0001292814-23-000794.txt : 20230309 0001292814-23-000794.hdr.sgml : 20230309 20230308182325 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001292814-23-000794 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20230331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20230309 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20230308 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BRF S.A. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001122491 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MEAT PACKING PLANTS [2011] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: D5 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15148 FILM NUMBER: 23717542 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1400 RUA HUNGRIA 5TH FLOOR STREET 2: JARDIM EUROPA 01455 000 CITY: SAO PAULO SP BRAZIL STATE: D5 ZIP: 00000 BUSINESS PHONE: 551123225061 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8501 AV. DAS NACOES UNIDAS 1ST FLOOR STREET 2: PINHEIROS 05425 070 SAO PAULO SP CITY: BRAZIL STATE: D5 ZIP: 00000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BRF-BRASIL FOODS S.A. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20090708 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PERDIGAO SA DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000823 6-K 1 brf20230308_6k6.htm 6-K

FORM 6-K
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

dated March 8, 2023

Commission File Number 1-15148

BRF S.A.
(Exact Name as Specified in its Charter)

N/A
    (Translation of Registrant’s Name)

8501, Av. das Naçoes Unidas, 1st Floor
Pinheiros - 05425-070-São Paulo – SP, Brazil
    (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x   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):                   

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):                   

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes o   No x

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): Not applicable.

 

 

 

 
 

 

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This material includes certain forward-looking statements that are based principally on current expectations and on projections of future events and financial trends that currently affect or might affect the Company’s business, and are not guarantees of future performance.  These forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations, which involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control and any of which could cause actual financial condition and results of operations to differ materially fom those set out in the Company’s forward-looking statements.  You are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.  The Company undertakes no obligation, and expressly disclaims any obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements.  The risks and uncertainties relating to the forward-looking statements in this Report on Form 6-K, including Exhibit 1 hereto, include those described under the captions “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors” in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

 

 

 
 

 

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: March 8, 2023  
   
  BRF S.A.
   
   
  By: /s/ Fabio Luis Mendes Mariano
    Name:  Fabio Luis Mendes Mariano
    Title:

Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

Description of Exhibit

 

1 DISTANCE VOTE FORM EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING - BRF S.A. of April 12, 2023

 

EX-99.1 2 ex99-1.htm EX-99.1

DISTANCE VOTE FORM

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING - BRF S.A. of April 12, 2023

 

Shareholder Name
Corporate (CNPJ) or Individual (CPF) tax number of shareholders
E-mail

Guidelines for completion

Should you, as a shareholder, choose to exercise your right to vote at a distance, pursuant to articles 26 and following of CVM Instruction No. 81/2022, the shareholder must complete this Distance Voting Form (“Form”), which will only be considered valid and the votes cast here counted in the quorum of the Extraordinary General Shareholder’s Meeting of BRF S.A., to be held on April 12, 2023, if the following instructions are observed: (i) all fields must be duly completed; (ii) all pages must be initialed; and (iii) the last page must be signed by the shareholder or his / her legal representative (s), as the case may be and under the terms of effective legislation.

It will not be required the notarization of the signatures affixed in the Form, nor consularization.

On April 05, 2023 (inclusive), the deadline for receiving of the completed Form expires, as instructed below.

It is important to note that in order for the Form to have an effect, the date April 05, 2023, will be the last day for its RECEIPT in one of the 3 forms that are listed below, and not the last day for it to be mailed. If the Distance Voting Form is received after April 05, 2023, the votes will not be counted.

 
 

DISTANCE VOTE FORM

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING - BRF S.A. of April 12, 2023

 

Delivery guidelines for the Distance Voting Form, indicating the option to send directly to the company or send filling instructions to the bookkeeper or custodian

The shareholder who chooses to exercise his/her/its voting right by means of this Form, must complete it observing the guidelines above and send it: (i) to the Company or (ii) to the Custodian or (iii) to the Bookkeeper, according to the following instructions:

(i)              To the Company: besides the Form, the shareholder shall submit, to the email: acoes@brf.com, a digitalized copy of the following documents: Individual – ID with a picture of the shareholder or his/her legal representative: (Brazilian national’s ID, Foreign Resident’s ID, Brazilian driver’s license, passport or class association ID). Legal Entity and Investment Funds - a) Articles of Association or consolidated and current Bylaws (in the case of a Legal Entity) or the consolidated and current fund regulations and Bylaws or Articles of Association of its manager, as the case may be (in the case of Investment Funds); b) ID with a picture of its legal representative: Brazilian national’s ID, foreign resident’s ID, Brazilian driver’s license, passport or class association ID; and c) a document evidencing powers of representation.

(ii)            To the Custodian: this option is intended exclusively for shareholders holding shares in custody at B3 SA - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão (“B3”). In this case, the distance vote will be exercised by the shareholders in accordance with the procedures adopted by their Custodians. To this end, the must contact his Custodians and check the procedures established for them to issue voting instructions via Form as well as the documents and information required by them to this end.

(iii)           To the Bookkeeping Agent: this option is intended exclusively for the shareholders holding shares deposited at Itaú Corretora de Valores S.A. (“Itaú”), bookkeeper of the shares issued by the Company. Itaú created the Digital Shareholder Meeting website, a secure solution where it is possible to vote from distance. To vote through the website you need to register and have a digital certificate. Information on registration and step by step to issue the digital certificate are described on the website: https://assembleiadigital.certificadodigital.com/itausecuritiesservices/artigo/home/assembleia-digital

Postal and electronic addresses for sending the distance absentee ballot, if the shareholder wishes to deliver the document directly to the Company

Forms sent directly to the Company must be sent exclusively by electronic means, to the e-mail: acoes@brf.com

Indication of the institution hired by the company to provide the securities bookkeeping service, with name, physical and electronic address, telephone and contact person

Itaú Corretora de Valores S.A.

E-mail: escrituracaoacoes@itau-unibanco.com.br

Address: Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3400, 10º Andar, São Paulo, SP, CEP 04538-132

Contact: Shareholder service

Telephone: (11) 3003-9285 (capitals and metropolitan regions) / 0800 720 9285 (other locations) - Office hours: working days, from 9 am to 6 pm.

Resolutions

Simple Resolution

1. Amend article 3 of the Company's Bylaws to include the activities of "intermediation and agency services and business in general, except real estate" and "provision of administrative services to third parties" in the Company's corporate purpose:

[ ] Approve [ ] Reject [ ] Abstain

 
 

DISTANCE VOTE FORM

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING - BRF S.A. of April 12, 2023

 

Simple Resolution

2. Amend article 33, paragraph 2, of the Company's Bylaws to expressly provide that the same member of the Audit and Integrity Committee may accumulate the characteristics of financial specialist and independent advisor, in accordance with article 22, item V, item 'c ', of B3's Novo Mercado Regulation:

[ ] Approve [ ] Reject [ ] Abstain

Simple Resolution

3. Amend article 33, paragraph 7, of the Company's Bylaws to provide that the functions and activities of the Coordinator of the Audit and Integrity Committee will be defined in the body's internal regulations, in accordance with article 22, item III, of the Regulation of the New B3 market:

[ ] Approve [ ] Reject [ ] Abstain

Simple Resolution

4. Consolidate the Company's Bylaws with the approved amendments:

[ ] Approve [ ] Reject [ ] Abstain

 

City:______________________________________________________________________
Date:_____________________________________________________________________
Signature:_________________________________________________________________

Shareholder Name:_______________________________________________________

Phone:__________________________________________________________________ __