Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
04538-132
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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EXTRACT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE ORDINAY MEETING OF COMPANHIA SIDERURGICA NACIONAL’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, HELD ON APRIL 24 2007, AND DRAWN UP IN THE SUMMARY FORMAT.
NIRE: 33300011595
CNPJ: 33.042.730/0001 -04
1. Date: April 24, 2007.
2. Time: 2:30 p.m.
3. Place: Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3.400, 20° andar, São Paulo, SP.
4. Attendees: Jacks Rabinovich (Chairman of the Meeting), Antonio Francisco dos Santos, Mauro Molchansky, Fernando Perrone, Dionísio Dias Carneiro Netto, Darc Antonio da Luz Costa, Yoshiaki Nakano and Claudia Maria Sarti (Secretary at the Board of Directors’ Meeting), being the meeting held through a conference call.
6. Resolutions: 6.2 – Reelection of the Chief Executive Officer – The Board of Directors approved, by unanimous vote, pursuant to article 17, item III, of the By-laws, the reelection of Mr. Benjamin Steinbruch, Brazilian citizen, married, industrial, bearer of the identity card n° 3.627.815 -4 issued by SSP/SP, bearer of the Taxpayer’s ID n° 618.266.778 -87, domiciled at Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima n° 3.400, 20° andar, in São Paulo, SP, as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer with term of office of two years, counting as of this date. The Chief Executive Officer of the Company hereby declares that has not incurred in any crimes as provided in the paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 147 of Law 6,404, as of December 15, 1976.
I hereby certify that the resolution herein transcribed are a true copy of the minutes filed at the Companies Head Office.
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 and Acting Chief Financial Officer |
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