Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)
November 08 2021 - 6:05AM
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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
November, 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 concludes the sale of power companies
—
Rio de Janeiro, November 05, 2021
- Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 07/29/2021, informs that today it concluded
the sale of its stakes of 20% in Termelétrica Potiguar S.A. (TEP) and 40% in Companhia Energética Manauara S.A. (CEM) to
Global Participações Energia S.A. (GPE), through its subsidiaries GFT Participações S.A. and GFM Participações
S.A., respectively.
After the fulfillment of the precedent
conditions provided for in the respective share purchase and sale contracts, the operation was concluded with the payment of R$ 155.6
million to Petrobras, already considering the adjustments foreseen in the contracts, of which R$ 79.4 million for TEP and R$ 76.2 million
for CEM.
This disclosure to the market is
in accordance with Petrobras' internal rules and with the special regime for divestment of assets by federal mixed economy companies,
provided for in Decree 9,188/2017.
This operation is aligned with the
company's portfolio optimization strategy and capital allocation improvement, aiming at value maximization.
About the power companies
TEP is a holding company controlled
by GPE (holding 80% of its capital stock) that holds direct equity stakes in Areia Energia S.A. and Água Limpa Energia S.A., owners
of small hydroelectric plants, located in Tocantins, with installed capacities of 11.4 MW and 14.0 MW, respectively. In addition, TEP
owns 60% of CEM's share capital. CEM owns a natural gas thermoelectric plant located in the state of Amazonas, with 85.4 MW of installed
capacity.
About GPE
GPE has operated in the power generation
segment since 2001, controlling seven plants distributed in the states of Rio Grande do Norte, Amazonas, Tocantins and Bahia. GPE recently
signed a contract with Petrobras to buy three more thermoelectric plants, located in the Camaçari Industrial Cluster in the state
of Bahia.
www.petrobras.com.br/ir
For more information:
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS
| Investors Relations
email: petroinvest@petrobras.com.br/acionistas@petrobras.com.br
Av. Henrique Valadares, 28 – 19 Andar – 20231-030
– 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: November 5, 2021
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A–PETROBRAS
By: /s/ Rodrigo Araujo Alves
______________________________
Rodrigo Araujo Alves
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations
Officer
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