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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 Meeting of the Board of Directors of Gafisa S.A. (“Company”)
held on August 18, 2009, prepared in summary form
1. Date, Time and Venue: August 18, 2009, at 10:00 am, by conference call, as expressly authorized by Article 20, §2º, of the Company bylaws.
2. Call Notice and Attendance: The members of the Board of Directors were regularly summoned. As all members of the Company’s Board of Directors attended the meeting, the instatement and approval quorum were verified.
3. Presiding Board: Chairman: Gary Robert Garrabrant. Secretary: Fabiana Utrabo Rodrigues.
4. Resolutions: It was resolved, unanimously, by the present Board Members and without any restrictions:
4.1. Following the recommendation of the Company’s Audit Committee, to approve the substitution of PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes for Terco Grant Thornton Auditores Independentes (“Terco”), as the Company’s independent external auditors. The conditions of the proposal of Terco, duly approved by the Board members, are attached hereto as Exhibit I.
5. Closing: With no further matters to be discussed, these minutes were prepared and, after revised and unanimously approved by the Directors, duly executed. Signatures: Chairman of the Meeting: Gary Robert Garrabrant. Members: Gary Robert Garrabrant, Thomas Joseph McDonald, Caio Racy Mattar, Richard L. Huber, Gerald Dinu Reiss and José Écio Pereira da Costa Júnior. Secretary: Fabiana Utrabo Rodrigues.
São Paulo, August 18, 2009.
Fabiana Utrabo Rodrigues
Secretary
Gafisa S.A. |
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Alceu Duílio Calciolari |
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Name: Alceu Duílio Calciolari
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer |
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