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</td>
<td colspan="6" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>Current liabilities </b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="6" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>Long-term liabilities </b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2010</b>
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2009</b>
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2010</b>
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2009</b>
</td>
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</td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
<b>Foreign debt</b>
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
Loans and financing denominated in the following currencies:
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 24pt">
US dollars
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
2,384
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
1,543
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
2,530
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
4,332
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 24pt">
Others
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
18
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
29
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
217
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
411
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
Fixed Rate Notes
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
US dollars
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
10,242
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
8,481
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
EUR
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
1,003
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
Debt securities
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
150
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
Perpetual notes
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
78
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
78
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
Accrued charges
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
233
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
198
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1pt">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>2,635</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>1,920</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>14,070</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>13,302</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1pt">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
<b>Brazilian debt</b>
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
Brazilian Reais indexed to Long-term Interest Rate —
TJLP/CDI and General Price Index-Market (IGPM)
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
76
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
62
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
3,891
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
3,433
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
Basket of currencies
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
1
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
1
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
125
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
3
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
Non-convertible debentures
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
861
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
2,767
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
2,592
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
US dollars denominated
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
1
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
738
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
568
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
Accrued charges
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
110
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
89
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1pt">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>188</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>1,013</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>7,521</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>6,596</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="15" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="15" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
<b>Total</b>
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>2,823</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>2,933</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>21,591</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>19,898</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1pt">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1pt">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="line-height: 6pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
</div>
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</div>
<table border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left">
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<td width="90%"> </td><!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
<td width="1%"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
<td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
<td width="7%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
<td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
2012
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
1,117
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
2013
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
3,311
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
2014
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
1,046
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
2015
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
745
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
2016
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
14,927
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
No due date
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
445
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>21,591</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
</div>
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<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<table border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left">
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<td width="90%"> </td><!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
<td width="1%"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
<td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
<td width="7%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
<td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
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<div style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
Up to 3%
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
5,645
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
3.1% to 5%(*)
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
2,185
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
5.1% to 7%
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
7,620
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
7.1% to 9% (**)
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
4,306
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
9.1% to 11% (**)
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
2,712
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
Over 11% (**)
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
1,866
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
Variable
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
80
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1pt">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>24,414</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1pt">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1pt">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
</div>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: left">
<tr>
<td width="3%"></td>
<td width="3%"></td>
<td width="94%"></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<td> </td>
<td> (*)  
</td>
<td align="left">
Includes Eurobonds. For this operation we have entered into
derivative transactions at a cost of 4.71% per year in US
dollars.
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent">
<td> </td>
<td> (**) 
</td>
<td align="left">
Includes non-convertible debentures and other Brazilian Real
denominated debt that bear interest at the Brazilian Interbank
Certificate of Deposit (CDI) and Brazilian Government
Long-term Interest Rates (TJLP) plus a spread. For these
operations we, have entered into
<font style="font-size: 8pt">derivative transactions to mitigate
our exposure to the floating rate debt denominated in Brazilian
Real, totaling US$5,835 of which US$5,461 has an original
interest rate above 7.1% per year. The average cost after taking
into account the derivative transactions is 3.13% per year in US
dollars.
</font>
</td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom">
<b>Quantity as of December 31, 2010 </b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom">
<b>Balance </b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<b>Non Convertible Debentures</b>
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
<b>Issued</b>
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
<b>Outstanding</b>
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">
<b>Maturity</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">
<b>Interest</b>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2010</b>
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2009</b>
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<!-- TableOutputBody -->
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
<div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 14pt">
1st Series
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
150,000
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
150,000
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
November 20, 2010
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
101.75% CDI
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
869
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 14pt">
2nd Series
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
400,000
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
400,000
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
November 20, 2013
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
100% CDI + 0.25%
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
2,429
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
2,318
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 14pt">
Tranche “B”
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
5
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
5
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
No due date
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
6.5% p.a + IGP-DI
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
367
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
295
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1pt">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>2,796</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>3,482</b>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1pt">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1pt">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 14pt">
Short-term portion
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
-
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
861
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 14pt">
Long-term portion
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
2,767
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
2,592
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 14pt">
Accrued charges
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
29
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
29
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1pt">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>2,796</b>
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</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
<b>3,482</b>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1pt">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
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<b>Year ended as of December 31, </b>
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<td>
 
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</td>
<td>
 
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<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2010</b>
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<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
<b>2009</b>
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TJLP - Long-Term Interest Rate (effective rate)
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</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
6.0
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</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
6.2
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IGP-M - General Price Index - Market
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
10.9
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</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(1.7
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Appreciation (devaluation) of Real against US dollar
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</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
4.7
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
34.2
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
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