Vale S.A. — Regulatory Filings 2012

Feb 14, 2012

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Press Release

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Vale resuming underground mining operations in Sudbury

Rio de Janeiro, February 14, 2012 – Vale S.A. (Vale) informs that, after implementing improvements in its safety standards, it is gradually resuming operations of its underground mines in Sudbury, Canada. This process is expected to be concluded by the end of this month. We do not foresee any impacts on the finished nickel annual production as a result of the temporary stoppage.

For further information, please contact: +55-21-3814-4540 Roberto Castello Branco: roberto.castello.branco@vale.com Viktor Moszkowicz: viktor.moszkowicz@vale.com Carla Albano Miller: carla.albano@vale.com Andrea Gutman: andrea.gutman@vale.com Christian Perlingiere: christian.perlingiere@vale.com Fernando Frey: fernando.frey@vale.com Marcio Loures Penna: marcio.penna@vale.com Samantha Pons: samantha.pons@vale.com Thomaz Freire: thomaz.freire@vale.com

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 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.