Provided by MZ Technologies
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 6-K/A
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the month of April, 2009

(Commission File No. 001-33356),

 
Gafisa S.A.
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 


Av. Nações Unidas No. 8501, 19th floor
São Paulo, SP, 05425-070
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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GAFISA S.A.
CNPJ/MF No. 01.545.826/0001 -07
NIRE 35.300.147.952

Publicly-Held Company

Meeting of the Board of Directors of Gafisa S.A. (“Company”) held on March 17, 2009, prepared in summary form

1. Date, Time and Venue: March 17, 2009, at 2:00 pm, 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. To approve the execution of the Assignment of a credit rights portfolio owned by the Company and by special purpose companies controlled by the Company (“SPCs”), which was originated under financed real estate purchase and sale transactions, involving commercial and residential property, and executed by their clients, natural persons and/or legal entities, in the total amount of R$105,000,000.00 (one hundred and five million Reais) (“Assignment Transaction”). The Assignment Transaction shall be carried out by the formation of a receivable investment fund, to be structured in accordance with the terms and conditions of the CVM Instruction No 356/01 - Gafisa Fundo de Investimento em Direitos Creditórios – Crédito Imobiliário, under registration with the taxpayers register (CNPJ/MF) (“Fund”), and shall encompass, among others, the execution by the Company, the SPCs and the Fund of the “Instrumento Particular de Contrato de Cessão e Aquisição de Direitos de Crédito e Outras Avenças” (Assignment Agreement) and, by Gafisa and the Fund, of the “Compromisso de Subscrição de Quotas Subordinadas e Outras Avenças” (Subscription Agreement).

4.2. To authorize the Board of Officers of the Company to carry out any and all acts relating to the matters resolved herein and the implementation of the Assignment Transaction.

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.

6. The Minutes of the Board of Directors will be published on two Brazilian newspapers Diário Oficial do Estado de SP and Valor Econômico on April, 9, 2009.

São Paulo, March 17, 2009

[Signatures]


 
SIGNATURE
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 08, 2009

 
Gafisa S.A.
 
By:
/s/ Alceu Duílio Calciolari

 
Name:   Alceu Duílio Calciolari
Title:     Chief Financial Officer
 

 

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