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RESOLUTIONS OF THE ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETINGS
Rio de Janeiro, April 2nd, 2014, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras hereby announces that the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting, held today, at 03:00 pm, in the main auditorium of the company’s Head office building, at Avenida República do Chile nº 65 – 1st floor, in the city of Rio de Janeiro (RJ), ruled and approved as follows:
GENERAL ORDINARY MEETING
I. Management Report and Financial Statements for the fiscal year 2013 with Fiscal Council Opinion and Independent Auditors’ Opinion;
II. Capital Expenditure Budget for fiscal year 2014, according to the boards proposal, in the amount of R$ 69,726 million, as detailed below. These numbers refer only to the budget of the Parent Company.
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2014 (R$ million) |
Direct Investments |
69,545 |
Financial Investments (capital increases in other companies) |
181 |
2014 capital budget |
69,726 |
Direct Investments |
42,885 |
Contribution to Capital |
181 |
Own resources |
43,066 |
Third party resources |
26,660 |
Out of the budget, 62.67% will be invested in the Exploration & Production segment, 26.43% in the Downstream segment, 9.13% in the Gas & Power and 1.77% in other business areas.
III. Distribution of results for fiscal year 2013, in the amount of R$ 23,407,565,780.30, according to the board’s proposal, as follows:
Allocation |
2013 (in R$) |
Net Income for the Period |
23,407,565,780.30 |
Legal Reserve (5%) |
1,170,378,289.01 |
Tax Incentive Reserve |
21,055,260.02 |
Proposed dividends – 41.85% - R$ 0.5217 per common share and R$ 0.9672 per preferred share |
9,301,024,110.44 |
Reserve created by the articles of incorporation |
1,027,054,526.15 |
Profits appropriated in the capital |
11,744,359,338.60 |
Dividends will be distributed as follows:
Ø R$ 9,301,024,110.44 (nine billion, three hundred one million, twenty-four thousand, one hundred ten reais and forty-four cents), equivalent to R$ 0.5217 (fifty-two cents and seventeen ten thousandths) per common share and R$ 0.9672 (ninety-six cents and seventy-two ten thousandths) per preferred share, both in the form of interest of stockholders’ equity, based on the shareholding position on the date of this Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be paid within 60 days, with amounts adjusted for inflation from December 31, 2013 to the payment date, according to the SELIC interest rate.
Moreover, with respect to the payment of Profit Sharing Results – PLR, Petrobras will strictly observe the terms and conditions contained in the Corporate Program Targets for the company approved by DEST.
IV. Election of the following as Members of the Board of Directors:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Representing the Controlling Shareholder
Mr. GUIDO MANTEGA
Mrs. MARIA DAS GRAÇAS SILVA FOSTER
Mr. LUCIANO GALVAO COUTINHO
Mr. FRANCISCO ROBERTO DE ALBUQUERQUE
Mr. MARCIO PEREIRA ZIMMERMANN
Mr. SERGIO FRANKLIN QUINTELLA
Mrs. MIRIAM APARECIDA BELCHIOR
Representing the Minority Shareholders Owners of Common Shares
Mr. MAURO GENTILE RODRIGUES DA CUNHA
Representing the Shareholders Owners of Preferred Shares
Mr. JOSÉ GUIMARÃES MONFORTE
Representing the Employees of Petrobras
Mr. SILVÍO SINEDINO PINHEIRO
V. Election of Mr. GUIDO MANTEGA as Chairman of the Board of Directors, as provided for in Article 18 of the company’s by law;
VI. Election of the following as Members of the Fiscal Council and their respective substitutes:
FISCAL COUNCIL
Representing the Controlling Shareholder
Mr. PAULO JOSÉ DOS REIS SOUZA – as Member and Mr. MARCUS PEREIRA AUCÉLIO as substitute representing the National Treasury;
Mr. CESAR ACOSTA RECH – as Member and Mr. EDISON FREITAS DE OLIVEIRA as substitute;
Mrs. MARISETE FÁTIMA DADALD PEREIRA – as Member and Mr. RICARDO DE PAULA MONTEIRO as substitute.
Representing the Minority Shareholders Owners of Common Shares
Mr. REGINALDO FERREIRA ALEXANDRE – as Member and Mr. MÁRIO CORDEIRO FILHO as substitute.
Representing the Shareholders Owners of Preferred Shares
Mr. WALTER LUIS BERNARDES ALBERTONI – as Member and Mr. ROBERTO LAMB as substitute.
GENERAL EXTRAORDINARY MEETING
I. Setting the overall compensation of up to R$ 18,523,360.39 (eighteen million, five hundred twenty-three thousand, three hundred sixty reais and thirty-nine cents) to be disbursed to Petrobras’ directors and executives for the period of April 2014 to March 2015, which includes: monthly salary, Christmas bonus (13th salary), vacation pay, profit sharing, private retirement plan, Brazilian Government Severance Indemnity Fund (FGTS) and Social Secutiry contribution, expressly forbidden to transfer to their respective salaries any benefits that may be granted to company employees at the time of execution of the Collective Bargaining Agreement on its respective effective date.
It is worth mentioning that the overall compensation to be paid to the Company´s directors and executives approved this year includes what is collected as Brazilian Government Severance Indemnity Fund – FGTS (8%) and Social Secutiry contribution (20%), following recommendation of the State Department of Coordination and Control of State Owned Companies, which is part of the Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management.
Considering the inclusion of these items, the compensation approved for the period of April 2014 to March 2015 has increased by 3,68% compared to the previous period of April/2013 to March/2014.
Authorizing the Board of Directors to determine the individual compensation of the Executive Directors considering the total cap minus the Board of Directors compensation.
Limiting the monthly salary of the members of the Board of Directors and of the Fiscal Council in 10% of the average monthly salary of the Executive Directors, excluding vacation pay and benefits.
II. Approved the increase of the Capital Stock by acquisition of part of the tax incentive reserve comprised in the year of 2013, in the amount of R$ 21,055,260.02, increasing the capital stock from R$ 205,410,905,230.50 to R$ 205,431,960,490.52 million, without changes to the number of common and preferred shares, as provided for in Article 40, Item III, of the company’s Articles of Incorporation, and the subsequent amendment to the wording in Article 4 of the aforementioned Articles of Incorporation, as follows:
“Article 4 - The capital stock is R$ 205,431,960,490.52 (two hundred five billion, four hundred thirty-one million, nine hundred sixty thousand, four hundred ninety reais and fifty-two cents), divided into 13,044,496,930 (thirteen billion, forty-four million, four hundred ninety-six thousand, nine hundred thirty) no-par-value shares, of which 7,442,454,142 (seven billion, four hundred forty-two million, four hundred fifty-four thousand, one hundred forty-two) are common shares and 5,602,042,788 (five billion, six hundred two million, forty-two thousand, seven hundred eighty-eight) are preferred shares”.
III. Merger of Termoaçu S.A. (“Termoaçu”) into Petrobras to:
(1) Approve the hiring of APSIS Consultoria e Avaliações Ltda. by Petrobras for the preparation of the Report of Appraisal, at book value, of Termoaçu, as provided for in Paragraph 1, Article 227, of Law 6,404, dated 12-15-1976;
(2) Approve the Report of Appraisal prepared by APSIS Consultoria e Avaliações Ltda. to appraise, at book value, the stockholders’ equity of Termoaçu;
(3) Approve, in all its terms and conditions, the Protocol and Justification of Merger, signed between Termoaçu and Petrobras on 02-05-2014;
(4) Approve the merger of Termoaçu into Petrobras, with its subsequent dissolution, without increasing the capital stock of Petrobras; and
(5) Authorize Petrobras’ Executive Board to perform all acts necessary to complete the merger, and rectify the status of the absorbed company and absorbing company before the relevant authorities, as needed.
IV. Merger of Termoceará Ltda. (“Termoceará”) into Petrobras to:
(1) Approve the hiring of APSIS Consultoria e Avaliações Ltda. by Petrobras for the preparation of the Report of Appraisal, at book value, of Termoceará, as provided for in Paragraph 1, Article 227, of Law 6,404, dated 12-15-1976;
(2) Approve the Report of Appraisal prepared by APSIS Consultoria e Avaliações Ltda. to appraise, at book value, the owners’ equity of Termoceará;
(3) Approve, in all its terms and conditions, the Protocol and Justification of Merger, signed between Termoceará and Petrobras on 01-23-2014;
(4) Approve the merger of Termoceará into Petrobras, with its subsequent dissolution, without increasing the capital stock of Petrobras; and
(5) Authorize Petrobras’ Executive Board to perform all acts necessary to complete the merger, and rectify the status of the absorbed company and absorbing company before the relevant authorities, as needed.
V. Merger of Companhia Locadora de Equipamentos Petrolíferos – CLEP (“CLEP”) into Petrobras to:
(1) Approve the hiring of PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes by Petrobras for the preparation of the Report of Appraisal, at book value, of CLEP, as provided for in Paragraph 1, Article 227, of Law 6,404, dated 12-15-1976;
(2) Approve the Report of Appraisal prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes to appraise, at book value, the owners’ equity of CLEP;
(3) Approve, in all its terms and conditions, the Protocol and Justification of Merger, signed between CLEP and Petrobras on 02-12-2014;
(4) Approve the merger of CLEP into Petrobras, with its subsequent dissolution, without increasing the capital stock of Petrobras; and
(5) Authorize Petrobras’ Executive Board to perform all acts necessary to complete the merger, and rectify the status of the absorbed company and absorbing company before the relevant authorities, as needed.
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A--PETROBRAS | ||
By: |
/S/ Almir Guilherme Barbassa
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Almir Guilherme Barbassa
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer |
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