United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant To Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of
August 2003
Valley of the Rio Doce Company
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
Avenida Graca Aranha, No. 26
20005-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
(Check One) 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 information to the Commission
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
(Check One) 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). 82- .)
[[LOGO] Companhia
Vale do Rio Doce
Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting
Public Notification
Rio de Janeiro, August 13, 2003 - Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) shareholders
are invited to attend an Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting of the
Company to be held on August 29, 2003 at 4:30 pm at Avenida Graca Aranha # 26 -
19th floor, Rio de Janeiro, to approve the following issues set forth in the
Order of the Day:
1) The Approval and Justification for Consolidation of Celmar S.A. -
Industria de Celulose e Papel and Ferteco Mineracao S.A., wholly owned
subsidiaries of CVRD, pursuant to articles 224 and 225 of Law Number
6404/76;
2) To ratify the appointment of the experts to appraise the value of the
companies to be consolidated;
3) To decide on the Appraisal Report, prepared by the expert appraisers;
4) The Approval for the Consolidation, without capital increase or
issuance of new shares of Celmar S.A. - Industria de Celulose e Papel
and Ferteco Mineracao S.A., by this Company.
For shareholders who will be represented by proxies, we request the remittance
of said proxy instruments 72 (seventy-two) hours in advance of the scheduled
meeting time for verifications of the legitimacy of said representation.
Sergio Ricardo Silva Rosa
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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
(Registrant)
Date: August 14, 2003
By: /s/ Fabio de Oliveira Barbosa
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Fabio de Oliveira Barbosa
Chief Financial Officer