Rio de Janeiro, November 9, 2015 - All at Vale S.A. (Vale) would like to express our sadness and solidarity to all affected by the terrible accident which occurred at Samarco´s tailings dam on November 5th 2015.

Production in Vale´s Fábrica Nova / Timbopeba mining operations in Vale´s Southeastern mining complex may be negatively impacted by 3Mt in 2015 and 9Mt in 2016. In addition, Vale will stop the sale of Run of Mine (ROM) from its Fazendão mine to Samarco. These are all preliminary assessments which may change as other alternatives are explored.

However our first priority at this time is to be completely focused on offering all the necessary support to Samarco and the authorities in assisting the local communities at this very sad time.

For further information, please contact:

+55-21-3814-4540

Rogerio Nogueira: rogerio.nogueira@vale.com

Andre Figueiredo: andre.figueiredo@vale.com

Carla Albano Miller: carla.albano@vale.com

Fernando Mascarenhas: fernando.mascarenhas@vale.com

Andrea Gutman: andrea.gutman@vale.com

Bruno Siqueira: bruno.siqueira@vale.com

Claudia Rodrigues: claudia.rodrigues@vale.com

Marcio Loures Penna: marcio.penna@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 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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