Vale S A : Board of Directors discloses list of nominees - Form 6-K

Board of Directors discloses list of nominees

Rio de Janeiro, March 8, 2023 - Vale S.A ("Vale" or "Company") informs that, on the present date, the Company's Board of Directors ('Board' or "Body") evaluated and approved the list of candidates nominated by the Nominating and Governance Committee ("Committee") for the election of the body, scheduled for the next Annual General Meeting, to be held on April 28, 2023.

The Nomination and Governance Committee was installed to advise, as of June 2022, the process of election of the collegiate body, under the terms of Vale's Bylaws. In this sense, the Committee identified, selected and recommended candidates for Board members who, endorsed today by the Board, are listed below.

§	Daniel André Stieler;

§	Douglas James Upton;

§	Fernando Jorge Buso Gomes;

§	João Luiz Fukunaga;

§	José Luciano Duarte Penido;

§	Luis Henrique Cals de Beauclair Guimarães;

§	Manuel Lino Silva de Sousa Oliveira (Ollie);

§	Marcelo Gasparino da Silva;

§	Paulo Hartung;

§	Rachel de Oliveira Maia;

§	Shunji Komai;

§	Vera Marie Inkster.

The work of the Nomination and Governance Committee reflects the progress of Vale's governance model, with a corporate structure based on dispersed capital, meeting the provisions of the Novo Mercado B3 and investor demands, in line with the best international practices.

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Mariana Rocha: [e-mail]

Samir Bassil: [e-mail]

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