CSN announces amendment to CIMPOR acquisition plans

Sao Paulo, Brazil-based Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (National Steel Company or CSN) gave notice on Tuesday that it has amended certain terms and conditions of the tender offer to acquire up to all the shares issued by CIMENTOS DE PORTUGAL, SGPS, S.A. (CIMPOR). The amendment to the tender offer commencement notice and an amendment to the prospectus are available to public at http://www.csn.com.br/ir.

The acceptance period of the offer has been extended and ends at 10 a.m. (EST) February 22, 2010.