6-K

FORM 6-K

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

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

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Dated January 6, 2021

Commission File Number 1-14878

GERDAU S.A.

(Exact Name as Specified in its Charter)

       N/A       

(Translation of Registrant’s Name)

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   x Form 40-F   ¨

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Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Notice to the Market, January 6, 2021

SIGNATURES

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

Date:  January 6, 2021

GERDAU S.A.
By:	/s/ Harley Lorentz Scardoelli
Name:	Harley Lorentz Scardoelli
Title:	Investor Relations Director

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

GERDAU S.A.

Company Registry (NIRE): 35300520696

NOTICE TO THE MARKET

GERDAU S.A. (B3: GGBR) (“Company”) informs its shareholders and the market that it was selected for inclusion in the B3's Carbon Efficient Index (ICO2), which is composed of companies in the IBrX-100 index committed to efficiency and transparency in managing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

The Company is the only one from the Basic Materials/Steel and Metals industry to be included in the ICO2, which reaffirms its commitment to climate issues and to paving the way to a low carbon economy.

The new portfolio of the ICO2, which was announced to the market on January 04, 2021, is effective from January to April 2021, and is rebalanced every four months based on revisions of the IBrX-100.

Moreover, Gerdau informs that its climate management initiatives were rated by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), in the Climate Change module, as B-, which is a score above the average in South America and of its industry. CDP is a non-profit organization that manages an environmental information reporting platform to help investors, companies, cities, states and regions manage their environmental impacts, including on climate change. The recognition also reinforces the Company’s commitment to the sustainability of its operations, in alignment with ESG criteria.

   

São Paulo, January 6, 2021

Harley Lorentz Scardoelli

Executive Vice President

Investor Relations Officer