OR 15D-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of April, 2016
(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.
Corporate Taxpayer's ID (CNPJ/MF) No. 42.150.391/0001-70
Company Registry (NIRE) No. 29300006939
PUBLICLY-HELD COMPANY - CVM Code No. 00482-0
NOTICE TO THE SHAREHOLDERS
In compliance with Article 6, section II of CVM Instruction No. 481, of December 17, 2009 and with the Official Memorandum issued by the Corporate Relations Head Office (SEP - Superintendência de Relações com Empresas ) No. 02 of February 29, 2016, and based on Article 141, paragraph 4th, 5th and 6th, and Article 161, paragraph 4, item "a" of Law 6,404/76, Braskem S.A. hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that it has received from minority shareholders the nomination for candidates to compete for a seat on the Fiscal Council. The qualification of the candidates is available in the Appendix.
Additional information may be obtained from the Investor Relations Department, through the phone number +55 11 3576-9531 or the email braskem-ri@braskem.com.br.
Pedro Freitas
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer
Braskem S.A.
APPENDIX
I –FISCAL COUNCIL
MEMBER - Gilberto Braga, consultant in the financial, capital markets, corporate, tax and expert investigation areas. He also acts as fiscal council member and audit committee member to publicly held companies and associations. He performs as court expert, including in the bankruptcy and concordata areas. Mr. Braga is a member of CVM´s Consulting Commission for Accounting Regulation for Investments Funds, he is also a college professor for graduation and post-graduation courses, he writes for O Dia newspaper and he is sometimes invited to comment in TV newscasts with regards to economy. He has a degree in economics from UCAM Ipanema and a degree in accounting from UGF. He owns a postgraduate degree in Finance Administration from IAG-PUC Rio and a masters degree in Administration (Finance and Capital Markets) from IBMEC- Rio.
ALTERNATE MEMBER – Elias de Matos Brito, founding partner and majority owner of the company Exato Assessoria Contábil Ltda., dedicated to the following services: Accounting; Auditing; Forensic Accounting – judicial and extrajudicial; Technical assistance in arbitration; Business valuation; tax planning and tax advice. Member of the Board of Directors and the Fiscal Council of many publicly traded Companies such as Usiminas, Profarma, Companhia de Seguros Aliança da Bahia, Brookfields Incorporações and HRT, as well as Director of the Forensics Experts Association of the State of Rio de Janeiro. Mr. Bito has a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting Sciences from the Morais Júnior School of Accounting and Administrative Sciences (Brazilian Institute of Accounting), is a specialist in financial markets by University Estácio de Sá, MBA in Business Finances and Controlling by FGV (incomplete) and is a legal accounting expert from the Rio de Janeiro Regional Council of Accounting.
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 5, 2016| BRASKEM S.A. | |||
| By: | /s/ Pedro Freitas | ||
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| Name: | Pedro Freitas | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
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