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COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
Publicly-Held Company
Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ/MF): 33.042.730/0001-04
NOTICE TO THE MARKET
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL (“Company”), pursuant to CVM Instruction 308, of May 14, 1999, as amended, hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that it has hired Grant Thornton Auditores Independentes to provide independent audit services for the Company and its subsidiaries in fiscal years 2017, 2018 and 2019, in replacement of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes, in accordance with Article 31 of said CVM Instruction, which prescribes mandatory rotation of independent auditor firm every five (5) years.
São Paulo, December 7, 2017.
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
David Moise Salama
Investor Relations Officer
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL | |
By: |
/S/ Benjamin Steinbruch
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Benjamin Steinbruch
Chief Executive Officer |
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By: |
/S/ David Moise Salama
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David Moise Salama
Executive Officer |
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