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COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA
NACIONAL
CNPJ No.
33.042.730/0001-04
NIRE
33300011595
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
PAYMENT OF INTERMEDIARY DIVIDENDS
Once the Board of Directors of Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional, as per article 17, item VIII of the Company's By-laws and article 204 and its paragraphs 1 and 2, of Act No. 6.404/76, approved, on this date, the payment of intermediary dividends to shareholders to the income account for the period ended on March 31, 2004, in the amount of R$ 35,000,000.00, corresponding to the compensation of R$0.1228 by capital stock outstanding share, excluding the 2,087,200 shares in treasury, on this date, free from withholding income tax – IRRF, as per existing law, we hereby inform the Shareholders as follows:
Instruction regarding the credit of dividends
Shareholders shall have the amounts of dividends available as from June 15, 2004, in their bank domiciles, such as provided to the depositary institution, Itaú Corretora de Valores S.A.
Shareholders users of trusts shall have their dividends credited according to the procedures adopted by the Stock Exchanges.
Shareholders, whose register does not include the number of CPF/CNPJ (Individual Taxpayer Registry/Corporate Taxpayer Registry) or the indication of "Bank/Branch/Current-Account", shall have their dividends credited, within three (3) Business days, counting from due completion of respective registers at the branches of Banco Itaú S/A., or through a letter submitted to the Superintendence of Services to Shareholders of Itaú Corretora de Valores S.A., located at Rua Boa Vista, 185 – 6o andar – São Paulo – SP – CEP 01092-900.
Places of Service
At branches of Banco Itaú S/A., specialized in Shareholder Service within bank hours.
Rio de Janeiro, June 14th, 2004.
Companhia Siderúrgica
Nacional
Lauro Henrique Campos
Rezende
Executive Officer of Relations with
Investors
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COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
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Otavio de Garcia Lazcano
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Otavio de Garcia Lazcano
Principal Financial Officer
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