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Petrobras Prices Global Notes
Rio de Janeiro, January 20, 2011 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces the pricing of 5-year, 10-year and 30-year Global Notes issued by its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras International Finance Company (“PifCo”) and unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by Petrobras in a multi-tranche SEC-registered offering.
The terms of the 2016 Notes are as follows:
• Issue: 3.875% PifCo Global Notes due 2016
• Amount: U.S.$2,500,000,000
• Coupon: 3.875%
• Interest Payment Dates: January 27 and July 27 of each year, commencing on July 27, 2011
• Yield to Investors: 3.95%
• Maturity: January 27, 2016
The terms of the 2021 Notes are as follows:
• Issue: 5.375% PifCo Global Notes due 2021
• Amount: U.S.$2,500,000,000
• Coupon: 5.375%
• Interest Payment Dates: January 27 and July 27 of each year, commencing on July 27, 2011
• Yield to Investors: 5.401%
• Maturity: January 27, 2021
The terms of the 2041 Notes are as follows:
• Issue: 6.750% PifCo Global Notes due 2041
• Amount: U.S.$1,000,000,000
• Coupon: 6.750%
• Interest Payment Dates: January 27 and July 27 of each year, commencing on July 27, 2011
• Yield to Investors: 6.806%
• Maturity: January 27, 2041
Petrobras will use the proceeds of this multi-tranche offering to finance Petrobras’ planned capital expenditure under its 2010-2014 Business Plan while maintaining an adequate capital structure and staying within Petrobras’ targeted financial leverage ratios in accordance with its 2010-2014 Business Plan.
BTG Pactual US Capital Corp, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Itau BBA USA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Santander Investment Securities Inc. are the joint lead managers for the transaction and Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. are the co-managers. Closing is expected to occur on January 27, 2011.
This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. PifCo has an effective registration statement on file with the SEC. The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, a copy of which may be obtained by contacting BTG Pactual US Capital Corp, 601 Lexington Ave., 57th Floor, New York, NY 10022, collect at 1-212-293-4618, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., 388 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013, collect at 1-212-723-5427; HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., 452 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10018, collect at 1-212-525-4102; Itau BBA USA Securities, Inc., 767 5th Avenue, 50th Floor, New York, NY 10153, at 1-888-770-4828, toll free in the United States; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017, at 1-866-846-2874, toll free in the United States; or Santander Investment Securities Inc., 45 East 53rd Street, New York, New York 10022, collect at 1-212-407-0995.
Alternatively, the prospectus and prospectus supplement may be obtained by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at http://www.sec.gov/.
www.petrobras.com.br/ri/english
Contacts: PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S. A. – PETROBRAS Investor Relations Department I E-mail: petroinvest@petrobras.com.br / acionistas@petrobras.com.br
Av. República do Chile, 65 – 22nd floor - 20031-912 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ I Tel.: 55 (21) 3224-1510 / 9947
This document may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act) that merely reflect the expectations of the Company’s management. Such terms as “anticipate”, “believe”, “expect”, “forecast”, “intend”, “plan”, “project”, “seek”, “should”, along with similar or analogous expressions, are used to identify such forward-looking statements. 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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