Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
Publicly-Held Company
Corporate Taxpayer's ID (CNPJ/MF) No. 33.042.730/0001-04
State Registry (NIRE) No. 35-3.0039609.0
MATERIAL FACT
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (BOVESPA: CSNA3; NYSE: SID) (“CSN” or “Company”), pursuant to Article 157, Paragraph 4, of Law 6404/76, as amended, and to the Securities and Exchange Commission's Instruction 358/02, as amended, hereby announces to its shareholders and to the market in general that, at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on December 15, 2016, the Company's new Policy for the Disclosure of Act or Material Fact and the Trading of Securities was approved (“Disclosure and Trading Policy”).
The new Disclosure and Trading Policy changed the means by which the Company discloses its Acts and Material Facts, which are now disclosed through News Portal of Folha de São Paulo, at the web address http://publicidadelegal.folha.uol.com.br]. In addition to this, the Company also highlights that its Acts or Material Facts will continue to be disclosed also at the websites of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (www.cvm.gov.br), of BM&FBovespa S.A. - Securities, Commodities and Futures Exchange (www.bmfbovespa.com.br) and of the investor relations of the Company (www.csn.com.br/ri/).
The Company also announces that it will update its Registration Form to reflect the change mentioned above.
São Paulo, December 16, 2016.
David Moise Salama
Investor Relations Executive Officer
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/S/ Benjamin Steinbruch
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/S/ David Moise Salama
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