Vale hereby announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Vale Overseas Limited plans to offer notes due 2030 guaranteed by Vale. Vale intends to apply the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes.

The notes will be unsecured obligations of Vale Overseas and will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Vale. The guarantees will rank equally in right of payment with all of Vale's other unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations. 

BB Securities Limited, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc. and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. are acting as joint lead managers and joint bookrunners.

The offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement. A preliminary prospectus supplement with further information about the proposed offering has been filed with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). Before you invest, you should read the preliminary prospectus supplement and other documents Vale and Vale Overseas have filed with the SEC for more complete information about the companies and the offering. You may access these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the underwriters will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling BB Securities Limited at +44 (207) 367 5800 (collect); Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at + 1 (800) 831-9146 (US toll free); Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. at +1 (866) 807-6030 (US toll free); Mizuho Securities USA LLC at +1 (866) 271-7403 (US toll free); MUFG Securities Americas Inc. at +1 (877) 649-6848 (US toll free); or, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. at +1 (888) 868-6856 (US toll free).