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___
BRASKEM S.A.
CNPJ nº 42.150.391/0001-70
Public Company NIRE 29300006939
Minutes of the 846th Board of Executive Officers' Meeting
Held December 29, 2004
DAY, TIME AND LOCATION: December 29, 2004, 9:30 a.m. at the Company offices located at Av. das Nações Unidas, 4.777, 3 rd floor, Alto de Pinheiros, São Paulo/SP, CEP 05.477-000. PRESENCE: all members of the Board of Directors. SEATED: JOSÉ CARLOS GRUBISICH FILHO - President; MARTA PINTO LIMA PACHECO Recording Secretary. The meeting was called to order, and the President announced the sole item of business on the agenda. DELIBERATIONS: the Board of Executive Officers reviewed the sole item of business on the agenda and by unanimous vote by those present passed the following decisions: SOLE ITEM: PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON SHAREHOLDERS´ EQUITY in consideration of the approval of the proposal of payment of interest on shareholders' equity during the Board of Directors' Meeting, held on December 13, 2005, as well as the authorization for the Board of Executive Officers to define the exact value to be effectively credited to t he sh areholders, in compliance with the limit established by the Board of Directors, the legal regulations and Company's by-laws, the Board by unanimous vote of those present decided to: a) call for the payment of interest on shareholders´ equity in R$270,000,000.00, being (i) R$179,367,987.39 owed to the shareholders of preferred class A and American Depositary Receipts (ADR), which corresponds to a gross value of R$0.746145 per share and R$1.492290 per ADR; and (ii) R$452,881.35 owed to the shareholders of preferred class B, which corresponds to a gross value of R$0.563940 per share, pursuant to the article 9 of the Company's By-Laws; and (iii) R$90,179,131.26 owed to the shareholders of common shares, which corresponds to a gross value of R$0.746145 per share; b) establish that the credit corresponding to the accounting records of the Company shall be effected on December 29, 2005, individually to each shareholder based on the shareholding position as on this same date and that the e ffect ive p aymen t shall be conducted by no later than 60 days subsequent to the Ordinary Shareholders Meeting to be held in 2006, and that the shares shall be traded on the exchange at values ex this interest on shareholders´ equity on January 2, 2006 . ADJOURNMENT: Having no further business to discuss, the Meeting was adjourned, and these minutes were recorded as read and approved and signed by all members present. São Paulo, December 29, 2005. (Signed by: José Carlos Grubisich Filho President and Chief Executive Officer; Marta Pinto Lima Pacheco Secretary; DIRECTORS: Bernardo Afonso de Almeida Gradin; Luiz de Mendonça; Mauricio Roberto de Carvalho Ferro; Paul Elie Altit; Roberto Lopes Pontes Simões; Roberto Prisco Paraiso Ramos).
This is a faithful copy of the original recorded in the appropriate book of minutes.
Marta Pinto Lima Pacheco
Secretary
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: December 29, 2005
BRASKEM S.A. | |||
By: | /s/ Paul Elie Altit | ||
Name: | Paul Elie Altit | ||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |