Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)
April 19 2021 - 6:04AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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
April, 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 on resignation of Member of the Board of Directors
—
Rio de Janeiro, April 16, 2021 - Petróleo
Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it received today a resignation letter from the member of the Board of Directors, Marcelo
Gasparino da Silva, elected through a multiple vote process in the Extraordinary General Meeting of April 12, 2021.
In the terms of the resignation letter, the member
of the Board of Directors informs: "(...) I hereby submit my irrevocable and irreversible resignation as a member of the Board
of Directors of Petrobras, to which I have just been sworn in, to be considered by this Collegiate as of May 31, 2021 or until my replacement
to be elected through a new general meeting to be convened in due course, in view of the occurrence of the Multiple Voting election process,
whichever occurs first (...)".
The company clarifies that under the terms of articles
141, paragraph 3 and 150 of Law 6,404/76 and article 25 of the Bylaws, in the event of a vacancy in the position of member of the Board
of Directors elected by multiple vote that is not due to dismissal, the position may be filled by a substitute elected by the Board of
Directors until the next General Shareholders' Meeting is held. This Meeting must proceed to the election of the 8 members of the Board
elected by multiple vote, with no obligation to convene a special Meeting by the company for this purpose.
Petrobras will keep the market informed about developments
regarding this resignation.
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. República do Chile, 65 – 1803 –
20031-912 – 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: April 16, 2021
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A–PETROBRAS
By: /s/ Andrea Marques de Almeida
______________________________
Andrea
Marques de Almeida
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations
Officer
Petroleo Brasileiro ADR (NYSE:PBR)
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