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ACQUISITIONS

COMPANY

BUSINESS

DATE

TOTAL PAYMENT¹
US$ million

Socoimex

Iron Ore

May, 2000

 48

Samitri / Samarco

Iron Ore & Pellets

May, 2000

 710

GIIC

Pellets

Oct, 2000

 91

Ferteco

Iron Ore & Pellets

Apr, 2001

 566

Sossego

Copper

Oct, 2001

 43

Caemi

Iron Ore & Kaolin

Dec, 2001/Mar, 2003

705

Caemi ²

Iron Ore & Kaolin

May, 2006

 2,552

Salobo

Copper

May, 2002

 51

Alunorte

Alumina

Jun, 2002

 42

MVC

Bauxite

Jul, 2002

 2

Rana

Ferro Alloy

Feb, 2003

 18

CST

Steel

Mar, 2003

 60

 FCA

Railroad

Sept, 2003 

 67

Canico

Nickel 

Dec, 2005

 800

Valesul

Aluminum

 Jul, 2006

 28

Rio Verde

Iron ore

 Jan, 2006

 47

 Inco

Nickel 

Nov, 2006

 18,243

AMCI HA

Coal

Apr, 2007

656

EBM/MBR

Iron Ore

May, 2007 

231

Belvedere

Coal

Jul, 2007 

90

Apolo

Iron Ore

May, 2008

128

Teal

Copper

Mar, 2009

65

Rio Colorado/Regina

Potash

Jan, 2009

857

Argos

Coal

Apr, 2009

306

 Corumbá

 Iron ore

 Sept, 2009

 814

Fertilizantes assets4

 Steel

 Jan-10/Dec-10

 5,829

 Simandou4

 Iron ore

 May, 2010

 500

Belvedere5

Coal

Jun, 2010

92

SDNC

Logistics

Sep, 2010

21

FNS

Logistics

Sep, 2010

893

Biopalma

Energy

Feb, 2011

174

Total

 

US$ 34.7 billion

¹ excluding net debt
² stock swap
³ first tranche, total of US$ 2.5 billion.
includes acquisition of 78.92% of Fosfertil, working capital adjustment and upstream assets in Brazil.
additional participation of 24.5%

DIVESTITURES

COMPANY

BUSINESS

DATE

TOTAL RECEIVED
US$ million

Açominas

Steel

Dec, 2000

 10

CSN

Steel

Dec, 2000

 249

Bahia Sul

Pulp & Paper

Feb, 2001

 318

Cenibra

Pulp

Jul, 2001

 671

Rio Doce Pasha

Logistcs

Aug, 2001

 10

Docenave Ships

Ships

Sept, 2001

 60.5

Florestas Rio Doce

Wood

May, 2002

 59

Fazenda Brasileiro

Gold

Aug, 2003

 21

Sepetiba Tecon / CFN

Port / Railroad

Sept, 2003

 7.4

Fosfértil

Fertilizers

Oct, 2003

 84

 CST

 Steel

 Jun, 2004

 580

 NES

 Ferro Alloy

 Feb, 2006

 14

Foz do Chapecó

Energy

Feb, 2006

 4

GIIC

Pellets

May, 2006

 418

 Usiminas

Steel

 Nov, 2006 / May, 2007 

 904

Gerdau

Steel

Oct, 2006

 67

Siderar

Steel

Dec, 2006

 108

Log-In Logistica

Logistcs

Jun, 2007

 203.5

 Jubilee

Nickel

 Feb, 2008

130

 Usiminas

Steel

 Apr, 2009

273

 PTI

 Nickel

 Aug, 2009

 88

 Valesul

 Aluminum

 Jan, 2010

 31.2

Bayovar's minority holdings

Phophate rock

Mar, 2010

660

Oman's minority holding

Pellets

May, 2010

125

PPSA

Kaolin

Jun, 2010

74

 Total

 

US$ 5.2 billion 

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