Credit Suisse (Eur) - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:1577R
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
31 March 2008

2FORM 38.5 (a)
DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS
DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
(Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited
Company dealt in Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Common Shares ADRs (US2044122099)
disclosed relate (Note 1)
Date of dealing 28-03-2008

2. DEALINGS (Note 2)
(a) Purchases and sales
Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3)
238826 34.4197 34.14546

Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note
3) 3)
272926 34.4197 34.1284

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3)

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money paid/
name,e.g. call purchasing, varying which the option relates price American, date received per unit
option etc. (Note 5) European etc. (Note 3)

(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3)

3. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
NONE

Date of disclosure 31-March-2008
Contact name Collins, Carolyn
Telephone number 44 20 7888 0241
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
Nature of connection (Note 6) ADVISOR

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/.

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