The Company is first in its sector in terms of revenues, sustainable growth and performance SAO PAULO, Brazil, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TAM (Bovespa: TAMM4 and NYSE: TAM) was recognized as the best Transportation and Logistics company at this year's Valor 1000 awards, organized by the Valor Economico newspaper. With 25 categories, the award goes to the top-scoring companies based on evaluation criteria established by the publication. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060418/SPTU001LOGO ) "The award reflects the efforts of our employees, who are increasingly seeking greater efficiencies in our operations, based on three pillars of action: Service Excellence, Technical-Operational Excellence and Management Excellence, to the benefit of our clients," said Captain David Barioni Neto, president of TAM Linhas Aereas. The Valor Economico newspaper publishes an annual Valor 1000 Yearbook, which in 2008 celebrated its eighth edition. The publication ranks the 1,000 Brazilian companies in terms of net revenues, based on their last balance sheet. In the case of 2008, the 2007 balance sheet is assessed. Of the 1,000 companies, the top corporation in each of 25 sectors is chosen, based upon a point total from seven criteria used. These include: profitability, margin of the activity, current liquidity, cash flow, sustainable growth, net revenues and generation of value. The latter three items have a double weight on the result. About TAM: TAM (http://www.tam.com.br/) has been the leader in the Brazilian domestic market since July 2003, closing July with a 51.1% market share. The company operates flights to 42 Brazilian destinations. It serves 79 different destinations in the domestic market through commercial agreements with regional companies. Among Brazilian airline companies, its international market share was 72.5% in July. International operations include direct flights to 15 destinations in the United States, Europe and South America: New York and Miami (USA), Paris (France), London (England), Milan (Italy), Frankfurt (Germany), Madrid (Spain), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Cochabamba and Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia), Santiago (Chile), Asuncion and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay), Montevideo (Uruguay) and Caracas (Venezuela). Additionally, it has code share agreements with international airline companies allowing passengers to travel to another 64 destinations in the U.S., Europe and South America. Pioneer in the launch of a loyalty program in Brazil, at present TAM has more than 5 million associates and has redeemed more than 5.9 million tickets in exchange for points. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060418/SPTU001LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: TAM CONTACT: Libano Miranda Barroso, TAM Investor Relations, +011-55-11-5582-9715, fax +011-55-11-5582-8149, Web site: http://www.tam.com.br/

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