OR 15D-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of May, 2019
(Commission File No. 1-14862 )
Camacari, Bahia - CEP 42810-000 Brazil
Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F ______
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.
Yes ______ No ___X___
MANUAL FOR SHAREHOLDERS’ PARTICIPATION IN BRASKEM’S EXTRAORDINARY
GENERAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON MAY 22, 2019
MESSAGE FROM THE MANAGEMENT
Dear Shareholders,
In line with our commitment of continuously seeking the best Corporate Governance practices, we invite you, the Company’s Shareholders (“Shareholders”) to participate in the Company’s Extraordinary General Meeting, to be held on May 22, 2019, at 10:30 a.m., at our headquarters, located atRua Eteno, nº 1.561, Polo Petroquímico, in the City of Camaçari, State of Bahia (“Meeting”), in which the following matters will be discussed:
1. Resolve on the ratification of the appointment of an alternate member for the position of effective member, the replacement of 2 effective members and 1 alternate member, all of them members of the Company’s Board of Directors, appointed by the controlling shareholder, for the remaining term of office, which shall end by the Annual General Meeting which will resolve on the Company’s financial statements of the fiscal year to be ended on December 31, 2019.
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GUIDELINES FOR SHAREHOLDERS’ PARTICIPATION AND DEADLINES
With the purpose of instructing the Shareholders regarding the procedure for participation in the Meeting, we provide this Shareholders’ General Meeting Manual.
The information related to such resolution is available to the Shareholders in the Company’s office located atRua Lemos Monteiro, nº 120, 22º andar, Butantã, City of São Paulo, State of São Paulo - CEP 05501-050, under the care of the Company’s Investor Relations Department, at the websites of the Company (www.braskem-ri.com.br) and of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (“CVM”) (www.cvm.gov.br). The information referred to in article 10 of CVM Normative Ruling No. 481, of December 17, 2009, as amended (“CVM Normative Ruling No. 481”), were duly presented to the CVM through theEmpresas.Net System.
Shareholder’s Participation
Shareholders may participate in person or by a duly appointed attorney-in-fact, with the detailed guidelines regarding the documentation required for representation being set forth in the Call Notice and in the Company’s Management Proposal, both made available under the applicable legislation and regulation, and in item 12.2 of the Company’s Reference Form. In section “General Information”, we provide additional information on the participation in the General Meeting.
There shall be no remote voting under CVM Normative Ruling No. 481 for the purpose of the Meeting.
Foreign Shareholder Attending General Meetings
Foreign Shareholders must submit the same documentation as Brazilian shareholders, provided that the documents are notarized, legalized by the consulate and apostilled, as the case may be, and accompanied by a sworn translation.
Forwarding of Documentation
With the purpose of expediting the works of the General Meeting, the required documents in the items above, which allow for the participation or representation of theShareholder in General Meetings, are requested to be forwarded with at least 72 hours prior to the date scheduled for the General Meeting, to:
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Braskem S.A.
C/O Waldecy Bispo dos Santos - Legal Department
Rua Lemos Monteiro, nº 120, 22º andar, Butantã
CEP 05501-050, São Paulo – SP, Brazil
However, it is worth stressing that, under paragraph 2 of article 5 of CVM Normative Ruling No. 481, the shareholder that attends the Meeting with the required documents may participate and vote, even if he/she has not delivered them in advance, as requested by the Company.
The Company shall not accept powers of attorney granted by Shareholders through electronic means.
Vote obstructions
Pursuant to Law No. 6,404, of December 15, 1976, as amended, a shareholder may not vote on resolutions of the general meeting related to the appraisal report of assets which he contributed to form the company’s capital stock and to the approval of his management accounts, or on any other resolutions which may specifically benefit him or in which he and the company have conflicting interests.
If any of the attending shareholders claims an alleged conflict of interests of a shareholder, which prevents him from voting in the meeting, or in another legal event of vote obstruction, and if the shareholder himself has not declared his obstruction, the chairman or the secretary of the general meeting shall suspend the resolution to listen to and receive such allegation, together with any counterclaims of such shareholder, before voting on the matter. The chairman of the meeting himself may, if he verifies a vote obstruction, request a clarification on the situation from the shareholder before voting the matter.
In line with the understanding of the CVM, in situations in which the vote obstruction is unequivocal and the shareholder does not abstain from voting, the chairman of the meeting has the power to declare such obstruction, and he is not allowed to obstruct the vote in other situations, without prejudice to the legal provisions on the possible annulment of the vote cast.
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BRASKEM S.A.
C.N.P.J. No. 42.150.391/0001-70
NIRE 29300006939
Publicly-Held Company
CALL NOTICE
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
OF MAY 22, 2019
The Shareholders ofBRASKEM S.A. (“Shareholders” and “Company”, respectively) are hereby called to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting that will be held on May 22, 2019, at 10:30 a.m., at the Company’s principal place of business located atRua Eteno, nº 1.561, Polo Petroquímico, in the City of Camaçari, State of Bahia (“Meeting”), in order to resolve on the following Agenda:
1) Resolve on the ratification of the appointment of an alternate member for the position of effective member, the replacement of 2 effective members and 1 alternate member, all of them members of the Company’s Board of Directors, appointed by the controlling shareholder, for the remaining term of office, which shall end by the Annual General Meeting which will resolve on the Company’s financial statements of the fiscal year to be ended on December 31, 2019.
Camaçari/BA, May 7, 2019.
Marcelo Moses de Oliveira Lyrio
Chairman of the Board of Directors
General Information:
1. The Management Proposal ("Proposal") contemplating all documentation related to the matter included in the Agenda, the documents provided for in CVM Normative Ruling No. 481, of December 17, 2009, as amended ("CVM Normative Ruling No. 481") and other relevant information for the exercise of voting rights in the Meeting, were made available to the Company's Shareholders on this date, as provided for in CVM Normative Ruling No. 481, and can be accessed through the websites of the Brazilian Securities andExchange Commission ("CVM") (www.cvm.gov.br) and of the Company (www.braskem-ri.com.br). The information referred to in article 10 of CVM Normative Ruling No. 481 were duly presented to the CVM through theEmpresas.Net System.
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2.The Shareholder’s participation may be done in person or through a duly appointed attorney-in-fact. With the purpose to expediting the works of the Meeting, the Company’s Management requests that the Shareholders file the following documents with the Company, at the offices located atRua Lemos Monteiro, 120, 22º andar,CEP 05501-050, São Paulo, SP, at least 72 hours prior to the date scheduled for the Meeting: (i) evidence issued by the financial institution depositary of the book-entry shares held thereby, proving ownership of the shares at least eight (8) days prior to the Meeting; (ii) power of attorney, duly regularized in accordance with the law, in the event of representation of the Shareholder, with grantor’s signature certified by a notary public, notarization, legalization by the consulate or apostille annotation (as the case may be) and sworn translation, together with the articles of incorporation, bylaws or articles of association, minutes of the Board of Directors’ election (if any) and minutes of the Executive Board’s election, if the Shareholder is a legal entity; and/or (iii) with respect to Shareholders participating in the fungible custody of registered shares, a statement with the respective ownership equity interest, issued by the competent body. The Shareholders or their legal representatives shall attend the Meeting in possession of the proper identification documents. However, it is worth stressing that, under paragraph 2 of article 5 of CVM Normative Ruling No. 481, the shareholder that attends the Meeting with the required documents may participate and vote, even if he/she has not delivered them in advance, as requested by the Company. The Company shall not accept powers of attorney granted by Shareholders through electronic means.
3. There shall be no remote voting under CVM Normative Ruling No. 481 for the purpose of the Meeting.
4. Based on the Health, Security and Environment (HSE) Standards in force at the Company’s registered office, which set forth the guidelines to control the access and circulation of people and vehicles in the internal and external areas of the registered office, we ask the Shareholders, as well as their legal representatives in the Meeting called herein, to attend at least 30 minutes in advance to the start of the Meeting, seeking to ensure compliance with training procedures of the HSE basic instructions in force at the Company, which are available for consultation in its registered office.
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RELATED DOCUMENTS AND LINKS
Braskem S.A.: | www.braskem.com.br |
Investor Relations - Braskem S.A.: | www.braskem-ri.com.br/ |
Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission - CVM: | www.cvm.gov.br |
Securities and Exchange Commission – SEC: | www.sec.gov |
B3 S.A. - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão [Brazilian Stock Exchange]: | www.b3.com.br |
Instituto Brasileiro de Governança Corporativa [Brazilian Institute for Corporate Governance]: | www.ibgc.org.br |
Associação Brasileira da Indústria Química [Brazilian Chemical Industry Association] – ABIQUIM: | www.abiquim.org.br |
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EXHIBIT 1: FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY - INDIVIDUAL
POWER OF ATTORNEY
By this private instrument and pursuant to law, __________________________, resident and domiciled at _________________, enrolled in the Individual Taxpayers' Register of the Ministry of Economy (CPF/ME) under No. __________________, appoints and constitutes as its attorney-in-fact _____________________________, to which it grants special powers to represent the interests of the Grantor in the Extraordinary General Meeting of Braskem S.A., with registered office atRua Eteno, nº 1,561, Polo Petroquímico, in the City of Camaçari, State of Bahia, enrolled in the National Register of Legal Entities of the Ministry of Economy (CNPJ/ME) under No. 42.150.391/0001-70, to be held on May 22, 2019, at 10:30 a.m., with powers to resolve, discuss and vote on the matters set forth in the agenda, to examine and approve documents and accounts, to contest, agree, sign minutes and attendance books.
_______, _________ __ , 2019.
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EXHIBIT 2: FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY – LEGAL ENTITY
POWER OF ATTORNEY
By this private instrument and pursuant to law, __________________________, with principal place of business at _________________, enrolled in the National Register of Legal Entities of the Ministry of Economy (“CNPJ/ME”) under No. __________________, herein represented by its undersigned Officers, appoints and constitutes as its attorneys-in-fact _____________________________, to which it grants special powers to, (jointly or individually) (regardless of order of appointment), represent the interests of the Grantor in the Extraordinary General Meeting of Braskem S.A., with registered office atRua Eteno, nº 1,561, Polo Petroquímico, in the City of Camaçari, State of Bahia, enrolled in the CNPJ/ME under No. 42.150.391/0001-70, to be held on May 22, 2019, at 10:30 a.m., with powers to resolve, discuss and vote on the matters set forth in the agenda, to examine and approve documents and accounts, to contest, agree, sign minutes and attendance books.
_______, _________ __ , 2019.
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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: May 7, 2019BRASKEM S.A. | |||
By: | /s/ Pedro van Langendonck Teixeira de Freitas | ||
Name: | Pedro van Langendonck Teixeira de Freitas | ||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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