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Vale S.A. – ‘20-F’ for 12/31/20 – ‘EX-12.2’

On:  Tuesday, 3/23/21, at 8:35pm ET   ·   As of:  3/24/21   ·   For:  12/31/20   ·   Accession #:  1047469-21-687   ·   File #:  1-15030

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

 3/24/21  Vale S.A.                         20-F       12/31/20  216:51M                                    Merrill Corp./New/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   4.42M 
                Non-Canadian Issuer                                              
 2: EX-1.1      Underwriting Agreement or Conflict Minerals Report  HTML    178K 
 3: EX-2        Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement,   HTML    275K 
                Liquidation or Succession                                        
 4: EX-4.2      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML    822K 
 5: EX-8        Opinion of Counsel re: Tax Matters                  HTML    112K 
 8: EX-13.1     Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders      HTML     60K 
 6: EX-12.1     Statement re: the Computation of Ratios             HTML     60K 
 7: EX-12.2     Statement re: the Computation of Ratios             HTML     60K 
 9: EX-15.1     Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info         HTML     56K 
10: EX-15.2     Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info         HTML     57K 
11: EX-15.3     Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info         HTML     59K 
18: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     97K 
19: R2          Consolidated Income Statement                       HTML    136K 
20: R3          Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income      HTML    104K 
21: R4          Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows                HTML    167K 
22: R5          Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows                HTML     61K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
23: R6          Consolidated Statement of Financial Position        HTML    171K 
24: R7          Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity         HTML    100K 
25: R8          Corporate information                               HTML     59K 
26: R9          Basis of preparation of the financial statements    HTML    104K 
27: R10         Significant events in the current year              HTML     82K 
28: R11         Information by business segment and by geographic   HTML    926K 
                area                                                             
29: R12         Costs and expenses by nature                        HTML    152K 
30: R13         Financial result                                    HTML    117K 
31: R14         Streaming transactions                              HTML     63K 
32: R15         Income taxes                                        HTML    204K 
33: R16         Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share         HTML     96K 
34: R17         Accounts receivable                                 HTML     83K 
35: R18         Inventories                                         HTML     81K 
36: R19         Recoverable taxes                                   HTML     78K 
37: R20         Other financial assets and liabilities              HTML    110K 
38: R21         Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint   HTML    813K 
                ventures                                                         
39: R22         Acquisitions and divestitures                       HTML    139K 
40: R23         Intangibles                                         HTML    184K 
41: R24         Property, plant and equipment                       HTML    337K 
42: R25         Impairment and onerous contracts                    HTML    114K 
43: R26         Financial and capital risk management               HTML   1.52M 
44: R27         Financial assets and liabilities                    HTML    478K 
45: R28         Participative stockholders' debentures              HTML     60K 
46: R29         Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash            HTML    339K 
                equivalents and short-term investments                           
47: R30         Brumadinho dam failure                              HTML    151K 
48: R31         Liabilities related to associates and joint         HTML    127K 
                ventures                                                         
49: R32         Provisions                                          HTML    137K 
50: R33         Litigations                                         HTML    184K 
51: R34         Employee benefits                                   HTML   1.01M 
52: R35         Stockholders' equity                                HTML    233K 
53: R36         Related parties                                     HTML    263K 
54: R37         Commitments                                         HTML     69K 
55: R38         Basis of preparation of the financial statements    HTML    183K 
                (Policies)                                                       
56: R39         Basis of preparation of the financial statements    HTML     84K 
                (Tables)                                                         
57: R40         Information by business segment and by geographic   HTML    918K 
                area (Tables)                                                    
58: R41         Costs and expenses by nature (Tables)               HTML    155K 
59: R42         Financial result (Tables)                           HTML    116K 
60: R43         Income taxes (Tables)                               HTML    192K 
61: R44         Basic and diluted earnings (Loss) Per Share         HTML     95K 
                (Tables)                                                         
62: R45         Accounts receivable (Tables)                        HTML     83K 
63: R46         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     81K 
64: R47         Recoverable taxes (Tables)                          HTML     77K 
65: R48         Other financial assets and liabilities (Tables)     HTML    110K 
66: R49         Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint   HTML    810K 
                ventures (Tables)                                                
67: R50         Acquisitions and divestitures (Tables)              HTML    127K 
68: R51         Intangibles (Tables)                                HTML    175K 
69: R52         Property, plant and equipment (Tables)              HTML    329K 
70: R53         Impairment and onerous contracts (Tables)           HTML     87K 
71: R54         Financial and capital risk management (Tables)      HTML   1.50M 
72: R55         Financial assets and liabilities (Tables)           HTML    477K 
73: R56         Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash            HTML    336K 
                equivalents and short-term investments (Tables)                  
74: R57         Brumadinho dam failure (Tables)                     HTML    122K 
75: R58         Liabilities related to associates and joint         HTML    111K 
                ventures (Tables)                                                
76: R59         Provisions (Tables)                                 HTML    135K 
77: R60         Litigations (Tables)                                HTML    162K 
78: R61         Employee benefits (Tables)                          HTML   1.00M 
79: R62         Stockholders' equity (Tables)                       HTML    223K 
80: R63         Related parties (Tables)                            HTML    263K 
81: R64         Commitments (Tables)                                HTML     67K 
82: R65         Basis of preparation of the financial statements -  HTML     62K 
                Presentation currency (Details)                                  
83: R66         Significant events in the current year (Details)    HTML    184K 
84: R67         Significant events in the current year -            HTML     68K 
                Coronavirus impact (Details)                                     
85: R68         Information by business segment and by geographic   HTML    147K 
                area - Adjusted EBITDA (Details)                                 
86: R69         Information by business segment and by geographic   HTML     97K 
                area - Adjusted EBITDA reconciled to net income                  
                (Loss) (Details)                                                 
87: R70         Information by business segment and by geographic   HTML     93K 
                area - Assets (Details)                                          
88: R71         Information by business segment and by geographic   HTML     93K 
                area - Assets by geographic area (Details)                       
89: R72         Information by business segment and by geographic   HTML    120K 
                area - Net operating revenue (Details)                           
90: R73         Information by business segment and by geographic   HTML     77K 
                area - Provisionally priced commodities sales                    
                (Details)                                                        
91: R74         Costs and expenses by nature - Cost of goods sold   HTML     83K 
                and services (Details)                                           
92: R75         Costs and expenses by nature - Selling and          HTML     70K 
                administrative (Details)                                         
93: R76         Costs and expenses by nature - Other (Details)      HTML     74K 
94: R77         Financial result (Details)                          HTML     97K 
95: R78         Streaming transactions (Details)                    HTML     78K 
96: R79         Income taxes - Deferred tax assets and liabilities  HTML     80K 
                (Details)                                                        
97: R80         Income taxes - Assets and liabilities (Details)     HTML     64K 
98: R81         Income taxes - Changes in deferred tax (Details)    HTML    134K 
99: R82         Income taxes - Income tax reconciliation (Details)  HTML     82K 
100: R83         Income taxes - Tax incentives (Details)             HTML     59K  
101: R84         Income taxes - Settlement program (Details)         HTML     65K  
102: R85         Income taxes - Uncertain tax provisions (Details)   HTML     68K  
103: R86         Basic and diluted earnings (Loss) Per Share         HTML     78K  
                (Details)                                                        
104: R87         Accounts receivable (Details)                       HTML     75K  
105: R88         Inventories (Details)                               HTML     67K  
106: R89         Recoverable taxes (Details)                         HTML     68K  
107: R90         Other financial assets and liabilities (Details)    HTML    101K  
108: R91         Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint   HTML    154K  
                ventures - Guarantees provided (Details)                         
109: R92         Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint   HTML     81K  
                ventures - Changes during the year (Details)                     
110: R93         Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint   HTML    132K  
                ventures - Financial information (Details)                       
111: R94         Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint   HTML    180K  
                ventures - Noncontrolling interest (Details)                     
112: R95         Acquisitions and divestitures - Ferrous Resources   HTML     94K  
                Limited (Details)                                                
113: R96         Acquisitions and divestitures - New Steel           HTML     78K  
                (Details)                                                        
114: R97         Acquisitions and divestitures - Option exercised    HTML     69K  
                in VLI shares (Details)                                          
115: R98         Acquisitions and divestitures - PT Vale Indonesia   HTML     71K  
                Tbk (Details)                                                    
116: R99         Acquisitions and divestitures - Henan Longyu        HTML     70K  
                Energy Resources (Details)                                       
117: R100        Acquisitions and divestitures - Ningbo Zhoushan     HTML     67K  
                Port (Details)                                                   
118: R101        Acquisitions and divestitures - Heads of Agreement  HTML     68K  
                (Details)                                                        
119: R102        Acquisitions and divestitures - Boston Metal        HTML     60K  
                (Details)                                                        
120: R103        Acquisitions and divestitures - Mineracoes          HTML     69K  
                Brasileiras Reunidas (Details)                                   
121: R104        Acquisitions and divestitures - Discontinued        HTML     80K  
                operations - Sale of Fertilizers assets (Details)                
122: R105        Acquisitions and divestitures - Results of          HTML     83K  
                discontinued operations (Details)                                
123: R106        Acquisitions and divestitures - Cash flows of       HTML     65K  
                discontinued operations (Details)                                
124: R107        Intangibles - (Details)                             HTML    110K  
125: R108        Intangibles - Early extension of railway            HTML     98K  
                concessions (Details)                                            
126: R109        Intangibles - Estimated useful lives (Details)      HTML     68K  
127: R110        Property, plant and equipment - Changes (Details)   HTML    150K  
128: R111        Property, plant and equipment - Leases (Details)    HTML     84K  
129: R112        Property, plant and equipment - Estimated useful    HTML     83K  
                lives (Details)                                                  
130: R113        Impairment and onerous contracts (Details)          HTML    106K  
131: R114        Impairment and onerous contracts - Loans            HTML     69K  
                receivable, Nacala BV (Details)                                  
132: R115        Impairment and onerous contracts - Ferrous          HTML     70K  
                Minerals (Details)                                               
133: R116        Impairment and onerous contracts - Other assets     HTML     73K  
                (Details)                                                        
134: R117        Financial and capital risk management - Effects of  HTML    116K  
                derivatives on statement of financial position and               
                Net exposure (Details)                                           
135: R118        Financial and capital risk management - Effects of  HTML    121K  
                derivatives on the income statement, cash flow and               
                other comprehensive income (Details)                             
136: R119        Financial and capital risk management - Protection  HTML    146K  
                programs for the R$ and EUR denominated debt                     
                instruments and other liabilities (Details)                      
137: R120        Financial and capital risk management - Protection  HTML     96K  
                program for Libor floating interest rate US$                     
                denominated debt (Details)                                       
138: R121        Financial and capital risk management - Brent       HTML    130K  
                Crude Oil and Gasoil purchase cash flows                         
                protection program (Details)                                     
139: R122        Financial and capital risk management - Freight     HTML     58K  
                derivative positions (Details)                                   
140: R123        Financial and capital risk management - Embedded    HTML     79K  
                derivatives in contracts (Details)                               
141: R124        Financial and capital risk management - Wheaton     HTML     68K  
                Precious Metals Corp. warrants (Details)                         
142: R125        Financial and capital risk management - Debentures  HTML     74K  
                convertible into shares (Details)                                
143: R126        Financial and capital risk management - Option      HTML     66K  
                related to SPE (Details)                                         
144: R127        Financial and capital risk management -             HTML    241K  
                Sensitivity analysis of derivative financial                     
                instruments (Details)                                            
145: R128        Financial and capital risk management - Financial   HTML     78K  
                instruments, except for accounts receivable                      
                (Details)                                                        
146: R129        Financial and capital risk management - Financial   HTML    106K  
                counterparties' ratings (Details)                                
147: R130        Financial assets and liabilities (Details)          HTML    152K  
148: R131        Financial assets and liabilities - Hierarchy of     HTML     92K  
                fair value (Details)                                             
149: R132        Financial assets and liabilities - Changes in       HTML     74K  
                Level 3 assets and liabilities - (Details)                       
150: R133        Financial assets and liabilities -Loans and         HTML     96K  
                financing (Details)                                              
151: R134        Participative stockholders' debentures (Details)    HTML     60K  
152: R135        Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash            HTML     73K  
                equivalents and short-term investments - Net debt                
                and Short-term investments (Details)                             
153: R136        Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash            HTML     64K  
                equivalents and short-term investments - Cash and                
                cash equivalents (Details)                                       
154: R137        Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash            HTML    103K  
                equivalents and short-term investments - Total                   
                debt (Details)                                                   
155: R138        Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash            HTML     74K  
                equivalents and short-term investments - Debt                    
                payments (Details)                                               
156: R139        Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash            HTML     63K  
                equivalents and short-term investments - Credit                  
                and financing lines (Details)                                    
157: R140        Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash            HTML     67K  
                equivalents and short-term investments - Funding                 
                (Details)                                                        
158: R141        Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash            HTML     90K  
                equivalents and short-term investments -                         
                Reconciliation of debt to cash flows arising from                
                financing activities (Details)                                   
159: R142        Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash            HTML     91K  
                equivalents and short-term investments - Lease                   
                liabilities (Details)                                            
160: R143        Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash            HTML     80K  
                equivalents and short-term investments - Discount                
                rates (Details)                                                  
161: R144        Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash            HTML    110K  
                equivalents and short-term investments - Annual                  
                minimum payments (Details)                                       
162: R145        Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash            HTML     60K  
                equivalents and short-term investments -                         
                Guarantees (Details)                                             
163: R146        Loans, borrowings, leases, cash and cash            HTML     58K  
                equivalents and short-term investments - Policy                  
                (Details)                                                        
164: R147        Brumadinho dam failure (Details)                    HTML     59K  
165: R148        Brumadinho dam failure - De-characterization of     HTML    109K  
                the upstream dams (Details)                                      
166: R149        Brumadinho dam failure - Global Settlement for      HTML     82K  
                Brumadinho (Details)                                             
167: R150        Brumadinho dam failure - Cash settlement            HTML     65K  
                obligation (Details)                                             
168: R151        Brumadinho dam failure - Provision for              HTML     62K  
                socio-economic reparation and others (Details)                   
169: R152        Brumadinho dam failure - Provision for individual   HTML     76K  
                indemnification and other commitments (Details)                  
170: R153        Brumadinho dam failure - De-characterization of     HTML     67K  
                other dams in Brazil (Details)                                   
171: R154        Brumadinho dam failure - Operation Stoppages        HTML     60K  
                (Details)                                                        
172: R155        Brumadinho dam failure - Assets write-off           HTML     59K  
                (Details)                                                        
173: R156        Brumadinho dam failure - Contingencies and other    HTML     68K  
                legal matters (Details)                                          
174: R157        Brumadinho dam failure - Requests for fines or      HTML     58K  
                forfeit of assets (Details)                                      
175: R158        Brumadinho dam failure - Arbitration proceedings    HTML     69K  
                in Brazil filed by shareholders and a class                      
                association (Details)                                            
176: R159        Brumadinho dam failure - Financial guarantees       HTML     61K  
                (Details)                                                        
177: R160        Liabilities related to associates and joint         HTML     83K  
                ventures - Movements (Details)                                   
178: R161        Liabilities related to associates and joint         HTML     88K  
                ventures - Summarized financial information                      
                (Details)                                                        
179: R162        Liabilities related to associates and joint         HTML     89K  
                ventures - Additional Information (Details)                      
180: R163        Provisions (Details)                                HTML     78K  
181: R164        Provisions - Asset retirement obligations           HTML     77K  
                (Details)                                                        
182: R165        Provisions - Asset retirement obligations -         HTML     74K  
                Changes in long-term interest rates (Details)                    
183: R166        Litigations - Changes (Details)                     HTML    103K  
184: R167        Litigations - Contingent liabilities (Details)      HTML     90K  
185: R168        Litigations - Judicial deposits (Details)           HTML     70K  
186: R169        Litigations - Contingencies assets (Details)        HTML     90K  
187: R170        Employee benefits - Change in benefit obligation    HTML     88K  
                (Details)                                                        
188: R171        Employee benefits - Evolution of assets fair value  HTML     85K  
                (Details)                                                        
189: R172        Employee benefits - Reconciliation of net           HTML    126K  
                liabilities recognized in the statement of                       
                financial position (Details)                                     
190: R173        Employee benefits - Costs recognized in the income  HTML     73K  
                statement (Details)                                              
191: R174        Employee benefits - Costs recognized in the         HTML     93K  
                statement of comprehensive income (Details)                      
192: R175        Employee benefits - Actuarial and economic          HTML    119K  
                assumptions and sensitivity analysis (Details)                   
193: R176        Employee benefits - Assets of pension plans         HTML     66K  
                (Details)                                                        
194: R177        Employee benefits - Overfunded pension plans -      HTML    105K  
                Assets by category (Details)                                     
195: R178        Employee benefits - Overfunded pension plans -      HTML     86K  
                Measurement of assets at fair value (Details)                    
196: R179        Employee benefits - Underfunded pension plans -     HTML    104K  
                Assets by category (Details)                                     
197: R180        Employee benefits - Underfunded pension plans,      HTML     83K  
                Measurement of plan assets at fair value (Details)               
198: R181        Employee benefits - Expected benefit payments       HTML     87K  
                (Details)                                                        
199: R182        Employee benefits - Profit sharing program ("Plr")  HTML     58K  
                (Details)                                                        
200: R183        Employee benefits - Long term compensation plan     HTML     75K  
                (Details)                                                        
201: R184        Stockholders' equity - Share capital (Details)      HTML     99K  
202: R185        Stockholders' equity - Shares in treasury           HTML     62K  
                (Details)                                                        
203: R186        Stockholders' equity - Company's remuneration       HTML     71K  
                policy (Details)                                                 
204: R187        Stockholders' equity - Remuneration to the          HTML     97K  
                Company's stockholders (Details)                                 
205: R188        Stockholders' equity - Profit reserves (Details)    HTML     86K  
206: R189        Stockholders' equity - Others reserves (Details)    HTML     83K  
207: R190        Stockholders' equity - Shareholders' Agreement      HTML     60K  
                (Details)                                                        
208: R191        Related parties - Transactions with related         HTML     70K  
                parties (Details)                                                
209: R192        Related parties - Outstanding balances with         HTML     86K  
                related parties (Details)                                        
210: R193        Related parties - Loans (Details)                   HTML     64K  
211: R194        Related parties - Key management personnel          HTML     72K  
                remuneration (Details)                                           
212: R195        Commitments - Contractual obligations (Details)     HTML     61K  
213: R196        Commitments - Guarantees provided (Details)         HTML     63K  
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‘EX-12.2’   —   Statement re: the Computation of Ratios
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Exhibit 12.2

I, Luciano Siani Pires, certify that:

1.     I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Vale S.A.;

2.     Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.     Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.     The company's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15-d-15(f)) for the company and have:

5.     The company's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company's auditors and the audit committee of the company's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

March 23, 2021

By: /s/ Luciano Siani Pires

Luciano Siani Pires
Chief Financial Officer
 

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Filed on:3/23/216-K
For Period end:12/31/206-K
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4 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

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

 4/19/24  Vale S.A.                         20-F       12/31/23  240:61M                                    MZ Technologies/FA
 4/13/23  Vale S.A.                         20-F       12/31/22  236:45M                                    MZ Technologies/FA
 4/14/22  Vale S.A.                         20-F       12/31/21  223:156M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 8/04/21  Vale S.A.                         F-3ASR      8/04/21   14:1.9M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA


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 9/21/16  BHP Group Ltd.                    20-F        6/30/16   12:14M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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