Vale S A : Excerpt of the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the Board of Directors

CNPJ 33.592.510/0001-54

NIRE 33.300.019.766

EXTRACT OF THE MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY BOARD

OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF VALE S.A.

The Board of Directors ("Board") met on December 22, 2022, from 09:00 am to 6:30 pm, at Praia de Botafogo, 186, room 1901, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, being present Messrs. José Luciano Duarte Penido ("JP") - Chairman ("PCA"), Fernando Jorge Buso Gomes- Vice- Chairman ("FB"), Daniel André Stieler ("DS"), Eduardo de Oliveira Rodrigues Filho ("ER"), Ken Yasuhara ("KY"), Manuel Lino Silva de Sousa Oliveira ("OO"), Marcelo Gasparino da Silva ("MG"), Mauro Rodrigues da Cunha ("MRC"), Murilo Cesar Lemos dos Santos Passos ("MP"), Rachel de Oliveira Maia ("RM"), Roberto da Cunha Castello Branco ("RCB"), Roger Allan Downey ("RD") and the alternate member, André Viana Madeira ("AM"). The works were secretariat by Luiz Gustavo Gouvêa, General Secretary for Corporate Governance of Vale S.A. ("Vale"). Thus, the Board deliberated the following subject: "C- LEVEL ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN APPROVAL - With the favorable opinion of the Personnel, Compensation and Governance Committee, the Board unanimously approved (i) the new organizational design and scope of responsibility of the Executive Vice Presidents of Vale, to be implemented from 01/01/2023, under the terms of the proposal presented; (ii) the election of Mr. RAFAEL JABUR BITTAR, Brazilian, married, civil engineer, bearer of identity card SSP/MG nº 17515117, registered with the CPF/ME under nº 707.231.411-34,with business address at Praia de Botafogo 186, room 1901, at City of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, as Executive Vice President of Technology, being certain that the administrator elected herein, who will fulfill the term of office from 01/01/2023 to 05/26/2024, declared to be totally unimpeded for the exercise of his functions in the terms of article 147 of Law No. 6,404/76. The remuneration of the new administrator will be deliberated in due course; (iii) the dismissal of Mr. Luciano Siani Pires, from January 2023, under the terms established in the current contract. The Board recorded its thanks to Mr. Luciano Siani Pires for his contribution to the Company's business; and (iv) in view of the above resolutions, that the Executive Committee will be composed, as of 01/01/2023, by Messrs. (a) EDUARDO DE SALLES BARTOLOMEO, as President; (b) ALEXANDRE GOMES PEREIRA, as Executive Vice President of Projects; (c) ALEXANDRE SILVA D'AMBROSIO, as Executive Vice President of Corporate and External Affairs; (d) CARLOS HENRIQUE SENNA MEDEIROS, as Executive Vice President of Operations; (e) GUSTAVO DUARTE PIMENTA, as Executive Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations; (f) MARCELLO MAGISTRINI SPINELLI, as Executive Vice President of Iron Ore Solutions; (g) MARIA LUIZA DE OLIVEIRA PINTO E PAIVA, as Executive Vice President of Sustainability; (h) MARINA BARRENNE DE ARTAGÃO QUENTAL, as Executive Vice President of People; and (i) RAFAEL JABUR BITTAR, as Executive Vice President of Technology." I hereby attest that the item above reflects the decision taken by the Board of Directors.

Rio de Janeiro, December 22, 2022.

Luiz Gustavo Gouvêa

Secretary

CNPJ 33.592.510/0001-54

NIRE 33.300.019.766

EXTRACT OF THE MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY BOARD

OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF VALE S.A.

The Board of Directors ("Board") met on December 22, 2022, from 09:00 am to 6:30 pm, at Praia de Botafogo, 186, room 1901, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, being present Messrs. José Luciano Duarte Penido ("JP") - Chairman ("PCA"), Fernando Jorge Buso Gomes- Vice- Chairman ("FB"), Daniel André Stieler ("DS"), Eduardo de Oliveira Rodrigues Filho ("ER"), Ken Yasuhara ("KY"), Manuel Lino Silva de Sousa Oliveira ("OO"), Marcelo Gasparino da Silva ("MG"), Mauro Rodrigues da Cunha ("MRC"), Murilo Cesar Lemos dos Santos Passos ("MP"), Rachel de Oliveira Maia ("RM"), Roberto da Cunha Castello Branco ("RCB"), Roger Allan Downey ("RD") and the alternate member, André Viana Madeira ("AM"). The works were secretariat by Luiz Gustavo Gouvêa, General Secretary for Corporate Governance of Vale S.A. ("Vale"). Thus, the Board deliberated the following subjects: "RATIFICATION OF THE COMPOSITION OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEES - With the favorable opinion of the Nomination Committee, the Board unanimously approved (i) the ratification of the composition of the Advisory Committees to the Board of Directors of Vale, as follows: (i.a) Capital Allocation and Projects Committee ("CACP"): Daniel André Stieler (Coordinator), Fernando Jorge Buso Gomes, Murilo Cesar Lemos dos Santos Passos and Roberto da Cunha Castello Branco; (i.b) Audit and Risks Committee ("CARE"): Manuel Lino Silva de Sousa Oliveira (Coordinator), Murilo Cesar Lemos dos Santos Passos, Rachel de Oliveira Maia; (i.c) Nomination and Governance Committee ("CIG"): José Luciano Duarte Penido (Coordinator), Daniel André Stieler, Marcelo Gasparino da Silva and Manuel Lino Silva de Sousa Oliveira; (i.d) People and Compensation Committee ("CPR"): Mauro Rodrigues da Cunha (Coordinator), Eduardo de Oliveira Rodrigues, Fernando Jorge Buso Gomes and José Luciano Duarte Penido; and (i.e) Sustainability Committee ("CS"): Marcelo Gasparino da Silva (Coordinator), Ken Yasuhara, Mauro Rodrigues da Cunha and Rachel Oliveira Maia; (ii) maintain the following composition of the Innovation Committee ("CI"), which is now non-statutory and non-permanent: Roberto da Cunha Castello Branco (Coordinator), André Viana Madeira, Ken Yasuhara and Roger Allan Downey; all to meet the term of office until Shareholders' Ordinary General Meeting to be held in 2023; and (iii) the hiring of Messrs. Luciana Pires Dias and Sergio Ricardo Romani, as CARE's external consultants."; and "INTERNAL REGULATIONS OF THE CA AND ADVISORY COMMITTEES - With the favorable opinion of the CPRG, the CA unanimously approved the amendment of the Internal Regulations of the CA and the Internal Regulations of the CACP, CARE, CIG, CPR, CS and CI, which are now in force under the proposed terms." I hereby attest that the items above reflects the decisions taken by the Board of Directors.

Rio de Janeiro, December 22, 2022.

Luiz Gustavo Gouvêa

Secretary