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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 May, 2011

           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       

        (Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule
101 (b) (1)):

Yes ___ No   X  

(Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule
101 (b) (7)):

Yes ___ No   X  

        (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.)

Yes ___ No   X  


 

COMPANHIA BRASILEIRA DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO

Authorized Capital Publicly-Held Company

Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ/MF) 47.508.411/0001-56

 

 

 

NOTICE TO THE MARKET

 

 

 

Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (“CBD”), pursuant to Article 3 of Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (“CVM”) Instruction 358 dated January 3, 2002, hereby discloses the following correspondence from Mr. Abilio Diniz, CBD’s shareholder, received today.

 

 

São Paulo, May 31st, 2011.

 

 

Vítor Fagá de Almeida

Investors Relations Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

São Paulo, 31 May 2011

 

 

To

Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição

Att.:   Mr. Enéas Pestana

         Mr. Vitor Fagá de Almeida

 

C/c

Casino Guichard Perrachon S.A.

 

 

Dear Sirs,

 

In reference to the letter sent by Casino Guichard Perrachon on this date to Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição, in which I was copied, I hereby would like to clarify that, until this moment, I have not received any communication related to a request for arbitration. Furthermore, I did not breach any clauses noted in the shareholders agreement filed in your company, nor in subsequent contracts in effect between its controlling shareholders.

 

I will keep the company informed of the developments in connection to this subject, requesting that the company make public the full substance of this communication to the market on the present date.

 

Sincerely,

 

Abilio Diniz

 

 

 


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:  May 31, 2011 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


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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