(Commission File No. 1-14862 )
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Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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BRASKEM S.A. | UNIPAR UNIÃO DE INDÚSTRIAS | LANXESS PARTICIPAÇÕES LTDA. | ||
PETROQUÍMICAS S.A. | ||||
A Public Held Company | A Public Held Company | |||
CNPJ nº 42.150.391/0001 - 70 | CNPJ nº 33.958.695/0001-78 | CNPJ nº 09.124.110/0001-30 |
PETROFLEX INDÚSTRIA E COMÉRCIO S.A.
A Public Held Company
CNPJ nº 29.667.227/0001 -77
RELEVANT FACT
Transfer of control of Petroflex Indústria e Comércio S.A.
In furtherance to the information provided in the Relevant Fact disclosed on December 13th, 2007, and in compliance with the provisions set forth in Section 157, Paragraph 4th, of the Brazilian Federal Law No. 6,404/76 (Law No. 6,404/76 ) and the Brazilian Securities Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários - CVM) Instruction No. 358/02 (Instruction No. 358/02), Petroflex Indústria e Comércio S.A. (Petroflex), Braskem S.A. (Braskem), Unipar União de Indústrias Petroquímicas S.A. (Unipar) and the other Petroflexs shareholders parties to the Share Purchase Agreement executed on December 13th, 2007 (the Agreement) (Braskem, Unipar and such other shareholders, the Selling Shareholders), and Lanxess Participações Ltda., as assignee of the rights and obligations undertaken by Lanxess Deutschland GmbH under the Agreement (Lanxess), announce to its shareholders and to the market in general that:
1. Lanxess and Petroflexs Selling Shareholders concluded on this date the transference, to Lanxess, of 17,102,002 common shares and 7,416,602 preferred shares class A that represent 72.38% of Petroflexs total common shares and 64.16% of Petroflexs total preferred shares class A, respectively, and 69,68% of Petroflexs total capital stock, in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. As a result of such transfers, the Shareholders Agreement relating to Petroflex dated April 10, 1992, as amended, was terminated on the date hereof.
2. The total acquisition price paid in cash by Lanxess to the Selling Shareholders on the date hereof was R$526,680,000.00 (five hundred and twenty-six million, six hundred and eighty thousand Reais) (Acquisition Price), corresponding to R$22.86 (twenty-two Reais and eighty-six cents) per common share and R$18.29 (eighteen Reais and twenty-nine cents) per preferred shares class A. As usual for transactions of this nature, the Acquisition Price is subject to an adjustment considering the variation of the working capital and net indebtedness of Petroflex, which may cause a reduction on the Acquisition Price, as provided for in the Agreement.
3. As a consequence of the transfer of the corporate control of Petroflex, and in accordance with Law No. 6,404/76 and CVM Instruction No. 361/02, Lanxess shall launch, subject to the registration by the CVM, a tender offer (Tender Offer) for the acquisition of all outstanding common shares issued by Petroflex, in compliance with article 254-A of Law No. 6,404/76. Additionally, in view of the intended delisting of Petroflexs shares from the São Paulo Stock Exchange, Lanxess intends also to file a request for the approval of such de-listing (the De-listing Offer) in conjunction with the Tender Offer, which, once approved by CVM, shall result in the effecting of a single offer (the Combined Offer). The request for the Combined Offer shall be submit to CVM in no more than thirty (30) days as from this date, and, once approved, will be for the acquisition of all outstanding common and class A preferred shares issued by Petroflex.
4. As informed in the Relevant Fact released on December 13, 2007, in the Tender Offer Lanxess will offer an amount of up to R$18,29 (eighteen Reais and twenty-nine cents) per common share, equivalent to 80% of the price stipulated in item 2, above. In connection with the De-listing Offer, Lanxess intends to offer an amount of up to R$18,29 (eighteen Reais and twenty-nine cents) per preferred share class A. Such prices and the other terms and conditions of the Combined Offer, shall be disclosed by Lanxess to Petroflexs shareholders and the market in general in due course upon confirmation of the final Acquisition Price.
Rio de Janeiro, April 1, 2008
Carlos José Fadigas de Souza Filho | Jörg Schneider | Vitor Mallmann | ||
CFO and Investors Relation Officer | CEO and Investors Relation Officer | Vice President and Investors Relation Officer | ||
Braskem S.A. | Petroflex Indústria e Comércio S.A. | Unipar União de Indústrias Petroquímicas S.A. |
Marcelo Lacerda Soares
CEO
Lanxess Participações Ltda.
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: April 2, 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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