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EXCERPT OF THE MINUTES OF THE EXTRAORDINARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL HELD ON AUGUST 6, 2013, DRAWN UP IN SUMMARY FORMAT.

Company Registry (NIRE): 35300396090

Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ): 33.042.730/0001-04

1.         Date:               August 6, 2013.

2.         Time:              2:30 P.M.

3.         Venue:           Av. Brig. Faria Lima, 3400, 20º andar, São Paulo - SP.

4.         Attendance:   Benjamin Steinbruch (Chairman), Jacks Rabinovich, Antonio Francisco dos Santos, Fernando Perrone, Antonio Bernardo Vieira Maia and Aloysio Meirelles de Miranda Filho – Board Members; Claudia Maria Sarti – General Secretary of the Board of Directors.

6.         Matters discussed: 6.1. – Payment of interim dividends and interest on equity – The Board of Directors, by unanimous vote of those present, in accordance with Article 31 of the Company’s Bylaws, approved the prepayment of minimum mandatory dividends on profit reported on June 30, 2013, totaling three hundred million reais (R$300,000,000.00), of which
(i) two hundred and ten million reais (R$210,000,000.00) as dividends, corresponding to R$0.14403587 per share; and (ii) ninety million reais (R$ 90.000.000,00) as interest on equity, corresponding to the gross amount of  R$0.06172966 per share. Except for those shareholders proven to be immune or exempt, this amount will be subject to withholding income tax at the rate of 15%. Shareholders domiciled in a country which does not have income tax or where the maximum rate is below 20% will be subject to withholding income tax at the rate of 25%, pursuant to the provisions in Article 8 of Law 9,779/99. Taking into consideration the withholding income tax rate of 15%, the net amount to be paid as interest on equity is R$0.05247021 per share. Since interim dividends and interest on equity approved herein will be paid as an anticipation of the minimum mandatory dividends, the matter will be ratified at the 2014 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. Dividends and interest on equity will be paid, with no monetary restatement, as of August 15, 2013, to shareholders domiciled in Brazil. Shareholders registered in the records of the depositary institution Banco Itaú S.A. on August 7, 2013, are entitled to receive the payment. 6.2 – Appointment of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors – The Board of Directors selected, pursuant to Article 14, paragraph 1, of the Bylaws, the Board members Benjamin Steinbruch and Jacks Rabinovich to occupy the positions of Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, respectively.

I hereby certify that the resolutions transcribed herein are faithful to the original minutes filed in the Company’s headquarters.

Claudia Maria Sarti

General Secretary of the Board of Directors

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