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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS
A Publicly Held Company
CNPJ/MF no 33.000.167/0001-01
NIRE no 33300032061
NOTICE OF SHAREHOLDERS MEETING
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
The Board of Directors of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. PETROBRAS must comply with the provisions of Article 256 of Law No. 6.404/76, and hereby gives notice to Shareholders that an Extraordinary Assembly will be held on October 29, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Companys head office at Avenida República do Chile 65, 1st floor in the City and State of Rio de Janeiro for the purpose of deliberating on the following matters:
(i) | Ratification of the Share Purchase & Sale Agreement, dated August 03 2007, signed between the indirect controlling shareholders of Suzano Petroquímica S.A. (public company headquartered at Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima,
1355, 9 andar, São Paulo/SP, Taxpayers ID 04.705.090/0001-77), as the sellers, and PETROBRAS, as the buyer, together with the respective pertinent documents; and the appointment of a specialized company for assessment purposes, under
the terms of § 1 of art. 256 of Lei No. 6.404/76. |
The documents to be submitted to the Meeting are available to the shareholders at the Companys registered offices (Avenida República do Chile, 65 - sala 2202-B Shareholder Support).
For the purpose of the provisions of § 2 of art. 256 of Lei No. 6.404/76, the shareholders withdraw value, in consonance with art. 137 of the same law, will be R$23.64 (twenty-three Reais and sixty-four cents) per ordinary share. Considering the preferred shares issued by PETROBRAS and in circulation in the market comply with the liquidity and dispersion requirement provided for in item II of art. 137 of Law No. 6.404/76, holders of this class of shares may not exercise the right to the withdraw the mentioned § 2 of art. 256 provides for.
Shareholders who would like to be represented at the aforesaid Meetings must comply with the provisions of Article 126, Paragraph 1 of the Joint Stock Corporation Law and Article 13 of the Companys Bylaws, presenting at the meeting, or, preferably by delivering, the appropriate proxy document containing specific powers to the above cited Shareholder Support Services room at the Companys Head Office until 5:00 p.m. on October 26, 2007.
Rio de Janeiro, September 21, 2007.
Dilma Vana Rousseff
President of the Board of Directors
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A--PETROBRAS |
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/S/ Almir Guilherme Barbassa
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Almir Guilherme Barbassa
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer |
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