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COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
Publicly Held Company
Corporate Taxpayer’s ID 33.042.730/0001-04
NIRE 35300396090
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (“Company”) informs its shareholders and the market in general that the Board of Directors approved, at a meeting held on November 13, 2023, the distribution of interim dividends, in the amount of R$985,000,000.00 (nine hundred and eighty-five million reais), to the profit reserve account, corresponding to R$0.742782969659389 per share of the share capital, as an anticipation of the minimum mandatory dividend. The dividends will be paid as of November 29, 2023, and will be calculated and credited based on the Shareholders' positions on November 20, 2023.
Therefore:
1- | Shareholders using fiduciary custody will have their dividends credited according to procedures adopted by the Stock Exchanges. |
2- | Shareholders whose registration do not include the CPF/CNPJ number or the indication of "Bank/Branch/Checking Account" will have their dividends credited within 3 (three) business days from the proper regularization of their records at Banco Bradesco S.A. branches. This can be done by filling out the "Investor Registration Form," which will be sent by the branch to the Department of Shares and Custody. |
Shareholder service locations: Banco Bradesco S.A. branches, specialized in serving Shareholders, during banking hours.
Dividends not claimed within a period of 3 (three) years, counting from the payment start date, will expire and revert to the Company (Law 6,404/76, article 287, item II, item a).
São Paulo, November 14, 2023.
Marcelo Cunha Ribeiro
Executive of Finance and Investor Relations
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL | |
By: |
/S/ Benjamin Steinbruch
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Benjamin Steinbruch
Chief Executive Officer |
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By: |
/S/ Marcelo Cunha Ribeiro
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Marcelo Cunha Ribeiro
Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer |
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