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GOL PN Shares Included in Stock Market Indices
São Paulo, May 13, 2005 GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4), Brazils low-fare, low-cost airline, today announced that its PN shares have been added to the IBrX-Brazil index and will be added to the MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International) Indexes.
IBr-X Brazil Index. GOL PN shares are included in the IBrX index for the four-month period between May and August 2005. GOLL4 now participates with 0.67% weight in the index, corresponding to the 28th ranking in the portfolio. IBrX measures the return of a theoretical portfolio composed of 100 selected shares amongst those most traded on Bovespa in terms of liquidity, weighted by market value of outstanding shares. To join this special group on Bovespa, GOL shares were required to meet the following criteria: (i) to be one of the 100 shares with highest trading index verified over twelve months prior to the re-weighting; and (ii) the shares should be traded in, at least, 70% of the trading sessions over twelve months prior to the formation of portfolio.
MSCI Indexes. Also, GOL PN shares will enter three MSCI Indices: MSCI Brazil (with a 0.44% weight), MSCI Latin America (with as 0.22% weight), and MSCI Emerging Markets Free (with a 0.06% weight). The additions will be effective as of the close of May 31, 2005. Regarding the stock screening process, MSCI Brazil aims for Brazilian companies stocks with good liquidity and float, avoids cross-ownership and applies a market capitalization weight to each stock. GOL was included during the Annual MSCI Full Country Index Review, a systematic re-assessment of the equity universe, in order for each country index to be as close as possible to the 85% free float-adjusted market capitalization representation target at the industry group level.
CONTACT: GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.
Investor Relations:
Ph: (5511) 5033 4393
e-mail: ri@golnaweb.com.br
www.voegol.com.br (IR section)
or
Media - International: | Media - Brazil: |
Gavin Anderson | MVL Comunicação |
Gabriela Juncadella | Juliana Cabrini or Roberta Corbioli |
Ph: 212-515-1957 | Ph: (5511) 3049-0343 / 0341 |
e-mail: GJuncadella@GavinAnderson.com | e-mail: juliana.cabrini@mvl.com.br |
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 GOLs management concerning the future of the business and its continued access to capital to fund the Companys 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 GOLs filed disclosure documents and are, therefore, subject to change without prior notice.
GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
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Richard F. Lark, Jr.
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Name: Richard F. Lark, Jr.
Title: Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer
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