(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.
Corporate Taxpayers’ ID (CNPJ/MF) 42.150.391/0001-70
Publicly-held company
NOTICE TO THE MARKET
Braskem S.A. (“Braskem” or the “Company”), pursuant to CVM Instruction 358/02 and as a complement to information released on the Material Fact as of January 22, 2010, publicly informs the acquisition, on the present date, under the conditions set forth in said Material Fact, of (i) 12,600,000 common shares issued by Unipar Comercial e Distribuidora S.A. (“Unipar Comercial”) held by Unipar – União de Indústrias Petroquímicas S.A. (“Unipar”), which represent 100% of Unipar Comercial’s voting and total capital; and (ii) 282,448,478 common shares issued by Polibutenos S.A. Indústrias Químicas (“Polibutenos”) held by Unipar, which represent 33.3% of Polibutenos’ voting and total capital. With these acquisitions, Braskem now holds, directly and/or indirectly, 66.6% of the voting and total capital of this company.
As soon as the specialized company hired to prepare the appraisal report of the shareholders’ equity at present value of the acquired companies, in compliance with article 256, II, b, of Law 6,404/76, concludes the preparation of said report, the market will be informed on the application of article 256 of Law 6,404/76 related to above mentioned acquisitions as well as on the conditions for the exercise of an eventual withdrawal right.
São Paulo, May 10, 2010
BRASKEM S.A.
Marcela Drehmer
CFO and Investor Relations Director
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: May 10, 2010| BRASKEM S.A. | |||
| By: | /s/ Carlos José Fadigas de Souza Filho | ||
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| Name: | Carlos José Fadigas de Souza Filho | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
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