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Exhibit 4.09


 



Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality request. Omissions are designated as “[*]”. A complete version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


 


FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE NAPHTHA PURCHASE AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BY, ON THE ONE PART, PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS, AND, ON THE OTHER PART, BRASKEM QPAR S.A., AS FOLLOWS:


 


PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. — PETROBRAS, a mixed-capital company, with its principal place of business at Avenida República do Chile, 65, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, enrolled in the National Register of Legal Entities (CNPJ) under No 33.000.167/0001-01, hereinafter referred to as PETROBRAS, herein represented by its Executive Supply, Marketing and Sale Manager, Mr. Abilio Paulo Pinheiro Ramos, and  


 


BRASKEM QPAR S.A., a company with its principal place of business at Rua Lemos Monteiro, 120, Butantã, São Paulo, State of São Paulo, enrolled in the CNPJ under No. 42.150.391/0001-70, hereinafter referred to as BRASKEM, herein represented in accordance with its Bylaws, legal successor of QUATTOR Participações S.A.


 


PETROBRAS and BRASKEM, are also referred to, together, as PARTIES and individually as PARTY.


 


WHEREAS:


 


·         On May 17, 2006, PETROBRAS and Petroquímica União S.A. (“PQU”) entered into the Naphtha Purchase Agreement (“Agreement”), in force until December 31, 2010, and with the possibility of tacit renewal for an additional term of five (5) years, provided that neither PARTY states, in writing, within at least six (6) months prior to the end of the term of the Agreement, its intention not to extend such Agreement.  


 


·           PQU, after the corporate restructuring that took place, had its denomination changed to QUATTOR Químicos Básicos S.A., which was merged into QUATTOR Química S.A., and later merged into QUATTOR Participações S.A. Finally, BRASKEM QPAR S.A. took over QUATTOR Participações S.A., assuming all its rights and obligations.


 


·      On February 29, 2008, PARTIES executed the FIRST AMENDMENT to the Naphtha Purchase Agreement to introduce changes in Exhibit II – Price Calculation Formula and Term of Validity, and in Exhibit IV – Glossary; 


 


·      On October 22, 2010, PARTIES entered into the SECOND AMENDMENT to the Naphtha Purchase Agreement to change Clause Two – Quantity, Clause Seven – Conditions of Invoicing and Payment, Clause Eight – Term, and Exhibit II - Price Calculation Formula and Term of Validity, as well as to include Exhibit V – Price Calculation. Thus, the term of the agreement was altered to establish its effectiveness until February 28, 2014, which term could be tacitly renewed for an equal period of 

five (5) years, if neither of the Parties states otherwise, in writing, within at least one (1) year prior to the end of the term of effectiveness.   




 









 


  





 






 


·      On February 18, 2013, PETROBRAS sent a mail to BRASKEM where it stated that it was not interested in the tacit renewal of the Agreement, the effectiveness of which should end on February 28, 2014; 


 


·      On February 28, 2014, PARTIES executed the THIRD AMENDMENT to the Agreement, to be in force for six (6) months as of March 01, 2014, in order to allow the continuation of the negotiations for the execution of a new Naphtha Purchase Agreement; 


 


·      PARTIES are now negotiating in order to find a solution that aggregates the interests so far presented by both companies;


 


·      PARTIES deem advisable to further amend the Agreement to extend its effectiveness for an additional term of six (6) months – as of September 1, 2014 – during which period said negotiations shall be completed;


 


·      PARTIES shall use their best efforts to find a  long-term structural solution that allows the execution of a new naphtha supply agreement that, by maintaining the PARTIES’ interests, bring competition to the Brazilian chemical and petrochemical industry;


 


NOW THEREFORE, the Parties have decided to enter into the FOURTH AMENDMENT to the Agreement under the following clauses and conditions: 


 


CLAUSE ONE – OBJECT


 


 


1.1 -     The object of this FOURTH AMENDMENT is to extend the term of effectiveness of the Agreement, for six (6) months, as of September 1, 2014, under Clause 2 of this FOURTH AMENDMENT. 


 


CLAUSE TWO — AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT


 


2.1 – The writing of item 8.1 of Clause Eight of the Agreement shall henceforth read as follows:


 


"CLAUSE EIGHT — TERM


 


8.1 – This agreement shall be in force as of  the date of its execution, with effects from May 17, 2006 until February 28, 2015.”


 


CLAUSE THREE — EFFECTIVENESS


 


3.1 – This FOURTH AMENDMENT shall be in force as of the date of its execution. 




 









 


  





 



 


CLAUSE FOUR — GENERAL PROVISIONS


 


4.1 – PARTIES agree that, during the additional period of six (6) months established in item 1.1 above, the price to be charged by PARTIES for the purpose of invoicing will be the price defined in Clause Six of the Agreement.  


 


4.2 – PARTIES agree that, exceptionally for the quarter comprising the months of September, October and November 2014, if the delivery of naphtha is lower than the sum of the orders from BRASKEM for said months, the provision in items 2.3.5 and 2.3.6 of the Agreement shall be applied taking into account the sum of the order for naphtha in said period and the sum of the delivery made by PETROBRAS in those months.  


 


4.2.1 – In case of failure of supply, for which PETROBRAS is responsible, of volumes higher[*]  of the firm order related to [*] , and [*]  2014, except if resulting from act of God and force majeure, according to Clause Eleven of the Agreement, or from mandatory shutdown for maintenance of a neighboring plant for more than [*] days and previously informed in accordance with Clause Nine of the Agreement, the penalty provided for in item 2.3.5 of the Agreement shall correspond to, at the discretion of BRASKEM, the volume not delivered, which shall be supplied during [*]  2014 for the average price charged in [*]  and [*]  2014.   


 


4.2.2 – In case volumes higher [*] of the firm order related to[*] , [*]  and[*]  2014 are not received due to BRASKEM’s responsibility, except if resulting from act of God and force majeure, according to Clause Eleven of the Agreement, or from mandatory shutdown for maintenance of UNIB-ABC for more than [*] days and previously informed in accordance with Clause Nine of the Agreement, the penalty provided for in item 2.3.6 of the Agreement shall correspond to, at the discretion of PETROBRAS, the volume not received, which shall be supplied during[*]  2014 for the average price charged in [*]  and[*]  2014. 


 


4.3 – For the period from [*] to [*]  2014, PARTIES may agree, until the [*] day of the [*]  month of each month of delivery, on monthly quantities higher than the maximum monthly quantities established in item 2.1 of the Agreement. 


 


4.3.1 – Exceptionally during the period referred to in item 4.3 above, BRASKEM shall not refuse to receive naphtha provided that there is physical space in its tanks. 


 


4.4 – PETROBRAS and BRASKEM shall use their best efforts to avoid interruption in the supply during the period referred to in item 4.2 above.  


 


4.5 – PARTIES further agree that, if the negotiations for the execution of a new naphtha purchase agreement between PARTIES are successful, the new price defined therein (“New Price”) shall be applied as from the base date of September 1, 2014.  


 


4.6 – PARTIES shall verify the existence of a possible difference between the price charged during the additional period of six (6) months established in item 1.1 above and the New Price. The difference found, if in favor of PETROBRAS, shall be reimbursed by 

BRASKEM, and the reverse procedure must be observed if the
difference found is in favor of BRASKEM. Such values shall be calculated
and reimbursed to PARTIES within at most sixty (60) days
from the closing of this FOURTH
AMENDMENT.
 




 









 






 







 


4.7 – Occasional facts from third parties
that impact the New Price, such as the creation, extinction or modification of
taxes and rates now in force and applicable to the object of the Agreement,
shall not be considered in the reimbursement set forth in item 4.6 above. 


 


4.8 – PARTIES shall use their best efforts to agree upon the New Price
and the term of the new naphtha purchase agreement within the term of this FOURTH AMENDMENT. If PARTIES exceptionally do not agree upon the New Price within the
term of this FOURTH AMENDMENT,
BRASKEM
shall reimburse PETROBRAS for the amount of the difference
between the price charged during the additional period of six (6) months
defined in item 1.1 above and the price corresponding to the [*]  between option 2 of the price proposal submitted by PETROBRAS [*], corresponding to [*]% ARA and the price proposal
submitted by BRASKEM in the meeting held on July 29,
2014, corresponding to [*]% (ARA + MB) [*]. 


 


Where,


ARA = average [*] quotation of Physical Naphtha in the
Northwestern European market (NWE CIF ARA), published by Platt’s in US$/t. The
application of the formula takes into consideration the [*] average of the last [*] before the supply [*].


MB = average [*] quotation of OPIS Natural Gasoline Mont Belvieu non
TET. The application of the formula takes into consideration the [*] average of the last [*] before the supply [*].


 


4.8.1 – Such amounts shall be
calculated and reimbursed to PETROBRAS within at most sixty (60) days
from the closing of this FOURTH
AMENDMENT.
The reverse
procedure must be adopted, with reimbursement by PETROBRAS to BRASKEM, if the difference found in
accordance with the criteria above is in favor of BRASKEM. PARTIES undertake to negotiate in good
faith and use all efforts to agree on the New Price, in order to avoid the
application of the offsetting system set forth in this Clause. 


 


4.8.2 – During
the additional period of six (6) months established in item 1.1 above, BRASKEM
undertakes to continue, in the same way as it has been implemented, with the offsetting
established in the Minutes of the Meeting between Petrobras and Braskem on
March 26, 2014 as per Exhibit I of this FOURTH AMENDMENT, and PETROBRAS
shall inform BRASKEM about its interest in the continuity of the
implementation of said offsetting, at least within [*]  days from the beginning of each month. After the term
of this FOURTH AMENDMENT is expired, the obligation of BRASKEM
included in this Clause will be automatically extinct. 


 


4.9 – During
the effectiveness of this FOURTH AMENDMENT, PARTIES undertake to record
the development of the negotiations in no more than ninety (90) days from the
execution of this FOURTH AMENDMENT. 


 


4.10 – This FOURTH
AMENDMENT does not imply any novation of a contractually established
obligation, and all the remaining terms and conditions of the Agreement are ratified.




 







 





 







 


IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, PARTIES have executed this FOURTH AMENDMENT in two (2)
counterparts of equal contents, in the presence of the witnesses below.


 


Rio de Janeiro, August 29,
2014.


 


[signature]


PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS

Abilio Paulo Pinheiro Ramos


Executive
Supply, Marketing and


Sale Manager






[signature]


BRASKEM QPAR
S.A.


 


 


[signature]


BRASKEM QPAR S.A.


 


 


WITNESSES:


 


 


[signature]


Name: Cristiane Silvestre


CPF: 265.924.308-50


Identity Card: 25.112.985-8


 


 


 


Name:


CPF:


Identity Card:


 


 


(Execution page of the FOURTH AMENDMENT
TO THE NAPHTHA PURCHASE AGREEMENT)