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EXCERPT OF THE MINUTES OF THE EXTRAORDINARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING OF COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL HELD ON NOVEMBER 13, 2013, DRAWN UP IN SUMMARY FORMAT.

Company Registry (NIRE): 35300396090

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

1.         Date:               November 13, 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. The meeting was held via conference call.

6.         Matters Discussed: 6.1 – Payment of interim dividends and interest on equity – the Board of Directors (“Board”), by unanimously vote of those present, in accordance with article 31 of the Company's Bylaws, approved the proposal for the prepayment of minimum mandatory dividends on profit related to net income for fiscal year 2013, based on the balance sheet as of September 30, 2013, totaling five hundred million reais (R$500,000,000.00), of which (i) four hundred million reais (R$400,000,000.00) as dividends, corresponding to R$0.27435405 per share; and (ii) one hundred million reais (R$100,000,000.00) as interest on equity, corresponding to the gross amount of R$0.06858851 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 countries that 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 accordance with article 8 of Law 9779/99. Taking into consideration the withholding income tax rate of 15%, the net amount to be paid as interest on equity is R$0.05830024 per share. Since interim dividends and interest on equity approved herein will be paid as an anticipation of the annual minimum mandatory dividends, the matter will be ratified at the 2014 Annual Shareholders' Meeting. The dividends and interest on equity will be paid, with no monetary restatement, as of November 28, 2013, to shareholders domiciled in Brazil. Those entitled to receive dividends and interest on equity are the shareholders registered in the depositary institution Banco Itaú S.A. on November 13, 2013.

I hereby certify that the resolutions transcribed here are faithful in content to the minutes filed at the Company’s headquarters.

Claudia Maria Sarti

General Secretary to the Board of Directors