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Bond Exchange Offer Results
(Rio de Janeiro, February 7, 2007). PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S/A - PETROBRAS, [Bovespa: PETR3/PETR4, NYSE: PBR/PBRA, Latibex: XPBR/XPBRA, BCBA: APBR/APBRA], a Brazilian international energy company, announces the results of the Exchange Offer launched by its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras International Finance Company (PIFCo) on January 4, 2007 and expired on February 2, 2007. The company received and accepted tenders totaling US$399,053,000 (face value) for the five series of bonds offered for exchange. The following table summarizes the results of the transaction.
PIFCo Notes | Principal Outstanding after Exchange |
Maturity | Total Amount Tendered |
Reference Treasury |
Reference Treasury Yield at Pricing |
Fixed Spread (in basis points) over Treasury |
12.375% Global Step-Up Notes due 2008 (Step-Up Notes) |
$126,868,000 | April 1 2008 | $7,754,000 | 4.625% due 3/31/08 |
5.046% | 10 |
9,875% Senior Notes due 2008 (2008 Notes) |
$224,212,000 | May 9 2008 | $14,034,000 | 2.625% due 5/15/08 |
4.989% | 10 |
9.75% Senior Notes due 2011 (2011 Notes) |
$235,350,000 | July 6 2011 | $51,006,000 | 5.125% due 6/30/11 |
4.768% | 35 |
9,125% Global Notes due 2013 (2013 Notes) |
$374,211,000 | July 2 2013 | $124,124,000 | 4.250% due 8/15/13 |
4.751% | 95 |
7,750% Global Notes due 2014 (2014 Notes) |
$397,865,000 | September 15 2014 |
$202,135,000 | 4.250% due 8/15/14 |
4.765% | 120 |
On the Settlement Date, PIFCo will issue new bonds that mature in 2016 and have a 6.125% annual coupon, with an aggregate principal amount of US$399,053,000, which will constitute a single, fungible series with the US$500,000,000 issuance on October 06 2006. In total, there will be $899,053,000 in outstanding bonds due in 2016, increasing this bonds liquidity, which is an important fundraising cost reference point for the company, as it reflects the companys current financing conditions.
The table below shows the final parameters for the new issues pricing.
Bond | Principle after Swap |
Due date | Total Reopened |
Reference American Treasury Bond |
Yield of the American Treasury Bond calculated on the Pricing Date |
Fixed Spread (on base points) added to the Yield of the Treasury Bond for Pricing |
6.125% Global Notes due 2016 (Original 2016 Notes) |
$899,053,000 | October 6 2016 |
$399,053,000 | 4.625% due 11/15/16 |
4.761% | 140 |
PIFCo has retained Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated and UBS Securities LLC to act as dealer managers for the offers, The Bank of New York to act as exchange agent for the offers, The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A. to serve as Luxembourg agent for the offers and D.F. King & Co., Inc. to act as information agent for the offers.
This announcement does not constitute an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell securities. The offers are being made solely by the Prospectus and related letter of transmittal. The offers shall not be made in any such jurisdiction in which they are not permitted to be made under applicable law.
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Contacts: PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S. A. - PETROBRAS
Investor Relations Department I Raul Adalberto de Campos - Gerente Executivo I E-mail: petroinvest@petrobras.com.br |
Av. República do Chile, 65 - 22 nd floor - 20031-912 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ I Tel.: 55 (21) 3224-1510 / 9947
This document may contain forecasts that merely reflect the expectations of the Companys management. Such terms as anticipate, believe, expect, forecast, intend, plan, project, seek, should, along with similar or analogous expressions, are used to identify such forecasts. These predictions evidently involve risks and uncertainties, whether foreseen or not by the Company. Therefore, the future results of operations may differ from current expectations, and readers must not base their expectations exclusively on the information presented herein.
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A--PETROBRAS |
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/S/ Almir Guilherme Barbassa
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Almir Guilherme Barbassa
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer |
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