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.
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BRASKEM S.A.
Corporate Taxpayer ID (CNPJ) 42.150.391/0001-70
Companies Registry (NIRE) 29.300.006.939
Publicly-Held Company
MATERIAL FACT
Braskem S.A. (“Company”), in compliance with CVM Instruction 358/02, in light of the information filed by the Federal Prosecution Office (“MPF”) against third parties in connection with Operation Car Wash, which mentions alleged unlawful payments made to benefit the Company in contracts entered into with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, hereby announces to the market that the grounds on which the accusations in the information were made are the same as previously reported by the media, regarding which the Company has already released two Material Fact and Market Notices.
Specifically with respect to the alleged losses caused to Petrobras as a result of the naphtha supply agreement executed in 2009, Braskem highlights the following information contained in the document filed against third parties:
§ Petrobras itself has formally acknowledged that the naphtha pricing formula was compatible with its opportunity cost to the product.
§ Petrobras has further acknowledged that the need to import naphtha resulted from its unilateral decision to allocate domestically produced naphtha that had already been contracted by the petrochemical industry to meet the increasing demand by the fuel sector.
Braskem continues to be at the disposal of competent authorities to collaborate with the investigations.
São Paulo, July 27, 2015.
Braskem S.A.
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 27, 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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