Vale S A : informs on incident on railway line - Form 6-K

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 2023

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 ¨

Press Release

Vale informs on incident on railway line

Rio de Janeiro, November 8^th, 2023 - Vale S.A. ("Vale" or "Company") informs that there has been a fire today on a cargo train at km 244 of the Carajás Railway (Estrada de Ferro Carajás in Portuguese) in Maranhão state, Brazil. The fire has already been extinguished and there have not been any fatalities nor has there been any material environmental damage. The site is currently being assessed to determine the cause of the incident.

Vale intends to resume cargo and passenger services on the Carajás Railway line in the coming days. No impact is expected on the quarterly production program.

Gustavo Duarte Pimenta

Executive Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations

For further information, please contact:

[e-mail]

Thiago Lofiego: [e-mail]

Luciana Oliveti: [e-mail]

Mariana Rocha: [e-mail]

Pedro Terra: [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, 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.

	Vale S.A. (Registrant)
	By:	/s/ Thiago Lofiego
Date: November 8, 2023		Director of Investor Relations