COMPANHIA BRASILEIRA DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO AUTHORIZED CAPITAL PUBLICLY?HELD COMPANY Corporate Taxpayer's No. (CNPJ/MF) 47.508.411/0001?56

Company Registration No. (NIRE) 35.300.089.901

NOTICE TO THE MARKET

Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição ("CBD" or "Company"), pursuant to Article 12 of CVM Instruction 358/02, as amended, hereby communicates that Mr. Abilio dos Santos Diniz has informed us that his controlled companies Península Participações S.A. (CNPJ/MF nr.

58.292.210/0001-80), Onyx 2006 Empreendimentos e Participações Ltda. (CNPJ/MF nr.

07.422.969/0001-08) and PAIC Participações Ltda. (CNPJ/MF nr. 61.550.182/0001-69) have allocated all their preferred shares issued by the Company into Santa Rita Fund ("Fund"), being these companies the only shareholders of such fund. The Company has received the correspondence below from UBS Brasil Administradora de Valores Mobiliários Ltda. notifying that the Fund`s ownership has reached 13.68% of the total outstanding preferred shares of CBD.

The Company's Investor Relations Department is at shareholders' disposal to clarify any

matters relating to the purpose of this Notice through telephone number +55 11 3886-0421 or e-mail gpa.ri@grupopaodeacucar.com.br.

São Paulo, December 28, 2012

Vítor Fagá de Almeida

Corporate Relations and Investor Relations Officer

December 27, 2012
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição
Av. Brigadeiro Luis Antônio, nº 3.142
01402-901 - São Paulo - SP
At.: Mr. Vitor Fagá de Almeida
Corporate Relations and Investor Relations Officer
Fax: 55 11 3884-2677
e-mail: gpa.ri@paodeacucar.com.br
Dear Sir,
In order to meet the requirements set forth in Article 12 of Brazilian Securities and Exchange
Commission Instruction 358, dated January 3, 2002, as amended, we hereby inform that, on December
17, 2012 investment fund Santa Rita ("Santa Rita Fund"), enrolled under corporate taxpayer's number
08.831.574/0001-13, currently administered and managed by UBS Brasil Administradora de Valores Mobiliários Ltda., has become the owner of 24,082,151 (twenty-four million, eight-two thousand, one hundred fifty-one) preferred shares issued by Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição ("CBD" or "Company"), representing 14.72% of the total preferred shares issued by the Company.
Ownership of such shares, through Santa Rita Fund, is a result of unanimous decision by its shareholders, who underwrote investment fund quotas through delivery of such shares. Additionally, according to Santa Rita Fund shareholders, such operation was not intended to change the Company's shareholder control.
Finally, we inform that, in the period between December 19 through 24, 2012 the Santa Rita Fund sold
1,703,700 preferred shares issued by CBD. Currently, the Santa Rita Fund holds a total of 22,378,451 (twenty-two million, three hundred seventy-eight thousand, four hundred fifty-one) preferred shares, representing 13.68% preferred shares.
Sincerely,
UBS Brasil Administradora de Valores Mobiliários Ltda.

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