TAMPA, FL, May 8 /CNW/ - Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation (NYSE: GNA;TSX: GNA) announced today that its 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will beheld on Friday, May 16, 2008, at 9:30 a.m. ET at The St. Andrew's Club andConference Centre, 150 King Street West, 27th Floor, Toronto, Ontario.
The presentation will be webcast live. To access the webcast go to:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/viewEvent.cgi?eventID(equal sign)2260940 orwww.gerdauameristeel.com
Please connect at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the webcast toensure adequate time for any software download that may be required. Anarchived replay will be available for 365 days.
About Gerdau Ameristeel
Gerdau Ameristeel is the second largest mini-mill steel producer in NorthAmerica with annual manufacturing capacity of approximately 12 million tons ofmill finished steel products. Through its vertically integrated network of19 mini-mills (including one 50% owned joint venture mini-mill), 19 scraprecycling facilities and 65 downstream operations, Gerdau Ameristeel servescustomers throughout North America. The company's products are generally soldto steel service centers, steel fabricators, or directly to original equipmentmanufactures for use in a variety of industries, including construction,cellular and electrical transmission, automotive, mining and equipmentmanufacturing. The common shares of Gerdau Ameristeel are traded on the NewYork Exchange, and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol GNA.
