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
UNDER THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of September,
2024
Commission File Number
001-15106
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
20241-030 - 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 of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
This report on Form 6-K shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into the Registration Statement on Form F-3 of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. — Petrobras (No. 333-261817)
and Petrobras Global Finance B.V. – PGF (No. 333-261817-01) and the related prospectus supplement dated September 3, 2024.
Exhibit 4.1 — Guaranty for the 2035 Notes
Exhibit 4.2 — Sixth Supplemental Indenture
Exhibit 4.3 — Form of 6.000% Global Notes due 2035 (included in Exhibit 4.2)
Exhibit 5.1 — Opinion of internal counsel to Petrobras
Exhibit 5.2 — Opinion of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, U.S. counsel to PGF and Petrobras
Exhibit 5.3 — Opinion of Heussen B.V., Dutch counsel to PGF
SIGNATURE
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.
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/s/ Guilherme Rajime Takahashi Saraiva |
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Name: Guilherme Rajime Takahashi Saraiva |
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Title: Attorney-in-fact |
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/s/ Lucas Tavares de Mello |
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Name: Lucas Tavares de Mello |
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Title: Attorney-in-fact |
Date: September 13, 2024
Exhibit 4.1
GUARANTY
Dated as of September 13, 2024
between
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A.—PETROBRAS,
as Guarantor,
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as
Trustee for the Noteholders
Referred to Herein
Table of Contents
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SECTION 1. |
Definitions. |
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SECTION 2. |
Guaranty |
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SECTION 3. |
Guaranty Absolute |
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SECTION 4. |
Independent Obligation |
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Waivers and Acknowledgments. |
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SECTION 6. |
Claims Against the Issuer |
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Covenants |
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SECTION 8. |
Amendments, Etc. |
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Indemnity |
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Notices, Etc. |
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Survival. |
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No Waiver; Remedies. |
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Continuing Agreement; Assignment of Rights |
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SECTION 14. |
Currency Rate Indemnity |
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Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunity, Etc. |
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SECTION 16. |
Execution in Counterparts |
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SECTION 17. |
Entire Agreement |
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SECTION 18. |
The Trustee. |
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GUARANTY
GUARANTY (this “Guaranty”), dated
as of September 13, 2024 between PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A.—PETROBRAS (the “Guarantor”), sociedade de
economia mista (partially state-owned enterprise) organized and existing under the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil (“Brazil”),
and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a New York banking corporation, as trustee under the Indenture (as defined below) (the “Trustee”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Petrobras Global Finance B.V., a private
company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of The Netherlands and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Guarantor (the “Issuer”),
has entered into an Indenture dated as of August 28, 2018 (the “Original Indenture”) with the Trustee, as supplemented
by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture among the Issuer, the Guarantor and the Trustee, dated as of September 13, 2024 (the “Sixth
Supplemental Indenture”). The Original Indenture, as supplemented by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture and as amended or supplemented
from time to time with respect to the Notes, is hereinafter referred to as the “Indenture;”
WHEREAS, the Issuer has duly authorized the issuance
of its notes in such principal amount or amounts as may from time to time be authorized in accordance with the Indenture and is, on the
date hereof, issuing U.S.$1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.000% Global Notes due 2035 under the Indenture (the “Notes”);
WHEREAS, the Guarantor is willing to enter into this
Guaranty in order to provide the holders of the Notes (the “Noteholders”) with an irrevocable and unconditional guaranty
that, if the Issuer shall fail to make any required payments of principal, interest or other amounts due in respect of the Notes and the
Indenture, the Guarantor will pay any such amounts whether at stated maturity, or earlier or later by acceleration or otherwise;
WHEREAS, the Guarantor agrees that it will derive
substantial direct and indirect benefits from the issuance of the Notes by the Issuer;
WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the issuance
of the Notes that the Guarantor shall have executed this Guaranty;
WHEREAS, each of the parties hereto is entering into
this Guaranty for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Noteholders;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Guarantor and the Trustee hereby
agree as follows:
SECTION 1.
Definitions. (a) All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Original
Indenture, as supplemented and amended by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture. All such definitions shall be read in a manner consistent
with the terms of this Guaranty. (b) As used herein, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:
“Authorized Representative”
of the Guarantor or any other Person means the person or persons authorized to act on behalf of such entity by its chief executive officer,
president, chief operating officer, chief financial officer or any vice president or its Board of Directors or any other governing body
of such entity.
“Board of Directors” when used
with respect to a corporation, means either the board of directors of such corporation or any committee of that board duly authorized
to act for it, and when used with respect to a limited liability company, partnership or other entity other than a corporation, any Person
or body authorized by the organizational documents or by the voting equity owners of such entity to act for them.
“Denomination Currency” has
the meaning specified in Section 14(a).
“Guaranteed Obligations” has
the meaning specified in Section 2(a).
“Judgment Currency” has the
meaning specified in Section 14(a).
“Material Adverse Effect” means
a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, assets, property, condition (financial or otherwise) or, results of operation,
of the Guarantor together with its consolidated Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the validity or enforceability of this Guaranty or
any other Transaction Document or (c) the ability of the Guarantor to perform its obligations under this Guaranty or any other Transaction
Document, or the material rights or benefits available to the Noteholders or the Trustee, as representative of the Noteholders under the
Indenture, this Guaranty or any of the other Transaction Documents.
“Material Subsidiary” means,
as to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person which, on any given date of determination, accounts for more than 15% of such Person’s
total consolidated assets, as such total assets are set forth on the most recent consolidated financial statements of such Person prepared
in accordance with IFRS.
“Officer’s Certificate”
means a certificate of an Authorized Representative of the Guarantor.
“Opinion of Counsel” means a
written opinion of counsel from any Person either expressly referred to herein or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee which
may include, without limitation, counsel for the Guarantor, whether or not such counsel is an employee of the Guarantor.
“Permitted Lien” means a:
(i) Lien granted in respect of Indebtedness
owed to the Brazilian government, Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social or any official government agency
or department of the government of Brazil or of any state or region thereof;
(ii) Lien arising by operation of law,
such as merchants’, maritime or other similar Liens arising in the Guarantor’s ordinary course of business or that of any
Subsidiary or Lien in respect of taxes, assessments or other governmental charges that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
(iii) Lien arising from the Guarantor’s
obligations under performance bonds or surety bonds and appeal bonds or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business
and consistent with the Guarantor’s past practice;
(iv) Lien arising in the ordinary course
of business in connection with Indebtedness maturing not more than one year after the date on which that Indebtedness was originally incurred
and which is related to the financing of export, import or other trade transactions;
(v) Lien granted upon or with respect
to any assets hereafter acquired by the Guarantor or any Subsidiary to secure the acquisition costs of those assets or to secure Indebtedness
incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition of those assets, including any Lien existing at the time of the acquisition
of those assets, so long as the maximum amount so secured will not exceed the aggregate acquisition costs of all such assets or the aggregate
Indebtedness incurred solely for the acquisition of those assets, as the case may be;
(vi) Lien granted in connection with
the Indebtedness of a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary owing to the Guarantor or another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary;
(vii) Lien existing on any asset or on
any stock of any Subsidiary prior to the acquisition thereof by the Guarantor or any Subsidiary so long as that Lien is not created in
anticipation of that acquisition;
(viii) Lien over any Qualifying Asset
relating to a project financed by, and securing Indebtedness incurred in connection with, the Project Financing of that project by the
Guarantor, any of the Guarantor’s Subsidiaries or any consortium or other venture in which the Guarantor or any Subsidiary has any
ownership or other similar interest;
(ix) Lien existing as of the date of
the Sixth Supplemental Indenture;
(x) Lien resulting from the Transaction
Documents;
(xi) Lien incurred in connection with
the issuance of debt or similar securities of a type comparable to those already issued by the Guarantor, on amounts of cash or cash equivalents
on deposit in any reserve or similar account to pay interest on such securities for a period of up to 24 months as required by any Rating
Agency as a condition to such Rating Agency rating such securities investment grade, or as is otherwise consistent with market conditions
at such time;
(xii) Lien granted or incurred to secure
any extension, renewal, refinancing, refunding or exchange (or successive extensions, renewals, refinancings, refundings or exchanges),
in whole or in part, of or for any Indebtedness secured by a Lien referred to in paragraphs (i) through (xi) above (but not paragraph
(iv)), provided that such Lien does not extend to any other property, the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by the Lien is
not increased, and in the case of paragraphs (i), (ii), (iii) and (vii), the obligees meet the requirements of that paragraph, and in
the case of paragraph (viii), the Indebtedness is incurred in connection with a Project Financing by the Guarantor, any of the Guarantor’s
Subsidiaries or any consortium or other venture in which the Guarantor or any Subsidiary have any ownership or other similar interest;
and
(xiii) Lien in respect of Indebtedness
the principal amount of which in the aggregate, together with all Liens not otherwise qualifying as the Guarantor’s Permitted Liens
pursuant to clauses (i) through (xii) of this definition of Permitted Liens, does not exceed 20% of the Guarantor’s consolidated
total assets (as determined in accordance with IFRS) at any date as at which the Guarantor’s balance sheet is prepared and published
in accordance with applicable Law.
“Process Agent” has the meaning
specified in Section 15(c).
“Project Financing” of any project
means the incurrence of Indebtedness relating to the exploration, development, expansion, renovation, upgrade or other modification or
construction of such project pursuant to which the providers of such Indebtedness or any trustee or other intermediary on their behalf
or beneficiaries designated by any such provider, trustee or other intermediary are granted security over one or more Qualifying Assets
relating to such project for repayment of principal, premium and interest or any other amount in respect of such Indebtedness.
“Qualifying Asset” in relation
to any Project Financing means:
(i) any concession, authorization or
other legal right granted by any Governmental Authority to the Guarantor or any of the Guarantor’s Subsidiaries, or any consortium
or other venture in which the Guarantor or any Subsidiary has any ownership or other similar interest;
(ii) any drilling or other rig, any drilling
or production platform, pipeline, marine vessel, vehicle or other equipment or any refinery, oil or gas field, processing plant, real
property (whether leased or owned), right of way or plant or other fixtures or equipment;
(iii) any revenues or claims which arise
from the operation, failure to meet specifications, failure to complete, exploitation, sale, loss or damage to, such concession, authorization
or other legal right or such drilling or other rig, drilling or production platform, pipeline, marine vessel, vehicle or other equipment
or refinery, oil or gas field, processing plant, real property, right of way, plant or other fixtures or equipment or any contract or
agreement relating to any of the foregoing or the Project Financing of any of the foregoing (including insurance policies, credit support
arrangements and other similar contracts) or any rights under any performance bond, letter of credit or similar instrument issued in connection
therewith;
(iv) any oil, gas, petrochemical or other
hydrocarbon-based products produced or processed by such project, including any receivables or contract rights arising therefrom or relating
thereto and any such product (and such receivables or contract rights) produced or processed by other projects, fields or assets to which
the lenders providing the Project Financing required, as a condition therefor, recourse as security in addition to that produced or processed
by such project; and
(v) shares or other ownership interest
in, and any subordinated debt rights owing to the Guarantor by, a special purpose company formed solely for the development of a project,
and whose principal assets and business are constituted by such project and whose liabilities solely relate to such project.
“SEC” means the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Successor Company” has the
meaning specified in Section 7(e)(A).
“Termination Date” has the meaning
specified in Section 6.
“Transaction Documents” means,
collectively, the Indenture, the Notes and this Guaranty.
(c) Construction. The parties agree that items
(1) through (5) of Section 1.01 of the Original Indenture shall apply to this Guaranty, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless
the context otherwise requires.
SECTION 2.
Guaranty. (a) The Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the full and punctual payment when due, as a guaranty
of payment and not of collection, whether at the Stated Maturity, or earlier or later by acceleration or otherwise, of all obligations
of the Issuer now or hereafter existing under the Indenture and the Notes, whether for principal, interest, make-whole premium, Additional
Amounts, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (such obligations being the “Guaranteed Obligations”), and the Guarantor
agrees to pay any and all expenses (including reasonable and documented counsel fees and expenses) incurred by the Trustee or any Noteholder
in enforcing any rights under this Guaranty with respect to such Guaranteed Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the Guarantor’s liability shall extend to all amounts that constitute part of the Guaranteed Obligations and would be owed by the
Issuer to the Trustee or any Noteholder under the Indenture and the Notes but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable
due to the existence of a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding involving the Issuer.
(b) In the event that the Issuer does not make
payments to the Trustee of all or any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations, upon receipt of notice of such non-payment from the Trustee,
the Guarantor will make immediate payment to the Trustee of any such amount or portion of the Guaranteed Obligations owing or payable
under the Indenture and the Notes. Such notice shall specify the amount or amounts under the Indenture and the Notes that were not paid
on the date that such amounts were required to be paid under the terms of the Indenture and the Notes.
(c) The obligation of the Guarantor under this
Guaranty shall be absolute and unconditional upon receipt by it of the notice contemplated herein absent manifest error. The Guarantor
shall not be relieved of its obligations hereunder unless and until the Trustee shall have indefeasibly received all amounts required
to be paid by the Guarantor hereunder (and any Event of Default under the Indenture has been cured, it being understood that the Guarantor’s
obligations hereunder shall terminate following payment by the Issuer and/or the Guarantor of the entire principal, all accrued interest
and all other amounts due and owing in respect of the Notes and the Indenture. All amounts payable by the Guarantor hereunder shall be
payable in U.S. dollars and in immediately available funds to the Trustee.
All payments actually received by the Trustee pursuant
to this Section 2 after 12:00 p.m. (New York time) on any Business Day will be deemed, for purposes of this Guaranty, to have been received
by the Trustee on the next succeeding Business Day.
SECTION 3.
Guaranty Absolute. (a) The Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty are absolute and unconditional regardless of any law,
regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of any Noteholder under its
Notes or the Indenture. The obligations of the Guarantor under or in respect of this Guaranty are independent of the Guaranteed Obligations
or any other obligations of the Issuer, the Issuer’s Subsidiaries or the Guarantor’s Subsidiaries under or in respect of the
Indenture and the Notes or any other document or agreement, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against the
Guarantor to enforce this Guaranty, irrespective of whether any action is brought against the Issuer or whether the Issuer is joined in
any such action or actions. The liability of the Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be irrevocable, absolute and unconditional irrespective
of, and the Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to, any or all of
the following:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability
of any of the Transaction Documents;
(ii) any provision of applicable Law
or regulation purporting to prohibit the payment by the Issuer of any amount payable by it under the Indenture and the Notes;
(iii) any provision of applicable Law
or regulation purporting to prohibit the payment by the Guarantor of any amount payable by it under this Guaranty;
(iv) any change in the time, manner or
place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other obligations of any other person or
entity under or in respect of the Transaction Documents, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from any Transaction
Document, including, without limitation, any increase in the obligations of the Issuer under the Indenture and the Notes as a result of
further issuances, any rescheduling of the Issuer’s obligations under the Notes of the Indenture or otherwise;
(v) any taking, release or amendment
or waiver of, or consent to departure from, any other guaranty or agreement similar in function to this Guaranty, for all or any of the
obligations of the Issuer under the Indenture or the Notes;
(vi) any manner of sale or other disposition
of any assets of any Noteholder;
(vii) any change, restructuring or termination
of the corporate structure or existence of the Issuer or the Guarantor or any Subsidiary thereof or any change in the name, purposes,
business, capital stock (including ownership thereof) or constitutive documents of the Issuer or the Guarantor;
(viii) any failure of the Trustee to
disclose to the Guarantor any information relating to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties
or prospects of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries (the Guarantor hereby waiving any duty on the part of the Trustee or any Noteholders
to disclose such information);
(ix) the failure of any other person
or entity to execute or deliver any other guaranty or agreement or the release or reduction of liability of any other guarantor or surety
with respect to the Indenture;
(x) any other circumstance (including,
without limitation, any statute of limitations) or any existence of or reliance on any representation by the Trustee or any Noteholder
that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Issuer or the Guarantor or any other party; or
(xi) any claim of set-off or other right
which the Guarantor may have at any time against the Issuer or the Trustee, whether in connection with this transaction or with any unrelated
transaction.
(b) This Guaranty shall continue to be effective
or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be
returned by any Noteholder or any other person or entity upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Issuer or the Guarantor
or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.
SECTION 4.
Independent Obligation. The obligations of the Guarantor hereunder are independent of the Issuer’s obligations under the
Notes and the Indenture. The Trustee, on behalf of the Noteholders, may neglect or forbear to enforce payment under the Indenture and
the Notes, without in any way affecting or impairing the liability of the Guarantor hereunder. The Trustee shall not be obligated to exhaust
recourse or remedies against the Issuer to recover payments required to be made under the Indenture nor take any other action against
the Issuer before being entitled to payment from the Guarantor of all amounts contemplated in Section 2 hereof owed hereunder or proceed
against or have resort to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of the Trustee in favor of the Issuer or in favor
of the Guarantor. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Trustee shall have the right to bring a suit directly against
the Guarantor, either prior or subsequent to or concurrently with any lawsuit against, or without bringing suit against, the Issuer.
SECTION 5.
Waivers and Acknowledgments. (a) The Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives promptness, diligence, notice of acceptance,
presentment, demand for performance, notice of nonperformance, default, acceleration, protest or dishonor and any other notice with respect
to any of the Guaranteed Obligations and this Guaranty and any requirement that the Trustee, on behalf of the Noteholders, protect, secure,
perfect or insure any Lien or any property subject thereto or exhaust any right or take any action against the Issuer or any other Person.
(b) The Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably
waives any right to revoke this Guaranty and acknowledges that this Guaranty is continuing in nature and applies to the Guaranteed Obligations,
whether the same are existing now or in the future.
(c) The Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably
waives (i) any defense arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by any Noteholder or the Trustee on
behalf of the Noteholders that in any manner impairs, reduces, releases or otherwise adversely affects the subrogation, reimbursement,
exoneration, contribution or indemnification rights of the Guarantor or other rights of the Guarantor to proceed against the Issuer or
any other person or entity and (ii) any defense based on any right of set-off or counterclaim against or in respect of the Guaranteed
Obligations of the Guarantor hereunder.
(d) The Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably
waives any duty on the part of the Trustee or any Noteholder to disclose to the Guarantor any matter, fact or thing relating to the business,
condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of the Issuer now or hereafter known by the Trustee
or any Noteholder, as applicable.
(e) The Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive
substantial direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Transaction Documents and that the waivers
set forth in this Section 5 are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.
(f) The recitals contained in this Guaranty shall
be taken as the statements of the Issuer and the Guarantor, as applicable, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness
of the same. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Guaranty, of any offering materials, the Indenture
or of the Notes.
(g) The Guarantor unconditionally and irrevocably
waives, to the fullest extent permitted under Brazilian law, any benefit it may be entitled to under Articles 827, 834, 835, 838 and 839
of the Brazilian Civil Code, and under Article 794, caput, of the Brazilian Civil Procedure Code.
SECTION 6.
Claims Against the Issuer. The Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees not to exercise any rights that it may now
have or hereafter acquire against the Issuer or any other guarantor that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement
of the Guarantor’s obligations under or in respect of this Guaranty or any other Transaction Document, including, without limitation,
any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification, or to participate in any claim or remedy of the
Trustee, on behalf of the Noteholders, against the Issuer or any other person, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity
or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from the Issuer or any other person,
directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim,
remedy or right, unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Guaranty shall have been
paid in full in cash. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the immediately preceding sentence at any time prior
to the later of (a) the payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Guaranty and (b)
the date on which all of the obligations of the Issuer under the Indenture and the Notes have been discharged in full (the later of such
dates being the “Termination Date”), such amount shall be paid over to and received and held by the Trustee in trust for the
benefit of the Noteholders, shall be segregated from other property and funds of the Guarantor and shall forthwith be paid or delivered
to the Trustee in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement or assignment) to be credited and applied to the Guaranteed
Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Guaranty, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
If (i) the Guarantor shall make payment to any Noteholder or the Trustee, on behalf of the Noteholders, of all or any part of the Guaranteed
Obligations, (ii) all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Guaranty shall have been paid in full in
cash and (iii) the Termination Date shall have occurred, then the Trustee, on behalf of the Noteholders, will, at the Guarantor’s
written request and expense, execute and deliver to the Guarantor appropriate documents, without recourse and without representation or
warranty, necessary to evidence the transfer by subrogation to the Guarantor of an interest in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from
such payment made by the Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty.
SECTION 7.
Covenants. For so long as the Notes remain outstanding or any amount remains unpaid on the Notes and the Indenture, the Guarantor
will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, to comply with the terms and covenants set forth below (except as otherwise
provided in a duly authorized amendment to this Guaranty as provided herein):
(a) Performance of Obligations. The Guarantor shall
pay all amounts owed by it and comply with all its other obligations under the terms of this Guaranty and the Indenture in accordance
with the terms thereof.
(b) Maintenance of Corporate Existence. The Guarantor
will (i) maintain in effect its corporate existence and all registrations necessary therefor except as otherwise permitted by Section
7(e) and (ii) take all actions to maintain all rights, privileges, titles to property, franchises, concessions and the like necessary
or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, activities or operations; provided, however, that this Section 7(b) shall not require
the Guarantor to maintain any such right, privilege, title to property or franchise if the failure to do so does not, and will not, have
a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Maintenance of Office or Agency. So long as
any of the Notes are outstanding, the Guarantor will maintain in the United States, an office or agency where notices to and demands upon
the Guarantor in respect of this Guaranty may be served, and the Guarantor will not change the designation of such office without prior
written notice to the Trustee and designation of a replacement office or agency in the United States.
(d) Ranking. The Guarantor will ensure at all times
that its obligations under this Guaranty will constitute the general, senior, unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Guarantor
and will rank pari passu, without any preferences among themselves, with all other present and future senior unsecured and unsubordinated
obligations of the Guarantor (other than obligations preferred by statute or by operation of law) that are not, by their terms, expressly
subordinated in right of payment to the obligations of the Guarantor under this Guaranty.
(e) Limitation on Consolidation, Merger, Sale or
Conveyance. (i) The Guarantor will not, in one or a series of transactions, consolidate or amalgamate with or merge into any corporation
or convey, lease, spin-off or transfer substantially all of its properties, assets or revenues to any person or entity (other than a direct
or indirect Subsidiary of the Guarantor) or permit any person or entity (other than a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Guarantor)
to merge with or into it, unless:
(A) either the Guarantor is the continuing
entity or the person (the “Successor Company”) formed by such consolidation or into which the Guarantor is merged or that
acquired or leased such property or assets of the Guarantor will assume (jointly and severally with the Guarantor unless the Guarantor
shall have ceased to exist as a result of such merger, consolidation or amalgamation), by an amendment to this Guaranty (the form and
substance of which shall be previously approved by the Trustee), all of the Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty;
(B) the Successor Company (jointly and
severally with the Guarantor unless the Guarantor shall have ceased to exist as part of such merger, consolidation or amalgamation) agrees
to indemnify each Noteholder against any tax, assessment or governmental charge thereafter imposed on such Noteholder solely as a consequence
of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease with respect to the payment of principal of, or interest on, the Notes pursuant
to this Guaranty;
(C) immediately after giving effect to
such transaction, no Event of Default, and no Default has occurred and is continuing; and
(D) the Guarantor has delivered to the
Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such merger consolidation, sale, transfer or other
conveyance or disposition and the amendment to this Guaranty comply with the terms of this Guaranty and that all conditions precedent
provided for herein and relating to such transaction have been complied with.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in the foregoing, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such proposed
transaction or would result therefrom and the Guarantor has delivered written notice of any such transaction to the Trustee (which notice
shall contain a description of such merger, consolidation or conveyance):
(A) the Guarantor may merge, amalgamate
or consolidate with or into, or convey, transfer, lease, spin-off or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties,
assets or revenues to a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Guarantor in cases when the Guarantor is the surviving entity in such transaction
and such transaction would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, it being understood
that if the Guarantor is not the surviving entity, the Guarantor shall be required to comply with the requirements set forth in the previous
paragraph; or
(B) any direct or indirect Subsidiary
of the Guarantor may merge or consolidate with or into, or convey, transfer, lease, spin-off or otherwise dispose of assets to, any person
(other than the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) in cases when such transaction would not have a Material Adverse Effect
on the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; or
(C) any direct or indirect Subsidiary
of the Guarantor may merge or consolidate with or into, or convey, transfer, lease, spin-off or otherwise dispose of assets to, any direct
or indirect Subsidiary of the Guarantor; or
(D) any direct or indirect Subsidiary
of the Guarantor may liquidate or dissolve if the Guarantor determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best
interests of the Guarantor, and would not result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole and
if such liquidation or dissolution is part of a corporate reorganization of the Guarantor.
(f) Negative Pledge. So long as any Note remains
outstanding, the Guarantor will not create or permit any Lien, other than a Permitted Lien, on any of its assets to secure (i) any of
the Guarantor’s Indebtedness or (ii) the Indebtedness of any other person, unless the Guarantor contemporaneously creates or permits
the lien to secure equally and ratably its obligations under the guaranties or the Guarantor provides other security for its obligations
under this Guaranty and the Indenture as is duly approved by a resolution of the Noteholders in accordance with the Indenture. In addition,
the Guarantor will not allow any of its Material Subsidiaries, if any, to create or permit any lien, other than a Permitted Lien, on any
of the Guarantor’s assets to secure (i) any of the Guarantor’s Indebtedness; (ii) any of the Material Subsidiary’s Indebtedness
or (iii) the Indebtedness of any other Person, unless the Guarantor contemporaneously creates or permits the Lien to secure equally and
ratably the Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty and the Indenture or the Guarantor provides such other security for its
obligations under this Guaranty and the Indenture as is duly approved by the Trustee, at the discretion of the Noteholders in accordance
with the Indenture.
(g) Provision of Financial Statements and Reports.
(i) The Guarantor will provide to the Trustee, in English or accompanied by a certified English translation thereof, (A) within 90 calendar
days after the end of each fiscal quarter (other than the fourth quarter), its unaudited and consolidated balance sheet and statement
of income calculated in accordance with IFRS and (B) within 120 calendar days after the end of each fiscal year, its audited and consolidated
balance sheet and statement of income calculated in accordance with IFRS. For purposes of this Section 7(g), as long as the financial
statements or reports are publicly available and accessible electronically by the Trustee, the filing or electronic publication of such
financial statements or reports shall comply with the Guarantor’s obligation to deliver such statements and reports to the Trustee
hereunder. The Guarantor shall provide the Trustee with prompt written notification at such time that the Guarantor ceases to be a reporting
company. The Trustee shall have no obligation to determine if and when the Guarantor’s financial statements or reports are publicly
available and accessible electronically.
(ii) The Guarantor will provide, together
with each of the financial statements delivered pursuant to Sections 7(g)(i)(A) and (B), an Officer’s Certificate stating that a
review of the activities of the Guarantor and the Issuer has been made during the period covered by such financial statements with a view
to determining whether the Guarantor and the Issuer have kept, observed, performed and fulfilled their covenants and agreements under
this Guaranty and that no Default or Event of Default has occurred during such period or, if one or more have actually occurred, specifying
all such events and what actions have been taken and will be taken with respect to such Default or Event of Default.
(iii) The Guarantor shall, whether or
not it is required to file reports with the SEC, file with the SEC and deliver to the Trustee (for redelivery to all Noteholders) all
reports and other information as it would be required to file with the SEC under the Exchange Act if it were subject to those regulations;
provided, however, that if the SEC does not permit the filing described in the first sentence of this Section 7(g)(iii), the Guarantor
will provide annual and interim reports and other information to the Trustee within the same time periods that would be applicable if
the Guarantor were required and permitted to file these reports with the SEC.
(iv) Delivery of the above reports to
the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such reports shall not constitute constructive notice
of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Guarantor’s compliance with
any of its covenants in the Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on an Officer’s Certificate).
SECTION 8.
Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty and no consent to any departure by the Guarantor therefrom
shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Trustee and the Guarantor, and then such waiver
or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. For the avoidance of doubt,
Article IX of the Indenture shall apply to an amendment to this Guaranty to determine whether the consent of Holders is required for an
amendment and if so, the required percentage of Holders of the Notes required to approve the amendment.
SECTION 9.
Indemnity. The Guarantor agrees to fully indemnify the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee and their agents for, and to hold it
harmless against, any and all loss, liability, damages, claims or expense arising out of or in connection with the performance of its
duties under this Guaranty, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the
exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder except to the extent that any such loss, liability or expense may be
attributable to its negligence or bad faith.
SECTION 10.
Notices, Etc. (a) All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telegraphic or telecopy)
and mailed, e-mailed or delivered by hand, if to the Guarantor, addressed to it at Avenida Henrique Valadares, 28 – Tower A, 1st
floor, 20231-030 Rio de Janeiro – RJ, Brazil, Telephone: +55 (21) 3224-1464, E-mail: financas@petrobras.com.br, Attention: Cesar
dos Reis Rosa, Finance Department, if to the Trustee, to The Bank of New York Mellon, at 240 Greenwich Street, Floor 7 East, New York,
New York, 10286, USA, Telephone: +1 (212) 815 4259, E-mail: gcs.specialty.glam.conv@bnymellon.com, Attention: Corporate Trust Department
or, as to any party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to each other party. All such notices
and other communications shall, when e-mailed, be effective when transmitted.
(b) All payments made by the Guarantor to the Trustee
hereunder shall be made to the Payment Account (as defined in the Indenture).
SECTION 11.
Survival. Without prejudice to the survival of any of the other agreements of the Guarantor under this Guaranty or any of the other
Transaction Documents, the agreements and obligations of the Guarantor contained in Section 2 (with respect to the payment of all other
amounts owed under the Indenture), Section 9 and Section 14 shall survive the payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations and all of
the other amounts payable under this Guaranty, the termination of this Guaranty and/or the resignation or removal of the Trustee.
SECTION 12.
No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of the Trustee to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate
as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or
the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
SECTION 13.
Continuing Agreement; Assignment of Rights Under the Indenture and the Notes. This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall
(a) remain in full force and effect until the later of (i) the repayment in full by the Issuer of all amounts due and owing under the
Indenture with respect to the Notes and (ii) the repayment in full of all Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this
Guaranty, (b) be binding upon the Guarantor, its successors and assigns and (c) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Trustee,
on behalf of Noteholders, and their successors, transferees and assigns. Without limiting the generality of clause (c) of the immediately
preceding sentence, any Noteholder may assign or otherwise transfer its rights and obligations under the Indenture (including, without
limitation, the Note held by it) to any other person or entity, and such other person or entity shall thereupon become vested with all
the benefits in respect thereof granted to such Noteholder herein or otherwise, in each case as and to the extent provided in the Indenture.
The Guarantor shall not have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of all
of the Noteholders.
SECTION 14.
Currency Rate Indemnity. (a) The Guarantor shall (to the extent lawful) indemnify the Trustee and the Noteholders and keep them
indemnified against:
(i) in the case of nonpayment by the
Guarantor of any amount due to the Trustee, on behalf of the Noteholders, under this Guaranty any loss or damage incurred by any of them
arising by reason of any variation between the rates of exchange used for the purposes of calculating the amount due under a judgment
or order in respect thereof and those prevailing at the date of actual payment by the Guarantor; and
(ii) any deficiency arising or resulting
from any variation in rates of exchange between (a) the date as of which the local currency equivalent of the amounts due or contingently
due under this Guaranty or in respect of the Notes is calculated for the purposes of any bankruptcy, insolvency or liquidation of the
Guarantor, and (b) the final date for ascertaining the amount of claims in such bankruptcy, insolvency or liquidation. The amount of such
deficiency shall be deemed not to be increased or reduced by any variation in rates of exchange occurring between the said final date
and the date of any bankruptcy, insolvency or liquidation or any distribution of assets in connection therewith.
(a) The Guarantor agrees that, if a judgment or
order given or made by any court for the payment of any amount in respect of its obligations hereunder is expressed in a currency (the
“Judgment Currency”) other than U.S. dollars (the “Denomination Currency”), it will indemnify the relevant Holder
and the Trustee against any deficiency arising or resulting from any variation in rates of exchange between the date at which the amount
in the Denomination Currency is notionally converted into the amount in the Judgment Currency for the purposes of such judgment or order
and the date of actual payment thereof.
(b) The above indemnities shall constitute separate
and independent obligations of the Guarantor from its obligations hereunder, will give rise to separate and independent causes of action,
will apply irrespective of any indulgence granted from time to time and will continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any judgment
or the filing of any proof or proofs in any bankruptcy, insolvency or liquidation of the Guarantor for a liquidated sum or sums in respect
of amounts due under this Guaranty, or under the Indenture or the Notes or under any judgment or order.
SECTION 15.
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunity, Etc.
(a) This Guaranty shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
(b) The Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any state or Federal court in the Borough of Manhattan, The
City of New York, State of New York, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guaranty or any of the other Transaction
Documents to which it is or is to be a party, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and the Guarantor hereby irrevocably
and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in any such state court
or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court. The Guarantor agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding
shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing
in this Guaranty or any other Transaction Document shall affect any right that any party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding
against the Issuer or the Guarantor, as the case may be, relating to this Guaranty or any other Transaction Document in the courts of
any jurisdiction.
(c) The Guarantor hereby irrevocably appoints and
empowers Petrobras America Inc., with offices located at 10350 Richmond Ave., Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77042 as its authorized agent (the
“Process Agent”) to accept and acknowledge for and on its behalf and on behalf of its property service of any and all legal
process, summons, notices and documents which may be served in any such suit, action or proceedings in any state or Federal court in the
Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, State of New York, which service may be made on such designee, appointee and agent in accordance
with legal procedures prescribed for such courts. The Guarantor will take any and all action necessary to continue such designation in
full force and effect and to advise the Trustee of any change of address of such Process Agent and; should such Process Agent become unavailable
for this purpose for any reason, the Guarantor will promptly and irrevocably designate a new Process Agent within the United States, which
will agree to act as such, with the powers and for the purposes specified in this subsection (c). The Guarantor irrevocably consents and
agrees to the service of any and all legal process, summons, notices and documents out of any of the aforesaid courts in any such action,
suit or proceeding by hand delivery, to it at its address set forth in Section 10 or to any other address of which it shall have given
notice pursuant to Section 10 or to its Process Agent. Service upon the Guarantor or the Process Agent as provided for herein will, to
the fullest extent permitted by law, constitute valid and effective personal service upon it and the failure of the Process Agent to give
any notice of such service to the Guarantor shall not impair or affect in any way the validity of such service or any judgment rendered
in any action or proceeding based thereon.
(d) The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally
waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue
of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guaranty or any of the other Transaction Documents to which it is
or is to be a party in any state or Federal court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, State of New York. The Guarantor
hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such suit,
action or proceeding in any such court.
(e) THE GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL
RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING
TO THIS GUARANTY, ANY OF THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, THE ADVANCES OR THE ACTIONS OF ANY NOTEHOLDER IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION,
PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT THEREOF.
(f) This Guaranty and any other documents delivered
pursuant hereto, and any actions taken hereunder, constitute commercial acts by the Guarantor. The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally
and to the fullest extent permitted by law, waives, and agrees not to plead or claim, any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from
any legal process (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, execution or otherwise)
for itself, the Issuer or any of their property, assets or revenues wherever located with respect to its obligations, liabilities or any
other matter under or arising out of or in connection with this Guaranty, any of the Transaction Documents or any document delivered pursuant
hereto, in each case for the benefit of each assigns, it being intended that the foregoing waiver and agreement will be effective, irrevocable
and not subject to withdrawal in any and all jurisdictions, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, agrees that the waivers
set forth in this subsection (f) shall have the fullest scope permitted under the United States Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976
and are intended to be irrevocable for the purposes of such act.
SECTION 16.
Execution in Counterparts. This Guaranty and each amendment, waiver and consent with respect hereto may be executed in any number
of counterparts and by different parties thereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original
and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic
mail (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic
Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so
delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.
SECTION 17.
Entire Agreement. This Guaranty, together with the Indenture and the Notes, sets forth the entire agreement of the parties hereto
with respect to the subject matter hereof.
SECTION 18.
The Trustee. In the performance of its obligations hereunder, the Trustee shall be entitled to all the rights, benefits, protections,
indemnities and immunities afforded to it under the Indenture.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be duly
executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
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/s/ Isabela de Souza Niedzielski Machado Andrea |
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Exhibit 4.2
SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, effective as of
September 13, 2024, by and among PETROBRAS GLOBAL FINANCE B.V., a private company incorporated with limited liability under the
laws of The Netherlands (the “Company”), having its corporate seat at Rotterdam, The Netherlands and its principal
office at Weena 798C, 23rd floor, 3014 DA Rotterdam, The Netherlands, PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – Petrobras, a
sociedade de economia mista (partially state-owned enterprise) organized under the laws of Brazil, having its principal office
at Avenida Henrique Valadares, 28 – 19th floor, 20231-030 Rio de Janeiro – RJ, Brazil (“Petrobras”),
and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee hereunder (the “Trustee”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee previously
have entered into an indenture, dated as of August 28, 2018 (the “Original Indenture”), as supplemented by this
Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 13, 2024 (the “Sixth Supplemental Indenture”, and together
with the Original Indenture and any further supplements thereto, the “Indenture”) providing for the issuance from
time to time of debt securities of the Company to be issued in one or more series as provided in the Indenture;
WHEREAS, Section 9.01 of the Original
Indenture provides that, subsequent to the execution of the Original Indenture and subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, the
Company and the Trustee may enter into one or more indentures supplemental to the Original Indenture to add to, change or eliminate any
of the provisions of the Original Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities (as defined in the Original Indenture);
WHEREAS, on the date hereof the Company
intends to issue pursuant to Registration Statements on Form F-3 dated December 21, 2021 (File Nos. 333-261817 and 333-261817-01)
(the “Registration Statement”), the related Base Prospectus dated December 21, 2021 and the Prospectus Supplement
dated September 3, 2024 (collectively, the “Offering Document”) and the Indenture, U.S.$1,000,000,000 of its
6.000% Global Notes due 2035, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Notes”), having the terms and conditions
contemplated in the Offering Document as provided for in the Original Indenture as supplemented by this Sixth Supplemental Indenture;
WHEREAS, as contemplated in the Offering
Document, Petrobras and the Trustee intend, in connection with the issuance of the Notes, to enter into a guaranty, dated as of the date
hereof in the form attached as Annex D to the Original Indenture (the “Guaranty”), to provide for an unconditional
and irrevocable guaranty of the Notes by Petrobras;
WHEREAS, the Trustee has provided to the
Company and Petrobras Statements of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, with respect to each of the Companies
which have been filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement;
WHEREAS, the Company and Petrobras confirm
that any and all conditions and requirements necessary to make this Sixth Supplemental Indenture a valid, binding, and legal instrument
in accordance with the terms of the Indenture have been performed and fulfilled and the execution and delivery of this Sixth Supplemental
Indenture has been in all respects duly authorized;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01
of the Original Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Sixth Supplemental Indenture; and
WHEREAS, the Company and Petrobras have
requested that the Trustee execute and deliver this Sixth Supplemental Indenture;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration
of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and in the Indenture and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are herein acknowledged, the Company, Petrobras, and the Trustee hereby agree, for the equal and ratable benefit
of all Holders, as follows:
Article 1
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Defined
Terms. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Original Indenture, as
supplemented and amended hereby. All definitions in the Original Indenture shall be read in a manner consistent with the terms of this
Sixth Supplemental Indenture.
Section 1.02. Additional
Definitions. (a) For the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, Section 1.01 of the Original Indenture shall be amended by adding
the following new definitions:
“Closing Date” means September 13,
2024.
“Default Rate” has the meaning set forth
in Section 2.01(f) herein.
“Dutch Withholding Tax Act 2021” means
the Dutch Withholding Tax Act 2021 (Wet bronbelasting 2021) as published in the Official Gazette (Staatsblad) Stb. 2019,
513 of December 27, 2019 and in effect as of January 1, 2021.
“Electronic Means” shall mean the following
communications methods: e-mail, facsimile transmission, secure electronic transmission containing applicable authorization codes, passwords
and/or authentication keys issued by the Trustee, or another method or system specified by the Trustee as available for use in connection
with its services hereunder.
“Interest Payment Date” has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.01(e) herein.
“Interest Period” means the period beginning
on an Interest Payment Date and ending on the day before the next Interest Payment Date, except that the first Interest Period shall
be the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the day before the next Interest Payment Date.
“Make Whole Amount” has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.01(l) herein.
“Notes Par Call Date” means October 13,
2034 (three months prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes).
“Offering Document” shall have the meaning
set forth in the recitals to this Sixth Supplemental Indenture.
“Payment Account” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.01(g) herein.
“Treasury Rate” means, with respect
to any Redemption Date, the yield determined by the Company in accordance with the following two paragraphs.
The Treasury Rate shall be determined by the Company
after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System), on the third business day preceding the redemption date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent
day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System designated as “Selected Interest Rates (Daily) - H.15” (or any successor designation or publication) (“H.15”)
under the caption “U.S. government securities–Treasury constant maturities–Nominal” (or any successor caption
or heading). In determining the Treasury Rate, the Company shall select, as applicable: (1) the yield for the Treasury constant
maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the redemption date to the Par Call Date (the “Remaining Life”); or (2) if
there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields – one yield corresponding
to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than the Remaining Life and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant
maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life – and shall interpolate to the Par Call Date on a straight-line basis
(using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3) if there is no such
Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity
on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15
shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity
from the redemption date.
If on the third business day preceding the redemption
date H.15 or any successor designation or publication is no longer published, the Company shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on
the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day
preceding such redemption date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Par Call
Date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date but there are two or more United States
Treasury securities with a maturity date equally distant from the Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date
and one with a maturity date following the Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity
date preceding the Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date or two or
more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, the Company shall select from among these two
or more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of
the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate
in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall
be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time,
of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places. The Company’s actions and determinations in determining
the redemption price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
“Stated Maturity” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.01(d) herein.
Article 2
TERMS OF THE NOTES
Section 2.01. General.
In accordance with Section 3.01 of the Original Indenture, the following terms relating to the Notes are hereby established:
(a) Title:
The Notes shall constitute a series of Securities having the title “6.000% Global Notes due 2035”.
(b) Aggregate
Amount: The aggregate principal amount of the Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Sixth Supplemental Indenture
shall be U.S.$1,000,000,000. As provided in the Original Indenture, the Company may, from time to time, without the consent of the Holders
of Notes, issue Add On Notes having identical terms (including CUSIP, ISIN and other relevant identifying characteristics as the
Notes), so long as, on the date of issuance of such Add On Notes: (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and then
be continuing, or shall occur as a result of the issuance of such Add On Notes, (ii) such Add On Notes shall rank pari passu
with the Notes and shall have identical terms, conditions and benefits as the Notes and be part of the same series as the Notes,
(iii) the Company and the Trustee shall have executed and delivered a further supplemental indenture to the Indenture providing
for the issuance of such Add On Notes and reflecting such amendments to the Indenture as may be required to reflect the increase in the
aggregate principal amount of the Notes resulting from the issuance of the Add On Notes, (iv) Petrobras shall have executed and
delivered and the Trustee shall have acknowledged an amended Guaranty reflecting the increase in the aggregate principal amount of the
Notes resulting from the issuance of the Add On Notes and (v) the Trustee shall have received all such opinions and other documents
as it shall have requested, including an Opinion of Counsel stating that such Add On Notes are authorized and permitted by the Indenture
and all conditions precedent to the issuance of such Add On Notes have been complied with by the Company and Petrobras. All Add On Notes
issued hereunder will, when issued, be considered Notes for all purposes hereunder and will be subject to and take the benefit of all
of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Indenture.
(c) Ranking:
The Notes (including any additional Add On Notes) shall be general senior unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Company and
shall at all times rank pari passu among themselves and at least equal in right of payment with all of the Company’s other
present and future unsecured and unsubordinated obligations from time to time outstanding that are not, by their terms, expressly subordinated
in right of payment to the Notes (other than obligations preferred by statute or by operation of law).
(d) Maturity:
The entire outstanding principal of the Notes shall be payable in a single installment on January 13, 2035 (the “Stated
Maturity”). No payments in respect of the principal of the Notes shall be paid prior to the Stated Maturity except in the case
of the occurrence of an Event of Default and acceleration of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes, upon redemption
prior to the Stated Maturity pursuant to Section 11.08 of the Original Indenture or pursuant to Section 2.01(k), Section 2.01(l) and
Section 2.01(m) hereof.
(e) Interest:
Interest shall accrue on the Notes at the rate of 6.000% per annum until all required amounts due in respect of the Notes have been paid.
All interest shall be paid by the Company to the Trustee and distributed by the Trustee in accordance with this Indenture semi-annually
in arrears on January 13 and July 13 of each year during which any portion of the Notes shall be Outstanding (each, an “Interest
Payment Date”), commencing on January 13, 2025, and will initially accrue from and including the date of issuance and
thereafter from the last Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid. Interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name a
Note is registered at the close of business on the preceding Regular Record Date (which shall mean, with respect to any payment to be
made on an Interest Payment Date, the Business Day preceding the relevant Interest Payment Date). As provided in the Original Indenture,
(i) interest accrued with respect to the Notes shall be calculated based on a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, (ii) payment
of principal and interest and other amounts on the Notes will be made at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee in New York City,
or such other paying agent office in the United States as the Company appoints, in the form provided for in Section 10.08 of the
Original Indenture, (iii) all such payments to the Trustee shall be made by the Company by depositing immediately available funds
in U.S. Dollars prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City Time, one Business Day prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date to the
Payment Account and (iv) so long as any of the Notes remain Outstanding, the Company shall maintain a paying agent in New York City.
(f) Default
Rate: Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, (i) interest on the outstanding principal amount
of the Notes shall accrue on the Notes at a rate equal to 0.5% per annum above the interest rate on the Notes at that time (the “Default
Rate”) and (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by law, interest shall accrue on the amount of any interest, fee, Additional
Amounts, or other amount payable under the Indenture and the Notes that is not paid when due, from the date such amount was due until
such amount shall be paid in full, excluding the date of such payment, at the Default Rate.
(g) Payment
Account: On the Closing Date, the Trustee shall establish (and shall promptly notify the Company of the establishment of such account,
including the relevant account numbers and other relevant identifying details) and, until the Notes and all accounts due in respect thereof
have been paid in full, the Trustee shall maintain the special purpose non-interest bearing trust account established pursuant to the
Sixth Supplemental Indenture (the “Payment Account”) into which all payments required to be made by the Company under
or with respect to the Notes shall be deposited. The Company agrees that the Payment Account shall be maintained in the name of the Trustee
and under its sole dominion and control (acting on behalf of the Holders of the Notes) and used solely to make payments of principal,
interest and other amounts from time to time due and owing on, or with respect to, the Notes. No funds contained in the Payment Account
shall be used for any other purpose or in any manner not expressly provided for herein nor shall the Company or any other Person have
an interest therein or amounts on deposit therein. All amounts on deposit in the Payment Account on any Interest Payment Date after the
Trustee has paid all amounts due and owing to the holders of the Notes as of such Interest Payment Date shall be retained in the Payment
Account and used by the Trustee to pay any amounts due and owing to the Holders of the Notes on the next succeeding Interest Payment
Date.
(h) Form and
Denomination: The Notes shall be issuable in whole in the registered form of one or more Global Notes (without coupons), in minimum
denominations of U.S.$2,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$1,000 in excess thereof, and shall be transferable in principal amounts of
U.S.$2,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$1,000 in excess thereof and the Depository for such Global Notes shall be The Depository Trust
Company, New York, New York.
(i) Guaranty:
The Notes shall have the benefit of the Guaranty in the manner provided in Article 3 of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture.
(j) Rating:
The Notes can be issued without the requirement that they have any rating from a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
(k) Optional
Early Redemption at Par: The Company will have the right at its option to redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time or from
time to time on or after the Notes Par Call Date, on at least 10 days’ but not more than 60 days’ notice, at a Redemption
Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of such
Notes to the Redemption Date.
(l) Optional
Early Redemption With “Make-Whole” Amount. The Company will have the right at its option to redeem the Notes, in whole
or in part, at any time or from time to time prior to the Notes Par Call Date, on at least 10 days’ but not more than 60 days’
notice, at a Redemption Price equal to the greater of (A) 100% of the principal amount of such Notes and (B) the sum of the
present values of each remaining scheduled payment of principal and interest thereon that would be due after the Redemption Date as if
the Notes were redeemed on the Notes Par Call Date discounted to the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting
of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 40 basis points, less interest accrued to the date of redemption (the “Make
Whole Amount”), plus in each case accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of such Notes to (but not including)
the Redemption Date.
(m) Redemption
Notice. A redemption notice may at the Company’s option be subject to the satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent,
and such notice may be rescinded or the applicable Redemption Date delayed in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have
been satisfied by the applicable Redemption Date. Any conditions precedent shall be described in such notice.
(n) Early
Redemption for Tax Reasons. The Notes may be redeemed at the option of the Company, in whole but not in part, at any time at a Redemption
Price equal to the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date if and when, as a result of any change
in, execution of, or amendment to, any laws or regulations or ruling promulgated thereunder of the jurisdiction in which the Company
is incorporated (or, in the case of a successor Person to the Company, of the jurisdiction in which such successor Person is organized
or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein) or the official entry or any change in the official application
or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, or any change in the official application of or interpretation of, or any execution
of or amendment to, any treaty or treaties affecting taxation to which such jurisdiction or such political subdivision or taxing authority
(or such other jurisdiction or political subdivision or taxing authority) is a party, which change, execution or amendment becomes effective
on or after the date hereof (or in the case of a successor Person to the Company, the date on which such successor Person became such
pursuant to Section 8.01 and 8.02 of the Original Indenture), the Company would be required to pay Additional Amounts pursuant to
Section 10.10 of the Original Indenture. For purposes of Section 11.08 of the Original Indenture, the reincorporation of the
Company shall be treated as the adoption of a successor entity, provided, however, that redemption under Section 11.08 of the Original
Indenture shall not be available if the reincorporation was performed in anticipation of a change in, execution of or amendment to any
laws or treaties or the official application or interpretation of any laws or treaties of such new jurisdiction of incorporation that
would result in an obligation to pay Additional Amounts.
(o) Conversion:
The Notes will not be convertible into, or exchangeable for, any other securities.
(p) Except
as described in Section 2.05, the Notes will be subject to the covenants provided in Article 10 of the Original Indenture.
Section 2.02. Amendments
Relating to the Appointment of Agent for Service. As it applies to the Notes, the first two sentences of Section 1.15 of the
Original Indenture shall be replaced by the following:
“By the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the
Company hereby appoints Petrobras America Inc. as its agent upon which process may be served in any legal action or proceeding which
may be instituted in any state or Federal court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, State of New York, arising out of
or relating to the Securities or this Indenture, but for that purpose only. Service of process upon such agent at the office of Petrobras
America Inc. at 10350 Richmond Ave., Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77042, and written notice of said service to the Company by the Person
servicing the same addressed as provided by Section 1.05, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the
Company in any such legal action or proceeding.”
Section 2.03. Amendments
Relating to Execution and Authentication. As it applies to the Notes, the last paragraph of Section 3.03 of the Original Indenture
shall be replaced by the following:
“No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under
this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially
in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by manual or electronic signature, and such certificate upon any Security shall
be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Company, and the
Company shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in Section 3.09, for all purposes of this Indenture
such Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of
this Indenture.”
Section 2.04. Amendments
Relating to Additional Amounts. As it applies to the Notes, Section 10.10(1) of the Original Indenture shall be amended and
replaced to include the following:
“the holder or any other person that beneficially owns
an interest in its Notes (a “beneficial owner”) has a connection with the taxing jurisdiction other than merely holding the
Notes or receiving principal or interest payments on the Notes (such as citizenship, nationality, residence, domicile, or existence of
a business, a permanent establishment, a dependent agent, a place of business or a place of management, present or deemed present within
the taxing jurisdiction);”
As it applies to the Notes, Section 10.10(3) of the Original
Indenture shall be amended and replaced to include the following:
“such Holder fails to comply with any certification,
identification or other reporting requirements concerning its or any beneficial owner’s nationality, residence, identity or connection
with the Taxing Jurisdiction, if (x) such compliance is required by applicable law, regulation, administrative practice or treaty
as a precondition to exemption from all or a part of the tax, levy, deduction or other governmental charge, (y) such Holder is able
to comply with such requirements without undue hardship and (z) at least 30 calendar days prior to the first payment date with respect
to which such requirements under the applicable law, regulation, administrative practice or treaty will apply, the Company has notified
all Holders that they will be required to comply with such requirements;”
As it applies to the Notes, Section 10.10(6) of the Original
Indenture shall be amended and replaced to include the following:
“where the holder any beneficial owner would have been
able to avoid the tax, levy, deduction or other governmental charge by taking reasonable measures available to such holder or beneficial
owner.”
As it applies to the Notes, a new Section 10.10(7) shall
be included in the Original Indenture and the current Section 10.10(7) of the Original Indenture shall be amended and become
Section 10.10(8) as follows:
“(7) a withholding or deduction is required to be made pursuant the Dutch Withholding Tax Act 2021; or
(8) any
combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) above”
Section 2.05. Amendments
Relating to Covenants. As it applies to the Notes, Section 10 of the Original Indenture shall be amended to include or replace,
as applicable, the following:
“Section 10.03. Maintenance
of Office or Agency.
So long as any Note remains Outstanding, the Company will
maintain in the United States, an office or agency where notices to and demands upon the Company in respect of this Indenture and the
Notes may be served, and the Company will not change the designation of such office without prior notice to the Trustee and designation
of a replacement office in the United States. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any required office or agency or shall
fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, all presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be served at the Corporate
Trust Office and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.”
“Section 10.11 Negative
Pledge
So long as any Note remains Outstanding, the Company will
not create or permit any Lien, other than a Permitted Lien, on any of the Company’s assets to secure (a) any of the Company’s
Indebtedness or (b) the Indebtedness of any other Person, unless the Company contemporaneously creates or permits such Lien to secure
equally and ratably the Company’s obligations under the Notes and this Indenture or the Company provides such other security for
the Notes as is duly approved by a resolution of the Holders of the Notes in accordance with this Indenture. In addition, the Company
will not allow any of the Company’s Material Subsidiaries, if any, to create or permit any Lien, other than a Permitted Lien, on
any of its assets to secure (a) any of the Company’s Indebtedness, (b) any of its Material Subsidiary’s Indebtedness
or (c) the Indebtedness of any other Person, unless it contemporaneously creates or permits such Lien to secure equally and ratably
the Company’s obligations under the Notes and this Indenture or the Company provides such other security for the Notes as is duly
approved by a resolution of the Holders of the Notes in accordance with this Indenture.”
“Section 10.13 Use
of Proceeds
The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the
Notes to purchase its 5.093% Global Notes due January 2030, 5.600% Global Notes due January 2031, 5.500% Global Notes due June 2051,
5.625% Global Notes due May 2043, 6.750% Global Notes due June 2050 and 6.900% Global Notes due March 2049 that the Company
accepts for purchase in the tender offers announced concurrently with the offering of the Notes, and the remainder, if any, for general
corporate purposes.”
Section 2.06. Application
of the Article of the Indenture Regarding Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance. The provisions of Sections 14.01, 14.02 and 14.03
of the Original Indenture shall apply to the Notes.
Article 3
GUARANTY
Section 3.01. Execution.
The Trustee is hereby authorized and directed to acknowledge the Guaranty and to perform all of its duties and obligations thereunder.
Section 3.02. Enforcement.
The Trustee shall enforce the provisions of the Guaranty against Petrobras in accordance with the terms thereof and the terms of the
Indenture, and Petrobras, by execution of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture, and by so agreeing to become a party to the Indenture, agrees
that each Holder of the Notes shall have direct rights under the Guaranty as if it were a party thereto.
Section 3.03. Petrobras
hereby (i) acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the provisions of Section 1.08 of the Original Indenture and (ii) confirms
that (A) its obligations under the Guaranty shall be issued pursuant to the Indenture and (B) it intends for the Holders of
the Notes, in addition to those rights under the Guaranty as provided therein, to be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture with respect
to their rights against Petrobras under the Guaranty.
Section 3.04. Taxes;
Additional Amounts. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company’s obligations to pay any indemnity with respect to taxes, including
the obligation to pay Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 10.10 of the Original Indenture, shall extend to any payments made
by Petrobras pursuant to the Guaranty.
Article 4
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 4.01. Effect
of the Sixth Supplemental Indenture. This Sixth Supplemental Indenture supplements the Indenture and shall be a part, and subject to
all the terms, thereof. The Original Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Sixth Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects
ratified and confirmed, and the Original Indenture and this Sixth Supplemental Indenture shall be read, taken and construed as one and
the same instrument. All provisions included in this Sixth Supplemental Indenture supersede any conflicting provisions included in the
Original Indenture unless not permitted by law. The provisions of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture are intended to apply solely to the
Notes and the Holders thereof and shall not apply to any future issuance of securities by the Company (other than any Add On Notes as
provided herein) and all references to provisions of the Original Indenture herein amended and restated or otherwise modified shall have
effect solely with respect to the Notes contemplated in this Sixth Supplemental Indenture. The Trustee accepts the trusts created by
the Original Indenture, as supplemented by this Sixth Supplemental Indenture, and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions
of the Original Indenture, as supplemented by this Sixth Supplemental Indenture.
Section 4.02. Governing
Law. This Sixth Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
Section 4.03. Trustee
Makes No Representation. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency
of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which are made solely by the Company
and Petrobras.
Section 4.04. Effect
of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture.
Section 4.05. Counterparts.
The parties may sign any number of copies of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them
shall represent the same agreement. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature
covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other
applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have
been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.
Section 4.06. Waiver
of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT
TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE INDENTURE OR THE NOTES.
Section 4.07. Electronic
Means. The Trustee shall have the right to accept and act upon instructions, including funds transfer instructions (“Instructions”)
given pursuant to this Sixth Supplemental Indenture and related documents and delivered using Electronic Means; provided, however, that
the Company and/or Petrobras, as applicable, shall provide to the Trustee an incumbency certificate listing officers with the authority
to provide such Instructions (“Authorized Officers”) and containing specimen signatures of such Authorized Officers, which
incumbency certificate shall be amended by the Company and/or Petrobras, as applicable, whenever a person is to be added or deleted from
the listing. If the Company and/or Petrobras, as applicable, elects to give the Trustee Instructions using Electronic Means and the Trustee
in its discretion elects to act upon such Instructions, the Trustee’s understanding of such Instructions shall be deemed controlling.
The Company and Petrobras understand and agree that the Trustee cannot determine the identity of the actual sender of such Instructions
and that the Trustee shall conclusively presume that directions that purport to have been sent by an Authorized Officer listed on the
incumbency certificate provided to the Trustee have been sent by such Authorized Officer. The Company and Petrobras shall be responsible
for ensuring that only Authorized Officers transmit such Instructions to the Trustee and that the Company, Petrobras and all Authorized
Officers are solely responsible to safeguard the use and confidentiality of applicable user and authorization codes, passwords and/or
authentication keys upon receipt by the Company and/or Petrobras, as applicable. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs
or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s reliance upon and compliance with such Instructions notwithstanding
such directions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The Company and Petrobras agree: (i) to assume
all risks arising out of the use of Electronic Means to submit Instructions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of
the Trustee acting on unauthorized Instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties; (ii) that it is fully
informed of the protections and risks associated with the various methods of transmitting Instructions to the Trustee and that there
may be more secure methods of transmitting Instructions than the method(s) selected by the Company and/or Petrobras, as applicable;
(iii) that the security procedures (if any) to be followed in connection with its transmission of Instructions provide to it a commercially
reasonable degree of protection in light of its particular needs and circumstances; and (iv) to notify the Trustee immediately upon
learning of any compromise or unauthorized use of the security procedures.
[SIGNATURE PAGES TO FOLLOW IMMEDIATELY]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this
Sixth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first
above written.
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PETROBRAS GLOBAL FINANCE B.V. |
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/s/ Guilherme Rajime Takahashi Saraiva |
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Name: Guilherme Rajime Takahashi Saraiva |
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Title: Managing Director A |
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/s/ Ana Paula Lopes do Vale Saraiva |
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Name: Ana Paula Lopes do Vale Saraiva |
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Title: Managing Director B |
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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS |
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/s/ Guilherme Rajime Takahashi Saraiva |
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Name: Guilherme Rajime Takahashi Saraiva |
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Title: Attorney in Fact |
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/s/Lucas Tavares de Mello |
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Name: Lucas Tavares de Mello |
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Title: Attorney in Fact |
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/s/ Renan Feuchard Pinto |
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Name: Renan Feuchard Pinto |
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/s/ Isabela de Souza Niedzielski Machado Andrea |
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Name: Isabela de Souza Niedzielski Machado Andrea |
[Signature Page – Sixth Supplemental
Indenture]
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee |
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/s/ Rhonda J Brannon |
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Name: Rhonda J Brannon |
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Title: Vice President |
[Signature Page – Sixth Supplemental
Indenture]
Form of 6.000% Global Note due 2035
GLOBAL NOTE
THIS CERTIFICATE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE
HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”) TO THE ISSUER OR THE TRUSTEE FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER,
EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IN RESPECT THEREOF IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO., OR IN SUCH OTHER
NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY
AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY
PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED HOLDER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE NOTES REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE HEREIN AND IT IS A VIOLATION OF ITS RIGHTS FOR ANOTHER PERSON TO HOLD, TRANSFER OR DEAL WITH THIS CERTIFICATE.
PETROBRAS GLOBAL FINANCE B.V.
6.000% Global Notes due 2035
No.
CUSIP No.: 71647NBL2
ISIN No.: US71647NBL29
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Principal Amount: |
U.S.$ 1,000,000,000 |
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Initial Issuance Date: |
September 13, 2024 |
This Note is one of a duly
authorized issue of notes of PETROBRAS GLOBAL FINANCE B.V., a private company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of The
Netherlands (the “Issuer”), designated as its 6.000% Global Notes due 2035 (the “Notes”), issued
in an initial aggregate principal amount of U.S.$1,000,000,000 under the Sixth Supplemental Indenture (the “Sixth Supplemental
Indenture”), effective as of September 13, 2024, by and among the Issuer, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras,
a sociedade de economia mista (partially state-owned enterprise) organized under the laws of Brazil (“Petrobras”),
and The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee (the “Trustee”), to the Indenture, dated
as of August 28, 2018 (the “Original Indenture”, and as supplemented by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture and
any further supplements thereto with respect to the Notes, the “Indenture”), by and among the Issuer and the Trustee.
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of interests, benefits, obligations and
duties thereunder of the Issuer, the Trustee and the Holders, and of the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated
and delivered. All capitalized terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture and not otherwise defined herein shall have
the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
The Issuer, for value received,
hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or its registered assigns, as nominee of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”),
and as the Holder of record of this Note, the principal amount specified above in U.S. dollars on January 13, 2035 (or earlier as
provided for in the Indenture) upon presentation and surrender hereof, at the office or agency of the Trustee referred to below.
As provided for in the Indenture,
the Issuer promises to pay interest on the outstanding principal amount hereof, semi-annually in arrears on January 13 and July 13
of each year, (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing on January 13, 2025 at a rate equal to
6.000% per annum, and will initially accrue from the date of issuance and thereafter from the last Interest Payment Date to which interest
has been paid. Interest payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on this Note on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided
in the Indenture, be paid in U.S. dollars to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the
close of business on the Business Day preceding such interest payment.
Payment of the principal of
and interest on this Note will be payable by wire transfer to a U.S. dollar account maintained by the Holder of this Note as reflected
in the Note Register of the Trustee. In the event the date for any payment of the principal of or interest on any Note is not a Business
Day, then payment will be made on the next Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the nominal date of any such date
for such payment and no additional interest will accrue on such payment as a result of such payment being made on the next succeeding
Business Day. Interest shall accrue on the Notes at the rate of 6.000% per annum until all required amounts due in respect of the Notes
have been paid. Interest accrued with respect to this Note shall be calculated based on a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
The Notes are subject to redemption
by the Issuer on the terms and conditions specified in the Indenture.
This Note does not purport
to summarize the Indenture, and reference is made to the Indenture for information with respect to the respective rights, limitations
of interests, benefits, obligations and duties thereunder of the Issuer, the Trustee and the Holders.
If an Event of Default shall
occur and be continuing, the outstanding principal amount of all the Notes may become or may be declared due and payable in the manner
and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
Modifications of the Indenture
may be made by the Issuer and the Trustee only to the extent and in the circumstances permitted by the Indenture.
The Notes shall be issued only
in fully registered form, without coupons. Notes shall be issued in the form of beneficial interests in one or more global securities
in denominations of U.S.$ 2,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$ 1,000 in excess thereof.
Prior to and at the time of
due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee may treat
the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note is overdue, and neither
the Issuer, the Trustee nor any agent thereof shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Unless the certificate of authentication
hereon has been duly executed by the Trustee by manual or electronic signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under
the Indenture, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this
Sixth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first
above written.
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PETROBRAS GLOBAL FINANCE B.V. |
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/s/ Guilherme Rajime Takahashi Saraiva |
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Name: Guilherme Rajime Takahashi Saraiva |
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Title: Managing Director A |
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By: |
/s/ Ana Paula Lopes do Vale Saraiva |
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Name: Ana Paula Lopes do Vale Saraiva |
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Title: Managing Director B |
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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS |
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Name: Guilherme Rajime Takahashi Saraiva |
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Title: Attorney in Fact |
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/s/ Lucas Tavares de Mello |
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Title: Attorney in Fact |
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/s/ Renan Feuchard Pinto |
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/s/ Isabela de Souza Niedzielski Machado Andrea |
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Notes of the series designated
therein referred to in the within mentioned Indenture.
Dated: September 13, 2024
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee |
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/s/ Rhonda J Brannon |
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Title: Vice President |
ASSIGNMENT FORM
For value received
hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
(Please insert social security or
other identifying number of assignee)
(Please print or type name and address,
including zip code, of assignee:)
the within Note and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
Attorney to transfer the Note on the books of the Note Registrar with full power of substitution in the premises.
Date: Your Signature:
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appears on the face of this Note) |
Exhibit 5.1
September
13, 2024
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.— Petrobras
Av. Henrique Valadares, 28 – 19th floor
20231-030 Rio de Janeiro—RJ
Brazil
Petrobras Global Finance B.V.
Weena 798C, 23rd floor
3014 DA Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am the General Counsel
of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. — Petrobras (“Petrobras”), a sociedade de economia mista (partially
state-owned enterprise) organized and existing under the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil (“Brazil”). This
opinion is being furnished to you in connection with the guaranty (the “Guaranty”) dated as of September 13, 2024 for
the U.S.$1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.000% Global Notes due 2035 (the “Notes”) by and between Petrobras,
as the guarantor, and The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation, as trustee (the “Trustee”) under
the indenture dated as of August 28, 2018, by and between Petrobras’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”),
and the Trustee (the “2018 Base Indenture”) as supplemented pursuant to the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as
of September 13, 2024 (the “Sixth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the 2018 Base Indenture, the “Indenture”;
the Indenture, together with the Guaranty, the “Transaction Documents”) by and among PGF, Petrobras and the Trustee.
For the purpose of rendering
this opinion, I have examined the execution copies or copies certified to my satisfaction of the following documents:
| (i) | the 2018 Base Indenture; |
| (ii) | a form of the Sixth Supplemental Indenture; |
| (iii) | a form of the Guaranty for the Notes; |
| (iv) | the Estatuto Social of Petrobras; |
| (v) | resolutions of the board of directors and board of executive officers of Petrobras authorizing the signing
of each Transaction Document to which Petrobras is a party; |
| (vi) | a Secretary’s Certificate of Petrobras; |
| (vii) | an Officer’s Certificate of Petrobras; and |
| (viii) | such other documents, records and matters of law as I have deemed
necessary; |
In rendering the foregoing
opinions, I have assumed the authenticity of all documents represented to me to be originals, the conformity to original documents of
all copies of documents submitted to me, the accuracy and completeness of all corporate records made available to me and the genuineness
of all signatures that purport to have been made in a corporate, governmental, fiduciary or other capacity, and that the persons who affixed
such signatures had authority to do so.
Based on the foregoing and
subject to the qualifications and limitations hereinafter specified, I am of the opinion that:
| (i) | Petrobras has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a sociedade de economia mista (partially
state-owned enterprise) under the laws of Brazil. |
| (ii) | Petrobras has all power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under the Guaranty. |
| (iii) | The execution, delivery and performance of the Guaranty have been duly authorized by the board of directors
and board of executive officers of Petrobras. |
I express no opinion as to
any matter which may be, or which purports to be, governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than the laws of Brazil.
This opinion is limited to
the matters expressly stated herein, and no opinion is implied or may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated herein.
I hereby consent to the use
of my name in the prospectus constituting a part of the Registration Statement, and in any prospectus supplements related thereto, under
the heading “Legal Matters” as counsel who has passed on specific opinions based on Brazilian law relating to the Notes, the
Indenture and the Guaranty, and to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, I do not
thereby admit that I am within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.
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Luiz Cristiano Oliveira de Andrade |
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Luiz Cristiano Oliveira de Andrade |
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Acting General Counsel of Petrobras |
Exhibit
5.2
September 13, 2024
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.—Petrobras
Av. Henrique Valadares, 28 – 9th floor
20231-030 Rio de Janeiro – RJ
Brazil
Petrobras Global Finance B.V.
Weena 798C, 23rd floor
3014 DA Rotterdam
The Netherlands |
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
We
have acted as special United States counsel to Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, a sociedade de economia mista (partially
state-owned enterprise) organized and existing under the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil (“Petrobras”), and
Petrobras Global Finance B.V., a Dutch private company (“PGF” and, together with Petrobras, the “Companies”),
in connection with PGF’s offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-3 (Nos. 333-261817 and 333-261817-01) of U.S.$1,000,000,000,
aggregate principal amount of PGF’s 6.000% Global Notes due 2035 (the “Notes”). The Notes are to be issued under
an indenture dated as of August 28, 2018 between PGF and The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation, as trustee (the
“Trustee”) (the “2018 Base Indenture”), as supplemented by the sixth supplemental indenture thereto
dated as of September 13, 2024 (the “Sixth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the 2018 Base Indenture, the
“Indenture”) among PGF, Petrobras and the Trustee.
The Notes will have the benefit of a guaranty dated
as of September 13, 2024 (the “Guaranty” and, together with the Notes, the “Securities”), in each
case between Petrobras and the Trustee. Such registration statement, as amended as of its most recent effective date (September 3, 2024),
insofar as it relates to the Securities (as determined for purposes of Rule 430B(f)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”)), but excluding the documents incorporated by reference therein, is herein called the “Registration
Statement.”
In arriving at the opinions expressed below, we have
reviewed the following documents:
(a) an executed copy of the 2018 Base Indenture;
(b) a form of the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, including
forms of global certificates representing the Notes; and
(e) a form of the Guaranty.
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras
Petrobras Global Finance B.V., p. 2
In addition, we have reviewed originals or copies
certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction of such other documents, and we have made such investigations of law, as we have
deemed appropriate as a basis for the opinions expressed below.
In rendering the opinions expressed below, we have
assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted
to us as copies. In addition, we have assumed and have not verified the accuracy as to factual matters of each document we have reviewed.
Based on the foregoing, and subject to the further
assumptions and qualifications set forth below, it is our opinion that, when the Sixth Supplemental Indenture and the Guaranty have been
duly executed and delivered by PGF and Petrobras, as applicable, in the forms thereof that we have examined, and the Notes have been duly
delivered to and paid for by the purchasers thereof in the manner described in the Registration Statement and executed and authenticated,
in the form thereof that we have examined, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Notes will be valid, binding and enforceable
obligations of PGF, entitled to the benefits of the Indenture, and the Guaranty will be valid, binding and enforceable obligations of
Petrobras.
Insofar as the foregoing opinion relates to the validity,
binding effect or enforceability of any agreement or obligation of PGF or Petrobras, (a) we have assumed that each of Petrobras and PGF
and each other party to such agreement or obligation has satisfied those legal requirements that are applicable to it to the extent necessary
to make such agreement or obligation enforceable against it (except that no such assumption is made as to Petrobras and PGF regarding
matters of the federal law of the United States of America or the law of the State of New York that in our experience normally would be
applicable to general business entities in relation to transactions of the type contemplated in the Indenture and the Notes), (b) such
opinions are subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general
principles of equity, and (c) such opinions are subject to the effect of judicial application of foreign laws or foreign governmental
actions affecting creditors’ rights.
We note that the enforceability of the waiver in
Section 15 of the Guaranty and Section 1.15 of the 2018 Base Indenture by each of Petrobras and PGF, as applicable, of any immunities
from court jurisdiction and from legal process is subject to the limitations imposed by the U.S. Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976.
We note that the designation in Section 15 of the
Guaranty and Section 1.15 of the 2018 Base Indenture of any federal court in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, State of
New York, as the venue for actions or proceedings relating to the Guaranty, the Indenture and the Notes, are (notwithstanding the waiver
in Section 15 of the Guaranty and Section 1.15 of the 2018 Base Indenture) subject to the power of such courts to transfer actions pursuant
to 28 U.S.C. §1404(a) or to dismiss such actions or proceedings on the grounds that such a federal court is an inconvenient forum
for such actions or proceedings.
We express no opinion as to the subject matter jurisdiction
of any U.S. federal court to adjudicate any action relating to the Guaranty, the Indenture or the Notes where jurisdiction based on diversity
of citizenship under 28 U.S.C. § 1332 does not exist.
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras
Petrobras Global Finance B.V., p. 3
We express no opinion as to the enforceability of
Section 14 of the Guaranty and Section 10.12 of the 2018 Base Indenture relating to currency indemnity.
We note that the waiver of defenses in Sections 3
and 5 of the Guaranty may be ineffective to the extent that any such defense involves a matter of public policy in the State of New York.
The foregoing opinions are limited to the federal
law of the United States of America and the law of the state of New York.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as
an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to this firm in the prospectus constituting a part of the Registration Statement
under the heading “Validity of Securities” and in the prospectus supplement related thereto under the heading “Legal
Matters” as counsel for Petrobras and PGF who have passed on the validity of the Securities being registered by the Registration
Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under
Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The opinions expressed herein are rendered
on and as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to advise you or any other person, or to make any investigations, as to any
legal developments or factual matters arising subsequent to the date hereof that might affect the opinions expressed herein.
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CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP |
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/s/ Manuel Silva |
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Manuel Silva, a Partner |
Exhibit 5.3
To:
the addressees listed in Schedule 1 hereto
(the “Addressees”) |
Heussen De Entree 139-141
NL-1101 HE Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: +31-(0)20-312-2800
Fax: +31-(0)20-312-2801
info@heussen-law.nl |
Amsterdam,
13 September 2024
Our ref.: 2024-6733
Re: Petrobras
Global Finance B.V. / legal opinion notes issuance (Exhibit 5 to Form 6-K)
Dear Addressees,
We have acted as your special counsel for the
purpose of rendering an opinion on certain matters of Dutch law in connection with the issuance of the U.S.$ 1,000,000,000 6.000% Global
Notes due 2035 (the “Notes”) by Petrobras Global Finance B.V., having its registered seat in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
and registered with the trade register of the Chamber of Commerce (the “Trade Register”) under number 55810322 (the
“Issuer”).
2.1 | For the purpose of rendering this opinion we have exclusively examined
and relied on a certified online excerpt of the registration of the Issuer in the Trade Register dated
September 13, 2024 (the “Excerpt”) and a pdf copy of the following documents: |
| (i) | the fully executed sixth supplemental
indenture dated September 13, 2024 among the Issuer, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.
– Petrobras (the “Guarantor”) and The Bank of New York Mellon, supplementing
the Base Indenture (as defined below) and governing the Notes (the "Supplemental
Indenture"); |
| (ii) | the fully executed base indenture dated
August 28, 2018, among the Issuer and The Bank of New York Mellon (the "Base
Indenture"); |
in association
with:
Heussen Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH and Heussen Italia Studio Legale e Tributario
AMSTERDAM ∙ BERLIN ∙ CONEGLIANO ∙ FRANKFURT ∙ MILAN ∙ MUNICH
∙ ROME ∙ STUTTGART
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Heussen
is the trade name of Heussen BV, registered with the trade register of Amsterdam under number
34222303. Heussen BV is the sole contracting party with regard to services (to be) provided.
All services (to be) provided and legal acts (to be) performed by Heussen BV are subject to
its general terms and conditions which contain the applicability of Dutch law, the exclusive
jurisdiction of the Amsterdam District Court and a limitation of liability. All liability
is limited to the amount which in the particular case can be claimed and shall be paid under
the professional liability insurance taken out by Heussen BV, increased with any applicable
deductible to be borne by Heussen BV itself. Heussen BV's terms and conditions are available
upon first request and at www.heussen-law.nl.
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| (iii) | the preliminary prospectus supplement
and the final prospectus supplement in relation to the Notes, in each case dated September 3,
2024, supplementing the prospectus forming part of the Registration Statement (as defined
below) (the “Prospectus Supplement”); |
| (iv) | the registration statement of the Issuer
and the Guarantor as registrants on Form F-3 under the Securities Act 1933 of the United
States, dated December 21, 2021 (the “Registration Statement”); |
| (v) | the deed of incorporation of the Issuer
dated 2 August 2012 (the “Deed of Incorporation”); |
| (vi) | the current articles of association as
they stand since the last deed of amendment of the articles of association of the Issuer
dated 2 November 2021 (the “Articles”); |
| (vii) | the executed written resolutions of
the general meeting of the Issuer, dated July 15, 2024, inter alia approving
the Issuance of Notes (as defined therein) and approving the execution of all documents necessary
for the completion of the Transactions (as defined therein) (the “Shareholders Resolution”); |
| (viii) | the executed written resolutions of
the management board (het bestuur) (the “Management Board”) of
the Issuer, dated August 30, 2024, inter alia approving that the Issuer issues
the Notes and enters into the Supplemental Indenture (the “Board Resolution”
and jointly with the Shareholders Resolution, the “Resolutions”); and |
| (ix) | the executed power of attorney, dated
July 3, 2024, granted by Marcelo Ferreira Batalha, being a director of Petrobras International
Braspetro B.V., to Ana Paula Lopes do Vale Saraiva, being a director of Petrobras International
Braspetro B.V., inter alia authorizing Ana Paula Lopes do Vale Saraiva to sign the
Shareholders Resolution on behalf of Marcelo Ferreira Batalha (the “Power of Attorney”). |
2.2 | We have undertaken only the following searches and inquiries (the “Checks”)
at the date of this opinion letter: |
| (a) | an
online inquiry on the relevant website (www.kvk.nl) of the Trade Register,
confirming that no relevant changes were registered after the date of the Excerpt; |
| (b) | an
inquiry by telephone at the bankruptcy clerk’s office (Unit Faillissementen en schuldsaneringen)
of the court (rechtbank) in Rotterdam, confirming that the Issuer is not listed
in the insolvency register; |
| (c) | an
online inquiry on the relevant website (www.rechtspraak.nl) of the registrations
with the Central Insolvency Register (Centraal Insolventieregister), confirming that
the Issuer is not listed with the Central Insolvency Register; and |
| (d) | an
online inquiry on the relevant website (www.rechtspraak.nl) of the EU Registrations
with the Central Insolvency Register (Centraal Insolventieregister), confirming that
the Issuer is not listed on the EU Registrations with the Central Insolvency Register. |
2.3 | We have not examined any other documents than the documents listed above.
We have not examined any attachments to any documents or any documents referred to in any documents,
unless expressly stated otherwise. We have not investigated or verified any factual matter disclosed
to us for the purpose of our review and we have not made any inquiry concerning the Issuer other than
expressly stated herein. We have reviewed the Supplemental Indenture, the Prospectus Supplement and
the Notes with a view to Dutch law only and we have not otherwise been involved in the structuring,
drafting or negotiation thereof. |
For the purpose of rendering this opinion we
have, except as expressly stated herein, without independent investigation or verification made the following assumptions:
| 3.1.1 | All documents or instruments submitted
to us as originals are authentic. |
| 3.1.2 | All documents submitted to us as scanned
or photo static copies are complete and conform to original documents, and the originals
of such copies are authentic. |
| 3.1.3 | The signatures (including endorsements),
including any electronic signature (elektronische handtekening), any advanced electronic
signature (geavanceerde elektronische handtekening) and any qualified electronic signature
(gekwalificeerde elektronische handtekening) as meant in article 3 of Council Regulation
(EU) No. 910/2014 of 23 July 2014 (eIDAS Regulation) and Section 3:15a of
the Dutch Civil Code, of the natural persons purported to have signed the documents and instruments
submitted to us (including all seals on the documents and instruments submitted to us) are
genuine. |
| 3.1.4 | If an electronic signature (elektronische
handtekening) is not a qualified electronic signature (gekwalificeerde elektronische
handtekening), the signing method used is sufficiently reliable (voldoende betrouwbaar)
taking into account the purpose for which that electronic signature was used and all other
circumstances. |
| 3.1.5 | Under any applicable laws, the Base Indenture
has not been terminated, rescinded, cancelled or nullified and is in full force and effect. |
| 3.2 | Incorporation, existence and corporate
power |
| 3.2.1 | The Deed of Incorporation is a valid notarial
deed (notariële authentieke akte), the contents thereof are correct and complete
and there were no defects in the incorporation process of the Issuer (not appearing on the
face of the Deed of Incorporation) on the basis of which a court might dissolve the Issuer
or deem it never to have existed. |
| 3.2.2 | The Issuer has not been dissolved (ontbonden),
merged (gefuseerd) involving the Issuer as disappearing entity, demerged (gesplitst),
converted (omgezet) into another legal form either Dutch or foreign, subjected to
an intervention, recovery or resolution measure, started or been subjected to a composition
proceeding (onderhands akkoord), granted a moratorium of payments (surséance
van betaling), declared bankrupt (failliet verklaard), subjected to any other
insolvency proceedings listed in Annex A to the EC Council Regulation No. 2015/848 of
20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings (recast) (as amended by Council Regulation from
time to time), listed on the list referred to in article 2 (3) of Council Regulation
(EC) No 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001, listed in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC)
No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 or listed and marked with an asterisk in the Annex to Council
Common Position 2001/931 of 27 December 2001 relating to measures to combat terrorism,
as amended from time to time, in any EU member state other than the Netherlands and has not
passed a voluntary winding-up resolution and no petition has been presented or order made
by a court for the bankruptcy (faillissement), dissolution (ontbinding) or
moratorium of payments (surséance van betaling) of the Issuer and no statement
concerning the Issuer has been submitted with the court registry regarding the preparation
of a restructuring plan in accordance with section 370 paragraph 3 of the Dutch Bankruptcy
Act (Faillissementswet) nor has a filing been made concerning the Issuer regarding
a request with the court for the appointment of a restructuring expert in accordance with
section 371 paragraph 1 of the Dutch Bankruptcy Act (Faillissementswet) (although
not constituting conclusive evidence thereof, this assumption is supported by the contents
of the Excerpt and the Checks (except for any proceedings for the restructuring of debts
that have not been made public (besloten akkoordprocedure) or not yet been made public
(openbare akkoordprocedure)). |
| 3.2.3 | The Articles are the articles of association
of the Issuer in force on the date of the Resolutions, the date of the Supplemental Indenture,
the date of the Prospectus Supplement, the date of the Notes and the date of this opinion
letter (the “Relevant Date”) (although not constituting conclusive evidence
thereof, this assumption is supported by the contents of the Excerpt). |
| 3.2.4 | The information in the Excerpt is true,
accurate and complete on the Relevant Date (although not constituting conclusive evidence
thereof, this assumption is supported by the Checks). |
| 3.3 | Corporate authorisations |
| 3.3.1 | The Resolutions have not been amended,
revoked or declared void and remain in full force and effect and the statements made and
confirmations given in the Resolutions are true, complete and correct on the Relevant Date. |
| 3.3.2 | It is in the corporate interest of the
Issuer to enter into the Supplemental Indenture, to publish the Prospectus Supplement and
to issue the Notes (although not constituting conclusive evidence thereof, this assumption
is supported by (i) the text of the corporate objects clause in the Articles and (ii) the
confirmation by the Management Board of the Issuer contained in the Board Resolution). |
| 3.3.3 | None of the managing directors (bestuurders)
of the Issuer has any conflict of interest with the Issuer as meant in section 2:239 par.
6 of the Dutch Civil Code in respect of the Supplemental Indenture, its execution, the publication
of the Prospectus Supplement, the issuance of the Notes, or the transactions contemplated
thereby (although not constituting conclusive evidence thereof, this assumption is supported
by the confirmation by the Management Board of the Issuer contained in the Board Resolution). |
| 3.4.1 | The Supplemental Indenture has been validly
signed and duly authorised by the parties thereto (other than the Issuer). |
| 3.4.2 | The Power of Attorney remains in full
force and effect on the date of the Shareholders Resolution and under any applicable law
(other than Dutch law) validly authorises the attorney-in-fact to represent and bind the
relevant grantor of the Power of Attorney for the purposes stated therein including the execution
of the Shareholders Resolution. |
| 3.5.1 | Under any applicable laws (other than
Dutch law), (i) the Supplemental Indenture constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligations of the parties thereto, and is enforceable against those parties in accordance
with its terms and (ii) the choice of law and submission to jurisdiction made in the
Supplemental Indenture is legal, valid and binding. |
| 3.5.2 | The performance by the Issuer of its obligations
under the Supplemental Indenture is not illegal or ineffective under any jurisdiction (other
than the Netherlands) that these obligations are to be performed under. |
| 3.5.3 | All requirements, formalities and other
matters relating to the Supplemental Indenture under any applicable law (other than Dutch
law) and in any jurisdiction (other than the Netherlands) in which any obligation under the
Supplemental Indenture is to be performed have been complied with. |
| 3.6.1 | None of the parties to the Supplemental
Indenture are subject to, controlled by or otherwise connected with a person, organization
or country which is subject to United Nations, European Union, United States, United Kingdom,
Dutch or any other sanctions implemented or effective under or pursuant to the Sanction Act
1977 (Sanctiewet 1977), the Economic Offences Act (Wet op de economische delicten),
the General Customs Act (Algemene Douanewet), the Dutch Financial Supervision Act
(Wet of het financieel toezicht), Regulations of the European Union or any
other legislation. |
| 3.6.2 | The issuance and the offer of the Notes
and the distribution of the Prospectus Supplement are made in accordance with the Prospectus
Supplement in particular with the selling restrictions and legal requirements set out therein
(including offering Notes in the European Economic Area only to qualified investors as defined
in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 14,
2017 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted
to trading on a regulated market, and repealing Directive 2003/71/EC). |
| 3.6.3 | Each Note will be duly executed, authenticated
and delivered in accordance with the Supplemental Indenture and the Base Indenture. |
Based upon the foregoing and subject to the assumptions,
qualifications, limitations and exceptions as set forth herein, and subject to any factual matters not disclosed to us in the course
of our examination referred to above, we are at the date hereof, of the opinion that:
The Issuer was duly incorporated and
is validly existing under the laws of the Netherlands as a private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte
aansprakelijkheid).
| 4.2 | Corporate power and authority |
The Issuer has taken all necessary
corporate action and has all corporate powers and authority to enter into the Supplemental Indenture, to publish the Prospectus Supplement
and to issue the Notes and to perform its obligations thereunder.
| 4.3 | No conflict with Articles and law |
The entering into of the Supplemental
Indenture, the publication of the Prospectus Supplement and the issuance of the Notes by the Issuer and the performance of its obligations
thereunder do not (a) violate any Dutch law, or (b) violate, conflict with, or constitute a default under the Articles which
would affect the enforceability of the Supplemental Indenture, the Prospectus Supplement and the Notes against the Issuer.
No authorisation, consent or approval
of, notice to or filing or recording with any governmental or other public authority of or in the Netherlands is required for the entering
into by the Issuer of the Supplemental Indenture or the performance by the Issuer of its obligations thereunder, the publication of the
Prospectus Supplement, or the issuance of the Notes or the performance of its obligations thereunder, the absence of which would affect
the enforceability of the Issuer’s obligations thereunder.
The choice of the laws of the State
of New York to govern the contractual rights and obligations contained in the Supplemental Indenture is recognized under Dutch law and
the courts of the Netherlands will observe and give effect to the choice of laws of the State of New York as the governing laws of the
contractual rights and obligations contained in the Supplemental Indenture.
| 4.6 | Submission to jurisdiction |
The
submission by the Issuer in the Supplemental Indenture to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of any federal court in the Borough
of Manhattan, the City of New York, State of New York for any legal action, suit or proceedings arising out of or related to the Supplemental
Indenture is recognized under Dutch law and will be given effect to by the Dutch courts.
In proceedings taken in the Netherlands
neither the Issuer nor any of its assets is immune from legal action or proceeding (including, without limitation, suit, attachment prior
to judgment, execution or other legal process), except for assets located in the Netherlands which are destined for public services (goederen
bestemd voor de openbare dienst) and the books and records of the Issuer.
The opinions
expressed above are subject to the following qualifications:
As Dutch lawyers we are not qualified
or able to assess the true meaning and purport of the terms of the Supplemental Indenture, the Prospectus Supplement or the Notes under
the applicable law and the obligations of the parties to the Supplemental Indenture, the Prospectus Supplement or the Notes and we have
made no investigation of that meaning and purport. Our review of the Supplemental Indenture, the Prospectus Supplement or the Notes and
of any other documents subject or expressed to be subject to any law other than Dutch law has therefore been limited to the terms of
these documents as they appear to us on their face.
The enforcement of the rights and
remedies set forth in the Supplemental Indenture may be affected or limited by any applicable bankruptcy (faillissement), moratorium
of payments (surséance van betaling), composition proceeding (onderhands akkoord), any intervention, recovery or
resolution measure by any regulatory or other authority or governmental body, other insolvency proceedings, fraudulent transfer (actio
pauliana), claims based on tort (onrechtmatige daad), the Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96 of 22 November 1996 on protecting
against the effects of the extra-territorial application of legislation adopted by a third country, and actions based thereon or resulting
therefrom, the European anti-money laundering directives, as implemented in the Netherlands in the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
Prevention Act (Wet ter voorkoming van witwassen en financieren van terrorisme) and the Dutch Criminal Code (Wetboek van Strafrecht)
and related legislation or other (Dutch or foreign) laws affecting the enforcement of creditor’s rights generally. The courts in
the Netherlands may not always grant specific performance, whereas direct enforceability (reële executie) is normally only
available in respect of obligations regarding the making of payments.
| 5.3 | Corporate benefit / ultra vires |
Any legal
act entered into by a Dutch legal entity such as the Issuer may be nullified by such legal entity or the receiver in bankruptcy
if it is ultra vires, i.e. falls outside the scope of such legal entity’s objects. A legal act may be ultra vires
if (i) such legal act is not expressly allowed by the objects clause in such legal entity’s articles of association and could
not be conducive to the realization of such objects and (ii) the other party was aware thereof or should be aware thereof without
an independent investigation. All relevant circumstances of the case should be considered.
All powers of attorney, including powers
of attorney expressed to be irrevocable, terminate by operation of law without notice upon the bankruptcy of the person issuing the power
of attorney (the “Principal”), and will cease to be effective in case of a moratorium of payments of the Principal.
Powers of attorney that are expressed to be irrevocable are not capable of being revoked insofar they extend to the performance of legal
acts (rechtshandelingen) that are in the interest of either the attorney appointed by such power of attorney or a third party.
However, such powers of attorney terminate by operation of law upon the bankruptcy of the Principal or, unless provided otherwise in
such power of attorney, upon the death of, the commencement of legal guardianship over (onder curatelestelling) or the bankruptcy
of the attorney or by notice of termination given by the attorney. A power of attorney does not affect the authority of the principal
to perform actions within the scope of the power of attorney itself.
| 5.5 | Dutch court proceedings |
| 5.5.1 | The
submission by the Issuer to foreign courts is subject to the provisions of Council Regulation
No. 1215/2012 of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement
of judgments in civil and commercial matters, amended by Council Regulation No. 542/2014
of 15 May 2014 and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. The
submission does not preclude that claims for provisional measures in summary proceedings
and requests to levy pre-trial attachments (conservatoire beslagen) are brought before
the competent courts of the Netherlands. The courts of the Netherlands may stay or refer
proceedings if concurrent proceedings are brought elsewhere. |
| 5.5.2 | The choice of a foreign law as the law
governing an agreement will generally be recognized and applied by the courts of the Netherlands,
provided, however, that the Dutch courts may give effect to the mandatory rules of the
laws of any country, including the Netherlands, with which the case in question has a close
connection if and to the extent that pursuant to the laws of the latter country such mandatory
rules must be applied, regardless of the law governing the agreement. When determining
whether such mandatory rules must be applied the nature and intent of such rules are
taken into account as well as the consequences that might ensue from the application or non-application
of such rules. The law that otherwise would govern the Supplemental Indenture need not be
applied by the Dutch courts, if it is obvious that the application thereof could not be reconciled
with the public policy of the Netherlands or the European Union. |
| 5.5.3 | Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of June 17, 2008 on the law applicable to contractual
obligations (Rome I) does not apply to obligations arising under the Notes to the extent
that (i) these obligations arise out of the negotiable character of the Notes or, (ii) the
Notes constitute a "promissory note", "bill of exchange" or "cheque"
within the meaning of the 1930 Convention on the Settlement of Certain Conflicts of Laws
in Connection with Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes or the 1931 Convention on the Settlement
of Certain Conflicts of Laws in Connection with Cheques. Consequently we do not express an
opinion regarding the choice of law with respect to obligations arising under the Notes to
the extent that (i) these obligations arise out of the negotiable character of the Notes
and/or, (ii) the Notes qualify as a promissory note, bill of exchange or cheque within
the meaning of the respective conventions. |
A person residing in the Netherlands
may be designated by the Dutch Central Bank pursuant to the Act on financial foreign regulations 1994 (Wet financiële betrekkingen
buitenland 1994), and if so designated, it has to file reports with the Dutch Central Bank for the benefit of the composition of
the balance of payments for the Netherlands by the Dutch Central Bank. Failure to observe these requirements does however not affect
the enforceability of the obligations of such person.
With respect to any trust to be created
under the Supplemental Indenture pursuant to which the Issuer shall hold monies or other assets on trust, it is noted that any assets
held by the Issuer pursuant to any such provision may form part of the Issuer's estate and therefore be subject to recourse by any creditor
of the Issuer. However, pursuant to the Convention on the law applicable to trusts and their recognition of 1 July 1985, a trust
created in accordance with the chosen law, will be recognised by the courts in the Netherlands, provided that the chosen law provides
for trusts and the trust has been created voluntarily and is evidenced in writing. The courts in the Netherlands will, however, not be
bound to recognise a trust of which the significant elements are more closely connected with states which do not provide for the institution
of the trust.
| 5.8.1 | Save
as set out herein, nothing is to be taken to express an opinion in respect of any statement,
representation or warranty made or given by or in respect of the Issuer in the Supplemental
Indenture, the Prospectus Supplement and/or the Notes or any other document reviewed in connection
with this letter of opinion. |
| 5.8.2 | The
concept of a seal to be affixed to a document in order to make such document binding on the
Issuer is not known or required under Dutch law. |
| 5.8.3 | The
concept of delivery of a document in order to render a document valid, legally binding and
enforceable is not known or required under Dutch law. |
We express no opinion
as to any law or regulation other than Dutch law as they are currently in force, and as generally interpreted and applied by the Dutch
courts as at the date of this opinion, as appearing from published case law. We do not express any opinion with respect to any international
law, including but not limited to the rules promulgated under or by any bi- or multilateral treaty or treaty organization, unless
duly implemented in Dutch law, or to any Dutch tax law, regulatory law, Dutch or European competition law, data protection law
or securitization law. For purposes of the opinions expressed in paragraph 4.3 (No conflict with Articles and law) and paragraph 4.4
(No consent) we have given regard only to those laws that we, having exercised customary professional diligence, would reasonably be
expected to recognise as being applicable to an entity, transaction or agreement to which this letter of opinion relates. This opinion
is related to Dutch law as it stands now and we do not assume any obligation to notify or inform you of any development subsequent to
the date hereof that might render its contents untrue or inaccurate in whole or in part at such time. Furthermore, this opinion is strictly
limited to the matters stated herein and may not be read as extending by implication to any matters not specifically referred to in it
and we express no opinion on any matters of fact.
This opinion is construed, shall be governed
by and have effect only in accordance with Dutch law. Further, the courts of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, shall have exclusive authority
to rule upon any dispute relating to this opinion as far as this dispute may involve Heussen B.V.
In this opinion
legal concepts are described in English terms and not by their original terms as described in the relevant national language. The concepts
concerned may not be identical to the concepts described by the same English terms as they exist under the laws of other jurisdictions.
In the event of a conflict or inconsistency, the relevant expression shall be deemed to refer only to the Dutch legal concepts
described by the English terms.
This opinion may only be relied upon under the
express condition and limitation that any liability of Heussen B.V. is limited to the amount which can be claimed and shall be paid under
its professional liability insurance taken out by Heussen B.V. increased with any applicable deductible to be borne by Heussen B.V. itself.
The liability of any individual or legal entity in any way affiliated or connected with Heussen B.V. is excluded.
This letter of
opinion is rendered solely to the Addressees for the purpose of the transactions referred to herein. It may not be used, circulated,
quoted, referred to or relied upon by any other person or for any other purpose, without our prior written consent in each instance.
We consent to the filing of this letter of opinion
as an exhibit to the Form 6-K filed by the Guarantor with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and incorporated by reference
into the Prospectus Supplement and to the use of our name under the heading “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus Supplement.
The previous sentence is no admittance that we are in the category of persons whose consent for the filing and reference in that paragraph
is required under Section 7 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any rules or regulations of the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission promulgated under it.
Sincerely yours,
Heussen B.V.
/s/ Martijn B. Koot |
|
/s/ Sandy van der Schaaf |
Martijn B. Koot |
|
Sandy van der Schaaf |
(advocaat) |
|
(advocaat) |
SCHEDULE 1
ADDRESSEES
| 1. | Petrobras Global Finance B.V. |
| | Weena 798C, 23rd floor |
| | 3014 DA Rotterdam |
| | the Netherlands |
| 2. | Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. –
Petrobras |
| | Av. Henrique Valadares, 28, Tower A, 1st
floor |
| | 20231-030 Rio de Janeiro – RJ |
| | Brazil |
Grafico Azioni Petroleo Brasileiro ADR (NYSE:PBR.A)
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Da Gen 2025 a Feb 2025
Grafico Azioni Petroleo Brasileiro ADR (NYSE:PBR.A)
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Da Feb 2024 a Feb 2025