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 May, 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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COMPANHIA BRASILEIRA DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO
Authorized-Capital Publicly-Held Company
Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ/MF): nº 47.508.411/0001-56
Company Registry (NIRE): 35.300.089.901
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING
HELD ON MAY 10, 2012
1. DATE, TIME AND PLACE: On the tenth day of May of 2012, at 04:00 p.m., at the headquarters of Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (“Company”), at Avenida Brigadeiro Luís Antônio, 3.142, at the capital of State of São Paulo.
2. MEETING BOARD: Chairman: Abilio dos Santos Diniz; Secretary: Renata Catelan P. Rodrigues.
3. CALL NOTICE AND ATTENDANCE: Call notice duly served under Section 15 of the Company’s Bylaws. Attendance by the majority of the exercising members.
4. AGENDA: Analysis and approval of the Company’s securities trading policy, according to the management proposal.
RESOLUTIONS: Having commenced the meeting, the members of the Board examined the items on the agenda, and in compliance with BM&FBOVESPA’s Corporate Governance Level 1 Listing Regulation and with Brazil’s Securities and Exchange Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários) Instruction 358, dated January 3, 2002, and with Circular Letter CVM SEP 04/2011, unanimously approved the Company’s securities trading policy, according to the management proposal.
APPROVAL AND EXECUTION OF THE MINUTES: With nothing further to come before the board, the works were adjourned for these minutes to be drafted. The works being duly reopened, these were read, approved and signed by all present. São Paulo, May 7, 2012. Abilio dos Santos Diniz, Chairman; Renata Catelan P. Rodrigues, Secretary. Attending Directors: Abilio dos Santos Diniz, Ana Maria Falleiros dos Santos Diniz D’Ávila, João Paulo Falleiros dos Santos Diniz, Pedro Paulo Falleiros dos Santos Diniz, Geyze Marchesi Diniz, Antoine Marie Remi Lazars Giscard d’Estaing, Jean Charles Naouri, Arnaud Strasser, Jean Louis Bourgier, Fabio Schvartsman, Pedro Henrique Chermont de Miranda, Guilherme Affonso Ferreira and Ulisses Kameyama. A summary of the minutes was drafted on the relevant book, according to Paragraph 3 of Section 130 of Law no. 6,404/76, as amended.
Renata Catelan P. Rodrigues
Secretary
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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: May 21, 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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