As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24, 2009

Registration No. 333-

_____________________

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

_____________________

FORM F-6

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

under

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

For American Depositary Shares

of


PERDIGÃO S.A.

(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)

N/A

(Translation of issuer's name into English)


BRAZIL

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)


THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

One Wall Street, New York, New York 10286

(212) 495-1784

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)

_______________________

The Bank of New York Mellon

ADR Division

One Wall Street, 29th Floor

New York, New York 10286

(212) 495-1784

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)


Copies to:

Peter B. Tisne, Esq.

Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP

120 Broadway

New York, New York 10271

(212) 238-3010

It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466

[ ] immediately upon filing

[ ] on (Date) at (Time).

If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box.  [ ]

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of each class
of Securities to be registered

Amount to be registered

Proposed
maximum aggregate price per unit (1)

Proposed
maximum  aggregate offering price (1)

Amount of registration fee

American Depositary Shares, each American Depositary Share representing Common Shares, no Par Value each, of Perdigão S.A.

100,000,000 American Depositary Shares

$5.00

$5,000,000

$279.00

1

For the purpose of this table only the term "unit" is defined as 100 American Depositary Shares.

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a) may determine.

Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, the Prospectus contained herein also relates to the Depositary Shares of the registrant covered by a previous Registration Statement on Form F-6 of the registrant (Regis. No. 333-12534).








The prospectus consists of the proposed Form of American Depositary Receipt included as Exhibit A to the Form of Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit 1 to this Registration Statement which is incorporated herein by reference.








PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item - 1.

Description of Securities to be Registered

Cross Reference Sheet

Location in Form of Receipt

Item Number and Caption

Filed Herewith as Prospectus


1.  Name and address of depositary

Face of Receipt, bottom center


2.  Title of American Depositary Receipts and identity of

Face of Receipt, top center

deposited securities


Terms of Deposit:



(i)  The amount of deposited securities represented

Face of Receipt, upper right corner

by one unit of American Depositary Receipts


(ii)  The procedure for voting, if any, the deposited

Articles number 15, 16 and 18

securities


(iii)  The collection and distribution of dividends

Articles number 4, 12, 15 and 18



(iv)  The transmission of notices, reports and proxy

Articles number 11, 15, 16 and 18

soliciting material


(v)  The sale or exercise of rights

Articles number 13, 14, 15 and 18


(vi)  The deposit or sale of securities resulting from

Articles number 12, 13, 15, 17 and

dividends, splits or plans of reorganization

18


(vii)  Amendment, extension or termination of the

Articles number 20 and 21

deposit agreement


(viii)  Rights of holders of Receipts to inspect the

Article number 11

transfer books of the depositary and the list of

holders of Receipts


(ix)  Restrictions upon the right to transfer or

Articles number 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and

withdraw the underlying securities

22


(x)  Limitation upon the liability of the depositary

Articles number 14, 17, 18, and 21


3.  Fees and Charges

Articles number 2, 3 and 7


Item – 2.

Available Information


Public reports furnished by issuer

Article number 11









PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item - 3.

Exhibits

a.

Form of Deposit Agreement dated as of July 17, 1997, as amended and restated as of June 26, 2000, as amended and restated as of September 28, 2000, and as further amended and restated as of __________, 2009, among Perdigão S.A., The Bank of New York Mellon as Depositary, and all Owners and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder. - Filed herewith as Exhibit 1.

b.

Letter agreement among Perdigão S.A. and The Bank of New York relating to pre-release activities. - Filed herewith as Exhibit 2

c.

Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years. - See (a) and (b) above.

d.

Opinion of Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP, counsel for the Depositary, as to legality of the securities to be registered. - Filed herewith as Exhibit 4.  

e.

Certification under Rule 466. -  Not Applicable.

Item - 4.

Undertakings

(a)

The Depositary hereby undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of the ADSs, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer.

(b)

If the amounts of fees charged are not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request. The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of an ADS thirty days before any change in the fee schedule.








SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on June 24,  2009.


Legal entity created by the agreement for the issuance of American Depositary Shares for Common Shares, no Par Value each, of Perdigão S.A.

By:

The Bank of New York Mellon,

  As Depositary



By:   /s/ Edgar Piedra

Name:  Edgar Piedra

Title:    Vice President








Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Perdigão S.A. has caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in the City of São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil on June 24, 2009.

PERDIGÃO S.A.

By: /s/ José Antonio do Prado Fay
Name: José Antonio do Prado Fay


Title: Chief Executive Officer

By: /s/ Leopoldo Viriato Saboya
Name: Leopoldo Viriato Saboya


Title: Chief Financial Officer



POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES

We, the undersigned officers and directors of Perdigão S.A. hereby severally constitute and appoint José Antonio do Prado Fay and Leopoldo Viriato Saboya (with full power to act alone) our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution in each of them for him and in his name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as full to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or his or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities held on June 24, 2009.

/s/ José Antonio do Prado Fay

José Antonio do Prado Fay

Chief Executive Officer


/s/ Nildemar Secches

Nildemar Secches

Chairman of the Board of Directors

/s/ Leopoldo Viriato Saboya

Leopoldo Viriato Saboya

Chief Financial Officer


/s/ João Vinicius Prianti


João Vinicius Prianti

Director


/s/ José Mauricio Mora Puliti

José Mauricio Mora Puliti

Principal Accounting Officer


/s/ Luis Carlos Fernandes Afonso


Luis Carlos Fernandes Afonso

Director


/s/ Décio da Silva

Décio da Silva

Director



/s/ Manoel Cordeiro Silva Filho

Manoel Cordeiro Silva Filho

Director


/s/ Francisco Ferreira Alexandre

Francisco Ferreira Alexandre


Director



/s/ Rami Naum Goldfajn

Rami Naum Goldfajn

Director

/s/ Carlos Alberto Cardoso Moreira

Carlos Alberto Cardoso Moreira

Director



/s/ Donald J. Puglisi

Donald J. Puglisi

Managing Director, Puglisi & Associates

Authorized U.S. Representative










INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit

Number

Exhibit


1

Form of Deposit Agreement dated as of July 17, 1997, as

amended and restated as of June 26, 2000, as amended

and restated as of September 28, 2000, and as further amended and

restated as of __________, 2009, among Perdigão S.A., The

Bank of New York Mellon as Depositary, and all Owners and Beneficial

Owners from time to time of American Depositary Shares issued

thereunder.



2

Letter agreement among Perdigão S.A. and The Bank of New York

relating to pre-release activities.



4

Opinion of Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP, counsel for the Depositary,

as to legality of the securities to be registered.






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