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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-22-047617
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220222
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220222

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	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:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-78221
		FILM NUMBER:		22654969

	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

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MITSUI & CO LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000067099
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-PETROLEUM & PETROLEUM PRODUCTS (NO BULK STATIONS) [5172]
		IRS NUMBER:				980110185
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2-1, OTEMACHI 1-CHOME
		STREET 2:		CHIYODA-KU
		CITY:			TOKYO
		STATE:			M0
		ZIP:			100-8631
		BUSINESS PHONE:		81-80-3507-8275

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2-1, OTEMACHI 1-CHOME
		STREET 2:		CHIYODA-KU
		CITY:			TOKYO
		STATE:			M0
		ZIP:			100-8631
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Schedule&nbsp;13D </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Amendment No. 4)* </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Vale S.A.
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Issuer) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Common Shares, no par value </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Title of Class of Securities) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>91912E105<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(CUSIP Number) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Hideaki
Konishi, General Manager </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Iron Ore Division, Mineral &amp; Metal Resources Business Unit </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Mitsui &amp; Co., Ltd. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2-1, Otemachi 1-Chome </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8631, Japan, </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>+81-3-3285-2776 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B></B><B><I>Copy to:</I></B><B> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Ezra Borut, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Debevoise &amp; Plimpton LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>919 Third Avenue </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New
York, NY 10022 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(212) 909-6000 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>November 9, 2020 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Date
of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the filing person has
previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of &#167;240.13d-1(e), &#167;240.13d-1(f) or &#167;240.13d-1(g), check the following
box:&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Note</B>: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See &#167;240.13d-7 for
other parties to whom copies are to be sent. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person&#146;s initial filing on this form
with respect to the subject class of securities and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; for the purpose of Section 18 of the </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all
other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The CUSIP number is for the American Depositary Shares relating to the Common Shares. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Name of Reporting Person</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Mitsui&nbsp;&amp; Co.,&nbsp;Ltd.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;2.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Check the Appropriate Box
if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;3.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;SEC Use Only</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Source of Funds (See
Instructions)</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;OO</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Check if Disclosure of
Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;6.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Citizenship or Place of
Organization</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Japan</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Shares</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">&nbsp;Beneficially&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Owned&nbsp;by</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Each</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Reporting</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Persons</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">With:</P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:1pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;7.&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Sole Voting Power</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;286,347,055</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Shared Voting Power</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;0</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;9.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Sole Dispositive Power</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Shared Dispositive Power</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;286,347,055</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">12.</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Check if the Aggregate
Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">13.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Percent of Class
Represented by Amount in Row (11)</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.9% <SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">14.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Type of Reporting
Person</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;CO</P></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Based on 4,839,616,936 Common Shares outstanding as of December 31, 2021, as reported by the Issuer.
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This amendment No.&nbsp;4 to Schedule&nbsp;13D (this &#147;<U>Amendment</U>&#148;) is being filed by Mitsui&nbsp;&amp; Co., Ltd. (the
&#147;<U>Reporting Person</U>&#148;) in respect of the common shares, no par value (the &#147;<U>Common Shares</U>&#148;), of Vale S.A. (the &#147;<U>Issuer</U>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Schedule&nbsp;13D filed by the Reporting Person and BNDES Participa&ccedil;&otilde;es S.A. &#151; BNDESPAR (&#147;<U>BNDESPAR</U>&#148;),
Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econ&ocirc;mico e Social &#151; BNDES (&#147;<U>BNDES</U>&#148;), Bradespar S.A. (&#147;<U>Bradespar</U>&#148;), Litel Participa&ccedil;&otilde;es S.A. (&#147;<U>Litel</U>&#148;) and Litela
Participa&ccedil;&otilde;es S.A. (&#147;<U>Litela</U>&#148;) (collectively with the Reporting Person, the &#147;<U>Agreement Holders</U>&#148;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<U>SEC</U>&#148;) on August&nbsp;24, 2017, as
amended by Amendment No.&nbsp;1 filed by the Agreement Holders with the SEC on September&nbsp;25, 2018, Amendment No.&nbsp;2 filed by the Agreement Holders with the SEC on January&nbsp;10, 2019 and Amendment No.&nbsp;3 filed by the Agreement Holders
with the SEC on October&nbsp;13, 2020 (as amended to the date of this Amendment, the &#147;<U>Statement</U>&#148;, and as amended by this Amendment, the &#147;<U>Schedule 13D</U>&#148;), is hereby amended and supplemented by the Reporting Person as
set forth below in this Amendment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Amendment is filed by the Reporting Person in accordance with Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13d-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act and refers only to information that has materially changed since the filing of the Statement in respect of the Reporting Person. The items identified below, or the particular
paragraphs of such items which are identified below, are amended as set forth below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All capitalized terms contained but not otherwise
defined in this Amendment have the meanings given to such terms in the Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;2. Identity and Background. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The disclosure in Item 2 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Schedule 13D is filed solely by the Reporting Person. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Reporting Person is a company duly organized and existing in Japan and is primarily engaged in the business of worldwide trading of
various commodities. The address of the Reporting Person&#146;s principal executive office is
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">2-1,&nbsp;Otemachi&nbsp;1-chome,&nbsp;Chiyoda-ku,</FONT></FONT></FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Tokyo&nbsp;100-8631,</FONT> Japan. The
Reporting Person has not, during the last five years, been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order
enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. The Reporting Person has not, during the last five years, been convicted in a
criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In accordance with the provisions of General Instruction C to
Schedule 13D, information concerning the executive officers and directors of the Reporting Person as required by Item 2 of Schedule 13D is listed on Annex A hereto and is incorporated by reference herein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;4.&nbsp;Purpose of Transaction. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The disclosure
in Item 4 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Reporting Person holding Common Shares acquired those
securities as an investment in the regular course of its business. The Reporting Person intends to monitor and evaluate its investment on an ongoing basis and expects regularly to review and consider alternative ways of maximizing its return on such
investment, depending on prevailing market conditions, other investment opportunities, liquidity requirements or other investment considerations the Reporting Person deems relevant. The Reporting Person may engage in discussions with management, the
Issuer&#146;s board of directors, other shareholders of the Issuer and other relevant parties concerning the business, operations, board composition, management, strategy and future plans of the Issuer. The Reporting Person may exchange information
with any such persons pursuant to appropriate confidentiality or similar agreements. The Reporting Person may from time to time in the future seek to acquire, alone or in conjunction with others, additional Common Shares through open market
purchases, block trades, privately negotiated transaction, </P>
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tender offer, merger, reorganization or otherwise. The Reporting Person may also dispose of all or a portion of the Issuer&#146;s securities, in open market or privately negotiated transactions,
and/or enter into derivative transactions with institutional counterparties with respect to the Common Shares, in each case, subject to limitations under applicable law and any other approvals. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Reporting Person may, at any time and from time to time, review and reconsider its position or change its purpose or take actions with
respect to its investment in the Issuer as it deems appropriate, including formulating other plans, making other proposals or changing its intention with respect to the matters referred to in this Item&nbsp;4. The Reporting Person may also take
steps to explore and prepare for various plans and actions, including, but not limited to, conducting internal evaluations and analysis and obtaining authorizations to effectuate such actions, relating to any potential plan or proposal, and hire
advisors or consultants before forming a plan or intention to engage in any such plan or action. The Reporting Person may also suggest or take a position with respect to potential changes in the operations, management, or capital structure of the
Issuer as a means of enhancing shareholder value. Such suggestions or positions may include one or more plans or proposals that relate to or would result in any of the actions required to be reported herein, including, without limitation, such
matters as: disposing of one or more businesses; selling the Issuer or acquiring another company or business; changing operating or marketing strategies; adopting, not adopting, modifying or eliminating certain types of anti-takeover measures;
restructuring the Issuer&#146;s capitalization; reviewing dividend and compensation policies; entering into agreements with third parties relating to acquisitions of securities issued or to be issued by the Issuer; or entering into agreements with
the management of the Issuer relating to acquisitions of shares by members of management, issuance of equity awards to management or their employment by the Issuer. The Reporting Person reserves the right to determine in the future whether to change
the purpose or purposes described above or whether to adopt plans or proposals of the type specified above or otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interest in
Securities of the Issuer. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The disclosure in Item&nbsp;5 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&#151;(b) The Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of 286,347,055 Common Shares. The Common Shares owned by the Reporting Person
constitutes approximately 5.9% of the Common Shares outstanding, based on 4,839,616,936 Common Shares outstanding as of December&nbsp;31, 2021, as reported by the Issuer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the Reporting Person&#146;s knowledge, the persons named in Item 2 do not beneficially own any Common Shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Reporting Person and the other Agreement Holders were parties to the Vale Agreement described in Item 4 of the Statement, which contained,
among other things, certain provisions relating to transfer of, and coordination of the voting of, securities of the Issuer by the parties thereto. As a result of the termination of the Vale Agreement, as described in Item 6, the Reporting Person is
no longer acting as a &#147;group&#148; with the other Agreement Holders within the meaning of Section&nbsp;13(d) of the Exchange Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) No transactions in the Common Shares were effected during the sixty days prior to this Amendment by the Reporting Person or, to the
Reporting Person&#146;s knowledge, any person named in Item 2. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) None. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Contracts,
Arrangements, Undertakings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The disclosure in Item 6 is hereby supplemented by adding the
following at the end thereof: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On November&nbsp;9, 2020, the Vale Agreement terminated in accordance with its terms. As a result of the
termination of the Vale Agreement, the Reporting Person ceased to beneficially own any securities of the Issuer held by the other Agreement Holders. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The disclosure in Item 7 is hereby supplemented by adding the following in appropriate numerical order: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Exhibit&nbsp;1:&nbsp;Power of Attorney of Motoaki Uno, dated February&nbsp;22, 2022. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Date: February&nbsp;22, 2022 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">MITSUI&nbsp;&amp; CO. LTD. </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Hideaki Konishi</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise indicated below, the business address of the directors and executive officers of&nbsp;Mitsui&nbsp;&amp; Co., Ltd. (&#147;Mitsui&#148;) <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">is&nbsp;2-1,&nbsp;Otemachi&nbsp;1-chome,&nbsp;Chiyoda-ku,</FONT></FONT></FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Tokyo&nbsp;100-8631,&nbsp;Japan.</FONT> Each
occupation set forth opposite such person&#146;s name refers to employment with the Reporting Person. For external directors, additional occupation and employment information is separately noted below. To the Reporting Person&#146;s knowledge, none
of the directors or executive officers of Mitsui has, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative
body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or a finding
of any violation with respect to such laws. Each of the directors and executive officers of the Reporting Person listed below is a citizen of Japan, with the exception of Mr.&nbsp;Samuel Walsh and Ms.&nbsp;Jenifer Rogers. Mr.&nbsp;Samuel Walsh is a
citizen of Australia and Ms.&nbsp;Jenifer Rogers is a citizen of the United States of America. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Directors and Executive Officers of Mitsui </U></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tatsuo Yasunaga</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Representative Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Representative Director, Executive Vice President</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Yoshiaki Takemasu</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shinsuke Kitagawa</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sayu Ueno (2)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Senior Executive Managing Officer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Executive Managing Officer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Hiroshi Meguro (4)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Executive Managing Officer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Hirohiko Miyata (5)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Executive Managing Officer</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Takeo Kato (6)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Executive Managing Officer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Yuki Kodera (7)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Executive Managing Officer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Yoshiki Hirabayashi</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Executive Managing Officer</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Motoyasu Nozaki</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Executive Managing Officer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Masahiro Moriyasu (8)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Executive Managing Officer</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">External Director, ANA HOLDINGS INC.; External Director, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.; External Director, OMRON
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Know
all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Hideaki Konishi, General Manager, Iron Ore Division, Mineral&nbsp;&amp; Metal Resources Business Unit of Mitsui&nbsp;&amp; Co., Ltd., the undersigned&#146;s true and lawful <FONT
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, and in the undersigned&#146;s capacity as a beneficial owner of
securities issued by Vale S.A. (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), (<U>i</U>) Forms 3, 4 and 5 and any other forms required to be filed in accordance with Section&nbsp;16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<U>Exchange
Act</U>&#148;) and the rules thereunder (a &#147;<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;16 Form</U>&#148;), (<U>ii</U>) all forms and schedules in accordance with Section&nbsp;13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder, including all amendments
thereto (a &#147;<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;13 Schedule</U>&#148;), (<U>iii</U>) a Form ID Application, Passphrase Update Application and/or request to convert from paper only to electronic filer with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;<U>SEC</U>&#148;) and to obtain access codes to file on EDGAR and any other forms required to be filed or submitted in accordance with Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-T</FONT> promulgated by the SEC (or any successor
provision) in order to file a Section&nbsp;13 Schedule or a Section&nbsp;16 Form electronically (a &#147;<U>Form ID</U>&#148;, and, together with a Section&nbsp;13 Schedule and Section&nbsp;16 Form, the &#147;<U>Forms and Schedules</U>&#148;) and
(<U>iv</U>)&nbsp;any Joint Filing Agreement or similar agreement with respect to the filing of any of the Forms or Schedules in (<U>i</U>)&nbsp;through (<U>iii</U>) above; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to
complete and execute any such Forms and Schedules, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such Forms and Schedules with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact,</FONT></FONT> may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> may approve in his or her discretion. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned hereby grants to the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> full
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying </P>
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and confirming all that the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact,</FONT></FONT> or his or her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> is serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned, and is not assuming any of the undersigned&#146;s responsibilities to comply with Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;16 of the Exchange Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect with respect to the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> until the undersigned is no longer required to file any Forms and Schedules with respect to the undersigned&#146;s holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact.</FONT></FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">From and after the date hereof, any Power of Attorney previously granted by the undersigned concerning the subject matter hereof is hereby
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney on this 22<SUP
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Motoaki Uno</TD></TR>
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