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GOL Announces Initial Results of Rights Offering
São Paulo, May 21, 2007 GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4) announced today that the initial subscription period for its preemptive rights offering as announced on April 13, 2007 expired on May 21, 2007.
Thus, as previously disclosed, any non-subscribed preferred shares and American Depositary Shares (ADSs), will be shared proportionally in a reoffering round among the shareholders and holders of ADSs who have indicated in their initial subscription the intention to subscribe additional preferred shares or ADSs.
The subscription for the reoffering round of preferred shares can be effected in certain branches of Banco Itáu S.A. on May 25 and 28, 2007. The Bank of New York, as rights agent, will subscribe for preferred shares in the reoffering round on behalf of ADS holders who have indicated in their initial subscription the intention to subscribe additional ADSs. The Company will opportunely disclose the amount of preferred shares and ADS subscribed in the initial subscription period. It will also opportunely disclose the number of preferred shares and ADS that can be subscribed in the reoffering round.
As previously disclosed, if not all preemptive rights for the subscription of preferred shares and ADSs are exercised after the reoffering round, the Board of Directors can reduce the size of the rights offering. After the announcement of any such decrease in the size of the offering, holders of the GOLs preferred shares in Brazil will have the opportunity to reconsider their decision to subscribe for the preferred shares. This opportunity will not be granted to U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) and other holders of our preferred shares and ADSs in the United States.
An immediately effective registration statement on Form F-3ASR has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the preferred shares and ADSs to be offered in the United States of America. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy preferred shares, ADSs or the related subscription rights in the United States or to U.S. persons (as such term is defined under Regulation S under the Securities Act, nor shall there be any sale of subscription rights, preferred shares or ADSs in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the laws of any such state.
Copies of each of the Rights Documents may be obtained by calling the information agent, MacKenzie Partners, Inc., toll-free at (800) 322-2885 or at (212) 929-5500 (call collect).
CONTACT: GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.
Investor Relations | |
Ph: (5511) 3169 6800 | |
E-mail: ri@golnaweb.com.br | |
Site: voegol.com.br/ir |
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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