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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 6-K
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the month of August, 2017
Commission File Number 1-14732
 

 
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
National Steel Company
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 
Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima 3400, 20º andar
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
04538-132
(Address of principal executive office)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
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.  

Yes _______ No ___X____

 
 

 

COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL

Publicly-held Company

Corporate Taxpayer's ID (CNPJ/MF) No. 33.042.730/0001-04

State Registry (NIRE) No. 35-3.0039609.0

 

MATERIAL FACT

Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (BOVESPA: CSNA3; NYSE: SID) (“CSN” or “Company”), pursuant to Article 157, Paragraph 4, of Law 6404/76, as amended and to the Instruction of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“CVM”) No. 358/02, as amended, announces to its shareholders and to the market in general that, exceptionally, it will not make available the Quarterly Statement for the second quarter of 2017 within the term established by CVM Instruction No. 480/09, given that the Company is still working with its external auditors to conclude the review of the Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2015, as well as to close the Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2016, which affect the opening balances of the 2017 financial statements, as already reported in the Material Facts disclosed on March 27, 2017 and May 15, 2017, as well as in the Notice to the Market disclosed on May 24, 2017.

 

The Company is sparing no effort to disclose its financial statements and quarterly information as soon as possible. Immediately after establishing the date in which the work will be completed, the market will be timely informed.

 

 

São Paulo, August 15, 2017.

 

 

 

David Moise Salama

Investor Relations Executive Officer

 

 

SIGNATURE
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 15, 2017
 
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
By:
/S/ Benjamin Steinbruch

 
Benjamin Steinbruch
Chief Executive Officer

 

 
By:
/S/ David Moise Salama

 
David Moise Salama
Executive Officer

 
 

 

 
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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