Extraordinary General Meeting approved the sale of
PetroquímicaSuape and Citepe
Rio de Janeiro, March 27, 2017 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in
continuation to the material fact disclosed on December 28, 2016, informs that,
today, the Shareholders’ Extraordinary General Meeting approved the sale of 100%
of the shares held by Petrobras in PetroquímicaSuape and Citepe to Grupo
Petrotemex S.A. de C.V. and Dak Americas Exterior, S.L, subsidiaries of Alpek,
S.A.B. de C.V. (“Alpek”), for the amount of US$ 385 million, which will be paid
on the closing date, and it is subject to working capital, net debt, and
recoverable taxes adjustments.
This transaction is part of the 2015-2016 partnership and divestment program,
that reached US$ 13.6 billion in the biennium, and it is still subject to the
fulfillment of usual precedent conditions, among them the approval of the
operation by the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE). The sale is
aligned to Petrobras Strategic Plan, which provides for business portfolio
optimization with full withdrawal from petrochemical interests.
Furthermore, at the moment, there is no restriction to continuing this
transaction, since the Regional Federal Court revoked the injunction that
suspended the operation, as disclosed on the material fact of February 22, 2017.
Petrobras also clarifies that the decision of the Brazilian Federal Accounting
Court (TCU), issued and announced on March 15, 2017, does not interfere in this
sale process, due to the fact that the purchase and sale agreement of
PetroquímicaSuape and Citepe was already signed on December 28, 2016, prior to
the publication of said decision.
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