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 October, 2013
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)):
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(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)):
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(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.)
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COMPANHIA BRASILEIRA DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO
PUBLICLY-HELD COMPANY
Corporate Taxpayer ID. (CNPJ/MF): 47.508.411/0001‐56
Company Registry No. (NIRE): 35.300.089.901
NOTICE TO THE MARKET
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (“Company”) hereby announces that it received the following letter from Península Participações S.A. on October 18, 2013.
The Investor Relations Department of the Company is available to clarify any shareholder queries on the topics related to the subject of this Notice, by phone (11) 3886-0421 or email gpa.ri@grupopaodeacucar.com.br.
São Paulo, October 21, 2013
Daniela Sabbag
Investor Relations Officer
São Paulo, October 18, 2013
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (“Company” or “CBD”)
Avenida Brigadeiro Luis Antônio, 3142
01402-901 – São Paulo, SP – Brazil
Attn: Ms. Daniela Sabbag
Corporate and Investor Relations Officer
Email: gpa.ri@grupopaodeacucar.com.br
Disclosure of Information on Shareholding
Dear Madam,
In compliance with CVM Instruction 358/02, I hereby inform CBD the following:
(i) the swap of shareholdings agreed to between Península Participações S.A. (“Península”) and Casino Guichard Perrachon (“Casino”), pursuant to the letter sent to you on September 6, 2013, was concluded on this date;
(ii) Península transferred to Casino all the 11,229,075 shares issued by Wilkes Participações S.A. held by it, in exchange for 11,229,075 preferred shares issued by the Company;
(iii) consequent to the above transaction, Península became the holder of 19,375,000 preferred shares issued by the Company;
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: October 21, 2013 | By: /s/ Enéas César Pestana Neto Name: Enéas César Pestana Neto Title: Chief Executive Officer | |
| By: /s/ Daniela Sabbag Name: Daniela Sabbag Title: Investor Relations Officer | ||
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