VALE Vale SA

 

 

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

 

January 2025

 

Vale S.A.

 

Praia de Botafogo nº 186, 18º andar, Botafogo
22250-145 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

(Address of principal executive office)

 

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

 

(Check One) Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨

 

 

   

 

Press Release

 

Vale clarifies on media articles

 

Rio de Janeiro, January 20^th, 2025 – Following press releases dated July 8^{th [1]} and December 2^{nd [2]}, 2024, and with attention to the news article released on January 20^th, 2025, with the title “Government tries to arrange sale of Bamin to Vale”^[3], Vale reiterates that investment opportunities are assessed in the regular course of its activities, especially those involving assets with potential contribution to the Company's strategic priorities. Vale clarifies that decisions on capital allocation follow a rigorous assessment process, including technical, economic and financial aspects, and are made in compliance with the Company's policies and governance rules. Vale reinforces that it will continue to keep the market informed in a timely manner of any material fact regarding its business.

 

Marcelo Feriozzi Bacci

Executive Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations

 

For further information, please contact:

Vale.RI@vale.com

Thiago Lofiego: thiago.lofiego@vale.com

Mariana Rocha: mariana.rocha@vale.com

Luciana Oliveti: luciana.oliveti@vale.com

Pedro Terra: pedro.terra@vale.com

Patricia Tinoco: patricia.tinoco@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.

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^[1] Available here.

^[2] Available here.

^[3] Published by CNN Brasil Online.

 

 

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.

 

	Vale S.A. (Registrant)
	By:	/s/ Thiago Lofiego
Date: January 20, 2025		Director of Investor Relations

 

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