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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-25-001633
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250331
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250425
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250424

FILER:

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15030
		FILM NUMBER:		25869320

	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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    <TD STYLE="width: 96%; padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_001"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%"><B>Report on review of parent company and&nbsp;&nbsp;consolidated interim financial statements</B></FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%; padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_001"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%"><B>3</B></FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_002"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%"><B>Interim
    income Statement</B></FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_002"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%"><B>5</B></FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_003"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%"><B>Interim
    Statement of Comprehensive Income</B></FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_003"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%"><B>6</B></FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_004"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%"><B>Interim
    Statement of Cash Flows</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></B></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_004"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%"><B>7</B></FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_005"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%"><B>Interim
    Statement of Financial Position</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></B></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_005"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%"><B>8</B></FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_006"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%"><B>Interim
    Statement of Changes in Equity</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></B></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_006"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%"><B>9</B></FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_007"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%"><B>Interim
    Value Added Statement</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></B></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_007"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%"><B>10</B></FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_008"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">1. Corporate information</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_008"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">11</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_009"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">2. Basis of preparation of condensed consolidated interim financial statements</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_009"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">12</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_010"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">3. Significant events and transaction related to first quarter of 2025</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_010"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">13</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_011"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">4. Information by business segment and geographic area</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_012"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">5. Costs and expenses by nature</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_014"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">7. Taxes</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_015"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">8. Basic and diluted earnings per share</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_017"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">10. Accounts receivable</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_018"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">11. Inventories</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_019"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">12. Suppliers and contractors</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_019"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">22</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_020"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">13. Other financial assets and liabilities</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_021"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">14. Investments in associates and joint ventures</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_021"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">24</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_022"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">15. Acquisitions and divestitures</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_022"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">25</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_023"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">16. Intangibles</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_023"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">26</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_024"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">17. Property, plant, and equipment</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_024"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">27</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_025"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">18. Financial and capital risk management</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_025"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">28</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_026"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">19. Financial assets and liabilities</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_026"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">32</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_027"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">20. Participative shareholders&#8217; debentures</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%">&#9;</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_027"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">33</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_028"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">21. Loans, borrowings, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_028"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">34</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_029"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">22. Leases</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_029"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">36</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_030"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">23. Brumadinho dam failure</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_030"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">37</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_031"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">24. Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_031"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">39</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_032"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">25. Provision for de-characterization of dam structures and asset retirement obligations</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_032"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">41</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_033"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">26. Legal proceedings</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_033"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">43</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_034"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">27. Employee benefits</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_034"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">44</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_035"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">28. Equity</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_035"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">46</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.5in; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.25in"><A HREF="#a_036"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">29. Related parties</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 120%"></FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><A HREF="#a_036"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%">47</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #FF0090"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #FF0090"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt/140% Georgia,serif; margin: 10pt 0; color: #242424"><B><A NAME="a9c026f36ec7f4eccbbf31e981cce4dfb"></A>Report on
review of parent company and consolidated interim financial statements</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Georgia,serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #494949">To the Board of Directors and Shareholders</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Georgia,serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #494949">Vale S.A.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Georgia,serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"><B>Introduction</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Georgia,serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #494949">We have reviewed the accompanying interim statement of financial
position of Vale S.A. (&quot;Company&quot;) as at March 31, 2025 and the related interim statements of income , comprehensive income,
changes in equity and cash flows for the three-month period then ended, as well as the accompanying consolidated interim statement of
financial position of Vale S.A. and its subsidiaries (&quot;Consolidated&quot;) as at March 31, 2025 and the related consolidated statements
of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the three-month period then ended, including notes to the interim
financial statements.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Georgia,serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #494949">Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation
of these parent company and consolidated interim financial statements in accordance with the accounting standard CPC 21, Interim Financial
Reporting, of the Brazilian Accounting Pronouncements Committee (CPC), and International Accounting Standard (IAS) 34 - Interim Financial
Reporting, of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on these interim financial
statements based on our review.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Georgia,serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #494949">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Georgia,serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"><B>Scope of review</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Georgia,serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #494949">We conducted our review in accordance with Brazilian and International
Standards on Reviews of Interim Financial Information (NBC TR 2410 - Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent
Auditor of the Entity, and ISRE 2410 - Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity, respectively).
A review of interim information consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and
applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with Brazilian
and International Standards on Auditing and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant
matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Georgia,serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #494949">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Georgia,serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"><B>Conclusion on the interim information</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Georgia,serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #494949">Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that
causes us to believe that the accompanying parent company and consolidated interim financial statements referred to above do not present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Vale S.A. and of Vale S.A. and its subsidiaries as at March 31,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Georgia,serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #494949">2025, and the parent company financial performance and its
cash flows for the three-month period then ended, as well as the consolidated financial performance and the consolidated cash flows for
the three-month period then ended, in accordance with CPC 21 and IAS 34.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Georgia,serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"><B>Other matters</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Georgia,serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"><B>Statements of value added</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Georgia,serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #494949">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Georgia,serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #494949">The interim financial statements referred to above include
the parent company and consolidated value added interim statement for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025. These statements are
the responsibility of the Company's management and are presented as supplementary information. These statements have been subjected to
review procedures performed together with the review of the interim financial statements for the purpose concluding whether they are reconciled
with the interim financial statements and accounting records, as applicable, and if their form and content are in accordance with the
criteria defined in the accounting standard CPC 09 - &quot;Statement of Value Added&quot;. Based on our review, nothing has come to our
attention that causes us to believe that these statements of value added have not been properly prepared, in all material respects, in
accordance with the criteria established in this accounting standard, and that they are consistent with the parent company and consolidated
interim financial statements taken as a whole.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Georgia,serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #494949">Rio de Janeiro, April 24, 2025</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Georgia,serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #494949">/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Georgia,serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #494949">Auditores Independentes Ltda.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Georgia,serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #494949">CRC 2SP000160/F-5</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Georgia,serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #494949">/s/Leandro Mauro Ardito</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Georgia,serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #494949">Contador CRC 1SP188307/O-0</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #FF0090"><B></B></P>


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<P STYLE="font: 20pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 20pt; color: #007E7A"><B><A NAME="a_002"></A>Interim Income Statement </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424"><B>In millions of Brazilian reais, except
earnings per share</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Parent Company</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Three-month period ended March 31,</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Three-month period ended March 31,</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="width: 53%; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 7%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Notes</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0,126,121) 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Net operating revenue</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">4(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;47,411&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;41,891&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;28,157&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;35,198&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Cost of goods sold and services rendered</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">5(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(31,811)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(26,594)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(15,446)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(15,504)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Gross profit</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;15,600&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;15,297&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;12,711&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;19,694&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Operating expenses</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Selling and administrative</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">5(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(845)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(696)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(413)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(341)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Research and development</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(719)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(772)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(427)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(404)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Pre-operating and operational stoppage</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">25</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(523)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(456)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(496)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(441)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Equity results and others results from subsidiaries</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">5(c)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,089&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(1,274)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other operating revenues (expenses), net</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">5(c)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(1,513)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(1,239)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(1,271)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(951)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #242424">Impairment and gains (losses) on disposal of non-current</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #242424">assets, net</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">15(a), 16 and 17</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(1,456)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(28)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(1,289)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;39&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Operating income</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;10,544&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;12,106&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;10,904&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;16,322&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Financial income</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">6</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;678&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;538&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;373&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;230&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Financial expenses</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">6</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(2,230)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(1,681)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(2,038)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(1,960)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other financial items, net</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">6</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,734&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(1,036)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,974&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(340)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">14 and 24</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;342&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;620&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;342&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;620&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Income before income taxes</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;12,068&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;10,547&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;12,555&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;14,872&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Income taxes</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">7</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(3,895)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(2,215)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(4,391)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(6,581)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Net income </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;8,173&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;8,332&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;8,164&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;8,291&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;9&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;41&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Net income attributable to Vale S.A.'s shareholders</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;8,164&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;8,291&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;8,164&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;8,291&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to Vale S.A.'s shareholders</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">8</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Common share (R$)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1.91&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1.93&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1.91&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1.93&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #242424">The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim
financial statements.</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 20pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 20pt; color: #007E7A"><A NAME="a_003"></A><B>Interim Statement of
Comprehensive Income </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424"><B>In millions of Brazilian reais</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Parent Company</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Three-month period ended March 31,</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 51%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Notes</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Net income</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;8,173&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;8,332&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;8,164&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;8,291&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Other comprehensive income (loss):</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Items that will not be reclassified to income statement</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Retirement benefit obligations</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(25)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;198&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(16)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(10)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Equity interests in other comprehensive income of subsidiaries</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(9)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;208&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(25)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;198&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;(25)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;198&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Items that may be reclassified to income statement</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Translation adjustments of foreign operations (i) </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(5,070)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,097&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(4,749)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;872&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Net investment hedge </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">18(a.iv)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,020&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(277)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,020&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(277)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Reclassification of cumulative translation adjustment to income statement</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;55&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;254&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;55&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;254&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(3,995)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;1,074&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;(3,674)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;849&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Comprehensive income </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;4,153&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;9,604&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;4,465&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;9,338&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(312)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;266&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Comprehensive income attributable to Vale S.A.'s shareholders</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;4,465&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;9,338&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0 0; color: #242424">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #242424">Items above are stated net of tax, when applicable, and the
related taxes effects are disclosed in note 7.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #242424">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #242424">The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim
financial statements.</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 20pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 20pt; color: #007E7A"><B><A NAME="a_004"></A>Interim Statement of Cash
Flows</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424"><B>In millions of Brazilian reais</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Parent Company</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Three-month period ended March 31,</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 58%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Notes</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Cash flow from operations</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&nbsp;9(a) </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;14,775&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;22,299&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;21,930&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;26,217&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Interest on loans and borrowings paid</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;9(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1,413)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(923)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(2,065)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1,822)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Cash received on settlement of derivatives, net</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;18(d) </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;771&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;211&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;791&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;204&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Payments related to the Brumadinho event </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">23</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(490)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(669)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(490)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(669)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Payments related to de-characterization of dams </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">25</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(461)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(591)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(461)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(591)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Income taxes (including settlement program) paid</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(3,456)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(2,505)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(2,873)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(2,220)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Net cash generated by operating activities</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;9,726&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;17,822&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;16,832&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;21,119&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Cash flow from investing activities:</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Acquisition of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(7,360)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(6,906)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(5,708)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(5,053)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Payments related to the Samarco dam failure</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">24</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(950)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(425)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(950)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(425)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Dividends received from associates and joint ventures</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;113&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;13&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;13&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Short-term investment</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;154&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(212)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;35&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(409)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Other investing activities, net</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;7&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;12&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(373)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(65)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Net cash used in investing activities</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(8,036)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;(7,518)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(6,996)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;(5,939)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Cash flow from financing activities:</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Loans and borrowings from third parties </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;9(b) </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;9,349&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;4,326&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,802&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Payments of loans and borrowings to third parties </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">9(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(5,482)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(303)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1,043)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(253)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Payments of leasing </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">22</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(174)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(205)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(32)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(25)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Dividends and interest on capital paid to Vale S.A.&#8217;s shareholders</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;28(d) </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(11,365)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(11,722)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(11,365)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(11,722)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Shares buyback program </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;28(c) </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1,357)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(727)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Net cash used in financing activities</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(7,672)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;(9,261)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(12,440)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;(10,925)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(5,982)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;1,043&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(2,604)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;4,255&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Cash and cash equivalents in the beginning of the period</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;30,671&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;17,474&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;9,084&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;4,193&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1,388)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;418&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Effect of transfer the Energy Assets to non-current assets held for sale</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; border-bottom: rgb(219,219,219) 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">15(a)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(658)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Cash
    and cash equivalents from <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">subsidiaries</FONT> acquired, net </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;67&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;22,710&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;18,935&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;6,480&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;8,448&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #242424">The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim
financial statements.</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 20pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 20pt; color: #007E7A"><B><A NAME="a_005"></A>Interim Statement of Financial Position</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424"><B>In millions of Brazilian reais</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Parent Company</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 50%; border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Notes</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"><B>March 31,</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"><B>2025</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"><B>March 31,</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"><B>2025</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Assets</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Current assets</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Cash and cash equivalents</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">21</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;22,710&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;30,671&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;6,480&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;9,084&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Short-term investments</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">21</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;249&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;331&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;12&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;12&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Accounts receivable</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">10</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;12,310&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;14,600&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;17,565&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;28,663&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other financial assets</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">13</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,593&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;331&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,488&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;194&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Inventories</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">11</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;28,246&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;28,513&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;8,408&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;7,975&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Recoverable taxes</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">7(e)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;6,277&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;6,811&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;4,474&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;4,933&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-top: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,077&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,219&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,092&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,005&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;73,462&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;83,476&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;40,519&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;52,866&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Non-current assets held for sale</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">15(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;10,880&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;6,984&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;84,342&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;83,476&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;47,503&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;52,866&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Non-current assets</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Judicial deposits</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">26(c) </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,330&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,326&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,219&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,208&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other financial assets</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">13</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,498&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,429&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;403&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;179&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Recoverable taxes</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">7(e)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;7,929&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;8,030&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;5,581&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;5,580&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Deferred income taxes</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">7(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;47,715&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;51,050&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;39,668&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;43,241&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;8,442&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;8,157&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;5,530&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;4,997&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;68,914&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;71,992&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;54,401&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;57,205&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Investments</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">14</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;26,560&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;28,158&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;141,543&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;152,740&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Intangibles</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">16</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;58,466&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;65,105&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;41,738&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;41,693&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Property, plant, and equipment</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">17</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;240,790&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;247,594&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;151,383&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;150,812&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;394,730&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;412,849&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;389,065&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;402,450&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total assets</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;496,325&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;436,568&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;455,316&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">12</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;25,282&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;26,217&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;15,839&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;15,286&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Loans and&nbsp;&nbsp;borrowings </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">21</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,487&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;6,316&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;820&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;819&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">22</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,009&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;907&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;438&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;367&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other financial liabilities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">13</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;7,836&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;9,555&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;20,406&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;22,144&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Taxes payable</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">7(e)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,739&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,559&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,452&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,948&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Settlement program (&quot;REFIS&quot;)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">7(c)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,216&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,184&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,216&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,184&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Liabilities related to Brumadinho</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">23</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;5,030&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;4,420&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;5,030&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;4,420&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">24</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;11,076&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;11,421&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;11,076&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;11,421&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">De-characterization of dams and asset retirement obligations</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">25</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;5,377&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;5,160&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;4,897&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;4,451&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Provisions for litigation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">26(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;897&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;736&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;897&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;736&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Employee benefits</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">27</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,810&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;6,266&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,312&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,925&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Dividends payable</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,046&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,046&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,226&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,268&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,124&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,718&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;71,985&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;81,055&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;69,507&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;72,465&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Liabilities associated with non-current assets held for sale</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">15(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;4,011&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;180&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;75,996&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;81,055&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;69,687&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;72,465&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Non-current liabilities</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Loans and borrowings</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">21</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;85,026&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;85,282&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;27,639&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;30,164&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Leases</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">22</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,472&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,507&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,307&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;956&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Participative shareholders' debentures</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">20</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;13,493&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;13,727&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;13,493&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;13,727&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other financial liabilities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">13</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;12,787&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;14,533&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;66,638&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;73,152&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Settlement program (&quot;REFIS&quot;)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">7(c)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;5,770&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;6,234&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;5,770&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;6,234&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Deferred income taxes</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">7(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,008&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,757&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Liabilities related to Brumadinho</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">23</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;7,214&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;7,778&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;7,214&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;7,778&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">24</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;10,954&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;11,261&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;10,954&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;11,261&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">De-characterization of dams and asset retirement obligations</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">25</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;29,651&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;30,529&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;18,123&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;18,870&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Provisions for litigation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">26(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;5,441&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;5,536&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;5,151&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;5,088&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Employee benefits</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">27</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;6,634&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;6,925&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,240&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,205&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Streaming transactions</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;11,072&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;11,651&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,837&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,830&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;6,270&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;6,644&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;194,359&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;201,550&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;164,799&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;176,079&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total liabilities</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;270,355&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;282,605&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;234,486&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;248,544&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Equity</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">28</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Equity attributable to Vale S.A.'s shareholders</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;202,082&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;206,772&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;202,082&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;206,772&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;6,635&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;6,948&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total equity</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;208,717&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;213,720&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;202,082&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;206,772&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total liabilities and equity</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;479,072&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;496,325&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;436,568&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;455,316&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #242424">The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim
financial statements.</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 20pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 20pt; color: #007E7A"><B><A NAME="a_006"></A>Interim Statement of
Changes in Equity</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424"><B>In millions of Brazilian reais</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 35%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Notes</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Share
    capital</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Capital
    reserve</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Profit
    reserves</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Treasury
    shares</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Other
    reserves</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Cumulative
    translation adjustments</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Retained
    earnings</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Equity
    attributable to Vale S.A.&#8217;s shareholders</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Equity
    attributable to noncontrolling interests</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Total
    equity</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Balance
    as of December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>77,300</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>3,634</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>114,889</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>-19,785</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>-432</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>31,166</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>&#8211;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>206,772</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>6,948</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>213,720</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Net
    income</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">8,164</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">8,164</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">9</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">8,173</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">Other
    comprehensive income</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">(105)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">(3,594)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">(3,699)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">(321)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">(4,020)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">Dividends
    and interest on capital of Vale S.A.'s shareholders</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">28(c)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">(9,143)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">(9,143)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">(9,143)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">Dividends
    of noncontrolling interest</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">(2)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">Transactions
    with noncontrolling interests </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">(36)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">(36)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #C1C1C1 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">(35)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">Share-based
    payment program</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">27(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">4</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">20</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">24</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">24</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Balance
    as of March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>77,300</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>3,634</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>105,746</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>(19,781)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>(553)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>27,572</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>8,164</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>202,082</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>6,635</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>208,717</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Balance
    as of December 31, 2023</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>77,300</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>3,634</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>106,181</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>(17,739)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>(5,831)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>27,420</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>&#8211;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>190,965</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>7,360</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>198,325</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Net
    income</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">8,291</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">8,291</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">41</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">8,332</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other
    comprehensive income</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 7pt"></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">219</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">828</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">1,047</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">225</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">1,272</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Dividends
    and interest on capital of Vale S.A.'s shareholders</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">28(c)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">(11,722)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">(11,722)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">(11,722)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Dividends
    of noncontrolling interests</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">(1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">(1)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Shares buyback program</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">28(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">(1,357)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">(1,357)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">(1,357)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Share-based
    payment program </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">27(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">8</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">(21)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">(13)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black">(13)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Balance
    as of March 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>77,300</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>3,634</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>94,459</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>(19,088)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>(5,633)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>28,248</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>8,291</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>187,211</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>7,625</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black"><B>194,836</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #242424">The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim
financial statements.</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 20pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 20pt; color: #007E7A"><B><A NAME="a_007"></A>Interim Value Added
Statement</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424"><B>In millions of Brazilian reais</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Parent company</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Three-month period ended March 31,</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="width: 60%; border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Generation of value added</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Gross revenue</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Revenue from products and services</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;47,940&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;42,432&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;28,644&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;35,736&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Revenue from the construction of own assets</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,099&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,790&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,735&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,597&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other revenues</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;286&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;364&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;197&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;334&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Less:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Cost of products, goods and services sold</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(10,563)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(8,204)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(5,624)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(5,816)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Material, energy, third-party services and other</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(12,507)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(11,011)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(4,737)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(4,614)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Impairment reversal (impairment) and gain (losses) from write-off of non-current assets, net</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1,456)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(28)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1,289)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;39&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Expenses related to Brumadinho event</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(612)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(503)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(612)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(503)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">De-characterization of dams</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;49&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;302&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;49&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;302&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other costs and expenses</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(3,801)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(3,289)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(2,054)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1,984)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Gross value added</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;21,435&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;21,853&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;16,309&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;25,091&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Depreciation, amortization and depletion</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(4,105)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(3,540)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(2,548)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(2,301)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Net value added</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;17,330&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;18,313&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;13,761&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;22,790&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Received from third parties</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Equity results </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;342&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;620&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,431&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(654)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Financial result</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(849)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,278&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1,017)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,469&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total value added to be distributed</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;16,823&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;20,211&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;15,175&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;23,605&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Personnel and charges</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Direct compensation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,937&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,200&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,422&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,313&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Benefits</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,119&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;933&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;848&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;799&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">FGTS</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;131&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;133&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;117&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;120&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Taxes and contributions</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Federal taxes</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;5,528&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,483&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;5,815&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;7,978&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">State taxes</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;966&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,359&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;984&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,107&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Municipal taxes</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;53&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;91&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;41&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;73&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Remuneration of third-party capital</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Interest (net derivatives and monetary and exchange rate variation)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(2,284)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,268&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(2,391)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,532&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Leasing</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;200&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;412&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;175&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;392&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Remuneration of own capital</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Reinvested net income from continuing operations</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;8,164&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;8,291&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;8,164&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;8,291&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;9&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;41&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Distributed value added</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;16,823&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;20,211&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;15,175&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;23,605&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #242424">The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim
financial statements.</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A"><B><A NAME="a_008"></A>1. Corporate information</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">Vale S.A. (the &#8220;Parent Company&#8221;)
is a public company headquartered in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Vale&#8217;s share capital consists of common shares, traded
on the stock exchange.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">In Brazil, Vale's common shares are
listed on B3 under the code VALE3. The Company also has American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), with each representing one common share,
traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the code VALE. Additionally, the shares are traded on LATIBEX under the code XVALO,
which is an unregulated electronic market established by the Madrid Stock Exchange for the trading of Latin American securities. The Company's
shareholding structure is disclosed in note 28.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">Vale, together with its subsidiaries
(&#8220;Vale&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;), is one of the world's largest producers of iron ore and nickel. The Company also produces
iron ore pellets and copper. Nickel and copper concentrates contain by-products such as platinum group metals (PGM), gold, silver, and
cobalt. Most of the Company&#8217;s products are sold to international markets, through the Company's main trading Company, Vale International
S.A. (&#8220;VISA&#8221;), a wholly owned subsidiary located in Switzerland.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Company is engaged in greenfield
mineral exploration in six countries, including Brazil, USA, Canada, Chile, Peru and Indonesia. It also operates extensive logistics systems
in Brazil, Oman and other regions worldwide, including railways, maritime terminals, and ports integrated with mining operations. Additionally,
the Company has distribution centers to support its iron ore shipments globally.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">Vale also holds investments in energy
businesses to meet part of its energy consumption needs through renewable sources.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Company's operations are organized
into two operational segments: &quot;Iron Solutions&quot; and &quot;Energy Transition Metals&quot; (note 4).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 3pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #007E7A"><B>Iron Solutions &#8211;</B></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="color: #242424">Comprise iron ore extraction and iron ore pellets and briquettes production. </FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; color: #007E7A"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal">&#8226;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>Iron ore. </B></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #242424">Currently,
Vale operates three systems in Brazil for the production and distribution of iron ore. The Northern System (Caraj&aacute;s, State of Par&aacute;,
Brazil) is fully integrated and comprises three mining complexes, a railway and a maritime terminal. The Southeast System (Quadril&aacute;tero
Ferr&iacute;fero, Minas Gerais, Brazil) is fully integrated, consisting of three mining complexes, a railway, a maritime terminal, and
a port. The Southern System (Quadril&aacute;tero Ferr&iacute;fero, Minas Gerais, Brazil) consists of two mining complexes and two maritime
terminals. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal">&#8226;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>Iron ore pellets and
other ferrous product</B></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #242424">.Currently, Vale has
a diversified portfolio of agglomerates, which includes iron ore pellets and briquettes. Vale operates eight pelletizing plants in Brazil
and two in Oman. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 3pt 0.6in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/112% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #007E7A"><B>Energy Transition Metals
&#8211;</B></FONT> <FONT STYLE="color: #242424">Includes the production of nickel, copper and its by-products.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #FF0090">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #00807A">&#8226;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>Nickel.</B></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #242424">The Company's primary nickel operations are conducted
by Vale Canada Limited (&quot;Vale Canada&quot;), which owns mines and processing plants in Canada and Brazil and nickel refining facilities
in the United Kingdom and Japan. Vale also holds investments in nickel operations in Indonesia. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal">&#8226;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>Copper.</B></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #242424">In Brazil, Vale produces copper concentrates at Sossego
and Salobo operations, in Caraj&aacute;s, State of Par&aacute;. In Canada, Vale produces copper concentrates and copper cathodes associated
with its nickel mining operations in Sudbury (located in Ontario), Voisey&#8217;s Bay (located in Newfoundland and Labrador), and Thompson
(located in Manitoba). </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: teal">&#8226;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>Other energy transition
metals.</B></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #242424">The ore extracted by Vale Canada in
Sudbury yields cobalt, PGMs (Platinum Group Metals), silver, and gold as by-products, which are processed at refining facilities in Port
Colborne, Ontario. In Canada, Vale also produces refined cobalt at its Long Harbour facilities in Newfoundland and Labrador. The copper
operations in Sossego and Salobo in Brazil also yield silver and gold as by-products. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>


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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A"><B><A NAME="a_009"></A>2. Basis of preparation of condensed consolidated interim
financial statements</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Company&acute;s consolidated
and individual financial statements (&#8220;financial statements&#8221;) were prepared and are statements in accordance with CPC 21 &#8211;
Statement issued by the Accounting Pronouncements Committee (&#8220;CPC&#8221;), in accordance with IAS 34 - Interim Financial Reporting,
as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (&#8220;IASB&#8221;). All material information for the interim financial statements,
and only this information, are presented and consistent to those used by the Company's Management.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The interim financial statements
have been prepared to update users on the relevant events and transactions that occurred in the period and must be read together with
the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024. All accounting policies, accounting estimates and judgments, risk management
and measurement methods are the same as those adopted in the preparation of the latest annual financial statements.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">These interim financial statements
were authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on April 24, 2025.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>a) Statement of Value Added </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The presentation of the parent company
and consolidated statements of value added is required by the Brazilian corporate legislation and the accounting practices adopted in
Brazil for listed companies, while it is not required by IFRS. Therefore, under the IFRS, the presentation of such statements is considered
supplementary information, and not part of the set of financial statements. The Statement of Value Added was prepared in accordance with
the criteria defined in Technical Pronouncement CPC 09 - &quot;Statement of Value Added&quot;.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>b) Functional currency and presentation
currency</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The interim financial statements
of the Company and its associates and joint ventures are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which each
entity operates (&#8220;functional currency&#8221;), in the case of the Parent Company it is the Brazilian real (&#8220;R$&#8221;). For
presentation purposes, these interim financial statements are presented in the United States dollars (&#8220;US$&#8221;) as the Company
believes that this is how international investors analyze the financial statements.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The main exchange rates used by the
Company to translate its foreign operations are as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Average rate</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Closing rate</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Three-month period ended March 31,</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 14%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 14%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">US Dollar (&quot;US$&quot;)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;5.7422&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;6.1923&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;5.8522&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;4.9515&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Canadian dollar (&quot;CAD&quot;)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3.9937&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;4.3047&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;4.0802&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3.6723&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Euro (&quot;EUR&quot;)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;6.1993&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;6.4363&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;6.1608&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;5.3768&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>c) Tariffs applied by the United States of America</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Company is subject to external
risk factors related to its operations and its customer portfolio and supply chain profile.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">In February 2025, the President of
the United States signed an executive order imposing tariffs on products from several countries. The program establishes individualized
import tariffs per country, based on a minimum tariff of 10%. The effective date and tariff amounts vary from country to country.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">New announcements have been recently
disclosed, and the Company is monitoring developments. Until this date, Vale does not expect any significant direct effects on its operations.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A"><A NAME="a_010"></A><B>3. Significant events and transaction related to first quarter
of 2025</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: #007E7A">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>Divestment on Energy
Assets &ndash; </B></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #242424">In March 2025, the Company
signed an agreement with Global Infrastructure Partners for the sale of 70% of its stake in Alian&ccedil;a Gera&ccedil;&atilde;o de Energia
S.A., including the assets of Sol do Cerrado solar plant and Risoleta Neves hydroelectric plant (together: &quot;Energy Assets&quot;),
for the amount of R$4.8 billion (US$837 million). As a result, Vale classified the Energy Assets as non-current assets held for sale and
recognized an impairment of R$674 (US$117 million) in the income statement. Completion of the transaction is expected for 2025 and is
subject to customary precedent conditions. Further details are presented in note 15(a) of these interim financial statements.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>



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<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #007A7E">&#8226;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Shareholder
remuneration &#8211;</B></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">In
February 2025, the Board of Directors approved shareholder remuneration in the amount of R$9,143 (US$1,596 million), which was paid in
March 2025. Further details are presented in note 28(c) of these interim financial statements.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; color: #007A7E">&#8226;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Bond
issuance and repurchase &#8211;</B></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">In
February 2025, the Company issued bonds in the amount of </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 120%">R$4,324
(US$750 million) <FONT STYLE="color: #242424">maturing in </FONT>2054<FONT STYLE="color: #242424">. In March 2025, these proceeds were
partially used to redeem bonds maturing in </FONT>2034, 2036 and 2039 <FONT STYLE="color: #242424">in the total amount of </FONT>R$1,890
(US$329 million)<FONT STYLE="color: #242424">. As a result of the early redemption, Vale paid a premium of </FONT>R$254 (US$44 million)<FONT STYLE="color: #242424">,
which was recorded in the income statement for the period as a financial expense. Further details are presented in note 9(b) to these
interim financial statements.</FONT></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/120% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 3pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A"><B><A NAME="a_011"></A>4. Information by business segment and geographic area</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Company&#8217;s adjusted EBITDA
is defined as operating income or loss, including the EBITDA from interests in associates and joint ventures; and excluding (i) depreciation,
depletion, and amortization; and (ii) impairment and gains (losses) on disposal of non-current assets, net and other.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 72%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Main activities</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Iron Solutions</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Comprises the extraction and production of iron ore, iron ore pellets, other ferrous products, and its logistic related services.&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Energy Transition Metals</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Includes the extraction and production of nickel and its by-products (gold, silver, cobalt, precious metals and others), and copper, as well as its by-products (gold and silver). </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Other</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #BFBFBF 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Includes corporate expenses not allocated to the operating segment, research and development of greenfield exploration projects, as well as expenses related to the Brumadinho event and de-characterization of dams and asset retirement obligations.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Three-month period ended March 31,</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Notes</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Iron ore </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;13,659&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;12,405&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Iron ore pellets</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,123&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;4,369&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other ferrous products and services</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;105&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;339&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Iron Solutions</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;16,887&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;17,113&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Nickel</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;225&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;86&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Copper</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,180&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,406&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other energy transition metals</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(196)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(219)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Energy Transition Metals</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;3,209&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;1,273&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Other (i)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;(1,907)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;(1,373)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Adjusted EBITDA</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;18,189&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;17,013&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Depreciation, depletion and amortization</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(4,105)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(3,540)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Impairment and gains (losses) on disposal of non-current assets, net and other (ii)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(2,418)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(360)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">EBITDA from associates and joint ventures</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(1,122)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(1,007)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Operating income</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;10,544&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;12,106&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Equity results and other results in associates and joint ventures</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">14</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;342&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;620&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Financial results </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">6</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,182&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(2,179)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Income before income taxes</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;12,068&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;10,547&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">(i) Includes R$140 (US$25 million) related
to expenses of Vale Base Metals Limited that were not allocated to the operating segment for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">(ii) Includes adjustments of R$962 (US$167
million) for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 (2024: R$332 (US$67 million)), to reflect the performance of the streaming transactions
at market prices.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>b) Net operating revenue by shipment
destination</B></P>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Three-month period ended March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Iron Solutions</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Energy Transition Metals</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 28%; border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Iron ore</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Iron ore pellets</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Other ferrous products and services</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Total Iron Solutions</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Nickel and other products</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Copper</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Other energy transition metals</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Total Energy Transition Metals</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Net operating revenue</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">China (i)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;21,169&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;21,169&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;538&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;966&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;39&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;1,543&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: white 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;22,712&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Japan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,599&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;112&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;2,712&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;317&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;317&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: white 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;3,029&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Asia, except Japan and China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,125&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;230&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;37&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;3,392&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;564&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;166&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;26&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;756&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: white 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;4,148&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Brazil</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,452&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,204&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;932&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;4,588&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;135&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;31&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;166&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: white 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;4,754&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">United States of America</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;316&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;316&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,308&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;112&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;1,420&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: white 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;1,736&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Americas, except United States and Brazil</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;282&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;282&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;700&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;700&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: white 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;982&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Germany</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;481&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;239&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;720&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;827&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,132&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;22&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;1,981&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: white 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;2,701&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Europe, except Germany</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,285&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;194&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;1,479&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,171&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,062&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;15&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;3,248&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: white 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;4,727&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Middle East, Africa, and Oceania</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,576&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;2,576&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;46&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;46&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: white 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;2,622&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Net operating revenue</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;30,111&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;6,153&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;970&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;37,234&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;5,606&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;4,326&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;245&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;10,177&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: white 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;47,411&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;600&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#9;627&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;1,398&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#9;833&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#9;1,154&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;1,987&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: white 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;3,385&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Middle East, Africa, and Oceania</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#9;33&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#9;3,518&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;3,551&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#9;41&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;41&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: white 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;3,592&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Net operating revenue</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;26,206&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;7,847&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;732&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;34,785&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;4,238&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;2,854&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;14&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;7,106&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: white 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;41,891&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #242424">(i) Includes operating revenue of
China Mainland in the amount of R$22,214 (US$3,801 million) (2024: R$18,192(US$3,674 million)) and Taiwan in the amount of R$498 (US$85
million) (2024: R$1,067 (US$216 million)).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">No customer individually represented
10% or more of the Company&#8217;s revenues in the periods presented above.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>c)
</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Costs of goods and services rendered</FONT></B></P>

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  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Three-month period ended March 31</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 72%; border-bottom: white 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 14%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 14%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Iron Ore</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;16,393&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;13,392&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Iron Ore Pellets</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,264&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,658&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Other ferrous products and services</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;796&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;550&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Iron Solutions</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;20,453&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;17,600&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Nickel</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;5,303&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,833&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Copper</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,974&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,630&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Other Energy Transition Metals</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;225&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;171&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&nbsp;Energy Transition Metals</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;7,502&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;5,634&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Depreciation, depletion and amortization</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;3,856&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;3,360&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Cost of goods sold and services rendered</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;31,811&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;26,594&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>d) Assets by geographic area</B></P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="width: 26%; border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Investments in associates and joint ventures</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Intangible</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Property, plant and equipment</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Investments in associates and joint ventures</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Intangible</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Property, plant and equipment</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Brazil</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;12,291&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;48,896&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;175,712&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;236,899&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;12,670&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;54,781&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;177,757&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;245,208&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Canada</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;9,558&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;54,731&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;64,289&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;10,315&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;58,533&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: white 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;68,848&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Americas, except Brazil and Canada</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;23&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;23&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;21&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: white 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;21&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Europe</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;10,830&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;365&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;11,195&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;11,676&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;376&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: white 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;12,052&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Indonesia</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;7&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;18&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;25&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;25&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: white 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;28&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Asia, except Indonesia and China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,707&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;3,709&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;4,046&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: white 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;4,048&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,328&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;3,328&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,647&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: white 1pt solid; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;3,648&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Oman</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,439&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,906&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;6,348&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,812&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,189&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: white 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;7,004&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;26,560&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;58,466&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;240,790&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;325,816&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>28,158</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>65,105</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>247,594</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: white 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>340,857</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A"><B><A NAME="a_012"></A>5. Costs and expenses by nature</B></P>

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rendered</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;5,106&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Freight</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;4,648&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Personnel</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;3,930&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;2,742&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Depreciation, depletion and amortization</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;3,856&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;3,360&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Materials</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;3,524&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;3,177&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Acquisition of products</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;3,249&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;1,854&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Fuel, oil and gas</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;1,548&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;1,829&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Royalties </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;1,511&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;1,430&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Energy</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;712&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;838&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Others</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;1,597&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;1,610&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black"><B>&#9;31,811&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black"><B>&#9;26,594&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>b) Selling and administrative
expenses</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Three-month period ended March 31,</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 80%; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Personnel</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;359&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;331&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Services</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;155&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;171&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Depreciation and amortization</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;141&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;49&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Other</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;190&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;145&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black"><B>&#9;845&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black"><B>&#9;696&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>c) Other operating revenues (expenses),
net</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Three-month period ended March 31,</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 67%; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Notes</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Expenses related to Brumadinho event</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">23</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;(612)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;(503)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Reversal in provisions related to de-characterization of dam and asset decommissioning obligation, net</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">25</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;2&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;257&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Provision for litigations</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">26(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;(331)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;(249)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Profit sharing program</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;(231)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;(423)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Expenses related with socio-environmental commitments</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;(80)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;(57)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Others</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;(261)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black">&#9;(264)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black"><B>&#9;(1,513)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black"><B>&#9;(1,239)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 1pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #FF0090">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B><A NAME="a_013"></A>6. Financial results</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Three-month period ended March 31,</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 54%; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Notes</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 18%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Financial income</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Short</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Cambria Math,serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#45;</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">term investments</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;574&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;401&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Other</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;104&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;137&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;678&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;538&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Financial expenses</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Loans and borrowings interest</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">9(c)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(1,294)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(824)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Bond premium repurchase</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">9(c)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(254)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(229)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(229)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(107)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(137)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Interest on lease liabilities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;22&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(44)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(71)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Other</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(302)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(420)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(2,230)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(1,681)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Other financial items, net</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Foreign exchange and indexation losses, net</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(2,048)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(1,867)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Participative shareholders' debentures </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;20&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;225&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DADADA 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;817&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Derivative financial instruments, net</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">18(c)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;4,557&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;14&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;2,734&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(1,036)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;1,182&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(2,179)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><A NAME="a_014"></A><B>7. Taxes</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">In December 2021, the Organization
for Economic Co-operation and Development (&#8220;OECD&#8221;) released the Pillar Two model rules to reform international corporate taxation.
Multinational economic groups within the scope of these rules are required to calculate their effective tax rate in each country where
they operate, the &#8220;GloBE effective tax rate&#8221;.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">When the effective GloBE rate of
any entity in the economic group, aggregated by jurisdiction where the group operates, is lower than the minimum rate defined at 15%,
the multinational group must pay a supplementary amount of tax on profit, referring to the difference between its rate effective GloBE
and the minimum tax rate.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Company is subject to OECD Pillar
Two model rules in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland and United
Kingdom. Therefore, the impacts from Pilar Two are already being considered on the calculation of income tax for these jurisdictions.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">However, the Company does not expect
material impacts on the calculation of income tax or on the financial statements for the current and future periods, mainly due to the
application of the simplifying rules (&#8220;Safe Harbor&#8221;) in the GloBE computation.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Company applied the relief from
the requirement to recognize and disclose deferred taxes arising from enacted or substantively enacted tax law that implements the Pillar
Two model rule, according to IAS 12 &#8211; Income taxes.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>a) Income tax reconciliation</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">Income tax expense is recognized
based on the estimate of the weighted average effective tax rate expected for the full year, adjusted for the tax effect of certain items
that are recognized in full on the interim tax calculation. Therefore, the effective tax rate in the interim financial statements may
differ from management&#8217;s estimate of the effective tax rate for the year. The reconciliation of the taxes calculated according to
the nominal tax rates and the amount of taxes recorded is shown below:</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Parent company</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Three-month period ended March 31,</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 55%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Notes</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;12,068&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;10,547&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;12,555&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;14,872&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(215)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Translation adjustment </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(496)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(75)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(421)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Transfer to held for sale (Energy Assets) </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(56)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(1,694)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,638&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Balance as of March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;47,715&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;1,008&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;46,707&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Balance as of December 31, 2023</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;46,307&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;4,210&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;42,097&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Effect in income statement</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,209&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(258)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,467&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Other comprehensive income</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;677&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;87&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;590&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Transfer between assets and liabilities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;152&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;152&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Translation adjustment</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;115&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;49&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;66&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Balance as of March 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;48,460&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;2,757&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;44,220&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>c) Income taxes - Settlement program
(&quot;REFIS&quot;)</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 2.25pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 72%; border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 14%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March&nbsp;&nbsp;31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0,126,121) 1pt solid; width: 14%; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Current liabilities </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,216&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">2,184</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Non-current liabilities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;5,770&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">6,234</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>REFIS liabilities</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;7,986&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>8,418</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>SELIC rate</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;14.25&#9;%</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;12.25&#9;%</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The balance mainly relates to the
settlement program of claims regarding the collection of income tax and social contribution on equity gains of foreign subsidiaries and
associates from 2003 to 2012. This amount bears SELIC interest rate (Special System for Settlement and Custody) and will be paid in monthly
installments until October 2028 and the impact of the SELIC over the liability is recorded under the Company&#8217;s financial results
(note 6).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>d) Uncertain tax positions (&quot;UTP&quot;)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The amount under discussion with
the tax authorities is R$37,521 (US$6,534 million) as of March 31, 2025 (December 31, 2024: R$36,773 (US$5,939 million) which may reduce
tax losses by R$3,693 (US$643 million) as of March 31, 2025 (December 31, 2024: R$3,693 (US$596 million)), if the tax authority does not
accept the tax treatment adopted by the Company in relation to these matters.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 2.25pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 38%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Assessed (i)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Potential (ii)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Assessed (i)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Potential (ii)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>UTPs not recorded on statement of financial position (iii)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Transfer pricing over the exportation of ores to a foreign subsidiary</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;21,356&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;9,958&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;31,314&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;20,974&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;9,958&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;30,932&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Expenses of interest on capital </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;8,023&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;8,023&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">(i) Includes the tax effects arising from
the reduction of the tax losses and negative basis of the CSLL without fines and interest.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">(ii) Includes the principal, without fines
and interest.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">(iii) Based on the assessment of its internal
and external legal advisors, the Company believes that the tax treatment adopted for these matters will be accepted in decisions of the
higher courts on last instance.</P>


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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,033&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,646&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;6,045&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;6,036&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;147&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;90&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Income taxes</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,754&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,490&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,869&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,975&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,446&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,961&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Financial compensation for the exploration of mineral resources (&quot;CFEM&quot;)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;317&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;387&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Other</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;70&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;66&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;636&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;910&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;6,277&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;6,811&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;7,929&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;8,030&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;3,739&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;3,559&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 1pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #FF0090">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 1pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #FF0090">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A"><B><A NAME="a_015"></A>8. Basic and diluted earnings per share</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The basic and diluted earnings per
share are presented below:</P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Three-month period ended March 31,</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 70%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Net income attributable to Vale S.A.'s shareholders</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;8,164&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;8,291&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: -2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: -2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Thousands of shares </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Weighted average number of common shares outstanding</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;4,268,759&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;4,285,865&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Weighted average number of common shares outstanding and potential ordinary shares</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;4,273,772&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;4,289,631&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Basic and diluted earnings per share</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Common share (US$)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1.91&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1.93&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 1pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #FF0090">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A"><B><A NAME="a_016"></A>9. Cash flows reconciliation</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>a) Cash flow from operating activities</B></P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Parent company</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Three-month period ended March 31,</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 54%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Notes</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Cash flow from operating activities:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F4F4F4">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Income before income taxes</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;12,068&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;10,547&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;12,555&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;14,872&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Adjusted for:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Equity results from subsidiaries </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">14</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(2,089)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,274&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(342)&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(620)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Impairment and gains (losses) on disposal of non-current assets, net</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">15(a), 16 and 17</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,456&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;28&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(39)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Review of estimates related to the provision of Brumadinho</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">23</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;224&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(30)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;224&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(30)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Review of estimates related to the provision of de-characterization of dams</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">25</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(50)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(302)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(50)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(302)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Depreciation, depletion and amortization</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;4,105&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,540&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,548&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,301&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Financial results, net </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">6</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(1,182)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,179&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(1,309)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,070&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Changes in assets and liabilities:</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Accounts receivable </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">10</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,914&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;9,526&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;5,866&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;5,069&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(1,421)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(3,093)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(321)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(73)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Suppliers and contractors</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">12</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(228)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,929&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;473&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,256&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(1,769)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(1,405)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,086&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(561)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Cash flow from operations </B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;14,775&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;22,299&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;21,930&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;26,217&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 14%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;2,088&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;36,631&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;91,598&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Additions</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;4,324&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,093&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;19&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;35,400&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;22,982&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;4,326&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;4,326&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(60)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(51)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(303)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(27)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(437)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(923)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;(651)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;(87)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;3,838&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;3,100&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,140&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;738&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,878&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Interest accretion</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;391&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;30&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;415&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;836&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;1,531&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;30&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;1,153&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;2,714&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;1,154&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;27,973&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;66,189&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 7pt/112% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt/112% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">(i) Classified as operating activities
in the statement of cash flows.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>Funding</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: #007E7A">&#8226;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 120%">In March 2025, the
Company contracted a loan of R$287 (US$50 million) with DBS Bank indexed to SOFR plus spread adjustments and maturing in 2026.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: #007E7A">&#8226;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 120%">In March 2025, the
Company contracted a loan of R$1,552 (US$270 million) with Credit Agricole Bank indexed to SOFR plus spread adjustments and maturing in
2029.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: #007E7A">&#8226;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 120%">In February 2025,
the Company issued bonds of R$4,324 (US$750 million) with a coupon of 6.40% per year, payable semi-annually, and maturing in 2054.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: #007E7A">&#8226;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 120%">In February 2025,
the Company contracted a loan of R$1,557 (US$270 million) with Credit Agricole Bank indexed to SOFR plus spread adjustments and maturing
in 2029.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: #007E7A">&#8226;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 120%">In January 2025, the
Company contracted a loan of R$1,629 (US$271 million) with Credit Agricole Bank indexed to SOFR plus spread adjustments and maturing in
2029.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: #007E7A">&#8226;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 120%">In March 2024, the
Company contracted a loan of R$1,791 (US$360 million) with the Japan Bank of International Cooperation (&#8220;JBIC&#8221;) indexed to
SOFR plus spread adjustments and maturing in 2035.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: #007E7A">&#8226;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 120%">In March 2024, the
Company contracted a loan of R$300 (US$60 million) with the CIBC indexed to SOFR plus spread adjustments and maturing in 2024.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: #007E7A">&#8226;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 120%">In February 2024,
the Company contracted a loan of R$827 (US$166 million) with Banco Santander indexed to SOFR plus spread adjustments and maturing in 2025.
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: #007E7A">&#8226;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 120%">In February 2024,
the Company contracted a loan of R$170 (US$34 million) with Credit Agricole Bank indexed to SOFR plus spread adjustments and maturing
in 2025.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: #007E7A">&#8226;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 120%">From January to February
2024, the Company contracted a loan of R$1,238 (US$250 million) with Banco Bradesco with a fixed rate maturing in 2025.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>Payments</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: #007E7A">&#8226;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 120%">In March 2025, Vale
redeemed notes maturing in 2034, 2036 and 2039, in the total amount of R$1,890 (US$329 million) and paid a premium of R$254 (US$44 million),
recorded as &#8220;Bond premium repurchase&#8221; in the financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: #007E7A">&#8226;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 120%">In March 2025, the
Company partially settled the loan contracted with The New Development Bank (&quot;NDB&quot;), in the amount of R$862 (US$150 million).</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: #007E7A">&#8226;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 120%">In January 2024, the
Company paid principal and interest of debentures, in the amount of R$226 (US$46 million).</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; width: 12%; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;54&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;121&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;39&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;75&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Related parties</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">29(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;755&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;385&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;16,298&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;26,329&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Accounts receivable</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;12,626&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;14,922&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;17,647&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;28,743&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Expected credit loss</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(316)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(322)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(82)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(80)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Accounts receivable, net</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;12,310&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;14,600&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;17,565&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;28,663&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/112% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #007E7A"><B>Provisionally priced commodities
sales -</B></FONT> <FONT STYLE="color: #242424">The Company is mainly exposed to iron ore and copper price risk. The determination of
the final sales price for these commodities is based on the pricing period outlined in the sales contracts, typically occurring after
the revenue recognition date. Consequently, the Company initially recognizes revenue using a provisional invoice. Subsequently, the receivables
associated with provisionally priced products are measured at fair value through profit or loss (note 19). Any fluctuations in the value
of these receivables are reflected in the Company's net operating revenue.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The sensitivity of the Company&#8217;s
risk related to the final settlement of provisionally priced accounts receivables is detailed below:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 60%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Thousand metric tons</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Provisional price (US$/ton)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Variation</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Effect
    on revenue (R$ million)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Iron ore</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;14,300&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;102&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">+/- 10%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">+/- 852</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Copper</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;50&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;9,351&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">+/- 10%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">+/- 299</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><A NAME="a_018"></A><B>11. Inventories</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Parent company</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 60%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Finished products</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Iron Solutions</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;15,437&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;15,435&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;5,825&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;5,355&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Energy Transition Metals</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,623&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,535&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;19,060&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;18,970&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;5,825&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;5,355&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Work in progress</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,889&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;4,282&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Consumable inventory</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6,109&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6,119&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,719&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,733&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Net realizable value provision (i)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(812)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(858)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(136)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(116)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total of inventories</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;28,246&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;28,513&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;8,408&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;7,975&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">(i) In the three-month period ended March
31, 2025, the effect of provision for net realizable value was R$23 (US$4 million) (2024: R$245 (US$49 million)).</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><A NAME="a_019"></A><B>12. Suppliers and contractors</B></P>


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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Times New Roman,serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Parent company</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 54%; font-family: Times New Roman,serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Notes</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0,126,121) 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Third parties</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;24,417&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;24,797&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;15,436&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;14,398&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Related parties </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">29(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;865&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,420&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;403&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;888&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;25,282&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;26,217&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;15,839&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;15,286&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The financial liabilities presented
as Suppliers and contractors in the Company's statement of financial position represent the outstanding balance of invoices with suppliers
for purchases of goods and services, being the average due date usually approximately 60 days.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Company enters into supplier
finance arrangements (&quot;Arrangements&quot;) as part of the working capital strategy used in the Company's usual operating cycle, being
the payment term extension limited to a short-term period. The Company is also party in agreements structured so that certain suppliers
can advance their receivables with Vale due to purchases of materials and services, without any type of change in value or payment terms
for the Company. These supplier finance arrangements continue to be presented as suppliers in the Company's statement of financial position,
as the terms and conditions of the original liabilities were not substantially modified. The carrying amount related to these transactions
is shown below:</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 112%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: teal; line-height: 112%"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 112%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: teal; line-height: 112%"><B>Parent company</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 54%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 112%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal; line-height: 112%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 13%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 112%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal; line-height: 112%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 112%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal; line-height: 112%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 112%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal; line-height: 112%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 112%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 112%">Carrying amount of accounts payable included in the Arrangements of which suppliers have already received payment </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;8,204&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;8,313&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6,801&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6,816&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 112%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 112%">Carrying amount of accounts payable included in the Arrangements of which suppliers have not yet received payment</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;36&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 112%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black; line-height: 112%"><B>Total carrying amount relating to Arrangements with suppliers and contractors</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;8,204&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;8,349&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;6,801&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;6,816&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">Financial charges related to the
increase in payment terms are recognized in the financial results as interest on supplier finance arrangements (note 6). The financial
charges recognized in the income statement for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 due to the Arrangements totaled, respectively,
R$229 (US$39 million) and R$229 (US$46 million).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B><A NAME="a_020"></A>13. Other financial assets and liabilities</B></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Current</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Notes</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Other financial assets</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Restricted cash</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;44&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;78&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Derivative financial instruments </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;18&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,575&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;331&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;294&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;91&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Investments in equity securities </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;321&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;337&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Loans - Related parties</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">29(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;18&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;839&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;923&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;1,593&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;331&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;1,498&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;1,429&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Other financial liabilities</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Derivative financial instruments </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;18&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;251&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,220&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,277&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,650&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other financial liabilities - Related parties </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">29(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,626&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,803&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Liabilities related to the concession grant </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">13(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,971&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,895&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;11,509&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;11,684&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,988&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,637&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;199&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;7,836&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;9,555&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;12,787&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;24&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;24&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Derivative financial instruments </FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,488&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;194&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;262&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;117&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;120&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;1,488&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;194&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;403&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;18&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;207&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,124&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,156&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,491&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">29(b)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;14,731&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;53,972&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;58,976&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">29(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,230&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,380&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Liabilities related to the concession grant </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">13(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,971&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,895&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;11,509&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;11,684&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;16&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;14&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;20,406&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;22,144&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;66,638&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;73,152&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>a) Liabilities related to the concession grant</B></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Revision to estimates </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Monetary and present value adjustments</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Disbursements</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Remaining term of obligations</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Payment obligation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6,924&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(16)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;146&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(79)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6,975&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">7,41% - 11,04%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">7,32% - 11,04%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">33 years</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Infrastructure investment</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;7,655&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;93&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;153&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(396)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;7,505&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">7,18% - 8,19%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">7,43% - 8,12%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">8 years</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;14,579&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;77&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;299&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(475)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;14,480&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Current liabilities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,895&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,971&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Non-current liabilities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;11,684&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;11,509&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Liabilities</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;14,579&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;14,480&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/12pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">In December 2020, the Company entered
into an agreement with the Federal Government to continue operating its concessions of the Estrada de Ferro Caraj&aacute;s (&#8220;EFC&#8221;)
and Estrada de Ferro Vit&oacute;ria a Minas (&#8220;EFVM&#8221;) for thirty years more, extending the maturity date from 2027 to 2057.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">Vale, the Brazilian National Land
Transportation Agency (&#8220;ANTT&#8221;) and the Brazilian Federal Government, through the Ministry of Transportation (together: &#8220;Parties&#8221;),
had been discussing the general conditions for concession contracts and on December 30,2024, the general basis for the renegotiation were
agreed among the Parties and will comply with usual formalities and will be submitted for the authorities&#8217; evaluation and approval.
The renegotiation will be performed under the terms of the concession contracts, which remain in force, aiming to promote their modernization
and updating.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A"><A NAME="a_021"></A><B>14. Investments in associates and joint ventures</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 7%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Additions and capitalizations</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Dividends declared</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 7%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Translation adjustment</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(125)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;305&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">PT Vale indonesia Tbk</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Energy transition metals</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">33.88</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;11,676&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;5&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(851)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;10,830&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Vale Oman Distribution Center</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Logistics</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">50.00</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,812&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;19&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(114)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(278)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,439&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Consolidated total investment</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;28,158&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;&#8211;&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;158&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(236)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(1,399)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;&#8211;&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(121)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;26,560&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Parent Company's total investment</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;152,740&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;368&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;2,247&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(256)</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(5,349)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(555)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;141,543&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Other results in investments</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;184&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;2,431&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 7pt/8.4pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">(i) The value presented in the column
&quot;Other&quot; refers to the impairment loss in the amount of R$674 (US$117 million), allocated to goodwill on the investment in Alian&ccedil;a
Gera&ccedil;&atilde;o de Energia S.A. (note 15a).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><A NAME="a_022"></A><B>15. Acquisitions and divestitures</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">15(a) and 16</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(674)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(674)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;&#8211;&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/11.2pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #007E7A"><B>a) Divestment
on Energy Assets &#8211; </B></FONT><FONT STYLE="color: #242424">In March 2025, the Company signed an agreement with Global Infrastructure
Partners (&#8220;GIP&#8221;) for the sale of 70% of its stake in Alian&ccedil;a Gera&ccedil;&atilde;o de Energia S.A. (&quot;Alian&ccedil;a
Energia&quot;), including the operations of Sol do Cerrado solar plant and Risoleta Neves hydroelectric plant, which are assets of the
Company and will be transferred to Alian&ccedil;a Energia upon closing of the transaction, for the amount of R$4.8 billion (US$837 million).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/12pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The transaction amount for Vale comprises
an estimated cash inflow of R$5.6 billion (US$1 billion) , net of an estimated reduction of R$0.8 billion (US$0.2 billion) in the remaining
investment in Alian&ccedil;a Energia due to a loan that will be assumed by the investee in the context of the transaction.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/12pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">Alian&ccedil;a Energia operates power
generation assets in Brazil, with a portfolio of six hydroelectric plants in the state of Minas Gerais and three operational wind farms
in the states of Rio Grande do Norte and Cear&aacute; that, together with Sol do Cerrado solar plant and Risoleta Neves hydroelectric
plant, both located in Minas Gerais, will henceforth be referred to as the &quot;Energy Assets&quot;.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/12pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">Upon closing, Vale will have energy
supply contracts for own use and will lose control over Alian&ccedil;a Energia, being the remaining interest treated as an associate and
accounted at the equity method. Completion of the transaction is expected for 2025 and is subject to customary precedent conditions.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">As a result of the agreement with
GIP, the assets and liabilities associated with the Energy Assets were classified as held for sale in these interim financial statements
and the Company recognized an impairment loss in the amount of R$674 million (US$117 million) in the income statement as &quot;Impairment
and gains (losses) on disposal of non-current assets, net&quot;.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>Energy Assets classified as held
for sale</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Cash and equivalents</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;658&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Deferred income taxes</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">7(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;56&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Intangibles</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;16&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;5,192&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">17 and 22</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;4,769&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;205&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total assets</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;10,880&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Liabilities</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Loans and borrowings</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">9(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,376&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Deferred income taxes</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">7(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,694&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;941&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total liabilities</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;4,011&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><A NAME="a_023"></A><B>16. Intangibles</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Notes</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Goodwill</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Concessions</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Software</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Research and development project</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Balance as of December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;18,811&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;42,991&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;519&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;2,784&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;65,105&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Additions</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;430&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;48&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;478&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Disposals</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(8)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(8)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Amortization</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(433)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(65)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(498)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Impairment</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">15(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(674)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(674)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Transfer to held for sale (Energy Assets)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">15(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(752)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(4,419)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(21)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(5,192)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Translation adjustment</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(739)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(6)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(745)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Balance as of March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;16,646&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;38,561&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;496&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;2,763&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;58,466&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Cost</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;16,646&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;48,436&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,519&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,763&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;71,364&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Accumulated amortization</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(9,875)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(3,023)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(12,898)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Balance as of March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;16,646&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;38,561&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;496&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;2,763&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;58,466&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Balance as of December 31, 2023</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;15,799&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;37,226&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;502&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;2,782&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;56,309&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Additions</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;179&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;70&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;249&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Disposals</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(3)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(23)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(26)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Amortization</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(306)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(87)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(393)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Translation adjustment</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;107&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;109&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Balance as of March 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;15,906&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;37,096&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;487&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;2,759&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;56,248&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Cost</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;15,906&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;45,714&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,158&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,759&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;67,537&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Accumulated amortization</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(8,618)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(2,671)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(11,289)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Balance as of March 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;15,906&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;37,096&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;487&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;2,759&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;56,248&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Parent company</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Concessions</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Software</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Research and development project</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Balance as of December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;38,509&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;430&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;2,754&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;41,693&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Additions</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;418&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;38&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;456&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Disposals</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(9)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(9)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Amortization</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(357)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(45)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(402)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Balance as of March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;38,561&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;423&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;2,754&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;41,738&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Cost</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;48,436&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,030&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,754&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;53,220&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Accumulated amortization</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(9,875)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1,607)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(11,482)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Balance as of March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;38,561&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;423&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;2,754&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;41,738&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Balance at December 31, 2023</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;37,226&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;386&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;2,754&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;40,366&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Additions</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;179&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;55&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;234&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Disposals</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(3)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(3)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Amortization</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(306)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(42)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(348)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Balance as of March 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;37,096&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;399&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;2,754&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;40,249&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Cost</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;45,714&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,833&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,754&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;50,301&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Accumulated amortization</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(8,618)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1,434)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(10,052)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Balance as of March 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;37,096&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;399&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;2,754&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;40,249&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Facilities</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Equipment</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Mineral properties</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Railway equipment</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Right of use assets</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Other</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Constructions in progress</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Balance as of December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;53,597&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;50,061&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;25,002&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;28,153&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;12,932&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;4,089&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;13,575&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;60,185&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;247,594&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Additions (i)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;620&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6,233&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6,853&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Disposals and impairments</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(32)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(14)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(13)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(38)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(2)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(68)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(695)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(862)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Assets retirement obligation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">25(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;495&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;495&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Depreciation, depletion and amortization</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(616)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(804)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(904)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(548)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(217)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(198)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(446)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(3,733)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Transfer to held for sale (Energy Assets)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">15(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(135)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1,753)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(2,058)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(6)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(212)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(279)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(326)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(4,769)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Translation adjustment</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(702)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(462)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(556)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(591)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(6)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(192)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(375)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1,904)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(4,788)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Transfers</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,597&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,154&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,234&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(6,540)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;532&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;627&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;396&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Balance as of March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;53,709&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;49,182&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;22,705&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;20,925&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;13,239&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;4,107&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;13,034&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;63,889&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;240,790&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Cost</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;93,429&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;80,848&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;56,398&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;65,702&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;23,070&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;8,792&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;29,277&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;63,889&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;421,405&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Accumulated depreciation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(39,720)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(31,666)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(33,693)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(44,777)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(9,831)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(4,685)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(16,243)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(180,615)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Balance as of March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;53,709&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;49,182&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;22,705&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;20,925&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;13,239&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;4,107&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;13,034&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;63,889&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;240,790&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Balance as of December 31, 2023</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;48,989&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;44,730&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;21,543&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;33,524&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;12,645&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;6,579&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;12,028&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;54,264&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;234,302&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Additions (i)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;66&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6,482&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Translation adjustment</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;68&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;165&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;151&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;158&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;69&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;209&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;946&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Transfers</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;819&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,215&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;719&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;680&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;162&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;304&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(3,899)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Balance as of March 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;49,352&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;45,228&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;21,502&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;33,461&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;12,594&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;6,577&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;11,991&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;56,879&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;237,584&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Cost</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;85,281&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;73,470&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;51,320&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;76,796&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;21,695&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;10,895&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;26,463&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;56,879&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;402,799&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Accumulated depreciation</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(35,929)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(28,242)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(29,818)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(43,335)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(9,101)&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(14,472)&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(63)&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;5&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(215)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(89)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(368)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(2,305)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Transfer to held for sale (Energy Assets)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">15(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1,290)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(178)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(165)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1,635)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Transfers</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;708&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,120&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;687&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(95)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;546&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;575&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(3,541)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Balance as of March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;35,103&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;38,051&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;13,284&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;8,330&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;13,158&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;1,495&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;7,492&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;34,470&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;151,383&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Cost</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;50,939&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;56,116&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;28,889&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;13,858&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;22,891&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,358&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;18,267&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;34,470&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;228,788&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Accumulated depreciation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(15,836)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(18,065)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(15,605)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(5,528)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(9,733)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1,863)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(10,775)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(77,405)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Balance as of March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;35,103&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;38,051&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;13,284&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;8,330&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;13,158&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;1,495&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;7,492&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;34,470&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;151,383&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Balance as of December 31, 2023</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;31,675&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;34,918&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;12,093&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;9,452&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;12,538&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;1,284&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;6,635&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;32,814&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;141,409&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Additions (i)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;4&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;4,493&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;4,497&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(16)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(76)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(2)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(12)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(2)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(124)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(232)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">25(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(237)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(237)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt">Depreciation, depletion and amortization</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(345)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(450)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(460)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(253)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(200)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(93)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(323)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(2,124)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Transfers</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;783&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,148&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;574&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(4)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;160&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;375&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(3,036)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Balance as of March 31, 2024</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;32,097&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;35,540&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;12,205&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;8,958&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;12,486&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;1,195&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;6,685&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;34,147&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;143,313&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 2.25pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Cost</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 2.25pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;46,602&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;51,703&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;26,143&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;13,818&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;21,459&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,700&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;16,190&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;34,147&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;212,762&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Accumulated depreciation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(14,505)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(16,163)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(13,938)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(4,860)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(8,973)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1,505)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(9,505)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(69,449)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Balance as of March 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;32,097&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;35,540&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;12,205&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;8,958&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;12,486&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;1,195&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;6,685&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;34,147&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;143,313&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">(i) Includes capitalized interest, when
applicable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">For more details regarding right
of use and lease liability see note 22.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A"><B><A NAME="a_025"></A>18. Financial and capital risk management</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>Effects of derivatives on the
statement of financial position</B></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 52%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Assets</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Liabilities</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Assets</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Liabilities</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Foreign exchange and interest rate risk</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">1830</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">1502</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">321</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">3723</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Commodities price risk</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;39&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;25&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;101&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;145&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Embedded derivatives</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;1,869&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;1,528&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;422&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;3,870&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>Net exposure </B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 76%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Foreign exchange and interest rate risk</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">328</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(3,402)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;14&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(44)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Embedded derivatives</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(2)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;341&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(3,448)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>Effects of derivatives on the
income statement</B></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Three-month period ended March 31,</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 61%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Foreign exchange and interest rate risk</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">4,556</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(64)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Commodities price risk</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">82</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Embedded derivatives</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">(4)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;4,557&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;14&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>Effects of derivatives on the
cash flows</B></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Financial settlement inflows (outflows)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Three-month period ended March 31,</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 62%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Foreign exchange and interest rate risk</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">827</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">204</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Commodities price risk</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(56)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;7&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;771&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;211&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>a) Market risk</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>a.i) Foreign exchange and interest rates</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Notional</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Fair value</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Fair value by year</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Flow</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2026</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2027+</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Foreign exchange and interest rate derivatives</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">US$10.267</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">US$11.490</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;328&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(3,402)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,201&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;29&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(902)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The sensitivity analysis of these
derivative financial instruments is presented as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Fair value</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"><B>Scenario I </B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"><B>(&#8710; of 25%)</B></P></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"><B>Scenario II</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"><B>(&#8710; of 50%)</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">R$ depreciation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;328&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(11,054)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(22,437)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">US$ interest rate inside Brazil decrease</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;328&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(702)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1,886)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Brazilian interest rate increase</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;328&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1,919)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(3,765)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">TJLP interest rate decrease</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;328&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;314&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;299&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">IPCA index decrease</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;328&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(320)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(885)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">SOFR interest rate decrease</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;328&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;97&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(140)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">US Treasury rate increase</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;328&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;328&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;328&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>a.ii) Protection program for product
prices and input costs</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2026</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2027+</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Brent crude oil (bbl)</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Options</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;19,288,125&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;24,050,625&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;19&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;67&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;19&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Forward Freight Agreement (days)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Freight forwards </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,430&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,240&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;8&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(65)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;8&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Fixed price nickel sales protection (ton)</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Nickel Forwards</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;4,978&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(13)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(46)</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The sensitivity analysis of these
derivative financial instruments is presented as follows:</P>

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    <P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"><B>Scenario I </B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"><B>(&#8710; of 25%)</B></P></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 2.15pt 0 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"><B>Scenario II </B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 1pt; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"><B>(&#8710; of 50%)</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Brent crude oil (bbl)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Decrease in fuel oil price</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>19</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>(281)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>(1,978)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Forward Freight Agreement (days)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Decrease in freight price</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">8</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">(68)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">(144)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Decrease in nickel price</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">(101)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">(188)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>a.iii) Embedded derivatives in contracts</B></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Notional </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Fair value</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Fair value by year</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 37%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Flow</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2026</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2027+</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Embedded derivative (pellet price) in natural gas purchase (volume/month)</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Call options</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;746,667&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;746,667&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The sensitivity analysis of these
derivative financial instruments is presented as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Instrument's main risk events</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Fair value</B></FONT></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"><B>Scenario I </B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"><B>(&#8710; of 25%)</B></P></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"><B>Scenario II</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; color: #007E7A"><B>(&#8710; of 50%)</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Embedded derivatives - Gas purchase</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Pellet price increase</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(6)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(19)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>a.iv) Hedge accounting</B></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Gain (loss) recognized in the other comprehensive income</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Three-month period ended March 31,</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Net investments hedge</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,020&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(277)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>b)
</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Credit risk management</FONT></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>b.i) Financial's Counterpartie's
ratings </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The transactions of derivative instruments,
cash and cash equivalents, as well as short-term investments are held with financial institutions whose exposure limits are periodically
reviewed and approved by the delegated authority. The financial institutions credit risk is performed through a methodology that considers,
among other information, ratings provided by international rating agencies.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The table below presents the ratings
in foreign currency as published by Moody&#8217;s regarding the main financial institutions used by the Company to contract derivative
instruments, cash and cash equivalents transaction.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Derivatives</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B><A NAME="a_026"></A>19. Financial assets and liabilities</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>a) Classification</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Company classifies its financial
instruments in accordance with the purpose for which they were acquired, and determines the classification and initial recognition according
to the following categories:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;294&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;3,989&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;3,404&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;337&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;91&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;3,832&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total of financial assets</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;27,487&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;321&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;13,025&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;40,833&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;36,388&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;337&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;13,040&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;49,765&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Financial liabilities</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Current</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Suppliers and contractors </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;12&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;25,282&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;25,282&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;26,217&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;26,217&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Derivative financial instruments </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;18&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;251&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;251&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,220&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,220&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Loans and borrowings </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;21&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,487&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,487&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6,316&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6,316&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Leases </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;22&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,009&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,009&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;907&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;907&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Liabilities related to the concession grant </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">13(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,971&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,971&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,895&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,895&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other financial liabilities - Related parties </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;29&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;13&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;198&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;199&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;100,008&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;&#8211;&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;14,770&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;114,778&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;100,671&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;&#8211;&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;16,378&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;117,049&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total of financial liabilities</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;137,371&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;&#8211;&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;15,021&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;152,392&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;142,446&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;&#8211;&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;17,598&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;160,044&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>b) Hierarchy of fair value</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Notes</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Level 2</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Level 3</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Short-term investments</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;21&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;249&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;249&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;331&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;331&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Derivative financial instruments </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;18&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,869&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,869&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;422&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;422&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Accounts receivable </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;10&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;10,907&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;10,907&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;12,287&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;12,287&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Investments in equity securities </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;13&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;321&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;321&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;337&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;337&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;249&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;13,097&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;&#8211;&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;13,346&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;331&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;13,046&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;&#8211;&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;13,377&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Derivative financial instruments </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;18&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,528&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,528&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,870&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,870&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Participative shareholders' debentures </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;20&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;13,493&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;13,493&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;13,727&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;&#8211;&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;15,022&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;&#8211;&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;15,022&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;&#8211;&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;17,598&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;&#8211;&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;17,598&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">There were no transfers between levels
1, 2 and 3 of the fair value hierarchy during the period presented.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>c) Fair value of loans and borrowings</B></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Carrying amount</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Fair value</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Carrying amount</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Fair value</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Quoted in the secondary market:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;Bonds</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;44,383&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;44,489&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;45,003&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;44,866&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Debentures</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6,953&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6,852&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;7,876&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;7,897&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Debt contracts in Brazil in:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">R$, indexed to TJLP, TR, IPCA, IGP-M and CDI</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;913&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;913&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,144&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,144&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Basket of currencies and bonds in US$ indexed to SOFR</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;861&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;895&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;944&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;960&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Debt contracts in the international market in:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">US$, with variable and fixed interest</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;35,034&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;36,141&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;36,186&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;36,673&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other currencies, with fixed interest</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;318&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;325&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;55&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;47&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other currencies, with variable interest</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;51&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;46&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;390&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;396&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;88,513&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;89,661&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;91,598&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;91,983&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A"><B><A NAME="a_027"></A>20. Participative shareholders&#8217; debentures</B></P>

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  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Three-month period ended March 31,</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Liabilities</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Average price (R$)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Financial result</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Average price (R$)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Financial result</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Participative shareholders&#8217; debentures </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">34.73</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">225</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">33.70</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">817</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">13,493</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">13,727</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">On April 1<SUP>st</SUP>, 2025 (subsequent
event), the Company made available for withdrawal as remuneration the amount of R$760 (US$132 million) for the second semester of 2024
(2024: R$766 (US$153 million) for the second semester of 2023).</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A"><B><A NAME="a_028"></A>21. Loans, borrowings, cash and cash equivalents and short-term
investments</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>a) Net debt</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Company monitors the net debt
with the objective of ensuring the continuity of its business in the long term.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 74%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Note</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Loans and borrowings</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;88,513&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;91,598&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Leases</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">22(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;4,481&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;4,414&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Gross debt</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;92,994&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;96,012&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">(-) Cash and cash equivalents</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;22,710&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;30,671&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">(-) Short-term investments (i)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;249&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;331&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Net debt </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;70,035&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;65,010&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">(i) Substantially comprises investments
in an exclusive investment fund, which portfolio is made by committed transactions and certificate of deposits (&#8220;CDB&#8221;).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>b) Cash and cash equivalents</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 80%; border-bottom: white 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">R$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;7,532&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;10,580&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">US$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;14,033&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;18,877&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other currencies</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,145&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,214&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;22,710&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;30,671&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>c) Loans and borrowings</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>i)</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Outstanding balance of loans and borrowings
by type and currency</B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Current liabilities</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Non-current liabilities</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Average interest rate (i)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Quoted in the secondary market:</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">US$ Bonds</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6.04%&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;43,681&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;44,502&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">R$ Debentures</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;7.02%&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;302&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;419&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6,490&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;7,375&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Debt contracts in Brazil in (ii):</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">R$, indexed to TJLP, TR, IPCA, IGP-M and CDI</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;11.03%&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;241&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;253&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;672&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;887&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Basket of currencies and bonds in US$ indexed to SOFR</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6.06%&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;861&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;929&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Debt contracts in the international market in:</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">US$, with variable and fixed interest</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;5.49%&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,722&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;4,433&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;33,030&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;31,222&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other currencies, with fixed interest</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;5.08%&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;64&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;71&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;241&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;312&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other currencies, with variable interest</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3.98%&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;51&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;55&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>


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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,158&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,140&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;3,487&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;6,316&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;85,026&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;85,282&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Average interest rate (i)</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Quoted in the secondary market:</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">US$,Bonds </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;5.66%&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,821&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,042&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">R$, Debentures</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;7.02%&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;304&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;195&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6,487&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6,417&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Debt contracts in Brazil in (ii):</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">R$, indexed to TJLP, TR, IPCA, IGP-M and CDI</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;10.18%&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;239&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;239&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;669&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;729&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Basket of currencies and bonds in US$ indexed to SOFR</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6.09%&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;861&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;929&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Debt contracts in the international market in:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">US$, with variable interest</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;5.57%&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;16,750&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;18,992&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other currencies, with variable interest</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3.94%&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;51&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;55&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Accrued charges</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;277&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;385&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;820&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;819&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;27,639&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;30,164&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">(i) In order to determine the average interest
rate for debt contracts with floating rates, the Company used the rate applicable as of March 31, 2025.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt/112% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">(ii) The Company entered into derivatives
to mitigate the exposure to cash flow variations of all floating rate debt contracted in Brazil, resulting in an average cost of 3.22%
per year in US$.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424"><FONT STYLE="background-color: #F8F9FA">The
reconciliation of loans and financing with cash flows arising from financing activities is presented in note 9(C).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>ii) Future flows of principal and interest
of loans and borrowings payments</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 3pt 17pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -17pt; color: #007E7A"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Parent Company</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 60%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Principal</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Estimated future interest payments (i)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Principal</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Estimated future interest payments (i)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">2025</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,333&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;4,074&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;484&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,237&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">2026</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;895&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;5,056&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;368&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,693&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">2027</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;9,678&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;4,686&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;4,297&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,527&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">2028</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;4,814&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;4,366&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;4,743&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,302&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Between 2029 and 2031</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;25,711&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;10,223&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6,622&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,591&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">2032 onwards</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;43,924&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;24,463&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;11,668&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;4,039&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;87,355&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;52,868&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;28,182&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;12,389&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">(i) Based on interest rate curves and foreign
exchange rates applicable as of March 31, 2025 and considering that the payments of principal will be made on their contracted payments
dates. The amount includes the estimated interest not yet accrued and the interest already recognized in the annual financial statements.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>Covenants</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Company's main financial covenants
require it to maintain certain ratios, such as the leverage ratio and interest coverage ratio. Vale is also subject to non-financial covenants
normally practiced in the market, such as compliance with certain governance and environmental standards, among others.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Company is required to comply
with these covenants at the end of each annual reporting period and there are no indications that Vale would have difficulties complying
with them on the next measurement date, which will be as of December 31, 2025.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">&nbsp;</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B><A NAME="a_029"></A>22. Leases</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>a) Right of use</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Additions and contract modifications</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Depreciation</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Transfer
    to held for sale (note 15a)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Translation adjustment</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Ports</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;316&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(37)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(8)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;271&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Vessels</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,188&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(2)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(63)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(159)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,964&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Pelletizing plants</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;677&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;528&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(66)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,139&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Properties</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;584&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;92&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(23)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(212)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(4)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;437&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Energy plants</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;172&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(7)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(13)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;152&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Others</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;152&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(2)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(8)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;144&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;4,089&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;620&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(198)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(212)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(192)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;4,107&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>b) Leases liabilities</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Additions and contract modifications </B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;333&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(32)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;4&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(8)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;297&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Vessels</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,202&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(2)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(85)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;19&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(152)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,982&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Pelletizing plants</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;778&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;528&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(6)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;5&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,305&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Properties</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;664&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;92&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(25)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(217)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;520&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Energy plants</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;268&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(6)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;4&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(17)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;249&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Others </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;169&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(20)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(29)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;128&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;620&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(174)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;44&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(217)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(206)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;4,481&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Current liabilities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;907&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #DBDBDB 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,009&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Non-current liabilities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,507&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,472&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;4,414&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;4,481&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">(i) The total amount of the variable lease
payments not included in the measurement of lease liabilities was R$47 (US$8 million) recorded in the income statement in the three-month
period ended March 31, 2025 (2024: R$275 (US$56 million)).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>Annual minimum payments and remaining lease term</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The following table presents the
undiscounted lease obligation by maturity date. The lease liability recognized in the statement of financial position is measured at the
present value of such obligations.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2026</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2027</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2028</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2029 onwards</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Remaining term (years)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Discount rate</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Ports</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;115&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;75&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;103&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;305&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">2 to 19</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">4% to 5%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Vessels</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;253&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;310&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;302&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;293&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,080&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;2,238&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">1 to 7</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">3% to 4%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Pelletizing plants</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;299&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;253&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;235&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;235&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;402&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;1,424&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">1 to 8</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">2% to 6%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Properties</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;86&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;109&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;103&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;98&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;609&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;1,005&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">1 to 14</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">2% to 6%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Energy plants</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;34&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;34&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;29&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;29&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;189&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;315&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">2 to 6</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">5%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Others</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;40&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;40&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;23&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;17&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;126&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">1 to 4</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">3% to 6%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;827&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;821&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;698&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;678&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;2,389&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;5,413&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B><A NAME="a_030"></A>23. Brumadinho dam failure</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/12pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">In January 2019, a tailings dam (&#8220;Dam
I&#8221;) experienced a failure at the C&oacute;rrego do Feij&atilde;o mine, in the city of Brumadinho, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
The failure released a flow of tailings debris, destroying some of Vale&#8217;s facilities, affecting local communities and disturbing
the environment. The tailings released have caused an impact of around 315 km in extension, reaching the nearby Paraopeba River. The dam
failure in Brumadinho (&#8220;event&#8221;) resulted in 270 fatalities or presumed fatalities and caused extensive property and environmental
damage in the region.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">As a result of the dam failure, the
Company recognized provisions to meet its assumed obligations, including indemnification to those affected by the event, remediation of
the impacted areas and compensation to the society. In addition, the Company has incurred expenses, which have been recognized straight
to the income statement, in relation to tailings management, communication services, humanitarian assistance, payroll, legal services,
water supply, among others.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/112% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>Effects in the income
statements</B></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Three-month period ended in March 31,</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
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  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Integral Reparation Agreement</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;145&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;162&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Other obligations</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(369)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(132)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Incurred expenses</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(419)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(543)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Insurance </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;31&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;10&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;(503)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/112% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>Changes in the provision in
the period</B></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-top: 2.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 39%; border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Payment obligations</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,885&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(24)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;52&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,913&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Provision for socio-economic reparation and others</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,025&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(61)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;61&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(61)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,964&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Provision for social and environmental reparation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,300&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(60)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;103&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(145)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,198&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;7,210&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;(145)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;216&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;(206)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;7,075&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Other obligations</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Tailings containment, geotechnical safety and environmental reparation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,121&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;37&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;93&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(173)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3,078&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Individual indemnification</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;301&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(5)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;13&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(57)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;252&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Other</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,566&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;337&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(10)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(54)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,839&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #F2F2F2 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #F2F2F2 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;4,988&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #F2F2F2 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;369&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #F2F2F2 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;96&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #F2F2F2 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;(284)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #F2F2F2 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;5,169&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Liability</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;12,198&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;224&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;312&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;(490)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;12,244&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 9pt; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The cash flow for obligations are
estimated for an average period ranging from 5 to 7 years and were discounted to the present value at a rate in real terms, which increased
from 7.88% on December 31, 2024, to 8.47% on March 31, 2025.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #FF0090">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">On February 4, 2021, the Company
entered into a Judicial Settlement for Integral Reparation (&#8220;Global Settlement&#8221;), which was under negotiations since 2019,
with the State of Minas Gerais, the Public Defender of the State of Minas Gerais and the Federal and the State of Minas Gerais Public
Prosecutors Offices, to repair the environmental and social damage resulting from the Dam I rupture. As a result of the Global Settlement,
the requests for the reparation of socioenvironmental and socioeconomic damages caused by the dam failure were substantially resolved.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Settlement for Integral Reparation
includes: (i) payment obligations, of which the funds will be used directly by the State of Minas Gerais and Institutions of Justice for
socioeconomic and socioenvironmental compensation projects; (ii) socioeconomic projects in Brumadinho and other municipalities; and (iii)
compensation of the environmental damage caused by the dam failure. These obligations are projected for an average period of 5 years.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Settlement for Integral Reparation
addresses the diffuse and collective socioeconomic damages resulting from the disaster, with the exception of supervening damages, individual
damages and homogeneous individual damages of a divisible nature, in accordance with the claims of the lawsuits not extinguished by the
Global Settlement.</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">For the measures described in items
(i) and (ii), the amounts are specified in the agreement. For the execution of the environmental recovery, actions has no cap limit, despite
having been estimated in the Settlement for Integral Reparation due to the Company's legal obligation to fully repair the environmental
damage caused by the dam failure.. Therefore, although Vale is monitoring this provision, the amount recorded could materially change
depending on several factors that are not under the Company&#8217;s control.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/11.5pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/11.5pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Company is also working to ensure
geotechnical safety of the remaining structures at the C&oacute;rrego do Feij&atilde;o mine, in Brumadinho, and the removal and proper
disposal of the tailings of Dam I, including dredging part of the released material and de-sanding from the channel of the river Paraopeba.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">For the individual indemnification,
Vale and the Public Defendants of the State of Minas Gerais formalized an agreement on April 5, 2019, under which those affected by the
Brumadinho&#8217;s dam failure may join an individual or family group out-of-court settlement agreements for the indemnification of material,
economic and moral damages. This agreement establishes the basis for a wide range of indemnification payments, which were defined according
to the best practices and case law of Brazilian Courts, following rules and principles of the United Nations.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>a) Legal Proceedings</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">Vale is defending itself against
a class action brought before a Federal Court in New York and filed by holders of securities - American Depositary Receipts (&quot;ADRs&quot;)
- issued by Vale.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Court will review the admissibility
of Vale's Motion for Summary Judgment through the consideration of a pre-motion letter submitted by Vale. Additionally, in 2024, there
was a hearing with the Judge to consider Motion for Class Decertification filed by Vale and oral arguments on the relevance of expert
opinions presented by the Plaintiffs' experts. A decision from the Court on Vale's requests is currently pending.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">In November 2021, a new complaint
was filed by eight investment funds that chose to seek redress for alleged damages independently and separately from the class members
of the main action, with the same allegations presented in the main class action. A decision from the Court on Vale's preliminary defense
(&quot;motion to dismiss&quot;) is currently pending.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The likelihood of loss of these proceedings
is considered possible. However, considering the current phase of these lawsuits, it is not yet possible to reliably estimate the amount
of a potential loss. The amount of damages sought in these claims is unspecified.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">In Brazil, Vale is a defendant in one arbitration filed by 385 minority
shareholders and three arbitrations filed by foreign investment funds. Vale was also a defendant in two arbitrations filed by a class
association allegedly representing all Vale&rsquo;s noncontrolling shareholders, which were dismissed in August 2024.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">In the four ongoing proceedings,
the claimants argue that Vale was aware of the risks associated with the dam and failed to disclose it to its shareholders. Based on such
argument, they claim compensation for losses caused by the decrease in share price.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The expectation of loss is classified
as possible for the four procedures and, considering the initial phase, it is not possible at this time to reliably estimate the amount
of a possible loss.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">In one of the proceedings filed
by foreign legal entities, the Claimants initially estimated the amount of the alleged losses would be approximately R$1,800 (US$313
million), subject to interest and monetary adjustments. In another proceeding filed by foreign legal entities, the Claimants
initially estimated the amount of the alleged losses would be approximately R$3,900 (US$679 million), subject to interest and
monetary adjustments. In the procedure presented by minority shareholders, the applicants estimated the alleged losses at
approximately R$3,000 (US$522 million), subject to interest and monetary adjustments, which could be increased later, as alleged by
the applicants.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Company disagrees with the ongoing
proceedings and understands that, in this case and at the current stage of the proceedings, the probability of loss in the amount claimed
by the claimants is remote.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>


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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><A NAME="a_031"></A><B>24. Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/12pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">In November 2015, the Fund&atilde;o
tailings dam owned by Samarco Minera&ccedil;&atilde;o S.A. (&#8220;Samarco&#8221;) experienced a failure, flooding certain communities
and impacting communities and the environment along the Doce River. The dam failure resulted in 19 fatalities and caused property and
environmental damage to the affected areas. Samarco is a joint venture equally owned by Vale S.A. and BHP Billiton Brasil Ltda. (&#8216;&#8216;BHPB&#8217;&#8217;).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/12pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">Thus, Vale, Samarco, and BHPB entered
into agreements with the Federal Union, the States of Minas Gerais and Esp&iacute;rito Santo, and some other federal and state agencies,
establishing the creation of socioenvironmental and socioeconomic programs aimed at adopting measures for mitigation, remediation, and
compensation of damages. However, the requirements established reparation measures in the agreements could not be fully implemented within
the established period, and the involved parties began initiated further negotiations to seek a definitive agreement for the resolution
of all obligations related to the dam collapse.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>a) Definitive Settlement for the full reparation
</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/11.5pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">In October 2024, Vale, Samarco and BHPB,
together with the Brazilian Federal Government, the State Governments of Minas Gerais and Esp&iacute;rito Santo, the Federal and State
Public Prosecutors&#8217; and Public Defenders&#8217; Offices and other Brazilian public entities (jointly, &#8220;the Parties&#8221;)
entered into a new agreement (&#8220;Definitive Settlement&#8221;) on integral and definitive reparation of the impacts of Fund&atilde;o
dam collapse, in Mariana, Minas Gerais. The agreement was ratified in November 2024.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/12pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Definitive Settlement replaced
all of the previously signed agreements, and addressed Brazilian public authorities the claims related to the Fund&atilde;o dam collapse,
from the perspective of socioenvironmental and socioeconomical damages.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The total amount of the Definitive
Settlement is R$170 billion (US$31.7 billion), comprising past and future obligations, to serve the people, communities and environment
impacted by the dam failure. It includes:</P>


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<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: #007E7A">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 120%">R$38 billion (US$7.9
billion) <FONT STYLE="color: #242424">already incurred, from the date of the dam collapse until the Definitive Settlement, by Vale, Samarco
and BHPB with remediation and compensation measures and, therefore, do not constitute the Company&rsquo;s provision balance;</FONT></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: #007E7A">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">R$100 billion (US$18 billion) <FONT STYLE="color: #242424">paid
over 20 years to the Federal Government, the States of Minas Gerais and Esp&iacute;rito Santo, the municipalities and which will also
be used by Justice Institutions, to fund compensatory actions tied to public policies; and</FONT></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; color: #007E7A">&bull;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 120%">R$32 billion (US$5.8
billion) <FONT STYLE="color: #242424">in performance obligations executed by Samarco, including initiatives for individual indemnification,
resettlement, and environmental recovery. The expectation is that the cash disbursement related to these obligations will occur substantially
over the next 3 years.</FONT></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">Samarco has primary responsibility
for funding the obligations related to the Definitive Settlement. Vale and BHPB have secondary funding obligations in the proportion to
their 50 per cent shareholding in Samarco, in extent to which Samarco may not be able to fund the future cash outflows.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The judicial ratification of the
Definitive Settlement ended a series of relevant lawsuits, moved in Brazil. Vale, jointly with BHPB and Samarco, is requiring the archive
of these proceedings.</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>b) Provision related to the Samarco dam failure</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The changes on the provision are
presented below:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Balance as of December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;22,682&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(11)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Monetary and present value adjustments</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #242424">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #242424">The cash outflows to meet the obligations are discounted to
present value at an annual rate in real terms, which increased from 7.30% on December 31, 2024, to 7.35% on March 31, 2025.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #242424">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A"><B>c) Remaining legal proceedings</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #FF0090">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/112% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify; color: #242424">With the Definitive Agreement, the
public civil actions brought by the Brazilian Justice Institutions and Brazilian public authorities were substantially resolved and the
parameters for compliance with the reparation and compensation for damages were defined. Thus, the remaining most relevant legal proceedings
are shown below:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #FF0090">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">In July 2024, Vale and BHP have entered
into a confidential agreement without any admission of liability pursuant to Vale and BHP will share equally any potential payment obligations
arising from the UK and Dutch Claims, described below.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/11.2pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 3pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #007E7A"><B>London claim
-</B></FONT> <FONT STYLE="color: #242424">As a result of the rupture of Samarco&rsquo;s Fund&atilde;o dam failure, BHP Group Ltd (&ldquo;BHP&rdquo;)
was named as defendant in group action claims for damages filed in the courts of England and Wales for various plaintiffs, between individuals,
companies and municipalities from Brazil that were supposedly affected by the Samarco dam failure (the &ldquo;UK Claim&rdquo;). </FONT>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/11.2pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 3pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #242424"></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 9pt; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The proceedings against BHP are
still progressing in London and the oral testimony phase of the first stage of the trial, in which the liability issues of the BHP group
companies are dealt with, took place between October 2024 and March 2025. If BHP's liability is confirmed, a second stage trial will be
held to discuss and determine the amount of damages, scheduled to begin in October 2026 and is expected to last 22 weeks. The likelihood
of loss of these proceedings is considered possible. However, considering the current phase, it is not yet possible to reliably estimate
the amount of a potential loss.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/12pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 1pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #007E7A"><B>Netherlands proceeding
-</B></FONT> <FONT STYLE="color: #242424">In March 2024, a court in Amsterdam granted a preliminary injunction freezing the shares in
Vale Holdings B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary incorporated in the Netherlands, and the economic rights attached to those shares, in guarantee
of an amount of approximately R$5,921 (EUR955 million). The freezing orders were issued in anticipation of a legal action to be brought
against Vale by certain Brazilian municipalities and an organization that represents individuals and small businesses that claim to have
been affected by the collapse of Samarco&#8217;s Fund&atilde;o dam in 2015. </FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0 7pt; text-align: justify; color: #242424">In addition, in 2024, three rogatory
letters were fulfilled in Brazil, sent by the Amsterdam court, so that Vale could be notified about the filing of the lawsuit and the
seizure orders. In the records of these rogatory letters, Vale has already anticipated its understanding about the lack of jurisdiction
of the Dutch Justice to analyze the claims of the initial petition.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">In the months that followed, Vale
was served with notices of these asset freezes in Brazil, some of which have already been lifted due to the adherence of certain municipalities
that were claimants in this case to the Definitive Settlement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The likelihood of loss of these
proceedings is considered possible. However, considering the initial phase, it is not yet possible to reliably estimate the amount of
a potential loss.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>


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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>d) Judicial reorganization of Samarco</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">In April 2021, Samarco filed for
Judicial Reorganization (&#8220;JR&#8221;) with the Courts of Minas Gerais to renegotiate its debt, which was held by bondholders abroad.
The purpose of JR is to restructure Samarco&#8217;s debts and establish an independent and sustainable financial position, allowing Samarco
to keep working to resume its operations safely and to fulfill its obligations related to the Renova Foundation.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">In May 2023, Vale S.A. entered into
a binding agreement jointly with BHPB, Samarco and certain creditors which hold together more than 50% of Samarco's debt, setting the
parameters of Samarco&#8217;s debt restructuring to be implemented through a consensual restructuring plan, which was approved by the
creditors, submitted to the JR Court in July 2023, and confirmed by the judge in September 2023.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">In December 2023, Samarco&#8217;s
existing R$24 billion (US$4.8 billion) of financial debt held by creditors was exchanged for approximately R$19 billion (US$3.9 billion)
of long-term unsecured debt, bearing interest from 2023 to 2031.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">After the execution of the plan,
Samarco has a lean capital structure, in line with its operational ramp-up and cash flow generation. The plan considers the fund of the
reparation and compensation programs capped at R$5 billion (US$1 billion) from 2024 to 2030, of which R$1,128 (US$213 million) has already
been incurred, and additional contributions after that period due to the Samarco&#8217;s projected cash flows generation.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #FF0090">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A"><B><A NAME="a_032"></A>25. Provision for de-characterization of dam structures
and asset retirement obligations</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Company is subject to local laws
and regulations, that requires the decommissioning of the assets that Vale operates at the end of their useful lives, therefore, expenses
related to the demobilization occur after the end of operational activities and also throughout the life of operations through progressive
closures. These obligations are regulated in Brazil at the Federal and State levels by ANM (National Mining Agency) and Environmental
Agencies, respectively. Among the requirements, the closure plans must consider the physical, chemical and biological stability of the
areas and post-closure actions for the period necessary to verify the effectiveness of the decommissioning. These obligations are accrued
and are subject to critical estimates and assumptions applied to the measurement of costs by the Company. Depending on the geotechnical
characteristics of the structures, the Company is required to de-characterize the structures, as shown in item a) below.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>Effects in the income statement</B></P>

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    period ended in March 31,</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Notes</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">De-characterization of upstream geotechnical structures</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">302</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">50</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">302</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Obligation for asset decommissioning</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">(111)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">(121)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>2</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>257</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>35</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>285</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>Provision changes during the period</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 41%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Notes</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>De-characterization
    of upstream geotechnical structures (i)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Asset retirement obligations</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Environmental obligations</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Balance as of December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>13,706</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>19,234</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>2,749</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>35,689</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Revision to estimates - amounts for closed plants charged to the income statement</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(50)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">48</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(2)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Revision to estimates &#8211; capitalized value for operational plants</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">495</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">12</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">507</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Disbursements</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(461)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(204)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(115)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(780)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Monetary and present value adjustments</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">254</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">231</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">42</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">527</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">15(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(13)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(128)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(141)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(732)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(40)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">(772)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Balance as of March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>13,449</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>19,059</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>2,520</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>35,028</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Parent Company</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    of upstream geotechnical structures (i)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Asset retirement obligations</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Environmental obligations</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Balance as of December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;13,706&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;7,810&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;1,805&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;23,321&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Revision to estimates - amounts for closed plants charged to the income statement</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(50)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;15&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(35)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Revision to estimates &#8211; capitalized value for operational plants</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;5&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Disbursements</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(167)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(79)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(707)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Monetary and present value adjustments</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;254&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;146&#9;</FONT></TD>
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  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Balance as of March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;13,449&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;7,809&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;1,762&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;23,020&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #242424">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #242424">(i) The cash flow for de-characterization projects are estimated
for a period up to 13 years and were discounted to present value at an annual rate in real terms, which increased from 7.36% to 7.46%.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>a) De-characterization of upstream
geotechnical structures </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">As a result of the Brumadinho dam
failure (note 23) and, in compliance with laws and regulations, the Company has decided to accelerate the plan to &#8220;de-characterize&#8221;
of all its dams and dikes built under the upstream method, located in Brazil. The Company also operates tailings dams in Canada, including
upstream compacted dams. However, the Company decided that these dams will be decommissioned using other methods, thus, the provision
to carry out the decommissioning of dams in Canada is recognized as &#8220;Obligations for decommissioning assets and environmental obligations&#8221;,
as presented in item (b) below.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">These structures are in different
stages of maturity, some of them still in the conceptual engineering phase, for which the estimate of expenditures includes in its methodology
a high degree of uncertainty in the definition of the total cost of the project in accordance with best market practices.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A"><B>Operational stoppage and idle capacity</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Company has suspended some
operations due to judicial decisions or technical analysis performed by Vale on its geotechnical structures located in Brazil. The Company
has been recording losses in relation to the operational stoppage and idle capacity of the Iron Solutions segment in the amounts of R$59
(US$10 million) for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025, respectively (2024: R$215 (US$43 million).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>b) Asset retirement obligations and environmental
obligations</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;11,052&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;9,571&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2132&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2132&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;9,412&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1.31%&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1.44%&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2152&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2152&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;816&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;879&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3.57%&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3.66%&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2035&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2035&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Other regions</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;630&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;640&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2.76%&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2.77%&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;21,983&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;9,571&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;9,616&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Operating plants</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;15,857&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;15,526&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6,075&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;5,516&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Closed plants</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;5,722&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6,457&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,496&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;4,100&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;21,579&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;21,983&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;9,571&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;9,616&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>Financial guarantees</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Company has guarantees issued
by financial institutions in the amount of R$6,199 (US$1,080 million) as of March 31, 2025 (December 31, 2024: R$6,756 (US$1,091 million),
in connection with the asset retirement obligations for its Energy Transition Metals operations. The financial cost of these guarantees
is immaterial.</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B><A NAME="a_033"></A>26. Legal proceedings</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Company is a defendant in numerous
legal and administrative actions in the ordinary course of business, including civil, tax, environmental and labor proceedings.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Company makes use of estimates
to recognize the amounts and the probability of outflow of resources, based on reports and technical assessments and on management&#8217;s
assessment. Provisions are recognized for probable losses of which a reliable estimate can be made.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">Arbitral, legal and administrative
decisions against the Company, new jurisprudence and changes of existing evidence can result in changes regarding the probability of outflow
of resources and on the estimated amounts, according to the assessment of the legal basis.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The lawsuits related to Brumadinho
event (note 23) and the Samarco dam failure (note 24) are presented in its specific notes to these financial statements and, therefore,
are not disclosed below.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>a) Provision for legal and administrative proceedings</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>Effects in income statements</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Three-month period ended in March 31,</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
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    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; border-top: #007E7A 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(14)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(19)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Civil litigations</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(95)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(62)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Labor litigations</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(221)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(161)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(1)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(7)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;(249)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0 0; color: #FF0090">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>Changes in the provisions in the period</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"><B>Tax litigation </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"><B>Civil litigation</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"><B>Labor litigation</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"><B>Environmental litigation</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"><B>Total of litigation provision </B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Balance as of December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;1,790&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;2,989&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;248&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;6,272&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Additions and reversals, net </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;14&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;95&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;221&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;331&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Payments</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(19)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(62)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(87)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(168)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Indexation and interest</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;21&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;22&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;40&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;86&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Transfer to held for sale</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(28)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(1)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(154)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(183)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Balance as of March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;1,261&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;1,817&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;3,162&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;98&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;6,338&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Balance as of December 31, 2023</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;441&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;1,834&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;2,490&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;72&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;4,837&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Additions and reversals, net </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;19&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;62&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;161&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;7&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;249&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Payments</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(2)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(124)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(107)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(233)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Indexation and interest</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;30&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;128&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;(6)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;3&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;155&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Balance as of March 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;488&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;1,900&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;2,538&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;82&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;5,008&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Company has considered all information
available to assess the likelihood of an outflow of resources and in the preparation on the estimate of the costs that may be required
to settle the obligations.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/112% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #007E7A"><B>Tax litigations &#8211;
</B></FONT><FONT STYLE="color: #242424">The Company is party to several administrative and legal proceedings related mainly to the incidence
of Brazilian federal contributions (&quot;PIS&quot; and &quot;COFINS&quot;), Value-added tax (&quot;ICMS&quot;) and other taxes.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #007E7A"><B>Civil litigations
&#8211; </B></FONT><FONT STYLE="color: #242424">Refers to lawsuits for: (i) indemnities for losses, payments and contractual fines due
to contractual imbalance or non-compliance that are alleged by suppliers, and (ii) land claims referring to real estate Vale's operational
activities. </FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/112% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 9pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #007E7A"><B>Labor litigations
&#8211; </B></FONT><FONT STYLE="color: #242424">Refers to lawsuits for claims by in-house employees and service providers, primarily involving
demands for additional compensation for overtime work, moral damages or health and safety conditions. </FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #007E7A"><B>Environmental litigations
&#8211; </B></FONT><FONT STYLE="color: #242424">Refers mainly to proceedings for environmental damages and issues related to environmental
licensing. </FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">&nbsp;</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>b) Contingent liabilities</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 66%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #929292 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Tax litigations </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #929292 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;37,074&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #929292 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;37,122&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #929292 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Civil litigations</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #929292 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;8,055&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #929292 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;7,891&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #929292 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Labor litigations</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #929292 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,945&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #929292 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,809&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Environmental litigations</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;6,584&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;6,499&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;53,658&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;53,321&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #FF0090">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>c) Judicial deposits</B></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 66%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; border-top: #007E79 1pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Tax litigations</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,122&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;2,096&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Civil litigations</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;494&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;481&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Labor litigations</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;652&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;681&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">Environmental litigations</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;62&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;68&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;3,330&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;3,326&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B>d) Guarantees contracted for legal proceedings</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">In addition to the above-mentioned
tax, civil, labor and environmental judicial deposits, the Company contracted R$17.7 billion (US$3.1 billion) (December 31, 2024: R$17.8
billion (US$2.9 billion)) in guarantees for its lawsuits, as an alternative to judicial deposits.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A"><B><A NAME="a_034"></A>27. Employee benefits</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: #007E7A"><B></B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Times New Roman,serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Times New Roman,serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman,serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Times New Roman,serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Current liabilities</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Non-current liabilities</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 54%; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman,serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Notes</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Payroll, related charges and other remunerations </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,355&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;5,783&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Charges related to share-based payments</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">27(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;92&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;98&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Employee post-retirement obligation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">27(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;363&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;385&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6,634&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;6,925&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; font-family: Times New Roman,serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;3,810&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;6,266&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;6,634&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;6,925&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>a) Share-based payments</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">For the long-term incentive programs,
the Company compensation plans includes Matching Program and Performance Share Unit program (&ldquo;PSU&rdquo;), with three-year-vesting
cycles, respectively, with the aim of encouraging employee&rsquo;s retention and encouraging their performance. The fair value of the
programs is recognized on a straight-line basis on equity, with a corresponding entry in the income statement, over the three-year required
service period, net of estimated losses. The charges related to these programs are recorded in liabilities as &ldquo;Employee benefits&rdquo;.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>Matching program</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The fair value of the Matching program
was estimated using the Company's share price and ADR and the number of shares granted on the grant date. The information by valid programs
during the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 is shown below:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 37%; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2024 Program</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2023 Program</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2022 Program</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Granted shares</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;2,244,659&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,330,503&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,437,588&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Share price</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;60.05&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;81.82&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;95.87&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>Performance Shares Units (&quot;PSU&quot;)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The fair value of the PSU program
was measured by estimating the performance factor using Monte Carlo simulations for the Return to Shareholders Indicator and health and
safety and sustainability indicators. The assumptions used for the Monte Carlo simulations are shown in the table below by valid program
during the three-month period ended March 31, 2025, as well as the result used to calculate the expected value of the total performance
factor.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 37%; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"><B>2024 Program</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"><B>2023 Program</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A"><B>2022 Program</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Granted shares</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,873,175&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,177,755&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #B6B6B6 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;1,709,955&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Date shares were granted</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&nbsp;April 29, 2024</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">January 2, 2023</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">January 3, 2022</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Share price</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;63.90&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;88.88&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;78.00&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Expected volatility</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;35.60%&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;48.33%&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;39.00%&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Expected term (in years)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">3</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">3</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">3</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Expected shareholder return indicator</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;66.95%&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;72.42%&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;51.20%&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Expected performance factor</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;81.56%&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;69.17%&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;44.12%&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 3pt 17pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -17pt; color: #007E7A"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 3pt 17pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -17pt; color: #007E7A"><B>b) Employee
post-retirement obligation</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>Reconciliation of assets and liabilities
recognized in the statement of financial position</B></P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-top: teal 2.25pt solid; border-bottom: teal 2.25pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-top: #007E7A 2.25pt solid; border-bottom: #007E7A 2.25pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 60%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E7A 2.25pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Overfunded pension plans </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0,126,122) 2.25pt solid; width: 10%; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Underfunded pension plans and other benefits</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E7A 2.25pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Overfunded pension plans </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E7A 2.25pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Underfunded pension plans and other benefits</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Movements of assets ceiling</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Balance at beginning of the period</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;5,329&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;&#8211;&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;5,194&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;&#8211;&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Interest income</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;168&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;403&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Changes on asset ceiling</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;41&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(442)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Translation adjustment</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(95)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;174&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Balance at end of the period</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;5,443&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;&#8211;&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;5,329&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;&#8211;&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Amount recognized in the statement of financial position</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Present value of actuarial liabilities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(19,809)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(11,266)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(20,718)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(11,911)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Fair value of assets</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;25,864&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;4,269&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;26,727&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;4,601&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Effect of the asset ceiling</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(5,443)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(5,329)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Assets (liabilities)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;612&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(6,997)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;680&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(7,310)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Current liabilities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(363)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Non-current assets (liabilities) (i)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;612&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(6,634)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;680&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(6,925)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Assets (liabilities)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;612&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(6,997)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;680&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(7,310)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">(i) Overfunded pension plans assets are
recorded as &#8220;Other non-current assets&#8221; in the balance sheet.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B><A NAME="a_035"></A>28. Equity</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>a) Share capital</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">As of March 31, 2025, the share capital
was R$77,300 (US$61,614 million) corresponding to 4,539,007,580 shares issued and fully paid without par value. The Board of Directors
may, regardless of changes to by-laws, approve the issue and cancelation of common shares, including the capitalization of profits and
reserves to the extent authorized.</P>

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  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E7A 2.25pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="width: 70%; border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Shareholders </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E7A 2.25pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Common shares</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0,126,122) 2.25pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Golden shares</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0,126,122) 2.25pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Previ (i)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;395,783,782&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;395,783,782&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Mitsui&amp;co (i)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;286,347,055&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;286,347,055&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Blackrock, Inc (ii)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;289,063,618&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;289,063,618&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total shareholders with more than 5% of capital </B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;&#8211;&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;971,194,455&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Free floating</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,297,584,320&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;3,297,584,320&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Golden shares</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;12&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;12&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total outstanding (without shares in treasury)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;4,268,778,775&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;12&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;4,268,778,787&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Shares in treasury</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;270,228,793&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;270,228,793&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total capital</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;4,539,007,568&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;12&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;4,539,007,580&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">(i) Number of shares owned by shareholders,
as per statement provided by the custodian, based on shares listed at B3.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">(ii) Number of shares as reported in BlackRock,
Inc.&#8217;s Schedule 13G/A, filed with the SEC.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>b)
</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Share buyback program</FONT></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">On February 19, 2025, the Board of
Directors approved the common shares buyback program, limited to a maximum of 120,000,000 common shares or their respective ADRs, with
a term of 18 months started from the end of the ongoing program, detailed below:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Total of shares repurchased</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Effect on cash flows</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Three-month period ended March 31,</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 60%; border-bottom: white 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Shares buyback program up to 150,000,000 shares (i)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Acquired by Parent</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;10,493,300&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #D9D9D9 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;727&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Acquired by wholly owned subsidiaries</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;9,137,714&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;630&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;&#8211;&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;19,631,014&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;&#8211;&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;1,357&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">(i) On October 26, 2023 a new share buyback
program limited to a maximum of 150,000,000 common shares and their respective ADRs, over the next 18 months started from the end of the
program previously on going.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>c) Remuneration approved </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Company's By-laws determines
as its minimum mandatory remuneration to Vale shareholders an amount equal to 25% of the net income, after appropriations to legal and
tax incentive reserves. The remuneration approved as interest on capital (&#8220;JCP&#8221;) is gross up with the income tax applicable
to Vale&#8217;s shareholders. The remuneration to Vale&#8217;s shareholders was based on the following resolutions:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #242424">&#8226;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #242424">On
February 19, 2025, the Board of Directors approved dividends to shareholders in the total amount of US$1,596 (R$9,143 million), approved
as additional remuneration for the year ended December 31, 2024. This remuneration was fully paid in March 2025.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 12pt/120% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; color: #242424"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 7.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 17.05pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">&#8226;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">On February 22, 2024, the Board of Directors
approved dividends to shareholders in the total amount of US$2,364 (R$11,722 million), for the year ended December 31, 2023. This remuneration
was fully paid in March 2024. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; color: #007E7A"><B><A NAME="a_036"></A>29. Related parties</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">The Company&#8217;s related parties
are subsidiaries, joint ventures, associates, shareholders and its related entities and key management personnel of the Company.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">Related party transactions were made
by the Company on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm&acute;s-length transactions, with respect to price and market conditions
that are no less favorable to the Company than those arranged with third parties.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">Net operating revenue relates to
sale of iron ore to the steelmakers and right to use capacity on railroads. Cost and operating expenses mostly relates to the variable
lease payments of the pelletizing plants.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">Purchases, accounts receivable and
other assets, and accounts payable and other liabilities relate largely to amounts charged by joint ventures and associates related to
the pelletizing plants operational lease and railway transportation services.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 10pt 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>a) Transactions with related parties</B></P>


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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Consolidated</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" STYLE="padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Three-month period ended March 31,</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>2025</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 40%; font-family: Times New Roman,serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Net operating revenue</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0,126,122) 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Cost and operating expenses</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0,126,122) 1pt solid; width: 10%; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Financial result</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Net operating revenue</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Cost and operating expenses</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: teal"><B>Financial result</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;754&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(195)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 0.1in; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Mitsui</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;196&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;304&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 0.1in; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Cosan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;38&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(46)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(6)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 0.1in; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;234&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(46)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;754&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;305&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(6)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(195)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;669&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(2,243)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;707&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;759&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(1,178)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(242)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 7pt/8.4pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">(i) Aggregated entities: Companhia Coreano-Brasileira
de Pelotiza&ccedil;&atilde;o, Companhia Hispano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&ccedil;&atilde;o, Companhia &Iacute;talo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&ccedil;&atilde;o
and Companhia Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&ccedil;&atilde;o.</P>


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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: #007E7A 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Financial result</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; font-family: Times New Roman,serif">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 21.25pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vale International</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;23,639&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(1,120)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;30,042&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(745)&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 21.25pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%; text-indent: -0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;61&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(330)&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;(88)&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;15&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;1&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(6)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(196)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(1,315)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>&#9;(1,048)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 7pt/8.4pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">(i) Aggregated entities: Companhia Coreano-Brasileira
de Pelotiza&ccedil;&atilde;o, Companhia Hispano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&ccedil;&atilde;o, Companhia &Iacute;talo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&ccedil;&atilde;o
and Companhia Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&ccedil;&atilde;o.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #007E7A"><B>b) Outstanding balances with related
parties</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">134</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#8211;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 0.1in; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Mitsui</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">5</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">41</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#8211;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 0.1in; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Cosan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">14</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">16</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#8211;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>1,015</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>19</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>292</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>1,750</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>57</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>100</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Pension plan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">61</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">97</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#8211;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>1,015</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>755</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>1,666</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>1,750</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>385</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>1,444</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 7pt/8.4pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">(i) Aggregated entities: Companhia Coreano-Brasileira
de Pelotiza&ccedil;&atilde;o, Companhia Hispano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&ccedil;&atilde;o, Companhia &Iacute;talo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&ccedil;&atilde;o
and Companhia Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&ccedil;&atilde;o.</P>


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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 0.1in; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pelletizing companies (i)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,626&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;304&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,803&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;66&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;198&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;1,626&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;914&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 0.1in; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;VLI</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;16&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;824&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;11&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;292&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 0.1in; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;PTVI</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;287&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;414&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 0.1in; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;10&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white; font-family: Times New Roman,serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;303&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;824&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;435&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;293&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Shareholders</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 0.1in; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Bradesco</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;458&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;1,008&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 0.1in; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Cosan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;7&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;5&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&ndash;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 0.1in; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;7&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;458&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;5&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;1,008&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 0.1in; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Pension plan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;&ndash;&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;&ndash;&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;66&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;&ndash;&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;865&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;2,908&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;1,420&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>&#9;3,104&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 7pt/8.4pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">(i) Aggregated entities: Companhia Coreano-Brasileira
de Pelotiza&ccedil;&atilde;o, Companhia Hispano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&ccedil;&atilde;o, Companhia &Iacute;talo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&ccedil;&atilde;o
and Companhia Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&ccedil;&atilde;o.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt/8.4pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>March 31, 2025</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>December 31, 2024</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Cash and cash equivalents</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Accounts receivable</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: teal 1pt solid; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Dividends receivable and other assets</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Cash and cash equivalents</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Accounts receivable</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: teal 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.65pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #007E7A; line-height: 120%"><B>Dividends receivable and other assets</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 0.1in; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vale International S.A.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;14,307&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;24,768&#9;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;8&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;&#8211;&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;651&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;112&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;&#8211;&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;121&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;8&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 2.65pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%"><B>Shareholders</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 0.1in; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cosan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;5&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;13&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 0.1in; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bradesco</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;356&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;292&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;945&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;100&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-right: 2.65pt; padding-left: 0.1in; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Banco do Brasil</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;28&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F3F3F3; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;38&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;384&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;5&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;292&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;983&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;13&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: silver 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;100&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: white; padding-top: 1.65pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 120%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #242424; line-height: 120%">Pension Plan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;61&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8212;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;97&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black">&#9;&#8211;&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;384&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;16,298&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; background-color: #F2F2F2; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;1,150&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;983&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;26,329&#9;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: #007E79 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.75pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: black"><B>&#9;828&#9;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 1.15pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 7pt/8.4pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">(i) Aggregated entities: Companhia Coreano-Brasileira
de Pelotiza&ccedil;&atilde;o, Companhia Hispano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&ccedil;&atilde;o, Companhia &Iacute;talo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&ccedil;&atilde;o
and Companhia Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&ccedil;&atilde;o.</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 7pt/8.4pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: #242424">(i) Aggregated entities: Companhia Coreano-Brasileira
de Pelotiza&ccedil;&atilde;o, Companhia Hispano-Brasileira de Pelotiza&ccedil;&atilde;o, Companhia &Iacute;talo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&ccedil;&atilde;o
and Companhia Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotiza&ccedil;&atilde;o.</P>

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March 31, 2025, the compensation of the Company&#8217;s key management personnel was R$55 (US$10 million) (2024: R$55 (US$11 million)).</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
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