Suzano Bahia Sul Papel e
Celulose S.A. (Bovespa: SUZB5), one of Latin America's largest integrated
producers of pulp and paper, today announced that its Board of Directors has
approved the payment of interest on equity, to be posted as a credit to
stockholders on December 23, 2004, and paid on February 28, 2005.
The total of this payment is R$ 60,021,941.58, equal to R$ 0.19870 per common
share and R$ 0.21857 per preferred share (classes A and B). It is complementary
to the payments previously distributed in relation to profit for the business
year of 2004. The amounts will be credited to those stockholders holding the
stock at the close of December 17,2004, and will be paid, by credit to
stockholders' bank accounts on February 28,2005 -- or at a later date for those
stockholders whose details are not up-to-date on the registers of the
depositary bank.
The shares will trade without this benefit on December 20, 2004.
Suzano Bahia Sul Papel e Celulose is one of the largest fully integrated
producers of paper and eucalyptus pulp in Latin America, with pulp production
capacity of 1.1 million tons/year and a paper production capacity of 820
thousand tons/year. It offers a broad range of pulp and paper products for the
domestic and international markets, with a leadership position in key Brazilian
markets. It has four principal product lines: (i) eucalyptus pulp; (ii)
uncoated woodfree printing and writing paper; (iii) coated woodfree printing
and writing paper; and (iv) paperboard.
Contacts:
1) Investor relations: / tel: +011-55-11-3037-9061
Gustavo Poppe, Cesar Romero, Fernando Mearim, Rosely D' Alessandro,
Simone Capersmidt
2) Press office: GWA Comunicacao Integrada --
/ +011-55-11-3816-3922
Fernanda Burjato, Regina Maia
3) Exports:
DATASOURCE: Suzano Bahia Sul Papel e Celulose S.A.
CONTACT: Investors, Gustavo Poppe, Cesar Romero, Fernando Mearim, Rosely
D' Alessandro, or Simone Capersmidt, all of Suzano, +011-55-11-3037-9061, or
; or Suzano Exports, ; or Media, Fernanda
Burjato, or Regina Maia, both of GWA Comunicacao Integrada,
+011-55-11-3816-3922, or , both for Suzano
Web site: http://www.suzano.com.br/