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 March 16, 2016

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)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x   Form 40-F o

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): 
                  

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): 
                  

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes o   No x

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): Not applicable.

 


 
 

 

 

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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.

Date: March 16, 2016

 

 

 

 

BRF S.A.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ José Alexandre Carneiro Borges

 

 

Name:

José Alexandre Carneiro Borges

 

 

Title:

CFO AND IRO

 

 

 


 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

Description of Exhibit

 

1

Announcement to the Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

BRF S.A.

A Public Held Company

CNPJ 01.838.723/0001-27

NIRE 42.300.034.240

CVM 16269-2

 

Announcement to the Market

 

BRF S.A. ("Company") (BM&FBovespa: BRFS3; NYSE: BRFS), pursuant to the article 12, of CVM Instruction 358, of January 3, 2002, announces that it has received a notification from BlackRock, Inc., a company with registered headquarters at 55 East 52nd Street, in the City of New York, State of New York 10022-0002, United States of America, (“Blackrock”), informing about the increase of its shareholding in the Company, being that, on March 8, 2016, its participation reached, in the aggregate, 33,478,602 common shares and 7,258,388 American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), representing common shares, amounting 40,736,990 common shares, which corresponds to approximately 5.01% of the totality of common shares issued by the Company, and 1,203,326 derivatives referenced in common shares with financial settlement, representing approximately 0.14% of the totality of common shares issued by the Company.

 

Blackrock also stated that (i) the above mentioned shareholding is strictly for investment purposes and Blackrock does not aim a modification on the share control or on the administrative structure of the Company; and (ii) it has not executed any agreements regarding vote rights or the purchase and sale of securities issued by the Company.

 

Notwithstanding the above statement, the Company enhances that it does not have a defined shareholding control, being its shares dispersed on the market in general.

 

The original of the notification is filed at the Company’s headquarters.

 

São Paulo, March 16, 2016.

 

 

José Alexandre Carneiro Borges

Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer

 

 

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