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)
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101 (b) (1)):
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COMPANHIA BRASILEIRA DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO
Publicly Held Company with Authorized Capital
Corporate Taxpayers’ Registry (CNPJ/MF) number 47.508.411/0001-56
Commercial Registry (NIRE) number 35.300.089.901
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING
HELD ON OCTOBER 09th, 2013
1. DATE, TIME AND PLACE: On the ninth day of October 2013, at 10 a.m., at Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (“Company”) headquarters, located at Avenida Brigadeiro Luís Antônio, nr. 3.142, in the Capital of the State of São Paulo.
2. CALL: Call notice duly published on the State of São Paulo Official Register, issues of September 24th, 25th and 26th, 2013, on pages 20, 12 and 15, respectively, and in “O Estado de S. Paulo” newspaper, issues of September 24th, 25th and 26th, 2013, on pages B10, B8 and B18, respectively.
3. QUORUM: Shareholder representing more than two thirds of the voting capital of the Company, according to the signatures set on the respective Shareholders Attendance Book, thus being demonstrated the legal quorum for the Meeting to be held.
4. MEETING BOARD: Mr. Enéas César Pestana Neto, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, presided over the Meeting, under Article 9 of the Bylaws, and invited me, Marcelo Acerbi de Almeida, to act in the capacity of his Secretary.
5. AGENDA: Election of Mr. Jean-Charles Henri Naouri as Chaiman of the Board of Directors of the Company.
6. SUMMARY OF RESOLUTIONS: The Shareholders’ Meeting resolved as follows:
6.1. To appoint, by unanimous vote of the present, as Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, to hold office until the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on 2014, the current member of the Company’s Board of Directors, reelected in accordance with the minutes of the Annual and Special Shareholders’ Meeting held on March 31st, 2011, Mr. Jean-Charles Henri Naouri, French, married, business manager, bearer of the French Passport No. 06AZ68039 resident in 1 Esplanade de France, 42008, Saint-Etienne, France, and for the purpose of § 2º of Art. 146 of Federal Law nr. 6.404/76, represented by his attorney Luiz Frederico Barbosa Battendieri, Brazilian, lawyer, married, bearer of the Brazilian Identity Card nr. 1.188.270, SSP/DF, enrolled with the Individual Taxpayers´ Registry (CPF/MF) under the No. 605.642.021-34, resident in the Capital of the State of São Paulo, with office at Rua dos Pinheiros, nr 870, 12º floor, commercial suite 123/124.
6.2. Consequently, shall now be part of the Board of Directors the hereunder members: Jean-Charles Henri Naouri (Chairman); Arnaud Daniel Charles Walter Joachim Strasser (Vice Chairman); Antoine Giscard D’Estaing; Ulisses Kameyama; Ronaldo Iabrudi dos Santos Pereira; Eleazar de Carvalho Filho; Luiz Augusto de Castro Neves; Roberto Oliveira de Lima; Maria Helena dos Santos Fernandes Santana; Guilherme Affonso Ferreira; Fábio Schvartsman; and Pedro Henrique Chermont de Miranda.
7. DOCUMENTS FILED: (a) Call Notice; and (b) Management Proposal.
ADJOURNMENT: With nothing further to come before the board, the works were adjourned for these minutes to be drafted as a summary and which, upon being read and approved, were signed by the shareholder present. Signatures: Enéas César Pestana Neto – Chairman; Marcelo Acerbi de Almeida – Secretary. Attending Shareholders: Wilkes Participações S.A., on its own behalf and as usufructuary of voting rights of Sudaco Participações Ltda. and Casino Guichard Perrachon, (dully represented by Pedro Testa). Summary of the minutes drawn up on the proper book, as provided for by paragraph 3 of article 130 of Law No. 6404/76.
Marcelo Acerbi de Almeida
Secretary
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 9, 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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