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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 6-K
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the month of November, 2005

Commission File Number 1-14732
 

 
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

National Steel Company
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 

Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima 3400, 20º andar
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
04538-132
(Address of principal executive office)
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. 

Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______

 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____


(CONVENIENCE TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH FROM THE ORIGINAL PREVIOUSLY ISSUED IN PORTUGUESE)
 
FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE     
CVM – BRAZILIAN SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  Accounting Practices 
QUARTERLY INFORMATION – ITR  Date: 09/30/2005  Adopted in Brazil 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY & OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY     

REGISTRATION WITH CVM SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS AN EVALUATION OF THE COMPANY. 
COMPANY MANAGEMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INFORMATION PROVIDED.
 

01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

1 - CVM CODE 
00403-0
 
2 - COMPANY NAME 
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
 
3 - CNPJ (Corporate Taxpayer’s ID)
33.042.730/0001-04
 
4 - NIRE (Corporate Registry ID)
15910
 

01.02 - HEAD OFFICE

1 - ADDRESS 
R. SÃO JOSÉ, 20/ GR.1602 – PARTE 
2 - DISTRICT
CENTRO 
3 - ZIP CODE 
22010-020 
4 – CITY 
RIO DE JANEIRO 
5 - STATE
RJ 
6 - AREA CODE 
21 
7 - TELEPHONE 
2215-4901 
8 - TELEPHONE
 - 
9 - TELEPHONE     
10 - TELEX
 
11 - AREA CODE 
21 
12 - FAX 
2215-7140 
13 - FAX   
 - 
14 – FAX   
 - 
 
15 - E-MAIL 
invrel@csn.com.br 

01.03 - INVESTOR RELATIONS OFFICER (Company Mailing Address)

1- NAME 
BENJAMIN STEINBRUCH 
2 - ADDRESS 
AV. BRIGADEIRO FARIA LIMA, 3400 20º ANDAR 
3 - DISTRICT 
ITAIM BIBI 
4 - ZIP CODE 
04538-132 
5 – CITY 
SÃO PAULO 
6 - STATE 
SP 
7 - AREA CODE 
11 
8 - TELEPHONE 
3049-7100 
9 - TELEPHONE     
10 - TELEPHONE     
11 - TELEX
 
12 - AREA CODE 
11 
13 - FAX 
3049-7519 
14 - FAX   
 - 
15 – FAX   
 - 
 
15 - E-MAIL 
invrel@csn.com.br 

01.04 - ITR REFERENCE AND AUDITOR INFORMATION

CURRENT YEAR  CURRENT QUARTER  PREVIOUS QUARTER 
1 - BEGINNING 2. END  3 - QUARTER  4 - BEGINNING  5 - END  6 - QUARTER  7 - BEGINNING  8 - END 
1/01/2005 12/31/2005  7/01/2005  9/30/2005  4/01/2005  6/30/2005 
09 - INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT 
DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU AUDITORES INDEPENDENTES 
10 - CVM CODE 
00385-9 
11. TECHNICIAN IN CHARGE 
JOSÉ CARLOS MONTEIRO 
12 – TECHNICIAN’S CPF (INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER’S ID)
443.201.918-20 

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01.05 - CAPITAL STOCK

Number of Shares 
(in thousands)
1 - CURRENT QUARTER 
9/30/2005 
2 - PREVIOUS QUARTER 
6/30/2005 
3 - SAME QUARTER, 
PREVIOUS YEAR 
9/30/2004 
Paid-in Capital 
       1 – Common  272,068  286,917  286,917 
       2 – Preferred 
       3 – Total  272,068  286,917  286,917 
Treasury Stock 
       4 – Common  7,637  16,759  4,748 
       5 – Preferred 
       6 – Total  7,637  16,759  4,748 

01.06 - COMPANY PROFILE

1 - TYPE OF COMPANY 
Commercial, Industrial and Other 
2 – STATUS 
Operational 
3 - NATURE OF OWNERSHIP 
Private National 
4 - ACTIVITY CODE 
106 – Metallurgy and Steel Industry 
5 - MAIN ACTIVITY 
Manufacturing, transf. and trading of steel products 
6 - CONSOLIDATION TYPE 
Total 
7 - TYPE OF REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS 
Unqualified 

01.07 - COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1 - ITEM  2 - CNPJ (Corporate Taxpayer’s ID) 3 - COMPANY NAME 

01.08 - CASH DIVIDENDS APPROVED AND/OR PAID DURING AND AFTER THE QUARTER

1 - ITEM  2 - EVENT  3 - APPROVAL  4 - TYPE  5 - DATE OF PAYMENT  6 - TYPE OF SHARE  7 - AMOUNT PER SHARE 
01  AGO  04/29/2005  Dividend  06/14/2005  Common  7.3517000000 
02  AGO  04/29/2005  Interest on Own Capital   06/14/2005 Common  0.8675400000 

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01.09 - SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL AND CHANGES IN THE CURRENT YEAR

1 - ITEM 2 - DATE OF CHANGE 3 - CAPITAL STOCK 
(In thousands of reais)
4 - AMOUNT OF CHANGE  (In thousands of reais) 5 - NATURE OF CHANGE 7 - NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED
 (thousand)
8 - SHARE PRICE WHEN ISSUED
(in reais) 

01.10 - INVESTOR RELATIONS OFFICER

1 – DATE  2 – SIGNATURE 

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02.01 - BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (in thousands of reais)

1-Code  2- Description  3- 09/30/2005  4- 06/30/2005 
Total Assets  23,972,993  24,765,439 
1.01  Current Assets  5,097,176  5,861,851 
1.01.01  Cash  27,714  56,421 
1.01.02  Credits  1,834,748  1,809,931 
1.01.02.01  Domestic Market  906,728  972,623 
1.01.02.02  Foreign Market  996,959  906,074 
1.01.02.03  Allowance for Doubtful Accounts  (68,939) (68,766)
1.01.03  Inventories  1,339,603  1,363,157 
1.01.04  Other  1,895,111  2,632,342 
1.01.04.01  Marketable Securities  1,344,927  1,422,357 
1.01.04.02  Recoverable Income Tax and Social Contribution  27,706  14,721 
1.01.04.03  Deferred Income Tax  243,795  286,739 
1.01.04.04  Deferred Social Contribution  64,098  50,906 
1.01.04.05  Dividends Receivable  13,743  41,219 
1.01.04.06  Prepaid Expenses  18,281  29,155 
1.01.04.07  Prepaid Income Tax and Social Contribution  609,169 
1.01.04.08  Other  182,561  178,076 
1.02  Long-Term Assets  1,699,265  1,708,892 
1.02.01  Various Credits  28,323  21,664 
1.02.01.01  Loans – Eletrobras  28,323  21,664 
1.02.02  Credit with Related Parties  156,376  129,509 
1.02.02.01  Affiliates 
1.02.02.02  Subsidiaries  156,376  129,509 
1.02.02.03  Other Related Parties 
1.02.03  Other  1,514,566  1,557,719 
1.02.03.01  Deferred Income Tax  440,401  475,729 
1.02.03.02  Deferred Social Contribution  71,960  93,496 
1.02.03.03  Judicial Deposits  630,193  606,640 
1.02.03.04  Securities Receivables  120,347  130,644 
1.02.03.05  Marketable Securities  125,949  125,652 
1.02.03.06  Recoverable PIS/PASEP  26,812  26,261 
1.02.03.07  Prepaid Expenses  37,305  39,567 
1.02.03.08  Other  61,599  59,730 
1.03  Permanent Assets  17,176,552  17,194,696 
1.03.01  Investments  4,940,010  4,998,537 
1.03.01.01  In Affiliates 
1.03.01.02  In Subsidiaries  4,940,010  4,998,537 
1.03.01.03  Other Investments 
1.03.02  Property, Plant and Equipment  12,039,679  11,998,516 
1.03.02.01  In Operation, Net  11,590,339  11,602,856 
1.03.02.02  In Construction  305,880  253,077 
1.03.02.03  Land  143,460  142,583 
1.03.03  Deferred  196,863  197,643 

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02.02 - BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES (in thousands of Reais)

1- Code  2- Description  3- 09/30/2005  4- 06/30/2005 
Total Liabilities  23,972,993  24,765,439 
2.01  Current Liabilities  3,974,435  4,571,695 
2.01.01  Loans and Financing  1,496,619  1,379,431 
2.01.02  Debentures  100,916  64,608 
2.01.03  Suppliers  882,933  960,837 
2.01.04  Taxes and Contributions  463,113  1,251,859 
2.01.04.01  Salaries and Social Contributions  75,011  64,774 
2.01.04.02  Taxes Payable  249,334  1,042,827 
2.01.04.03  Deferred Income Tax  102,035  106,072 
2.01.04.04  Deferred Social Contribution  36,733  38,186 
2.01.05  Dividends Payable  183,763  116,553 
2.01.06  Provisions  38,515  24,048 
2.01.06.01  Contingencies  38,515  24,048 
2.01.07  Debt with Related Parties 
2.01.08  Other  808,576  774,359 
2.01.08.01  Accounts Payable - Subsidiaries  653,326  687,388 
2.01.08.02  Other  155,250  86,971 
2.02  Long-Term Assets  12,391,367  12,716,200 
2.02.01  Loans and Financing  6,056,207  6,550,013 
2.02.02  Debentures  900,000  900,000 
2.02.03  Provisions  4,981,421  4,787,306 
2.02.03.01  Contingencies  2,787,119  2,561,332 
2.02.03.02  Deferred Income Tax  1,613,457  1,636,746 
2.02.03.03  Deferred Social Contribution  580,845  589,228 
2.02.04  Debt with Related Parties 
2.02.05  Other  453,739  478,881 
2.02.05.01  Provision for Losses in Investments  57,951  80,525 
2.02.05.02  Accounts Payable - Subsidiaries  92,843  96,983 
2.02.05.03  Other  302,945  301,373 
2.03  Deferred Income 
2.05  Shareholders’ Equity  7,607,191  7,477,544 
2.05.01  Paid-In Capital Stock  1,680,947  1,680,947 
2.05.02  Capital Reserve  17,319 
2.05.03  Revaluation Reserve  4,578,566  4,640,047 
2.05.03.01  Parent Company  4,578,566  4,640,047 
2.05.03.02  Subsidiaries/Affiliates 
2.05.04  Profit Reserve  (7,484) 78,301 
2.05.04.01  Legal  336,189  336,189 
2.05.04.02  Statutory 
2.05.04.03  For Contingencies 
2.05.04.04  Unrealized Income 
2.05.04.05  Income Retentions 
2.05.04.06  Special For Non-Distributed Dividends 
2.05.04.07  Other Profit Reserve  (343,673) (257,888)
2.05.04.07.01  From Investments  487,203 
2.05.04.07.02  Treasury Stock  (343,673) (745,091)
2.05.05  Retained earnings/accumulated deficit  1,355,162  1,060,930 

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03.01 – STATEMENT OF INCOME (in thousands of reais)

1- Code  2- Description  3- 07/01/2005 to
09/30/2005
 
4- 01/01/2005 to 
09/30/2005 
5- 07/01/2004 to 
09/30/2004 
6- 01/01/2004 to 09/30/2004 
3.01  Gross Revenue from Sales and/or Services  2,219,569  8,030,429  2,761,068  7,347,150 
3.02  Gross Revenue Deductions  (418,926) (1,622,679) (447,589) (1,129,477)
3.03  Net Revenue from Sales and/or Services  1,800,643  6,407,750  2,313,479  6,217,673 
3.04  Cost of Goods and Services Sold  (1,075,699) (3,438,714) (1,126,621) (3,248,311)
3.04.01  Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization  (192,358) (574,716) (172,627) (526,342)
3.04.02  Other  (883,341) (2,863,998) (953,994) (2,721,969)
3.05  Gross Profit  724,944  2,969,036  1,186,858  2,969,362 
3.06  Operating Income/Expenses  (67,618) (723,266) (82,797) (812,346)
3.06.01  Selling  (64,747) (195,389) (67,914) (195,148)
3.06.01.01  Depreciation and Amortization  (2,007) (6,275) (1,874) (5,481)
3.06.01.02  Other  (62,740) (189,114) (66,040) (189,667)
3.06.02  General and Administrative  (48,722) (156,639) (52,450) (162,367)
3.06.02.01  Depreciation and Amortization  (3,715) (11,979) (5,599) (16,779)
3.06.02.02  Other  (45,007) (144,660) (46,851) (145,588)
3.06.03  Financial  62,253  212,956  (18,171) (829,245)
3.06.03.01  Financial Income  (237,615) (492,406) (244,230) 67,138 
3.06.03.02  Financial Expenses  299,868  705,362  226,059  (896,383)
3.06.03.02.01  Amortization of Special Exchange Variation  (25,209) (78,252)
3.06.03.02.02  Foreign Exchange and Monetary Variation, net  440,908  1,364,301  520,375  (15,353)
3.06.03.02.03  Interest expenses, fines and tax arrears  (141,040) (658,939) (269,107) (802,778)
3.06.04  Other Operating Income  12,311  17,341  9,204  28,027 
3.06.05  Other Operating Expenses  100,883  43,576  (52,994) (107,317)
3.06.06  Equity  (129,596) (645,111) 99,528  453,704 
3.07  Operating Income  657,326  2,245,770  1,104,061  2,157,016 
3.08  Non-Operating Income  2,466  (4,017) (9,458) (10,241)

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03.01 - STATEMENT OF INCOME (in thousands of reais)

1- Code  2- Description  3- 07/01/2005 to
09/30/2005 
4- 01/01/2005 to 
09/30/2005 
5- 07/01/2004 to
09/30/2004
 
6- 01/01/2004 to
09/30/2004
 
3.08.01  Income 
3.08.02  Expenses  2,465  (4,020) (9,460) (10,246)
3.09  Income before Taxes and Participations  659,792  2,241,753  1,094,603  2,146,775 
3.10  Provision for Income Tax and Social Contribution  (147,634) (830,194) (282,444) (385,472)
3.11  Deferred Income Tax  (49,453) 105,352  (93,191) (209,333)
3.12  Statutory Participations/Contributions 
3.12.01  Participations 
3.12.02  Contributions 
3.13  Reversal of Interest on Own Capital 
3.15  Net Income (Loss) for the Period  462,705  1,516,911  718,968  1,551,970 
  SHARES OUTSTANDING EX-TREASURY (in thousands) 264,431  264,431  282,169  282,169 
  EARNINGS PER SHARE  1.74981  5.73651  2.54800  5.50014 
  LOSS PER SHARE         

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(CONVENIENCE TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH FROM THE ORIGINAL PREVIOUSLY ISSUED IN PORTUGUESE)
 
FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE         
CVM – BRAZILIAN SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION        Accounting Practices 
QUARTERLY INFORMATION – ITR    Date: 09/30/2005    Adopted in Brazil 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY & OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY         

 
                   00403-0    COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL  33.042.730/0001-04 
 
 
 
04.01 – NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     
 

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

1. OPERATING CONTEXT

Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional ("CSN") is engaged in the production of flat steel products, its main industrial complexes being the Presidente Vargas Steelworks located in the City of Volta Redonda, State of Rio de Janeiro, and the processing unit in the city of Araucária, State of Paraná.

CSN is engaged in the mining of iron ore, limestone and dolomite, in the State of Minas Gerais and tin in the State of Rondônia, to cater for the needs of the Presidente Vargas Steelworks and also maintains strategic investments in railroad, electricity and ports, to optimize its activities.

For the purpose of establishing a closer approach to its customers and winning additional markets on a global level, CSN has a steel distributor with service and distribution centers extending from the Northeast to the South of Brazil, a two-piece steel can plant geared to the Northeastern beverage industry, a galvanized steel plant supplying an automaker in Porto Real, in the State of Rio de Janeiro, in addition to a rolling mill in the United States and a 50% stake in another rolling mill in Portugal.

2. PRESENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Pursuant to the configuration of the Quarterly Information form, the Parent Company’s Consolidated Statements of Changes in Financial Position and Cash Flow are presented in the table “Other information considered material by the Company”.

3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Financial Statements were prepared in conformity with the accounting practices adopted in Brazil, as well as with the accounting standards and pronouncements established by the CVM - the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission.

(a) Statement of Income

The results of operations are determined on an accrual basis.

(b) Marketable securities

The investment funds have daily liquidity and have their assets valued at market as per instructions of the Central Bank of Brazil, since the Company considers these investments as securities retained for trading.

Fixed income securities are recorded at cost plus yields accrued through the balance sheet date, and do not exceed the market value, and investments overseas have a daily remuneration.

(c) Allowance for doubtful accounts

The allowance for doubtful accounts has been set up in an amount which, in the opinion of Management, suffices to absorb any losses that might be incurred in realizing accounts receivable.

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(d) Inventories

Inventories are evaluated at their average cost of acquisition or production and on-going imports are recorded at their cost of acquisition, provided that they do not exceed their market or realization values.

(e) Other current and long-term assets

Other current and long-term assets are presented at their realization value, including, when applicable, income earned to the balance sheet date or, in the case of prepaid expenses, at cost.

(f) Investments

Investments in subsidiaries and jointly owned subsidiary companies are recorded by the equity accounting method, adjusted for any amortizable goodwill or negative goodwill, if applicable. Other permanent investments are recorded at acquisition cost.

(g) Property, plant and equipment

The property, plant and equipment of the parent company is presented at market or replacement values, based on appraisal reports conducted by independent expert appraisal firms, as permitted by Resolution #288 issued by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission ("CVM") on December 3, 1998. Depreciation is computed by the straight-line method at the rates, shown in the same note, based on the remaining economic useful lives of the assets after revaluation. Depletion of the iron mine – Casa de Pedra is calculated on the basis of the quantity of iron ore extracted. Interest charges related to capital funding for construction in progress are capitalized for as long as the projects remain unconcluded.

(h) Deferred charges

The deferred charges are basically comprised of expenses incurred for development and implantation of projects that should generate a payback to the Company in the next few years, with the amortization applied on a straight-line basis based on the period foreseen for the economic return on the above projects.

(i) Current and long-term liabilities

These are stated at their known or estimated values, including, when applicable, accrued charges, monetary and foreign exchange variation incurred up to the balance sheet date.

(j) Employees’ benefit

The Company decided to record the respective actuarial liabilities as from January 1, 2002, in accordance with Resolution #371, issued by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (“CVM”), on December 13, 2000, in accordance with the above-mentioned reported deliberation and based on by independent actuarial studies.

(k) Income Tax and Social Contribution

Income tax and social contribution on net income are calculated based on their effective tax rates and consider the tax loss carryforward and negative basis of social contribution limited to 30%, to compute the tax liability. Tax credits are set up for deferred taxes on tax losses, negative basis of social contribution on net income and on temporary differences.

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(l) Derivatives

The derivatives operations are recorded in accordance with the characteristics of the financial instruments. Swap operations are recorded based on the operations’ net results, which are booked monthly in line with the contractual conditions.

Exchange options are adjusted monthly to market value whenever the position shows a loss. These losses are recognized as Company’s liability with the corresponding entry in the financial result. Options traded through exclusive funds are adjusted to market and futures contracts have their positions adjusted to market daily by the Future and Commodities Exchange (“BM&F”) with recognition of gains and losses directly in results.

(m) Treasury Stocks

As established by CVM Instruction 10/80, treasury stocks were recorded at the acquisition cost.

(n) Estimates

Pursuant to the accounting practices adopted in Brazil, the preparation of the financial statements requires the Company’s Management to make estimates and assumptions related to the assets and liabilities reported, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities on the balance sheet date and the amount of income and expenses during the year. The end results may differ from these estimates.

4. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The consolidated financial statements for the quarters ended on September 30, 2005 and June 30, 2005 include the following direct and indirect subsidiaries and jointly-owned subsidiaries:

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        Participation in the capital     
    Currency    stock (%)    
       
Companies    of Origin    9/30/2005    6/30/2005    Main activities 
         
 
Direct participation: fully consolidated                 
CSN Energy    US$    100.00    100.00    Equity interests 
CSN Export    US$    100.00    100.00    Financial operations and product trading 
CSN Islands    US$    100.00    100.00    Financial operations 
CSN Islands II    US$    100.00    100.00    Financial operations 
CSN Islands III    US$    100.00    100.00    Financial operations 
CSN Islands IV    US$    100.00    100.00    Financial operations 
CSN Islands V    US$    100.00    100.00    Financial operations 
CSN Islands VII    US$    100.00    100.00    Financial operations 
CSN Islands VIII    US$    100.00    100.00    Financial operations 
CSN Islands IX    US$    100.00    100.00    Financial operations 
CSN Islands X    US$    100.00        Financial operations 
CSN Overseas    US$    100.00    100.00    Financial operations 
CSN Panama    US$    100.00    100.00    Equity interests 
CSN Steel    US$    100.00    100.00    Equity interests 
CSN I    R$    100.00    100.00    Equity interests 
Estanho de Rondônia - ERSA    R$    100.00    100.00    Mining 
Cia. Metalic Nordeste    R$    99.99    99.99    Package production 
Indústria Nacional de Aços Laminados - INAL    R$    99.99    99.99    Steel products service center 
CSN Cimentos    R$    99.99    99.99    Cement production 
Inal Nordeste    R$    99.99    99.99    Steel products service center 
CSN Energia    R$    99.90    99.90    Trading of electricity 
CSN Participações Energéticas    R$    99.70    99.70    Equity interests 
Sepetiba Tecon    R$    20.00    20.00    Maritime port services 
GalvaSud    R$    15.29    15.29    Steel industry 
 
Direct participation: proportionally                 
consolidated                 
Companhia Ferroviária do Nordeste (CFN)   R$    49.99    49.99    Railroad transportation 
Itá Energética    R$    48.75    48.75    Electricity generation 
MRS Logística    R$    32.22    32.22    Railroad transportation 
 
Indirect participation: fully consolidated                 
CSN Aceros    US$    100.00    100.00    Equity interests 
CSN Cayman    US$    100.00    100.00    Financial operations and product trading 
CSN Iron    US$    100.00    100.00    Financial operations 
CSN LLC    US$    100.00    100.00    Steel industry 
CSN LLC Holding    US$    100.00    100.00    Equity interests 
CSN LLC Partner    US$    100.00    100.00    Equity interests 
Energy I    US$    100.00    100.00    Equity interests 
Management Services    US$    100.00    100.00    Services 
Tangua    US$    100.00    100.00    Equity interests 
GalvaSud    R$    84.71    84.71    Steel industry 
Sepetiba Tecon    R$    80.00    80.00    Maritime port services 
 
Indirect participation: proportionally                 
consolidated                 
Lusosider    EUR    50.00    50.00    Steel industry 

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The financial statements prepared in US dollars and in Euros were translated at the exchange rate in effect on September 30, 2005 – R$/US$2.2222 (R$/US$2.3504 on June 30, 2005) and EUR/US$1.2023 (EUR/US$1.2108 on June 30, 2005).

The gains/losses from this translation were accounted for in the income statements of the related periods, as equity accounting in the parent company and exchange variation in the consolidated entity. These referred financial statements were prepared applying the same accounting principles as those applied by the parent company.

In the preparation of the consolidated financial statements, the consolidated intercompany balances, such as intercompany investments, equity accounting, asset and liability balances, revenues and expenses and unrealized profits arising from consolidated intercompany operations have been eliminated.

The reference date for the subsidiaries and jointly-owned subsidiaries financial statements coincides with those of the parent company.

The reconciliation between shareholders’ equity and net income for the year of the parent company and consolidated is as follows:

    Shareholders' equity    Net income 
   
    9/30/2005    6/30/2005    9/30/2005    6/30/2004 
       
Parent company    7,607,191    7,477,544    1,516,911    1,551,970 
Income elimination in inventories    (53,256)   (107,445)   136,016    (102,618)
Other adjustments                1,926 
       
Consolidated    7,553,935    7,370,099    1,652,927    1,451,278 
         

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5. RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS

a) Assets

                 
Companies   Accounts 
receivable 
  Marketable 
securities 
  Mutual   Debentures   Dividends 
receivable 
  Advance for future capital increase    Advance to suppliers    Total 
               
                 
 
CSN Cayman    113,455                            113,455 
CSN Export    932,662                            932,662 
CSN Islands II    1,344                            1,344 
CSN Islands III    500                            500 
CSN Islands IV    86                            86 
CSN Islands V    133                            133 
Sepetiba Tecon    243            36,000        62,785           1,766    100,794 
Cia. Metalic Nordeste    84                            84 
Inal Nordeste    8,562                            8,562 
CFN    20        37,000            51,936        88,956 
GalvaSud    81,235                            81,235 
INAL    35,263                            35,263 
MRS Logística    231                   13,743            13,974 
Exclusive Funds        150,301                        150,301 
Ersa                                     2,262    2,262 
Others (*)   662        4,655                    5,317 
                 
09/30/2005    1,174,480    150,301    41,655    36,000       13,743    114,721           4,028    1,534,928 
                 
06/30/2005    1,131,267    274,463    2,584    36,000       41,219    126,925           3,420    1,615,878 
                 
(*) OTHER: CSN Cimentos, Itá Energética, Fundação CSN, CBS Previdência, CSN I, CSN Steel, Lusosider, CSN Aceros e CSN LLC.

b) Liabilities

       
Companies    Loans and financing    Accounts payable    Total 
   
Prepayments    Fixed Rate (2)    Notes    Intercompany (2)    Bonds    Mutual(1) / current accounts    Suppliers    Investees’ Inventory    Other   
             
             
             
                 
 
CSN Cayman                147,613                147,613 
CSN Export    1,384,315            11,482                1,395,797 
CSN Iron            1,373,538                    1,373,538 
CSN Islands VII        623,097                        623,097 
CSN Islands VIII        1,175,447        2,042                1,177,489 
CSN Overseas    573,659            106,492                680,151 
Energy I                95,334                95,334 
CSN Steel    937,058            291,783                1,228,841 
CSN Panama                154,768                154,768 
Inal Nordeste                    66       10,019        10,085 
GalvaSud                    11,110        22    11,132 
INAL                    21,829       39,868        61,697 
CSN Energia                21,623                21,623 
CBS Previdência                            219,199    219,199 
Others (*)               99    452            551 
                 
09/30/2005    2,895,032    1,798,544    1,373,538    831,236    33,457       49,887    219,221    7,200,915 
                 
06/30/2005    2,408,105    2,308,110    1,420,606    870,234    52,315        213,181    7,272,551 
                 

These operations were carried out under conditions considered by the Company’s management as normal market terms and/or effective legislation for similar operations, being the main ones highlighted below:
(1) CSN Cayman (part): annual Libor + 3% p.a. with indeterminate maturity. 
  CSN Overseas (part): semiannual Libor + 3% p.a. with indeterminate maturity and IGPM + 6% p.a. with indeterminate maturity. 
  CSN Export: Euribor + 0.5% p.a. with indeterminate maturity. 
  CSN Cayman (part): Libor + 2.5% p.a. with maturity on 9/15/2011. 
 
(2) Contracts in US$ - CSN Iron: interest of 9.125% p.a. with maturity on 6/1/2007. 
  Contracts in Yen - CSN Islands VII: interest of 7.3% and 7.75% p.a. with maturity on 9/12/2008. 
                                CSN Islands VIII: interest of 5.65% p.a. with maturity on 12/15/2013. 

(*) OTHER: CFN, CSN Islands, CSN Cimentos, Itá Energética, Fundação CSN, CSN I, Lusosider, ERSA, CSN Aceros and Metalic.

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c) Result

     
    Income    Expenses 
     
        Interest and                Interest and         
Companies    Products and    monetary and            Products and    monetary and         
    services    exchange    Other    Total    services    exchange    Other    Total 
           variation                    variation         
                 
CSN Cayman    202    (9,311)       (9,109)   61    (24,168)       (24,107)
CSN Export    1,395,837    (146,211)       1,249,626    1,110,232    (180,572)       929,660 
CSN Iron                        (164,546)       (164,546)
CSN Islands III                        2,953        2,953 
CSN Islands V                        (29,088)       (29,088)
CSN Islands VII                        (161,079)       (161,079)
CSN Islands VIII                        (321,514)       (321,514)
CSN Overseas                        (63,106)       (63,106)
CSN Panama                        (30,102)       (30,102)
Energy I                        (18,543)       (18,543)
CSN Steel                        (116,170)       (116,170)
Itá Energética                    77,321            77,321 
GalvaSud    301,613            301,613    153,003            153,003 
INAL    521,871            521,871    267,636            267,636 
Cia. Metalic Nordeste    32,423            32,423    23,678            23,678 
Inal Nordeste    14,489            14,489    354            354 
MRS Logística                    98,365            98,365 
Exclusive Funds        (660,833)       (660,833)                
Ersa                    20,497            20,497 
CBS Previdência                             68,903    68,903 
Others (*)                   3,030    (682)       2,348 
                 
09/30/2005    2,266,435    (816,355)       1,450,080    1,754,177    (1,106,617)    68,903    716,463 
                 
09/30/2004    2,201,036    37,782      2,238,827    269,737    323,691     71,103    664,531 
                 

Trade transactions with the Company’s subsidiaries, such as sale of products and contracting of inputs and services are performed under usual conditions applicable to non-related parties.

(*) OTHER: Fundação CSN, CSN Cimentos, CSN I, CSN LLC, Sepetiba Tecon, Banco Fibra and CSN Islands.

6. MARKETABLE SECURITIES

    Parent Company    Consolidated 
   
    09/30/2005    06/30/2005    09/30/2005    06/30/2005 
       
Short term                 
Financial investment fund    150,302    274,463    242,741    368,017 
Investment abroad (time deposits)   1,156,213    1,110,783    3,581,827    2,552,471 
Fixed income investments    38,412    37,111    226,624    425,530 
       
    1,344,927    1,422,357    4,051,192    3,346,018 
Derivatives            373,347    233,015 
       
    1,344,927    1,422,357    4,424,539    3,579,033 
       
Long term                 
Investments abroad (securities)           123,075     
       
Fixed income investments and debentures (net                 
of provision for probable losses and withholding    125,949    125,652    90,456    90,159 
       
income tax)                
       
    125,949    125,652    213,531    90,159 
       
    1,470,876    1,548,009    4,638,070    3,669,192 
         

Company’s management invests the Company’s financial resources in exclusive Investment Funds, with daily liquidity, which are substantially comprised of Brazilian government bonds and fixed income bonds issued in Brazil, with monetary or foreign exchange variation. Additionally, the Company’s foreign subsidiaries maintain their available cash in indexed accounts (Time Deposits) in first-tier banks overseas.

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7. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

    Parent Company    Consolidated 
     
    09/30/2005    06/30/2005    09/30/2005    06/30/2005 
       
Domestic market                 
Subsidiary companies    125,718    169,605         
Other clients    781,010    803,018    1,009,049    1,092,653 
    906,728    972,623    1,009,049    1,092,653 
 
Foreign market                 
Subsidiary companies    1,048,762    961,662         
Other clients    10,419    10,223    558,022    467,252 
Exports Contract Advance (ACE)   (62,222)   (65,811)        
    996,959    906,074    558,022    467,252 
 
Allowance for doubtful                 
accounts    (68,939)   (68,766)   (95,568)   (95,808)
       
    1,834,748    1,809,931    1,471,503    1,464,097 
         

8. INVENTORIES

    Parent Company    Consolidated 
     
    09/30/2005    06/30/2005    09/30/2005    06/30/2005 
         
Finished products    342,653    306,003    578,007    623,908 
Products in process    298,108    309,103    416,155    409,612 
Raw materials    413,632    424,375    523,388    557,248 
Store    289,272    275,219    346,744    333,406 
Imports in progress        53,104    1,367    54,954 
Provision for losses    (4,062)   (4,901)   (4,581)   (5,192)
Other        254    42,574    23,478 
         
    1,339,603    1,363,157    1,903,654    1,997,414 
         

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9. DEFERRED INCOME TAX AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION

    Parent Company    Consolidated 
     
    09/30/2005    06/30/2005    09/30/2005    06/30/2005 
         
Current assets                 
Income tax    243,795    286,739    301,271    371,150 
Social contribution    64,098    50,906    85,151    81,279 
         
    307,893    337,645    386,422    452,429 
         
Long-term assets                 
Income tax    440,401    475,729    456,848    493,268 
Social contribution    71,960    93,496    78,223    99,844 
         
    512,361    569,225    535,071    593,112 
         
Current liabilities                 
Income tax    102,035    106,072    102,035    106,072 
Social contribution    36,733    38,186    36,733    38,186 
         
    138,768    144,258    138,768    144,258 
         
Long-term liabilities                 
Income tax    1,613,457    1,636,746    1,613,457    1,636,746 
Social contribution    580,845    589,228    580,845    589,228 
         
    2,194,302    2,225,974    2,194,302    2,225,974 
         
 
         
    09/30/2005    09/30/2004    09/30/2005    09/30/2004 
         
Income                 
Income tax    45,796    (152,376)   8,831    (117,685)
Social contribution    59,556    (56,957)   46,250    (44,419)
         
    105,352    (209,333)   55,081    (162,104)
         

The sources of the deferred social contribution and income tax of the parent company are shown as follows:

    09/30/2005    06/30/2005 
     
    Income tax    Social contribution    Income tax    Social contribution 
         
    Short term    Long term    Short term    Long term    Short term    Long term    Short term    Long term 
                 
Assets                                 
Non deductible provisions    178,051    195,334    64,098    71,960    141,405    307,084    50,906    93,496 
Taxes under litigation        178,494                168,645         
Tax losses/ negative basis    65,744                145,334             
Other        66,573                         
                 
    243,795    440,401    64,098    71,960    286,739    475,729    50,906    93,496 
                 
Liabilities                                 
Income tax and social contribution on revaluation reserve    93,000    1,613,457    33,480    580,845    93,000    1,636,746    33,480    589,228 
Other    9,035        3,253        13,072        4,706     
                 
    102,035    1,613,457    36,733    580,845    106,072    1,636,746    38,186    589,228 
                 

Deferred income tax arising from tax losses was set up based on CSN’s historical profitability and on projections of future profitability duly approved by the Company’s management bodies. These credits are expected to be substantially offset during 2005.

Reconciliation between expenses and income of current income tax and social contribution of the parent company and the application of the effective rate on net income before Income tax - IRPJ and Social Contribution -CSL is as follows:

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    09/30/2005    09/30/2004 
     
    IRPJ    CSL    IRPJ    CSL 
         
Income before income tax (IR) and social                 
contribution (CSL)   2,241,753    2,241,753    2,146,775    2,146,775 
( - ) Interest on own capital total expense    (184,176)   (184,176)        
         
Income before income tax and social                 
contribution - adjusted    2,057,577    2,057,577    2,146,775    2,146,775 
- Rate    25%    9%    25%    9% 
         
Total    (514,394)   (185,182)   (536,694)   (193,210)
Adjustments to reflect the effective rate:                 
Equity accounting    (145,496)   (52,379)   121,133    43,608 
Exposure relief at the MAE            11,882    4,277 
Earnings from foreign subsidiaries    90,240    32,486    (74,666)   (26,880)
Reversal of tax assessment (penalty)   14,646             
Effects of "Plano Verão" judicial decision            31,762     
Other permanent additions (write-offs)   24,393    10,844    23,853    130 
         
Parent company’s current and deferred                 
IR/CSL    (530,611)   (194,231)   (422,730)   (172,075)
         
Consolidated current and deferred IR/CSL    (644,522)   (228,528)   (415,714)   (169,019)
         

In 2004, CSN opted by the annual accrual with monthly anticipation of “IR/CSL”, which totaled R$609,169. In July 2005 the anticipation were compensated by taxes receivable, in view of the closing and filing of corporate tax return.

In 2005, the accrual method is quarterly and final, therefore, there is no anticipations to account for.

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10. INVESTMENTS

a) Direct participations in subsidiaries and jointly-owned subsidiaries

    09/30/2005    06/30/2005 
     
Companies               Net income        Net income     
  Number of shares    Direct       (loss)   Shareholders'   (loss)   Shareholders'
          interest    for the    equity (unsecured     for the    equity (unsecured
           
   Common    Preferred       %    quarter    liability)    quarter    liability)
               
 
Steel and Services                             
GalvaSud    11,801,406,867        15.29    (4,399)   457,231    (24,347)   461,630 
CSN I    9,996,751,600    1,200    100.00    (10,660)   491,614    (27,591)   502,275 
INAL    345,950,054        99.99    14,372    507,933    24,828    433,560 
Cia. Metalic Nordeste    87,868,185    4,424,971    99.99    (3,353)   95,612    (14,199)   91,406 
INAL Nordeste    37,800,000        99.99    1,501    19,105    (502)   (5,100)
 
Corporate                             
CSN Steel    480,726,588        100.00    15,706    1,081,404    (386,352)   1,065,698 
CSN Overseas    7,173,411        100.00    39,133    1,006,916    (148,317)   1,046,049 
CSN Panama    4,240,032        100.00    (76,625)   377,560    (189,300)   453,625 
CSN Energy    3,675,319        100.00    (24,027)   425,435    (61,651)   449,462 
CSN Islands    50,000        100.00    (7)   103    (15)   110 
CSN Export    31,954        100.00    (39,957)   38,605    (4,652)   78,562 
CSN Islands II    1,000        100.00    1,517    98    190    (1,419)
CSN Islands III    1,000        100.00    519        26    (519)
CSN Islands IV    1,000        100.00      (85)     (86)
CSN Islands V    1,000        100.00    (6)   (130)   15    (136)
CSN Islands VII    1,000        100.00    (12)   (230)   198    (242)
CSN Islands VIII    1,000        100.00    (144)   2,348    19,038    2,204 
CSN Islands IX    1,000        100.00    16,292    33,796    9,559    50,088 
CSN Islands X    1,000        100.00    17,234    (17,232)        
 
Infrastructure and Energy                             
Itá Energética    520,219,172        48.75    7,732    551,762    8,250    544,030 
MRS Logistica    188,332,666    151,667,334    32.22    105,782    718,684    107,389    612,902 
Sepetiba Tecon    62,220,270        20.00    3,758    (14,358)   2,862    (18,116)
CFN    36,206,330        49.99    (11,323)   (74,806)   (10,333)   (64,189)
ERSA    34,236,307        100.00    1,944    18,969    (1,806)   17,025 
CSN Cimentos    376,337        99.99    38,579    4,300    (2,167)   (37,308)
CSN Energia    1,000        99.90    2,888    116,796    (85)   113,880 
CSN Participações
    Energéticas 
  1,000        99.80             

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b) Investment movement                             
 
    06/30/2005    09/30/2005 
     
       Initial    Balance of                   Final    Balance of 
                   Companies    investment    provision    Addition    Equity    Goodwill    investment    provision 
     balance    for losses    (write-off)   accounting   amortization(1)    balance    for losses 
             
 
Steel and Services                             
GalvaSud    70,583            (672)       69,911     
CSN I    502,275            (10,660)       491,615     
INAL (2)   433,548        60,000    14,371        507,919     
Cia. Metalic Nordeste (3)   174,364        7,558    (3,353)   (8,296)   170,273     
INAL Nordeste (4)       (5,100)   25,705    (1,501)       19,104     
               
    1,180,770    (5,100)   93,263    (1,815)   (8,296)   1,258,822     
Corporate Center                             
CSN Steel    1,065,698            15,706        1,081,404     
CSN Overseas    1,046,049            (39,133)       1,006,916     
CSN Panama    453,625            (76,065)       377,560     
CSN Energy    449,462            (24,027)       425,435     
CSN Islands    110            (7)       103     
CSN Export    78,562            (39,957)       38,605     
CSN Islands II        (1,419)       1,517        98     
CSN Islands III        (519)       519             
CSN Islands IV        (86)                   (86)
CSN Islands V        (136)                 (130)
CSN Islands VII        (242)       12            (230)
CSN Islands VIII    2,204            144        2,348     
CSN Islands IX    50,088            (16,292)       33,796     
CSN Islands X              (17,235)           (17,232)
               
    3,145,798    (2,402)     (194,812)       2,966,265    (17,678)
Infrastructure and Energy                             
Itá Energética    265,215            3,769        268,984     
MRS Logistica    197,499            34,087        231,586     
Sepetiba Tecon        (3,624)       751            (2,873)
CFN        (32,091)   352    (5,661)           (37,400)
ERSA    95,488            1,944    (4,059)   93,373     
               
CSN Cimentos        (37,308)       41,608        4,300     
CSN Energia    113,766        25    2,888        116,679     
CSN Participações Energéticas                         
               
    671,969    (73,023)   377    79,386    (4,059)   714,923    (40,273)
               
    4,998,537    (80,525)   93,643    (117,241)   (12,355)   4,940,010    (57,951)
               

(1)      This comprises the balance of parent company’s equity accounting. The balances of goodwill and negative goodwill are shown in item (d) of this note.
 
(2)      Capital increase on August 1st with the issuing of 35,735,135 shares.
 
(3)      Capital increase on August 25th with the issuing of 7,377,049 shares.
 
(4)      Capital increase on August 1st with the issuing of 36,700,000 shares.
 

c) Additional Information on the main Investees

• GalvaSud

Incorporated in 1998, through a joint venture between CSN (51.0%) and Thyssen-Krupp Stahl AG (49.0%), it initiated its operational activities in December 2000. It has as an objective the operation of a galvanization line for hot immersion and weld laser lines to produce welded blanks directed to the automobile industry, as well as the operation of service centers for steel product processing.

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On June 22, 2004, the subsidiary CSN I subscribed 8,262,865,920 common shares of GalvaSud’s capital, paid with credits related to the full payment of all financial debts of the Company, and also acquired the totality of shares held by Thyssen-Krupp Stahl AG.

After the acquisition, CSN became the holder of a 15.29% participation on a direct basis and of an 84.71% participation on an indirect basis of GalvaSud’s capital stock, by means of its wholly-owned subsidiary CSN I.

• Itá Energética

Itasa (Itá Energética) holds a 60.5% participation in the consortium Itá hydroelectric plant – UHE Itá, created by means of concession agreement executed on July 31, 2000.

CSN holds 48.75% of the subscribed capital corresponding to 48.75% of the total of common shares issued by Itasa, a special purpose company originally organized to make feasible the construction of UHE Ita, the contracting of supply of goods and services necessary to carry out the venture and obtain the financing by offering the corresponding guarantees.

Itasa is a jointly-owned subsidiary company and started to be consolidated on December 31, 2004 in view of the reclassification of the long-term assets from available for sale to permanent investments.

• Indústria Nacional de Aços Laminados – INAL

The Company aims to reprocess and act as distributor of CSN’s steel products, acting as a service and distribution center.

• Cia Metalic Nordeste

The objective of Cia. Metalic Nordeste, incorporated in 2002, based at Maracanaú, in the State of Ceará, is the manufacture of steel packages and the holding of interests in other companies.

• MRS Logística

The Company’s main objective is to explore and develop cargo railroad public transport for the Southeast network.

MRS transports the iron ore from Casa de Pedra to UPV steelworks in Volta Redonda and imported raw material through Sepetiba Port. It also links the Presidente Vargas steelworks to the Rio de Janeiro and Santos Ports and also to other load terminals in the State of São Paulo, CSN’s principal market.

MRS Logística is a jointly owned subsidiary, which has not been consolidated up to December 31, 2003 by express authorization of CVM.

• CFN

Incorporated in 1997 through a privatization auction, it has as its main objective the exploration and development of the cargo railroad public transport service for the Northeast network.

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• Sepetiba Tecon

Incorporated in 1998, through a privatization auction. The objective is to exploit the No.1 Containers Terminal of the Sepetiba Port, located in Itaguaí, State of Rio de Janeiro. This terminal is connected to the Presidente Vargas Mill by the Southeast railroad network.

• CSN Energia

Incorporated in 1999, with the main objective of distributing and trading the excess of electric energy generated by CSN and by companies, consortiums or other entities in which CSN holds an interest in.

The Company maintains a balance receivable related to the energy sale trade under the scope of the electricity commercialization chamber – (“Câmara de Comercialização de Energia Elétrica”) - CCEE, in the amount of R$92,284 on September 30, 2005 (R$97,036 on June 30, 2005).

From the balance receivable on September 30, 2005, the amount of R$59,129 (R$76,305 on June 30, 2005) is due by concessionaires with injunctions suspending the corresponding payments. The Company’s Management understands that an allowance for doubtful accounts is not necessary in view of the measures taken by the industry official entities.

• CSN Cimentos

On March 28, 2005, the entity previously named FEM – Projetos, Construções e Montagens began to be named CSN Cimentos.

The Company’s purpose is the production of cement, and the main raw material will be blast furnace slag, a byproduct of pig-iron production. It is expected to start operating in the third quarter of 2006.

• ERSA – Estanho de Rondônia

Acquired on April 7, 2005 for R$100,000, the Company, which is based in the State of Rondônia, has as its main purpose the extraction and processing of tin, which is one of the main raw materials used in CSN for the production of tin plates. CSN recorded goodwill on this acquisition. See item (d) of this note.

• INAL Nordeste

In March 2005, the Company previously named CSC – Companhia Siderúrgica do Ceará changed its name to INAL Nordeste.

Its main purpose is to reprocess and distribute CSN’s steel products, operating as a service and distribution center in the Northeast region.

d) Goodwill, negative goodwill and other interests

On September 30, 2005, the Company maintained on its consolidated balance sheet the amount of R$300,139 (R$325,757 on June 30, 2005) net of amortization related to goodwill based on the expectation of future gains, with amortization estimated at five years, and negative goodwill relating to an investment at Lusosider Projectos Siderúrgicos in the amount of R$12,135, expected to be amortized in 3 years.

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    Balance on            Balance on     
    06/30/2005    Additions    Amortization    09/30/2005    Investor 
           
Investment                     
goodwill:                     
GalvaSud    111,364        (6,961)   104,403    CSN I 
Metalic    82,965        (8,296)   74,669    CSN 
Ersa    78,464        (4,059)   74,405    CSN 
Tangua / LLC    47,172        (5,917)   41,255    CSN Panama 
Inal    4,808        (465)   4,343    CSN 
           
    324,773        (25,698)   299,075     
           
Other stakes    984                   80        1,064     
           
    325,757                   80    (25,698)   300,139     
           

e) Additional Information on participations abroad

• CSN LLC

The Company was incorporated in 2001 with the assets and liabilities of the extinguished Heartland Steel Inc. located in Terre Haute, State of Indiana – USA and it is a complex comprising cold rolling, hot coil pickled line and galvanization line.

In 2003, CSN, through its subsidiary CSN Panama, recorded an increase in the capital of Tangua Inc. with the capitalization of US$175 million and became the holder of 100% of its capital stock. Tangua Inc., through its subsidiaries CSN LLC Holding, directly, and CSN LCC Partner, indirectly, is the holder of all of CSN LLC shares.

• Lusosider

Lusosider Aços Planos was incorporated in 1996, providing continuity to Siderurgia Nacional – flat products company, privatized on that date by the Portuguese Government. The Company is located in Seixal, Portugal and is engaged in galvanization line and tin plates.
In 2003, the Company, through its subsidiary CSN Steel, acquired 912,500 shares issued by Lusosider Projectos Siderúrgicos, holder of Lusosider Aços Planos, which represents 50% of the total capital of Lusosider.

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11. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

    Parent Company 
   
    Effective rate    09/30/2005    06/30/2005 
     
    for depreciation,        Accumulated         
    depletion and        depreciation,         
    amortization        depletion and         
    ( p.a. %)   Cost    amortization         Net         Net 
           
Machinery and equipment    7.03    11,122,782    (1,712,026)   9,410,756    9,410,457 
Mines and mineral deposits    0.40    1,239,043    (12,359)   1,226,684    1,228,036 
Buildings    4.00    915,711    (74,325)   841,386    847,386 
Land        143,460        143,460    142,583 
Other assets    20.00    191,386    (92,091)   99,295    105,241 
Furniture and fixtures    10.00    96,943    (84,725)   12,218    11,736 
         
        13,709,325    (1,975,526)   11,733,799    11,745,439 
 
Construction in progress        305,880        305,880    253,077 
         
Parent company        14,015,205    (1,975,526)   12,039,679    11,998,516 
         

    Consolidated 
   
    09/30/2005    06/30/2005 
     
Machinery and equipment    12,113,629    (2,019,571)   10,094,058    10,134,782 
Mines and mineral deposits    1.245.550    (12,359)   1,233,191    1,234,543 
Buildings    1,416,793    (151,202)   1,265,591    1,276,929 
Land    161,991        161,991    161,646 
Other assets    644,822    (230,113)   414,709    414,804 
Furniture and fixtures    109,926    (92,288)   17,638    17,568 
         
    15,692,711    (2,505,533)   13,187,178    13,240,272 
 
Construction in progress    421,107        421,107    335,271 
         
Consolidated    16,113,818    (2,505,533)   13,608,285    13,575,543 
         

At the Extraordinary General Meetings held on December 19, 2002 and on April 29, 2003, the shareholders approved, based on paragraphs 15 and 17 of CVM Resolution #183, appraisal reports outlined as follows, respectively:

a) CTE-II’s assets – steam and electric power generation thermal mill, located in the City of Volta Redonda, RJ. The report established an addition of R$508,434, composing the new amount of the assets.

b) Land, machinery and equipment, facilities, real properties and buildings, existing in the CSN´s Presidente Vargas, Itaguaí, Casa de Pedra and Arcos plants, in addition to the iron ore mine in Casa de Pedra. The report established an addition of R$4,068,559, composing the new amount of the assets.

Up to September 30, 2005, the assets provided as collateral for financial operations amounted R$1,775,695.

Depreciation, depletion and amortization up to September 2005 amounted to R$536,069 (R$527,600 up to September 2004), of which R$$527,580 (R$517,346 up to September 2004) was charged to production costs and R$8.489 (R$10.254 up to September 2004) charged to selling, general and administrative expenses (amortization of deferred charges not included).

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As of September 30, 2005, the Company had R$6,898,368 of revaluation of net depreciation assets (R$6,991,522 on June 30, 2005).

12. DEFERRED CHARGES

    Parent Company    Consolidated 
     
    09/30/2005    06/30/2005    09/30/2005    06/30/2005 
         
Information technology projects    153,545    110,961    164,134    121,550 
( - ) Accumulated amortization    (109,284)   (61,973)   (119,873)   (72,562)
Expansion projects    165,996    208,551    165,996    208,551 
( - ) Accumulated amortization    (53,079)   (62,876)   (53,079)   (62,876)
Other projects    88,115    13,712    330,053    255,570 
( - ) Accumulated amortization    (48,430)   (10,732)   (167,607)   (123,461)
         
    196,863    197,643    319,624    326,772 
         

Information technology projects are represented by automation projects and computerization of operating processes that aim to reduce costs and increase the competitiveness of the Company.

The expansion projects announced on September 30, 2005 are primarily related to the Sepetiba port and the Casa de Pedra mine.

Amortization of information technology projects and of other projects up to September 2005 amounted to R$43,276 (R$43,413 up to September 2004), of which R$33,248 (R$31,449 up to September 2004) related to production costs and R$10,028 (R$11,964 up to September 2004) to selling, general and administrative expenses.

13. LOANS, FINANCING AND DEBENTURES

    Parent Company    Consolidated 
     
    09/30/2005    06/30/2005    09/30/2005    06/30/2005 
         
    Short term    Long term    Short term    Long term    Short term    Long term    Short term    Long term 
                 
FOREIGN CURRENCY                                 
 
Prepayment    803,997    2,308,550    295,295    2,346,346    150,998    1,373,003    124,876    1,486,966 
Advances on Exchange Contract (ACC)                   33,279    1,666,650         
Fixed Rate Notes    64,627    3,110,506    398,639    3,334,541    64,928    2,898,489    455,363    3,065,704 
BNDES/Finame    95,727    355,225    124,767    443,283    95,727    355,225    128,253    443,533 
Financed imports    40,740    232,382    47,018    247,135    55,104    263,272    56,678    286,754 
Bilateral    43,949    23,252    46,329    25,128    43,949    23,252    46,329    25,128 
Other    298,336    16,966    321,350    18,767    1,144,527    111,311    1,401,444    114,861 
                 
    1,347,376    6,046,881    1,233,398    6,415,200    1,588,512    6,691,202    2,212,943    5,422,946 
                 
 
DOMESTIC CURRENCY                                 
 
BNDES/Finame    1,085    2,326    48,060    127,813    41,046    261,649    85,701    392,660 
Debentures (Note 14)   100,916    900,000    64,608    900,000    149,517    1,071,498    113,390    1,071,498 
Other    75,036    7,000    74,957    7,000    23,974    16,282    34,640    17,362 
                 
    177,037    909,326    187,625    1,034,813    214,537    1,349,429    233,731    1,481,520 
                 
Total Loans and Financing    1,524,413    6,956,207    1,421,023    7,450,013    1,803,049    8,040,631    2,446,674    6,904,466 
                 
 
Swap    73,122        23,016        71,864        31,498     
 
                 
Total Loans and Financing + Swap   
1,597,535 
6,956,207 
1,444,039 
7,450,013 
1,874,913 
8,040,631 
2,478,172 
6,904,466 
                 

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On September 30, 2005, the long-term amortization schedule, composed of the year of maturity, is as follows:

    Parent Company    Consolidated 
     
2006    724,780    770,926 
2007    1,658,525    545,554 
2008    1,441,463    1,268,935 
2009    267,965    423,878 
2010    255,698    361,130 
After 2011    2,607,776    4,670,208 
     
    6,956,207    8,040,631 
     

Interest is applied to loans and financing and debentures, at the following annual rates as of September 30, 2005:

    Parent Company    Consolidated 
     
Up to 7%    3,692,506    2,952,514 
From 7.1 to 9%    1,695,788    821,217 
From 9.1 to 11%    2,416,379    5,041,906 
Over 11%    749,069    1,099,907 
     
    8,553,742    9,915,544 
     

Breakdown of total debt by currency/index of origin:

    Parent Company    Consolidated 
     
    09/30/2005    06/30/2005    09/30/2005    06/30/2005 
         
Domestic Currency                 
   CDI    8.11    7.43    7.55    7.65 
   IGPM    4.40    4.19    4.88    5.11 
   TJLP    0.04    1.98    3.10    5.21 
   IGP-DI    0.15    0.15    0.16    0.17 
   Other currencies            0.10    0.13 
    12.70    13.75    15.79    18.27 
         
Foreign currency                 
   US dollar    60.31    58.13    59.73    54.04 
   Yen    25.19    26.16    22.45    25.02 
   Basket of currencies    0.66    1.42    0.57    1.38 
   Euro    0.29    0.30    0.74    0.94 
   Other currencies    0.85    0.24    0.72    0.35 
    87.30    86.25    84.21    81.73 
         
    100.00    100.00    100.00    100.00 
         

In July 2005, the Company issued through its subsidiary CSN Islands X Corp. perpetual securities amounting to US$750 million. These securities with indeterminate maturity pay 9.5% p.a. and the Company has the right to settle the transaction at its par value after five (5) years, on the interest maturity dates.

Loans with certain agents contain certain restrictive clauses, which are being complied with.

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As described in note 15, the Company contracts derivatives operations, aiming at minimizing fluctuation risks in the parity between Real and another foreign currency.

The guarantees provided for loans and financing amounted to R$5,062,259 on September 30, 2005 (R$4,791,840 on June 30, 2005), and comprise fixed assets items (note 11), bank guarantees, sureties and prepayment operations. This amount does not take into consideration the guarantees provided to subsidiaries and joint subsidiaries, as mentioned in note 16.

Fund raisings and amortizations made by the Company through its subsidiaries in the current year are as follows:

Amortizations
 
Subsidiary   Description   Principal
(US$ million)
  Maturity   Interest
rate (p.a.)
         
CSN Islands III    Notes    75    April/2005    9.75% 
CSN Export    Securitization    78    June/2005    4.77% 
CSN Islands V    Notes    150    July/2005    7.875% 
     
        303         
     

Fund Raisings
 
Subsidiary   Description   Principal
(US$ million)
  Issuance   Term
(years)
  Maturity   Interest
rate (p.a.)
             
CSN Islands IX    Notes    200    January/2005    10    January/2015    10% 
CSN Export    Securitization    250    June/2005    10    May/2015    6.148% 
CSN Islands X    Perpetual securities    750    August/2005      Indeterminate    9.5% 
             
        1,200                 
             

The funds raised in the operations will be used for working capital, increasing the Company’s liquidity.

14. DEBENTURES

First issuance

As approved at the Extraordinary General Meeting and ratified at the Board of Directors Meeting, held on January 10 and February 20, 2002, respectively, the Company issued on February 1st, 2002, 69,000 registered and non-convertible debentures, unsecured and without preference, in two tranches, being R$10 of unit face value. 54,000 debentures were issued in the first tranche and 15,000 in the second tranche, with a total face amount of R$690,000.

However, the credit from negotiation with financial institutions, occurred on March 1, 2002 in the amount of R$699,227. The difference of R$9,227, resulting from the unit price variation between the issue date and the transaction date, was recorded in Shareholders´ Equity as Capital Reserve.

The unit face value was adjusted for inflation, and had its respective compensation, which was calculated on a “pro rata temporis” basis, and the first issue was adjusted by the CDI (Interbank Deposit Certificate) plus 2.75% p.a. and the second issue by the IGP-M (General Market Price Index) plus 13.25% p.a.

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The Company’s Board of Directors approved at the meeting held on January 7, 2004 the redemption of all second tranche debentures, covered by the deed, representing a total of fifteen thousand (15,000) debentures, which was carried out on February 9, 2004 and on August 31, 2004, it approved the redemption of all first tranche debentures, representing a total of fifty-four thousand (54,000) debentures. The full redemption was carried out on October 4, 2004.

Second issuance

As approved at the Board of Directors Meeting held on October 21 and ratified at the meeting held on December 5, 2003, the Company issued, on December 1, 2003, 40,000 registered, non-convertible debentures, unsecured and without preference in one single tranche, for the unit face value of R$10. The referred debentures were issued for the total amount of R$400,000, whereas the credits generated in the negotiations with the financial institutions were received on December 9 and 10, 2003, amounting to R$401,805. The difference of R$1,805, resulting from the unit price variation between the date of issue and of the effective negotiation is recorded under Shareholders’ Equity as Capital Reserve.

Interest is applied to the face value balance of the first tranche at 107% of the CDI Cetip.

The maturity of the face value is December 1, 2006.

Third issuance

As approved at the Board of Directors Meeting held on December 11, 2003 and ratified at the December 18, 2003 meeting, the Company issued on December 1, 2003, 50,000 registered and non-convertible debentures, unsecured and without preference in two tranches, for the unit face value of R$10. Such debentures were issued for the total value of issue of R$500,000, being the credits from the negotiations with the financial institutions were received on December 22 and 23, 2003, amounting to R$505,029. The difference of R$5,029, resulting from the variation of the unit price between the date of issue and of the effective negotiation was recorded in Shareholders’ Equity as Capital Reserve.

The balance of the face value of the 1st tranche incurs compensation interest corresponding to 106.5% of Cetip’s CDI. The face value of the 2nd tranche is adjusted by the IGP-M plus compensation interest of 10% p.a.. The maturity of the 1st tranche is December 1, 2006 and of the 2nd tranche December 1, 2008.

The deeds for the issue contain certain restrictive covenants, which have been duly complied with.

15. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

General considerations

The Company’s business includes flat steel products to supply domestic and foreign markets and mining of iron ore, limestone, dolomite and tin to supply the Presidente Vargas steelwork needs. The main market risk factors that can affect the Company’s business are shown as follows:

Exchange rate risk

Most of the revenues of the Company are in Brazilian Reais, as of September 30, 2005, R$8,279,714 of the Company’s consolidated debt of loans and financing were denominated in foreign currency (R$7,635,889 on June 30, 2005). As a consequence, the Company is subject to changes in exchange rates and manages the risk of these rates fluctuations which affects the value in Brazilian Reais that will be necessary to pay the liabilities in foreign currency, using derivative financial instruments, mainly futures contracts, swaps and forward contracts, as well as investing a great part of its cash and funds available in securities remunerated by U.S. dollar exchange variation.

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Credit risk

The credit risk exposure with financial instruments is managed through the restriction of counterparts in derivative instruments to large financial institutions with high quality of credit. Thus, management believes that the risk of non-compliance by the counterparts is insignificant. The Company neither maintains nor issues financial instruments with commercial aims. The selection of customers as well as the diversification of its accounts receivable and the control on sales financing terms by business segments are procedures adopted by CSN to minimize problems with its trade partners. Since part of the Companies’ funds available is invested in the Brazilian government bonds, there is exposure to the credit risk with the government.

The financial instruments recorded in the Parent Company’s balance sheet accounts as of September 30, 2005, in which market value differs from the book value, are as follows:

    Book Value    Market Value 
     
Loans and financing (short and long term)    8,553,742       8,974,759 

On September 30, 2005 the consolidated position of outstanding derivative agreements was as follows:

    Agreement    Market value 
     
    Maturity    Notional amount    gain / (loss)
       
 
Variable income swap (*)   07/28/2006    US$49,223 thousand    R$362,440 
 
Derivatives from interest listed at BM&F (DI) - contracted 
by exclusive funds 
  Apr/2006 to 
Jan/2007 
  R$2,600,000 thousand    Daily adjusted at 
market
 
Exchange derivatives listed at BM&F (Options, forward 
US$, SCC and DDI) - contracted by exclusive funds)
  Apr/05 to Jul/08    US$381,250 thousand    Daily adjusted at 
market
 
Options – other contracts daily adjusted    01/03/2006    US$400,000 thousand    (R$182,697)
 
Exchange swap registered with CETIP (contracted by 
exclusive funds)
  Jan/07    US$780,000 thousand    (R$278,283)

(*) Refers to non cash swap which, at the end of the contract, the counterpart shall remunerate at the variation of equity assets, in as much the Company’s subsidiary, CSN Steel, undertakes to remunerate the same reference updated value at the pre-fixed rate of 7.5% per annum.

Market value

The amounts presented as “market value” were calculated according to the conditions that were used in local and foreign markets on September 30, 2005, for financial transactions with similar features, such as: volume of the transaction and rates and maturity dates.

Mathematical methods are used presuming there is no arbitrage between the markets and the financial assets. Finally, all the transactions carried out in non-organized markets (over-the-counter market) are contracted with financial institutions previously approved by the Company’s Board of Directors.

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16. COLLATERAL SIGNATURE AND GUARANTEES

With respect to its wholly owned and jointly-owned subsidiaries, the Company has – expressed in their original currency - the following responsibilities, in the amount of R$5.438.0 million, for guarantees provided:

    In millions         
       
Companies    Currency    09/30/2005    06/30/2005   Maturity    Conditions 
             
CFN    R$    18.0    18.0    Indeterminate    BNDES loan guarantees 
CFN    R$    23.0    23.0    3/5/2006    BNDES loan guarantees 
CFN    R$    24.0    24.0    11/13/2009    BNDES loan guarantees 
CFN    R$    20.0    20.0    2/3/2006    BNDES loan guarantees 
CFN    R$    19.2    19.2    4/5/2006    BNDES loan guarantees 
Cia. Metalic Nordeste    R$    4.8    4.8    05/15/2008    Promissory notes/guarantee given to Banco Santos referring to 
                    contracts for the financing of equipment 
Cia. Metalic Nordeste    R$    7.2    7.2    01/27/2003 to 01/30/2006    Promissory notes/guarantee given to BEC Provin and ABC 
                    Brasil referring to working capital contracts 
Cia. Metalic Nordeste    R$    20.1    20.1    01/15/2006    Guarantee given to BNDES, for contracts referring to financing 
                    of machinery and equipment 
CSN Cimentos    R$    27.0    27.0    06/22/2006    Guarantee for execution of outstanding debt with INSS 
INAL    R$    3.6    3.6    03/15 and 04/15/2006    Personal guarantee in equipment financing 
INAL    R$    2.8        06/25/2006    Suretyship in guarantee for tax foreclosure 
INAL    R$    6.1        06/25/2006    Suretyship in guarantee for tax foreclosure 
INAL    R$    0.7        08/14/2006    Suretyship in guarantee for tax foreclosure 
Fundo Exclusivo    R$    80.0        4/10/2005    Suretyship in guarantee for transaction margins at the BM&F 
 
Fundo Exclusivo    R$    50.0        4/1/2006    Suretyship in guarantee for transaction margins at the BM&F 
 
           
Total in R$        306.5    166.9         
           
CSN Iron    US$    79.3    79.3    1/6/2007    Promissory note of Eurobond operation 
CSN Islands VII    US$    275.0    275.0    12/9/2008    Installment of guarantee by CSN in Bond issuance 
CSN Islands VIII    US$    550.0    550.0    12/16/2013    Installment of guarantee by CSN in Bond issuance 
CSN Islands IX    US$    450.0    450.0    1/15/2015    Installment of guarantee by CSN in Bond issuance 
CSN Islands X    US$    750.0        Perpetual    Installment of guarantee by CSN in Bond issuance 
 
CSN Overseas    US$    20.0    20.0    10/29/2009    Installment of guarantee by CSN in Promissory Notes Issuance 
 
INAL    US$    1.4    1.4    03/26/2008    Personal guarantee in equipment financing 
Sepetiba Tecon    US$    33.5    33.5    12/30/2004 to 09/15/2013    Personal guarantee for the acquisition of equipment and 
                    implementation of terminal 
           
Total in US$        2,159.2    1,409.2         
           

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17. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND JUDICIAL DEPOSITS

The Company is currently party to several administrative and court proceedings involving different actions, claims and complaints, as shown below:

    09/30/2005    06/30/2005 
     
    Judicial   Contingent   Judicial   Contingent 
    deposits   liability   deposits   liability 
         
Environmental    138    98        1,087 
Labor    15,064    19,651    23,049    86,794 
Civil    8,818    18,973    6,818    75,357 
Tax    606,173    2,786,912    576,773    2,422,142 
         
Parent Company    630,193    2,825,634    606,640    2,585,380 
         
Consolidated    661,500    2,906,747    612,393    2,709,546 
         
 
   Short Term        38,515        24,048 
   Long Term    630,193    2,787,119    606,640    2,561,332 
 
         
Parent Company    630,193    2,825,634    606,640    2,585,380 
         
 
   Short Term        42,904        26,581 
   Long Term    661,500    2,863,843    612,393    2,682,965 
 
         
Consolidated    661,500    2,906,747    612,393    2,709,546 
         

The provision for contingencies estimated by the Company’s Management was substantially based on the appraisal of its tax and legal advisors. Such provision is only recorded for lawsuits classified as probable losses. The tax liabilities stemming from actions taken by Company’s initiative are maintained and increased by Selic interest rates.

The Company is defending itself in other judicial and administrative proceedings in the approximate amount of R$266,335 on September 30, 2005. According to the Company’s legal counsel there is a possible risk of losing these lawsuits. However, since there are no potential losses, no provisions were recorded on September 30, 2005, pursuant to the accounting practices adopted in Brazil.

a) Labor litigation dispute:

As of September 30, 2005, CSN was the defendant in approximately 6,860 labor claims (around 6,446 claims on June 30, 2005), which required a provision in the amount of R$19,651 up to that date (R$86,794 on June 30, 2005). Most of the lawsuits are related to joint and/or subsidiary responsibility, wages equalization, additional payment for unhealthy and hazardous activities, overtime and differences related to the 40% fine over FGTS (severance pay), and due to government’s economic policies.

The approximate R$67,000 reduction in the provisions for labor contingencies, recorded under other operating income/expenses substantially refers to the revision of the likelihood of success in several labor disputes carried out by the Company’s internal and external legal counsel, as well as to the recent favorable track record in related disputes.

The increase in labor claims as of 2004 is due to difference request of the 40% fine on the FGTS deposited amounts, in view of the understated inflation imposed by economic plans. The matter is still polemic, pending a uniform understanding.

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The lawsuits related to subsidiary responsibility are originated from the non-payment by the contracted companies of their labor obligations, which results in the inclusion of CSN in the lawsuits, as defendant, to honor on a subsidiary basis the payment of such obligations.

The most recent lawsuits originated from subsidiary responsibility have been reducing due to the procedures adopted by the Company in order to inspect and assure compliance with the wages and social charges payments, through the creation of the Contract Follow-up Centers since 2000.

b) Civil Actions:

These are, mainly, claims for indemnities among the civil judicial processes in which the Company is involved. Such proceedings, in general, are originated from occupational accident and diseases related to industrial activities of the Company. For all these disputes, as of September 30, 2005 the Company accrued the amount of R$18,973 (R$75,357 on June 30, 2005).

The approximate R$56,000 reduction in the provisions for civil action contingencies, recorded under other operating income/expenses substantially refers to the revision of the likelihood of success in several civil disputes carried out by the Company’s internal and external legal counsel, as well as to the recent favorable track record in related disputes.

c) Tax Litigation Dispute:

Income Tax and Social Contribution

(i) The Company claims recognition of the financial and tax effects on the calculation of the income tax and social contribution on net income, related to Consumer Price Index – IPC understated inflation, which occurred in 1989, by a percentage of 51.87% (“Plano Verão”).

In September 2004, the proceeding reached its end, and judgment was made final and unappealable, granting to CSN the right to apply the indexes of 42.72% (Jan/89), discounted for the official inflation in the period and 10.14% (Feb/89). Said proceeding is under phase of calculating the award.

As of September 30, 2005, the Company has recorded R$218,381 (R$218,381 on June 30 2005) as judicial deposit and a provision of R$60,573 (R$60,573 on June 30, 2005), which represents the portion not recognized by the courts.

(ii) In February 2003, the tax authorities assessed the Company for the calculation of prior years’ IRPJ and CSL. On August 21, 2003 a decision was rendered by the 2nd Panel of the Federal Revenue Office in Rio de Janeiro that cancelled such tax assessment, being the Company assessed again, by the tax authorities, for the same matter, in November 2003.

As of September 30, 2005, the Company reversed part of the provision in the amount of R$218,000, being R$138,000 recorded under interest expenses, fines and taxes and R$80,000 recorded under Income taxes expenses , in arrears due to the revision of the likelihood of success of some items from the second tax assessment, based on the judgment and opinion of its external legal counsel. The provision related to items remaining from the second tax assessment amounts to R$189,868, which includes legal charges.

(iii) The Company filed an action questioning the assessment of Social Contribution on Income on export revenues, based on Constitutional Amendment #33/01 and on March 10, 2003, the Company obtained an initial decision authorizing the exclusion of export revenues from said calculation basis, as well as the offsetting of amounts paid on these revenues from 2001. On September 30, 2005, the amount of suspended liability and the offset credits based on the referred proceedings was R$498,616 (R$429,507 on June 30, 2005), which includes legal charges.

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CSN is questioning the legality of Law 9,718/99, which increases the PIS and COFINS calculation basis, including the financial revenue of the Company. On September 30, 2005, provision amounts to R$284,850 (R$272,848 as of June 30, 2005), which includes legal charges.

The Company obtained a favorable decision in the lower court decision and the proceeding is under compulsory re-examination by the 2nd Regional Federal Court.

The Company is questioning the CPMF taxation since the promulgation of the Constitutional Amendment 21/99. The amount of this provision as of September 30, 2005 is R$348,894 (R$326,421 on June 30, 2005), which includes legal charges.

The lower court decision was favorable and the proceeding is being judged by the 2nd Regional Federal Court. However, we emphasize that the most recent court decisions have not been favorable to the taxpayers. The possibility of loss is probable.

CSN disputes the legal validity of Law 10,168/00, which established the collection of the intervention contribution in the economic domain on the amounts paid, credited or remitted to nonresident beneficiaries of the country, as royalties or remuneration of supply contracts, technical assistance, trademark license agreement and exploration of patents.

The Company recorded court deposits and its corresponding provision in the amount of R$22,689 on September 30, 2005 (R$22,325 on June 30, 2005), which includes legal charges.

The lower court decision was unfavorable and the proceeding is currently under judgment of the 2nd Regional Federal Court. The Company believes in the success of the claim, although there are no consolidated former court decisions, due to the fact that the issue is very recent.

The Company discusses the unconstitutionality of the Educational-Salary and the possible recovery of the amounts paid in the period from January 5, 1989 to October 16, 1996.

The provision as of September 30, 2005 amounts to R$33,121 (R$33,121 on June 30, 2005), which includes legal charges.

TRF maintained the unfavorable decision against CSN, judgment made final and unappealable. In view of this fact, the Company attempted to pay the amount due, and FNDE (education salary creditor) only accepted to receive the amount accrued of fine, reason that the Company deposited in court the amount due not including fine. Hence, a new proceeding has been discussing whether or not the collection has its grounds. The Company’s attorneys consider as possible loss prospects, and for this reason, the Company did not provision the fine amount.

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The Company understands that it must pay the “SAT” at the rate of 1% in all of its establishments, and not 3%, as determined by the current legislation. The amount provisioned on September 30, 2005 totals R$71,573 (R$66,897 on June 30, 2005), including legal charges.

The lower court decision was unfavorable and the proceeding is under judgment of TRF of the 2nd Region. Although there was so far no judgment of the matter by the Brazilian Supreme Court, the Company’s lawyers deem as probable the possibilities of loss.

The Company brought an action pleading the right to the IPI presumed credit on the acquisition of exempted, immune, non-taxed inputs, or taxed at zero rate. An initial decision was obtained authorizing the use of said credits.

On September 30, 2005, the provision related to the total credits already offset and recorded under the Company’s liabilities amounted to R$687,274 (R$660,957 on June 30, 2005), adjusted by the Selic (Special System for Settlement and Custody).

The Company brought an action pleading the right to the IPI premium credit on exports and a favorable decision was obtained authorizing the use of said credits.

On September 30, 2005, the provision amount referring to the total of credits already offset amounted to R$546,745 (R$107,544 on June 30, 2005), adjusted by the Selic.

The Company also provided for several other lawsuits in respect of FGTS LC 110, PIS/COFINS Manaus Free-Trade Zone, COFINS Law 10,833/03, PIS Law 10,637 and environmental contingencies whose amount as of September 30, 2005 totals R$42,806 (R$42,945 on June 30, 2005), including legal additions.

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18. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    Paid-in
capital stock 
  Reserves   Retained
earnings 
  Treasury
Stocks 
  Total
shareholders'
equity 
           
BALANCES ON 03/31/2005       1,680,947    5,541,806    762,449    (484,919)   7,500,283 
 
Realization of revaluation reserve, net of income tax                     
and social contribution        (61,048)   61,048         
Net income for the quarter            305,483        305,483 
Interest on own capital proposed (R$0.25189                     
per share)           (68,050)       (68,050)
Treasury stocks                (260,172)   (260,172)
 
           
BALANCES ON 06/30/2005       1,680,947    5,480,758    1,060,930    (745,091)   7,477,544 
           
 
CFN revaluation reserve        352            352 
Realization of revaluation reserve, net of income tax        (61,834)   61,834         
and social contribution                     
Net income for the quarter            462,705        462,705 
Interest on own capital proposed (R$0.25610                     
per share)           (67,721)       (67,721)
Acquisition of treasury stocks                (265,689)   (265,689)
           
Cancellation of treasury stocks        (504,521)   (162,586)   667,107     
           
BALANCES ON 09/30/2005       1,680,947    4,914,755    1,355,162    (343,673)   7,607,191 
           

Paid-in capital stock

On July 7, 2005, at an Extraordinary Annual Meeting, CSN approved the cancellation of 14,849,099 shares held in treasury, with no reduction in the capital stock. The Company’s fully subscribed and paid-in capital stock of R$1,680,947 was then divided in 272,067,946 common book-entry shares, with no par value.

At the Annual and Extraordinary General Meetings held on April 29, 2004, CSN approved the proposal made by the Board of Directors on March 30, 2004, for splitting the shares representing the capital stock, operation by which each share of the capital stock was then represented by 4 shares, followed by the reverse split of these shares in the proportion of 1,000 shares for 1 share, which resulted in the reverse splitting of 250 shares into 1, as well as the change in the share-to-ADR ratio of 1 share to 1 ADR.

Consequently the Company’s capital stock on September 30, 2005 was comprised of 272,067,946 thousand common shares (286,917,045 thousand common shares on June 30, 2005), all of them non par book-entry common shares. Each common share entitles the owner to one vote at the General Meetings’ resolutions.

Treasury stocks

The Board of Directors approved the purchase of the Company’s shares to be held in treasury and subsequent sale and/or cancellation as follows:

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Authorization    Number of    Acquisition    Date 
       
Date    shares    term    Start    Termination 
         
4/27/2004    4,705,880    3 months    4/28/2004    07/29/2004 
7/27/2004    7,200,000    3 months    8/2/2004    11/1/2004 
10/26/2004    6,357,000    3 months    11/12/2004    2/11/2005 
12/21/2004    5,000,000    180 days    12/22/2004    06/19/2005 
5/25/2005    15,000,000    360 days    05/26/2005    05/26/2006 

Treasury stocks position as of September 30, 2005 is as follows:

Number of    Total value                Market value 
shares purchased    paid for    Share unit cost    of shares 
       
(in units)   shares    Minimum    Maximum    Average    on 6/30/2005 
           
7,636,900               343,673    35.87    49.31    44.38                     392,766 

While held in treasury, the shares will have no proprietorship or political rights.

Revaluation reserve

This reserve covers revaluations of the Company’s fixed assets approved by the Shareholder’s Extraordinary General Meeting held December 19, 2002 and April 29, 2003, which were intended for determining adequate amounts for the Company’s fixed assets at market value, pursuant to the CVM Deliberation #288, dated December 3,1998. The objective of such procedure is for the financial statements to reflect assets value closer to their replacement value.

Pursuant to the provisions of CVM Resolution #273, as of August 20, 1998, a provision for deferred social contribution and income tax was set up based on the balance of the revaluation reserve (except land), classified as a long-term liability.

The realized portion of the revaluation reserve, net of income tax and social contribution, is included for purposes of calculating the mandatory minimum dividend.

Ownership structure

On September 30, 2005, the capital was comprised as follows:

    Number of shares 
   
    Common   
     
Vicunha Siderurgia S.A.    116,286,665    43.98% 
BNDESPAR    18,085,295    6.84% 
Caixa Beneficente dos Empregados da CSN - CBS    11,831,289    4.47% 
Several (ADR - NYSE)   49,980,313    18.90% 
Other shareholders (approx. 10 thousand)   68,247,484    25.81% 
     
Outstanding shares    264,431,046    100.00% 
Treasury stocks    7,636,900     
     
Total shares    272,067,946     

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Investment policy and payment of interest on own capital/dividends

On December 13, 2000, CSN’s Board of Directors decided to adopt a policy of profit distribution, which, by observing the provisions of Law 6,404/76, altered by Law 9,457/97 implies the distribution of all the Company’s net profit to the shareholders, as long as the following priorities are preserved irrespective of their order: (i) corporate strategy, (ii) compliance with obligations, (iii) making the necessary investments and (iv) maintenance of a good financial situation of the Company.

19. INTEREST ON OWN CAPITAL

The calculation of interest on own capital is based on the change in the Long-Term Interest Rates over shareholders’ equity, limited to 50% of the income for the year before income tax or 50% of accrued profits and profit reserves, and the higher between two limits may be used, pursuant to the prevailing laws.

In compliance with CVM Resolution 207, as of December 31, 1996, and fiscal rules, the Company opted to record the interest on own capital at the amount of R$67,721 in the quarter ended on September 30, 2005, corresponding to the compensation of R$0.25610 per share, as counter entry of the financial expenses account, and revert it on the same account, therefore, not been shown on the income statement and not generating effects on net income after IRPJ/CSL, except as to the fiscal effects, these recognized under income tax and social contribution. The Company’s management shall propose that the amount of interest on own capital be attributed to the mandatory minimum dividend.

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20. NET REVENUES AND COST OF GOODS SOLD

    Parent Company 
   
    09/30/2005    09/30/2004 
     
    Tonnes    Net    Cost of Goods    Tonnes    Net    Cost of Goods
    (In thousand)   revenue    Sold    (In thousand)   revenue    Sold 
             
 
Domestic Market    2,399    4,650,886    2,240,634    2,526    4,318,912    2,261,084 
Foreign Market    994    1,398,577    993,522    1,064    1,569,298    816,465 
             
Steel Products    3,393    6,049,463    3,234,156    3,590    5,888,210    3,077,549 
             
 
Domestic Market        337,104    195,655        306,763    162,068 
Foreign Market        21,183    8,903        22,700    8,694 
             
Other sales        358,287    204,558        329,463    170,762 
             
    3,393    6,407,750    3,438,714    3,590    6,217,673    3,248,311 
             

    Consolidated 
   
    09/30/2005    09/30/2004 
     
    Tonnes    Net    Cost of Goods    Tonnes    Net    Cost of Goods
    (In thousand)   revenue    Sold    (In thousand)   revenue    Sold 
             
 
Domestic Market    2,277    4,692,831   
1,962,248
  2,542    4,511,351    2,287,873 
Foreign Market    1,238    2,063,933   
1,638,893
  1,164    2,240,852    1,283,059 
             
Steel Products    3,515    6,756,764   
3,601,141
  3,706    6,752,203    3,570,932 
             
 
Domestic Market        798,921   
515,446
      385,762    254,816 
Foreign Market        74,355   
8,903
      69,331    8,695 
             
Other sales        873,276   
524,349
      455,093    263,511 
             
    3,515    7,630,040   
4,125,490
  3,706    7,207,296    3,834,443 
             

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21. CONSOLIDATED REVENUES AND INCOME BY BUSINESS SEGMENT

The disclosure by business segment followed the concept suggested by CVM, providing the means to evaluate the performance in all of the Company’ business segments.

    09/30/2005 
         
    Steel and    Corporate    Infrastructure    Consolidated 
    Services      and Energy    Total 
         
 
Net revenues from sales    7,152,780        477,260    7,630,040 
Cost of goods and services sold    (3,787,334)       (338,156)   (4,125,490)
Gross income    3,365,446        139,104    3,504,550 
Operating Income (Expenses)                
   Selling    (411,306)       (7,602)   (418,908)
   Administrative    (195,477)       (45,001)   (240,478)
    Other operating expenses, net    59,513    (17,644)   35,020    76,889 
Net financial result    (41,782)   (761,105)   (10,530)   (813,417)
Exchange and monetary variation, net    745,077    (291,312)   2,943    456,708 
Equity accounting    (53,981)   18,789        (35,192)
         
Operating Income (loss)   3,467,490    (1,051,272)   113,934    2,530,152 
Non-operating income    (4,130)       (45)   (4,175)
         
Income (loss) before income tax                 
   and social contribution    3,463,360    (1,051,272)   113,889    2,525,977 
Income tax and social contribution    (1,190,541)   357,433    (39,942)   (873,050)
         
Net income (loss) for the period    2,272,819    (693,839)   73,947    1,652,927 
         

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22. FINANCIAL RESULTS AND MONETARY AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE VARIATIONS, NET

    Parent Company    Consolidated 
     
    09/30/2005    09/30/2004    09/30/2005    09/30/2004 
         
Financial expenses:                 
Loans and financing - foreign currency    (165,448)   (169,292)   (590,777)   (417,356)
Loans and financing - Brazilian currency    (129,550)   (192,693)   (135,112)   (181,879)
Transactions with subsidiaries    (216,824)   (313,909)        
PIS/COFINS on financial revenues    (24,238)   (39,318)   (24,708)   (39,107)
Interest, fines and interest on arrears (fiscal)   (43,041)   (3,493)   (49,062)   (5,668)
CPMF    (70,850)   (68,511)   (81,987)   (73,327)
Other financial expenses    (8,988)   (15,562)   (125,322)   (53,064)
         
    (658,939)   (802,778)   (1,006,968)   (770,401)
         
 
Financial revenues                 
Transactions with subsidiaries        48,923         
Yield on marketable securities, net of provision for                 
losses    (565,598)   10,579    (397,301)   48,367 
Exchange swap    223    (23,181)   437,817    132,233 
Other income    72,969    30,817    153,035    49,912 
         
    (492,406)   67,138    193,551    230,512 
         
Net financial income    (1,151,345)   (735,640)   (813,417)   (539,889)
         
 
Monetary variation                 
- Assets    6,581    6,158    7,444    6,583 
- Liabilities    (8,110)   (43,205)   (7,286)   (43,658)
         
    (1,529)   (37,047)   158    (37,075)
         
Exchange Variations                 
- Assets    (161,233)   (57,812)   (307,411)   (112,509)
- Liabilities    1,527,063    79,506    763,961    59,381 
- Amortization of deferred exchange variation        (78,252)       (79,832)
         
    1,365,830    (56,558)   456,550    (132,960)
         
Monetary and exchange variations, net    1,364,301    (93,605)   456,708    (170,035)
         

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23. STATEMENT OF VALUE-ADDED (PARENT COMPANY)

    R$ million 
   
    09/30/2005    09/30/2004 
     
 
Revenue         
 Sales of products and services    7,981    7,314 
 Allowance for doubtful accounts    (2)   (2)
 Non-operating income    (4)   (10)
     
    7,975    7,302 
     
Input purchased from third parties         
 Raw material consumed    (1,748)   (1,333)
 Cost of goods and services    (795)   (861)
 Materials, energy, third-party services and other    (185)   (305)
     
    (2,728)   (2,499)
     
Gross value-added    5,247    4,803 
     
 
Retention         
 Depreciation, amortization and depletion    (593)   (549)
     
Net produced value-added    4,654    4,254 
     
 
Value-added transferred         
 Equity accounting    (645)   454 
 Financial income/Exchange variations    (647)   16 
     
    (1,292)   470 
     
Total value-added to distribute    3,362    4,724 
     
 
 
VALUE-ADDED DISTRIBUTION         
 Staff and charges    367    323 
 Taxes, charges and contributions    2,364    1,859 
 Interest and exchange variation    (886)   806 
 Interest on own capital    184    35 
 Retained earnings in the period    1,333    1,701 
     
    3,362    4,724 
     

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24. STATEMENT OF EBITDA

The Company’s EBITDA (gross profit minus selling, general and administrative expenses, plus depreciation and depletion) is as follows:

    R$ million 
   
    Parent company    Consolidated 
     
    09/30/2005    09/30/2004    09/30/2005    09/30/2004 
         
Net revenues    6,408    6,218    7,630    7,207 
Gross income    2,969    2,969    3,505    3,373 
Operating expenses (selling, general and    (352)   (358)   (659)   (606)
administrative)                
Depreciation (cost of goods sold and operating    593    549    695    607 
expenses)                
         
EBITDA    3,210    3,160    3,541    3,374 
         
% EBITDA-MARGIN    50%    51%    46%    47% 
         

25. EMPLOYEES’ PENSION FUND

(i) Private Pension Administration

The Company is the principal sponsor of the CSN employees’ pension fund ("Caixa Beneficente dos Empregados da CSN” - CBS), a private non-profit pension fund established in July 1960, main purpose of which is to pay supplementary benefits rather than those of the official Pension Plan. CBS congregates CSN employees, of CSN related companies and entity itself, provided they sign the adhesion agreement.

(ii) Characteristics of the plans

CBS has three benefit plans, as follows:

35% of average salary plan

It is a defined benefit plan, which began on 02/01/1966, with the purpose of paying retirements (related to length of service, special, disability or old age) on a life-long basis, equivalent to 35% of the participant’s salaries for the 12 last salaries. The plan also guarantees the payment of sickness assistance to the licensed by the Official Pension Plan (Previdência Oficial). It also guarantees the payment of funeral grant and pension. The participants (active and retired) and the sponsors make 13 contributions per year, being the same number of benefits paid per year. This plan is in the process of extinction, and become inactive on 10/31/1977, when the new benefit plan began.

Supplementary average salary plan

It is a defined benefit plan, which began on 11/01/1977. The purpose of this plan is to complement the difference between the 12 last average salaries and the Official Pension Plan (Previdência Oficial) benefit, to the retired, and also on a life-long basis. As with the 35% Average Salary Plan, there is sickness assistance, funeral grant and pension coverage. Thirteen contributions and payment of benefits are made per year. It became inactive on 12/26/1995, because of the combined supplementary benefits plan creation.

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Combined supplementary benefit plan

This plan began on 12/27/1995. It is a mixed plan, being a defined contribution (CD), related to the retirement and a defined benefit (BD), in relation to other benefits (pension in activity, disability and sickness benefit). In this plan, the retirement benefit is calculated based on the sponsor and participants contributions, totaling 13 per year. Upon retirement of the participant, the plan becomes a defined benefit plan and 13 benefits are paid per year.

As of September 30, 2005 and June 30, 2005, the plans are presented as follows:

    09/30/2005    06/30/2005 
     
Members    18,841    18,726 
     
Active    7,839    7,667 
Retired employees    11,002    11,059 
 
Distribution of members by benefit plan:         
 
35% of average salary plan    5,635    5,690 
Active    17    17 
Retired employees    5,618    5,673 
 
Supplementary average salary plan    5,070    5,091 
Active    49    58 
Retired employees    5,021    5,033 
 
Combined supplementary benefit plan    8,136    7,945 
Active    7,773    7,592 
Retired employees    363    353 
 
     
Linked beneficiaries:    5,368    5,454 
     
35% of average salary plan    4,095    4,182 
Supplementary average salary plan    1,216    1,215 
Combined supplementary benefits plan    57    57 
 
     
Total members (associates/beneficiaries)   24,209    24,180 
     

(iii) Equalization of actuarial liability

On January 25, 1996, the Supplementary Social Security Secretariat (Secretaria de Previdência Complementar - SPC), through letter #55 SPC/CGOF/COJ approved a proposal to equalize the insufficiency of reserves based on the value determined on September 30, 1995, monetarily updated to December 31, 1995.

Through an official letter 1555/SPC/GAB/COA, of August 22, 2002, confirmed by official letter 1598/SPC/GAB/COA of August 28, 2002 a new proposal was approved for refinancing of reserves to amortize the sponsors´ responsibility in 240 monthly and successive installments being the 1st to 12th in the amount of R$958 and from 13th on R$3,133, monetarily indexed (INPC + 6% p.a.), starting June 28, 2002.

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The agreement also foresees the installments anticipation in case of cash necessity in the defined benefit plan and the incorporating to the updated debit balance the eventual deficits/surplus under the sponsors’ responsibility, so as to preserve the plans’ balance without exceeding the maximum period of amortization provided for by the agreement.

(iv) Actuarial Liabilities

As provided by CVM Deliberation 371, as of December 13, 2000, approving the NPC 26 of IBRACON – “Employee’s Benefit Accounting” that established new calculation and disclosure accounting practices of these benefits, the Company’s management and its external actuaries, maintain the assessment of the effects arising from this new practice, in conformity with the report dated February 1, 2005.

Actuarial Liability Recognition

The Company’s Administration decided to recognize the actuarial liability adjustment in the results for the period of five years, from January 1, 2002, being appropriated up to September 30, 2005 the amount of R$18,630 (R$22,609 up to September 30, 2004), in accordance with paragraphs 83 and 84 of NPC 26 of IBRACON and CVM Resolution 371/2000, which, added to related disbursements, totaled R$59,215 (R$55,552 up to September 30, 2004).

The balance of the provision for the coverage of the actuarial liability on up to September 30, 2005 amounts to R$219,197 (R$213,146 on June 30, 2005).

With respect to the recognition of the actuarial liability, the amortizing contribution related to the amount for the participants for determination of the reserve insufficiency was deducted from the present value of total actuarial obligation of the respective plans. A number of participants are disputing in court this amortizing contribution; the Company, however, based on its legal and actuarial advisers understands that such contribution was duly approved by the Complementary Social Security – SPC and consequently, is legally due by the participants.

In addition, in the case of “Plano Milênio” (Mixed Plan of Supplementary Benefit), of defined contribution, which shows net asset and where the sponsor’s contribution corresponds to an equal counterpart of the participants´ contribution, the understanding of the actuary is that up to 50% of the net actuarial asset may be used for reduction of the sponsor’s contribution. As a result, the sponsor opted for recognizing 50% of such asset on its books, in the amount of R$3,621 in 2005 (R$2,385 in 2004).

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Main actuarial assumptions adopted in the actuarial liability calculation

Methodology used    Projected credit unit method 
Nominal discount rate for actuarial liability    13.4% p.a. ( 8% actual and 5% inflation)
Expected yield rate over plan assets    13.4% p.a.( 8% actual and 5% inflation)
Estimated salary increase index    INPC + 1% (6.05%)
Estimated benefits increase index    INPC + 0% (5.00%)
Estimated inflation rate in the long-term    INPC + 0% (5.00%)
Biometric table of overall mortality    UP94 with 3 years of severity and separated by sex 
Biometric table for disability    Winklevoss 
Expected turnover rate    2% p.a. 
Probability of starting retirement    100% in the first eligibility to a full benefit by the Plan 

CSN does not have obligations on other after-labor benefits.

26. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On October 4, 2005, CSN concluded the administrative review of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews carried out by the US Department of Commerce, which found a zero dumping margin and resulted in the lifting of the antidumping tariff, which up to then was assessed at 41.27% on flat hot-rolled carbon steel products manufactured by the Company in Brazil. The decision allows the shipping of flat hot-rolled carbon steel products to the US market, including its subsidiary CSN LLC, in Terre Haute, Indiana, with no need to deposit antidumping surcharges.

27. EXPLANATION ADDED FOR TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the basis of accounting practices laid down by the Corporate Law in Brazil.

Certain accounting practices applied by the Company and its subsidiaries that conform to those accounting practices in Brazil may not conform to generally accept accounting principles in other countries.

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FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE     
CVM – BRAZILIAN SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION    Accounting Practices 
QUARTERLY INFORMATION – ITR  Date: 09/30/2005  Adopted in Brazil 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY & OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY     
 
 
 
                   00403-0  COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL  33.042.730/0001-04 
 
 
 
05.01 – COMMENTS ON THE COMPANY’S PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER   
 

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06.01 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (in thousands of reais)

1- Code  2- Description  3- 09/30/2005  4- 06/30/2005 
Total Assets  24,993,600  24,784,928 
1.01  Current Assets  8,758,829  8,661,952 
1.01.01  Cash  101,201  145,089 
1.01.02  Credits  1,471,503  1,464,097 
1.01.02.01  Domestic Market  1,009,049  1,092,653 
1.01.02.02  Foreign Market  558,022  467,252 
1.01.02.03  Allowance for Doubtful Accounts  (95,568) (95,808)
1.01.03  Inventories  1,903,654  1,997,414 
1.01.04  Other  5,282,471  5,055,352 
1.01.04.01  Marketable Securities  4,424,539  3,579,033 
1.01.04.02  Recoverable Income Tax and Social Contribution  34,671  21,811 
1.01.04.03  Deferred Income Tax  301,271  371,150 
1.01.04.04  Deferred Social Contribution  85,151  81,279 
1.01.04.05  Prepaid Expenses  34,485  38,287 
1.01.04.06  Prepaid Income Tax and Social Contribution  35,505  632,301 
1.01.04.07  Other  366,849  331,491 
1.02  Long-Term Assets  2,018,858  1,912,017 
1.02.01  Various Credits  28,664  22,005 
1.02.01.01  Loans – Eletrobras  28,664  22,005 
1.02.02  Credit with Related Parties  44,472 
1.02.02.01  Affiliates 
1.02.02.02  Subsidiaries  44,472 
1.02.02.03  Other Related Parties 
1.02.03  Other  1,945,722  1,890,012 
1.02.03.01  Deferred Income Tax  456,848  493,268 
1.02.03.02  Deferred Social Contribution  78,223  99,844 
1.02.03.03  Judicial Deposits  661,500  612,393 
1.02.03.04  Securities Receivables  241,115  272,884 
1.02.03.05  Recoverable PIS/PASEP  27,319  26,615 
1.02.03.06  Prepaid Expenses  93,170  75,048 
1.02.03.07  Marketable Securities  213,531  90,159 
1.02.03.08  Other  174,016  219,801 
1.03  Permanent Assets  14,215,913  14,210,959 
1.03.01  Investments  288,004  308,644 
1.03.01.01  In Affiliates 
1.03.01.02  In Subsidiaries  286,940  307,660 
1.03.01.03  Other Investments  1,064  984 
1.03.02  Property, Plant and Equipment  13,608,285  13,575,543 
1.03.02.01  In Operation, Net  13,025,187  13,078,626 
1.03.02.02  In Construction  421,107  335,271 
1.03.02.03  Land  161,991  161,646 
1.03.03  Deferred  319,624  326,772 

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06.02 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES (in thousands of reais)

1- Code  2- Description  3- 09/30/2005  4- 06/30/2005 
Total Liabilities  24,993,600  24,784,928 
2.01  Current Liabilities  3,940,389  5,205,129 
2.01.01  Loans and Financing  1,725,396  2,364,782 
2.01.02  Debentures  149,517  113,390 
2.01.03  Suppliers  1,023,359  1,039,724 
2.01.04  Taxes, Charges and Contributions  573,659  1,342,247 
2.01.04.01  Salaries and Social Contributions  103,821  91,273 
2.01.04.02  Taxes Payable  331,070  1,106,716 
2.01.04.03  Deferred Income Tax  102,035  106,072 
2.01.04.04  Deferred Social Contribution  36,733  38,186 
2.01.05  Dividends Payable  183,763  116,553 
2.01.06  Provisions  42,904  26,581 
2.01.06.01  Contingencies  42,904  26,581 
2.01.07  Debt with Related Parties 
2.01.08  Other  241,791  201,852 
2.02  Long-Term Liabilities  13,493,120  12,203,469 
2.02.01  Loans and Financing  6,969,133  5,832,968 
2.02.02  Debentures  1,071,498  1,071,498 
2.02.03  Provisions  5,058,145  4,908,939 
2.02.03.01  Contingencies  2,863,843  2,682,965 
2.02.03.02  Deferred Income Tax  1,613,457  1,636,746 
2.02.03.03  Deferred Social Contribution  580,845  589,228 
2.02.04  Debt with Related Parties 
2.02.05  Other  394,344  390,064 
2.03  Deferred Income  6,156  6,231 
2.04  Minority Interest 
2.05  Shareholders’ Equity  7,553,935  7,370,099 
2.05.01  Paid-In Capital  1,680,947  1,680,947 
2.05.02  Capital Reserve  17,319 
2.05.03  Revaluation Reserve  4,578,566  4,640,047 
2.05.03.01  Parent Company  4,578,566  4,640,047 
2.05.03.02  Subsidiaries/Affiliates 
2.05.04  Profit Reserves  (7,484) 78,301 
2.05.04.01  Legal  336,189  336,189 
2.05.04.02  Statutory 
2.05.04.03  For Contingencies 
2.05.04.04  Unrealized Income 
2.05.04.05  Profit Retention 

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06.02 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES (in thousands of reais)

1- Code  2- Description  3- 09/30/2005  4- 06/30/2005 
2.05.04.06  Special For Non-Distributed Dividends 
2.05.04.07  Other Profit Reserves  (343,673) (257,888)
2.05.04.07.01  For Investments  487,203 
2.05.04.07.02  Treasury Stocks  (343,673) (745,091)
2.05.05  Retained Earnings/Accumulated Deficit  1,301,906  953,485 

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07.01 - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (in thousands of reais)

1- Code  2- Description  3- 07/01/2005 to 
09/30/2005
 
4- 01/01/2005 to 
09/30/2005
 
5- 07/01/2004 to 
09/30/2004
 
6- 01/01/2004 to 
09/30/2004 
3.01  Gross Revenue from Sales and/or Services  2,714,016  9,440,566  3,339,247  8,600,865 
3.02  Deductions from Gross Revenue  (491,654) (1,810,526) (559,472) (1,393,569)
3.03  Net Revenue from Sales and/or Services  2,222,362  7,630,040  2,779,775  7,207,296 
3.04  Cost of Goods and Services Sold  (1,315,291) (4,125,490) (1,440,581) (3,834,443)
3.04.01  Depreciation and Amortization  (218,645) (655,406) (192,626) (573,490)
3.04.02  Other  (1,096,646) (3,470,084) (1,247,955) (3,260,953)
3.05  Gross Profit  907,071  3,504,550  1,339,194  3,372,853 
3.06  Operating Income/Expenses  (127,653) (974,398) (248,657) (1,340,151)
3.06.01  Selling  (141,481) (418,908) (108,782) (388,342)
3.06.01.01  Depreciation and Amortization  (2,551) (7,369) (2,101) (6,364)
3.06.01.02  Other  (138,930) (411,539) (106,681) (381,978)
3.06.02  General and Administrative  (77,421) (240,478) (73,339) (217,223)
3.06.02.01  Depreciation and Amortization  (10,594) (32,703) (9,250) (26,692)
3.06.02.02  Other  (66,827) (207,775) (64,089) (190,531)
3.06.03  Financial  (38,679) (356,709) (36,703) (709,924)
3.06.03.01  Financial Income  49,869  193,551  (30,889) 230,512 
3.06.03.02  Financial Expenses  (88,548) (550,260) (5,814) (940,436)
3.06.03.02.01  Amortization of Special Exchange Variation  (25,209) (79,832)
3.06.03.02.02  Foreign Exchange and Monetary Variation, net  213,372  456,708  281,578  (90,203)
3.06.03.02.03  Interest expenses, fines and tax arrears  (301,920) (1,006,968) (262,183) (770,401)
3.06.04  Other Operating Income  16,813  37,392  24,342  47,765 
3.06.05  Other Operating Expenses  132,164  39,497  (50,074) (86,884)
3.06.06  Equity  (19,049) (35,192) (4,101) 14,457 
3.07  Operating Income  779,418  2,530,152  1,090,537  2,032,702 

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07.01 - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (in thousands of reais)

1- Code  2- Description  3- 07/01/2005 to 09/30/2005  4- 01/01/2005 to 09/30/2005  5- 07/01/2004 to 09/30/2004  6- 01/01/2004 to 09/30/2004 
3.08  Non-Operating Income  2,391  (4,175) (9,560) 3,309 
3.08.01  Income  24,130  24,281  13,451 
3.08.02  Expenses  (21,739) (28,456) (9,563) (10,142)
3.09  Income before Taxes and Interest  781,809  2,525,977  1,080,977  2,036,011 
3.10  Provision for Income Tax and Social Contribution  (178,618) (928,131) (301,914) (422,629)
3.11  Deferred Income Tax  (86,298) 55,081  (84,581) (162,104)
3.12  Statutory Participation/Contributions 
3.12.01  Participation 
3.12.02  Contributions 
3.13  Reversal of Interest on Own Capital 
3.14  Minority Interest 
3.15  Net Income (Loss) for the Period  516,893  1,652,927  694,482  1,451,278 
  SHARES OUTSTANDING EX-TREASURY (in thousands) 264,431  264,431  282,169  282,169 
  EARNINGS PER SHARE  1.95474  6.25088  2.46123  5.14329 
  LOSS PER SHARE         

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FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE     
CVM – BRAZILIAN SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION    Accounting Practices 
QUARTERLY INFORMATION – ITR  Date: 09/30/2005  Adopted in Brazil 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY & OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY     

 
 
                   00403-0  COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL  33.042.730/0001-04 
 
 
 
08.01 – COMMENTS ON THE CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER   
 

Output 

Output level in 3Q05 was 1,317 thousand tonnes of crude steel, 3.3% below the second quarter and 6.3% below 3Q04. Yet the volume of finished products has reached 1,173 thousand tonnes – 7.0% above the second quarter and 6.8% below 3Q04. These numbers reflect the intermediate inventory adjustment, raising the pace of metallurgy to a more cost-effective level (reducing the consumption of external scrap metal and coke).

LTQ-2 reached a new monthly record total production in the period, with 458.9 thousand tonnes in August, surpassing 6.4 thousand tonnes registered during the past period, in March of this year. Another highlight for the period was two consecutive months of record results, in line with the future growth prospects of CSN Paraná, with 6.04 and 6.05 thousand tonnes produced in July and August, respectively.

Output    2Q04    3Q04    2Q05    3Q05    9M2004    9M2005 
(data in thousand t)                        
Presidente Vargas Mill (UPV)                        
     Crude Steel    1,368    1,406    1,362    1,317    4,129    3,846 
     Finished Products    1,273    1,259    1,096    1,173    3,787    3,315 
CSN Paraná    130    71    33    66    238    154 
GalvaSud    24    67    82    49    126    208 
 

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Sales 

Sales volume totaled 1,181 thousand tonnes, exceeding sales of 44 thousand tonnes (or 4%) from the past quarter. In the seasonal comparison, this volume was only 3% (about 35 thousand tonnes)less than the same quarters of 2003 and 2004. The increase in sales volume was due to increased sales in the external market, whose growth more than compensated for the reduction in the domestic market. As a result, there was a worse market mix, compared to the past quarter, with exports growing from 33% to 48% of total sales volume.


The sales mix did not change compared to 3Q04, with 52% participation from the domestic market, though a 4 p.p. fall from the previous quarter. Even though the level of coated product sales fell just 16 thousand tonnes - from 590 to 574 thousand tonnes, with domestic market stable - the larger increase in sales for the Hot Rolled and Cold Rolled products explained this variation.


In terms of market share, growth from participation in the Hot Rolled sector compensated for the loss in Cold Rolled and Galvanized sectors, with lower volumes, resulting in a small increase in total market share for the Company: from 28% to 29%. A sector analysis comparing the second and third quarters, highlights the increase in the participation in the Distribution Sector, from 32% to 36%, and the consequent fall in the Automotive Sector, from 18% to 14%. The other segments did not vary significantly compared to the last quarter.


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Prices 

In the quarter, international prices continued their downward trend, initiated between March and April. However, the American market showed extraordinary recovery between August and September, with an increase of US$100/t compared to July, closing the quarter with prices 2% higher than the July level. This behavior led to unbalancing supply and demand, caused by greater volume of final consumer purchases, and distributors lacking a corresponding increase in supply, since various blast furnaces were in maintenance. In Europe, where the inventory did not suffer all required adjustments, prices fell close to 20% in the period.

Therefore, CSN’s hot rolled, cold rolled and galvanized products export prices fell close to 25%, while tin plate prices only fell 9%. Measured in dollars, these variation were, respectively, negative 20% and 4%.

In the domestic market, average prices remained stable, with a slight fall de 0.4% . The increase of average prices in coated products – 5% for Galvanized and 0.5% Tin Plate – and the related stability in sales volumes of these products compensated for price reductions for Hot Rolled and Cold Rolled, whose volumes also suffered reductions that diminished their impact on the average price drop. Long story short, the sales mix of the Company, focused on coated products, contributed to the maintenance of price levels in the domestic market.

In an overall measure, CSN’s sales prices fell 15% in Reals and 10% in dollars, compared to the second quarter.

Net Revenue 

In spite of price stability in the domestic market, the fall in volume resulted in a 20% reduction in sales revenue in the domestic market, compared to the previous quarter, and better export sales compensated for lower prices in the international market, leading to an external market revenue increase of 7%.

The combined effects of lower volume in the domestic market, lower export prices and an appreciated exchange rate produced a 13% decline in total net revenue.


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Production Cost (Parent Company)

The smaller production level of crude steel brought a significant reduction in coke and external scrap metal consumption (see Output section), in line with the reported decline in Raw Materials of R$ 102 million (-16%) in comparison with the second quarter. Labor Cost also reported a reduction – R$ 10 million (-9.6%) –, explained by bonuses for work shifts and disbursements for employee profit sharing programs in the second quarter, affecting the comparison base. These reductions, however, were compensated by R$ 26 million (+8%) increase in General Manufacturing Costs, with greater incidence of service maintenance in the period and, specially, more natural gas expenditures (increased blast furnace injections, partially replacing external coke) and electric energy (increase in external consumption due to maintenance interruptions in the thermoelectric plant equipments).

On total, reported production costs fell R$ 90 million (-7.3%) . The crude steel production cost reduction (per tonne) was 4.4%, superior to the production decline of 3.3% .

Regarding raw material costs (coal and coke), the cost of acquiring coal rose from US$112/t, in the second quarter, to US$126/t in this quarter, fully reflected in the new price contracted in April of this year. The unit price of coke also suffered an increase, from US$380 to US$393, due to a decision of the Company to use high productivity coke (consequently with higher unit value), making possible an even higher reduction in consumption of this raw material, and considering that such a step would not affect the total coke cost. The average coke cost, at the end of the third quarter, was US$328/t.

Regarding coke, one highlight was that the Company acquired, in October, close to 240 thousand tonnes, or equivalent to approximately half of the amount required for the next year, at a cost of US$151/t CIF. The change in purchasing strategy compared to that stated in the second quarter earnings release resulted from a significant reduction of coke prices associated with the similarly reduced levels of the exchange rate. These factors will lead to an expressed reduction in the cost of this raw material for the next year.

The raw material inventory reduction, reflecting previous higher cost purchases, that occurred throughout the current year, related to the outlook of smaller acquisitions costs in 2006, lends itself towards a lighter cost structure for the next year.

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Operating Expenses 

Operating Expenses were positively impacted by a non-recurring result of from approximately R$ 170 million (R$130 million in the parent company) from the reversal of labor and civil provisions, substantially motivated, by the Company’s legal advisors who revised the probability of success in many judicial cases.

It is worth pointing out that, in the Operating Expenses, only Sales Expenses reported increase, as a consequence of greater export volume.

EBITDA 

The higher portion of sales destined toward the international market -, where the Company earns lower margins and in an exchange rate appreciation scenario - explains the behavior of EBITDA and of EBITDA margins this quarter.

In the year-to-date figure, without removing the effects of the consolidation of MRS and Itasa and the adjustment of PIS/Cofins, EBITDA of R$ 3.5 billion is 5% superior to the same period of that past year, with almost identical margins: 46.4% in 2005 and 46.8% in 2004.

   EBITDA* and EBITDA Margin*    3Q05 x 2Q05    3Q05 x 3Q04    9M04 x 9M05 
Change       
   EBITDA (ch. %)   -26%    -39%    -3% 
   Margin (ch. p.p.)   -6    -10    -4 
 
* Excluding MRS/Itasa consolitation and PIS/Confins effects         

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Net Financial Result and Debt 

Net financial result for 3Q05 was negative R$ 39 million, which means an improvement of 82% compared to the past quarter (an expense of R$ 214 million). The improved financial result can basically be explained by two factors: gains with financial operations, and 5.5% appreciation of the Real against US dollar for the quarter, positively impacting the exchange rate variation and the portion of foreign exchange denominated debt.


Although net debt was reduced almost R$ 400 million, with respect to net debt/EBITDA ratio remained at 1x, in line with 2Q05 expectations. Another important point to detail is the increase in the average maturity, from 9 to 12 years after the issuance of perpetual bonds valued at US$ 750 million, made in July. For the year, average cost of debt was 9.3% p.a., equivalent to 49% of CDI. For the same period of 2004, cost of debt was 15% p.a., representing 92% of CDI.

Income Taxes 

In spite of better pretax results, expenses of R$265 million income tax and social contribution were R$ 49 million lower when compared to the previous quarter, due to smaller equity income losses – non-deductible from taxes - compared to the previous quarter. It is important to bear in mind that the exchange rate appreciation was close to 12% in the second quarter and 6% in the third quarter. Thus, the effective tax rate fell from 43% to 34%, in line with the rate reported in the third quarter of 2004.

Net Income 

The reduction of operating expenses and taxes and better net financial results compensated for lower gross profit, as net income rose 19% (approximately +R$100 million) for the quarter, compared to the second quarter.

The accumulated year-to-date net income result totaled R$ 1,653 million, 14% higher than the same period of the past year, and representing 83% of the total net income for 2004.

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Investments 

Investments made in the quarter totaled R$ 289 million, with R$ 66 million related the Porto de Sepetiba expansion project, which is part of the Casa de Pedra expansion project, and R$ 36 million for MRS (portion corresponding to CSN’s 32% stake in this company’s capital).

Year-to-date, investments totaled R$ 680 million, with R$ 179 million for the Porto project and R$ 86 million for MRS. The remaining balance was allocated, in large part, to projects related to maintaining and improving the operations of CSN and its subsidiaries.

Working Capital

During the period of June to September, there was a small reduction (R$ 22 million) in working capital. The main inputs were inventory reduction in raw materials, with a positive impact, and a reduction in Deferred Taxes, due to lowered tax generation in the period (lower volume sold in the domestic market), which negatively impacted working capital.

                 in R$ MM 
Account  2Q05  3Q05  Change 
Assets    3,606    3,464    143 
   Cash equivalents    145    101    44 
   Accounts Receivables    1,464    1,459   
       Domestic Market    1,093    996    96 
       Export Market    467    558    -91 
       Allowance for Doubtful    (96)   (96)  
       Accounts Receivables    1,997    1,904    94 
Liability    2,238    2,073    -165 
   Suppliers    1,040    1,036    -4 
   Salaries and Social Contribution    91    104    13 
   Deffered Taxes    1,107    933    -174 
Working Capital    (1,368)   (1,391)   -22 
 

Capital Markets 

Common shares of CSN accumulated in the past 12 months (30/Sep/04 to 30/Sep/05) a 37.1% rise, higher than the 35.9% rise accumulated by Ibovespa in the same period. The valorization of 36.6% in the third quarter more than compensated for the negative result of the previous quarter; in terms of the accumulated year-on-year the valuation reached 19.8%, practically the same as Ibovespa, who accumulated 20.6% year-on-year.

Better performance in 3Q05 occurred due to better fundamentals in the international steel industry, especially in the US, as well as the new outlook of increase in coal and iron ore prices in 2006.

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    3Q04    4Q04    1Q05    2Q05    3Q05 
Number of Shares   
286,917,045 
286,917,045 
286,917,045 
286,917,045 
272,067,946 
 
Market Value                     
 Closing Price (R$/share)   37.79    43.22    53.87    37.90    51.77 
 Closing Price (US$/share)   15.53    19.12    24.10    16.15    23.22 
 Market Value (R$ millions)   10,841    12,401    15,456    10,874    14,085 
 Market Value (US$ millions)   3,793    4,672    5,797    4,627    6,338 
 
Profitability                     
 CSNA3 (%)   0.0    14.4    24.6    (29.6)   36.6 
 SID (%)   0.0    23.1    26.0    (33.0)   43.8 
 Ibovespa - ratio    23,245    26,196    26,610    25,051    31,583 
 Ibovespa - profitability (%)   0.0    12.7    1.6    (5.9)   26.1 
 
Volume                     
 Daily Average (# of shares)   666,017    746,852    893,803    1,039,721    869,511 
 Daily Average (R$ Thousand)   28,592    34,892    52,964    48,460    39,741 
 Daily Average (# of ADR´s)   384,964    500,308    840,623    815,547    812,392 
 Daily Average (US$ Thousand)   5,525    8,231    18,813    15,283    15,715 
 
Source: Economática                     


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Recent Developments 

Brazil Day

CSN will be present at Brazil Day, November 14, in New York, joining a panel to discuss the steel industry. The event has been held every two years, since 2001, by Abrasca (Brazilian Association of Publicly-Traded Companies), Apimec (Capital Markets Professionals and Investment Analysts Association), Bovespa (São Paulo Stock Exchange) and IBRI (Brazilian Investor Relations Institute). The objective is to provide an opportunity for Brazilian companies listed on NYSE to network with US investors.

Antidumping

On October 3, and as of October 7, the US Commerce Department ratified a preliminary decision from April 6, in which CSN testified that it was not dumping its Hot Rolled exports in the US from March of 2003 to February of 2004. According to this decision, an antidumping tariff charged to exports of these products to US, will drop from 41.27% to zero.

The process encompasses two new annual reviews, and, in the end, if it is determined that during the period considered there was no dumping, the tariff will be definitively abolished.

Thus, Hot Rolled products of CSN are now only subject to 6.35% countervailing duty (subsidy tariff), a duty also subject to administrative revision.

Premiação Relatório Anual e Balanço Social

The 2004 Annual Report of the Company received fifth place in the 7th Abrasca Annual Report Awards for Publicly Traded Companies, competing with 62 other public companies. According to the organizers, participants and quality levels this year were one of the highest, with 16 companies receiving grades superior to 90 points. The initiative has the support of capital market representatives, aimed at stimulating the quality of reports through recognition of clarity, transparency, quality and quantity of information, in addition to the innovative nature of the design project.

CSN also received the Social Report Award for 2004, in the Southeast category. The award was created by Aberje, Apimec, Ethos, Fides and Ibase, aimed at establishing acknowledgement at the national prestigious level for the best social reports. Audited by BDO Trevisan, reports are evaluated according to the criteria of reach, coverage, integrity, consistency, credibility and communication. Ten companies were recognized, out of 166 registered in the following categories: regional, outstanding micro, small and medium sized companies, large and national level companies.

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Novo Diretor Executivo

On September 20, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Pedro Felipe Borges Neto as the Institutional Executive Officer, for a two-year term.

CADE

On August 10, in a judgment over market concentration in the Brazilian iron mining market, CADE determined through “the contract change referring to Casa de Pedra mine, to exclude for non-competitiveness reasons, the first-refusal rights regarding the Casa de Pedra mine, for the domestic market as well as for the international market”. Alternatively, CADE conceded to the request (the parties, CVRD and CSN) “to opt for the entire discontinuation of the Act of Concentration #08012.002838/2001 -08 (Ferteco), transferring all of the acquired operational assets, as well as those assets acquired prior to the purchase, but required for full operation of Ferteco”.

The term required for involved parties to fulfill the determination is still ongoing.

Share Buy Back

In accordance with the share buy back program, approved by the Board of Directors in May, the Company held, on September 30, 2005, 7,636,900 shares in treasury, having spent close to R$ 344 million in the acquisition of these shares. The market value of the shares in the treasury, at the same date, was R$ 393 million.

Outlook 

Both domestic and international demand have not returned to historic levels of growth, frustrating sector expectations for 2005. This can be largely attributed to high levels of inventory that distributors and service centers carry over the year. This scenario began in mid-September in the US with normalized inventory levels and sales promotions in the automotive industry, demand grew close to 1Mtonnes translating into significant price increases. However, in European and Brazilian markets, the conditions remained unchanged, even though European producers have managed to achieve small price increases, with expectations for new price increases in the fourth quarter.

The perspective is that these fundamentals will continue firmly into the fourth quarter: demand will continue to grow, without the counterbalancing supply growth, which will pressure prices or help to maintain high prices until the end of the year.

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09.01 - EQUITY IN SUBSIDIARIES AND/OR AFFILIATED COMPANIES

1 - ITEM  2 - NAME OF SUBSIDIARY/ASSOCIATED COMPANY  3 - CNPJ (Corporate Taxpayer’s ID)
4 - CLASSIFICATION 
5 - PARTICIPATION IN CAPITAL 
OF INVESTEE - % 
6 – INVESTOR’S 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - % 
7 - TYPE OF COMPANY 
8 - NUMBER OF SHARES HELD IN CURRENT QUARTER
                                  (in thousands)
9 - NUMBER OF SHARES HELD IN PREVIOUS QUARTER 
                                  (in thousands)
 
       01  CSN OVERSEAS  05.722.388/0001-58 
PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY 
100.00  13.24 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY 
7,173 
7,173 
 
       02  CSN STEEL  05.706.345/0001-89  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  100.00  14.22 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY  480,727  480,727 
 
       03  CSN ISLANDS  05.923.780/0001-65  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  100.00  0.00 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY  50  50 
 
       04  CSN ENERGY  06.202.987/0001-03  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  100.00  5.59 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY’  3,675  3,675 
 
       06  IND. NAC. DE AÇOS LAMINADOS – INAL  02.737.015/0001-62  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  99.99  6.68 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY’  345,950  285,950 
 
       07  CSN CIMENTOS  42.564.807/0001-05  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  99.99  0,06 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY  376  376 
 
       08  CIA METALIC DO NORDESTE  01.183.070/0001-95  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  99.99  1.26 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY  92,293  84,916 
 
       09  INAL NORDESTE  00.904.638/0001-57  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  99.99  0.25 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY  37,800  1,100 

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09.01 - EQUITY IN SUBSIDIARIES AND/OR AFFILIATED COMPANIES

1 - ITEM  2 - NAME OF SUBSIDIARY/ASSOCIATED COMPANY  3 - CNPJ (Corporate Taxpayer’s ID) 4 - CLASSIFICATION  5 - PARTICIPATION IN CAPITAL 
OF INVESTEE - % 
6 – INVESTOR’S 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - % 
7 - TYPE OF COMPANY  8 - NUMBER OF SHARES HELD IN CURRENT QUARTER                                                (in thousands) 9 - NUMBER OF SHARES HELD IN PREVIOUS QUARTER 
                                          (in thousands)
 
       10  CSN PANAMA  05.923.777/0001-41  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  100.00  4.96 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY’  4,240  4,240 
 
       11  CSN ENERGIA  03.537.249/0001-29  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  99.90  1.54 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY 
 
       12  CSN PARTICIPAÇÕES ENERGÉTICAS  03.537.201/0001-10  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  99.70  0.00 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY 
 
       13  CSN I  04.518.302/0001-07  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  100.00  6.46 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY  9,996,753  9,996,753 
 
       14  GALVASUD  02.618.456/0001-45  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  15.29  6.01 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY’  11,801,407  11,801,407 
 
       16  SEPETIBA TECON  02.394.276/0001-27  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  20.00  0.00 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY’  62,220  62,220 
 
       17  COMPANHIA FERROVIÁRIA DO NORDESTE-CFN  02.281.836/0001-37  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  49.99  0.00 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY  36,206  36,206 
 
       18  ITÁ ENERGÉTICA  01.355.994/0002-02  PUBLICLY-TRADED SUBSIDIARY  48.75  7.25 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY  520,219  520,219 

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09.01 - EQUITY IN SUBSIDIARIES AND/OR AFFILIATED COMPANIES

1 - ITEM 
2 - NAME OF SUBSIDIARY/ASSOCIATED COMPANY 
3 - CNPJ (Corporate Taxpayer’s ID)
4 - CLASSIFICATION 
5 - PARTICIPATION IN CAPITAL 
OF INVESTEE - % 
6 – INVESTOR’S 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - %
7 - TYPE OF COMPANY  8 - NUMBER OF SHARES HELD IN CURRENT QUARTER                                                (in thousands) 9 - NUMBER OF SHARES HELD IN PREVIOUS QUARTER                                                                 (in thousands)
 
       19  MRS LOGÍSTICA  01.417.222/0001-77  PUBLICLY-TRADED SUBSIDIARY                                             32.22  9.45 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY  340,000  340,000 
 
       20  CSN ISLANDS II  05.918.534/0001-15  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY                                           100.00  0.00 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY’ 
 
       22  CSN ISLANDS III  05.918.535/0001-60  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY                                           100.00  0,00 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY 
 
       23  CSN ISLANDS IV  05.918.536/0001-04  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY                                           100.00  0.00 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY 
 
       24  CSN ISLANDS V  05.918.538/0001-01  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY                                           100.00  0.00 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY 
 
       27  CSN EXPORT  05.760.237/0001-94  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY                                           100.00  0.51 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY’  32  32 
 
       28  CSN ISLANDS VII  05.918.539/0001-48  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY                                           100.00  0.00 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY’ 
 
       29  CSN ISLANDS VIII  06.042.103/0001-09  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY                                           100.00  0.03 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY 


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09.01 - EQUITY IN SUBSIDIARIES AND/OR AFFILIATED COMPANIES

1 – ITEM  2 - NAME OF SUBSIDIARY/ASSOCIATED COMPANY     3 - CNPJ (Corporate Taxpayer’s ID) 4 - CLASSIFICATION  5 - PARTICIPATION
IN CAPITAL OF INVESTEE - % 
6 – INVESTOR’S 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY -% 
7 - TYPE OF COMPANY     8 - NUMBER OF SHARES HELD IN CURRENT QUARTER
                                              (in thousands)
9 - NUMBER OF SHARES HELD IN PREVIOUS QUARTER 
                                               (in thousands)
 
       30  CSN ISLANDS IX  07.064.261/0001-14  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  100.00  0.44 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY 
 
       31  ERSA – ESTANHO DE RONDÔNIA  00.684.808/0001-35  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  100.00  0.25 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY  34,236  34,236 
 
       32  CSN ISLANDS X     . .    / -  PRIVATE SUBSIDIARY  100.00  0.23 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY 


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10.01 - CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ISSUANCE OF DEBENTURES

1- ITEM  02 
2 - No. ORDER 
3 - No. REGISTRY AT CVM  CVM/SRE/DEB/2003/020 
4 - REGISTRY DATE AT CVM  12/8/2003 
5 - ISSUED SERIES  SINGLE 
6 - TYPE OF ISSUANCE  COMMON 
7 - NATURE OF ISSUANCE  PUBLIC 
8 - DATE OF ISSUANCE  12/1/2003 
9 - MATURITY DATE  12/1/2006 
10 - TYPE OF DEBENTURE  WITHOUT PREFERENCE 
11 - CONDITION OF CURRENT REMUNERATION  107% CDI CETIP 
12 - PREMIUM/NEGATIVE GOODWILL   
13 - NOMINAL VALUE (Reais) 10,0000.00 
14-AMOUNT ISSUED (Thousands of Reais) 400,000 
15-AMOUNT OF SECURITIES ISSUED (UNIT) 40,000 
16 - OUTSTANDING SECURITIES (UNIT) 40,000 
17 - TREASURY SECURITIES (UNIT)
18 - CALLED AWAY SECURITIES (UNIT)
19 – CONVERTED SECURITIES (UNIT)
20 – SECURITIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED (UNIT)
21 - DATE OF THE LAST RENEGOTIATION   
22 - DATE OF NEXT EVENT  12/01/2005 



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10.01 - CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ISSUANCE OF DEBENTURES

1- ITEM  03 
2 - No. ORDER 
3 - No. REGISTRY AT CVM  CVM/SRE/DEB/2003/022 
4 – REGISTRY DATE AT CVM  12/19/2003 
5 - ISSUED SERIES  1A 
6 - TYPE OF ISSUANCE  COMMON 
7 - NATURE OF ISSUANCE  PUBLIC 
8 - DATE OF ISSUANCE  12/1/2003 
9 - EXPIRATION DATE  12/1/2006 
10 - TYPE OF DEBENTURE  WITHOUT PREFERENCE 
11 - CONDITION OF CURRENT REMUNERATION  106.5% CDI CETIP 
12 – PREMIUM/NEGATIVE GOODWILL   
13 – NOMINAL VALUE (Reais) 10,000.00 
14- AMOUNT ISSUED (Thousands of Reais) 250,000 
15- AMOUNT OF SECURITIES ISSUED (UNIT) 25,000 
16 - OUTSTANDING SECURITIES (UNIT) 25,000 
17 - TREASURY SECURITIES (UNIT)
18 - CALLED AWAY SECURITIES (UNIT)
19 – CONVERTED SECURITIES (UNIT)
20 – SECURITIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED (UNIT)
21 - DATE OF THE LAST RENEGOTIATION   
22 - DATE OF NEXT EVENT  12/1/2005 

 

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10.01 - CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ISSUANCE OF DEBENTURES

1- ITEM  04 
2 - No. ORDER 
3 - No. REGISTRY AT CVM  CVM/SRE/DEB/2003/023 
4 - REGISTRY DATE AT CVM  12/19/2003 
5 - ISSUED SERIES  2A 
6 - TYPE OF ISSUANCE  COMMON 
7 - NATURE OF ISSUANCE  PUBLIC 
8 - DATE OF ISSUANCE  12/1/2003 
9 - EXPIRATION DATE  12/1/2008 
10 - TYPE OF DEBENTURE  WITHOUT PREFERENCE 
11 - CONDITION OF CURRENT REMUNERATION  IGPM + 10% p.a. 
12 - PREMIUM/NEGATIVE GOODWILL   
13 - NOMINAL VALUE (Reais) 10,000.00 
14- AMOUNT ISSUED (Thousands of Reais) 250,000 
15- AMOUNT OF SECURITIES ISSUED (UNIT) 25,000 
16 - OUTSTANDING SECURITIES (UNIT) 25,000 
17 - TREASURY SECURITIES (UNIT)
18 - CALLED AWAY SECURITIES (UNIT)
19 – CONVERTED SECURITIES (UNIT)
20 – SECURITIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED (UNIT)
21 - DATE OF THE LAST RENEGOTIATION   
22 - DATE OF NEXT EVENT  12/1/2005 



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(CONVENIENCE TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH FROM THE ORIGINAL PREVIOUSLY ISSUED IN PORTUGUESE)
 
FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE             
CVM – BRAZILIAN SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION        Accounting Practices 
QUARTERLY INFORMATION – ITR    Date: 09/30/2005    Adopted in Brazil 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY & OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY         
 
 
 
                   00403-0    COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL    33.042.730/0001-04 
 
 
 
15.01 – INVESTMENT PROJECTS         
 

OPERATING INVESTMENTS

Expenditures made in 2005 with the main investment projects were:

Description   
Amount in thousands of R$ 
   
    3Q    2005 
 
Sepetiba Project – Port Expansion    65,843    178,599 
Mine Project – Casa de Pedra Mine Expansion    6,526    13,521 
Sepetiba Project – Ship Unloader DN1    2,958    13,490 
LTF#3 – Change of the Thickness Measurer T-306    1,745    1,831 
Campaign Extension of Battery # 1    1,536    2,083 
Revamp of the Rolling Bridges (Sumitomo Project)   1,399    1,833 
Natural Gas Injection in Blast Furnaces    1,294    3,278 
Revamp of Gas System 1 – Phase II    1,034    1,264 
Replacement of Main Engine Feeding LTF#3    1,016    1,063 
Efficiency Increase of the Pig Iron Desulphurization Station    966    1,481 
Cement Project - Implementation of Cement Plant    949    2,586 
Revamp of AF#3 Facilities    914    2,648 
Cisa Project – Phase II    822    3,451 
Improvements in the LDCs 3 and 4    622    1,561 
Cisa Project – Infrastructure    433    1,614 
Water Purification System of Converter B    381    876 
Revamp of Lime Furnace #3    237    3,200 
Campaign Extension of Batteries # 4A, 4B and 5    215    831 
Repotentiation of Liquid Metal Rolling Bridges    109    1,748 
Steelmaking Automation    67    941 
Laboratory Resources    18    247 
Adjustment of Pig-iron Pans      1,233 
Repair and Modification of Torpedo Cars        518 
Electromechanical Revamp in Torpedo Cars        399 
Benzene Steam Capture from Tanks        286 
Regenerators Thermal Isolation AF#3        259 
Repair of Steelmaking Gasometer Broadside        530 
Cisa Project – Phase I        1,700 
   
    89,088    243,071 
   

 

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(CONVENIENCE TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH FROM THE ORIGINAL PREVIOUSLY ISSUED IN PORTUGUESE)
 
FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE             
CVM – BRAZILIAN SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION        Accounting Practices 
QUARTERLY INFORMATION – ITR    Date: 09/30/2005    Adopted in Brazil 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY & OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY         
 
 
 
00403-0  COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL  33.042.730/0001-04 
 
 
 
16.01 - OTHER INFORMATION CONSIDERED MATERIAL BY THE COMPANY   
 

Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
Statemens of Cash Flows

For the periods ended on September 30, 2005 and 2004
(In thousands of reais)

Parent Company 
Consolidated 
     
    2005    2004    2005    2004 
         
 
Cash flow from operating activities                 
       Net income (loss) for the period    1,516,911    1,551,970    1,652,927    1,451,278 
       Adjustments to reconcile the net income for the
             period
 
               
         with the resources from operating activities:                 
 - Amortization of deferred exchange variation        78,252        79,832 
 - Net monetary and exchange variations    (1,567,495)   (183,797)   (1,256,653)   (75,576)
 - Provision for loan and financing charges    512,042    714,811    726,816    666,871 
 - Depreciation, depletion and amortization    591,060    548,546    693,568    606,490 
 - Write-off of permanent assets    6,468    7,921    32,525    8,431 
 - Equity accounting and amortization of goodwill and
        negative goodwill 
  645,130    (453,704)   35,192    (14,457)
 - Deferred income tax and social contribution    (105,352)   209,332    (55,082)   162,104 
 - Provision Swap and Forward    193,903    (477,868)   45,000    (597,502)
 - Provision for contingencies    (282,923)       (323,519)    
 - Employees' pension fund provision    18,630    22,609    18,630    22,345 
 - Other provisions    111,251    153,991    120,511    119,621 
    1,639,625    2,172,063    1,689,915    2,429,437 
(Increase) decrease in assets:                 
 - Accounts receivable    (151,593)   (453,110)   (359,283)   (249,443)
 - Inventories    218,006    (892,707)   367,361    (1,257,062)
 - Judicial deposits    (44,027)   (43,976)   (46,597)   (46,677)
 - Credits with subsidiaries    9,057    (17,763)   (18,547)   1,240 
 - Recoverable taxes    (54,754)   (148,919)   (72,915)   (163,781)
 - Other    (90,125)   176,933    (185,742)   113,623 
    (113,436)   (1,379,542)   (315,723)   (1,602,100)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities                 
 - Suppliers    301,918    (120,360)   237,666    55,504 
 - Salaries and payroll charges    19,578    20,547    24,414    25,333 
 - Taxes    208,935    432,802    207,664    465,417 
 - Accounts payable - Subsidiaries    (343,784)   (10,329)        
 - Unsecured liabilities    660,341        683,229     
 - Other    (23,550)   (104,903)   (65,018)   (66,837)
    823,438    217,757    1,087,955    479,417 
Net resources from operating activities    2,349,627    1,010,278    2,462,147    1,306,754 
 
Cash Flow from investing activities                 
 - Investments    (194,378)   (531,527)   (81,430)   (139,205)
 - Property, plant and equipment    (489,254)   (259,860)   (648,067)   (457,613)
 - Deferred assets    (31,019)   (31,864)   (31,871)   (49,615)
Net resources used on investing activities    (714,651)   (823,251)   (761,368)   (646,433)
 
Cash Flow from financing activities                 
Financial Funding                 
 - Loans and Financing    2,239,127    2,584,628    4,321,812    2,805,746 
    2,239,127    2,584,628    4,321,812    2,805,746 
Payments                 
 - Financial Institution                 
     - Principal    (1,190,791)   (1,524,178)   (1,819,330)   (2,221,235)
       - Charges    (428,579)   (679,978)   (537,469)   (675,560)
 - Dividends and interest on own capital    (2,268,931)   (752,254)   (2,268,931)   (752,254)
 - Treasury stocks    (570,437)   (181,938)   (570,437)   (181,938)
    (4,458,738)   (3,138,348)   (5,196,167)   (3,830,987)
Net resources from (to) financing activities    (2,219,611)   (553,720)   (874,355)   (1,025,241)
 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents    (584,635)   (366,693)   826,424    (364,920)
Cash and marketable securities, beginning of period    1,957,276    2,193,171    3,325,969    3,650,707 
Cash and marketable securities (except
     for derivatives), end of period
 
  1,372,641    1,826,478    4,152,393    3,285,787 

 

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     Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
Statements of Changes in Financial Position
For the periods ended on September 30, 2005 and 2004
(In thousands of reais)

Parent Company 
Consolidated 
     
    2005    2004    2005    2004 
         
 
SOURCES OF FUNDS                 
   Funds provided by operations                 
     Net income for the period    1,516,911    1,551,970    1,652,927    1,451,278 
     Expenses (income) not affecting net working capital                 
             Amortization of special exchange variation        78,252        79,832 
             Monetary and exchange variation and long term
                  accrued charges (net)
  (1,214,253)   (165,284)   (829,374)   (56,546)
             Equity accounting and amortization of goodwill
                  and negative goodwill 
  645,130    (453,704)   35,192    (14,457)
             Write-offs from permanent assets    6,468    7,921    32,525    8,431 
             Depreciation, depletion and amortization    591,060    548,546    693,658    606,490 
             Deferred income tax and social contribution    (84,104)   (192,138)   (61,265)   (196,597)
             Provision for contingent liabilities
                 PIS/COFINS/CPMF 
  253,511    103,155    262,463    103,155 
             Employees’ pension fund provision    18,630    22,609    18,630    22,345 
             Deferred income variation            (23,326)   25,529 
             Other    (5,671)   113,296    1,078    123,270 
    1,727,682    1,614,623    1,782,508   2,152,730 
 Funds Provided by Others                 
     Resources from loans and financing    1,150,173    2,537,876    2,926,583    2,097,995 
     Dividends and interest on own capital of subsidiaries    27,175            131,120 
     Decrease in other long-term assets    136,353    115,788    82,753    426,557 
     Increase in other long-term liabilities    13,754    406,644    63,352     
     Other        22,468    354    29,171 
    1,327,455    3,082,776    3,073,042    2,684,843 
TOTAL SOURCES OF FUNDS    3,055,137    4,697,399    4,855,550    4,837,573 
 
USES OF FUNDS                 
 Funds used in permanent assets                 
     Investments    194,378    531,527    81,430    139,205 
     Property, plant and equipment    489,254    259,582    648,067    457,335 
     Deferred assets    31,019    31,864    31,871    49,615 
    714,651    822,973    761,368    646,155 
 Others                 
     Dividends and Interest on own equity    184,177    35,000    184,177    35,000 
     Treasury stocks    570,437    181,938    570,437    181,938 
     Transfer of loans and financing to short term    400,808    1,784,108    541,828    1,796,245 
     Increases in long-term assets    217,481    93,517    337,579    138,535 
     Decreases in long-term liabilities    53,443    30,517    87,257    62,273 
    1,426,346    2,125,080    1,720,594    2,213,991 
TOTAL USES OF FUNDS    2,140,997    2,948,053    2,481,962    2,860,146 
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
     WORKING CAPITAL
 
  914,140    1,749,346    2,373,588    1,977,427 
 
CHANGES IN NET WORKING CAPITAL                 
 Current Assets                 
     At end of the period    5,097,177    6,249,078    8,758,829    7,840,038 
     At beginning of the period    6,440,179    5,507,669    8,608,514    6,775,380 
    (1,343,002)   741,409    150,315    1,064,658 
 Current Liabilities                 
     At end of the period    3,974,435    3,543,808    3,940,389    3,629,749 
     At beginning of the period    6,231,577    4,551,745    6,163,662    4,542,518 
    (2,257,142)   (1,007,937)   (2,223,273)   (912,769)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
     WORKING CAPITAL
 
  914,140    1,749,346    2,373,588    1,977,427 

 

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(CONVENIENCE TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH FROM THE ORIGINAL PREVIOUSLY ISSUED IN PORTUGUESE)
 
FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE       
CVM – BRAZILIAN SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION    Accounting Practices 
QUARTERLY INFORMATION – ITR  Date: 09/30/2005  Adopted in Brazil 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY & OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY     
 
 
 
                   00403-0  COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL  33.042.730/0001-04 
 
 
 
17.01 - REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS     
 

(Convenience Translation into English from the Original Previously Issued in Portuguese)

INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS SPECIAL REVIEW REPORT

To the Stockholders and Management of Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional Rio de Janeiro – RJ

1.     
We have conducted a special review on the Quarterly Information (ITRs) of Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional, which includes the individual and consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2005, the related statements of income for the quarter and semester ended on that date, the performance report and the relevant information, presented in accordance with the accounting practices adopted in Brazil, prepared under the responsibility of the Company’s management.
 
2.     
Our review was conducted in accordance with specific standards established by the Brazilian Institute of Auditors - IBRACON, together with the Federal Accounting Council, and mainly comprised: (a) inquiries and discussions with the administrators responsible for the accounting, financial and operating areas of the Company and its subsidiaries, as to main criteria adopted in the preparation of the Quarterly Information; and (b) review of the information and subsequent events that have or may have significant effects on the Company’s and its subsidiaries financial position and operations.
 
3.     
Based on our special review, we are not aware of any material modification that should be made to the Quarterly Information referred to in paragraph (1) above for it to be in accordance with the accounting practices adopted in Brazil, applied in compliance with the standards issued by CVM, specifically applicable to the preparation of mandatory Quarterly Information.
 
4.     
The individual and consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2005 presented for comparative purposes, were reviewed by us, and our report, dated July 29, 2005 included an emphasis paragraph relating to accounts receivable from sale of energy in the Wholesale Electric Energy Market – MAE, from the period between September 2000 to September 2002, which is subject to alteration depending on the outcome of current judicial processes. The individual and consolidated statements of income for the quarter and semester ended September 30, 2004, presented for comparative purposes, were reviewed by us, and our report, dated October 22, 2004, contains an exception with respect to the deferral of net negative exchange variations and emphasis paragraph relating to the same subject mentioned in June 30, 2005.
 
5.     
Our special review was conducted for the purpose of issuing a report on the Quarterly Information referred to in paragraph (1) above, taken as a whole. The Supplementary Information referring to the Value-Added Statement is exhibited in the explanatory note 23, the EBTIDA Statement is included in the explanatory note 24, and the Statements of Changes in Financial Position and of Cash Flows are presented in Attachment 16.01 to the Quarterly Information for the purposes of allowing additional analyses and are not required as part of the basic Quarterly Information. This information was reviewed by us according to the review procedures mentioned in paragraph (2) above, and based on our special review is fairly stated, in all its material aspects, in relation to the Quarterly Information taken as a whole.
 
6.      The accompanying financial statements have been translated into English for the convenience of readers outside Brazil.
 

Rio de Janeiro, October 31, 2005

DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU    José Carlos Monteiro 
Auditores Independentes    Accountant 
CRC-SP 11609/O-S-RJ    CRC-SP 100597/O 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Group  Table  Description  Page 
01  01  IDENTIFICATION 
01  02  HEAD OFFICE 
01  03  INVESTOR RELATIONS OFFICER (Company Mailing Address)
01  04  ITR REFERENCE AND AUDITOR INFORMATION 
01  05  CAPITAL STOCK 
01  06  COMPANY PROFILE 
01  07  COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
01  08  CASH DIVIDENDS 
01  09  SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL AND CHANGES IN THE CURRENT YEAR 
01  10  INVESTOR RELATIONS OFFICER 
02  01  BALANCE SHEET – ASSETS 
02  02  BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES 
03  01  STATEMENT OF INCOME 
04  01  NOTES TO THE QUARTERLY STATEMENTS 
05  01  COMMENTS ON THE COMPANY’S PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER  45 
06  01  CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET – ASSETS  46 
06  02  CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES  47 
07  01  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME  49 
08  01  COMMENTS ON THE CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER  51 
09  01  EQUITY IN SUBSIDIARIES AND/OR AFFILIATED COMPANIES  61 
10  01  CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ISSUANCE OF DEBENTURES  65 
15  01  INVESTMENT PROJECTS  68 
16  01  OTHER INFORMATION CONSIDERED MATERIAL BY THE COMPANY  69 
17  01  REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS  71 
    CSN OVERSEAS   
    CSN STEEL   
    CSN ISLANDS   
    CSN ENERGY   
    IND. NAC. DE AÇOS LAMINADOS - INAL   
    CSN CIMENTOS   
    CIA METALIC DO NORDESTE   
    INAL NORDESTE   
    CSN PANAMA   
    CSN ENERGIA   
    CSN PARTICIPAÇÕES ENERGÉTICAS   
    CSN I   
    GALVASUD   
    SEPETIBA TECON   
    COMPANHIA FERROVIÁRIA DO NORDESTE-CFN   
    ITÁ ENERGÉTICA   
    MRS LOG¥STICA   

 

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Group 
Table 
Description
Page
    CSN ISLANDS II   
    CSN ISLANDS III   
    CSN ISLANDS IV   
    CSN ISLANDS V   
    CSN EXPORT   
    CSN ISLANDS VII   
    CSN ISLANDS VIII   
    CSN ISLANDS IX   
    ERSA – ESTANHO DE RONDÔNIA   
    CSN ISLAND X   

 

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SIGNATURE
 
 
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.

Date: November 09, 2005

 
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
By:
/S/ Benjamin Steinbruch

 
Benjamin Steinbruch
Chief Executive Officer and
Acting Chief Financial Officer
 

 

 
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