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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) 35-3.0039609.0
MATERIAL FACT
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (BOVESPA: CSNA3; NYSE: SID) (“CSN” or “Company”), due to the subpoena of the Federal Court of Volta Redonda/RJ, issued on December 11, 2017, establishing the disclosure of a material fact with information referring to the Official Letter SEA/CECA/INEA 002/2017, issued by Rio de Janeiro’s environmental authorities on December 1st (“Notice 02/2017”), provides clarifications on the following:
The said Notice 02/2017 was impaired, given that the Environmental Authorization was subsequently obtained through CECA/CFL Resolution No. 6141 of December 7, 2017, maintaining provisionally the Presidente Vargas Plant (“UPV”) in full operation for 180 days, by which a definitive solution to the question should be obtained.
The court ruling has already been complied with, since the Company provided the necessary clarifications to the market and to the shareholders in a material fact published on December 8, 2017. The full content of CECA Resolution can be found in the Official Gazette of the State of Rio de Janeiro of December 8, 2017, on page 13.
The Company will keep the market up to date on the development of the discussions with the environmental authorities.
São Paulo, December 13, 2017.
David Moise Salama
Investor Relations Officer
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/S/ Benjamin Steinbruch
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/S/ David Moise Salama
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