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 June, 2012
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
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL PUBLICLY-HELD COMPANY
Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ/MF) 47.508.411/0001-56
NOTICE TO THE MARKET
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (“CBD”), pursuant to Article 12 of CVM Instruction 358/02, as amended, hereby informs that it has received the correspondence below, from Oppenheimer Funds, Inc., notifying that the latter’s beneficial ownership has been reduced to less than 5% of the outstanding stock of CBD.
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@grupopaodeacucar.com.br.
São Paulo, June 15, 2012
Vítor Fagá de Almeida
Finances, Corporate Services and Investor Relations Officer
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição
Avenida Brigadeiro Luis Antônio, nr 3.142
01401-001 – São Paulo, SP – Brasil
At.: Mr. Vitor Fagá de Almeida
Investor Relations Officer
Ph.: 55 11 3886-0421
Fax: 55 11 3884-2677
e-mail: gpa.ri@paodeacucar.com.br
June 15, 2012
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição – Disclosure of Change of Material Equity Holding
Dear Sirs,
1 The undersigned Oppenheimer Funds, Inc. (“OFI”), on behalf of some of its clients and subsidiaries, including OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (“OFII”), hereby informs that its relevant shareholding in Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (“CBD”) in 13 June 2012, added up to 8,122,314 American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) representing preferred shares, representing 4.97% of the total preferred shares issued by CBD.
2 For the purposes of Paragraph 4th, Article 12 of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (“CVM”) Ruling No. 358, of January 3, 2002, as amended, OFI hereby requests CBD's Investor Relations Officer to disclose the following information to CVM and to the relevant authorities:
(i) OFI and OFII registered office is headquartered at Liberty Street, 225, World Financial Center, New York, 10080, United States of America;
(ii) OFI and OFII aggregated holdings added up to 8,122,314 preferred shares issued by CBD, representing approximately 4.97% of the total preferred shares issued by CBD, as specified on item 1 above;
(iii) the purpose of the above mentioned equity holdings is strictly of investment, and there is no intention to change the control composition or the administrative structure of CBD;
(iv) no debentures convertible, nor any other securities convertible into shares issued by CBD are held by OFI and OFII; and
(v) no agreement or contract regulating the exercise of voting rights or the purchase and sale of securities issued by CBD were executed by OFI and OFII.
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any further question or comment on the above.
Yours faithfully,
_________________________________
Oppenheimer Funds, Inc.
Bridget Ireland
Compliance Vice-President
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 18, 2012 | By: /s/ Enéas César Pestana Neto Name: Enéas César Pestana Neto Title: Chief Executive Officer | |
| By: /s/ Vitor Fagá de Almeida Name: Vitor Fagá de Almeida Title: Investor Relations Officer | ||
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