Company Registration No. (NIRE) 35.300.089.901
NOTICE TO THE MARKET
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição ("CBD"), pursuant to Article 12 of CVM Instruction358/02, as amended, hereby informs that it has received the correspondence below, from BlackRock, Inc., notifying that the latter's beneficial ownership has been increased to over 5% of the outstanding stock of CBD.
The Company's Investor Relations Department is at shareholders' disposal to clarify any matters relating to the purpose of this Notice through telephone number +55 11 3886?0421 or e?mail gpa.ri@grupopaodeacucar.com.br.
São Paulo, December 24, 2012
Vítor Fagá de AlmeidaCorporate Relations and Investor Relations Officer
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição
Avenida Brigadeiro Luis Antônio, nr 3.142
01402?000 - São Paulo, SP - Brasil At.: Mr. Vitor Fagá de Almeida Investor Relations Officer
Ph.: 55 11 3886?0421
Fax: 55 11 3884?2677
e?mail: gpa.ri@paodeacucar.com.br
December 21, 2012
Dear Sirs,
1 BlackRock, Inc. ("BlackRock") hereby announces on behalf of some of its clients and as investment manager that it acquired preferred shares issued by Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição ("CBD"). On December 19, 2012, BlackRock held, on aggregate basis, a total of
8,582,013 preferred shares and 113,559 American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), equivalent to preferred shares representing approximately 5.31% of the total preferred shares issued by CBD.
2 In order to meet the requirements set forth in Article 12 of Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission ("CVM") Instruction 358, dated January 3, 2002, as amended, BlackRock hereby requests CBD's Investor Relations Officer to disclose the following information to the CVM and other relevant authorities:
(i) BlackRock is headquartered at 40 East 52nd Street, New York, New York, 10022?5911, United States of America;
(ii) BlackRock holds 8,582,013 preferred shares and 113,559 ADRs, equivalent to preferred shares issued by CBD, as described in item 1 above;
(iii) the above mentioned shareholdings are strictly for investment purposes, there being no intention of changing CBD's control or management structure;
(iv) BlackRock does not hold debentures convertible into shares, nor any securities convertible into shares issued by CBD; and
(v) BlackRock has not entered into any contracts or agreements regulating the exercise of voting rights or the purchase or sale of securities issued by CBD.
We remain at your disposal for any further information you may require.
Sincerely,
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