United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of
May 2022
Vale S.A.
Praia de Botafogo nº 186, 18º andar,
Botafogo
22250-145 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
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Vale informs decrease of relevant shareholding ownership
Rio de Janeiro, May 24th, 2022 - Vale S.A (“Vale”)
informs that it received a formal communication from Capital Research Global lnvestors (“CRGI”), stating as follows:
“In accordance with the terms set forth in the main section
of article 12, of CVM Ruling No. 44 of August 23, 2021, as amended, Capital Research Global lnvestors (“CRGI”), in
its capacity as an independent investment division of Capital Research and Management Company, a company organized and existing under
the laws of the United States of America, with its principal place of business at 333, South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California 90071,
United States of America, in its capacity as holding of foreign investment management companies, legally represented in Brazil by J.P.
Morgan S.A. Distribuidora de Títulos e Valores Mobiliários, registered in CNPJ/ME under the No. 33.851.205/0001-30, and
Citibank DWM S.A., registered in CNPJ/ME under the No. 33.868.597/0001-40, hereby advises that decreased the ownership interest managed
by it in common shares (“ON Shares”) issued by Vale S.A., public company, registered in CNPJ/ME under the No. 33.592.510/0001-54
(“Company”).
CRGI managed 257,089,368 ON Shares of the Company, corresponding
to 5.1428% of this type of share and, as a consequence of the aforementioned transactions, now manages 245,154,011 ON Shares of the Company,
representing 4.9040% of this type of share. In addition to the Company’s equity interest referred to above, Capital World Investors
and Capital International Investors, also in their capacities as independent investment divisions of Capital Research and Management Company,
manage, respectively, 319,508,101 ON Shares and 197,622,905 ON Shares, corresponding to, respectively, 6.3914% and 3.9532% of this type
of share. These are minority investments that entail no change in the Company’s control or management structure.
Currently, there is no number of Company’s shares envisioned
by CRGI. In addition, there are no other securities and derivative instruments referencing the Company's shares, directly or indirectly,
by CRGI or related person, nor any agreement or contract regulating voting rights or the purchase and sale of securities issued by the
Company, to which CRGI or any related person is a party.”
Vale informs that it will proceed with the updating of its Reference
Form, to reflect the aforementioned change, pursuant to Art. 25, §3º, VI of CVM Resolution no. 80/22, within the legal deadline.
Gustavo Duarte Pimenta
Executive Officer of Investor Relations
For further information, please contact:
Vale.RI@vale.com
Ivan Fadel: ivan.fadel@vale.com
Andre Werner: andre.werner@vale.com
Mariana Rocha: mariana.rocha@vale.com
Samir Bassil: samir.bassil@vale.com
This press release may include statements that present
Vale’s expectations about future events or results. All statements, when based upon expectations about the future, involve various
risks and uncertainties. Vale cannot guarantee that such statements will prove correct. These risks and uncertainties include factors
related to the following: (a) the countries where we operate, especially Brazil and Canada; (b) the global economy; (c) the capital markets;
(d) the mining and metals prices and their dependence on global industrial production, which is cyclical by nature; and (e) global competition
in the markets in which Vale operates. To obtain further information on factors that may lead to results different from those forecast
by Vale, please consult the reports Vale files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Brazilian Comissão de
Valores Mobiliários (CVM) and in particular the factors discussed under “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk
Factors” in Vale’s annual report on Form 20-F.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Vale S.A.
(Registrant) |
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By: |
/s/ Ivan Fadel |
Date: May 24, 2022 |
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Head of Investor Relations |
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