Vale S.A. — Notice of Dividend Amount 2017

Apr 21, 2017

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*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*

*April*

*April 2017*

*Vale S.A.*

*Avenida das Américas, No. 700 – Bloco 8, Sala 218 22640-100 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.)

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(Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1))

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(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

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Press Release
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Press Release

*Vale pays dividend to shareholders*

Rio de Janeiro, April 20 th , 2017 — Vale S.A. (Vale) informs that at the Annual General Shareholders Meeting held today, was approved the payment of shareholder remuneration for the year of 2016.

*Form of payment*

Payment of the dividend will be made as follows:

1. Distribution of R$ 4,666,750,435.04 equivalent to R$ 0.905571689 per outstanding common or preferred share, based on the number of shares on April 19 th , 2017 (5,153,374,926), being in the form of interest on equity.

2. Record date for the owners of Vale shares traded on the BM&F Bovespa will be on April 20 th , 2017 and for holders of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Euronext Paris will be on April 26 th , 2017.

3. Holders of ADRs will receive the payment through Citibank N.A., the depositary agent for ADRs, on May 5 th , 2017.

4. Vale’s shares will start trading ex-dividends on the BM&F Bovespa, NYSE and Euronext Paris as of April 24 th , 2017.

Including the first tranche paid out on December 16 th , 2016, in the amount of R$ 856,975,000.00, Vale’s total gross payment to its shareholders is R$ 5,523,725.435.04, based on the results of the 2016 financial year.

*For further information, please contact:* +55-21-3485-3900 Andre Figueiredo: andre.figueiredo@vale.com Carla Albano Miller: carla.albano@vale.com Fernando Mascarenhas: fernando.mascarenhas@vale.com Andrea Gutman: andrea.gutman@vale.com Bruno Siqueira: bruno.siqueira@vale.com Claudia Rodrigues: claudia.rodrigues@vale.com Denise Caruncho: denise.caruncho@vale.com Mariano Szachtman: mariano.szachtman@vale.com Renata Capanema: renata.capanema@vale.com

This press release may include statements that present Vale’s expectations about future events or results. All statements, wh en 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.

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*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/ André Figueiredo
Date: April 20, 2017	Director of Investor Relations

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