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 November, 2010
Brazilian Distribution Company
(Translation of Registrants 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 CORPORATION
Corporate Taxpayers Registry (CNPJ/MF) number 47.508.411/0001-56
MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ON JULY 27, 2010
1. DATE, TIME AND PLACE: On the ninth day of July, at 11 a.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 Companys Bylaws. Attendance by the majority of the exercising members.
4. AGENDA: (i) Analysis, discussion and approval of the Financial Statements for the Third Quarter of 2010; and (ii) Approval of payment of interim dividends, in accordance with the Company Policy on Distribution of Dividends.
5. RESOLUTIONS: After the meeting was convened, the Board members examined the Agenda and resolved by majority vote:
5.1. To approve, following presentation by the Board of Executive Officers, by unanimously vote and without reservations, the Financial Statements for the Third Quarter of 2010, the Management Report, and the Independent Auditors Review Report, to which the Fiscal Council granted a favorable opinion.
5.2. For this quarter, to approve the payment of interim dividends, under the Company Policy on Distribution of Dividends, in the amount of nineteen million, six hundred and three thousand, one hundred and thirty Reais and ninety-nine cents (R$ 19.603.130,99), corresponding to R$ 0,08 per preferred share class A and R$ 0,0727272727273 per common share. The payment of dividends shall be made on December 01, 2010. All the shares shall be entitled to dividends on November 17, 2010 base date. As of November 18, the shares shall be negotiated ex-right to dividends until the payment date thereof.
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, November 09, 2010. Signatures: Chairman Abilio dos Santos Diniz; Secretary Renata Catelan P. Rodrigues. Abilio dos Santos Diniz, Ana Maria Falleiros dos Santos Diniz DÁvila, João Paulo Falleiros dos Santos Diniz, Pedro Paulo Falleiros dos Santos Diniz, Geyze Marchesi Diniz, Jean-Charles Henri Naouri, Antoine Marie Remi Lazars Giscard dEstaing, Jean Louis Bourgier, Fábio Schvartsman, Candido Botelho Bracher, Pedro Henrique Chermont de Miranda, Guilherme Affonso Ferreira, Arnaud Strasser e 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.
This is a true copy of its original.
Renata Catelan P. Rodrigues
Secretary
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: November 12, 2010 | 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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