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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) No.: 35-3.0039609.0
MATERIAL FACT
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional ("Company"), in addition to the Material Fact published on December 8, 2017, hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that the validity period of the Environmental Authorization - AA No. IN042958, which maintains the full operation of the Presidente Vargas plant (UPV), located in Volta Redonda/RJ, was extended for 90 days as of this date, in accordance with CECA/CFL Resolution No. 6,189, of June 19, 2018, the entirety of which was published in the Official Gazette of the State of Rio de Janeiro of the present date, page 13.
The Company continues to negotiate with the competent authorities of the State of Rio de Janeiro for a final consensual solution of environmental issues at the UPV and will keep its shareholders and the market in general informed on the progress of this matter.
São Paulo, June 20, 2018.
Marcelo Cunha Ribeiro
Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL | |
By: |
/S/ Benjamin Steinbruch
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Benjamin Steinbruch
Chief Executive Officer |
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL | |
By: |
/S/ Marcelo Cunha Ribeiro
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Marcelo Cunha Ribeiro
IR Executive Officer |
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