OR 15D-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of February, 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.
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NOTICE TO THE MARKET
São Paulo, February 1, 2019 – Braskem S.A. (“Braskem”) (B3: BRKM3, BRKM5 and BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK), hereby announces to its shareholders and the market that it was informed by Odebrecht S.A., its indirect controlling company, of the corporate reorganization conducted by the Odebrecht Group with the main objective of segregating its businesses, whose corporate acts were filed with the Commercial Registry of the State of São Paulo on January 31, 2019, with retroactive effects through December 31, 2018 (“Reorganization”).
Braskem was informed that the Reorganization involved the spin-off of Odebrecht Serviços e Participações S.A. (“OSP”) with the segregation of its asset composed of all common and preferred shares of Braskem (“Shares”) and liability composed of the Purchase and Sale Agreement of Debentures no. 16.2.0023.1, entered into on March 16, 2016 between BNDES Participações S.A. – BNDESPAR and OSP, with third-parties acting as intervening parties, as amended (“Spun-Off Portion”), the other operating activities of OSP, followed by the merger of the Spun-Off Portion into OSP Investimentos S.A. (“OSP Inv.”).
The corporate reorganization took place within the Odebrecht Group and, therefore, Odebrecht S.A. continues to be the indirect controlling company of Braskem.
For more information, contact Braskem’s Investor Relations Department by calling +55 (11) 3576-9531 or by sending an e-mail to braskem-ri@braskem.com.br.
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 1, 2019| BRASKEM 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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