Registration
Number 0593 at the Registry of Securities
Material
Event
Santiago,
20th of August, 2008
Mr.
Guillermo
Larraín Ríos
Superintendent
Superintendence
of Securities and Insurance
1449
Libertador Bernardo O´Higgins Avenue
Dear
Mr.
Larraín:
In
compliance with the 9
th
article
and the second clause of the 10
th
article
of Law Number 18.045, and paragraph 2.2 of Section II of the General
Regulation
Number 30 of this Superintendence.
The
information contained in this document is distributed in order
to inform in an
accurate, sufficient and opportune way the events and information
over the facts
related to Distribución y Servicio D&S S.A. (“D&S”), its business and
the shares released that are object of public offers, in the moment
that the
fact occurred or is known by D&S. The information will be considered
important for a reasonable person for its investment decisions.
In
accordance to the mentioned above and as it is mention in the Official
Memorandum 660 of such Superintendence, we hereby inform you as
a
Material Event
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during the ordinary meeting held on the 19
th
of
August, 2008, the Board of Directors of Distribución y Servicio D&S S.A.
(“D&S”), a public company whose registration number at the Registry of
Securities of your Superintendence is 0593, approved the distribution
of an
provisional dividend of Ch$2 per share.
D&S’
capital is currently divided into 6,520,000,000 common, registered,
non par
value stock of one single and unique existing series. In accordance
with that
which is authorized for such purpose during the general extraordinary
shareholders meeting held on the 26
th
of
October, 2004 and 24
th
of June,
2008, D&S has to this date in its portfolio a total of 43,387,203 shares
of
its own issuance, destined to a program of compensation for options
on shares.
In accordance with that which is established in the second clause
of article 27
of Law Number 18,046 about Corporations, such shares do not have
the right to
dividends. Due to the aforementioned, the dividend reported by
this material
event will not be distributed to the own shares that D&S maintains in its
portfolio, but to the remaining 6,476,612,797 shares of registered
capital.
The
dividend will be paid on Wednesday the 3rd of September 2008 to
those who, upon
the closing of the 28
h
of
August, 2008, are registered in the registry of shareholders of
D&S, except
the shares of its own issuance that the corporation maintains in
its portfolio,
as mentioned previously. The notice that refers to the Official
Memorandum 660
of such Superintendence will be published in the newspaper “El Mercurio” on the
26
th
of
August, 2008.
The
approved dividend that is mentioned previously, which is number
47 distributed
by D&S, will be distributed on the account of the profits of the fiscal
year
that ends December 31, 2008. Such dividend will be paid in accordance
with the
following:
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a)
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For
those shareholders that have requested it in writing
at the appropriate
time, the dividend will be deposited in the bank checking
or saving
account assigned by them, and a proof of deposit will
be sent by
mail.
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b)
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For
those shareholders that have requested it in writing
at the appropriate
time, the definitive dividend will be sent in the form
of an order check
by certified mail; or,
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c)
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With
order checks to be picked up in person by the shareholder
or his/her duly
authorized representative, from the offices of the Stock
Department of the
Corporation, that is, Depósito Central de Valores S.A., Depósito de
Valores-DCV, located at 770 Huérfanos Street, 22
nd
Floor, in the commune of Santiago.
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Cordially
yours,
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Enrique
Ostalé Cambiaso
Chief
Executive Officer
Distribución
y Servicio D&S S.A.
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Attach:
Form N° 1 of the Official Memorandum 660 of the Superintendence of Securities
and Insurance
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Bolsa
de Comercio de Santiago
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Bolsa
Electrónica de Chile
Bolsa
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Valores de Valparaiso
Comisión
Clasificadora de Riesgo
Depósito
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INTERNAL
USE
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RECEPTION OFFICE S.V.S.
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FORM
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DISTRIBUTION
OF DIVIDENDS
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0.01
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Original
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YES
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0.02
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Date
Sent
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08/20/08
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1.
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IDENTIFICATION
OF THE COMPANY AND
ACTIVITY
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1.01
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R.U.T.
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96,439,000-2
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1.02
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Date
Sent
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08/20/08
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1.03
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Name
of the Company
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Distribución
y Servicio D&S S.A.
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1.04
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N°
Registration of Securities
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N°
0593
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1.05
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Series
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SINGLE
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1.06
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Code
of Exchange
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D&S
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1.07
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Identification
of Activity
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N°
47
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2.
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AGREEMENTS
AND AMOUNT OF DIVIDEND
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2.01
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Original
Information
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08/19/08
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2.02
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Agreements
Reached
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3
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2.03
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Amount
of Dividend
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12,953,225,594
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2.04
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Currency
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$
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SHARES
AND SHAREHOLDERS WITH
RIGHT
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Number
of Shares
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6,476,612,797
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3.02
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Final
Date
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08/28/08
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4.
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NATURE
OF THE DIVIDEND
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4.01
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Type
of dividend
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1
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4.02
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End
of Fiscal Year
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12/31/08
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4.03
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Form
of payment
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1
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5.
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PAYMENT
OF DIVIDEND IN THE FORM OF
MONEY
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5.01
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Payment
in the form of
Money
($/share)
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$2
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5.02
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Currency
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5.03
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Date
of Payment
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09/03/08
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6.
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PAYMENT
OF OPTIONAL DIVIDEND IN THE FORM OF
SHARES
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The
company shall inform the shareholders in a timely fashion
about the tax
application that would correspond for this dividend.
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This
dividend shall be charged to the net earnings of the
fiscal year that ends
the 31
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of
December 2008.
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D&S’
capital is currently divided into 6,520,000,000 common,
registered, non
par value stock of one single and unique existing series.
In accordance
with that which is authorized for such purpose during
the general
extraordinary shareholders meeting held on the 26
th
of
October 2004 and 24
th
of
June 2008, D&S has to this date in its portfolio a total of 43,387,203
shares of its own issuance, destined to a program of
compensation for
options on shares. In accordance with that which is established
in the
second clause of article 27 of Law Number 18,046 about
Corporations, such
shares do not have the right to dividends. Due to the
aforementioned, the
dividend reported by this material event will not be
distributed to the
own shares that D&S maintains in its portfolio.
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The
payment of this dividend will be made through any of
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formats:
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a)
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For
those shareholders that have requested it in writing
at the appropriate
time, the dividend will be deposited in the bank checking
or saving
account assigned by them, and a proof of deposit will
be sent by
mail.;
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b)
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For
those shareholders that have requested it in writing
at the appropriate
time, the definitive dividend will be sent in the form
of an order check
by certified mail; or,
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c)
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With
order checks to be picked up in person by the shareholder
or his/her duly
authorized representative, from the offices of the Stock
Department of the
Corporation, that is, Depósito Central de Valroes S.A., Depósito de
Valores-DCV, located at 770 Huerfanos Street, 22
nd
Floor, in the commune of Santiago.
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The
notice that section II of the Official Memorandum N° 660 of the
Superintendence of Securities and Insurance refers to
will be published
the 26
th
of
August, 2008 in the newspaper “El Mercurio” of
Santiago.
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Distribución
y Servicio D&S S.A. is a public traded company.
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ENRIQUE
OSTALÉ CAMBIASO
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Distribución
y Servicio D&S S.A.
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