Vale S.A 6-K, filed Jul 30, 2020

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

July 2020

Vale S.A.

Praia de Botafogo nº 186, 18º andar, Botafogo

22250-145 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

(Address of principal executive office)

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Vale informs on approvals by the Board ofDirectors

Rio de Janeiro, July 29, 2020 – Vale S.A. (“Vale”) informs that the Board of Directors approved today the payment on August 7th, 2020^1^ of the interest on equity authorized on December 19th, 2019 of approximately R$ 1.41/share. The interest on equity will be paid to holders of shares traded at the B3 and American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) traded at the New York Stock Exchange at its respective record dates, 26th and 30th of December 2019, as informed on the date of the decision.

The Board of Directors also decided to reestablish, with no amendments, the Shareholder Remuneration Policy, suspended on January 2019, which requires that the minimum dividends calculated based on the 1H20 results to be paid in September. The total amount and the payment date of the dividends will be a matter of a new decision by the Board of Directors.

The Shareholder Remuneration Policy may be accessed at www.vale.com.

^1^ ADR holders will receive payment by August 14th, 2020

Luciano Siani Pires

Executive Officer of Investor Relations

Ever since theCovid-19 outbreak began, our highest priority is the health and safety of our employees. Our IR team adopted work-from-home, andas we continue to face these new circumstances, we strongly recommend you prioritize e-mail and online engagement.

For further information, please contact:

Vale.RI@vale.com

Ivan Fadel: ivan.fadel@vale.com

Andre Werner: andre.werner@vale.com

Mariana Rocha: mariana.rocha@vale.com

Samir Bassil: samir.bassil@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.

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.