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NUMBER OF SHARES

The total number of Metalúrgica Gerdau S.A. shares on December 31st, 2003 was 41,584,395 (13,861,465 common shares and 27,722,930 preferred shares). At Gerdau S.A., the total number of shares on December 31st, 2003 was 148,354,011 (51,468,224 common shares and 96,885,787 preferred shares). Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. had 198,090,861 common shares on December 31st, 2003.

SHARE QUOTES
São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa)
 
Metalúrgica Gerdau S.A.
Gerdau S.A.
In R$ 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
High 65.05 24.78 13.22 14.91 13.97 60.92 25.21 15.29 17.09 14.44
Low 22.41 12.68 8.26 9.18 2.33 21.17 14.43 8.14 8.42 2.05
Year-end 64.76 24.78 12.68 11.11 13.66 59.98 23.83 13.72 10.68 14.10
In million reais  
Market value 2.693 1.030 527 462 568 8.898 3.535 2.035 1.584 2.091

*Dividend-adjusted. Source: Economática
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
 
Gerdau S.A. - ADR
In US$ 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999*
High 21.23 10.81 9.04 12.02 10.38
Low 6.15 5.14 3.60 5.82 3.20
Year-end 20.22 6.85 7.47 6.54 10.14
In US$ million  
Market value 3.000 1.016 1.108 970 1.504

*Starting on March 3, 1999. Source: Bloomberg
Madrid Stock Exchange (Latibex)
 
Gerdau S.A. - DR
In Euros 2003 2002* 2001 2000 1999
High 16.77 7.32 - - -
Low 5.71 6.35 - - -
Year-end 16.77 6.90 - - -
In million euros  
Market value 2.488 1.024 - - -

*Starting on December 2, 2002. Source: Bloomberg
Toronto Stock Exchange
 
Gerdau Ameristeel Corp.
In Cdn$ 2003 2002* 2001 2000 1999
High 4.85 3.60 - - -
Low 1.33 1.85 - - -
Year-end 4.69 2.31 - - -
In million Cdn$  
Market value 929 458 - - -

*Starting on October 25, 2002. Source: Bloomberg
INDICATORS PER SHARE
 
Metalúrgica Gerdau S.A.
Gerdau S.A.
In million reais 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Paid dividends 172 140 123 57 54 351 266 164 125 98
Net income 575 434 253 218 207 1,137 799 464 393 353
Adjusted net income 546 412 234 174 163 1,080 763 461 382 306
In %  
Payout 32% 34% 53%* 33% 33% 33% 35% 36% 33% 32%
Yield 6% 12% 17% 8% 6% 4% 7% 7% 6% 4%
In R$  
Earnings per share 13.88 20.87 12.18 10.48 19.89 7.68 7.00 4.09 3.46 6.22
Equity value per share 47.58 75.80 63.90 55.71 95.89 27.89 28.86 23.66 20.84 36.36

*Refers to the payment of a supplementary non-recurring dividend.
Gerdau shares have been traded as units since 2003.
Payout: Dividend divided by annual adjusted net income.
Yield: Per share dividend divided by non dividend-adjusted price of share on the last day of the year.

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