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Statement on Form F-3 of Petróleo Brasileiro -- Petrobras (No. 333-163665).
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - PETROBRAS
Public Traded Company
CNPJ/MF no. 33.000.167/0001-01
NIRE no. 33300032061
NOTICE OF MEETING
Extraordinary General Meeting
The Board of Directors of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Company”) calls the Company’s shareholders to meet in a Extraordinary General Meeting on February 28th, 2012, at 3PM, in the auditorium of the Company’s building headquarters located at Avenida República do Chile 65, 1st floor, in the city of Rio de Janeiro (RJ), in order to deliberate on the following matters:
I. Approval of the amendment of the Company’s By-Laws, in order to increase the number of members of the Executive Board from one Chief Executive Officer and six Officers to one Chief Executive Officer and seven Officers, according to the following proposals:
(1) Amend the wording of the heading of article 20 of the By-Laws, in order to increase the number of members of the Executive Board from one Chief Executive Officer and six Officers to one Chief Executive Officer and seven Officers; and
(2) Amend the sole paragraph of article 36 of the By-Laws, in order to provide that in the event of a tie at an Executive Board deliberation, its Chief Executive Officer shall be entitled to cast the tie-breaking vote. The sole paragraph shall have the expression “may cast” replaced by the expression “shall exercise”.
II. The election of member of Board of Directors, appointed by the Controlling Shareholder, in compliance to the article 150 of the Stock Corporations Act (Law no. 6.404/1976) and the article 25 of the Company’s By-laws.
The shareholder willing to be represented in the referred Meeting must meet the provisions of article 126, paragraph 1, of the Stock Corporations Act and article 13 of Petrobras’ By-Laws, by submitting at the time of the meeting, or by submitting power of attorney with special powers in room 1002 (Assistance to Shareholder) at the headquarters’ building, until 3PM of February 27th, 2012.
In addition to that, the shareholders may choose to vote the subject matters included in this Notice by using public requests for power of attorneys as provided for in CVM’s (Securities Commission) instruction no. 481, of December 17, 2009.
The receiving of electronic power of attorneys shall be performed through the platform Assembleias Online (Meetings Online), at the electronic address www.assembleiasonline.com.br. For that purpose, it is necessary that the shareholder register and log in to this platform.
It is available to the shareholders at room 1002 (Assistance to Shareholders) at the headquarters’ building and at the Company’s electronic addresses (http://www.petrobras.com.br/ri) and CVM (Securities Commission) (http://www.cvm.gov.br), all relevant documentation relative to the matters to be decided in this Extraordinary General Meeting, as provided for in Law 6.404, of December 15, 1976 and CVM instruction no. 481 of December 17, 2009.
Rio de Janeiro, February 9th, 2012.
Guido Mantega
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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/S/ Almir Guilherme Barbassa
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Almir Guilherme Barbassa
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