UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 20-F/A
Amendment no. 2
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 |
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission File Number 1-14626
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COMPANHIA BRASILEIRA DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
BRAZILIAN DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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Christophe Hidalgo, Chief Financial Officer
Phone: +55 11 3886-0421 Fax: +55 11 3884-2677
gpa.ri@gpabr.com
Avenida Brigadeiro Luiz Antonio, 3,142
01402-901 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.
Title of each class |
Name of each exchange on which registered |
Preferred Shares, without par value* |
New York Stock Exchange** |
American Depositary Shares (as evidenced by American Depositary Receipts), each representing one Preferred Share |
New York Stock Exchange |
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*The Preferred Shares are non-voting, except under limited circumstances.
**Not for trading purposes, but only in connection with the listing on the New York Stock Exchange of American Depositary Shares representing those Preferred Shares.
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:
None
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the period covered by the annual report:
99,679,851 Common Shares, no par value per share
165,243,572 Preferred Shares, no par value per share
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
x Yes ¨ No
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
¨ Yes x No
Note—Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
x Yes ¨ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
¨ Yes x No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non‑accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large Accelerated Filer x Accelerated Filer ¨ Non-accelerated Filer ¨
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
U.S. GAAP ¨ |
International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board |
Other ¨ |
If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow:
Item 17 ¨ Item 18 ¨
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
¨ Yes x No
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Company is amending its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2013 (the “Annual Report”) as originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 30, 2014, and as amended by Amendment No. 1, filed on January 30, 2015, to include paragraphs 4 and 5 to the certifications in Exhibits 12.1 and 12.2 that were filed with Amendment No. 1. The previously filed Exhibits 12.1 and 12.2 shall be replaced in their entirety with the Exhibits 12.1 and 12.2, respectively, filed with this Amendment No. 2 to the Annual Report.
This Form 20-F/A consists of a cover page, this explanatory note, Item 15. Controls and Procedures, the signature page, the exhibit index and the required certifications of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Company, including the amended Exhibit 12.1 and Exhibit 12.2.
Other than as set forth above, this Form 20-F/A does not, and does not purport to, amend, update or restate the information in any item of the Annual Report as originally filed with the SEC and as amended by Amendment No. 1. As a result, this Amendment No. 2 does not reflect any events that may have occurred after the Annual Report was filed on April 30, 2014.
ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in reports that it files or submits, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission and to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in such reports is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, with the participation and assistance of other members of management, have evaluated the effectiveness, as of December 31, 2013, of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures,” as that term is defined in Rule 13a‑15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“the Exchange Act”). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2013, are effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance to our management and board of directors regarding the reliability of financial reporting and of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Our internal control over financial reporting did not undergo significant changes in its design or operation during the year.
All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective may not prevent or detect misstatements and can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework. Based on this assessment, management believes that, as of December 31, 2013, our internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria. For our management’s report on internal control over financial reporting, see page F-1 of this annual report.
The effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013 has been audited by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes, the independent registered public accounting firm who also audited our consolidated financial statements, as stated in their report appearing on page F-2 of this annual report.
SIGNATURES
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this Amendment No. 2 to the Annual Report on its behalf.
COMPANHIA BRASILEIRA DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO
By: /s/ Ronaldo Iabrudi
Name: Ronaldo Iabrudi
Title: Chief Executive Officer
By: /s/ Christophe Hidalgo
Name: Christophe Hidalgo
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Dated: April 15, 2015
Exhibit
Number Description
12.1
Section 302 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer.
12.2
Section 302 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer.