Event Brief of Q4 2007 Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) Earnings Conference Call - Final From: Fair Disclosure Wire | Date: February 29, 2008 | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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02-29-2008

PARTICIPANTS . Roger Agnelli, Vale, CEO . Fabio Barbosa, Vale, CFO . Felipe Hirai, Merrill Lynch, Analyst . Jorge Beristain, Deutsche Bank, Analyst . Carlos de Alba, Morgan Stanley, Analyst . Gaurav Bana, AllianceBernstein, Analyst OVERVIEW Co. reported outstanding financial and operational performance with nine production records in 2007. RIO reported that 4Q07 was strong and it expects 1Q08 to be much better than last year.

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