RIO DE JANEIRO, May 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In reference to the note published in today's edition of the VALOR ECONOMICO newspaper (page E-1), COMPANHIA SIDERURGICA NACIONAL ("CSN") hereby clarifies that: -- CSN hired the Banco de Investimentos Credit Suisse S.A. to evaluate, structure and, conditioned to the successful completion of these studies, carry out the sale of a minority shareholding in its mining projects, via the public offering of securities and/or sale to strategic investor; and -- CSN will inform the market as soon as it has finished the abovementioned studies and obtained the necessary approvals to begin implementing the project, pursuant to the current legislation. DATASOURCE: Companhia Siderurgica Nacional CONTACT: David Salama of Companhia Siderurgica Nacional, 55 11 3049-7588, or

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