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FORM 6-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For MAY 1, 2002
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Valley of the Doce River Company
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Avenida Graca Aranha, No. 26
20005-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
(Address of principal executive offices)
[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:]
FORM 20-F X FORM 40-F
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[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
+Commission pursuant to rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.]
YES NO X
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[If "Yes " is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):] Not applicable
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Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
TABLE OF CONTENTS
This Form 6-K contains the following:
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Page
Item Number
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1. Press Release, dated April 30, 2002, entitled "CVRD Quarterly
Earns Release Calendar for 2002" dated April 25, 2002............... 4
2. Ordinary and Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting -
April 29, 2002...................................................... 6
[Logo] Companhia
Vale do Rio Doce Press Release
CVRD Quarterly Earnings Release Calendar for 2002
Rio de Janeiro, April 30, 2002 - Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) informs its
quarterly performance release calendar for year 2002. CVRD will release
simultaneously, quarterly consolidated financial statements in US GAAP
(generally accepted accounting principles in the United States) and the Parent
Company results in BR GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles in
Brazil).
o 1Q02 results: Wednesday, May 15, 2002;
o 2Q02 results: Wednesday, August 14, 2002;
o 3Q02 results: Wednesday, November 13, 2002.
Quarterly results will be released after market closing in each of the above
mentioned dates.
Regarding the 1Q02 results, there will be a conference call and webcast on
Friday, May 17, 2002, 12:00 p.m., Rio de Janeiro time.
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For further information, please contact:
Roberto Castello Branco: castello.branco@cvrd.com.br +55-21-3814-4540
Andreia Reis: andreia.reis@cvrd.com.br +55-21-3814-4643
Barbara Geluda: barbara.geluda@cvrd.com.br +55-21-3814-4557
Daniela Tinoco: daniela.tinoco@cvrd.com.br +55-21-3814-4946
Rafael Azevedo: rafael.azevedo@cvrd.com.br +55-21-3814-4700
This press release may contain statements that express management's
expectations about future events or results rather than historical facts. These
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those projected in forward-looking
statements, and CVRD cannot give assurance that such statements will prove
correct. These risks and uncertainties include factors: relating to the
Brazilian economy and securities markets, which exhibit volatility and can be
adversely affected by developments in other countries; relating to the iron ore
business and its dependence on the global steel industry, which is cyclical in
nature; and relating to the highly competitive industries in which CVRD
operates. For additional information on factors that could cause CVRD's actual
results to differ from expectations reflected in forward-looking statements,
please see CVRD's reports filed with the Comissao de Valores Mobiliarios and
the U.S. Securities and Exchange
[Logo] Companhia
Vale do Rio Doce
ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
SHAREHOLDERS MEETING - APRIL 29, 2002
We hereby inform you the main decisions taken during the Ordinary and
Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting of Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, on
April 29, 2002:
1. Approval of the Annual Report and Financial Statements with the report of
the Independent Accountants, Price Waterhouse Coopers, concerning the
fiscal year ended on December 31, 2001.
2. Approval of the Board of Directors' opinion concerning the destination of
the net income in the period ending on December 31, 2001.
3. Approval of the capital expenditure budget for 2002, in the amount of R$
2,438,000.00 (two million four hundred thirty eight thousand reais).
4. Election of the members of the Audit Committee, up to the 2003's Ordinary
General Shareholders Meeting, as shown in the table below:
AUDIT COMMITTEE
EFFECTIVE MEMBERS ALTERNATE MEMBERS
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Eliseu Martins Almir de Souza Carvalho
Claudio Bernardo Guimaraes de Moraes Helio Cabral Moreira
Ricardo Wiering de Barros Luiz Octavio Nunes West
Pedro Carlos de Mello Jose Carlos Gouveia Danelli
Marcos Fabio Coutinho Vicente Barcelos
5. The monthly remuneration of each member of the Audit Committee was set,
starting on January 1st, 2002, in R$ 4,200.00 (four thousand and two
hundred reais) or 10% (ten percent) of the average remuneration of each
Director, not including benefits, representation allowances and profit
sharing, whatever represents the higher amount.
6. The global annual remuneration of the administrators was set in the amount
of R$ 21,200,000.00 (twenty one million and two hundred thousand reais),
to be shared out among the Board of Directors.
7. Increase in the Restated Paid-Up Capital through reserves capitalization
without issuing of new shares. Consequently, the Restated Paid-Up Capital
of the Company will be equal to R$ 5,000,000,000.00 (five billion reais)
from R$ 4,000,000,000.00 (four billion reais) previously.
8. As the quorum requested by Brazilian Law to modify article 17 of the
company by-laws was not achieved, the Extraordinary General Shareholders
Meeting will meet, in a second summons, at CVRD Headquarters on May 20th,
at 4:30 p.m.
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.
COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE
By: /s/ Roberto Castello Branco
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Name: Roberto Castello Branco
Title: Head of Investor Relations
Dated: May 1, 2002