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 May, 2022
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)
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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101 (b) (1)):
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101 (b) (7)):
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COMPANHIA BRASILEIRA DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO
Publicly Held Company with Authorized Capital
Corporate Tax ID (CNPJ/ME) No. 47.508.411/0001-56
Company Registry NIRE 35.300.089.901
NOTICE TO THE MARKET
To
Comissão de Valores Mobiliários – CVM
Rua Sete de Setembro, n° 111
CEP 20050-901, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Superintendência de Relações com o Mercado e Intermediários – SMI
Att.: Sr. Francisco José Bastos Santos
Att.: Sr. Fernando Soares Vieira
Ref.: Answer to the Official Letter No. 414/2022-SLS
Dear Sirs,
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (“GPA”) hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that it received, on the present date, the following Official Letter 414/2022-SLS from the Superintendence for Listing and Supervision of Issuers of B3 S.A. – Brasil, Bolsa e Balcão (“Official Letter”), as set forth below:
“Dear Srs.,
We request you to send, until 12pm on 05/03/2022, regardless of the provisions of the sole paragraph of art. 6 of CVM Resolution 44/21, clarifications on the bankruptcy request of this company, published in a specific column of the newspaper Valor Econômico, edition of 05/03/2022, made by Pinturas Isocor Ltda., as well as other information considered important, including about the amounts involved in it and the measures you are taking to remedy this situation.”
In response to the Official Letter, GPA clarifies that it was not summoned, in any way, in relation to any legal action in this regard and, therefore, cannot respond to the bankruptcy request published in the media.
GPA informs that the value besought by Pinturas Icosor Ltda. is of R$ 286 thousand and is under discussion by the parties. Therefore, considering that such amount is irrelevant and controversial, such bankruptcy procedure does not impact its course of business.
Although it has not been formally notified, GPA informs that it will take the appropriate measures for its defense in relation to the bankruptcy filing procedure and will keep its shareholders and the market in general informed.
Certain that we have provided the clarifications requested through the Official Letter, we make ourselves available for any additional clarifications that may be necessary.
São Paulo, May 3, 2022.
Guillaume Marie Didier Gras
Vice-President of Finance and Investor Relations Officer
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: May 3, 2022 | By: /s/ Marcelo Pimentel | ||
Name: | Marcelo Pimentel | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
By: /s/ Guillaume Marie Didier Gras | |||
Name: | Guillaume Marie Didier Gras | ||
Title: | Investor Relations Officer |
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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