According to International Financial Reporting Standards

   SIDERURGICA VENEZOLANA "SIVENSA", S.A AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

                  CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

                          30-Jun-05

                   (Thosand of US dollars)

                        

                                               June 30,

                                       2005                2004*

Assets

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents             48,153              47,336

Accounts receivable

Commercial and other                 142,811              92,552

Related Companies                        329              10,337

Advances to suppliers                 14,117               6,257

Inventories                          124,568              67,606

Restricted accounts receivable       394,009                 -

Pre-paid expenses, deferred taxes

   and other                          10,658               5,679

Total Current assets                 734,645             229,767

Property, plant and equipment      1,268,123             351,924

Investments in shares                 12,000              12,468

Related Companies                      3,704               4,311

Deferred taxes and other assets       16,537              12,638

 

Total assets                       2,035,009             611,108

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

Current liabilities

 

Bank loans                             8,864               9,081

Current portion of long term loan      8,979              17,151

 

Loans in restructuring process

 

Bank loan                            365,803                 -

Loans assigned by BHP Billiton

   to financial creditors            399,209                 -

 

Accounts payable

 

Suppliers and other                  115,526              49,365

Related Companies                     52,858              32,519

Profit sharing, vacations and

   other personnel accruals           13,463               6,971

Taxes                                  5,934              13,264

Other current liabilities             17,998              17,316

Total current liabilities            988,634             145,667

Long term loans                      552,371             210,229

Personnel accruals                    10,470               7,816

Deferred taxes                       160,597              23,366

Other liabilities                     39,524               7,835

Total liabilities                  1,751,596             394,913

Minority interests                    36,213              84,155

Shareholders' equity                 247,200             132,040

Total liabilities, minority

   interests and shareholders'

   equity                          2,035,009             611,108

 

* No incluye Orinoco Iron. Reestructurados.

 

 

         

                SIDERURGICA VENEZOLANA "SIVENSA", S.A

                       AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

                

                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

                     (Thosand of US dollars)

       According to International Financial Reporting Standards

        

                              Quarter ended June 30,

                                       2005               2004*

Net sales

 

Exports                              144,268             57,569

Domestic                              98,329             85,867

                                     242,597            143,436

Cost of sales                       (173,793)           (99,823)

Gross income                          68,804             43,613

General, administrative expenses     (13,164)            (5,902)

Operating Profit                      55,640             37,711

Interest and other financial expenses(10,637)            (3,140)

Adjustment in value of long-term

   loan with financial institution    20,755

Exchange gain (loss)                 (10,479)            (1,437)

Financing cost                          (361)            (4,577)

Other income (expenses) net            2,378              3,548

Profit before taxes and minority

   interest                           57,657             36,682

Taxes                                 17,461             (3,544)

Profit before minority interest       75,118             33,138

Minority interest                    (20,773)            (5,843)

Net Profit                            54,345             27,295

 

* It does not include Orinoco Iron. Restructured.

 

 

    According to International Financial Reportting Standards

              SIDERURGICA VENEZOLANA "SIVENSA", S.A

                      AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

              CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

                     (Thosand of US dollars)

 

                             Nine months ended June 30,

                                        2005              2004*

 

Net sales:

 

Exports                               434,577            142,662

Domestic                              245,195            193,469

                                      679,772            336,131

Cost of sales                        (478,059)          (247,989)

Gross income                          201,713             88,142

General, administrative expenses      (38,759)           (15,822)

Operating Profit                      162,954             72,320

Interest and other financial expenses (57,311)            (9,784)

Adjustment in value of long-term

   loan with financial institution    (28,488)               -

Termination agreement expense         (26,297)               -

Exchange gain (loss)                   28,783             (3,278)

Total financing cost                  (83,313)           (13,062)

Other income (expenses) net               319              3,536

Profit before taxes and minority

   interests                           79,960             62,794

Taxes                                  (3,551)           (10,146)

Profit before minority interests       76,409             52,648

Minority Interests                     10,552             (9,618)

Net profit                             86,961             43,030

 

* No incluye Orinoco Iron. Reestructurados.