Rio de Janeiro, December 6th, 2017 - Vale S.A. (Vale) informs that Mr. Eduardo de Salles Bartolomeo was appointed as Vale's new Executive Officer for the Base Metals division to begin on January 1st, 2018.

Eduardo de Salles Bartolomeo has a graduate degree in metallurgical engineering from Universidade Federal Fluminense and MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and from Katholieke Universiteit in Leuven, Belgium. He worked in Vale from 2007 to 2012 as the leader of several different departments, including the role of Executive Officer for the Fertilizer and Coal Operations and Marketing. He was a member of Vale's Strategic Committee from September 2016 to October 2017. He has been a member of Vale's Board of Directors since September 2016, and member of Financial Committee and Compliance and Risk Committee since November 2017.

With experience in leading large organizations in complex and competitive industries and a recognized track record in delivering results and achieving goals, Eduardo Bartolomeo's main challenge will be to make the Base Metals business sustainable with long term positive cash generation. Vale wishes Eduardo success in his new challenge.

Vale would like to reinforce the appreciation and gratitude for Jennfier Maki's commitment over the last 14 years at Vale and wish Jennifer every success in her upcoming projects.

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

André Figueiredo: andre.figueiredo@vale.com
André Werner: andre.werner@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
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.


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