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As Of Filer Filing For·On·As Docs:Size Issuer Filing Agent 4/14/22 Vale S.A. 20-F 12/31/21 223:156M Toppan Merrill/FA |
Document/Exhibit Description Pages Size
1: 20-F Annual or Annual-Transition Report by a Foreign HTML 7.11M
Non-Canadian Issuer
2: EX-2 Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement, HTML 248K
Liquidation or Succession
3: EX-8 Opinion of Counsel re: Tax Matters HTML 80K
6: EX-13.1 Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders HTML 63K
12: EX-17.1 Correspondence re: Departure of a Director HTML 60K
13: EX-96.1 Mining Disclosure -- vale-20211231xex96d1 PDF 23.19M
14: EX-96.2 Mining Disclosure -- vale-20211231xex96d2 PDF 11.96M
15: EX-96.3 Mining Disclosure -- vale-20211231xex96d3 PDF 37.17M
4: EX-12.1 Statement re: the Computation of Ratios HTML 65K
5: EX-12.2 Statement re: the Computation of Ratios HTML 66K
7: EX-15.1 Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info HTML 60K
8: EX-15.2 Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info HTML 103K
9: EX-15.3 Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info HTML 105K
10: EX-15.4 Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info HTML 74K
11: EX-15.5 Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info HTML 78K
21: R1 Document and Entity Information HTML 155K
22: R2 Consolidated Income Statement HTML 149K
23: R3 Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income HTML 103K
24: R4 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows HTML 181K
25: R5 Consolidated Statement of Financial Position HTML 184K
26: R6 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity HTML 110K
27: R7 Corporate information HTML 64K
28: R8 Basis of preparation of financial statements HTML 110K
29: R9 Significant events in the current year HTML 68K
30: R10 Information by business segment and geographic HTML 645K
area
31: R11 Costs and expenses by nature HTML 130K
32: R12 Financial results HTML 108K
33: R13 Streaming transactions HTML 68K
34: R14 Income taxes HTML 191K
35: R15 Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share HTML 88K
36: R16 Accounts receivable HTML 99K
37: R17 Suppliers and contractors HTML 70K
38: R18 Inventories HTML 75K
39: R19 Recoverable and payable taxes HTML 92K
40: R20 Other financial assets and liabilities HTML 133K
41: R21 Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint HTML 556K
ventures
42: R22 Non-current assets and liabilities held for sales HTML 210K
and discontinued operations
43: R23 Intangibles HTML 146K
44: R24 Property, plant and equipment HTML 275K
45: R25 Impairment and onerous contracts HTML 107K
46: R26 Financial and capital risk management HTML 1.18M
47: R27 Financial assets and liabilities HTML 351K
48: R28 Participative stockholders' debentures HTML 65K
49: R29 Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash HTML 275K
equivalents and short-term investments
50: R30 Brumadinho dam failure HTML 134K
51: R31 Liabilities related to associates and joint HTML 113K
ventures
52: R32 Provision for de-characterization of dam HTML 140K
structures and asset retirement obligations
53: R33 Provisions HTML 86K
54: R34 Litigations HTML 161K
55: R35 Employee benefits HTML 861K
56: R36 Stockholders' equity HTML 156K
57: R37 Related parties HTML 362K
58: R38 Commitments HTML 70K
59: R39 Basis of preparation of financial statements HTML 191K
(Policies)
60: R40 Basis of preparation of financial statements HTML 81K
(Tables)
61: R41 Information by business segment and geographic HTML 641K
area (Tables)
62: R42 Costs and expenses by nature (Tables) HTML 133K
63: R43 Financial results (Tables) HTML 107K
64: R44 Income taxes (Tables) HTML 170K
65: R45 Basic and diluted earnings (Loss) Per Share HTML 87K
(Tables)
66: R46 Accounts receivable (Tables) HTML 98K
67: R47 Suppliers and contractors (Tables) HTML 69K
68: R48 Inventories (Tables) HTML 73K
69: R49 Recoverable and payable taxes (Tables) HTML 89K
70: R50 Other financial assets and liabilities (Tables) HTML 127K
71: R51 Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint HTML 543K
ventures (Tables)
72: R52 Non-current assets and liabilities held for sales HTML 194K
and discontinued operations (Tables)
73: R53 Intangibles (Tables) HTML 146K
74: R54 Property, plant and equipment (Tables) HTML 269K
75: R55 Impairment and onerous contracts (Tables) HTML 94K
76: R56 Financial and capital risk management (Tables) HTML 1.16M
77: R57 Financial assets and liabilities (Tables) HTML 350K
78: R58 Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash HTML 276K
equivalents and short-term investments (Tables)
79: R59 Brumadinho dam failure (Tables) HTML 114K
80: R60 Liabilities related to associates and joint HTML 99K
ventures (Tables)
81: R61 Provision for de-characterization of dam HTML 132K
structures and asset retirement obligations
(Tables)
82: R62 Provisions (Tables) HTML 139K
83: R63 Litigations (Tables) HTML 144K
84: R64 Employee benefits (Tables) HTML 869K
85: R65 Stockholders' equity (Tables) HTML 147K
86: R66 Related parties (Tables) HTML 363K
87: R67 Commitments (Tables) HTML 69K
88: R68 Basis of preparation of financial statements - HTML 67K
Presentation currency (Details)
89: R69 Basis of preparation of financial statements - HTML 74K
Covid-19 and Climate changes (Details)
90: R70 Basis of preparation of financial statements - IAS HTML 72K
21 - Effects of changes in exchange rates and
conversion of financial statements (Details)
91: R71 Significant events in the current year (Details) HTML 113K
92: R72 Information by business segment and by geographic HTML 151K
area - Adjusted EBITDA (Details)
93: R73 Information by business segment and by geographic HTML 104K
area - Adjusted EBITDA reconciled to net income
(Loss) (Details)
94: R74 Information by business segment and by geographic HTML 101K
area - Assets (Details)
95: R75 Information by business segment and by geographic HTML 97K
area - Assets by geographic area (Details)
96: R76 Information by business segment and by geographic HTML 120K
area - Net operating revenue (Details)
97: R77 Costs and expenses by nature - Cost of goods sold HTML 87K
and services (Details)
98: R78 Costs and expenses by nature - Selling and HTML 74K
administrative (Details)
99: R79 Costs and expenses by nature - Other (Details) HTML 76K
100: R80 Financial results (Details) HTML 103K
101: R81 Streaming transactions (Details) HTML 94K
102: R82 Income taxes - Deferred tax assets and liabilities HTML 82K
(Details)
103: R83 Income taxes - Assets and liabilities (Details) HTML 68K
104: R84 Income taxes - Changes in deferred tax (Details) HTML 129K
105: R85 Income taxes - Income tax reconciliation (Details) HTML 85K
106: R86 Income taxes - Tax incentives (Details) HTML 63K
107: R87 Income taxes - Settlement program (Details) HTML 69K
108: R88 Income taxes - Additional information (Details) HTML 110K
109: R89 Basic and diluted earnings (Loss) Per Share HTML 93K
(Details)
110: R90 Accounts receivable (Details) HTML 84K
111: R91 Accounts receivable - Sensitivity of the Company's HTML 82K
risk on final settlement (Details)
112: R92 Suppliers and contractors (Details) HTML 70K
113: R93 Inventories (Details) HTML 76K
114: R94 Recoverable and payable taxes (Details) HTML 79K
115: R95 Recoverable and payable taxes - Additional HTML 66K
Information (Details)
116: R96 Other financial assets and liabilities (Details) HTML 106K
117: R97 Other financial assets and liabilities - HTML 68K
Investment in equity securities (Details)
118: R98 Other financial assets and liabilities - HTML 92K
Liabilities related to the concession grant
(Details)
119: R99 Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint HTML 225K
ventures - Guarantees provided (Details)
120: R100 Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint HTML 86K
ventures - Changes in the year (Details)
121: R101 Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint HTML 79K
ventures - Capital reduction (Details)
122: R102 Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint HTML 79K
ventures - Acquisitions and divestitures (Details)
123: R103 Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint HTML 136K
ventures - Financial information (Details)
124: R104 Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint HTML 168K
ventures - Noncontrolling interest (Details)
125: R105 Non-current assets and liabilities held for sales HTML 102K
and discontinued operations (Details)
126: R106 Non-current assets and liabilities held for sales HTML 70K
and discontinued operations - Acquisition of
non-controlling interest in Vale Mocambique
(Details)
127: R107 Non-current assets and liabilities held for sales HTML 71K
and discontinued operations - Business
combinations - NLC (Details)
128: R108 Non-current assets and liabilities held for sales HTML 102K
and discontinued operations - Fair values of
identifiable assets acquired and liabilities
assumed as a result of the acquisition (Details)
129: R109 Non-current assets and liabilities held for sales HTML 74K
and discontinued operations - Fair value
adjustments and Binding agreement with Vulcan
Minerals ("Vulcan") (Details)
130: R110 Non-current assets and liabilities held for sales HTML 101K
and discontinued operations - Net income and cash
flows from discontinued operations (Details)
131: R111 Non-current assets and liabilities held for sales HTML 67K
and discontinued operations - Reclassification of
cumulative translation adjustments (Details)
132: R112 Non-current assets and liabilities held for sales HTML 104K
and discontinued operations - Reclassification of
cumulative translation adjustments - Cash flows of
discontinued operations (Details)
133: R113 Non-current assets and liabilities held for sales HTML 69K
and discontinued operations - Manganese
ferroalloys operations in Minas Gerais (Details)
134: R114 Non-current assets and liabilities held for sales HTML 79K
and discontinued operations - Other assets
(Details)
135: R115 Intangibles - (Details) HTML 112K
136: R116 Intangibles - Estimated useful lives (Details) HTML 72K
137: R117 Property, plant and equipment - Movements HTML 162K
(Details)
138: R118 Property, plant and equipment - Right-of-use HTML 91K
assets (Leases) (Details)
139: R119 Property, plant and equipment - Estimated useful HTML 88K
lives (Details)
140: R120 Impairment and onerous contracts (Details) HTML 90K
141: R121 Impairment and onerous contracts - Ferrous HTML 74K
Minerals (Details)
142: R122 Impairment and onerous contracts - Other assets HTML 64K
(Details)
143: R123 Impairment and onerous contracts - Impairment test HTML 75K
for the goodwill (Details)
144: R124 Financial and capital risk management - Effects of HTML 115K
derivatives on statement of financial position and
Net exposure (Details)
145: R125 Financial and capital risk management - Effects of HTML 120K
derivatives on the income statement, cash flow and
other comprehensive income (Details)
146: R126 Financial and capital risk management - Protection HTML 140K
programs for the R and EUR denominated debt
instruments and other liabilities (Details)
147: R127 Financial and capital risk management - Protection HTML 87K
program for Libor floating interest rate US
denominated debt (Details)
148: R128 Financial and capital risk management - Cash flow HTML 144K
hedge and Protection program for product prices
and input costs (Details)
149: R129 Financial and capital risk management - Embedded HTML 103K
derivatives in contracts (Details)
150: R130 Financial and capital risk management - HTML 259K
Sensitivity analysis of derivative financial
instruments (Details)
151: R131 Financial and capital risk management - Financial HTML 90K
instruments, except for accounts receivable
(Details)
152: R132 Financial and capital risk management - Financial HTML 99K
counterparties' ratings (Details)
153: R133 Financial assets and liabilities (Details) HTML 160K
154: R134 Financial assets and liabilities - Hierarchy of HTML 96K
fair value (Details)
155: R135 Financial assets and liabilities - Changes in HTML 80K
Level 3 assets and liabilities - (Details)
156: R136 Financial assets and liabilities - Loans and HTML 99K
financing (Details)
157: R137 Participative stockholders' debentures (Details) HTML 72K
158: R138 Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash HTML 74K
equivalents and short-term investments - Net debt
and Short-term investments (Details)
159: R139 Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash HTML 67K
equivalents and short-term investments - Cash and
cash equivalents (Details)
160: R140 Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash HTML 102K
equivalents and short-term investments - Total
debt (Details)
161: R141 Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash HTML 78K
equivalents and short-term investments - Debt
payments (Details)
162: R142 Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash HTML 64K
equivalents and short-term investments - Funding
(Details)
163: R143 Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash HTML 98K
equivalents and short-term investments -
Reconciliation of debt to cash flows arising from
financing activities (Details)
164: R144 Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash HTML 78K
equivalents and short-term investments - Funding
and repayments (Details)
165: R145 Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash HTML 102K
equivalents and short-term investments - Lease
liabilities (Details)
166: R146 Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash HTML 128K
equivalents and short-term investments - Annual
minimum payments (Details)
167: R147 Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash HTML 84K
equivalents and short-term investments - Discount
rates (Details)
168: R148 Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash HTML 64K
equivalents and short-term investments -
Guarantees (Details)
169: R149 Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash HTML 62K
equivalents and short-term investments - Policy
(Details)
170: R150 Brumadinho dam failure (Details) HTML 65K
171: R151 Brumadinho dam failure - De-characterization of HTML 92K
the upstream dams (Details)
172: R152 Brumadinho dam failure - Global Settlement for HTML 77K
Brumadinho (Details)
173: R153 Brumadinho dam failure - Cash settlement HTML 70K
obligation (Details)
174: R154 Brumadinho dam failure - Provision for HTML 66K
socio-economic reparation and others and provision
for social and environmental reparation (Details)
175: R155 Brumadinho dam failure - Provision for individual HTML 67K
indemnification and other commitments (Details)
176: R156 Brumadinho dam failure - Contingencies and other HTML 67K
legal matters (Details)
177: R157 Brumadinho dam failure - Arbitration proceedings HTML 78K
in Brazil filed by minority stockholders and a
class association (Details)
178: R158 Brumadinho dam failure - Criminal proceedings and HTML 63K
investigations (Details)
179: R159 Brumadinho dam failure - Insurance (Details) HTML 64K
180: R160 Liabilities related to associates and joint HTML 89K
ventures - Changes on the provisions (Details)
181: R161 Liabilities related to associates and joint HTML 92K
ventures - Summarized financial information
(Details)
182: R162 Liabilities related to associates and joint HTML 89K
ventures - Additional Information (Details)
183: R163 Provision for de-characterization of dam HTML 75K
structures and asset retirement obligations -
De-characterization of dam structures located in
Brazil (Details)
184: R164 Provision for de-characterization of dam HTML 80K
structures and asset retirement obligations -
Changes in the provisions (Details)
185: R165 Provision for de-characterization of dam HTML 85K
structures and asset retirement obligations -
Asset retirement obligations and environmental
obligations (Details)
186: R166 Provision for de-characterization of dam HTML 106K
structures and asset retirement obligations -
Provision changes during the year (Details)
187: R167 Provisions (Details) HTML 77K
188: R168 Litigations - Changes (Details) HTML 109K
189: R169 Litigations - Contingent liabilities (Details) HTML 95K
190: R170 Litigations - Judicial deposits (Details) HTML 72K
191: R171 Litigations - Contingencies assets (Details) HTML 83K
192: R172 Employee benefits - Change in benefit obligation HTML 96K
(Details)
193: R173 Employee benefits - Evolution of assets fair value HTML 92K
(Details)
194: R174 Employee benefits - Reconciliation of net HTML 135K
liabilities recognized in the statement of
financial position (Details)
195: R175 Employee benefits - Costs recognized in the income HTML 78K
statement (Details)
196: R176 Employee benefits - Costs recognized in the HTML 95K
statement of comprehensive income (Details)
197: R177 Employee benefits - Actuarial and economic HTML 126K
assumptions and sensitivity analysis (Details)
198: R178 Employee benefits - Assets of pension plans HTML 70K
(Details)
199: R179 Employee benefits - Overfunded pension plans - HTML 112K
Assets by category (Details)
200: R180 Employee benefits - Overfunded pension plans - HTML 94K
Measurement of assets at fair value (Details)
201: R181 Employee benefits - Underfunded pension plans - HTML 139K
Assets by category (Details)
202: R182 Employee benefits - Underfunded pension plans, HTML 105K
Measurement of plan assets at fair value (Details)
203: R183 Employee benefits - Expected benefit payments HTML 92K
(Details)
204: R184 Employee benefits - Profit sharing program ("Plr") HTML 62K
(Details)
205: R185 Employee benefits - Long-term incentive programs HTML 84K
(Details)
206: R186 Employee benefits - Remeasurement of the fair HTML 68K
value of plans (Details)
207: R187 Employee benefits - Assumptions used for the Monte HTML 81K
Carlo simulation (Details)
208: R188 Employee benefits - Reclassification from HTML 95K
cash-settled to equity-settled (Details)
209: R189 Stockholders' equity - Share capital (Details) HTML 100K
210: R190 Stockholders' equity - Share buyback and treasury HTML 107K
shares (Details)
211: R191 Stockholders' equity - Profit distribution HTML 101K
(Details)
212: R192 Stockholders' equity - Profit reserves (Details) HTML 103K
213: R193 Stockholders' equity - Shareholders' Agreement HTML 64K
(Details)
214: R194 Related parties - Transactions with related HTML 108K
parties (Details)
215: R195 Related parties - Outstanding balances with HTML 122K
related parties (Details)
216: R196 Related parties - Key management personnel HTML 76K
remuneration (Details)
217: R197 Related parties - Additional information (Details) HTML 65K
218: R198 Commitments - Contractual obligations (Details) HTML 65K
221: XML IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary XML 443K
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Exhibit 15.4
To the Board of Directors of
Vale S.A.
CONSENT OF QUALIFIED PERSON
Re: | Annual Report on Form 20-F of Vale S.A. (“Vale”) |
I, Chris (Christy) Gauld, in connection with Vale’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “Annual Report”), consent to:
a) | the public filing by Vale and use of the technical report titled “Technical Report Summary for Ontario Operations” (the “Technical Report”), with an effective date of December 31, 2021, and that was prepared in accordance with Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as an exhibit to and referenced in the Annual Report; |
b) | the use of and references to my name, including my status as an expert or “qualified person” (as defined in Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), in connection with the Annual Report and any such Technical Report; |
c) | any extracts from or a summary of the Technical Report in the Annual Report and the use of any information derived, summarized, quoted or referenced from the Technical Report, or portions thereof, that was prepared by me, that I supervised the preparation of and/or that was reviewed and approved by me, that is included or incorporated by reference in the Annual Report; and |
d) | the incorporation by reference of the Annual Report in the Registration Statements on Form F-3 of Vale S.A. (No. 333-258466) and Vale Overseas Limited (No. 333-258466-01) and Registration Statements on Form S-8 of Vale S.A. (No. 333-223718). |
I am responsible for authoring, and this consent pertains to, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.1, 7.2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 20, 21, 22.1-22.8, 22.10, 22.20, 23, 24, and 25 of the Technical Report. I certify that I have read the Annual Report and that it fairly and accurately represents the information in the sections of the Technical Report for which I am responsible.
Dated:April 4, 2022.
/s/ Chris Gauld
Vale Qualified Professional for Base Metals
Manager, Resource Management
PGO, P. Geo #1247
To the Board of Directors of
Vale S.A.
CONSENT OF QUALIFIED PERSON
Re: | Annual Report on Form 20-F of Vale S.A. (“Vale”) |
I, Nick A. Gardner, in connection with Vale’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “Annual Report”), consent to:
a) | the public filing by Vale and use of the technical report titled “Technical Report Summary for Ontario Operations” (the “Technical Report”), with an effective date of December 31, 2021, and that was prepared in accordance with Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as an exhibit to and referenced in the Annual Report; |
b) | the use of and references to my name, including my status as an expert or “qualified person” (as defined in Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), in connection with the Annual Report and any such Technical Report; |
c) | any extracts from or a summary of the Technical Report in the Annual Report and the use of any information derived, summarized, quoted or referenced from the Technical Report, or portions thereof, that was prepared by me, that I supervised the preparation of and/or that was reviewed and approved by me, that is included or incorporated by reference in the Annual Report; and |
d) | the incorporation by reference of the Annual Report in the Registration Statements on Form F-3 of Vale S.A. (No. 333-258466) and Vale Overseas Limited (No. 333-258466-01) and Registration Statements on Form S-8 of Vale S.A. (No. 333-223718). |
I am responsible for authoring, and this consent pertains to, Sections 1.1 - 1.2, 2.1 - 2.5, 12, 13, 15.1-15.4, 15.9 -15.11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22.1, 22.11 - 22.12, 22.14 - 22.19, 22.20.1 - 22.21, 23, 24, and 25 of the Technical Report. I certify that I have read the Annual Report and that it fairly and accurately represents the information in the sections of the Technical Report for which I am responsible.
Dated:April 4, 2022.
/s/ Nick A. Gardner
Vale Qualified Professional for Base Metal Manager,
Integrated Technical Planning
PEGNL PEng #09466
To the Board of Directors of
Vale S.A.
CONSENT OF QUALIFIED PERSON
Re: | Annual Report on Form 20-F of Vale S.A. (“Vale”) |
I, Alex Hossack, in connection with Vale’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “Annual Report”), consent to:
a) | the public filing by Vale and use of the technical report titled “Technical Report Summary for Ontario Operations” (the “Technical Report”), with an effective date of December 31, 2021, and that was prepared in accordance with Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as an exhibit to and referenced in the Annual Report; |
b) | the use of and references to my name, including my status as an expert or “qualified person” (as defined in Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), in connection with the Annual Report and any such Technical Report; |
c) | any extracts from or a summary of the Technical Report in the Annual Report and the use of any information derived, summarized, quoted, or referenced from the Technical Report, or portions thereof, that was prepared by me, that I supervised the preparation of and/or that was reviewed and approved by me, that is included or incorporated by reference in the Annual Report; and |
d) | the incorporation by reference of the Annual Report in the Registration Statements on Form F- 3 of Vale S.A. (No. 333-258466) and Vale Overseas Limited (No. 333-258466-01) and Registration Statements on Form S-8 of Vale S.A. (No. 333-223718). |
I am responsible for authoring, and this consent pertains to, Sections 1.1-1.2, 1.21.1-1.21.2, 1.23, 2.1- 2.4, 2.6, 7.3-7.4.3, 15.4, 22.1, 22.14, 22.20.1-22.20.2, 23-24.3, 25.1-25.7, 25.8.3 of the Technical Report. I certify that I have read the Annual Report and that it fairly and accurately represents the information in the sections of the Technical Report for which I am responsible.
Dated:April 5, 2022.
/s/ Alex Hossack
Alex Hossack, AusIMM (CP)
Vale Qualified Person for Vale Base Meals
Manager, Geotechnical
AusIMM(CP) #225081
To the Board of Directors of
Vale S.A.
CONSENT OF QUALIFIED PERSON
Re: | Annual Report on Form 20-F of Vale S.A. (“Vale”) |
I, Greg Puro, in connection with Vale’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “Annual Report”), consent to:
a) | the public filing by Vale and use of the technical report titled “Technical Report Summary for Ontario Operations” (the “Technical Report”), with an effective date of December 31, 2021, and that was prepared in accordance with Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as an exhibit to and referenced in the Annual Report; |
b) | the use of and references to my name, including my status as an expert or “qualified person” (as defined in Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), in connection with the Annual Report and any such Technical Report; |
c) | any extracts from or a summary of the Technical Report in the Annual Report and the use of any information derived, summarized, quoted or referenced from the Technical Report, or portions thereof, that was prepared by me, that I supervised the preparation of and/or that was reviewed and approved by me, that is included or incorporated by reference in the Annual Report; and |
d) | the incorporation by reference of the Annual Report in the Registration Statements on Form F-3 of Vale S.A. (No. 333-258466) and Vale Overseas Limited (No. 333-258466-01) and Registration Statements on Form S-8 of Vale S.A. (No. 333-223718). |
I am responsible for authoring, and this consent pertains to, Sections 1, 2, 15, 22, 23, 24, and 25 of the Technical Report. I certify that I have read the Annual Report and that it fairly and accurately represents the information in the sections of the Technical Report for which I am responsible.
Dated:April 5, 2022.
/s/ Greg Puro
Greg Puro, P. Eng.
Vale Qualified Professional for Base Metal Manager,
Geotechnical Dams
PEO #90475047
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| 4/5/22 | 6-K | |||
| 4/4/22 | 6-K | |||
| For Period end: | 12/31/21 | 6-K, 6-K/A | ||
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