a)

the public filing by Vale and use of the technical report titled “Technical Report Summary for Ontario Operations” (the “Technical Report”), with an effective date of December 31, 2021, and that was prepared in accordance with Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as an exhibit to and referenced in the Annual Report;

b)

the use of and references to my name, including my status as an expert or “qualified person” (as defined in Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), in connection with the Annual Report and any such Technical Report;

c)

any extracts from or a summary of the Technical Report in the Annual Report and the use of any information derived, summarized, quoted or referenced from the Technical Report, or portions thereof, that was prepared by me, that I supervised the preparation of and/or that was reviewed and approved by me, that is included or incorporated by reference in the Annual Report; and

a)

the public filing by Vale and use of the technical report titled “Technical Report Summary for Ontario Operations” (the “Technical Report”), with an effective date of December 31, 2021, and that was prepared in accordance with Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as an exhibit to and referenced in the Annual Report;

b)

the use of and references to my name, including my status as an expert or “qualified person” (as defined in Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), in connection with the Annual Report and any such Technical Report;

d)

the incorporation by reference of the Annual Report in the Registration Statements on Form F-3 of Vale S.A. (No. 333-258466) and Vale Overseas Limited (No. 333-258466-01) and Registration Statements on Form S-8 of Vale S.A. (No. 333-223718).

Re:

Annual Report on Form 20-F of Vale S.A. (“Vale”)

a)

the public filing by Vale and use of the technical report titled “Technical Report Summary for Ontario Operations” (the “Technical Report”), with an effective date of December 31, 2021, and that was prepared in accordance with Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as an exhibit to and referenced in the Annual Report;

b)

the use of and references to my name, including my status as an expert or “qualified person” (as defined in Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), in connection with the Annual Report and any such Technical Report;

c)

any extracts from or a summary of the Technical Report in the Annual Report and the use of any information derived, summarized, quoted, or referenced from the Technical Report, or portions thereof, that was prepared by me, that I supervised the preparation of and/or that was reviewed and approved by me, that is included or incorporated by reference in the Annual Report; and

d)

the incorporation by reference of the Annual Report in the Registration Statements on Form F- 3 of Vale S.A. (No. 333-258466) and Vale Overseas Limited (No. 333-258466-01) and Registration Statements on Form S-8 of Vale S.A. (No. 333-223718).

Re:

Annual Report on Form 20-F of Vale S.A. (“Vale”)

a)

the public filing by Vale and use of the technical report titled “Technical Report Summary for Ontario Operations” (the “Technical Report”), with an effective date of December 31, 2021, and that was prepared in accordance with Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as an exhibit to and referenced in the Annual Report;

b)

the use of and references to my name, including my status as an expert or “qualified person” (as defined in Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), in connection with the Annual Report and any such Technical Report;

c)

any extracts from or a summary of the Technical Report in the Annual Report and the use of any information derived, summarized, quoted or referenced from the Technical Report, or portions thereof, that was prepared by me, that I supervised the preparation of and/or that was reviewed and approved by me, that is included or incorporated by reference in the Annual Report; and

d)

the incorporation by reference of the Annual Report in the Registration Statements on Form F-3 of Vale S.A. (No. 333-258466) and Vale Overseas Limited (No. 333-258466-01) and Registration Statements on Form S-8 of Vale S.A. (No. 333-223718).