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GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
C.N.P.J. No. 06.164.253/0001 -87
N.I.R.E. 35.300.314.441
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING HELD ON March 11, 2010
Date, Time and Place: March 11, 2010, at 5:00 p.m., at Praça Comte. Linneu Gomes, S/N, Portaria 3 Prédio 07 board of directors meeting room, Jardim Aeroporto, São Paulo, SP. Attendance: All members of the board of directors of Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (the Company). Call Notice: Waived, due to the attendance of all the members of the board of directors. Chairmanship of the Meeting: Chairman: Mr. Constantino de Oliveira Júnior, Secretary: Mr. Henrique Constantino. Agenda: to discuss the (a) approval of the Companys financial statements for the fourth quarter of 2009, as audited by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes, (the Financial Statements); (b) appointment of the Companys executive officers; (c) confirmation of the Companys capital increase due to exercise of options granted under the Companys stock option plan, approved on December 9, 2004, as amended (the Stock Option Plan); (d) approval of managements proposal for dividend distribution based on the net profit for fiscal year 2009; and (e) capital increase, within the authorized capital, pursuant to section 6 of the Companys by-laws. Resolutions adopted: After the necessary presentations were made and discussion of the Financial Statements and other documents regarding the agenda, in light of the favorable recommendation from the Companys audit committee, the following resolutions were adopted by unanimous vote: (a) to approve the Financial Statements, which will be filed at the Companys headquarters and published in due time; (b) pursuant to the Companys by-laws, to re-appoint the following executive officers for a one year term: (1) CONSTANTINO DE OLIVEIRA JÚNIOR, Brazilian, married, businessman, bearer of Identity Card R.G. nº 929.100 SEP/DF and enrolled with the CPF under no. 417.942.901 -25, for the office of Chief Executive Officer; (2) LEONARDO PORCIUNCULA GOMES PEREIRA, Brazilian, married, business administrator, bearer of Identity Card RG 040.410.961 and enrolled with the CPF under no. CPF/MF 606.399.897 -72 for the offices of Executive Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer; (3) FERNANDO ROCKERT DE MAGALHÃES, Brazilian, married, aeronaut, bearer of Identity Card R.G. nº 8.539.475 -0 SSP/SP and enrolled with the CPF under no. 276.178.827 -34, for the office of Vice-President; and (4) CLAUDIA JORDÃO RIBEIRO PAGNANO, Brazilian, married, marketing, bearer of Identity Card RG 179.428.925 and enrolled with the CPF under no. CPF/MF 137.792.458 -09, for the office of Vice-President. Compensation for the
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Companys management will be set at the Companys annual shareholders meeting. The appointed officers have declared, pursuant to Law 6,404/76, section 147, paragraphs 1 and 2, that they have not incurred in any of the crimes which might prevent them from performing commercial activities. The executive officers herein elected assume their respective offices upon signing of an instrument of investiture, to be transcribed on the book of minutes of the executive board meetings; (c) to confirm the Companys capital increase, due to exercise of options granted under the Stock Option Plan, in the amount of R$83,071.80 through the issuance of 7,980 newly issued preferred shares. As a result, the Companys corporate capital is now of R$2,195,182,651.69, divided into 133,199,658 common shares and 132,140,042 preferred shares. The newly issued preferred shares will bear the same rights, including the right to dividends, as the currently existing preferred shares. It is further resolved to: (i) waive existing shareholders preemptive rights to subscribe the newly issued preferred shares, pursuant to Law 6,404/76, section 171, paragraph 3; and (ii) set the total issue price at R$83,071.80; (d) to approve managements proposal for dividend distribution, based on the net profit for fiscal year 2009 in the amount of R$185,838,589.23, net of income tax, equivalent to R$0.701581 per common or preferred share. The record date for payment of dividends is set at March 29, 2010, whereas the Companys shares will be traded ex-dividend rights as of March 30, 2010. Dividends will be paid on April 16, 2010, without any adjustments, and will count towards the mandatory dividend distribution of 25% of the new profit pursuant to Law 6,404/76; and (e) in order to strengthen the Companys capital structure and meet short- and long-term growth plans, requirements for the Company to achieve a sustainable growth and create shareholder value, to increase the Companys corporate capital in the amount of R$185,838,597.92, through the issuance of 7,622,584 shares, of which 3,833,077 are common shares and 3,789,507 are preferred shares, all book entry and without par value, at an issuance price of R$24.38 per common or preferred share. The price per share is set based on the closing price of the Companys shares at BMF&F Bovespa S.A. Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros on March 11, 2010, pursuant to Law 6,404/76, section 170, paragraph 1, and shall be paid for in cash at the time of subscription. The Companys corporate capital will then be of R$2,381,021,249.61 divided into 137,032,735 common shares and 135,929,549 preferred shares. All shareholders on the record date of March 30, 2010 will have a term of 30 days to exercise their preemptive rights, which will commence on March 31, 2010 and expire on April 29, 2010, including. It is further resolved that, pursuant to best corporate governance practices, the preemptive rights will be extended to holders of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). The Companys officers may execute any agreements and perform all acts to implement these resolutions, including documents to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Holders of common shares may subscribe to new common shares and holders of preferred shares may subscribe to new preferred shares, based on their current proportion of the Companys corporate capital. Shares will be traded ex-preemptive rights as of March 31, 2010. In case not all shares are subscribed during the preemptive rights period, the Company may assign remaining shares to
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shareholders who express intention to subscribe these shares, auction these remaining shares, pursuant to Law 6,404/76, section 171, paragraph 7, item b, or confirm the capital increase only partially, provided that subscription amounts to at least R$118,000,000. In the event the Company elects to assign remaining shares to shareholders who expressed interest in their subscription these shareholders will have five business days to subscribe the remaining shares. In light of the possibility of partial confirmation of the capital increase and to allow shareholders to condition their exercise of the preemptive rights upon subscription, shareholders may elect to condition their subscription to: (i) full subscription of the capital increase; (ii) subscription of a minimum amount; or (iii) to only subscribe to an amount of shares sufficient to maintain their proportion in the corporate capital. The common and preferred shares issued through this capital increase will only bear the same rights, including the right to dividends, as currently existing common and preferred shares, respectively, as of the date of confirmation of this capital increase. It is also resolved that the Companys management will disclose this capital increase to shareholders through the publication of detailed notices. Adjournment of the Meeting and Drafting of the Minutes: The floor was offered to all those present, who declined to add further, and the meeting was adjourned to draft these minutes. Upon reopening of the meeting, these minutes were read, confirmed and signed by the attendees. I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the minutes which were drafted in the proper records.
São Paulo, March 11, 2010
Constantino de Oliveira Júnior | Henrique Constantino | |
Chairman | Secretary |
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GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A. |
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By: |
/S/ Leonardo Porciúncula Gomes Pereira |
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Name: Leonardo Porciúncula Gomes Pereira
Title: Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer |
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