OR 15D-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of December, 2008
(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). _____
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BRASKEM S.A.
C.N.P.J. No. 42.150.391/0001-70 - NIRE 29300006939
A PUBLICLY HELD COMPANY
CALL NOTICE
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
The shareholders of BRASKEM S.A. are hereby called to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting, which will be held on December 22, 2008, at 11:00 a.m., at the Company’s headquarters located at Rua Eteno, 1.561, Pólo Petroquímico, Municipality of Camaçari, State of Bahia, in order to deliberate on the following Agenda: 01) approval of the proposal for cancellation of 6,251,744 common shares, 10,389,665 class “A” preferred shares, and 209,248 class “B” preferred shares of the Company theretofore kept in treasury, without changing the corporate capital; and 02) approval of the change in the main paragraph of article 4 of the Company’s Bylaws in order to reflect the alteration of the number of shares resulting from cancellation of the treasury shares.
Camaçari/BA, December 04, 2008.
Marcelo Bahia Odebrecht
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Warning:
In view of the Health, Security and Environment Rules (SSMA) in force at the Company’s headquarters, which establish the guidelines for access control and circulation of persons and vehicles in both internal and external areas of the headquarters, the shareholders, as well as their legal representatives, are requested to arrive at the Meeting convened herein at least 30 minutes before the time the Meeting is scheduled to begin, seeking to assure compliance with the basic instructions training procedures of SSMA in effect at the Company, which are available for consultation at its headquarters.
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: December 05, 2008
| BRASKEM S.A. | |||
| By: | /s/ Carlos José Fadigas de Souza Filho | ||
| Name: | Carlos José Fadigas de Souza Filho | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
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