SAO PAULO, March 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- GOL Linhas
Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL),
(S&P: B, Fitch: B-, Moody's: B3), ("GOL" or the "Company"),
the largest low-cost and best-fare airline company in Latin America, in compliance with article 157,
§4 of Law no. 6,404/76 and CVM Instruction no. 358/2002, in
addition to the Material Fact dated January
21, 2015, hereby announces the approval by its shareholders,
on the Special General Meeting held on this date, of the proposal
to improve the Company's capitalization capacity, including the
common stock split and amendments to the Bylaws to improve
corporate governance (the "Operation").
Shareholders representing 81.70% of the capital stock of the
Company attended or were represented at the meeting, including
holders of 100% of common shares and 62.79% of preferred shares.
Shareholders representing 51.51% of the outstanding preferred
shares (excluding the controlling shareholder and management of the
Company) attended or were represented at the meeting and voted in
favor of the Operation.
More than 99% votes cast approved the proposal
and the voting occurred in two phases. Every
shareholder present or represented at the meeting, irrespectively
of the class of its share, was entitled to vote.
BM&FBOVESPA granted exceptional treatment the Company today,
according to item 14.4 of the Regulation of Level 2 Corporate
Governance of BM&FBOVESPA ("Regulation") to allow for the
Minimum Percentage of Shares Outstanding (as defined in the
Regulation) to be calculated considering the preferred shares
issued by the Company, under the condition that the Minimum
Percentage of Shares Outstanding be 50% of preferred shares.
The Bylaws approved at the meeting was made available on this
date through the website of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange
Commission (Comissao de Valores Mobiliarios – CVM) and is also
available in our headquarters and on the Company's website:
www.voegol.com.br/ir.
For further information visit
www.voegol.com.br/ir
CONTACTS
INVESTOR RELATIONS
Phone: +55 (11) 2128-4700
E-mail: ri@golnaweb.com.br
CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS
Phone: +55 (11)
2128-4183
E-mail: comcorp@golnaweb.com.br
ABOUT GOL LINHAS AEREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
GOL Linhas
Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL),
the largest low-cost and best-fare airline in Latin America, offers around 910 daily flights
to 69 destinations, 15 international, in South America, the Caribbean and the United States.
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