UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS |
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Avenida República do Chile, 65 20031-912 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ Federative Republic of Brazil |
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Liquigás sale process Rio de Janeiro, June 30, 2017 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, pursuant to the material facts of 11/17/2016 and 1/31/2017, concerning the sale process of Liquigás Distribuidora S.A., a wholly-owned Petrobras subsidiary, to Companhia Ultragaz S.A., a subsidiary of Ultrapar Participações S.A., informs that the General Superintendence of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) published a dispatch today declaring the Act of Concentration to be complex and ordering the execution of a few diligences. The declaration of complexity is procedural act defined in article 56 of Law No. 12,529/2011 and in article 160 of CADE Internal Rules, which enables the Superintendence to order the execution of complementary instruction, specifying the diligences to be carried out, and furthermore granting the competition authority the ability to request the extension of the deadline by up to 90 days, thus altering the deadline for transaction analysis from 240 to 330 days. The main diligences ordered were: (i) await for miscellaneous information already requested that will ground the analysis by the General Superintendence and by the CADE’s Department of Economic Studies (DEE) in the preparation of a quantitative study on the impacts to competition arising from the transaction; (ii) request data from cylinder manufacturers; (iii) request data from competitors and clients on LPG as the propellant in aerosols; (iv) request the parties to demonstrate the measures to be adopted so the alleged economic efficiencies generated by the transaction are shared with consumers. Petrobras will continue to collaborate with CADE in order to obtain the approval of the transaction within the legal deadline, and keep the market informed of any relevant decision. In addition to the approval by CADE, the completion of the transaction is still subject to compliance with other usual preceding conditions. _______________________________________________________________ www.petrobras.com.br/ir Contacts: PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS | Investor Relations Department I e-mail: petroinvest@petrobras.com.br Av. República do Chile, 65 – 10th floor, 1002 – B – 20031-912 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ | Phone: 55 (21) 3224-1510 / 3224-9947 FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are subject to risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements, which address the Company’s expected business and financial performance, among other matters, contain words such as “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “optimistic,” “intend,” “plan,” “aim,” “will,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “likely,” and similar expressions. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. There is no assurance that the expected events, trends or results will actually occur. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or future events or for any other reason. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those expressed or forecast in any forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of assumptions and factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) failure to comply with laws or regulations, including fraudulent activity, corruption, and bribery; (ii) the outcome of ongoing corruption investigations and any new facts or information that may arise in relation to the “Lava Jato Operation”; (iii) the effectiveness of the Company’s risk management policies and procedures, including operational risk; and (iv) litigation, such as class actions or proceedings brought by governmental and regulatory agencies. A description of other factors can be found in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2016, and the Company’s other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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. |
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS | ||
Date: June 30, 2017 | By: |
/s/ Ivan de Souza Monteiro |
Name: | Ivan de Souza Monteiro | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer | |