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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 February, 2019
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): 33.042.730/0001-04

Company Registry (NIRE): 35-3.0039609.0

 

MATERIAL FACT

 

 

COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL ("Company" or "CSN") hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that its controlled company, 
CSN Mineração S.A. ("CSN Mineração"), has concluded negotiations for the supply of iron ore to Swiss trader Glencore International AG ("Glencore").

 

The transaction involves a pre-payment to CSN Mineração in the amount of US$ 500,000,000.00 related to an iron ore supply contract of approximately 22 million tons over 5 years. The disbursement will occur once certain precedent conditions have been met, which are customary for this type of transaction.

 

The Transaction is part of CSN's deleveraging plan, as already disclosed by the Company. Through this, we forecast that the net debt /EBITDA pro forma of CSN will be reduced to 4.1x, considering today’s exchange rate. 

 

 

 

 

São Paulo, February 20th 2019.

 

 

Marcelo Cunha Ribeiro

Chief Financial and Investor Relations 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: February 20, 2019
 
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
By:
/S/ Benjamin Steinbruch
 
Benjamin Steinbruch
Chief Executive Officer

 

 
By:
/S/ Marcelo Cunha Ribeiro
 
Marcelo Cunha Ribeiro
Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer

 
 

 

 
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