OR 15D-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of December, 2013
(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). _____
in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7). _____
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the 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 BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING
HELD ON DECEMBER 17, 2013
On December 17, 2013, at 10 a.m., at the Company’s office located at Avenida das Nações Unidas, n° 8.501, 24º andar, São Paulo/SP, CEP. 05425-070, a Meeting of the Board of Directors of BRASKEM S.A. was held with the presence of the undersigned Board Members, according to the signatures placed at the end of these minutes. Chief Executive Officer, Carlos Fadigas de Souza Filho, was also present. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Marcelo Bahia Odebrecht, presided the meeting and Mrs. Ana Paula Bueno acted as secretary. AGENDA: I) Subjects for deliberation: After due analysis of the Proposals for Deliberation (“PD”), copies of which and related documentation were previously forwarded for cognizance by the Board Members, as set forth in the Internal Rules and shall remain duly filed at the Company’s headquarters, the following deliberation was taken by unanimous vote, pursuant to the terms and conditions set out in the respective PDs: 1) PD.CA/BAK-02/2013 and PD.CA/BAK-12/2013 – Acquisition of shares representing up to 100% of the share capital of Solvay Indupa S.A.I.C. (“Solvay Indupa”), controlled by Solvay Argentina S.A., by Braskem S.A. (“Acquisition”), being the Executive Office authorized to perform all acts and sign the documents necessary for the implementation of the Acquisition. 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 the attending Board Members, by the Chairman and by the Secretary of the Meeting. São Paulo, December 17, 2013. Signatures: Marcelo Bahia Odebrecht - President; Ana Paula Bueno – Secretary; José Carlos Cosenza; Álvaro Fernandes da Cunha Filho; Alfredo Lisboa Ribeiro Tellechea; Almir Guilherme Barbassa; Marcela Aparecida Drehmer Andrade; José Alcides Santoro Martins; Luiz de Mendonça; Newton Sergio de Souza, Patrick Horbach Fairon e Roberto Zurli Machado.
The above matches the original recorded in the proper book.
Ana Paula Bueno
Secretary
Sede-Fábrica: Camaçari/BA - Rua Eteno, 1561, Polo Petroquímico de Camaçari - CEP 42810-000 - Tel.(71) 3413-1000
Escritórios: Salvador/BA - Avenida Antônio Carlos Magalhães, 3.244, 21º andar, Caminho das Árvores, CEP: 41.820-000 – Tel. (71) 3504-7932
São Paulo/SP – Av. das Nações Unidas, 8501, 23, 24, e parte do 25 andares, Alto de Pinheiros, CEP. 05425-070 – Tel. (11) 3576-9999 – Fax (11) 3576-9197
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: December 18, 2013| BRASKEM S.A. | |||
| By: | /s/ Mário Augusto da Silva | ||
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| Name: | Mário Augusto da Silva | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
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