(Commission File No. 1-14862 )
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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
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The shareholders of BRASKEM S.A. are hereby called to attend the Annual General Meeting, which will be held on April 27, 2012, at 10:30 a.m., at the Company’s headquarters located at Rua Eteno, 1561, Pólo Petroquímico, in the Municipality of Camaçari, State of Bahia, in order to deliberate on the following AGENDA: 1) Review, discussion and vote on the Management Report and respective Managers’ Accounts and Financial Statements, containing Explanatory Notes regarding the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2011, accompanied by the opinion of the independent auditors and the opinion of the Fiscal Board; 2) Approval of the allocation of results of the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2011, including a proposal for the distribution of dividends; 3) Election of members of the Board of Directors, as well as its Chairman and Vice-Chairman; 4) Election of members of the Fiscal Board; and 5) Setting of the aggregate annual compensation for managers and members of the Fiscal Board.
Camaçari/BA, April 11, 2012.
Marcelo Bahia Odebrecht
Chairman of the Board of Directors
General Information:
1. For purposes of the provision in article 141 of Law No. 6,404/76 and article 3 of CVM Ruling No. 165 of December 11, 1991, as amended, the minimum percentage of the voting capital to request adoption of a multiple vote procedure is five percent (5%) of the voting capital. The request to adopt a multiple vote procedure must be made by the shareholders up to forty-eight (48) hours prior to the Meeting.
2. The information indicated in items 12.6 and 12.10 of the Reference Form regarding the candidates nominated and appointed by the controlling shareholder, the managers’ compensation proposal, the information contained in item 13 of the Reference Form, the information and documents set forth in article 9 of CVM Ruling No. 481/09, as well as other information relevant to the exercise of the voting right at the Meeting, were made available to the Company’s shareholders as established in the referred CVM Ruling No. 481/09, and may be accessed through the website of the CVM (www.cvm.gov.br), of BM&FBOVESPA S.A. – Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros (www.bmfbovespa.com.br), or of the Company (www.braskem.com.br/ri).
3. In order to facilitate the work of the Meeting, the Company’s Management requests that the shareholders file with the Company, 72 hours prior to the date set for the Meeting, the following documents: (i) slip issued by the financial institution, which is the escrow agent of the book-entry shares held thereby, indicating ownership of the shares up to 8 days prior to the date of the Meeting; (ii) power of attorney, duly regularized pursuant to law, in the event a shareholder is represented by a proxy, with certification of grantor’s signature; and/or (iii) as to the shareholders participating in the fungible custody of registered shares, the statement indicating the respective ownership interest, issued by the competent body. The shareholder or the respective legal representative shall attend the Meeting with his/her proper identity documents.
4. In view of the Health, Security and Environment Rules (SSMA) in force at the Company’s 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 Meeting convened herein, are requested to arrive at least 30 minutes before the time of beginning of the Meeting, seeking to assure compliance with the training procedures of basic instructions of SSMA in force 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: April 12, 2012| BRASKEM S.A. | |||
| By: | /s/ Marcela Aparecida Drehmer Andrade | ||
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| Name: | Marcela Aparecida Drehmer Andrade | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
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