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GAFISA S.A.
CNPJ/MF No. 01.545.826/0001-07
NIRE 35.300.147.952
Publicly-Held Company
Minutes of the Board of Directors’ Meeting held on February 8, 2010
1. Date, Time and Place: On February 8, 2010, at 6:00 p.m., by conference call, as expressly authorized by Article 20, §2, of the bylaws of the Company.
2. Call Notice and Attendance: Present all members of the Company’s Board of Directors, requisite quorum having been verified.
3. Presiding Board: Chairman: Gary Robert Garrabrant. Secretary: Fabiana Utrabo Rodrigues.
4. Resolutions: It was unanimously resolved by all members of the Board of Directors in attendance and without qualification:
4.1. To approve, within the limits of the Company’s authorized capital, the issue of new common shares, registered, book-entry and without par value (“Shares”), for purposes of public subscription, comprising: (i) a public primary distribution of Shares in Brazil (“Brazilian Offering”), in a non-organized over-the-counter market, in accordance with the Brazilian Securities Commission – CVM’s Instruction No. 400, of December 29, 2003 (“CVM Instruction No. 400”), with sale efforts before foreign investors overseas, who invest in Brazil through the investment mechanisms regulated by Resolution No. 2,689, of January 26, 2000, of the Brazilian National Monetary Council, as amended, and by CVM Instruction No. 325, of January 27, 2000, as amended; and, concurrently, (ii) a public primary distribution of Shares outside Brazil, including in the form of American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), evidenced by American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), issued by the Company (the “International Offering” and, together with the Brazilian Offering, the “Global Offering”), registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”), and pursuant to the terms of the International Purchase Agreement, to be coordinated by the International Offering coordinators.
4.2. To approve the engagement, by the Company’s management, of the following financial institutions as underwriters: (i) Banco Itaú BBA S.A. as the lead coordinator of the Brazilian Offering and Itaú USA Securities, Inc., as the lead coordinator of the International Offering; (ii) Banco J.P. Morgan S.A., as coordinator of the Brazilian Offering, and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as coordinator of the International Offering; (iii) Banco Votorantim S.A., as coordinator of the Brazilian Offering and (iii) other financial institutions to act as coordinators of the Brazilian Offering and/or of the International Offering.
4.3. To allow (i) the increase, up to 20%, of the total amount of Shares initially offered under the Global Offering, including Shares in the form of ADSs, pursuant to Art. 14, §2 of CVM Regulation No. 400 (the “Additional Shares”), and (ii) the grant, to the lead coordinator of the Brazilian Offering or of the International Offering, of an over-allotment option of up to 15% of the Shares (including in the form of ADSs) initially offered in the Global Offering, to be exercised, totally or partially, at their discretion.
4.4. To determine that the Shares shall have the characteristics and shall grant their holders the same rights granted to the Company’s existing common shares as set forth in the Company’s bylaws and in applicable law, and will participate, in equal manner, with existing common shares, in any distributions with respect to the current fiscal year.
4.5. To exclude the preemption right of the Company’s shareholders to the subscription of the Shares, pursuant to the terms of Art. 172 of Law No. 6,404/76 and Article 7 of the Company’s bylaws.
4.6. To approve the distribution to take place under the Company’s current American Depositary Share Program (the “ADR Program”), pursuant to the terms of the Securities Act.
4.7. To authorize the Company’s Board of Executive Officers to take any and all actions and to execute any and all documents necessary for the implementation of the resolutions approved herein, including (a) the distribution under the current ADR Program; (b) contracting the coordinators of the Global Offering as well as other financial institutions authorized to operate in the capital markets of Brazil and in the United States with respect to the Global Offering after due registration with the Brazilian Securities Commission – CVM and the SEC; and (c) take all other acts and measures necessary for the formalization, implementation and administration of these resolutions.
5. CLOSING: With no further matters to be discussed, these minutes were prepared, approved and signed by all members of the Board of Directors. Presiding Board: Gary Robert Garrabrant (Chairman), Fabiana Utrabo Rodrigues (Secretary); Board members: Gary Robert Garrabrant, Thomas Joseph McDonald, Caio Racy Mattar, Richard L. Huber, Gerald Dinu Reiss and José Écio Pereira da Costa Junior.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the minutes drawn on the respective corporate book.
Fabiana Utrabo Rodrigues
Secretary
Gafisa S.A. |
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Alceu Duílio Calciolari |
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Name: Alceu Duílio Calciolari
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