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VIVO PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
Publicly Held Company
Brazilian Taxpayer Number (CNPJ) 02,558,074/0001-73
Board of Trade Registration Number (NIRE) 35.3.0015879 -2
TELEMIG CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
Publicly Held Company
Brazilian Taxpayer Number (CNPJ) 02.558.118/0001
Board of Trade Registration Number (NIRE) 31.3.0002535 -7
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TELEMIG CELULAR S.A.
Publicly Held Company
Brazilian Taxpayer Number (CNPJ 02.320.739/0001 -06
Board of Trade Registration Number (NIRE) 31.3.0001299 -9
NOTICE TO THE MARKET
Vivo Participações S.A. (“Vivo Part”), Telemig Celular Participações S.A. (“Telemig Participações”) and Telemig Celular S.A. (“Telemig Celular”) announce that in light of the acquisition of control of Telemig Participações and indirectly of Telemig Celular as published on April 3, 2008 we filed today with the “Comissão de Valores Mobiliários” (“CVM”) the required preliminary filing of the Offer To Purchase for Cash (Offer to Purchase due to transfer of control) all of the outstanding common shares of Telemig Participações and Telemig Celular in accordance with “Instruction CVM nr. 361/02”.
As soon as CVM authorizes and gives us the official register number for the offer, Vivo Part will publish in the Brazilian newspapers in detail the final Public Offer Notice (“Edital”).
São Paulo, April 11, 2008.
Ernesto Gardelliano
Investor Relations Director
| TELEMIG CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Ernesto Gardelliano | |||
| Name: | Ernesto Gardelliano | |||
| Title: | Financial and Investor Relations Director | |||
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