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GOL Announces Third Quarter Dividends
São Paulo, September 18, 2006 - GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (Bovespa: GOLL4 e NYSE: GOL) (“Company”), Brazil’s low-cost, low-fare airline, announces to shareholders that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held on September 15, 2006, resolved on the proposal of management regarding the payment of interest on stockholder’s capital, corresponding to a net amount of R$ 0.12782 per share, related to the third quarter of 2006, and approved the payment of interest on stockholder’s capital.
The payment of interest on stockholder’s capital in the gross amount of R$ 29,506,082.00, corresponds to R$ 0.15038 per preferred and ordinary share. All outstanding shares on September 20, 2006 will have right to interest on stockholder’s capital. The shares will be traded on São Paulo Stock Exchange (BOVESPA) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), “ex” the right to interest on capital as from, and including, September 21, 2006.The interest on stockholder’s capital will be paid to shareholders on November 14, 2006.
The interest on stockholder’s capital, net of withholding income tax, will be imputed to mandatory dividends related to the corporate year of 2006, according to Brazilian corporate law and the Company’s By-Laws. The payment of interest on stockholder’s capital is determined according to the Company’s quarterly intercalary dividends policy. It is important to note that the percentage of the net profits in each distribution, whether of dividends or interest on stockholder’s capital, may vary and will be adjusted every distribution, in order to assure the minimum dividend of 25% of the corporate year’s net profit according to Brazilian corporate law and to the Company’s Bylaws.
About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes, a low cost, low fare airline, is one of the most profitable and fastest growing airlines in the industry worldwide. GOL operates a simplified fleet with a single class of service. The Company has one of the
youngest and most modern fleets in the industry resulting in low maintenance, fuel and training costs, with high aircraft utilization and efficiency ratios. In addition, safe and reliable services, which stimulate GOL’s brand recognition and
customer satisfaction, allow GOL to have the best value proposition in the market. GOL currently offers over 500 daily flights to 51 major business and travel destinations in Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile. GOL plans to
increase passenger flights in existing markets and add service to additional markets in both Brazil and other high-traffic South American travel destinations. GOL’s shares are listed on the NYSE and the Bovespa. GOL: here everyone can fly!
For more information, flight times and fares, please access our site at www.voegol.com.br or call: 0300-789-2121 in Brazil, 0810-266-3131 in Argentina, 800-1001-21 in Bolivia, 0004 055 127 in Uruguay, 1 888 0042 0090 (Telefônica) in Paraguai, 1230 020 9104 (Intel) in Chile and 55 11 2125-3200 in other countries.
CONTACT: GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.
Ph: (5511) 3169-6224/6222
e-mail: ri@golnaweb.com.br
www.voegol.com.br/ir
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.
GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A. |
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/S/ Richard F. Lark, Jr.
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Name: Richard F. Lark, Jr.
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