i. 5,480,849 preferred class A shares and 282,324 ADRs, representing preferred class A shares, totaling 5,763,173 preferred class A shares, representing approximately 1.87% of the total preferred class A shares issued by Vale, and 82,400 derivatives referenced to preferred class A shares, representing approximately 0.02% of the total preferred class A shares issued by Vale.

ii. 164,866,264 common shares and 99,436,889 ADRs, representing common shares, totaling 264,303,153 common shares, representing approximately 5.28% of the total common shares issued by Vale, and 2,131,830 derivatives referenced to common shares, representing approximately 0.04% of the total common shares issued by Vale.

BlackRock, Inc. also stated that: (i) the purpose of the shares participations mentioned above is strictly for investment and does not alter the control or the administrative structure of Vale; (ii) there is no agreement or contract regulating the exercise of voting rights or the purchase and sale of securities issued by Vale where BlackRock, Inc. is involved.

For further information, please contact:
+55-21-3485-3900

André Figueiredo: andre.figueiredo@vale.com
Carla Albano Miller: carla.albano@vale.com
Fernando Mascarenhas: fernando.mascarenhas@vale.com
André Werner: andre.werner@vale.com
Andrea Gutman: andrea.gutman@vale.com
Bruno Siqueira: bruno.siqueira@vale.com
Claudia Rodrigues: claudia.rodrigues@vale.com
Denise Caruncho: denise.caruncho@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, 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 the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), and in particular the factors discussed under 'Forward-Looking Statements' and 'Risk Factors' in Vale's annual report on Form 20-F.

Vale SA published this content on 22 August 2017 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.
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