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 August, 2016
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
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101 (b) (1)):
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101 (b) (7)):
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COMPANHIA BRASILEIRA DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO
PUBLICLY-HELD COMPANY
CNPJ/MF N° 47.508.411/0001-56
NIRE 35.300.089.901
CALL NOTICE
EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING
The shareholders of COMPANHIA BRASILEIRA DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO (“Company”) are hereby summoned to hold a meeting on 12 September 2016, at 2:00 p.m., at the Company’s headquarters, located at Avenida Brigadeiro Luís Antonio, 3142, in the city and state of São Paulo, in order to resolve on (i) the Company's financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015, restated and reissued on 30 July 2016 to reflect the accounting adjustments made by the subsidiary Cnova NV, due to the results of the investigation process in its subsidiary Cnova Comércio Eletrônico S.A., as informed in the notice of material fact published on 26 July 2016 by the Company; (ii) the management proposal for the allocation of the Company's earnings for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2015, based on restated and reissued financial statements on 30 July 2016; (iii) the capital budget rectified based on the restated financial statements; (iv) the rectification and ratification of the global compensation of the Company's management for the years 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012; and (v) the inclusion of activity in the Company's corporate purpose.
Shareholders intending to be represented by proxies at the meeting shall send the relevant documents making proof of their capacity as shareholders of the Company and the proxies at least seventy-two (72) hours before the time set for the meeting to take place. The documents shall be sent to the Corporate Legal Department of the Company, at Avenida Brigadeiro Luis Antonio, no 3,142, 6th floor, in the city and state of São Paulo, with acknowledgment of receipt.
The information related to the agenda of this meeting is available to the shareholders at the Company’s headquarters, at the Company’s Investor Relations webpage (www.gpari.com.br) and at Brazilian Securities Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários – CVM) website (www.cvm.gov.br), pursuant to CVM Rule 481/09.
São Paulo, 10 August 2016
JEAN-CHARLES HENRI NAOURI
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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: August 10, 2016 | By: /s/ Ronaldo Iabrudi Name: Ronaldo Iabrudi Title: Chief Executive Officer | |
| By: /s/ Christophe José Hidalgo Name: Christophe José Hidalgo Title: Investor Relations Officer | ||
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