FORM 6-K

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Dated November 1, 2018

 

Commission File Number 1-14878

 

GERDAU S.A.

(Exact Name as Specified in its Charter)

 

N/A

(Translation of Registrant’s Name)

 

Av. das Nações Unidas, 8,501 — 8° andar

São Paulo, São Paulo - Brazil CEP 05425-070

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F   x                                        Form 40-F o

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o

 

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Yes o                   No  x

 

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):  Not applicable.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused the Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date:  November 1, 2018

 

	GERDAU S.A.
	By:	/s/ Harley Lorentz Scardoelli
	Name:	Harley Lorentz Scardoelli
	Title:	Investor Relations Director

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Notice to the Market, November 1, 2018

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

GERDAU S.A.

CNPJ/MF n.º 33.611.500/0001-19

 

NOTICE TO THE MARKET

 

Gerdau S.A. (“Company”) announces to the market that concluded, in October 31, 2018, the sale of its participation interest in Gerdau Hungria KFT Y CIA Sociedad Regular Colectiva, a subsidiary of the Company located in Spain and owner of 98,89% of Gerdau Steel India Ltd. shares, to Blue Coral Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd and Mountainpeak Investment Holdings Ltd, as announced to the market in August 27, 2018. This sale involves 100% of the operations and assets in India, including the special steel industrial unit located in Tadipatri, with annual installed capacity of 250 thousand tonnes of crude steel and 300 thousand tonnes of rolled steel.

 

São Paulo, November 01, 2018.

 

Harley Lorentz Scardoelli
Executive Vice-President
Investor Relations Officer