FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of June, 2015
Brazilian Distribution Company
(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)
Av. Brigadeiro Luiz Antonio,
3142 São Paulo, SP 01402-901
Brazil
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F)
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101 (b) (1)):
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COMPANHIA BRASILEIRA DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO
CNPJ/MF 47.508.411/0001-56
NIRE 35.300.089.901
NOTICE TO MARKET
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (the “Company” or “CBD) discloses hereunder communication received on June 9th, 2015 from Oppenheimer Funds, Inc.
The Company’s Investor Relations Department remains available to provide shareholders with any further explanation that may be required in connection with the object of this Notice to Market, through the phone number +55 (11) 3886 0421 or by the e-mail address: gpa.ri@gpabr.com
São Paulo, June, 10th 2015.
Daniela Sabbag
Investor Relations Officer
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Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição Av. Brigadeiro Luis Antonio, No 3,142 Jardim Paulista, ZipCode.: 01402-901 São Paulo - SP, Brazil Attn.: Daniela Sabbag Investors Relations Officer Tel.: 55 11 3886-0533 Fax.: 55 11 3884-2677 e-mail: gpa.ri@gpabr.com |
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição Av. Brigadeiro Luis Antonio, n° 3.142 Jardim Paulista, CEP.: 01402-901 São Paulo - SP, Brasil At.: Daniela Sabbag Diretor de Relações com Investidores Tel.: 55 11 3886-0533 Fax.: 55 11 3884-2677 e-mail: gpa.ri@gpabr.com |
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09 June 2015
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09 de junho de 2015
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Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição – Disclosure of Acquisition of Material Equity Holding |
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição – Divulgação de Aquisição de Participação Acionária Relevante |
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Dear Sirs, |
Prezados Senhores, |
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1 The undersigned Oppenheimer Funds, Inc., on behalf of some of its clients and subsidiaries, including OFI Developing Markets Fund (“OFI”), hereby informs that has acquired preferred shares issued by Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (“CBD”) so that, on 05 June 2015 its aggregated holdings added up to 17,205,275 preferred shares, representing approximately 10.37% of the total preferred shares issued by CBD. |
1 A abaixo assinada Oppenheimer Funds, Inc., vem, em nome de alguns de seus clientes e de suas subsidiárias, incluindo OFI Developing Markets Fund (“OFI”), informar que adquiriu ações preferenciais emitidas pela Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (“CBD”) sendo que, em 05 de junho de 2015, sua participação alcançou, de forma agregada, 17.205.275 ações preferenciais, representando, aproximadamente, 10,37% do total das ações preferenciais emitidas pela CBD. |
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2 For the purposes of Article 12 of the Brazilian Securities Commission (“CVM”) Ruling No. 358, of January 3, 2002, as amended, OFI hereby requests CBD’s Investors Relations Officer to disclose the following information to CVM and to the relevant authorities:
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2 A fim de atender ao disposto no Artigo 12 da Instrução nº 358, da Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (“CVM”), datada de 3 de janeiro de 2002, conforme alterada, OFI, por meio desta, solicita ao Diretor de Relações com Investidores da CBD a divulgação das seguintes informações à CVM e aos demais órgãos competentes: |
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(i) OFI registered office is headquartered at Liberty Street, 225, 2 World Financial Center, New York, 10281, United States of America; |
(i) OFI têm sede registrada em Liberty Street, 225, 2 World Financial Center, Nova Iorque, 10281, Estados Unidos da América; |
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(ii) OFI aggregated holdings added up to 17,205,275 preferred shares issued by CBD, representing approximately 10.37% of the total preferred shares issued by CBD, as specified on item 1 above. |
(ii) a participação societária detida por OFI alcançou, de forma agregada, 17.205.275 ações preferenciais representando aproximadamente 10,37% do total de ações preferenciais emitidas pela CBD, conforme especificado no item 1 acima. |
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(iii) the purpose of the above mentioned equity holdings is strictly of investment, and there is no intention to change the control composition or the administrative structure of CBD; |
(iii) o objetivo das participações societárias acima mencionadas é estritamente de investimento, não objetivando alteração do controle acionário ou da estrutura administrativa da CBD; |
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(iv) no debentures convertible, nor any other securities convertible into shares issued by CBD are held by OFI; and |
(iv) não são detidas, por OFI, debêntures conversíveis em ações ou quaisquer valores mobiliários conversíveis em ações emitidos pela CBD; e |
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(v) no agreement or contract regulating the exercise of voting right or the purchase and sale of securities issued by CBD were executed by OFI. |
(v) não foram celebrados, por OFI quaisquer contratos ou acordos que regulem o exercício de direito de voto ou a compra e venda de valores mobiliários emitidos pela CBD. |
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Please do not hesitate to contact us with any further question or comment on the above. |
Permanecemos à disposição para quaisquer esclarecimentos ou comentários adicionais que julguem necessários quanto ao assunto. |
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Yours faithfully/Atenciosamente,
____________________________________ Compliance Vice-President | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| COMPANHIA BRASILEIRA DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO | ||
| Date: June 10, 2015 | By: /s/ Ronaldo Iabrudi Name: Ronaldo Iabrudi Title: Chief Executive Officer | |
| By: /s/ Daniela Sabbag Name: Daniela Sabbag Title: Investor Relations Officer | ||
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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