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 January, 2024
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-Held Company
CNPJ/MF 47.508.411/0001-56
NIRE 35.300.089.901
Final synthetic voting map of the Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting held on January 22, 2024 (“ESM”)
COMPANHIA BRASILEIRA DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO (“Company”), pursuant to §6th, comma I, of Article 48 of CVM Resolution No. 81 of May 18, 2022, announces to its shareholders and the market in general the final synthetic voting map containing the distance voting instructions and votes in person, identifying how many approvals, rejections, or abstentions received each item contained in the Agenda of the ESM (“Final Synthetic Map”). The information contained in the Final Synthetic Map is attached hereto.
São Paulo, January 22, 2024.
Rafael Sirotsky Russowsky
Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations Officer
SCHEDULE
Final Synthetic Vote
Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting (“ESM”) – 01/22/2024 at 11.00am
Resolution 1
Increase of the limit of the Company's authorized capital, with the consequent change in the wording of Article 5 of the Company's Bylaws.
Resolution Vote | No. of shares |
Approve | 143,549,685 |
Reject | 4,662,602 |
Abstain | 345,779 |
Resolution 2
Amendment of paragraph 1st of Article 2nd of the Company's Bylaws, in order to include activity carried out by the Company within the scope of its corporate purpose.
Resolution Vote | No. of shares |
Approve | 146,258,634 |
Reject | 197,616 |
Abstain | 2,101,816 |
Resolution 3
Change in the number of Co-Vice-Presidents and the competence to appoint the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, with the consequent exclusion of item “iii” of Article 8th of the Bylaws and change in the wording (i) of the caput of Articles 8th, 13 and 15; (ii) of paragraphs 2nd, 3rd and 4th of Article 13, and (iii) of paragraph 1st of Article 14 of the Company’s Bylaws.
Resolution Vote | No. of shares |
Approve | 146,197,665 |
Reject | 292,626 |
Abstain | 2,067,775 |
Resolution 4
Consolidation of the Company's Bylaws to reflect the changes proposed above.
Resolution Vote | No. of shares |
Approve | 146,224,294 |
Reject | 248,318 |
Abstain | 2,085,454 |
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: January 22, 2024 | By: /s/ Marcelo Pimentel | ||
Name: | Marcelo Pimentel | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
By: /s/ Rafael Sirotsky Russowsky | |||
Name: | Rafael Sirotsky Russowsky | ||
Title: | Investor Relations Officer |
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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