RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE: PBR; Petrobras) and its wholly owned subsidiary Petrobras International Finance Company (PIFCo), in connection with the previously announced offers to exchange the five series of notes listed in the table below (Old Notes) for new notes (Reopening Notes) and a cash amount, announced PIFCo's determination of the total exchange price, the reference treasury yield and the cash payment per $1,000 of Old Notes exchanged. The total exchange price, reference treasury yield and cash payment per $1,000 of Old Notes were calculated as described in the applicable prospectus dated January 4, 2007 (Prospectus) and are summarized in the table below. The reference treasury yield and reopen issue price were determined for the Reopening Notes as described in the Prospectus and are listed in the second table below. All values were calculated as of 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on January 22, 2007. Amount Tendered Reference Reference PIFCo CUSIP/ISIN by Early Tender Treasury Treasury Notes No. Date Security Yield 12.375% Global 71645WAF8 / $7,184,000 4.625% due 5.046% Step-Up Notes US71645WAF86 3/31/08 due 2008 9.875% Senior G7028BAA9 / $12,871,000 2.625% due 4.989% Notes due 2008 USG7028BAA91*; 5/15/08 71646FAA5 / US71646FAA57; 71646FAB3 / US71646FAB31* 9.75% Senior 71645WAB7 / $47,440,000 5.125% due 4.768% Notes due 2011 US71645WAB72*; 6/30/11 G7028BAB7 / USG7028BAB74*; 71645WAA9 / US71645WAA99 9.125% Global 71645WAG6 / $123,674,000 4.250% due 4.751% Notes due 2013 US71645WAG69 8/15/13 7.750% Global 71645WAJ0 / $200,800,000 4.250% due 4.765% Notes due 2014 US71645WAJ09 8/15/14 PIFCo Cash Accrued Total Exchange Notes Payment * Interest * Price * 12.375% Global $104.98 $43.31 $1,079.56 Step-Up Notes due 2008 9.875% Senior $63.60 $24.14 $1,057.35 Notes due 2008 9.75% Senior $171.37 $8.40 $1,180.86 Notes due 2011 9.125% Global $172.42 $8.87 $1,181.44 Notes due 2013 7.750% Global $120.46 $30.57 $1,107.78 Notes due 2014 The following table should be used in connection with the calculation of the Reopen Issue Price of the Reopening Notes and the yield to maturity of the Original 2016 Notes for the Qualified Reopening Condition, as set forth in the Prospectus: Reference Reference Reopen PIFCo CUSIP/ISIN Treasury Treasury Accrued Issue Notes No. Security Yield Interest * Price * 6.125% Global 71645WAL5/ 4.625% 4.761% $20.59 $997.30 Notes due 2016 US71645WAL54 due 11/15/16 * Per $1,000 principal amount The exchange offers are scheduled to expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on February 2, 2007, unless extended or earlier terminated. Further terms and conditions of the exchange offers are described in the Prospectus. 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. Requests for documents (including the prospectus) may be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc. by telephone at (212) 269-5550 for banks and brokers or at (800) 859-8508 for all others, or in writing at 48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor, New York, New York 10005. These documents contain important information, and holders should read them carefully before making any investment decision. Questions regarding the offers may be directed to Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated at (800) 624-1800 (in the United States) or (212) 761-1864 (outside the United States) and UBS Securities LLC at (888) 722-9555, ext. 4210 (in the United States) or (203) 719-4210 (outside the United States). 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 offer to purchase 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. DATASOURCE: Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. CONTACT: Tom Long, of D.F. King & Co., Inc., +1-212-493-6920, for Petrobras

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