PDA Brf- Brasil Foods S.A.

Perdigao S.A. Announces Approval of Distribution of Interest on Its Own Capital to Shareholders SAO PAULO, Brazil, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wang Wei Chang, Chief Financial Officer of Perdigao S.A. (NYSE:PDA), announces that the Company's Board of Directors, in a meeting held on December 17, 2004, approved the distribution of interest on its own capital to shareholders. The payment will begin on February 28, 2005, at the rate of R$ 0.58426531 gross per share, with 15% withholding tax. This payment will be included to compulsory dividends, according to current law. DATASOURCE: Perdigao Contact: Investors Relations Department of Perdigao, +011-55-11-3718-5301, or +011-55-11-3718-5306, or +011-55-11-3718-5465, or fax, +011-55-11-3718-5297, or Web site: http://www.perdigao.com.br/

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