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MATERIAL FACT
GAFISA S.A.
Publicly Held Company
NIRE 35.300.147.952
CNPJ/MF 01.545.826.0001-07
GAFISA S.A., (Bovespa, GFSA 3; NYSE, GFA) (“GAFISA”), Gafisa S.A. (BOVESPA: GFSA3; NYSE: GFA), in accordance with CVM Instruction No. 358 dated January 3, 2002, in response to reports published in today's newspaper Valor Econômico hereby announces the following:
Gafisa intends to offer its common shares to the public in a primary offering pursuant to a request for registration to be filed shortly pursuant to the simplified registration process provided under CVM Instruction No. 471, dated August 8, 2008, and arrangement between the CVM (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários) and ANBID (Associação Nacional dos Bancos de Investimento – ANBID). In addition, Gafisa intends to file a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to register the offering of its common shares and American Depositary Shares. Gafisa expects that the aggregate size of the offering will be between R$600-700 million. However, no assurance as to whether or when the offering will be completed or its exact size can be given.
This release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein. No prospectus or registration statement relating to the securities described above has yet been filed with the CVM, ANBID or the SEC. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the offering is registered with the CVM and the proposed registration statement becomes effective with the SEC.
São Paulo, June 2, 2009
Gafisa S.A.
CFO and Investor Relations Officer
Alceu Duilio Calciolari
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