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Vale S.A. – ‘20-F’ for 12/31/22 – ‘EX-101.CAL’

On: Thursday, 4/13/23, at 6:18am ET · For: 12/31/22 · Accession #: 1292814-23-1516 · File #: 1-15030

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 4/13/23  Vale S.A.                         20-F       12/31/22  236:45M                                    MZ Technologies/FA

Annual or Annual-Transition Report by a Foreign Non-Canadian Issuer — Form 20-F — SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 20-F        Annual or Annual-Transition Report by a Foreign     HTML   9.09M 
                Non-Canadian Issuer                                              
 2: EX-1        Underwriting Agreement or Conflict Minerals Report  HTML    186K 
 3: EX-2        Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement,   HTML    256K 
                Liquidation or Succession                                        
 4: EX-8        Opinion of Counsel re: Tax Matters                  HTML     68K 
 7: EX-13.1     Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders      HTML     60K 
10: EX-17.1     Correspondence re: Departure of a Director          HTML     59K 
 5: EX-12.1     Statement re: the Computation of Ratios             HTML     64K 
 6: EX-12.2     Statement re: the Computation of Ratios             HTML     64K 
 8: EX-15.1     Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info         HTML     58K 
 9: EX-15.2     Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info         HTML     82K 
16: R1          Cover                                               HTML    150K 
17: R2          Consolidated Income Statement                       HTML    127K 
18: R3          Consolidated Income Statement (Parenthetical)       HTML     65K 
19: R4          Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income      HTML    101K 
20: R5          Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows                HTML    135K 
21: R6          Consolidated Statement of Financial Position        HTML    182K 
22: R7          Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity         HTML    110K 
23: R8          Corporate information                               HTML     64K 
24: R9          Basis of preparation of financial statements        HTML    112K 
25: R10         Significant events in the current year              HTML     85K 
26: R11         Information by business segment and geographic      HTML    435K 
                area                                                             
27: R12         Costs and expenses by nature                        HTML    115K 
28: R13         Financial results                                   HTML     92K 
29: R14         Streaming transactions                              HTML     97K 
30: R15         Income taxes                                        HTML    225K 
31: R16         Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share         HTML     87K 
32: R17         Cash flows reconciliation                           HTML    181K 
33: R18         Accounts receivable                                 HTML     88K 
34: R19         Inventories                                         HTML     76K 
35: R20         Suppliers and contractors                           HTML     73K 
36: R21         Other financial assets and liabilities              HTML    124K 
37: R22         Investments in subsidiaries, associates, and joint  HTML    483K 
                ventures                                                         
38: R23         Acquisitions and divestitures                       HTML    278K 
39: R24         Intangibles                                         HTML    142K 
40: R25         Property, plant, and equipment                      HTML    288K 
41: R26         Impairment reversal (impairment and disposals) of   HTML    151K 
                non-current assets                                               
42: R27         Financial and capital risk management               HTML    742K 
43: R28         Financial assets and liabilities                    HTML    297K 
44: R29         Participative shareholders? debentures              HTML     87K 
45: R30         Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash            HTML    231K 
                equivalents and short-term investments                           
46: R31         Brumadinho dam failure                              HTML    139K 
47: R32         Liabilities related to associates and joint         HTML    129K 
                ventures                                                         
48: R33         Provision for de-characterization of dam            HTML    166K 
                structures and asset retirement obligations                      
49: R34         Provisions                                          HTML     78K 
50: R35         Litigations                                         HTML    183K 
51: R36         Employee benefits                                   HTML    791K 
52: R37         Equity                                              HTML    193K 
53: R38         Related parties                                     HTML    276K 
54: R39         Commitments and guarantee                           HTML     89K 
55: R40         Basis of preparation of financial statements        HTML    110K 
                (Policies)                                                       
56: R41         Information by business segment and geographic      HTML     64K 
                area (Policies)                                                  
57: R42         Financial results (Policies)                        HTML     63K 
58: R43         Streaming transactions (Policies)                   HTML     64K 
59: R44         Income taxes (Policies)                             HTML     68K 
60: R45         Accounts receivable (Policies)                      HTML     63K 
61: R46         Inventories (Policies)                              HTML     62K 
62: R47         Suppliers and contractors (Policies)                HTML     62K 
63: R48         Other financial assets and liabilities (Policies)   HTML     63K 
64: R49         Investments in subsidiaries, associates, and joint  HTML     83K 
                ventures (Policies)                                              
65: R50         Acquisitions and divestitures (Policies)            HTML     69K 
66: R51         Intangibles (Policies)                              HTML     68K 
67: R52         Property, plant, and equipment (Policies)           HTML    100K 
68: R53         Impairment reversal (Impairment and Disposals) of   HTML     67K 
                Non-Current Assets (Policies)                                    
69: R54         Financial and capital risk management (Policies)    HTML     67K 
70: R55         Financial assets and liabilities (Policies)         HTML     66K 
71: R56         Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash            HTML     64K 
                equivalents and short-term investments (Policies)                
72: R57         Brumadinho dam failure (Policies)                   HTML     62K 
73: R58         Liabilities related to associates and joint         HTML     63K 
                ventures (Policies)                                              
74: R59         Provision for de-characterization of dam            HTML     65K 
                structures and asset retirement obligations                      
                (Policies)                                                       
75: R60         Provisions (Policies)                               HTML     61K 
76: R61         Litigations (Policies)                              HTML     64K 
77: R62         Employee benefits (Policies)                        HTML     73K 
78: R63         Equity (Policies)                                   HTML     65K 
79: R64         Basis of preparation of financial statements        HTML     75K 
                (Tables)                                                         
80: R65         Significant events in the current year (Tables)     HTML     72K 
81: R66         Information by business segment and geographic      HTML    429K 
                area (Tables)                                                    
82: R67         Costs and expenses by nature (Tables)               HTML    112K 
83: R68         Financial results (Tables)                          HTML     89K 
84: R69         Streaming transactions (Tables)                     HTML     86K 
85: R70         Income taxes (Tables)                               HTML    190K 
86: R71         Basic and diluted earnings (Loss) Per Share         HTML     85K 
                (Tables)                                                         
87: R72         Cash flows reconciliation (Tables)                  HTML    164K 
88: R73         Accounts receivable (Tables)                        HTML     85K 
89: R74         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     73K 
90: R75         Suppliers and contractors (Tables)                  HTML     68K 
91: R76         Other financial assets and liabilities (Tables)     HTML    115K 
92: R77         Investments in subsidiaries, associates, and joint  HTML    470K 
                ventures (Tables)                                                
93: R78         Acquisitions and divestitures (Tables)              HTML    230K 
94: R79         Intangibles (Tables)                                HTML    140K 
95: R80         Property, plant, and equipment (Tables)             HTML    277K 
96: R81         Impairment reversal (Impairment and Disposals) of   HTML    134K 
                Non-Current Assets (Tables)                                      
97: R82         Financial and capital risk management (Tables)      HTML    845K 
98: R83         Financial assets and liabilities (Tables)           HTML    295K 
99: R84         Participative shareholders? debentures (Tables)     HTML     85K 
100: R85         Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash            HTML    232K  
                equivalents and short-term investments (Tables)                  
101: R86         Brumadinho dam failure (Tables)                     HTML    117K  
102: R87         Liabilities related to associates and joint         HTML    108K  
                ventures (Tables)                                                
103: R88         Provision for de-characterization of dam            HTML    197K  
                structures and asset retirement obligations                      
                (Tables)                                                         
104: R89         Provisions (Tables)                                 HTML     75K  
105: R90         Litigations (Tables)                                HTML    151K  
106: R91         Employee benefits (Tables)                          HTML    788K  
107: R92         Equity (Tables)                                     HTML    183K  
108: R93         Related parties (Tables)                            HTML    276K  
109: R94         Commitments and guarantee (Tables)                  HTML     87K  
110: R95         Basis of preparation of the interim financial       HTML     70K  
                statements - Presentation currency (Details)                     
111: R96         Basis of preparation of financial statements        HTML     75K  
                (Details Narrative)                                              
112: R97         Significant events of the current year (Details)    HTML     79K  
113: R98         Significant events in the current year (Details     HTML    103K  
                Narrative)                                                       
114: R99         Information by business segment and by geographic   HTML    184K  
                area - Adjusted EBITDA (Details)                                 
115: R100        Information by business segment and by geographic   HTML     79K  
                area - Assets (Details)                                          
116: R101        Information by business segment and by geographic   HTML     91K  
                area - Assets by geographic area (Details)                       
117: R102        Information by business segment and by geographic   HTML    130K  
                area - Net operating revenue by shipment                         
                destination (Details)                                            
118: R103        Costs and expenses by nature - Cost of goods sold   HTML     88K  
                and services (Details)                                           
119: R104        Costs and expenses by nature - Selling and          HTML     73K  
                administrative (Details)                                         
120: R105        Costs and expenses by nature - Other (Details)      HTML     76K  
121: R106        Costs and expenses by nature (Details Narrative)    HTML     69K  
122: R107        Financial result (Details)                          HTML     99K  
123: R108        Streaming transactions (Details)                    HTML     78K  
124: R109        Streaming transactions (Details 2)                  HTML     68K  
125: R110        Income taxes - Income tax reconciliation (Details)  HTML     87K  
126: R111        Income taxes - Tax loss carryforward (Details)      HTML     82K  
127: R112        Income taxes - Changes in deferred tax (Details)    HTML    114K  
128: R113        Income taxes - Settlement program (Details)         HTML     65K  
129: R114        Income taxes - Uncertain tax position (Details)     HTML     75K  
130: R115        Income taxes - Recoverable and payable taxes        HTML     78K  
                (Details)                                                        
131: R116        Income taxes (Details Narrative)                    HTML    100K  
132: R117        Basic and diluted earnings (Loss) Per Share         HTML     89K  
                (Details)                                                        
133: R118        Cash flows reconciliation - Cash folw from          HTML     89K  
                operating activities (Details)                                   
134: R119        Cash flows reconciliation - cash flow from          HTML     72K  
                investing activities (Details)                                   
135: R120        Cash flows reconciliation - Reconciliation of debt  HTML     92K  
                to cash flow (Details)                                           
136: R121        Cash flows reconciliation - Non cash transaction    HTML     61K  
                (Details)                                                        
137: R122        Cash flows reconciliation (Details Narrative)       HTML    117K  
138: R123        Accounts receivable (Details)                       HTML     74K  
139: R124        Accounts receivable - Sensitivity of the Company's  HTML     74K  
                risk on final settlement (Details)                               
140: R125        Inventories (Details)                               HTML     76K  
141: R126        Suppliers and contractors (Details)                 HTML     69K  
142: R127        Suppliers and contractors (Details Narrative)       HTML     63K  
143: R128        Other financial assets and liabilities (Details)    HTML     92K  
144: R129        Other financial assets and liabilities -            HTML     83K  
                Liabilities related to the concession grant                      
                (Details)                                                        
145: R130        Other financial assets and liabilities (Details     HTML     70K  
                Narrative)                                                       
146: R131        Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint   HTML    154K  
                ventures - Guarantees provided (Details)                         
147: R132        Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint   HTML     80K  
                ventures - Changes in the year (Details)                         
148: R133        Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint   HTML    126K  
                ventures - Financial information (Details)                       
149: R134        Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint   HTML    122K  
                ventures - Subsidiaries (Details)                                
150: R135        Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint   HTML    120K  
                ventures - Noncontrolling interest (Details)                     
151: R136        Investments in subsidiaries, associates, and joint  HTML     74K  
                ventures (Details Narrative)                                     
152: R137        Acquisitions and divestitures - Effects on the      HTML    112K  
                balace sheet (Details)                                           
153: R138        Acquisitions and divestitures - Vale Moambique      HTML    112K  
                (Details)                                                        
154: R139        Acquisitions and divestitures - Fair values of      HTML    103K  
                asstes and liabilities (Details)                                 
155: R140        Acquisitions and divestitures - Discontinued        HTML    145K  
                operations (Details)                                             
156: R141        Acquisitions and divestitures (Details Narrative)   HTML    170K  
157: R142        Intangibles - (Details)                             HTML    104K  
158: R143        Intangibles - (Details 1)                           HTML     70K  
159: R144        Property, plant and equipment - Movements           HTML    172K  
                (Details)                                                        
160: R145        Property, plant and equipment - Right-of-use        HTML     87K  
                assets (Leases) (Details)                                        
161: R146        Property, plant and equipment - Useful Lives        HTML     87K  
                (Details)                                                        
162: R147        Impairment reversal (Impairment and Disposals) of   HTML     83K  
                Non-Current Assets (Details)                                     
163: R148        Impairment reversal (Impairment and Disposals) of   HTML     96K  
                Non-Current Assets (Details 1)                                   
164: R149        Impairment reversal (Impairment and Disposals) of   HTML     81K  
                Non-Current Assets (Details Narrative)                           
165: R150        Financial and capital risk management - Effects of  HTML     97K  
                derivatives on statement of financial position and               
                Net exposure (Details)                                           
166: R151        Financial and capital risk management - Effects of  HTML    110K  
                derivatives on the income statement, cash flow and               
                other comprehensive income (Details)                             
167: R152        Financial and capital risk management - Protection  HTML    146K  
                programs for the R and EUR denominated debt                      
                instruments and other liabilities (Details)                      
168: R153        Financial and capital risk management -             HTML    202K  
                Sensitivity analysis of derivative financial                     
                instruments (Details)                                            
169: R154        Financial and capital risk management - Protection  HTML     80K  
                program for Libor floating interest rate US                      
                denominated debt (Details)                                       
170: R155        Financial and capital risk management -             HTML     71K  
                Sensitivity analysis of derivative financial                     
                instruments (Details 1)                                          
171: R156        Financial and capital risk management - Embedded    HTML     93K  
                derivatives in contracts (Details)                               
172: R157        Financial and capital risk management - Sensitiity  HTML     84K  
                analysis other derivatives (Details)                             
173: R158        Financial and capital risk management - Effects of  HTML     65K  
                derivatives on other comprehensive income                        
                (Details)                                                        
174: R159        Financial and capital risk management - Net         HTML     87K  
                investment hedge (Details)                                       
175: R160        Financial and capital risk management -             HTML     71K  
                Sensitivity analysis of hedge accounting (Details)               
176: R161        Financial and capital risk management - Financial   HTML     76K  
                instruments, except for accounts receivable                      
                (Details)                                                        
177: R162        Financial and capital risk management - Financial   HTML    100K  
                counterparties' ratings (Details)                                
178: R163        Financial and capital risk management (Details      HTML     71K  
                Narrative)                                                       
179: R164        Financial assets and liabilities (Details)          HTML    135K  
180: R165        Financial assets and liabilities - Hierarchy of     HTML     94K  
                fair value (Details)                                             
181: R166        Financial assets and liabilities - Changes in       HTML     74K  
                Level 3 assets and liabilities - (Details)                       
182: R167        Financial assets and liabilities - Loans and        HTML     90K  
                financing (Details)                                              
183: R168        Participative shareholders debentures (Details)     HTML     65K  
184: R169        Participative shareholders? debentures (Details 1)  HTML     63K  
185: R170        Participative shareholders? debentures (Details     HTML     61K  
                Narrative)                                                       
186: R171        Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash            HTML     73K  
                equivalents and short-term investments - Net debt                
                and Short-term investments (Details)                             
187: R172        Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash            HTML     71K  
                equivalents and short-term investments - Cash and                
                cash equivalents (Details)                                       
188: R173        Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash            HTML     98K  
                equivalents and short-term investments - Total                   
                debt (Details)                                                   
189: R174        Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash            HTML     80K  
                equivalents and short-term investments - Debt                    
                payments (Details)                                               
190: R175        Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash            HTML    107K  
                equivalents and short-term investments - Lease                   
                liabilities (Details)                                            
191: R176        Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash            HTML    130K  
                equivalents and short-term investments - Annual                  
                minimum payments (Details)                                       
192: R177        Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash            HTML     62K  
                equivalents and short-term investments (Details                  
                Narrative)                                                       
193: R178        Brumadinho dam failure (Details)                    HTML    110K  
194: R179        Brumadinho dam failure (Details Narrative)          HTML     65K  
195: R180        Liabilities related to associates and joint         HTML     97K  
                ventures - Changes on the provisions (Details)                   
196: R181        Liabilities related to associates and joint         HTML     90K  
                ventures - Summarized financial information of                   
                Samarco (Details)                                                
197: R182        Liabilities related to associates and joint         HTML     74K  
                ventures (Details Narrative)                                     
198: R183        Provision for de-characterization of dam            HTML     79K  
                structures and asset retirement obligations -                    
                De-characterization of dam structures located in                 
                Brazil (Details)                                                 
199: R184        Provision for de-characterization of dam            HTML     86K  
                structures and asset retirement obligations -                    
                Asset retirement obligations and environmental                   
                obligations (Details)                                            
200: R185        Provision changes during (Details)                  HTML     87K  
201: R186        Provisions (Details)                                HTML     72K  
202: R187        Litigations - Changes (Details)                     HTML    109K  
203: R188        Litigations - Contingent liabilities (Details)      HTML     71K  
204: R189        Litigations - Judicial deposits (Details)           HTML     71K  
205: R190        Litigations (Details Narrative)                     HTML     84K  
206: R191        Employee benefits - Change in benefit obligation    HTML    102K  
                (Details)                                                        
207: R192        Employee benefits - Evolution of assets fair value  HTML     91K  
                (Details)                                                        
208: R193        Employee benefits - Reconciliation of net           HTML    153K  
                liabilities recognized in the statement of                       
                financial position (Details)                                     
209: R194        Employee benefits - Costs recognized in the income  HTML     78K  
                statement (Details)                                              
210: R195        Employee benefits - Costs recognized in the         HTML     95K  
                statement of comprehensive income (Details)                      
211: R196        Employee benefits - Actuarial and economic          HTML    123K  
                assumptions and sensitivity analysis (Details)                   
212: R197        Employee benefits - Overfunded pension plans -      HTML    120K  
                Assets by category (Details)                                     
213: R198        Employee benefits - Overfunded pension plans -      HTML     89K  
                Measurement of assets at fair value (Details)                    
214: R199        Employee benefits - Underfunded pension plans -     HTML    107K  
                Assets by category (Details)                                     
215: R200        Employee benefits - Underfunded pension plans,      HTML    108K  
                Measurement of plan assets at fair value (Details)               
216: R201        Employee benefits - Expected benefit payments       HTML     88K  
                (Details)                                                        
217: R202        Employee benefits - Remeasurement of the fair       HTML     77K  
                value of plans (Details)                                         
218: R203        Employee benefits - Assumptions used for the Monte  HTML     77K  
                Carlo simulation (Details)                                       
219: R204        Employee benefits (Details Narrative)               HTML     95K  
220: R205        Equity - Shareholders' Agreement (Details)          HTML     90K  
221: R206        Equity - Cancellation of treasury shares (Details)  HTML     64K  
222: R207        Equity - Share buyback and treasury shares          HTML    108K  
                (Details)                                                        
223: R208        Equity - Profit distribution (Details)              HTML     81K  
224: R209        Equity - Profit reserves (Details)                  HTML     96K  
225: R210        Equity (Details Narrative)                          HTML     60K  
226: R211        Related parties - Transactions with related         HTML    111K  
                parties (Details)                                                
227: R212        Related parties - Outstanding balances with         HTML    113K  
                related parties (Details)                                        
228: R213        Related parties - Key management personnel          HTML     75K  
                remuneration (Details)                                           
229: R214        Commitments and Guarantee - Commitments (Details)   HTML     64K  
230: R215        Commitments and guarantee - Guarantee (Details)     HTML     75K  
231: R216        Commitments and guarantee (Details Narrative)       HTML     62K  
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5 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/05/24  Vale S.A.                         S-8         2/05/24    5:3M                                     MZ Technologies/FA
 6/08/23  Vale S.A.                         424B2                  1:463K                                   MZ Technologies/FA
 6/07/23  Vale S.A.                         424B2                  1:463K                                   MZ Technologies/FA
 4/25/23  Vale S.A.                         F-3/A                  1:275K                                   MZ Technologies/FA
 4/14/23  Vale S.A.                         F-3         4/13/23    9:545K                                   MZ Technologies/FA

3 Previous Filings that this Filing References

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 4/12/23  Vale S.A.                         6-K        12/31/22    1:16M                                    MZ Technologies/FA
 3/24/21  Vale S.A.                         20-F       12/31/20  216:51M                                    Toppan Merrill-FA
 9/21/16  BHP Group Ltd.                    20-F        6/30/16   12:14M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA

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Filing Submission 0001292814-23-001516 – Alternative Formats (Word / Rich Text, HTML, Plain Text, et al.)

Vale S.A. – ‘20-F’ for 12/31/22 – ‘EX-101.CAL’

On: Thursday, 4/13/23, at 6:18am ET · For: 12/31/22 · Accession #: 1292814-23-1516 · File #: 1-15030

Annual or Annual-Transition Report by a Foreign Non-Canadian Issuer — Form 20-F — SEA’34Filing Table of Contents

‘EX-101.CAL’ — XBRL Calculations — vale-20221231_cal

This Exhibit is an XBRL XML File.

5 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

3 Previous Filings that this Filing References

Annual or Annual-Transition Report by a Foreign Non-Canadian Issuer — Form 20-F — SEA’34

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