Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
December 18 2015 - 4:43PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
FORM 6-K
U.S. 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
dated December 18, 2015
Commission File Number 1-15148
BRF S.A.
(Exact Name as Specified in its Charter)
N/A
(Translation of Registrant’s Name)
1400 R. Hungria, 5th Floor
Jd América-01455000-São Paulo – SP, Brazil
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
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This material includes certain forward-looking statements that are based principally on current expectations and on projections of future events and financial trends that currently affect or might affect the Company’s business, and are not guarantees of future performance. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations, which involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control and any of which could cause actual financial condition and results of operations to differ materially fom those set out in the Company’s forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation, and expressly disclaims any obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to the forward-looking statements in this Report on Form 6-K, including Exhibit 1 hereto, include those described under the captions “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors” in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2012.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements 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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Augusto Ribeiro Junior |
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CFO AND IRO
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BRF
S.A.
Publicly-Traded Company with Authorized Capital
Brazilian Registry of Legal
Entities (CNPJ) 01.838.723/0001-27
Company Register Identification
Number (NIRE) 42.300.034.240
Securities and Exchange
Commission (CVM) 1629-2
Minutes
of the 12th Ordinary Board Of Directors' Meeting
Held
on December 17, 2015
1.
Date, Time and
Place: Held on
December 17, 2015, at 2:00PM, at the office of BRF S.A. (“Company”)
located at Av. Engenheiro Billings, 1729, Building 11, Jaguaré, in the City of
São Paulo, State of São Paulo.
2.
Board: Chairman: Abilio dos
Santos Diniz. Secretary: Larissa Brack.
3.
Call of Meeting
and Attendance: The
call of meeting was duly made pursuant to the Company's Articles of
Incorporation, with the majority of the members of the Board of Directors on
duty attending: Messrs Abilio dos Santos Diniz, José Carlos Reis de Magalhães
Neto, Luiz Fernando Furlan, Manoel Cordeiro Silva Filho, Renato Proença Lopes,
Vicente Falconi Campos, Walter Fontana Filho and Henri Philippe Reichstul.
4.
Agenda: To resolve on: 4.1. The
payment of Interests on Capital and Dividends by the Company. 4.2. The
distribution of dividends by Al-Wafi Takamul, a company indirectly controlled by
the Company. 4.3. The contracting of the independent audit for reviewing the
Financial Statements of Sadia Chile S.A., a company indirectly controlled by
the Company. 4.4. The increase of share capital of BRF Shanghai Trading Co.
Ltd., a company indirectly controlled by the Company. 4.5. The capital allocation
to the representation office of BRF GmbH in Turkey. 4.6. The intercompany loan
between BRF GmbH and its indirectly controlled company Federal Foods Qatar LLC.
4.7. The disposition of properties owned by the Company. 4.8. The execution of
Know How Transfer Agreement from NH Foods to the Company. 4.9. Extraordinary grant of stock options issued by the
Company.
5.
Resolutions: The members of the Board of Directors, by
unanimous vote and without any safeguards:
5.1.
In
compliance with the provision in item 16, article 18 of the Company's Articles
of Incorporation, approved the proposal presented by the Executive Office for
the payment of: (i) interests on capital ("JCP") in the total gross
amount of R$ 473,398,000.00, equivalent to R$ 0.583827682 per outstanding share
on this date, subject to the levy of Withholding Tax, upon the application of the
applicable tax rate, except for the shareholders who are immune or exempt,
whose condition shall be proven up to December 30, 2015, or shareholders who
are residents in countries or jurisdictions to which
the law sets forth any different treatment; and (ii) dividends in the total
amount of R$ 91,443,000.00, equivalent to R$ 0.112773934 per outstanding share
on this date ("Dividends"). JCP and the Dividends shall be
paid on February 12, 2016 to the shareholders registered in the Company's
registry on December 30, 2015, with their shares being traded
"ex-rights" starting from January 4, 2014, including. Under article
9, paragraph 7 of Law 9.249/1995 and item III of CVM Resolution No. 683/12, JCP
net of Income Tax shall levy upon the mandatory dividends related to the fiscal
year to be ended on December 31, 2015. The procedures related to the payments
of JCP and Dividends shall be stated by the Company by means of Notice to the
Shareholders, to be disclosed on this date. The aforementioned values per share
are subject to adjustments up to December 30, 2015, in virtue of possible
amendments arising from the Company's Share Buyback Program in course, which
shall be disclosed by means of Notice to the Shareholders.
BRF
S.A.
Publicly-Traded Company with Authorized Capital
Brazilian Registry of Legal
Entities (CNPJ) 01.838.723/0001-27
Company Register Identification
Number (NIRE) 42.300.034.240
Securities and Exchange
Commission (CVM) 1629-2
Minutes
of the 12th Ordinary Board Of Directors' Meeting
Held
on December 17, 2015
5.2.
In compliance with
item 17, article 18 of the Company's Articles of Incorporation, approved the
payment of dividends by Al-Wafi Takamul, a company headquartered in Saudi Arabia
and indirectly controlled by the Company, in the total amount of fifty million,
five hundred and sixty-nine thousand, two hundred and seventy-two Saudi Riyals
(SAR 50,569,272.00).
5.3.
Approved the
contracting of Ernst & Young Auditores Independentes S/S to perform the
audit works of the financial statements of Sadia Chile S.A., a company
indirectly controlled by the Company.
5.4.
In compliance with
item 17, article 18 of the Company's Articles of Incorporation, approved the capital
increase of BRF Shanghai Trading Co. Ltd., upon the transfer of capital in the
total amount of five million Euros (EUR 5,000,000.00) by BRF GmbH, a company
indirectly controlled by the Company.
5.5.
In compliance with
item 17, article 18 of the Company's Articles of Incorporation, approved the
capital allocation in the total amount of two hundred thousand US Dollars (USD
200,000.00) by BRF GmbH to its representation office located in Turkey,
denominated BRF GmbH Türkiye İrtibat Bürosu.
5.6.
In compliance with
item 17, article 18 of the Company's Articles of Incorporation and in order to
make the acquisition of part of the Qatar National Import
and Export Co.'s distribution business of food products by Federal Foods Qatar
LLC feasible, a company indirectly controlled by the Company, duly authorized
by the Board of Directors at the meeting held on October 01, 2015, as well as
the acquisition of product inventory, approved the performance of an intercompany
loan between BRF GmbH and its indirectly controlled company Federal Foods Qatar
LLC, in the maximum amount of one hundred and sixty million US Dollars (USD
160,000,000.00), under the terms and conditions agreed by BRF GmbH.
BRF
S.A.
Publicly-Traded Company with Authorized Capital
Brazilian Registry of Legal
Entities (CNPJ) 01.838.723/0001-27
Company Register Identification
Number (NIRE) 42.300.034.240
Securities and Exchange
Commission (CVM) 1629-2
Minutes
of the 12th Ordinary Board Of Directors' Meeting
Held
on December 17, 2015
5.7.
In compliance with
item 4, article 19 of the Company's Articles of Incorporation, approved: (i)
the disposition of property owned by the Company, located at Rua Farroupilha,
s/n, City of Videira, State of Santa Catarina, registered under the registration
No. 2561, at the Civil Registry of Properties in the Judicial District of
Videira, State of Santa Catarina; and (ii) the disposition of rural lots No.
217 and 220 of the property enrolled under the No. 3131, at th Civil Registry
of Properties in Ponte Serrada, State of Santa Catarina.
5.8.
In compliance with
item 13, article 19 of the Company's Articles of Incorporation, approved the
execution of a Know How transfer agreement with NH Foods, by which the Company
shall acquire the know how on the microwave-related breading procedure and, as
a corresponding entry, it shall assign the right to disclose its trademark on
the Company's product labels to NH Foods, for a determined term.
5.9.
Approved the grant of
stock options issued by the Company, representing one percent (1%) of its share
capital, equivalent to eight million, seven hundred and twenty-four thousand,
seven hundred and thirty-three (8,724,733) shares, under the Stock Option Plan
approved by the Company’s Ordinary and Special Shareholders’ Meeting, held on
April 8, 2015 (the “Plan”), as well as the material presented at the meeting,
which shall be filed at the Company’s headquarters. It is established that the
share beneficiaries shall execute the Stock Option Agreement with the Company
(“Stock Option Agreement”), under the Clause 5.3 of the Plan, taking into
consideration, for purposes of fixing the strike price, December 7, 2015 as the
date of grant of the stock options. The strike price shall be R$ 56.00 per
share, corresponding to the average of the Company’s share quotation over the past
twenty (20) trading days at BM&FBOVESPA immediately prior to the said date
of grant of the stock option, weighted by the trading volume, as per Clause 7.1
of the
Plan. Pursuant to article 171, paragraph 3 of the Law No. 6.404/76, as amended, and Clause 6.3 of the Plan, the Company’s shareholders shall not have any preemptive right in the grant or strike of the stock option made by means of the Stock Option Agreement.
BRF S.A.
Publicly-Traded Company with Authorized Capital
Brazilian Registry of Legal Entities (CNPJ) 01.838.723/0001-27
Company Register Identification Number (NIRE) 42.300.034.240
Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) 1629-2
Minutes of the 12th Ordinary Board Of Directors' Meeting
Held on December 17, 2015
The Company's Officers are hereby authorized to act as required and execute any and all documents required for the implementation of the resolutions hereby approved, including to represent the Company in the exercise of its voting right on resolutions of the corporate entities of its subsidiary companies, as the case may be.
6. Documents Filed at the Company: The documents related to the subjects in the agenda supporting the resolutions made by the Board of Directors' members and/or information provided during the meeting are filed at the Company's headquarters.
7. Approval and Execution of the Minutes: Having nothing further to discuss, the Chairman closed the meeting by recording these minutes as a summary, which were read, found to be compliant and signed by all members. Signatures: Board: Mr. Abilio dos Santos Diniz – Chairman; Ms. Larissa Brack Trisotto – Secretary. Directors: Messrs Abilio dos Santos Diniz, José Carlos Reis de Magalhães Neto, Luiz Fernando Furlan, Manoel Cordeiro Silva Filho, Renato Proença Lopes, Vicente Falconi Campos, Walter Fontana Filho and Henri Philippe Reichstul.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the minutes recorded in Book No. 4 pages 144 to 147, of minutes of Ordinary and Special Board of Directors' Meetings of the Company.
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Larissa Brack
Secretary
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