NYSE, GGB - Gerdau S.A. ADR
Gerdau S.A. is a Brazilian corporation (Sociedade An?nima) that was incorporated
on November 20, 1961 under the laws of Brazil. Its main registered office is
located at Av. Farrapos, 1811, Porto Alegre, RS ? Brazil. Its telephone number
is 55 (51) 3323 2000.
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History
The current Company is the result of a number of corporate acquisitions, mergers
and other transactions dating back to 1901. The Company began operating in 1901
as the Pontas de Paris nail factory controlled by the Gerdau family based in
Porto Alegre, who is still the Company?s indirect controlling shareholder. In
1969, Pontas de Paris was renamed Metal?rgica Gerdau S.A., which today is the
holding company controlled by the Gerdau family through intermediate holding
companies, that itself controls what is today Gerdau S.A. ...
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