BRF - Brasil Foods S.A. Announces it has Filed a Registration Statement and
Prospectus with the SEC
SAO PAULO, July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BRF - Brasil Foods S.A.,
formerly named Perdigao S.A. (the "Company"), announced today that it has
filed a registration statement and related prospectus with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission ("SEC") with respect to a global offering of
115,000,000 of its common shares, including common shares in the form of
American depositary shares (the "ADSs"), each of which represents two common
shares. The global offering consists of an international offering in the
United States and other countries outside Brazil and a concurrent offering of
common shares in Brazil. The Brazilian underwriters have been granted an
option to purchase up to 17,250,000 additional common shares to cover
over-allotments, if any.
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The ADSs trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "PDA," and
the common shares trade on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange under the symbol
"PRGA3."
The global offering will be made pursuant to an effective shelf
registration statement. A preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying
prospectus with further information about the proposed offering has been filed
with the SEC. These documents may be obtained for free on the SEC's website
at http://www.sec.gov. Alternatively, a prospectus may be obtained upon
request by contacting UBS Investment Bank at Prospectus Department, 299 Park
Avenue, New York, New York 10171 (toll free: 888-827-7275); J.P. Morgan at
Prospectus Library, 4 Metrotech Center, CS Level, Brooklyn, New York 11224
(collect call 718-242-8002); or Santander Investment at Prospectus Department,
45 East 53rd Street, New York, New York 10022 (collect 212-350-0744).
This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sales
of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
SOURCE BRF - Brasil Foods S.A.
Edina Aparecida Gomes Biava, Perdigao Investor Relations Manager,
+011-55-11-3718-5791, +011-55-11-3718-5301, or +011-55-11-3718-5306
