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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-18-067971
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20181113
FILED AS OF DATE:		20181114
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20181113

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:		181179355

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		AV. DAS NACOES UNIDAS, 8,501
		STREET 2:		8TH FLOOR
		CITY:			SAO PAULO, SP
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			05425-070
		BUSINESS PHONE:		011-55-51-3323-2703

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		AV. DAS NACOES UNIDAS, 8,501
		STREET 2:		8TH FLOOR
		CITY:			SAO PAULO, SP
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			05425-070

	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 November&nbsp;13, 2018</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.4in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;12g3-2(b)&nbsp;under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</font></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;November&nbsp;13, 2018</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/   Harley Lorentz Scardoelli</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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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;">GERDAU S.A.</font></b></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;">Corporate Taxpayer ID (CNPJ/MF): 33.611.500/0001-19</font></b></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;<u>Company</u>&#148;) hereby announces to that market that, on November&nbsp;9, 2018, the Board of Directors approved the 15<font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font>&#160;issue of non-convertible debentures, in a single series, in the amount of R$1,500,000,000.00, with unit face value of R$1,000.00 on the issue date (&#147;<u>Debentures</u>&#148; and &#147;<u>Issue</u>&#148;, respectively).</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Issue will be the object of a public distribution with restricted placement efforts, pursuant to Instruction no. 476 of the <i>Comiss&#227;o de Valores Mobili&#225;rios </i>(CVM), dated January&nbsp;16, 2009, and other applicable legal and regulatory provisions, intermediated by financial institutions that are members of the securities distribution system, on a firm commitment basis for all Debentures, being directed at professional investors, as defined under Article&nbsp;9-A of CVM Instruction no. 539, dated November&nbsp;13, 2013.</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 Debentures will mature in four years as of the issue date, i.e. November&nbsp;21, 2022, yielding interest corresponding to 106.50% of the cumulative variation in the average daily one-day overnight rate (Interbank Deposit &#151; DI), over extra group, expressed as an annual percentage, based on two hundred and fifty-two (252) business days, as calculated and published daily by B3 in the daily bulletin made available on its website (http://www.b3.com.br).</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 net proceeds from the Issue will be used to strengthen the Company&#146;s cash position, aiming to support its general purposes.</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 general Issue conditions are detailed in the minutes of the Meeting of the Company&#146;s Board of Directors on November&nbsp;9, 2018, as well as in the Issue Indenture, both available on the websites of the Company&#146;s Investor Relations department (http://ri.gerdau.com/) and of CVM (http://sistemas.cvm.gov.br).</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, November&nbsp;12, 2018.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Harley Lorentz Scardoelli <br>  </font></b>Executive Vice-President <br> Investor Relations Officer</p>
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