FORM 6-K
U.S. 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
dated April23, 2020
Commission File Number 1-15148
BRF S.A.
(Exact Name as Specified in its Charter)
N/A
(Translation of Registrant’s Name)
8501, Av. das Naçoes Unidas, 1st Floor
Pinheiros - 05425-070-São Paulo – SP, Brazil
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
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This material includes certain forward-looking statements that are based principally on current expectations and on projections of future events and financial trends that currently affect or might affect the Company’s business, and are not guarantees of future performance. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations, which involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control and any of which could cause actual financial condition and results of operations to differ materially fom those set out in the Company’s forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation, and expressly disclaims any obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to the forward-looking statements in this Report on Form 6-K, including Exhibit 1 hereto, include those described under the captions “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors” in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2012.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements 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.
Date: April 23, 2020 |
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| By: | /s/ Carlos Alberto Bezerra de Moura | |
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| Name: | Carlos Alberto Bezerra de Moura |
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| Title: | Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer
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BRF S.A.
PUBLICLY-HELD COMPANY
CNPJ 01.838.723/0001-27
NIRE 42.300.034.240
CVM 16269-2
ANNOUCEMENT TO THE MARKET
BRF S.A. ("BRF" or "Company") (B3: BRFS3; NYSE: BRFS) announces to its shareholders and to the market in general that it has executed an agreement in principle (the “Agreement”) to settle the putative securities class action captioned In re BRF S.A. Securities Litigation, 18-cv-2213 (PKC), filed against the Company and certain executives in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Under the Agreement, BRF has agreed to pay US$40 million (forty million US dollars) to resolve all pending and prospective claims by individuals or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired BRF’s American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) between April 4, 2013 and March 5, 2018. The settlement is subject to court ratification and execution of final settlement documentation.
The Agreement does not constitute any admission of liability or wrongdoing by BRF or its executives. The Agreement expressly provides that BRF denies any misconduct or that any plaintiff has suffered any damages or was harmed by any conduct alleged in this action.
São Paulo, April 23, 2020.
Carlos Alberto Bezerra de Moura
Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer
BRF S.A.