31, 2009). Payments made for debts included in courts and Tax and Social Security contingencies of R$ 6,547 made during 2009 the amount of R$ 6,330 corresponds to payments made under the REFIS program. Additionally out of the reversal of R$ 941 during 2009 the amount of R$ 802 corresponds to reversal of penalties and interest of taxes payable for which we applied to the REFIS program (including those relatedamounted to income tax and social contribution)R$ 1,891 for the year ended December 31, 2010 (R$ 1,952 for the year ended December 31, 2009).
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The main natures of processesdiscussions related to taxes payable and challenges in court are described as follows:

·PIS and COFINS – Calculation basis – R$ 3,972, asserting2,356: we defend the rightlevy of paying contributions to PIS and COFINS on revenue, not adopting the provisionsdefined as revenue from sales of Article 3, paragraph 1, of Law No. 9,718/98, which established the inappropriate extension of the calculation bases of these contributions.assets and services. The corresponding escrow deposit totals R$ 872;962.

·IRPJ and CSLLPIS – R$ 436, aimed at rejecting the requirement included in Regulatory Instruction No. 213, of October 7, 2002, in view of its illegality, since it determined the inclusion of equity in earnings of subsidiaries upon determination of taxable income and CSLL calculation basis, including the disposal of foreign investments. The corresponding escrow deposit totals R$ 389;

·CSLL350R$ 441, ensuring the right to pay CSLL at the rate of 9%, levied on legal entities in general, thereby rejecting the application of article 41 of Law No. 11,727, of June 24, 2008, which provides for a different rate (15%) for financial institutions and insurance companies, in view of the infraction to the principle of equality. The corresponding escrow deposit totals R$ 183;

PIS X Constitutional Amendments No. 10/96 and 17/97 – R$ 285, aimed at rejecting the levy of PIS, base don the principlesPrinciples of anteriority, anteriority over 90 days and non-retroactivitynon-retroactivity: we request the rejection of Constitutional Amendments Nos.No. 10/96 and No. 17/97 in view of the principles of anteriority and nonexistence of legislation for this period. Successively, aimednon-retroactivity, aiming at paying PIS over the mentioned periodpayment based on Supplementary Law No. 7/07/70. The corresponding escrow deposit totals R$ 68;61.

·INSS – R$ 255, aimed at rejecting253 – Service providers that are individuals and management members: we request the levynon-levy of social security contribution at 15%, as well as an additional rate of 2.5%,taxes on compensation paidpayment to service providers that are individuals and managers,management members, set forth by Supplementary Law No. 84/96, in view ofby alleging its unconstitutionality, as this contribution has the same taxable year and income tax calculation basis, going against the provisions of Articles 153, item III, 154, item I, 156, item III and 195, paragraph 4, of Federal Constitution.unconstitutionality. The corresponding escrow deposit totals R$ 280;229.

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Guarantee of Voluntary Resources: Securities amounting to R$ 1,516 (R$ 1,061 at December 31, 2009), Escrow Deposits amounting to R$ 3,300 (R$ 3,234 at December 31, 2009) (Note 14), and premises and equipment amounting to R$ 714 (R$ 769 at December 31, 2009), according to article 32 of Law No. 10,522/02 are pledged in guarantee of voluntary appeals related to lawsuits with respect to contingent liabilities. As a result of the unconstitutionality lawsuit No. 1,976, the Federal Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional the requirement of guarantees for voluntary appeals on April 10, 2007. The Bank has requested the Federal Revenue Service to release those pledges.
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Receivables from reimbursement of contingent liabilities: The balance of receivables arising from reimbursements of contingencies totals R$ 1,784 (R$ 1,114 at December 31, 2009) (Note 14), basically represented by the guarantee in the Banerj privatization process occurred in 1997, in which the State of Rio de Janeiro created an escrow account to guarantee the potential payments under civil, labor and tax contingencies.

According to the opinion of the legal advisors, Itaú Unibanco Holding is not involved in any other administrative proceedings or lawsuits that may significantly affect its consolidated financial position.

c)  
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c)Other commitments

Itaú Unibanco Holding leases many properties, for use in its operations, under standard real estate leases that normally can be cancelled at its option and include renewal options and escalations clauses. No lease agreement imposes any restriction on our ability to pay dividends, engage in debt or equity financing transactions, or enter into further lease agreements.agreements

Minimum payments of services provided by third parties and rents according to operating and capital lease agreementsleases which initial and remaining lease terms cannot be cancelled for one yearare non-cancelable as of December 31, 20092010 are as follows:

2010  752 
2011  632   802 
2012  535   680 
2013  401   538 
2014  327   456 
Thereafter  745 
2015  351 
Thereafter 2016  846 
Total minimum payments required  3,392   3,673 

Total rental expense wasexpenses were (Note 23), R$ 841, R$ 795 R$ 394 and R$ 350394 for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, and 2007.respectively.

 
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NOTE 31 – REGULATORY MATTERS

Itaú Unibanco Holding is subject to regulation by the Central Bank which issues directions and instructions regarding currency and credit policies for financial institutions operating in Brazil. The Central Bank also determines minimum capital requirements, fixed assets limits, lending limits, accounting practices and compulsory deposit requirements, and requires banks to comply with regulation based on the Basel Accord as regards to capital adequacy. Furthermore, the National Council of Private Insurance (CNSP) and the SUSEP issuesissue regulations on capital requirement which affect our insurance, private retirement plans and capitalization operations.operations

The Basel Accord requires banks to have a ratio of regulatory capital and risk exposure of at least 8%. The regulatory capital is basically composed of two levels:

·Tier I: in general, capital stock, certain reserves and retained earnings, less certain intangibles.

·Tier II: includes, among others and subject to certain limits, asset revaluation reserves, general loan loss reserves and subordinated debt, and it is limited to the amount of Tier I Capital.

However, the Basel Agreement permits that regulatory authorities in each country establish own parameters for the composition of regulatory capital and calculation of portions exposed to risk. Among the main differences arising from the adoption of specific parameters under the Brazilian regulation are: (i) the requirement of a ratio of capital to risk-weighted assets of a minimum of 8%. Atat least half of total capital must consist of Tier I Capital. Tier I, or core capital, includes equity capital less11%, (ii) certain intangibles. Tier II Capital includes, subjectrisk weighting factors attributed to certain limitations, asset revaluation reserves, general loan loss reservesassets and subordinated debt, and is limitedother exposures; (iii) the requirement that banks allocate a portion of its equity to cover certain operating risks, ranging from 12% to 18% of the amountaverage gross income from financial operations. Additionally, in compliance with the regulations of Tier I Capital. However, Brazilian banking regulations (a) require a minimum capital ratio of 11%, (b) as from  December 2008, permit  the accretion of an additional allowance for loan and lease losses to the minimum percentages set forth by the Central Bank of Brazil, ,  and that is considered as Tier I Capital, (c) specify different risk-weighted categories,   (d)   imposebanks should calculate the following deductions from  Tier I Capital:  (i) deferred permanent assets, less goodwill paid on acquisition of investments, (ii) balance of unrealized gains and losses arising from adjustment to market value of securities classified as "available-for-sale securities" and derivative financial instruments used to hedge cash flow, which are considered as Tier II Capital, and (iii) deferred tax assets, which expected realization is after five years from the evaluation date, and (e) they also determined the following deductions from Capital: (i) investments in financial instruments which are part of the Regulatory Capital of other institutions authorized to operate by the Central Bank, (ii) the amount corresponding to offices or interests in a foreign financial institution in relation to which the Central Bank does not have access to information, data and documents sufficient for consolidated supervision purposes, and (iii) possible surplus in fixed assets over the limits imposed by the Central Bank.  As from January 2008, the other deferred tax assets cannot represent more than 40% of the Tier I Capital, and this percentage will be gradually reduced until 10% as from January 2011. The surplus shall also be deducted from the Tier I Capital.

In December 2009 the Central Bank revoked, as from April 2010, the permission for accretion of the additional allowance for loan losses mentioned in item (b) of the foregoing paragraph.

In accordance with Central Bank rules, banks can calculate compliance with the minimum requirement on the financial institutions on a consolidated basis (considering only the institutions regulated by the Central Bank, including branches and investments abroad). Brazilian banks are also required to calculate compliance with the minimum requirement on a full consolidated basis (considering all entities owned by Itaú Unibanco, regardless of whether they are regulated by the Central Bank or not). We currently measure compliance on both a financial institution consolidation basis (partial) and on a full consolidation basis.requirement:

·Based on the consolidation of all financial subsidiaries regulated by the Central Bank, including branches and investments abroad, and

·Based on the full consolidation, considering all companies corporately or operationally controlled by Itaú Unibanco Holding, regardless of whether they are regulated by the Central Bank or not.

The Management manages the business combinationcapital aiming at complying with Unibanco, as described in Note 3.a from November 2008,BACEN minimum capital requirements. During the period, we present the information oncomplied with all minimum capital requirements for Itaú and Unibanco, on a combined basis.we are subject to.

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The following table presents asthe composition of December 31, 2009 and 2008, theregulatory capital, minimum capital required and the Basel ratio calculated in accordance with the Central Bank rules, the regulatory capital for purposes of computing the capital to risk-weighted assets, the capital to risk-weighted assets ratio, and the excess of our regulatory capital as compared to the minimum required, both on a financial institution consolidation basis and on a full consolidation basis. The capital to risk-weighted assets ratio already reflects the effects of the merger agreement with UNIBANCO as if it had occurred on December 31, 2008.

 Not audited  Unaudited 
 
Financial institutions
(partial consolidation)
  Full consolidation  
Financial institutions
(partial consolidation)
  
Full
consolidation
 
 2009  2008  2009  2008  2010  2009  2010  2009 
Regulatory capital                        
Tier 1  55,624   50,926   57,706   52,156 
Tier 2  12,837   15,916   12,837   15,926 
Other deductions required by Central Bank  (28)  (76)  (28)  (87)
Tier I  60,192   55,624   62,240   57,706 
Tier II  18,652   12,837   18,652   12,837 
Other deductions required by the Central Bank of Brazil  (173)  (28)  (173)  (28)
Total  68,433   66,766   70,515   67,995   78,671   68,433   80,719   70,515 
Minimum regulatory capital required  44,299   45,519   46,513   45,820   54,722   44,299   57,525   46,513 
Capital to risk-weighted assets ratio - %  17.0   16.1   16.7   16.3   15.8   17.0   15.4   16.7 
Excess of regulatory capital over minimum regulatory capital required  24,134   21,247   24,002   22,175   23,949   24,134   23,194   24,002 

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  Unaudited 
  
Financial institutions
(partial consolidation)
  Full consolidation 
  2010  2009  2010  2009 
Fixed assets ratio - %  37.3   32.9   14.5   15.4 
Capital excess in relation to fixed assets ratio  9,976   11,711   28,669   24,397 
  
Not audite d
 
  
Financial institutions
(partial consolidation)
  Full consolidation 
  2009  2008  2009  2008 
Our fixed assets ratio - %  32.9   39.6   15.4   14.4 
Capital excess in relation to fixed assets ratio  11,711   6,942   24,397   24,170 

 
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NOTE 32 – BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

In the first quarter 2009, after the acquisition of Unibanco, the segmentation of Itaú Unibanco net income was presented using a new model, arising from the restructuring of operating processes in our organization. We now discloseOur four operational segments:segments are: Commercial Bank, Itaú BBA, Consumer Credit, and Corporation and Treasury.

For comparison purposes, we have also presented all segment financial information for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 based on the current segments basis.

We are a banking institution that offers its clients a wide range of financial products and services. Our current business segments are described below:

Itaú Unibanco – Commercial Bank

Our Commercial Bank segment provides a broad range of banking services to a diversified client base of individuals and companies, among which are the following: retail clients (individuals and very small companies), high net worth clients, private banking clients, and small and middle-sized companies.

The products and services provided by the Commercial Bank include insurance, private retirement and capitalization plans, credit cards, asset management, loans, among others. The segment provides solutions specifically developed to meet the demand of clients, devising marketing strategies appropriate to each of the different profiles and using the most convenient distribution channels. Accordingly, we are constantly seeking to increase the number of products used by clients, diversifying our sources of income. The segment is an important source of funding to our operations and provide significant interest income and banking services.

Itaú Unibanco - Itaú BBA

Our segment responsible for banking operations of large companies and investment banking services is named Itaú BBA. Itaú BBA offers a wide range of products and services to the major economic groups of Brazil. The management model of Itaú BBA is focused on the development of close relationships with its clients, gaining a deep knowledge of their needs and providing customized solutions. The investment banking activities comprise the provision of funds to the corporate segment that are raised through fixed and variable income instruments. In addition, it performs activities of mergers and acquisitions.

Itaú Unibanco – Consumer Credit

The Consumer Credit segment is responsible for the development of our strategy of increasing the range of financial products and services beyond the universe of clients who are account holders. Thus the consumer credit segment comprises vehicle financing services provided by units other than the branch network, credit cards to clients who are not account holders, and credit to the low income population. The business structure of the vehicle financing operation is supported by :by: new, used and heavy vehicles, and motorcycles. The merger of the operations of Itaú and Unibanco showed a strong complementaritycomplementarities of businesses, a competitive advantage that we are increasing by intensifying the combined operations, exchanging expertise between teams and seeking a higher operational efficiency. The credit approval process of vehicle operations is based on scoring models that provides the quick approval for credit proposals from our clients, using the Internet to process these proposals with security and efficiency.

Itaú Unibanco – Corporate and Treasury

Our CorporateCorporation and Treasury segment basically shows the interest income associated with our capital surplus, subordinated debt surplus and carryforwards of the net balance of tax credits and debits, as well as the net interest income from the trading of financial assets through proprietary positions (desks), management of currency gaps, rates and other risk factors, arbitrationarbitrage opportunities in the foreign and domestic markets, and martmark to market of financial assets.


 
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2009
 
 12/31/2010 
 
Commercial
Bank
  
Itaú BBA
  
Consumer
Credit
  
Corporation
and Treasury
  
Consolidated
segments
on a management
reporting basis (*)
  
Adjustments and
reclassifications (****)
  
Consolidated
US GAAP
  
Commercial
Bank
  Itaú BBA  
Consumer
Credit
  
Corporation
and Treasury
  
Consolidated
segments
on a management
reporting basis (*)
  
Adjustments and
reclassifications
(****)
  
Consolidated
US GAAP
 
Net interest income with clients  22,316   4,075   10,767   -   37,158   (37,158)  -   26,646   4,601   9,405   -   40,633   (40,633)  - 
Net interest income with corporation  1,934   -   -   (1,934)  -   -   -   -   -   -   4,029   4,029   (4,029)  - 
Net interest income with the market  -   -   -   5,621   5,621   (5,621)  -   418   -   -   (418)  -   -   - 
Net interest income  24,250   4,075   10,767   3,687   42,779   (2,088)  40,691   27,064   4,601   9,405   3,611   44,662   (1,117)  43,545 
Allowance for loan and lease losses  (8,856)  (1,150)  (5,786)  1,627   (14,165)  (1,207)  (15,372)
Provision for loan and lease losses  (7,915)  186   (3,913)  (18)  (11,660)  (211)  (11,871)
Income from insurance premiums, income on private retirement plans and on capitalization plans, net  2,238   1   82   111   2,432   (752)  1,680   1,871   -   284   502   2,658   (1,427)  1,231 
Fee and commission income  8,219   1,491   5,557   (40)  15,227   (1,748)  13,479   9,220   1,932   5,953   382   17,463   (833)  16,630 
Non-interest expenses (**)  (17,089)  (1,474)  (6,456)  (787)  (25,806)  (10,036)  (35,842)  (19,700)  (2,242)  (7,137)  (1,597)  (30,657)  (10,248)  (40,905)
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated companies, and net gain on transactions of foreign subsidiaries  -   2   -   176   178   (3,577)  (3,399)  19   (5)  -   210   224   (367)  (143)
Trading income (losses)  -   -   -   -   -   9,284   9,284   -   -   -   -   -   2,275   2,275 
Net gain (loss) on sale of available-for-sale securities  -   -   -   -   -   211   211   -   -   -   -   -   220   220 
Net gain on foreign currency transactions  -   -   -   -   -   2,619   2,619   -   -   -   -   -   2,311   2,311 
Tax expenses for ISS, PIS and COFINS  (1,954)  (287)  (1,014)  (212)  (3,467)  3,467   -   (2,139)  (388)  (1,014)  (344)  (3,885)  3,885   - 
Other non-interest income  717   (129)  122   12   722   9,388   10,110   495   (82)  84   154   641   2,894   3,535 
Income before taxes and noncontrolling interest  7,525   2,529   3,272   4,574   17,900   5,561   23,461 
Income before taxes on income  8,915   4,002   3,662   2,900   19,446   (2,618)  16,828 
Taxes on income  (2,067)  (527)  (921)  (1,335)  (4,850)  (3,999)  (8,849)  (2,536)  (1,035)  (1,078)  (590)  (5,238)  301   (4,937)
Profit sharing  (1,079)  (289)  (146)  (181)  (1,695)  1,695   -   (100)  (124)  (26)  (12)  (261)  261   - 
Net income  4,379   1,713   2,205   3,058   11,355   3,257   14,612   6,279   2,843   2,558   2,298   13,947   (2,056)  11,891 
Noncontrolling interest  -   -   -   (864)  (864)  337   (527)  -   -   -   (971)  (924)  100   (824)
Net income attributable to Itaú Unibanco  4,379   1,713   2,205   2,194   10,491   3,594   14,085   6,279   2,843   2,558   1,327   13,023   (1,956)  11,067 
Identifiable assets (***)
  424,079   153,086   74,538   56,121   608,273   (9,185)  599,088   531,903   209,988   93,829   69,719   755,112   (8,532)  746,580 
(*) The result per segment shown above is presenteddisclosed based on managerial basis for the disclosure of this report.criteria. Such information excludeexcludes certain results which are considering non-recurringconsidered not related to the core business by our management that, although excluded for managerial purposes, were recognized in our financial statements prepared in according to the accounting practice adopted in Brazil. The amounts of these results which were not considered in the segment information above are: are :
(i) setting-upPartial reversal of athe additional allowance for loan an lease losses R$ 1,038 million; (ii) effect of refis R$ 145 million; (iii) provision for loan losses arising from the economic plans that were in effect during the 1980's1980’s R$ (191) million; (ii) gain on sales of unconsolidated companies R$ (228) million; (iii) amortization of goodwill  R$ (390)(467) million; (iv) recognition of the impact arising from the amendment in the strategic partnership between Itau Unibanco and Companhia Brasileira de DistribuiçãoTax contingencies R$ (363) million;(380) million ; (v) provision for expenses for the program on cash or installment payment of federal taxesEmployee benefits R$ (292)(35) million.
(**) Includes salaries and employee benefits, administrative expenses, depreciation of premises and equipment, amortization of intangible assets and other non-interest expenses, except for taxes on services (ISS) and certain taxes on revenue (PIS and COFINS).
(***) The balance of identifiable assets corresponds to the balance of the segment total assets (Current assets, Long-term assets and Permanent assets). The consolidated segment does not represent the total amount of each segment due to intercompany transactions which were eliminated in the financial statements.
(****) The information on segments based on management reports is different from information under US GAAP because: (i) lines are different when both sets of information are compared, and (ii) results are measured on different basis. As previously explained, managerial information is based on accounting practices adopted in Brazil, except for exclusion of certain items described in item (*).
The most significant differences when measuring net income based on managment reports and under US GAAP, net of tax effects, are as follows:
(a) Difference in the allowance for loan losses, as compared to that recognized in accordance with BR GAAP, of R$ 703 million, (b) under US GAAP, amortization of intangible assets corresponding to business acquired, in the amount of  R$ (2,156) million, including the impairment of UBB brands, in the amount of R$ (272) million, (c) loss on exchange variation on available-for-sale securities and the translation of foreign subsidiaries that are not recognized in income under US GAAP, in the amount of  R$ 617 million, (d) stock options expenses, under US GAAP, higher than those in accordance with BR GAAP by R$ (66) million, (e) market adjustments of UPS options in R$ (142) million, (f) adjustment of excess portion of deferred tax assets differs from that under BRGAAP by R$ (336) million, and (g) other differences in measurement criteria that totaled R$ (617) million.
F-95


  12/31/2009 
  Commercial Bank  Itaú BBA  Consumer Credit  
Corporation and
Treasury
  
Consolidated
segments
on a management
reporting basis (*)
  
Adjustments and
reclassifications
(****)
  
Consolidated
US GAAP
 
Net interest income with clients  22,316   4,075   10,767   -   37,158   (37,158)  - 
Net interest income with corporation  1,934   -   -   (1,934)  -   -   - 
Net interest income with the market  -   -   -   5,621   5,621   (5,621)  - 
Net interest income  24,250   4,075   10,767   3,687   42,779   (2,088)  40,691 
Provision for loan and lease losses  (8,856)  (1,150)  (5,786)  1,627   (14,165)  (1,207)  (15,372)
Income from insurance premiums, income on private retirement plans and on capitalization plans, net  2,238   1   82   111   2,432   (752)  1,680 
Fee and commission income  8,219   1,491   5,557   (40)  15,227   (1,748)  13,479 
Non-interest expenses (**)  (17,089)  (1,474)  (6,456)  (787)  (25,806)  (10,036)  (35,842)
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated companies, and net gain on transactions of foreign subsidiaries  -   2   -   176   178   (3,577)  (3,399)
Trading income (losses)  -   -   -   -   -   9,284   9,284 
Net gain (loss) on sale of available-for-sale securities  -   -   -   -   -   211   211 
Net gain on foreign currency transactions  -   -   -   -   -   2,619   2,619 
Tax expenses for ISS, PIS and COFINS  (1,954)  (287)  (1,014)  (212)  (3,467)  3,467   - 
Other non-interest income  717   (129)  122   12   722   9,388   10,110 
Income before taxes on income  7,525   2,529   3,272   4,574   17,900   5,561   23,461 
Taxes on income  (2,067)  (527)  (921)  (1,335)  (4,850)  (3,999)  (8,849)
Profit sharing  (1,079)  (289)  (146)  (181)  (1,695)  1,695   - 
Net income  4,379   1,713   2,205   3,058   11,355   3,257   14,612 
Noncontrolling interest  -   -   -   (864)  (864)  337   (527)
Net income attributable to Itaú Unibanco  4,379   1,713   2,205   2,194   10,491   3,594   14,085 
Identifiable assets – 12/31/2009 (***)  424,079   153,086   74,538   56,121   608,273   (9,185)  599,088 
(*) The result per segment is disclosed based on managerial criteria. Such information excludes certain results which are considered not related to the core business by our management that, although excluded for managerial purposes, were recognized in our financial statements prepared according to the accounting practice adopted in Brazil. The amounts of these results which were not considered in the segment information above are : (i) setting-up of a provision for losses arising from the economic plans that were in effect during the 1980’s R$ (191) million; (ii) gain on sales of unconsolidated companies R$ 228 million; (iii) amortization of goodwill R$ (390) million; (iv) recognition of the impact from the change in the strategic partnership established between Itaú Unibanco and Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição - CBD R$ (363) million ; (v) effect of refis R$ 292 million.
(**) Includes salaries and employee benefits, administrative expenses, depreciation of premises and equipment, amortization of intangible assets and other non-interest expenses, except for taxes on services (ISS) and certain taxes on revenue (PIS and COFINS).
(***) The balance of identifiable assets corresponds to the balance of the segment total assets (Current assets, Long-term assets and Permanent assets). The consolidated segment does not represent the total amount of each segment due to the intercompany transactions which were eliminated in the financial statements.
(****) InformationThe information on managerial basis differs with respect to thesegments based on management reports is different from information in the consolidated statement of income as follows:under US GAAP because: (i) line itemslines are different between the twowhen both sets of information are compared, and (ii) results are measured on different basis. As previously explained, above managerial basis of information is the information underbased on accounting practices adopted in Brazil, except for the exclusion of certain items described in item (*). The most significant differences in the measurement of net income between the managerial basismanagement reports and US GAAP, corresponds to the following items which are presented net of tax effect:
effects, are as follows :
(a) reversal ofDifference in allowance for loan losses as compared to the amount recognized under BR GAAP for R$ 468 million, (b) under BR GAAP goodwill has been amortized for the amount of R$ 543 million, (c) under US GAAP a remeasurement gain has been recognized for the equity interest in Redecard of R$ 2,717 million and a gain on exchange of insurance operations in the amount of R$ 562 million, (d) a bargain purchase gain has been recognized amounting to R$ 830 million under US GAAP, (e) under US GAAP intangible assets corresponding to business acquired are amortized for an amount of R$ (1,611) million, (f) foreign exchange loss on available for sale securities and translation of subsidiaries abroad is not recognized in income for US GAAP and amounted to R$ 1,583 million, (g) stock option expense under US GAAP is higher than under BR GAAP for R$ (502) million, (h) market adjustments of UPS options in R$ (23) million, (i) adjustment of excess portion of deferred tax assets differs from that under BRGAAP  by R$ (224) million, and (h)(j) other difference in measurement criteria amounting to R$ (996)(749) million.

 
F-104F-96

 

2008
 
 12/31/2008 
 
Commercial
Bank
  
Itaú BBA
  
Consumer
Credit
  
Corporation  + Treasury
  
Consolidated
segments
on a management
reporting basis (*)
  
Adjustments and
reclassifications
  
Consolidated
US GAAP
  
Commercial
Bank
  Itaú BBA  
Consumer
Credit
  
Corporation
and Treasury
  
Consolidated
segments
on a management
reporting basis (*)
  
Adjustments and
reclassifications
  
Consolidated
US GAAP
 
Net interest income with clients  14,023   2,694   5,819   772   23,308   (23,308)  -   14,023   2,694   5,819   772   23,308   (23,308)  - 
Net interest income with the market  -   -   -   1,203   1,203   (1,203)  -   -   -   -   1,203   1,203   (1,203)  - 
Net interest income  14,023   2,694   5,819   1,975   24,511   (3,370)  21,141   14,023   2,694   5,819   1,975   24,511   (3,370)  21,141 
Allowance for loan and lease losses  (4,091)  (454)  (2,696)  -   (7,241)  (2,120)  (9,361)
Provision for loan and lease losses  (4,091)  (454)  (2,696)  -   (7,241)  (2,120)  (9,361)
Income from insurance premiums, income on private retirement plans and on capitalization plans, net  1,260   -   78   -   1,338   (722)  616   1,260   -   78   -   1,338   (722)  616 
Fee and commission income  8,069   640   1,586   -   10,295   (1,354)  8,941   8,069   640   1,586   -   10,295   (1,354)  8,941 
Non-interest expenses (**)  (12,410)  (962)  (2,519)  (74)  (15,965)  (4,745)  (20,710)  (12,410)  (962)  (2,519)  (74)  (15,965)  (4,745)  (20,710)
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated companies, and net gain on transactions of foreign subsidiaries  -   13   -   168   181   2,231   2,412   -   13   -   168   181   2,231   2,412 
Trading income (losses)  -   -   -   -   -   (2,843)  (2,843)  -   -   -   -   -   (2,843)  (2,843)
Net gain (loss) on sale of available-for-sale securities  -   -   -   -   -   (114)  (114)  -   -   -   -   -   (114)  (114)
Net gain on foreign currency transactions  -   -   -   -   -   1,059   1,059   -   -   -   -   -   1,059   1,059 
Tax expenses for ISS, PIS and COFINS  (1,269)  (204)  (500)  (196)  (2,169)  2,169   -   (1,269)  (204)  (500)  (196)  (2,169)  2,169   - 
Other non-interest income  591   (48)  116   33   692   1,711   2,403   591   (48)  116   33   692   1,711   2,403 
Income before taxes and noncontrolling interest  6,173   1,679   1,884   1,906   11,642   (8,098)  3,544 
Income before taxes on income  6,173   1,679   1,884   1,906   11,642   (8,098)  3,544 
Taxes on income  (1,623)  (426)  (559)  (392)  (3,000)  4,334   1,334   (1,623)  (426)  (559)  (392)  (3,000)  4,334   1,334 
Profit sharing  (527)  (164)  (59)  -   (750)  750   -   (527)  (164)  (59)  -   (750)  750   - 
Net income  4,023   1,089   1,266   1,514   7,892   (3,014)  4,878   4,023   1,089   1,266   1,514   7,892   (3,014)  4,878 
Noncontrolling interest  -   -   -   (174)  (174)  145   (29)  -   -   -   (174)  (174)  145   (29)
Net income attributable to Itaú Unibanco  4,023   1,089   1,266   1,340   7,718   (2,869)  4,849   4,023   1,089   1,266   1,340   7,718   (2,869)  4,849 
Identifiable assets (***)
  358,158   139,007   52,315   11,110   450,693   (49,318)  401,375   358,158   139,007   52,315   11,110   450,693   (49,318)  401,375 
(*) The result per segment shown above is presenteddisclosed based on managerial basis for the disclosure of this report.criteria. Such information exclude certain results which are considering non-recurringconsidered not related to the core business by our management that, although excluded for managerial purposes, were recognized in our financial statements prepared in according to the accounting practice adopted in Brazil. The amounts of these results which were not considered in the segment information above are:are :
(i) recognitionRecognition of additional allowance for loans losses in excess of the minimum amount recquired by BACEN of R$(3,089) million, (ii) recognitionsetting-up of provision for losses arising from economic plans established in 1980's of R$(174) million, (iii) gain oneffects of sale of interests in unconsolidated companies of R$233 million, (iv) effect in equity in income on our investment in BPI of the sale of interest and impairment of investment by BPI on Banco Comercial Português of R$(29) million, (v) amortization of goodwill of R$(223) million, (vi) Effects of the adoption of Law No. 11,638 of R$(136) million, (vii) gain recognized under accounting practices adopted in Brazil for the transaction with Unibanco of R$5,183 million, (viii) recognition of integration and reestructuringrestructuring provisions of R$(888) million, (ix) Equalization of accounting criteria related with the transaction with Unibanco of R$(1,414) million, (x) net income of Unibanco for the fourth quarter of 2008 of R$652 million, and (xi) other non-recurring events of R$(30) million.

(**) Includes salaries and employee benefits, administrative expenses, depreciation of premises and equipment, amortization of intangible assets and other non-interest expenses, except for taxes on services (ISS) and certain taxes on revenue (PIS and COFINS).

(***) The balance of identifiable assets corresponds to the balance of the segment total assets (Current assets, Long-term assets and Permanent assets). The consolidated segment does not represent the total amount of each segment due to the intercompany transactions which were eliminated in the financial statements.

 
F-105F-97

 

2007
 
  
Commercial Bank
  
Itaú BBA
  
Consumer
Credit
  
Corporation
and Treasury
  
Consolidated
segments
on a management
reporting basis (*)
  
Adjustments and
reclassifications
  
Consolidated
US GAAP
 
Net interest income with clients  11,998   1,590   4,905   676   19,169   (19,169)  - 
Net interest income with the market  -   -   -   1,187   1,187   (1,187)  - 
Net interest income  11,998   1,590   4,905   1,863   20,356   976   21,332 
Allowance for loan and lease losses  (3,191)  46   (1,963)  -   (5,108)  (434)  (5,542)
Income from insurance premiums, income on private retirement plans and on capitalization plans, net  1,148   -   71   -   1,219   (228)  991 
Fee and commission income  7,900   670   1,681   (78)  10,173   (2,341)  7,832 
Non-interest expenses (**)  (10,664)  (845)  (2,344)  (141)  (13,994)  (4,524)  (18,518)
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated companies, and net gain on transactions of foreign subsidiaries  -   5   -   267   272   (767)  (495)
Trading income (losses)  -   -   -   -   -   1,955   1,955 
Net gain (loss) on sale of available-for-sale securities  -   -   -   -   -   (183)  (183)
Net gain on foreign currency transactions  -   -   -   -   -   83   83 
Tax expenses for ISS, PIS and COFINS  (1,245)  (160)  (421)  (145)  (1,971)  1,971   - 
Other non-interest income  338   (5)  58   131   522   3,801   4,323 
Income before taxes and noncontrolling interest  6,284   1,301   1,987   1,897   11,469   309   11,778 
Taxes on income  (1,871)  (272)  (667)  (558)  (3,368)  (779)  (4,147)
Profit sharing  (581)  (123)  (33)  (7)  (744)  744   - 
Excess of net assets purchased over purchase price  -   -   -   -   -   29   29 
Net income  3,832   906   1,287   1,332   7,357   305   7,662 
Noncontrolling interest  -   -   -   (178)  (178)  180   2 
Net income attributable to Itaú Unibanco  3,832   906   1,287   1,154   7,179   485   7,664 
Identifiable assets (***)
  242,545   108,652   40,584   12,519   294,876   (15,070)  279,806 
(*) The result per segment shown above is presented on managerial basis for the disclosure of this report. Such information exclude certain results which are considering non-recurring by our management that, although excluded for managerial purposes, were recognized in our financial statements prepared in according to the accounting practice adopted in Brazil. The amounts of these results which were not considered in the segment information above are:
(i) sale of some of our interest held in Serasa, Redecard, Bovespa and BM&F of R$ 2,763 million; (ii) set-up of an allowance for loan an lease losses in excess of the minimum required by BACEN to absorb delinquency levels increase due to an eventual financial stress scenario of R$(400) million); (iii) adjustments provided for by the agreement for the acquisition of Itaú BBA made with its former controlling shareholders of R$(124) million; (iv) gains on the sale of the former headquarters of BankBoston of R$114 million; (v) set-up of a provision for losses arising from the economic plans that were in effect during the 80’s R$(312) million); and (vi) expense on the full amortization of goodwill paid for the acquisitions of BankBoston International and BankBoston Trust Company Limited – by the subsidiaries Banco Itaú Europa and Banco Itaú Europa Luxembourg – for the shares of Banco BPI and Delle Holding R$(86) million.

(**) Includes salaries and employee benefits, administrative expenses, depreciation of premises and equipment, amortization of intangible assets and other non-interest expenses, except for taxes on services (ISS) and certain taxes on revenue (PIS and Cofins).

(***) The balance of identifiable assets corresponds to the balance of the segment total assets (Current assets, Long-term assets and Permanent assets). The consolidated segment does not represent the total amount of each segment due to the intercompany transactions which were eliminated in the financial statements.




















ASSETS
 12/31/2010  12/31/2009  12/31/2008 
Cash and due from banks         
Tecnologia Bancária S.A.  422   -   - 
Interbank investments            
Porto Seguro S.A.  33   -   - 
Dividends receivable            
Unibanco Rodobens Administradora de Consórcios Ltda (*)  -   15   - 
Porto Seguro S.A.  45   -   - 
Receivables from related companies            
Porto Seguro S.A.  87   -   - 
LIABILITIES 12/31/2010  12/31/2009  12/31/2008 
Demand deposits            
ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING S.A.  -   (54)  (129)
Tecnologia Bancária S.A.  -   (3)  - 
Unibanco Rodobens Administradora de Consórcios Ltda (*)  -   (43)  - 
Porto Seguro S.A.  (2)  -   - 
Time deposits            
Unibanco Rodobens Administradora de Consórcios Ltda (*)  -   (16)  - 
CNF - Administradora de Consórcios Nacional Ltda (*)  -   (57)  - 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements            
Olimpia Promoção e Serviços S.A.  (19)  (26)  (28)
RESULT 01/01 to 12/31/2010  01/01 to 12/31/2009  01/01 to 12/31/2008 
Funding expenses            
Olimpia Promoção e Serviços S.A.  (2)  -   - 
Porto Seguro S.A.  (16)  -   - 
Third-party service expenses            
Olimpia Promoção e Serviços S.A.  (2)  -   - 
Other operating income            
Porto Seguro S.A.  29   -   - 
Fee and commission income            
Porto Seguro S.A.  61   -   - 

The table below presents balances and transactions between Itaú Unibanco Holding and other entities of the Itaúsa Group.

LIABILITIES 2009  2008  2007  12/31/2010  12/31/2009  12/31/2008 
         
Demand deposits                  
ITH Zux Cayman Company Ltd. 41  55  -   -   (41)  (55)
Duratex S.A. 18  32  -   (6)  (18)  (32)
Interest-bearing deposits                        
Elekeiroz S.A. 11  38  22   (31)  (11)  (38)
Annual interest (%) 100,00% of CDI  101,50% of CDI  101,50% of CDI  100.50% of CDI  100.00% of CDI  101.50% of CDI 
Elekeiroz S.A. -  21  -   -   -   (21)
Annual interest (%) -  102% of CDI  -   -   -  102.00% of CDI 
Itaúsa Empreendimentos S.A. 31  28  -   -   (31)  (28)
Annual interest (%) 101,10% of CDI  102,30% of CDI  -   -  101.10% of CDI  102.30% of CDI 
Itaúsa Empreendimentos S.A. 17  16  -   -   (17)  (16)
Annual interest (%) 100,80% of CDI  102% of CDI  -   -  100.80% of CDI  102.00% of CDI 
Duratex S.A. -  39  10   (41)  -   (39)
Annual interest (%) -  102,37% of CDI  104,45% of CDI  100.00% of CDI   -  102.37% of CDI 
Securities purchased under resale agreements            
Itautec S.A.  (8)  -   - 
Annual interest (%) 100.32% of CDI   -   - 
Securites purchased under resale agreements            
Itaúsa Empreendimentos S.A. 48   -   -   (52)  (48)  - 
Duratex S.A.  (8)  -   - 
Itautec S.A.  (18)  -   - 
Itaú Gestão de Ativos S.A. 1   -   -   (1)  (1)  - 
Trade notes payable                        
Itautec S.A. (1) 10  7  8   -   (10)  (7)
Itaúsa Investimentos S.A. 73  -  -   -   (73)  - 
Other Liabilities - Payable to merchants for credit card transactions Redecard S.A. (2) ____________________________________
 -  4,564  4,159 
Other liabilities – payable due to transactions with credit cards            
Redecard S.A. (2)  -   -   (4,564)
TRANSACTIONS (other than interest income and interest expense recognized in the financial transactions above)                     
Service fees and commission income            
Fee and commission income            
Itaúsa Investimentos S.A. 2  -  -   1   2   - 
Itaúsa Empreendimentos S.A.  2   -   - 
Duratex S.A.  2   -   - 
Rent expenses                        
Itaúsa Investimentos S.A. 1  -  -   (1)  (1)  - 
Equipment and software purchased            
Equipment and sofwared purchased            
Itautec S.A. (1) 396  324  125   (296)  (396)  (324)
Other operating income (expenses)            
Itaúsa Investimentos S.A.  72   -   - 
Non-operating income            
Duratex S.A.  2   -   - 
Itautec S.A.  2   -   - 
(1) MaintenanceMaintence and services related to electronic equipment and software.
(2) Company consolidatedConsolidated as from March 2009, dateat the time of the acquisition orof control, as described in Note 3.7..3b.
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c)   Other transactions with related parties

We have made no loans to our executive officers or directors because this practice is prohibited for all Brazilian banks by the Central BankBank.

Itau UnibancoBanco Itaú has made donations regularly to Fundação Itaú Social, a charitable foundation whose objectives are:

·to create the “Programa Itaú Social” (Itaú Social Program), aimed at coordinating activities of interest to the community, supporting and developing social, scientific and cultural projects, mainly in the elementary education and health care areasareas;
·to support ongoing projects or initiatives, sustained or sponsored by entities qualified under "Programa Itaú Social";
·to act as a supplier of ancillary services to the group companies.

In addition we rent buildings from Itaúsa, Fundação Itaubanco, FUNBEP and PREBEG.

Itaú Unibanco is the founding partner and maintainer of Instituto Itaú Cultural - IIC, an entity whose purpose is the promotion and preservation of the Brazilian cultural heritage.

The donations to both entitiesmade by Itaú Unibanco and services received from Fundação Itaú Socialprovided are presented below:as follows:

 2009  2008  2007  
01/01 to
12/31/2010
  
01/01 to
12/31/2009
  
01/01 to
12/31/2008
 
Donations by Itaú to         
Fundação Itaú Social  -   -   2 
Donations made by Itaú         
Instituto Itaú Cultural  39   36   4   (44)  (39)  (36)
Instituto Unibanco de Cinema  10   -   -   -   (10)  - 
Associação Clube "A"  1   -   -   -   (1)  - 
Receivables from (payable to) related companies            
Fundação BEMGEPREV  (13)  -   - 
UBB Prev Previdência Complementar  (17)  -   - 
Fundação Banorte Manuel Baptista da Silva de Seguridade Social  (79)  -   - 
Other  1   -   - 
Rent expenses                        
Fundação Itaubanco  24   23   -   (15)  (24)  (23)
FUNBEP - Fundo de Pensão Multipatrocinado  6   -   -   (8)  (6)  - 
Itautec S.A  1   -   - 
Service fees and commission income            
Other  (1)  -   - 
Fee and commission income            
Fundação Itaubanco  9   6   -   10   9   6 
FUNBEP - Fundo de Pensão Multipatrocinado  2   -   -   3   2   - 
UBB Prev Previdência Complementar  3   3   - 
Other  2   2   - 
 
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NOTA
NOTE 34 – STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPPARTNERSHIPS

34.1 DuringThere were no new significant strategic partnerships entered into during the year 2010. The significant strategic partnerships entered into during the years ended December 31,200931, 2009 and 2008 are described below:

a)Magazine Luiza S.A. (“Magazine Luiza”)

In November 2009, Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. (“Itaú Unibanco”) signed an agreement with Magazine Luiza related to Luizacred S.A. Sociedade de Crédito, Financiamento e Investimento (“Luizacred”), a financial institution, which offers consumer’s finance and credit cards to the clients of Magazine Luiza.

Itaú Unibanco and Magazine Luiza hold 50% interest each in the total and voting capital of Luizacred.

Itaú Unibanco and Magazine Luiza agreed to extend the period of exclusivity, granted by Magazine Luiza to Luizacred, to December 31, 2029, pursuant to a payment of R$ 250.

The amount of R$ 250 paid to Magazine Luiza was recorded in Intangible Assets and will be amortized over the estimated useful life of 20 years, the term of the agreement.

b)Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (“CBD”)

In August 2009, Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. (“Itaú Unibanco”) signed an agreement with CBD related to Financeira Itaú CBD S.A.– Crédito, Financiamento e Investimento (“FIC”), a financial institution which holds the exclusive right to offer financial products and serviceservices to clients of CBD.

Itaú Unibanco and CBD hold 50% interest each in the total and voting capital of FIC.

Itaú Unibanco and CBD resolved to amend the FIC agreement, releasing Itaú Unibanco from the exclusivity obligation, pursuant to a payment of R$ 550.

The amount of R$ 550 was recorded in the consolidated income statement as Other Non-Interest Expenses.

Itaú Unibanco and CBD also agreed to extend the exclusivity term granted by CBD to FIC, to exploit the right granted by the FIC agreement terms for 5 years up to August 28, 2029, pursuant to a payment of R$ 50.

The amount of R$ 50 paid to CBD was recorded in Intangible Assets and will be amortized over the estimated useful life of 20 years, the term of the agreement.

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34.2 Significant strategic partnerships occurred in prior years

c)Marisa S.A. (Marisa)

In October 2008, Itaú Unibanco Holding signedentered into a "partnership agreement" ("agreement") with Marisa, a retail store chain specialized in woman’s fashion, , for the acquisition of the exclusive right to exclusivity to offer, distribute, and  market financial products and services to the clients of Marisa.

The investment of Itaú Unibanco Holding totaled R$ 120 and refers to the acquisition of said exclusiveexclusivity right for a 120-month period. We recorded the amount of R$ 120, paid to Marisa, as an intangible asset to be amortized over its estimated useful life of 120 months, i.e., for the term of  the agreement. We allocated thisthese intangible assetassets to the Banking Services segment of Banco Itaú Unibanco.Unibanco – Commercial Bank Segment.

d)Lojas Americanas S.A. and BWU Comércio e Entretenimento S.A. (jointly referred to as LASA) in relation to Lojas Blockbuster Stores

In June 2008, Itaú Unibanco Holding signedentered into a “partnership agreement" (“agreement“) with LASA, for the acquisition, through FAI, of the exclusiveexclusivity right to offer, distribute, and market financial products and services to the clients of Lojas Brockbuster,Blockbuster’s customers, which are fully held by LASA.

The investment of Itaú Unibanco Holding totaled R$ 51 and it refers to the acquisition of said exclusiveexclusivity right for a  240-month period. We recorded the amount of R$ 51, paid to LASA,  as an intangible asset to be amortized over the term of  the agreement. We allocated this intangible asset toin the Non-Accounting HoldersItaú UnibancoConsumer Credit Cards segment of Itaucred.Segment.

e)Coelho da Fonseca Empreendimentos Imobiliários Ltda. (Coelho da Fonseca)

In April 2008, Itaú Unibanco Holding signed a partnership agreement (“agreement”) with Coelho da Fonseca Empreendimentos Ltda., a real estate broker that provides real estate consulting and brokerage services, for the acquisition of the exclusive right to offer, distribute and market real estate financial products and services to the clients of Coelho da Fonseca, in the market of new and used real estate properties.

The investment of Itaú Unibanco Holding totaled R$ 124, of which R$ 94 refers to the acquisition of the exclusive right to offer and promotion of real estate financial products and services to the clients of Coelho da Fonseca for a 124-month period, and R$ 30 refers to advertising expenses, which shall be paid and recorded as expense over the term of the agreement, as well as advertising expenses to be incurred by Coelho da Fonseca.

We recorded the amount of R$ 94, paid to Coelho da Fonseca, as an intangible asset to be amortized over 124 months, i.e.,  the term of  the agreement. We allocated this intangible asset to the Banking Services segment of Banco Itaú Unibanco.Unibanco – Commercial Bank Segment.

f)Dafra da Amazônia Indústria e Comércio Ltda. (Dafra)

In March 2008, Itaú Unibanco Holding signed a “partnership agreement“ ("agreement“) with Dafra, a motorcycles assembling company for the acquisition of the exclusive right to: (i) offer, distribute and market financial products and services to the clients of Dafra, and (ii) offer working capital loans to the Dafra dealers for the financing of motorcycles purchases.

The investment of Itaú Unibanco Holding totaled R$ 20 and it refers to the acquisition of said exclusiveexclusivity right for a 120-month period.

The amount of R$ 20, paid to Dafra, was recorded as an intangible asset to be amortized over the term of  the agreement. We allocated this intangible asset to the Banking Services segment of Banco Itaú Unibanco.Unibanco – Commercial Bank Segment.

g)LPS Brasil – Consultoria de Imóveis S.A. (Lopes)

In December 2007, Itaú Unibanco Holding signed the following agreements with Lopes, a company that provides real estate consulting and sales services, aimed at establishing a partnership for incorporating a promotion company, which main activity will be the promotion of sales of real estate items (Promotion Company), which will operate in the market and offer of financial products and services to the clients of Lopes:

I. “Partnership Agreement”, signed by Itaú Holding and Lopes (which directly holds 50% of interest in the promotion company’s capital stock), the parties of which are Banco Itaú S.A., SATI – Assessoria Imobiliária Ltda. and OS Brasil – Consultoria de Imóveis S.A. (collectively, Lopes); and (the two latter jointly referred to as Lopes); and
 
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II. Stockholders’ agreement regarding the shares of the promotion company, involving the same parties mentioned in the prior item.

Itaú Unibanco Holding invested, in the partnership agreement, R$ 304, as follows: R$ 290 were paid to SATI for the purchase of 50% of the exclusive right in the offer of financial products and services to the clients of Lopes for a 20-year period and R$ 14 as a capital contribution of 50% to be made in the Promotion Company. Lopes also undertook to contribute with R$ 14 for the other 50% of the Promotion Company's capital.

As mentioned, Itaú Unibanco Holding and Lopes shall hold 50% each of the Promotion Company’s capital, as soon as it is organized. SATI and Itaú Holding granted the rights on the offer of real estate financial products and services of Lopes’ clients to the Promotion Company.

We accounted for the amount of R$ 290, paid to Lopes, as an intangible asset which corresponds to 50% of the right to offer and promoter real estate financial products and services to the clients of Lopes. We estimated the useful life of this intangible asset at 20 years, term of the agreements mentioned above and, therefore, amortization period through which we will amortize it. We allocated these intangible assets to the Banking Services segment of Banco Itaú Unibanco.

h)Strategic Partnership between Itaú Unibanco Holding and LASA (Lojas Americanas S.A.)

In December 2006, Itaú Unibanco Holding signed the following agreements with LASA, a retail company that operates in Brazil, aimed at establishing a partnership for incorporating a new company, Pandora Participações S.A., which main activity will be the exclusive offer of financial products and services to the clients of the Sky Shop S.A.’s television channel (Shoptime):

I. “Partnership Agreement”, signed by Itaú Unibanco Holding and LASA (which directly holds 50% of interest in the capital of Pandora Participações S.A.– “Pandora”), the intervening parties of which are Banco Itaú Unibanco S.A., o Banco Itaucard S.A. (a company controlled by Itaú Unibanco Holding and which directly holds 50% of interest in the capital of Pandora), Pandora and Shoptime (a subsidiary of LASA); and

II. Stockholders’ agreement regarding the shares of Pandora, involving the same parties mentioned in the prior item.

As mentioned above, Itaú Unibanco Holding and LASA have each 50% of interest in Pandora. LASA grants exclusive rights over the offer, distribution and marketing of financial products and services to the clients of Shoptime to Pandora for a 20-year term. Pandora holds and assigns such right to Itaú Unibanco Holding.

The investment of Itaú Unibanco Holding was R$ 69, through the capital increase of Pandora, and as a result Itaú Unibanco Holding obtained 2,000 new common shares issued by Pandora, representing 50% of the company’s capital stock. LASA will indemnify us, up to the amount of R$ 27, if certain performance targets are not achieved in the first eight years of the agreement.
 
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Itaú Unibanco and the individual selling shareholders of Itaú BBA assumed certain commitments under the terms of the sale term of the sale and purchase agreement of the Itaú BBA group. The key commitments relate to: (i)i) a minimum spread over loans transferred at acquisition date in January 2004 and reimbursement of losses on those loans, (ii)ii) an additional payment if treasury results exceed a target amount, (iii)iii) a cash bonus to directorsofficers and officersexecutives accounted for aas compensation, if they continue employment for a minimum period and (iv)iv) the selling shareholders committed to reimburse for pre-acquisition contingencies.

As of December 31, 20092010 and 2008,2009, net assets and liabilities related to the above-mentioned commitments amounted to R$ 356434 and 263,356, respectively, which are presented in Other assets or Other liabilities, as appropriate.
   
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NOTANOTE 36 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTSEVENT
 
a)Itaú XL

a) On April 14, 2011, Itaú Unibanco Holding and XL Swiss Holdings Ltd. (XL Swiss)Carrefour Comércio e Indústria Ltda. ("Carrefour Brasil"), entered into an agreement on November 12, 2009Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Shares for the acquisition by Itaú Unibanco Holding of 49% of Banco CSF S.A. ("Banco Carrefour"), for the interestamount of R$ 725 million.

Banco Carrefour is the entity responsible for the offer and distribution, on an exclusive basis, of financial, insurance and pension plan products and services, in Itaú XL Seguros Corporativos S.A. (Itaú XL) held by XL Swiss. After the consummationdistribution channels of Carrefour Brasil operated under the "Carrefour" brand in Brazil (electronic channels and 163 hypermarkets and supermarkets), currently with a base of 7.7 million accounts (unaudited) and a loan portfolio (gross amount) of R$ 2,254 million (unaudited) (base date December 31, 2010).

The completion of the transaction Itaú XL will be a wholly owned subsidiarydepends on the approval of Itaú Unibanco.the Central Bank of Brazil.

The consummationb) At the Extraordinary stockholders’ meeting held on April 25, 2011, stockholders approved both:

(i) a reverse split of our common and preferred shares in the proportion of one share issued per each 100 shares previously owned in order to adjust our stockholder base to reduce administrative costs and improve the efficiency of our book-entry system, and

(ii) simultaneously a stock split of 100 newly shares issued per each one share resulting from the reverse split above.

This transaction is subject to ratification by the approval of the Brazilian Insurance Regulator (SUSEP).

b)Itaubanco Defined Contribution Plan

During 2010, Itaú Unibanco initiated a process to offer to the participants of Plano de Aposentadoria Complementar – PAC (a defined benefit plan) to migrate their participation to Itaubanco Defined Contribution Plan. Upon the finalization of this process, the assets and liabilities related to participants that accepted the migration offer will be transferred to the new plan.Central Bank.
 
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ITEM 19               EXHIBITS
  
ExhibitITEM 19 
NumberDescription
1.1Bylaws of Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. (unofficial English translation)*
2.(a)Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement among the Registrant, The Bank of New York, as depositary, and the Holders from time to time of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder, including the form of American Depositary Receipts(1)
4.(a)1Share Purchase and Sale Agreement of BBA(2)
4.(a)2Shareholders’ Agreement dated as of January 27, 2009, between Itaúsa — Investimentos Itaú S.A. and the Moreira Salles family (unofficial English translation).*
6See note 20 to our consolidated financial statements explaining how earnings per share information was calculated under U.S. GAAP.  See “Item 3A. Selected Financial Data – Earnings and Dividend per Share Information” for information explaining how earnings per share information was calculated under Brazilian Corporate Law.
8.1List of subsidiaries*
11.1Code of Ethics (unofficial English translation)*
11.2Corporate Governance Policy (unofficial English translation)*
12.1Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
12.2Chief Risk Officer and Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
13Chief Executive Officer, Chief Risk Officer and Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Enacted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*EXHIBITS


Exhibit    
     
Number Description  
     
1.1 Bylaws of Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. (unofficial English translation). *
2.(a) Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement among the Registrant, The Bank of New York, as depositary, and the Holders from time to time of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder, including the form of American Depositary Receipts. (1)
4.(a)1 Share Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated November 4, 2002, among Fernão Carlos Botelho Bracher, Antonio Beltran Martinez and Banco Itaú S.A. (2)
4.(a)2 Shareholders’ Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2009, between Itaúsa — Investimentos Itaú S.A. and the Moreira Salles family (unofficial English translation). (3)
6 See Note 20 to our consolidated financial statements explaining how earnings per share information was calculated under U.S. GAAP.  See “Item 3A. Selected Financial Data – Earnings and Dividend per Share Information” for information explaining how earnings per share information was calculated under Brazilian Corporate Law. *
8.1 List of subsidiaries. *
11.1 Code of Ethics (unofficial English translation) (3)
11.2 Corporate Governance Policy (unofficial English translation) (3)
12.1 Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *
12.2 Chief Risk Officer and Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *
13  Chief Executive Officer, Chief Risk Officer and Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Enacted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  *
We hereby agree to furnish to the SEC copies of any of our long term debt instruments and agreements as the SEC requests.
(1)Incorporated herein by reference to our registration statementannual report on Form 20-FF-6  filed with the Commission on February 20, 2002.2009.
 
(2)Incorporated herein by reference to our annual report on Form 20-F filed with the Commission on June 30, 2003.
 
(3)Incorporated herein by reference to our annual report on Form 20-F filed with the Commission on May 17, 2010.
*Filed herewith.

 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, the registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing this annual report on Form 20-F and has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING S.A.
  
By:/s/  Roberto Egydio Setubal
Name:Name:  Roberto Egydio Setubal
Title:Title:  Chief Executive Officer
  
By:/s/  Sérgio Ribeiro da Costa Werlang
Name:Name: Sérgio Ribeiro da Costa Werlang
Title:Title:  Chief Risk Officer
By:/s/  Caio Ibrahim David
Name: Caio Ibrahim David
Title:  Chief Financial Officer

Dated:  May 10, 2010June 27, 2011

 
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