ASAI Sendas Distribuidora SA

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or

15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of December 2022

Commission File Number: 001-39928

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Sendas Distribuidora S.A.

(Exact Name as Specified in its Charter)

Sendas Distributor S.A.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Avenida Ayrton Senna, No. 6,000, Lote 2, Pal 48959, Anexo A

Jacarepaguá

22775-005 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 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:   ý      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)):

Yes:   o      No:   ý

(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:   o      No:   ý

 

SENDAS DISTRIBUIDORA S.A.

Companhia de Capital Aberto Autorizado

CNPJ nº 06.057.223/0001-71

NIRE 3330027290-9

 

MINUTES TO THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HELD ON DECEMBER 23, 2022

 

1. Date, Time and Place: On the 23rd day of December 2022, at 05:00 p.m., at the headquarters of Sendas Distribuidora SA (“Company”), located in the City of Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, at Avenida Ayrton Senna, nº 6.000, Lote 2, Pal 48959, Annex A, Jacarepaguá, CEP 22775-005.

 

2. Call and Attendance: Call was done in accordance with the regalement and the meeting had the presence of all the members of the Company's Board of Directors.

 

3. Conduction of the Meeting: Chairman: Jean-Charles Henri Naouri; Secretary: Aline Pacheco Pelucio.

 

4. Agenda: Analysis and decision regarding the payment of interest on equity, in accordance with article 36, paragraphs 3 and 4 of the By-Laws of the Company.

 

5. Resolutions: In accordance with article 36, paragraphs 3 and 4 of the By-Laws of the Company, Messrs. Members of the Board of Directors decided, by unanimous decision, to approve, ad referendum of the Company’s Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting to be held in 2023, destined to appreciate the financial statements referred to the fiscal year ending on December 31st, 2022, the payment of interest on equity referred to the period between January 1^st 2022 and December 31^st 2022, in the gross amount of R$50.000.000,00 (fifty million reais) corresponding to R$ 0,037059948485456 per common share (“JCP”), from which the amount corresponding to the Withholding Income Tax (IRRF) will be deducted, in accordance to the Law, except with respect to shareholders who are immune and/or exempt. The members of the Board of Directors resolved also to approve that the payment of JCP over the shares issued by the Company traded on B3 S.A - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão, as well as over the other shares registered with Itaú Corretora de Valores S.A. be done on February 21^st, 2023, based on the shareholders´ position of December 28^th, 2022. JPMorgan Chase Bank, as custodian of the American Depositary Receipts representing common shares issued by the Company ("ADR"), will be responsible for indicating the dates and operational procedures for payment of the JCP to the holders of ADR. The JCP will be charged to the amount of the minimum mandatory dividend related to the fiscal year ended on December 31^st, 2022.

 

6.       Approval and signature of these minutes: As there were no further matters to be addressed, the meeting was adjourned so that these minutes were drawn up. Then the meeting was resumed and these minutes were read and agreed to, having been undersigned by all attending persons. Rio de Janeiro, December 23^rd, 2022. Chairman: Mr. Jean-Charles Henri Naouri; Secretary: Mrs. Aline Pacheco Pelucio. Members of the Board of Directors who were present: Messrs. Jean-Charles Henri Naouri, Belmiro de Figueiredo Gomes, Luiz Nelson Guedes de Carvalho, Christophe José Hidalgo, Philippe Alarcon, David Julien Emeric Lubek, Josseline Marie-José Bernadette De Clausade, José Flavio Ferreira Ramos and Geraldo Luciano Mattos Júnior.

 

Rio de Janeiro, December 23rd, 2022.

 

I hereby certify, for due purposes, that this is a certificate of the minutes registered in the relevant corporate book, in accordance with Article 130, paragraph 3, of Law No. 6.404/76 as amended.

__________________________________ Aline Pacheco Pelucio Secretary

 

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: December 23, 2022

Sendas Distribuidora S.A.

 

By: /s/ Daniela Sabbag Papa

Name: Daniela Sabbag Papa

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

By: /s/ Gabrielle Helú

Name: Gabrielle Helú

Title: Investor Relations Officer

 

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

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