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DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240513

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Vale S.A.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000917851
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL MINING [1000]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15030
		FILM NUMBER:		24938168

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

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		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="margin: 0; font: 16pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: #007E7A">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 16pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: #007E7A"><B>Vale de-characterizes B3/B4 dam </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 16pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #555555"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.2pt">Rio de
Janeiro, May 13, 2024 - Vale S.A. (&quot;Vale&quot; or &quot;Company&quot;) informs that it has completed the de-characterization<SUP>1</SUP>
of the B3/B4 dam (&quot;Dam&quot; or &quot;B3/B4&quot;), located at the Mar Azul Mine, municipality of Nova Lima (MG).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #555555">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #555555">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>The B3/B4 dam</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #555555"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt">B3/B4
was classified with the highest emergency level in 2019, and in line with Vale's commitment to eliminating upstream dams, it is permanently
free of any risk to communities and the environment. This is the 14<SUP>th</SUP> upstream dam de-characterized by Vale since the Upstream
Dam De-characterization Program was created in 2019. </FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #555555">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #007E7A"><I>&ldquo;In the de-characterization
process, we used, on a large scale, unmanned equipment controlled by an operations center located about 15 kilometers from the dam, resulting
in the removal of 3.3 million cubic meters of tailings. This innovative operational strategy was essential to eliminate workers' presence
at the dam until safety conditions were achieved&rdquo;,</I></FONT> <FONT STYLE="color: #555555">informed Alexandre Pereira, Vale's Executive
Vice President for Projects.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #555555">As additional actions in the remaining area,
Vale will perform land reconformation works, implement a drainage system and revegetation. The backup dam built as a safety measure during
the dam&rsquo;s de-characterization works will be removed for the area&rsquo;s reintegration, making use of all the material and mitigating
impacts on communities and the environment.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>Upstream Dam De-characterization Program
</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #555555">Since 2019, Vale has made consistent progress
on its commitment to eliminate its upstream dams. The structures being de-characterized remain inactive and are permanently monitored
by the company's Geotechnical Monitoring Centers (&ldquo;CMGs&rdquo;).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #555555">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #007E7A"><I>&ldquo;We will continue to
advance with the execution of our Decharacterization Program, with safety and transparency, and effective safety improvement measures
until the elimination of all upstream dams in Brazil. We have already completed 46% of the program, with disbursements of US$1.7 billion,
and we expect to complete two more projects in 2024, reaching around 70% by the end of 2026. This measure is essential to ensure non-repetition
and to make Vale even safer&rdquo;, </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="color: #555555">stated Eduardo Bartolomeo, Vale's CEO.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #555555">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #555555">Solutions applied are compatible
with each structure&rsquo;s unique characteristics and prioritize people and environment&rsquo;s safety. Independent audits and competent
authorities continuously assess and monitor activities. As a supplementary safety provision throughout the de-characterization works,
Vale built four backup dams to serve dams considered critical. More information on Vale's dam management is available at </FONT><FONT STYLE="color: Blue"><U>www.vale.com/dams</U></FONT><FONT STYLE="color: #555555">.
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #555555">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; color: #555555">Gustavo Duarte Pimenta</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; color: #555555">Executive Vice President, Finance and Investor
Relations</P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #555555">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 7pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #555555"><B>For further information, please contact:</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #555555">Vale.RI@vale.com</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #555555">Thiago Lofiego: thiago.lofiego@vale.com</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #555555">Luciana Oliveti: luciana.oliveti@vale.com</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #555555">Mariana Rocha: mariana.rocha@vale.com</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #555555">Patricia Tinoco: patricia.tinoco@vale.com</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #555555">Pedro Terra: pedro.terra@vale.com</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: gray">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: gray">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: gray">This press release may include statements that
present Vale&rsquo;s expectations about future events or results. All statements, when based upon expectations about the future, involve
various risks and uncertainties. Vale cannot guarantee that such statements will prove correct. These risks and uncertainties include
factors related to the following: (a) the countries where we operate, especially Brazil and Canada; (b) the global economy; (c) the capital
markets; (d) the mining and metals prices and their dependence on global industrial production, which is cyclical by nature; and (e) global
competition in the markets in which Vale operates. To obtain further information on factors that may lead to results different from those
forecast by Vale, please consult the reports Vale files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Brazilian Comiss&atilde;o
de Valores Mobili&aacute;rios (CVM) and in particular the factors discussed under &ldquo;Forward-Looking Statements&rdquo; and &ldquo;Risk
Factors&rdquo; in Vale&rsquo;s annual report on Form 20-F.</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 7pt Vale Sans Light,sans-serif; margin: 0"><SUP>1</SUP> <FONT STYLE="color: #555555">A structure that no longer has
a tailings storage function is considered de-characterized. This result will be evaluated and validated by the Brazilian authorities in
due course.</FONT></P>

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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
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    (Registrant) &nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 3%">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 47%">/s/ Thiago Lofiego</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date: May 13, 2024</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0in"> Director of Investor Relations</TD></TR>
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