GOL Announces Private Exchange Offer

SAO PAULO, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. "GOL" or "Company" (BM&FBOVESPA: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), (S&P: CCC-, Fitch: CCC and Moody's: Caa1), the largest low-cost and best-fare airline in Latin America, today announced that its subsidiary GOL LuxCo S.A. ("LuxCo" or the "Issuer") has commenced private Exchange Offers (the "Exchange Offers") for any and all of the outstanding 7.50% Senior Notes due 2017 (the "2017 Notes") issued by GOL Finance ("Finance") for cash and LuxCo's newly issued 8.50% Secured Amortizing Notes due 2018 (the "New 2018 Notes"); 9.250% Senior Notes due 2020 (the "2020 Notes") issued by Finance, 8.875% Senior Notes Due 2022 (the "2022 Notes") issued by LuxCo and 10.750% Senior Notes due 2023 (the "2023 Notes") issued by LuxCo for cash and LuxCo's newly issued 8.50% Secured Notes due 2022 (the "New 2022 Notes"); and 8.75% Perpetual Notes (the "Perpetual Notes" and, together with the 2017 Notes, 2020 Notes, 2022 Notes and 2023 Notes, the "Old Notes") issued by Finance for newly issued 8.50% Secured Notes due 2028 (the "New 2028 Notes" and, together with the New 2018 Notes and New 2022 Notes, the "New Notes"). The New Notes will be guaranteed by the Company and VRG Linhas Aereas S.A.

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