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 February, 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)):
Yes ___ No X
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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
Pubicly-held company
CNPJ/MF: 47.508.411/0001-56
NIRE: 35.300.089.901
NOTICE OF MATERIAL FACT
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (“Company”), pursuant to Article 157, paragraph 4th, of Law no. 6,404 of December 15, 1976 and the CVM Rule no. 358, of January 3, 2002, hereby informs its shareholders and the general public the following:
(i) As per Notice of Material Fact disclosed today, its controlled company Via Varejo S.A. received today the CVM Notice no. 18/2016 - CVM/SEP/GEA-5 with the understanding of the Office of Public Company Supervision of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission – CVM as to certain accounting records related to corporate transactions carried out in the fiscal year of 2013 by its controlled company Via Varejo S.A;
(ii) The Office has expressed a different understanding of the one sustained by the Via Varejo on its financial statements related to the fiscal year of 2013 as to (i) the earnings from the re-evaluation of the investment held in Nova Pontocom Comércio Eletrônico S.A., due to the sale of the interest held by Via Varejo S.A. to the Company; and (ii) the accounting treatment applied to the acquisition by Via Varejo S.A. of 75% of Indústria de Móveis Bartira’s capital stock;
(iii) As a result of reflex effects recorded in its financial statements, the Company received the official letter No. Letter No. 19/ 2016- CVM / SEP / GEA-5.
The Company, together with Via Varejo S.A., is analyzing the terms of such decision and assessing the measures to be eventually taken, including the filing of an appeal before the CVM’s Board of Commissioners with suspensory effect. The Company will inform the market and its shareholders again as soon as it has a final understanding regarding this matter.
São Paulo, February 18, 2016.
DANIELA SABBAG
Investor Relations Officer
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: February 19, 2016 | By: /s/ Ronaldo Iabrudi Name: Ronaldo Iabrudi Title: Chief Executive Officer | |
| By: /s/ Daniela Sabbag Name: Daniela Sabbag Title: Investor Relations Officer | ||
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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