Companhia Brasileira De DistribuicaoBMFBOVESPA: PCAR3

Shareholders for Brazil's GPA elect new board of directors

· Issued by Companhia Brasileira De Distribuicao

Shareholders from the Brazilian food retailer GPA BMFBOVESPA:PCAR3 on Monday removed the current board of directors and elected a new one, according to the meeting minutes.

GPA's shareholders elected four new members for the nine-seat board. Chairman Ronaldo Iabrudi was not among the elected members, the minutes showed. The minutes do not say who will take the role.