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NOTICE TO THE MARKET
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
Rua São José nº 20, Grupo 1602
Rio de Janeiro/RJ
Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ) 33.042.730/0001-04
In compliance with Office Letter GAE/CAEM 0326-10 of March 10, 2010, which requests clarifications about the content of the news published on O Estado de São Paulo newspaper, 03/10/2010 edition, we would like to elucidate the following:
• On March 9, 2010, the Company held an event for disclosure of the 2009 results and the outlook for 2010 (“Event”). The Event was open to the market in general and registration to attend it could be made on the Company’s website (www.csn.com.br/ri).
• The Event was broadcast live on the Internet (webcast) and the Company’s Management was available for questions.
• All information disclosed by the Company at the Event, such as with regard to investments, expansion, increase in sales and future projects, is available in the presentation made during the Event, which is filed at the Company’s website (www.csn.com.br/ri) and will be filed on CVM’s website on this date.
• The Company is still carrying out feasibility studies concerning the expansion and investment plans disclosed at the Event, which will be subject to the appropriate corporate approvals.
• CSN did not disclose any information other than that included in the documents available for the public and is not responsible for third-party interpretations based on the content disclosed by the Company.
We are available for any further clarifications that might be needed.
Rio de Janeiro, March 11, 2010.
Paulo Penido Pinto Marques
Investor Relations Officer
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Benjamin Steinbruch
Chief Executive Officer |
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Paulo Penido Pinto Marques
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