6-K 1 pbra20210226_6k.htm 6-K

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of February, 2021

 

Commission File Number 1-15106

 

 

PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Brazilian Petroleum Corporation – PETROBRAS

(Translation of Registrant's name into English)

 

Avenida República do Chile, 65 
20031-912 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Federative Republic of Brazil

(Address of principal executive office)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. 

Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes _______ No___X____

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

Petrobras signs contract for Mangue Seco 2 sale

Rio de Janeiro, February 26, 2021 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 05/04/2020, informs that it signed today with Fundo de Investimento em Participações Multiestratégia Pirineus (FIP Pirineus), a contract for the sale of its entire 51% interest in the capital of Eólica Mangue Seco 2 - Geradora e Comercializadora de Energia Elétrica S.A. (Eólica Mangue Seco 2), owner of a wind power generation plant.

 

The sale price is R$ 32.97 million, to be paid in a single installment at the closing of the transaction, subject to the adjustments provided for in the contract. The transaction results from the exercise of the preemptive right by FIP Pirineus, in accordance with the shareholders' agreement of Eólica Mangue Seco 2.

 

The closing of the transaction is subject to compliance with precedent conditions, such as approval by Banco do Nordeste do Brasil, the financer of the wind farm development and by the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE).

 

The present disclosure is in accordance with the internal rules of Petrobras and with the special regime of asset divestment by the federal mixed economy societies, foreseen in the Decree 9.188/2017.

 

This transaction is aligned to the strategy of portfolio optimization and the improvement of the company's capital allocation, aiming the maximization of value for its shareholders.

 

About Eólica Mangue Seco 2

 

Eólica Mangue Seco 2 is part of a complex of four wind farms (Mangue Seco 1, Mangue Seco 2, Mangue Seco 3 and Mangue Seco 4) located in Guamaré, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, with a total installed capacity of 104 MW. Eólica Mangue Seco 2 owns and operates a wind farm, with a capacity of 26 MW.

Petrobras had already signed contracts for the sale of its interest in the wind farms Mangue Seco 1, 3 and 4, on January 7, 2021, as disclosed to the market.

 

About FIP Pirineus

 

FIP Pirineus was established on September 25, 2015 and aims to invest in companies in the renewable energy sector, including wind and solar photovoltaic complexes and the development of disruptive technology. FIP Pirineus acts proactively in its investee companies, with effective influence on the definition of their strategic policy and management. Currently, the fund is a partner of Petrobras in Eólica Mangue Seco 2, holding 49% of the company's capital stock.

 

 

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For more information:

PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS | Investors Relations

e-mail: petroinvest@petrobras.com.br/acionistas@petrobras.com.br

Av. República do Chile, 65 – 1803 – 20031-912 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ.

Tel.: 55 (21) 3224-1510/9947 | 0800-282-1540

 


This document may contain forecasts within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities Trading Act of 1934, as amended (Trading Act) that reflect the expectations of the Company's officers. The terms: "anticipates", "believes", "expects", "predicts", "intends", "plans", "projects", "aims", "should," and similar terms, aim to identify such forecasts, which evidently involve risks or uncertainties, predicted or not by the Company. Therefore, future results of the Company's operations may differ from current expectations, and the reader should not rely solely on the information included herein.

 

 
 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: February 26, 2021

 

PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A–PETROBRAS

By: /s/ Andrea Marques de Almeida

______________________________

Andrea Marques de Almeida

Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer