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CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080711
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080711
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080711

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GERDAU S.A.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001073404
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES & ROLLING & FINISHING MILLS [3310]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			D5
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14878
		FILM NUMBER:		08948208

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		AVENIDA FARRAPOS, 1811
		CITY:			PORTO ALEGRE, RIO GRANDE DO SU
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			90220-005
		BUSINESS PHONE:		011-55-51-3323-2703

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		STREET 1:		AVENIDA FARRAPOS, 1811
		CITY:			PORTO ALEGRE, RIO GRANDE DO SU
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			90220-005

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GERDAU SA
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19981112
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      accompanying notes are an integral part of this condensed consolidated interim
      financial information.</font></div>
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      incorporated as a limited liability company under the laws of the Federative
      Republic of Brazil. The principal business of Gerdau S.A. (&#8220;Gerdau&#8221;) in Brazil
      and of its subsidiaries in Canada, Chile, the United States, Uruguay, Colombia,
      Argentina, Spain, Peru, and more recently in Mexico, Dominican Republic and
      Venezuela (collectively the &#8220;Company&#8221;) comprise the production of crude steel
      and related long rolled products, drawn products and long specialty products.
      The Company produces steel based on the mini-mill concept, whereby steel is
      produced in electric arc furnaces from scrap and pig iron acquired mainly in
      the
      region where each mill operates. Gerdau also operates plants which produce
      steel
      from iron ore in blast furnaces and through the direct reduction
      process.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Company manufactures steel products for use by civil construction,
      manufacturing, agribusiness as well as specialty steel products. The markets
      where the Company operates are located in Brazil, the United States, Canada,
      Chile, Colombia, Spain, Peru and, to a lesser extent, in Argentina, Mexico,
      Venezuela, Dominican Republic and Uruguay.</font></div>
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            <td align="left">
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            <td align="left">
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      accompanying condensed consolidated financial information has been prepared
      in
      accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
      (&#8220;U.S. GAAP&#8221;), which differ in certain aspects from the accounting practices
      adopted in Brazil (&#8220;Brazilian GAAP&#8221;) applied by the Company in the preparation
      of its legal financial statements. In accordance with Brazilian Securities
      Commission (CVM) rules, the Company has started to present its consolidated
      financial statements under IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards)
      beginning the third quarter of 2007. The consolidated financial statements
      under
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      condensed consolidated financial information as of and for the three-month
      period ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 is unaudited. However, in the opinion
      of
      management, this financial information includes all adjustments, consisting
      only
      of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the
      consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the
      interim periods presented. The results for the three-month period ended March
      31, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the
      entire year.</font></div>
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      basis as the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended
      December 31, 2007, except for the recognition of a qualifying cash flow hedge
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
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      statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting
      principles generally accepted in the United States of America.</font></div>
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      establishes the requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures the
      identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, any non-controlling
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      December&#160;15, 2008. For business combinations in which the acquisition date
      was before the effective date of this Statement, the acquirer shall apply the
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      for previously recognized changes in acquired tax uncertainties or previously
      recognized changes in the valuation allowance for acquired deferred tax assets.
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      to
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      statement of earnings. SFAS&#160;160 is effective for fiscal years beginning on
      or after December&#160;15, 2008. The Company is evaluating the potential impact
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      Statement No. 133&#8221;</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      (Statement 161). SFAS 161 requires entities that utilize derivative instruments
      to provide qualitative disclosures about their objectives and strategies for
      using such instruments, as well as any details of credit-risk-related contingent
      features contained within derivatives. SFAS 161 also requires entities to
      disclose additional information about the amounts and location of derivatives
      located within the financial statements, how the provisions of SFAS 133 has
      been
      applied, and the impact that hedges have on an entity&#8217;s financial position,
      financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years
      and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application
      encouraged. The Company is evaluating the potential impact on its consolidated
      statements upon adoption of Statement 161.</font></div>
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      162 identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for
      selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements
      of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with generally
      accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States (the GAAP hierarchy).
      The Company does not expect to have any significant impact of adopting this
      SFAS.</font></div>
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      No. 60&#8221;. </em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SFAS
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      Enterprises, applies to financial guarantee insurance contracts issued by
      insurance enterprises, including the recognition and measurement of premium
      revenue and claim liabilities. It also requires expanded disclosures about
      financial guarantee insurance contracts. SFAS 163 is effective for fiscal years
      and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company does not
      expect to have any impact of adopting this SFAS.</font></div>
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      introduces a framework for measuring fair value and expands required disclosure
      about fair value measurements of assets and liabilities. SFAS 157 for financial
      assets and liabilities is effective for fiscal years beginning after November
      15, 2007, and the Company has adopted the standard for those assets and
      liabilities as of January 1, 2008. The adoption of SFAS 157 did not materially
      impact the Company balance sheet, statement of earnings, or cash flow. The
      Company is now required to provide additional disclosures as a part of its
      consolidated financial statements.</font></div>
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      February 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position (&#8220;FSP&#8221;) 157-2, Effective Date of
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      all
      nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except those that are
      recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis (at least annually)
      to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within
      those fiscal years. The Company is currently assessing the impact of SFAS No.
      157 for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities on its consolidated
      balance sheets and statements of earnings.</font></div>
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      or
      paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most
      advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between
      market participants on the measurement date. SFAS 157 also establishes a
      three&#160;&#8211; tier fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs in measuring
      fair value requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and
      minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard
      describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair
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      liabilities.</font></div>
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      for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices (unadjusted) in markets that
      are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated
      by
      observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or
      liabilities. </font></div>
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      at fair value on a recurring basis.&#160;These assets included investments in
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      by the Brazilian Government and stocks that were classified as Level 1. The
      private securities refer primarily to fixed-income investments (Bank Deposit
      Certificate &#8211; &#8220;CDB&#8221; and Interbank Deposit &#8211; &#8220;DI&#8221;) and were classified as Level
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      collar contracts which are traded on a public exchange.&#160;See Note 9 for
      further information on the Company&#8217;s derivative instruments and hedging
      activities.&#160;The fair values of the derivatives were determined based on
      inputs that are readily available in public markets or derived from information
      available in publicly quoted markets.&#160;Therefore, the Company utilized level
      2 inputs to measure the fair market value of these derivatives. The Company
      utilized a standard pricing model based on inputs that were either readily
      available in public markets, derived from information available in publicly
      quoted markets, or quoted by counterparties to these contracts to determine
      the
      value of the derivatives.&#160;The Company has consistently applied these
      valuation techniques in all periods presented and believes it has obtained
      the
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      holds.&#160;&#160;</font></div>
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      Company also invested in auction rate security instruments, which are classified
      as short-term investments and reflected at fair value. Due to recent events
      in
      credit markets over the past several months, auctions for certain auction rate
      securities from our subsidiary Gerdau Ameristeel failed auction because sell
      orders have exceeded buy orders. As a result of these failed auctions or future
      failed auctions, Gerdau Ameristeel may not be able to liquidate these securities
      until a future auction is successful, the issuer redeems the outstanding
      securities or the securities mature. Although it is Gerdau Ameristeel intention
      to sell these investments when liquidity returns to the market for these
      securities, if Gerdau Ameristeel determines that an issuer of the securities
      is
      unable to successfully close future auctions, or redeem or refinance the
      obligations, Gerdau Ameristeel might have to reclassify the investments from
      a
      current asset to a non-current asset. Due to the lack of availability of
      observable market quotes on the Gerdau Ameristeel investment portfolio of
      marketable securities and auction rate securities, Gerdau Ameristeel utilizes
      valuation models including those that are based on expected cash flow streams
      and collateral values, including assessments of counterparty credit quality,
      default risk underlying the security, discount rates and overall capital market
      liquidity. As a result of this analysis of other-than-temporary impairment
      factors, Gerdau Ameristeel recorded an other-than-temporary impairment of
      approximately $22.7 million at March 31, 2008, related to these auction rate
      securities. These securities will be analyzed each reporting period for possible
      further other-than-temporary impairment factors and appropriate balance sheet
      classifications.&#160;Therefore, the Company utilized level 3 inputs to measure
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      basis subject to the disclosure requirements of SFAS 157 at March 31, 2008,
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      February 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 159, </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>&#8220;The
      Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities&#8221; (&#8220;SFAS
      159&#8221;)</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      The
      standard provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets
      and liabilities at fair value and establishes presentation and disclosure
      requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose
      different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities.
      The Company did not elect the fair value option for any financial assets or
      financial liabilities as of January 1, 2008, the effective date of the
      standard.</font></div>
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            <td align="left">
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Company has selected the United States dollar as its reporting currency. The
      U.S. dollar amounts have been translated following the criteria established
      in
      SFAS No. 52, &#8220;Foreign Currency Translation&#8221; from the financial statements
      expressed in the local currency of the countries where Gerdau and each
      subsidiary operates. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Company&#8217;s main operations are located in Brazil, the United States, Canada,
      Spain and Chile. The local currency is the functional currency for those
      operations. These financial statements, except for those of the subsidiaries
      located in the United States which already prepare their financial statements
      in
      U.S. dollars, are translated from the functional currency into the U.S. dollar.
      Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate in effect at the
      end
      of each period. Average exchange rates are used for the translation of revenues,
      expenses, gains and losses in the statement of income. Capital contributions,
      treasury stock transactions and dividends are translated using the exchange
      rate
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      the translation methodology described above are recorded directly in &#8220;Cumulative
      other comprehensive loss&#8221; within shareholders&#8217; equity. Gains and losses on
      foreign currency denominated transactions are included in the consolidated
      statement of income.</font></div>
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      collectively with its subsidiaries and affiliates, the &#8220;Conglomerate&#8221;) owned
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      respectively) of the total capital of the Company. MG&#8217;s share ownership
      consisted of 74.89% (December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2007&#160;&#8211; 74.89% and
      74.73% respectively) of the Company&#8217;s voting common shares and 28.70% (December
      31, 2007 and March 31, 2007&#160;&#8211; 28.71% and 28.38% respectively) of its
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      maintain stock based compensation plans. The Company accounts for the
      stock-based compensation plans as from January 1, 2006 under SFAS 123&#160;&#8211; R
      (&#8220;SFAS 123R&#8221;) &#8220;Shared-based payment&#8221;. SFAS 123R addresses the accounting for
      employee stock options and eliminates the alternative use of the intrinsic
      value
      method of accounting that was provided in Statement 123 as originally issued.
      This statement requires a public entity to measure the cost of employee services
      received in exchange for an award of equity instruments, based on the grant-date
      fair value of the award. That cost will be recognized over the period during
      which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award
      (vesting period). The grant-date fair value of employee share options and
      similar instruments is estimated using option-pricing models adjusted to the
      unique characteristics of those instruments.</font></div>
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      Company applied the modified prospective application method to account for
      the
      implementation of SFAS 123R, which consists recognizing costs of services
      rendered as from January 1, 2006 according to the grant-date fair value of
      stock
      options instruments, but does not require to restate previous year financial
      statements, and instead requires pro forma disclosures of net income and
      earnings per share for the effects on compensation had the grant-date fair
      value
      been adopted in prior periods. Under this transition method, compensation cost
      for stock options plans as from January 1, 2006, include the applicable amount
      of: (a) compensation cost for all share based instruments granted prior to,
      but
      not yet vested, as of January 1, 2006 (based on the grant-date fair value in
      accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123), and (b) compensation cost for
      all
      share based instruments granted after January 1, 2006 (based on the grant-date
      fair value estimated in accordance with the new provisions of SFAS 123R).
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      by
      Accounting Principles Board (&#8220;APB&#8221;) Opinion N&#186; 25, &#8220;Accounting for Stock Issued
      to Employees&#8221; to account compensation for stock based compensation.
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      Company and its subsidiary Gerdau Ameristeel have several stock based
      compensation plans. A brief summary of those plans is presented
      below:</font></div>
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      Extraordinary Stockholders&#8217; General Meeting of Gerdau held on April 30, 2003
      decided, based on a plan approved by an Annual Stockholders&#8217; meeting and up to
      the limit of authorized capital, to grant options to purchase shares to
      management, employees or individuals who render services to the Company or
      to
      entities under its control, and approved the creation of the &#8220;Long Term
      Incentive Program&#8221;. Under the plan, the Board of Directors may grant options to
      purchase shares at an exercise price established by the Board of Directors
      and
      that can be exercised after a vesting period and up to 5 years after
      vested.</font></div>
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      31,
      2007 - $601) of stock compensation costs related to the options issued during
      2007. At March 31, 2008, the remaining unrecognized compensation cost related
      to
      these unvested options was approximately $14,887 (March 31, 2007 - $10,661)
      and
      the weighted-average period of time over which this cost will be recognized
      is
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      below.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      long-term incentive plans are designed to reward the Company&#8217;s senior management
      with bonuses based on the achievement of return on capital invested targets.
      Bonuses which have been earned are awarded after the end of the year in the
      form
      of cash, stock appreciation rights (&#8220;SARs&#8221;), and/or options. The portion of any
      bonus which is payable in cash is to be paid in the form of phantom stock.
      The
      number of shares of phantom stock awarded to a participant is determined by
      dividing the cash bonus amount by the fair market value of a Common Share at
      the
      date the award of phantom stock is made. Phantom stock and SARs vest 25% on
      each
      of the first four anniversaries of the date of the award. Phantom stock will
      be
      paid out following vesting in the form of a cash payment. The number of options
      or SARs awarded to a participant is determined by dividing the non-cash amount
      of the bonus by the fair market value of the option or SAR at the date the
      award
      of the options or SARs is made. The value of the options or SARs is determined
      by the Human Resources Committee of the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors based on a
      Black Scholes or other method for determining option values. Options vest 25%
      on
      each of the first four anniversaries of the date of the award. Options may
      be
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      interest of 40.2% in Diaco S.A.&#8217;s capital for $107.2 million. At the end of this
      acquisition, the Company&#8217;s ownership percentage came to hold, indirectly, 95.4%
      of the Diaco S.A.&#8217;s capital.</font></div>
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      February 12, 2008, the Company, through the Pacific Coast Steel (PCS)
      subsidiary, announced the Century Steel, Inc. (&#8220;CSI&#8221;) acquisition, a rebar and
      structural steels&#8217;s company specialized in the manufacture, rebar and structural
      steel&#8217;s installation, for approximately $151.5 million. Concomitantly with the
      CSI acquisition, the Company paid approximately $68.0 million to increase the
      ownership percentage in PCS for approximately 84%. These transactions were
      concluded in the second quarter of 2008.</font></div>
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      and coking reserves in Colombia with a current production capacity of 1.0
      million coking coal tons per year and the coking reserves estimated in 20
      million tons. The amount to be disbursed for this acquisition is $59 million
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      Controladora, S.A. de C.V. (holding)&#8217;s capital, which holds 100% of the Aceros
      Corsa, S.A. de C.V.&#8217;s capital, which also controls two steel distributors.
      Aceros Corsa, situated in the Tlalnepantla City, metropolitan region of Mexico
      City, is a mini-mill that produces long steel (light commercial bars) with
      an
      installed capacity of 150 thousand tonnes of crude steel and 300 thousand tonnes
      of rolled products per year. The amount disbursed in this acquisition is $110.7
      million. The Company and the Corsa Controladora, S.A.&#8217;s Shareholders established
      also a joint venture denominated Estructurales Corsa S.A.P.I. de C.V. with
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      purpose of implementing a project to produce structural bars in Mexico. The
      new
      plant will have an installed capacity of 1.0 million tonnes of crude steel
      and
      700 thousand tonnes of rolled products per year and will involve an estimated
      investment of $400 million. The plant will start to operate in 2010. On March
      31, 2008 the amount disbursed for this joint venture totalized $13.5 million.
      This investment is recorded by the Equity accounting method.</font></div>
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      liabilities of the Gerdau GTL M&#233;xico, S.A. de C.V resulting in a goodwill
      complement recognition of $4,857.</font></div>
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</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>&#8220;Long
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        TO
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(in
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      debt, excluding debentures, denominated in foreign
      currencies</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>(a)
      Gerdau, Gerdau A&#231;ominas, Gerdau A&#231;os Longos, Gerdau A&#231;os Especiais, Gerdau
      Comercial de A&#231;os and A&#231;os Villares</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      debt
      agreements entered into by the Company&#8217;s Brazilian subsidiaries contain
      covenants, which are described below, that require the maintenance of certain
      ratios, as calculated in accordance with the Company&#8217;s financial statements
      prepared in accordance with IFRS. The covenants include financial covenants
      including ratios on liquidity, total debt to EBITDA (earnings before interest,
      taxes, depreciation and amortization, as defined in the respective debt
      agreements), debt service coverage and interest coverage, amongst others. At
      March 31, 2008, the Company was in compliance with all of its debt
      covenants.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>Guaranteed
      Perpetual Senior Securities</em></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
      September 15, 2005, Gerdau S.A. concluded a private placement of the $600,000
      with 9.75% p.a. of interest bearing Guaranteed Perpetual Senior Securities.
      Such
      bonds are guaranteed by the following operating companies of Gerdau based in
      Brazil: Gerdau A&#231;ominas, Gerdau A&#231;os Longos, Gerdau A&#231;os Especiais and Gerdau
      Comercial de A&#231;os. The bonds do not have a stated maturity date but should be
      redeemed by Gerdau S.A. in the event of certain specified events of default
      (as
      defined in the terms of the bonds) which are not fully under the control of
      the
      Company. The Company has a call option to redeem these bonds at any moment
      after
      5 years of placement (September 2010). Interest payments are due on a quarterly
      basis, and each quarterly payment date is also a call date after September
      2010.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">As
      a way
      of monitoring the financial condition of the Company, the banks involved in
      certain of the financing agreements use restrictive covenants, as described
      below:</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">I)
      Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio - measures the debt service payment
      capacity in relation to EBITDA (Net Income before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation
      and Amortization)</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">II)
      Consolidated Leverage Ratio - measures the debt coverage capacity in relation
      to
      EBITDA (Net Income before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and
      Amortization).</font></div>
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      Required Minimum Net Worth - measures the minimum net worth required in
      financing agreements.</font></div>
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      Current Ratio (current liquidity ratio) - measures the capacity to pay current
      liabilities.</font></div>
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      covenants mentioned above are calculated based on the Consolidated Financial
      Statements in IFRS of Gerdau S.A., except for item IV, which refers to
      Metal&#250;rgica Gerdau S.A., and have been complied with. Pursuant to the
      agreements, the penalty for non-compliance with such covenants is the
      possibility of a default statement by the banks and acceleration of maturity
      of
      loans. </font></div>
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      Sipar Aceros, Diaco, Sidelpa, Gerdau AZA, Siderper&#250;, Siderurgica Zuliana, Gerdau
      GTL Mexico and GTL Trade Finance Inc.</strong></font></div>
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      of
      debt in Latin America (except Brazil) is related to financing for the
      acquisition of interests in Diaco and Sidelpa, denominated in U.S. dollars
      and
      contracted with Banco de Chile. Such debt matures in 2010, and bears interest
      of
      Libor + 1.4% p.a..</font></div>
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      subsidiary Siderperu has obtained a financing for working capital of $150,067,
      maturing in 2014 with a variable rate of Libor + 0.9% p.a.. Such proceeds were
      used to pay out the outstanding debt with suppliers and credits acquired by
      the
      Company by the time of the acquisition of this subsidiary.</font></div>
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      Bond</em></font></div>
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        S.A.</font></div>
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        TO
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(in
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
      October 22, 2007, the subsidiary GTL Trade Finance Inc. concluded the placement
      of Ten-Year Bonds in the amount of $1 billion. Such Bonds, which mature on
      October 20, 2017, are subject to interest of 7.25% p.a., payable semi-annually
      in the months of April and October, beginning April 2008, and guaranteed by
      Gerdau S.A., Gerdau A&#231;ominas S.A., Gerdau A&#231;os Longos S.A., Gerdau A&#231;os
      Especiais S.A., and Gerdau Comercial de A&#231;os S.A. The bonds are senior unsecured
      obligations of the Issuer, ranking equal in right of payment with all of the
      Issuer&#8217;s other existing and future senior unsecured debt. The guarantees of the
      bond will rank </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>pari
      passu</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      with all
      unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of each of the Guarantors.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      bonds
      and the guarantees of the bonds were not registered under the U.S. Securities
      Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, or under any state securities
      law. Therefore, the bonds were not offered or sold within the United States
      to,
      or for the account or benefit of, any U.S. person unless the offer or sale
      was
      qualified for a registration exemption from the Securities Act and applicable
      state securities laws. Accordingly, the bonds were offered and sold to qualified
      institutional buyers (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) and
      to
      non U.S. people outside the United States in compliance with Regulation S under
      the Securities Act.</font></div>
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      Gerdau Ameristeel Debt </strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
      June
      27, 2003, Gerdau Ameristeel refinanced its debt by issuing $405.0 million
      aggregate principal 10 3/8% Senior Notes. The notes mature July 15, 2011 and
      were issued at 98% of face value.&#160; Gerdau Ameristeel amortizes the bond
      discount using the straight line method, which is not materially different
      from
      the effective interest method.&#160; Gerdau Ameristeel can call these Senior
      Notes at any time at a redemption price ranging from 105 3/8% to 100%, depending
      on the year the call is made. As a result of the Company hedging a portion
      of
      its 10 3/8% Senior Notes, the carrying value of those notes was adjusted to
      reflect the changes in fair value of the derivative.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
      October 31, 2005, Gerdau Ameristeel entered into a new Senior Secured Credit
      Facility, which provided commitments of up to $650.0 million and expires on
      October 31, 2010.&#160; The Company is in compliance with the terms of the
      facility at March 31, 2008.&#160; The borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit
      Facility are secured by the Company&#8217;s inventory and accounts receivable.&#160;
At both March 31, 2008 and 2007 and December 31, 2007, there was nothing drawn
      against this facility based upon available collateral under the terms of the
      agreement. At March 31, 2008 and 2007 and December 31, 2007 there is nothing
      drawn against this facility and approximately $576 millions, $592.2 millions
      and
      $583.0 millions, respectively, was available under the Senior Secured Credit
      Facility, net of $74.0 millions, $57.8 millions e $67.0 millions, respectively
      of outstanding letters of credit.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Gerdau
      Ameristeel had $50.4 million of industrial revenue bonds outstanding at March
      31, 2008 ($54.6 million at December 31, 2007). Approximately $23.8 million
      of
      the bonds were issued by Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary
      of
      the Company, in prior years to construct facilities in Jackson, Tennessee.
      Gerdau Ameristeel assumed an industrial revenue bond in the amount of $3.6
      million with the acquisition of the Cartesville cold drawn facility in September
      2002. Gerdau Ameristeel assumed an additional industrial revenue bond in the
      amount of $4.2 million with the acquisition of the Beaumont, Texas facility
      in
      November 2004.&#160; The interest rates on these bonds range from 51% to 121% of
      the prime rate. The industrial revenue bonds mature in 2014, 2017 and 2008,
      respectively. The Jackson, Tennessee and Cartesville, Georgia bonds are secured
      by letters of credit issued under the Senior Secured Credit Facility. On May
      3,
      2007, Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc. entered into a new industrial revenue bond
      for
      the Jacksonville, Florida facility. The industrial revenue bond is for $23.0
      million and matures on May 1, 2037. The interest on this bond is 5.3% payable
      semi-annually.&#160; This bond is secured by a guarantee by the
      Company.</font></div>
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      September 14, 2007, the Gerdau Ameristeel entered into a $2.75 billion Term
      Loan
      Facility to partially finance its acquisition of Chaparral of which $150.0
      million of the Term Loan has been repaid.</font></div>
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        TO
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(in
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      Term
      Loan Facility has tranches maturing between 5 and 6 years from the closing
      date
      and bearing interest at LIBOR plus between 1.00% and 1.25%. The Term Loan
      Facility is not secured by the assets of Gerdau Ameristeel or its subsidiaries.
      Gerdau S.A. and certain of its Brazilian affiliates have guaranteed the
      obligations of the borrowers under both credit facilities. The Term Loan
      Facility includes financial covenants requiring Gerdau S.A. and its subsidiaries
      on a consolidated basis to satisfy maximum total debt to EBITDA and minimum
      EBITDA to interest expense tests, and the value of Gerdau S.A.&#8217;s and certain of
      its subsidiaries&#8217; receivables under certain off-take supply contracts to at all
      times exceed the principal amount of the outstanding term loans. The Term Loan
      Facility is unsecured but provides for a springing lien in the off-take supply
      contracts. The Term Loan Facility also contains customary covenants restricting
      the Company&#8217;s ability, including the ability of certain of its subsidiaries,
      including Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc. and GNA Partners, GP, to incur additional
      liens on such entities&#8217; assets, enter into certain transactions with affiliates
      and enter into certain merger transactions. The Company is in compliance with
      the terms of the Term Loan Facility.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>(d)
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
      December, 2006, Corporaci&#243;n Sidenor obtained a loan in the amount of &#8364; 150,000
      ($236,742) to conclude the acquisition of GSB Aceros S.L. and in October, 2007,
      a loan in the amount of &#8364; 50,000 ($78,914) to the acquisition of SJK Steel Co.
      These debts mature between 2009 and 2013.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Lines
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      October, 2005, Gerdau A&#231;ominas, Gerdau A&#231;os Longos, Gerdau A&#231;os Especiais and
      Gerdau Comercial de A&#231;os obtained a pre-approved line of credit from BNDES for
      the purchase of machinery and related expenses for a total amount of $514,550,
      bearing interest of TJLP+2.5% p.a. Amounts will be released as investments
      are
      made by the subsidiaries and they present to BNDES documentation supporting
      to
      the investments made. At March 31, 2008, $390,786 was drawn against this
      facility. These contracts are guaranteed by INDAC (parent company of Metal&#250;rgica
      Gerdau S.A.). </font></div>
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      August, 2006, Gerdau A&#231;ominas obtained approval of a credit facility with BNDES
      in the total amount of $197,101 for the increase of production capacity of
      liquid steel of its Ouro Branco mill, from the current total annual production
      of 3.0 million tons/year to 4.5 million tons/year, through investment in a
      new
      coke plant, sinter plant and a new blast furnace, and for the social projects
      to
      be conducted directly or in partnership with public or non-for-profit private
      institutions to assist local community. This credit facility bears interest
      of
      TJLP+2% p.a. Such contracts are guaranteed by INDAC and are also subject to
      some
      financial covenants based on financial information of Metal&#250;rgica Gerdau. At
      March 31, 2008, the total amount was drawn against this facility.</font></div>
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      Company announced the conclusion, on November 1, 2006, of a Senior Liquidity
      Facility. This facility amounts to $400,000 and the borrower will be the
      subsidiary GTL Trade Finance Inc., with the guarantee of Gerdau S.A., and its
      subsidiaries Gerdau A&#231;ominas, Gerdau A&#231;os Longos , Gerdau A&#231;os Especiais and
      Gerdau Comercial de A&#231;os. The program has an availability period of 3 years,
      with 2 years for payment as from the date of each disbursement. The costs
      involve a facility fee amounting to 0.27% p.a. and interests, in the case
      disbursements are actually made, of Libor + 0.30% to 0.40% p.a.. At March 31,
      2008, no amounts have been withdrawn under this facility.</font></div>
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      by
      Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI), maturing in 10 years, with 2
      grace years and 8 years for repayment, bearing interest of Libor + 0.3% p.a.
      This amount will be used in the expansion of the Ouro Branco industrial
      facility. At March 31, 2008, the total amount was drawn against this
      facility.</font></div>
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      years, with 2 grace years and repayment in 4 years bearing interest of 7.22%
      p.a. At March 31, 2008, $32,000 had been drawn on this facility.</font></div>
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      China
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      maturing in 12 years, with 3 grace years and 9 years for repayment bearing
      interest of 6.97% p.a. At March 31, 2008, $174,000 was drawn against this
      facility.</font></div>
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      guaranteed by SINOSURE (China Export &amp; Credit Insurance Corporation), in the
      total amount of $50,000. This loan has been taken in order to finance 15% of
      the
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      At March 31, 2008, the total amount was drawn against this
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      expiring on November 30, 2008 and is secured by equipment purchased with the
      financing. At March 31, 2008, $15,400 was drawn against this
      facility.</font></div>
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      of the contingent losses includes a description of the tax or contribution
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                majority of which is related to credit rights involving the Finance
                Secretariat of the states of Mato Grosso, Maranh&#227;o, Amazonas, Bahia and
                Rio de Janeiro and the State Court of the states of Pernambuco and
                Paran&#225;.
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                date in
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                the
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                payments made by the Subsidiary Gerdau A&#231;ominas S.A., lawsuits related to
                Occupational Accident Insurance (SAT), as well as on payments for
                services
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                the
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                because it understands that it is jointly liable. The assessments
                were
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                annulment actions with escrow deposits for the amount under discussion
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                Tariff Recomposition (&#8220;Recomposi&#231;&#227;o Tarif&#225;ria Extraordin&#225;ria&#8221; - RTE),
                which are charges included in the electric energy bills of the Company&#8217;s
                plants in Brazil. According to the Company, these charges are of
                a tax
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                System
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                constitutionality of this charge is being challenged in court. The
                lawsuits are in progress in the Federal Justice of the states of
                S&#227;o Paulo
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                and High
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                demands made by the Federal Revenue Secretariat regarding Import
                Taxes
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                sobre Produtos Industrializados&#8221; - IPI) and related charges, due to
                transactions carried out under drawback concessions originally granted
                and
                afterwards annulled by DECEX (Foreign Operations Department in Brazil).
                Management does not agree with the administrative decision which
                has
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                carried out under the terms of the law. This demand is currently
                awaiting
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      possible or remote and, therefore, are not recognized in the provision for
      contingencies. These claims are comprised by:</font></div>
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              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                Company is defendant in debt foreclosures filed by the State of Minas
                Gerais to demand ICMS credits arising mainly from the sales of products
                to
                commercial exporters. The total amount of the processes is $28,452.
                The
                Company did not set up a provision for contingency in relation to
                these
                processes, since it considers this tax is not payable, because products
                for export are exempted from ICMS.</font></div>
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              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                Company is defendant in tax foreclosures filed by the states of Minas
                Gerais and Pernambuco, which demand ICMS credits on the export of
                semi-finished manufactured products. The total amount demanded is
                $26,014.
                The Company did not set up a provision for contingency in relation
                to
                these processes since it considers the tax as not payable, because
                the
                products do not fit in the definition of semi-finished manufactured
                products defined by the federal complementary law and, therefore,
                are not
                subject to ICMS. During 2007, the lawsuit of the Gerdau A&#231;ominas S.A. had
                a favorable outcome for the company in a decision against which no
                appeal
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(in
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              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                Company has entered into Fiscal Recovering Program (&#8220;Programa de
                Recupera&#231;&#227;o Fiscal&#8221;&#160;&#8211; REFIS) on December 6, 2000, which allowed the
                Company to pay PIS and Cofins debts in 60 monthly installments. The
                final
                installment has been paid in May 31, 2005. There is a remaining balance
                being challenged amounting to $11,872, once certain outstanding issues
                identified in the administrative proceeding that the Company moves
                before
                the Management Committee of REFIS, the management believes the refinancing
                program will be finally
                extinguished.</font></div>
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              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                Company and its subsidiaries Gerdau A&#231;ominas, Gerdau A&#231;os Longos and
                Gerdau Comercial de A&#231;os, have other lawsuits related to the Value Added
                Tax on Sales and Services (ICMS) and are mostly related to credit
                rights
                and rate differences, and whose demands reach a total of $71,502.
                An
                accounting provision was not made for these demands since they were
                considered as possible loss, but not
                probable.</font></div>
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              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                Company and its subsidiary Gerdau A&#231;os Longos are petitioners in legal
                cases over Property Tax (IPTU), Import Taxes (II), and Excise Tax
                (IPI).
                The total value of these lawsuits today reaches $26,695. An accounting
                provision was not made for these demands since they were considered
                as
                possible losses, but not probable.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Management
      believes the realization of certain contingent assets is possible. However,
      no
      amount has been recognized for these contingent tax assets that would only
      be
      recognized upon final realization of the gain:</font></div>
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              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Among
                them is a court-ordered debt security issued in 1999 in favor of
                the
                Company by the state of Rio de Janeiro in the amount of $15,196 arising
                from an ordinary lawsuit regarding non-compliance with the Loan Agreement
                for Periodic Execution in Cash under the Special Industrial Development
                Program - PRODI. Due to the default by the State of Rio de Janeiro
                and the
                non-regulation of the Constitutional Amendment 30/00, which granted
                the
                government a 10 year moratorium for the payment of securities issued
                to
                cover court-order debt not related to food. There are no expectation
                of
                realization of this credit in 2008 or in the following years, therefore
                is
                not recognized.</font></div>
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              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                Company and its subsidiary Gerdau A&#231;ominas are claiming recovery of IPI
                premium credits. Gerdau S.A. has filed administrative appeals, which
                are
                pending judgment. With regard to the subsidiary Gerdau A&#231;ominas, the
                claims were filed directly to the courts and a decision unfavorable
                to
                Gerdau A&#231;ominas was issued and has been appealed by Gerdau A&#231;ominas. The
                Company estimates a credit in the amount of $186,668. The credit
                is not
                recognized due to the uncertainty of the
                realization.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Company is also defending labor proceedings, for which there is a provision
      as
      of March 31, 2008 of $52,949. None of these lawsuits refers to individually
      significant amounts, and the lawsuits mainly involve claims due to overtime,
      health and risk premiums, among others. The balances of deposits in court
      related to labor contingencies, at March 31, 2008, totaled $14,198.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Other
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Company is also defending in court civil proceedings arising from the normal
      course of its operations and has accrued $7,149 for these claims. Escrow
      deposits related to these contingencies, at March 31, 2008, totalized to
      $7,102.</font></div>
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      contingent liabilities with remote or possible chances of loss, involving
      uncertainties as to their occurrence, and therefore, not included in the
      provision for contingencies, are comprised by:</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(in
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Antitrust
      process involving Gerdau S.A. related to the representation of two civil
      construction syndicates in the state of S&#227;o Paulo that alleged that Gerdau S.A.
      and other long steel producers in Brazil divide customers among them, violating
      the antitrust legislation. After investigations carried out by the National
      Secretariat of Economic Law (&#8220;Secretaria de Direito Econ&#244;mico&#8221;- SDE) and based
      on public hearings, the SDE is of the opinion that a cartel existed. This
      conclusion was also supported by an earlier opinion of the Secretariat for
      Economic Monitoring (&#8220;Secretaria de Acompanhamento Econ&#244;mico&#8221;&#160;&#8211; SEAE). The
      process was sent to the Administrative Council for Economic Defense&#160;&#8211;
(&#8220;Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econ&#244;mica&#8221;&#160;&#8211; CADE), for
      judgment.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">CADE
      judgment was put on hold by an injunction obtained by Gerdau S.A., which aimed
      an annulment of the administrative process, due to formal irregularities
      included on it. This injunction was cancelled by appeals made by CADE and
      Federal Government, and CADE proceeded with the judgment. On September 23,
      2005,
      CADE issued a rule condemning the Company and the other long steel producers,
      determining a fine of 7% of gross revenues less excise taxes of each company,
      based on the year before the starting of the process, due to cartel practices.
      The Company has appealed from this decision, and this appeal is still pending
      of
      judgment.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Nevertheless,
      the Company has proposed a judicial proceeding aiming to cancel the
      administrative process due to the above mentioned formal irregularities. If
      the
      Company is successful on this proceeding, the CADE decision can be annulled
      in
      the future.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
      July
      26, 2006, due to a reversal of decision terms pronounced by CADE, the Company
      appealed to the Justice using a new ordinary lawsuit which point out
      irregularities in the administrative procedures conducted by CADE. The federal
      judge designated for the analysis of the fact decided, on August, 30, 2006
      to
      suspend the effect of CADE decision until a final decision is taken with respect
      to this judicial process and requested a guarantee through a stand-by letter
      amounting to 7% of gross revenue less taxes in 1999 ($140,112). This ordinary
      lawsuit proceeds together with the injunction originally proposed on CADE.
      An
      order was announced on June 28, 2007, which made the parties aware of the
      decision from the lower court judge about the maintenance of the legal
      protection granted, after contested by CADE.</font></div>
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      to
      CADE decision, the Federal Public Ministry of Minas Gerais (&#8220;Minist&#233;rio P&#250;blico
      Federal de Minas Gerais&#8221;) had presented a Public Civil Action, based on SDE
      opinion, without any new facts, accusing the Company of involvement in
      activities that breach antitrust laws. The Company has presented its defense
      on
      July 22, 2005.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Gerdau
      S.A. denies having engaged in any type of anti-competitive behavior and
      understands, based on information available that the administrative process
      until now includes many irregularities, some of which are impossible to resolve.
      The Company believes it has not practiced any violation of anti-trust
      regulation, and based on opinion of its legal advisors believes in a reversion
      of this unfavorable outcome.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Insurance
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">A
      civil
      lawsuit was filed by Sul Am&#233;rica Cia Nacional de Seguros on August 4, 2003
      against Gerdau A&#231;ominas and Banco Westdeustsche Landesbank Girozentrale, New
      York Branch (WestLB), for the payment of $19,658 which was deposited in court
      to
      settle an insurance claim made by Gerdau A&#231;ominas. The insurer pleads
      uncertainty in relation to whom payment should be made and alleges that the
      Company is resisting in receiving and settling it. The lawsuit was contested
      by
      both the bank (which claimed having no right over the amount deposited, solving
      the question raised by Sul Am&#233;rica) and the Company (which claimed inexistence
      of uncertainty and justification to refuse the payment, since the amount owed
      by
      Sul Am&#233;rica is higher than stated). After this pleading, Sul Am&#233;rica claimed
      fault in the bank&#8217;s representation, and this matter is therefore already
      settled, which resulted collection by Gerdau A&#231;ominas in December 2004 of the
      amount deposited by the insurer. Gerdau A&#231;ominas has also claimed on a judicial
      proceeding the amount recognized by the insurers, previous to the civil lawsuit
      commented above. These proceedings are included in the main lawsuit, and the
      Company expects to be successful with this claim.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">GERDAU
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      lawsuits arise from the accident on March 23, 2002 with the blast furnace
      regenerators of the Presidente Arthur Bernardes mill, which resulted in stoppage
      of several activities, material damages to the steel mill equipment and loss
      of
      profits. The equipment, as well as loss of profits arising from the accident,
      was covered by an insurance policy. The report on the event, as well as the
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      and material damages, in the total amount of approximately $62,889, was
      recorded, based on the amount of fixed costs incurred during the period of
      partial stoppage of the steel mill and on the expenses incurred to recover
      the
      equipment temporarily. This estimate is close to the amount of the advance
      received, plus the amount proposed by the insurance company as a complement
      for
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      as demonstrated in the Company&#8217;s appeal, although they were not accounted for as
      well as other costs to recover damage caused by the accident. When confirmed,
      those gains will be recorded in the financial statements. The suit meets with
      the engineering and accounting skills in progress, when the pointed value will
      be demonstrated judicially by the Company.</font></div>
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      the opinion of its legal advisors, management considers that losses from other
      contingencies are remote, and that eventual losses would not have a material
      adverse effect on the consolidated results of operations, consolidated financial
      position of the Company or its future cash flows</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>.</strong></font></div>
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            <td align="left">
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">As
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      Preferred stock had been issued (463,214,016 and 871,972,084, respectively,
      after the stock bonus described in Note 14 (X)). The share capital of the
      Company is comprised of Common shares and Preferred shares, all without par
      value. The authorized capital of the Company is comprised of 400,000,000 Common
      shares and 800,000,000 Preferred shares (1,500,000,000 and 3,000,000,000,
      respectively, after the Shareholders Meeting described in Note 14 (X)). Only
      the
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      associated with the Preferred shares. The Preferred shares have preferences
      in
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      to the amounts used to calculate basic and diluted EPS. All computations of
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      presented below have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the stock bonus
      of 1
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
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      use
      of derivatives by the Company is limited. Derivative instruments are used to
      manage clearly identifiable foreign exchange and interest rate risks arising
      out
      of the normal course of business. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Gerdau
      and operations in Brazil</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">As
      part
      of its normal business operations, Gerdau and operations in Brazil have obtained
      U.S. dollars denominated debt at fixed rates which exposes them to market risk
      from changes in foreign exchange and interest rates. Changes in the rate of
      the
      Brazilian real against the U.S. dollar expose Gerdau and operations in Brazil
      to
      foreign exchange gains and losses which are recognized in the statement of
      income and also to changes in the amount of Brazilian </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>reais</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      necessary to pay such U.S. dollar denominated debt. Changes in interest rates
      on
      their fixed rate debt expose Gerdau and operations in Brazil to changes in
      fair
      value on its debt. In order to manage such risks, Gerdau and operations in
      Brazil periodically enters into derivative instruments, primarily cross-currency
      interest rate swap contracts, and interest rate swaps. Under the swap contracts
      Gerdau and operations in Brazil has the right to receive on maturity U.S.
      dollars plus accrued interest at a fixed rate and have the obligation to pay
      Brazilian </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>reais</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      at a
      variable rate based on the CDI rate.</font></div>
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      such instruments mitigate the foreign exchange and interest rate risks, they
      do
      not necessarily eliminate them. The Company generally does not hold derivative
      instruments for trading purposes.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">All
      swaps
      have been recorded at fair value and realized and unrealized losses are
      presented in the consolidated statement of income under &#8220;Gain (losses) on
      derivatives, net&#8221;.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Gerdau
      A&#231;ominas entered into interest rate swaps where it receives a variable interest
      rate based on LIBOR and pays a fixed interest rate in U.S. dollars. The
      agreements have a notional value of $275,125 and expiration date between June
      2010 and November 2011. The aggregate fair value of these interest rate swaps
      is
      a loss of $9,372 (net gain of $3,641 at March 31, 2007 and net loss of $3,329
      at
      December 31, 2007).</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Gerdau
      A&#231;ominas also entered on a reverse swap where it receives a fixed interest rate
      in U.S. dollars and pays a variable interest rate based on </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>Libor
      </em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">in
      Japanese yens, with a notional amount of $267,000. This swap has a final
      maturity date on March 14, 2016. The aggregate fair value of this swap is a
      net
      gain of $22,423 (net gain of $3,208 at March 31, 2007 and a net gain of $871
      at
      December 31, 2007).</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Gerdau
      A&#231;ominas S.A. also contracted a swap in which it receives a variable interest
      rate based on </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>Libor</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      in
      Japanese Yens and pays fixed interest rates in US dollars, with a notional
      value
      of $224,537. This swap's maturity date is March 31, 2015. The fair value of
      this
      contract is a net gain of $979 (net loss of $184 at March 31, 2007 and net
      loss
      of $485 at December 31, 2007).</font></div>
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      Gerdau
      A&#231;os Longos S.A., there was no outstanding swap on March 31, 2008. The notional
      value of these contracts was $95,103 on March 31, 2007. There are no unrealized
      gains or losses on March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 and the unrealized
      net
      gains were $334 on March 31, 2007.</font></div>
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      GTL
      Equity Investments Corp., there was no outstanding swap or put option of
      currency exchange on March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007. The notional value
      of
      these contracts was $30,000 on March 31, 2007. There are no unrealized gains
      or
      losses on March 31, 2008 and the unrealized net gains were $2,292 on March
      31,
      2007.</font></div>
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      S.A.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
      January 10, 2006, the Company concluded the acquisition of 40% of Corporaci&#243;n
      Sidenor S.A. (&#8220;Sidenor&#8221;), a Spanish steel producer with operations in Spain and
      Brazil (A&#231;os Villares S.A.&#160;&#8211; &#8220;A&#231;os Villares&#8221;). The Santander Group, a
      Spanish financial conglomerate, and an entity owned by executives of Sidenor
      contemporaneously acquired 40% and 20% of Sidenor, respectively. Purchase price
      for the acquisition of 100% of Sidenor consists of a fixed price of &#8364; 443,820
      plus a variable contingent price which is payable only by the Company. The
      fixed
      price paid by the Company on January 10, 2006 for its 40% interest in Sidenor
      amounted to &#8364; 165,828 ($261,723). Santander Group holds a put option to sell
      their interest in Sidenor to the Company, after 5 years from the purchase,
      at a
      fixed price plus accrued interests computed using a fixed interest rate.
      Additionally it may at any moment during the period of the put option validity
      to require that the Santander Group exercises the put option in anticipation
      of
      its expiration date. The Company has agreed to guarantee to the Santander Group
      the payment of an agreed amount (equal to the fixed price under the put option
      mentioned above plus accrued interest computed using the same fixed interest
      rate) after 6 years from the purchase in the event that Santander Group has
      not
      sold the shares acquired up to such date or, if the Santander Group sells its
      interest at a price higher or lower than the agreed amount the difference will
      be paid by Santander Group to the Company or by the Company to Santander Group,
      respectively. If the Santander Group requires payment of the guarantee, the
      Company has the right to acquire Sidenor's shares or to indicate a third-party
      to acquire the shares. The amount received for the sale of shares and dividends
      paid by Sidenor to the Santander Group should be reimbursed to the Company.
      The
      Company&#8217;s obligation to purchase from Santander Group its 40% interest in
      Corporaci&#243;n Sidenor is recorded in Minority Interest. As of March 31, 2008, such
      obligation amounts to $284,845 ($245,788 on March 31, 2007 and $266,176 on
      December 31, 2007).</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">During
      2007, the subsidiary Gerdau A&#231;os Especiais has reached an agreement with BNDES
      Participa&#231;&#245;es S.A. (&#8220;BNDESPAR&#8221;), which is the largest minority shareholder of
      A&#231;os Villares S.A. (&#8220;Villares&#8221;). This agreement provides BNDESPAR a put option
      to sell its interest of 28.8% in Villares to the Company, for a determinable
      price. Such price was determined to be the higher of: (a) the offering price
      included in the public offering the Company has made when the acquisition of
      Corporaci&#243;n Sidenor was completed in 2006, plus interest of TJLP + 4% p.a., less
      any dividends paid by Villares capitalized on the same interest, or (b) the
      price per share of the public offering divided by 130% of the price of Gerdau
      S.A. shares, which result in a total quantity of options to BNDESPAR. At the
      end
      of fifth year of the contract, BNDESPAR has the higher option between (a) or
      (b)
      above. From the fifth and up to the seventh year, the option is still
      outstanding, but the price is only the one described on (a) above. As of March
      31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, this put option has no market value, because
      the
      underlying asset has a market quotation significantly higher than any of the
      exercise prices described in (a) and (b) above. Therefore, no liability was
      recorded regarding this put option as of March 31, 2008 and December 31,
      2007.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Gerdau
      Ameristeel has the purchase option of 45% of the remaining shares of PCS, which
      can be exercised after 5 years from the purchase date. Additionally, the
      minority shareholders also have the option to sell the 45% of the remaining
      shares of PCS to Gerdau Ameristeel, for the established price and also after
      5
      years from the date of transaction. The established price was set as the EBITDAs
      average in the 5 last years ended before the option exercise, multiplied by
      5.
      If Gerdau Ameristeel does not execute the purchase option, then the minority
      shareholders are entitled to execute the put option of their remaining share
      to
      Gerdau Ameristeel. In case the purchase/sale option execution is requested,
      the
      other party is obligated to sell/purchase the remaining share. </font></div>
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      in South America</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Company was committed to purchase an additional interest in Diaco S.A. This
      option was exceeded by the counterpart during the first quarter of 2008,
      resulting in a payment made by the Company summing $107.2 million on January
      10,
      2008 and represented an ownership of 40.2% in the Diaco S.A.&#8217;s
      capital.</font></div>
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      Sider&#250;rgica del Peru S.A.A. - Siderperu - contracted swaps of interest rates,
      receiving a variable interest rate based on Libor and pays a fixed interest
      rate
      in US dollars. This agreement has a notional value of $75,000 and maturity
      date
      on April 30, 2014. The fair value of these agreements is a net loss of $4,118.
      </font></div>
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      TO
      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(in
      thousands of U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise stated) </font>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Gerdau
      Ameristeel</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">During
      March 2008, the Company entered into interest rate swaps, which qualify as
      cash
      flow hedges, to reduce its exposure to the variability in the floating USD
      LIBOR
      interest rates. The notional value of the interest rate swaps is $1.0 billion,
      the fixed interest rate of the swaps is between 3.3005% and 3.707% and they
      expire between March 2012 and September 2013. If added to the spread over LIBOR
      on tranche B of the Term Loan Facility, the interest rate on these swaps would
      be between 4.5505% and 4.9570%. The fair value of these swaps at March 31,
      2008
      was $9.4 million and was recorded as Unrealized losses on derivatives&#160;&#8211;
Non-current liabilities in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
      The Company reflects the changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges in
      comprehensive income and any ineffectiveness in interest expense. For the three
      months ended March 31, 2008, comprehensive loss was $9.4 million and there
      was
      no ineffectiveness recorded as interest expense.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Company also has interest rate swaps which qualify as fair value hedges, to
      convert fixed rate debt, the 10 3/8% Senior Notes, to floating debt. These
      interest rate swaps which have a notional value of $200 million and an
      expiration date of July 15, 2011 are recorded as Unrealized gains on
      derivatives&#160;&#8211; Current assets in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated
      Balance Sheet with a fair value of $5.0 million. The Company reflects the
      ineffective portion of the fair value hedges in interest expense. For the three
      months ended March 31, 2008, there was no ineffectiveness related to fair value
      hedges.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Additionally,
      the Company has interest rate caps and floors, otherwise known as collars,
      related to the fair value interest rate swaps discussed above to limit its
      exposure to the variable USD LIBOR interest rate. These derivatives do not
      qualify for hedge accounting. These interest rate caps and floors are recorded
      as Unrealized losses on derivatives&#160;&#8211; Current liabilities in the Unaudited
      Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet with a fair value of $7.1 million. The
      Company reflects the changes in derivatives that do not qualify for hedge
      accounting in interest expense. For the three months ended March 31, 2008,
      the
      change in fair value of non-qualifying derivatives was a loss of $3.3
      million.</font></div>
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      Gerdau Executive Committee is composed by the most senior officers of the
      Company and is responsible for managing of the business.</font></div>
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      property, plant and equipment. During 2007, the Company entered into relevant
      acquisitions of companies, particularly Chaparral Steel, which resulted in
      recognition of significant amounts of goodwill and intangible assets. As a
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      associated with the settlement of these items, the Company is unable to make
      reasonably reliable estimates of the period of the potential cash settlements,
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      Company has several different tax years open to examinations, since each fiscal
      authority of each country in which the Company operates has different timing
      for
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      tax examinations. In the United States and Spain, the years from 2005 to 2008
      remains open for tax examinations.</font></div>
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      Brazil. The Brazilian Plans consists of a plan for the employees of Gerdau
      and
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      A&#231;ominas and its subsidiaries (&#8220;Gerdau A&#231;ominas Plan&#8221;). The Brazilian Plans are
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      Additionally, the Company's Canadian and American subsidiaries, including Gerdau
      Ameristeel, sponsor defined benefit plans (the &#8220;North American Plans&#8221;) covering
      the majority of their employees. Contributions to the Brazilian Plans and the
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      to retired employees. Employees who retire after a certain age with specified
      years of service become eligible for benefits under this unfunded
      plan.</font></div>
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      benefit cost included in the Company's consolidated statements of financial
      position:</font></div>
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            <td align="left">
              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Guarantee
                of indebtedness</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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            </td>
            <td align="left" style="width: 27pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(a)</font></td>
            <td align="left">
              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Gerdau
                has provided a surety to Dona Francisca Energ&#233;tica S.A., in financing
                contracts which amount to R$ 71,662 (equivalent of&#160;$40,971 period-end
                exchange rate) and represents 51.82% of&#160;total debt. This guarantee
                was established before December 2002, and, therefore, is not covered
                by
                the accounting requirements of FASB Interpretation No. 45 ("FIN 45").
                The
                guarantee may be executed by lenders in the event of default by Dona
                Francisca Energ&#233;tica S.A.</font></div>
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            </td>
            <td align="left" style="width: 27pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(b)</font></td>
            <td align="left">
              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Gerdau,
                Gerdau A&#231;ominas, Gerdau A&#231;os Longos, Gerdau A&#231;os Especiais and Comercial
                Gerdau de A&#231;os are the guarantor on Senior Liquidity Facility of its
                subsidiary GTL Trade Finance Inc., in amount to $400.000. Since all
                the
                entities are under the common control of MG, this guarantee is not
                covered
                by the recognition provisions of FIN
                45.</font></div>
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    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
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            <td align="left" style="width: 27pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(c)</font></td>
            <td align="left">
              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Gerdau
                is the guarantor on loans of its subsidiary GTL Spain in the amount
                of
                $4,066. Gerdau A&#231;ominas, Gerdau A&#231;os Longos, Gerdau A&#231;os Especiais and
                Comercial Gerdau de A&#231;os guarantee the $600,000 Perpetual Senior
                Securities issued by Gerdau S.A. Gerdau also guarantees loans of
                its
                subsidiaries Gerdau A&#231;ominas, Gerdau A&#231;os Longos and Siderperu in the
                amount of $702,493, $29,097 and $150,000,
                respectively.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 63pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">As
      the
      guarantees above are between a parent company (the Company) and its subsidiaries
      they are not subject to the recognition provisions under FIN 45. These
      guarantees may be executed upon failure by the subsidiaries or by Gerdau in
      satisfying their financial obligations. </font></div>
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            <td align="left" style="width: 27pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(d)</font></td>
            <td align="left">
              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Gerdau
                A&#231;ominas, Gerdau Comercial de A&#231;os, Gerdau A&#231;os Especiais and Gerdau A&#231;os
                Longos provide guarantees to Banco Gerdau S.A. that finance sales
                to
                selected customers. These sales are recognized at the time the products
                are delivered. Under the vendor program, the Company is the secondary
                obligor to the bank. At March 31, 2008 customer guarantees provided
                by the
                company totaled $2,923, $19,417, $18,411 and $805, respectively.
                Since
                Banco Gerdau S.A., Gerdau A&#231;ominas, Gerdau Comercial de A&#231;os, Gerdau A&#231;os
                Especiais and Gerdau A&#231;os Longos are under the common control of
                Metal&#250;rgica Gerdau, this guarantee is not covered by the recognition
                provisions of FIN 45.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
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            </td>
            <td align="left" style="width: 27pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(e)</font></td>
            <td align="left">
              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">GTL
                Equity provides guarantees to Banco Santa Cruz S.A. of multiple credit
                facilities of its subsidiary Comercial Gerdau S.A., in amount to
                $2,000.
                Since GTL Equity and Comercial Gerdau S.A. are both under common
                control
                this guarantee is not covered by the recognition provisions of FIN
                45.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
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            </td>
            <td align="left" style="width: 27pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(f)</font></td>
            <td align="left">
              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Gerdau
                S.A., Gerdau A&#231;os Longos, Gerdau A&#231;ominas, Gerdau A&#231;os Especiais, Gerdau
                Comercial de A&#231;os and A&#231;ominas Overseas provide guarantees to Gerdau
                Ameristeel on its Term Loan for the acquisition of Chaparral Steel
                Company, on the total amount of $2,600,000. Since the guarantors
                and the
                guarantee are entities under common control of Gerdau S.A., this
                guarantee
                is not covered by the recognition provisions of FIN
                45.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">GERDAU
      S.A.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NOTES
      TO
      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(in
      thousands of U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise stated) </font>
      <div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
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            </td>
            <td align="left" style="width: 27pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(g)</font></td>
            <td align="left">
              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Gerdau
                S.A., Gerdau A&#231;os Longos, Gerdau A&#231;ominas, Gerdau A&#231;os Especiais and
                Gerdau Comercial de A&#231;os are the guarantor on Ten Years Bond of its
                subsidiary GTL Trade Finance Inc., in amount to $1,500,000. Since
                all the
                entities are under the common control of MG, this guarantee is not
                covered
                by the recognition provisions of FIN
                45.</font></div>
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            <td align="left" style="width: 36pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>14</strong></font></td>
            <td align="left">
              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Subsequent
                events</strong></font></div>
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            </td>
            <td align="left" style="width: 27pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">I)</font></td>
            <td align="left">
              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
                April 2008, the Company concluded the MacSteel siderurgical operation
                acquisition from Quanex Corporation, a special steel producer in
                the
                United States. The acquisition price was of $1.46 billion, plus the
                assumption of some debts and
                liabilities.</font></div>
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    <div>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">

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            <td style="width: 36pt;">
            </td>
            <td align="left" style="width: 27pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">II)</font></td>
            <td align="left">
              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
                April 2008, the Company signed an alliance with the Corporaci&#243;n
                Centroamericana del Acero s.a. Holding controllers, that possess
                several
                siderurgical assets in Guatemala and Honduras and distribution in
                El
                Salvador, Nicaragua and Belize. With that alliance, the Gerdau Group
                assumes 30% of participation in the company&#8217;s capital and compromises to
                make investments in the Central America area around $180
                million.</font></div>
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    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">

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            </td>
            <td align="left" style="width: 27pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">III)</font></td>
            <td align="left">
              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
                April 2008, the Company realized a public offering for primary
                distribution of common and preferred shares. As a result of this
                public
                offering the Company&#8217;s capital increased by $1.7 billion. The public
                offering resulted in the issuance of 48,097,064 new shares (16,686,239
                Common shares and 31,410,825 Preferred
                shares).</font></div>
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            </td>
            <td align="left" style="width: 27pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">IV)</font></td>
            <td align="left">
              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
                April 2008, the Company concluded the Century Steel, Inc. acquisition
                through its subsidiary Pacific Coast Steel. The Century Steel, Inc.
                acquisition, specialized in structural steel manufacture, totalized
                approximately $151.5 million. Concomitantly to the Century Steel,
                Inc.
                acquisition, the Gerdau Ameristeel&#180;s subsidiary paid $68 million to
                increase the participation in the Pacific Coast Steel for approximately
                84%.</font></div>
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      </table>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
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            </td>
            <td align="left" style="width: 27pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">V)</font></td>
            <td align="left">
              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
                April 2008, the Company, through the GTL Trade Finance, Inc. subsidiary,
                concluded the Bridge Loan capitation, in a total amount of $1 billion.
                The
                Bridge&#8217;s expiration will occur in 6 months and is subject to Libor settled
                in April 16, 2008 plus 0.85% p.a. This resource was used for MacSteel
                partial payment.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div>
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            </td>
            <td align="left" style="width: 27pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">VI)</font></td>
            <td align="left">
              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
                April 2008, the Company, through the Gerdau US Financing, Inc. subsidiary,
                concluded the Bridge Loan capitation in a total amount of $540 million,
                of
                which $140 million had been already paid. The Bridge&#8217;s expiration date
                will occur in 45 days and is subject to the Libor settled in April
                16,
                2008 plus 1.25% p.a. This resource was used for MacSteel partial
                payment.</font></div>
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            <td align="left" style="width: 27pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">VII)</font></td>
            <td align="left">
              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
                May 2008, the Board approved the proposal relative to the dividends
                anticipation to be paid in accordance with 2008 first quarter results
                as
                interest on equity reserve, that was calculated and credited under
                the
                shareholders positions held in May 21, 2008 ($0.23 for common and
                preferred shares). The payment occurred in June 3, 2008 and consisted
                as
                anticipation to the minimum statutory dividend, which was submitted
                to the
                Board of Directors on May 12, 2008.</font></div>
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              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
                May 2008, the Company concluded the Bond reopening, with expiration
                date
                in 2017, through the GTL Trade Finance, Inc. subsidiary, in the amount
                of
                $500 million, and a yield of 6.875% p.a. The new issuance will be
                incorporated to the issuing made in October, 2007 and is subject
                to 7.25%
                p.a. and will be paid semi-annually (in April and October). This
                resource
                will be used to amortize the Bridge Loan in amount of $1 billion
                taken by
                the subsidiary in April 16, 2008.</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
                May 2008, Metal&#250;rgica Gerdau S.A, Gerdau S.A.&#8217;s Parent Company, acquired
                951,993,367 of common stocks of A&#231;os Villares S.A., which represents
                28.88% of the Villares voting stock, by the amount of $744,842. To
                pay
                this amount Metal&#250;rgica Gerdau S.A. issued debentures with
                interchangeability&#8217;s clause per Gerdau S.A. preferred stock, of its
                ownership. The debentures&#8217; maturity date is 5 years, from its issuance
                date, with semi-annual
                amortization.</font></div>
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                the Shareholders Meeting held on May 30, 2008, shareholders approved
                a
                capital increase through capitalization of reserves in the amount
                of R$
                3,489 million ($2,141 million) and a bonus to both common and preferred
                shareholders of 1 share per 1 share held. The bonus resulted in the
                issuance of 715,690,113 new shares (248,293,247 Common shares and
                467,396,866 Preferred shares). At the same shareholders meeting,
                a new
                authorized capital of 1,500,000,000 Common shares and 3,000,000,000
                Preferred shares was approved.</font></div>
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              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
                May 2008, the Company through its subsidiary Sidenor Industrial acquired
                Rectificadora del Vall&#233;s (RDV), a steel bars manufacturer for automobile,
                construction and mechanics industry located in Barcelona, Spain.
                The
                acquisition price was &#8364; 32 million ($49.8 million) plus the assumption of
                &#8364; 33 million (51.3 million) in debts. RDV has a current annual productive
                capacity of 100 thousand tonnes.</font></div>
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              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
                June 2008, the Company through its subsidiary Sidenor Industrial
                acquired
                Vicente Gabilondo e Hijos, S.A. (Gabilondo), a steel bars manufacturer
                for
                the automobile industry located in Eibar, Spain. The acquisition
                price was
                &#8364; 14 million ($21.8 million). Gabilondo has a current annual productive
                capacity of 30 thousand tonnes.</font></div>
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