OR 15D-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of November, 2016
(Commission File No. 1-14862 )
Camacari, Bahia - CEP 42810-000 Brazil
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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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São Paulo, November 21, 2016.
To
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil (CVM)
Rua Cincinato Braga, 340
CEP: 01333-010
São Paulo – SP
Head Office: Rua 7 de setembro, 111
CEP: 20050-901
Rio de Janeiro/RJ
Attn: Nilza Maria Silva de Oliveira
Corporate Oversight Manager-1
Re.: Official Letter 530/2016/CVM/SEP/GEA-1
Dear Sirs,
We refer to Official Letter 530/2016/CVM/SEP/GEA-1 (“Letter”) of November 18, 2016, through which you requested clarifications from Braskem S.A. (“Braskem” or “Company”) about the news report published on November 17, 2006, in the newspaper O Globo, as follows:
“Dear Sir,
We refer you to the news article published on November 17, 2016, in the newspaper O Globo - Blogs: "Adriana Ancelmo recebeu de Metrô, CEG, Oi, Light, Braskem, EBX e até dos frangos Rica” Adriana Ancelmo received kickbacks from Metrô, CEG, Oi, Light, Braskem, EBX and even Frangos Rica which contains the following statements:
“Adriana Ancelmo will have to explain today the origin of sizable funds received by her office when Sérgio Cabral was governor.
First, the concessionaires. From the transport concessionaire Metrô Rio, it received R$1,950,790.96. From the gas concessionaire CEG, it received R$865,653.53. From the telephone concessionaire Oi/ Telemar, it received R$10,563,724.23. From the electricity concessionaire Light, it received R$3,598,825.28.
The investigation conducted by the Federal Prosecution Office (MP) led by prosecutors Lauro Coelho Júnior, José Vagos and Eduardo El-Hage, among others, also discovered documents connecting Sérgio Cabral’s administration to chicken producer Rica. The company coincidently paid R$1,133,200.00 to the office of Adriana Ancelmo.
Hotel Portobello, where Cabral owns a home, paid R$844,640.00
Adriana also received payments from companies involved in Operation Car Wash.
From Banco Schain, she received R$ 726,565.64, from EBX belonging to Eike Batista, she received R$ 1,000,000.00. From Braskem, she received R$ 2,121,763.94. From Fecomércio, R$13,025,183.26.”
In view of the aforementioned, we ask that you state your position with regard to the article and comment on any other information on the topic deemed important.”
In response to the above, Braskem clarifies that it paid attorney fees for legal services rendered, to Sergio Coelho, a lawyer who was then a partner at the law firm Coelho e Ancelmo Advogados, in a few lawsuits of Braskem’s interest in the higher courts in Brasília.
We remain at your disposal to provide any further clarifications.
Sincerely,
Pedro van Langendonck Teixeira de Freitas
Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer
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: November 21, 2016| BRASKEM S.A. | |||
| By: | /s/ Pedro van Langendonck Teixeira de Freitas | ||
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| Name: | Pedro van Langendonck Teixeira de Freitas | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
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