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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 September, 2005

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____


EXCERPT OF THE MINUTES OF ORDINARY MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL, HELD ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2005, DRAWN UP IN SUMMARIZED FORMAT.

NIRE: 33300011595

1. Date: September 20, 2005.

2. Time: 10 a.m.

3. Place: Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3400 – 20th floor.

4. Attendees: Benjamin Steinbruch (Chairman), Antonio Francisco dos Santos, Dionísio Dias Carneiro Netto, Fernando Perrone, Mauro Molchansky, Darc Antonio da Luz Costa, Yoshiaki Nakano and Claudia Maria Sarti (Secretary of the Meeting).

6. Agenda: 6.1 – Election of Executive Officer – The Board of Directors approved, by unanimous vote, and in accordance to the provisions of Article 17, item III of the Bylaws, the election of Mr. PEDRO FELIPE BORGES NETO, Brazilian citizen, married, mechanic engineer, bearer of the identity card RG number 386.966 SSP-CE and enrolled with the Individual Taxpayers’ Registry of the Ministry of Finance under number 046.837.063 -34, domiciled in the city of São Paulo, State of São Paulo, at Rua Ivaí, 207, Tatuapé, CEP 03080-900, to the position of Institutional Executive Officer, with a term of office of 2 (two) years, counting from this date. Any and all actions of the elected Officer on behalf of the Company prior to his election are hereby ratified. I certify that the decisions herein drawn up are accurate copy of the original minutes filed with the head offices of the Company.

 

COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL

Claudia Maria Sarti
Secretary of the Meeting

 


 

 
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: September 20, 2005

 
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
By:
/S/ Benjamin Steinbruch

 
Benjamin Steinbruch
Chief Executive Officer and
Acting Chief Financial Officer
 

 

 
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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