Securities Registration (section 12(b)) (8-a12b)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


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)		PETROBRAS GLOBAL FINANCE B.V. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Not Applicable (Translation of registrant’s name into English)

FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL (Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		THE NETHERLANDS (Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

Avenida República do Chile, 65 20031-912 – Rio de Janeiro – RJ, Brazil (Address of principal executive offices)		Weena 762 3014 DA Rotterdam The Netherlands (Address of principal executive offices)

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. ☒		If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. ☐

Securities Act registration statement file numbers to which this form relates: 333-206660 and 333-206660-01

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

to be so Registered

Name of Each Exchange on Which

Each Class is to be Registered

5.750% Global Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”)

New York Stock Exchange

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

(Title of class)

Item 1.

Description of Registrants’ Securities to be Registered.

For a description of the securities to be registered hereunder, reference is made to the information under the heading “Description of Debt Securities” on pages 12 through 27 of the Prospectus dated August 28, 2015 included in the Registration Statement on Form F-3 of Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (the “Company” or “PGF”) and Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.—Petrobras (“Guarantor” or “Petrobras”) (Registration Nos. 333-206660-01 and 333-206660), as supplemented by the information under the headings “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to PGF’s Debt Securities”, “Description of the Notes” and “Description of the Guaranties” on pages S-16 through S-17, S-25 through S-35 and S-36 through S-42, respectively, of the related Prospectus Supplement of the Company and the Guarantor, dated January 25, 2018, which information is incorporated herein by reference and made part of this registration statement in its entirety.

Item 2.

Exhibits.

99 (A). Prospectus dated as of August 28, 2015, incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed with the SEC by the Company and the Guarantor on August 28, 2015 (Registration Nos. 333-206660-01 and 333-206660).

99(B). Prospectus Supplement dated as of January 25, 2018, incorporated by reference to the SEC filing pursuant to Securities Act Rule 424(b)(2) by the Company and the Guarantor on January 26, 2018.

99 (C). Indenture between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Trustee”) dated as of August 29, 2012, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of the Registration Statement on Form F-3 of the Company and the Guarantor filed on August 29, 2012 (Registration Nos. 333-183618-01 and 333-183618).

99 (D). Guaranty for the Notes dated as of February 1, 2018, between the Guarantor and the Trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Report on Form 6-K furnished by the Guarantor to the SEC on February 1, 2018.

99 (E). Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 1, 2018, among the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Report on Form 6-K furnished by the Guarantor to the SEC on February 1, 2018.

99 (F). Form of 5.750% Global Notes due 2029 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Report on Form 6-K furnished by the Guarantor to the SEC on February 1, 2018.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the Registrants has duly caused this registration statement or amendment thereto to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS (Registrant)

By:	/s/ Bianca Nasser Patrocínio
	Name:	Bianca Nasser Patrocínio
	Title:	Attorney-in-Fact

PETROBRAS GLOBAL FINANCE B.V. (Registrant)

By:	/s/ Guilherme Rajime Takahashi Saraiva
	Name:	Guilherme Rajime Takahashi Saraiva
	Title:	Attorney-in-Fact

Date: February 1, 2018

INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.		Exhibit

99(A).		Prospectus dated as of August 28, 2015, incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed with the SEC by the Company and the Guarantor on August 28, 2015 (Registration Nos. 333-206660-01 and 333-206660).

99(B).		Prospectus Supplement dated as of January 25, 2018, incorporated by reference to the SEC filing pursuant to Securities Act Rule 424(b)(2) by the Company and the Guarantor on January 26, 2018.

99(C).		Indenture between the Company and the Trustee dated as of August 29, 2012, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of the Registration Statement on Form F-3 of the Company and the Guarantor filed on August 29, 2012 (Registration Nos. 333-183618-01 and 333-183618).

99(D).		Guaranty for the Notes dated as of February 1, 2018, between the Guarantor and the Trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Report on Form 6-K furnished by the Guarantor to the SEC on February 1, 2018.

99(E).		Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 1, 2018, among the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Report on Form 6-K furnished by the Guarantor to the SEC on February 1, 2018.

99(F).		Form of 5.750% Global Notes due 2029 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Report on Form 6-K furnished by the Guarantor to the SEC on February 1, 2018.