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Names of the candidates appointed by the controlling shareholder to the Board of Directors and Fiscal Council
Rio de Janeiro, March 27, 2015 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras releases the names of the candidates appointed by the controlling shareholder, represented by the Federal Government of Brazil, to the Board of Directors and Fiscal Council. Elections will take place at the upcoming Annual Shareholders Meeting to be held on April 29, 2015.
The following candidates have been appointed for the referred to vacancies:
| Candidate | Position |
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Murilo Pinto de Oliveira Ferreira |
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
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Aldemir Bendine |
Member of the Board of Directors |
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Francisco Roberto de Albuquerque |
Member of the Board of Directors |
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Ivan de Souza Monteiro |
Member of the Board of Directors |
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Luciano Galvão Coutinho |
Member of the Board of Directors |
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Luiz Navarro |
Member of the Board of Directors |
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Sergio Franklin Quintella |
Member of the Board of Directors |
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Paulo José dos Reis Souza |
Member of the Fiscal Council (oficial) |
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Marcus Pereira Aucélio |
Member of the Fiscal Council (substitute) |
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Marisete Fátima Dadald Pereira |
Member of the Fiscal Council (oficial) |
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Agnes Maria de Aragão da Costa |
Member of the Fiscal Council (substitute) |
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Cesar Acosta Rech |
Member of the Fiscal Council (oficial) |
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Symone Christine de Santana Araújo |
Member of the Fiscal Council (substitute) |
Furthermore, due to the provision set forth in CVM Instruction No. 481/09, we inform that the above candidates:
· Have not been subject, for the last 5 years, to criminal conviction, conviction in a CVM administrative procedure and unappeallable conviction, within the judicial or administrative scope, which has suspended or disqualified them to perform any professional or commercial activity.
· Do not have any marital relation, stable relation or relatives liable to information as provided for in item 12.9 in the Reference Form.
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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A--PETROBRAS | ||
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/S/ Ivan de Souza Monteiro
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Ivan de Souza Monteiro
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer |
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