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 ofSeptember, 2011
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)
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COMPANHIA BRASILEIRA DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO
Authorized Capital Publicly-Held Company
Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ/MF) 47.508.411/0001-56
NOTICE TO THE MARKET
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (“CBD”) hereby publicly discloses correspondence from Casino Guichard-Perrachon, one of its controlling shareholders, related to the acquisition of shares of its capital stock.
São Paulo, September 12, 2011.
Vitor Fagá de Almeida
Investors Relations Officer
Paris, September 12th, 2011.
To
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição
Attn. Mr. Vitor Faga
Investor Relation Officer
Dear Sirs,
We make reference to the information regarding the change of ownership of the direct and indirect controlling shareholders of Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao – CBD as per the Level 1 listing rules of BM&FBOVESPA sent to you today (copy attached hereto).
In such regard, for the purposes of keeping the market properly informed, we hereby kindly request you to disclose, by releasing a Notice to the Market, the content of the press release published by Rallye, the controlling shareholder of Casino Guichard-Perrachon, regarding the acquisition of shares and call options to acquire shares issued by CBD, reproduced herein below
“Rallye acquired in August 2011 3.3 million preferred shares/ADRs issued by Grupo Pão de Açúcar (GPA) and 4 million call options giving it the right to acquire the same number of ADRs.
As a result of these acquisitions, Rallye (majority shareholder of Casino) and Casino (number one shareholder of GPA) hold an aggregate economic participation in GPA (including ordinary shares, preferred shares and ADRs, and the ADRs underlying call options) amounting to 45.9% of GPA’s share capital.
This acquisition reaffirms that Rallye is, as well as Casino, confident and committed towards Brazil and GPA.”
Sincerely,
Casino Guichard-Perrachon
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: September 12, 2011 | By: /s/ Enéas César Pestana Neto Name: Enéas César Pestana Neto Title: Chief Executive Officer | |
| By: /s/ Vitor Fagá de Almeida Name: Vitor Fagá de Almeida Title: Investor Relations Officer | ||
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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