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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 6-K
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the month of September, 2007

Commission File Number 1-14732
 

 
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

National Steel Company
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 

Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima 3400, 20º andar
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
04538-132
(Address of principal executive office)
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. 

Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______

 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____


(CONVENIENCE TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH FROM THE ORIGINAL PREVIOUSLY ISSUED IN PORTUGUESE)
 
FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE     
CVM – BRAZILIAN SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION    Accounting Practices 
QUARTERLY INFORMATION  June 30 , 2007 Adopted in Brazil 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY & OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY     

 

REGISTRATION WITH CVM SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS AN EVALUATION OF THE COMPANY. 
COMPANY MANAGEMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INFORMATION PROVIDED.
 

01.01 – IDENTIFICATION

1 - CVM CODE
00403-0 
2 - COMPANY NAME
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
3 - CNPJ (Corporate Taxpayer’s ID)
33.042.730/0001-04 
4 - NIRE (Corporate Registry ID)
33-3.00011595 

01.02 – HEAD OFFICE

1– ADDRESS
R. SÃO JOSÉ, 20/ GR. 1602 – PARTE 
2 – DISTRICT
CENTRO
3 – ZIP CODE
22010-020
4 – CITY
RIO DE JANEIRO
5 – STATE
RJ
6 – AREA CODE
21
7 – TELEPHONE
2215-4901 
8 – TELEPHONE
-
9– TELEPHONE
-
10– TELEX
 
11 – AREA CODE
21
12 – FAX
2215-7140 
13 – FAX
-
14 – FAX
-
 
15 – E-MAIL
invrel@csn.com.br 

01.03 – INVESTOR RELATIONS OFFICER (Company Mailing Address)

1– NAME
BENJAMIN STEINBRUCH 
2 – ADDRESS
AV. BRIGADEIRO FARIA LIMA, 3400 20º ANDAR
3 – DISTRICT
ITAIM BIBI
4 – POSTAL CODE
04538-132
5 – CITY
SÃO PAULO
6– STATE
SP
7 – AREA CODE
11
8 – TELEPHONE
3049-7100 
9 – TELEPHONE
-
10 – TELEPHONE
-
11 – TELEX
 
12 – AREA CODE
11
13 – FAX
3049-7558 
14 – FAX
3049-7519 
15 – FAX
-
 
16 – E-MAIL
invrel@csn.com.br

01.04 – REFERENCE AND AUDITOR INFORMATION

CURRENT YEAR  CURRENT QUARTER  PREVIOUS QUARTER 
1 - BEGINNING 2. END  3 - QUARTER  4 - BEGINNING  5 - END  6 - QUARTER  7 - BEGINNING  8 - END 
1/1/2007 12/31/2007  2 4/1/2007  6/30/2007  1 1/1/2007  3/31/2007 
09 - INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT
KPMG AUDITORES INDEPENDENTES
10 - CVM CODE 
00418-9
11. TECHNICIAN IN CHARGE
MANUEL FERNANDES RODRIGUES DE SOUZA
12 – TECHNICIAN’S CPF (INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER’S REGISTER)
783.840.017-15


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01.05 – CAPITAL STOCK

NUMBER OF SHARES
(in thousands)
1 – CURRENT QUARTER
6/30/2007
2 – PREVIOUS QUARTER
3/31/2007 
3 – SAME QUARTER,
PREVIOUS YEAR
6/30/2007 
Paid-in Capital
1 – Common 272,068  272,068  272,068 
2 – Preferred
3 – Total 272,068  272,068  272,068 
Treasury Stock
4 – Common 15,578  15,578  14,655 
5 – Preferred
6 – Total 15,578  15,578  14,655 

01.06 – COMPANY PROFILE

1 – TYPE OF COMPANY
Commercial, Industry and Others
2 – STATUS
Operational
3 – NATURE OF OWNERSHIP
Private National
4 – ACTIVITY CODE
1060 - Metallurgy and Steel Industry 
5 – MAIN ACTIVITY
MANUFACTURING, TRANSF. AND TRADING OF STEEL PRODUCTS 
6 – CONSOLIDATION TYPE
Total
7 – TYPE OF REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Unqualified

01.07 – COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1 - ITEM 2 - CNPJ (Corporate Taxpayer´s ID) 3 - COMPANY NAME

01.08 - CASH DIVIDENDS APPROVED AND/OR PAID DURING AND AFTER THE QUARTER

1 - ITEM 2 - EVENT 3 – APPROVAL 4 - TYPE 5 – DATE OF PAYMENT 6 – TYPE OF SHARE 7 - AMOUNT PER SHARE

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01.09 - SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL AND CHANGES IN THE CURRENT YEAR

1 - ITEM 2 - DATE OF CHANGE 3 - CAPITAL STOCK 
(In thousands of reais)
4 - AMOUNT OF CHANGE
(In thousands of reais)
5 - NATURE OF CHANGE 7 - NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED
 (thousand)
8 - SHARE PRICE WHEN ISSUED
(in reais) 

01.10 - INVESTOR RELATIONS OFFICER

1 – DATE
8/14/2007

2 – SIGNATURE 

 

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02.01 – BALANCE SHEETS - ASSETS (in thousands of Reais)

1-CODE  2- DESCRIPTION  3 –6/30/2007  4 – 3/31/2007 
Total Assets  25,779,056  25,402,966 
1.01  Current Assets  5,250,680  5,595,840 
1.01.01  Cash and Cash Equivalents  37,184  11,679 
1.01.02  Receivable  2,510,359  2,462,697 
1.01.02.01  Accounts receivable  1,402,591  1,529,199 
1.01.02.01.01  Domestic Market  608,656  563,900 
1.01.02.01.02  Foreign Market  864,434  1,036,169 
1.01.02.01.03  Allowance for Doubtful Accounts  (70,499) (70,870)
1.01.02.02  Sundry receivable  1,107,768  933,498 
1.01.02.02.01  Employees  3,760  13,450 
1.01.02.02.02  Suppliers  127,463  188,780 
1.01.02.02.03  Recoverable Income and social contribution taxes  10,659  32,284 
1.01.02.02.04  Deferred Income Tax  232,299  244,028 
1.01.02.02.05  Deferred Social Contribution  81,979  86,201 
1.01.02.02.06  Other Taxes  105,100  153,849 
1.01.02.02.07  Proposed Dividends Receivable  151,829  198,304 
1.01.02.02.08  Other Receivable  394,679  16,602 
1.01.03  Inventories  1,718,993  1,684,581 
1.01.04  Other  984,144  1,436,883 
1.01.04.01  Marketable Securities  148,994  984,256 
1.01.04.02  Prepaid Expenses  62,680  44,206 
1.01.04.03  Insurance Claimed  408,421  408,421 
1.01.04.04  Restricted Amounts  364,049 
1.02  Non Current Assets  20,528,376  19,807,126 
1.02.01  Long-Term Assets  1,640,673  1,832,579 
1.02.01.01  Sundry Receivable  764,367  837,322 
1.02.01.01.01  Loans – Eletrobrás  26,084  26,084 
1.02.01.01.02  Marketable Securities Receivable  138,032  143,628 
1.02.01.01.03  Deferred Income Tax  356,080  427,768 
1.02.01.01.04  Deferred Social Contribution  117,466  114,762 
1.02.01.01.05  Other Taxes  126,705  125,080 
1.02.01.02  Receivable from Related Parties  207,871  298,347 
1.02.01.02.01  Associated and Related Companies 
1.02.01.02.02  Subsidiaries  207,871  298,347 
1.02.01.02.03  Other Related Parties 
1.02.01.03  Other  668,435  696,910 
1.02.01.03.01  Judicial Deposits  540,115  530,824 
1.02.01.03.02  Marketable Securities  89,673  125,673 
1.02.01.03.03  Prepaid Expenses  37,352  39,104 
1.02.01.03.04  Other  1,295  1,309 
1.02.02  Permanent Assets  18,887,703  17,974,547 

 

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02.01 – BALANCE SHEETS - ASSETS (in thousands of Reais)

1-CODE  2- DESCRIPTION  3 –6/30/2007  4 – 3/31/2007 
1.02.02.01  Investments  6,252,607  5,833,417 
1.02.02.01.01  In Associated /Related Companies 
1.02.02.01.02  In Associated/Related Companies-Goodwill 
1.02.02.01.03  In Subsidiaries  6,189,987  5,758,442 
1.02.02.01.04  In Subsidiaries -Goodwill  62,589  74,944 
1.02.02.01.05  Other Investments  31  31 
1.02.02.02  Property, Plant and Equipment  12,484,375  11,976,389 
1.02.02.02.01  In Operation, Net  11,156,103  11,081,186 
1.02.02.02.02  In Construction  919,553  750,246 
1.02.02.02.03  Land  408,719  144,957 
1.02.02.03  Intangible Assets 
1.02.02.04  Deferred  150,721  164,741 

 

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02.02 – BALANCE SHEETS - LIABILITIES (in thousands of Reais)

1- CODE  2- DESCRIPTION  3 – 6/30/2007  4 – 3/31/2007 
Total Liabilities  25,779,056  25,402,966 
2.01  Current Liabilities  4,388,496  5,369,771 
2.01.01  Loans and Financing  1,094,776  1,898,730 
2.01.02  Debentures  46,912  21,149 
2.01.03  Suppliers  976,461  1,280,978 
2.01.04  Taxes and Contributions  722,368  586,777 
2.01.04.01  Salaries and Social Contributions  133,284  110,900 
2.01.04.02  Taxes Payable  462,530  266,215 
2.01.04.03  Deferred Income Tax  93,054  154,163 
2.01.04.04  Deferred Social Contribution  33,500  55,499 
2.01.05  Dividends Payable  738,576  718,175 
2.01.06  Provisions  30,770  5,100 
2.01.06.01  Contingencies  74,069  44,056 
2.01.06.02  Judicial Deposits  (43,299) (38,956)
2.01.07  Debt with Related Parties 
2.01.08  Other  778,633  858,862 
2.01.08.01  Accounts Payable - Subsidiaries  589,522  671,939 
2.01.08.02  Other  189,111  186,923 
2.02  Non Current Liabilities  12,898,019  13,151,800 
2.02.01  Long-Term Liabilities  12,898,019  13,151,800 
2.02.01.01  Loans and Financing  6,658,018  5,964,278 
2.02.01.02  Debentures  901,493  900,451 
2.02.01.03  Provisions  4,876,543  5,774,315 
2.02.01.03.01  Contingencies  3,650,369  3,909,236 
2.02.01.03.02  Judicial Deposits  (799,550) (106,721)
2.02.01.03.03  Deferred Income Tax  1,489,503  1,449,853 
2.02.01.03.04  Deferred Social Contribution  536,221  521,947 
2.02.01.04  Debts with Related Parties 
2.02.01.05  Advance for Future Capital Increase 
2.02.01.06  Other  461,965  512,756 
2.02.01.06.01  Allowance for Loss on Investments  89,411  121,153 
2.02.01.06.02  Accounts Payable – Subsidiaries  48,494  50,840 
2.02.01.06.03  Provisions for Pension Funds  210,114  224,094 
2.02.01.06.04  Other  113,946  116,669 
2.02.02  Deferred Income 
2.04  Shareholders’ Equity  8,492,541  6,881,395 
2.04.01  Paid-In Capital Stock  1,680,947  1,680,947 
2.04.02  Capital Reserves  30  30 
2.04.03  Revaluation Reserve  4,751,113  4,147,003 
2.04.03.01  Own Assets  4,513,706  4,146,650 
2.04.03.02  Subsidiaries/Associated and Related Companies  237,407  353 

 

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02.02 – BALANCE SHEETS - LIABILITIES (in thousands of Reais)

1- CODE  2- DESCRIPTION  3 – 6/30/2007  4 – 3/31/2007 
2.04.04  Profit Reserves  270,370  270,370 
2.04.04.01  Legal  336,189  336,189 
2.04.04.02  Statutory 
2.04.04.03  For Contingencies 
2.04.04.04  Unrealized Income 
2.04.04.05  Retention of profits 
2.04.04.06  Special For Non-Distributed Dividends 
2.04.04.07  Other Profit Reserves  (65,819) (65,819)
2.04.04.07.01  From Investments  677,611  677,611 
2.04.04.07.02  Treasury Stock  (743,430) (743,430)
2.04.05  Retained Earnings/Accumulated Losses  1,790,081  783,045 
2.04.06  Advance for Future Capital Increase 

 

 

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03.01 – STATEMENTS OF INCOME (in thousands of Reais)

1- CODE  2- DESCRIPTION  3- 4/1/2007 to 6/30/2007  4- 1/1/2007 to 6/30/2007  5- 4/1/2006 to 6/30/2006  6- 1/1/2006 to 6/30/2006 
3.01  Gross Revenue from Sales and/or Services  2,870,884  5,302,162  1,801,541  3,673,720 
3.02  Gross Revenue Deductions  (594,929) (1,077,208) (405,611) (773,103)
3.03  Net Revenue from Sales and/or Services  2,275,955  4,224,954  1,395,930  2,900,617 
3.04  Cost of Goods and/or Services Sold  (1,244,178) (2,424,557) (1,157,006) (2,160,246)
3.04.01  Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization  (230,144) (422,685) (186,173) (391,283)
3.04.02  Other  (1,014,034) (2,001,872) (970,833) (1,768,963)
3.05  Gross Income  1,031,777  1,800,397  238,924  740,371 
3.06  Operating Income/Expenses  256,865  484,377  201,354  146,153 
3.06.01  Selling expenses  (80,982) (149,514) (62,182) (128,012)
3.06.01.01  Depreciation and Amortization  (1,457) (3,063) (2,500) (4,668)
3.06.01.02  Other  (79,525) (146,451) (59,682) (123,344)
3.06.02  General and Administrative  (79,412) (137,696) (65,322) (117,273)
3.06.02.01  Depreciation and Amortization  (4,781) (9,050) (3,591) (7,192)
3.06.02.02  Other  (74,631) (128,646) (61,731) (110,081)
3.06.03  Financial  402,298  307,553  (130,820) (281,253)
3.06.03.01  Financial Income  (217,287) (322,544) (11,477) (352,068)
3.06.03.02  Financial Expenses  619,585  630,097  (119,343) 70,815 
3.06.03.02.01  Foreign Exchange and Monetary Variation, net  532,845  818,119  21,173  482,750 
3.06.03.02.02  Financial Expenses  86,740  (188,022) (140,516) (411,935)
3.06.04  Other Operating Income  5,867  8,165  498,182  685,812 
3.06.05  Other Operating Expenses  (69,918) (110,838) (63,877) (121,442)
3.06.06  Equity in income of subsidiaries and associated companies  79,012  566,707  25,373  108,321 
3.07  Operating Income  1,288,642  2,284,774  440,278  886,524 
3.08  Non-Operating Income  (1,021) (130) (26)
3.08.01  Income  7,278  7,279 

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03.01 - STATEMENT OF INCOME (in thousands of reais)

1- CODE  2- DESCRIPTION  3- 4/1/2007 to 6/30/2007  4- 1/1/2007 to 6/30/2007  5- 4/1/2006 to 6/30/2006  6- 1/1/2006 to 6/30/2006 
3.08.02  Expenses  (1,024) (7,408) (7,305)
3.09  Income before Taxes/Participations  1,288,644  2,283,753  440,148  886,498 
3.10  Provision for Income and social contribution taxes  (347,176) (563,160) 114,903  (49,029)
3.11  Deferred Income Tax  34,959  9,322  (184,762) (169,152)
3.11.01  Deferred Income Tax  4,741  (13,388) (170,282) (156,522)
3.11.02  Deferred Social Contribution  30,218  22,710  (14,480) (12,630)
3.12  Statutory Participations/Contributions 
3.12.01  Participations 
3.12.02  Contributions 
3.13  Reversal of Interest on shareholders’ equity 
3.15  Income/ Loss for the Period  976,427  1,729,915  370,289  668,317 
  OUTSTANDING SHARES, EX-TREASURY (in thousands) 256,490  256,490  257,413  257,413 
  EARNINGS PER SHARE (in reais) 3.80688  6.74457  1.43850  2.59628 
  LOSS PER SHARE (in reais)        

 

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                   00403-0    COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL  33.042.730/0001-04 
 
 
 
04.01 – NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     
 

     (In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)

1. OPERATIONS

Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (“CSN”) is engaged in the production of flat steel products and its main industrial complex is the Presidente Vargas Steelworks (“UPV”) located in the City of Volta Redonda, State of Rio de Janeiro.

CSN is engaged in the mining of iron ore, limestone and dolomite, in the State of Minas Gerais and tin in the State of Rondônia, to meet the needs of UPV, and it has strategic investments in railroads, electricity and ports, to optimize its activities and it is implementing a cement plant inside UPV, in Volta Redonda.

To be closer to clients and win markets on a global level, in Brazil CSN has a steel distributor, two metal package plants, one for the manufacture of two-piece steel cans, and a galvanized steel plant in the South and another in the Southeast supplying mainly the home appliances and automotive industry. Abroad, the Company has a rolling mill in Portugal and another mill in the United States.

2. PRESENTATION OF THE QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The individual (Company) and consolidated financial statements were prepared based on accounting practices derived from the Brazilian Corporation Law and rules of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM).

With the objective of improving the information disclosed to the market, the Company is presenting the following additional information covering the Parent Company and the consolidated quarterly financial information:

(a) Segment reporting

A segment is a distinguishable component of the Company intended for manufacturing products or rendering services - a business segment -, or in providing products or services within a particular economic environment - geographical segment -, which are subject to risks and rewards that are different from other segments.

(b) Statements of cash flow

The Company is presenting the statement of cash flows as additional information .

(c) Statements of added value

The Management is disclosing the statement of added value, which aims to present the value of the wealth generated by the Company and its distribution among the elements that contributed to its generation.

All the information presented has been obtained from the Company’s accounting records and reclassifications were made to certain information contained in the traditional statement of income, considering they are considered in the statement of added value as distribution of the added value generated.

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3. DESCRIPTION OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRACTICES

(a) Statement of Income

Income and expenses are recognized on the accrual basis.

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognized in the statement of incomes when all risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to the buyer. Revenue from services rendered is recognized in the statement of income in proportion to the stage of completion of the service. Revenue is not recognized if there are significant uncertainties as to its realization.

(b) Current and noncurrent assets

(c) Inventories

Inventories are stated at their average cost of acquisition or production and imports in transit are recorded at their cost of acquisition, not exceeding their market or realization value. Provisions for losses or obsolescence are recorded whenever Management considers it necessary.

(d) Other current and noncurrent assets

Stated at their realization value, including, when applicable, income earned to the balance sheet date or, in the case of prepaid expenses, at cost.

(e) Investments

Investments in subsidiaries and jointly-owned subsidiary companies are recorded by the equity accounting method, plus positive goodwill, when applicable. Other permanent investments are recorded at cost of acquisition.

(f) Property, plant and equipment

The property, plant and equipment of the parent company is presented at market or replacement values, based on appraisal reports issued by independent expert appraisal firms, as permitted by Deliberation 288 issued by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission on December 3, 1998. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method, according to the remaining economic useful lives of the assets after revaluation. Depletion of the Casa de Pedra mine is calculated based on the quantity of iron ore extracted, and interest charges related to capital funding for construction in progress are capitalized until the constructions are concluded.

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(g) Deferred charges

The deferred charges are due to expenses incurred in developing and implementing projects that should generate economic return for the Company in the next few years, and they are amortized on a straight-line basis over the period foreseen for economic return on the abovementioned projects.

(h) Current and non-current liabilities

These are stated at their known amounts, or estimated, including, when applicable, accrued charges, and monetary and foreign exchange variation incurred up to the balance sheet date.

(i) Employees’ benefits

In accordance with Deliberation 371, issued by the Brazilian Securities Commission, on December 13, 2000, the Company decided to record the respective actuarial liabilities as from January 1, 2002, in accordance with the abovementioned deliberation, based on studies by independent actuaries.

(j) Income and social contribution taxes

Current and deferred income and social contribution taxes are calculated based on the rates of 15% plus an additional of 10% on taxable income for income tax and 9% on taxable income for social contribution on net income and consider tax loss carryforwards and negative basis of social contribution limited to 30% of taxable income.

Tax credits are recorded for deferred taxes on tax loss carryforwards, negative basis of social contribution on net income and on temporary differences, pursuant to CVM Instruction 371 as of June 27, 2002 and take into consideration the history of profitability and the expectation of generating future taxable income, based on a technical feasibility study.

(k) Derivatives

The derivatives operations are recorded in accordance with the characteristics of the financial instruments. Swap operations are recorded based on the net results of the operations, which are booked monthly in line with the contractual conditions, and swaps traded through the exclusive funds are adjusted to market value.

Exchange options are adjusted monthly to market value whenever the position shows a loss. These losses are recognized as the Company’s liability with the corresponding entry in the financial results. Options traded through exclusive funds are adjusted to market value and futures contracts have their positions adjusted to market daily by the Futures and Commodities Exchange (“BM&F”) with recognition of gains and losses directly in results.

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(l) Treasury Shares

As established by CVM Instruction 10/80, treasury shares are recorded at cost of acquisition, and the market value of these shares, calculated based on the stock exchange quotation on the last day of the period, is presented in Note 19, item (v).

(m) Accounting estimates

The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil requires that Management uses its judgment in determining and recording accounting estimates. The settlement of the transactions involving these estimates may result in significantly different amounts from those estimated, due to the lack of precision inherent to the process of their determination. The Company periodically reviews the estimates and assumptions.

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4. CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The consolidated Quarterly Financial Information for the quarters ended June 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007 included the following jointly-owned direct and indirect subsidiaries:

    Currency    Ownership interest (%)    
       
Companies    Of Origin    6/30/2007    3/31/2007    Main activities 
         
 
Direct investment: full consolidation                 
CSN Energy    US$    100.00    100.00    Equity interest 
CSN Export    US$    100.00    100.00    Financial operations and trading 
CSN Islands VII    US$    100.00    100.00    Financial operations 
CSN Islands VIII    US$    100.00    100.00    Financial operations 
CSN Islands IX    US$    100.00    100.00    Financial operations 
CSN Islands X    US$    100.00    100.00    Financial operations 
CSN Overseas    US$    100.00    100.00    Financial operations and equity interest 
CSN Panama    US$    100.00    100.00    Financial operations and equity interest 
CSN Steel    US$    100.00    100.00    Financial operations and equity interest 
Sepetiba Tecon    R$    100.00    100.00    Maritime port services 
Nacional Ferrosos    R$    100.00    99.99    Mining and equity interest 
CSN I    R$    99.99    99.99    Equity interest 
Estanho de Rondônia - ERSA    R$    99.99    99.99    Mining 
Cia Metalic Nordeste    R$    99.99    99.99    Packaging 
Indústria Nacional de Aços Laminados - INAL    R$    99.99    99.99    Steel products service center 
CSN Cimentos    R$    99.99    99.99    Cement 
Inal Nordeste    R$    99.99    99.99    Steel products service center 
CSN Energia    R$    99.90    99.90    Trading of electricity 
Nacional Minérios    R$    99.99    99.99    Mining and equity interest 
Congonhas Minérios    R$    99.97        Mining and equity interest 
GalvaSud    R$    15.29    15.29    Steel industry 
 
Direct investment: proportionate consolidation                 
Itá Energética    R$    48.75    48.75    Electricity generation 
Companhia Ferroviária do Nordeste (CFN)   R$    45.78    45.78    Railroad transport 
MRS Logística    R$    32.93    32.93    Railroad transport 
 
Indirect investment: full consolidation                 
CSN Aceros    US$    100.00    100.00    Equity interest 
CSN Cayman    US$    100.00    100.00    Financial operations and trading 
CSN Iron    US$    100.00    100.00    Financial operations 
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional LLC    US$    100.00    100.00    Steel industry 
CSN Holdings Corp    US$    100.00    100.00    Equity interest 
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional Partner LLC    US$    100.00    100.00    Equity interest 
Energy I    US$    100.00    100.00    Equity interest 
Tangua    US$    100.00    100.00    Equity interest 
CSN Madeira    EUR    100.00    100.00    Financial operations and equity interest 
Cinnabar    EUR    100.00    100.00    Financial operations and equity interest 
Hickory    EUR    100.00    100.00    Financial operations and trading 
Lusosider Projectos Siderúrgicos    EUR    100.00    100.00    Equity interest 
CSN Acquisitions    EUR    100.00    100.00    Financial operations and equity interest 
CSN Finance (UK)   GBP    100.00    100.00    Financial operations and equity interest 
CSN Holdings (UK)   GBP    100.00    100.00    Financial operations and equity interest 
Itamambuca Participações    R$    100.00    100.00    Mining and equity interest 
Companhia Metalúrgica Prada    R$    99.99    99.99    Packaging 
Lusosider Aços Planos    EUR    99.93    99.93    Steel industry 
GalvaSud    R$    84.71    84.71    Steel industry 

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Description of the main consolidation procedures

The Quarterly Information of subsidiaries prepared in US dollars, in Euros and in Pounds Sterling were translated to Brazilian currency at the exchange rate as of June 30, 2007 – R$/US$1.9262(R$ /US$2.0504 on March 31, 2007), R$/EUR2.60730 (R$/EUR2.73892 on March 31, 2007) and R$/GBP3.86762 (R$/GBP4.03437 on March 31,2007).

The gains and losses from these translations were recorded in the income statements of the related periods, as equity accounting in the parent company and exchange variation in the consolidated statements and the aforementioned quarterly information was prepared applying the same accounting principles as those applied by the parent company.

The following criteria were followed in the preparation of the consolidated Financial Statements.

Pursuant to the CVM Instruction 408/04 the Company consolidates the financial statements of exclusive investment funds.

The reference date for the subsidiaries’ and jointly-owned subsidiaries’ quarterly financial statements coincides with that of the parent company.

The conciliation between shareholders’ equity and net income for the period of the parent company and consolidated is as follows:

    Shareholders’ Equity    Net income in the period 
     
    6/30/2007    3/31/2007    6/30/2007    6/30/2006 
         
Parent Company    8,492,541    6,881,395    1,729,915    668,317 
Elimination of profits on inventories    (117,292)   (93,017)   (14,838)   81,565 
         
Consolidated    8,375,249    6,788,378    1,715,077    749,882 
         

5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The purchase and sale of products and inputs and the contracting of services with subsidiaries are performed under normal market conditions that would be applicable to non-related parties. The main borrowings, financings and loans are as follows:

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a) Assets

                 
Companies    Accounts 
receivable 
  Financial 
Investments 
  Loans (1)/
 Current 
accounts 
  Debentures    Dividends 
receivable 
  Advance for
 future 
capital 
increase 
  Advance to suppliers       Total 
                 
CSN Export    984,526                            984,526 
INAL    51,340        368,038        82,302            501,680 
CFN            123,764            65,723        189,487 
Companhia Metalúrgica Prada    43,895        5,152                    49,047 
MRS Logística    105                41,427        560    42,092 
CSN Energia                    26,973            26,973 
CSN Cimentos            14,754                    14,754 
Nacional Minérios    10,449                    3,629        14,078 
CSN Madeira    9,453                            9,453 
Ersa                  110        8,525    8,640 
GalvaSud    4,753                156            4,909 
Cia. Metalic Nordeste    2,446        17                    2,463 
Fundação CSN            2,000                    2,000 
INAL Nordeste    1,748                            1,748 
Exclusive Funds        1,143                        1,143 
Sepetiba Tecon    37        388                446    871 
CSN I                    860            860 
CSN LLC            659                    659 
                 
Total at 6/30/2007    1,108,752    1,143    514,777        151,828    69,352    9,531    1,855,383 
                 
Total at 3/31/2007    1,260,145    828,781    148,546    36,000    198,304    152,085    32,501    2,656,362 
                 

(1) Loans receivable from related parties are restated by 101% of the Interbank Deposit Certificate (CDI).

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b) Liabilities

           
Companies    Loans and financing    Derivatives    Accounts
payable 
  Suppliers    Total 
       
  Prepayment
(1)
  Fixed Rate
Notes(2)
  Loans from
 Investees 
  Intercompany
Bonds(2)
  Swap   Loans(3)/ current  
accounts
  Investees’
Inventories 
  Other  
                 
                 
                 
                 
                   
 
CSN Steel    1,329,096    565,569                252,917            2,147,582 
CSN Iron                1,164,215                    1,164,215 
CSN Islands VIII        927,818             136,470    1,770            1,066,058 
CSN Export    952,803                    10,748            963,551 
CSN Islands VII        508,329            38,836                547,165 
CSN Madeira            20,874            293,441            314,315 
CBS Previdência                                260,140    260,140 
Cinnabar    62,765        75,352            39,706            177,823 
GalvaSud                                25,745    25,745 
CSN Energia                        23,342            23,342 
Aceros                        19,364            19,364 
MRS Logística                        13,290            13,290 
INAL                                2,463    2,463 
Fundação CSN                                828    828 
Cia Metalic Nordeste                                122    122 
Companhia Metalúrgica Prada                                81    81 
INAL Nordeste                                 
                     
Total at 6/30/2007    2,344,664    2,001,716    96,226    1,164,215       175,306    654,578        289,388    6,726,093 
                     
Total at 3/31/2007    2,219,714    2,227,210    95,820    1,267,347       128,642    679,565    386   350,714    6,969,398 
                     

(1)   Contracts in US$ - CSN Export: interest from 6.15% to 7.43% p.a. with maturity in May 2015. 
    Contracts in US$ - CSN Cinnabar: Annual Libor + 3% p.a. with maturity in June 2008. 
    Contracts in US$ - CSN Steel: interest from 5.75% to 10.0% p.a. with maturity in January 2018. 
 
(2)   Contracts in US$ - CSN Iron: interest of 9.125% p.a. with maturity in June 2047. 
    Contracts in YEN - CSN Islands VII: interest of 7.3% and 7.75% p.a. with maturity in September 2008. 
    Contracts in YEN - CSN Islands VIII: interest of 5.65% p.a. with maturity in December 2013. 
    Contracts in YEN - CSN Steel: interest of 1.5% p.a. with maturity in July 2010. 
 
(3)   Information referring to loans with related parties. 
    CSN Madeira (part): semiannual Libor + 3% p.a. with indefinite maturity. 
    CSN Madeira (part): semiannual Libor + 2.5% p.a. with maturity in September 2011. 
    Cinnabar (part): semiannual Libor + 3% p.a. with indefinite maturity and IGPM + 6% p.a. with indefinite maturity. 
    CSN Export: semiannual Euribor + 0.5% p.a. with indefinite maturity. 

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c) Results

     
Companies   Income    Expenses 
   
  Products
and
services
  Interest
and
monetary
and
exchange
variations
  Total   Products
and
services
  Interest
and
monetary
and
exchange
variations 
  Other   Total
               
CSN Export    987,145    (88,012)   899,133    784,496    (72,996)       711,500 
INAL    461,242        461,242    220,242            220,242 
Companhia Metalúrgica Prada    125,962        125,962    43,568            43,568 
GalvaSud    90,438        90,438    142,029            142,029 
Cia Metalic Nordeste    27,423    173    27,596    16,103            16,103 
INAL Nordeste    17,460        17,460    9,926            9,926 
Nacional Minérios    10,672        10,672            8,596    8,596 
CFN        7,587    7,587                 
Sepetiba Tecon    148        148    329            329 
MRS Logística    106        106    154,860            154,860 
Itá Energética                51,681            51,681 
CBS Previdência                        9,155    9,155 
Fundação CSN                6,651            6,651 
ERSA                4,738            4,738 
Cinnabar                    (5,815)       (5,815)
CSN Iron                    (74,666)       (74,666)
CSN Steel                    (186,558)       (186,558)
CSN Madeira        (1,039)   (1,039)       (32,671)       (32,671)
CSN Islands VII        (23,745)   (23,745)       (52,884)       (52,884)
CSN Islands VIII        (43,961)   (43,961)       (109,132)       (109,132)
Exclusive funds        (254,605)   (254,605)                
CSN Aceros                    (2,129)       (2,129)
               
Total at 6/30/2007    1,720,596    (403,602)   1,316,994    1,434,623    (536,851)   17,751    915,523 
               
Total at 6/30/2006    958,567    (437,762)   520,805    941,761    (296,061)   66,381    712,081 
               

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6. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND MARKETABLE SECURITIES

    Consolidated    Parent Company 
     
    6/30/2007    3/31/2007    6/30/2007    3/31/2007 
         
Short-term                 
   Cash and Cash Equivalents                 
       Cash and Banks    446,567    77,557    37,184    11,679 
 
   Financial Investments                 
       In Brazil:                 
           Exclusive investment funds            1,143    828,781 
           Brazilian government securities    293,048    1,320,090         
           Fixed income and debentures (net of provision for probable losses and withholding income tax)   289,508    303,626    1,183    1,167 
         
    582,556    1,623,716    2,326    829,948 
       Abroad:                 
           Time Deposit    1,266,989    757,230    146,668    154,308 
           Derivatives    877,564    728,386         
         
    2,144,553    1,485,616    146,668    154,308 
         
Total Financial Investments    2,727,109    3,109,332    148,994    984,256 
         
 
Total cash and cash equivalents and financial investments    3,173,676    3,186,889    186,178    995,935 
         
 
Noncurrent                 
   Investments abroad    19,262    51,260         
     Debentures (net of provision for probable losses)   89,673    89,673    89,673    125,673 
         
    108,935    140,933    89,673    125,673 
         
Total cash and cash equivalents and financial investments    3,282,611    3,327,822    275,851    1,121,608 
         

The Company’s Management invests the available financial resources of the parent company and subsidiaries headquartered in Brazil basically in exclusive investment funds, whose cash is mostly invested in repurchase operations pegged to Brazilian government securities, with immediate liquidity. Additionally, a significant portion of the financial resources of the Company and its subsidiaries abroad is invested in Time Deposits in first-tier banks.

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7. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

    Consolidated    Parent Company 
     
    6/30/2007    3/31/2007    6/30/2007    3/31/2007 
         
Domestic market                 
Subsidiaries            114,773    116,393 
Other clients    793,721    754,185    493,883    447,507 
         
    793,721    754,185    608,656    563,900 
Foreign market                 
Subsidiaries            993,979    1,143,752 
Other clients    603,543    542,022    5,289    6,308 
Advances on Export Contracts (ACE)   (134,834)   (113,891)   (134,834)   (113,891)
         
    468,709    428,131    864,434    1,036,169 
Allowance for doubtful accounts    (109,859)   (110,053)   (70,499)   (70,870)
         
    1,152,571    1,072,263    1,402,591    1,529,199 
         

8. INVENTORIES

    Consolidated    Parent Company 
     
    6/30/2007    3/31/2007    6/30/2007    3/31/2007 
         
Finished products    607,920    621,922    318,730    330,774 
Work in process    429,949    516,142    314,075    369,523 
Raw materials    828,106    768,905    621,190    587,995 
Supplies    532,352    489,754    444,892    409,835 
Imports in transit    36,887    2,437    32,112     
Materials in transit    124,144    74,256    4,292    1,384 
Provision for losses    (17,469)   (15,956)   (16,298)   (14,930)
         
    2,541,889    2,457,460    1,718,993    1,684,581 
         

9. RESTRICTED AMOUNTS

It refers to amounts allocated to pay interest on shareholders’ equity and dividends, which would occur as from May 9, 2007, as decided at the Annual General Meeting held on April 30, 2007, and which is temporarily suspended by a court decision.

In view of the foregoing decision, the distribution is suspended until the review of the court decision.

10. DEFERRED INCOME AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION TAXES

(a) Deferred Income and Social Contribution taxes

Deferred Income and social contribution taxes are recorded in order to express future tax effects attributable to timing differences between the tax base for assets and liabilities and their respective carrying value.

Pursuant to CVM Instruction 371, of June 27, 2002, some of the Company’s subsidiaries, based on the expectation of generating future taxable income, determined by a technical study approved by the Management, also recognized tax credits on tax loss carryforward and negative social contribution bases of previous years, which have no maturity and the

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compensation of which is limited to 30% of annual taxable income. The carrying value of deferred tax assets is reviewed periodically and projections are reviewed annually. If there are any significant factors the may change the projections, these projections are revised during the year by the Company.

        Consolidated        Parent Company 
     
    6/30/2007    3/31/2007    6/30/2007    3/31/2007 
         
Current assets                 
Income tax    323,336    326,777    232,299    244,028 
Social contribution    114,877    116,111    81,979    86,201 
         
    438,213    442,888    314,278    330,229 
         
Noncurrent assets                 
Income tax    409,905    482,826    356,080    427,768 
Social contribution    137,140    134,896    117,466    114,762 
         
    547,045    617,722    473,546    542,530 
         
Current liabilities                 
Income tax    96,828    154,163    93,054    154,163 
Social contribution    34,858    55,499    33,500    55,499 
         
    131,686    209,662    126,554    209,662 
         
Noncurrent liabilities                 
Income tax    1,568,811    1,464,592    1,489,503    1,449,853 
Social contribution    564,714    527,189    536,221    521,947 
         
    2,133,525    1,991,781    2,025,724    1,971,800 
         
 
 
         
    6/30/2007    6/30/2006    6/30/2007    6/30/2006 
         
Income statement                 
Income tax    30,823    (182,769)   (13,388)   (156,522)
Social contribution    38,846    (22,053)   22,710    (12,630)
         
    69,669    (204,822)   9,322    (169,152)
         

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(b) The deferred income and social contribution taxes of the parent company are shown as follows:

  6/30/2007    3/31/2007 
     
  Income tax    Social contribution    Income tax    Social contribution 
         
  Current    Noncurrent    Current    Noncurrent    Current    Noncurrent    Current    Noncurrent 
                 
Assets                               
Provisions for contingencies  18,517    198,105    6,666    71,318    11,014    178,922    3,965    64,412 
Provision for interest on                               
shareholders’ equity  18,699        6,732        51,618        18,582     
Provision for payment of                               
private pension plans      52,528        18,910        56,024        20,168 
Taxes under litigation      29,785                108,984         
Tax losses  4,580                4,580             
Other provisions  190,503    75,662    68,581    27,238    176,816    83,838    63,654    30,182 
                 
  232,299    356,080    81,979    117,466    244,028    427,768    86,201    114,762 
                 
Liabilities                               
Income and social contribution                               
taxes on revaluation reserve  93,000    1,489,503    33,480    536,221    93,000    1,449,853    33,480    521,947 
Other  54        20        61,163        22,019     
                 
  93,054    1,489,503    33,500    536,221    154,163    1,449,853    55,499    521,947 
                 

(c) The reconciliation between the income and social contribution taxes of the parent company and consolidated, and the application of the effective rate on net income before Corporate Income tax (IRPJ) and Social Contribution (CSL) is as follows:

      Consolidated    Parent Company 
   
  6/30/2007    6/30/2006    6/30/2007    6/30/2006 
         
Income before income and social contribution taxes  2,334,927    1,088,088    2,283,753    886,498 
   Tax rate  34%    34%    34%    34% 
         
Income Tax / Social Contribution at the combined tax               
rate  (793,875)   (369,950)   (776,476)   (301,409)
Adjustments to reflect the effective tax rate:               
   Benefit of Interest on shareholders’ equity  25,413    30,768    25,413    30,768 
   Equity/ income of subsidiaries at different rates or               
which is non taxable  132,886    (46,621)   195,226    3,069 
   Tax incentives  9,951    2,855    9,951    2,855 
   Other permanent (additions) deductions  5,775    44,742    (7,952)   46,536 
         
Income and social contribution taxes on the net               
income for the period  (619,850)   (338,206)   (553,838)   (218,181)
         
Effective rate  27%    31%    24%    25% 

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11. INVESTMENTS

a) Direct investments in subsidiaries and jointly-owned subsidiaries

                    6/30/2007            3/31/2007 
     
Companies    Number of shares    Direct
Investment
  Net Income (loss) for the quarter   Shareholders’
Equity
(unsecured)
liabilities)
  Direct
Investment
  Net
Income
(loss) for
the quarter 
  Shareholders’
Equity
(unsecured)
liabilities)
             
             
             
             
             
 
  Common   Preferred            
                 
 
Steel                                 
GalvaSud    11,801,406,867        15.29    21,510    737,309    15.29    22,211    623,688 
CSN I    9,996,751,600    1,200    99.99    11,267    681,742    99.99    13,436    592,448 
CSN Steel    480,726,588        100.00    167,250    1,495,895    100.00    244,651    1,398,540 
INAL    421,408,393        99.99    9,870    678,282    99.99    60,828    621,123 
Cia. Metalic Nordeste    87,868,185    4,424,971    99.99    (1,135)   162,474    99.99    1,290    115,929 
INAL Nordeste    37,800,000        99.99    950    53,594    99.99    835    36,243 
CSN Overseas    7,173,411        100.00    11,455    962,028    100.00    14,238    1,010,946 
CSN Panama    4,240,032        100.00    9,752    602,125    100.00    242,717    614,919 
CSN Energy    3,675,319        100.00    (9,091)   323,775    100.00    (5,235)   354,667 
CSN Export    31,954        100.00    6,441    99,998    100.00    6,679    99,158 
CSN Islands VII    1,000        100.00    (87)   558    100.00    55    684 
CSN Islands VIII    1,000        100.00    285    4,291    100.00    (68)   4,269 
CSN Islands IX    1,000        100.00    (845)   7,857    100.00    (969)   9,326 
CSN Islands X    1,000        100.00    (1,019)   (25,610)   100.00    (1,169)   (26,101)
 
Logistics                                 
Sepetiba Tecon    254,015,053        100.00    2,965    163,096    100.00    5,181    32,047 
MRS Logistica    188,332,667    151,667,333    32.93    138,331    1,173,074    32.93    121,533    1,034,745 
CFN    118,939,957        45.78    (14,650)   (120,761)   45.78    (15,806)   (106,062)
 
Energy                                 
Itá Energética    520,219,172        48.75    7,514    580,288    48.75    11,933    579,514 
CSN Energia    1,000        99.90    1,384    93,506    99.90    1,225    92,121 
 
Mining                                 
ERSA    34,236,307        99.99    3,427    29,738    99.99    (182)   19,912 
Nacional Minérios    30,000,000        99.99    6,619    44,199    99.99    7,580    37,580 
Nacional Ferrosos    5,001,200        100.00    (11)   4,989    99.99         
Congonhas Minérios    10,000        99.97        10             
 
Cement                                 
CSN Cimentos    32,779,940        99.99    5,321    (8,513)   99.99    (7,140)   (46,494)

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b) Movement of investments

        3/31/2007                    6/30/2007 
     
                 Equity             
    Opening   Balance of    Addition    pick-up and    Amortization    Closing   Balance of
Companies    balance of    provision    (write-off)   provision for    of Goodwill(1)   balance of    provision 
    investment   for losses       losses       investment   for losses 
               
 
 
Steel                             
GalvaSud (2)   95,362        14,084    3,289        112,735     
CSN I (3)   592,448        78,027    11,267        681,742     
CSN Steel    1,398,540            97,355        1,495,895     
INAL (4)   621,123        47,289    9,871        678,283     
Cia. Metalic Nordeste (5)   140.807        47,676    (1,135)   (8,297)   179,051     
INAL Nordeste (6)   36,243        15,978    1,373        53,594     
CSN Overseas    1,010,946            (48,918)       962,028     
CSN Panama    614,919            (12,794)       602,125     
CSN Energy    354,667            (30,892)       323,775     
CSN Export    99,158            840        99,998     
CSN Islands VII    684            (126)       558     
CSN Islands VIII    4,269            22        4,291     
CSN Islands IX    9,326            (1,468)       7,858     
CSN Islands X        (26,101)       491            (25,610)
               
    4,978,492    (26,101)   203,054    29,175    (8,297)   5,201,933    (25,610)
Logistics                             
Sepetiba Tecon (7)   32,047        128,084    2,965        163,096     
MRS Logistica    340,759            45,554        386,313     
CFN        (48,558)       (6,730)           (55,288)
               
    372,806    (48,558)   128,084    41,789        549,409    (55,288)
Energy                             
Itá Energética (8)   282,513        (3,286)   3,663        282,890     
CSN Energia    92,029            1,384        93,413     
               
    374,542        (3,286)   5,047        376,303     
Mining                             
ERSA (9)   69,966        6,398    3,427    (4,058)   75,733     
Nacional Minérios    37,580            6,619        44,199     
Nacional Ferrosos (10)           5,000    (11)       4,989     
Congonhas Minérios (11)           10            10     
               
    107,546        11,408    10,035    (4,058)   124,931     
Cement                             
CSN Cimentos (12)       (46,494)   32,660    5,321            (8,513)
               
        (46,494)   32,660    5,321            (8,513)
               
    5,833,386    (121,153)   371,920    91,367    (12,355)   6,252,576    (89,411)
               
 
Total    5,833,386    (121,153)           79,012    6,252,576    (89,411)
             

(1)   The consolidated balances of goodwill stated in item (e) of this Note compose the balance of the parent company’s equity. 
(2)   The addition in the amount of R$14,084 refers to the revaluation of the assets, approved at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on April 30, 2007. 
(3)   The addition in the amount of R$78,027 refers to the consequential revaluation of the assets of the subsidiary Galvasud. 
(4)   The addition in the amount of R$47,289 refers to the revaluation of the assets of the subsidiary Prada in the amount of R$13,779 approved at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on April 27, 2007 and R$33,510 to the revaluation of own assets approved at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on May 23, 2007. 
(5)   The addition in the amount of R$47,676 refers to the revaluation of the assets, approved at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on April 30, 2007. 
(6)   The addition in the amount of R$15,978 refers to the revaluation of the assets, approved at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on May 22, 2007. 
(7)   The addition in the amount of R$128,084 refers to the revaluation reserve of the assets in the amount of R$29,299 and a capital increase in the amount of R$98,785 through the issuing of 191,794,783 common shares, of which R$18,000 refers to the capitalization of an Advance for Future Capital Increase, R$44,785 refers to the capitalization of credits held by CSN deriving from assumption of debt and R$36,000 refers to the conversion of all debentures of the 1st and 2nd issues held by CSN, in the amount of R$36,000, approved at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on May 23, 2007. 
(8)   The write-off in the amount of R$3,286 refers to the decision on supplementary dividends related to the results for 2006. 

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(9)   The addition in the amount of R$6,398 refers to the revaluation of assets approved at the Extraordinary General meeting held on June 20, 2007. 
(10)   The addition in the amount of R$5,000 refers to the capital increase in cash, through the issue of 5,000 new common shares, subscribed and paid-in, approved at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on June 12, 2007. 
(11)   The addition refers to the incorporation of the company through the issue of 10,000 common shares, subscribed and paid-in in cash in the amount of R$10, approved at the General Meeting of Incorporation held on April 12, 2007. 
(12)   The addition in the amount of R$32,660 refers to the capital increase in the amount of R$32,404 through capitalization of an advance for a future capital increase through issuing 32,403,603 common shares and revaluation of assets in the amount of R$256, approved at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on May 11, 2007. 

c) Additional Information on the main subsidiaries

• GALVASUD

Incorporated in 1998, GalvaSud started operating in December, 2000. GalvaSud, located in Porto Real, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, operates a hot immersion galvanization line, a blank cutting line and a laser welding line focused mainly on the automotive industry, and it also operates a service center for processing of steel products.

CSN holds 15.29% of GalvaSud’s capital stock directly and 84.71% indirectly through its wholly-owned subsidiary CSN I.

• INDÚSTRIA NACIONAL DE AÇOS LAMINADOS – INAL

A company based in Araucária, State of Paraná, with establishments in the States of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Pernambuco and Minas Gerais, its objective is to reprocess and act as distributor for CSN’s steel products, acting as a service and distribution center. INAL serves a number of industrial segments, such as the automotive, home appliances, home building, machinery and equipment sectors, etc.

• INAL NORDESTE

In March 2005, the Company which was previously called CSC – Companhia Siderúrgica do Ceará changed its name to INAL Nordeste. Based in Camaçari, State of Bahia, the Company’s main purpose is to reprocess and distribute CSN’s steel products, operating as a service and distribution center in the Northeast region of the country.

• CIA METALÚRGICA PRADA

Companhia Metalúrgica Prada was acquired in June 2006 through the subsidiary INAL. Headquartered in the city of São Paulo, Prada has branches in the States of São Paulo and Minas Gerais. The Company is the largest manufacturer of metallic packaging for chemical and food industries in the country.

• CIA METALIC NORDESTE

Cia. Metalic Nordeste, acquired in 2002, is a company based in Maracanaú, State of Ceará, the main objective of which is the manufacture of two-piece steel cans for carbonated beverages, the production of aluminum lids and holding interests in other companies.

• SEPETIBA TECON

Acquired in 1998, through a privatization auction, its objective is to exploit the No.1 Container Terminal of the Itaguaí Port, located in Itaguaí, State of Rio de Janeiro. This terminal is linked to the Presidente Vargas Steelworks by the southeast railroad network, which was conceded to MRS Logística, company in which CSN holds a 32.93% interest.

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• CSN ENERGIA

Incorporated in 1999, with the main objective of distributing and trading the surplus electric power generated by CSN and by companies, consortiums or other entities in which CSN holds an interest.

CSN Energia holds a balance receivable related to the electric power sales under the scope of the Electric Power Trading Chamber (“Câmara de Comercialização de Energia Elétrica”) –CCEE, in the amount of R$69,374 at June 30, 2007 (R$71,424 at March 31, 2007), of which R$10,952 is provisioned for with respect to the existence of judicial collection related to defaulting clients.

Of the balance receivable as of June 30, 2007, the amount of R$59,129 (R$59,129 at March 31, 2007) is due by concessionaires with injunctions suspending the corresponding payments. Management understands that an allowance for doubtful accounts for more than this amount is not necessary in view of the judicial measures taken by official entities of the sector.

• CSN CIMENTOS

In March 2005, the company previously called FEM – Projetos, Construções e Montagens changed its name to CSN Cimentos. Based in Volta Redonda, State of Rio de Janeiro, CSN Cimentos is a business in the process of implementation which will have the production and trading of cement as its main purpose. CSN Cimentos will use the blast furnace slag from the pig iron production of Presidente Vargas Steelworks for the manufacturing of clinker, a raw material for cement.

• ERSA – ESTANHO DE RONDÔNIA

Acquired in 2005, ERSA is headquartered in the State of Rondônia, where it operates two units in the cities of Santa Bárbara and Ariquemes.

The mining operation for cassiterite (tin ore) is located in Santa Bárbara and the casting operations from which metallic tin is obtained, which is one of the main raw materials used in CSN for the production of tin plates, is located in Ariquemes.

• NACIONAL MINÉRIOS

The company, which was incorporated on November 3, 2006, is headquartered in the city of Congonhas, State of Minas Gerais, and operates with the trading of iron ore obtained from small mining companies or other companies trading iron ore, and is mainly focused on exporting this raw material.

d) Additional information on the main jointly-owned subsidiaries

The amounts of the balance sheets and statements of income of the companies which control is shared with other stockholders are shown as follows. The amounts were consolidated in the Company’s quarterly information and financial statements according to the percentage of the stakes described in item (a) of this Note.

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            6/30/2007            3/31/2007 
     
     CFN     MRS       ITASA     CFN     MRS       ITASA 
             
 
Current Assets    51,111    686,992    73,634    45,724    681,869    92,182 
Non-Current Assets    289,403    1,949,696    1,000,922    277,951    1,562,459    1,016,622 
 Long-term assets    37,010    294,871    3,857    35,686    295,004    3,792 
 Investments, Property, Plant and                         
 Equipment and Deferred Charges    252,393    1,654,825    997,065    242,265    1,267,455    1,012,830 
             
Total Assets    340,514    2,636,688    1,074,556    323,675    2,244,328    1,108,804 
             
 
Current Liabilities    32,681    718,781    105,369    24,492    731,283    118,453 
NonCurrent Liabilities    428,594    744,832    388,899    405,245    670,932    410,837 
 
Shareholders’ Equity    (120,761)   1,173,075    580,288    (106,062)   842,113    579,514 
             
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’                         
Equity    340,514    2,636,688    1,074,556    323,675    2,244,328    1,108,804 
             
 
            6/30/2007            6/30/2006 
     
     CFN     MRS       ITASA     CFN     MRS       ITASA 
             
 
Net income    30,658    1,017,350    98,419    22,421    885,406    97,429 
     Cost of Goods and Services                         
 Sold    (35,679)   (544,498)   (26,394)   (34,177)   (492,228)   (23,026)
             
Gross Income (Loss)   (5,021)   472,852    72,025    (11,756)   393,178    74,403 
     Operating Income (Expenses)   (7,971)   (57,404)   (19,952)   (7,740)   (44,652)   (24,343)
     Net Financial Income    (17,464)   (16,181)   (22,661)   (17,194)   (24,363)   (29,841)
             
Operating Income (Loss)   (30,456)   399,267    29,412    (36,690)   324,163    20,219 
     Non Operating Income        (5,524)   93        (823)   180 
             
Profit (Loss) before Income and                         
social contribution taxes    (30,456)   393,743    29,505    (36,690)   323,340    20,399 
     Current and deferred Income                         
 and social contribution taxes        (133,879)   (10,058)       (110,444)   (6,963)
             
Net Income (Loss) for the period    (30,456)   259,864    19,447    (36,690)   212,896    13,436 
             

• CFN

Acquired in 1997 through a privatization auction, its main objective is the exploitation and development of the public rail cargo transport service for the Northeast network. In 2006, the merger of Transnordestina into CFN was authorized, which enabled CFN to concentrate its activities and those of its subsidiary in one single company. In addition, BNDESPar became the holder of a direct investment in CFN, thus allowing funds from FINOR (Northeast Investment Fund) to be used in the “Transnordestina” project.

• MRS LOGÍSTICA

The Company’s main objective is to exploit and develop a public rail cargo transport service for the Southeast network. MRS transports the iron ore from Casa de Pedra and raw material imported through the Port of Itaguaí to the Presidente Vargas Steelworks (UPV) in Volta Redonda. It also links the UPV steelworks to the ports of Rio de Janeiro and Santos and also to other cargo terminals in the State of São Paulo, the main market for CSN’s finished products.

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• ITASA

Itasa (Itá Energética S.A.) holds a 60.5% stake in the Itá Consortium, created for the exploitation of the Itá Hydroelectric Plant pursuant to the concession agreement of December 28, 1995, and its addendum no.1 dated July 31, 2000 and entered into between the consortium holders (Itasa and Centrais Geradoras do Sul do Brasil - Gerasul, previously called Tractebel Energia S.A.) and the Brazilian Agency for Electric Energy - ANEEL.

CSN holds 48.75% of the subscribed capital and the total amount of common shares issued by Itasa, a special purpose company originally established to make feasible the construction of the Itá Hydroelectric Plant, the contracting of the supply of goods and services necessary to carry out the venture and the acquisition of financing through offering the corresponding guarantees.

e) Goodwill on acquisition of investments

At June 30, 2007, the Company maintained recorded in its consolidated balance sheet the amount of R$218,490 (R$248,091 at March 31, 2007), mainly related to goodwill based on the expectation of future profits, with amortization forecast over five years, net of amortization.

    Balance at        Amortizations/    Balance at     
Goodwill on Investments:    3/31/2007    Additions    write-off    6/30/2007    Investor
           
Parent Company                     
Ersa    50,054        (4,058)   45,996    CSN 
Metalic    24,890        (8,297)   16,593    CSN 
Sub-total parent company    74,944        (12,355)   62,589     
GalvaSud    62,642        (6,960)   55,682    CSN I 
Tangua / LLC    19,546        (4,082)   15,464    CSN Panama 
Prada    72,800        (3,831)   68,969    INAL 
Lusosider    16,608        (1,906)   14,702    CSN Steel 
Others    1,551        (467)   1,084    INAL 
           
Total Consolidated    248,091        (29,601)   218,490     
           

f) Additional information on indirect investments abroad:

• CSN LLC

A company incorporated in 2001 with the assets and liabilities of the defunct Heartland Steel Inc., headquartered in Wilmington, State of Delaware, USA, it has an industrial plant in Terre Haute, State of Indiana – USA, where there is a complex comprising a cold rolling line, a hot pickling line for spools and a galvanization line. The Company is a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of CSN Panama.

• LUSOSIDER

Lusosider Aços Planos was incorporated in 1996, giving continuity to Siderurgia Nacional – Empresa, privatized that year by the Portuguese Government. Located in Seixal, Portugal it is composed of galvanization, tin plate, pickling and cold rolling lines.

In 2003, the Company acquired 912,500 shares issued by Lusosider Projectos Siderúrgicos, the parent company of Lusosider Aços Planos, which represented 50% of the total capital of Lusosider and on August 31, 2006, the Company acquired the remaining shares and began to

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hold full control of Lusosider Projectos Siderúrgicos S.A.. Lusosider Projetos Siderúrgicos is a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary through CSN Steel.

12. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

    Effective rate
 of depreciation, 
depletion and 
amortization
 (% per year)
  Parent Company 
   
              6/30/2007    3/31/2007 
   
          Accumulated
 depreciation, 
depletion and
 amortization 
       
      Revalued           
      Cost      Net     Net 
                 
         
 
Machinery and equipment    9.66    7,677,361    (135,795)   7,541,566    8,902,622 
Mines and mineral deposits    3.00    2,560,776    (19,013)   2,541,763    1,218,971 
Buildings    3.40    954,831    (12,224)   942,607    832,386 
Land        408,719        408,719    144,957 
Other assets    20.00    220,298    (102,855)   117,443    115,012 
Furniture and fixtures    10.00    102,389    (89,665)   12,724    12,195 
   
        11,924,374    (359,552)   11,564,822    11,226,143 
 
Property, plant and                     
equipment in progress        919,553        919,553    750,246 
       
        12,843,927    (359,552)   12,484,375    11,976,389 
           
 
                    Consolidated 
     
                6/30/2007    3/31/2007 
   
Machinery and equipment        8,973,059    (436,988)   8,536,071    9,668,754 
Mines and mineral deposits        2,560,776    (19,013)   2,541,763    1,218,971 
Buildings        1,565,866    (97,184)   1,468,682    1,275,108 
Land        464,020        464,020    183,429 
Other assets        1,019,785    (341,138)   678,647    657,593 
Furniture and fixtures        124,497    (105,384)   19,113    18,991 
   
        14,708,003    (999,707)   13,708,296    13,022,846 
 
Property, plant and                     
equipment in progress        1,138,738        1,138,738    914,604 
           
        15,846,741    (999,707)   14,847,034    13,937,450 
           

At the Extraordinary General Meeting held on April 30, 2007, pursuant to paragraphs 15 and 17 of CVM Deliberation 183/95, the shareholders approved the appraisal report, prepared by the specialized company CPConsult Soluções Integradas Ltda., which included land, buildings, improvements, the Casa de Pedra iron ore mine, machinery, equipment and facilities of the operating units of Volta Redonda, Arcos, Congonhas, Itaguaí, Barueri and Araucária, as well as the Company’s real estate properties for operating support. The value of the assets before the appraisal was R$10,975,004 and the new report added R$529,175, estasblishing the new amount of R$11,504,178, net of depreciation.

The portion of depreciation, depletion and total write-off of the Company’s revalued assets, absorbed in the result of each year, is transferred in shareholders’ equity in an equal amount, from revaluation reserve to retained earnings, thus composing the base for the distribution of dividends. in the first half year ended June 30, 2007, this amount net of income and social contribution taxes amounted to R$132,956.

The Company, in order to maintain consistency in the procedures, through CPConsult Soluções Integradas Ltda., also revalued the assets of the subsidiaries Galvasud, Inal, Inal Nordeste, Cia Metalic, Sepetiba Tecon, Estanho de Rondônia – ERSA and CSN Cimentos, which were

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approved at the Extraordinary General Meetings held by the subsidiaries. The revaluations accounted for an addition of R$239,007, which composes the balance of the Revaluation Reserve of assets owned by the subsidiaries.

Until June 30, 2007, the assets provided as collateral for financial operations amounted to R$47,985. Depreciation, depletion and amortization expenses up to June 30, 2007 (parent company) amounted to R$404,878 (R$350,709 in the first half of 2006), of which R$398,915 (R$345,059 in the first half of 2006) was charged to production costs and R$5,963 (R$5,650 in the first half of 2006) was charged to selling, general and administrative expenses (amortization of deferred charges not included).

At June 30, 2007, the Company presented R$6,664,929 (R$6,243,951 aat March 31, 2007) as revaluation of own assets, net of depreciation.

13. DEFERRED CHARGES

        Consolidated    Parent Company 
     
    6/30/2007    3/31/2007    6/30/2007    3/31/2007 
         
Information technology projects    52,493    104,449    52,492    104,449 
    ( - ) Accumulated amortization    (39,938)   (89,292)   (39,938)   (89,292)
Expansion projects    193,748    193,748    193,748    193,748 
    ( - ) Accumulated amortization    (108,354)   (100,553)   (108,354)   (100,553)
Pre-operating expenses    131,284    123,851         
    ( - ) Accumulated amortization    (89,567)   (79,877)        
Other projects    191,790    193,078    85,510    86,282 
    ( - ) Accumulated amortization    (102,495)   (96,778)   (32,737)   (29,893)
         
    228,961    248,626    150,721    164,741 
         

The information technology projects refer to projects for automation and computerization of operating processes that aim to reduce costs and increase the Company’s competitiveness.

The expansion projects are mainly related to expanding the production capacity of the Casa de Pedra mine and enlarging the port of Itaguaí for shipping part of this production.

Amortization of the deferred charges in the first half of 2007 was R$26,927 (R$30,005 in the first half of 2006), of which R$20,777 (R$23,970 in the first half of 2006) is allocated to production costs and R$6,150 (R$6,035 in the first half of 2006) is allocated to selling, general and administrative expenses.

Funds applied in deferred assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the time expected for future benefits, in terms of not more than 10 years.

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14. LOANS AND FINANCING

(a)The composition of loans and financing as of June 30, 2007 is as follows:

            Consolidated            Parent Company 
         
    Current Liabilities    Noncurrent Liabilities    Current Liabilities    Noncurrent Liabilities 
   
    6/30/2007    3/31/2007    6/30/2007    3/31/2007    6/30/2007    3/31/2007    6/30/2007    3/31/2007 
   
FOREIGN CURRENCY                                 
Long-Term Financing                                 
 Advance on Export Contracts    75,596    40,114    346,716    430,584    75,596    40,114    346,716    430,584 
 Prepayment    156,498    164,278    1,253,792    1,261,766    546,715    212,215    2,255,416    2,389,486 
 Perpetual Bonds    28,973    30,841    1,444,650    1,537,800                 
 Fixed Rate Notes    60,730    223,745    2,359,595    2,511,740    26,603    1,292,433    3,141,592    2,205,256 
 Import Financing    87,817    90,415    148,765    163,968    76,218    82,803    106,626    125,381 
 BNDES/Finame    1,602    1,381    89,024    90,153    1,520    1,381    84,692    90,153 
 Other    35,269    8,348    286,790    305,743    10,533    10,523    11,268    12,210 
    446,485    559,122    5,929,332    6,301,754    737,185    1,639,469    5,946,310    5,253,070 
                 
 
LOCAL CURRENCY                                 
Long-Term Loans                                 
   BNDES/Finame    87,722    86,552    1,047,890    1,049,919    40,253    39,810    706,458    705,608 
   Debentures (Note 15)   98,584    72,414    995,935    998,989    46,912    21,149    901,493    900,451 
   Other    24,712    24,004    71,398    67,520    89,123    87,638    5,250    5,600 
                 
    211,018    182,970    2,115,223    2,116,428    176,288    148,597    1,613,201    1,611,659 
                 
 
Total Loans and Financing    657,503    742,092    8,044,555    8,418,182    913,473    1,788,066    7,559,511    6,864,729 
                 
 
Derivatives    52,928    217,971            228,215    131,813         
                 
 
Total Loans and Financing                                 
+ Derivatives    710,431    960,063    8,044,555    8,418,182    1,141,688    1,919,879    7,559,511    6,864,729 
                 

The Company contracts derivatives operations, with the aim of minimizing significant fluctuation risks in the parity between the Real and foreign currency.

(b) At June 30, 2007, the amortization of the long-term principal, by year of maturity, is as follows:

        Consolidated    Parent Company 
     
2008    1,244,836    15.5%    1,139,923    15.1% 
2009    529,629    6.6%    421,783    5.6% 
2010    1,936,742    24.1%    976,541    12.9% 
2011    698,724    8.7%    367,424    4.9% 
2012    1,046,981    13.0%    1,014,997    13.4% 
After 2012    1,142,993    14.2%    3,638,843    48.1% 
Perpetual Bonds    1,444,650    18.0%         
         
    8,044,555    100.0%    7,559,511    100.0% 
         

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(c) Interest is due on loans, financing and debentures, at the following annual rates:

        Consolidated    Parent Company 
     
    Local Currency    Foreign Currency    Local Currency    Foreign Currency 
         
Up to 7%    100,228    1,863,594    11,545    3,321,237 
From 7.1 to 9%    382,976    537,619    373,663    1,748,829 
From 9.1 to 11%    684,961    3,971,414    455,876    1,613,428 
Over 11%    1,145,984        948,405     
Variable    12,092    56,118        228,216 
         
    2,326,241    6,428,745    1,789,489    6,911,710 
         
        8,754,986        8,701,199 
         

(d) Composition of total loans, financing and debentures, by contracted currency/index (unaudited):

        Consolidated    Parent Company  
   
    6/30/2007    3/31/2007    6/30/2007    3/31/2007 
   
Local Currency                 
   CDI    8.53    7.73    7.24    6.96 
   IGPM    4.81    4.45    4.61    4.45 
   TJLP    13.05    12.20    8.58    8.49 
   IGP-DI    0.13    0.13    0.13    0.14 
   Other currencies    0.05             
         
    26.57    24.51    20.56    20.04 
         
Foreign Currency                 
US dollar    72.49    73.06    53.73    52.98 
Yen            23.03    25.39 
Euro    0.34    0.10    0.06    0.11 
Other currencies    0.60    2.33    2.62    1.48 
    73.43    75.49    79.44    79.96 
         
    100.00    100.00    100.00    100.00 
         

In July 2005, the Company issued perpetual bonds amounting to US$750 million through its subsidiary CSN Islands X Corp. These bonds of indefinite maturity pay 9.5% p.a. and the Company has the right to settle the transaction at its face value after five (5) years, on the maturity dates for the interest.

Loans with certain agents contain certain restrictive clauses, which are being complied with.

(e) The guarantees provided for loans comprise fixed asset items, bank guarantees, sureties and securitization operations (exports), as shown in the following table. This amount does not consider the guarantees provided to subsidiaries mentioned in Note 17.

    6/30/2007    3/31/2007 
     
Property, Plant and Equipment    47,985    47,985 
Personal Guarantee    71,745    75,131 
Imports    111,099    133,053 
Securitizations (Exports)   3,224,443    3,072,400 
     
    3,455,272    3,328,569 
     

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(f) Significant amortizations and loans in the current year are as follows:

                 Amortizations 
 
Company    Description    Principal
 (in millions)
  Settlement    Interest rate (p.a.)
         
 
CSN Steel    Revolving Credit Facility    US$300    February 2007    6.58% 
 
CSN Export    Securitization    US$28    February and May 2007    7.28% 
 
CSN    BNDES    R$ 1,100    March 2007    104.5% of CDI 

                        Loans 
 
Company    Description    Principal
(in millions)
  Issuance    Term    Maturity    Interest rate (p.a.)
             
                         
CSN    BNDES    R$ 1,100    1/26/2007    6 months    7/26/2007    104.5% of CDI 
                         
CSN    BNDES Sub A and C Casa
de Pedra 
  R$ 450    1/26/2007    7 years    2/15/2014    Long-term
Interest Rate + 2.7% to 3.2% 
                         
CSN    BNDES Sub B Tecar    R$ 255    1/26/2007    7 years    2/15/2014    Long-term
Interest Rate + 2.2% 
                         
CSN Cimentos    BNDES    R$ 41    1/26/2007    7 years    2/15/2014    Long-term
Interest Rate + 2.7% to 3.2% 
             
Total financing in R$    R$ 1,846                 
           
                         
CSN    BNDES Sub A Tecar    US$ 20    1/26/2007    7 years    4/15/2014    UM006 + 1.7% 
                         
CSN    BNDES Sub B and D - Casa
de Pedra 
  US$ 23    1/26/2007    7 years    4/15/2014    UM006 + 2.7% 
                         
CSN Cimentos    BNDES    US$ 2    1/26/2007    7 years    4/15/2014    UM006 + 2.7% 
                         
CSN    Advance on Export Contract    US$ 60    1/23/2007    2 years    1/11/2009    6.00% 
                         
CSN    Advance on Export Contract    US$ 20    1/26/2007    1.8 years    11/17/2008    6.10% 
                         
             
Total financing in US$    US$ 125                 
           

15. DEBENTURES

(a) Second issue

The total number of debentures of the second issue in the amount of R$400,000.00, representing a total of forty thousand (40,000) debentures, was redeemed on December 1, 2006 and compensation interest of 107% of the CDI Cetip was due on the face value balance of these debentures, as provided for in the deed.

(b) Third issue

As approved at the Board of Directors Meeting held on December 11 and ratified on December 18, 2003, on December 1, 2003 the Company issued 50,000 registered, non-convertible unsecured debentures, without preference in two tranches, for the unit face value of R$10. These debentures were issued for a total issue value of R$500,000. The credits generated in the trading with the financial institutions were received on December 22 and 23, 2003, in the amount of R$505,029. The difference of R$5,029, resulting from the variation of the unit price between the date of issue and the effective trading was recorded in Shareholders’ Equity as a Capital Reserve, subsequently used in the share buyback program.

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The debentures of the 1st tranche of this issue, amounting to R$250,000, representing twenty-five thousand (25,000) debentures, were redeemed on December 1, 2006, as established by deed, and compensation interest corresponding to 106.5% of CDI Cetip was due on these debentures until the redemption date.

The face value of the 2nd tranche of this issue is adjusted by the IGP-M plus compensation interest of 10% p.a. and maturity is scheduled for December 1, 2008.

(c) Fourth issue

As approved at the Board of Directors Meeting held on December 20, 2005 and ratified on April 24, 2006, on February 1, 2006 the Company issued 60,000 non-convertible, unsecured debentures, in one single tranche, with a unit face value of R$10. These debentures were issued in the total issuance value of R$600,000. The credits from the tradings with the financial institutions were received on May 3, 2006 in the amount of R$623,248. The difference of R$23,248, resulting from the variation of the unit price between the date of issue and the effective trading was recorded in Shareholders’ Equity as Capital Reserve and subsequently used in the share buyback program.

Compensation interest is due on the face value of these debentures, corresponding to 103.6% of the CDI Cetips, and maturity of the face value is scheduled for February 1, 2012, with no early redemption option.

The deeds for these issues contain certain restrictive covenants, which have been duly complied with.

16. DERIVATIVES AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

General considerations

The Company’s business mainly consists of the production of flat steel to supply the domestic and foreign markets and mining of iron ore, limestone, dolomite and tin to supply the Presidente Vargas Steelworks. The Company also sells the surplus production. To finance its activities, the Company resorts to the domestic and international capital market, and, due to the debt profile it seeks, most of the Company’s debt is pegged to the U.S. dollar. At June 30, 2007, the consolidated position of the outstanding derivative agreements is as follows:

    Agreement    Book Value    Market Value 
   
    Maturity    Notional Value     
         
 
Variable income swap (*)   July 27,2007    US$49,223 thousand    R$877,564    R$879,183 
 
    January 2,    US$810,000 thousand    (R$39,459)   (R$37,662)
Exchange swaps registered with CETIP    2008             
    July 2, 2007    US$605,754 thousand    (R$16,356)   (R$16,137)
 
    July 9, 2007    5,000 t    R$1,813    R$1,813 
Zinc Swaps recorded in LME (London Metal Exchange)   August 7,             
    2007   5,000 t    R$321    R$321 
                 
    September            
     10,2007    2,500 t    R$772    R$772 

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(*) In June 2007, non-cash swap contracts in the amount of US$458 million were transferred from the subsidiary CSN Steel to the subsidiary CSN Madeira, tyhrough a loan agreement. The non-cash swap establishes that the financial institution counterparty undertakes to remunerate, at the end of the contract, the positive price variation of variable income, similar to shares and indexes traded on the stock exchange, while the subsidiary undertakes to pay the same notional value adjusted at the fixed rate of 7.5% per annum in US dollars. In conformity with an addendum to the agreement, the maturity of the operation was extended until July 2008, after the closing of the six-month period.

The main non-operating risk factors that may affect the Company’s business are listed below, as well as a more detailed explanation of the derivatives associated with them:

I - Exchange rate risk

Although most of the Company’s revenues are denominated in Brazilian reais as of June 30, 2007, R$6,375,817 or 73% of the Company’s consolidated loans and financing (except derivates) were taken out in foreign currency (R$6,860,876 or 73% at March 31, 2007). As a result, the Company is subject to fluctuations in exchange and interest rates and manages the risk of the fluctuations in the amounts in Brazilian reais that will be necessary to pay the obligations in foreign currency, using a number of financial instruments, including dollar investments and derivatives, mainly futures contracts, swaps contracts, and exchange option contracts.

a) Exchange swap transactions

The Company entered into exchange swap agreements, which aim at protecting its foreign currency-denominated liabilities against devaluation of the real. Basically, the Company carried out swaps of its U.S. dollar-denominated liabilities for a Bank Deposit Certificate (CDI). The notional value of these swaps at June 30, 2007 was US$1,415,754 thousand (US$1,650,000 thousand at March 31, 2007).

b) Metal swap agreement

The Company contracted Zinc swaps in order to fix the price of part of its needs for the metal. Up to June 30, 2007, the Company held 12.5 thousand tonnes of Zinc with settlement based on average prices for Zinc in June, July and August, 2007. The price used to settle each agreement is the average price of the calendar month priors to the date of its settlement.

II – Interest rate risk

The Company has short and long term liabilities and, consequently, exposure to fixed and floating interest rates and some indexes, such as IGP-M. The Company also has assets which can be indexed to floating interest rates, fixed interest rates and/or other indexes. In view of this exposure, the Company may carry out transactions with derivatives to manage these risks better.

III – Derivatives associated with other price fluctuation risks of financial assets

a) Variable income swap agreements

The outstanding agreements at June 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007 were as follows:

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Date of issue    Maturity date of Agreements     Notional value (US$ thousand)   Assets    Liabilities    Curve value
(book value)
  Market value (unaudited)
       
      6/30/2007    3/31/2007    6/30/2007    3/31/2007    6/30/2007    3/31/2007    6/30/2007    3/31/2007 
                     
 
4/7/2003    7/27/2007    35,836    736,524    632,442    98,120    102,597    638,404    529,845    639,583    529,252 
4/9/2003    7/27/2007    5,623    114,734    98,520    15,388    16,090    99,346    82,430    99,531    82,337 
4/10/2003    7/27/2007    1,956    41,204    35,382    5,352    5,596    35,852    29,786    35,916    29,753 
4/11/2003    7/27/2007    1,032    21,277    18,271    2,821    2,950    18,456    15,321    18,490    15,303 
4/28/2003    7/27/2007    1,081    20,336    17,462    2,942    3,077    17,394    14,385    17,429    14,368 
4/30/2003    7/27/2007    76    1,432    1,230    208    217    1,224    1,013    1,227    1,011 
5/14/2003    7/27/2007    192    3,764    3,232    522    545    3,242    2,687    3,249    2,684 
5/15/2003    7/27/2007    432    8,552    7,343    1,171    1,225    7,381    6,118    7,395    6,112 
5/19/2003    7/27/2007    1,048    21,727    18,657    2,837    2,966    18,890    15,691    18,925    15,674 
5/20/2003    7/27/2007    264    5,647    4,849    713    746    4,934    4,103    4,942    4,099 
5/21/2003    7/27/2007    414    9,247    7,941    1,121    1,172    8,126    6,769    8,140    6,762 
5/22/2003    7/27/2007    326    7,283    6,254    882    922    6,401    5,332    6,412    5,327 
5/28/2003    7/27/2007    439    9,452    8,116    1,185    1,239    8,267    6,877    8,281    6,870 
5/29/2003    7/27/2007    408    8,961    7,695    1,100    1,150    7,861    6,545    7,874    6,538 
6/5/2003    7/27/2007    96    2,046    1,757    260    271    1,786    1,486    1,789    1,484 
                     
        49,223    1,012,186    869,151    134,622    140,763    877,564    728,388    879,183    727,574 
                     

The purpose of these swaps is to improve the return on CSN’s financial assets, increasing the exposure to variable income assets, which historically yields greater long term returns than the fixed income assets, thus, decreasing the impact of the cost of carrying CSN’s long term debt in net, consolidated financial expenses.

b) Consolidated balance sheet classified by currency

                6/30/2007 
   
    U.S. Dollar    Other Foreign
Currencies 
  Reais    Total 
         
Current Assets    1,559,425    1,708,405    5,398,172    8,666,002 
   Cash and Cash equivalents    38,162    561    407,844    446,567 
   Marketable Securities    872,706    1,271,847    582,556    2,727,109 
   Accounts receivable    277,400    179,201    695,970    1,152,571 
   Inventories    226,504    202,905    2,112,480    2,541,889 
   Insurance Claimed            408,421    408,421 
   Deferred Income Tax/Social Contribution    18,078        420,135    438,213 
   Other    126,575    53,891    770,766    951,232 
Non-current Assets    245,344    120,767    16,843,083    17,209,194 
   Long-term Assets    84,496    53    1,828,075    1,912,624 
       Financial Investments    19,262        89,673    108,935 
       Deferred Income Tax/Social Contribution            547,045    547,045 
       Other    65,234    53    1,191,357    1,256,644 
   Permanent    160,848    120,714    15,015,008    15,296,570 
         
Total    1,804,769    1,829,172    22,241,255    25,875,196 
         
Current Liabilities    1,500,206    179,111    2,315,643    3,994,960 
   Loans, Financing and Debentures    474,900    24,495    211,036    710,431 
   Suppliers    919,581    137,461    178,167    1,235,209 
   Deferred Income Tax/Social Contribution            131,686    131,686 
   Taxes payable    83,906    13,038    550,777    647,721 
   Other    21,819    4,117    1,243,977    1,269,913 
Non-current Liabilities    5,929,332    103    7,575,552    13,504,987 
   Loans, Financing and Debentures    5,929,332        2,115,223    8,044,555 
   Contingent Liabilities- Net of Deposits        54    2,919,716    2,919,770 
   Deferred Income Tax/Social Contribution            2,133,525    2,133,525 
   Other        49    407,088    407,137 
Shareholders’ Equity    (34,051)       8,409,300    8,375,249 
         
Total    7,395,487    179,214    18,300,495    25,875,196 
         

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IV - Credit risk

The credit risk exposure with financial instruments is managed through restricting the counterparts to large financial institutions with high credit quality. Thus, Management believes that the risk of non-compliance by the counterpart is insignificant. The Company neither maintains nor issues financial instruments for commercial purposes. The selection of clients, as well as the diversification of its accounts receivable and the control on sales financing conditions through business industrial segment are procedures adopted by CSN to minimize possible problems with its clients. Since part of the Companies’ funds are invested in Brazilian government securities, there is exposure to the credit risk with the government.

V - Market value

The market values were calculated according to the conditions in the local and foreign markets at June 30, 2007, for financial transactions with identical features, such as: volume and term of the transaction and maturity dates. All transactions carried out in non-organized markets (over-the-counter markets) were contracted with financial institutions previously approved by the Company’s Board of Directors.

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17. SURETIES AND GUARANTEES

With respect to its wholly owned and jointly-owned subsidiaries, the Company has – expressed in their original currency - the following responsibilities, in the amount of R$4,373 million, for guarantees provided:

        In millions             
       
 
Companies    Currency    6/30/2007    3/31/2007    Maturity    Conditions 
             
CFN    R$    18.0    18.0    9/24/2007    BNDES loan guarantees 
CFN    R$    27.3        4/4/2008    BNDES loan guarantees 
CFN    R$    24.0    24.0    11/13/2009    BNDES loan guarantees 
CFN    R$    20.0    20.0    2/21/2008    BNDES loan guarantees 
CFN    R$    19.2    19.2    4/28/2008    BNDES loan guarantees 
CFN    R$    50.0    50.0    11/29/2007    BNDES loan guarantees 
CFN    R$    13.0    13.0    11/15/2015    BNDES loan guarantees 
CFN    R$    20.0    20.0    11/15/2020    BNDES loan guarantees 
CFN    R$    5.0        5/26/2008    BNDES loan guarantees 
CSN Cimentos    R$    29.0    29.0    Indeterminate    Guarantee for execution of outstanding debt with INSS 
CSN Cimentos    R$    0.3    0.3    Indeterminate    Collateral signature in guarantee contract for tax foreclosure 
INAL    R$    2.8    2.8    Indeterminate    Collateral signature in guarantee contract for tax foreclosure 
INAL    R$    6.1    6.1    Indeterminate    Collateral signature in guarantee contract for tax foreclosure 
INAL    R$    0.3    0.3    Indeterminate    Collateral signature in guarantee contract for tax foreclosure 
INAL    R$    0.1    0.1    Indeterminate    Collateral signature in guarantee contract for tax foreclosure 
INAL    R$    0.3    0.3    Indeterminate    Collateral signature in guarantee contract for tax foreclosure 
Prada    R$    0.3    0.3    1/3/2012    Collateral signature in guarantee contract for purchase and sale of electricity 
Sepetiba Tecon    R$    15.0    15.0    5/5/2011    Guarantee by CSN for issuance of Export Credit Note 
 
Total in R$        250.7    218.4         
 
CSN Iron    US$        79.3    6/1/2007    Promissory note for Eurobond operation 
CSN IslandsVII    US$    275.0    275.0    9/12/2008    Guarantee by CSN in Bond issue 
CSN IslandsVIII    US$    550.0    550.0    12/16/2013    Guarantee by CSN in Bond issue 
CSN IslandsIX    US$    400.0    400.0    1/15/2015    Guarantee by CSN in Bond issue 
CSN IslandsX    US$    750.0    750.0    Perpetual    Guarantee by CSN in Bond issue 
CSN Steel    US$    100.0    100.0    12/22/2011    Guarantee by CSN in issue of Import Note 
CSN Steel    US$    20.0    20.0    10/29/2009    Guarantee by CSN in issue of Promissory Notes 
INAL    US$    1.4    1.4    3/26/2008    Personal guarantee for financing of equipment 
Sepetiba Tecon    US$    16.7    16.7    9/15/2012    Personal guarantee for acquisition of equipment and implementation of terminal 
CSN Cimentos    US$    15.5    15.5    4/19/2008    Guarantee by CSN for issue of Stand-by Letter of Credit for acquisition of equipment 
CSN LLC    US$    11.6    11.6    9/25/2007    Guarantee by CSN for issue of Stand-by Letter of Credit for the acquisition of spools of steel 
 
Total in US$        2,140.2    2,219.5         
 

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18. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND JUDICIAL DEPOSITS

The Company is party to administrative and judicial proceedings involving tax, labor, civil and other issues. Details of the amounts recorded as provisons and the respective judicial deposits related to those actions are presented below:

            6/30/2007            3/31/2007 
     
    Judicial
Deposits 
  Contingent
Liabilities 
  Net
Contingencies 
  Judicial
Deposits 
  Contingent
Liabilities 
  Net
Contingencies 
             
Short-term                         
Contingencies:                         
 Labor    (29,763)   58,856    29,093    (26,585)   30,500    3,915 
 Civil    (13,536)   15,213    1,677    (12,371)   13,556    1,185 
             
Parent Company    (43,299)   74,069    30,770    (38,956)   44,056    5,100 
             
Consolidated    (50,684)   84,698    34,014    (45,882)   54,322    8,440 
             
 
Long-term                         
Contingencies:                         
 Environmental    (141)   51,766    51,625    (141)   54,227    54,086 
 Tax        232    232        232    232 
             
    (141)   51,998    51,857    (141)   54,459    54,318 
Legal obligations questioned in court:                         
 Tax                         
     IPI premium credit    (691,499)   1,520,046    828,547        1,482,291    1,482,291 
     IPI presumed credit        984,591    984,591        963,498    963,498 
     CSL credit on exports        854,702    854,702        853,996    853,996 
     PIS / COFINS Law 9718/99                    323,096    323,096 
     SAT    (29,148)   105,274    76,126    (27,906)   99,650    71,744 
     Education Allowance    (33,121)   33,121        (33,121)   33,121     
     CIDE    (24,749)   24,749        (24,661)   24,661     
     Income tax / “Plano Verão”    (20,892)   20,892        (20,892)   20,892     
     Other provisions        54,996    54,996        53,572    53,572 
             
    (799,409)   3,598,371    2,798,962    (106,580)   3,854,777    3,748,197 
 
Parent Company    (799,550)   3,650,369    2,850,819    (106,721)   3,909,236    3,802,515 
             
Consolidated    (822,348)   3,742,118    2,919,770    (128,916)   4,005,408    3,876,492 
             
 
Total short term + long term – Parent Company    (842,849)   3,724,438    2,881,589    (145,677)   3,953,292    3,807,615 
             
Total short term + long term – Consolidated    (873,032)   3,826,816    2,953,784    (174,798)   4,059,730    3,884,932 
             

The provisions for contingencies estimated by the Company’s Management were substantially based on the appraisal of tax and legal advisors. These provisions are only recorded for lawsuits classified as probable losses. Additionally, the provisions include tax liabilities arising from actions taken on the Company’s initiative, which are recorded and include Selic interest rates.

The Company is defending itself in other judicial and administrative proceedings (labor, civil and tax) in the approximate amount of R$4,3 billion, of which R$3.8 billion corresponds to tax lawsuits, R$0.1 billion to civil lawsuits and R$0.4 billion to labor lawsuits. According to the Company’s legal counsel, these administrative and legal proceedings are assessed as possible risks of loss. These proceedings were not accrued in accordance with accounting rules adopted in Brazil.

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a) Labor Actions:

Until June 30, 2007, CSN was defendant in 9,036 labor grievances (8,814 grievances at March 31, 2007), for which a provision in the amount of R$58,856 (R$30,500 on March 31, 2007) was recorded. Most of the lawsuits are related to joint and/or subsidiary responsibility, wage parity, additional allowances for unhealthy and hazardous activities, overtime and differences related to the 40% fine on FGTS (severance pay), and due to the government’s economic plans (to control inflation).

b) Civil Actions:

These are mainly civil judicial processes claiming indemnities a from CSN. These proceedings, in general, arise from occupational accidents and diseases related to the Company’s industrial activities., A provision in the amount of R$15,213 was recorded for these claims as of June 30, 2007 (R$13,556 as of March 31, 2007).

c) Environmental Actions:

At June 30, 2007, the Company recorded a provision of R$51,766 (R$54,227 at March 31, 2007) for expenses related to the environmental recovery of plants located in the States of Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and Santa Catarina.

d) Tax Actions:

Income and Social Contribution Taxes

(i) The Company is claims recognition of the financial and tax effects in the calculation of the income and social contribution taxes on net income, related to write-down of inflation of 51.87% in the Consumer Price Index (IPC) that occurred in January and February 1989 (Plano Verão – Summer Plan).

In 2004, the proceeding was concluded and a final and unappealable decision was handed, granting to CSN the right to apply the index of 42.72% (January 1989), from which the 12.15% already applied should be deducted. The application of 10.14% (February 1989) was alsogranted. The proceeding is currently under expert accounting inspection.

At June 30, 2007, the Company recorded R$329,162 (R$327,877 at March 31, 2007) as a judicial deposit and a provision of R$20,892 (R$20,892 at March 31, 2007), which represents the portion not recognized by the courts.

(ii) The Company filed an action questioning the levying of Social Contribution on Income on export revenues, based on Constitutional Amendment 33/01 and in March 2004 the Company obtained an injunction authorizing the exclusion of these revenues from aforementioned calculation basis, as well as offsetting of the amounts paid as from 2001. The lower court decision was favorable and the process is awaiting a hearing of the appeal filed by the Federal Government in the Regional Federal Court. At June 30, 2007, the amount of suspended liability and the credits offset based on the aforementioned proceedings was R$854,702 (R$853,996 at March 31, 2007), plus Selic interest.

PIS/COFINS – Law 9718/98

CSN has questioned the legality of Law 9718/98, which broadened the PIS and COFINS calculation bases to include revenues other than those arising from the sale of products. On May 31, 2007 a decision favorable to CSN was published in the Official Court Gazette, which became final and unappealable on June 16, 2007.

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In view of this decision, the Company reversed provision in the amount of R$323,096, recorded in the balance sheet as of March 31, 2007, which generated a positive effect in the financial expenses in the Financial Statements as of June 30, 2007.

CSN is challenging the legal validity of Law 10168/00, which established the payment of the contribution for intervention in the economic domain on the amounts paid, credited or remitted to beneficiaries not resident in Brazil, as royalties or remuneration of supply contracts, technical assistance, trademark license agreements and exploitation of patents.

The Company made deposits in court and recorded the corresponding provision in the amount of R$24,749 at June 30, 2007 (R$24,661 at March 31, 2007), which include legal charges.

The lower court decision was unfavorable and the proceeding is currently under judgment at the 2nd Regional Federal Court.

The Company discussed the unconstitutionality of the Education Allowance and the possible recovery of the amounts paid in the period from January 5, 1989 to October 16, 1996. The lawsuit was judged unfounded, and the Federal Regional Court maintained its unfavorable decision, which is final and unappealable.

In view of this fact, the Company attempted to pay the amount due, but FNDE and INSS did not reach an agreement as to which agency the amounts should be paid. A fine was also demanded, but CSN did not agree.

CSN filed new proceedings questioning the abovementioned facts and deposited in court the amounts due. At June 30, 2007, the Company recorded a provision and judicial deposit in the amount of R$33,121 (R$33,121 at March 31, 2007).

The Company understands that it should pay the “SAT” at the rate of 1% in all of its establishments, and not 3%, as determined by the current legislation. The amount recorded in a provision as of June 30, 2007 totals R$105,274 (R$99,650 on March 31, 2007), which includes legal charges.

The lower court decision was unfavorable and the proceedings are being heard in the 2nd Region of the Federal Regional Court.

The Brazilian tax laws allowed companies to recognize IPI premium credit until 1983, when the Brazilian government, through an Executive act, cancelled these benefits, prohibiting companies to recognize these credits. The Company brought an action claiming the right to the IPI premium credit on exports from 1992 to 2002.

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The Company has challenged the constitutionality of this act, since only laws enacted by the legislative branch may cancel or revoke benefits prepared by prior legislation, and it obtained a favorable decision in the lower court in August 2003, authorizing the use of these credits. The national treasury appealed against this decision and obtained a favorable decision. The Company then filed appeals against this decision in the Superior Court of Justice and the Federal Supreme Court and is currently awaiting the decisions of these courts.

Between September 2006 and March 2007, the treasury filed 5 tax deficiency notices and 2 administrative proceedings against the Company requesting payment in the amount of approximately R$3.2 billion referring to the payment of taxes which were offset by IPI premium credits. One of these tax deficiency notices is guaranteed by qa judicial pledge of cash deposits in the amount of R$685 million and treasury shares in the amount of R$504 million (market value).

On June 27, 2007, the Superior Court of Justice issued a contrary decision against another taxpayer denying the use of these credits. This decision is subject to review by the Federal Supreme Court, which, in the event, is the highest court. The Company observed that a number of other Brazilian companies are challenging in court the same prohibition and it has been following their progress.

The Company’s Management and legal advisors assess the total loss of this cause as possible, and thus, it does not require a provision, in comformity with the accounting rules adopted in Brazil. However, only the original amount referring to the credits that have been already offset, updated by the Selic rate, in the amount of R$1,520,046 (R$1,482,291 at March 31, 2007) was recorded as Company liability, as it is refers to a contingent credit. The difference between the total amount and the amount recorded as a provision is part of the R$4.3 billion reported above as administrative and legal proceedings, considered as possible loss.

The Company brought an action claiming the right to the IPI presumed credit on the acquisition of exempted, immune, non-taxed inputs, or inputs taxed at zero rate and, in May 2003, the Company obtained a preliminary court decision authorizing it to offset the liabilities related to federal taxes with the aforementioned credits and it is awaiting a decision which will still be subject to variouis stages of appeal before becoming final and unappealable.

The provision for IPI presumed credit recorded by the Company represents a liability related to the payment of taxes which were offset with the aforementioned credit.

The Company observed that a number of Brazilian companies are challenging the same decision and that both favorable and unfavorable decisions have been handed down to taxpayers in different phases of the respective proceedings. For example, on June 25, 2007 the Federal Supreme Court issued a final, unappealable decision against another taxpayer, in a similar proceeding, denying the offsetting of these credits.

On June 30, 2007, the amount related to the credits already offset and recorded under the Company’s liabilities amounted to R$984,591 (R$963,498 on March 31, 2007), updated by the Selic rate.

The Company also recorded provisions for a number of other lawsuits referring to FGTS Supplementary Law 110/01, COFINS Law 10833/03, PIS Law 10637/02 and PIS/COFINS Manaus Free-Trade Zone, in the amount of R$55,228 at June 30, 2007 (R$53,084 at March 31, 2007), which includes legal charges.

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19. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    Paid-in 
Capital 
  Reserves    Retained 
Earnings 
  Treasury 
Shares 
       Total 
Shareholders’
 equity 
           
 
BALANCE AT 12/31/2006    1,680,947    5,222,350        (676,721)   6,226,576 
 
Realization of revaluation reserve, net of income and social contribution taxes        (61,547)   61,547         
Proposed interest on shareholders’ equity (R$ 0.12472 per share)           (31,990)       (31,990)
Buyback/sale of Company’ shares                 (66,709)   (66,709)
Gain on disposal of Company shares        30            30 
Net income for the quarter            753,488        753,488 
                     
           
BALANCE AT 3/31/2007    1,680,947    5,160,833    783,045    (743,430)   6,881,395 
           
 
Revaluation reserve of own assets        438,465            438,465 
Realization of own assets revaluation reserve, net of income and social contribution taxes        (71,409)   71,409         
Consequential revaluation reserve of assets of subsidiaries        239,007            239,007 
Realization of consequential revaluation reserve of assets of subsidiaries, net of income and social contribution taxes        (1,953)   1,953         
Proposed interest on shareholders’ equity (R$ 0.16668 per share)           (42,753)       (42,753)
Net income for the quarter            976,427        976,427 
                     
           
BALANCE AT 6/30/2007    1,680,947    5,764,943    1,790,081    (743,430)   8,492,541 
           

i. Paid-in capital

The Company’s fully subscribed and paid-in capital of R$1,680,947 is divided into 272,067,946 common book-entry shares, with no par value. Each share is entitled to one vote in the resolutions of the General Meeting.

ii. Authorized capital

The Company’s capital may be increased up to 400,000,000 shares, by issuing up to 127,932,054 new book-entry shares with no par value, by decision of the Board of Directors.

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iii. Legal Reserve

Recorded at the rate of 5% on the net income determined in each fiscal year, in the terms of article 193 of Law 6404/76, up to the limit of 20% of the capital stock. The Company reached the limit for recording the legal reserve, as determined by the current legislation.

iv. Revaluation reserve

This reserve covers the revaluation of the Company’s property, plant and equipment, which, pursuant to CVM Deliberation 288, dated December 3,1998, aimed to adjust the amounts of the Company’s property, plant and equipment to the market value, enabling the Financial Statements to present values of the assets closer to their market or replacement value.

In compliance with the provisions of CVM Deliberation 273, of August 20, 1998, a provision was recorded for deferred social contribution and income tax on the balance of the revaluation reserve (except land), which is recorded in the Company’s liabilities.

The realized portion of the revaluation reserve, through depreciation or write off of assets, net of income and social contribution taxes, is included for purposes of calculating the mandatory minimum dividend.

v. Treasury shares

On May 25, 2005, the Board of Directors approved for a period of 360 days the purchase of 15,000,000 shares of the Company to be held in treasury for subsequent sale and/or cancellation. Additionally, on January 29, 2007, the Board of Directors authorized the purchase of 923,628 Company shares also to be held in treasury for furture disposal and/or cancellation. This authorization would expire on January 25, 2008, however, this quarter the Company repurchased the total number of the shares referring to this authorization. On March 27, the Board of Directors authorized the closing of the program approved on January 29, 2007.

Number of
shares purchased
(in units)
  Total value
paid for
shares 
              Share
Market value
on 6/30/2007 (*)
        Unit cost of shares       
 
    Minimum    Maximum    Average   
           
15,578,128             743,430    35.88    75.04    47.72    1,554,697 

(*) Last quotation of shares on 6/30/07 at the unit value of R$99.80 per share.

While held in treasury, the shares will have no proprietorship and/or political rights.

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vi. Shareholding structure

On June 30, 2007, the Company’s shareholding structure was as follows:

    Number of shares 
       
    Common    Total % of
shares 
  % excluding 
treasury 
shares 
       
Vicunha Siderurgia S.A.    116,286,665    42.74%    45.34% 
BNDESPAR    17,085,986    6.28%    6.66% 
Caixa Beneficente dos Empregados da CSN - CBS    11,830,289    4.35%    4.61% 
Sundry (ADR - NYSE)   45,399,275    16.69%    17.70% 
Other shareholders (approximately 10 thousand)   65,887,603    24.22%    25.69% 
       
    256,489,818    94.27%    100.00% 
Treasury shares    15,578,128    5.73%     
       
Total shares    272,067,946    100.00%     

vii. Investment policy and payment of interest on shareholders’ equity and dividends

On December 11, 2000, CSN’s Board of Directors decided to adopt a policy for distribution of profit, which, observing the provisions of Law 6404/76, amended by Law 9457/97 implies the distribution of all the Company’s net profit to the shareholders, provided that the following priorities are preserved irrespective of their order: (i) corporate strategy, (ii) compliance with obligations, (iii) consummation of the necessary investments and (iv) maintenance of the Company’s good financial situation.

20. INTEREST ON SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The calculation of interest on shareholders’ equity is based on the variation of in the Long-Term Interest Rate over shareholders’ equity, limited to 50% of the income for the year before income tax or 50% of retained earnings and profit reserves, where the higher of the two limits may be used, pursuant to the prevailing laws.

In compliance with CVM Deliberation 207, of December 31, 1996 and the tax rules, the Company opted to record the proposed interest on shareholders’ equity in the amount of R$74,743 at June 30, 2007, corresponding to the remuneration of R$0.29141 per share, as corresponding entries against the financial expenses account, and reverse it in the same account, and not presenting it in the income statement and not generating effects on net income after IRPJ/CSL, except with respect to the tax effects, which are recognized under income and social contribution taxes. The Company’s Management will propose that the amount of interest on shareholders’ equity is attributed to the mandatory minimum dividend.

At the Annual General Meeting held on April 30, 2007, shareholders approved the payment of interest on shareholders’ equity in the amount of R$174,428. The approved payment would start on May 9, 2007, however, by court decision, the Company was prevented from starting this payment.

In view of the resolution of the Annual General Meeting, the Company calculated and paid withholding income tax on interest on shareholders’ equity in the amount of R$22,108.

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21. NET REVENUES AND COST OF GOODS SOLD

    Consolidated 
   
    6/30/2007    6/30/2006 
     
    Tonnes 
(thousand)
(unaudited)
  Net revenue    Cost of Goods Sold    Tonnes 
(thousand)
(unaudited)
  Net revenue    Cost of Goods
Sold 
             
Steel products                         
Domestic market    1,630    3,101,126    (1,426,378)   1,291    2,304,681    (1,511,787)
Foreign market    988    1,544,554    (1,192,646)   639    975,771    (862,731)
             
    2,618    4,645,680    (2,619,024)   1,930    3,280,452    (2,374,518)
             
Mining products                         
Domestic market    2,286    111,920    (32,669)   2,151    92,122    (44,243)
Foreign market    1,497    126,362    (91,738)            
             
    3,783    238,282    (124,407)   2,151    92,122    (44,243)
Other sales                         
Domestic market        513,082    (405,857)       457,022    (273,939)
Foreign market        62,404    (6,061)       41,553    (5,790)
             
        575,486    (411,918)       498,575    (279,729)
             
        5,459,448    (3,155,349)       3,871,149    (2,698,490)
             

    Parent Company 
   
    6/30/2007    6/30/2006 
     
    Tonnes 
(thousand)
(unaudited)
  Net revenue    Cost of Goods Sold    Tonnes 
(thousand)
(unaudited)
  Net revenue    Cost of Goods  Sold 
             
Steel products                         
Domestic market    1,668    2,984,140    (1,540,346)   1,318    2,189,598    (1,543,304)
Foreign market    774    995,620    (776,653)   432    533,737    (499,243)
             
    2,442    3,979,760    (2,316,999)   1,750    2,723,335    (2,042,547)
             
Mining products                         
Domestic market    2,286    111,920    (32,669)   2,151    79,704    (35,121)
             
 
Other sales                         
Domestic market        125,241    (68,828)       89,841    (76,788)
Foreign market        8,033    (6,061)       7,737    (5,790)
             
        133,274    (74,889)       97,578    (82,578)
             
        4,224,954    (2,424,557)       2,900,617    (2,160,246)
             

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22. FINANCIAL RESULTS AND MONETARY AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE VARIATIONS, NET

    Consolidated    Parent Company 
     
    6/30/2007    6/30/2006    6/30/2007    6/30/2006 
         
Financial expenses:                 
Loans and financing - foreign currency    (285,381)   (333,595)   (11,805)   (16,796)
Loans and financing - domestic currency    (104,423)   (110,352)   (92,450)   (109,743)
Related parties            (192,354)   (204,831)
PIS/COFINS (taxes on revenue) on other revenues    317,018    (76,932)   317,023    (76,932)
Interest, fines and interest on tax in arrears    (171,612)   (57,859)   (165,276)   (54,159)
Other financial expenses    (60,474)   (3,499)   (43,160)   50,526 
         
    (304,872)   (582,237)   (188,022)   (411,935)
         
Financial income:                 
Related parties            (246,855)   (410,179)
Income on financial investments, net of provision for losses    116,883    135,804    6,035    15,281 
Income on derivatives    114,555    (142,137)   (116,029)   26,300 
Other income    54,238    34,603    34,305    16,530 
         
    285,676    28,270    (322,544)   (352,068)
         
Net financial results    (19,196)   (553,967)   (510,566)   (764,003)
         
 
Monetary variation:                 
- Assets    1,384    1,807    1,017    796 
- Liabilities    (9,498)   (35,137)   (8,776)   (30,020)
         
    (8,114)   (33,330)   (7,759)   (29,224)
         
Exchange variation:                 
- Assets    (204,851)   (212,674)   (105,424)   (132,539)
- Liabilities    677,285    592,199    931,302    644,513 
         
    472,434    379,525    825,878    511,974 
         
Net monetary and exchange variations    464,320    346,195    818,119    482,750 
         

23. OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES / INCOME

    Consolidated    Parent Company 
     
    6/30/2007    6/30/2006    6/30/2007    6/30/2006 
         
 
Other Operating Expenses    (256,776)   (158,356)   (110,838)   (121,442)
   Provision for Actuarial Liabilities    1,971    (56,370)   1,971    (56,370)
   Provision for Contingencies    (20,401)   (40,762)   (25,446)   (15,623)
   Contractual Fines    (13,854)       (13,854)    
   Equipment Stoppage    (2,511)   (24,141)   (2,368)   (24,148)
   Other    (221,981)   (37,083)   (71,141)   (25,301)
 
Other Operating Income    251,904    703,009    8,165    685,812 
               Difference in the Settlement of Losses        669,832        669,832 
               Indemnifications    2,660    3,229    1,913    2,992 
               Other Income    249,244    29,948    6,252    12,988 
                 
         
OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES / INCOME    (4,872)   544,653    (102,673)   564,370 
         

On January 30, 2007, CSN took part in an auction for the acquisition of the Anglo-Dutch steel company Corus Group PLC and its offer of 603 cents a pound was beaten by the offer of the Indian company Tata Steel which was 608 cents a pound.

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Due to unfavorable outcome and clauses of the agreement of intent for the purchase of shares of that company, signed between CSN and Corus Group PLC, CSN recorded the accounting effects of this operation, such as: (i) consolidated expenses incurred in the project in the approximate amount of R$113 million; and (ii) consolidated revenue related to the inducement fee(a) in the amount of approximately R$235 million, in the balance sheet of the first quarter of this year. These amounts are included under “Other expenses” and “Other revenues”, respectively.

(a) Inducement Fee (also know as break up fee) – A fee determined by the legislation of the United Kingdom, where, by force of contract, the defeated party can be reimbursed for the expenses incurred in the participation in a bidding process. This fee may be up to 1% of the value offered by the company that had its offer beaten. In this case, the agreement between CSN and Corus Group foresaw a maximum percentage of 1% on the offer.

24. CONSOLIDATED NON OPERATING EXPENSES AND INCOME

At June 30, 2007, the consolidated non operating income of the Company amounted to R$180,369 (expense of R$162 at June 30, 2006). This result includes R$182,074, referring to the gain on the sale of 34,072,613 shares of Corus Group PLC, acquired by CSN for strategic reasons during the bidding process with Tata Steel for the acquisition of the total number of the shares of Corus Group PLC, which were sold in the first quarter of this year.

25. LOSS FROM BLAST FURNACE 3

On January 22, 2006 there was an accident involving equipment next to Blast Furnace 3, which mainly affected the powder collecting system and interrupted production of this equipment until the end of the first semiannual period of that year. The Company has an insurance policy for loss of profits and equipment in the maximum amount of US$750 million, which the Management considers sufficient to recover any losses arising from the accident. The cause of the accident had its coverage by the policy expressly recognized by the insurance companies, and the work to calculate the losses is in progress.

The amount of losses subject to indemnification indicated by regulating bodies up to the closing date of this quarter was US$445 million or R$951 million, translated by the exchange rate of December 31, 2006. Based on insurance policy and confident as to the conclusion of studies on the loss, CSN requested and the insurance companies granted an advance of US$237 million (equivalent to R$515 million), of which R$39 million was received in the first quarter of this year as an advance. The total amount advanced will be deducted from losses subject to indemnification, verified during the normal course of the regulation process.

At June 30, 2007 the Company had balance receivable from losses claimed in the amount of R$408,421, and the Company does not foresee any risk for this credit, considering the international reputation of the insurance and reinsurance companies.

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26. INFORMATION PER BUSINESS SEGMENT

(i) Consolidated balance sheet per Segment

    6/30/2007 
   
       Steel    Mining    Logistics,
Energy and
Cement 
  Write-off    Total 
           
Current assets    12,391,664    361,230    490,922    (4,577,814)   8,666,002 
   Marketable securities    2,874,566    4,992    237,993    (390,442)   2,727,109 
   Accounts receivable    2,489,661    33,231    80,283    (1,450,604)   1,152,571 
   Other    7,027,437    323,007    172,646    (2,736,768)   4,786,322 
Noncurrent assets    33,331,566    2,563,746    1,740,766    (20,426,884)   17,209,194 
   Long-Term Assets    11,037,825    1,205    296,987    (9,423,393)   1,912,624 
   Investments, Property, Plant and Equipment  and Deferred Charges    22,293,741    2,562,541    1,443,779    (11,003,491)   15,296,570 
           
Total assets    45,723,230    2,924,976    2,231,688    (25,004,698)   25,875,196 
           
 
Current liabilities    7,448,918    69,086    389,936    (3,912,980)   3,994,960 
   Loans, Financings and Debentures    1,725,527        120,294    (1,135,390)   710,431 
   Accounts Payable to Suppliers    2,595,354    7,829    59,489    (1,427,463)   1,235,209 
   Other    3,128,037    61,257    210,153    (1,350,127)   2,049,320 
Noncurrent liabilities    21,556,982    831,460    886,351    (9,769,806)   13,504,987 
   Loans, Financings and Debentures    16,127,341        631,487    (8,714,273)   8,044,555 
   Net contingencies – judicial deposits    2,862,244        57,526        2,919,770 
   Other    2,567,397    831,460    197,338    (1,055,533)   2,540,662 
Shareholders’ Equity    16,986,805    1,754,957    955,398    (11,321,911)   8,375,249 
           
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity    45,992,705    2,655,503    2,231,685    (25,004,697)   25,875,196 
           

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(ii) Consolidated statement of income per Segment

    6/30/2007 
   
     Steel    Mining    Logistics,
Energy and
Cement 
  Write-off     Total 
           
 
Net revenues from sales    6,831,849    259,074    509,429    (2,140,904)   5,459,448 
Cost of goods and services sold    (4,783,363)   (171,415)   (293,770)   2,093,199    (3,155,349)
Gross profit    2,048,486    87,659    215,659    (47,705)   2,304,099 
Operating Income and Expenses                     
   Selling expenses    (330,920)   (11,248)   (4,978)   25,823    (321,323)
   Administrative expenses    (175,994)   (644)   (36,596)       (213,234)
   Other operating income (expenses)   (1,978)   (12)   (2,882)       (4,872)
    (508,892)   (11,904)   (44,456)   25,823    (539,429)
Net financial income    (214,691)   (518)   (28,541)   224,554    (19,196)
Foreign exchange and monetary variation, net    697,971    (2,335)   7,069    (238,385)   464,320 
Equity in the earnings of subsidiaries (goodwill)   1,188,428        98    (1,243,762)   (55,236)
Operating income    3,211,302    72,902    149,829    (1,279,475)   2,154,558 
Non operating income    179,115        30    1,224    180,369 
Income before income tax and social contribution    3,390,417    72,902    149,859    (1,278,251)   2,334,927 
Income and social contribution taxes    (571,361)   (4,180)   (51,331)   7,022    (619,850)
           
Net income for the period    2,819,056    68,722    98,528    (1,271,229)   1,715,077 
           

(iii) Other consolidated information per Segment

    6/30/2007 
   
    Steel    Mining    Logistics,
Energy and
Cement 
  Total 
         
Depreciation, Amortization and Depletion    426,692           47,912    53,286    527,890 
Net Contingencies – Judicial Deposits    2,893,777        60,007    2,953,784 
   Tax    2,808,790        16,967    2,825,757 
   Labor    31,455        31,423    62,878 
   Civil    1,677        11,263    12,940 
   Other    51,855        354    52,209 

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27. STATEMENT OF ADDED VALUE

        Consolidated    Parent Company 
     
    6/30/2007    6/30/2006    6/30/2007    6/30/2006 
         
 
Revenues                 
 Sales of products and services (except for refunds and                 
 discounts)   6,671,932    4,780,027    5,231,042    3,646,262 
 Allowance for doubtful accounts    (1,514)   (5,635)   (864)   (9,538)
 Non operating income    180,369    (255)   (1,021)   (25)
         
    6,850,787    4,774,137    5,229,157    3,636,699 
         
Inputs purchased from third parties                 
 Raw material consumed    (1,560,319)   (1,599,653)   (1,068,334)   (1,107,959)
 Cost of goods and services sold (except for depreciation)   (760,306)   (412,430)   (726,095)   (442,215)
 Material, power, third pary services and others    (398,523)   (388,333)   (303,829)   (269,518)
 Recovery on asset values        669,832        669,832 
         
    (2,719,148)   (1,730,584)   (2,098,258)   (1,149,860)
         
Gross added value    4,131,639    3,043,553    3,130,899    2,486,839 
         
 
Retentions                 
 Depreciation, amortization and depletion    (527,890)   (445,993)   (434,798)   (399,225)
         
Net added value produced    3,603,749    2,597,560    2,696,101    2,087,614 
         
 
Added value received (transferred)                
 Equity in the earnings of subsidiaries    (55,236)   (35,360)   566,707    108,321 
 Financial income/Exchange variations (gains)   82,209    (182,597)   (426,951)   (483,810)
         
    26,973    (217,957)   139,756    (375,489)
         
Added value to be distributed    3,630,722    2,379,603    2,835,857    1,712,125 
         
 
         
DISTRIBUTION OF ADDED VALUE                 
 Payroll and related charges    397,345    310,616    250,022    245,664 
 Taxes, fees and contributions    1,608,013    1,370,086    1,310,914    1,083,150 
 Interest and exchange variation    (89,713)   (50,981)   (454,994)   (285,006)
 Interest on shareholders’ equity and dividends    74,743    505,493    74,743    505,493 
 Retained earnings in the period    1,625,496    325,954    1,655,172    162,824 
 Unrealized profit in the period    14,838    (81,565)        
         
    3,630,722    2,379,603    2,835,857    1,712,125 
         

28. EMPLOYEES’ PENSION FUND (unaudited)

(i) Administration of the Private Pension

The Company is the principal sponsor of CBS Previdência, a private non-profit pension fund established in July 1960, the main purpose of which is to pay supplementary benefits to participants in the official Pension Plan. CBS Previdência is composed of employees of CSN, of CSN related companies and the entity itself, provided they sign the adherence agreement.

(ii) Description of characteristics of the plans

CBS Previdência has three benefit plans, as follows:

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35% average salary plan

This is a defined benefit plan which began on February 1, 1966, for the purpose of paying retirement pensions (time of service, special, disability or old age) on a life-long basis, equivalent to 35% of the participant’s last 12 salaries. The plan also guarantees the payment of a sickness allowance to a particpant on sick leave through the Official Pension Plan and it also guarantees the payment of death grant and a cash grant. The active and retired participants and the sponsors make thirteen contributions per year, which is the same as the number of benefits paid. This plan became inactive on October 31, 1977, when the new benefit plan came into force, and it is in process of extinction.

Supplementation of average salary plan

It is a defined benefit plan, which began on November 1, 1977. The purpose of this plan is to supplement the difference between the 12 last average salaries and the Official Pension Plan benefit, for the retired employees. It is also life-long. Like the 35% Average Salary Plan, there is a sickness allowance, the payment of a death grant and a pension. Thirteen contributions and benefits are paid per year. This plan became inactive on December 26, 1995, because of the creation of the combined supplementary benefits plan.

Combined supplementary benefits plan

Begun on December 27, 1995, it is a combined variable contribution plan. Besides the programmed pension benefit, there is the payment of risk benefits (pension in activity, disability and sickness benefit). In this plan, the retirement benefit is calculated based on the accumulated total sponsor’s and participant’s contributions (thirteen per year). Upon the participant’s retirement, the plan becomes a defined benefit plan and thirteen benefits are paid per year.

At June 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007, the plans are composed as follows (unaudited):

  35% Average
Salary
 Plan 
  Supplementaration of 
Average Salary Plan
 
  Combined 
Supplementary Benefit

 Plan 
  Total members 
       
       
         
  6/30/2007    3/31/2007    6/30/2007    3/31/2007    6/30/2007    3/31/2007    6/30/2007    3/31/2007 
                 
Members                               
In service  16    16    37    38    9,704    9,495    9,757    9,549 
Retired  5,277    5,277    4,885    4,916    514    498    10,676    10,691 
 
                 
  5,293    5,293    4,922    4,954    10,218    9,993    20,433    20,240 
                 
Related                               
beneficiaries:                               
                 
Retired  4,101    4,136    1,320    1,307    76    75    5,497    5,518 
                 
 
Total participants                               
                 
(members/                               
beneficiaries) 9,394    9,429    6,242    6,261    10,294    10,068    25,930    25,758 
                 

(iii) Payment of actuarial deficit

According to official letter 1555/SPC/GAB/COA, of August 22, 2002, confirmed by official letter 1598/SPC/GAB/COA of August 28, 2002, a proposal was approved for refinancing the reserves

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to amortize the sponsors’ responsibility in 240 consecutive monthly installments, monetarily indexed by INPC + 6% p.a., starting on June 28, 2002.

The agreement foresees the payment of installments in advance in the event of a need for cash in the defined benefit plan and the incorporation to the updated debit balance of eventual deficits/surpluses under the sponsors’ responsibility, so as to preserve the equilibrium of the plans without exceeding the maximum period of amortization stipulated in the agreement.

(iv) Actuarial Liabilities

As provided by CVM Deliberation 371/00, approving NPC 26 of IBRACON – “Accounting of Employee’s Benefits” which established new accounting practices for calculation and disclosure, the Company’s Management and its external actuaries calculated the effects arising from this practice and has kept records in conformity with the report dated January 10, 2007.

Recognition of Actuarial Liability

The Company’s Management decided to recognize the adjustments to the actuarial liabilities in the results for the period of five years as from January 1, 2002, and on December 31, 2006, the Company had recorded the total existing actuarial liability, and as from January 1, 2007, there remained only the recognition of eventual gains and/or losses which will be calculated at the end of each year, when we will have the annual assessment of the actuarial liabilities from the new reports issued by independent actuaries.

The current balance of the actuarial liabilities amounts to R$260,158 (R$273,642 at March 31, 2007), calculated according to the report issued on January 10, 2007.

With respect to the recognition of the actuarial liability, the amortizing contribution related to the portion of the participants in the settlement of the insufficiency of the reserve was deducted from the present value of total actuarial obligations of the respective plans. A number of participants are disputing this amortizing contribution in court, but the Company, based on the opinion its legal and actuarial advisers understands that this amortizing contribution was duly approved by the Department of Supplementary Pensions (SPC) and, therefore, is legally due by the participants.

In addition, in the case of the Combined Defined Contribution Supplementary Benefit Plan, which presents net asset and where the sponsor’s contribution corresponds to an equal counterpart of the participants’ contribution, the understanding of the actuary is that up to 50% of the net actuarial asset may be used to reduce the sponsor’s contribution. Accordingly, the sponsor opted to recognize 50% of this asset in its books, in the amount of R$7,983 in 2007 (R$17,204 in 2006).

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Main actuarial assumptions adopted in the calculation of the actuarial liabilities

Methodology used  Projected credit unit method 
Nominal discount rate for actuarial liability  11.3% p.a. (6.0% actual and 5% inflation)
Expected yield rate on assets of the plan  35% Average Salary Plan: 15.02% p.a. 
  Supplementation Average Salary Plan: 14.95% p.a. 
  Combined Supplementary Benefit Plan: 17.5% p.a. 
Estimated index for increase in salary  INPC + 1% (6.05%)
Estimated index for increase in benefits  INPC + 0% (5.00%)
Estimated inflation rate in the long-term  INPC + 0% (5.00%)
Biometric table for general mortality  AT83 separated by gender 
Biometric table for disability  Mercer Disability with probabilities multiplied by 2 
Biometric table for disability mortality  Winklevoss 
Expected turnover rate  Fixed 2% p.a. 
Probability of starting retirement  35% Average Salary Plan and Supplementation Average 
  Salary Plan: 100% on the first eligibility for a full benefit by the Plan;
  Combined Supplementary Benefit Plan: 55 years of age, 
  10 years of service and 5 years of Plan. 

CSN does not have other post-employment benefit plans.

29. SUBSEQUENT EVENT

COMPANHIA DE FOMENTO MINERAL E PARTICIPAÇÕES – CFM

The Company, by means of its subsidiary Nacional Minérios (“NAMISA”), acquired all the shares of CFM, on July 20, 2007. CFM exploits a number of iron ore mines and owns ore processing facilities in the state of Minas Gerais. CFM sold approximately 3.6 million tonnes of iron ore in 2006 and in the first half of 2007 it sold approximately 2.7 million tonnes. The company is enlarging the production capacity of its facilities.

The acquisition price was US$440 million, of which US$100 million (R$186 million) was paid upon the execution of the purchase and sale agreement, and US$250 million was paid on August 1, 2007. The remaining US$90 million may be paid in four installments within two years provided that certain conditions of the purchase and sale agreement are fulfilled.

This acquisition is aligned with CSN’s strategy to turn Nacional Minérios into an international player in the mining sector.

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05.01 – COMMENTS ON THE COMPANY’S PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER 
 

SEE ITEM 08.01:

“COMMENTS ON THE CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER”

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06.01 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (in thousands of reais)

1- CODE  2- DESCRIPTION  3- 6/30/2007  4- 3/31/2007 
Total Assets  25,875,196  25,764,581 
1.01  Current Assets  8,666,002  9,320,158 
1.01.01  Cash and Cash Equivalents  446,567  77,557 
1.01.02  Receivable  2,097,270  3,203,936 
1.01.02.01  Accounts receivable  1,152,571  1,072,263 
1.01.02.01.01  Domestic Market  793,721  754,185 
1.01.02.01.02  Foreign Market  468,709  428,131 
1.01.02.01.03  Allowance for Doubtful Accounts  (109,859) (110,053)
1.01.02.02  Sundry Receivable  944,699  2,131,673 
1.01.02.02.01  Employees  5,039  14,946 
1.01.02.02.02  Suppliers  151,914  218,786 
1.01.02.02.03  Recoverable Income and social contribution taxes  19,226  40,480 
1.01.02.02.04  Deferred Income Tax  323,336  326,777 
1.01.02.02.05  Deferred Social Contribution  114,877  116,111 
1.01.02.02.06  Other Taxes  274,936  285,695 
1.01.02.02.07  Other Receivable  55,371  1,128,878 
1.01.03  Inventories  2,541,889  2,457,460 
1.01.04  Other  3,580,276  3,581,205 
1.01.04.01  Marketable Securities  2,727,109  3,109,332 
1.01.04.02  Prepaid Expenses  80,697  63,452 
1.01.04.03  Insurance Claimed  408,421  408,421 
1.01.04.04  Restricted Amounts  364,049 
1.02  Noncurrent Assets  17,209,194  16,444,423 
1.02.01  Long-Term Assets  1,912,624  2,008,170 
1.02.01.01  Sundry Receivable  1,001,199  1,077,824 
1.02.01.01.01  Loans – Eletrobrás  26,784  26,752 
1.02.01.01.02  Securities Receivable  243,560  252,487 
1.02.01.01.03  Deferred Income Tax  409,905  482,826 
1.02.01.01.04  Deferred Social Contribution  137,140  134,896 
1.02.01.01.05  Other Taxes  183,810  180,863 
1.02.01.02  Receivable from Related Parties 
1.02.01.02.01  From Associated and Similar Companies 
1.02.01.02.02  From Subsidiaries 
1.02.01.02.03  From Other Related Parties 
1.02.01.03  Other  911,425  930,346 
1.02.01.03.01  Judicial Deposits  553,405  544,055 
1.02.01.03.02  Securities  108,935  140,933 
1.02.01.03.03  Prepaid Expenses  81,529  85,815 
1.02.01.03.04  Other  167,556  159,543 
1.02.02  Permanent Assets  15,296,570  14,436,253 
1.02.02.01  Investments  220,575  250,177 
1.02.02.01.01  In Associated/Related Companies 

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06.01 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (in thousands of reais)

1- CODE  2- DESCRIPTION  3- 6/30/2007  4- 3/31/2007 
1.02.02.01.02  In Associated/Similar Companies-Goodwill 
1.02.02.01.03  In Subsidiaries 
1.02.02.01.04  In Subsidiaries –Goodwill  218,490  248,091 
1.02.02.01.05  Other Investments  2,085  2,086 
1.02.02.02  Property, Plant and Equipment  14,847,034  13,937,450 
1.02.02.02.01  In Operation, Net  13,244,276  12,839,417 
1.02.02.02.02  In Construction  1,138,738  914,604 
1.02.02.02.03  Land  464,020  183,429 
1.02.02.03  Intangible Assets 
1.02.02.04  Deferred Charges  228,961  248,626 

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06.02 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES (in thousands of reais)

1- CODE  2- DESCRIPTION  3- 6/30/2007  4- 3/31/2007 
Total Liabilities  25,875,196  25,764,581 
2.01  Current Liabilities  3,994,960  4,287,853 
2.01.01  Loans and Financing  611,847  887,649 
2.01.02  Debentures  98,584  72,414 
2.01.03  Accounts Payable to Suppliers  1,235,209  1,448,748 
2.01.04  Taxes, Charges and Contributions  952,312  811,422 
2.01.04.01  Salaries and Social Contributions  172,905  143,986 
2.01.04.02  Taxes Payable  647,721  457,774 
2.01.04.03  Deferred Income Tax  96,828  154,163 
2.01.04.04  Deferred Social Contribution  34,858  55,499 
2.01.05  Dividends Payable  738,576  718,175 
2.01.06  Provisions  34,014  8,440 
2.01.06.01  Contingencies  84,698  54,322 
2.01.06.02  Judicial Deposits  (50,684) (45,882)
2.01.07  Debts with Related Parties 
2.01.08  Other  324,418  341,005 
2.02  Noncurrent Liabilities  13,504,987  14,688,350 
2.02.01  Long-Term Liabilities  13,499,833  14,683,127 
2.02.01.01  Loans and Financing  7,048,620  7,419,193 
2.02.01.02  Debentures  995,935  998,989 
2.02.01.03  Provisions  5,053,295  5,868,273 
2.02.01.03.01  Contingencies  3,742,118  4,005,408 
2.02.01.03.02  Judicial Deposits  (822,348) (128,916)
2.02.01.03.03  Deferred Income Tax  1,568,811  1,464,592 
2.02.01.03.04  Deferred Social Contribution  564,714  527,189 
2.02.01.04  Debts with Related Parties 
2.02.01.05  Advance for Future Capital Increase 
2.02.01.06  Other  401,983  396,672 
2.02.01.06.01  Provision for Pension Fund  210,114  224,094 
2.02.01.06.02  Other  191,869  172,578 
2.02.02  Deferred Income  5,154  5,223 
2.03  Minority Interests 
2.04  Shareholders’ Equity  8,375,249  6,788,378 
2.04.01  Paid-In Capital Stock  1,680,947  1,680,947 
2.04.02  Capital Reserve  30  30 
2.04.03  Revaluation Reserve  4,751,113  4,147,003 
2.04.03.01  Own Assets  4,513,706  4,146,650 
2.04.03.02  Subsidiaries/Associated and Similar Companies  237,407  353 
2.04.04  Profit Reserves  153,078  177,353 
2.04.04.01  Legal  336,189  336,189 
2.04.04.02  Statutory 

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06.02 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES (in thousands of reais)

1- CODE  2- DESCRIPTION  3- 6/30/2007  4- 3/31/2007 
2.04.04.03  For Contingencies 
2.04.04.04  Unrealized Income 
2.04.04.05  Profit Retention 
2.04.04.06  Special For Non-Distributed Dividends 
2.04.04.07  Other Profit Reserves  (183,111) (158,836)
2.04.04.07.01  Investments  677,611  677,611 
2.04.04.07.02  Treasury Shares  (743,430) (743,430)
2.04.04.07.03  Unrealized Income  (117,292) (93,017)
2.04.05  Retained Earnings/Accumulated Losses  1,790,081  783,045 
2.04.06  Advance for Future Capital Increase 

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07.01 - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (in thousands of reais)

1- CODE  2- DESCRIPTION  3- 4/1/2007 to 6/30/2007  4- 1/1/2007 to 6/30/2007  5- 4/1/2006 to 6/30/2006  6- 1/1/2006 to 6/30/2006 
3.01  Gross Revenue from Sales and/or Services  3,686,855  6,765,546  2,413,126  4,821,983 
3.02  Deductions from Gross Revenue  (712,089) (1,306,098) (494,924) (950,834)
3.03  Net Revenue from Sales and/or Services  2,974,766  5,459,448  1,918,202  3,871,149 
3.04  Cost of Goods and/or Services Sold  (1,678,475) (3,155,349) (1,481,707) (2,698,490)
3.04.01  Depreciation and Amortization  (267,837) (500,833) (218,267) (451,395)
3.04.02  Others  (1,410,638) (2,654,516) (1,263,440) (2,247,095)
3.05  Gross Profit  1,296,291  2,304,099  436,495  1,172,659 
3.06  Operating Income/Expenses  (14,958) (149,541) 91,337  (84,409)
3.06.01  Selling  (179,837) (321,323) (93,086) (206,499)
3.06.01.01  Depreciation and Amortization  (1,760) (3,667) (2,804) (5,275)
3.06.01.02  Other  (178,077) (317,656) (90,282) (201,224)
3.06.02  General and Administrative  (116,081) (213,234) (98,266) (179,431)
3.06.02.01  Depreciation and Amortization  (12,336) (23,390) (10,317) (20,598)
3.06.02.02  Other  (103,745) (189,844) (87,949) (158,833)
3.06.03  Financial  390,960  445,124  (101,138) (207,772)
3.06.03.01  Financial Income  91,216  285,676  51,633  28,270 
3.06.03.02  Financial Expenses  299,744  159,448  (152,771) (236,042)
3.06.03.02.01  Foreign Exchange and Monetary Variation, net  267,301  464,320  85,660  346,195 
3.06.03.02.02  Financial Expenses  32,443  (304,872) (238,431) (582,237)
3.06.04  Other Operating Income  10,250  251,904  502,755  703,009 
3.06.05  Other Operating Expenses  (92,767) (256,776) (94,357) (158,356)
3.06.06  Equity in income of subsidiaries and associated companies  (27,483) (55,236) (24,571) (35,360)
3.07  Operating Income  1,281,333  2,154,558  527,832  1,088,250 

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07.01 - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (in thousands of reais)

1- CODE  2- DESCRIPTION  3- 4/1/2007 to 6/30/2007  4- 1/1/2007 to 6/30/2007  5- 4/1/2006 to 6/30/2006  6- 1/1/2006 to 6/30/2006 
3.08  Non-Operating Income  128  180,369  (363) (162)
3.08.01  Income  749  837,347  19,101  19,158 
3.08.02  Expenses  (621) (656,978) (19,464) (19,320)
3.09  Income before Taxes/Profit Sharing  1,281,461  2,334,927  527,469  1,088,088 
3.10  Provision for Income and social contribution taxes  (374,748) (689,519) 76,227  (133,384)
3.11  Deferred Income Tax  45,461  69,669  (194,232) (204,822)
3.11.01  Deferred Income Tax  12,526  30,823  (177,244) (182,769)
3.11.02  Deferred Social Contribution  32,935  38,846  (16,988) (22,053)
3.12  Statutory Profit Sharing/Contributions 
3.12.01  Profit Sharing 
3.12.02  Contributions 
3.13  Reversal of Interest on shareholders’ equity 
3.14  Minority Interest 
3.15  Income/Loss for the Period  952,174  1,715,077  409,464  749,882 
  OUTSTANDING SHARES, EX-TREASURY (in thousands) 256,490  256,490  257,413  257,413 
  EARNINGS PER SHARE (in reais) 3.71232  6.68672  1.59069  2.91315 
  LOSS PER SHARE (in reais)        

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00403-0 COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL  33.042.730/0001-04 
 
 
08.01 – COMMENTS ON THE CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER 
 

Production 

Second-quarter crude steel production totaled 1.3 million tonnes, 240% up on the same period in 2006 and in line with the previous quarter. It is also worth noting that inventories of slabs and coils acquired from third parties following the accident to Blast Furnace 3 in January 2006 at higher prices than our own production costs, were entirely exhausted this quarter.

            2Q07 x 2Q06  2Q07 x 1Q07 
Production (in thousand t) 2Q06  1Q07  2Q07  1H06  1H07  (Chg.%) (Chg.%)
Crude Steel (P Vargas Mill) 393  1,321  1,338  933  2,659  240%  1% 
Comsumption of Slabs from Third Parties  529  24  616  24 
               
Total Crude Steel  922  1,345  1,338  1,549  2,683  45%  -1% 
               
Rolled Products * (UPV) 815  1,171  1,305  1,566  2,476  60%  11% 
               
Total Rolled Products  815  1,171  1,305  1,566  2,476  60%  11% 
               
 * Products delivered for sale, includingcluding shipments to CSN Paraná    .       

The output of rolled steel from the Presidente Vargas plant in turn came to 1.3 million tonnes in the second quarter, 11% more than in 1Q07 and 60% up year-on-year. The growth over 1Q07 was particularly significant, given that both periods reflect normal production levels. The following chart shows output per product in 2Q07 compared to previous quarters.

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Production Costs (parent company)

The total production cost came to R$1.15 billion in the second quarter, R$41 million, or 3%, down on 2Q06 due to a combination of factors. On the one hand, there was an increase in virtually all the variable cost items (raw materials, fuel and maintenance) due to BF3’s return to full production in the Presidente Vargas plant. However, this was more than offset by the non-use of slabs acquired from third parties. The main cost variations were as follows:

   Raw materials: a total reduction of R$253 million, triggered by the return to full production in the Presidente Vargas plant. The main factor was the non-use of slabs acquired from third parties, which alone lowered costs by R$467 million. On the other hand, the resumption of internal production also pushed up total raw material costs by R$215 million, mainly from coal and coke (R$63 million), iron ore (R$ 46million), zinc, aluminum and tin (R$60 million) and others (R$46 million);

   Maintenance and services: an increase of R$134 million, essentially due to the R$92 million growth in expenses from installation and equipment maintenance;

   Labor, fuel and others: an increase of R$78 million, due to the resumption of normal production in the Presidente Vargas plant, R$16 million of which from fuel and electric power, R$7 million from labor, R$17 million from depreciation (due to the revaluation of the Company’s assets in 2Q07) and R$38 million from other inputs and suppliers;

Production costs in the first half climbed by R$253 million over 1H06, also due to the recovery of production at Presidente Vargas in Volta Redonda. The main period variations were as follows:

   Raw materials: a total reduction of R$57 million, basically due to the growing reduction in the use of third-party slabs in 1H07, which alone reduced raw material costs by R$524 million. However, the resumption of internal steel production pushed up the consumption of production related raw materials, primarily coal and coke (R$145 million), iron ore (R$84 million), zinc, aluminum and tin (R$143 million) and other raw materials used in the process as a whole (R$95 million);

   Maintenance and services: an increase of R$169 million, most of which from the R$95 million upturn in expenses from installation and equipment maintenance;

   Labor, fuel and others: an increase of R$141 million, due to the resumption of normal production in the Presidente Vargas plant which clearly led to higher consumption of fuel and electricity, whose costs moved up by R$21 million. For the same reason, labor costs rose by R$10 million, other inputs by R$ 83 million and depreciation by R$ 27 million, due to the revaluation of the Company’s assets in 2Q07.

The return to full production at Presidente Vargas allowed CSN to reduce its quarterly unit production cost by 33%, from R$1,301/t in 2Q06 to R$868/t in 2Q07. The first-half unit production cost fell by 35%, from R$1,358/t in 1H06 to R$881/t in 1H07.

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In the particular case of slabs, production costs returned to their historical level of around US$ 260/t.

Sales 

Total Sales Volume

CSN recorded total 2Q07 sales volume of 1.42 million tonnes, 19% up on 1Q07. Volume increased by 53% over 2Q06, when the supply of products was badly affected by the accident to equipment adjacent to BF3. First-half volume climbed 36% year-on-year.

Domestic Market

The domestic market sales volume stood at 911,000 tonnes in 2Q07, 27% more than in the previous quarter, thanks to heated demand in the second quarter. Volume moved up 33% over 2Q06.


Export Market

Export volume in the second quarter of 2007 totaled 512,000 tonnes, 8% more than in 1Q07 and a substantial 108% higher than the second quarter of 2006. The big year-on-year upturn was due to demand in the global steel markets and the restrictions on sales in 2Q06 caused by the accident to BF3. At that time, the Company prioritized the domestic market which led to a reduction in exports.

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Market Share and Product Mix

In 2Q07, CSN expanded its share of the domestic flat steel market (hot-rolled, cold-rolled, galvanized steel and tin mill products) to 35%, an improvement over the 33% recorded in 1Q07, basically due to the following factors:

•   Construction, in which CSN retained a 51% share in 2Q07, was one of the main drivers behind the 6 p.p. increase in the Company’s market share over 2Q06. While the construction market expanded by 23%, CSN’s share of the segment increased by 41%. Demand also moved up for higher added-value products, such as Galvalume and pre-painted, of which CSN is Brazil’s sole producer;

•   In the distribution sector, CSN’s share rose from 41% in 2Q06 to 47% in 2Q07, confirming its leadership. The Company’s growth in this segment was more than 18%, while the market shrank by 3% in the same period. It is also worth pointing out that CSN’s subsidiary, INAL, is Brazil’s biggest flat steel distributor;

•   CSN held a 21% share of the auto-parts segment in 2Q07, 5 p.p. more than in 2Q06, thanks to a 40% increase in the Company’s sales, versus the market’s 32% in the same period.

Source: Brazilian Steel Institute (IBS)

As for the product mix, coated products accounted for 49% of product sales in 2Q07.

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Prices 

Average 2Q07 prices remained stable over the previous quarter on both the domestic and international markets. In comparison with 2Q06, prices moved up by close to 10% in local currencies. The increases announced in 1Q07 and 2Q07 should be fully reflected in the 3Q07 result.

Domestic market prices rose by more than 10% for all products, applied between May and June 2007, except for metal sheets. In comparison with 1Q07, average prices remained stable due to increased demand from sectors making intensive use of uncoated products, so that the “mix effect” offset the price adjustments.

As for exports, China continues pressuring prices worldwide, especially in the USA and Europe. We could have expected to see price hikes in these markets, but in fact they remained flat with a reduced number of transactions. As a result, compounded by the increase in international freight charges, we managed to keep our prices stable in Reais, totally absorbing the impact of the appreciation of the exchange rate in the period.

It is important to note that domestic prices are expected to remain unchanged in 3Q07, accompanied by a gradual recovery on the international front.

Mining 

Casa de Pedra

Located in the municipality of Congonhas, in Minas Gerais, the Casa de Pedra mine supplies all of CSN’s iron ore needs. It produces lump ore, sinter-feed, pellet-feed and hematite, all of which have a high iron content and superior physical properties. Casa de Pedra is classified as a world-class mine thanks to its extensive mineral reserves and, more importantly, the high degree of purity of its ore (up to 68% Fe).

Casa de Pedra’s proven and probable reserves, audited by Golder Associates S.A, currently total 1.631 billion tonnes of iron ore with average purity of 47% Fe. Extraction, crushing and screening are carried out on-site. Currently, the mine has an installed extraction capacity of 16 million tonnes per year.

Arcos

The Arcos mine is responsible for supplying CSN’s fluxes (limestone and dolomite), which are transported to Volta Redonda via the Centro Atlântica Railway. As with Casa de Pedra, its ore is of exceptional quality. Not only does it have one of the largest limestone reserves in the world, but its limestone is considered the best in Brazil for metallurgical use. The mine is located in Pedreira da Bocaina, in the municipality of Arcos, Minas Gerais.

Nacional Minérios S.A (“NAMISA”)

Nacional Minérios S.A. (“NAMISA”), a wholly-owned CSN subsidiary, was created in November 2006 with the aim of consolidating the group’s mining operations. At the beginning of 2007, with the conclusion of the first expansion phase of the port terminal in Itaguaí (RJ)– which allowed CSN to handle and export iron ore - the first ship was loaded at the terminal with ore from NAMISA, marking the group’s first entry into the international iron ore market.

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√    PRODUCTION

Casa de Pedra produced 4.187 million tonnes in the 2Q07, giving 7.848 million tonnes in the first half. Sinter-feed, the main product sent to the Presidente Vargas plant, accounted for 52% of the total. Lump ore and pellet-feed accounted for 21% and 20%, respectively, and hematite for 7%.

The Presidente Vargas plant absorbed 1.983 million tonnes in the quarter and 3.783 million tonnes year-to-date. In the steel production process, consumption is in the order of 1.5 tonnes of ore for each tonne of crude steel produced.

Casa de Pedra Production (in thousand t)
Product 1Q07 2Q07  1H07 
Lump Ore  781  873  1,654 
Sinter Feed  1,895  2,161  4,055 
Pellet Feed  759  856  1,615 
Hematite  226  297  524 
       
Total 3,661 4,187 7,848
       

√   SALES

The sales volume of mining products amounted to 2.082 million tonnes in 2Q07 and 3.228 million tonnes year-to-date. The domestic market absorbed 54% of the first-half total, equivalent to 1.731 million tonnes, while exports accounted for 46%, equivalent to almost 1.5 million tonnes of iron ore shipped (1.497 million).

√   INVENTORIES

At the close of the 2Q07, Casa de Pedra’s iron ore inventories totaled around 9.5 million tonnes. With the operational start-up of the second phase of the TECAR iron ore terminal, with an estimated capacity of 30 million tonnes per year as of February 2008, these inventories, together with CSN and NAMISA’s expected 2008 production, will allow CSN to operate the terminal at full capacity.

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Net Revenue 

In comparison with 1Q07, the price effect, coupled with the increase in domestic and international sales volume, led to total 2Q07 net revenue of R$ 2.975 billion. In year-on-year terms, net revenue increased by 55% due to the price and volume trends previously mentioned.

Net Revenue    STEEL        MINING      
                   
  Domestic  Exports  Total    Domestic  Exports  Total  OTHERS  TOTAL 
Volume (thousand tonnes) 911  512  1,423    949  1,133  2,082  -  - 
Net Revenue (R$ MM) 1,716  802  2,518    63  95   158  298  2,974 
                   
* Including only iron ore figures.                   

Other Operating Revenue and Expenses

CSN’s 2Q07 operating expenses totaled R$378 million, R$595 million up year-on-year, chiefly due to the non-recurring booking of R$493 million in provisions for lost earnings in 2Q06, registered under “Other Operating Income”. In addition, selling expenses moved up by around R$88 million due the resumption of full production in the Presidente Vargas plant.

In relation to 1Q07, operating expenses increased by R$217 million, primarily due to non-recurring revenue of R$122 million in 1Q07 from the incentive pay related to CSN’s participation in the Corus auction, which was deducted from the corresponding expenses.

As for the lost earnings, until now, CSN has received R$515 million in advances from the insurers, R$39 million of which in 1Q07 and the rest in 2006.

The Company expects to receive a total of between US$600 million and US$ 650million from the insurers, including the amount already advanced.

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EBITDA 

CSN recorded EBITDA of R$1.282 billion in the 2Q07, 26% up on the previous quarter and 169% more than in the 2Q06, which is evidence of the gradual recovery throughout the quarters.

The 2Q07 EBITDA margin stood at 43%, around 8 p.p. higher than the average for 2006 and 2 p.p. more than in 1Q07. In June 2007, the parent company’s EBITDA margin reached 52.5%, one of the highest in its history.

It is important to note that, unlike in previous quarters, the 2Q07 margin was no longer suffering from the cost impact of the slabs acquired from third parties.

Year-to-date EBITDA totaled R$2.297 billion, 82% up on the 1H06.

Financial Result and Indebtedness 

The 2Q07 net financial result was a positive R$ 391 million, versus a negative R$101 million in 2Q06, representing an improvement of R$492 million. In comparison with the positive R$ 54 million recorded in 1Q07, the improvement came to R$337 million.

The huge year-on-year improvement was primarily due to:

•   The reversal of R$328 million in provisions for PIS/COFINS taxes related to a judicial dispute regarding the legality of Law 9718/99 (expansion of the taxable base);
•    The appreciation of the Real against the US dollar, which generated a positive exchange variation of R$ 159 million;
•   Gains from the company’s own treasury operations.

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Net debt totaled R$5,472 million at the close of 2Q07, substantially less than the R$6,050 million recorded at the end of the previous quarter. As a result, the Net Debt/EBITDA ratio continued following the downward trajectory in place since 2006, falling from 1.74x, in December 2006, to 1.56x in March 2007 and 1.29x at the end of June 2007.

Non-operating Revenue / Expenses 

The Company’s 2Q07 non-operating result was in line with the 2Q06 figure but R$180 million down on the previous quarter due to non-recurring revenue of R$182 million in 1Q07 from the sale of CSN’s 3.8% stake in Corus Group PLC.

Income Taxes 

Consolidated second-quarter income and social contribution taxes taxes totaled R$329 million, primarily due to taxable income in the period, as well as to the variations addressed above.

Net Income 

CSN’s Net Income in 2Q07 totaled R$952 million, R$ 543 million higher than in the second quarter of 2006. The main variations contributing to this improved performance were as follows:

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Capex 

CSN invested R$308 million in 2Q07, giving a first-half total of R$542 million. The parent company absorbed R$201 million of the second-quarter total, most of which went to the expansion of the Casa de Pedra mine and the port of Itaguaí, as well as equipment maintenance and repairs. Investments in subsidiaries totaled R$107 million and were concentrated in MRS Logística, the Company’s new cement plant and the container terminal (TECON), as detailed below:

√ Expansion of the Casa de Pedra iron ore mine: R$95 million;
√ Maintenance and repairs: R$25 million;
√ Expansion of the port of Itaguaí: R$16 million.
√ MRS (transport and logistics): R$46 million;
√ CSN Cimentos: R$24 million;
√ TECON: R$13 million.

The remainder went to smaller maintenance and technological projects designed to improve the operational efficiency of the Company and its subsidiaries.

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Working Capital 

At the end of June 2007, working capital invested in the business totaled R$2.1 billion, 23% up on the end of 1Q07. The variation was mainly due to the substantial R$369 million increase in “Cash and Cash Equivalents” in the second quarter. The decrease in “Suppliers” was offset by the increase in “Taxes Payable”, but this had very little impact on the amount effectively generated. 

The average 2Q07 supplier payment period fell to 70 days, versus the 90-day average in recent quarters, returning to the level prior to the accident in January 2006. The average client payment and inventory periods remained stable compared to recent quarters at 31 days and 145 days, respectively. 
              R$ MM 
  WORKING CAPITAL    1Q07    2Q07    Chg.(%)
  Assets    3,826    4,294    (468)
   
  Cash    78    447    (369)
  Accounts Receivable    1,072    1,153    (81)
  - Domestic Market    754    794    (40)
  - Export Market    428    469    (41)
  - Allowance for Doubftul Accounts    (110)   (110)  
  Inventory    2,457    2,542    (85)
  Advances to Suppliers    219    152    67 
   
  Liabilities    2,100    2,166    (66)
   
  Suppliers    1,449    1,235    214 
  Salaries and Social Contribution    144    173    (29)
  Taxes Payable    458    648    (190)
  Advances from Clients    49    110    (61)
   
  Working Capital    1,726    2,128    (402)
   
               
  TURN OVER RATIO             
  Average Periods    1Q07    2Q07    Chg.(%)
  Receivables    31    31    0 
  Supplier Payment    88    70    18 
  Inventory Turnover    150    145    5 
     

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Capital Market 

CSN’s shares appreciated substantially in 2007, moving up 54.7% in the first half, well above the 22.3% recorded by the Ibovespa index, and by 12.3% in the second quarter, versus the Ibovespa’s 18.7% .

The Company’s ADRs (SID), traded on the New York Stock Exchange, did even better, appreciating by an exceptional 72.5% in 1H07 and by 20.7% in 2Q07, considerably higher than the 7.6% and 8.5%, respectively, recorded by the Dow Jones index in the same periods.

The daily traded volume on the BOVESPA also performed well, increasing from R$38.3 million at the end of 2006 to more than R$70.7 million in the 2Q07. Similarly, ADR traded volume on the NYSE increased by approximately 86% in the same period, rising from US$24.1 million to US$ 44.8 million per day.

Capital Markets - CSNA3 / SID / IBOVESPA             
   
    4Q06        1Q07   2Q07 
N# of shares    272,067,946    272,067,947    272,067,947 
   
Market Capitalization             
 Closing price (R$/share)   64.50    88.85    99.80 
 Closing price (US$/share)   29.98    42.84    51.72 
 Market Capitalization (R$ million)   17,548    24,173    27,152 
 Market Capitalization (US$ million)   8,208    11,792    14,098 
   
Variation             
 CSNA3 (%)   4.0    37.8    12.3 
 SID (%)   5.5    42.9    20.7 
 Ibovespa - index    44,473    45,804    54,392 
 Ibovespa - variation (%)   22.0    3.0    18.7 
   
Volume             
 Average daily (n# of shares)   585,453    979,193    847,534 
 Average daily (R$ Thousand)   38,266    72,710    70,749 
 Average daily (n# of ADR´s)   792,474    1,073,605    1,075,380 
 Average daily (US$ Thousand)   24,130    38,595    44,780 
   
Source: Economática             

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The Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of April 30, 2007 approved the payment of dividends and interest on shareholders’ equity related to 2006 in the amount of R$1.4 billion, R$415 million and R$333 million of which were paid on June 30, 2006 and August 9, 2006, respectively, as advances on dividends, pursuant to the resolutions of the Board of Directors. The remaining R$ 685 million would have been paid on May 9, 2007, but payment was temporarily suspended as a result of a federal court decision regarding IPI (excise tax) credits on exports. CSN believes that the suspension will be lifted in the near future.

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09.01 - EQUITY IN SUBSIDIARIES AND/OR ASSOCIATED COMPANIES

1 - ITEM  2 - NAME OF SUBSIDIARY/AFFILIATED COMPANY  3 - CNPJ (Corporate Taxpayer’s ID) 4 - CLASSIFICATION  5 - PARTICIPATION IN CAPITAL OF INVESTEE - %  6 – INVESTOR’S SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - % 
7 - TYPE OF COMPANY 
8 - NUMBER OF SHARES HELD IN CURRENT QUARTER
(in thousands)
9 - NUMBER OF SHARES HELD IN PREVIOUS QUARTER
(in thousands)
 
       01  CSN OVERSEAS  05.722.388/0001-58  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  100.00  11.63 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY  7,173  7,173 
 
       02  CSN STEEL  05.706.345/0001-89  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  100.00  18.09 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY  480,727  480,727 
 
       04  CSN ENERGY  06.202.987/0001-03  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  100.00  3.92 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY’  3,675  3,675 
 
       06  IND. NAC. DE AÇOS LAMINADOS – INAL  02.737.015/0001-62  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  99.99  8.20 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY’  421,366  421,366 
 
       07  CSN CIMENTOS  42.564.807/0001-05  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  99.99  0.00 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY  32,777  376 
 
       08  CIA METALIC DO NORDESTE  01.183.070/0001-95  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  99.99  1.96 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY  92,284  92,284 
 
       09  INAL NORDESTE  00.904.638/0001-57  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  99.99  0.65 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY  37,796  37,796 

 

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09.01 - EQUITY IN SUBSIDIARIES AND/OR ASSOCIATED COMPANIES

1 - ITEM  2 - NAME OF SUBSIDIARY/AFFILIATED COMPANY  3 - CNPJ (Corporate Taxpayer’s ID) 4 - CLASSIFICATION  5 - PARTICIPATION IN CAPITAL OF INVESTEE - %  6 – INVESTOR’S SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - % 
7 - TYPE OF COMPANY  8 - NUMBER OF SHARES HELD IN CURRENT QUARTER 
(in thousands)
9 - NUMBER OF SHARES HELD IN PREVIOUS QUARTER 
(in thousands)
 
       10  CSN PANAMA  05.923.777/0001-41  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  100.00  7.28 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY’  4,240  4,240 
 
       11  CSN ENERGIA  03.537.249/0001-29  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  99.99  1.13 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY 
 
       13  CSN I  04.518.302/0001-07  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  99.99  8.24 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY  9,995,753  9,996,753 
 
       14  GALVASUD  02.618.456/0001-45  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  15.29  8.92 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY’  1,804,435  1,804,435 
 
       16  SEPETIBA TECON  02.394.276/0001-27  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  100.00  1.97 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY’  254,015  62,220 
 
       17  COMPANHIA FERROVIÁRIA DO NORDESTE-CFN  02.281.836/0001-37  PUBLICLY-TRADED SUBSIDIARY  45.78  0.00 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY  54,451  54,451 
 
       18  ITÁ ENERGÉTICA  01.355.994/0002-02  PUBLICLY-TRADED SUBSIDIARY  48.75  7,02
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY  253,607  253,607 

 

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09.01 - EQUITY IN SUBSIDIARIES AND/OR ASSOCIATED COMPANIES

1 - ITEM 
2 - NAME OF SUBSIDIARY/ASSOCIATED COMPANY 
3 - CNPJ (Corporate Taxpayer’s ID)
4 - CLASSIFICATION 
5 - PARTICIPATION IN CAPITAL OF INVESTEE - % 
6 – INVESTOR’S SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - %
7 - TYPE OF COMPANY  8 - NUMBER OF SHARES HELD IN CURRENT QUARTER  (in thousands) 9 - NUMBER OF SHARES HELD IN PREVIOUS QUARTER              
(in thousands)
 
       19  MRS LOGÍSTICA  01.417.222/0001-77  PUBLICLY-TRADED SUBSIDIARY   32.93  14.19 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY  111,962  111,962 
 
       27  CSN EXPORT  05.760.237/0001-94  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  100.00  1.21 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY’  32  32 
 
       28  CSN ISLANDS VII  05.918.539/0001-48  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  100.00  0.01 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY’ 
 
       29  CSN ISLANDS VIII  06.042.103/0001-09  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  100.00  0.05 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY 
 
       30  CSN ISLANDS IX   07.064.261/0001-14 PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  100.00  0.10 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY  1 1
 
       31 ERSA - ESTANHO DE RONDÔNIA   00.684.808/0001-35 PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  99.99  0.36 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY  34,233  34,233 
 
       32  CSN ISLANDS X . . / - PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  100.00  0.00 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY 

 

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09.01 - EQUITY IN SUBSIDIARIES AND/OR ASSOCIATED COMPANIES

1 - ITEM 
2 - NAME OF SUBSIDIARY/ASSOCIATED COMPANY 
3 - CNPJ (Corporate Taxpayer’s ID)
4 - CLASSIFICATION 
5 - PARTICIPATION IN CAPITAL OF INVESTEE - % 
6 – INVESTOR’S SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - %
7 - TYPE OF COMPANY  8 - NUMBER OF SHARES HELD IN CURRENT QUARTER  (in thousands) 9 - NUMBER OF SHARES HELD IN PREVIOUS QUARTER              
(in thousands)
 
33
NACIONAL MINÉRIOS  08.446.702/0001-05  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  99.99  0.53 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY  29,997  29,997 
 
34 
NACIONAL FERROSOS  07.093.679/0001-50 
PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY 
100.00  0.06 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY’  5,201
 
 35 
CONGONHAS MINÉRIOS  08.902.291/0001-15 
PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY 
99.97  0.00 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY’  10  0

 

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10.01 – CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ISSUE OF DEBENTURES

1- ITEM  04 
2 –ORDER No. 
3 –REGISTRATION No. AT CVM  CVM/SRE/DEB/2003/023 
4 – REGISTRATION DATE AT CVM  12/19/2003 
5 – ISSUED SERIES  2A 
6 – TYPE OF ISSUANCE  COMMON 
7 – NATURE OF ISSUE  PUBLIC 
8 – DATE OF ISSUE  12/1/2003 
9 – EXPIRATION DATE  12/1/2008 
10 – TYPE OF DEBENTURE  WITHOUT PREFERENCE 
11 – CONDITIONS FOR CURRENT REMUNERATION  IGPM + 10% p.a. 
12 – PREMIUM/NEGATIVE GOODWILL   
13 – NOMINAL VALUE (Reais) 10,000.00 
14- AMOUNT ISSUED (Thousands of Reais) 250,000 
15- NUMBER OF SECURITIES ISSUED (UNIT) 25,000 
16 – OUTSTANDING SECURITIES (UNIT) 25,000 
17 – TREASURY SECURITIES (UNIT)
18 – CALLED AWAY SECURITIES (UNIT)
19 – CONVERTED SECURITIES (UNIT)
20 – SECURITIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED (UNIT)
21 – DATE OF THE LAST RENEGOTIATION   
22 – DATE OF NEXT EVENT  12/1/2007 

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10.01 – CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ISSUE OF DEBENTURES

1- ITEM  05 
2 –ORDER No. 
3 –REGISTRATION No. AT CVM  CVM/SRE/DEB/2006/011 
4 – REGISTRATION DATE AT CVM  4/28/2006 
5 – ISSUED SERIES  UN 
6 – TYPE OF ISSUE  COMMON 
7 – NATURE OF ISSUE  PUBLIC 
8 – DATE OF ISSUE  2/1/2006 
9 – EXPIRATION DATE  2/1/2012 
10 – TYPE OF DEBENTURE  WITHOUT PREFERENCE 
11 – CONDITIONS FOR CURRENT REMUNERATION  103.6% CDI CETIP 
12 – PREMIUM/NEGATIVE GOODWILL   
13 – NOMINAL VALUE (Reais) 10,000.00 
14- AMOUNT ISSUED (Thousands of Reais) 600,000 
15- NUMBER OF SECURITIES ISSUED (UNIT) 60,000 
16 – OUTSTANDING SECURITIES (UNIT) 60,000 
17 – TREASURY SECURITIES (UNIT)
18 – CALLED AWAY SECURITIES (UNIT)
19 – CONVERTED SECURITIES (UNIT)
20 – SECURITIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED (UNIT)
21 – DATE OF THE LAST RENEGOTIATION   
22 – DATE OF NEXT EVENT  8/1/2007 

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15.01 – INVESTMENT PROJECTS 
 

Amongst the Company’s major investments, we emphasize the expansion of the production capacity of the Casa de Pedra mine and Itaguaí port, where the Company invested the amounts of R$270,034 and R$435,796, respectively, up to June 30, 2007.

For further information, see the Management Report.

 

 

 

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16.01 - OTHER INFORMATION CONSIDERED MATERIAL BY THE COMPANY 
 

Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
Statements of Cash Flow
For the periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006
(In thousands of reais)

    Consolidated    Parent Company 
     
    6/30/2007    6/30/2006    6/30/2007    6/30/2006 
         
 
Cash flow from operating activities                 
Net income for the period    1,715,077    749,882    1,729,915    668,317 
Adjustments to reconcile the net income for the period                 
     with the resources from operating activities:                 
   - Net monetary and exchange variations    (570,973)   (515,155)   (759,942)   (514,926)
   - Provision for loan and financing charges    389,804    443,947    296,609    331,370 
   - Depreciation, depletion and amortization    527,890    477,267    434,798    403,144 
   - Write-offs of permanent assets    665,435    21,786    8,541    7,410 
   - Equity accounting and amortization of goodwill and negative goodwill    55,234    35,360    (566,707)   (109,824)
   - Deferred income and social contribution taxes    (69,669)   204,822    (9,321)   169,153 
   - Provision for Swaps    (389,233)   (142,065)   84,279    (63,592)
   - Provision for actuarial liability    (26,782)   32,315    (26,782)   32,315 
   - Provision to receive BF#3 loss        (636,226)       (636,226)
   - Provision for contingencies    19,661    (190,766)   21,862    (185,283)
   - Other provisions    58,825    (22,254)   52,879    (18,512)
 
    2,375,269    458,913    1,266,131    83,346 
 
(Increase) decrease in assets:                 
   - Accounts receivable    176,174    443,370    (3,033)   827,068 
   - Inventories    (120,245)   (362,088)   (79,633)   (226,989)
   - Judicial deposits                 
   - Receivable from subsidiaries            (222,881)   102,880 
   - Recoverable taxes    19,301    (107,525)   58,681    (130,609)
   - Other    (235,658)   20,160    (306,176)   (79,908)
 
    (160,428)   (6,083)   (553,042)   492,442 
 
Increase (decrease) in liabilities                 
   - Accounts payable to suppliers    (333,121)   14,261    (428,076)   (40,030)
   - Salaries and payroll charges    31,766    18,294    28,606    7,565 
   - Taxes    221,340    192,014    259,391    161,378 
   - Accounts payable - Subsidiaries            (97,318)   (67,055)
   - Contingent Liabilities    (136,266)   549,236    (146,363)   486,208 
   - Charges paid on loans and financings    (390,133)   (376,293)   (316,697)   (277,792)
   - Other    (246,226)   (212,535)   (9,489)   (26,138)
 
    (852,640)   184,977    (709,946)   244,136 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities    1,362,201    637,807    3,143    819,924 
 
Cash flows from investment activities                 
   - Judicial Deposits    (739,162)   (11,909)   (730,642)   (7,354)
   - Investments    (1)   (86,420)   (158,200)   (179,897)
   - Property, plant and equipment    (534,045)   (725,506)   (329,310)   (477,337)
   - Deferred assets    (8,406)   (9,392)   (8,088)   (7,870)
Net resources used on investment activities    (1,281,614)   (833,227)   (1,226,240)   (672,458)
 
Cash Flow from financing activities                 
Financial Funding                 
   - Loans and Financing    2,329,996    1,928,637    2,504,571    1,530,251 
   - Debentures        600,000        600,000 
    2,329,996    2,528,637    2,504,571    2,130,251 
Payments                 
   - Financial Institutions - principal    (2,157,481)   (393,577)   (1,594,447)   (426,022)
   - Dividends and interest on shareholders’ equity    (23,004)   (1,736,750)   (23,004)   (1,736,750)
   - Treasury shares    (66,708)   (39,110)   (66,708)   (39,110)
    (2,247,193)   (2,169,437)   (1,684,159)   (2,201,882)
Net cash raised (used) in financing activities    82,803    359,200    820,412    (71,631)
 
Increase (decrease) in cash and marketable securities    163,390    163,780    (402,685)   75,835 
Cash and marketable securities, beginning of period    2,132,722    3,480,769    588,863    1,495,795 
Cash and marketable securities (except for derivatives), end of period    2,296,112    3,644,549    186,178    1,571,630 

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16.01 - OTHER INFORMATION CONSIDERED MATERIAL BY THE COMPANY 
 

Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
Statements of Changes in Financial Position
For the periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006
(In thousands of reais)

    Consolidated    Parent Company 
     
    6/30/2007    6/30/2006    6/30/2007    6/30/2006 
         
 
SOURCES OF FUNDS                 
 Operations                 
     Net income for the period    1,715,077    749,882    1,729,915    668,317 
     Expenses (income) not affecting net working capital                 
         Monetary and exchange variation and long term accrued charges (net)   (785,444)   (372,660)   (806,104)   (458,575)
         Equity accounting and amortization of goodwill and negative goodwill    55,234    35,360    (566,707)   (109,824)
         Write-offs of permanent assets    665,435    21,786    8,541    7,410 
         Depreciation, depletion and amortization    527,890    477,267    434,798    403,144 
         Deferred income and social contribution taxes    (59,378)   8,505    (13,109)   (26,233)
         Provision for contingencies    15,185    22,317    27,410    (29,550)
         Provision for actuarial liability    (26,782)   32,315    (26,782)   32,315 
         Changes in deferred income    (138)   (151)        
         Other    7,992    (2,776)   (4,471)   (6,705)
    2,115,071    971,845    783,491    480,299 
 
 Dividends and interest on shareholders’ equity of subsidiaries                4,467 
 
 Other                 
     Funds from loans and financing    1,194,991    755,643    1,117,740    777,055 
     Transfer of loans and financings to long-term            1,157,340     
     Issue of debentures        600,000        600,000 
     Dividends and interest on shareholders’ equity of subsidiaries            3,286     
     Decrease in other long-term assets    57,550    246,152    151,653    56,103 
     Increase in other long-term liabilities    33,016    372,353    23,745    340,874 
    1,285,557    1,974,148    2,453,764    1,774,032 
 
TOTAL SOURCES    3,400,628    2,945,993    3,237,255    2,258,798 
 
APPLICATION OF FUNDS                 
 Permanent assets                 
     Investments      86,420    158,200    179,897 
     Property, plant and equipment    534,045    725,506    329,310    477,337 
     Deferred charges    8,406    9,392    8,088    7,870 
    542,452    821,318    495,598    665,104 
 Other                 
     Judicial deposits    720,734    13,107    706,985    8,509 
     Dividends and Interest on shareholders’ equity    74,743    505,493    74,743    505,493 
     Treasury shares    66,708    39,110    66,708    39,110 
     Transfer of loans and financing to short term    899,299    910,290    474,384    1,509,449 
     Increases in other long-term assets    21,210    112,789    43,804    41,134 
     Decreases in other long-term liabilities    14,423    285,641        146,875 
    1,797,117    1,866,430    1,366,624    2,250,570 
TOTAL APPLICATIONS    2,339,569    2,687,748    1,862,222    2,915,674 
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET WORKING CAPITAL    1,061,059    258,245    1,375,033    (656,876)
 
CHANGES IN NET WORKING CAPITAL                 
 Current Assets                 
     At end of year    8,666,001    9,083,267    5,250,681    5,603,694 
     At beginning of year    7,927,762    8,164,081    5,008,625    5,545,203 
    738,239    919,186    242,056    58,491 
 Current liabilities                 
     At end of year    3,994,959    5,480,598    4,388,496    6,016,224 
     At beginning of year    4,317,779    4,819,657    5,521,473    5,300,857 
    (322,820)   660,941    (1,132,977)   715,367 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET WORKING CAPITAL    1,061,059    258,245    1,375,033    (656,876)

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17.01 – SPECIAL REVIEW REPORT – UNQUALIFIED 
 


Independent accountants’ special review report
(A translation of the original report in Portuguese as published in Brazil containing financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil and rules from the Brazilian Securities Commission - CVM)

 

To
The Board of Directors and the Shareholders
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
Rio de Janeiro - RJ


1. 
We have performed a special review of the quarterly financial information of Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional and the consolidated quarterly financial information of the Company and its subsidiaries (consolidated information) for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, comprising the balance sheet, the statements of income, the management report and other relevant information, prepared in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil and rules issued by the Brazilian Securities Commission 
 
2. 
Our review was performed in accordance with review standards established by IBRACON - The Brazilian Institute of Independent Auditors and the Federal Accounting Council, which comprised, mainly: (a) inquiry and discussion with management responsible for the accounting, financial and operational areas of the Company and its subsidiaries, regarding the main criteria adopted in the preparation of the quarterly financial information; and (b) review of post-balance sheet information and events, which have, or may have, a material effect on the financial position and the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries.
 
3. 
Based on our special review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the quarterly financial information described above, for it to be in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil and rules issued by the Brazilian Securities Commission, specifically applicable to the preparation of the quarterly financial information.
 
4. 

Our special review was performed with the objective of issuing a review report on the quarterly financial information referred to in the first paragraph. The statements of cash flows, changes in financial position and added value for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 represent supplementary to the aforementioned financial information, which are not required under accounting practices adopted in Brazil and are being presented to provide additional analysis. These supplementary information were subject to the same special review procedures as applied to the quarterly financial information and based on those procedures we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to those statements for them to be in accordance with the accounting practices adopted in Brazil and rules issued by the Brazilian Securities Commission.

 
5. 
The quarterly financial information of Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional and the consolidated quarterly financial information of this Company and its subsidiaries for the period ended June 30, 2007, which income statements are being presented for comparison purposes, were reviewed by other independent auditors, who issued an unqualified special review report dated August 4, 2006. 

August 14, 2007

KPMG Auditores Independentes  Manuel Fernandes Rodrigues de Sousa 
CRC 2SP014428/O-6-F-RJ  Accountant - CRC 1RJ-052428/O-2 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Group Table  Description  Page 
   01  01  IDENTIFICATION 
   01  02  HEAD OFFICE 
   01  03  INVESTOR RELATIONS OFFICER (Company Mailing Address)
   01  04  REFERENCE 
   01  05  CAPITAL STOCK 
   01  06  COMPANY PROFILE 
   01  07  COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
   01  08  CASH DIVIDENDS 
   01  09  SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL AND CHANGES IN THE CURRENT YEAR 
   01  10  INVESTOR RELATIONS OFFICER 
   02  01  BALANCE SHEET – ASSETS 
   02  02  BALANCE SHEET – LIABILITIES 
   03  01  STATEMENT OF INCOME 
   04  01  NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  10 
   05  01  COMMENTS ON THE COMPANY’S PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER  55 
   06  01  CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET – ASSETS  56 
   06  02  CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET – LIABILITIES  58 
   07  01  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME  60 
   08  01  COMMENTS ON THE CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER  62 
   09  01  EQUITY IN SUBSIDIARIES AND/OR ASSOCIATED COMPANIES  75 
   10  01  CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ISSUE OF DEBENTURES  79 
   15  01  INVESTMENT PROJECTS  81 
   16  01  OTHER INFORMATION CONSIDERED MATERIAL BY THE COMPANY  82 
   17  01  SPECIAL REVIEW REPORT  84 
    CSN OVERSEAS   
    CSN STEEL   
    CSN ENERGY   
    IND. NAC. DE AÇOS LAMINADOS – INAL   
    CSN CIMENTOS   
    CIA METALIC DO NORDESTE   
    INAL NORDESTE   
    CSN PANAMA   
    CSN ENERGIA   
    CSN I   
    GALVASUD   
    SEPETIBA TECON   
    COMPANHIA FERROVIÁRIA DO NORDESTE-CFN   
    ITÁ ENERGÉTICA   
    MRS LOGÍSTICA   
    CSN EXPORT   
    CSN ISLANDS VII   

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Group  Table  Description  Page 
    CSN ISLANDS VIII   
    CSN ISLANDS IX   
    ERSA – ESTANHO DE RONDÔNIA   
    CSN ISLANDS X   
    NACIONAL MINÉRIOS   
    NACIONAL FERROSOS   
    CONGONHAS MINÉRIOS   

 

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SIGNATURE
 
 
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: September 19, 2007

 
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
By:
/S/ Benjamin Steinbruch

 
Benjamin Steinbruch
Chief Executive Officer and Investor Relations Officer

 

 

 
By:
/S/ Otávio de Garcia Lazcano

 
Otávio de Garcia Lazcano
Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. These statements are statements that are not historical facts, and are based on management's current view and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions, company performance and financial results. The words "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "expects", "plans" and similar expressions, as they relate to the company, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Statements regarding the declaration or payment of dividends, the implementation of principal operating and financing strategies and capital expenditure plans, the direction of future operations and the factors or trends affecting financial condition, liquidity or results of operations are examples of forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. There is no guarantee that the expected events, trends or results will actually occur. The statements are based on many assumptions and factors, including general economic and market conditions, industry conditions, and operating factors. Any changes in such assumptions or factors could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.