Vale S.A. informed to its shareholders and to the market that the Company filed with the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) and on Vale's website, on August 8th, 2022, an update to the Reference Form informing the receiving, by the Company, of a letter from Mr. Luiz Eduardo Fróes do Amaral Osorio presenting his resignation from the position of Executive Officer for Institutional Relations and Communication, which he had held since March 2021. Considering the resignation presented, the statutory Executive Board is now composed of 9 members.