Gerdau AmeriSteel Corp. (GNA)

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Earnings: 5/07/2009 BMO

Notice of Gerdau Ameristeel 2009 first quarter conference call

Tuesday , April 28, 2009 08:15ET

TAMPA, FL, Apr 28, 2009 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) --

2009 first quarter results to be released before markets open on Thursday, May 7, 2009



Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation (NYSE: GNA) (TMX: GNA) will host a conference call to discuss its 2009 first quarter financial results for the three-month period ending March 31, 2009. The Company invites all interested parties to participate.


DATE: Thursday, May 7, 2009

TIME: 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time. Please call in 15 minutes
prior to start time to secure a line.

DIAL-IN NUMBER: 416-644-3433 or 1-800-814-4861

REFERENCE NUMBER: 21304888 followed by the number sign

LIVE WEBCAST: www.gerdauameristeel.com. Please connect to this website at least 15 minutes prior to the conference
call to ensure adequate time for any software download
that may be needed to hear the webcast.

TAPED REPLAY: 416-640-1917 or 1-877-289-8525 Available until Thursday, May 14, 2009 at midnight.

Mario Longhi, President and CEO of Gerdau Ameristeel, and Barbara Smith, Vice President and CFO, will co-chair the call. A question-and-answer session will follow, at which time the operator will direct participants as to the correct procedure for submitting questions.