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Loans and financing
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Loans And Financing  
Loans and financing

 

15.Loans and financing

 

The breakdown of and changes in short and long-term loans and financing are as follows:

 

                             
      2021               2022 
  Maturity Interest rate p.a. Current Non-current Total Funding Unrealized gain (loss) from ESN Payments Interest incurred Interest paid Exchange rate change Amortization of costs and Goodwill  Total Current Non-current
Domestic currency contracts                              
Debentures (a) 10/2024 18.76% 109,519 1,055,249 1,164,768 - - (82,574) 187,332 (211,713) - 14,206 1,072,019 640,046 431,973
Working capital – Lines of credit (b) 10/2025 18.84% 48,239 9,757 57,996 110,000 - (51,383) 10,447 (11,279) - - 115,781 76,710 39,071
                               
Foreign currency contracts                              
Financing with Ex-lm Bank (e) 10/2022 3.56% 99,396 - 99,396 - - (91,231) 1,415 (988) (9,931) 1,339 - - -
Import financing (d) 03/2023 11.59% 138,034 - 138,034 - - (51,889) 8,780 (8,669) (9,063) - 77,193 77,193 -
ESN 2024 (f) 07/2024 3.75% 40,764 1,947,463 1,988,227 - (132,626) - 207,028 (84,037) (128,292) 7,129 1,857,429 38,114 1,819,315
Spare engine facility (g) 09/2024 6.00% 24,651 125,106 149,757 - - (17,321) 4,848 (3,478) (9,860) 282 124,228 30,265 93,963
Senior notes 2025 (h) 01/2025 7.00% 105,797 3,598,981 3,704,778 - - - 234,900 (239,917) (237,683) 9,194 3,471,272 98,919 3,372,353
Senior secured notes 2026 (i) 06/2026 8.00% - 3,451,977 3,451,977 - - - 268,457 (271,848) (232,429) 56,072 3,272,229 - 3,272,229
Secured amortizing notes 2026 (j) 06/2026 4.76% - - - 1,003,279 - - - -  - - 1,003,279 121,111 882,168
Loan facility (k) 03/2028 7.11% 50,471 218,040 268,511 - - (79,366) 11,372 (10,944) (17,964)              255 171,864 27,682 144,182
Perpetual bonds (l) - 8.75% 17,743 858,843 876,586 - - - 69,533 (69,778) (56,744) - 819,597 16,589 803,008
Total     634,614 11,265,416 11,900,030 1,113,279 (132,626) (373,764) 1,004,112 (912,651) (701,966) 88,477 11,984,891 1,126,629 10,858,262
                                   

 

      2020               2021
  Maturity Interest rate p.a. Current Non-current Total Funding Unrealized gain (loss) from ESN Payments Interest incurred Interest paid Exchange rate change Amortization of costs and Goodwill  Total Current Non-current
Domestic currency contracts                              
Debentures (a) 10/2024 14.06%  440,918  146,170  587,088  574,572  -     (28,333)  60,174  (36,048)  -     7,315  1,164,768  109,519  1,055,249
Working capital (b) 10/2025 15.47%  239,615  17,275  256,890  40,000  -     (237,588)  17,964  (19,270)  -     -     57,996  48,239  9,757
                               
Foreign currency contracts                            
Guaranteed funding (c) 06/2021 9.50%  484,113  -  484,113  -     -     (499,663)  17,000  (17,745)  16,295  -     -     -     -   
Import financing (d) 07/2022 7.77%  783,659  -  783,659  -     -     (699,899)  27,701  (32,451)  59,024  -     138,034  138,034  -   
Financing with Ex-lm Bank collateral (e) 12/2022 2.73%  194,786  49,958  244,744  -     -     (157,641)  2,653  (2,904)  8,132  4,412 99,396 99,396 -
ESN 2024 (1) (f) 07/2024 3.75%  37,960  1,896,854 1,934,814  -     (186,804)  -     200,401  (84,449)  123,690  575  1,988,227  40,764  1,947,463
Spare engine facility (g) 09/2024 2.44%  22,771  197,009  219,780  -     -     (86,020)  5,447  (5,374)  15,642  282  149,757  24,651  125,106
Senior secured notes 2025 (h) 01/2025 7.00%  98,521  3,340,316 3,438,837  -     -     -     245,419  (241,093)  252,421  9,194  3,704,778  105,797  3,598,981
Senior secured notes 2026 (i) 06/2026 8.00%  1,848  953,802  955,650  2,267,646  -     -    184,034  (184,906)  201,439  28,114  3,451,977  -     3,451,977
Loan facility (k) 03/2028 4.11%  32,566  233,135  265,701  -     -     (22,701)  12,559  (7,584)  20,281  255  268,511  50,471  218,040
Perpetual bonds (2) (l) - 8.75%  16,522  789,168  805,690  10,952  -     -     72,592  (72,585)  59,937  -     876,586  17,743  858,843
Total     2,353,279 7,623,687 9,976,966 2,893,170  (186,804)  (1,731,845) 845,944 (704,409)  756,861  50,147 11,900,030 634,614 11,265,416
(1)Exchangeable Senior Notes see Note 30.2.
(2)On December 31, 2020, includes the removal of related parties, considering the securities issued by Gol Finance, held by GLA, totaling R$10,609. These securities were resold, so there is no elimination in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

 

(a)The debentures total R$1.2 billion, considering the following issues: (i) 7th issue: 88,750 bonds by the subsidiary GLA in October 2018, for the early full settlement of the 6th issue; and (ii) 8th issue: 610,217 bonds by the subsidiary GLA in October 2021 to refinance short-term debt. Both issues have an interest rate of CDI+4.5% p.a. The debentures have personal guarantees from the Company and a real guarantee provided by GLA as a fiduciary assignment of certain credit card receivables, preserving the rights to prepay the receivables of these guarantees.
(b)Issuing transactions that have as purpose maintaining and managing the Company’s working capital.
(c)Backed financing raised by the subsidiary Gol Finance in August 2020, from Delta Airlines, backed through Smiles shares and other assets, fully settled in 2021.
(d)Credit lines with private banks used to finance the import of spare parts and aeronautical equipment. The interest rates negotiated are Libor 6m + 7.50% p.a.
(e)Financing to carry out engine maintenance services with Ex-Im Bank guarantee, including 4 operations, 3 with maturities in 2021, duly liquidated, and 1 with maturity in 2022, fully settled in August 2022.
(f)Issuance of Exchangeable Senior Notes (“ESN”), by the subsidiary Gol Finance, in March, April and July 2019, totaling US$425 million due in 2024, with holders entitled to exchange them for the Company’s American Depositary Shares ("ADSs").
(g)Loan backed by the Company's own engines, with maturity in 2024.
(h)Issuance of Senior Notes 2025 by the subsidiary Gol Finance in December 2017 and February 2018 to buyback Senior Notes and for overall purposes of the Company.
(i)Issuance of Secured Senior Notes 2026 by the subsidiary Gol Finance in December 2020, May and September 2021, totaling US$650 million due in 2026.
(j)Issuance of Secured Amortizing Notes by the subsidiary Gol Finance, in December 2022 in the total amount of US$196 million, with maturity in 2026, see explanatory note 1.9.
(k)Loans with a guarantee totaling 5 engines, carried out in 2017 and 2020. The contracted rates vary between Libor 1m + 2.35% p.a. up to Libor 1m + 4.40% p.a.
(l)Issuance of Perpetual Notes by the subsidiary Gol Finance in April 2006 to finance the aircraft’s acquisition.

 

On December 31, 2022 total loans and financing of the consolidated included funding costs and premiums totaling R$178,706 (R$250,393 on December 31, 2021) that will be amortized over the life of their loans and financing. The total also includes the fair value of the derivative financial instrument, referring to the convertibility of the ESN, totaling R$17,753 on December 31, 2022 (R$162,568 on December 31, 2021).

 

15.1.New funding and renegotiations during the year ended on December 31, 2022

 

The renegotiations detailed below were evaluated under IFRS 9 - “Financial Instruments” and did not meet the definitions to derecognize the liabilities (with the original financial liability and recognition of a new financial liability).

 

15.1.1.Debentures

 

15.1.1.1 7th e 8th issue

 

During the year ended December 31, 2022, General Debenture Holders' Meetings were held and resolved:

 

·The postponement of the payment of the mandatory extraordinary amortization installment from October 13, 2022, to February 27, 2023; and
·The postponement of the payment current amortization installments, in addition to the mandatory guarantee composition, from November 27, 2022, to December 12, 2022 and from December 27, 2022, to January 15, 2023.

 

15.1.2.Working capital – Lines of credit

 

During the year ended December 31, 2022 the Company, through its subsidiary GLA, negotiated new agreements of this type. These operations, whose characteristics are presented below, have the objective to help maintaining and managing the Company's working capital.

 

     
Operation Amount Interest  
date (In Thousand of R$) rate (p.a.) Maturity
08/31/2022 70,000 CDI + 4.70% 02/29/2024
09/20/2022 40,000 18.53% 09/20/2024
Total 110,000    

 

15.1.3.Financing with Ex-Im Bank collateral

 

In the year ended December 31, 2022, GLA also renegotiated the due dates of these agreements, impacting the interest rate, disclosed in the table above. All contracts of this modality were settled during the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

15.1.4.Import financing

 

In the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company, through its subsidiary GLA, renegotiated the impact of maturities of these agreements, impacting the interest rate, disclosed in table above, and keeping promissory notes as collateral for the transactions, which are part of a credit line maintained by GLA for engine maintenance, import financing in order to purchase spare parts and aircraft equipment.

 

15.1.5.Senior Secured amortizing notes

 

As described in note 1.9, on December 30, 2022 the Company issued Senior Secured Amortizing Notes and Subordinated Secured Amortizing Notes.

 

           
Serie Principal Costs and premiums Interest Date -
(US$ thousand) (R$ thousand) (US$ thousand) (R$ thousand) rate (p.a.) maturity
A 125,700 655,865 3,124 16,303 5.00% June 30, 2026
B 70,078 365,645 370 1,928 3.00% June 30, 2025
Total 195,778 1,021,510 3,494 18,231    

 

 

15.2.Loans and financing – Non-current

 

On December 31, 2022, the maturities of loans and financing recorded in non-current liabilities were as follows:

 

             
  2024 2025 2026 2027 2027 onwards Without maturity date Total
In domestic currency
Debentures 431,973 - - - - - 431,973
Working capital – Lines of credit 36,988 2,083 - - - - 39,071
In foreign currency              
ESN 2024 1,819,315 - - - - - 1,819,315
Spare engine facility 93,963 - - - - - 93,963
Senior notes 2025 - 3,372,353 - - - - 3,372,353
Senior secured notes 2026 - - 3,272,229 - - - 3,272,229
Secured amortizing notes 407,395 343,600 131,173 - - - 882,168
Loan facility 23,583 24,177 66,260 4,568 25,594 - 144,182
Perpetual bonds - - - - - 803,008 803,008
Total 2,813,217 3,742,213 3,469,662 4,568 25,594 803,008 10,858,262

 

15.3.Fair value

 

The fair value of loans and financing as of December 31, 2022, is as follows:

 

   
  Book value (*) Fair value
Debentures 1,072,019 1,090,976
ESN 2024 1,857,429 1,105,629
Senior notes 2025 3,471,272 1,608,715
Senior secured notes 2026 3,272,229 2,027,204
Secured amortizing notes 1,003,279 1,021,510
Perpetual bonds 819,597 345,695
Other loans and financing 489,066 489,066
Total 11,984,891 7,688,795
(*) Total net of funding costs.

 

 

15.4.Covenants

 

The Company has covenants in the Debentures, Senior Secured Notes 2026 and Secured Amortizing Notes.

 

On December 9, 2022, in a General Meeting of Debenture Holders, a prior waiver was granted in relation to the non-compliance, by the Issuer, of the financial ratio Net Debt / EBITDA to be calculated based on the financial statements for December 31, 2022. The other financial ratios met the contractual conditions for December 31, 2022.

 

Within the scope of the Senior Secured Notes 2026, the Company complies with guarantee conditions linked to inventory parts (biannual) and intellectual property of the Company (annual). On December 31, 2022, the Company had GLA’s parts and equipment guaranteed linked to this agreement meeting the contractual conditions.

 

In the operation of the Senior Secured Amortizing Notes, the Company is required to comply with guarantee conditions related to receivables on a quarterly basis. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had receivables from GLA as collateral for this agreement that met the contractual conditions.