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20031-912 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Federative Republic of Brazil
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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This report on Form 6-K is incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form F-3 of Petróleo Brasileiro -- Petrobras (No. 333-163665).
RESOLUTIONS OF THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
Rio de Janeiro, April 4th 2011, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs the Extraordinary General Meeting was held today, at 3 p.m., 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), approved the following items:
I. Change in the wording of the caput of Article 20 of the Company’s bylaws, by excluding the word “up to”, and establishing the number of Directors.
II. Merger of Companhia Mexilhão do Brasil to Petrobras in order to:
(1) Approve the Merger and Justification Protocol singed between the directors of Companhia Mexilhão do Brasil and Petrobras on February 14, 2011;
(2) Ratify the hiring of KPMG Auditores Independentes by Petrobras to elaborate the Appraisal Report of Companhia Mexilhão do Brasil, pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 227 of Law No. 6.404/76;
(3) Approve the Appraisal Report elaborated by KPMG Auditores Independentes at book value, for appraisal to the stockholders’ equity of Companhia Mexilhão do Brasil;
(4) Approve the merger of Companhia Mexilhão do Brasil to Petrobras, with no increase in its capital stock; and
(5) Approve the authorization granted by PETROBRAS’ Board of Directors to perform all acts required to the merger and regularization of the status of the merged and merger companies before the competent bodies, as required.
Rio de Janeiro, April 4th 2011.
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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