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GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
CNPJ N° 06.164.253/0001-87
NIRE 35.300.314.441
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
HELD ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
Date, time and place: September 30, 2010, at 10:00 a.m., on Praça Comte. Linneu Gomes, S/N, Portaria 3 Prédio 15 Meeting Room of the Board of Directors, Jardim Aeroporto, São Paulo, SP (Company). Attendance: All the members of the Board of Directors of the Company. Presiding Board: Chairman: Mr. Constantino de Oliveira Jr., who invited me, Henrique Constantino, to act as secretary of the meeting. Calling: Waived, due to the attendance of all the members of the Board of Directors. Agenda: To pass resolutions on the following matters: (i) granting of guarantee, by the Company (Guarantee), in the interest of the holders of the fourth (4th) public issue debentures issued by VRG Linhas Aéreas S.A., a company with head-office at Avenida Vinte de Janeiro s/nº, Terminal de Passageiros n.º 01 do Aeroporto Internacional do Rio de Janeiro / Galeão - Antonio Carlos Jobim, 2º andar, nível 15,55, entre os eixos 10-12/E-G, sala 2011-A, Embarque, CEP 21941-570, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, enrolled with the CNPJ/MF under nº 07.575.651/0001-59 (Issuer), of simple, non-convertible, unsecured debentures with personal guarantee (Debentures), to be distributed on a restricted-effort placement basis under the terms of CVM Instruction no. 476, dated January 16, 2009 (Issue), in the total amount of six hundred million reais (R$600,000,000.00), with a term of five (5) years counted from the issue date and nominal unit value of one million reais (R$1,000,000.00) (Nominal Unit Value); and (ii) authorization for the board of executive officers of the company to perform any and all acts as may be necessary for the delivery of the Guarantee. Resolutions: After the necessary explanations were provided, the following resolutions were adopted by unanimous vote: (i) granting of the Guarantee on behalf of the holders of the Debentures, with the Company being irrevocably and irreversibly liable, in its capacity as guarantor and main obligor, in conformity with article 818 of the Civil Code, of the Guaranteed Value, as defined below and under the terms of the Private Indenture of the fourth (4th) Issue of Simple, Non-Convertible, Sole Series, Unsecured Debentures, with Personal Guarantee, for Public Distribution on a Restricted-Effort Placement Basis, of VRG Linhas Aéreas S.A., to be entered into (Indenture); the Guarantee amount is limited to the total value of the obligations inherent to the Issue, which include: (a) the Nominal Unit Value, added by the respective remuneration, as set forth in the Indenture, as well as default interest, calculated under the terms of the Indenture; and (b) all ancillary charges to be added to the principal amount, including the fees of the trustee of the Issue (Trustee) and the judicial expenses and damages, if any, (jointly, Guaranteed Amount); the Guaranteed Amount shall be paid by the Company within three (3) business days counted from the date of receipt of a written notice from the Trustee to the Company, except in the event of a decree of bankruptcy against the Issuer or voluntary bankruptcy filed by the Issuer, in which case the amount shall be paid within one (1) business day from the referred notice, in any case regardless of any claim,
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action, dispute or demand the Issuer may have or exercise in relation to its obligations under the Debentures; the payment shall be made pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Indenture; the Company expressly waives the benefits of order, rights and powers of discharge of any nature whatsoever set forth in articles 333, sole paragraph, 366, 821, 827, 830, 834, 835, 836, 837, 838, and 839 of the Civil Code and 77 and 595 of the Code of Civil Procedure; (ii) performance of acts, by the Board of Executive Officers: the Board of Executive Officers may perform any and all acts necessary for the delivery of the Guarantee approved herein, including, without limitation, to enter into the Indenture, as well as any amendments thereto. All acts eventually performed by the Board of Executive Officers are hereby fully ratified. Adjournment of the Meeting and Drawing-up of the Minutes: Upon the floor being offered to whom might wish to use it, and as nobody voiced the intention to do so, the meeting was adjourned for the necessary time for these minutes to be drawn-up. Upon the reopening of the meeting, these minutes were read, checked and signed by the attendees. I hereby certify that this is a faithful copy of the original minutes drawn-up in the proper book.
São Paulo, September 30, 2010.
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Constantino de Oliveira Jr. | Henrique Constantino | |
Chairman | Secretary |
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GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A. | ||
By: |
/S/ Leonardo Porciúncula Gomes Pereira | |
Name: Leonardo Porciúncula Gomes Pereira
Title: Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer |
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