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, 2023
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
Publicly traded company
CNPJ/MF Nº 47.508.411/0001-56
NIRE 35.300.089.901
MATERIAL FACT
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (“GPA” or “Company”), under the terms of Law No. 6,404, of December 15th, 1976, as in force, and under the Resolution No. 44, of August 23rd, 2021, of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários), hereby informs its shareholders and the market what follows
After 7 years through each Guillaume Gras has accompanied the several projects of transformation of GPA, as well as Éxito’s segregation process - that is getting to its end, the Company informs that Guillaume Gras, Vice President of Finance and Investors Relations Officer will leave the Company on July 31st, 2023, after the disclosure of the Company’s second trimester of 2023 results, that is expected to occur on July 26th, 2023. Therefore, Guillaume shall act in its transition process until its resignation.
The position of Vice President of Finances and Investor’s Relations Officer of GPA shall be assumed by Rafael Russowsky, current member of the Board of Directors of the Company and Officer of Corporate Development and Participations of the Casino Group, with wide experience in the financial and retail segment.
After taking office of its new position, Rafael shall be replaced in the Board of Directors by a new member still to be defined.
Marcelo Pimentel, as well as the whole GPA Group, reiterates its gratitude to Guillaume for these 7 years of work in GPA and wishes the best vows of success to Guillaume in its return to France to assume a new position in the Casino Group. He also wishes success to Rafael in its new position.
GPA compromises to keep the market and its shareholders informed of any new material facts related to this matter.
São Paulo, June 12th, 2023.
Guillaume Marie Didier Gras
Vice President of Finance and Investors 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: June 19, 2023 | 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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