VALE 6-K

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 2024

Vale S.A.

Praia de Botafogo nº 186, 18º andar, Botafogo

22250-145 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

(Address of principal executive office)

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

(Check One) Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨

Press Release

Vale launches debentures public offering

Rio de Janeiro, October 17, 2024 –Vale S.A (“Vale” or “Company”) informs that it has launched to the market, on October 16, 2024, its 10th (tenth) issuance of simple, non-convertible debentures, unsecured, in 3 (three) series, totaling R$6,000,000,000.00 (six billion reais), with maturities of 10, 12, and 15 years as of Issuance Date (which is October 15, 2024), in accordance with Law No. 6.404/1976 (“Law 6.404”), Law No. 12.431/2011 (“Law 12.431”), Decree No. 11.964/2024 (“Decree 11.964”), and other applicable legal and regulatory provisions (“Issuance”), which is subject to a public offering in the Brazilian market under the automatic registration distribution process, in accordance with Article 26, item IV, letter (a) of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission Resolution No. 160/2022, Law No. 6.385/1976, and other applicable legal and regulatory provisions (“Offering”).

The Issuance is conducted under Article 2 of Law 12.431, Decree 11.964, and the Ministry of Transportation Ordinance No. 689/2024 (“MT Ordinance 689”), considering the classification of investment projects (as outlined in the Issuance deed) as priority projects in the transportation sector, through protocol with the Ministry of Transportation, pursuant to Article 8 and subsequent articles of Decree 11.964 and Article 10 of MT Ordinance 689, subject to compliance with the requirements and procedures listed therein.

The protocol of the application for the Offering's registration before CVM, along with all required documents, has been filed on October 16, 2024. Additionally, on October 17,2024, Moody’s has published the Offering rating at “AAA.br”.

This release is being published by the Company solely in compliance with CVM Resolution No. 44/2021 and paragraph 4 of Article 157 of Law No. 6.404, and is for informational purposes only. It should not be interpreted or considered, for all legal purposes, as promotional or sales material for the Issuance and Offering.

The Company will keep the market and its shareholders informed about the development of the Issuance and the Offering. The Offering documents are generally available in Portuguese at Vale’s website.

Murilo Muller

Executive Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations

For further information, please contact:

[email protected]

Thiago Lofiego: [email protected]

Luciana Oliveti: [email protected]

Mariana Rocha: [email protected]

Patricia Tinoco: [email protected]

Pedro Terra: [email protected]

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 in particular the factors discussed under “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in Vale’s annual report on Form 20-F.

Signatures

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.