SEC FORM 3

SEC FORM 3SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Johannpeter Claudio

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

AVENUE DOUTORA RUTH DE CARDOSO, 8501

8TH FLOOR, PINHEIROS

(Street)

SAO PAULO

05425-070

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

BRAZIL

(Country)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/17/2026

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GERDAU S.A. [ GGB ]

3a. Foreign Trading Symbol
[GGBR]

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director		10% Owner
Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
		Vice-Chairman of Board

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Preferred shares	85,607	D
Common shares	702,952,615	I	Remarks⁽⁴⁾
Preferred shares	283	I	Preferred shares held by an immediate family member (relationship: son).

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Restricted Stock Units	⁽¹⁾	02/12/2027	Preferred shares	106,519	$19.5	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽²⁾	02/12/2028	Preferred shares	116,745	$18.32	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽³⁾	02/12/2029	Preferred shares	105,670	$20.83	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Restricted stock units vest on February 12, 2027. Exercise price denominated in Brazilian reais (R$).

2. Restricted stock units vest on February 12, 2028. Exercise price denominated in Brazilian reais (R$).

3. Restricted stock units vest on February 12, 2029. Exercise price denominated in Brazilian reais (R$).

4. See remarks below

Remarks:

The Reporting Person has a 20% interest in Klapar Participacoes S.A.. Klapar Participacoes S.A holds a 25% equity interest in INDAC - Investimentos e Participacoes S.A. INDAC owns 57% of Grupo Gerdau Empreendimentos Ltda. INDAC holds 100% of Acoter Participacoes Ltda. Acoter Participacoes Ltda. owns the remaining 43% of Grupo Gerdau Empreendimentos Ltda. Grupo Gerdau Empreendimentos Ltda., together with INDAC, jointly controls Gerdau Metalurgica S.A. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

	Claudio Johannpeter	03/17/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 3: SEC 1473 (03-26)

SEC Form 3 filed by new insider Johannpeter Claudio