Webcast Alert: Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. - USIMINAS Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results Webcast

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. - USIMINAS (OTC: USNZY) (BOVESPA: USIM3, USIM5, USIM6) (Latibex: XUSI, XUSIO) announces the following webcast:

    What:     Third Quarter 2009 Results Conference Call. Results will be
              released on October 21, 2009, after Bovespa's trading session.
              In order to ensure the fair disclosure and transparency of the
              third quarter 2009 results, Usiminas will be in quiet period
              from October 13 to October 21.

    When:     Thursday, October 22, 2009 @ 8:30 AM ET in Portuguese and
              10:00 AM ET in English

    Where:    http://prnewswire.mediatown.com.br/player/?id=116

    How:      Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the
              address above.

    Contact:  Usiminas Investor Relations, +55-31-3499-8856 or
              investidores@usiminas.com

The conference call will be archived at http://eng.usiminas.com. To access the replay, click on the Investor Relations section.

    To take part in the Conference Call dial:
    From USA (Toll-free) - (1 800) 860-2442
    From Brazil - (11) 4688-6361
    From other countries - (1 412) 858-4600

USIMINAS - Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A., the largest flat steel complex in Latin America, posted a consolidated net revenue of R$ 15.7 billion in 2008. Usiminas has production capacity of 9.5 million tons of crude steel per year on the two plants -- Ipatinga (in Minas Gerais state) and Cubatao (in Sao Paulo state), which accounts for approximately 25% of Brazilian production and 50% share in the domestic flat rolled market. With permanent focus on sustainability, Usiminas retains control of all the steel production chain -- from ore mining through the processing of products.

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