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Yes _______ No ___X____COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ): 33.042.730/0001-04
Publicly-held Company
NOTICE TO THE MARKET
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (“Company” or “CSN”) received Official Letter BOVESPA 2261/2015-SAE of June 30, 2015, with the following content:
“We request clarifications, by July 01, 2015, on the content of the news published on the O Estado de São Paulo newspaper, issue of June 30, 2015, entitled “The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) requests the suspension of CSN’s activities in the Volta Redonda unit (RJ)”, as well as other information deemed relevant.”
To this purpose, CSN clarifies the following:
1- Until the present time, the Company has not been formally cited on the Public Civil Action mentioned on said news and, therefore, it is unaware of its content.
2- The Company develops various environmental projects, some of which object of Terms of Undertaking (“TAC”) entered into with environmental agencies and whose compliance is constantly monitored by the competent authorities.
3- In 2014 alone, the Company allocated R$361 million to environmental management initiatives.
4- The Presidente Vargas Steelworks (UPV) regularly operates in compliance with the environmental licensing process, in accordance with the environmental legislation in force.
The Company maintains a transparency and open dialogue relationship with Rio de Janeiro state environmental authorities and reassures its commitment to the sustainability of its businesses.
São Paulo, June 30, 2015.
Controllership, Taxes and Investor Relations Executive Officer
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL | |
By: |
/S/ Benjamin Steinbruch
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Benjamin Steinbruch
Chief Executive Officer |
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By: |
/S/ Gustavo Henrique Santos de Sousa
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Gustavo Henrique Santos de Sousa
Controllership, Taxes and Investor Relations Executive Officer |
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