June 19 (Reuters) - Nippon Steel Corp Eiji

Hashimoto:

* U.S. POLICY SHIFT TO INTRODUCE HIGH TARIFFS WILL INCREASE

THE

STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF OUR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN THE U.S.

LOCAL MARKET

* A NEW GLOBAL TREND IS FOR GOVERNMENTS TO BECOME MORE

INVOLVED IN

THE ECONOMY AND BUSINESS THROUGH INDUSTRIAL POLICY

* WE MUST RESPOND TO THIS NEW TRENDS, AND THIS IS WHAT WE

LEARNED

FROM THIS DEAL

* WILL CONSIDER FURTHER GLOBAL EXPANSION AFTER US STEEL

ACQUISITION DEAL

* WE STRUGGLED TO COMPLETE THIS DEAL, BUT OUR GLOBAL

STRATEGY IS

NOW BEGINNING TO TAKE SHAPE

* WE SEE NO ISSUE WITH THE REQUIRED CAPITAL INVESTMENT

COMMITMENT

AS WE INTEND TO EXPAND INVESTMENT BEYOND CURRENT PLANS

* U.S. GOVERNMENT'S GOLDEN SHARE WON'T PREVENT US FROM DOING

WHAT

WE WANT TO DO

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