# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001073404
**File Stem:** 0001104659-23-007299
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
**Character Count:** 3766
**Document Hash:** 1184033bd63f6ce987dd842011417dbb
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-23-007299.hdr.sgml**: 20230127

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-23-007299

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230127

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230127

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230127

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** GERDAU S.A.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001073404
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES & ROLLING & FINISHING MILLS [3310]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** D5
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 6-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-14878
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23560049

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** AV DOUTORA RUTH CARDOSO, 8,501
- **STREET 2:** 8TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** SAO PAULO, SP
- **STATE:** D5
- **ZIP:** 05425-070
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 011-55-51-3323-2703

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** AV DOUTORA RUTH CARDOSO, 8,501
- **STREET 2:** 8TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** SAO PAULO, SP
- **STATE:** D5
- **ZIP:** 05425-070

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** GERDAU SA
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19981112

**U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington** **, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 6-K**

**REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER**

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

**SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

Dated January 27, 2023

Commission File Number 1-14878

**GERDAU S.A.**

(Translation of Registrant's Name into English)

Av. Dra. Ruth Cardoso, 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 ⌧ Form 40-F ◻

<u>Exhibit Index</u>

<u>Exhibit</u> <u>Description of Exhibit</u> <br>[99.1](tm234618d1_ex99-1.htm) [Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors held on January 27, 2023](tm234618d1_ex99-1.htm)

SIGNATURES

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

Date: January 27, 2023

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|:---|:---|
| GERDAU S.A. | GERDAU S.A. |
| By: | /s/ Rafael Dorneles Japur |
| Name: | Rafael Dorneles Japur |
| Title: | Executive Vice President Investor Relations Officer |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

**GERDAU S.A.**

**Corporate Taxpayer ID (CNPJ): 33.611.500/0001-19**

**Company Registry (NIRE): 35300520696**

**Publicly Held Company**

**MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING HELD AT THE REGISTERED OFFICE LOCATED AT AVENIDA DOUTORA RUTH CARDOSO, 8.501, 8º ANDAR, CONJUNTO 2, PINHEIROS, IN THE CITY AND STATE OF SÃO PAULO, ON JANUARY 17, 2023, AT 10:00 A.M.**

1. All directors participated in the meeting, in accordance with the Charter, which was presided over by Guilherme Chagas Gerdau Johannpeter, with Fábio Eduardo de Pieri Spina acting as secretary.

2. The Board of Directors unanimously approved the removal of Executive Vice-President Fernando Pessanha Santos, effective immediately. The Board of Directors thanks Fernando Pessanha Santos for his important contributions to the Company.

3. No other matters were discussed.

<u>Signatures:</u> Guilherme Chagas Gerdau Johannpeter (Chairman). André Bier Gerdau Johannpeter and Claudio Johannpeter (Vice-Chairmen). Gustavo Werneck da Cunha, Claudia Sender Ramirez, Augusto Braúna Pinheiro and Alberto Fernandes (Directors). Fábio Eduardo de Pieri Spina (Secretary).

I hereby certify that this is a faithful copy of the original instrument drawn up in the Company's records.

São Paulo, January 17, 2023

Fábio Eduardo de Pieri Spina

Secretary

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