Commission File Number 1-14732

 

 

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
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NOTICE TO THE MARKET

 

COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL

Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ): 33.042.730/0001-04

Publicly-Held Company

 

 

 

 

Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (“Company” or “CSN”) has received Official Letter BOVESPA 2723/2015-SAE of August 27, 2015, with the following content:

 

“We request clarification by August 28, 2015 regarding the content of the article published by the newspaper Valor Econômico on August 27, 2015 entitled “CSN negocia alongamento da dívida” (CSN negotiates extension of debt), as well as any other information deemed relevant.”

 

To this purpose, CSN clarifies the following:

 

1.   The Company is currently studying alternatives to reducing its leverage, including extending its debt profile and a possible review of its asset portfolio;

 

2.  Regarding the debt profile, the Company has not executed any instrument that requires disclosure to the market in accordance with the law;

 

3.  Regarding the review of its asset portfolio, there are no ongoing negotiations that require disclosure to the market in accordance with the law.

 

 

In the event of the occurrence of any act that constitutes a material fact, the Company shall promptly inform the market.

 

 

 

 

 

São Paulo, August 28, 2015.

 

 

 

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Gustavo Henrique Santos de Sousa

Controllership, Tax and Investor Relations Executive Officer

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