As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on February 8, 2024
Registration No. 333-223718
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 6
TO
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933
Vale S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
The Federative Republic of Brazil
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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Not Applicable
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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Praia de Botafogo 186 —
offices 701-1901 — Botafogo
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
22250-145
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Matching Program
2024 Cycle
(Full Title of the plan)
Vale Americas Inc.
140 E. Ridgewood Avenue, Suite 415
South Tower, Paramus, New Jersey 07652
(Name and address of agent for service)
(416) 687- 6041
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for
service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company.
See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company”
and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Accelerated filer o |
Non-accelerated filer o |
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Smaller reporting company o
Emerging growth company o |
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant
has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant
to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. o
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 relates to
the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-223718) (the “Registration Statement”) of Vale S.A. (the “Registrant”),
which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2018. The Registration Statement registered 5,000,000
common shares of the Registrant’s stock (the “Shares”), to be offered pursuant to its Matching Program 2018 Cycle.
On April 2, 2019, the Registrant filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission a Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement No. 333-223718 in order to reflect the amended
terms of an additional plan cycle, the Vale Matching Program 2019 Cycle.
On March 3, 2020, the Registrant filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission a Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement No. 333-223718 in order to reflect the amended
terms of an additional plan cycle, the Vale Matching Program 2020 Cycle.
On March 3, 2021, the Registrant filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission a Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement No. 333-223718 in order to reflect the amended
terms of additional plan cycles, the Vale Matching Program 2021 Cycle and Vale Matching Program 2020 Cycle for China.
On March 3, 2022, the Registrant filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission a Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement No. 333-223718 in order to reflect the amended
terms of additional plan cycles, the Vale Matching Program 2022 Cycle.
On March 17, 2023, the Registrant filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission a Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement No. 333-223718 in order to reflect the amended
terms of additional plan cycle, the Matching Program 2023 Cycle.
The purpose of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 6
is to amend the Registration Statement to reflect the terms of additional plan cycle, the Matching Program 2024 Cycle (the “2024
Cycle”).
Under the 2024 Cycle, as in prior cycles, Shares will
be offered to certain eligible employees, subject to the satisfaction of applicable vesting conditions, in connection with those employees’
own purchase of Shares. No additional securities are being registered hereby.
Part II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8. Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated
herein by reference:
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act,
Vale certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly
caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 8, 2024.
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VALE S.A. |
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By: |
/s/ Eduardo de Salles Bartolomeo |
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Name: |
Eduardo de Salles Bartolomeo |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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By: |
/s/ Gustavo Duarte Pimenta |
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Name: |
Gustavo Duarte Pimenta |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Mr. Eduardo de Salles Bartolomeo and Mr. Gustavo Duarte Pimenta, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in capacities,
to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and all additional registration statements
pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agents full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or
either of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney
may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but which taken together shall constitute one instrument.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in
the capacities indicated below on February 8, 2024, in respect of Vale.
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/s/ Eduardo de Salles Bartolomeo |
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Eduardo de Salles Bartolomeo |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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/s/ Gustavo Duarte Pimenta |
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Gustavo Duarte Pimenta |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Vale Americas Inc. |
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Authorized Representative of Vale S.A. in the United States |
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/s/ Paul Casbar |
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Paul Casbar |
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/s/ Daniel André Stieler |
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Daniel André Stieler |
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Chairman of the Board of Directors |
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/s/ João Luiz Fukunaga |
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João Luiz Fukunaga |
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Director |
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/s/ Fernando Jorge Buso Gomes |
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Fernando Jorge Buso Gomes |
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Director |
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Luis Henrique Cals de Beauclair Guimarães |
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Director |
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Paulo Hartung |
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Director |
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/s/ Vera Marie Inkster |
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Vera Marie Inkster |
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Director |
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/s/ Shunji Komai |
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Shunji Komai |
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Director |
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André Viana Madeira |
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Director |
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Rachel de Oliveira Maia |
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Director |
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/s/ Manuel Lino Silva de Sousa Oliveira |
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Manuel Lino Silva de Sousa Oliveira |
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Director |
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José Luciano Duarte Penido |
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Director |
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Marcelo Gasparino da Silva |
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Director |
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/s/ Douglas James Upton |
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Douglas James Upton |
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Director |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Matching Program 2024 Cycle Rewarding Long Term Sustainable Performance
Vale (NYSE:VALE)
Graphique Historique de l'Action
De Mai 2024 à Juin 2024
Vale (NYSE:VALE)
Graphique Historique de l'Action
De Juin 2023 à Juin 2024