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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
     
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)
FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation
or Organization) 		  Commission File Number 333-14168
PETROBRAS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Not Applicable
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
CAYMAN ISLANDS
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation
or Organization)
     
Avenida República do Chile, 65   Anderson Square Building, P.O. Box 714
20035-900 — Rio de Janeiro — RJ,   George Town, Grand Cayman
Brazil   Cayman Islands B.W.I.
(55-21) 3224-4477   (Address of principal executive offices)
(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.   þ
  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.   o
Securities Act registration statement file numbers to which this form relates: 333-139459-01
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
     
Title of Each Class   Name of Each Exchange on Which
to be so Registered   Each Class is to be Registered
 
5.75% Global Notes due 2020   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 8 through 25 of Petrobras International Finance Company’s (the “Company” or “PifCo”) Prospectus dated December 18, 2006 (Registration No. 333-139459-01), as supplemented by the information under the headings “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to PifCo’s Debt Securities” and “Description of the Notes” on pages S-14 through S-15 and S-20 through S-30, respectively, of the Company’s related Prospectus Supplement, dated October 23, 2009, which information is incorporated herein by reference and made part of this registration statement in its entirety.
Item 2. Exhibits.
     99 (A). Prospectus, dated December 18, 2006, and Prospectus Supplement, dated October 23, 2009, incorporated by reference to the Company’s filing under Rule 424(b)(2), dated October 27, 2009.
     99 (B). Form of 5.75% Global Note due 2020 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Report on Form 6-K of the Company filed on November 2, 2009.
     99 (C). Indenture among the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly The Bank of New York) (the “Trustee”) dated as of December 15, 2006, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 of the Registration Statement on Form F-3 of the Company filed on December 18, 2006 (Registration No. 333-139459-01).
     99 (D). Third Supplemental Indenture among the Company, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.—Petrobras (“Petrobras”) and the Trustee, dated as of October 30, 2009, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Report on Form 6-K of the Company filed on November 2, 2009.
     99 (E). Guaranty for the 2020 Notes among Petrobras and the Trustee, dated as of October 30, 2009, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Report on Form 6-K of the Company filed on November 2, 2009.

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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/ Almir Guilherme Barbassa    
    Name:   Almir Guilherme Barbassa   
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer   
 
     
  By:   /s/ Guilherme de Oliveira Estrella    
    Name:   Guilherme de Oliveira Estrella   
    Title:   Chief Exploration and Production Officer   
 
  PETROBRAS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE COMPANY
               (Registrant)
 		  
  By:   /s/ Sérvio Túlio da Rosa Tinoco    
    Name:   Sérvio Túlio da Rosa Tinoco   
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer   
 
     
  By:   /s/ Daniel Lima de Oliveira    
    Name:   Daniel Lima de Oliveira   
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer   
 
Date: November 3, 2009

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
     
Exhibit No.   Exhibit
 
    
99 (A).
  Prospectus, dated December 18, 2006, and Prospectus Supplement, dated October 23, 2009, incorporated by reference to the Company’s filing under Rule 424(b)(2), dated October 27, 2009.
 
    
99 (B).
  Form of 5.75% Global Note due 2020 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Report on Form 6-K of the Company filed on November 2, 2009.
 
    
99 (C).
  Indenture among the Company and the Trustee dated as of December 15, 2006, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 of the Registration Statement on Form F-3 of the Company filed on December 18, 2006 (Registration No. 333-139459-01).
 
    
99 (D).
  Third Supplemental Indenture among the Company, Petrobras and the Trustee, dated as of October 30, 2009, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Report on Form 6-K of the Company filed on November 2, 2009.
 
    
99 (E).
  Guaranty for the 2020 Notes among Petrobras and the Trustee, dated as of October 30, 2009, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Report on Form 6-K of the Company filed on November 2, 2009.

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