OR 15D-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of August, 2007
(Commission File No. 1-14862 )
Camacari, Bahia - CEP 42810-000 Brazil
Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F ______
in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1). _____
in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7). _____
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.
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RELEVANT FACT
Braskem S.A. (“Braskem”), by itself and its controlling company EDSP58 Participações S.A., and Copesul – Companhia Petroquímica do Sul (“Copesul”), in compliance with the provisions of CVM Instruction 358/02, discloses to the market that:
(i) on August 10, 2007, the Brazilian Securities Commission (“CVM”) approved the application for registration of the public tender offer for acquisition of the common shares issued by Copesul, seeking to its delisting from the São Paulo Stock Exchange – BOVESPA (“Tender Offer”), in accordance with provisions of article 4, paragraph 4 of Law 6.404/76 and CVM Instruction 361/02;
(ii) the Tender Offer Notice, which contains all the information concerning the Tender Offer, will be published on August 14, 2007, in the newspapers Official Gazette of the State of Bahia, the Official Gazette of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Gazeta Mercantil, Jornal A Tarde and Zero Hora;
(iii) the appraisal report of the shares of Copesul, prepared by Calyon Corporate Finance Brasil – Consultoria Financeira Ltda., in accordance with the requirements of CVM, is available to those interested on the site of the São Paulo Stock Exchange – Bovespa, at the headquarters of Braskem, of its controlled company EDSP58 Participações S.A., of Unibanco – União dos Bancos Brasileiros S.A., of Copesul, in addition to CVM itself, and at the following electronic addresses: www.braskem.com.br/ri, www.braskem.com.br/opa-copesul; www.copesul.com.br, www.bovespa.com.br and www.cvm.gov.br.
São Paulo, August 13, 2007
| Carlos Fadigas | Michael Machado | |
| Chief Financial and Investors Relations | Chief Financial and Investors Relations | |
| Officer | Officer | |
| Braskem S.A. | Copesul – Companhia Petroquímica do Sul |
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:August 15, 2007
| BRASKEM S.A. | |||
| By: | /s/ Carlos José Fadigas de Souza Filho | ||
| Name: | Carlos José Fadigas de Souza Filho | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
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