SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of March, 2014
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
(Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule
101 (b) (1)):
Yes ___ No X
(Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule
101 (b) (7)):
Yes ___ No X
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
Yes ___ No X
COMPANHIA BRASILEIRA DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL PUBLICLY HELD COMPANY
Corporate Taxpayer’s No. (CNPJ/MF) 47.508.411/0001-56
Company Registration No. (NIRE) 35.300.089.901
NOTICE TO THE MARKET
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (“CBD”), pursuant to Article 12 of CVM Instruction 358/02, as amended, hereby discloses the following correspondence received from Península Participações S.A. on March 12th, 2014.
The Company’s Investor Relations Department is at shareholders’ disposal to clarify any matters relating to the purpose of this Notice through telephone number +55 11 3886-0421 or
e-mail gpa.ri@gpabr.com .
São Paulo, March 13th, 2014.
Daniela Sabbag
Investor Relations Officer
Sao Paulo, March 12th, 2014
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (“Company” or “CBD”)
Avenida Brigadeiro Luis Antônio, 3142
01402-901 – São Paulo, SP – Brazil
Att.:Ms. Daniela Sabbag
Corporate Relations and Investor Relations Officer Tel.: 55 11 3886-0421
Fax: 55 11 3886-2677
e-mail: gpa.ri@gpabr.com
Disclosure of Information regarding Interest
Dear Sir,
Pursuant to Instruction 358/02 of Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (“CVM”), Península Participações S.A., stock company with its corporate headquarters at Jerônimo da Veiga 384, 3rd floor, enrolled with Brazilian Corporate Taxpayer’s (CNPJ/MF) under no. 58.292.210/0001-80 (“Península”), hereby inform CBD the following:
(i) in the present date Península has completed the reduction process of his capital stock through which part of the shares held by Mr. Abilio dos Santos Diniz, Ana Maria Falleiros dos Santos Diniz D´Avilla, João Paulo Falleiros dos Santos Diniz, Pedro Paulo Falleiros dos Santos Diniz, Adriana Falleiros dos Santos Diniz, Rafaela Marchesi Diniz e Miguel Marchesi in the capital of the Peninsula were canceled and refunded upon transfer of all of its stake on preferred shares issued by CBD, as detailed in the table below:
|
Shareholder |
Type and class of shares |
Inicial Amount |
Final Amount |
|
Península |
Preferred Shares |
19,375,000 |
0 |
|
Abilio dos Santos Diniz |
Preferred Shares |
0 |
7,910,758 |
|
Ana Maria Falleiros dos Santos Diniz D´Avilla |
Preferred Shares |
0 |
1,910,707 |
|
João Paulo Falleiros dos Santos Diniz |
Preferred Shares |
17,893 |
1,928,600 |
|
Pedro Paulo Falleiros dos Santos Diniz |
Preferred Shares |
724 |
1,911,431 |
|
Adriana Falleiros dos Santos Diniz |
Preferred Shares |
0 |
1,910,707 |
|
Rafaela Marchesi Diniz |
Preferred Shares |
0 |
1,910,707 |
|
Miguel Marchesi Diniz |
Preferred Shares |
0 |
1,910,707 |
(ii) the process of capital stock reduction is part of Peninsula corporate planning;
(iii) the transaction described on item (i) did not affect the participation of Grupo Diniz (according to information on the Reference Form), still holder of preferred shares representing 8.8% of the capital stock;
Sincerely,
Península Participações S.A.
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: March 14, 2014 | By: /s/ Ronaldo Iabrudi Name: Ronaldo Iabrudi Title: Chief Executive Officer | |
| By: /s/ Daniela Sabbag Name: Daniela Sabbag Title: Investor Relations Officer | ||
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