Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
April 20 2020 - 6:02AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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
April 2020
Vale S.A.
Praia de Botafogo nº 186, 18º
andar, Botafogo
22250-145 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
(Check One) Form 20-F x
Form 40-F ¨
(Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the
Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1))
(Check One) Yes ¨
No x
(Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the
Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7))
(Check
One) Yes ¨ No x
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing
the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
(Check One) Yes ¨
No x
(If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number
assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b). 82- .)
Vale informs on estimates
update
Rio de Janeiro, April 17th,
2020 - Vale S.A. (Vale), informs that it has updated today, in its production and sales report of the first quarter 2020, the following
estimates: (i) iron ore fines production between 310 and 330 Mt in 2020, (ii) pellets production between 35 and 40 Mt in 2020,
(iii) nickel production excluding Vale New Caledonia between 180,000 and 195,000 t in 2020, (iv) copper production between 360,000
and 380,000. Vale also informs the discontinuity of its production and costs estimates of its Coal business for 2020,2021, 2022
and 2023.
Vale clarifies that the information provided
in this document represent only an expectation, hypothetical data that by no means constitute a promise of performance by Vale
and/or its management. The estimates presented involve market factors that are beyond Vale’s control and, therefore, can
be subject to new changes.
Additionally, Vale informs that will file
again in due course the item 11 of its Reference Form, within the period required by the Instruction CVM n. 480 of December 7,
2009, as amended.
Ever since the Covid-19
outbreak began, our highest priority is the health and safety of our employees. Our IR team adopted work-from-home, and as we continue
to face these new circumstances, we strongly recommend you prioritize e-mail and online engagement.
For further information,
please contact:
Vale.RI@vale.com
Ivan Fadel: ivan.fadel@vale.com
Andre Werner: andre.werner@vale.com
Mariana Rocha: mariana.rocha@vale.com
Samir Bassil: samir.bassil@vale.com
This press release may include
statements that present Vale’s expectations about future events or results. All statements, when based upon expectations
about the future, involve various risks and uncertainties. Vale cannot guarantee that such statements will prove correct. These
risks and uncertainties include factors related to the following: (a) the countries where we operate, especially Brazil and Canada;
(b) the global economy; (c) the capital markets; (d) the mining and metals prices and their dependence on global industrial production,
which is cyclical by nature; and (e) global competition in the markets in which Vale operates. To obtain further information on
factors that may lead to results different from those forecast by Vale, please consult the reports Vale files with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Brazilian Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM) and in particular the factors
discussed under “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in Vale’s annual report on Form 20-F.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Vale
S.A.
(Registrant)
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By:
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/s/ André Figueiredo
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Date:
April 17, 2020
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Director of Investor Relations
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