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Statement of an increase in shareholding interest |
São Paulo, September 15, 2015 - GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), (S&P: B-, Fitch: B-, Moody’s: B3), the largest low-cost and best-fare airline in Latin America, in compliance with Article 12, paragraph 1st, of CVM Rule 358 of January 3, 2002, as amended by CVM Rule 449 of March 16, 2007, hereby announces, to its shareholders and to the public, that it has received from Delta Airlines, Inc., dated on September 10th, 2015, the letter transcribed below, which informs the Company an increase to its shareholding position:
““Pursuant to Article 12 of Instruction 358 of January 3, 2002, issued by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (“CVM), as amended, DELTA AIR LINES, INC., a company duly organized and existing under the laws of the state of Delaware, with head office in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, at 1030 Delta Boulevard , Atlanta, GA 30354, enrolled with the CNPJ under number 22.954.092/0001-81 (“Delta”), which legal representative in Brazil, Citibank Distribuidora de Títulos e Valores Mobiliários S.A., is enrolled with the CNPJ/MF under number 33.868.597/0001-10, hereby informs GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A. (“Company”) that Delta has acquired additional 24,625,570 non-voting preferred shares of the Company, increasing its participation from 2.93% to 9.48% in the Company’s total capital stock and from 6% to 16.2.% in the Company’s total non-voting capital stock.
The acquisition of such additional non-voting shares is part of the strategic transactions between Delta and the Company, as informed to the market by the Company through the fato relevante released on July 10, 2015.”
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About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (BMF&BOVESPA: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), the largest low-cost and best-fare airline in Latin America, offers around 900 daily flights to 73 destinations, 17 international, in South America, the Caribbean and the United States, using a young, modern fleet of Boeing 737-700 and 737-800 Next Generation aircraft, the safest, most efficient and most economical of their type. The SMILES loyalty program allows members to accumulate miles and redeem tickets to more than 700 locations around the world via flights with foreign partner airlines. The Company also operates Gollog, a logistics service which retrieves and delivers cargo and packages to and from more than 3,500 cities in Brazil and six abroad. With its portfolio of innovative products and services, GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes offers the best cost-benefit ratio in the market.
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