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EXTRACT OF THE MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL, HELD ON MAY 12, 2009, DRAWN UP IN SUMMARY FORMAT
COMPANY REGISTRY (NIRE): 33300011595
1. Date: May 12, 2009.
2. Time: 02:30 p.m..
3. Venue: Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, nº 3400, 20º andar, São Paulo.
4. Attendees: Benjamin Steinbruch (Chairman), Antonio Francisco dos Santos, Dionísio Dias Carneiro Netto, Fernando Perrone, Darc Antonio da Luz Costa, Yoshiaki Nakano and Claudia Maria Sarti (Secretary).
6. Agenda: 6.1 – Re-election of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors – The Board of Directors (the “Board”) elected, pursuant to the provisions of article 13, paragraph 1, of the Bylaws, the Board Members BENJAMIN STEINBRUCH AND JACKS RABINOVICH as Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, respectively; 6.2 – Resignation of Board Member – Mr. DARC ANTONIO DA LUZ COSTA resigned from his position of Company’s Board Member. The Company thanked the Board Member for the relevant services rendered. 6.3 – Re-election of Audit Committee Members – The Board, pursuant to the provisions of article 29 of the Bylaws, unanimously appointed the Board Members YOSHIAKI NAKANO, DIONÍSIO DIAS CARNEIRO NETTO and FERNANDO PERRONE for a new period of office as members of the Audit Committee, through April 30, 2010. The period of office will be extended until the investiture of their successors. Mr. Fernando Perrone was appointed as President of the Audit Committee. It was also resolved that there will be a rotation among the independent board members to be part of the Audit Committee, as of the appointment to be held at the first Board meeting after the holding of the 2010 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting; 6.4 – Resignation of Executive Officer - The Board of Directors became cognizant of the resignation of Mr. OTÁVIO DE GARCIA LAZCANO from the position of Company’s Executive Officer, for personal reasons, which was unanimously accepted. The Company thanked Mr. Lazcano for his dedication and relevant services rendered during his stay at the Company. 6.5 – Election of Executive Officer – The Board unanimously approved, pursuant to the provisions of article 17, item III of the Bylaws, the election of Mr. PAULO PENIDO PINTO MARQUES, a Brazilian citizen, married, engineer, holder of Identity Card (RG) M-751.698 SSP-MG and Individual Taxpayers’ ID (CIC) 269.139.176 -00, with office located at Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3.400, 20º andar, in the city and state of São Paulo, for the position of Executive Officer, responsible for the controlling, financial and investor relations areas, with period of office lasting until April 30, 2011.
This is a free translation of the extract of the original minutes filed at the Company’s headquarters.
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
Claudia Maria Sarti
Secretary of the Meeting
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL |
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/S/ Benjamin Steinbruch
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Benjamin Steinbruch
Chief Executive Officer |
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By: |
/S/ Paulo Penido Pinto Marques
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Paulo Penido Pinto Marques
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer |
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