(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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BRASKEM S.A.
C.N.P.J No. 42.150.391/0001-70 - NIRE 29300006939
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING
On April 11, 2017, at 2:00 p.m., at the Company’s office located at Rua Lemos de Monteiro, n° 120, 15º andar, São Paulo/SP, CEP 05501-050, an Ordinary Meeting of the Board of Directors of BRASKEM S.A. was held with the presence of the undersigned Board Members, as per the signatures placed at the end of these minutes. Board Members Newton Sergio de Souza and Antonio Britto Filho, as well as their respective alternates, were absent for cause. Chief Executive Officer, Fernando Musa, officers Gustavo Valverde and Pedro Freitas, and also, Messrs. Mark Nikolich, in charge of operations in North America, Everson Zaczuk Bassinello, in charge of Conformity, and Guilherme Furtado, in charge of Corporate Governance, were present. In the absence of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Vice-Chairman presided the meeting under the terms of article 22 of the Bylaws, and Mrs. Marcella Menezes Fagundes acted as secretary. AGENDA: I) Subjects for deliberation: nothing to record. II) Subjects for Acknowledgment: Presentations/reports were made by the respective individuals, regarding the following subjects: (a) D&O insurance of Braskem; (b) update on the evaluation of a new PP plant in the USA (“Delta Project”); (c) update on the activities of the Conformity Committee of Braskem; and d) update on the Class Action. III) Adjournment: 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 attending Board Members, by the acting Chairman and by the Secretary of the Meeting. São Paulo, April 11, 2017. Signatures: Ernani Filgueiras de Carvalho – acting Chairman; Marcella Menezes Fagundes – Secretary; Alfredo Lisboa Ribeiro Tellechea; Álvaro Fernandes da Cunha Filho; Daniel Bezerra Villar; Edson Chil Nobre; Fernando Reis Vianna Filho; João Carlos Trigo de Loureiro; João Cox Neto; and Luiz de Mendonça.
The above matches the original recorded in the proper book.
Marcella Menezes Fagundes
Headquarters - Factory: Camaçari/BA - Rua Eteno, 1561, Polo Petroquímico de Camaçari - CEP 42810-000 – Phone (71) 3413-1000
Offices: 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: April 12, 2017BRASKEM 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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