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
March 2012
Vale S.A.
Avenida Graça Aranha, No. 26
20030-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
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Vale pays semi-annual remuneration on its Shareholder Debentures
Rio de Janeiro, March 22, 2012 — Vale S.A. (Vale) informs that it will pay the semi-annual remuneration on its shareholder debentures (debentures) of R$ 0.029336342 per debenture, amounting to a total of R$ 11,398,901.44, to debenture holders with position registered on the SND — Módulo Nacional de Debêntures (National Debentures Module) and Banco Bradesco S.A., on the closing of March 29, 2012 (record date).
The funds will be paid on Monday, April 2, 2012, through CETIP S.A. — Mercados Organizados for the debentures registered on the SND and through Banco Bradesco S.A.
A withholding income tax will be charged on the amount to be paid to debenture holders, at the same rate applicable to fixed income investments. The tax rate will vary according to each investor individual situation, with the exception of those who can provide legal, unequivocal, proof that they are tax exempt.
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For further information, please contact: |
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+55-21-3814-4540 |
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Roberto Castello Branco: roberto.castello.branco@vale.com |
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Viktor Moszkowicz: viktor.moszkowicz@vale.com |
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Carla Albano Miller: carla.albano@vale.com |
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Andrea Gutman: andrea.gutman@vale.com |
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Christian Perlingiere: christian.perlingiere@vale.com |
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Fernando Frey: fernando.frey@vale.com |
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Marcio Loures Penna: marcio.penna@vale.com |
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Samantha Pons: samantha.pons@vale.com |
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Thomaz Freire: thomaz.freire@vale.com |
This press release may include declarations about Vale’s expectations regarding future events or results. All declarations based upon future expectations, rather than historical facts, are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Vale cannot guarantee that such declarations will prove to be correct. These risks and uncertainties include factors related to the following: (a) the countries where Vale operates, mainly Brazil and Canada; (b) the global economy; (c) capital markets; (d) the mining and metals businesses and their dependence upon global industrial production, which is cyclical by nature; and (e) the high degree of global competition in the markets in which Vale operates. To obtain further information on factors that may give rise to results different from those forecast by Vale, please consult the reports filed with the Brazilian Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM), the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including Vale’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20F and its reports on Form 6K.
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.
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Vale S.A. |
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(Registrant) |
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/s/ Roberto Castello Branco |
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Date: March 22, 2012 |
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Roberto Castello Branco |
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Director of Investor Relations |