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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Rates Gerdau's US$500MM Bond due 2017 'BBB-']]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has assigned a rating of 'BBB-' to the proposed bond of up to US$500 million due 2017 to be issued by GTL Trade Finance Inc. GTL, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Gerdau S.A. Gerdau. The bond will be guaranteed by Gerdau and its main Brazilian...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Court Denies Special Exceptions to Plaintiff&#39;s Shareholder Class Action Claims Against Quanex Corporation and Gerdau S.A.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Brualdi Law Firm P.C. announces that in orders dated March 13, 2008 and March 14, 2004, the 125th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas denied in part defendants' Special Exceptions and upheld plaintiff's shareholder claims against Quanex Corporation's board of directors and Gerdau S.A.  Following the Court's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Cumulus Media, Gerdau S.A., Tesoro and United Parcel Service]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- Zacks Equity Research highlights Cumulus Media (Nasdaq: CMLS) as the Bull of the Day and Gerdau S.A. (NYSE: GGB) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Tesoro (NYSE: TSO) and United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS). Full analysis of all these...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Places Gerdau on Rating Watch Negative Following Acquisition Announcement]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has placed the following ratings of Gerdau S.A. Gerdau and related issuances on Rating Watch Negative:  --Foreign currency Issuer Default Rating IDR 'BBB-';  --Local currency IDR 'BBB-';  --National scale rating 'AA+bra';  --US$600 million 8.875% guaranteed perpetual notes 'BBB-';  --US$1.0 billion...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gerdau S.A. Consolidated - First 9 Months of 2007 Results (International accounting standard as delineated by the International Accounting Standards Board - IASB).]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, November 7 /PRNewswire/ --    Gerdau S.A. announces results for the first nine months of 2007.    Output of crude steel reaches 13 million metric tons in nine  months, 9.4%  more than the volume produced in 2006.    Gross...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Rates Gerdau's US$1B Bond due 2017 'BBB-']]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BBB-' rating to a proposed US$1 billion 10-year bond due 2017 to be issued by GTL Trade Finance Inc. GTL, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Gerdau S.A. Gerdau. The bond will be guaranteed by Gerdau and its main Brazilian subsidiaries. The proceeds...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Places Gerdau & Acominas on Rating Watch Negative Following Acquisition Announcement]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_July_11/ai_n27302377]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has placed the following ratings of Gerdau S.A. Gerdau and related entities on Rating Watch Negative:  --Foreign currency Issuer Default Rating IDR 'BBB-';  --Local currency Issuer Default Rating IDR 'BBB-';  --National scale rating 'AA+bra';  --US$600 million 8.875% guaranteed perpetual notes 'BBB-'. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Correct: Fitch Places Gerdau & Acominas on Rating Watch Negative Following Acquisition Announcement]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_July_11/ai_n27302410]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- This is a correction for a previous message issued on July 11, 2007. It amends the IDR rating of Brazilian Steel Importer Ltd. in the second paragraph.  Fitch Ratings has placed the following ratings of Gerdau S.A. Gerdau and related entities on Rating Watch Negative:  --Foreign...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gerdau buys steel co. stake.(DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brazil-based Gerdau SA, Latin America's biggest steelmaker,  has agreed to buy a stake in Industrias Nacionales CA of the Dominican  Republic for US$42 million, reports Bloomberg (May 26, 2007). Gerdau  will acquire 30% of Multisteel Business Holdings Corp., which controls  Industrias Nacionales, known as Inca, which...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[StockProfit.com Technical Trading Alert: Gerdau S.A. (ADR) (NYSE: GGB).]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5243/is_200706/ai_n19767616]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-29 June 2007-StockProfit.com: StockProfit.com  Technical Trading Alert: Gerdau S.A. ADR (NYSE: GGB)C1994-2007 M2  COMMUNICATIONS LTD    RDATE:29062007    Los Angeles, CA - Tony Golan, Chief Technical Analyst with  StockProfit.com, has issued a Technical Trading Alert on Gerdau S.A.  ADR (NYSE: GGB)....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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