for immediate release more information contact julia reid mariângela melo ou vanessa murray gina sorice amy o leary unibanco união de bancos brasileiros sa citigate dewe rogerson ave eusébio matoso 891 15th floor 1440 broadway são paulo sp 05423 901 new york ny 10018 phone 55 11 867 1626 1313 212 688 6840 fax 813 6182 4830 838 3393 e mail jreid ubb com br mmello vmurray and holdings reports consolidated results the year ended december 31 1998 brazil february 8th 1999 s a released today its financial under brazilian gaap main highlights were net earnings fourth quarter of r 142 2 million resulting in 454 1 per thousand shares 4 58 total assets conglomerate increased 12 8 totaling 7 billion on loan portfolio 15 5 twelve months to 3 compared