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COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
Publicly-held Company
Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ/MF) 33.042.730/0001-04
Corporate Registry ID (NIRE) 35300396090
SECOND CALL NOTICE
EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING
The Shareholders of Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional are summoned to attend the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting to be held, at second call, on April 30, 2013, at 10:30 a.m., at the Company’s headquarters, located at Av. Brig. Faria Lima, 3400, 20º andar, in the city and state of São Paulo, in order to resolve on the following Agenda: (i) to approve the amendment of article 5 of the Bylaws to reflect the new amount of the Company’s capital stock, due to the cancellation of shares held in treasury and the capital increase approved by the Company’s board of directors; (ii) to approve the amendment of articles 14 and 15 of the Bylaws in order to exclude the need for members of the Company’s Board of Directors to be shareholders and to adjust the number of members, pursuant to article 140 of the Brazilian Corporate Law; and (iii) to approve the consolidation of the Bylaws.
Pursuant to the provisions set forth in article 135 of Law 6,404/76, the instatement of the shareholders’ meeting at the second call will occur regardless of the number of attending shareholders.
Those Shareholders whose shares are held under custody are requested to present a statement of their shareholdings issued by the custodian institution. Shareholders intending to be represented by an attorney-in-fact shall observe the provisions of article 126, paragraph 1 of Law 6,404/76, delivering, preferably, at the Company’s headquarters the powers of attorney with special powers for representation at the General Meeting referred to herein, at least, forty-eight (48) hours prior to the date scheduled for the meeting, in order to enhance services provided to shareholders.
Documents related to the items included in the Agenda are available for Shareholders’ consultation at the Company’s headquarters and on the websites of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), at www.cvm.gov.br; BM&FBovespa - Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros S.A., at www.bmfbovespa.com.br, and the Company, at www.csn.com.br/ir.
São Paulo, April 18, 2013.
Benjamin Steinbruch
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL | |
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/S/ Benjamin Steinbruch
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Benjamin Steinbruch
Chief Executive Officer | |
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/S/ David Moise Salama
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David Moise Salama
Investor Relations Executive Officer | |
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