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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-25-000534
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250331
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250224
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250224

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:		25654354

	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: 26pt Vale Sans Extralight,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #555555">Press Release</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A">Vale announces cash tender offers for notes due 2034, 2039
and 2036</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #555555">Rio de Janeiro, February 24, 2025 &ndash; Vale
Overseas Limited (&ldquo;Vale Overseas&rdquo; or &ldquo;Offeror&rdquo;), a wholly owned subsidiary of Vale S.A. (&ldquo;Vale&rdquo;),
announces the commencement of offers to purchase for cash (the &ldquo;Offers&rdquo;) up to US$450,000,000 in aggregate principal amount
(the &ldquo;Maximum Principal Amount&rdquo;), excluding any premium and accrued and unpaid interest, of the outstanding notes issued by
it of the series set forth in the table below under the heading &ldquo;Notes&rdquo; (all such notes, the &ldquo;Notes,&rdquo; and each
a &ldquo;series&rdquo; of Notes).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #555555">The Offers are made upon the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in the offer to purchase dated February 24, 2025 (the &ldquo;Offer to Purchase&rdquo;). The Offers are not
contingent upon the tender of any minimum principal amount of Notes, but the Offeror will only purchase Notes up to the Maximum Principal
Amount (unless the Offeror, at its own discretion, elect to increase the Maximum Principal Amount at any time on or prior to the Expiration
Date).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #555555">The Offers are conditioned upon the satisfaction
of certain conditions, including the consummation of an offering of debt securities of Vale Overseas, guaranteed by Vale, on terms that
are satisfactory to Vale, in its sole discretion.</P>

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

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    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555"><B>Title of Security</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555"><B>CUSIP / ISIN Nos</B>.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555"><B>Principal Amount Outstanding</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: -4.05pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555"><B>Acceptance Priority Level</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: -5.1pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555"><B>Reference U.S. Treasury Security</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555"><B>Bloomberg Reference Page<SUP>(1)</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555"><B>Fixed Spread<SUP>(2)</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 10%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: -3.05pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555"><B>Early Tender Payment<SUP>(3)</SUP></B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555">8.250% Guaranteed Notes due 2034</FONT></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; color: #555555">CUSIP: 91911TAE3</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; color: #555555">ISIN: US91911TAE38</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -5.1pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555">US$438,337,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -4.05pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555">1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -5.1pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555">4.625% due February 15, 2035</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555">FIT1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555">+121&nbsp;bps</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555">US$50.00</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555">6.875% Guaranteed Notes due 2039</FONT></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; color: #555555">CUSIP: 91911TAK9</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; color: #555555">ISIN: US91911TAK97</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -5.1pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555">US$1,061,600,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -4.05pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555">2</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -5.1pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555">4.625% due February 15, 2035</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555">FIT1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555">+148&nbsp;bps</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555">US$50.00</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; color: #555555">CUSIP: 91911TAH6</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 9pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; color: #555555">ISIN: US91911TAH68</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -5.1pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555">US$916,425,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -4.05pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555">3</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -5.1pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555">4.625% due February 15, 2035</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555">FIT1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555">+141&nbsp;bps</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #555555">US$50.00</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><SUP>(1)</SUP></TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD>The applicable page on Bloomberg from which the Dealer Managers (as defined below) will quote
the bid side price of the Reference U.S.&nbsp;Treasury Security.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: left"><SUP>(3)</SUP></TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD>Per US$1,000 aggregate principal amount of the respective series of Notes validly tendered
and not validly withdrawn on or prior to the Early Tender Date (as defined below) and accepted for purchase. The Total Consideration
for Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or prior to the Early Tender Date is calculated using the applicable Fixed Spread
and is inclusive of the Early Tender Payment (as defined below).</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #555555">11:00 a.m., New York City time, on March 7, 2025, unless extended or earlier terminated by the Offeror in its sole discretion.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #555555">5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 7, 2025, unless extended by the Offeror in its sole discretion.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #555555">5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 7, 2025, unless extended by the Offeror in its sole discretion.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #555555">Early Settlement Date</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #555555">If elected, promptly after the Early Tender Date. Expected to be on March 12, 2025, but subject to change.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #555555">Expiration Date </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #555555">5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 24, 2025, unless extended by the Offeror in its sole discretion.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #555555">Final Settlement Date</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #555555">Promptly after the Expiration Date.&nbsp;&nbsp;Expected to be March 26, 2025, but subject to change.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #555555"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #555555">The Offers will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York
City time, on March 24, 2025, unless earlier terminated by the Offeror (such time and date, as the same may be extended, the &ldquo;Expiration
Date&rdquo;). Holders of Notes who validly tender and do not validly withdraw their Notes on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time,
on March 7, 2025, unless extended (such time and date, as they may be extended, the &ldquo;Early Tender Date&rdquo;), will be eligible
to receive the Total Consideration (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), which is inclusive of an early tender premium of US$50.00 in
cash per US$1,000.00 principal amount of Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or prior to the Early Tender Date and accepted
for purchase (the &ldquo;Early Tender Payment&rdquo;). Validly tendered Notes may be withdrawn in accordance with the terms of the Offers,
at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 7, 2025, unless extended, but not thereafter, except as described in the
Offer to Purchase or as required by applicable law. The Total Consideration is expected to be paid on the Early Settlement Date, which
is expected to occur on March 12, 2025. Holders who validly tender their Notes after the Early Tender Date, but on or prior to the Expiration
Date, will be eligible to receive the Tender Consideration (as defined in the Offer to Purchase). The Tender Consideration is expected
to be paid on the Final Settlement Date, which is expected to occur on March 26, 2025.</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">The Total Consideration payable per US$1,000
principal amount of each series of Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offers will be determined in the manner
described in the Offer to Purchase by reference to the applicable fixed spread for such Notes specified in the table above plus the applicable
yield based on the bid-side price of the applicable U.S. Treasury Reference Security specified in the table above at 11:00 a.m., New York
City time, on the Price Determination Date, as applicable, (each as defined in the Offer to Purchase). The applicable &ldquo;Tender Consideration&rdquo;
is equal to the applicable Total Consideration <I>minus</I> the applicable Early Tender Payment.</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">The Notes will be accepted in accordance with
their Acceptance Priority Levels (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), subject to the Maximum Principal Amount. In all cases, subject
to the terms and conditions of the Offers, if the purchase of all Notes validly tendered in the Offers would cause the Offeror to purchase
an aggregate principal amount of Notes in excess of the Maximum Principal Amount, the Offeror will prorate the Notes accepted in the Offers
in accordance with the Acceptance Priority Procedures, as described in the Offer to Purchase. The Offeror expressly reserves its right,
in its sole discretion and subject to applicable law, to increase the Maximum Principal Amount without extending withdrawal rights.</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">In addition to the Total Consideration or the
Tender Consideration, as applicable, holders whose Notes are validly tendered and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offers will be
paid any accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes from, and including, the last applicable interest payment date to, but not including,
the applicable settlement date. For the avoidance of doubt, accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes validly tendered and accepted for
purchase will cease to accrue on the applicable settlement date.</P>

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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: justify; color: #555555">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #555555"><B>Additional Information</B></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">Vale has retained BMO Capital Markets Corp.,
BofA Securities, Inc., Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC to serve as dealer
managers (&ldquo;Dealer Managers&rdquo;) and D.F. King &amp; Co., Inc. to serve as tender and information agent for the Offers (&ldquo;D.F.
King&rdquo;). The Offer to Purchase and any related supplements are available at the D.F. King website at www.dfking.com/vale. The full
details of the Offers, including complete instructions on how to tender Notes, are included in the Offer to Purchase. Holders of Notes
are strongly encouraged to carefully read the Offer to Purchase, including materials incorporated by reference therein, because they
will contain important information. Requests for the Offer to Purchase and any related supplements may also be directed to D.F. King
by telephone at +1&nbsp;(212)&nbsp;269-5550 or +1&nbsp;(800)&nbsp;714-3310 (US toll free) or in writing at vale@dfking.com. Questions
about the Offers may be directed to BMO Capital Markets Corp. by telephone at +1 (212) 702-1840 (collect) or +1&nbsp;(833)&nbsp;418-0762
(US toll free), BofA Securities, Inc. by telephone at +1 (646) 855-8988 (collect) or +1 (888) 292-0070 (US toll free), Credit Agricole
Securities (USA) Inc. by telephone at +1 (212) 261-7802 (collect) or +1 (866) 807-6030 (US toll free), HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. by
telephone at +1 (212) 525-5552 (collect) or +1 (888) HSBC-4LM (US toll free), or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC by telephone at +1 (212)
834-3554 (collect) or +1 (866) 834-4666 (US toll free).</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">This news release is for informational purposes
only and is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. The Offers are being made only by, and
pursuant to the terms of, the Offer to Purchase. The Offers are not being made in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof
would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction where the laws require
the Offers to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offers will be made by the Dealer Managers on behalf of the Offeror. None of
the Offeror, D.F. King, the Dealer Managers or the trustee with respect to the Notes, nor any of their affiliates, makes any recommendation
as to whether holders should tender or refrain from tendering all or any portion of their Notes in response to the Offers. None of the
Offeror, D.F. King, the Dealer Managers or the trustee with respect to the Notes, nor any of their affiliates, has authorized any person
to give any information or to make any representation in connection with the Offers other than the information and representations contained
in the Offer to Purchase.</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: center; color: #555555">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; color: #555555">Marcelo Feriozzi Bacci</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: 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">&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">Mariana Rocha: mariana.rocha@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">Pedro Terra: pedro.terra@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: 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; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Signatures</B></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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