Rule 8.3 - COMPANIA VALE DO RIO DOCE

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              COMPANIA VALE DO RIO DOCE
Class of relevant security    Common Shares
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               20 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 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant      48,576,148     1.62%        748,929     0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives        5,729     0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             48,581,877     1.62%        748,929     0.02%



(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

                                   Long                     Short

Common Shares         Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant      68,349,111      3.56%        64,600     0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives            0      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell     68,349,111      3.56%        64,600      0.00%
Total

(c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      39,323               30.8277 USD
Purchase      79,992               30.8300 USD
Sale          19,998               31.7500 USD
Sale          39,323               30.8277 USD
Sale          39,323               30.8277 USD
Sale          36,745               30.8300 USD
Sale          5,298                30.8300 USD
Sale          2,649                30.8300 USD
Sale          5,729                31.9200 USD

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          5729          31.92

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




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.

None


Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         25 March 2008
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk