Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro SA 6-K, filed Oct 30, 2023
Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PBR)
About this 6-K
Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro SA filed this 6-K on October 30, 2023.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private
Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of October, 2023
Commission File Number 1-15106
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Brazilian Petroleum Corporation – PETROBRAS
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
Avenida Henrique Valadares, 28 – 19th floor
20231-030 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes _______ No___X____
Petrobras announces sale of stake in electricity company
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Rio de Janeiro, October 27, 2023 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 02/08/2023 and 09/04/2023, informs of the start of the binding phase for the sale of its 18.8% stake in UEG Araucária S.A. (UEGA), together with its partners, Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL and COPEL Geração e Transmissão S.A., which hold 20.3% and 60.9% of the share capital respectively, totaling 100% of UEGA's shares.
Potential buyers classified for this phase will receive a process letter with instructions on the divestment process, including guidelines for carrying out due diligence and submitting binding bids.
The main subsequent stages of the project will be informed to the market in due course.
This disclosure is in accordance with Petrobras' internal rules and with the special regime for the divestment of assets by federal mixed-capital companies, provided for in Decree 9,188/2017.
This operation is in line with the portfolio optimization strategy, aimed at maximizing value and greater return to society.
About UEGA - Usina Elétrica a Gás de Araucária
UEGA is a venture between the Copel Group and Petrobras, consisting of a natural gas-fired thermoelectric plant (combined cycle, with two gas turbines and one steam turbine) located in Araucária - PR, close to the Bolivia-Brazil gas pipeline (GASBOL). It began operating in 2002 and has a total installed capacity of 484 MW.
www.petrobras.com.br/ir
For more information:
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS | Investors Relations
email: petroinvest@petrobras.com.br/acionistas@petrobras.com.br
Av. Henrique Valadares, 28 – 9 th floor – 20231-030 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
Tel.: 55 (21) 3224-1510/9947 | 0800-282-1540
This document may contain forecasts within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities Trading Act of 1934, as amended (Trading Act) that reflect the expectations of the Company's officers. The terms: "anticipates", "believes", "expects", "predicts", "intends", "plans", "projects", "aims", "should," and similar terms, aim to identify such forecasts, which evidently involve risks or uncertainties, predicted or not by the Company. Therefore, future results of the Company's operations may differ from current expectations, and the reader should not rely solely on the information included herein.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: Ocotober 27, 2023
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A–PETROBRAS
By: /s/ Sergio Caetano Leite
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Sergio Caetano Leite
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer