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.
Yes _______ No ___X____CSNS 2006 FORM 20-F FILED AT US SEC
São Paulo, Brazil, July 3, 2007. Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional - CSN [Bovespa: CSNA3, NYSE: SID] (the Company), Company that combines steel, mining, infrastructure and cement businesses, filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 (the "2006 Form 20-F") with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The 2006 Form 20-F is available on both the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários) website at www.cvm.gov.br, as well as on the Company's website at www.csn.com.br/ir
In addition, shareholders may receive a hard copy of the CSN's complete audited Financial Statements, free of charges by requesting a copy within a reasonable period of time from Alessandra Paschoalini Borges at CSN's Investor Relations Department, telephone (55 11) 3049-7593 or email: invrel@csn.com.br, or from our Investor Relations website at www.csn.com.br/ir.
Portuguese version of the Form 20-F will be available at www.csn.com.br/ri in August.
Any further information or questions regarding the 2006 Form 20-F may be obtained by contacting CSN's Investor Relations department (e-mail: invrel@csn.com.br).
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
Benjamin Steinbruch
Chief Executive Officer and Investor Relations Officer
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