Vale confirms that on March 17, 2025, it has received from the shareholders Franklin Templeton Investments¹, Argucia Capital Gestão de Recursos Ltda.², and Capstone Partners Gestão de Recursos Ltda.³, the nomination of 1 (one) candidate and his respective alternate member for the Fiscal Council’s composition for the 2025-2026 term, as mentioned below and as already reflected in the Distance Voting Ballot:

Vale clarifies that the aforementioned nominations have already been included in the Management Proposal and the Distance Voting Ballot since March 17, 2025, the date on which the Company convened the Meetings, according to the documents available here.

The nominations and required information are disclosed in the form received by the Company and disclosed to the market in the Management Proposal, and are attached to this communication.

Marcelo Feriozzi Bacci
Executive Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations 

¹ As the manager of the following investment funds: Franklin Emerging Markets Core Equi; Franklin Fund Allocator Series; Franklin Templeton Investment Funds; Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance; Templeton Developing Markets Trust; Templeton Emerging Markets Fund; Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (US); Templeton Emerging Markets Investment. ² As the manager of the following investment funds: Argucia Income Fundo de Investimentos em Ações – BDR Nível 1 and Sparta Fundo de Investimentos em Ações – BDR Nível 1. ³ As the manager of the following investment fund Capstone Macro Master Fundo de Investimento Multimercado.