Container handling grew by 16% in the quarter and 13.6% in the year; Consolidated EBITDA increased by 20.7% to R$551.7 million

Santos Brasil, a leading South American container handling company, recorded a milestone for the Brazilian port sector, handling more than 100,000 containers in less than a month at is operation at the Port of Santos.  As a result, the total volume for the month of August will be the highest registered among container terminals in Brazil. The total figure represents a 20% increase over August 2011 of the total handled by Tecon Santos.

Santos Brasil registered impressive results in the second quarter of 2012. The handling of containers in the terminals in which it operates (Tecon Santos - SP, Tecon Imbituba - SC and Tecon Vila do Conde- PA) increased 17.2% over the same period last year. The Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) reached a record  R$ 143.8 million, up 24.2% over the same period in 2011. The Vehicle Terminal also maintained its strong performance, with R$ 13.9 million in EBITDA, which was the result of higher revenue from import vehicles. The EBITDA forecast for 2012 remains between R$ 500 and R$ 550 million, with a margin between 41% and 43%.

Santos Brasil, a major container handling and logistics company, has begun using the Petrobrás BS-50 biofuel to power the truck fleet for its logistics operations. The company, which operates three container terminals in the ports of Santos (SP), Imbituba (SC) and Vila do Conde (PA), has logistics Distribution Centers in São Bernardo do Campos (SP) and in the neighborhood of Jaguaré, in the city of São Paulo.

Santos Brasil, a company that has been administering the public concession of containers terminal on the left margin of Port of Santos (SP) for the past 14 years, launches its new institutional campaign.

The Cap San Rafael, which departed from Cartagena, Colombia, willdock at Tecon Imbituba (SC) tomorrow, January 28.The ship is the first Hamburg Süd and Aliançavessel on the Gulf of Mexico andCaribbean routeto operate in Tecon Imbituba, Santos Brasil'sstrategically located and easily accessible terminal in Santa Catarina state, which is equipped with the latest technology and has become an important logistics alternative in Brazil's Southern region.

Santos Brasil closed 2011 with net revenue of R$1,124.7 million, a 29.9% improvement on the R$865.5 million recorded in 2010. EBITDA totaled R$456.9 million, 47.3% up on the previous year,with an EBITDA margin of 40.6%, and consolidated net income came to R$246.6 million, a hefty 120.2% more than in 2010.

Santos Brasil's Board of Directors approved the payment of complementary dividends amounting to R$24.519 million, equivalent to R$0.037102090 per common and preferred share and R$0.185510450 per Unit, each Unit comprising one common share and four preferred shares, giving a total of R$187,387,335.33 for fiscal year 2011.

Yesterday, January 11, Tecon Santos posted a new productivity record for operations in the Maersk Lirquen ship: 155.5 movements per hour (MPH). The terminal managed by Santos Brasil on the left bank of the Port of Santos broke its own record (136.64 MPH, achieved with Monte Cervantes on June 1, 2010).  The operations in Maersk Lirquen took place between 2:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and involved 1,983 containers handled in approximately 13.5 hours of operations.

Santos Brasil's consolidated net income totaled R$89 million in 3Q11, versus R$48.7 million in 3Q10, while year-to-date net income came to R$172 million. This result mostly reflects the Company's more robust operations and the market share gain in Tecon Santos, in addition to the merger of Tecon Santos, which is Santos Brasil largest terminal, into Santos Brasil Participações S.A., which brought tax benefits.