(Petrobras, 26.Mar.2019) — Petrobras announced early results of its previously announced debt tender offers (the “Waterfall Offers”). As of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 25, 2019 (the “Early Tender Deadline”) holders of US$1,859,033,000 and €368,598,000 principal amount of the outstanding notes of the series set forth in the table below (the “Notes” and each a “series” of Notes), issued by Petrobras’s wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”), tendered their Notes, pursuant to PGF’s previously announced Waterfall Offers.
The Waterfall Offers were made pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the offer to purchase dated March 12, 2019 (as amended or supplemented, the “Offer to Purchase” and, together with the related letter of transmittal, the “Offer Documents”).
The following table summarizes the early tender results as of the Early Tender Deadline and the principal amount of Notes that PGF has accepted for purchase:
PGF has accepted for purchase all Notes validly tendered in the Waterfall Offers on or prior to the Early Tender Deadline. Holders of Notes that validly tendered on or prior to the Early Tender Deadline and whose Notes have been accepted for purchase are entitled to receive the Early Tender Consideration set forth in the table above, which includes an early tender premium, and to receive accrued and unpaid interest. Holders of Notes that are validly tendered after the Early Tender Deadline but on or before the Expiration Date (as defined herein) and whose Notes are accepted for purchase will receive the applicable Late Tender Consideration set forth in the table above, which is equal to the Early Tender Consideration set forth in the table above minus the applicable early tender premium, and to receive accrued and unpaid interest.
Notes tendered on or prior to the Early Tender Deadline, which have been accepted for purchase on the Early Settlement Date (as defined herein), will have priority over Notes tendered after the Early Tender Deadline. If the Waterfall Offers are oversubscribed at the Expiration Date, then only a portion of Notes tendered after the Early Tender Deadline may be accepted for purchase pursuant to the proration procedures described in the Offer to Purchase.
The early settlement date on which PGF will make payment for Notes accepted in the Waterfall Offers is expected to be March 27, 2019 (the “Early Settlement Date”).
The total cash payment to purchase on the Early Settlement Date the accepted Notes will be approximately US$2,434,232,110.82 million, based on the U.S. dollar exchange rate described herein, excluding accrued and unpaid interest. Notes that have been validly tendered on or prior to the Early Tender Deadline cannot be withdrawn, except as may be required by applicable law.
The Waterfall Offers will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on April 8, 2019 (the “Expiration Date”).
The exchange rate used to translate Euro to U.S. dollars was US$1.1316 per Euro, the applicable exchange rate as of 2:00 p.m., New York City time on March 25, 2019 as reported on Bloomberg screen page “FXIP” under the heading “FX Rate vs. USD.”
PGF has engaged BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Banco Bradesco BBI S.A., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., and Santander Investment Securities Inc. to act as lead dealer managers with respect to the Waterfall Offers, and ABN AMRO Securities (USA) LLC, BBVA Securities Inc. and Commerz Markets LLC to act as co-dealer managers with respect to the Waterfall Offers. Global Bondholder Services Corporation is acting as the depositary and information agent for the Waterfall Offers.
This press release is not an offer to purchase, nor a solicitation of an offer to sell, nor the solicitation of tenders with respect to, the securities described herein. The Waterfall Offers are not being made to holders of Notes in any jurisdiction in which PGF is aware that the making of the Waterfall Offers would not be in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction in which the securities laws or blue sky laws require the Waterfall Offers to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the respective Waterfall Offers will be deemed to be made on PGF’s behalf by the dealer managers or one or more registered brokers or dealers that are licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.
Any questions or requests for assistance regarding the Waterfall Offers may be directed to BNP Paribas Securities Corp. at + 1 212 841-3059, Banco Bradesco BBI S.A. at +1-646-432-6643, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (toll free ) at +1 (800) 558-3745 and (collect) at +1(212) 723-6106, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC at +1 (212) 902-6351 or +1 (800) 828-3182, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. at +1 (212) 525-5552 and Santander Investment Securities Inc. (toll-free) at +1 (855) 404-3636 or +1 (212) 940-1442. Requests for additional copies of the Offer to Purchase may be directed to Global Bondholder Services Corporation at +1 (866) 470-3800 (toll-free) or +1 (212) 430-3774. The Offer Documents can be accessed at the following link: http://www.gbsc-usa.com/Petrobras.
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