WEG S.A. OPEN CAPITAL CORPORATION CNPJ 84.429.695/0001-11 NOTICE TO THE SHAREHOLDER PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS Herewith we inform you, Dear Shareholders, that the Board of Director during the meeting held on February 16 deliberated abo ut the payment of the “C omplementary Dividends“, as follows: th , 2006 1) VALUE The total value of t he Dividends to be distributed amounts to R$ 73,497,580.75, being R$ 0.119000000 per share, th both for ordinary shares and for preferential shares, benefiting all shareholders inscribed on February 16 , 2006 in the company records, and after that date will be considered “Ex -Dividends”. No Income tax at source will be deducted from this amount for the payment of the dividends to the shareholders. 2) PAYMENT DATE The Payment will be effected from March 15th , 2006 on. 3) ALREADY DELIBERATED EVENTS Besides the Dividends mentioned in Item 1, the company approved following events: Event Approval Payment Date Gross value per share Net value per share Interest over the Own Capital MBD* on 09.15.2005 03.15.2006 R$ 0.012941176 R$ 0.011000000 Interest over the Own Capital MBD* on 12.15.2005 03.15.2006 R$ 0.011764706 R$ 0.010000000 * MBD = Meeting of the Board of Director The total value of the Dividends and Interests over Own Capital, to be paid from 03.15.2006 on, amounts to the total value of R$ 0 .14 per share, already deducted the taxes. 4) PAYMENT TERMS AND LOCAL a) Credit on current bank account indicated by the shareholder to payer bank Bradesco S.A. b) The interests relating to the shares kept on custody at the CBCL – Companhia Brasileira de Liquida ção e Custódia (Brazilian Liquidation and Custody Company) will be paid to this company and this company will forward the respective value to the shareholders through depositor brokers. c) The other shareholders with duly recorded addresses will receive by po st the “N OTICE FOR RECEIVI NG THE REVENUES OF THE SUBSCRIBED SHARES”. For this they must go to any agency of the Bank BRADESCO, presenting besides the Notice form, following documents: Natural Person: Authenticated co py of the Identity Card and CPF (Tax Payer Card); Legal entity: Authenticated copy of the CNPJ/MF, consolidated and updated social contract. The social by law must be updated with the minutes of the meeting where the current Management has been elected. The managing partners or the director w ith power of attorney for representing the company must present Authenticated copy of the Identity Card and CPF (Tax Payer Card). When the representation is by proxy, the nominee must present the respective legal repres entation document and the authenticat ed copy of the Identity Card and CPF (Tax Payer Card) of the proxy(ies). 5) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION More detailed information may be achieved form the payer bank Bradesco – Depart amento de Ações e Custód ia (Shares and Custody Department) - Cidade de Deus , Osasco (SP). Tel.: 11 3684 -9495 or directly from WEG S.A. headquarters, Avenid a P refeito Waldemar Grubba, n.º 3.300, CEP 89256 -900, Jaraguá do Sul, SC. Tel.: 47 3372 4255, Fax 47 3372 -4193. th JARAGUÁ DO SUL (SC), February 16 , 2006. MANAGEMENT