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COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
Publicly-held Company
Corporate Taxpayer's ID (CNPJ/MF): 33.042.730/0001 -04
Corporate Registry (NIRE): 3330001159-5
CALL NOTICE
EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING
The Shareholders of COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL are hereby invited to attend an Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting to be held at 2:00 pm on January 11, 2008, at the Company's headquarters at Rua São José nº 20 - Grupo 1602, Centro, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, in order to deliberate on the following agenda:
1. Cancellation of 4,000,000 shares currently held in treasury, with no capital reduction;
2. Approval of a split of the Company's shares, so that each share will be represented by 3 shares;
3. Amendment to Article 5 and the heading of Article 7 of the Company's Bylaws to conform to the share cancellation and split mentioned in items 1 and 2 above.
4. Ratification, pursuant to Article 256, subitem 1 of Law 6404/76, of the acquisition of Companhia de Fomento Mineral e Participações Ltda.
The shareholders whose shares are held in custody should present a statement of shareholdings issued by the custodian, while those who wish to be represented by proxy should comply with the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 126 of Law 6404/76, delivering the respective power(s) of attorney authorizing their representation at the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting which is the purpose of this call notice to the Company's headquarters at least 72 (seventy-two) hours prior to the Meeting.
Rio de Janeiro, December 21, 2007.
Benjamin Steinbruch
Chairman of the Board of Directors
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL |
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/S/ Benjamin Steinbruch
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Benjamin Steinbruch
Chief Executive Officer and Investor Relations Officer |
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/S/ Otávio de Garcia Lazcano
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Otávio de Garcia Lazcano
Chief Financial Officer |
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