FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of June, 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
(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)):
Yes ___ No X
(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)):
Yes ___ No X
(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
CNPJ/MF 47.508.411/0001-56
NIRE 35.300.089.901
NOTICE TO THE MARKET
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (“Company”), in view of the article published today by the newspaper “O Estado de São Paulo” under the title “Casino revê estratégia no Brasil”, hereby discloses the letter sent by the Company and the answer received from Casino Guichard-Perrachon regarding the issues covered in such article.
São Paulo, June 20th, 2016.
Christophe José Hidalgo
Investor Relations Officer
São Paulo, June 20th, 2016.
To
Casino Guichard-Perrachon S.A.
Wilkes Participações S.A.
Segisor S.A.S.
Dear All,
In view of the press article published on the date hereof by the Brazilian newspaper “O Estado de São Paulo” under the title “Casino revê estratégia no Brasil”, we hereby kindly request you to promptly inform us any material act or fact that you have knowledge related to the issues mentioned in the referred article.
Yours sincerely,
Ronaldo Iabrudi
Chief Executive Officer
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Paris, June 20th, 2016.
To
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição
Attn. Mr. Ronaldo Iabrudi -.CEO
Mr. Christophe José Hidalgo - Investor Relations Officer
Dear Sirs,
We make reference to the letter received on this date in which you request us to inform any relevant act or fact of our knowledge related to the issues covered in the article published on this date by the Brazilian newspaper “O Estado de São Paulo” under the title “Casino revê estratégia no Brasil”.
Therefore, we inform you that there is no material act or fact related to the issues covered in that article and there are no studies or intention to promote the delisting or a corporate restructuring of the Brazilian public companies controlled by the Casino Group, except for the ongoing project of reorganization involving the e-commerce activities of Cnova and Via Varejo, which was subject of the notices of material fact disclosed by CBD and Via Varejo on May 11th, 2016.
Yours sincerely,
Casino Guichard Perrachon
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SIGNATURES
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 20, 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 | ||
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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