SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2014

GOL Announces the Final Tender Results for Senior Notes 2017, 2020 and 2023

São Paulo, September 24, 2014 – GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (“Company”) (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, (“Company”) in compliance with article 157, §4 of Law no. 6,404/76 and CVM Instruction no. 358/2002, hereby announces the final tender results in connection with (i) Gol LuxCo’s S.A. (“Gol LuxCO”) previously announced offer to purchase for cash (the “2023 Notes Tender Offer”) any and all of its outstanding 10.750% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes”),(ii) Gol Finance’s previously announced offer to purchase for cash (the “2020 Notes Tender Offer”) any and all of its outstanding 9.250% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “2020 Notes”) and (iii) Gol Finance’s previously announced offer to purchase for cash (the “2017 Notes Tender Offer” and, together with the 2023 Notes Tender Offer and the 2020 Notes Tender Offer, the “Tender Offers”) any and all of its outstanding 7.50% Senior Notes due 2017 (the “2017 Notes” and, together with the 2023 Notes and the 2020 Notes, the “Notes”) and related consent solicitations (“Consent Solicitations”) to the adoption of certain amendments (the “Proposed Amendments”) to each of the indentures governing the Notes to eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants, as well as various events of default and related provisions contained in such indentures.

The Tender Offers expired at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on September 23, 2014 (the “Expiration Date”). The Company has been advised that, as of the Expiration Date, the following amounts had been validly tendered pursuant to the Tender Offers and related consents to the Proposed Amendments (as defined above) had been delivered:(i) U.S.$45,654,000 in aggregate principal amount of the 2023 Notes, or approximately 56.48% of the 2023 Notes outstanding;(ii) U.S.$140,975,000 in aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Notes, or approximately 47.14% of the 2020 Notes outstanding; and(iii) U.S.$37,679,000 in aggregate principal amount of the 2017 Notes, or approximately 30.93% of the 2017 Notes outstanding.

Gol LuxCo has received the requisite consents for the execution of a supplemental indenture to amend the indenture governing the 2023 Notes and will enter into a supplemental indenture to the indenture governing the 2023 Notes containing the 2023 Notes Proposed Amendments. Gol Finance has not obtained the requisite consents for the execution of a supplemental indenture to amend the indenture governing the 2020 Notes and the 2017 Notes.

Payment for validly tendered Notes accepted for purchase will be made on the settlement date, expected to be within three business days following the Expiration Date, or as promptly as practicable thereafter. The Notes that have been validly tendered cannot be withdrawn, except as may be required by applicable law.

This notice is not an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to purchase. The Tender Offers are being made solely pursuant to an offer to purchase and its related letter of transmittal. The Tender Offers are not being made to, nor will Gol LuxCo and Gol Finance accept tenders of Notes from, Holders in any jurisdiction in which the Tender Offers would not be in compliance with the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdiction.


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