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
August 2017
Vale S.A.
Avenida das Américas, No. 700 — Bloco 8, Sala 218
22640-100 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
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Vale informs increase of relevant shareholding ownership
Rio de Janeiro, August 22nd, 2017 — Vale S.A. (Vale) informs, pursuant to Paragraph 6 of Article 12 of Ruling 358/02 issued by the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM), as subsequently amended, that BlackRock, Inc., a company organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, headquartered at 55 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10022-0002, United States of America, and legally represented in Brazil by HSBC Bank Brasil S.A., registered with the CNPJ/MF under no 1.701.201/0001-89, Citibank DTVM SA, registered with the CNPJ/MF under no 33.868.597/0001-40, and JP Morgan, registered with the CNPJ/MF under no 33.851.205/0001-30, as a result of the conversion of preferred shares into common shares issued by Vale, as well as the exchange of American Depositary Shares (“ADRs”) representing preferred shares for ADRs representing common shares, sold and converted preferred shares issued by Vale.
BlackRock, Inc., as a result of the transactions mentioned above, now manages, in aggregate:
i. 5,480,849 preferred class A shares and 282,324 ADRs, representing preferred class A shares, totaling 5,763,173 preferred class A shares, representing approximately 1.87% of the total preferred class A shares issued by Vale, and 82,400 derivatives referenced to preferred class A shares, representing approximately 0.02% of the total preferred class A shares issued by Vale.
ii. 164,866,264 common shares and 99,436,889 ADRs, representing common shares, totaling 264,303,153 common shares, representing approximately 5.28% of the total common shares issued by Vale, and 2,131,830 derivatives referenced to common shares, representing approximately 0.04% of the total common shares issued by Vale.
BlackRock, Inc. also stated that: (i) the purpose of the shares participations mentioned above is strictly for investment and does not alter the control or the administrative structure of Vale; (ii) there is no agreement or contract regulating the exercise of voting rights or the purchase and sale of securities issued by Vale where BlackRock, Inc. is involved.
For further information, please contact:
+55-21-3485-3900
Andre Figueiredo: andre.figueiredo@vale.com
André Werner: andre.werner@vale.com
Carla Albano Miller: carla.albano@vale.com
Fernando Mascarenhas: fernando.mascarenhas@vale.com
Denise Caruncho: denise.caruncho@vale.com
Andrea Gutman: andrea.gutman@vale.com
Bruno Siqueira: bruno.siqueira@vale.com
Claudia Rodrigues: claudia.rodrigues@vale.com
Denise Caruncho: denise.caruncho@vale.com
Mariano Szachtman: mariano.szachtman@vale.com
Renata Capanema: renata.capanema@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 the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), and in particular the factors discussed under “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in Vale’s annual report on Form 20-F.
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.
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Date: August 22, 2017 |
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Vale S.A. |
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(Registrant) |
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/s/ André Figueiredo |
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Director of Investor Relations |