SAO PAULO, Brazil, April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. NYSE: GOL, the parent company of GOL Transportes Aereos S.A. and VRG Linhas Aereas S.A., received three awards at the tenth edition of the annual IR Global Rankings (IRGR), which identifies and ranks those companies with the best investor relations practices. For the third consecutive year, GOL was ranked first in the Financial Disclosure category in the Consumer Services sector and in the TOP 5 in Latin America. The Company's IR website was also ranked in the regional TOP 5. All in all, 160 companies from 32 countries took part.
The Financial Disclosure category rewards those companies with the best results disclosure procedures, especially regarding access to information and equality of treatment, while the IR Website category recognizes those firms with the best IR sites, in terms of content, navigability and interactivity.
"GOL establishes benchmarks on all its operational fronts and communications is no exception," explains Richard Lark, GOL's CFO. "We have recently introduced benchmarks for financial communications with journalists and fixed-income investors."
Website: http://www.voegol.com.br/ir/