WEG S.A. OPEN CAPITAL CORPORATION CNPJ 84.429.695/0001-11 NOTICE TO THE SHAREHOLDER PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS st Herewith we inform you, Dear Shareholders, that the Board of Director during the meeting held on July 21 , 2005 deliberated about the payment of the “Intermediate Dividends“ relating to the first semester 2005 according to the Law of the Joint Stock Company , as follows: 1) VALUE The total value of the Dividends to be distributed amounts to R$ 59,292,166.00, being R$ 0.096000000 per share, st both for ordinary shares and for preferential shares, benefiting all shareholders inscribed on July 21 , 2005 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 August 17th, 2005 on. 3) ALREADY DELIBERATED EVENTS Besides the Dividends mentioned in Item 1, the company approved following events: Event Interest over the Own Capital Interest over the Own Capital Approval Payment Date Gross value per share Net value per share MBD* on 03.17.2005 08.17.2005 R$ 0.011764706 R$ 0.010000000 MBD* on 06.21.2005 08.17.2005 R$ 0.016470588 R$ 0.014000000 * MBD = Meeting of the Board of Director The total value of the Dividends and Intermediate Interests over Own Capital, to be paid from 08.17.2005 on, amounts to the total value of R$ 0.12 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 Liquidação 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 post the “NOTICE FOR RECEIVING 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 copy of the Identity Card and CPF (Tax Payer Card); Legal entity: Authenticated copy of the CNPJ/MF, consolidated and updated social contract. The social bylaw must be updated with the minutes of the meeting where the current Management has been elected. The managing partners or the director with 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 representation document and the authenticated 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 – Departamento de Ações e Custódia (Shares and Custody Department) - Cidade de Deus, Osasco (SP). Tel.: 11 3684-9495 or directly from WEG S.A. headquarters, Avenida Prefeito Waldemar Grubba, n.º 3.300, CEP 89.256-900, Jaraguá do Sul, SC. Tel.: 47 3724255, Fax 47 372-4193. st JARAGUÁ DO SUL (SC), June 21 , 2005. MANAGEMENT