OR 15D-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of July, 2015
(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.
Yes ______ No ___X___
BRASKEM S.A.
C.N.P.J No. 42.150.391/0001-70 - NIRE 29300006939
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING
HELD ON JULY 17, 2015
On July 17, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., at the Company’s offices located at Rua Lemos de Monteiro, 120, 15º andar, São Paulo/SP, CEP 05501-050, an Extraordinary Meeting of the Board of Directors of BRASKEM S.A. was held with the presence of the undersigned Board Members, pursuant to the signatures affixed at the end of these minutes. The Chief Executive Officer, Carlos Fadigas, officer Mario Augusto da Silva, and also Mr. Guilherme Furtado were present. The Board Member Marcelo Bahia Odebrecht was absent and replaced by his alternate, Mr. Cláudio Melo Filho. As the Chairman of the Board of Directors was absent, the Vice-Chairman, Mr. Patrick Horbach Fairon, presided over the meeting, and Mrs. Alessandra Araripe acted as secretary. AGENDA: I) Subjects for deliberation: The calling of an Extraordinary General Meeting was unanimously approved, which shall be held on a date and place to be timely defined and notified pursuant to law, in order to resolve on the replacement of Board Members and appointment of the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors. II) Subjects for Acknowledgment: Nothing to record. III) Subjects of Interest to the Company: Nothing to record. IV) Closing of the Minutes - 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 Board Members present at the meeting, by the Vice-Chairman and by the Secretary of the Meeting. São Paulo, July 17, 2015. Signatures: Patrick Horbach Fairon – acting Chairman; Alessandra Araripe – Secretary; Alfredo Lisboa Ribeiro Tellechea; Álvaro Fernandes da Cunha Filho; Andrea Damiani Maia de Andrade; Antônio Aparecida de Oliveira; Antonio Rubens Silva Silvino; Cláudio Melo Filho, Daniel Bezerra Villar, Marcela Aparecida Drehmer Andrade, Mauricio Roberto de Carvalho Ferro, Roberto Zurli Machado.
The above matches the original recorded in the proper book.
Alessandra Araripe
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 – Rua Lemos de Monteiro, 120, 22º andar, São Paulo/SP, CEP 05501-050 – Tel. (11) 3576-9000 – Fax (11) 3023-0892
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: July 17, 2015| 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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