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FORM 6-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For November 26, 2001
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)
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Avenida Graca Aranha, No. 26
20005-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
(Address of principal executive offices)
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[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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1. Press release, dated November 22, 2001, entitled
Notice to Shareholders.......................................... 3
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/ Eduardo de Carvalho Duarte
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Name: Eduardo de Carvalho Duarte
Title: Chief Accountant
Dated: November 26, 2001
Item 1
[GRAPHIC OMITTED] Companhia
Vale do Rio Doce
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
Rio de Janeiro, November 22, 2001 - The Board of Directors of Companhia Vale do
Rio Doce (CVRD) approved today the proposal of the Executive Board for payment
of interest on shareholders' equity. Such payment is based on the financial
statements of the nine months ended on September 30, 2001, according to the
following terms:
1. Distribution of interest on shareholders' equity in the amount of R$
1,773,475,629.40 (one billion, seven hundred seventy three million, four
hundred seventy five thousand, six hundred and twenty nine reais and forty
cents), equal to R$ 4.61 (four reais and sixty one cents) per share.
2. The payment will be done in two equal installments. The first will take
place on December 10, 2001. The second will occur until April 30, 2002, in
accordance with the limits set by the law. The Company will inform the payment
date in the future. The distribution of interest on shareholders' equity is
subject to withholding income tax at a rate of 15%, in accordance to the Law
9,249 of December 26, 1995.
Luiz Tarquinio Sardinha Ferro
President of the Board of Directors
This release includes "forward-looking statements" that express expectations of
future events or results. All statements based on future expectations rather
than on historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve a number
of risks and uncertainties, and the company cannot give assurance that such
statements will prove to be correct.