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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
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
The shareholders of BRASKEM S.A. are hereby called to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting which will be held at the Companys headquarters located at Rua Eteno, 1.561, Pólo Petroquímico, in the Municipality of Camaçari, State of Bahia, on September 30, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., in order to deliberate on the following matters:
(1) election of a member of the Board of Directors in view of the request of resignation that was presented; (2) approval and ratification of the appointment and hiring made by the Companys managers of the specialized company in charge of issuing appraisal reports on the equity of the companies Ipiranga Química S/A (IQ) and Petroquímica Paulínia S/A (PPSA); (3) review, discussion and approval of the documents relating to the transaction of merger of IQ and merger of the spun-off portion by the Company; (4) approval of the transaction of spin-off of IQ and merger of the spun-off portion by the Company, without any increase in its capital; (5) review, discussion and approval of the documents relating to the merger of PPSA into the Company; (6) approval of the merger of PPSA into the Company, without any increase in its capital; (7) authorization to the Companys management to perform the acts required to formalize the above matters.
and, at 2:00 p.m., in order to deliberate on:
(1) approval and ratification of the appointment and hiring made by the Companys managers of the specialized companies in charge of issuing appraisal reports on the equity of the company Ipiranga Petroquímica S/A (IPQ) and the Company; (2) review, discussion and approval of the documents relating to the transaction of merger of IPQ into the Company; (3) approval of the transaction of merger of IPQ into the Company, with the consequent increase in the capital of Braskem, upon issue of new class A preferred shares; (4) approval of the amendment of article 4 of the Companys Bylaws as a result of its capital increase; and (5) authorization to the Companys management to perform the acts required to formalize the above matters..
Camaçari, September 12, 2008
Djalma Rodrigues de Souza
Acting Chairman of the Board of Directors
Warning: In view of the Health, Security and Environment Rules (SSMA) in force at the Companys headquarters, which establish the guidelines for control of access 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 Meeting 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: September 16, 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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