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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-18-000113
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180102
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180102
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180102

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	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:		18500881

	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 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;January&nbsp;2, 2018</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;">CNPJ/MF n.&#186; 33.611.500/0001-19</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Gerdau S.A.</font></b> (&#147;Gerdau&#148;) and Commercial Metals Company (&#147;CMC&#148;) have entered into a definitive agreement to sell certain of Gerdau&#146;s rebar production, fabrication and placing operations in the United States to CMC for US$ 600 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The transaction is subject to regulatory clearances and customary closing conditions and is anticipated to close before calendar year-end of 2018.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The agreement includes Gerdau mills in Jacksonville, Florida; Knoxville, Tennessee; Rancho Cucamonga, California; and Sayreville, New Jersey with a combined capacity of approximately 2.5 million short tons as well as rebar fabrication and placing facilities in the US.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">According to Andr&#233; Gerdau Johannpeter, Executive Vice-Chairman of Gerdau, &#147;we are selling the US rebar operations as part of our global transformation, in order to be more profitable in an extremely competitive steel market. This deal represents an important milestone in our strategy to reduce financial leverage and focus on better return opportunities in the markets where we operate.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;The impending sale will enable us to accelerate growth in attractive segments in North America, one of our core markets. Together with our Special Steel Operations (GSN), we will continue to serve and create value for customers in the construction, industrial equipment, transportation and energy markets&#148;, said Peter Campo, president of Gerdau&#146;s North American long steel division.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Advisors</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC is serving as the exclusive financial advisor to Gerdau and Simpson Thacher&nbsp;&amp; Bartlett LLP is acting as legal counsel.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Cautionary Statement Relevant to Forward-Looking Information.</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This press release includes forward-looking statements regarding future events. These forward-looking statements are based on Gerdau&#146;s current plans and expectations and involve some risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to vary materially from the results and events anticipated or implied by such forward-looking statements.</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;">S&#227;o Paulo , January&nbsp;2, 2018.</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;">Harley Lorentz Scardoelli</font></p>
<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;">Executive Vice-President</font></b></p>
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