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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) 3330001159-5
CALL NOTICE
EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING
The Shareholders of Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional are summoned to attend the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on April 19, 2011, at 11:00 a.m., at the Company’s headquarters, located at Rua São José nº 20 - Grupo 1602, Centro, in the city and state of Rio de Janeiro, in order to resolve on the following Agenda: to examine and resolve on the restatement of the Bylaws, primarily in order to: (i) adjust the attributes of the Board of Directors, reflected in Article 19 of the proposal, with the consequent exclusion of items V, VI, IX, X, XII, XVIII, XXIII, XXIV and XXXIII of the current Article 17; (ii) alter the wording of Article 21 to transfer attributes of the Board of Directors to the Board of Executive Officers; (iii) alter the Company’s headquarters from the city of Rio de Janeiro to the city of São Paulo; (iv) create a statutory reserve for investments and working capital; (v) amend the provisions in the Bylaws regarding the criteria for establishing reimbursement amounts; (vi) alter, improve and simplify the wording of several articles to make them clearer and more objective, in accordance with the management proposal submitted to the shareholders; (vii) renumber the articles of the Bylaws in view of the changes introduced; and (viii) consolidate the Bylaws.
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 paragraph 1 article 126 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, seventy-two (72) 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.
Rio de Janeiro, April 1, 2011.
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/ Paulo Penido Pinto Marques
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Paulo Penido Pinto Marques
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer | |
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