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RESOLUTIONS OF THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
The Board of Directors of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. PETROBRAS summoned the Shareholders to the Ordinary General Meeting held on April 8, 2009, at 3:00 pm in the auditorium of the Company's head office building at Av. República do Chile, nº 65, 1st floor, in the City of Rio de Janeiro (RJ), which deliberated upon and approved the following items:
I. Management Report and Financial Statements with Fiscal Councils Opinion for the fiscal year 2008;
II. Capital Expenditure Budget for fiscal year 2009, as follows in R$ 36.369.785.182,00:
(in R$) | ||
Direct investments | 36.369.785.182 | |
Project Finance | 938.685.536 | |
Capital increases in subsidiaries and other companies | 5.229.464.446 | |
2008 capital expenditures budget | 42.537.935.164 | |
Direct investments | 20.594.470.718 | |
Capital increases | 5.229.464.446 | |
Own resources | 25.823.935.164 | |
Direct investments | 15.775.314.464 | |
Project finance | 938.685.536 | |
Third party resources | 16.714.000.000 |
Out of total direct investments, 50,4% will be used in the Exploration and Production Area, 32,8% in the Downstream Area, 10,5% in the Gas & Energy and 6,3% in other business areas.
III. Distribution of results for the fiscal year 2008, as follows:
Destination | (R$ million) 2008 | |
Net Income for the Period | 36.470 | |
( -) Legal reserve (5%) | (1.824) | |
( -) Fiscal Incentive Reserve | (557) | |
( -) Statutory reserves | (395) | |
(=) Adjusted Net Income | 33.694 | |
Dividends 29,04% (31,44% in 2007) | 9.915 | |
Interests on equity |
7.020 | |
Dividend | 2.895 | |
Profits retention reserve | 23.779 |
Dividends Payment Schedule:
April 24, 2009: R$ 3.334.149.161,20 (three billion, three hundred and thirty four million, one hundred and forty nine thousand, one hundred sixty one reais and twenty cents), equivalent to R$ 0.38 (thirty eight cents) per share, as interest on equity, based on the shareholding position as of December 26, 2008;
June 24, 2009: R$ 3.334.149.161,20 (three billion, three hundred and thirty four million, one hundred forty nine thousand, one hundred and sixty one reais and twenty cents), equivalent to R$ 0.38 (thirty eight cents) per share, as interest on equity, based on the shareholding position as of December 26, 2008;
August 14, 2009: R$ 3.246.408.393, 80 (three billion, two hundred and forty six million, four hundred and eight thousand, three hundred and ninety three reais and eighty cents), equivalent to R$ 0.37 (thirty seven cents) per share, and R$ 0.04 (four cents) as interest on capital (based on the shareholding position as of December 26, 2008) and R$ 0.33 (thirty three cents) as dividends (based on shareholding position as of April 08, 2009).
IV. Election of the following as Members of the Board of Directors
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Representing the Majority Shareholders
Ms. DILMA VANA ROUSSEFF
Mr. GUIDO MANTEGA
Mr. SILAS RONDEAU CAVALCANTI SILVA
Mr. JOSÉ SERGIO GABRIELLI DE AZEVEDO
Mr. FRANCISCO ROBERTO DE ALBUQUERQUE
Mr. LUCIANO GALVÃO COUTINHO
Mr. SERGIO FRANKLIN QUINTELLA
Representing the Minority Ordinary Shareholders
Mr. FABIO COLLETTI BARBOSA
Representing the Preferred Shareholders
Mr. JORGE GERDAU JOHANNPETER
V. Election of the Ms. DILMA VANA ROUSSEFF as Chairwoman of the Board of Directors as per art. 18 of the Companys Bylaws;
VI. Election of the following as Members of the Fiscal Council and their respective substitutes:
FISCAL COUNCIL
Representing the Majority Shareholders
Mr. MARCUS PEREIRA AUCÉLIO as Member and Mr. EDUARDO COUTINHO GUERRA as deputy.
Mr. TÚLIO LUIZ ZAMIN as Member and Mr. RICARDO DE PAULA MONTEIRO as deputy.
Ms. CESAR ACOSTA RACH as Member and Mr. EDSON FREITAS DE OLIVEIRA as deputy.
Representing the Minority Ordinary Shareholders
Mr. NELSON ROCHA AUGUSTO as Member and Ms. MARIA AUXILIADORA ALVES DA SILVA as deputy.
Representing the Preferred Shareholders
Ms. MARIA LÚCIA DE OLIVEIRA FALCÓN as Member and Mr. CELSO BARRETO NETO as deputy.
VII. Establishing the global remuneration of the administrators and the effective members of the audit committee at R$ 8.266.600,00 (eight million, two hundred and sixty six thousand, six hundred Reais), in the period understood between April 2009 and March 2010, inclusive, in the case of the Executive Board, of monthly honorary fees, vacation gratuity, Christmas bonus (13º wage) as well as their participation in the profits pursuant to Articles 41 and 56 of the Companys Bylaws.
Rio de Janeiro, April 8, 2009.
José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo
President
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Contacts: PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S. A. PETROBRAS
Investor Relations Department | E-mail: petroinvest@petrobras.com.br / acionistas@petrobras.com.br
Av. República do Chile, 65 22nd floor - 20031-912 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ | Tel.: 55 (21) 3224-1510 / 9947
This document may contain forecasts that merely reflect the expectations of the Companys management. Such terms as anticipate, believe, expect, forecast, intend, plan, project, seek, should, along with similar or analogous expressions, are used to identify such forecasts. These predictions evidently involve risks and uncertainties, whether foreseen or not by the Company. Therefore, the future results of operations may differ from current expectations, and readers must not base their expectations exclusively on the information presented herein.
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