Vale S.A 6-K, filed Nov 12, 2024
Vale S.A. (VALE)
About this 6-K
Vale S.A filed this 6-K on November 12, 2024.
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
November 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 ¨
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Bookkeeper's Map |
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Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of 11/14/2024
Vale S.A.
Rio de Janeiro, November 12, 2024 – Pursuant to the CVM Resolution n. 81/2021, Vale S.A. (“Vale” or “Company”) announces that it has received the map that consolidates the voting instructions transmitted by shareholders to the respective custody agents, central depository and bookkeeper (“bookkeeper's synthetic voting map”), summarizing the votes for each item recorded in the distance voting ballots, according to matters submitted for deliberation at the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting (“Meeting”) to be held on November 14, 2024.
The information related to bookkeeper's synthetic voting map is available on the attached spreadsheet[1], which presents the votes of 921,269,656 shares for the Extraordinary General Meeting, representing approximately 22% of Vale's voting capital, respectively. The Company clarifies that the synthetic voting map does not include votes (i) contained in distance voting ballots received directly by the Company and (ii) of American Depositary Receipts’ holders, represented at the Meeting by Citibank, as the depositary bank.
Murilo Muller
Executive Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations
For further information, please contact:
Vale.RI@vale.com
Thiago Lofiego: thiago.lofiego@vale.com
Mariana Rocha: mariana.rocha@vale.com
Luciana Oliveti: luciana.oliveti@vale.com
Pedro Terra: pedro.terra@vale.com
Patricia Tinoco: patricia.tinoco@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 in particular the factors discussed under “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in Vale’s annual report on Form 20-F.
[1] In the attached table, the " Abstain" column encompasses blank votes, null votes, and abstantions.
| Bookkeeper's Synthetic Voting Map – Vale’s EGM 11/14/2024 | ||
| Resolution | Vote | Qtty. Shares |
| 1. Elect Mrs. Heloísa Belotti Bedicks as a member of the Board of Directors to complete the term of office until the Annual Shareholders Meeting to be held in 2025. | Approve | 806,071,117 |
| Reject | 7,693,603 | |
| Abstain | 107,504,936 | |
| 2. Elect Mr. Reinaldo Duarte Castanheira Filho as a member of the Board of Directors to complete the term of office until the Annual Shareholders Meeting to be held in 2025. | Approve | 807,256,260 |
| Reject | 7,906,994 | |
| Abstain | 106,106,402 | |
| 3. Pursuant to articles 224 and 225 of the Brazilian Law No. 6.404/76, to approve the Filing and Justification for the merger of Aços Laminados do Pará S.A. (“ALPA”), Vale's wholly owned subsidiary. | Approve | 921,269,656 |
| Reject | - | |
| Abstain | - | |
| 4. To ratify the appointment of Macso Legate Auditores Independentes (“Macso”), the specialized company hired to carry out the valuation of ALPA. | Approve | 921,269,656 |
| Reject | - | |
| Abstain | - | |
| 5. Approve the valuation report prepared by Macso. | Approve | 920,902,556 |
| Reject | - | |
| Abstain | 367,100 | |
| 6. To approve the merger of ALPA into Vale, without a capital increase and without the issue of new shares. | Approve | 921,269,656 |
| Reject | - | |
| Abstain | - | |
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.
| Vale S.A. (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Thiago Lofiego | |
| Date: November 12, 2024 | Director of Investor Relations | |