How to start investing?

It is essential to study well the sector and the stock you intend to invest before doing anything else. B3 provides several materials and courses that can be accessed through the address https://edu.b3.com.br/

A first step to carry out trading in securities and/or any investment in stocks is to register with a securities broker. To find out about banks/brokers registered with B3 access the page (http://www.b3.com.br).

In the system of the broker of your choice, you then carry out your stock buy and sell operations according to the stock trading code (VIIA3), quantity and price at that moment. The order is executed if there is an interested counterparty

Fees and rates charged for the stock trade can vary according to each brokerage firm. You are liable for paying for the transaction, as well as the fees involved.

The brokerage firm is liable for crediting/debiting the shares from your account.

Yes, after financial settlement, shares will be free for trading.

The brokerage firms mediate stocks buy and sell among investors on the stock exchange (B3).

Grupo Casas Bahia’s common shares are traded in Brazilian Reais (R$) in the Novo Mercado segment of B3 S.A. – Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão, under the ticker BHIA3.

B3’s Novo Mercado is Brazil’s corporate governance highest standard listing segment, only composed of companies issuing common shares (ON), ensuring the voting right to all shareholders.

The Novo Mercado rules set out the adoption of corporate governance practices additional to those required by Brazilian laws, such as, all shareholders’ right to sell their shares for the same price of controlling shareholder, in the event of sale of controlling interest, disclosure of annual financial reports in an internationally accepted standard, at least, 2 or 20% of members of the Board of Directors shall be independent, whichever is the greatest, with a combined two-year term of office, amongst others.

Individual shareholders may consult their shares easily and quickly. The main information for control of their investments is available on the Internet: shareholding position, transaction statement, payments notice, income report, and subscription list.

Itaú is our bookkeeping agent, its main duties are to safekeeping, update transactions, pay dividends, and assist Grupo Casas Bahia’s shareholders.
Therefore, to track your shareholding position, Itaú makes available the following accesses:
If you are a Banco Itaú’s account holder, for consultation, please access your account at www.itau.com.br.
In the Current Account menu, you can find the Income Report.
In the Investments menu, you can consult your bookkeeping shares under Itaú’s custody.

If you are not a Banco Itaú’s account holder, you can obtain information from your brokerage firm.

To clarify doubts or obtain additional information via telephone:

(0xx11) 3003-9285 city capital and metropolitan regions
0800 720 9285 other regions
Monday to Friday, from 9:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Grupo Casas Bahia’s shares can be tracked through the “Investor Relations” website in the section “Quotes and Graphs” or through the B3 website (www.b3.com.br).

Dividends represent a form of earnings/return to the investor, in which a portion of the profit earned by a company (corporation) is distributed to shareholders in the form of cash. The amount of dividends is proportional to the number of shares owned and the profit earned by the company in the last financial year in which the amount of dividends is calculated.
The distribution of dividends shall observe the provisions of the Company’s bylaws.
Any distribution of interest on equity shall be imputed to the mandatory dividend.

Investors/Analysts Telephone: 11 4225-6017
Email:ri@via.com.br