OR 15D-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of October, 2008
(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). _____
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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.
C.N.P.J No. 42.150.391/0001-70 - NIRE 29300006939
MINUTES OF THE 550th MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
HELD ON OCTOBER 02, 2008
On October 02, 2008, at 4:00 p.m., at the Company’s offices located at Avenida das Nações Unidas, 4.777, in the City of São Paulo, State of São Paulo, CEP. 05477-000, the five hundred and fiftieth (550th) Meeting of the Board of Directors of BRASKEM S.A. was held with the presence of the undersigned Board Members. Board Members Álvaro Pereira Novis and Francisco Teixeira de Sá justified their absences, and were replaced by their alternates, Mr. Paulo Henyan Yue Cesena and Lúcio José Santos Júnior. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Bernardo Gradin, and Mr. Nelson Raso, Mr. Guilherme Furtado and Ms. Marcella Menezes Fagundes, were also present. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Marcelo Odebrecht, presided the meeting, and Ms. Marcella Menezes Fagundes acted as secretary. AGENDA: I) Subjects for Deliberation: The following deliberation was unanimously taken: 1) PROPOSAL FOR DELIBERATION (“PD”) – after proper analysis of its terms and related documentation, the following PD was approved, a copy of which was previously submitted to the Board Members and will remain filed at the Company’s headquarters: PD.CA/BAK 24/2008 – Increase in the Total Amount of the Syndicated Loan linked to the Export Prepayment Transaction, so as to authorize (i) the increase in the total value of the export prepayment transaction, under the terms and conditions set out in the respective PD; and (ii) the Executive Committee to enter into such documents and agreements as shall be required for the full implementation of the transactions that are the subject matter of this resolution. II) Subjects for Acknowledgment: Nothing to register. III) Subjects of Interest to the Company: Nothing to register. IV) Adjournment – As there were no further subjects to be discussed, these minutes were drawn up, which, after read, discussed and found to be in order, are signed by all of the Board Members present at the meeting, by the Chairman and by the Secretary of the Meeting. São Paulo/SP, October 02, 2008. [Sgd.: Marcelo Bahia Odebrecht - Chairman; Marcella Menezes Fagundes – Secretary; Djalma Rodrigues de Souza – Vice Chairman; Alvaro Fernandes da C. Filho; Antonio Britto Filho; Edmundo José Correia Aires; Francisco Pais; José de Freitas Mascarenhas; José Mauro Mettrau C. da Cunha; Lucio José Santos Junior; Paulo Henyan Yue Cesena and Newton Sergio de Souza].
The above matches the original recorded in the proper book.
Marcella Menezes Fagundes
| Sede-Fábrica: Camaçari/BA - Rua Eteno, 1561, Polo Petroquímico de Camaçari - CEP 42810-000 - Tel.(71) 3413.1000 |
| Escritórios: Rio de Janeiro/RJ - Av. Presidente Vargas, n° 309, 13° andar - CEP 20071-003 - Tel. (21) 2216.1515 - Fax (21) 2223.0476 |
| Salvador/BA - Av. Prof Magalhães Neto, n°1856, sl 1101 - CEP 41810.012 - Tel. (71) 3271.2044 - Fax (71) 3341 2860 |
| São Paulo/SP – Av. das Nações Unidas, 4777, Alto de Pinheiros, CEP. 05477-000 – Tel. (11) 3576 9000 – Fax (11) 3023 0416 |
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: October 03, 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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