Rio de Janeiro  – June 13, 2023 – Vale S.A. (“Vale”) announces the expiration of the previously announced offer to purchase (the “Offer”) with respect to any and all outstanding 6.250% Guaranteed Notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) issued by its wholly owned subsidiary, Vale Overseas Limited (“Vale Overseas” or the “Offeror”).
Vale also announces the expiration date result of the Offer as of the Any and All Expiration Date (as defined below) as set forth in the table below, including the aggregate principal amount of 2026 Notes validly tendered and accepted in such Offer, and the aggregate principal amount of 2026 Notes reflected in notices of guaranteed delivery delivered at or prior to the Any and All Expiration Date:

The Offer was made upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the offer to purchase dated June 7, 2023 (the “Offer to Purchase”) relating to the 2026 Notes and the accompanying notice of guaranteed delivery. The Offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, today (the “Any and All Expiration Date”). The settlement date with respect to the Offer is expected to occur on June 16, 2023 (the “Any and All Settlement Date”). 

In order to be eligible to participate in the Offer, holders of 2026 Notes who delivered notices of guaranteed delivery prior to the Any and All Expiration Date must deliver such 2026 Notes no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on June 15, 2023 (the “Guaranteed Delivery Date”), pursuant to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures (as defined in the Offer to Purchase). 

The Offeror’s obligation to accept 2026 Notes tendered in the Offer is subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer to Purchase. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, the Offeror has accepted for purchase all of the 2026 Notes validly tendered and expects to accept all of the 2026 Notes validly delivered on or prior to the Guaranteed Delivery Date pursuant to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures.

The aggregate principal amount of 2026 Notes that will be purchased by the Offeror on the Any and All Settlement Date is subject to change based on deliveries of 2026 Notes pursuant to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures. The aggregate principal amount of 2026 Notes accepted and expected to be accepted in the Offer, excluding any premium and accrued and unpaid interest, will be approximately US$285,948,000.

All conditions described in the Offer to Purchase that were to be satisfied or waived on or prior to the Any and All Expiration Date have been satisfied.

Vale has retained BMO Capital Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. to serve as dealer managers (“Dealer Managers”) and D.F. King & Co., Inc. to serve as tender and information agent for the Offer (“D.F. King”). The Offer to Purchase and any related supplements are available at the D.F. King website at www.dfking.com/vale. The full details of the Offer, including complete instructions on how to tender Notes (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), are included in the Offer to Purchase. Holders of Notes are strongly encouraged to carefully read the Offer to Purchase, including materials incorporated by reference therein, because they will contain important information. Requests for the Offer to Purchase and any related supplements may also be directed to D.F. King by telephone at +1 (212) 269-5550 or +1 (800) 591-8263 (US toll free) or in writing at vale@dfking.com. Questions about the Offer may be directed to BMO Capital Markets Corp. by telephone at +1 (212) 702-1840 (collect) or +1 (833) 418-0762 (US toll free), Citigroup Global Markets Inc. by telephone at +1 (212) 723-6106 (collect) or +1 (800) 558-3745 (US toll free), J.P. Morgan Securities LLC by telephone at +1 (212) 834-4045 (collect) or +1 (866) 834-4666 (US toll free) and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. by telephone at +1 (212) 225-5559 (collect) or +1 (833) 498-1660 (US toll free).

This news release is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. The Offer was made only by, and pursuant to the terms of, the Offer to Purchase. The Offer was not made in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction where the laws required the Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offer was made by the Dealer Managers on behalf of the Offeror. None of the Offeror, D.F. King, the Dealer Managers or the trustee with respect to the Notes (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), nor any of their affiliates, made any recommendation as to whether holders should have tendered or refrained from tendering all or any portion of their Notes in response to the Offer. None of the Offeror, D.F. King, the Dealer Managers or the trustee with respect to the Notes, nor any of their affiliates, have authorized any person to give any information or to make any representation in connection with the Offer other than the information and representations contained in the Offer to Purchase.

Gustavo Duarte Pimenta
Executive Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations