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 March, 2010
Brazilian
Distribution Company
(Translation of
Registrant’s Name Into English)
Av. Brigadeiro Luiz Antonio,
3126 São Paulo,
SP 01402-901
Brazil
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices)
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COMPANHIA BRASILEIRA DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO
Authorized-Capital Publicly-Held Corporation
Corporate Taxpayer’s Registry (CNPJ/MF) number 47.508.411/0001 -56
Company Number at the Commercial Registry (NIRE) 35.300.089.901
MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON FEBRUARY 19, 2010
1. DATE, TIME AND PLACE: On the nineteenth day of February, 2010, at 2 p.m., at the headquarters of Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (“Company”), at Avenida Brigadeiro Luís Antônio, 3.142, in the city Capital of São Paulo State.
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.
4. AGENDA: Homologation of Company capital.
5. RESOLUTIONS: Beginning the works, the Directors examined the item on the Agenda and resolved, by majority vote, considering that: (i) on January 7, 2010, four million, six hundred fifty thousand six hundred eighty-five (4,650,685) preferred shares class B (“PNB”) were converted into a same number of preferred shares class A (“PNA”), according to the Notice to the Market released on December 30, 2009; (ii) on February 9, 2010, one hundred thirty-seven thousand and fourteen (137,014) PNA treasury shares were converted into a same number of PNB shares, as a consequence of the auction held for the Public Offer of Shares of Globex Utilidades S.A., according to the Notice to the Market released on February 9, 2010; and (iii) on February 17, 2010 eighty-two thousand, two hundred nine (82,209) PNB shares were converted into a same number of PNA shares, according to the Notice to the Market released on February 9, 2010; homologate the Company’s corporate capital at five billion three hundred seventy-four million, seven hundred fifty thousand, six hundred forty-eight Reals and eighteen cents (R$ 5,374,750,648.18), fully paid in and divided into two hundred fifty-four million eight hundred fifty-one thousand nine hundred eighty-eight (254,851,988) shares with no par value, divided into ninety-nine million, six hundred seventy-nine thousand eight hundred fifty-one (99,679,851) common shares, one hundred forty-eight million four hundred seventy-four thousand one hundred ninety-eight (148,474,198) PNA shares and six million, six hundred ninety-seven thousand, nine hundred thirty-nine (6,697,939) PNB shares.
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, February 19, 2010. Abilio dos Santos Diniz, Chairman; Renata Catelan P. Rodrigues, Secretary. Directors Present: Abilio dos Santos Diniz, Pedro Paulo Falleiros dos Santos Diniz, Geyze Marchesi Diniz, Antoine Marie Remi Lazars Giscard d’Estaing, Jean Louis Bourgier, Fábio Schvartsman, Pedro Chermont e Guilherme Affonso Ferreira. Guest: Samuel Elia. A summary of the minutes was drafted on the relevant book, under Paragraph 3, of Section 130 of Law no. 6,404/76, as amended.
This is a true copy of its original
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.
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| Date: March 02, 2010 | By: /s/ Enéas César Pestana Neto Name: Enéas César Pestana Neto Title: Chief Operating Officer |
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| By: /s/ Daniela Sabbag Name: Daniela Sabbag Title: Investor Relations Officer |
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