SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of October 2007
Commission File Number 333-101591
GERDAU AMERISTEEL CORPORATION
4221 W. Boy Scout Blvd., Suite 600
Tampa, Florida 33607
Tampa, Florida 33607
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reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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EXHIBIT LIST
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 12, 2007 |
SIGNATURES
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.
Date: October 12, 2007
| GERDAU AMERISTEEL CORPORATION | ||||
| By: | /s/ Robert E. Lewis | |||
| Name: | Robert E. Lewis | |||
| Title: | Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||