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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-14-026641
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140409
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140409
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140409

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:		14753095

	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

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		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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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Dated April&nbsp;9, 2014</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil CEP 90220-005</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused the Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;April&nbsp;9, 2014</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/   Andr&#233; Pires de Oliveira Dias</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive   Vice President Investor Relations Officer</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Notice   to the Market, April&nbsp;9, 2014</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">GERDAU S.A.<b> (Bovespa: GGBR, NYSE: GGB, Latibex: XGGB), </b>hereby announces that it plans, subject to market conditions, in the near term to engage in the following liability management transactions with respect to outstanding bonds due 2017 issued by Gerdau&#146;s wholly owned subsidiary GTL Trade Finance,&nbsp;Inc. (GTL) and outstanding bonds due 2020 issued by Gerdau&#146;s wholly owned subsidiary Gerdau Holdings Inc. (GHI).&#160; These transactions are expected to consist of (1)&nbsp;an exchange offer for new securities issued as described herein for an amount up to US$1,250,000,000 in principal amount of such newly issued securities and (2)&nbsp;a separate cash tender offer for up to an amount of US$250,000,000 in total consideration, in each case for GTL&#146;s 7.25% Bonds due 2017 and GHI&#146;s 7.00% Bonds due 2020, with priority expected to be given to the bonds due 2017.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The exchange offer is expected to contemplate the exchange of a new ten-year bond issued by GTL and GHI as co-issuers solely for the purpose of the exchange for the two outstanding issues described herein.&#160; The new bonds will be unsecured and unsubordinated joint and several obligations of GTL and GHI and will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Gerdau S.A., Gerdau Acominas S.A., Gerdau A&#231;os Longos S.A. and Gerdau A&#231;os Especiais S.A.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:3.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Neither the new bonds nor the guarantees will be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;) and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements under such Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction.&#160; The offers will be made in the United States solely to Qualified Institutional Buyers or QIBs pursuant to Rule&nbsp;144A under the Securities Act and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act and all applicable Brazilian, United States and other securities laws concerning tenders and exchanges.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The exchange offer and the cash tender offer are being considered and if they are made will be made on the terms to be determined at the time it is commenced.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This release shall not constitute an offer to sell, tender or exchange or the solicitation of an offer to buy, tender or exchange the securities described herein, nor shall there be any offer, tender or exchange of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.&#160; Any tender offer or exchange of these securities will be made solely by means of the Offer to Purchase or Exchange Memorandum, as the case may be, made available&#160; in accordance with Rule&nbsp;144A and applicable securities laws.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rio de Janeiro, April&nbsp;9, 2014.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Andre Pires de Oliveira Dias</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive Vice President</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Investor Relations Officer</font></p>
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