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BRASKEM S.A.
C.N.P.J. No. 42.150.391/0001-70 - NIRE 29300006939
A PUBLICLY HELD COMPANY
CALL NOTICE
ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
The shareholders of BRASKEM S.A. are hereby called to attend the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meetings, which will be concurrently held on March 26, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., at the Companys headquarters located at Rua Eteno, 1.561, Pólo Petroquímico, Municipality of Camaçari, State of Bahia, in order to deliberate on the following Agenda: I) ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING - 01) Review, discussion and voting on the Management Report and respective Managers Accounts and Financial Statements, enclosing Notes regarding the fiscal year ended at December 31, 2007; 02) Approval of a Capital Budget contained in the 2008/2014 Business Plan, which justifies the proposal for allocation of the Companys results; 03) Approval of the allocation of the results for the fiscal year ended at December 31, 2007, including a proposal for dividend distribution; 04) Election of the members of the Board of Directors; 05) Election of the members of the Fiscal Board; and 06) Determination of the aggregate yearly compensation of the managers and the members of the Fiscal Board; II) EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING Ratification of the transaction involving purchase of control of the petrochemical assets of the Ipiranga Group, as deliberated by the Board of Directors of the Company on March 18, 2007, the implementation of which has been widely disclosed as of such date, and was completed on February 27, 2008, in compliance with the provisions in article 256 of Law 6404/76.
Camaçari/BA, March 10, 2008.
Pedro Augusto Ribeiro Novis
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Note: a) For purposes of the provisions in article 141 of Law 6404/76 and article 3 of CVM Ruling No. 165 dated December 11, 1991, the minimum voting capital percentage to request the adoption of the multiple vote process is five percent (5%);
b) The information and elements required to resolve on the items set out in the agenda of the General Meetings will be available to the shareholders, as of March 11, 2008, at the Companys headquarters and on the website of the Company (www.braskem.com.br), at the Brazilian Securities Commission - CVM and at the São Paulo Stock Exchange BOVESPA;
c) In view of the Health, Security and Environment Rules (SSMA) in force at the Companys headquarters, which establish the guidelines for access control and circulation of persons and vehicles, in the internal and external areas of the headquarters, the shareholders, as well as their legal representatives at the Meetings convened herein are requested to attend the meeting, at least 30 minutes before the time of beginning of the Meeting, seeking to assure compliance with the basic instructions training procedures of SSMA in effect at the Company, which are available for consultation at its headquarters.
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: March 12, 2008
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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