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NOTICE TO THE MARKET
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
Rua São José nº 20, Grupo 1602, parte
Rio de Janeiro/RJ
Corporate Taxpayer's ID (CNPJ/MF): 33.042.730/0001 -04
The Board of Directors of COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL authorized, on the present date, the reopening of the Company’s share buyback program (“Share Buyback Program”), which will be held in treasury for subsequent sale or cancellation.
The Share Buyback Program shall respect the following limits and conditions, pursuant to the provisions of CVM Instructions 10/80 and 358/2002:
I. The Company’s objective: to maximize the creation of value to shareholders through efficient capital structure management.
II. Number of shares to be acquired: up to 9,720,000 shares.
III. Effective period for performing authorized transactions: from February 3, 2009 to February 25, 2009, inclusively.
IV. Free float: 444,543,843 shares.
V. Place of Acquisitions: Stock Exchange.
VI. Maximum Share Price: share acquisition price cannot exceed its market price at the Stock Exchange.
VII. Brokers: Itaú Corretora de Valores S.A., located at Av. Engenheiro Armando de Arruda Pereira, 707 -15º andar- in the city of São Paulo, UBS Pactual Corretora de Mercadorias Ltda., located at Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3729 – 10º andar – in the city of São Paulo, Credit Suisse First Boston CTVM S.A., located at Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima 3064 – 13º andar- in the city of São Paulo, and Itaú USA Securities Inc., located at 540 Madison Avenue - 23rd Floor- in New York city.
VIII. The Board of Directors has entrusted the Company’s Board of Executive Officers to take all necessary measures to implement this resolution, including the establishment of the most convenient date to start the share buyback.
Rio de Janeiro, February 2, 2009.
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
Otávio de Garcia Lazcano
Investor Relations Executive Officer
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/S/ Benjamin Steinbruch
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Benjamin Steinbruch
Chief Executive Officer |
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/S/ Otávio de Garcia Lazcano
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Otávio de Garcia Lazcano
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer |
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