LafargeHolcim’s Aquisition Approval
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (“CSN” or “Company”), in addition to the material fact disclosed on
September 10, 2021, and the notice to the market on April 4, 2022, informs its shareholders and the
market in general that the Administrative Court of the Administrative Council of Economic Defense
(“CADE”), approved in its 201st ordinary trial session, on this date, without restrictions, the acquisition
operation of LafargeHolcim (Brasil) S.A. (“Lafarge”) by the Company’s subsidiary, CSN Cimentos S.A.
(“CSN Cimentos”) (“Operation”).
As previously reported, this acquisition will add a production capacity of 10.3 million tons per year to
that of CSN Cimentos through cement plants, as well as substantial reserves of high-quality limestone
and concrete and aggregate units. Furthermore, relevant operational, logistics, management and
commercial synergies are expected, in line with the company’s cement business growth strategy.
