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FORM 6-K

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

For the month of March, 2009

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3126 São Paulo, SP 01402-901
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São Paulo, Brazil, March 2, 2009 – Grupo Pão de Açúcar – (BOVESPA: PCAR4; NYSE: CBD) announces its results for the 4th quarter (4Q08) and full year of 2008. The Company’s operating and financial information does not include the accounting changes introduced by Law 11.638/07 and is presented on a consolidated basis and in Reais, pursuant to Brazilian Law 6.404. All comparisons are with the fourth quarter (4Q07) and full year of 2007, except where stated otherwise. The effects of Law 11.638 are reflected in the chart entitled “Reconciliation of Net Income based on Law 11.638/07” on page 13.

EBITDA and net income move up 32.5% and 41.6% in 2008, respectively

Financial and Operating Highlights                         
(R$ million)(1)   4Q08    4Q07    Chg.    2008
Pro-forma
 
  2007    Chg. 
Gross Sales    5,922.4    5,137.4    15.3%    20,856.8    17,642.6    18.2% 
Net Sales    5,142.7    4,328.8    18.8%    18,033.1    14,902.9    21.0% 
Gross Profit    1,345.2    1,197.2    12.4%    4,753.6    4,178.4    13.8% 
   Gross Margin - %    26.2%    27.7%    -150 bps(2)   26.4%    28.0%    -160 bps(2)
Total Operating Expenses    947.2    872.2    8.6%    3,393.9    3,152.4    7.7% 
   % of Net Sales    18.4%    20.1%    -170 bps(2)   18.8%    21.2%    -240 bps(2)
EBITDA    398.1    325.1    22.5%    1,359.7    1,026.0    32.5% 
   EBITDA Margin - %    7.7%    7.5%    20 bps(2)   7.5%    6.9%    60 bps(2)
Net Income before Income Tax    154.8    130.0    19.1%    439.3    226.1    94.3% 
Net Income    102.3    112.7    -9.2%    298.6    210.9    41.6% 
   Net Margin - %    2.0%    2.6%    -60 bps(2)   1.7%    1.4%    30 bps(2)
Net Income excluded Amortization of Goodwill (3)   140.9    150.1    -6.2%    411.2    312.1    31.7% 

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Grupo Pão de Açúcar operates 597 stores, 74 gas stations and 142 drugstores in 14 states and the Federal District and recorded gross sales of R$ 20.9 billion in 2008. The Group’s multi-format structure comprises supermarkets (Pão de Açúcar, Extra Perto, CompreBem and Sendas), hypermarkets (Extra), electronics/household appliance stores (Extra-Eletro), convenience stores (Extra Fácil), ‘atacarejo’ (wholesale/retail) (Assai), e-commerce operations (Extra.com.br and Pão de Açúcar Delivery), gas stations and drugstores, as well as an extensive distribution network. The Group maintains differentiated customer service and is strongly positioned in the country’s main markets.


Message from Management 

In 2008, Grupo Pão de Açúcar maintained its focus on maximizing existing resources through the pursuit of operating efficiency and increased productivity, exemplified by the development and implementation of a series of initiatives designed to make us more efficient and competitive.

The adoption of a new management model was decisive in consolidating the Group as a lean company, quick to take decisions, pursuing results and fully prepared to sell and, above all, to grow.

We integrated the Commercial, Operational and Marketing areas under a single Vice-Presidency, created an Executive Office for the regional commercial branches to strengthen business management in each of the regions where we operate, and integrated the IT and Supply Chain areas. We also simplified organizational structures and redefined the macroprocesses of each area in order to identify opportunities for gains in efficiency.

We then directed our efforts towards the sales pillars: assortment, pricing, communication and services. In practice, we followed the same strategy adopted in Rio de Janeiro, where results and profitability have improved substantially, as has customer traffic.

We reorganized our assortment in line with consumer demand, buying habits and purchasing power in each micro-region where our stores are installed (clustering). We also strengthened the categories that define the positioning of each of our formats and adjusted our pricing policies in order to improve competitiveness, focusing on those consumers and products that generate more store traffic. Our promotional communication ceased to be linear and began to respect the cluster of each store. Finally, we began to invest in strengthening our customer service.

These changes in 2008 were only possible thanks to the involvement of our people and the integration of the areas, who worked together in the taking of decisions, always focusing on our most important objective – the creation of value for our shareholders.

Unlike the market in general, Grupo Pão de Açúcar is confronting this crisis with a strong capital structure. Although our main goal is to maintain the Company’s financial health, we also see opportunities for increasing our market share.

When the crisis first erupted at the beginning of 2008, the Company decided to raise funds and reinforce its cash by around R$ 500 million, closing the year with a cash position of R$ 1.6 billion. Without taking risks of potential losses with foreign-exchange or derivatives operations, our net debt/EBITDA ratio closed the year at 0.58x, less than our beginning-of-year guidance of 1.0x, giving us tranquility to overcome the challenges of 2008 and plan our future growth in a calm and disciplined manner. We also expect growth on the consumer financing front, thanks to FIC (Financeira Itaú CBD), which now has more than 6 million clients and is fully capable of meeting our customers’ demand for credit. In addition, we have reached an expressive reduction in inventory levels by the end of the year.

We also reduced our annual investments, not only as a precautionary measure, but also to adjust our formats for greater profitability. Processes were streamlined to make us faster and prepare us for the future scenario, especially more aggressive and sustainable growth.

Our results reflect gains in efficiency and market share. Gross sales increased by 18.2% over 2007 to R$ 20.9 billion and same-store sales grew by 2.6% in real terms. EBITDA moved up by a substantial 32.5%, totaling R$ 1.34 billion in 2008, while net income jumped by 41.6% .

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Despite the global economic crisis, we are beginning 2009 in a stronger position and much better prepared to achieve solid growth, both in terms of sales and results.

We are extremely confident regarding the future. We believe the markets will recover and that the resulting business will be built on more solid and realistic bases. Our objective is to continue growing, always seeking a balance between sales and profitability.

We will only be making investments that generate higher profitability and greater returns. Our short and midterm objectives are to maintain the Company’s financial health, take advantage of the current situation to increase sales and market share, maintain control over expenses and invest in IT and logistics, as well as in the expansion of the Assai format and the convenience stores.

Simplicity and focus will continue to be our watchwords in the years ahead, in line with the back-to-basics strategy adopted in 2008. At this special time, when it celebrated its 60th anniversary, Grupo Pão de Açúcar remains committed to providing its customers with high-quality products and services and creating value for its shareholders. And, finally, we would like to thank our shareholders, clients and suppliers for their confidence and support and, above all, our employees, for their contribution, determination and dedication.

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Operating Performance 

The numbers related to the Group’s operating performance presented and commented on below refer to consolidated figures, which include the entire operating results of Sendas Distribuidora (a joint venture with the Sendas chain in Rio de Janeiro) and Assai (a joint venture with Atacadista Assai in São Paulo). The 2008 results are based on consolidated pro-forma numbers, which exclude the restructuring expenses in the first quarter in order to ensure an analysis of the Company’s real performance.

The 1Q08 operating results were affected by restructuring expenses totaling R$ 23.0 million, with an R$ 8.7 million impact on selling expenses and a R$ 14.3 million impact on G&A expenses.

Law 11.638/07 was sanctioned on December, 2007. The purpose of this act, which amends, revokes and adds to Laws 6.404 and 6.385, is to update Brazilian corporate law in order to bring Brazilian accounting practices into line with the international practices adopted by the IASB (International Accounting Standards Board).

All the figures below do not include the accounting changes introduced by Law 11.638/07, whose effects are shown in the “Reconciliation of Net Income based on Law 11.638/07” chart on page 13.

Sales Performance
Gross same-store sales move up 10.4% year-on-year in 4Q08,
 
the best quarterly performance of the last three years 

(R$ million)(1)   4Q08    4Q07    Chg.    2008    2007    Chg. 
Gross Sales    5,922.4    5,137.4    15.3%    20,856.8    17,642.6    18.2% 
Net Sales    5,142.7    4,328.8    18.8%    18,033.1    14,902.9    21.0% 

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Gross sales totaled R$ 20.9 billion in 2008, 18.2% up on 2007, while net sales grew by 21.0% to R$ 18.0 billion. In same-store terms, gross sales recorded a nominal increase of 8.5%, above the annual guidance, and a real upturn of 2.6%, when deflated by the IPCA – General Consumer Price Index(1). Net sales moved up by 11.0% in nominal terms and 6.3% in real terms.

The same-store performance was due to the Company’s policy of maximizing existing resources, the increase in customer traffic and the higher average ticket in 2008.

Food accounted for 75.6% of the Group’s annual gross sales and recorded same-store growth of 7.3%, led by grocery and perishables. Non-food items recorded same-store growth of 12.1%, led by consumer electronics, general merchandise and drugstores, all of which posted double-digit growth over the year before.

In terms of format, the annual sales highlights were Extra, Pão de Açúcar and CompreBem, especially in São Paulo, Extra-Eletro and Extra.com.br (e-commerce).

Fourth-quarter gross sales came to R$ 5.92 billion, 15.3% up year-on-year, while net sales increased by 18.8% to R$ 5.14 billion.

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Same-store gross sales moved up 10.4% year-on-year, with real growth of 3.9%, while net sales increased by 13.7% in nominal terms. Also under the same-store concept, food and non-food items recorded respective growth of 10.1% and 11.0% .

The strong annual growth was due to the following factors: (i) the adoption of a consistent pricing policy, which increased the competitiveness of each format and region; (ii) a major assortment adjustment per region and consumer socio-economic profile through clusterization, which had a positive impact on sales; and (iii) the implementation of a more specialized marketing strategy geared towards specific consumer needs and respecting the pricing and assortment of each region. Consequently, the Group recorded sustainable growth, accompanied by higher customer traffic, leading to gains in market share.

The Group outperformed the sector, posting higher sales figures than those published by ABRAS (the Brazilian Supermarket Association) and the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics). In addition, recent numbers disclosed by the competition continue to indicate gains in market share, especially in the hypermarket segment.

(1) The Company has adopted as its inflation indicator, the IPCA – General Consumer Price Index, which is also used by the Brazilian Supermarket Association (ABRAS), instead of the food component of the IPCA Index, in view of: (i) product incompatibility (the food component of the IPCA basket is not representative of the Company’s entire product and brand mix (e.g. it does not include personal care and household cleaning products); (ii) family profiles (product weight in the food index is determined by the POF (Family Budget Survey), which considers families earning between one and 40 minimum wages per month (e.g. rice represents 3.61% of the food IPCA, but only 1.30% of GPA’s food sales); and (iii) the importance of channels and regions (the weight of regions/sales channels in the food component of the IPCA is out of step with GPA’s).

Gross profit moves up 12.4% in the quarter 
Gross margin stands at 26.4% in 2008

(R$ million)(1)   4Q08    4Q07    Chg.    2008    2007    Chg. 
Gross Profit    1,345.2    1,197.2    12.4%    4,753.6    4,178.4    13.8% 
Gross Margin - %    26.2%    27.7%    -150 bps(2)   26.4%    28.0%    -160 bps(2)

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Annual gross profit totaled R$ 4.75 billion, 13.8% up on 2007, accompanied by a gross margin of 26.4%, versus 28.0% the year before, thanks to the following factors:

(i) the incorporation of the Assai chain, whose margins are lower than those of the Group, contributed a negative 80 bps to the overall gross margin;

(ii) maintenance of the competitive price strategy and the increased sales participation in electronics, whose margins are narrower than those of food products, but which helped push up the average ticket. These factors helped reduce the overall margin by around 50 bps; and

(iii) the change in the way ICMS (state VAT) is collected as of the second quarter, especially in the state of São Paulo, which provoked an increase in the cost of goods sold (COGS) and in net revenue, given that ICMS was no longer booked under sales taxes, being now booked under COGS. This further reduced the gross margin by around 30 bps in 2008.

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Gross profit totaled R$ 1.35 billion in 4Q08, 12.4% up on the R$ 1.2 billion recorded in 4Q07, while the gross margin narrowed from 27.7% to 26.2% . The margin was negatively impacted as follows:

Operating Expenses
Reduction of 230 bps in percentage-of-net-sales terms 

(R$ million)(1)   4Q08    4Q07    Chg.    2008 
Pro-forma 
  2007    Chg. 
Selling Expenses    748.3    701.5    6.7%    2,746.6    2,552.5    7.6% 
Gen. Adm. Exp.    169.1    141.4    19.6%    537.4    500.3    7.4% 
             
Operating Exp. (before Taxes and Charges)   917.4    842.9    8.8%    3,284.0    3,052.8    7.6% 
   % of Net Sales    17.8%    19.5%    -170 bps(2)   18.2%    20.5%    -230 bps(2)
Taxes & Charges    29.8    29.3    1.5%    109.9    99.6    10.3% 
             
Total Operating Expenses    947.2    872.2    8.6%    3,393.9    3,152.4    7.7% 
   % of Net Sales    18.4%    20.1%    -170 bps(2)   18.8%    21.2%    -240 bps(2)

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Operating expenses (selling, general and administrative expenses) amounted to R$ 3.28 billion in 2008, 7.6% more than in 2007 but well below sales growth in the same period. This figure was equivalent to 18.2% of net sales, 230 bps down on the 20.5% recorded the year before.

Excluding restructuring expenses of R$ 16.4 million in 2007 (R$ 5.9 million in selling expenses and R$ 10.5 million in G&A expenses), operating expenses would have increased by 8.2%, also well below sales growth. In percentage-of-net-sales terms, there would be a 220 bps reduction over the pro-forma 2007 figure of 20.4% .

Total operating expenses in 2008 (including taxes and other charges) came to 18.8% of net sales, less than the annual guidance of 19.0%.

This reduction was due to the implementation of the Company’s new management model, which resulted in a complete process overhaul, the rationalization of expenses and the streamlining of the organizational structure. In addition, at the beginning of the year the Company created the Expense Committees (Personnel, Marketing, Maintenance and others), which played an important role in controlling expenses. In this context, the Company believes there are further gains to be captured in 2009.

Fourth-quarter SG&A expenses totaled R$ 917.4 million, representing 17.8% of net sales, 170 bps down on 4Q07. Selling expenses increased by 6.7% to R$ 748.3 million, while G&A expenses climbed by 19.6% to R$ 169.1 million. The quarterly upturn (in absolute terms) was due to the 2008 pay rise (above inflation), the adjustment of third-party contracts, and additional marketing efforts. Total operating expenses (including taxes and other charges) came to 18.4% of net sales, 170 bps less than in 4Q07.

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EBITDA Margin of 7.7% in the quarter 
thanks to improved control over expenses 

(R$ million)(1)   4Q08    4Q07    Chg.    2008 
Pro-forma 
  2007    Chg. 
EBITDA    398.1    325.1    22.5%    1,359.7    1,026.0    32.5% 
EBITDA Margin - %    7.7%    7.5%    20 bps(2)   7.5%    6.9%    60 bps(2)

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Annual pro-forma EBITDA (excluding restructuring expenses) totaled R$ 1.36 billion, 32.5% up on the reported 2007 figure. However, if we exclude restructuring expenses in 2007, EBITDA would have moved up by 30.4%, despite the 160 bps reduction in the gross margin and thanks to improved control over operating expenses throughout the year.

The pro-forma EBITDA margin stood at 7.5% in 2008, in line with the annual guidance of between 7.5% and 8.0%, and a 60 bps improvement over the 2007 figure of 6.9% . This result was due to the strategy adopted at the beginning of the year of seeking a balance between sales growth and profitability, as well as the continuing control over expenses. If Assai is excluded, the EBITDA margin comes to 7.8% .

Fourth-quarter EBITDA totaled R$ 398.1 million, 22.5% higher than the R$ 325.1 million posted in 4Q07, accompanied by an EBITDA margin of 7.7%, 20 bps up year-on-year, even though Assai was operating throughout 4Q08 but only in November and December in 4Q07.

Financial Result
Net financial result negative by R$ 77.1 million in the quarter
 

(R$ million)(1)   4Q08    4Q07    Chg.    2008    2007    Chg. 
Financ. Revenue    95.1    99.4    -4.4%    296.4    299.7    -1.1% 
Financ. Expenses    (172.1)   (143.0)   20.4%    (602.1)   (510.9)   17.9% 
             
Net Financial Income    (77.1)   (43.6)   76.9%    (305.7)   (211.2)   44.8% 

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Financial revenue totaled R$ 296.4 million in 2008, 1.1% less than the previous year. Although the Company maintained a greater average volume of cash invested than in 2007, this was offset by reduced revenue from installment sales.

Financial expenses stood at R$ 602.1 million, up by 17.9% year-on-year, due to the period increase in the gross debt, adjustments to provisions for contingencies and the consolidation of the leasing of the Assai stores. The annual net financial result was R$ 305.7 million negative.

At the end of 2007 and beginning of 2008, in order to prepare for a possible deterioration of the financial markets, Grupo Pão de Açúcar took some important decisions:

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The net debt/EBITDA ratio closed the year at 0.58x, below the beginning-of-year guidance of 1.0x. The debt profile became more extended, with no significant maturities until 2010 and onwards. Given the current operating and investment scenario, there will be no need to raise more funds in 2009, allowing the Group to endure a longer credit squeeze without incurring higher funding costs.

The Company’s cash reserves are invested in fixed income with first-tier Brazilian financial institutions, with good liquidity and at higher rates (% of the CDI) than our average debt rate.

We should emphasize that our debt transactions and financial investments are not exposed to any foreign-exchange risk. Our only derivatives are hedges for 100% of the foreign-currency debt through swap transactions, in the same amounts and with the same schedule as the loans, transforming the debt into a percentage of the CDI (interbank rate) in Reais. The remaining balance of the currency basket debt with the BNDES is also swapped for a % of the CDI. The 6th issue debentures’ yielding of CDI+0.5% is swapped for 104.96% of the CDI.

In the fourth quarter, financial revenue totaled R$ 95.1 million, 4.4% down year-on-year, and financial expenses came to R$ 172.1 million, 20.4% up on 4Q07, once again due to the increase in the gross debt, adjustments to provisions for contingencies and the consolidation of the leasing of the Assai stores. Nevertheless, the net financial result was only R$ 77.1 million negative, an improvement over the previous two quarters.

Equity Income
Result reflects FIC’s strategy in private label and co-branded cards
 

With a 14.2% share of the Group’s sales, FIC (Financeira Itaú CBD) closed 2008 with more than six million clients, 6.6% more than in 2007, and a receivables portfolio of R$ 1.6 billion. FIC cards already represent one-third of the Group’s cards.

As a result, annual equity income totaled R$ 2.9 million, a major improvement over the previous year’s R$ 28.9 million negative. Fourth-quarter equity income stood at R$ 530 thousand, versus a negative R$ 2.3 million in 4Q07.

Thanks to the stringent credit granting policy, FIC’s card portfolio recorded one of the lowest default ratios since its creation. Other contributory factors to the year’s performance included the creation of differentials to encourage the use of private label and co-branded cards, the current business focus. The cards base grew by 16% over 2007, closing the year at 4.6 million cards.

Other 2008 highlights included:

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Insurance and financial services are expected to increase their share of FIC’s revenue in the coming quarters. The company also plans to introduce exclusive benefits for card users (advantage club), with special promotions for holders.

Minority Interest: Sendas Distribuidora 
Annual EBITDA moves up by 110.1% over 2007 

Sendas Distribuidora recorded gross sales of R$ 3.37 billion in 2008, 4.9% up on 2007, while net sales moved up 5.2% to R$ 2.93 billion.

The gross margin stood at 27.4%, 100 bps up on the 26.4% recorded in 2007, and gross profit moved up 9.1% to R$ 801.5 million, mainly due to improvements to the clustering process begun in June 2007 and more advantageous negotiations with local suppliers. The consolidation of these initiatives throughout 2008 resulted in higher sales and increased profitability.

Total annual operating expenses came to R$ 601.8 million, 5.9% down on the year before, representing 20.5% of net sales, down by 250 bps. Another highlight was the substantial reduction in G&A expenses, which fell by 35.0% to R$ 80.1 million. Selling expenses remained flat at R$ 489.6 million at the end of 2008.

As a result, EBITDA totaled R$ 199.6 million in 2008, an improvement of 110.1%, accompanied by an EBITDA margin of 6.8%, versus 3.4% in 2007. Net income was negative by R$ 19.5 million, impacted by the negative financial result of R$ 134.7 million, and the company generated a positive minority interest of R$ 8.4 million.

In the fourth quarter, gross and net sales totaled R$ 917.0 million and R$ 793.2 million, respectively, while gross profit came to R$ 219.7 million, with a gross margin of 27.7% .

Total operating expenses amounted to R$ 157.6 million, equivalent to 19.9% of net sales, 70 bps down year-on-year.

EBITDA came to R$ 62.2 million, 24.8% up on 4Q07, with an EBITDA margin of 7.8%, versus 6.6% in 4Q07.

Due to the deterioration of the financial result, net income was negative by R$ 4.5 million, giving a positive minority interest of R$ 1.9 million.

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Minority Interest: Assai Atacadista
Fourth-quarter gross margin widens by 260 bps over 4Q07
 

Assai’s annual gross and net sales totaled R$ 1.44 billion and R$ 1.26 billion, respectively. The gross margin stood at 15.4% and gross profit came to R$ 194.9 million. Total operating expenses amounted to R$ 147.3 million, or 11.7% of net sales. EBITDA totaled R$ 47.6 million, with a margin of 3.8%, and net income came to R$ 21.8 million, giving a negative minority interest of R$ 8.7 million.

Fourth-quarter gross sales amounted to R$ 464.0 million, with net sales of R$ 408.9 million. Gross profit stood at R$ 70.9 million, with a margin of 17.3%, benefiting from successful negotiations with suppliers due to the concentration of store openings and conversions in the quarter.

Total operating expenses came to R$ 49.9 million, equivalent to 12.2% of net sales and EBITDA stood at R$ 21.0 million, with a margin of 5.1% .

The net financial result was R$ 3.4 million negative, in line with previous quarters, and net income totaled R$ 11.2 million, giving a negative minority interest of R$ 4.5 million.

Income before income tax grows by 94.3% in 2008 

(R$ million)(1)   4Q08    4Q07    Chg.    2008 
Pro-forma 
  2007    Chg. 
Income before Income Tax       154.8       130.0    19.1%    439.3       226.1    94.3% 

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Annual pro-forma income before income tax almost doubled, totaling R$ 439.3 million, versus R$ 226.1 million in 2007.

Fourth-quarter income before income tax stood at R$ 154.8 million, 19.1% up year-on-year, largely due to the improved operating performance, in turn fueled by sales growth, consistent control over expenses and the continuity of the process overhaul.

Net Income
Net income moves up 41.6% over 2007
 

(R$ million)(1)   4Q08    4Q07    Chg.    2008 
Pro-forma 
  2007    Chg. 
Net Income    102.3    112.7    -9.2%    298.6    210.9    41.6% 
Net Margin - %    2.0%    2.6%    -60 bps(2)   1.7%    1.4%    30 bps(2)

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The Company posted pro-forma net income of R$ 298.6 million in 2008, 41.6% up on the R$ 210.9 million reported in 2007, when the figure was impacted by R$ 16.4 million in restructuring expenses. If these are excluded, 2008 net income would have increased by 31.4%, reflecting the important operating improvement, as mentioned in the comments on income before income tax above.

Fourth-quarter net income totaled R$ 102.3 million, versus R$ 112.7 million in 4Q07.

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It is worth noting that net income is jeopardized by non-cash expenses. If these accounts are excluded, as in the table below, net income (cash concept) would amount to R$ 140.9 million in the quarter and R$ 411.2 million in 2008.

(R$ million)(1)   4Q08    4Q07    Chg.    2008 
Pro-forma 
  2007    Chg. 
Net Income    102.3    112.7    -9.2%    298.6    210.9    41.6% 
Amortization of Goodwill(3)   38.5    37.4    2.9%    112.6    101.2    11.2% 
             
Adjusted Net Income    140.9    150.1    -6.2%    411.2    312.1    31.7% 

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Proposed Dividends 

On February 26, 2009, Management proposed the payment of R$ 61.9 million in dividends for referral to Annual General Meeting, 23.5% up on the previous year and equivalent to R$ 0.24859 per common share and R$ 0.27345 per preferred share.

Investments
Group invests R$ 503.1 million in 2008 

Grupo Pão de Açúcar invested R$ 503.1 million in 2008, versus R$ 980.6 million in 2007 (excluding the acquisition of the Assai chain). The Company’s 2008 expansion strategy concentrated on adjustments to existing formats and maximizing returns from stores in operation by adapting internal processes to a new management model based on simplicity, focus, agility, integration and empowerment.

Most of the funds went towards opening 31 new stores (one Pão de Açúcar, one Extra hypermarket, one Extra Perto, one CompreBem, 14 Extra Fácil, six Extra-Eletro and seven Assai). As a result, the Group’s total sales area closed the year 2.3% up on the end of 2007. In addition, six stores were converted to the Assai format (one Pão de Açúcar, two CompreBem, two Sendas and one Extra) and one Sendas store was converted to the ABC CompreBem format.

Also, six CompreBem stores in Pernambuco, previously managed by the Pão de Açúcar format were transferred to CompreBem management; 10 Extra Perto stores were transferred to Extra Hipermercados management; and 14 ABC CompreBem stores were transferred from CompreBem to Sendas management.

The main highlights of the year were:

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Fourth-quarter investments totaled R$ 172.3 million, versus R$ 332.3 million in 4Q07. The Group opened 19 new stores (one CompreBem, five Assai, six Extra-Eletro and seven Extra Fácil) and five stores were converted to the Assai format (one CompreBem, one Pão de Açúcar, and two Sendas and one Extra, in Rio de Janeiro).

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
Substantial growth in 2008

Thanks to greater investment discipline and improved operating efficiency in 2008, annual ROIC (return on invested capital)(1) reached 15.0%, more than 400 bps up on 2007.

(1) Company’s methodology for calculating ROIC:

ROIC = [NOPLAT /(Fixed Assets + Working Capital)]*(1-Income Tax rate), where:

     i) NOPLAT = EBITDA + Employees’ Profit Sharing + Depreciation

     ii) Working Capital = Accounts Receivable + Inventories – Suppliers

(the receivables fund – FIDC – is not considered when calculating working capital)

Reconciliation of Net Income 
Law 11.638/07

On May, 2008, the CVM issued Instruction no 469/08 which partially regulated Law 11.638/07, establishing the minimum requirements to be observed when presenting quarterly information in 2008. These minimum requirements were adopted by the Company.

The impact arising from the changes in accounting practices introduced by the new Law totaled R$ 20.9 million. The main amounts impacting the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, are listed below (bearing in mind that there was no impact on the Company’s cash):

(i) Management and employees’ stock option plan in the amount of R$ 19.4 million: CPC (Accounting Pronouncements Committee) 10 determines that the effects of payment transactions from the stock option plan are reflected in the result and the balance sheet, including expenses incurred when granting such options;

(ii) Leasing in the amount of R$ 3.1 million: CPC 6 determines that transactions involving the transfer of risks and benefits to the lessee can be booked under fixed assets and financings, reflecting what are essentially financed purchases;

(iii) Financial instruments, including derivatives, in the amount of R$ 6.6 million: CPC 14 determines that these are booked: i) at their market value or equivalent value (investments to be sold or available for sale), and ii) at their acquisition or issue cost, whichever is the lower. The Company’s financial instruments are considered as: i) fair value hedges to offset the risk of exposure to the variation in the fair value of the hedged items; and ii) financial derivative instruments, measured at their fair value;

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(iv) Adjustment to present value, in the amount of R$ 3.5 million: CPC 12 determines that non-current assets and liabilities should be adjusted to present value, as should significant current assets and liabilities. The Company accordingly adjusted its assets and liabilities to present value using the weighted average cost of capital (WACC);

(v) In accordance with Presidential Decree 449/08, the deferred charges group was removed and consequently written off against retained earnings on the transition date, resulting in a reversal of R$ 14.7 million;

(vi) The impact on minority interests and deferred income and social contribution taxes as a result of Law 11.638/07 and Provisional Measure - RTT no 449/08 amounted to R$ 2.6 million and R$ 0.4 million, respectively.

The following chart shows the reconciliation of net income based on Law 11.638/07, incorporating the above effects:

         
Reconciliation of Net Income (R$ thousand)   2008 
Pro-forma 
  2008 Reported 
 
Consolidated Net Income before the alterations introduced by Law 11.638/07    298,600    281,360 
 
(i) Management and employees’ compensation    (19,437)   (19,437)
(ii) Leasing    (3,110)   (3,110)
(iii) Financial instruments / Derivatives    (6,599)   (6,599)
(iv) Qualified monetary assets and liabilities    (3,539)   (3,539)
(v) Write-off of unreclassified deferred assets    14,709    14,709 
(vi) Equity Income effects    (2,592)   (2,592)
(vii) Deferred income and social contribution taxes    (365)   (365)
 
Net impact of the application of Law 11.638/07    (20,933)   (20,933)
 
Consolidated Net Income after the alterations introduced by Law 11.638/07    277,667    260,427 
 

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Consolidated Income Statement - not considering the accounting changes introduced by Law 11.638/07 (R$ thousand)
As Reported

     
    4th Quarter    Full Year 
     
    2008             2007    %       2008         2007    % 
             
Gross Sales Revenue    5,922,361    5,137,426    15.3%    20,856,769    17,642,563    18.2% 
Net Sales Revenue    5,142,681    4,328,767    18.8%    18,033,110    14,902,887    21.0% 
Cost of Goods Sold    (3,797,461)   (3,131,546)   21.3%    (13,279,497)   (10,724,499)   23.8% 
Gross Profit    1,345,220    1,197,221    12.4%    4,753,613    4,178,388    13.8% 
   Selling Expenses    (748,265)   (701,455)   6.7%    (2,755,295)   (2,552,453)   7.9% 
   General and Administrative Expenses    (169,139)   (141,398)   19.6%    (551,710)   (500,347)   10.3% 
Operating Exp. (before Taxes and Charges)   (917,404)   (842,853)   8.8%    (3,307,005)   (3,052,800)   8.3% 
   Taxes and Charges    (29,762)   (29,312)   1.5%    (109,871)   (99,575)   10.3% 
Total Operating Expenses    (947,166)   (872,164)   8.6%    (3,416,876)   (3,152,375)   8.4% 
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization-EBITDA    398,054    325,057    22.5%    1,336,737    1,026,013    30.3% 
Depreciation    (100,315)   (87,833)   14.2%    (425,431)   (385,027)   10.5% 
Amortization of intangible    (56,887)   (56,598)   0.5%    (165,977)   (152,905)   8.5% 
Amortization of deferred    (3,915)   (3,080)   27.1%    (15,288)   (12,764)   19.8% 
Earnings before interest and taxes - EBIT    236,937    177,546    33.5%    730,041    475,317    53.6% 
Financial Revenue    95,054    99,411    -4.4%    296,429    299,748    -1.1% 
Financial Expenses    (172,123)   (142,968)   20.4%    (602,128)   (510,913)   17.9% 
Net Financial Revenue (Expense)   (77,069)   (43,557)   76.9%    (305,699)   (211,165)   44.8% 
Equity Income/Loss    530    (2,319)       2,922    (28,923)    
Operating Result    160,398    131,670    21.8%    427,264    235,229    81.6% 
Nonoperating Result    (5,559)   (1,638)   239.4%    (10,914)   (9,084)   20.1% 
Income Before Income Tax    154,839    130,032    19.1%    416,350    226,145    84.1% 
Income Tax    (38,828)   16,325        (112,488)   (11,404)   886.4% 
Income Before Minority Interest    116,011    146,357    -20.7%    303,862    214,741    41.5% 
Minority Interest    (2,558)   (31,106)       (329)   9,536     
Income Before Profit Sharing    113,453    115,251    -1.6%    303,533    224,277    35.3% 
Employees' Profit Sharing    (11,112)   (2,599)   327.5%    (22,173)   (13,399)   65.5% 
Net Income    102,341    112,652    -9.2%    281,360    210,878    33.4% 
Net Income per share    0.3507    0.1524    130.1%    1.1960    0.9258    29.2% 
# of shares (in thousand)   235,249    227,771    3.3%    235,249    227,771    3.3% 
Net Income excluded Amortization of Goodwill    140,861    150,099    -6.2%    393,918    312,077    26.2% 
Net Income per share excluded amortization of goodwill    0.5988    0.6590    -9.1%    1.6745    1.3701    22.2% 
             
 
             
% of net sales    4Q08    4Q07        2008    2007     
             
Gross Profit    26.2%    27.7%        26.4%    28.0%     
   Selling Expenses    -14.6%    -16.2%        -15.3%    -17.1%     
   General and Administrative Expenses    -3.3%    -3.3%        -3.1%    -3.4%     
Operating Exp. (before Taxes and Charges)   -17.8%    -19.5%        -18.3%    -20.5%     
   Taxes and Charges    -0.6%    -0.7%        -0.6%    -0.7%     
Total Operating Expenses    -18.4%    -20.1%        -18.9%    -21.2%     
EBITDA    7.7%    7.5%        7.4%    6.9%     
Depreciation    -2.0%    -2.0%        -2.4%    -2.6%     
Amortization of intangible    -1.1%    -1.3%        -0.8%    -1.0%     
Amortization of deferred    -0.1%    -0.1%        -0.1%    -0.1%     
EBIT    4.6%    4.1%        4.0%    3.2%     
Net Financial Income (Expense)   -1.5%    -1.0%        -1.7%    -1.4%     
Nonoperating Result    -0.1%    0.0%        -0.1%    -0.1%     
Income Before Income Tax    3.0%    3.0%        2.3%    1.5%     
Income Tax    -0.8%    0.4%        -0.6%    -0.1%     
Minority Interest/Employees' Profit Sharing    -0.3%    -0.8%        -0.1%    0.0%     
Net Income    2.0%    2.6%        1.6%    1.4%     
Net Income excluded Amortization of Goodwill    2.7%    3.5%        2.2%    2.1%     
             

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Consolidated Income Statement - not considering the accounting changes introduced by Law 11.638/07 (R$ thousand)
Pro-forma

     
    4th Quarter    Full Year 
     
     2008    2007    %    2008 
Pro-forma 
       2007    % 
             
Gross Sales Revenue    5,922,361    5,137,426    15.3%    20,856,769    17,642,563    18.2% 
Net Sales Revenue    5,142,681    4,328,767    18.8%    18,033,110    14,902,887    21.0% 
Cost of Goods Sold    (3,797,461)   (3,131,546)   21.3%    (13,279,497)   (10,724,499)   23.8% 
Gross Profit    1,345,220    1,197,221    12.4%    4,753,613    4,178,388    13.8% 
   Selling Expenses    (748,265)   (701,455)   6.7%    (2,746,615)   (2,552,453)   7.6% 
   General and Administrative Expenses    (169,139)   (141,398)   19.6%    (537,403)   (500,347)   7.4% 
Operating Exp. (before Taxes and Charges)   (917,404)   (842,853)   8.8%    (3,284,018)   (3,052,800)   7.6% 
     Taxes and Charges    (29,762)   (29,312)   1.5%    (109,871)   (99,575)   10.3% 
Total Operating Expenses    (947,166)   (872,164)   8.6%    (3,393,889)   (3,152,375)   7.7% 
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization-EBITDA    398,054    325,057    22.5%    1,359,724    1,026,013    32.5% 
Depreciation    (100,315)   (87,833)   14.2%    (425,431)   (385,027)   10.5% 
Amortization of intangible    (56,887)   (56,598)   0.5%    (165,977)   (152,905)   8.5% 
Amortization of deferred    (3,915)   (3,080)   27.1%    (15,288)   (12,764)   19.8% 
Earnings before interest and taxes - EBIT    236,937    177,546    33.5%    753,028    475,317    58.4% 
Financial Revenue    95,054    99,411    -4.4%    296,429    299,748    -1.1% 
Financial Expenses    (172,123)   (142,968)   20.4%    (602,128)   (510,913)   17.9% 
Net Financial Income (Expense)   (77,069)   (43,557)   76.9%    (305,699)   (211,165)   44.8% 
Equity Income/Loss    530    (2,319)       2,922    (28,923)    
Operating Result    160,398    131,670    21.8%    450,251    235,229    91.4% 
Nonoperating Result    (5,559)   (1,638)   239.4%    (10,914)   (9,084)   20.1% 
Income Before Income Tax    154,839    130,032    19.1%    439,337    226,145    94.3% 
Income Tax    (38,828)   16,325        (118,235)   (11,404)    
Income Before Minority Interest    116,011    146,357    -20.7%    321,102    214,741    49.5% 
Minority Interest    (2,558)   (31,106)       (329)   9,536     
Income Before Profit Sharing    113,453    115,251    -1.6%    320,773    224,277    43.0% 
Employees' Profit Sharing    (11,112)   (2,599)   327.5%    (22,173)   (13,399)   65.5% 
Net Income    102,341    112,652    -9.2%    298,600    210,878    41.6% 
Net Income per share    0.4350    0.1524    185.5%    1.2693    0.9258    37.1% 
# of shares (in thousand)   235,249    227,771    3.3%    235,249    227,771    3.3% 
Net Income excluded Amortization of Goodwill    140,861    150,099    -6.2%    411,158    312,077    31.7% 
Net Income per share excluded amortization of goodwill    0.5988    0.6590    -9.1%    1.7478    1.3701    27.6% 
             
 
             
% de Vendas Líquidas    4Q08    4Q07        2008    2007     
             
Gross Profit    26.2%    27.7%        26.4%    28.0%     
   Selling Expenses    -14.6%    -16.2%        -15.2%    -17.1%     
   General and Administrative Expenses    -3.3%    -3.3%        -3.0%    -3.4%     
Operating Exp. (before Taxes and Charges)   -17.8%    -19.5%        -18.2%    -20.5%     
     Taxes and Charges    -0.6%    -0.7%        -0.6%    -0.7%     
Total Operating Expenses    -18.4%    -20.1%        -18.8%    -21.2%     
EBITDA    7.7%    7.5%        7.5%    6.9%     
Depreciation    -2.0%    -2.0%        -2.4%    -2.6%     
Amortization of intangible    -1.1%    -1.3%        -0.8%    -1.0%     
Amortization of deferred    -0.1%    -0.1%        -0.1%    -0.1%     
EBIT    4.6%    4.1%        4.2%    3.2%     
Net Financial Revenue (Expense)   -1.5%    -1.0%        -1.7%    -1.4%     
Nonoperating Result    -0.1%    0.0%        -0.1%    -0.1%     
Income Before Income Tax    3.0%    3.0%        2.4%    1.5%     
Income Tax    -0.8%    0.4%        -0.7%    -0.1%     
Minority Interest/Employees' Profit Sharing    -0.3%    -0.8%        -0.1%    0.0%     
Net Income    2.0%    2.6%        1.7%    1.4%     
Net Income excluded Amortization of Goodwill    2.7%    3.5%        2.3%    2.1%     
             

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Consolidated Income Statement Based on Law 11.638/07 (R$ thousand)

   
    Full Year 
   
    2008    2007    % 
       
Gross Sales Revenue    20,856,769    17,642,563    18.2% 
Net Sales Revenue    18,033,110    14,902,887    21.0% 
Cost of Goods Sold    (13,279,497)   (10,724,499)   23.8% 
Gross Profit    4,753,613    4,178,388    13.8% 
     Selling Expenses    (2,747,245)   (2,552,453)   7.6% 
     General and Administrative Expenses    (574,023)   (533,992)   7.5% 
Operating Exp. (before Taxes and Charges)   (3,321,268)   (3,086,445)   7.6% 
     Taxes and Charges    (109,871)   (99,575)   10.3% 
Total Operating Expenses    (3,431,139)   (3,186,020)   7.7% 
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization-EBITDA    1,322,474    992,368    33.3% 
Depreciation    (438,766)   (393,743)   11.4% 
Amortization of intangible    (165,977)   (152,905)   8.5% 
Earnings before interest and taxes - EBIT    717,731    445,720    61.0% 
Financial Revenue    291,509    299,748    -2.7% 
Financial Expenses    (608,297)   (501,557)   21.3% 
Net Financial Revenue (Expense)   (316,788)   (201,809)   57.0% 
Equity Income/Loss    2,922    (28,923)    
Operating Result    403,865    214,988    87.9% 
Nonoperating Result    (10,914)   (9,084)   20.1% 
Income Before Income Tax    392,951    205,904    90.8% 
Income Tax    (111,006)   (13,558)   718.7% 
Income Before Minority Interest    281,945    192,346    46.6% 
Minority Interest    655    6,708     
Income Before Profit Sharing    282,600    199,054    42.0% 
Employees' Profit Sharing    (22,173)   (13,399)   65.5% 
Net Income    260,427    185,655    40.3% 
Net Income per share    1.1070    0.8151    35.8% 
# of shares (in thousand)   235,249    227,771    3.3% 
Net Income excluded Amortization of Goodwill    372,985    286,584    30.1% 
 Net Income per share excluded Amortization of Goodwill    1.5855    1.2594    25.9% 
       
 
       
% of net sales    2008    2007     
       
Gross Profit    26.4%    28.0%     
     Selling Expenses    -15.2%    -17.1%     
     General and Administrative Expenses    -3.2%    -3.6%     
Operating Exp. (before Taxes and Charges)   -18.4%    -20.7%     
     Taxes and Charges    -0.6%    -0.7%     
Total Operating Expenses    -19.0%    -21.4%     
EBITDA    7.3%    6.7%     
Depreciation    -2.4%    -2.6%     
Amortization of intangible    -0.8%    -1.0%     
EBIT    4.0%    3.0%     
Net Financial Income (Expense)   -1.8%    -1.4%     
Nonoperating Result    -0.1%    -0.1%     
Income Before Income Tax    2.2%    1.4%     
Income Tax    -0.6%    -0.1%     
Minority Interest/Employees' Profit Sharing    -0.1%    0.0%     
Net Income    1.4%    1.3%     
Net Income excluded Amortization of Goodwill    2.1%    1.9%     
       

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Consolidated Balance Sheet - Based on Law 11.638 (R$ thousand)

     
ASSETS    12/31/2008    12/31/2007 
     
Current Assets    5,652,477    5,002,144 
     Cash and banks    263,910    414,013 
     Marketable securities    1,361,702    650,119 
     Credit    536,489    536,867 
           Credit sales with post-dated checks    22,267    45,450 
           Credit cards    416,443    409,731 
           Sales vouchers and others    108,299    88,107 
           Allowance for doubtful accounts    (10,520)   (6,421)
     Resulting from commercial agreements    356,962    453,889 
     Accounts receivable - FIDC    983,477    825,606 
     Inventories    1,570,863    1,534,242 
     Recoverable taxes    322,368    379,935 
     Deferred income tax    94,358    88,128 
     Prepaid expenses and others    162,348    119,345 
Noncurrent Assets    7,891,541    7,748,112 
Long-Term Assets    2,258,442    2,071,136 
     Trade accounts receivable    374,618    371,221 
     Recoverable taxes    283,861    141,791 
     Deferred income and social contribution taxes    1,035,716    1,047,426 
     Amounts receivable from related parties    276,472    258,232 
     Judicial deposits    248,420    205,000 
     Others    39,355    47,466 
Permanent Assets    5,633,099    5,676,976 
     Investments    113,909    110,987 
     Property and equipment    4,941,434    4,891,137 
     Intangible assets    577,757    674,852 
     Deferred charges         
     
TOTAL ASSETS    13,544,018    12,750,256 
     
 
     
LIABILITIES    12/31/2008    12/31/2007 
     
Current Liabilities    3,477,672    4,422,816 
       Accounts payables to suppliers    2,409,501    2,324,975 
       Loans and financing    361,084    686,173 
       Recallable fund quotas - FIDC      823,802 
       Debentures    36,034    27,037 
       Payroll and related charges    224,103    173,053 
       Taxes and social contributions payable    110,234    102,418 
       Dividends proposed    68,047    50,084 
       Financing for purchase of fixed assets    45,747    15,978 
       Rents    42,130    44,159 
       Others    180,792    175,137 
Long-Term Liabilities    4,554,355    3,240,087 
       Loans and financing    1,307,927    918,425 
       Recallable fund quotas - FIDC    930,849   
       Debentures    779,650    777,024 
       Taxes payable in installments    200,827    250,837 
       Provision for contingencies    1,241,950    1,216,189 
       Others    93,152    77,612 
 
Minority Interest    104,275    137,676 
 
Shareholder's Equity    5,407,716    4,949,677 
       Capital    4,450,725    4,149,858 
       Capital reserves    574,622    542,500 
       Revenue reserves    382,369    257,319 
     
TOTAL LIABILITIES    13,544,018    12,750,256 
     

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Consolidated Cash Flow - Based on Law 11.638 (R$ thousand)
 

   
    December 31st 
   
Cash flow from operating activities    2008    2007 
     
 Net income for the period    260,427    185,655 
 Adjustment to reconcile net income         
   Deferred income tax    (33,300)   (36,162)
   Residual value of permanent asset disposals    11,103    10,978 
   Depreciation and amortization    604,743    546,648 
   Interest and monetary variations, net of payments    475,197    421,383 
   Equity Income results    (2,922)   28,923 
   Provision for contingencies    115,996    71,103 
   Provisions for fixed assets write-off and losses    6,162    2,205 
   Provision for amortization of goodwill    107,959   
   Stock Option    19,437    25,169 
   Minoritary interest    (655)   (6,708)
     
    1,564,147    1,249,194 
     
 (Increase) decrease in assets         
   Accounts receivable    (60,566)   (211,916)
   Inventories    (36,621)   (215,623)
   Recoverable Taxes    (77,741)   (19,291)
   Other assets    (34,627)   (29,686)
   Related parties    (20,849)   (6,456)
   Judicial deposits    (20,905)   (24,844)
     
    (251,309)   (507,816)
     
 Increase (decrease) in liabilities         
   Suppliers    70,239    236,904 
   Payroll and related charges    51,050    (6,910)
   Income and Social contribution taxes payable    (116,656)   5,853 
   Other accounts payable    (76,517)   (417)
     
    (71,884)   235,430 
     
 
Net cash flow generated (used) by operating activities    1,240,954    976,808 
     
     
   
    December 31st 
   
    2008    2007 
     
Net cash from investing activities         
   Net cash from the incorporation of subsidiaries      20 
   Acquisition of enterprises      (224,777)
   Increase of investments      (60,553)
   Acquisition of property and equipment    (485,418)   (971,645)
   Increase in intangible assets    (2,900)   (8,266)
   Sales of property and equipment    3,592    85 
     
 
Net cash flow generated (used) in investing activities    (484,726)   (1,265,136)
     
Cash flow from financing activities         
 Capital Increase    88,196    9,071 
Increase of minority interest      12,000 
 Financing         
   Funding and Refinancing    680,154    2,491,844 
   Payments    (595,013)   (1,923,190)
 Dividend payments    (50,084)   (498,464)
 Payment of Intereset    (318,001)   (20,312)
     
 
Net cash flow generation (expenditure) in financing activities    (194,748)   70,949 
     
Cash, banks and marketable securities at end of the period    1,625,612    1,064,132 
Cash, banks and marketable securities at beginning of the period    1,064,132    1,281,511 
     
Changes in cash and cash equivalents    561,480    (217,379)
     
 
Cash flow suplemental information         
 Interest paid on loans and financing    318,001    498,464 
     

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Gross Sales per Format (R$ thousand)
 

       
9 Months    2008    %    2007    %    Chg.(%)
       
Pão de Açúcar (a)   2,858,294    19.1%    2,763,220    22.1%    3.4% 
Extra*    7,548,895    50.5%    6,444,826    51.6%    17.1% 
CompreBem (b)   2,174,830    14.6%    2,104,305    16.8%    3.4% 
Extra Eletro    259,377    1.8%    226,276    1.8%    14.6% 
Sendas**    1,112,350    7.4%    966,509    7.7%    15.1% 
Assai    980,662    6.6%       
       
Grupo Pão de Açúcar    14,934,408    100.0%    12,505,136    100.0%    19.4% 
       
 
       
4th Quarter    2008    %    2007    %    Chg.(%)
       
Pão de Açúcar (a)   1,045,581    17.6%    980,404    19.1%    6.6% 
Extra*    3,060,241    51.7%    2,669,969    52.0%    14.6% 
CompreBem (b)   757,767    12.8%    805,988    15.7%    -6.0% 
Extra Eletro    113,101    1.9%    103,785    2.0%    9.0% 
Sendas**    474,238    8.0%    343,051    6.7%    38.2% 
Assai    471,433    8.0%    234,230    4.5%    101.3% 
       
Grupo Pão de Açúcar    5,922,361    100.0%    5,137,427    100.0%    15.3% 
       
 
       
FY08    2008    %    2007    %    Chg.(%)
       
Pão de Açúcar (a)   3,903,875    18.7%    3,743,624    21.2%    4.3% 
Extra*    10,609,136    50.9%    9,114,795    51.7%    16.4% 
CompreBem (b)   2,932,597    14.0%    2,910,293    16.5%    0.8% 
Extra Eletro    372,478    1.8%    330,061    1.9%    12.9% 
Sendas**    1,586,588    7.6%    1,309,560    7.4%    21.2% 
Assai    1,452,095    7.0%    234,230    1.3%    5.20 
       
Grupo Pão de Açúcar    20,856,769    100.0%    17,642,563    100.0%    18.2% 
       

* Include Extra Fácil and Extra Perto sales
** Sendas stores which are part of Sendas Distribuidora S/A
(a) 6 CompreBem stores in Pernambuco were transfered from Pão de Açúcar to CompreBem management
(b) 14 ABC CompreBem stores were transfered from CompreBem to Sendas management

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Net Sales per Format (R$ thousand)
 

       
9 Months    2008    %    2007    %    Chg.(%)
       
Pão de Açúcar (a)   2,465,228    19.1%    2,324,094    22.0%    6.1% 
Extra*    6,483,324    50.3%    5,430,399    51.4%    19.4% 
CompreBem (b)   1,900,286    14.7%    1,789,769    16.9%    6.2% 
Extra Eletro    206,246    1.6%    179,854    1.7%    14.7% 
Sendas**    981,441    7.6%    850,004    8.0%    15.5% 
Assai    853,904    6.6%       
       
Grupo Pão de Açúcar    12,890,429    100.0%    10,574,120    100.0%    21.9% 
       
 
       
4th Quarter    2008    %    2007    %    Chg.(%)
       
Pão de Açúcar (a)   913,974    17.8%    825,031    19.1%    10.8% 
Extra*    2,636,710    51.2%    2,234,374    51.6%    18.0% 
CompreBem (b)   672,478    13.1%    687,297    15.9%    -2.2% 
Extra Eletro    88,343    1.7%    80,945    1.9%    9.1% 
Sendas**    415,728    8.1%    300,529    6.9%    38.3% 
Assai    415,448    8.1%    200,591    4.6%    107.1% 
       
Grupo Pão de Açúcar    5,142,681    100.0%    4,328,767    100.0%    18.8% 
       
 
       
FY08    2008    %    2007    %    Chg.(%)
       
Pão de Açúcar (a)   3,379,202    18.8%    3,149,125    21.1%    7.3% 
Extra*    9,120,034    50.6%    7,664,773    51.4%    19.0% 
CompreBem (b)   2,572,764    14.3%    2,477,066    16.6%    3.9% 
Extra Eletro    294,589    1.6%    260,799    1.8%    13.0% 
Sendas**    1,397,169    7.7%    1,150,533    7.7%    21.4% 
Assai    1,269,352    7.0%    200,591    1.4%   
       
Grupo Pão de Açúcar    18,033,110    100.0%    14,902,887    100.0%    21.0% 
           

* Include Extra Fácil and Extra Perto sales
** Sendas stores which are part of Sendas Distribuidora S/A
(a) 6 CompreBem stores in Pernambuco were transfered from Pão de Açúcar to CompreBem management
(b) 14 ABC CompreBem stores were transfered from CompreBem to Sendas management

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Sales Breakdown (% of Net Sales)
 

     
    2008    2007 
     
    9 Months    4th Quarter    FY    9 Months    4th Quarter    FY 
             
Cash    50.1%    50.0%    50.1%    50.2%    50.0%    50.1% 
Credit Card    40.7%    40.5%    40.6%    39.6%    40.2%    39.8% 
Food Voucher    7.6%    8.3%    7.8%    7.7%    7.9%    7.8% 
Credit    1.6%    1.2%    1.5%    2.5%    1.9%    2.3% 
 Post-dated Checks    1.1%    0.8%    1.0%    1.6%    1.3%    1.5% 
 Installment Sales    0.5%    0.4%    0.5%    0.9%    0.6%    0.8% 
             

Information per Format on December 31st, 2008 
 

         
    # 
Checkouts 
  # 
Employees 
  # 
Stores* 
  Sales 
Area (m2)
         
Pão de Açúcar    1,766    14,747    145    190,072 
CompreBem    1,788    7,899    165    197,551 
Sendas    1,152    5,724    73    129,764 
Extra    3,966    26,292    102    725,141 
Extra Perto    66    328      8,790 
Extra Eletro    130    720    47    27,902 
Extra Fácil    111    234    32    7,306 
Assai    582    4,661    28    74,180 
         
Total Stores    9,561    60,605    597    1,360,706 
         
Headquarters        2,534         
Prevention of Losses        3,299         
Distribution Centers        4,218         
         
Total Grupo Pão de Açúcar    9,561    70,656    597    1,360,706 
         

* Besides the 597 stores, the Company keeps 74 Gas Stations and 142 Drugstores

Stores per Format 
 

         
    Pão de 
Açúcar 
  Extra    Extra- 
Eletro
  Compre
Bem
 
  Sendas    Extra 
Perto 
  Extra 
Fácil 
  Assai    Grupo Pão 
de Açúcar 
  Sales 
Area (m2)
  Number of 
Employees 
         
12/31/2007    153    91    42    178    62    15    19    15    575    1,338,329    66,165 
         
Opened                            12         
Closed    (1)           (4)                  (1)       (6)        
Converted    -6 (a)   10 (b)       +6 -15 (c)   14    (10)                
         
09/30/2008    147    103    42    165    76    5    25    18    581    1,338,303    67,630 
         
Opened                            19         
Closed    (1)       (1)       (1)               (3)        
Converted    (1)   (1)       (1)   (2)                    
         
12/31/2008    145    102    47    165    73    5    32    28    597    1,360,706    70,656 
         

(a) 6 CompreBem stores in Pernambuco were transfered from Pão de Açúcar to CompreBem management
(b) 10 Extra Perto stores were transfered to Extra Hipermercados management
(c) 14 ABC CompreBem stores were transfered from CompreBem to Sendas management

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Productivity Indexes (in nominal R$)
 

Gross Sales per square meter/month     
 
             
       
    2008    2007    Chg.(%)
       
Pão de Açúcar    1,669    1,480    12.8% 
CompreBem    1,167    1,060    10.1% 
Sendas    1,106    1,047    5.6% 
Extra    1,217    1,072    13.5% 
Extra Eletro    1,132    943    20.0% 
       
                     GPA    1,266    1,135    11.5% 
       

Gross sales per employee/month         
 
             
       
    2008    2007    Chg.(%)
       
Pão de Açúcar    22,937    22,893    0.2% 
CompreBem    30,925    29,125    6.2% 
Sendas    25,716    24,960    3.0% 
Extra    35,004    28,668    22.1% 
Extra Eletro    46,812    41,657    12.4% 
       
                     GPA    30,358    27,003    12.4% 
       

Average ticket - Gross sales         
 
             
       
    2008    2007    Chg.(%)
       
Pão de Açúcar    30.2    27.9    7.1% 
CompreBem    22.0    20.9    4.8% 
Sendas    24.9    23.2    8.7% 
Extra    53.0    46.8    12.8% 
Extra Eletro    376.3    382.8    -1.8% 
       
                     GPA    36.6    32.6    12.1% 
       

Gross sales per checkout/month         
 
             
       
    2008    2007    Chg.(%)
       
Pão de Açúcar    179,539    161,845    10.9% 
CompreBem    128,264    116,846    9.8% 
Sendas    127,450    122,859    3.7% 
Extra    224,662    183,404    22.5% 
Extra Eletro    236,428    188,863    25.2% 
       
                     GPA    182,658    156,935    16.4% 
       

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4Q08 Results Conference Call 
Wednesday, March 4, 2009 

Conference Call in Portuguese with simultaneous translation into English:

10:30 a.m. – Brasília time | 8:30 a.m. – New York time | 1:30 p.m. – London Time

Dial-in: +1 (412) 858-4600
Code: Pão de Açúcar

A live webcast is available on the Company’s site: www.gpari.com.br/eng. The replay can be accessed after the end of the Call by dialing +55 (11) 4688-6312; Code: 519.

Grupo Pão de Açúcar    MZ Consult 
     
Daniela Sabbag    Tereza Kaneta 
Investor Relations Officer    Phone: +55 (11) 3529-3754 
Phone: +55 (11) 3886 0421 Fax: +55 (11) 3884 2677    E-mail: mz.gpa@mz-ir.com 
Email: gpa.ri@grupopaodeacucar.com.br     

Website: http://www.gpari.com.br/eng

Statements contained in this release relating to the business outlook of the Company, projections of operating and financial results and relating to the growth potential of the Company, constitute mere forecasts and were based on the expectations of Management in relation to the future of the Company. These expectations are highly dependent on changes in the market, on Brazil’s general economic performance, on the industry and on international markets, and are therefore subject to change.

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirement 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.




COMPANHIA BRASILEIRA DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO



Date:  March 03, 2009 By:   /s/ Enéas César Pestana Neto      
         Name:   Enéas César Pestana Neto
         Title:     Administrative Director



    By:    /s/ Daniela Sabbag                      
         Name:   Daniela Sabbag
         Title:     Investor Relations Officer


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. These statements are statements that are not historical facts, and are based on management's current view and estimates offuture 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.