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COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA
NACIONAL
Publicly Held Corporation
CNPJ/MF
33.042.730/0001-04
NIRE nº 3330001159-5
NOTICE OF CALL
SPECIAL
MEETING
The Shareholders of COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL are, hereby, invited to attend the Special Meeting, to be held on June 23, 2005, at 11 a.m., at the head offices of the Company, located at Rua São José nº 20 - Grupo 1602, Centro, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, in order to decide about the following Agenda:
| 1. | Cancellation of 14,849,099 shares currently held in treasury, without corporate capital reduction; |
| 2. | Amendment to Article 5 and 7 of the By-laws of the Company, in order to reflect the cancellation of the shares mentioned in item 1 above. |
The documentation related to the matter contained in the Agenda will be available for analysis of the Shareholders at the head offices of the Company.
The Shareholders, whose shares are held in custody, are requested to present updated extract provided by the custodian entity, with the respective shareholding participation, and those who intend to be represented by attorney-in-fact are requested to comply with the provisions of Article 126, Paragraph 1st, of Law 6,404/76, with the deposit at the head offices of the Company of the powers-of-attorney with specific powers for representation at the Special Meeting referred in this notice of call, within three (3) working days prior to the date determined for its holding.
Rio de Janeiro, June 7,
2005.
Benjamin Steinbruch
President
of the Board of Directors
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COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
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| By: |
/S/
Lauro Henrique Rezende
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Lauro Henrique Rezende
Investments Executive Officer
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