SAO PAULO, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL; Bovespa: GOLL4), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America (the "Company"), announces that its global offering of 38,005,000 preferred shares, including preferred shares in the form of American depositary shares ("ADSs"), by the Company and ASAS Investment Fund, the Company's controlling shareholder, was priced on October 8, 2009. The offering of preferred shares in Brazil has been registered with the Comissao de Valores Mobiliarios (CVM), the Brazilian securities commission. ASAS Investment Fund will invest the entirety of the proceeds (excluding proceeds from the sale of any preferred shares upon the exercise of the over-allotment option) received from the sale of preferred shares in common shares newly issued by the Company. ASAS Investment Fund has granted the international and Brazilian underwriters an option to purchase up to 5,182,500 additional preferred shares, including preferred shares in the form of ADSs.
The ADSs were offered to the public at a price of US$9.48 per ADS, and the preferred shares were offered to the public at a price of R$16.50 per preferred share. Upon pricing, the transaction was upsized by 10% from 34,550,000 preferred shares to 38,005,000 preferred shares.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of approximately US$346.6 million from the global offering and the concurrent subscription of common shares by ASAS Investment Fund, primarily for general corporate purposes and to strengthen its cash position and balance sheet.
The international offering is being led by BofA Merrill Lynch, Banco Itau BBA, Morgan Stanley and Bradesco BBI, as joint bookrunners. Calyon Securities (USA) Inc., Citi and Raymond James are acting as placement agents outside Brazil. BB Securities Limited is acting as placement agent outside Brazil and the United States.
A registration statement relating to the offering of these securities has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. Any offer of the securities shall be made solely by means of the prospectus issued with respect to the offering.
When available, copies of the final prospectus may be obtained by contacting BofA Merrill Lynch, 4 World Financial Center, New York, NY 10080, Attention: Prospectus Department (collect call 1-212-449-1000); Itau USA Securities, Inc. at 540 Madison, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10022, Attention: Prospectus Department//Renata Comeaux (collect call 1-212-710-6756); Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10014, Attention: Prospectus Department (toll free 1-866-718-1649, ); or Bradesco Securities Inc. at 126 East 56th Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10022, Attention: Prospectus Department (collect call 1-212-888-9142).
About GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A.
GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE:GOLNYSE:andNYSE:Bovespa:NYSE:GOLL4), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, offers around 800 daily flights to 49 destinations that connect all the important cities in Brazil and ten major destinations in South America. The Company operates a young, modern fleet of Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft, the safest and most comfortable of its class, with high aircraft utilization and efficiency levels. The Company's service is recognized as the best value proposition in the market.
This release contains forward-looking statements relating to the prospects of the business, estimates for operating and financial results, and those related to growth prospects of GOL. These are merely projections and, as such, are based exclusively on the expectations of GOL's management concerning the future of the business and its continued access to capital to fund the Company's business plan. Such forward-looking statements depend, substantially, on changes in market conditions, government regulations, competitive pressures, the performance of the Brazilian economy and the industry, among other factors and risks disclosed in GOL's filed disclosure documents and are, therefore, subject to change without prior notice.
CONTACT: Investor Relations
Leonardo Pereira - CFO and IRO
Rodrigo Alves - Head of IR
Phone: (55 11) 2128-4700
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CONTACT: GOL Investor Relations, Leonardo Pereira, CFO and IRO, or Rodrigo Alves, Head of IR, +011-55-11-2128-4700, ; or GOL Corporate Communications, +011-55-11-2128-4413, ; or Media Relations, M. Smith, , or N. Dean, , both of Edelman (U.S. and Europe), +1-212-704-8196, +1-212-704-4484, for GOL Web site: http://www.voegol.com.br/ir
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