TAM Announces Approval for Payment of Dividends and Interest on Stockholder's Capital

SAO PAULO, March 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TAM S.A. (BOVESPA: TAMM4, NYSE: TAM) announces to shareholders that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held on March 28, 2008, approved the financial statements, related to the year ended on December 31, 2007. It has also approved the supplementary dividends payment of R$ 0.23 and interest on stockholder's capital of R$ 0.21 per share to all shareholders. Calculation was based on the profits referring to the year 2007 verified in the financial statements. The calendar for payment is as follows:

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Date of Credit

All stockholders subscribed in the registers of the company on March 28, 2008 will be entitled to receive dividends and interest approved.

Ex-dividend Date

The transactions carried out on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange (BOVESPA) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as of, and including, March 31, 2008, will be ex-dividends and interest.

Payment of Dividends and Interest on Stockholder's Capital

The dividends and interest on stockholder's capital will be paid to stockholders on April 15, 2008.

More information on the dividend policy can be found at TAM's website: www.tam.com.br/ir

About TAM:

TAM (www.tam.com.br) has been the leader in the Brazilian domestic market for more than three years and held a 50.6% domestic market share and 67.3% international market share at the end of February 2008. TAM operates regular flights to 42 destinations throughout Brazil. It serves 79 different cities in the domestic market through regional alliances. Additionally, it maintains code-share agreements with international airline companies that allow passengers to travel to a large number of destinations throughout the world. TAM was the first Brazilian airline company to launch a loyalty program. Currently, the program has over 4.5 million subscribers and has awarded more than 5.2 million tickets.

FCMN Contact: andre.ferreira@tam.com.br

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CONTACT: Investor Relations Contact, 55-11-5582-9715, Fax 55-11-5582-8149, invest@tam.com.br; Press Agency, 55-11-5582-8167, Fax 55-11-5582-8155,
tamimprensa@tam.com.br, or MVL Comunicacao, 55-11-3594-0302, or 55-11-3594-0304, or 55-11-3594-0305

Web site: http://www.tam.com.br/

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