Credit Suisse (USA) - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:2404R
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
31 March 2008

FORM 38.5 (b)
DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS
BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
(Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Company dealt in Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Preferred Shares (US2044121000)
disclosed relate (Note 1)
Date of dealing 24-March-2008

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities 9,400 0.0005 2,667,810 0.138
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total 9,400 0.0005 2,667,810 0.138

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)
Class Of Relevant Security : Long Short
(1) Relevant Securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total

(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)
Class of relevant security: Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)
Sale 400 26.37
Sale 100 26.36
Sale 100 26.35
TOTAL SALES:600

TOTAL BUYS:nil
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4)

(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 6) European etc. (Note 4)

(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4)

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)
Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4)

4. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating
to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) no

Date of disclosure 31/03/08
Contact name Carolyn Collins
Telephone number 0207 888 0241
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
Nature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR

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