3. Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements relating
to the prospects of the business, estimates for operating
and financial results, and those related to growth
prospects of TPI – Triunfo Participações e Investimentos
S.A.. These are merely projections and, as such, are
based exclusively on the expectations of the Company’s
management concerning the future of the business. Such
forward-looking statements depend substantially on
changes in market conditions, the performance of the
Brazilian economy, the sector and the international
markets, and are, therefore, subject to changes without
previous notice.
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4. I - Highlights
Total traffic in our toll road concessions in the 1Q08 increased by 9.0% to 16,436
thousand equivalent vehicles.
Consolidated net operating revenue in the 1Q08 increased by 50.4% year on year
to R$ 69.597 million.
Adjusted EBITDA in the 1Q08 grew 44% to reach R$37,126 million.
In the first 3 months of 2008, we brought three more world renowned shipping lines,
ZIM, NYK and Hamburg Süd, to the Navegantes port.
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5. I - Highlights
The National Commission for Public Security at Ports, Terminals and Navigable
Waterways (CONPORTOS) issued the Declaration of Compliance (ISPS Code) for
Portonave on February 29, 2008, signifying that the terminal is ready to operate the
US and Caribbean lines.
Mr. Carlo Alberto Bottarelli, the CEO, resigned as Chairman of the Board on March
3, 2008. Mr. Luiz Fernando Wolff de Carvalho took over as Chairman of the Board on
March 19, 2008.
TPI participated in the auction for the Rodoanel beltway on March 11, 2008, in
which the participant with the lowest tariff would win. The Company submitted the
third best bid.
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