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 December, 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)
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101 (b) (1)):
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COMPANHIA BRASILEIRA DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL PUBLICLY-HELD COMPANY
CORPORATE TAXPAYER’S ID (CNPJ/MF) No. 47.508.411/0001‐56
NOTICE TO THE MARKET
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (“CBD”), in compliance with the provisions of Article 12 of CVM Ruling No. 358/02, hereby communicates to its shareholders the receipt, on December 9, 2012, of the following letter from its controlling shareholder Casino Guichard-Perrachon.
São Paulo, December 9, 2012
Vítor Fagá de Almeida
Investor Relations Officer
Paris, December 9th, 2012
To
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (“Company”)
Avenida Brigadeiro Luis Antônio, 3142
01402-901 – São Paulo, SP – Brazil
Attn.: Mr. Vitor Fagá de Almeida
Investor Relations Executive Officer
Tel.: 55 11 3886-0421
Fax: 55 11 3886-2677
e-mail: gpa.ri@grupopaodeacucar.com.br
Dear Sirs,
In view of the articles published this weekend by the press, we hereby inform you that the controlling shareholder of the Company, Casino Guichard-Perrachon, is not considering, at this point, the migration of the Company to the Novo Mercado BM&FBovespa’s listing segment.
Accordingly, in order to avoid any speculation or eventual market manipulation with the securities issued by the Company, we hereby kindly request you to disclose the content of this correspondence as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Casino, Guichard-Perrachon
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: December 10, 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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