(Commission File No. 1-14862 )
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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São Paulo, August 30, 2016
To:
Corporate Relations Department – SEP
Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission – CVM
Rua Sete de Setembro, 111, 26º andar
Rio de Janeiro - RJ
Att: Nilza Maria Silva de Oliveira – Corporate Oversight Manager
Via e-mail: gea-1-enviodeoficios@cvm.gov.br
Re: Official Letter 417/2016/CVM/SEP/GEA-1
Dear Sirs,
We refer to Official Letter 417/2016/CVM/SEP/GEA-1 (“Official Letter”) of August 29, 2016, in which you requested clarification from Braskem S.A. (“Braskem” or “Company”), as follows:
“Subject: Request for Clarification of News Item
Dear Officer,
1. We refer to the news item published in Lauro Jardim’s column in the newspaper O Globo on August 28, 2016, entitled “Propina Compartilhada” (Shared Bribes),which contains the following affirmations:
The chapters of Odebrecht’s plea bargaining agreement dealing with Braskem are considered strategic for Operation Lava-Jato. According to what group executives have told the investigators, Braskem was much used for oil sector overbilling purposes due to its status as a publicly-traded company
2. In view of the above, we request that you clarify whether the information in question is true, and if so, why it was not disclosed through a Material Fact, as well as comment on other information deemed relevant to the issue.
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In regard to the news item in question, the Company would like to make it clear that, as disclosed previously, the allegations related to Operation Lava-Jato are being investigated in cooperation with the competent authorities. The Company has still not completed this process and is unable to affirm when it will be concluded.
Given that the matter in question has already been the subject of several Material Facts, Notices to the Market and the Periodic Financial Information (especially, the last Quarterly Information Form), the Company does not believe that the above-mentioned news item is covered by any of the hypotheses set forth in article 2 off CVM Instruction 358.
The Company will keep the market informed off the conclusions of the above investigation and cooperation process.
Sincerely,
Pedro van Langendonck Teixeira de Freitas
Investor Relations Officer
BRASKEM S.A.
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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: August 30, 2016| BRASKEM S.A. | |||
| By: | /s/ Pedro Van Langendonck Teixeiras de Freitas | ||
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| Name: | Pedro Van Langendonck Teixeiras de Freitas | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
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