Shares & ADRs
Bovespa ( São Paulo Stock Exchange)
Ordinary Shares – Share which provides for participation in the economic results of the company. Gives its holder the right to vote in meetings.
Preferred Share – Share which offers its holder priority to receive dividends or, in the case of liquidation of the company, reimbursement of capital. Does not concede the right to vote in meetings.
Preferred Share – Share which offers its holder priority to receive dividends or, in the case of liquidation of the company, reimbursement of capital. Does not concede the right to vote in meetings. Basically similar to USIM5 – Usiminas "A" Preferred Share

By adhering to the Level I Corporate Governance segment of Bovespa, Usiminas underlines and discloses its commitment and starts benefiting from a more transparent stock market.
Latibex (Madrid Stock Exchange)
ADR
On September 20, 1994, Usiminas launched its ADR program through a 144-A listing. In 2001, Usiminas applied for Level I ADR listing, which was approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). USIMINAS’ Level I ADR is traded in the North American OTC market.
Each Level I ADR equals 1 preferred capital stock traded in USIMINAS’ market of origin, i.e. BM&FBovespa. These ADRs are traded under the symbol “USNZY”. In 2007, USIMINAS issued Level I ADRs based on common stocks, under the symbol “USDMY”. Also in this case they correspond to 1 common stock traded in the BM&FBovespa.
This initiative enhances USIMINAS visibility in the international capital markets and makes it easier to trade our stocks in this market, as it offers the investors all over the world the option of trading in U.S. Dollar. Such factors result in higher liquidity and improve the potential for USIMINAS stock appreciation.
Which follows is a summary of the main characteristics of USIMINAS’ Level I ADR program:
Symbols: USNZY (PN) and USDMY (ON)
OTC Market
Currency: USD - United States Dollar
Depository Bank: BNY Mellon
Custodian Bank: Banco Bradesco S.A.
ADR ratio 1:1