OR 15D-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of February, 2008
(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.
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| ULTRAPAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY CNPJ/MF Nº 33.256.439/0001-39 NIRE 35.300.109.724 |
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| BRASKEM S.A. PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY CNPJ/MF Nº 42.150.391/0001-70 NIRE 29.300.006.939 |
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY CNPJ/MF Nº 33.000.167/0001-01 NIRE 33.300.032.061 |
MATERIAL NOTICE
Braskem S.A. (“Braskem”), Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”) and Ultrapar Participações S.A. (“Ultrapar”), hereby announce in accordance with, and for the purposes of complying with CVM Rule Nº 358/02, that Ultrapar, as a commission agent and in accordance with the Investment Agreement entered into and between Braskem, Petrobras and Ultrapar - as released in the Material Notice dated March 19, 2007- transferred the petrochemical assets of the Ipiranga Group to Braskem and Petrobras.
The petrochemical assets transferred are represented by the shares indirectly owned by Ultrapar at Ipiranga Química S.A. (“IQ”), which was transferred to Braskem and Petrobras, in the proportion of 60% and 40% of the voting and total capital of IQ, respectively.
IQ owns 100% of the voting and the total capital of Ipiranga Petroquímica S.A., which owns 39.2% of the voting and the total capital of Copesul – Companhia Petroquímica do Sul.
São Paulo, February 27, 2008.
| Carlos Fadigas Financial and Investor Relations Officer BRASKEM S.A. |
Almir Guilherme Barbassa Financial and Investor Relations Officer PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. |
André Covre Financial and Investor Relations Officer ULTRAPAR PARTICIPAÇÕES 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: February 28, 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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