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COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
Publicly-held Company
Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ/MF): 33.042.730/0001-04
Corporate Registry (NIRE): 3330001159-5
SUMMARY OF RESOLUTIONS TAKEN AT THE COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL’S ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING HELD ON APRIL 29, 2011
The following resolutions were taken:
(i) Approval of the Management Accounts, the Financial Statements and the Management Report related to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, as released on March 28, 2011 on the websites of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (“CVM”) and BM&FBOVESPA S.A. - Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros (“BM&FBOVESPA”) and published on March 29, 2011 in the Valor Econômico newspaper (page A27 to A46) and in the Official Gazette of the State of Rio de Janeiro (pages 4 to 29).
(ii) Approval, by unanimous vote of attending shareholders, of the allocation of net income for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2010 in the amount of R$ R$2,516,376,039.97, adjusted by the deduction of R$33,416,593.28, related to the adoption of Declarations, Interpretations and Guidance issued by the Accounting Declaration Committee (CPC), amounting to R$2,482,959,446.69 to be allocated as follows: (i) pay R$ 356,800,000.00 as Interest on Equity, corresponding to the gross amount of R$0.24472 per share, and except for the immune and exempted shareholders, this amount is subject to a fifteen per cent (15%) withholding income tax, and this rate shall be applied to the shareholders domiciled in the country who do not assess income or assess it at the maximum rate lower than twenty per cent (20%), which in this case, they are subject to a twenty-five per cent (25%) withholding income tax, as provided for by Article 8 of Law 9,779/99; (ii) payment of dividends in the amount of R$1,500,000,000.00, corresponding to the gross amount of R$1.02883 per share. Interest on Equity and Dividends will be paid by the Company in Brazilian local currency as of May 9, 2011, with no monetary restatement; and (iii) allocate R$626,159,446.69 for the constitution of an investment reserve to meet the investments projects covered by the Capital Budget for the current year, approved herein, in compliance with the provisions of article 196 of Law 6,404/76. Considering that the maximum limit of the legal reserve has already been attained, no amount shall be allocated to such reserve.
(iii) Approval that the Board of Directors is composed of 7 (seven) members, with the election of the following Board Members to compose the Company’s Board of Directors: Antonio Francisco Dos Santos, Brazilian, married, business administrator, identity card IFP 1.307.360, enrolled in the individual roll of taxpayers (CPF/MF) under no. 112.375.706-20, appointed by CSN Investment Club, pursuant to the provisions of article 13, paragraph 2 of the Bylaws; Benjamin Steinbruch, Brazilian, married, industrialist, identity card SSP/SP 3.627.815-4, enrolled in the individual roll of taxpayers (CPF/MF) under no. 618.266.778-87; Jacks Rabinovich, Brazilian, married, industrialist, identity card SSP/SP 1.179.678, enrolled in the individual roll of taxpayers (CPF/MF) under no. 011.495.638-34; Fernando Perrone, Brazilian, married, attorney, identity card IFP 2.048.837, enrolled in the individual roll of taxpayers (CPF/MF) under no. 181.062.347-20; Yoshiaki Nakano, Brazilian, married, business administrator, identity card (RG) 5.157.491-3 and enrolled in the individual roll of taxpayers (CPF/MF) under no. 049.414.548-04, Gilberto Sayão da Silva, Brazilian, married, businessman, identity card (IFP/RJ) 04.625.996-6, enrolled in the individual roll of taxpayers (CPF/MF) under no. 016.792.777-90, and Alexandre Gonçalves Silva, Brazilian, judicially separated, engineer, enrolled in the individual roll of taxpayers (CPF/MF) under no. 022.153.817-87, all of them domiciled in the city and state of São Paulo at Av. Brig. Faria Lima, 3400, 20º andar, and all of whom with a term of office until the 2012 Annual General Meeting.
(iv) Approval of the Management’s total annual compensation at a maximum of R$65,917,105.00.
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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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