Vale S.A. — Regulatory Filings 2012

Dec 13, 2012

Press Release

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Vale launches Investors & Media App

Rio de Janeiro, December 13, 2012 – Vale S.A. (Vale) announces that it has launched its Vale Investors & Media iPad app. The app allows investors to access in a very easy way press releases, quarterly performance reports, annual reports, presentations, investors' and media webcasts, Vale's share price performance on the BM&FBovespa, NYSE and HKEx, and financial and operational performance indicators, as well as offering photos, videos, an events calendar and information on the company's history.

The app is available for free download on the Apple Store. The use of modern information technology is another tool to enhance our commitment to transparency.

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 Marcelo Correa : marcelo.correa@vale.com Marcio Loures Penna: marcio.penna@vale.com Rafael Rondinelli: rafael.rondinelli@vale.com Samantha Pons: samantha.pons@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.