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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-22-003944
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20211231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20221007
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20221006

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NATIONAL STEEL CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001049659
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES & ROLLING & FINISHING MILLS [3310]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14732
		FILM NUMBER:		221298848

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		STREET 1:		RUA LAURO MULLER
		STREET 2:		116 36 ANDAR
		CITY:			RIO DE JANEIRO RJ BR
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			00000
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<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=5 face="Times New Roman"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></DIV>

<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Times New Roman"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></DIV>

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<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=5 face="Times New Roman"><B>FORM 6-K</B></FONT></DIV>

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<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Times New Roman">Report of Foreign Private Issuer<BR>Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the</FONT></DIV>

<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Times New Roman">Securities Exchange Act of 1934</FONT></DIV>

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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Times New Roman"><B>For the month of October, 2022</B></FONT></DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Times New Roman"><B>Commission File Number 1-14732 </B></FONT></DIV>

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<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=5 face="Times New Roman"><B>COMPANHIA SIDER&#218;RGICA NACIONAL </B></FONT></DIV>

<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face="Times New Roman">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></DIV>

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<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=5 face="Times New Roman"><B>National Steel Company </B></FONT></DIV>

<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face="Times New Roman">(Translation of Registrant's name into English)</FONT></DIV>

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<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Times New Roman"><B>Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima 3400, 20&#186; andar<BR>S&#227;o Paulo, SP, Brazil<BR>04538-132 </B></FONT></DIV>

<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face="Times New Roman">(Address of principal executive office)</FONT></DIV>

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<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports<BR>under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.&nbsp;</FONT> Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______

<P>&nbsp;<FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. </FONT>&nbsp;</P>Yes _______ No ___X____ </DIV>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 12pt/15pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 7.3pt 118.15pt 0 118.1pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-decoration: none">COMPANHIA
SIDER&Uacute;RGICA NACIONAL</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/15pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.3pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>Publicly Held Company</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/15pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Corporate Taxpayer&rsquo;s ID (CNPJ/MF): 33.042.730/0001-04</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/15pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Company Registry (NIRE): 35-3.0039609.0</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 12pt/15pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 118.15pt 0 118pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-decoration: none">MATERIAL
FACT</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/15pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.05pt 5.55pt 0 0; text-align: justify">COMPANHIA SIDER&Uacute;RGICA
NACIONAL (&ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;) announces that the Board of Directors approved its 12th issuance of simple debentures, non-convertible
into shares, unsecured, in a single series, in the total amount of BRL 1,500,000,000.00, with a nominal unit value of BRL 1,000.00, at
the date of issue (&quot;<U>Debentures</U>&quot; and &quot;<U>Issuance</U>&quot;, respectively).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/15pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.25pt 0 0; text-align: justify">The Issuance will be subject of a public
offering, with restricted distribution efforts, pursuant to Law No. 6,385, of December 7, 1976, as amended, of the Brazilian Securities
Commission (&ldquo;<U>CVM</U>&rdquo;) Instruction No. 476, of January 16, 2009, as amended, and other applicable legal and regulatory
provisions, under the firm placement guarantee regime, targeting professional investors, as provided for in article 11 of CVM Resolution
No. 30, of May 11, 2021.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/15pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.25pt 0 0; text-align: justify">The Debentures will mature in 62 (sixty-two)
months from the date of issuance. Compensatory interest corresponding to 100% (one hundred percent) of the average daily rates of DI -
Interbank Deposit of one day, &quot;over extra-group&quot;, expressed in the form percentage per year, based on 252 business days, calculated
and published daily by B3, in the daily newsletter available on its website (http://www.b3.com.br ), plus a spread (overtax) corresponding
to 2.50 % (two integers and fifty percent) per year, based on 252 (two hundred and fifty-two) business days.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/15pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.25pt 0 0; text-align: justify">The net proceeds obtained through the
Issuance will be fully used for early amortization of bank credit notes issued in favor of Caixa Econ&ocirc;mica Federal and Cash Flow.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/15pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.25pt 0 0; text-align: justify">The general conditions of the Issuance
are indicated in the minutes of the Company's Board of Directors' Meeting, which is available on the Company's investor relations page
and on the CVM's website on the Internet.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/15pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.25pt 0 0; text-align: justify">This Material Fact is disclosed by the
Company exclusively in compliance with the applicable legislation and regulations, so that it is exclusively informative and should not
be interpreted or considered, for all legal purposes, as material for the sale or offer of the Debentures.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/15pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 118.15pt 0 118.05pt; text-align: center">S&atilde;o Paulo, <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt">October
6, </FONT>2022.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/15pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.2pt 0 0; text-align: center">Marcelo Cunha Ribeiro</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/15pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.2pt 0 0; text-align: center">CFO and Investor Relations Officer</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/15pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.2pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>COMPANHIA SIDER&Uacute;RGICA NACIONAL</B></P>
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<DIV style="TEXT-INDENT: 4%"><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. </FONT></DIV>

<DIV style="TEXT-INDENT: 4%"><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Times New Roman">Date:&nbsp;October 6, 2022</FONT></DIV>

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   <DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face="Times New Roman">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;Benjamin Steinbruch </FONT></DIV>

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   <DIV align=left><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face="Times New Roman"><B>Benjamin Steinbruch </B></FONT></DIV>

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   <DIV align=left><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face="Times New Roman"><B>Marcelo Cunha Ribeiro </B></FONT></DIV>

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<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Times New Roman"><B>FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS </B></FONT></DIV>

<P align=justify><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif">This press release may contain forward-looking statements. These statements are statements that are not historical facts, and are based on management's current view and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions, company performance and financial results. The words "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "expects", "plans" and similar expressions, as they relate to the company, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Statements regarding the declaration or payment of dividends, the implementation of principal operating and financing strategies and capital expenditure plans, the direction of future operations and the factors or trends affecting financial condition, liquidity or results of operations are examples of forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. There is no guarantee that the expected events, trends or results will actually occur. The statements are based on many assumptions and factors, including general economic and market conditions, industry conditions, and operating factors. Any changes in such assumptions or factors could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. </FONT></P>

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