UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or
15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of February 2024
Commission File Number: 001-41736
Almacenes Éxito S.A.
(Exact Name as Specified in its Charter)
N/A
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Carrera 48 No. 32B Sur - 139
Avenida Las Vegas
Envigado, Colombia
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F: ☒ Form 40-F: ☐
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description of Document | |
99.1 | Material Fact (English translation). |
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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: February 16, 2024
Almacenes Éxito S.A. | ||
By: | /s/ Ivonne Windmueller Palacio | |
Name: | Ivonne Windmueller Palacio | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document may contain forward-looking statements. These statements are statements that are not historical facts, and are based on management’s current view and estimates 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 company, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Statements regarding the declaration or payment of dividends, the implementation of principal operating and financing strategies and capital expenditure plans, the direction of future operations and the factors or trends affecting financial condition, liquidity or results of operations are examples of forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. There is no guarantee that the expected events, trends or results will actually occur. The statements are based on many assumptions and factors, including general economic and market conditions, industry conditions, and operating factors. Any changes in such assumptions or factors could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.
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Exhibit 99.1
Envigado, February 16, 2024
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECISIONS
(“OTHER EVENTS”)
Almacenes Éxito S.A. (the “Company”) informs its shareholders and the market in general, that the Board of Directors made the following decisions:
1. | To call the ordinary General Shareholders’ Assembly to be held in person, modifying its date from Thursday, March 14, 2024, to Thursday, March 21, 2024. The time, that is, 9:00 a.m. and the place, the administrative headquarters of the Company, located in the municipality of Envigado, Antioquia, are kept. |
2. | Pursuant to the provisions of External Circular 29 of 2014 and in the same terms of the approval granted last February 9, ordered the adoption of measures to ensure equitable treatment to all shareholders of the Company and encourage their participation in the ordinary meeting of the General Shareholders’ Assembly to be held in person on March 21, 2024. |
To facilitate informed decision-making by shareholders, the proposals and documents to be submitted for approval at the General Shareholders’ Assembly will be made available on the corporate website https://www.grupoexito.com.co/en by February 20 at the latest.