August 02, 2022 093/2022-PRE

CIRCULAR LETTER

OTC and Listed B3 Participants

Re.: Processing of Option Positions in PETR3 and PETR4 with a Lower

Strike Price than the Financial Resources Value that the Issuer Pays

In a notice of material event published on July 28, 2022, Petrobras S.A. announced the approval of a BRL 6.732003 per ordinary and preferred share dividend payment to shareholders in two instalments, the first of BRL 3.366002 on August 31, 2022 and the second of BRL 3.366001 on September 20, 2022.

Those option positions with a strike price lower than or the same as the value that the issuer will pay in dividends, and which are therefore not subject to the processing described in the B3 Clearinghouse Operating Procedures Manual, will be processed on the open options positions at the end of August 11, 2022, as per the Annexes to this Circular Letter.

Further information about the Listed Options can be obtained from the Positions and Trading Call Centers by calling +55 11 2565 5013 and +55 11 2565 5021 respectively; and about OTC Derivatives (Flexible Options) from the Depository and OTC Department, Derivatives and COE Call Center, by calling +55 11 2565-5044 or emailing op.derivativos@b3.com.br; and/or from OTC Derivatives and COE by calling +55 11 2565-5966/5950/5956 or emailing derivativos@b3.com.br.

Gilson Finkelsztain

Mario Palhares

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Operating Officer - Electronic Trading

and CCP

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be clarified by consulting the original version in Portuguese. In the event of any discrepancy between this free translation and the original version in Portuguese, the original version in Portuguese shall prevail.

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Annex l to CIRCULAR LETTER 093/2022-PRE

Processing of Listed Option Positions in PETR3 and PETR4 that have a Lower Strike Price than the Dividends Value that the Issuer Pays

Seeking to maintain economic equilibrium for holders of these positions, the strike price and quantities of call and put options outstanding at the end of the day "cum-rights" will be adjusted by the adjustment factor, which is calculated based on the ratio between the "cum-rights" and "ex-rights" prices of the underlying asset.

The strike price is updated in accordance with the formula below.

= ×

Where:

= adjusted strike price, in Brazilian Reals, rounded off to the second decimal place

PE = original strike price

F = conversion factor, in accordance with the corporate action

Corporte action

F

Variables

= opening price of the asset

Dividend

Pex

after corporate action.

Pcom

= closing price of the asset

before corporate action.

This document produces effects as of the date of its publication. Any specified time limits for validity shall apply.

This free translation into English from the original version in Portuguese is available for information purposes only, has not been reviewed by B3's legal counsel, and is therefore not legally binding. Any questions arising from this free translation should

be clarified by consulting the original version in Portuguese. In the event of any discrepancy between this free translation andI the original version in Portuguese, the original version in Portuguese shall prevail.

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The quantity is updated in accordance with the formula below.

=

Where:

= the adjusted quantity rounded off to two decimal places

QTD = original quantity of the position

F = conversion factor

The conversion factor will be calculated rounded off to the eighth decimal place. If the total quantity of long positions is different to the total quantity of short positions per series, the B3 Clearinghouse will adjust the positions in accordance with the criteria below.

  1. The long or short position with the smallest total quantity remains unchanged.
  2. The adjustment factor is calculated by dividing the total quantity of the position with the smallest quantity by the total quantity of the opposite position.
  3. All the positions with the largest quantity are corrected by multiplying the quantity adjusted after the corporate action by the adjustment factor calculated in item (ii) above.
  4. Considering only the full amount of the result calculated in item (iii) above, the total long and short quantities are compared again.

This document produces effects as of the date of its publication. Any specified time limits for validity shall apply.

This free translation into English from the original version in Portuguese is available for information purposes only, has notII been reviewed by B3's legal counsel, and is therefore not legally binding. Any questions arising from this free translation should

be clarified by consulting the original version in Portuguese. In the event of any discrepancy between this free translation and the original version in Portuguese, the original version in Portuguese shall prevail.

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093/2022-PRE

If there is still a discrepancy, the fractional parts of the result calculated in item (iii) above are arranged in decreasing order in the position with the largest fractional part. This procedure continues in the following positions until the total quantities are equalized

Corporate action processing does not change in the case of options with a strike price that is higher than the financial resources that the issuer pays, as set forth in the B3 Clearinghouse Operating Procedures Manual.

This document produces effects as of the date of its publication. Any specified time limits for validity shall apply.

This free translation into English from the original version in Portuguese is available for information purposes only, has notIII been reviewed by B3's legal counsel, and is therefore not legally binding. Any questions arising from this free translation should

be clarified by consulting the original version in Portuguese. In the event of any discrepancy between this free translation and the original version in Portuguese, the original version in Portuguese shall prevail.

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Annex ll to CIRCULAR LETTER 093/2022-PRE

Processing of Centrally Cleared OTC Derivatives Positions in Flexible Options with PETR4 as the Underlying Asset that have a Lower Strike Price than the Dividends Value that the Issuer Pays

In line with the Listed Options, there will be the same processing for the adjustment for dividends of Centrally Cleared Flexible Options on Single Stocks.

In this way, the strike price and quantities will be adjusted for options outstanding at the end of the day "cum-rights" whose strike price is the same as or lower than the financial resources paid by the issuer, in accordance with and respectively, as described in Annex I.

The dividend adjustment calculations of the cap/ floor and KI and KO Barriers values will not be changed, the calculation using the proportion of these contract parameters values to the strike price will continue to apply.

This document produces effects as of the date of its publication. Any specified time limits for validity shall apply.

This free translation into English from the original version in Portuguese is available for information purposes only, has notI been reviewed by B3's legal counsel, and is therefore not legally binding. Any questions arising from this free translation should

be clarified by consulting the original version in Portuguese. In the event of any discrepancy between this free translation and the original version in Portuguese, the original version in Portuguese shall prevail.

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