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
October 2017
Vale S.A.
Avenida das Américas, No. 700 — Bloco 8, Sala 218
22640-100 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
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Vale informs on estimates update
Rio de Janeiro, October 26th, 2017 — Vale S.A. (Vale), pursuant to the provisions set forth in Art. 157, paragraph 4 of the Law 6,404 of December 15, 1976, as amended, and the Instruction of Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM) number 358 of January 3, 2002, as amended, informs that it updated today the following estimates: (i) net debt at the end of 2017 to the range between US$ 15 billion and US$ 17 billion, and (ii) capex in 2017 to US$ 4.0 billion.
Vale informs that will file again in due course the item 11 of its Reference Form, in the period required by the Instruction CVM number 480 of December 7, 2009, as amended.
Vale clarifies that the information provided in this document represent only an expectation, hypothetical data that by no means constitute a promess of performace by Vale and/or its management. The estimates presented involve market factors which are not controled by Vale and, therefore, can be subject to new changes.
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For further information, please contact: |
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+55-21-3485-3900 |
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Andre Figueiredo: andre.figueiredo@vale.com |
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André Werner: andre.werner@vale.com |
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Carla Albano Miller: carla.albano@vale.com |
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Fernando Mascarenhas: fernando.mascarenhas@vale.com |
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Andrea Gutman: andrea.gutman@vale.com |
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Bruno Siqueira: bruno.siqueira@vale.com |
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Claudia Rodrigues: claudia.rodrigues@vale.com |
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Denise Caruncho: denise.caruncho@vale.com |
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Mariano Szachtman: mariano.szachtman@vale.com |
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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.
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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/s/ André Figueiredo |
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Date: October 26, 2017 |
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Director of Investor Relations |