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EXTRACT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE EXTRAORDINARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
OF COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL, HELD ON MARCH 20, 2008, DRAWN UP IN SUMMARY FORMAT.
Corporate Registry (NIRE): 33300011595
Date: March 20, 2008.
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3400 – 20º andar, São Paulo, SP.
Attendance: Benjamin Steinbruch, Jacks Rabinovich, Antonio Francisco dos Santos, Yoshiaki Nakano, Dionísio Dias Carneiro, Mauro Molchansky, Darc Antonio da Luz Costa, Fernando Perrone and Claudia Maria Sarti (Secretary).
Agenda: 6.1 – Company shares – The Board of Directors (“Board”) unanimously approved the acquisition of up to 10,800,000 Company shares to be held in treasury for subsequent sale or cancellation, pursuant to article 3 of CVM Instruction 10/80, via transactions on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (BOVESPA), using the following brokers: Itaú Corretora de Valores S.A., Pactual CTVM S.A. and Credit Suisse First Boston CTVM S.A. The maximum term for the realization of the transactions is April 28, 2008. The acquisition price of the shares may not exceed their stock market price. Pursuant to article 5 of CVM Instruction 10 of February 14, 1980, the number of shares outstanding is 455,343,843. The Company’s objective is to maximize the creation of shareholder value through efficient capital structure management. The Board will implement the resolution adopted herein. This is a free translation of the original filed at the Company’s headquarters.
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
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Claudia Maria Sarti
Secretary
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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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