FORM
6 - K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
As
of 4/30/2008
Ternium
S.A.
(Translation
of Registrant's name into English)
Ternium
S.A.
46a,
Avenue John F. Kennedy – 2nd floor
L-1855
Luxembourg
(352)
4661-11-3815
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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pursuant to Rule 13a-16 and Form 6-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.
This
report contains Ternium S.A.’s press release titled Venezuela’s National
Assembly declares Sidor of public and social interest.
SIGNATURE
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.
TERNIUM
S.A.
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By:
/s/ Roberto Philipps
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Name:
Roberto Philipps
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Title:
Chief Financial Officer
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Dated:
April 30, 2008
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Sebastián
Martí
Ternium
- Investor Relations
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Venezuela’s
National Assembly Declares Sidor of Public and Social Interest
Luxembourg,
April 30, 2008 – Ternium S.A. (NYSE: TX) announced today that the National
Assembly of the Republic of Venezuela passed a resolution declaring that the
shares of Ternium’s majority-owned subsidiary Sidor, C.A., together with all of
its assets, are of public and social interest. This resolution authorizes the
Venezuelan government to take any action it may deem appropriate in connection
with any such assets, which may include expropriation.
While
continuing to preserve all of its rights under contracts, investment treaties
and Venezuelan and international law, Ternium is prepared to continue
discussions with the Venezuelan government regarding the adequate and fair terms
and conditions upon which all or a significant part of Ternium’s interest in
Sidor would be transferred to the government.
Forward
Looking Statements
Some
of the statements contained in this press release are “forward-looking
statements”. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current views
and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks that could cause actual
results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or
implied by those statements. These risks include but are not limited
to risks arising from uncertainties as to gross domestic product, related market
demand, global production capacity, tariffs, cyclicality in the industries that
purchase steel products and other factors beyond Ternium’s control.
About
Ternium
Ternium
is one of the leading steel companies in the Americas, offering a wide range of
flat and long steel products. With its main operations in Mexico,
Venezuela and Argentina and 21,000 employees, Ternium had in 2007
annual sales of approximately US$8 billion and annual shipments of approximately
10 million tons of finished steel products. More information about
Ternium is available at www.ternium.com.