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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-22-001833
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220630
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220428
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220427

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Vale S.A.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000917851
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL MINING [1000]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15030
		FILM NUMBER:		22861712

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PRAIA DE BOTAFOGO, 186
		CITY:			RIO DE JANEIRO
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			22250-145
		BUSINESS PHONE:		55 21 3485-3900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PRAIA DE BOTAFOGO, 186
		CITY:			RIO DE JANEIRO
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			22250-145

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20051108

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VALLEY OF THE RIO DOCE CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20020129

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VALLEY OF THE DOCE RIVER CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950602
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<P STYLE="font: 9.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">CORPORATE TAX CODE (CNPJ) No. 33.592.510/0001-54</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">BOARD OF TRADE REGISTRATION (NIRE) No. 33.300.019.766</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: center"><B>EXTRACT OF THE MINUTES OF THE EXTRAORDINARY</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: center"><B>BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF VALE S.A.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify">The Board of Directors (&#8220;Board&#8221;)
met ordinarily on April 27th, 2022, from 9 am to 5:00 pm, at Praia de Botafogo, 186, room 1901, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, being present
Messrs Jos&eacute; Luciano Duarte Penido &#8211; Chairman, Fernando Jorge Buso Gomes &#8211; Vice Chairman, Daniel Andr&eacute; Stieler,
Ken Yasuhara, Manuel Lino Silva de Sousa Oliveira (by videoconference), Marcelo Gasparino da Silva, Mauro Rodrigues da Cunha, Murilo Cesar
Lemos dos Santos Passos, Rachel de Oliveira Maia (by videoconference), Roberto da Cunha Castello Branco e Roger Allan Downey, and in exercise
of the entitlement Andr&eacute; Viana Madeira. Was registered the absence of the member Eduardo de Oliveira Rodrigues Filho for medical
reasons, and that the members Ken Yasuhara and Marcelo Gasparino attended the meeting by videoconference in the morning and in person
in the afternoon. The works were secretariat by Luiz Gustavo Gouv&ecirc;a, General Secretary for Corporate Governance of Vale. Consequently,
the Board deliberated the following subject: &#8220;<B>SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAM &#8211; </B>Upon the favourable opinion of the Financial
Committee, the Board of Directors approved, <B>(i)</B> the acquisition, by Vale and/or any of its controlled companies, of up to 500,000,000
common shares issued by Vale, or depositary receipts representing such shares, corresponding to up 10% of the company capital stock, for
the purpose of cancellation, subject to the following conditions: <B>(i.a)</B> Maximum term for acquisition: 18 months, counted from the
deliberation of the Board of Directors, being right that the new program will only enter into force at the end of the program approved
in October 2021 and which is still in progress; <B>(i.b)</B> Price: the acquisition must be carried out on the Stock Exchange (B3 S.A.
&#8211; Brasil, Bolsa, Balc&atilde;o e New York Stock Exchange) at market prices as of the respective acquisition dates; <B>(i.c)</B>
Intermediary financial institutions: BRADESCO S.A. CTVM, with registered office at Paulista Avenue 1450, 7<SUP>th</SUP> floor, in the
City and State of S&atilde;o Paulo, Zip Code 01310-100; CITIGROUP GM, with registered office at Paulista Avenue 1111, 14th floor, in the
City and State of S&atilde;o Paulo, Zip Code 01311-920; Goldman Sachs do Brasil CTVM S.A, with registered office at Leopoldo Couto Magalh&atilde;es
Jr Street 700, 16<SUP>th</SUP> floor, in the City and State of S&atilde;o Paulo, Zip Code 04542-00; Ita&uacute; CV S.A, with registered
office at Brigadeiro Faria Lima Avenue 3400, 10th floor, in the City and State of S&atilde;o Paulo, Zip Code 04538-132; J. P. Morgan CCVM
S.A., with registered office at Brigadeiro Faria Lima Avenue 3729, 13th floor, in the City and State of S&atilde;o Paulo, Zip Code 04538-905;
Merrill Lynch S/A CTVM, with registered office at Brigadeiro Faria Lima Avenue 3400, 18th floor, in the City and State of S&atilde;o Paulo,
Zip Code 04538-132; Morgan Stanley CTVM S.A., with registered office at Brigadeiro Faria Lima Avenue 3600, 6<SUP>th</SUP> floor, in the
City and State of S&atilde;o Paulo, Zip Code 04.538-132; SANTANDER CCVM S.A., with registered office at Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek
Avenue 2041 and 2235, 24th floor, in the City and State of S&atilde;o Paulo, Zip Code 04543-011; UBS Brasil CCTVM, with registered office
at Brigadeiro Faria Lima Avenue 4440, 7th floor, in the City and State of S&atilde;o Paulo, Zip Code 04538-132; and XP Investimentos CCTVM,
with registered office at Chedid Jafet Avenue 75, Torre Sul, in the City and State of S&atilde;o Paulo, Zip Code 04551-060; being right
that for the acquisition of American Depositary Receipts on the New York Stock Exchange will be used the brokers from the institutions
abovementioned; and <B>(ii)</B> authorize the execution of derivative for possible acceleration of the buyback program and/or in case
of shortage of reserves, as well as the terms of Attachment 30-XXXVI of CVM Instruction 480/2009, which constitutes Exhibit I to these
minutes. Reference: DDE 050/2022. I hereby attest that the items above reflects the decision taken by the Board of Directors.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: center">Rio de Janeiro, 27<SUP>th</SUP> April, 2022.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 3pt; text-align: center"><B>Luiz Gustavo Gouv&ecirc;a</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">LISTED COMPANY</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">CORPORATE TAX CODE (CNPJ) No. 33.592.510/0001-54</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">BOARD OF TRADE REGISTRATION (NIRE) No. 33.300.019.766</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 11.5pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Annex 30-XXXVI of Instru&ccedil;&atilde;o CVM
n<SUP>o</SUP> 480/209, as amended</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 42%; border: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">1. Explain in detail the objective and economic effects expected from the transaction; </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 58%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">The share buyback program, at current prices, is an opportunity to purchase
    shares and is also a lever to generate value for the shareholder, as it allows the company to efficiently allocate capital in the potential
    profitability of its shares, in a way that enhances future returns for shareholders who remain invested. Additionally, the buyback signals
    to the market management's confidence in the company's performance.</P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">The expected economic effect is the resulting increase in the participation
    of remaining shareholders and amendment of the Bylaw to adjust the number of issued shares.</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">2. Inform the number of (i) floating shares and (ii) shares currently in treasury;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">On February 28<SUP>th</SUP>, the Company owned:</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">(i)</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.132.458.410 common shares </FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">(ii)</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">324.118.024 shares in treasury</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">3. Inform the number of shares that may be repurchased or alienated; </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Up to 500 million common shares may be repurchased. </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">4. Describe the main characteristics of the derivatives instruments that the company may use, if applicable; </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">The Company may enter into a financial settlement derivative contract. There will be no provision in the contract on the exercise of voting rights of shares issued by the Company held by the counterparty.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">5. Describe, if applicable, agreements or voting orientation that exists between the company and counterparties on the transaction; </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Not applicable</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">6. If the trades are concluded outside of organized markets, inform: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Not applicable</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">a. maximum/minimum price by which shares will be acquired / sold;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Not applicable</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">b. if the case, the reasons for trades 10% above / below the ten business-days average price, weighted by volume</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Not applicable</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">7. Inform, if applicable, the impacts that the program will have on the control of the company or its administrative control; </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">There is no expected relevant impact on the control of the company nor its administrative control.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">8. Identify the counterparties, if known, and, if related party to the company, as defined by the accounting rules that regulate this matter, provide the information required by art.8 of CVM instruction 481, 12/17/2009; </FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 9.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">LISTED COMPANY</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">CORPORATE TAX CODE (CNPJ) No. 33.592.510/0001-54</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">BOARD OF TRADE REGISTRATION (NIRE) No. 33.300.019.766</P>


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    <TD STYLE="width: 58%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">The maximum period for settling will be 18 months, counting from the approval by the Board of Directors. This new program will only come into effect at the end of the program approved in Oct/21 and which is in progress.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">a) BRADESCO S.A. CTVM Av. Paulista 1450, 7&deg; andar, S&atilde;o Paulo,
    CEP: 01310-100,</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">b) CITIGROUP GM, Av. Paulista 1111, 14&ordm; andar (Parte), S&atilde;o Paulo,
    CEP: 01311-920;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">c) Goldman Sachs do Brasil CTVM S.A, rua Leopoldo Couto Magalh&atilde;es
    Jr 700, 16 andar, S&atilde;o Paulo, CEP: 04542-000</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">d) ITAU CV S.A, Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima 3400, 10&deg; andar, CEP: 04538-132;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">e) J. P. MORGAN CCVM S.A., Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima 3.729, 13&ordm; andar
    (Parte), S&atilde;o Paulo, CEP: 04538-905;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">f) Merrill Lynch S/A CTVM, Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3400 - 18&ordm; Andar,
    CEP 04538-132;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">g) Morgan Stanley CTVM S.A., Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3600 - 6&ordm; Andar,
    S&atilde;o Paulo, CEP 04538-132;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">h) SANTANDER CCVM S.A, Av. Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek 2041 e 2235,
    24&ordm; andar, S&atilde;o Paulo, CEP: 04543-011;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">i) UBS Brasil CCTVM, Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 4440 - 7&ordm; andar, S&atilde;o
    Paulo, CEP: 04538-132 e,</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">j) XP Investimentos CCTVM, Av. Chedid Jafet, 75 - Torre Sul, S&atilde;o
    Paulo, CEP: 04551-060.</P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">For the purchase of ADRs in the NYSE, the brokers from the above-mentioned
    institutions will be used.</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">12. Inform the available resources to be used, as per art. 7&ordm;, &sect; 1&ordm;, of Instru&ccedil;&atilde;o CVM n&ordm; 567, de 09/17/2015. </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">The resources available in profit reserves or capital reserves of the reported financial statement will be used, as per art. 7&ordm;, &sect; 1&ordm;, of ICVM n&ordm; 567.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">13. Inform the reasons why the Board of Directors is comfortable that the repurchase of shares will not be harmful to the fulfillment of the obligations to the creditors, nor to the payment of mandatory dividends, minimum or fixed</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">The Board of Directors members are comfortable due to expected cash flow generation for the years 2022 and 2023, being the repurchase program amount compatible with the financial situation of the company and not harmful to the capacity to fulfil the obligations to the creditors nor the payment of mandatory dividends, fixed or minimum. </FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date: April 27, 2022</TD>
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