DISTRIBUTION OF INTEREST ON EQUITY
M. Dias Branco S.A. Indústria e Comércio de Alimentos, a publicly-held company headquartered at Rodovia BR 116 – Km 18, CEP 61760-000, in the city of Eusébio, state of Ceará inscribed in the roll of corporate taxpayers (CNPJ) under number 07.206.816/0001-15, hereby informs the market that, at the Board of Directors’ meeting held on December 15, 2014, the Board members unanimously decided, subject to approval from the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting that will examine the financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014, to credit one hundred thirty-seven million, six hundred twelve thousand, twenty-eight reais and seventy-two centavos (R$137,612,028.72) to shareholders as interest on equity, proportionally to their shareholding positions, pursuant to Article 9 of Law 9,249/95, as amended by Law 9,430/96, and paragraph 2 of Article 24 of the Company’s Bylaws.
The interest on equity will be imputed to the minimum mandatory dividends distribution of fiscal year 2014, in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 24 of said Bylaws. The credit date will be December 30, 2014, based on the shareholding positions at the closing of the trading floor session of BM&FBOVESPA on December 15, 2014, and the payment will be made to shareholders on April 24, 2015. The Company’s shares will be traded “ex-dividends” as of December 16, 2014. The net amount per share to be made available to retail investors, after withholding of income tax, will be R$1.0310288622, while legal entities exempt of income tax will receive R$1.2129751320 per share.
Eusébio/CE, December 16, 2014.
Geraldo Luciano Mattos Júnior
Investments and Controller Vice-President
Investor Relations Director
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