PETROBRAS - PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA

Foreign Filer Report • Jan 4, 2023

6-K 1 pbr20230301_6k.htm 6-K

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 January, 2023

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 Henrique Valadares, 28 – 19th floor 20231-030 – 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 _ NoX_

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Petrobras on letter from the Ministry of Mines and Energy —

Rio de Janeiro, January 03, 2023 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it received today a letter from the Ministry of Mines and Energy, informing that Mr. Jean-Paul Terra Prates will be nominated for the position of CEO and member of the Board of Directors of Petrobras.

According to the letter, the name of Mr. Jean-Paul Terra Prates was forwarded to the Civil House of the Presidency of the Republic, as provided by Decree 8,945, of December 27, 2016, and as soon as the documentation is analyzed and returns to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, it will be forwarded to Petrobras.

The nomination, once effective, will be submitted to the internal governance process, observing the Policy for the Nomination of Members of the Senior Management, for the analysis of the legal, management and integrity requirements and subsequent manifestation of the Eligibility Committee, under the terms of article 21, §4, of Decree 8,945/2016, as amended by Decree 11,048/2022.

Material facts will be timely disclosed to the market.

www.petrobras.com.br/ir

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For more information:

PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS | Investors Relations

email: petroinvest@petrobras.com.br/acionistas@petrobras.com.br

Av. Henrique Valadares, 28 – 19 th floorr – 20231-030 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ.

Tel.: 55 (21) 3224-1510/9947 | 0800-282-1540

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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.

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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: January 3, 2023

PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A–PETROBRAS By: /s/ Rodrigo Araujo Alves

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Rodrigo Araujo Alves

Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer