# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000917851
**File Stem:** 0001292814-23-000092
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
**Character Count:** 18584
**Document Hash:** 5a50c7ca8b109f00c5edd65346d63242
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001292814-23-000092.hdr.sgml**: 20230111

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001292814-23-000092

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20221231

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230111

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230110

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Vale S.A.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000917851
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** METAL MINING [1000]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 6-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-15030
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23522046

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** PRAIA DE BOTAFOGO, 186
- **CITY:** RIO DE JANEIRO
- **STATE:** D5
- **ZIP:** 22250-145
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 55 21 3485-3900

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** PRAIA DE BOTAFOGO, 186
- **CITY:** RIO DE JANEIRO
- **STATE:** D5
- **ZIP:** 22250-145

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20051108

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** VALLEY OF THE RIO DOCE CO
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20020129

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** VALLEY OF THE DOCE RIVER CO
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19950602

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

January 2023

**Vale S.A.**

Praia de Botafogo nº 186, 18º andar, Botafogo<br> 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 ⌧ 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 ⌧

(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 ⌧

(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 ⌧

(If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b). 82-<u> </u>.)

Purchases of equity securities by the issuer and affiliated purchasers on December 31, 2022

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Company: VALE S.A.** | **Company: VALE S.A.** | **Company: VALE S.A.** | **Company: VALE S.A.** | **Company: VALE S.A.** | **Company: VALE S.A.** | **Company: VALE S.A.** |
| **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** |
| **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** |
| **Type of security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Quantity** | **%** | **%** |
| **Type of security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Quantity** | **Same class of shares** | **Total capital** |
| Shares | VALE3 | VALE3 | VALE3 | 114827104 | 2.40% | 2.40% |
| **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** |
| **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** |
| **Type of security** | **Intermediate** | **Operation** | **Date** | **Quantity** | **Average price (Daily)** | **Volume (R$)** |
| Shares | Santander CCVM S.A | Buy | 12/06/22 | 2500400 | 87.86821 | 219705663.00 |
| Shares | Santander CCVM S.A | Buy | 12/07/22 | 3000000 | 84.69167 | 254075004.00 |
| Shares | Santander CCVM S.A | Buy | 12/08/22 | 2000000 | 86.52810 | 173056206.00 |
| Shares | XP Investimentos CCTVM S/A | Buy | 12/12/22 | 3750000 | 86.17498 | 323156188.00 |
| Shares | Citigroup Global Markets Brasil CCTVM S/A | Buy | 12/13/22 | 1605000 | 86.57597 | 138954426.00 |
| Shares | Citigroup Global Markets Brasil CCTVM S/A | Buy | 12/14/22 | 1109400 | 86.58226 | 96054356.00 |
| Shares | Citigroup Global Markets Brasil CCTVM S/A | Buy | 12/15/22 | 1190900 | 87.37247 | 104051870.00 |
| Shares | Citigroup Global Markets Brasil CCTVM S/A | Buy | 12/16/22 | 1572400 | 85.38142 | 134253751.00 |
| Shares | Citigroup Global Markets Brasil CCTVM S/A | Buy | 12/19/22 | 1392000 | 84.96080 | 118265432.00 |
| Shares | Citigroup Global Markets Brasil CCTVM S/A | Buy | 12/20/22 | 1350300 | 86.29224 | 116520411.00 |
| Shares | Citigroup Global Markets Brasil CCTVM S/A | Buy | 12/21/22 | 1310700 | 86.30134 | 113115170.00 |
| Shares | Citigroup Global Markets Brasil CCTVM S/A | Buy | 12/22/22 | 1083000 | 85.33786 | 92420902.00 |
| Shares | Citigroup Global Markets Brasil CCTVM S/A | Buy | 12/23/22 | 2001000 | 86.00501 | 172096020.00 |
| Shares | Citigroup Global Markets Brasil CCTVM S/A | Buy | 12/26/22 | 1171900 | 87.22106 | 102214360.00 |
| Shares | Citigroup Global Markets Brasil CCTVM S/A | Buy | 12/27/22 | 3111700 | 88.81462 | 276364438.00 |
| **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** |
| **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** |
| **Type of security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Quantity** | **%** | **%** |
| **Type of security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Quantity** | **Same class of shares** | **Total capital** |
| Shares | VALE3 | VALE3 | VALE3 | 142975804 | 2.99% | 2.99% |
| **Company: VALE S.A.** | **Company: VALE S.A.** | **Company: VALE S.A.** | **Company: VALE S.A.** | **Company: VALE S.A.** | **Company: VALE S.A.** | **Company: VALE S.A.** |
| **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** |
| **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** |
| **Type of security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Quantity** | **%** | **%** |
| **Type of security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Quantity** | **Same class of shares** | **Total capital** |
| ADS | VALE | VALE | VALE | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** |
| **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** |
| **Type of security** | **Intermediate** | **Operation** | **Date** | **Quantity** | **Average price (Daily)** | **Volume (R$)** |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** |
| **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** |
| **Type of security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Quantity** | **%** | **%** |
| **Type of security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Quantity** | **Same class of shares** | **Total capital** |
| ADS | VALE | VALE | VALE | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |

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Purchases of equity securities by the issuer and affiliated purchasers on December 31, 2022

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Company: MBR S.A.** | **Company: MBR S.A.** | **Company: MBR S.A.** | **Company: MBR S.A.** | **Company: MBR S.A.** | **Company: MBR S.A.** | **Company: MBR S.A.** |
| **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** |
| **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** |
| **Type of security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Quantity** | **%** | **%** |
| **Type of security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Quantity** | **Same class of shares** | **Total capital** |
| Shares | VALE3 | VALE3 | VALE3 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** |
| **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** |
| **Type of security** | **Intermediate** | **Operation** | **Date** | **Quantity** | **Average price (Daily)** | **Volume (R$)** |
| Shares | XP INVESTIMENTOS CCTVM S/A | Buy | 12/09/22 | 1151600 | 88.84120 | 102309521.00 |
| **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** |
| **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** |
| **Type of security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Quantity** | **%** | **%** |
| **Type of security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Quantity** | **Same class of shares** | **Total capital** |
| Shares | VALE3 | VALE3 | VALE3 | 1151600 | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| **Company: MBR S.A.** | **Company: MBR S.A.** | **Company: MBR S.A.** | **Company: MBR S.A.** | **Company: MBR S.A.** | **Company: MBR S.A.** | **Company: MBR S.A.** |
| **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** |
| **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** |
| **Type of security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Quantity** | **%** | **%** |
| **Type of security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Quantity** | **Same class of shares** | **Total capital** |
| ADS | VALE | VALE | VALE | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** |
| **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** |
| **Type of security** | **Intermediate** | **Operation** | **Date** | **Quantity** | **Average price (Daily)** | **Volume (R$)** |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** |
| **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** |
| **Type of security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Quantity** | **%** | **%** |
| **Type of security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Quantity** | **Same class of shares** | **Total capital** |
| ADS | VALE | VALE | VALE | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |

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Purchases of equity securities by the issuer and affiliated purchasers on December 31, 2022

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Company: Vale Holdings B.V.** | **Company: Vale Holdings B.V.** | **Company: Vale Holdings B.V.** | **Company: Vale Holdings B.V.** | **Company: Vale Holdings B.V.** | **Company: Vale Holdings B.V.** | **Company: Vale Holdings B.V.** |
| **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** |
| **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** |
| **Type of security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Quantity** | **%** | **%** |
| **Type of security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Quantity** | **Same class of shares** | **Total capital** |
| Shares | VALE3 | VALE3 | VALE3 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** |
| **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** |
| **Type of security** | **Intermediate** | **Operation** | **Date** | **Quantity** | **Average price (Daily)** | **Volume (R$)** |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** |
| **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** |
| **Type of security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Quantity** | **%** | **%** |
| **Type of security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Quantity** | **Same class of shares** | **Total capital** |
| Shares | VALE3 | VALE3 | VALE3 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| **Company: Vale Holdings B.V.** | **Company: Vale Holdings B.V.** | **Company: Vale Holdings B.V.** | **Company: Vale Holdings B.V.** | **Company: Vale Holdings B.V.** | **Company: Vale Holdings B.V.** | **Company: Vale Holdings B.V.** |
| **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** |
| **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** | **Beginning balance** |
| **Type of security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Quantity** | **%** | **%** |
| **Type of security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Quantity** | **Same class of shares** | **Total capital** |
| ADS | VALE | VALE | VALE | 128445060 | 2.69% | 2.69% |
| **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** |
| **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** | **Movements** |
| **Type of security** | **Intermediate** | **Operation** | **Date** | **Quantity** | **Average price (Daily)** | **Volume (R$)** |
| ADS | J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. | Buy | 12/02/22 | 1538082 | 16.69506 | 133460764.03 |
| ADS | Bradesco Securities Inc | Buy | 12/05/22 | 2500000 | 16.60485 | 217789267.71 |
| ADS | XP Investments US | Buy | 12/12/22 | 2250000 | 16.09031 | 192115890.78 |
| ADS | XP Investments US | Buy | 12/13/22 | 895000 | 16.35634 | 77101751.29 |
| ADS | XP Investments US | Buy | 12/14/22 | 1068072 | 16.24626 | 92671038.15 |
| ADS | Santander Investment Securities Inc. | Buy | 12/15/22 | 1350000 | 16.41063 | 117823463.01 |
| ADS | Santander Investment Securities Inc. | Buy | 12/16/22 | 1244800 | 16.12788 | 106013259.17 |
| ADS | Santander Investment Securities Inc. | Buy | 12/19/22 | 1687500 | 15.98925 | 143435525.60 |
| ADS | Santander Investment Securities Inc. | Buy | 12/20/22 | 1350000 | 16.51436 | 116882778.16 |
| ADS | Santander Investment Securities Inc. | Buy | 12/21/22 | 1375000 | 16.57538 | 118584621.64 |
| ADS | Santander Investment Securities Inc. | Buy | 12/22/22 | 1133455 | 16.44196 | 96667959.33 |
| ADS | Santander Investment Securities Inc. | Buy | 12/23/22 | 1553593 | 16.68144 | 133325741.30 |
| ADS | Santander Investment Securities Inc. | Buy | 12/27/22 | 2511100 | 16.79155 | 222767555.31 |
| ADS | Santander Investment Securities Inc. | Buy | 12/28/22 | 2781485 | 16.93841 | 248459977.69 |
| **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** |
| **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** | **Ending balance** |
| **Type of security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Quantity** | **%** | **%** |
| **Type of security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Characteristic of the security** | **Quantity** | **Same class of shares** | **Total capital** |
| ADS | VALE | VALE | VALE | 151683147 | 3.17% | 3.17% |

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**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.<br> (Registrant) | Vale S.A.<br> (Registrant) |
|  | By: | /s/ Ivan Fadel |
| Date: January 10, 2023 |  | Head of Investor Relations |

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