6-K 1 valecvm358feb2022_6k.htm 6-K

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

March 2022

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 ¨

(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))

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(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

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Purchases of equity securities by the issuer and affiliated purchasers on February 28, 2022

Company: VALE S.A.
Beginning balance
Beginning balance
Type of security	Characteristic of the security				Quantity	%
Type of security	Characteristic of the security				Quantity	Same class of shares	Total capital
Shares	VALE3				144,750,021	2.82%	2.82%
Movements
Movements
Type of security	Characteristic of the security	Intermediate	Operation	Date	Quantity	Average price (Daily)	Volume (R$)
Shares	VALE3	J.P. Morgan CCVM SA	Buy	01/28/22	1,200,000	84.10703	100,928,431.00
Shares	VALE3	Citigroup Global Markets Brasil CCTVM S/A	Buy	01/31/22	1,250,000	81.57363	101,967,038.00
Shares	VALE3	Itaú Corretora de Valores S.A	Buy	02/02/22	1,001,000	85.56164	85,647,205.00
Shares	VALE3	Itaú Corretora de Valores S.A	Buy	02/03/22	1,193,400	85.93136	102,550,482.00
Shares	VALE3	Itaú Corretora de Valores S.A	Buy	02/04/22	1,069,800	87.06950	93,146,946.00
Shares	VALE3	Itaú Corretora de Valores S.A	Buy	02/07/22	1,002,400	89.48937	89,704,142.00
Ending balance
Ending balance
Type of security	Characteristic of the security				Quantity	%
Type of security	Characteristic of the security				Quantity	Same class of shares	Total capital
Shares	VALE3				151,466,621	2.95%	2.95%



Company: VALE S.A.
Beginning balance
Beginning balance
Type of security	Characteristic of the security				Quantity	%
Type of security	Characteristic of the security				Quantity	Same class of shares	Total capital
ADS	VALE				0	0.00%	0.00%
Movements
Movements
Type of security	Characteristic of the security	Intermediate	Operation	Date	Quantity	Average price (Daily)	Volume (R$)
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ending balance
Ending balance
Type of security	Characteristic of the security				Quantity	%
Type of security	Characteristic of the security				Quantity	Same class of shares	Total capital
ADS	VALE				0	0.00%	0.00%

Purchases of equity securities by the issuer and affiliated purchasers on February 28, 2022

Company: MBR S.A.
Beginning balance
Beginning balance
Type of security	Characteristic of the security				Quantity	%
Type of security	Characteristic of the security				Quantity	Same class of shares	Total capital
Shares	VALE3				89,138,483	1.74%	1.74%
Movements
Movements
Type of security	Characteristic of the security	Intermediate	Operation	Date	Quantity	Average price (Daily)	Volume (R$)
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ending balance
Ending balance
Type of security	Characteristic of the security				Quantity	%
Type of security	Characteristic of the security				Quantity	Same class of shares	Total capital
Shares	VALE3				89,138,483	1.74%	1.74%



Company: MBR S.A.
Beginning balance
Beginning balance
Type of security	Characteristic of the security				Quantity	%
Type of security	Characteristic of the security				Quantity	Same class of shares	Total capital
ADS	VALE				0	0.00%	0.00%
Movements
Movements
Type of security	Characteristic of the security	Intermediate	Operation	Date	Quantity	Average price (Daily)	Volume (R$)
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ending balance
Ending balance
Type of security	Characteristic of the security				Quantity	%
Type of security	Characteristic of the security				Quantity	Same class of shares	Total capital
ADS	VALE				0	0.00%	0.00%

Purchases of equity securities by the issuer and affiliated purchasers on February 28, 2022

Company: Vale Holdings B.V.
Beginning balance
Beginning balance
Type of security	Characteristic of the security				Quantity	%
Type of security	Characteristic of the security				Quantity	Same class of shares	Total capital
Shares	VALE3				0	0.00%	0.00%
Movements
Movements
Type of security	Characteristic of the security	Intermediate	Operation	Date	Quantity	Average price (Daily)	Volume (R$)
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ending balance
Ending balance
Type of security	Characteristic of the security				Quantity	%
Type of security	Characteristic of the security				Quantity	Same class of shares	Total capital
Shares	VALE3				0	0.00%	0.00%



Company: Vale Holdings B.V.
Beginning balance
Beginning balance
Type of security	Characteristic of the security				Quantity	%
Type of security	Characteristic of the security				Quantity	Same class of shares	Total capital
ADS	VALE				76,927,370	1.50%	1.50%
Movements
Movements
Type of security	Characteristic of the security	Intermediate	Operation	Date	Quantity	Average price (Daily)	Volume (R$)
ADS	VALE	Bradesco Securities Inc	Buy	01/28/22	1,100,000	15.57137	92,415,175.48
ADS	VALE	XP Investments US	Buy	01/31/22	1,200,000	15.30381	98,386,385.80
ADS	VALE	XP Investments US	Buy	02/02/22	1,100,000	16.18818	94,298,743.92
ADS	VALE	XP Investments US	Buy	02/03/22	1,200,000	16.23307	103,290,993.46
ADS	VALE	XP Investments US	Buy	02/04/22	985,550	16.39318	86,087,245.59
ADS	VALE	Bradesco Securities Inc	Buy	02/07/22	1,000,000	16.99885	89,946,018.18
Ending balance
Ending balance
Type of security	Characteristic of the security				Quantity	%
Type of security	Characteristic of the security				Quantity	Same class of shares	Total capital
ADS	VALE				83,512,920	1.63%	1.63%

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/ Ivan Fadel
Date: March 10, 2022		Head of Investor Relations