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Presentation 4Q14 and 2014 Apresentação Usiminas 2T11 - APIMEC Classification of the information: Public

2 Agenda Usiminas Profile Market Outlook Usiminas and its business units Financial Results

3 Company Profile o The largest flat steel producer in Latin America o Complete solution for products and services o Steel company with the largest number of patents rights in Latin America o Steel: Nominal production capacity of 9.5 million tons per year o Iron ore: Production capacity of 12 million tons per year

4 Time Line Operation Start Up Cosipa privatization Listing on LATIBEX stock exchange section Creation of Soluções Usiminas One CNPJ: Usiminas incorporates Cosipa Selling of Ternium stake Joint Mining Agreements with MBL e Ferrous Agreement with Porto Sudeste Automotiva Usiminas Divestment 1962 1991 1993 1994 2005 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Usiminas privatization Listing on BOVESPA Listing on ADR I on the OTC Market (New York) Acquisition of iron ore mines Acquisition of Zamprogna Creation of Mineração Usiminas Codeme and Metform partneship Entrance of Ternium/Tenaris into Usiminas Control Group (New shareholders agreement) Friables Project conclusion on Mining (increasing the capacity to 12 million tons/year )

5 Shareholding Composition Total Capital 1,013,786,190 36,14% 6,75% 27,66% 29,45% Voting Capital ON 49.84% 505,260,684 PN 50.16% 508,525,506 Grupo Nippon Ternium/ Tenaris Previdência Usiminas Free Float Control Group: 63.86% Usiminas shares are traded on BM&FBovespa (São Paulo), on the OTC Market (New York) and on a LATIBEX exchange section(madrid).

6 Complete Solution for Products and Services Business Units Steel Processing Capital Goods Steel Soluções Usiminas Usiminas Mecânica Ipatinga Plant Mining Cubatão Plant Unigal Usiminas Mineração Usiminas UPSTREAM DOWNSTREAM

Strategically Located Mining Steel Steel Processing Capital Goods 7

8 Social and Environmental Initiatives Usiminas Cultural Institute Invested over R$260 million, encouraging around 2000 social projects São Francisco Xavier School First educational institution in Brazil to obtain ISO 9001 Márcio Cunha Hospital Reference center in healthcare all over Brazil Xerimbabo Usiminas Project Promotes protection and environmental education free of charge for more than 2 million young people

Shares Quotation on BM&FBOVESPA R$ - Up to 09/30/2014 24.44 22.21 25.13 21.41 18.26 21.78 21.93 17.53 6.72 8.81 11.80 12.40 11.62 10.55 10.45 10.12 10.52 12.30 2.59 3.67 6.15 5.05 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 USIM3 USIM5 Note: The prices are adjusted by removing the effects of events such as Bonus and Unfolding 9

10 Agenda Usiminas Profile Market Outlook Usiminas and its business units Financial Results

World Crude Steel Production in 2014 Million Tons China 882.7 Japan 110.7 USA 88.3 India 83.2 South Korea 71 Russia 70.6 Germany Turkey 42.9 34 Excess of Capacity 611 Brazil Ukraine 33.9 27 Capacity 2,248 Production 1,637 Consumption 1,681 Source: World Steel Association Preliminary Figures 11

World Crude Steel Production 2003 2014 Asia and Oceania* 24% European Union 20% Europe Others 2% Asia and Oceania* 18% European Union 10% Europe Others 2% Others 8% China 23% North America 13% Others 12% China 50% North America 7% South America 3% Africa 1% Africa 2% South America 4% 971 million of tons 1,636 million of tons *Except China Source: World Steel Association 12

Largest Producers in 2013 Thousand Tons World Crude Steel Producers Brazilian Flat Steel Producers 1 ArcelorMittal 2 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation 3 Hebei Steel Group 6,039 4 Baosteel Group 5 Wuhan Steel Group 6 POSCO 7 Shagang Group 8 Ansteel Group 4,587 3,681 9 Shougang Group 10 JFE 49 Usiminas 94 34 Usiminas CSN ArcelorMittal Aperam Gerdau Source: World Steel Association/ Instituto Aço Brasil 13

Steel Consumption per Capita Kg per habitant 1980 2000 2013 China 34.1 97.9 515.1 South Korea 160.0 817.7 1.057.4 Japan 610.5 600.5 516.4 United States 376.0 425.3 300.2 Germany 469.4 474.8 460.2 Spain 202.1 434.8 221.0 Brazil 100.6 92.6 131.4 Chile 56.4 96.7 155.3 Mexico 120.2 141.5 158.1 World Average 151.7 132.9 216.9 Source: World Steel Association 14

Brazilian Flat Steel Market Million Tons 22% 5% 7% 11% 14% 13% 12% 15% 15.7 12.5 14.3 13.1 11.9 10.2 15.2 14.5 14.9 15.0 14.3 14.5 13.6 13.8 14.3 13.6 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Production Consumption Imports Source: IABr / Usiminas Excludes Slabs 15

16 Steel Business Unit Auto Industry and Autoparts Household Appliances Agricultural and Road Machinery Civil Construction Oil and Gas Pipelines Hot Rolled, Cold Rolled and Galvanized Cold Rolled and Galvanized Heavy Plates and Hot Rolled Heavy Plates, Hot Rolled, Cold Rolled and Galvanized Heavy Plates and Hot Rolled Heavy Plates and Hot Rolled

17 Agenda Usiminas Profile Market Outlook Usiminas and its business units Financial Results

18 Flat Steel Production Thousand tons Nominal capacity: 9.5 million / year Slab Caster Slabs Placas Heavy Plates Hot Coils Laminados a Cold Coils Quente EG Eletrogalvanizados Galvanized Ipatinga Plant 5,000 1,000 3,600 2,500 360 1,050 HDG Cubatão Plant 4,500 1,000 4,400 1,200 - - Nominal Capacity 9,500 2,000 8,000 3,700 360 1,050 Optimized Rolling Capacity - 1,900 4,200 2,200 350 1,020

Sales Volume Steel Business Unit Thousand tons 1,492 13% 1,437 1,456 12% 15% 1,401 24% 1.247 19% 87% 88% 85% 76% 81% 4Q13 1Q14 2Q14 3Q14 4Q14 Domestic Market Exports 19

Sales Volume Steel Business Unit Thousand tons 5,631 28% 6,565 25% 5,916 18% 6,881 27% 6,220 13% 5,541 17% 72% 75% 82% 73% 87% 83% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Domestic Market Exports 20

Exports Main Markets Steel Business Unit 4Q14 2014 3% 3% 7% 5% 2% 8% 2% 3% 5% 40% 8% 39% 5% 7% 8% 25% 11% 17% USA Argentina Mexico Taiwan Colombia Panama India Venezuela Others 21

COGS Steel Business Unit 3Q14 4Q14 9.0% 0.0% 3.7% 4.8% 17.9% 0.0% 5.2% 4.1% 2.2% 8.9% 20.5% 7.9% 8.6% 16.3% 9.6% 14.9% 9.2% 8.0% 14.6% 10.4% 10.0% 14.2% Labor (direct and indirect) Iron Ore and Pellets Coal and Coke Others Raw Materials Energy and Fuels Spare Parts Depreciation Inventories Variation Structural Expenses Productivity Project Others 22

Adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA Margin Steel Business Unit R$ Million 17% 16% 11% 13% 11% 477 457 308 343 268 4Q13 1Q14 2Q14 3Q14 4Q14 Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EBITDA Margin 23

Adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA Margin Steel Business Unit R$ Million 9% 16% 4% 2% 10% 14% 1,819 1,546 1,151 912 463 277 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EBITDA Margin 24

25 Investments Steel Business Unit Heavy Plates Hot dip galvanized Electrogalvanized Placas Hot Rolled Cold Rolled Capacity increase to generate finished products 7.2 m t 9.7 m t (2010) (2014)

26 Investments Steel Business Unit CLC Technology (Accelerated Cooling Process for Heavy Plates) Start up in 2010 Meets the requirements of Petrobrás, focused on presalt, besides the shipbuilding sector New Galvanizing Line Start up in 2011 Double the capacity to 1 million t /year Higher expertise in ultraresistant steel production (dual phase)

27 Investments Steel Business Unit New Hot Strip Mill Start up in 2012 Capacity to process 2.3 million tons / year Improving products portfolio (beams, ultra resistant wheels, higher grades API s) New Pickling Line Start up in 2013 Capacity to process 1.7 million tons / year Better thickness tolerance, flatness and surface controls of materials for wheels, beams and compressors

28 Investments in progress Steel Business Unit Coke Plant Revamp - Ipatinga o Met coke with adequate specifications for pig iron production in the blast furnace process o Reduction of particle emissions, gases and volatile substances o Coke gas to be used in the operational facilities of Ipating Mill and electric energy production o Coke plant total capacity of 1,1 million tons/year o Start up scheduled for the 2Q15

29 Description Mining Business Unit o Located in Serra Azul/Minas Gerais state o 4 mining sites, acquired from J. Mendes in February, 2008 o Reserves of 2.6 billion tons of iron ore o It has 20% of voting shares of MRS Logistica, being part of the Control Group o Retroarea in Itaguaí Port Shareholder Composition Production Capacity 70% 30% Lump 2 million Sinter Feed 4 million Pellet Feed 6 million

Location Mining Business Unit Igarapé São Joaquim De Bicas Minerita MUSA Central MUSA Leste MMX MUSA Pau de Vinho MUSA Oeste Arcelor Mittal Ferrous (Santanense) Comisa Emicon Ferrous MBL Itatiaiuçu Mineração Usiminas 30

Logistics Mining Business Unit Mineração Usiminas 40 Km 60 Km MODAL TCS - Sarzedo Cargo Terminal IPATINGA Plant CUBATÃO Plant Sepetiba/Itaguaí Port Export 31

32 Retroarea in Itaguai Port Mining Business Unit

33 Investments Mining Business Unit Friables Project Increased capacity from 8 million to 12 million tons / year of iron ore Iron ore with better quality, higher concentration of iron content and lower impurity level Two iron ore processing plants

34 Sales Volume Mining Business Unit Thousand tons 2,212 168 1,767 996 509 1,457 171 1,238 1.161 298 297 199 39 1,048 960 989 1,039 1,122 4Q13 1Q14 2Q14 3Q14 4Q14 Sales to Usiminas Sales to 3rd parties - Domestic Market Exports

Sales Volume Mining Business Unit Thousand tons 6,754 6,028 526 521 6,115 5,564 1,338 785 457 446 499 2,036 5,623 680 883 4,981 4,322 4,331 4,219 4,110 * 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Sales to Usiminas Sales to 3rd parties - Domestic Market Exports * Note: Year that Mineração Usiminas was created 35

36 Iron Ore Price Platts 62% Fe CFR China US$/ton 135 129 110 90 74 4Q13 1Q14 2Q14 3Q14 4Q14

Adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA Margin Mining Business Unit R$ million 47% 51% 33% 27% 11% 181 175 67 11 24 4Q13 1Q14 2Q14 3Q14 4Q14 Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EBITDA Margin 37

Adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA Margin Mining Business Unit R$ million 67% 62% 49% 51% 638 604 582 37% 439 277 * 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EBITDA Margin * Note: Year that Mineração Usiminas was created 38

39 Description Soluções Usiminas - Steel Processing o o 9 industrial units in different Brazilian states: MG, SP, RS, ES, BA and PE Processing capacity of 2 million tons of steel/year o Net Revenue of R$2,3 billion in 2014 Camaçari Recife Santa Luzia Campo Limpo Paulista Betim Taubaté Guarulhos São Paulo Serra Porto Alegre

Description Usiminas Mecânica - Capital Goods o o Facilities in Ipatinga/Minas Gerais state and in Cubatão/São Paulo state Market Segments: Steel Structures, Shipbuilding and Offshore, Oil and Gas, Industrial Assembly and Equipment, Foundry and Railcars o Net Revenue of R$794 million in 2014 Steel Structure Brasília 3rd Bridge 40

41 Agenda Usiminas Profile Market Data Usiminas and its business units Financial Results

Adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA Margin Consolidated R$ million 16% 21% 655 18% 12% 12% 514 549 357 302 4Q13 1Q14 2Q14 3Q14 4Q14 Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EBITDA Margin 42

Adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA Margin Consolidated R$ million 14% 20% 11% 14% 16% 2,650 5% 1,486 1,264 1,806 1,863 697 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EBITDA Margin 43

44 Adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA Margin Business Units R$ million 2.650 111 102 1.716 88 132 33 202 1,261 638 1,819 1.264 44 112 41 604 7.980 60 439 1.806 1.863 6 50 90 277 582 1,546 1,151 463 378-20 -4-11 -23-68 -6 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Consolidated Adjust Capital Goods Steel Processing Mining Steel

Cash Position and Debt Profile Consolidated R$ million 3,057 Duration: R$: 41 months US$: 38 months 1,251 1,554 1,481 1,648 535 400 976 1,255 1,805 139 804 52 1,019 1,082 257 838 752 103 56 393 3 201 100 12 12 Cash 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 on Local Currency Foreign Currency 45

Cash and Indebtedness Consolidated - R$ million 6,903 6,658 6,708 6,835 6,702 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.1 3,469 2,914 2,894 3,057 2,852 4Q13 1Q14 2Q14 3Q14 4Q14 Cash Gross Debt Net Debt / Adjusted Ebitda (x) 46

47 Capex Consolidated - R$ million 3,192 81 41 2,490 3,070 276 365 1,849 1.643 112 555 976 981 64 317 600 1,110 52 94 964 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Others Mining Steel

G&A Evolution - Consolidated R$ million 4.8% 4.2% 4.3% 3.8% 4.4% 4.3% 456 527 510 488 568 502 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 G&A G&A/Net Revenues 48

Working Capital Consolidated R$ billion 3.0 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.4 4Q13 1Q14 2Q14 3Q14 4Q14 49

Working Capital Steel Inventories Consolidated - Thousand tons Inventory Days 1,072 1,059 995 883 886 65 66 61 57 64 4Q13 1Q14 2Q14 3Q14 4Q14 50

Gross Profit, EBIT and Net Income Consolidated - R$ million 2,080 2,531 1,903 1,344 1,600 919 1,294 626 481 1,476 1,037 520 523 404 (473) 17 208 (598) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Gross Profit EBIT Net Income

Income Statement Per Business Unit R$ million Income Statement per Business Units - Non Audited - Quarterly R$ million Mining Steel* Steel Processing Capital Goods Adjustment Consolidated 4Q14 3Q14 4Q14 3Q14 4Q14 3Q14 4Q14 3Q14 4Q14 3Q14 4Q14 3Q14 Net Revenue 87 107 2,457 2,677 574 609 190 214 (723) (699) 2,585 2,908 Domestic Market 87 117 2,033 2,153 573 608 190 214 (723) (699) 2,160 2,392 Exports - (9) 424 524 1 1-0 - - 425 515 COGS (100) (119) (2,364) (2,535) (573) (599) (176) (193) 685 663 (2,527) (2,783) Gross Profit (Loss) (12) (11) 93 142 1 10 14 21 (38) (37) 58 125 Operating Income (Expenses) (4) (12) (66) (36) (17) (33) (16) (16) 2 1 (101) (96) EBIT (16) (23) 27 106 (16) (23) (2) 6 (36) (36) (43) 29 Adjusted EBITDA 24 11 268 343 (6) (13) 5 12 11 3 302 357 Adj.EBITDA Margin 27% 11% 11% 13% -1% -2% 2% 5% - - 12% 12% *Consolidates 70% of Unigal Note: All intercompany transactions are made at arm s length basis 52

Income Statement Per Business Unit R$ million Income Statement per Business Units - Non Audited - Annual R$ million Mining Steel* Steel Processing Capital Goods Adjustment Consolidated 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 Net Revenue 743 1,136 10,929 11,336 2,341 2,464 794 972 (3,065) (3,079) 11,742 12,829 Domestic Market 617 1,024 9,327 10,185 2,333 2,443 786 960 (3,065) (3,079) 9,998 11,533 Export Market 126 112 1,602 1,151 8 21 8 12 - - 1,744 1,296 COGS (503) (503) (10,076) (10,570) (2,271) (2,229) (716) (922) 2,861 2,869 (10,705) (11,355) Gross Profit (Loss) 240 633 852 767 70 235 78 51 (204) (210) 1,037 1,476 Operating Income (Expenses) (92) (124) (260) (567) (113) (198) (54) (72) 5 5 (514) (956) EBIT 148 509 592 200 (43) 37 25 (21) (199) (205) 523 520 Adjusted EBITDA 277 582 1,546 1,151 (4) 90 50 6 (6) (23) 1,863 1,806 Adj.EBITDA Margin 37% 51% 14% 10% 0% 4% 6% 1% - - 16% 14% *Consolidates 70% of Unigal Note: All intercompany transactions are made at arm s length basis 53

Cristina Morgan C. Drumond Head of IR cristina.drumond@usiminas.com Phone: 55-31-3499-8772 Fax: 55-31-3499-9357 Leonardo Karam Rosa IR Manager leonardo.rosa@usiminas.com Phone: 55-31-3499.8550 Diogo Dias Gonçalves IR Manager diogo.goncalves@usiminas.com Phone: 55-31-3499-8710 Renata Costa Couto IR Analyst r.couto@usiminas.com Phone: 55-31-3499-8619 www.usiminas.com/ri ADR Level I Declarations relative to business and perspectives of the Company, operating and financial results and projections, and references to the growth of the Company constitute mere forecasts and were based on Management s expectations in relation to future performance, these expectations are highly dependent on market behavior, on Brazil s economic situation, on the industry and on international markets, and are therefore subject to change.