said March 29 thatthe company's minority shareholder, Onyx Equity Management Gestora de InvestimentosLtda. of Onyx Latin America Equity Fund LP, selected Guilherme de Morais Vicenteas a candidate for the position of board member.

Once he meetsthe legal requirements for his candidacy, Vicente's election will be held in a separatevoting during the bank's ordinary shareholders meeting April 14.