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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-24-003738
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20241231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241015
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241011

FILER:

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15030
		FILM NUMBER:		241368722

	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: bold 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Vale S.A.</P>

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or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)</P>

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Form 20-F <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT> Form 40-F <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>

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    <P STYLE="font: 26pt Vale Sans Extralight,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #555555">Press Release</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 16pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A">Vale approves debentures public offering</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, October 11, 2024 - Vale S.A. (&ldquo;Vale&rdquo; or &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) informs that its Board of Directors approved, on this
date, the 10th (tenth) issuance of simple, non-convertible debentures, unsecured, in 3 (three) series, totaling R$6,000,000,000.00 (six
billion reais), with maturities of 10, 12, and 15 years, in accordance with Law No. 6.404/1976 (&ldquo;Law 6.404&rdquo;), Law No. 12.431/2011
(&ldquo;Law 12.431&rdquo;), Decree No. 11.964/2024 (&ldquo;Decree 11.964&rdquo;), and other applicable legal and regulatory provisions
(&ldquo;Issuance&rdquo;), which will be subject to a public offering in the Brazilian market under the automatic registration distribution
process, in accordance with Article 26, item IV, letter (a) of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission Resolution No. 160/2022,
Law No. 6.385/1976, and other applicable legal and regulatory provisions (&ldquo;Offering&rdquo;).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #555555"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.2pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #555555"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.2pt">The Issuance
will be conducted under Article 2 of Law 12.431, Decree 11.964, and the Ministry of Transportation Ordinance No. 689/2024 (&ldquo;MT Ordinance
689&rdquo;), considering the classification of investment projects (as outlined in the Issuance deed) as priority projects in the transportation
sector, through protocol with the Ministry of Transportation, pursuant to Article 8 and subsequent articles of Decree 11.964 and Article
10 of MT Ordinance 689, subject to compliance with the requirements and procedures listed therein. The protocol of the application for
the Offering's registration before CVM, along with all required documents, will be filed in due course.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #555555"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.2pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #555555"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.2pt">This release
is being published by the Company solely in compliance with CVM Resolution No. 44/2021 and paragraph 4 of Article 157 of Law No. 6.404,
and is for informational purposes only. It should not be interpreted or considered, for all legal purposes, as promotional or sales material
for the Issuance and Offering. The Company will keep the market and its shareholders informed about the development of the Issuance and
the Offering.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #555555"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.2pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #555555"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.2pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; color: #555555">Executive Vice President, Finance and Investor
Relations</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: 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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    <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: October 11, 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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