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 October 2024

 

Commission File Number: 333-155412

 

 

 

JBS S.A.

(Exact Name as Specified in its Charter)

 

N/A

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

Av. Marginal Direita do Tietê

500, Bloco I, 3rd Floor

São Paulo, SP, Brazil

(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   Notice to the Market (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: October 25, 2024

 

  JBS S.A.
   
  By: /s/ Guilherme Perboyre Cavalcanti
  Name: Guilherme Perboyre Cavalcanti
  Title: Chief Financial and Investment Relations Officer

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

NOTICE TO THE MARKET

 

ANNOUNCEMENT OF REGISTERED EXCHANGE OFFERS

 

JBS S.A. (B3: JBSS3, OTCQX: JBSAY, “JBS” or “Company”) in accordance with the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission Resolution No. 44 of August 23 2021 and in furtherance of the Notice to the Market that was disclosed on March 27, 2024, communicates to its shareholders and the market, that the registration statement on Form F-4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in the United States of America relating to the Exchange Offers (as defined below) was declared effective.

 

The registered exchange offers relate to the 13 series of notes set forth below (“Old Bonds”) that were issued (each one, an “Exchange Offer” and, jointly, the “Exchange Offers”) (1) pursuant to exemptions from registration in the United States of America in accordance with Rule 144A/Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and (2) by JBS USA Holding Lux S.à r.l. (“JBS USA”), JBS USA Food Company (“JBS USA Food”) and JBS Luxembourg Company S.à r.l. (“JBS Luxembourg” and, jointly with JBS USA and JBS USA Food, the “Issuers”) and guaranteed by the Company and other guarantors, for new notes (“New Bonds”) to be issued by the Issuers on equal financial terms, covenants and other terms of the Old Bonds, and guaranteed by the Company and other guarantors, except that the New Bonds will be registered under the Securities Act and, therefore, will not be subject to transfer restrictions in the United States of America.

 

The Exchange Offers consist of the exchange of the following Old Bonds up to:

 

(a)   US$1,507,046,000 of the Issuers, with an interest rate of 6.750% per annum due 2034, for an equal principal amount of New Bonds to be registered under the Securities Act, with an interest rate of 6.750% per annum due 2034;

 

(b)   US$900,000,000 of the Issuers, with an interest rate of 7.250% per annum due 2053, for an equal principal amount of New Bonds to be registered under the Securities Act, with an interest rate of 7.250% per annum due 2053;

 

(c)   US$3,062,000 of the Issuers, with an interest rate of 2.500% per annum due 2027, for an equal principal amount of New Bonds to be registered under the Securities Act, with an interest rate of 2.500% per annum due 2027;

 

(d)   US$20,676,000 of the Issuers, with an interest rate of 5.125% per annum due 2028, for an equal principal amount of New Bonds to be registered under the Securities Act with an interest rate of 5.125% per annum due 2028;

 

(e)   US$803,000 of the Issuers, with an interest rate of 6.500% per annum due 2029, for an equal principal amount of New Bonds to be registered under the Securities Act, with an interest rate of 6.500% per annum due 2029;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(f)    US$343,000 of the Issuers, with an interest rate of 3.000% per annum due 2029, for an equal principal amount of New Bonds to be registered under the Securities Act, with an interest rate of 3.000% per annum due 2029;

 

(g)   US$4,635,000 of the Issuers, with an interest rate of 5.500% per annum due 2030, for an equal principal amount of New Bonds to be registered under the Securities Act, with an interest rate of 5.500% per annum due 2030;

 

(h)   US$7,909,000 of the issuers, with an interest rate of 3.750% per annum due 2031, for an equal principal amount of New Bonds to be registered under the Securities Act, with an interest rate of 3.750% per annum due 2031;

 

(i)    US$16,974,000 of the Issuers, sustainability-linked with an interest rate of 3.000% per annum due 2032, for an equal principal amount of New Bonds to be registered under the Securities Act, sustainability-linked with an interest rate of 3.000% per annum due 2032;

 

(j)    US$35,498,000 of the Issuers, sustainability-linked with an interest rate of 3.625% per annum, due 2032, for an equal principal amount of New Bonds to be registered under the Securities Act, sustainability-linked with an interest rate of 3.625% per annum due 2032;

 

(k)  US$815,000 of the Issuers, with an interest rate of 5.750% per annum due 2033, for an equal principal amount of New Bonds to be registered under the Securities Act, with an interest rate of 5.750% per annum due 2033;

 

(l)    US$115,000 of the Issuers, with an interest rate of 4.375% per annum due 2052, for an equal principal amount of New Bonds to be registered under the Securities Act, with an interest rate of 4.375% per annum due 2052; and

 

(m)  US$2,345,000 of the Issuers, with an interest rate of 6.500% per annum due 2052, for an equal principal amount of New Bonds to be registered under the Securities Act, with an interest rate of 6.500% per annum due 2052.

 

The terms of the Exchange Offers are set forth in the prospectus, dated October 25, 2024 (the “Prospectus”). Each Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 25, 2024, unless extended by JBS S.A. (the “Expiration Date”). Holders of the Existing Notes may withdraw tenders of Existing Notes at any time prior to the Expiration Date.

 

Copies of the Prospectus may be obtained from D.F. King & Co., Inc., who is acting as the exchange agent for the Exchange Offers, at the following address: 48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor, New York, New York 10005.

 

This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor will there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

 

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Statements contained in this Notice to the Market (or the documents it incorporates by reference) that are not facts or historical information may be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may, among other things: include statements about the proposed transaction involving JBS S.A.; beliefs related to the creation of value as a result of the proposed transaction involving JBS S.A.; the intended timeline for completion of the operation; benefits and synergies of the operation; and any other statements regarding the future beliefs, expectations, plans, intentions, financial condition or performance of JBS S.A. and its subsidiaries. In some cases, terms such as “estimate”, “project”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “believe”, “may”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “planned”, “potential”, “could”, “will” and similar terms, or the negative of these expressions, may identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on the expectations and beliefs of JBS S.A. about future events and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current results.

 

 

São Paulo, October 25, 2024.

 

 

Guilherme Perboyre Cavalcanti

Global CFO and Investor Relations Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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