Perdigao S.A. Announces Material Fact
04 Juni 2009 - 9:38PM
PR Newswire (US)
SAO PAULO, Brazil, June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The managements
of PERDIGAO S.A. ("PERDIGAO" -- Bovespa: PRGA3; NYSE: PDA) and
SADIA S.A. ("SADIA" -- Bovespa: SDIA3 e SDIA4; NYSE: SDA; LATIBEX:
XSDI; SADIA and PERDIGAO, jointly, denominated the "Companies"),
pursuant to CVM Instruction 358/02, wish to notify the market at
large that the conditions for implementing the Association
Agreement mentioned in the Material Fact published on May 19, 2009
have been complied with, namely: (i) the adhesion of the signatory
shareholders pursuant to the vote of PERDIGAO; (ii) the adhesion of
the shareholders of SADIA representing more than 51% (fifty-one
percent) of common shares issued by SADIA, and (iii) the indication
to PERDIGAO of the group of shareholders of SADIA which shall
commit to acquire, either directly or indirectly, the shares issued
by Concordia Holding Financeira S.A. The implementation of the
corporate events contained in the Material Fact of May 19, 2009
with a view to the association of PERDIGAO and SADIA, continues
contingent on the authorization of the antitrust bodies of
jurisdictions in which the said legal requirement is necessary.
Further information on the association, required pursuant to CVM
Instruction 319/99, shall be included in a new material fact to be
published in due course. Leopoldo Viriato Saboya CFO and Investor
Relations Officer PERDIGAO S.A. Jose Luis Magalhaes Salazar CFO and
Investor Relations Officer SADIA S.A. Important Notice This
communication is not an offering document and does not constitute
an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any
securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. Investors in
American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") of Sadia S.A. ("Sadia") and
U.S. holders of preferred shares of Sadia are urged to read the
U.S. informational document regarding the association between Sadia
and Perdigao S.A. ("Perdigao" and, together with Sadia, the
"Companies"), when it becomes available, because it will contain
important information. U.S. holders of common shares of Sadia are
urged to read any informational document or other materials
prepared by Perdigao for common shareholders of Sadia regarding the
association because they will contain important information.
Perdigao expects to submit copies of these documents to the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") when they are available,
and investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these
documents and other documents filed by the Companies with the SEC
at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/. A copy of any
informational documents prepared for holders of ADRs or U.S.
holders of common or preferred shares of Sadia (when available) may
also be obtained for free from Perdigao. This communication
contains forward-looking statements. These statements are
statements that are not historical facts and are based on the
current view and estimates of management of the Companies of future
economic circumstances, industry conditions, company performance
and financial results. The words "anticipates," "believes,"
"estimates," "expects," "plans" and similar expressions, as they
relate to the Companies, are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. Statements regarding the structure and timing of any
association between the Companies, business strategies, future
synergies, future costs and future liquidity of the Companies, and
pro forma results of operations and financial condition of the
Companies are examples of forward-looking statements. Such
statements reflect the current views of management and are subject
to a number of risks and uncertainties, including economic and
market conditions in Brazil and globally, conditions in the
industry of the Companies, any regulatory actions relating to the
association, the ability of the Companies to achieve projected
synergies and the risk factors outlined by each of the Companies in
their filings with the SEC and the Brazilian Comissao de Valores
Mobiliarios (CVM). There is no guarantee that the expected events,
trends or results will actually occur. Any changes in the
assumptions and factors on which these forward-looking statements
are based could cause actual results to differ materially from
current expectations. DATASOURCE: PERDIGAO S.A. CONTACT: Edina
Aparecida Gomes Biava, Perdigao Investor Relations Manager,
+011-55-11-3718-5791, +011-55-11-3718-5301, +011-55-11-3718-5306
Web site: http://www.perdigao.com.br/
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