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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 2014
Vale S.A.
Avenida Graça Aranha, No. 26
20030-900 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.)
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Vale announces dates for reporting of 1Q14 performance
Rio de Janeiro, April 2, 2014 — Vale S.A. (Vale) will release its 1Q14 production and financial performance reports on Wednesday, April 30, 2014, before markets open. In the case of Hong Kong, given the different time zones, both production and financial reports will be released on Wednesday, April 30, after the markets closure.
Vale will simultaneously release consolidated financial statements in USD and BRL, in accordance within IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards).
Vale will host two conference calls and webcasts on the same day, April 30. The first, in Portuguese (non-translated), will begin at 2:00 p.m. Rio de Janeiro time. The second, in English, at 3:00 p.m. Rio de Janeiro time (2:00 p.m. US Eastern Standard Time, 7:00 p.m. British Standard Time, and 2:00 a.m., May 1, Hong Kong time).
Dial in to conference calls/webcasts:
In Portuguese:
Participants from Brazil: (55 11) 3193-1001 or (55 11) 2820-4001
Participants from the US: (1 888) 700-0802
Participants from other countries: (1 786)
924-6977
Access code: VALE
In English:
Participants from Brazil: (55 11) 3193-1001 or (55 11) 2820-4001
Participants from the US: (1 866) 262-4553
Participants from other countries:
(1 412) 317-6029
Access code: VALE
For further information, please contact:
+55-21-3814-4540
Rogerio Nogueira: rogerio.nogueira@vale.com
Viktor Moszkowicz: viktor.moszkowicz@vale.com
Carla Albano Miller: carla.albano@vale.com
Andrea Gutman: andrea.gutman@vale.com
Marcelo Bonança Correa: marcelo.bonanca@vale.com
Marcelo Lobato: marcelo.lobato@vale.com
Marcio Loures Penna: marcio.penna@vale.com
Samantha Pons: samantha.pons@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 and not on historical facts, 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), the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, and in particular the factors discussed under “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in Vale’s annual report on Form 20-F.
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