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6. This Valuation Report indicates an estimate only, at our discretion, of the
value obtained from application of valuation methodologies used in companies'
financial valuations, and does not evaluate any other aspect or implication of
the Transaction or any contract, agreement or understanding entered into in
relation to the Transaction. We do not express our opinion in relation to the
exchange ratio, amount to be paid for the shares under the Transaction or the
value at which the Companies' shares may be traded in the security market at
any time. Additionally, this Valuation Report may not be interpreted by
any person obtaining access to the valuation report to constitute a fairness
opinion or any indication of fairness from Itau BBA in relation to the
Transaction. Additionally, this Valuation Report does not deal with the
strategic and commercial merits of the Transaction, nor does it deal with any
possible strategic and commercial decision of the Companies to carry out the
Transaction. The results presented in this Valuation Report refer to the
Transaction only and shall not be applied to any other present or future
decision or operation related to the Companies, the economic group to which they
belong or the market in which they operate. This Valuation Report does not
constitute a judgment, opinion or recommendation to the management of Tenda and
the Independent Committee or any third party in relation to the convenience and
opportunity of the Transaction, as it is not intended to serve as a basis for
any investment or any other decision.
7. Our Valuation Report is necessarily based on information that was made
available to us until the date hereof and considering market, economic and
other conditions as they are presented and as they may be evaluated on the date
hereof. Although future events and other developments may affect the
conclusions presented in this Valuation Report, we have no obligation to
update, review, rectify or revoke this Valuation Report, in whole or in part,
as a result of any subsequent development or due to any other reason
whatsoever.
8. Our analyses do not include operating, tax or other benefits or losses of
any type whatsoever, including any possible premium, nor do they include any
synergies, incremental value and/or costs, if any, as of the closing of the
Transaction, if closed, or of any other operation. Our analyses are not and
shall not be considered as a recommendation in relation to how the Independent
Committee, Tenda and/or Gafisa's shareholders must vote or perform in relation
to the Transaction. We have not been requested to take part and we will not
take part in the negotiation or structuring of the Transaction.
9. Tenda has agreed to reimburse us for our expenses and to indemnify us as
well as some persons as a result of our engagement. We will receive a fee in
relation to the preparation of this Valuation Report regardless of the
Transaction completion.
10. We provided investment banking and banking services and financial services
in general as well as other financial services to Tenda and to Gafisa and to
their respective affiliates from time to time in the past, for which we were
compensated, and we may, in the future, provide such services to Tenda and to
Gafisa and to their respective affiliates, for which we expect to be
compensated. We and our affiliates provide a variety of financial services and
other services related to securities, brokerage and investment banking. In the
usual course of our activities we may purchase, hold or sell, on our behalf or
on the behalf and at the behest of our customers, shares, doubt instruments and
other securities and financial instruments (including bank loans and other
liabilities) of Tenda and Gafisa and of any other companies that may be
involved in the Transaction, and we may provide investment banking services and
other financial services to such companies and their respective subsidiaries or
parent companies. The professionals of the securities analyses department
(research) and other divisions of Itau Group, including Itau BBA, may base
their analyses and publications on different operating and market assumptions
and on different analysis methodologies when compared with those used in the
preparation of this Valuation Report, so that the research reports and other
publications prepared by them may contain results and conclusions that are
different from those prepared herein, considering that such analyses and
reports are performed by analysts who are independent from any relationship
with the professionals who performed in the preparation of this Valuation
Report. We adopt policies and procedures designed to protect the independence
of our security analysts, whose views may differ from those of our investment
banking department. We also adopt policies and procedures designed to protect
the independence between the investment banking and the other areas and
departments of Itau BBA and other companies of Itau Group, including but not
limited to asset management, proprietary share trading desk, debt instruments,
securities and other financial instruments.
11. We have not provided any accounting, auditing, legal, tax or fiscal
services in relation to this Valuation Report.
12. The financial calculations contained in this Valuation Report may not
always result in an accurate sum due to rounding.
13. This Valuation Report is the intellectual property of Itau BBA.
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