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ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE MARKET
Disclosure on the Acquisition of Material Equity
São Paulo, June 24, 2008 GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4), the parent company of Brazilian airlines GOL Transportes Aéreos S.A. and VRG Linhas Aéreas S.A., announces that it has received the following notice from the shareholder Bank of America Corporation:
Dear Sirs,
1 For the purposes of Article 12 of the Brazilian Securities Exchange (CVM) Ruling No. 358, of January 3, 2002, as amended (Ruling No. 358), the undersigned, Bank of America Corporation (Bank of America), hereby informs that, as of June 17, 2008, it has acquired through various subsidiaries, equity holdings that total 4,887,860 preferred shares representing 5.16% of the total preferred shares issued by Gol. Please note that of the 5.16% participation, the percentage of 0.33 is held as borrowed stock.
2 Bank of America further requests that Gols Investors Relations Officer disclose the following information to CVM through the Occasional Periodic Information System - IPE:
(i) Bank of Americas registered office is located at: 100 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28255 USA;
(ii) The purpose of the above mentioned equity holdings is strictly investment and not to seeks a change of control or a change in the management structure of Gol;
(iii) Bank of America has acquired 4,887,860 preferred shares, in the capacity of Parent Company;
(iv) No debenture convertible into shares issued by Gol is held by Bank of America; and
(v) No agreement or contract regulating the exercise of the voting right or the purchase and sale of securities issued by Gol was executed by Bank of America
Anna Cecília Bettencourt Cochrane
Diretora Financeira e de Relações com Investidores
GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A. |
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/S/ Richard F. Lark, Jr.
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Name: Richard F. Lark, Jr.
Title: Executive Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer |
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