GOL selects banks to structure IPO of Smiles S.A.

São Paulo, February 01, 2013 – GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: GOLL4 e NYSE: GOL), (S&P: B, Fitch: B+, Moody’s: B3), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, hereby announces that it has selected the banks to be contracted to structure an eventual initial public offering of shares by Smiles S.A., a recently-constituted company controlled by VRG Linhas Aéreas S.A. (“VRG”), an event which is currently being studied and analyzed by the Company, although no definitive decision has yet been taken. On February 8, 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors will meet to discuss the matter. We will keep the market informed of any relevant further developments regarding this issue.