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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

 

July 2019

 

Vale S.A.

 

Praia de Botafogo nº 186, 18º andar, Botafogo
22250-145 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 o

 

(Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1))

 

(Check One) Yes o No x

 

(Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7))

 

(Check One) Yes o No x

 

(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 o No x

 

(If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b). 82-   .)

 

 

 


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Interim Financial Statements

June 30, 2019

 

 

IFRS in US$

 


Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

 

Vale S.A. Interim Financial Statements

Contents

 

 

 

Page

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

3

Consolidated Income Statement

 

4

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

 

5

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

6

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

 

7

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

 

8

Selected Notes to the Interim Financial Statements

 

9

1. Corporate information

 

9

2. Basis of preparation of the interim financial statements

 

9

3. Brumadinho’s dam failure

 

11

4. Information by business segment and by geographic area

 

16

5. Costs and expenses by nature

 

21

6. Financial results

 

22

7. Income taxes

 

22

8. Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share

 

24

9. Accounts receivable

 

24

10. Inventories

 

24

11. Other financial assets and liabilities

 

25

12. Acquisitions and divestitures

 

25

13. Investments in associates and joint ventures

 

26

14. Intangibles

 

28

15. Property, plant and equipment

 

29

16. Loans, borrowings and cash and cash equivalents

 

30

17. Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures

 

31

18. Financial instruments classification

 

33

19. Fair value estimate

 

33

20. Derivative financial instruments

 

35

21. Provisions

 

36

22. Litigations

 

37

23. Employee post-retirement obligations

 

40

24. Stockholders’ equity

 

40

25. Related parties

 

41

26. Additional information about derivatives financial instruments

 

42

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the stockholders and Board of Directors of Vale S.A.

 

Results of Review of Interim Financial Statements

 

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated statement of financial position of Vale S.A. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of June 30, 2019, the related consolidated income statement, statement of comprehensive income and statement of cash flows for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2019, and the related consolidated statement of changes in equity for the six-month period ended June 30, 2019, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “interim financial statements”). Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

 

Brumadinho’s dam failure

 

We draw attention to Note 3 to the interim financial statements that describes the actions taken by the Company and the impacts on the interim financial statements as a consequence of the Brumadinho’s Dam failure. As disclosed by Management, the Company has incurred costs and recorded provisions based on its best estimates and assumptions. Given the nature and uncertainties inherent in this type of event, the amounts recognized and/or disclosed will be reassessed by the Company and may be adjusted significantly in future periods, as new facts and circumstances become known. Our conclusion is not qualified in relation to this matter.

 

Basis for Review Results

 

These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. A review of interim financial statements consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers

Auditores Independentes

Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

July 31, 2019

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes, Rua do Russel 804, Edifício Manchete, 6º e 7º andares, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil 22210-907,

T: (21) 3232-6112, F: (21) 3232-6113, www.pwc.com/br

 

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Consolidated Income Statement

In millions of United States dollars, except earnings per share data

 

 

 

 

 

Three-month period ended
June 30,

 

Six-month period ended
June 30,

 

 

 

Notes

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

Continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating revenue

 

4(c)

 

9,186

 

8,616

 

17,389

 

17,219

 

Cost of goods sold and services rendered

 

5(a)

 

(5,173

)

(5,377

)

(9,874

)

(10,601

)

Gross profit

 

 

 

4,013

 

3,239

 

7,515

 

6,618

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and administrative expenses

 

5(b)

 

(110

)

(122

)

(220

)

(246

)

Research and evaluation expenses

 

 

 

(90

)

(92

)

(161

)

(161

)

Pre-operating and operational stoppage

 

3(d)

 

(335

)

(67

)

(549

)

(145

)

Brumadinho event

 

3

 

(1,532

)

 

(6,036

)

 

Other operating expenses, net

 

5(c)

 

(35

)

(109

)

(119

)

(234

)

 

 

 

 

(2,102

)

(390

)

(7,085

)

(786

)

Impairment and disposals of non-current assets

 

3

 

(109

)

5

 

(313

)

(13

)

Operating income

 

 

 

1,802

 

2,854

 

117

 

5,819

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial income

 

6

 

122

 

81

 

219

 

199

 

Financial expenses

 

6

 

(751

)

(781

)

(1,559

)

(1,428

)

Other financial items, net

 

6

 

(99

)

(2,355

)

(94

)

(2,450

)

Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures

 

13 and 17

 

(743

)

(370

)

(659

)

(299

)

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

 

331

 

(571

)

(1,976

)

1,841

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current tax

 

 

 

(366

)

(127

)

(613

)

(220

)

Deferred tax

 

 

 

(107

)

791

 

772

 

163

 

 

 

 

 

(473

)

664

 

159

 

(57

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

 

 

 

(142

)

93

 

(1,817

)

1,784

 

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

(9

)

7

 

(42

)

26

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Vale’s stockholders

 

 

 

(133

)

86

 

(1,775

)

1,758

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

(10

)

 

(92

)

Loss from discontinued operations attributable to Vale’s stockholders

 

 

 

 

(10

)

 

(92

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

(142

)

83

 

(1,817

)

1,692

 

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

(9

)

7

 

(42

)

26

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Vale’s stockholders

 

 

 

(133

)

76

 

(1,775

)

1,666

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Vale’s stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common share (US$)

 

 

 

(0.03

)

0.01

 

(0.34

)

0.32

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

In millions of United States dollars

 

 

 

Three-month period ended
June 30,

 

Six-month period ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

Net income (loss)

 

(142

)

83

 

(1,817

)

1,692

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items that will not be subsequently reclassified to income statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Translation adjustments

 

740

 

(6,318

)

498

 

(6,548

)

Retirement benefit obligations

 

(151

)

(55

)

(142

)

(2

)

Fair value adjustment to investment in equity securities

 

(54

)

77

 

(93

)

42

 

Transfer to reserve

 

 

4

 

 

(16

)

Total items that will not be subsequently reclassified to income statement, net of tax

 

535

 

(6,292

)

263

 

(6,524

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items that may be subsequently reclassified to income statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Translation adjustments

 

(221

)

3,906

 

70

 

3,895

 

Net investments hedge (note 20c)

 

33

 

(538

)

24

 

(565

)

Transfer of realized results to net income

 

 

 

 

(78

)

Total of items that may be subsequently reclassified to income statement, net of tax

 

(188

)

3,368

 

94

 

3,252

 

Total comprehensive income (loss)

 

205

 

(2,841

)

(1,460

)

(1,580

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

3

 

(87

)

(35

)

(70

)

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Vale’s stockholders

 

202

 

(2,754

)

(1,425

)

(1,510

)

From continuing operations

 

202

 

(2,741

)

(1,425

)

(1,502

)

From discontinued operations

 

 

(13

)

 

(8

)

 

 

202

 

(2,754

)

(1,425

)

(1,510

)

 

Items above are stated net of tax and the related taxes are disclosed in note 7.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

In millions of United States dollars

 

 

 

Three-month period ended
June 30,

 

Six-month period ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

Cash flow from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes from continuing operations

 

331

 

(571

)

(1,976

)

1,841

 

Adjusted for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures

 

743

 

370

 

659

 

299

 

Impairment and disposal of non-current assets

 

109

 

(5

)

313

 

13

 

Depreciation, amortization and depletion

 

966

 

861

 

1,767

 

1,734

 

Financial results, net

 

728

 

3,055

 

1,434

 

3,679

 

Other

 

(281

)

 

(281

)

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(557

)

201

 

(93

)

218

 

Inventories

 

229

 

(262

)

(232

)

(206

)

Suppliers and contractors (1)

 

434

 

(37

)

331

 

(377

)

Provision - Payroll, related charges and others remunerations

 

166

 

175

 

(294

)

(366

)

Proceeds from cobalt stream transaction

 

 

690

 

 

690

 

Liabilities related to Brumadinho (note 3)

 

1,069

 

 

3,492

 

 

De-characterization of the upstream dams (note 3)

 

83

 

 

1,938

 

 

Other assets and liabilities, net

 

(375

)

(440

)

(360

)

(545

)

 

 

3,645

 

4,037

 

6,698

 

6,980

 

Interest on loans and borrowings paid (note 16)

 

(237

)

(274

)

(483

)

(655

)

Derivatives received (paid), net

 

(4

)

12

 

(121

)

(13

)

Interest on participative stockholders’ debentures paid

 

(90

)

(72

)

(90

)

(72

)

Income taxes (including settlement program)

 

(359

)

(159

)

(849

)

(524

)

Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations

 

2,955

 

3,544

 

5,155

 

5,716

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(730

)

(705

)

(1,341

)

(1,595

)

Additions to investments

 

(1

)

(6

)

(1

)

(23

)

Acquisition of subsidiary, net of cash (note 12c)

 

 

 

(496

)

 

Proceeds from disposal of assets and investments

 

11

 

259

 

104

 

1,360

 

Dividends received from associates and joint ventures

 

193

 

136

 

193

 

146

 

Restricted cash and judicial deposits (note 3)

 

124

 

 

(3,366

)

 

Others investments activities, net (2)

 

(190

)

(124

)

(152

)

2,515

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities from continuing operations

 

(593

)

(440

)

(5,059

)

2,403

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and borrowings from third-parties (note 16)

 

300

 

765

 

2,142

 

765

 

Payments of loans and borrowings from third-parties (note 16)

 

(1,636

)

(2,599

)

(1,852

)

(4,876

)

Payments of leasing

 

(3

)

 

(78

)

 

Dividends and interest on capital paid to stockholders

 

 

 

 

(1,437

)

Dividends and interest on capital paid to noncontrolling interest

 

(14

)

(6

)

(77

)

(97

)

Transactions with noncontrolling stockholders

 

 

 

 

(17

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations

 

(1,353

)

(1,840

)

135

 

(5,662

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in discontinued operations

 

 

(2

)

 

(46

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

1,009

 

1,262

 

231

 

2,411

 

Cash and cash equivalents in the beginning of the period

 

5,008

 

5,368

 

5,784

 

4,328

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

31

 

(247

)

33

 

(253

)

Effects of disposals of subsidiaries and merger, net of cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(14

)

 

(117

)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

 

6,048

 

6,369

 

6,048

 

6,369

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to property, plant and equipment - capitalized loans and borrowing costs

 

40

 

44

 

77

 

104

 

 


(1) Includes variable lease payments.

(2) Includes loans and advances from/to related parties. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2018, includes proceeds received from Nacala project finance (note 25b) in the amount of US$2,572.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

In millions of United States dollars

 

 

 

Notes

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31, 2018

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

6,048

 

5,784

 

Accounts receivable

 

9

 

2,983

 

2,648

 

Other financial assets

 

11

 

402

 

435

 

Inventories

 

10

 

4,724

 

4,443

 

Prepaid income taxes

 

 

 

508

 

543

 

Recoverable taxes

 

 

 

684

 

883

 

Others

 

 

 

565

 

556

 

 

 

 

 

15,914

 

15,292

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judicial deposits

 

22(c)

 

5,035

 

1,716

 

Other financial assets

 

11

 

3,118

 

3,144

 

Prepaid income taxes

 

 

 

695

 

544

 

Recoverable taxes

 

 

 

511

 

751

 

Deferred income taxes

 

7(a)

 

7,698

 

6,908

 

Others

 

 

 

367

 

263

 

 

 

 

 

17,424

 

13,326

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in associates and joint ventures

 

13

 

3,115

 

3,225

 

Intangibles

 

14

 

8,642

 

7,962

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

15

 

50,637

 

48,385

 

 

 

 

 

79,818

 

72,898

 

Total assets

 

 

 

95,732

 

88,190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suppliers and contractors

 

 

 

3,907

 

3,512

 

Loans and borrowings

 

16

 

1,287

 

1,003

 

Leases

 

2(c)

 

239

 

 

Other financial liabilities

 

11

 

1,109

 

1,604

 

Taxes payable

 

 

 

607

 

428

 

Settlement program (“REFIS”)

 

7(c)

 

445

 

432

 

Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures

 

17

 

412

 

289

 

Provisions

 

21

 

942

 

1,363

 

Liabilities related to Brumadinho

 

3

 

2,320

 

 

De-characterization of dams

 

3

 

388

 

 

Others

 

 

 

1,178

 

480

 

 

 

 

 

12,834

 

9,111

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and borrowings

 

16

 

14,503

 

14,463

 

Leases

 

2(c)

 

1,601

 

 

Other financial liabilities

 

11

 

3,215

 

2,711

 

Settlement program (“REFIS”)

 

7(c)

 

3,815

 

3,917

 

Deferred income taxes

 

7(a)

 

1,469

 

1,532

 

Provisions

 

21

 

8,104

 

7,095

 

Liabilities related to Brumadinho

 

3

 

1,208

 

 

De-characterization of dams

 

3

 

1,630

 

 

Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures

 

17

 

1,298

 

832

 

Deferred revenue - Gold stream

 

 

 

1,461

 

1,603

 

Others

 

 

 

1,270

 

2,094

 

 

 

 

 

39,574

 

34,247

 

Total liabilities

 

 

 

52,408

 

43,358

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

Equity attributable to Vale’s stockholders

 

 

 

42,582

 

43,985

 

Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

742

 

847

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

43,324

 

44,832

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

95,732

 

88,190

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

In millions of United States dollars

 

 

 

Share capital

 

Results on
conversion of
shares

 

Capital reserve

 

Net ownership
changes in
subsidiaries

 

Profit
reserves

 

Treasury
stocks

 

Unrealized
fair value
gain (losses)

 

Cumulative
translation
adjustments

 

Accumulated
deficit

 

Equity
attributable to
Vale’s
stockholders

 

Equity
attributable to
noncontrolling
interests

 

Total
stockholders’
equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2018

 

61,614

 

(152

)

1,139

 

(970

)

10,968

 

(2,477

)

(1,033

)

(25,104

)

 

43,985

 

847

 

44,832

 

Loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,775

)

(1,775

)

(42

)

(1,817

)

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retirement benefit obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(142

)

 

 

(142

)

 

(142

)

Net investments hedge (note 20c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

24

 

 

24

 

Fair value adjustment to investment in equity securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(93

)

 

 

(93

)

 

(93

)

Translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

122

 

 

(3

)

442

 

 

561

 

7

 

568

 

Transactions with stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends of noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(85

)

(85

)

Capitalization of noncontrolling interest advances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

15

 

Assignment and transfer of shares (note 24)

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

22

 

Balance at June 30, 2019

 

61,614

 

(152

)

1,139

 

(970

)

11,090

 

(2,455

)

(1,271

)

(24,638

)

(1,775

)

42,582

 

742

 

43,324

 

 

 

 

Share capital

 

Results on
conversion of
shares

 

Capital reserve

 

Net ownership
changes in
subsidiaries

 

Profit
reserves

 

Treasury
stocks

 

Unrealized
fair value
gain (losses)

 

Cumulative
translation
adjustments

 

Retained
earnings

 

Equity
attributable to
Vale’s
stockholders

 

Equity
attributable to
noncontrolling
interests

 

Total
stockholders’
equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

61,614

 

(152

)

1,139

 

(954

)

7,419

 

(1,477

)

(1,183

)

(22,948

)

 

43,458

 

1,314

 

44,772

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,666

 

1,666

 

26

 

1,692

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retirement benefit obligations

 

 

 

 

(16

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(18

)

 

(18

)

Net investments hedge (note 20c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(565

)

 

(565

)

 

(565

)

Fair value adjustment to investment in equity securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

42

 

 

42

 

Translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

(1,055

)

 

47

 

(1,627

)

 

(2,635

)

(96

)

(2,731

)

Transactions with stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends of noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(83

)

(83

)

Acquisitions and disposal of noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(225

)

(225

)

Capitalization of noncontrolling interest advances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

4

 

Balance at June 30, 2018

 

61,614

 

(152

)

1,139

 

(970

)

6,364

 

(1,477

)

(1,096

)

(25,140

)

1,666

 

41,948

 

940

 

42,888

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

 

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Expressed in millions of United States dollar, unless otherwise stated

 

1.                            Corporate information

 

Vale S.A. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries (“Vale” or the “Company”) are global producers of iron ore and iron ore pellets, key raw materials for steelmaking, and producers of nickel, which is used to produce stainless steel and metal alloys employed in the production of several products. The Company also produces copper, metallurgical and thermal coal, manganese ore, ferroalloys, platinum group metals, gold, silver and cobalt. The information by segment is presented in note 4.

 

Vale S.A. (the “Parent Company”) is a public company headquartered in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with securities traded on the stock exchanges of São Paulo — B3 S.A. (VALE3), New York - NYSE (VALE), Paris - NYSE Euronext (VALE3) and Madrid — LATIBEX (XVALO).

 

2.                            Basis of preparation of the interim financial statements

 

a)        Statement of compliance

 

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Company (“interim financial statements”) have been prepared and are being presented in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting of the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”).

 

b)        Basis of presentation

 

The interim financial statements have been prepared to update users about relevant events and transactions that occurred in the period and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018. The accounting policies, accounting estimates and judgements, risk management and measurement methods are the same as those applied when preparing the last annual financial statements, except for the critical judgements and estimates made in determining the financial impacts arising from the Brumadinho dam failure, as described in note 3, and the new accounting policy related to the application of IFRS 16 Leases, which has been adopted by the Company since January 1, 2019 and is described in note 2(c).

 

The interim financial statements of the Company and its associates and joint ventures are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (“functional currency”), which in the case of the Parent Company is the Brazilian real (“R$”). For presentation purposes, these interim financial statements are presented in United States dollars (“US$”) as the Company believes that this is the relevant currency used by international investors.

 

The exchange rates used by the Company to translate its foreign operations are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average rate

 

 

 

Closing rate

 

Three-month period ended

 

Six-month period ended

 

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31,
2018

 

June 30, 2019

 

June 30, 2018

 

June 30, 2019

 

June 30, 2018

 

US Dollar (“US$”)

 

3.8322

 

3.8748

 

3.9221

 

3.6056

 

3.8459

 

3.4274

 

Canadian dollar (“CAD”)

 

2.9274

 

2.8451

 

2.9312

 

2.7928

 

2.8833

 

2.6807

 

Euro (“EUR” or “€”)

 

4.3587

 

4.4390

 

4.4068

 

4.2944

 

4.3440

 

4.1430

 

 

The issue of these interim financial statements was authorized by the Executive Board on July 31, 2019.

 

c) Changes in significant accounting policies

 

– IFRIC 23 Uncertainty over income tax treatments — IFRIC 23 became effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019 and clarifies the measurement and recognition requirements of IAS 12 Income taxes. The Company has assessed these requirements brought by the new interpretation and concluded there is no significant impact on its interim financial statements.

 

– IFRS 16 Leases — The Company has applied IFRS 16 from January 1, 2019, the date of initial application, using the modified retrospective approach. Accordingly, the comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported under IAS 17 and IFRIC 4. As a result of the IFRS 16 adoption, the Company has changed its accounting policy for lease contracts and the details of these changes are summarized below.

 

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The ferrous minerals produced in Brazil are mainly shipped to Asia. The Company has leased the Ponta da Madeira and Itaguaí maritime terminals in Brazil, that are primarily for the delivery of iron ore and iron ore pellets to bulk carrier vessels. The remaining lease terms are, respectively, 4 and 7 years for the ports in Brazil. Vale also has a lease agreement for a maritime terminal in Oman, which is used to deliver iron ore pellets produced in that location. The remaining lease term is 24 years for the port in Oman.

 

Some of the delivery of iron ore from Brazil to the Asian clients are made through 5 time charter agreements, which have 11 years remaining on average. As part of the ferrous minerals segment, the Company also has long-term agreements for the exploration and processing of iron ore with its joint ventures, such as the agreements to lease the pelletizing plants in Brazil.

 

In addition, the Company leases an oxygen plant dedicated to the base metals operation, as part of its nickel operation run in Canada. The remaining period of this lease agreement is 11 years.

 

The Company also has a long-term contract related to the right of use of certain locomotives dedicated to the transportation of the coal in Mozambique. This agreement has a remaining lease term of 7 years.

 

Vale has leased properties for its operational facilities and commercial and administrative offices in the various locations where the Company conducts its business.

 

Until December 31, 2018, these lease arrangements were classified as operating leases and were not recognized in the Company’s statement of financial position. The contractual payments were recognized in the income statement on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.

 

As at January 1, 2019, these lease agreements were recognized in the statement of financial position and were measured discounting the remaining minimum contractual payments at the present value, using the Company’s incremental borrowing rate ranging from 3% to 6%, depending on the remaining lease term. The Company used the following practical expedients when applying IFRS 16:

 

·                  Applied a single discount rate to a portfolio of leases with similar characteristics;

·                  Applied the exemption not to recognize right-of-use assets and liabilities for leases with less than 12 months of lease term and leases of low-value assets. The payments associated to these leases will be recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term; and

·                  Used hindsight when determining the lease term, to determine if the contract contains options to extend or terminate the lease.

 

Following are the lease liabilities under IFRS 16 reconciled to the disclosed operating lease commitments under IAS 17 at December 31, 2018:

 

 

 

Lease commitments
disclosed
on December 31, 2018

 

Contracts scoped out

 

Present value
adjustment

 

Lease liability recognized
on January 1, 2019

 

Ports

 

1,131

 

 

(364

)

767

 

Vessels

 

769

 

(1

)

(164

)

604

 

Pellets plants

 

218

 

(15

)

(52

)

151

 

Properties

 

162

 

(1

)

(24

)

137

 

Energy plants

 

94

 

 

(29

)

65

 

Locomotives

 

68

 

(7

)

(16

)

45

 

Mining equipment

 

55

 

(18

)

(5

)

32

 

Total

 

2,497

 

(42

)

(654

)

1,801

 

 

The total amount of the variable lease payments not included in the measurement of lease liabilities, which have been recognized straight to the income statement, for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2019 were US$120 and US$308, respectively. The interest accretion recognized in the income statement is disclosed in note 6.

 

The lease liability is presented on the statement of financial position as “Leases” and the accounting policy related to leases is disclosed in note 15.

 

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Expressed in millions of United States dollar, unless otherwise stated

 

Changes in the recognized right-of-use assets related to the lease agreements are as follows:

 

 

 

January 1, 2019

 

Additions (i)

 

Contract
modification

 

Depreciation

 

Translation
adjustment

 

June 30, 2019

 

Ports

 

767

 

2

 

 

(21

)

2

 

750

 

Vessels

 

605

 

 

 

(24

)

 

581

 

Pellets plants

 

151

 

62

 

 

(19

)

(1

)

193

 

Properties

 

137

 

 

(4

)

(14

)

(1

)

118

 

Energy plants

 

64

 

 

 

(3

)

4

 

65

 

Locomotives

 

45

 

 

 

(3

)

 

42

 

Mining equipment

 

32

 

 

 

(6

)

2

 

28

 

Total

 

1,801

 

64

 

(4

)

(90

)

6

 

1,777

 

 


(i) Additions mainly relates to the renewal of the contract with Nibrasco, which is a pelletizing plant. The new agreement expires in December 2022.

 

Following is the lease liability maturity of the agreements in place as at June 30, 2019, presented by contract nature:

 

 

 

2019

 

2020

 

2021

 

2022

 

2023 onwards

 

Total

 

Ports

 

30

 

31

 

32

 

34

 

641

 

768

 

Vessels

 

35

 

43

 

42

 

42

 

428

 

590

 

Pellets plants

 

38

 

28

 

27

 

27

 

94

 

214

 

Properties

 

24

 

28

 

26

 

12

 

43

 

133

 

Energy plants

 

4

 

3

 

4

 

4

 

50

 

65

 

Locomotives

 

4

 

4

 

5

 

5

 

24

 

42

 

Mining equipment

 

6

 

9

 

5

 

5

 

3

 

28

 

Total

 

141

 

146

 

141

 

129

 

1,283

 

1,840

 

 

3.                            Brumadinho dam failure

 

On January 25, 2019, a failure has been experienced in the Dam I of the Córrego do Feijão mine, which belongs to the Paraopeba Complex in the Southern System, located in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (“Brumadinho dam”). This dam, built under the upstream method, was inactive since 2016 (that is, without additional tailings disposal) and there was no other operational activity in the structure.

 

Under the upstream method, a dam is raised by building successive layers (“lifts”) above the tailings accumulated in the reservoir. There are two other raising methods, the ‘‘downstream’’ method and the ‘‘centerline’’ method. Each of these methods presents a different risk profile.

 

Due to the Brumadinho dam failure (“event”), 270 people lost their lives or are missing. Around 11.7 million metric tons of iron ore waste were contained in the Brumadinho dam and it is not yet known the exact volume of iron ore waste that was released due to the dam failure. The tailings released have caused an impact of around 270 km in extension, destroying some of Vale’s facilities, affecting local communities and disturbing the environment. The Paraopeba river and its ecosystems have also been impacted by the event.

 

The Company has been taking the necessary actions to support the victims and to mitigate and recover the social and environmental damages resulting from the dam failure. Vale has provided support in multiple ways, aiming to ensure the humanitarian assistance to those affected by the dam failure.

 

The Company established three Extraordinary Independent Consulting Committees to support the Board of Directors. All members of these committees are independent and unrelated to management or to the Company’s operations, to ensure that the initiatives and actions are unbiased. Following are the committees:

 

a)                 The Extraordinary Independent Consulting Committee for Investigation (“CIAEA”), dedicated to investigating the causes and responsibilities for the Brumadinho dam failure;

 

b)                 The Extraordinary Independent Consulting Committee for Support and Recovery (“CIAEAR”), dedicated to follow-up on the measures taken to support and recover those impacted and the areas affected by the failure of the Brumadinho dam, assuring that all necessary resources will be applied; and

 

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c)                  The Extraordinary Independent Consulting Committee for Dam Safety (“CIAESB”), dedicated to support the Board of Directors on questions related to the diagnosis of safety conditions, management and risk mitigation related to Vale’s tailings dams, also providing recommendations for actions to strengthen safety conditions of those dams.

 

In addition, Vale has determined the suspension (i) of the variable remuneration of its executives; (ii) the Shareholder’s Remuneration Policy and (iii) any other resolution related to shares buyback.

 

As a result of the dam failure, the Company recognized in the income statement a total impact of US$1,532 (R$5,921 million) and US$6,036 (R$23,236 million) for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2019 to meet its assumed obligations, including indemnification and donations to those affected by the event, remediation of the affected areas and compensation to the society. The financial impacts recognized on the statement of financial position and income statement are presented as follows:

 

a)  De-characterization of dams

 

On January 29, 2019, the Company informed the market and Brazilian authorities the decision to speed up the plan to “de-characterize” all of its tailings dams built under the upstream method (same method as Brumadinho’s dam), located in Brazil. The “de-characterization” means that the structure will be dismantled so the structure is effectively no longer a dam. After the event, the Brazilian National Mining Agency (“Agência Nacional de Mineração — ANM”) set new safety criteria for dams, determining the de-characterization of structures built under the upstream method.

 

Following the Company’s decision and new standards set by ANM, the Company has undertaken an assessment of its dam structures since the event and recorded a provision in the first quarter of 2019 for the de-characterization of certain upstream structures that have been identified at that point in time. During the current quarter, Vale has concluded that other small structures should be de-characterized as well, leading to an additional provision of US$98 (R$378 million), recognized in the income statement for the three-month period ended June 30, 2019.

 

Vale has developed engineering projects for the upstream structures and the total expected costs to carry out all de-characterization projects resulted in a provision of US$2,018 (R$7,733 million), discounted at the present value using the discount rate of 3.61%. In addition, the Company recognized a provision of US$257 (R$993 million) in relation to the de-characterization of the Germano tailings dam, owned by Samarco (note 17).

 

(a.i) Company’s dams

 

Before the event, the decommissioning plans of these dams were based on a method which aimed to ensure the physical and chemical stability of the structures, not necessarily, in all cases, removing in full and potentially reprocessing the tailings contained in the dams. Since the event, the Company has been working to develop detailed de-characterization engineering plan for each of these dams.

 

The updated plans indicate that for certain of these upstream dams, firstly, the Company will have to reinforce the downstream massive structures, and conclude the de-characterization subsequently, according to the geotechnical and geographic conditions of each of them. It was also considered whether additional containment structures should be built, depending on the safety level of the structure. The conceptual projects for the de-characterization were filed and the conceptual developing projects are also expected to be concluded in 2019.

 

The Company is currently working on the development of the engineering solution to de-characterize all of these structures and the detailed engineering projects will be filed later this year, which might result in material changes on the provided amount. Moreover, these projects filed during the year are subject to further review and eventual approval by the relevant authorities.

 

The measurement of the costs and recognition of the provision takes into consideration several assumptions and estimates, which rely on factors, for which some are not under the Company’s control. The main critical assumptions and estimates applied considers, among others: (i) volume of the waste to be removed based on historical data available and interpretation of the enacted laws and regulations; (ii) location availability for the tailings disposal; and (iii) acceptance by the authorities of the proposed engineering methods and solution. Therefore, changes in the critical assumptions and estimates may result in a material change to the amount provided as at June 30, 2019.

 

(a.ii) Associates and joint ventures upstream dams

 

Some of our investees also operate similar dam structures and as detailed in the note 17 to these financial statements, the Company recognized a provision of US$257 (R$993 million) in the current period as “Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures” in relation to the de-characterization of the Germano tailings dam.

 

b) Framework Agreements and donations

 

The Company has been working together with the authorities and society to remediate the environmental and social impacts of the event. Therefore, the Company has started negotiations and entered into agreements with the relevant authorities and affected people. Vale has also signed an instrument committing to donate to Brumadinho city, other institutions, to the families with missing members or affected by fatalities, to business owners of the region and families that resided in the Self-Saving Zone near to Brumadinho dam.

 

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Expressed in millions of United States dollar, unless otherwise stated

 

The agreements reached with the relevant authorities were signed with to compensate those affected by the event. As a result of these agreements outlined below, the Company recognized a provision in the income statement for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2019 in the amounts of US$86 (R$331 million) and US$2,509 (R$9,648 million), respectively.

 

Vale has also developed studies and projects to ensure geotechnical safety of the remaining structures at the Córrego do Feijão mine, in Brumadinho, and the removal and proper disposal of the tailings, especially alongside the Paraopeba river. In addition, Vale has set up an exclusive structure for treatment of the rescued animals, enabling emergency care and recovery.

 

These projects aiming to recover the environment and compensate the society resulted in a provision of U$1,162 (R$4,482 million) recorded as at June 30, 2019.

 

The total amount of this provision may vary due to the early stage of the ongoing negotiations, timing and scope of the measures currently being discussed, which are subject to the approval and consent by the relevant authorities.

 

(b.i) Public Defendants

 

On April 5, 2019, Vale and the Public Defendants of the State of Minas Gerais formalized an agreement under which those affected by the Brumadinho’s Dam failure may join an individual or family group out-of-Court settlement agreements for the indemnification of material, economic and moral damages. This agreement establishes the basis for a wide range of indemnification payments, which were defined according to the best practices and case law of Brazilian Courts.

 

(b.ii) Public Ministry of Labor

 

On July 15, 2019, Vale signed a final agreement with the Public Ministry of Labor to indemnify the direct and third-party employees of the Córrego do Feijão mine who were affected by the termination of this operation.

 

Under the terms of the final agreement, Vale will either maintain the jobs of its direct employees and third-party employees until January 25, 2023 or convert this benefit into a cash compensation. The agreement also includes indemnification payments to the relatives of the fatal victims of the event, which may vary depending on their relationship with the victims, and a lifelong medical insurance benefit to the widows and widowers and a similar benefit to the dependents of the victims until they are 25 years old.

 

In addition, the agreement set a collective moral damage indemnification payment in the amount of US$104 (R$400 million) that has to be paid by August 6, 2019.

 

(b.iii) Brazilian Federal Government, State of Minas Gerais, Public Prosecutors

 

On February 20, 2019, Vale entered into a preliminary agreement with the State of Minas Gerais, Federal Government and representatives of Public Authorities in which the Company commits to make, subject to registration, emergency indemnification payments to the residents of Brumadinho and the communities that are located up to one kilometer from the Paraopeba river bed, from Brumadinho to the city of Pompéu. Due to this agreement, the Company has been anticipating the indemnification to each family member through monthly payments during a 12-month period, which changes based on the age of the beneficiary, among other factors.

 

(b.iv) Environmental remediation and compensation

 

On July 8, 2019, Vale has entered into an agreement with Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais (“COPASA”) to implement several actions to clean up the affected areas and to upgrade the retention water system alongside the Paraopeba River and some other collection water points nearby the affected area. In addition, the Company mobilized the dredging of part of the material released, including cleaning and de-sanding of the Paraopeba river channel.

 

c) Incurred expenses

 

The Company has incurred in expenses which do not qualify for provision and have been recognized straight to the income statement, in the amounts of US$158 and US$262 for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2019, respectively. These expenses include communication services, accommodation and humanitarian assistance, equipment, legal services, water, food aid, taxes, among others.

 

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Expressed in millions of United States dollar, unless otherwise stated

 

d)  Operation stoppages

 

The Company has some suspended operations due to judicial decisions or technical analysis performed by the Company on its upstream dam structures. Such stoppage currently impacts 50 Mtpy of Vale's production capacity of iron ore, which about 20 Mtpy is expected to be gradually resumed starting by the end of this fiscal year. The Company is working on legal and technical measures to resume these operations at the earliest.

 

The Company recorded a loss of US$238 and US$398 related to the operational stoppage and idle capacity of the ferrous mineral segment as “Pre-operating and operational stoppage” for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2019, respectively.

 

e) Assets write-off

 

Following the event and the decision to speed up the de-characterization of the upstream dams, the Company recognized a loss of US$65 (R$251 million) and US$219 (R$836 million) as “Impairment and disposal of non-current assets” in the three and six-month period ended June 30, 2019 in relation to the assets write-off of the Córrego do Feijão mine and those related to the other upstream dams in Brazil.

 

f) Contingencies and other legal matters

 

Vale is subject to significant contingencies due to the Brumadinho dam failure. Vale has already been named on several judicial and administrative proceedings brought by authorities and affected people and is currently under investigations. Vale is evaluating these contingencies and would recognize a provision based on the updates on the stage of these claims.

 

Following these contingencies, approximately US$3.3 billion (R$12.8 billion) of the Company’s assets are blocked as at June 30, 2019, of which approximately US$96 (R$366 million) were freeze on the Company’s bank accounts and US$3.2 billion (R$12.4 billion) were converted into judicial deposits as at June 30, 2019.

 

For the Brumadinho event, the Company has additional guarantees in the amount of US$1.4 billion (R$5.3 billion), of which only US$131 (R$500 million) were presented in court and used to release the respective judicial deposit during the period ended June 30, 2019.

 

Following the conclusion of the final agreement with the Public Prosecutor's Office, signed on July 15, 2019 (subsequent event), the judicial deposit in the amount of US$418 (R$1.6 billion), related to the Brumadinho event, was refunded to the Company.

 

On July 9, 2019 (subsequent event), the decision issued by the 6th Public Treasury Court of Minas Gerais authorized the substitution of US$1.3 billion (R$5 billion), being US$652 (R$2.5 billion) for each of the two main lawsuits raised by the Public Prosecutors of Minas Gerais due to the dam I failure of Brumadinho, by guarantees. As of the date of issuance of these interim financial statements, such funds have not been released yet.

 

(f.i) Lawsuits

 

On January 27, 2019, following the injunctions granted upon the requests of the Public Prosecutors of the State of Minas Gerais and the State of Minas Gerais, the Company had restricted an amount cash on its bank accounts as collateral for the necessary measures to reassure the stability of the other dams of the Córrego do Feijão mine, provide accommodation and assistance to the affected people, remediate environmental and social impacts, among other obligations.

 

On January 31, 2019, the Public Ministry of Labor filed a Public Civil Action and two preliminary injunctions were granted determining a freezing on the Company’s bank accounts to secure the indemnification of direct and third-party employees that worked in the Córrego de Feijão mine at the time of the Brumadinho dam failure. Following the final agreement reached with Public Ministry of Labor signed on July 15, 2019 (subsequent event), the amount has been released to the Company (note 22).

 

On March 18, 2019 the Public Prosecutor of the State of Minas Gerais filed a Public Civil Action and a preliminary injunction was granted to freeze an amount on the Company’s bank accounts, to secure funds to indemnify for potential damages that may arise from the evacuation of the community of Sebastião de Águas Claras — Macacos community.

 

On March 25, 2019, the Public Prosecutor of the State of Minas Gerais filed a Public Civil Action and two preliminary injunctions were granted to freeze an amount of the Company’s assets, to secure funds for potential damages that may arise from evacuation of the communities in Barão de Cocais. On July 11, 2019 (subsequent event), these decisions were suspended, and the amount has been released to the Company (note 24).

 

(f.ii) Administrative sanctions

 

The Company was notified of the imposition of administrative fines by the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (“IBAMA”), in the amount of US$65 (R$250 million), which the Company expects to settle through environmental projects. Furthermore, the Secretary for Environment — SEMA Brumadinho imposed administrative fines, in the total amount of US$27 (R$109 million). Both amounts are also provided as at June 30, 2019.

 

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Selected Notes to the Interim Financial Statements

Expressed in millions of United States dollar, unless otherwise stated

 

(f.iii) U.S. Securities class action suits

 

The Company became aware through public available information that Vale and certain of its current officers have been named as defendants in putative securities class action complaints in Federal Courts in New York brought by holders of Vale’s securities under U.S. federal securities laws. However, neither the Company nor its officers have been officially served of any of these Complaints.

 

The complaints allege that Vale made false and misleading statements or omitted to make disclosures concerning the risks and potential damage of a failure of the dam in the Córrego de Feijão mine. The plaintiffs have not specified an amount of alleged damages in these complaints. Vale intends to defend these actions and mount a full defense against these claims. Based on the assessment of the Company´s legal consultants, although still in a very preliminary stage, the expectation of loss of this proceeding is classified as possible.

 

Considering that, no official service of process has been received to date, the very early stage of the aforementioned putative class action and the fact that no amounts have been claimed by the plaintiffs against the defendants, it is not possible, at the moment, to reliably estimate the potential amounts involved.

 

g) Insurance

 

The Company is negotiating with insurers under its operational risk, general liability and engineering risk policies, but these negotiations are still at a preliminary stage. Any payment of insurance proceeds will depend on the coverage definitions under these policies and assessment of the amount of loss. In light of the uncertainties, no indemnification to the Company was recognized in Vale’s financial statements.

 

Critical accounting estimates and judgments

 

The measurement of the provisions require the use of assumptions that may be mainly affected by: (i) changes in laws and regulations; (ii) changes in the current estimated market price of the direct and indirect cost related to products and services, (iii) changes in timing for cash outflows, (iv) changes in the technology considered in measuring the provision, (v) number of individuals entitled to the indemnification payments, (vi) resolution of existing and potential legal claims, (vii) demographic assumptions, (viii) actuarial assumptions, and (ix) updates in the discount rate.

 

Therefore, future expenditures may differ from the amounts currently provided because the realized assumptions and various other factors are not always under the Company’s control. These changes to key assumptions could result in a material impact to the amount of the provision in future reporting periods. At each reporting period, the Company will reassess the key assumptions used in the preparation of the projected cash flows and will adjust the provision, if required.

 

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4.             Information by business segment and by geographic area

 

The Company operated the following reportable segments during this year: Ferrous Minerals, Coal and Base Metals. The segments are aligned with products and reflect the structure used by Management to evaluate Company’s performance. The responsible bodies for making operational decisions, allocating resources and evaluating performance are the Executive Boards and the Board of Directors. The performance of the operating segments is assessed based on a measure of Adjusted EBITDA.

 

In 2019, due to the Brumadinho dam failure, the Company has created the Special Recovery and Development Board, which is in-charge of social, humanitarian, environmental and structural recovery measures that are implemented in Brumadinho and other affected areas. This Board reports to the CEO and assess the costs related to the Brumadinho event. These costs are not directly related to the Company’s operating activities and, therefore, were not allocated to any operating segment.

 

The Company allocate to “Others” the sales and expenses of other products, services, research and development, investments in joint ventures and associates of other business and unallocated corporate expenses.

 

a)   Adjusted EBITDA

 

Adjusted EBITDA is calculated for each segment using operating income or loss plus dividends received and interest from associates and joint ventures, and excluding the amounts charged as (i) depreciation, depletion and amortization and (ii) impairment and disposal of non-current assets.

 

 

 

Three-month period ended June 30, 2019

 

 

 

Net operating
revenue

 

Cost of goods
sold and
services
rendered

 

Sales,
administrative
and other
operating
expenses

 

Research and
evaluation

 

Pre operating
and operational
stoppage

 

Dividends
received and
interest from
associates and
joint ventures

 

Adjusted
EBITDA

 

Ferrous minerals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iron ore

 

5,849

 

(2,093

)

(148

)

(24

)

(236

)

 

3,348

 

Iron ore Pellets

 

1,300

 

(576

)

(3

)

(5

)

(13

)

144

 

847

 

Ferroalloys and manganese

 

69

 

(56

)

(1

)

(1

)

 

 

11

 

Other ferrous products and services

 

97

 

(82

)

2

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

7,315

 

(2,807

)

(150

)

(30

)

(249

)

144

 

4,223

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal

 

256

 

(386

)

2

 

(6

)

 

28

 

(106

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Base metals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel and other products

 

1,076

 

(794

)

(22

)

(8

)

(4

)

 

248

 

Copper

 

462

 

(235

)

(3

)

(7

)

 

 

217

 

 

 

1,538

 

(1,029

)

(25

)

(15

)

(4

)

 

465

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brumadinho event

 

 

 

(1,532

)

 

 

 

(1,532

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others

 

77

 

(80

)

44

 

(39

)

(3

)

49

 

48

 

Total

 

9,186

 

(4,302

)

(1,661

)

(90

)

(256

)

221

 

3,098

 

 

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Three-month period ended June 30, 2018

 

 

 

Net operating
revenue

 

Cost of goods
sold and services
rendered

 

Sales,
administrative
and other
operating
expenses (i)

 

Research and
evaluation

 

Pre operating
and operational
stoppage

 

Dividends
received and
interest from
associates and
joint ventures

 

Adjusted
EBITDA

 

Ferrous minerals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iron ore

 

4,570

 

(2,144

)

(26

)

(25

)

(27

)

1

 

2,349

 

Iron ore Pellets

 

1,518

 

(808

)

(6

)

(6

)

(6

)

105

 

797

 

Ferroalloys and manganese

 

115

 

(65

)

(2

)

(1

)

 

 

47

 

Other ferrous products and services

 

118

 

(84

)

1

 

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

6,321

 

(3,101

)

(33

)

(32

)

(33

)

106

 

3,228

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal

 

356

 

(327

)

(7

)

(6

)

 

29

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Base metals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel and other products

 

1,340

 

(810

)

(18

)

(8

)

(7

)

 

497

 

Copper

 

530

 

(245

)

 

(4

)

 

 

281

 

 

 

1,870

 

(1,055

)

(18

)

(12

)

(7

)

 

778

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others

 

69

 

(67

)

(160

)

(42

)

(6

)

30

 

(176

)

Total from continuing operations

 

8,616

 

(4,550

)

(218

)

(92

)

(46

)

165

 

3,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations (Fertilizers)

 

32

 

(36

)

(3

)

 

 

 

(7

)

Total

 

8,648

 

(4,586

)

(221

)

(92

)

(46

)

165

 

3,868

 

 


(i) Restated including in “Others” a loss of US$27 related to provision for litigation.

 

 

 

Six-month period ended June 30, 2019

 

 

 

Net operating
revenue

 

Cost of goods
sold and
services
rendered

 

Sales,
administrative
and other
operating
expenses

 

Research and
evaluation

 

Pre operating
and operational
stoppage

 

Dividends
received and
interest from
associates and
joint ventures

 

Adjusted
EBITDA

 

Ferrous minerals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iron ore

 

10,326

 

(3,737

)

(161

)

(43

)

(393

)

 

5,992

 

Iron ore Pellets

 

2,974

 

(1,329

)

(7

)

(10

)

(23

)

144

 

1,749

 

Ferroalloys and manganese

 

154

 

(113

)

(2

)

(1

)

 

 

38

 

Other ferrous products and services

 

204

 

(159

)

1

 

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

13,658

 

(5,338

)

(169

)

(54

)

(416

)

144

 

7,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal

 

589

 

(809

)

1

 

(12

)

 

56

 

(175

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Base metals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel and other products

 

2,056

 

(1,482

)

(34

)

(15

)

(12

)

 

513

 

Copper

 

933

 

(461

)

(3

)

(12

)

 

 

457

 

 

 

2,989

 

(1,943

)

(37

)

(27

)

(12

)

 

970

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brumadinho event

 

 

 

(6,036

)

 

 

 

(6,036

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others

 

153

 

(165

)

(104

)

(68

)

(3

)

49

 

(138

)

Total

 

17,389

 

(8,255

)

(6,345

)

(161

)

(431

)

249

 

2,446

 

 

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Six-month period ended June 30, 2018

 

 

 

Net operating
revenue

 

Cost of goods
sold and services
rendered

 

Sales,
administrative
and other
operating
expenses (i)

 

Research and
evaluation

 

Pre operating
and operational
stoppage

 

Dividends
received and
interest from
associates and
joint ventures

 

Adjusted
EBITDA

 

Ferrous minerals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iron ore

 

9,273

 

(4,222

)

(39

)

(45

)

(62

)

1

 

4,906

 

Iron ore Pellets

 

3,103

 

(1,621

)

(7

)

(11

)

(9

)

105

 

1,560

 

Ferroalloys and manganese

 

239

 

(139

)

(3

)

(1

)

 

 

96

 

Other ferrous products and services

 

233

 

(157

)

(2

)

 

 

 

74

 

 

 

12,848

 

(6,139

)

(51

)

(57

)

(71

)

106

 

6,636

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal

 

736

 

(662

)

(5

)

(9

)

 

89

 

149

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Base metals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel and other products

 

2,472

 

(1,515

)

(33

)

(17

)

(15

)

 

892

 

Copper

 

1,032

 

(493

)

(1

)

(8

)

 

 

530

 

 

 

3,504

 

(2,008

)

(34

)

(25

)

(15

)

 

1,422

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others

 

131

 

(137

)

(358

)

(70

)

(12

)

40

 

(406

)

Total from continuing operations

 

17,219

 

(8,946

)

(448

)

(161

)

(98

)

235

 

7,801

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations (Fertilizers)

 

121

 

(120

)

(4

)

 

 

 

(3

)

Total

 

17,340

 

(9,066

)

(452

)

(161

)

(98

)

235

 

7,798

 

 


(i) Restated including in “Others” a loss of US$72 related to provision for litigation.

 

Adjusted EBITDA is reconciled to net income (loss) for the period as follows:

 

From continuing operations

 

 

 

Three-month period ended June 30,

 

Six-month period ended June 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

 

(142

)

93

 

(1,817

)

1,784

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

966

 

861

 

1,767

 

1,734

 

Income taxes

 

473

 

(664

)

(159

)

57

 

Financial results

 

728

 

3,055

 

1,434

 

3,679

 

Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures

 

743

 

370

 

659

 

299

 

Dividends received and interest from associates and joint ventures (i)

 

221

 

165

 

249

 

235

 

Impairment and disposal of non-current assets

 

109

 

(5

)

313

 

13

 

Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations

 

3,098

 

3,875

 

2,446

 

7,801

 

 


(i) Includes remuneration of the financial instrument in the coal segment.

 

From discontinued operations

 

 

 

Three-month period ended June 30, 2018

 

Six-month period ended June 30, 2018

 

Loss from discontinued operations

 

(10

)

(92

)

Income taxes

 

(9

)

(40

)

Financial results

 

1

 

5

 

Impairment of non-current assets

 

11

 

124

 

Adjusted EBITDA from discontinued operations

 

(7

)

(3

)

 

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b)   Assets by segment

 

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

Product inventory

 

Investments in
associates and
joint ventures

 

Property, plant
and equipment
and intangibles (i)

 

Product inventory

 

Investments in
associates and
joint ventures

 

Property, plant
and equipment
and intangibles (i)

 

Ferrous minerals

 

2,397

 

1,853

 

33,990

 

2,210

 

1,814

 

31,377

 

Coal

 

116

 

156

 

1,634

 

119

 

317

 

1,589

 

Base metals

 

1,183

 

14

 

22,100

 

1,147

 

14

 

21,295

 

Others

 

17

 

1,092

 

1,555

 

11

 

1,080

 

2,086

 

Total

 

3,713

 

3,115

 

59,279

 

3,487

 

3,225

 

56,347

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three-month period ended June 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

Capital expenditures (ii)

 

 

 

Capital expenditures (ii)

 

 

 

 

 

Sustaining capital

 

Project execution

 

Depreciation,
depletion and
amortization

 

Sustaining capital

 

Project execution

 

Depreciation,
depletion and
amortization

 

Ferrous minerals

 

312

 

87

 

531

 

291

 

171

 

425

 

Coal

 

27

 

 

60

 

19

 

15

 

56

 

Base metals

 

259

 

42

 

356

 

189

 

19

 

367

 

Others

 

2

 

1

 

19

 

1

 

 

13

 

Total

 

600

 

130

 

966

 

500

 

205

 

861

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six-month period ended June 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

Capital expenditures (ii)

 

 

 

Capital expenditures (ii)

 

 

 

 

 

Sustaining capital

 

Project execution

 

Depreciation,
depletion and
amortization

 

Sustaining capital

 

Project execution

 

Depreciation,
depletion and
amortization

 

Ferrous minerals

 

591

 

173

 

959

 

613

 

504

 

857

 

Coal

 

77

 

 

109

 

43

 

24

 

121

 

Base metals

 

441

 

53

 

662

 

370

 

34

 

717

 

Others

 

3

 

3

 

37

 

2

 

5

 

39

 

Total

 

1,112

 

229

 

1,767

 

1,028

 

567

 

1,734

 

 


(i) Goodwill is allocated mainly to ferrous minerals and base metals segments in the amount of US$1,861 and US$1,879 in June 30, 2019 and US$1,841 and US$1,812 in December 31, 2018, respectively.

(ii) Cash outflows.

 

Base metals

 

Onça Puma

 

In June 2019, the Federal Regional Court ordered the suspension nickel processing activities at the Onça Puma plant. The mining activities in the Onça Puma mine have been halted since September 2017 by means of a prior judicial decision. The Company is challenging and appealing of the suspension decisions, but it is not possible to anticipate when Onça Puma activities will resume. In December 31, 2018, the Company calculated the recoverable amount and no losses were identified. As of June 30, 2019, the Company assessed the impairment trigger described above and concluded that it does not impact Onça Puma’s recoverable amount and, therefore, no loss were recognized in the income statement for the period ended June 30, 2019.

 

Cobalt streaming transaction

 

In June 2018, the Company entered into two different agreements, one with Wheaton Precious Metals Corp (“Wheaton”) and the other with Cobalt 27 Capital Corp. (“Cobalt 27”), to sell a stream equivalent to 75% of the cobalt extracted as a by-product from the Voisey’s Bay mine, in Canada, starting on January 1, 2021. Upon completion of the transaction, the Company received an upfront payment of US$690 in cash (US$390 from Wheaton and US$300 from Cobalt 27), which has been recorded as others non-current liabilities. Vale will receive additional payments of 20%, on average, of the market reference price for cobalt, for each pound of finished cobalt delivered.

 

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c)   Net operating revenue, by destination

 

 

 

Three-month period ended June 30, 2019

 

 

 

Ferrous
minerals

 

Coal

 

Base metals

 

Others

 

Total

 

Americas, except United States and Brazil

 

145

 

 

166

 

 

311

 

United States of America

 

123

 

 

244

 

 

367

 

Germany

 

307

 

 

146

 

 

453

 

Europe, except Germany

 

466

 

43

 

421

 

 

930

 

Middle East, Africa and Oceania

 

491

 

9

 

5

 

 

505

 

Japan

 

472

 

30

 

87

 

 

589

 

China

 

4,017

 

 

183

 

 

4,200

 

Asia, except Japan and China

 

513

 

143

 

234

 

 

890

 

Brazil

 

781

 

31

 

52

 

77

 

941

 

Net operating revenue

 

7,315

 

256

 

1,538

 

77

 

9,186

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three-month period ended June 30, 2018

 

 

 

Ferrous
minerals

 

Coal

 

Base metals

 

Others

 

Total

 

Americas, except United States and Brazil

 

195

 

 

184

 

 

379

 

United States of America

 

89

 

 

265

 

 

354

 

Germany

 

286

 

 

141

 

 

427

 

Europe, except Germany

 

575

 

87

 

460

 

 

1,122

 

Middle East, Africa and Oceania

 

500

 

33

 

6

 

 

539

 

Japan

 

614

 

 

145

 

 

759

 

China

 

3,056

 

 

208

 

 

3,264

 

Asia, except Japan and China

 

423

 

222

 

392

 

 

1,037

 

Brazil

 

583

 

14

 

69

 

69

 

735

 

Net operating revenue

 

6,321

 

356

 

1,870

 

69

 

8,616

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six-month period ended June 30, 2019

 

 

 

Ferrous
minerals

 

Coal

 

Base metals

 

Others

 

Total

 

Americas, except United States and Brazil

 

306

 

 

386

 

 

692

 

United States of America

 

221

 

 

453

 

 

674

 

Germany

 

569

 

 

264

 

 

833

 

Europe, except Germany

 

879

 

149

 

817

 

 

1,845

 

Middle East, Africa and Oceania

 

1,119

 

36

 

11

 

 

1,166

 

Japan

 

950

 

96

 

175

 

 

1,221

 

China

 

7,261

 

 

326

 

 

7,587

 

Asia, except Japan and China

 

946

 

262

 

457

 

 

1,665

 

Brazil

 

1,407

 

46

 

100

 

153

 

1,706

 

Net operating revenue

 

13,658

 

589

 

2,989

 

153

 

17,389

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six-month period ended June 30, 2018

 

 

 

Ferrous
minerals

 

Coal

 

Base metals

 

Others

 

Total

 

Americas, except United States and Brazil

 

414

 

 

341

 

 

755

 

United States of America

 

171

 

 

509

 

8

 

688

 

Germany

 

611

 

 

212

 

 

823

 

Europe, except Germany

 

1,046

 

189

 

959

 

 

2,194

 

Middle East, Africa and Oceania

 

1,093

 

76

 

10

 

 

1,179

 

Japan

 

1,071

 

33

 

260

 

 

1,364

 

China

 

6,442

 

 

416

 

 

6,858

 

Asia, except Japan and China

 

769

 

372

 

641

 

 

1,782

 

Brazil

 

1,231

 

66

 

156

 

123

 

1,576

 

Net operating revenue

 

12,848

 

736

 

3,504

 

131

 

17,219

 

 

Provisionally priced commodities sales - At June 30, 2019, the Company had an estimated 13 million metric tons of iron ore and pellets (December 31, 2018: 27 million metric tons) and 111 thousand metric tons of copper (December 31, 2018: 78 thousand metric tons) provisionally priced based on forward prices.

 

The final price of these sales will be determined during the third quarter of 2019. A 10% change in the realized prices compared to the provisionally priced sales, all other factors held constant, would increase or reduce iron ore net income by US$148 and copper net income by US$80.

 

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5.         Costs and expenses by nature

 

a)   Cost of goods sold and services rendered

 

 

 

Three-month period ended June 30,

 

Six-month period ended June 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

Personnel

 

530

 

573

 

992

 

1,126

 

Materials and services

 

972

 

964

 

1,925

 

1,848

 

Fuel oil and gas

 

337

 

378

 

684

 

731

 

Maintenance

 

713

 

676

 

1,341

 

1,413

 

Energy

 

201

 

240

 

413

 

478

 

Acquisition of products

 

137

 

100

 

244

 

223

 

Depreciation and depletion

 

871

 

827

 

1,619

 

1,655

 

Freight

 

844

 

940

 

1,605

 

1,841

 

Others

 

568

 

679

 

1,051

 

1,286

 

Total

 

5,173

 

5,377

 

9,874

 

10,601

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods sold

 

5,001

 

5,215

 

9,541

 

10,292

 

Cost of services rendered

 

172

 

162

 

333

 

309

 

Total

 

5,173

 

5,377

 

9,874

 

10,601

 

 

b)   Selling and administrative expenses

 

 

 

Three-month period ended June 30,

 

Six-month period ended June 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

Personnel

 

41

 

41

 

87

 

103

 

Services

 

13

 

18

 

27

 

37

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

16

 

13

 

30

 

32

 

Others

 

40

 

50

 

76

 

74

 

Total

 

110

 

122

 

220

 

246

 

 

c)   Other operating (income) expenses, net

 

 

 

Three-month period ended June 30,

 

Six-month period ended June 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

Provision for litigations (i)

 

161

 

27

 

240

 

72

 

Profit sharing program

 

16

 

61

 

51

 

108

 

Others (ii)

 

(142

)

21

 

(172

)

54

 

Total

 

35

 

109

 

119

 

234

 

 


(i) Includes the change in the expected outcome of probable loss of the lawsuit related to the accident of ship loaders, at the Praia Mole maritime terminal, in Espírito Santo.

(ii) Includes the reversal of amounts provided for legal proceedings related to the Rede Ferroviária Federal S.A lawsuit.

 

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Expressed in millions of United States dollar, unless otherwise stated

 

6.         Financial result

 

 

 

Three-month period ended June 30,

 

Six-month period ended June 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

Financial income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

 

46

 

50

 

92

 

75

 

Others

 

76

 

31

 

127

 

124

 

 

 

122

 

81

 

219

 

199

 

Financial expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and borrowings gross interest

 

(274

)

(294

)

(526

)

(630

)

Capitalized loans and borrowing costs

 

40

 

44

 

77

 

104

 

Participative stockholders’ debentures

 

(251

)

(304

)

(628

)

(487

)

Interest on REFIS

 

(43

)

(51

)

(85

)

(109

)

Interest on lease liabilities

 

(25

)

 

(44

)

 

Others

 

(198

)

(176

)

(353

)

(306

)

 

 

(751

)

(781

)

(1,559

)

(1,428

)

Other financial items, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net foreign exchange gains (losses) - Loans and borrowings

 

57

 

(2,376

)

47

 

(2,493

)

Derivative financial instruments

 

66

 

(306

)

159

 

(216

)

Other foreign exchange gains (losses), net

 

(36

)

430

 

(33

)

483

 

Indexation losses, net

 

(186

)

(103

)

(267

)

(224

)

 

 

(99

)

(2,355

)

(94

)

(2,450

)

Financial results

 

(728

)

(3,055

)

(1,434

)

(3,679

)

 

Net investment of foreign operation

 

Since January 1, 2019, the Company has considered certain long-term loans payable to Vale International S.A., for which settlement is neither planned nor likely to occur in the foreseeable future, as part of its net investment in that foreign operation. The foreign exchange differences arising on the monetary item are recognized in other comprehensive income, in the “Cumulative translation adjustments”, and reclassified from stockholders’ equity to income statement at the moment of the disposal or partial disposal of the net investment. The Company recognized a gain of US$225 (US$148 net of taxes) and US$160 (US$106 net of taxes) for the three and six-month period ended June 30, 2019, respectively, in the “Cumulative translation adjustments” in stockholders’ equity.

 

7.         Income taxes

 

a) Deferred income tax assets and liabilities

 

Changes in deferred tax are as follow:

 

 

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Deferred taxes, net

 

Balance at March 31, 2019

 

7,711

 

1,524

 

6,187

 

Effect in income statement

 

(117

)

(10

)

(107

)

Translation adjustment

 

103

 

21

 

82

 

Other comprehensive income

 

1

 

(66

)

67

 

Balance at June 30, 2019

 

7,698

 

1,469

 

6,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Deferred taxes, net

 

Balance at March 31, 2018

 

6,107

 

1,704

 

4,403

 

Effect in income statement

 

809

 

18

 

791

 

Transfers between asset and liabilities

 

1

 

1

 

 

Translation adjustment

 

(673

)

(33

)

(640

)

Other comprehensive income

 

289

 

(12

)

301

 

Effect of discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect in income statement

 

8

 

 

8

 

Transfer to net assets held for sale

 

(6

)

 

(6

)

Balance at June 30, 2018

 

6,535

 

1,678

 

4,857

 

 

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Expressed in millions of United States dollar, unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Deferred taxes, net

 

Balance at December 31, 2018

 

6,908

 

1,532

 

5,376

 

Effect in income statement

 

731

 

(41

)

772

 

Translation adjustment

 

68

 

40

 

28

 

Other comprehensive income

 

(9

)

(62

)

53

 

Balance at June 30, 2019

 

7,698

 

1,469

 

6,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Deferred taxes, net

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

6,638

 

1,719

 

4,919

 

Effect in income statement

 

180

 

17

 

163

 

Transfers between asset and liabilities

 

9

 

9

 

 

Translation adjustment

 

(696

)

(63

)

(633

)

Other comprehensive income

 

376

 

(4

)

380

 

Effect of discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect in income statement

 

40

 

 

40

 

Transfer to net assets held for sale

 

(12

)

 

(12

)

Balance at June 30, 2018

 

6,535

 

1,678

 

4,857

 

 

b)   Income tax reconciliation — Income statement

 

The total amount presented as income taxes in the income statement for the period is reconciled to the statutory rate, as follows:

 

 

 

Three-month period ended June 30,

 

Six-month period ended June 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

331

 

(571

)

(1,976

)

1,841

 

Income taxes at statutory rate - 34%

 

(112

)

194

 

672

 

(626

)

Adjustments that affect the basis of taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax benefit from interest on stockholders’ equity

 

 

397

 

 

464

 

Tax incentives

 

29

 

162

 

61

 

189

 

Equity results

 

31

 

15

 

67

 

44

 

Unrecognized tax losses of the period

 

(254

)

(109

)

(422

)

(256

)

Others

 

(167

)

5

 

(219

)

128

 

Income taxes

 

(473

)

664

 

159

 

(57

)

 

Income tax expense is recognized based on the estimate of the weighted average effective tax rate expected for the full year, adjusted for the tax effect of certain items recognized in full in the interim period. Therefore, the effective tax rate in the interim financial statement may differ from management’s estimate of the effective tax rate for the annual financial statement.

 

c)         Income taxes - Settlement program (“REFIS”)

 

The balance mainly relates to REFIS to settle most of the claims related to the collection of income tax and social contribution on equity gains of foreign subsidiaries and affiliates from 2003 to 2012. At June 30, 2019, the balance of US$ 4,260 (US$ 445 classified as current liabilities and US$ 3,815 classified as non-current liabilities) is due in 112 remaining monthly installments, bearing interest at the SELIC rate (Special System for Settlement and Custody).

 

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Expressed in millions of United States dollar, unless otherwise stated

 

8.                            Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share

 

The basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share are presented below:

 

 

 

Three-month period ended June 30,

 

Six-month period ended June 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Vale’s stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

 

(133

)

86

 

(1,775

)

1,758

 

Loss from discontinued operations

 

 

(10

)

 

(92

)

Net income (loss)

 

(133

)

76

 

(1,775

)

1,666

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thousands of shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding - common shares

 

5,181,771

 

5,197,432

 

5,181,092

 

5,197,432

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common share (US$)

 

(0.03

)

0.02

 

(0.34

)

0.34

 

Basic and diluted loss per share from discontinued operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common share (US$)

 

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.02

)

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common share (US$)

 

(0.03

)

0.01

 

(0.34

)

0.32

 

 

The Company does not have potential outstanding shares or other instruments with dilutive effect on the earnings per share computation.

 

9.                  Accounts receivable

 

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31, 2018

 

Accounts receivable

 

3,048

 

2,710

 

Expected credit loss

 

(65

)

(62

)

 

 

2,983

 

2,648

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue related to the steel sector - %

 

87.61

%

85.50

%

 

 

 

Three-month period ended June 30,

 

Six-month period ended June 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

Impairment of accounts receivable recorded in the income statement

 

(3

)

(4

)

(3

)

(4

)

 

There is no customer that individually represents more than 10% of the Company’s accounts receivable or revenues.

 

10.           Inventories

 

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31, 2018

 

Finished products

 

2,948

 

2,797

 

Work in progress

 

765

 

690

 

Consumable inventory

 

1,011

 

956

 

Total

 

4,724

 

4,443

 

 

 

 

Three-month period ended June 30,

 

Six-month period ended June 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

Provision for net realizable value

 

(36

)

(16

)

(54

)

(17

)

 

Finished and work in progress products inventories by segments are presented in note 4(b).

 

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Expressed in millions of United States dollar, unless otherwise stated

 

11.       Other financial assets and liabilities

 

 

 

Current

 

Non-Current

 

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31, 2018

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31, 2018

 

Other financial assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial investments

 

16

 

32

 

 

 

Bank accounts restricted

 

 

 

96

 

 

Loans

 

 

 

95

 

153

 

Derivative financial instruments (note 20)

 

57

 

39

 

467

 

392

 

Investments in equity securities (note 12)

 

 

 

855

 

987

 

Related parties - Loans (note 25)

 

329

 

364

 

1,605

 

1,612

 

 

 

402

 

435

 

3,118

 

3,144

 

Other financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments (note 20)

 

311

 

470

 

324

 

344

 

Related parties - Loans (note 25)

 

798

 

1,134

 

959

 

960

 

Participative stockholders’ debentures

 

 

 

1,932

 

1,407

 

 

 

1,109

 

1,604

 

3,215

 

2,711

 

 

Participative stockholders’ debentures

 

On April 2, 2019, the Company provided US$99 (R$382 million) as remuneration on its stockholders’ debentures.

 

12.       Acquisitions and divestitures

 

a)   Fertilizers (discontinued operations)

 

In January 2018, the Company and The Mosaic Company (“Mosaic”) concluded the transaction entered in December 2016, to sell (i) the phosphate assets located in Brazil, except for those located in Cubatão, Brazil; (ii) the control of Compañia Minera Miski Mayo S.A.C., in Peru; (iii) the potassium assets located in Brazil; and (iv) the potash projects in Canada. The Company received US$1,080 in cash and 34.2 million common shares, corresponding to 8.9% of Mosaic’s outstanding common shares after the issuance of these shares totaling US$899, based on the Mosaic’s quotation at closing date of the transaction and a loss of US$55 was recognized in the income statement from discontinued operations.

 

Mosaic’s shares received have been accounted for as a financial investment measured at fair value through other comprehensive income.

 

In May 2018, the Company concluded the transaction entered with Yara International ASA to sell its assets located in Cubatão, Brazil and received US$255 in cash and a loss of US$69 was recognized in the income statement from discontinued operations.

 

b) New Steel

 

On January 24, 2019, the Company acquired 100% of the voting capital of New Steel Global NV (“New Steel”) and gained its control for the total cash consideration of US$496. New Steel is a company that develops processing and beneficiating technologies for iron ore through a completely dry process.

 

The consideration paid is mainly attributable to the research project and development intangible assets. When completed, the Company expects to use the beneficiation technique on its pelletizing operations.

 

The useful life of the intangible assets recognized will be defined when those assets are ready for use, which is at the beginning of the operational phase and, until then, those assets are not subject to amortization. Instead, they are reviewed for impairment annually, or more frequently when a trigger for impairment has been identified.

 

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Expressed in millions of United States dollar, unless otherwise stated

 

Details of the purchase price, and the net assets acquired are as follows:

 

 

 

January 24, 2019

 

Purchase price

 

496

 

Acquired assets

 

(18

)

Intangibles (note 14)

 

(2

)

Other assets

 

(16

)

Assumed liabilities

 

17

 

Fair value adjustment of an intangible research and development asset (note 14)

 

(495

)

 

 

 

 

c) Ferrous Resources Limited

 

In December 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire the control of Ferrous Resources Limited, a company that currently owns and operates iron ore mines nearby some Company’s operations in Minas Gerais, Brazil for the amount of US$550. In July 2019, the Company obtained the approval of the transaction by the Brazilian anti-trust authority (CADE), and thereby, expects to conclude it in the third quarter of 2019.

 

13.       Investments in associates and joint ventures

 

a) Changes during the period

 

Changes in investments in associates and joint ventures as follows:

 

 

 

Associates

 

Joint ventures

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2018

 

1,392

 

1,833

 

3,225

 

Additions

 

 

1

 

1

 

Translation adjustment

 

16

 

15

 

31

 

Equity results in income statement

 

9

 

187

 

196

 

Equity results in statement of comprehensive income

 

(4

)

 

(4

)

Impairment (i)

 

(163

)

 

(163

)

Dividends declared

 

(10

)

(170

)

(180

)

Others

 

 

9

 

9

 

Balance at June 30, 2019

 

1,240

 

1,875

 

3,115

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Associates

 

Joint ventures

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

1,441

 

2,127

 

3,568

 

Additions

 

 

23

 

23

 

Translation adjustment

 

(165

)

(264

)

(429

)

Equity results in income statement

 

3

 

123

 

126

 

Dividends declared

 

 

(153

)

(153

)

Transfer from non-current assets held for sale (ii)

 

87

 

 

87

 

Others

 

6

 

(2

)

4

 

Balance at June 30, 2018

 

1,372

 

1,854

 

3,226

 

 


(i) The Company identified an impairment trigger on its investment in Henan Longyu Energy Resources and recognized a loss of US$163 within “Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures” for the period ended June 30, 2019.

(ii) Refers to 18% interest held by Vale Fertilizantes at Ultrafertil which was transferred to Vale as part of the final settlement in January 2018 (note 12).

 

The investments by segments are presented in note 4(b).

 

b) Guarantees provided

 

As of June 30, 2019, corporate guarantees provided by Vale (within the limit of its direct or indirect interest) for the companies Norte Energia S.A. and Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém S.A. were US$334 and US$1,349, respectively.

 

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Investments in associates and joint ventures (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity results in the income statement

 

Dividends received

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in associates and
joint ventures

 

Three-month period
ended June 30,

 

Six-month period
ended June 30,

 

Three-month period
ended June 30,

 

Six-month period
ended June 30,

 

Associates and joint ventures

 

% ownership

 

% voting
capital

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31,
2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

Ferrous minerals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baovale Mineração S.A.

 

50.00

 

50.00

 

29

 

23

 

4

 

1

 

5

 

3

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

Companhia Coreano-Brasileira de Pelotização

 

50.00

 

50.00

 

83

 

104

 

9

 

18

 

27

 

33

 

32

 

15

 

32

 

15

 

Companhia Hispano-Brasileira de Pelotização (i)

 

50.89

 

50.89

 

82

 

83

 

9

 

8

 

21

 

23

 

37

 

23

 

37

 

23

 

Companhia Ítalo-Brasileira de Pelotização (i)

 

50.90

 

51.00

 

96

 

81

 

7

 

15

 

15

 

31

 

27

 

33

 

27

 

33

 

Companhia Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotização (i)

 

51.00

 

51.11

 

166

 

148

 

20

 

31

 

51

 

61

 

47

 

34

 

47

 

34

 

MRS Logística S.A.

 

48.16

 

46.75

 

512

 

496

 

15

 

18

 

27

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

VLI S.A.

 

37.60

 

37.60

 

862

 

857

 

7

 

14

 

8

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Zhuhai YPM Pellet Co.

 

25.00

 

25.00

 

23

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,853

 

1,814

 

71

 

105

 

154

 

182

 

143

 

106

 

143

 

106

 

Coal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henan Longyu Energy Resources Co., Ltd.

 

25.00

 

25.00

 

156

 

317

 

3

 

8

 

(2

)

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

156

 

317

 

3

 

8

 

(2

)

12

 

 

 

 

 

Base metals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Korea Nickel Corp.

 

25.00

 

25.00

 

14

 

14

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

14

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Others

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aliança Geração de Energia S.A. (i)

 

55.00

 

55.00

 

486

 

486

 

9

 

6

 

23

 

25

 

28

 

15

 

28

 

25

 

Aliança Norte Energia Participações S.A. (i)

 

51.00

 

51.00

 

165

 

162

 

 

3

 

2

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

California Steel Industries, Inc.

 

50.00

 

50.00

 

254

 

247

 

10

 

19

 

27

 

40

 

21

 

15

 

21

 

15

 

Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (ii)

 

50.00

 

50.00

 

 

 

 

(82

)

 

(124

)

 

 

 

 

Mineração Rio do Norte S.A.

 

40.00

 

40.00

 

97

 

93

 

4

 

(9

)

3

 

(6

)

 

 

 

 

Others

 

 

 

 

 

90

 

92

 

(7

)

(9

)

(11

)

(14

)

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,092

 

1,080

 

16

 

(72

)

44

 

(69

)

50

 

30

 

50

 

40

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

3,115

 

3,225

 

90

 

41

 

196

 

126

 

193

 

136

 

193

 

146

 

 


(i) Although the Company held a majority of the voting capital, the entities are accounted under the equity method due to the stockholders’ agreement where relevant decisions are shared with other parties.

(ii) Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (“CSP”) is a joint venture and its results are accounted for under the equity method, in which the accumulated losses are capped to the Company’s interest in the investee’s capital based on the applicable law and requirements. That is, after the investment is reduced to zero, the Company does not recognize further losses nor liabilities associated with the investee. However, the Company has provided a financial guarantee to CSP, which has a fair value of US$150 as at June 30, 2019 and is recorded in the balance sheet as “Others non-current liabilities”.

 

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14.                     Intangibles

 

Changes in intangibles are as follows:

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

Concessions (i)

 

Right of use

 

Software

 

Research &
development
project and
patents (ii)

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2018

 

3,653

 

4,061

 

137

 

111

 

 

7,962

 

Additions

 

 

217

 

 

26

 

497

 

740

 

Disposals

 

 

(12

)

 

 

 

(12

)

Amortization

 

 

(137

)

(1

)

(39

)

 

(177

)

Translation adjustment

 

87

 

46

 

5

 

3

 

(12

)

129

 

Balance at June 30, 2019

 

3,740

 

4,175

 

141

 

101

 

485

 

8,642

 

Cost

 

3,740

 

5,253

 

214

 

984

 

485

 

10,676

 

Accumulated amortization

 

 

(1,078

)

(73

)

(883

)

 

(2,034

)

Balance at June 30, 2019

 

3,740

 

4,175

 

141

 

101

 

485

 

8,642

 

 


(i) Based on technical studies carried out by an independent company and after approval by the regulatory agency (ANTT), the Company reduced the useful life of its railroad tracks in 2019.

(ii) Refers mainly to the acquisition of New Steel Global N.V. (note 12c).

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

Concessions

 

Right of use

 

Software

 

Research &
development
project and
patents

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

4,110

 

4,002

 

152

 

229

 

 

8,493

 

Additions

 

 

627

 

 

5

 

 

632

 

Disposals

 

 

(10

)

 

 

 

(10

)

Amortization

 

 

(66

)

(3

)

(60

)

 

(129

)

Translation adjustment

 

(363

)

(605

)

(8

)

(21

)

 

(997

)

Balance at June 30, 2018

 

3,747

 

3,948

 

141

 

153

 

 

7,989

 

Cost

 

3,747

 

4,907

 

215

 

1,363

 

 

10,232

 

Accumulated amortization

 

 

(959

)

(74

)

(1,210

)

 

(2,243

)

Balance at June 30, 2018

 

3,747

 

3,948

 

141

 

153

 

 

7,989

 

 

Concessions

 

The Company started in 2018 the process of early renewal of its railway concessions, which expire in 2027. The early renewal of the concessions will be submitted to the Board of Directors, subject to the analysis of the compensations required by the government, including the implementation of the Midwest Integration Railroad (“FICO”), totaling 377 km between the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Goiás. The compensations required for the renewal will be formalized after the stage of public hearing.

 

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Expressed in millions of United States dollar, unless otherwise stated

 

15.                     Property, plant and equipment

 

Changes in property, plant and equipment are as follows:

 

 

 

Land

 

Building

 

Facilities

 

Equipment

 

Mineral
properties

 

Lease
agreements

 

Others

 

Constructions
in progress

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2018

 

635

 

10,952

 

11,236

 

6,407

 

8,499

 

 

7,269

 

3,387

 

48,385

 

Effects of IFRS 16 adoption (i)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,801

 

 

 

1,801

 

Additions (ii)

 

 

 

 

 

 

64

 

 

1,721

 

1,785

 

Disposals

 

(21

)

(110

)

(30

)

(24

)

(153

)

(4

)

(164

)

(28

)

(534

)

Assets retirement obligation

 

 

 

 

 

227

 

 

 

 

227

 

Depreciation, amortization and depletion

 

 

(260

)

(319

)

(428

)

(321

)

(90

)

(331

)

 

(1,749

)

Translation adjustment

 

7

 

135

 

148

 

51

 

217

 

6

 

95

 

63

 

722

 

Transfers

 

 

89

 

124

 

547

 

338

 

 

404

 

(1,502

)

 

Balance at June 30, 2019

 

621

 

10,806

 

11,159

 

6,553

 

8,807

 

1,777

 

7,273

 

3,641

 

50,637

 

Cost

 

621

 

18,627

 

17,754

 

12,730

 

17,523

 

1,927

 

12,274

 

3,641

 

85,097

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(7,821

)

(6,595

)

(6,177

)

(8,716

)

(150

)

(5,001

)

 

(34,460

)

Balance at June 30, 2019

 

621

 

10,806

 

11,159

 

6,553

 

8,807

 

1,777

 

7,273

 

3,641

 

50,637

 

 

 

 

Land

 

Building

 

Facilities

 

Equipment

 

Mineral
properties

 

Lease agreements

 

Others

 

Constructions
in progress

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

718

 

12,100

 

11,786

 

6,893

 

9,069

 

 

8,193

 

6,119

 

54,878

 

Additions (ii)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,007

 

1,007

 

Disposals

 

 

(37

)

(36

)

(15

)

(5

)

 

(52

)

(7

)

(152

)

Assets retirement obligation

 

 

 

 

 

(12

)

 

 

 

(12

)

Depreciation, amortization and depletion

 

 

(303

)

(354

)

(437

)

(290

)

 

(346

)

 

(1,730

)

Translation adjustment

 

(80

)

(1,260

)

(1,381

)

(516

)

(602

)

 

(922

)

(520

)

(5,281

)

Transfers

 

7

 

380

 

1,101

 

573

 

273

 

 

625

 

(2,959

)

 

Balance at June 30, 2018

 

645

 

10,880

 

11,116

 

6,498

 

8,433

 

 

7,498

 

3,640

 

48,710

 

Cost

 

645

 

17,816

 

17,365

 

12,365

 

15,866

 

 

10,961

 

3,640

 

78,658

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(6,936

)

(6,249

)

(5,867

)

(7,433

)

 

(3,463

)

 

(29,948

)

Balance at June 30, 2018

 

645

 

10,880

 

11,116

 

6,498

 

8,433

 

 

7,498

 

3,640

 

48,710

 

 


(i) Refers to the recognition of right-of-use assets related to lease agreements in accordance with IFRS 16. Changes in leases by asset class are disclosed in note 2(c).

(ii) Includes capitalized borrowing costs.

 

There are no material changes to the net book value of consolidated property, plant and equipment pledged to secure judicial claims and loans and borrowings (note 16) compared to those disclosed in the financial statements as at December 31, 2018.

 

Accounting policy

 

Leases - At inception of a contract, the Company assesses whether a contract is, or contains, a lease. A contract is, or contains a lease, if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.

 

The Company recognizes a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date. The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability adjusted for any lease payments made at or before the commencement date. The right-of-use asset is subsequently depreciated using the straight-line method from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset or the end of the lease term.

 

The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, the Company’s incremental borrowing rate.

 

Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise: (i) fixed payments, including in-substance fixed payments; (ii) variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, initially measured using the index or rate; and (iii) the exercise price under a purchase option or renewal option that are under the Company’s control and is reasonably certain to be exercised.

 

The lease liability is measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. It is remeasured when there is a change in future lease payments arising from a change in an index or rate. When the lease liability is remeasured, a corresponding adjustment is made to the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset or is recorded in profit or loss if the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset has been reduced to zero.

 

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Expressed in millions of United States dollar, unless otherwise stated

 

16.                               Loans, borrowings and cash and cash equivalents

 

a)             Cash and cash equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents includes cash, immediately redeemable deposits and short-term investments with an insignificant risk of change in value. They are readily convertible to cash, part in R$, indexed to the Brazilian Interbank Interest rate (“DI Rate” or “CDI”) and part denominated in US$, mainly time deposits.

 

b)        Loans and borrowings

 

i)           Total debt

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31, 2018

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31, 2018

 

Principal in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US$

 

448

 

256

 

10,685

 

10,300

 

EUR

 

 

 

1,080

 

1,088

 

R$

 

600

 

492

 

2,620

 

2,940

 

Other currencies

 

14

 

25

 

118

 

127

 

Accrued charges

 

225

 

230

 

 

8

 

Total

 

1,287

 

1,003

 

14,503

 

14,463

 

 

The future flows of debt payments, principal and interest, are as follows:

 

 

 

Principal

 

Estimated future
interest payments (i)

 

2019

 

417

 

429

 

2020

 

1,208

 

862

 

2021

 

1,242

 

786

 

2022

 

2,542

 

693

 

Between 2023 and 2027

 

5,095

 

2,560

 

2028 onwards

 

5,061

 

3,433

 

Total

 

15,565

 

8,763

 

 

(i) Based on interest rate curves and foreign exchange rates applicable as at June 30, 2019 and considering that the payments of principal will be made on their contracted payments dates. The amount includes the estimated interest not yet accrued and the interest already recognized in the interim financial statements.

 

ii) Reconciliation of debt to cash flows arising from financing activities

 

 

 

Loans and borrowings

 

March 31, 2019

 

17,051

 

Additions

 

300

 

Repayments

 

(1,636

)

Interest paid

 

(237

)

Cash flow from financing activities

 

(1,573

)

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate

 

49

 

Interest accretion

 

263

 

Non-cash changes

 

312

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

15,790

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and borrowings

 

December 31, 2018

 

15,466

 

Additions

 

2,142

 

Repayments

 

(1,852

)

Interest paid

 

(483

)

Cash flow from financing activities

 

(193

)

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate

 

22

 

Interest accretion

 

495

 

Non-cash changes

 

517

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

15,790

 

 

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iii) Credit lines

 

To mitigate liquidity risk, Vale has two revolving credit facilities, which will mature in 2020 and 2022, in the available amount of US$5,000 to assist the short-term liquidity management and to enable more efficiency in cash management, being consistent with the strategic focus on cost of capital reduction. As of June 30, 2019, these lines are undrawn.

 

iv) Guarantees

 

As at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, loans and borrowings are secured by property, plant and equipment in the amount of US$224 and US$221, respectively.

 

The securities issued through Vale’s wholly-owned finance subsidiary Vale Overseas Limited are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Vale.

 

v) Covenants

 

Some of the Company’s debt agreements with lenders contain financial covenants. The primary financial covenants in those agreements require maintaining certain ratios, such as debt to EBITDA and interest coverage. The Company has not identified any instances of noncompliance as at June 30, 2019.

 

17.                     Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures

 

On November 5, 2015, a rupture has been experienced in the Fundão tailings dam, in Mariana (MG), operated by Samarco Mineração S.A. (“Samarco”), a joint venture controlled by Vale S.A. and BHP Billiton Brasil Ltda (“BHP”). In March 2016, Samarco and its shareholders entered into a Framework Agreement with governmental authorities, in which Samarco, Vale S.A. and BHP agreed to stablish the Fundação Renova, an entity responsible to develop and implement 42 long-term mitigation and compensation programs.

 

In addition to the Fundão tailings dam, Samarco owns the Germano dam, which was also built under the upstream method and has been inactive since the Fundão dam rupture.

 

Fundação Renova

 

During the second quarter of 2019, Fundação Renova reviewed the estimates of the costs required to mitigate and compensate the impacts from the rupture of Fundão dam. As a result, Vale recognized an additional provision of US$383 (R$1.477 million), which is the present value of the revised estimate in relation to Vale’s responsibility to support Fundação Renova and is equivalent to 50% of Samarco’s additional obligations over the next 11 years.

 

Overall, the programs depend on future actions for their definition, which indicates a broad range of possible estimates. Estimates of mitigation and compensation actions may vary according to the progress of the ongoing programs developed by the Fundação Renova and changes in scope. The amounts disclosed in these interim financial statements have been determined based on Management’s best estimates and consider the facts and circumstances known to date.

 

The contingencies related to the Fundão dam rupture are disclosed in note 22.

 

Germano dam

 

Due to the new safety requirements set by ANM, Samarco prepared a project for the de-characterization of this dam. During May 2019, the concept of a project for the de-characterization of the Germano dam was filled. The conceptual project is expected to be concluded in August 2019 and is subject to further review and eventual approval by the competent authorities. Accordingly, based on the information available on the preparation of these interim financial statements, the estimated amount discounted at the present value using the rate of 3.61% and based on the expected cash outflows resulted in a provision of US$257 (R$993 million) recorded as at June 30, 2019.

 

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The measurement of the costs and recognition of this provision takes into consideration several assumptions and estimates, which rely on factors, which some of that are not always under the Company’s control. The main critical assumptions and estimates applied considers, among others: (i) volume of the waste to be removed based on historical data available and interpretation of the enacted laws and regulations; (ii) location availability for the tailings disposal; and (iii) acceptance by the authorities of the proposed engineering methods and solution. Therefore, changes in the critical assumptions and estimates may result in a material change to the provided amount as at June 30, 2019.

 

The changes in the provision to meet the obligations under the agreement related to the Fundão dam rupture and to the de-characterization of Germano dam in the six-month period ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Balance at January 1

 

1,121

 

996

 

Payments

 

(149

)

(126

)

Present value valuation

 

79

 

51

 

Provision increase

 

640

 

391

 

Translation adjustment

 

19

 

(144

)

Balance at June 30

 

1,710

 

1,168

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

412

 

273

 

Non-current liabilities

 

1,298

 

895

 

Liabilities

 

1,710

 

1,168

 

 

Samarco’s working capital

 

In addition to the provision, Vale S.A. made available in the three and six-month period ended June 30, 2019 the amount of US$30 and US$60, respectively, and the amount of US$20 and US$34 in the three and six-month period ended June 30, 2018, respectively, which was fully used to fund Samarco’s working capital and was recognized in Vale´s income statement as an expense in “Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures”.

 

Until September 30, 2019, Vale S.A. may still provide a short-term credit facility up to US$98 to support the Samarco’s cash needs, without any binding obligation to Samarco. The availability of funds by the shareholders — Vale S.A. and BHP — is subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions, being deliberated by the shareholders, in the same bases and concomitantly, as they are necessary.

 

Under Brazilian legislation and the terms of the joint venture agreement, Vale does not have an obligation to provide funding to Samarco. Accordingly, Vale’s investment in Samarco was fully impaired and no provision was recognized in relation to the Samarco’s negative equity.

 

Critical accounting estimates and judgments

 

The provision requires the use of assumptions that may be mainly affected by: (i) changes in scope of work required under the Framework Agreement as a result of further technical analysis and the ongoing negotiations with the Federal Prosecution Office, (ii) resolution of uncertainty in respect of the resumption of Samarco´s operations; (iii) updates of the discount rate; and (iv) resolution of existing and potential legal claims. As a result, future expenditures may differ from the amounts currently provided and changes to key assumptions could result in a material impact to the amount of the provision in future reporting periods. At each reporting period, the Company reassess the key assumptions used by Samarco in the preparation of the projected cash flows and adjust the provision, if required.

 

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18.                     Financial instruments classification

 

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31, 2018

 

Financial assets

 

Amortized
cost

 

At fair value
through OCI

 

At fair value
through
profit or loss

 

Total

 

Amortized
cost

 

At fair value
through OCI

 

At fair value
through
profit or loss

 

Total

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

6,048

 

 

 

6,048

 

5,784

 

 

 

5,784

 

Financial investments

 

 

 

16

 

16

 

 

 

32

 

32

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 

57

 

57

 

 

 

39

 

39

 

Accounts receivable

 

2,897

 

 

86

 

2,983

 

2,756

 

 

(108

)

2,648

 

Related parties

 

329

 

 

 

329

 

364

 

 

 

364

 

 

 

9,274

 

 

159

 

9,433

 

8,904

 

 

(37

)

8,867

 

Non-current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank accounts restricted

 

96

 

 

 

96

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 

467

 

467

 

 

 

392

 

392

 

Investments in equity securities

 

 

855

 

 

855

 

 

987

 

 

987

 

Loans

 

95

 

 

 

95

 

153

 

 

 

153

 

Related parties

 

1,605

 

 

 

1,605

 

1,612

 

 

 

1,612

 

 

 

1,796

 

855

 

467

 

3,118

 

1,765

 

987

 

392

 

3,144

 

Total of financial assets

 

11,070

 

855

 

626

 

12,551

 

10,669

 

987

 

355

 

12,011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suppliers and contractors

 

3,907

 

 

 

3,907

 

3,512

 

 

 

3,512

 

Leases

 

239

 

 

 

239

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 

311

 

311

 

 

 

470

 

470

 

Loans and borrowings

 

1,287

 

 

 

1,287

 

1,003

 

 

 

1,003

 

Related parties

 

798

 

 

 

798

 

1,134

 

 

 

1,134

 

 

 

6,231

 

 

311

 

6,542

 

5,649

 

 

470

 

6,119

 

Non-current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leases

 

1,601

 

 

 

1,601

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 

324

 

324

 

 

 

344

 

344

 

Loans and borrowings

 

14,503

 

 

 

14,503

 

14,463

 

 

 

14,463

 

Related parties

 

959

 

 

 

959

 

960

 

 

 

960

 

Participative stockholders’ debentures

 

 

 

1,932

 

1,932

 

 

 

1,407

 

1,407

 

 

 

17,063

 

 

2,256

 

19,319

 

15,423

 

 

1,751

 

17,174

 

Total of financial liabilities

 

23,294

 

 

2,567

 

25,861

 

21,072

 

 

2,221

 

23,293

 

 

19.                     Fair value estimate

 

a)        Assets and liabilities measured and recognized at fair value:

 

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Financial assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial investments

 

16

 

 

 

16

 

32

 

 

 

32

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

177

 

347

 

524

 

 

136

 

295

 

431

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

86

 

 

86

 

 

(108

)

 

(108

)

Investments in equity securities

 

855

 

 

 

855

 

987

 

 

 

987

 

Total

 

871

 

263

 

347

 

1,481

 

1,019

 

28

 

295

 

1,342

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

500

 

135

 

635

 

 

636

 

178

 

814

 

Participative stockholders’ debentures

 

 

1,932

 

 

1,932

 

 

1,407

 

 

1,407

 

Total

 

 

2,432

 

135

 

2,567

 

 

2,043

 

178

 

2,221

 

 

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, or between Level 2 and Level 3 for the six-month period ended in June 30, 2019.

 

The following table presents the changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities for the six-month period ended in June 30, 2019:

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 

Financial assets

 

Financial liabilities

 

Balance at December 31, 2018

 

295

 

178

 

Gain and losses recognized in income statement

 

52

 

(43

)

Balance at June 30, 2019

 

347

 

135

 

 

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Methods and techniques of evaluation

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

Derivative financial instruments are evaluated through the use of market curves and prices impacting each instrument at the closing dates, detailed in the item “market curves” (note 26).

 

For the pricing of options, the Company often uses the Black & Scholes model. In this model, the fair value of the derivative is determined basically as a function of the volatility and the price of the underlying asset, the strike price of the option, the risk-free interest rate and the option maturity. In the case of options where payoff is a function of the average price of the underlying asset over a certain period during the life of the option, the Company uses Turnbull & Wakeman model. In this model, in addition to the factors that influence the option price in the Black-Scholes model, the formation period of the average price is also considered.

 

In the case of swaps, both the present value of the long and short positions are estimated by discounting their cash flows by the interest rate in the related currency. The fair value is determined by the difference between the present value of the long and short positions of the swap in the reference currency.

 

For the swaps indexed to TJLP, the calculation of the fair value assumes that TJLP is constant, that is, the projections of future cash flows in Brazilian Reais are made considering the last TJLP disclosed.

 

Forward and future contracts are priced using the future curves of their corresponding underlying assets. Typically, these curves are obtained on the stock exchanges where these assets are traded, such as the London Metals Exchange (“LME”), the Commodity Exchange (“COMEX”) or other providers of market prices. When there is no price for the desired maturity, Vale uses an interpolation between the available maturities.

 

The fair value of derivatives within level 3 is estimated using discounted cash flows and option model valuation techniques with unobservable inputs of discount rates, stock prices and commodities prices.

 

b)        Fair value of financial instruments not measured at fair value

 

The fair values and carrying amounts of loans and borrowings are as follows:

 

Financial liabilities

 

Balance

 

Fair value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt principal

 

15,565

 

16,546

 

10,669

 

5,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt principal

 

15,228

 

16,262

 

10,686

 

5,576

 

 

Due to the short-term cycle, the fair value of cash and cash equivalents balances, financial investments, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their book values.

 

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20.                     Derivative financial instruments

 

a)   Derivatives effects on statement of financial position

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

Current

 

Non-current

 

Current

 

Non-current

 

Foreign exchange and interest rate risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDI & TJLP vs. US$ fixed and floating rate swap

 

20

 

1

 

9

 

 

IPCA swap

 

6

 

102

 

7

 

84

 

Eurobonds swap

 

 

 

 

4

 

Pre-dolar swap

 

19

 

1

 

19

 

1

 

 

 

45

 

104

 

35

 

89

 

Commodities price risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel

 

9

 

4

 

2

 

 

Bunker oil

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

11

 

4

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options - MBR

 

 

333

 

 

295

 

Others

 

1

 

26

 

1

 

8

 

 

 

1

 

359

 

1

 

303

 

Total

 

57

 

467

 

39

 

392

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

Current

 

Non-current

 

Current

 

Non-current

 

Foreign exchange and interest rate risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDI & TJLP vs. US$ fixed and floating rate swap

 

282

 

101

 

383

 

98

 

IPCA swap

 

10

 

33

 

35

 

47

 

Eurobonds swap

 

5

 

12

 

5

 

 

Pre-dolar swap

 

9

 

37

 

10

 

18

 

 

 

306

 

183

 

433

 

163

 

Commodities price risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel

 

5

 

4

 

8

 

2

 

Bunker oil

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

5

 

4

 

37

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options - MBR

 

 

13

 

 

16

 

Conversion options - VLI

 

 

122

 

 

162

 

Others

 

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

137

 

 

179

 

Total

 

311

 

324

 

470

 

344

 

 

b)   Effects of derivatives on the income statement and cash flow

 

 

 

Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement

 

 

 

Three-month period ended June 30,

 

Six-month period ended June 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

Foreign exchange and interest rate risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDI & TJLP vs. US$ fixed and floating rate swap

 

16

 

(232

)

11

 

(197

)

IPCA swap

 

16

 

(64

)

28

 

(45

)

Eurobonds swap

 

(2

)

(39

)

(21

)

(8

)

Pre-dolar swap

 

(5

)

(52

)

(2

)

(33

)

 

 

25

 

(387

)

16

 

(283

)

Commodities price risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel

 

(4

)

6

 

16

 

10

 

Bunker oil

 

 

66

 

30

 

66

 

 

 

(4

)

72

 

46

 

76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options - MBR

 

36

 

13

 

38

 

1

 

Conversion options - VLI

 

12

 

(3

)

41

 

5

 

Others

 

(3

)

(1

)

18

 

(15

)

 

 

45

 

9

 

97

 

(9

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

66

 

(306

)

159

 

(216

)

 

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Financial settlement inflows (outflows)

 

 

 

Three-month period ended June 30,

 

Six-month period ended June 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

Foreign exchange and interest rate risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDI & TJLP vs. US$ fixed and floating rate swap

 

(21

)

(16

)

(106

)

(62

)

IPCA swap

 

 

7

 

(28

)

7

 

Eurobonds swap

 

 

(4

)

(5

)

(4

)

Pre-dolar swap

 

16

 

16

 

14

 

16

 

 

 

(5

)

3

 

(125

)

(43

)

Commodities price risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel

 

1

 

10

 

4

 

22

 

Bunker oil

 

 

(1

)

 

8

 

 

 

1

 

9

 

4

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

(4

)

12

 

(121

)

(13

)

 

The maturity dates of the derivative financial instruments are as follows:

 

 

 

Last maturity dates

 

Currencies and interest rates

 

September 2029

 

Bunker oil

 

September 2019

 

Nickel

 

March 2021

 

Brent

 

December 2019

 

Others

 

December 2027

 

 

c) Hedge in foreign operations

 

In January 2017, the Company implemented hedge accounting for the foreign currency risk arising from Vale S.A.’s net investments in Vale International S.A. and Vale International Holding GmbH. Under the hedge accounting program, the Company’s debt denominated in U.S. dollars and Euros serves as a hedge instrument for these investments. With the program, the impact of exchange rate variations on debt denominated in U.S. dollars and Euros has been partially recorded in other comprehensive income in the “Cumulative translation adjustments”. As at June 30, 2019, the carrying value of the debts designated as instrument hedge of these investments are US$2,497 and EUR750.

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Gain (loss) recognized in the other comprehensive income

 

 

 

Three-month period ended June 30,

 

Six-month period ended June 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

Hedge in foreign operation, net of tax

 

33

 

(592

)

24

 

(565

)

 

21.       Provisions

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31, 2018

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31, 2018

 

Payroll, related charges and other remunerations (i)

 

643

 

1,046

 

 

 

Onerous contracts

 

53

 

60

 

649

 

642

 

Environmental obligations

 

95

 

100

 

235

 

202

 

Asset retirement obligations

 

71

 

85

 

3,555

 

3,030

 

Provisions for litigation (note 22)

 

 

 

1,525

 

1,357

 

Employee postretirement obligations (note 23)

 

80

 

72

 

2,140

 

1,864

 

Provisions

 

942

 

1,363

 

8,104

 

7,095

 

 


(i) Change mainly due to payment of profit sharing program.

 

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22.       Litigations

 

a)   Provision for litigations

 

Vale is party to labor, civil, tax and other ongoing lawsuits, at administrative and court levels. Provisions for losses resulting from lawsuits are estimated and updated by the Company, based on analysis from the Company’s legal consultants.

 

Changes in provision for litigations are as follows:

 

 

 

Tax litigation

 

Civil litigation

 

Labor litigation

 

Environmental litigation

 

Total of litigation provision

 

Balance at December 31, 2018

 

691

 

166

 

497

 

3

 

1,357

 

Additions and reversals, net (i)

 

2

 

171

 

61

 

6

 

240

 

Payments

 

(12

)

(36

)

(74

)

(1

)

(123

)

Indexation and interest

 

(2

)

20

 

15

 

2

 

35

 

Translation adjustment

 

12

 

(1

)

5

 

 

16

 

Balance at June 30, 2019

 

691

 

320

 

504

 

10

 

1,525

 

 

 

 

Tax litigation

 

Civil litigation

 

Labor litigation

 

Environmental litigation

 

Total of litigation provision

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

750

 

131

 

582

 

10

 

1,473

 

Additions and reversals, net

 

5

 

17

 

53

 

(3

)

72

 

Payments

 

 

(16

)

(38

)

(1

)

(55

)

Additions - discontinued operations

 

21

 

1

 

16

 

 

38

 

Indexation and interest

 

14

 

13

 

(3

)

 

24

 

Translation adjustment

 

(108

)

(24

)

(85

)

(1

)

(218

)

Balance at June 30, 2018

 

682

 

122

 

525

 

5

 

1,334

 

 


(i) Includes the change in the expected outcome of probable loss of the lawsuit related to the accident of ship loaders, at the Praia Mole maritime terminal, in Espírito Santo.

 

b)   Contingent liabilities

 

Contingent liabilities of administrative and judicial claims, with expectation of loss classified as possible, and for which the recognition of a provision is not considered necessary by the Company, based on legal advice are as follows:

 

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31, 2018

 

Tax litigations

 

7,619

 

8,641

 

Civil litigations

 

1,911

 

1,957

 

Labor litigations

 

1,277

 

1,475

 

Environmental litigations

 

1,141

 

1,051

 

Total

 

11,948

 

13,124

 

 

i - Tax litigations - The most relevant contingent tax liabilities are associated with proceedings related to the (i) collection of IRPJ and CSLL, (ii) challenges of PIS and COFINS tax credits, (iii) assessments related to mining royalties (CFEM), and (iv) collection of ICMS, in particular related to credits we claimed in connection with the sale and transmission of electricity; collection of ICMS in connection with goods that enter into the State of Pará and collection of ICMS and penalties in connection with the transportation of iron ore by Vale itself. The changes over the period is mainly due to the reevaluation by the Company of the contingent liabilities regarding the deduction of CSLL from the taxable corporate income, the new tax proceedings related to ISS, PIS, COFINS, CSLL, the variation of the amount involved in IRPJ and IRRF proceedings, as well as the imposition of the accrued interest and monetary updated on the amounts in dispute.

 

ii - Civil litigations - Most of those claims have been filed by suppliers for indemnification under construction contracts, primarily relating to certain alleged damages, payments and contractual penalties. A number of other claims related to contractual disputes regarding inflation index.

 

iii - Labor litigations - Represents individual claims by employees and service providers, primarily involving demands for additional compensation for overtime work, time spent commuting or health and safety conditions; and the Brazilian federal social security administration (“INSS”) regarding contributions on compensation programs based on profits.

 

iv - Environmental litigations - The most significant claims concern alleged procedural deficiencies in licensing processes, non-compliance with existing environmental licenses or damage to the environment.

 

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c)   Judicial deposits

 

In addition to the provisions and contingent liabilities, the Company is required, by law, to make judicial deposits to secure a potential adverse outcome of certain lawsuits. These court-ordered deposits are monetarily adjusted and reported as non-current assets until a judicial decision to draw the deposit occurs.

 

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31, 2018

 

Tax litigations

 

1,079

 

1,069

 

Civil litigations

 

141

 

60

 

Labor litigations

 

550

 

555

 

Environmental litigations

 

36

 

32

 

Brumadinho event

 

3,229

 

 

Total

 

5,035

 

1,716

 

 

In addition to the above-mentioned tax, civil, labor and environmental judicial deposits, the Company contracted US$2.7 billion (R$10.2 billion) in guarantees for its lawsuits, as an alternative to judicial deposits.

 

For the Brumadinho event, the Company has additional guarantees in the amount of US$1.4 billion (R$5.3 billion), of which only US$131 (R$500 million) were presented in court and used to release the respective judicial deposit during the period ended June 30, 2019.

 

Following the conclusion of the final agreement with the Public Prosecutor's Office, signed on July 15, 2019 (subsequent event), the judicial deposit in the amount of US$418 (R$1.6 billion), related to the Brumadinho event, was refunded to the Company.

 

On July 9, 2019 (subsequent event), the decision issued by the 6th Public Treasury Court of Minas Gerais authorized the substitution of US$1.3 billion (R$5 billion), being US$652 (R$2.5 billion) for each of the two main lawsuits raised by the Public Prosecutors of Minas Gerais due to the dam I failure of Brumadinho, by guarantees. As of the date of issuance of these interim financial statements, such funds have not been released yet.

 

d) Contingencies related to Samarco accident

 

(i) Public civil claim filed by the Federal Government and others and Public civil claim filed by Federal Prosecution Office (“MPF”)

 

In 2016, the federal government, the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais and other governmental authorities have initiated a public civil lawsuit against Samarco and its shareholders, with an estimated value indicated by the plaintiffs of US$5.3 billion (R$20.2 billion). In the same year, MPF filed a public civil action against Samarco and its shareholders and presented several claims, including: (i) the adoption of measures for mitigating the social, economic and environmental impacts resulting from the dam failure and other emergency measures; (ii) the payment of compensation to the community; and (iii) payments for the collective moral damage. The action value indicated by MPF is US$40.5 billion (R$155 billion).

 

In June 2018, the parties entered into an agreement (“Term of Adjustment of Conduct”), which extinguishes (i) the public civil claim of US$5.3 billion (R$20.2 billion) filed by the Federal Government and others; and (ii) part of the claims included in the public civil claim of US$40.5 billion (R$155 billion) filed by MPF.

 

(ii) United States class action lawsuits

 

In March 2017, holders of bonds issued by Samarco Mineração S.A., filed a class action suit in the Federal Court in New York against Samarco Mineração S.A., Vale S.A., a BHP Billiton Limited, a BHP Billiton PLC and BHP Brasil Ltda. under U.S. federal securities laws. The plaintiffs allege that Vale S.A. made false and misleading statements or not made disclosures concerning the risks and dangers of the operations of Samarco’s Fundão dam and the adequacy of related programs and procedures.

 

In June 2019, the Court issued a decision and order dismissing with prejudice the putative federal securities class action. Such decision is appealable and plaintiff’s legal deadline is still ongoing.  Based on the assessment of the Company´s legal consultants, the defendants would have better arguments for a defense in case an appeal is filed by plaintiffs.

 

(iii) Criminal lawsuit

 

In 2016, the MPF brought a criminal lawsuit against Samarco and its shareholders, VogBr Recursos Hídricos e Geotecnia Ltda. and 22 individuals for the consequences related to Fundão dam failure. Currently, the progress of the criminal action is paralyzed due to the judgment of Habeas Corpus, with no decision.

 

On April 23, 2019, the Federal Court from the 1st Region (“TRF1”) issued an Habeas Corpus writ and granted it to dismiss the criminal charges of homicide and physical injuries committed by oblique intent held against one of the defendants on the criminal action. At the same opportunity, the Court extended the writ’s issuance to all other defendants on the case as the criminal information does not describe the crimes of homicide and physical injury, but the crime of flooding qualified by the result of death and physical injury as a consequence of the Fundão dam’s failure. Therefore, the Court dismissed the homicide and physical injuries charges held against all defendants.

 

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After acknowledging the Court’s decisions, the Ponte Nova Court changed the process, withdrawing the case from the grand jury and putting it in the ordinary processing. In the same opportunity, the judge ruled to determine the parties to manifest themselves about this process alteration and, after the Federal Prosecution and the defenses presented their petitions, the criminal action currently awaits a new ruling. According to the due process of law, this new ruling will necessarily analyze the hypothesis of summary acquittal.

 

(iv) Tax proceedings

 

In 2018, the Office of the Attorney General for the National Treasury (PGFN) requested for a judicial order to secure the payment of alleged federal tax and social security debts in the amount of US$ 2.6 billion (R$10 billion) regarding a Samarco. In May 2019, a favorable decision was issued dismissing the claim without prejudice, due to lack of procedural interest. Such decision shall be submitted to the confirmation by Superior Courts.

 

e) Contingent Assets

 

(i) Compulsory loan

 

In 1999, the Company filed an ordinary suit in order to obtain the refund of the monetary adjustment and interests due over the compulsory loans paid in the period within 1977 and 1993. The Company has obtained a favorable unappealable decision, which partially recognized its right to be refunded about the difference of the monetary adjustment and interests due over the compulsory loans related to the third convertible bonds issued by Eletrobrás in the period within 1987 and 1993. The pleadings of the Company regarding the first and second convertible bonds (1978 to 1986) were refused by the Court. In 2015, the Company requested for the execution of the judgement in the amount of US$137 (R$524 million). A judicial decision determining the total amount to be refunded to the Company is still pending, then the related asset has not been accounted in Vale’s financial statements yet.

 

(ii) ICMS included in PIS and COFINS tax base

 

In March 2017, the Federal Supreme Court (STF) decided that the ICMS shall not be included in PIS and COFINS tax basis. The decision is not final as an appeal by the Office of the Attorney General for the Natioal Treasury (PGFN) is still pending. Vale has been litigating this issue in two judicial proceedings, related to taxable events after December 2001. On March 18, 2019, a favorable judicial decision in one of these proceedings became final and unappealable (with respect to assessments after March 2012). In the other case, Vale is waiting the publication of the decision issued by Federal Regional Court of the 2nd Region on July 30, 2019 (subsequent event), which applicated the STF position. This decision is not final, once it is challengeable. The asset has not yet been recognized in the financial statements as the determination of its amount is subject to a final decision request for clarification (embargos de declaração) before the STF, which is pending.

 

(iii) Arbitral award related to Simandou

 

In 2010, Vale acquired a 51% stake in VBG - Vale BSGR Limited (“VBG”) (formerly BSG Resources (Guiné) Limited), which had iron ore concession rights in Simandou South(“Zogota”) and iron ore exploration permits in Simandou North (Blocks 1 & 2) in Guinea. In 2014, the Republic of Guinea revoked that concession after a finding that BSGR had obtained it through bribery of Guinean government officials, while finding that Vale did not participate in any way in that bribery.

 

In April 2019, the Company was summoned of an award from an arbitral tribunal in London granting the amount of US$1.2 billion plus costs and interest (with interest and costs, exceeding US$2.0 billion), against BSG Resources Limited (“BSGR”), for fraud, misrepresentations and breaches of warranties by BSGR in inducing Vale to enter into a joint venture to develop a concession for mining iron ore in the Simandou region of the Republic of Guinea.

 

Vale S.A. commenced proceedings against BSG Resources Limited (“BSGR”) before Courts in London, United Kingdom and in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to enforce Vale’s arbitral award against BSGR.

 

On the other hand, BSGR has also commenced proceedings in London challenging the enforcement of the award and before Courts in New York. Vale intends to defend the enforcement of the award and to pursue collection of this award by all legally available means, including other possible jurisdictions, but since there can be no assurance as to the timing and amount of any collections, the asset was not recognized in its financial statements.

 

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Expressed in millions of United States dollar, unless otherwise stated

 

23.          Employee postretirement obligations

 

Reconciliation of net liabilities recognized in the statement of financial position

 

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

Overfunded
pension plans

 

Underfunded
pension plans

 

Other
benefits

 

Overfunded
pension plans

 

Underfunded
pension plans

 

Other
benefits

 

Amount recognized in the statement of financial position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Present value of actuarial liabilities

 

(3,425

)

(4,345

)

(1,445

)

(3,577

)

(3,929

)

(1,280

)

Fair value of assets

 

5,298

 

3,570

 

 

4,737

 

3,273

 

 

Effect of the asset ceiling

 

(1,873

)

 

 

(1,160

)

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

(775

)

(1,445

)

 

(656

)

(1,280

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

(7

)

(73

)

 

(20

)

(52

)

Non-current liabilities

 

 

(768

)

(1,372

)

 

(636

)

(1,228

)

Liabilities

 

 

(775

)

(1,445

)

 

(656

)

(1,280

)

 

24.                     Stockholders’ equity

 

a)   Share capital

 

As at June 30, 2019, the share capital was US$61,614 corresponding to 5,284,474,782 shares issued and fully paid without par value.

 

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Stockholders

 

ON

 

PNE

 

Total

 

Litel Participações S.A. and Litela Participações S.A.

 

1,075,773,534

 

 

1,075,773,534

 

BNDES Participações S.A.

 

323,496,276

 

 

323,496,276

 

Bradespar S.A.

 

293,907,266

 

 

293,907,266

 

Mitsui & Co., Ltd

 

286,347,055

 

 

286,347,055

 

Foreign investors - ADRs

 

1,193,226,629

 

 

1,193,226,629

 

Foreign institutional investors in local market

 

1,161,679,558

 

 

1,161,679,558

 

FMP - FGTS

 

51,559,059

 

 

51,559,059

 

PIBB - Fund

 

2,726,464

 

 

2,726,464

 

Institutional investors

 

422,279,974

 

 

422,279,974

 

Retail investors in Brazil

 

317,287,379

 

 

317,287,379

 

Brazilian Government (Golden Share)

 

 

12

 

12

 

Shares outstanding

 

5,128,283,194

 

12

 

5,128,283,206

 

Shares in treasury

 

156,191,576

 

 

156,191,576

 

Total issued shares

 

5,284,474,770

 

12

 

5,284,474,782

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share capital per class of shares (in millions)

 

61,614

 

 

61,614

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total authorized shares

 

7,000,000,000

 

 

7,000,000,000

 

 

b) Shares in treasury

 

As of June 30, 2019, the Company had 156.191.576 treasury shares of which 58.619.166 are judicially blocked due to the Brumadinho event. On July 11, 2019 (subsequent event), the amount has been released to the Company, due to the suspension of the judicial decision.

 

The Company used 2,024,059 of its treasury shares to pay the Matching program of its eligible executives, except for those whose variable remuneration was suspended as described in note 3, in the amount of US$22. It was recognized as “assignment and transfer of shares”.

 

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25.       Related parties

 

The Company’s related parties are subsidiaries, joint ventures, associates, stockholders and its related entities and key management personnel of the Company. Transactions between the parent company and its subsidiaries are eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed in this note.

 

Related party transactions were made by the Company on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm´s-length transactions, with respect to price and market conditions that are no less favorable to the Company than those arranged with third parties.

 

Purchases, accounts receivable and other assets, and accounts payable and other liabilities relate largely to amounts charged by joint ventures and associates related to the pelletizing plants operational lease and railway transportation services.

 

Information about related party transactions and effects on the financial statements is set out below:

 

a)         Transactions with related parties

 

 

 

Three-month period ended June 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

Joint
Ventures

 

Associates

 

Major
stockholders

 

Total

 

Joint
Ventures

 

Associates

 

Major
stockholders

 

Total

 

Net operating revenue

 

96

 

68

 

46

 

210

 

72

 

77

 

53

 

202

 

Cost and operating expenses

 

(398

)

(7

)

 

(405

)

(504

)

(4

)

 

(508

)

Financial result

 

(12

)

 

(1

)

(13

)

62

 

 

(96

)

(34

)

 

 

 

Six-month period ended June 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

Joint
Ventures

 

Associates

 

Major
stockholders

 

Total

 

Joint
Ventures

 

Associates

 

Major
stockholders

 

Total

 

Net operating revenue

 

160

 

136

 

90

 

386

 

176

 

155

 

101

 

432

 

Cost and operating expenses

 

(896

)

(15

)

 

(911

)

(1,008

)

(25

)

 

(1,033

)

Financial result

 

(10

)

 

(31

)

(41

)

102

 

 

(149

)

(47

)

 

Net operating revenue relates to sale of iron ore to the steelmakers and right to use capacity on railroads. Cost and operating expenses mostly relates to the leases of the pelletizing plants.

 

b)   Outstanding balances with related parties

 

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

Joint
Ventures

 

Associates

 

Major
stockholders

 

Total

 

Joint
Ventures

 

Associates

 

Major
stockholders

 

Total

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

693

 

693

 

 

 

1,256

 

1,256

 

Accounts receivable

 

108

 

56

 

3

 

167

 

110

 

42

 

3

 

155

 

Dividends receivable

 

109

 

10

 

 

119

 

132

 

 

 

132

 

Loans

 

1,934

 

 

 

1,934

 

1,976

 

 

 

1,976

 

Derivatives financial instruments

 

 

 

336

 

336

 

 

 

297

 

297

 

Other assets

 

61

 

 

 

61

 

25

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplier and contractors

 

450

 

24

 

36

 

510

 

221

 

21

 

24

 

266

 

Loans

 

 

1,356

 

2,607

 

3,963

 

 

1,325

 

2,650

 

3,975

 

Derivatives financial instruments

 

 

 

102

 

102

 

 

 

112

 

112

 

Other liabilities

 

401

 

70

 

 

471

 

769

 

 

 

769

 

 

Major stockholders

 

Refers to regular financial instruments with large financial institutions of which the stockholders are part of the controlling “shareholders’ agreement”.

 

Coal segment transactions

 

In March 2018, Nacala BV, a joint venture between Vale and Mitsui on the Nacala’s logistic corridor, closed the project financing and repaid a portion of the shareholders loans from Vale, in the amount of US$2,572. The outstanding receivable of US1,934 carries interest at 7.44% p.a.

 

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The loan from associates mainly relates to the loan from Pangea Emirates Ltd, part of the group of shareholders which owns 15% interest on Vale Moçambique which carries interest at 6.54% p.a.

 

26.       Additional information about derivatives financial instruments

 

The risk of the derivatives portfolio is measured using the delta-Normal parametric approach, and considers that the future distribution of the risk factors and its correlations tends to present the same statistic properties verified in the historical data. The value at risk estimate considers a 95% confidence level for a one-business day time horizon.

 

The following tables detail the derivatives positions for Vale and its controlled companies as of June 30, 2019, with the following information: notional amount, fair value including credit risk, gains or losses in the period, value at risk and the fair value breakdown by year of maturity.

 

a)                           Foreign exchange and interest rates derivative positions

 

(i)       Protection programs for the R$ denominated debt instruments

 

To reduce cash flow volatility, swap transactions were implemented to convert into US$ the cash flows from certain debt instruments denominated in R$ with interest rates linked mainly to CDI, TJLP and IPCA. In those swaps, Vale pays fixed or floating rates in US$ and receives payments in R$ linked to the interest rates of the protected debt instruments.

 

The swap transactions were negotiated over-the-counter and the protected items are the cash flows from debt instruments linked to R$. These programs transform into US$ the obligations linked to R$ to achieve a currency offset in the Company’s cash flows, by matching its receivables - mainly linked to US$ - with its payables.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value

 

Financial
Settlement
Inflows
(Outflows)

 

Value at Risk

 

Fair value by year

 

Flow

 

June 30,
2019

 

December
31, 2018

 

Index

 

Average
rate

 

June 30,
2019

 

December
31, 2018

 

June 30,
2019

 

June 30,
2019

 

2019

 

2020

 

2021+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDI vs. US$ fixed rate swap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(34

)

(46

)

(5

)

8

 

(8

)

(16

)

(10

)

Receivable

 

R$

2,591

 

R$

1,581

 

CDI

 

100.71

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable

 

US$

704

 

US$

456

 

Fix

 

3.24

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TJLP vs. US$ fixed rate swap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(275

)

(370

)

(98

)

11

 

(199

)

(15

)

(61

)

Receivable

 

R$

2,887

 

R$

2,303

 

TJLP +

 

1.18

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable

 

US$

1.029

 

US$

994

 

Fix

 

1.71

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TJLP vs. US$ floating rate swap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(53

)

(56

)

(3

)

1

 

(53

)

 

 

Receivable

 

R$

166

 

R$

181

 

TJLP +

 

0.81

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable

 

US$

98

 

US$

107

 

Libor +

 

-1.25

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R$ fixed rate vs. US$ fixed rate swap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(26

)

(8

)

14

 

5

 

(4

)

11

 

(33

)

Receivable

 

R$

1,126

 

R$

1,078

 

Fix

 

7.21

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable

 

US$

355

 

US$

351

 

Fix

 

-0.78

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IPCA vs. US$ fixed rate swap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(42

)

(80

)

(28

)

5

 

 

(9

)

(33

)

Receivable

 

R$

976

 

R$

1,315

 

IPCA +

 

6.37

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable

 

US$

303

 

US$

434

 

Fix

 

4.25

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IPCA vs. CDI swap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

107

 

89

 

 

 

6

 

56

 

45

 

Receivable

 

R$

1,350

 

R$

1,350

 

IPCA +

 

6.62

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable

 

R$

1,350

 

R$

1,350

 

CDI

 

98.58

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(ii) Protection program for EUR denominated debt instruments

 

To reduce the cash flow volatility, swap transactions were implemented to convert into US$ the cash flows from certain debt instruments issued in Euros by Vale. In those swaps, Vale receives fixed rates in EUR and pays fixed rates in US$.

 

The swap transactions were negotiated over-the-counter and the protected items are the cash flows from debt instruments linked to EUR. The financial settlement inflows/outflows are offset by the protected items’ losses/gains due to EUR/US$ exchange rate.

 

 

 

Notional

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value

 

Financial
Settlement
Inflows
(Outflows)

 

Value at
Risk

 

Fair value by year

 

Flow

 

June 30,
2019

 

December
31, 2018

 

Index

 

Average
rate

 

June 30,
2019

 

December
31, 2018

 

June 30,
2019

 

June 30,
2019

 

2019

 

2020

 

2021+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EUR fixed rate vs. US$ fixed rate swap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17

)

(1

)

(5

)

6

 

 

(5)

 

(12

)

Receivable

 

 

500

 

 

500

 

Fix

 

3.75

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable

 

US$

613

 

US$

613

 

Fix

 

4.29

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b) Commodities derivative positions

 

(i)       Bunker Oil and Brent Crude Oil purchase cash flows protection program

 

To reduce the impact of bunker oil price fluctuation on maritime freight hiring/supply and, consequently, reducing the Company’s cash flow volatility, bunker oil hedging transactions were implemented, through options contracts and on Brent Crude Oil for different portions of the exposure.

 

The derivative transactions were negotiated over-the-counter and the protected item is part of the Vale’s costs linked to the price of fuel oil used on ships. The financial settlement inflows/outflows are offset by the protected items’ losses/gains due to fuel oil price changes.

 

 

 

Notional (ton)

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value

 

Financial
settlement
Inflows
(Outflows)

 

Value at Risk

 

Fair value
by year

 

Flow

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31,
2018

 

Bought / Sold

 

Average strike
(US$/ton)

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31,
2018

 

June 30, 2019

 

June 30, 2019

 

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call options

 

175,000

 

2,100,000

 

B

 

414

 

2

 

1

 

 

1

 

2

 

Put options

 

175,000

 

2,100,000

 

S

 

284

 

 

(29

)

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

(28

)

 

1

 

2

 

 

Brent Crude Oil Contracts

 

 

 

Notional (bbl)

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value

 

Financial
settlement
Inflows
(Outflows)

 

Value at Risk

 

Fair value
by year

 

Flow

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31,
2018

 

Bought / Sold

 

Average strike
(US$/bbl)

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31,
2018

 

June 30, 2019

 

June 30, 2019

 

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call options

 

1,047,750

 

 

B

 

83

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put options

 

1,047,750

 

 

S

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(ii) Protection programs for base metals raw materials and products

 

In the operational protection program for nickel sales at fixed prices, derivatives transactions were implemented to convert into floating prices the contracts with clients that required a fixed price, to keep nickel revenues exposed to nickel price fluctuations. Those operations are usually implemented through the purchase of nickel forwards.

 

In the operational protection program for the purchase of raw materials and products, derivatives transactions were implemented, usually through the sale of nickel and copper forward or futures, to reduce the mismatch between the pricing period of purchases (concentrate, cathode, sinter, scrap and others) and the pricing period of the final product sales to the clients.

 

The derivative transactions are negotiated at London Metal Exchange or over-the-counter and the protected item is part of Vale’s revenues and costs linked to nickel and copper prices. The financial settlement inflows/outflows are offset by the protected items’ losses/gains due to nickel and copper prices changes.

 

 

 

Notional (ton)

 

 

 

Average

 

Fair value

 

Financial
settlement
Inflows
(Outflows)

 

Value at
Risk

 

Fair value by year

 

Flow

 

June 30,
2019

 

December
31, 2018

 

Bought /
Sold

 

strike
(US$/ton)

 

June 30,
2019

 

December
31, 2018

 

June 30,
2019

 

June 30,
2019

 

2019

 

2020+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed price sales protection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel forwards

 

9,413

 

7,244

 

B

 

12,325

 

3

 

(10

)

4

 

3

 

4

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raw material purchase protection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel forwards

 

195

 

120

 

S

 

12,342

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

Copper forwards

 

61

 

81

 

S

 

6,137

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

(10

)

4

 

3.1

 

4

 

(1

)

 

c) Freight derivative positions

 

To reduce the impact of maritime freight price volatility on the Company’s cash flow, freight hedging transactions were implemented, through Forward Freight Agreements (FFAs). The protected item is part of Vale’s costs linked to maritime freight spot prices. The financial settlement inflows/outflows of the FFAs are offset by the protected items’ losses/gains due to freight prices changes.

 

The FFAs are contracts traded over the counter and can be cleared through a Clearing House, in this case subject to margin requirements.

 

 

 

Notional (days)

 

 

 

Average

 

Fair value

 

Financial
Settlement
Inflows
(Outflows)

 

Value at Risk

 

Fair value
by year

 

Flow

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31,
2018

 

Bought /
Sold

 

strike
(US$/day)

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31,
2018

 

June 30, 2019

 

June 30, 2019

 

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freight forwards

 

675

 

480

 

B

 

13,868

 

2

 

1

 

(1

)

1

 

2

 

 

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d) Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. warrants

 

The Company owns warrants issued by Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (WPM), a Canadian company with stocks negotiated in Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange. Such warrants have payoff similar to that of an american call option and were received as part of the payment regarding the sale of part of gold payable flows produced as a sub product from Salobo copper mine and some nickel mines in Sudbury.

 

 

 

Notional (quantity)

 

 

 

Average

 

Fair value

 

Financial
settlement
Inflows
(Outflows)

 

Value at Risk

 

Fair value
by year

 

Flow

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31,
2018

 

Bought / Sold

 

strike
(US$/share)

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31,
2018

 

June 30, 2019

 

June 30, 2019

 

2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call options

 

10,000,000

 

10,000,000

 

B

 

44

 

11

 

8

 

 

1

 

11

 

 

e) Debentures convertible into shares of Valor da Logística Integrada (“VLI”)

 

The Company has debentures which lenders have the option to convert the outstanding debt into a specified quantity of VLI’s shares, owned by the Company. This option may be fully or part exercised, upon payment to the Company of the strike price, considering the terms, conditions and other limitations existing in the agreement, at any time and at the discretion of the creditor, as of December 2017 until the maturity date of the debentures, December 2027.

 

 

 

Notional (quantity)

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value

 

Financial
settlement
Inflows
(Outflows)

 

Value at Risk

 

Fair value
by year

 

Flow

 

June 30,
2019

 

December
31, 2018

 

Bought / Sold

 

Average strike
(R$/share)

 

June 30,
2019

 

December
31, 2018

 

June 30,
2019

 

June 30,
2019

 

2027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conversion options

 

140,239

 

140,239

 

S

 

7,580

 

(55

)

(59

)

 

3

 

(55

)

 

f) Options related to Minerações Brasileiras Reunidas S.A. (“MBR”) shares

 

In 2015, the Company entered into an agreement to sell a stake of its interest in MBR and under the terms agreed, the Company has a call option in place giving right to buy back this non-controlling interest at any time by 2025 for a consideration calculated based on terms set under the agreement. Moreover, under certain restrict and contingent conditions, which are beyond both acquirer’s and seller’s control, the contract gives the acquirer the right to sell back its stake to the Company.

 

 

 

Notional (quantity, in millions)

 

 

 

Average

 

Fair value

 

Financial
settlement
Inflows
(Outflows)

 

Value at Risk

 

Fair value by
year

 

Flow

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31,
2018

 

Bought / Sold

 

strike
(R$/share)

 

June 30,
2019

 

December
31, 2018

 

June 30,
2019

 

June 30,
2019

 

2019+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options

 

2,139

 

2,139

 

B/S

 

1.7

 

320

 

279

 

 

13

 

320

 

 

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g) Option related to SPCs Casa dos Ventos

 

The Company acquired in January 2019 a call option related to shares of the special purpose companies Ventos de São Bento Energias Renováveis, Ventos São Galvão Energias Renováveis and Ventos de Santo Eloy Energias Renováveis (SPCs Casa dos Ventos), which are part of the wind farm of Folha Larga Sul project, in Campo Formoso, Bahia, with commercial operation scheduled for the first half of 2020. This option was acquired in the context of the Company’s signing of electric power purchase and sale agreements with Casa dos Ventos, supplied by this wind farm.

 

 

 

Notional (quantity)

 

 

 

Average

 

Fair value

 

Financial
settlement
Inflows
(Outflows)

 

Value at
Risk

 

Fair
value by
year

 

Flow

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31,
2018

 

Bought /
Sold

 

strike
(R$/share)

 

June 30,
2019

 

December
31, 2018

 

June 30,
2019

 

June 30,
2019

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call option

 

137,751,623

 

 

B

 

2.69

 

14

 

 

 

1

 

14

 

 

h) Embedded derivatives in contracts

 

In August 2014 the Company sold part of its stake in Valor da Logística Integrada (“VLI”) to an investment fund managed by Brookfield Asset Management (“Brookfield”). The sales contract includes a clause that establishes, under certain conditions, a minimum return guarantee on Brookfield’s investment until August 2020. This clause is considered an embedded derivative, with payoff equivalent to that of a put option.

 

 

 

Notional (quantity)

 

 

 

Average

 

Fair value

 

Financial
settlement
Inflows
(Outflows)

 

Value at
Risk

 

Fair
value by
year

 

Flow

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31,
2018

 

Bought /
Sold

 

strike
(R$/share)

 

June 30,
2019

 

December
31, 2018

 

June 30,
2019

 

June 30,
2019

 

2019+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put option

 

1,105,070,863

 

1,105,070,863

 

S

 

3.88

 

(67

)

(103

)

 

9

 

(67

)

 

The Company has some nickel concentrate and raw materials purchase agreements in which there are provisions based on nickel and copper future prices behavior. These provisions are considered as embedded derivatives.

 

 

 

Notional (ton)

 

 

 

Average

 

Fair value

 

Financial
settlement
Inflows
(Outflows)

 

Value at Risk

 

Fair value by
year

 

Flow

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31,
2018

 

Bought /
Sold

 

strike
(US$/ton)

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31,
2018

 

June 30, 2019

 

June 30, 2019

 

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel forwards

 

1,130

 

3,763

 

S

 

12,263

 

0.5

 

2

 

 

0.4

 

0.5

 

Copper forwards

 

981

 

2,035

 

S

 

6,162

 

0.5

 

 

 

0.1

 

0.5

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

2

 

 

0.5

 

1

 

 

The Company has also a natural gas purchase agreement in which there´s a clause that defines that a premium can be charged if the Company’s pellet sales prices trade above a pre-defined level. This clause is considered an embedded derivative.

 

 

 

Notional (volume/month)

 

 

 

Average

 

Fair value

 

Financial
settlement
Inflows
(Outflows)

 

Value at Risk

 

Fair value by year

 

Flow

 

June 30, 2019

 

December
31, 2018

 

Bought /
Sold

 

strike
(US$/ton)

 

June 30,
2019

 

December
31, 2018

 

June 30,
2019

 

June 30, 2019

 

2019

 

2020+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call options

 

746,667

 

746,667

 

S

 

233

 

(2

)

(1

)

 

1

 

(1

)

(1

)

 

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i) Sensitivity analysis of derivative financial instruments

 

The following tables present the potential value of the instruments given hypothetical stress scenarios for the main market risk factors that impact the derivatives positions. The scenarios were defined as follows:

 

-      Probable: the probable scenario was defined as the fair value of the derivative instruments as at June 30, 2019

-      Scenario I: fair value estimated considering a 25% deterioration in the associated risk variables

-     Scenario II: fair value estimated considering a 50% deterioration in the associated risk variables

 

Instrument

 

Instrument’s main risk events

 

Probable

 

Scenario I

 

Scenario II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDI vs. US$ fixed rate swap

 

R$ depreciation

 

(34

)

(191

)

(348

)

 

 

US$ interest rate inside Brazil decrease

 

(34

)

(39

)

(44

)

 

 

Brazilian interest rate increase

 

(34

)

(35

)

(35

)

Protected item: R$ denominated debt

 

R$ depreciation

 

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TJLP vs. US$ fixed rate swap

 

R$ depreciation

 

(275

)

(481

)

(687

)

 

 

US$ interest rate inside Brazil decrease

 

(275

)

(285

)

(294

)

 

 

Brazilian interest rate increase

 

(275

)

(295

)

(313

)

 

 

TJLP interest rate decrease

 

(275

)

(295

)

(314

)

Protected item: R$ denominated debt

 

R$ depreciation

 

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TJLP vs. US$ floating rate swap

 

R$ depreciation

 

(53

)

(77

)

(101

)

 

 

US$ interest rate inside Brazil decrease

 

(53

)

(53

)

(53

)

 

 

Brazilian interest rate increase

 

(53

)

(53

)

(53

)

 

 

TJLP interest rate decrease

 

(53

)

(53

)

(53

)

Protected item: R$ denominated debt

 

R$ depreciation

 

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R$ fixed rate vs. US$ fixed rate swap

 

R$ depreciation

 

(26

)

(110

)

(194

)

 

 

US$ interest rate inside Brazil decrease

 

(26

)

(31

)

(35

)

 

 

Brazilian interest rate increase

 

(26

)

(36

)

(44

)

Protected item: R$ denominated debt

 

R$ depreciation

 

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IPCA vs. US$ fixed rate swap

 

R$ depreciation

 

(42

)

(121

)

(200

)

 

 

US$ interest rate inside Brazil decrease

 

(42

)

(44

)

(46

)

 

 

Brazilian interest rate increase

 

(42

)

(47

)

(52

)

 

 

IPCA index decrease

 

(42

)

(45

)

(48

)

Protected item: R$ denominated debt

 

R$ depreciation

 

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IPCA vs. CDI swap

 

Brazilian interest rate increase

 

107

 

94

 

82

 

 

 

IPCA index decrease

 

107

 

99

 

92

 

Protected item: R$ denominated debt linked to IPCA

 

IPCA index decrease

 

n.a.

 

(99

)

(92

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EUR fixed rate vs. US$ fixed rate swap

 

EUR depreciation

 

(17

)

(182

)

(348

)

 

 

Euribor increase

 

(17

)

(18

)

(19

)

 

 

US$ Libor decrease

 

(17

)

(27

)

(37

)

Protected item: EUR denominated debt

 

EUR depreciation

 

n.a.

 

182

 

348

 

 

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Instrument

 

Instrument’s main risk events

 

Probable

 

Scenario I

 

Scenario II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bunker Oil protection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options

 

Bunker Oil price decrease

 

2

 

(2

)

(24

)

Protected item: Part of costs linked to bunker oil prices

 

Bunker Oil price decrease

 

n.a.

 

2

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maritime Freight protection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forwards

 

Freight price decrease

 

2

 

(1

)

(4

)

Protected item: Part of costs linked to maritime freight prices

 

Freight price decrease

 

n.a.

 

1

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel sales fixed price protection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forwards

 

Nickel price decrease

 

4

 

(25

)

(54

)

Protected item: Part of nickel revenues with fixed prices

 

Nickel price fluctuation

 

n.a.

 

25

 

54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase protection program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel forwards

 

Nickel price increase

 

 

(1

)

(1

)

Protected item: Part of costs linked to nickel prices

 

Nickel price increase

 

n.a.

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper forwards

 

Copper price increase

 

 

(0.1

)

(0.2

)

Protected item: Part of costs linked to copper prices

 

Copper price increase

 

n.a.

 

0.1

 

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. warrants

 

WPM stock price decrease

 

11

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conversion options - VLI

 

VLI stock value increase

 

(55

)

(90

)

(140

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options - MBR

 

Iron ore price decrease

 

320

 

223

 

130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option - SPCs Casa dos Ventos

 

SPCs Casa dos Ventos stock value decrease

 

14

 

5

 

1

 

 

Instrument

 

Main risks

 

Probable

 

Scenario I

 

Scenario II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Embedded derivatives - Raw material purchase (nickel)

 

Nickel price increase

 

 

(3

)

(6

)

Embedded derivatives - Raw material purchase (copper)

 

Copper price increase

 

 

(1

)

(3

)

Embedded derivatives - Gas purchase

 

Pellet price increase

 

(2

)

(3

)

(7

)

Embedded derivatives - Guaranteed minimum return (VLI)

 

VLI stock value decrease

 

(67

)

(208

)

(456

)

 

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j)             Financial counterparties’ ratings

 

The transactions of derivative instruments, cash and cash equivalents as well as investments are held with financial institutions whose exposure limits are periodically reviewed and approved by the delegated authority. The financial institutions credit risk is performed through a methodology that considers, among other information, ratings provided by international rating agencies.

 

The table below presents the ratings published by agencies Moody’s and S&P regarding the main financial institutions that we hire derivative instruments, cash and cash equivalents transactions.

 

Long term ratings by counterparty

 

Moody’s

 

S&P

Agricultural Bank of China

 

A1

 

A

ANZ Australia and New Zealand Banking

 

Aa3

 

AA-

Banco ABC

 

Ba3

 

BB-

Banco Bradesco

 

Ba3

 

BB-

Banco do Brasil

 

Ba3

 

BB-

Banco do Nordeste

 

Ba3

 

BB-

Banco Safra

 

Ba3

 

BB-

Banco Santander

 

A2

 

A

Banco Votorantim

 

Ba3

 

BB-

Bank of America

 

A2

 

A-

Bank of China

 

A1

 

A

Bank of Mandiri

 

Baa2

 

BBB-

Bank of Montreal

 

Aa2

 

A+

Bank of Nova Scotia

 

A2

 

A+

Bank of Shanghai

 

Baa2

 

Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ

 

A1

 

A-

Bank Rakyat

 

Baa2

 

BBB-

Banpará

 

 

BB-

Barclays

 

Baa3

 

BBB

BBVA Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

 

A3

 

A-

BNP Paribas

 

Aa3

 

A+

BTG Pactual

 

Ba3

 

BB-

Caixa Econômica Federal

 

Ba3

 

BB-

Calyon

 

A1

 

A+

Canadian Imperial Bank

 

Aa2

 

A+

China Construction Bank

 

A1

 

A

CIMB Bank

 

Baa1

 

A-

Citigroup

 

A3

 

BBB+

Credit Suisse

 

Baa2

 

BBB+

Deutsche Bank

 

A3

 

BBB+

Goldman Sachs

 

A3

 

BBB+

HSBC

 

A2

 

A

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

 

A1

 

A

Intesa Sanpaolo Spa

 

Baa1

 

BBB

Itaú Unibanco

 

Ba3

 

BB-

JP Morgan Chase & Co

 

A2

 

A-

Macquarie Group Ltd

 

A3

 

BBB

Mega Int. Commercial Bank

 

A1

 

A

Millenium BIM

 

A1

 

A-

Mitsui & Co

 

A1

 

A-

Mizuho Financial

 

A1

 

A-

Morgan Stanley

 

A3

 

BBB+

Muscat Bank

 

Ba2

 

BB

National Australia Bank

 

Aa3

 

AA-

National Bank of Canada

 

Aa3

 

A

National Bank of Oman

 

Ba2

 

Natixis

 

A1

 

A+

Rabobank

 

Aa3

 

A+

Royal Bank of Canada

 

Aa2

 

AA-

Societe Generale

 

A1

 

A

Standard Bank Group

 

Ba1

 

Standard Chartered

 

A2

 

BBB+

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial

 

A1

 

A-

Toronto Dominion Bank

 

Aa3

 

AA-

UBS

 

Aa3

 

A-

Unicredit

 

Baa1

 

BBB

 

k)            Market curves

 

The curves used on the pricing of derivatives instruments were developed based on data from B3, Central Bank of Brazil, London Metals Exchange and Bloomberg.

 

(i)       Products

 

Nickel

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/ton)

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/ton)

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/ton)

 

SPOT

 

12,665

 

DEC19

 

12,756

 

JUN20

 

12,910

 

JUL19

 

12,657

 

JAN20

 

12,783

 

JUN21

 

13,197

 

AUG19

 

12,687

 

FEB20

 

12,807

 

JUN22

 

13,495

 

SEP19

 

12,704

 

MAR20

 

12,837

 

JUN23

 

13,807

 

OCT19

 

12,710

 

APR20

 

12,861

 

 

 

 

 

NOV19

 

12,730

 

MAY20

 

12,883

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Copper

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/lb)

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/lb)

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/lb)

 

SPOT

 

2.71

 

DEC19

 

2.72

 

JUN20

 

2.73

 

JUL19

 

2.72

 

JAN20

 

2.72

 

JUN21

 

2.75

 

AUG19

 

2.72

 

FEB20

 

2.73

 

JUN22

 

2.77

 

SEP19

 

2.72

 

MAR20

 

2.73

 

JUN23

 

2.79

 

OCT19

 

2.72

 

APR20

 

2.73

 

 

 

 

 

NOV19

 

2.72

 

MAY20

 

2.73

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bunker Oil

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/ton)

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/ton)

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/ton)

 

SPOT

 

410

 

DEC19

 

330

 

JUN20

 

316

 

JUL19

 

402

 

JAN20

 

323

 

JUN21

 

299

 

AUG19

 

386

 

FEB20

 

319

 

JUN22

 

254

 

SEP19

 

367

 

MAR20

 

317

 

JUN23

 

217

 

OCT19

 

350

 

APR20

 

316

 

 

 

 

 

NOV19

 

338

 

MAY20

 

316

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brent Crude

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/bbL)

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/bbL)

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/bbL)

 

SPOT

 

65

 

DEC19

 

63

 

JUN20

 

62

 

JUL19

 

65

 

JAN20

 

63

 

JUN21

 

60

 

AUG19

 

64

 

FEB20

 

63

 

JUN22

 

58

 

SEP19

 

64

 

MAR20

 

63

 

JUN23

 

56

 

OCT19

 

64

 

APR20

 

63

 

 

 

 

 

NOV19

 

64

 

MAY20

 

62

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maritime Freight (Capesize 5TC)

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/day)

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/day)

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/day)

 

SPOT

 

19,360

 

DEC19

 

19,593

 

JUN20

 

13,983

 

JUL19

 

18,317

 

JAN20

 

13,213

 

Cal 2020

 

15,106

 

AUG19

 

17,996

 

FEB20

 

13,213

 

Cal 2021

 

13,433

 

SEP19

 

18,079

 

MAR20

 

13,213

 

Cal 2022

 

13,371

 

OCT19

 

18,433

 

APR20

 

13,983

 

 

 

 

 

NOV19

 

19,238

 

MAY20

 

13,983

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)  Foreign exchange and interest rates

 

US$-Brazil Interest Rate

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

08/01/19

 

3.28

 

06/01/20

 

2.46

 

10/03/22

 

2.42

 

09/02/19

 

2.97

 

07/01/20

 

2.47

 

01/02/23

 

2.43

 

10/01/19

 

2.86

 

10/01/20

 

2.44

 

04/03/23

 

2.46

 

11/01/19

 

2.79

 

01/04/21

 

2.37

 

07/03/23

 

2.48

 

12/02/19

 

2.74

 

04/01/21

 

2.39

 

10/02/23

 

2.50

 

01/02/20

 

2.69

 

07/01/21

 

2.37

 

01/02/24

 

2.55

 

02/03/20

 

2.62

 

10/01/21

 

2.36

 

04/01/24

 

2.60

 

03/02/20

 

2.59

 

01/03/22

 

2.38

 

07/01/24

 

2.60

 

04/01/20

 

2.56

 

04/01/22

 

2.40

 

01/02/25

 

2.64

 

05/04/20

 

2.50

 

07/01/22

 

2.38

 

07/01/25

 

2.69

 

 

US$ Interest Rate

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

1M

 

2.39

 

6M

 

2.12

 

11M

 

2.03

 

2M

 

2.33

 

7M

 

2.09

 

12M

 

2.02

 

3M

 

2.32

 

8M

 

2.07

 

2Y

 

1.83

 

4M

 

2.22

 

9M

 

2.05

 

3Y

 

1.78

 

5M

 

2.16

 

10M

 

2.04

 

4Y

 

1.79

 

 

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Selected Notes to the Interim Financial Statements

Expressed in millions of United States dollar, unless otherwise stated

 

TJLP

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

08/01/19

 

6.26

 

06/01/20

 

6.26

 

10/03/22

 

6.26

 

09/02/19

 

6.26

 

07/01/20

 

6.26

 

01/02/23

 

6.26

 

10/01/19

 

6.26

 

10/01/20

 

6.26

 

04/03/23

 

6.26

 

11/01/19

 

6.26

 

01/04/21

 

6.26

 

07/03/23

 

6.26

 

12/02/19

 

6.26

 

04/01/21

 

6.26

 

10/02/23

 

6.26

 

01/02/20

 

6.26

 

07/01/21

 

6.26

 

01/02/24

 

6.26

 

02/03/20

 

6.26

 

10/01/21

 

6.26

 

04/01/24

 

6.26

 

03/02/20

 

6.26

 

01/03/22

 

6.26

 

07/01/24

 

6.26

 

04/01/20

 

6.26

 

04/01/22

 

6.26

 

01/02/25

 

6.26

 

05/04/20

 

6.26

 

07/01/22

 

6.26

 

07/01/25

 

6.26

 

 

BRL Interest Rate

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

08/01/19

 

6.40

 

06/01/20

 

5.81

 

10/03/22

 

6.55

 

09/02/19

 

6.36

 

07/01/20

 

5.80

 

01/02/23

 

6.64

 

10/01/19

 

6.28

 

10/01/20

 

5.81

 

04/03/23

 

6.73

 

11/01/19

 

6.18

 

01/04/21

 

5.85

 

07/03/23

 

6.80

 

12/02/19

 

6.07

 

04/01/21

 

5.94

 

10/02/23

 

6.86

 

01/02/20

 

5.98

 

07/01/21

 

6.03

 

01/02/24

 

6.92

 

02/03/20

 

5.90

 

10/01/21

 

6.16

 

04/01/24

 

6.95

 

03/02/20

 

5.88

 

01/03/22

 

6.28

 

07/01/24

 

7.02

 

04/01/20

 

5.85

 

04/01/22

 

6.38

 

01/02/25

 

7.12

 

05/04/20

 

5.83

 

07/01/22

 

6.46

 

07/01/25

 

7.21

 

 

Implicit Inflation (IPCA)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

08/01/19

 

3.78

 

06/01/20

 

3.20

 

10/03/22

 

3.71

 

09/02/19

 

3.74

 

07/01/20

 

3.20

 

01/02/23

 

3.73

 

10/01/19

 

3.66

 

10/01/20

 

3.33

 

04/03/23

 

3.76

 

11/01/19

 

3.57

 

01/04/21

 

3.44

 

07/03/23

 

3.78

 

12/02/19

 

3.46

 

04/01/21

 

3.50

 

10/02/23

 

3.79

 

01/02/20

 

3.37

 

07/01/21

 

3.56

 

01/02/24

 

3.81

 

02/03/20

 

3.29

 

10/01/21

 

3.60

 

04/01/24

 

3.80

 

03/02/20

 

3.27

 

01/03/22

 

3.66

 

07/01/24

 

3.83

 

04/01/20

 

3.24

 

04/01/22

 

3.68

 

01/02/25

 

3.86

 

05/04/20

 

3.22

 

07/01/22

 

3.69

 

07/01/25

 

3.89

 

 

EUR Interest Rate

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

1M

 

(0.42

)

6M

 

(0.37

)

11M

 

(0.36

)

2M

 

(0.41

)

7M

 

(0.37

)

12M

 

(0.36

)

3M

 

(0.39

)

8M

 

(0.37

)

2Y

 

(0.38

)

4M

 

(0.38

)

9M

 

(0.37

)

3Y

 

(0.35

)

5M

 

(0.38

)

10M

 

(0.36

)

4Y

 

(0.30

)

 

CAD Interest Rate

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

1M

 

1.96

 

6M

 

2.00

 

11M

 

1.05

 

2M

 

1.97

 

7M

 

1.70

 

12M

 

0.95

 

3M

 

1.97

 

8M

 

1.49

 

2Y

 

1.80

 

4M

 

1.99

 

9M

 

1.30

 

3Y

 

1.77

 

5M

 

2.01

 

10M

 

1.16

 

4Y

 

1.77

 

 

Currencies - Ending rates

 

CAD/US$

 

0.7638

 

US$/BRL

 

3.8322

 

EUR/US$

 

1.1380

 

 

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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.

 

 

Vale S.A.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ André Figueiredo

Date: July 31, 2019

 

Director of Investor Relations