VALE : S.A. : Vale announces dates for reporting of 4Q12 performance

Rio de Janeiro, January 29, 2013 - Vale S.A. (Vale) will release its 4Q12 production report on

Friday, February 1, 2013, and the financial performance report on Wednesday, February 27, 2013,

both after markets close. Due to the different time zones, for Hong Kong 4Q12 production report will

be released on Saturday, February 2, and financial results will be released on Thursday, February

28, both before markets opening.

Vale will release simultaneously consolidated financial statements in US GAAP (generally accepted

accounting principles in the United States) and BR GAAP/IFRS (generally accepted accounting

principles in Brazil).

Vale will host two conference calls and webcasts on Thursday, February 28. The first, in Portuguese

(non-translated), will begin at 10:00 a.m. Rio de Janeiro time. The second, in English, at 12:00 p.m.

Rio de Janeiro time, 10:00 a.m. US Eastern Standard Time, 3:00 p.m. British Standard Time, and

11:00 p.m. Hong Kong time.

Dial in to conference calls/webcasts:

In Portuguese:

Participants from Brazil: (55 11) 4688-6361

Participants from the US: (1 855) 281-6021

Participants from other countries: (1 786) 924-6977

Acess code: VALE

In English:

Participants from Brazil: (55 11) 4688-6361

Participants from USA: (1 866) 262-4553

Participants from other countries: (1 412) 317-6029

Acess code: VALE

For further information, please contact:

[phone]

Roberto Castello Branco: [e-mail]

Viktor Moszkowicz: [e-mail]

Carla Albano Miller: [e-mail]

Andrea Gutman: [e-mail]

Christian Perlingiere: [e-mail]

Marcio Loures Penna: [e-mail]

Rafael Rondinelli: [e-mail]

Samantha Pons: [e-mail]

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 and not on historical facts, 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), the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), and The Stock Exchange of

Hong Kong Limited, and in particular the factors discussed under "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in Vale's annual report on

Form 20-F.

Vale announces dates for reporting of 4Q12 performance:
http://hugin.info/144918/R/1674009/545035.pdf

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