BRF - Brasil Foods S.A. Offering
27 August 2009 - 5:22PM
PR Newswire (US)
SAO PAULO, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BRF - Brasil Foods
S.A., formerly named Perdigao S.A. (the "Company") (NYSE:PDA),
announced that it has completed its previously announced public
global offering of 115,000,000 common shares, including common
shares in the form of American depositary shares (the "ADSs"), each
of which represents two common shares, at a price of R$40.00 per
share. The global offering consisted of an international offering
in the United States and other countries outside Brazil and a
concurrent offering of common shares in Brazil. The option to
purchase up to 17,250,000 additional common shares to cover
over-allotments, granted in the Brazilian offering to the Brazilian
underwriters, was exercised in full and settled on August 25, 2009.
Accordingly, the total number of common shares issued, including
common shares in the form of ADSs, was 132,250,000, and the share
capital of the Company was increased by R$5,290,000,000.00 as a
result of the global offering. (LOGO:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090710/SPF002LOGO ) 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." 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. Edina
Biava Investor Relations Manager BRF - Brasil Foods
+011-55-11-3718-5791 +011-55-11-3718-5301 +011-55-11-3718-5306
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090710/SPF002LOGO DATASOURCE:
BRF - Brasil Foods S.A. CONTACT: Edina Biava, Investor Relations
Manager, BRF - Brasil Foods, +011-55-11-3718-5791,
+011-55-11-3718-5301, or +011-55-11-3718-5306
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