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

 

July 2012

 

Vale S.A.

 

Avenida Graça Aranha, No. 26
20030-900 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.

 

(Check One) Form 20-F x Form 40-F o

 

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)

 

(Check One) Yes o No x

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7)

 

(Check One) Yes o No x

 

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.

 

(Check One) Yes o No x

 

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b). 82-      .

 

 

 



 

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

 

This report is incorporated by reference in our registration statement on Form F-3 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2009 (File Nos. 333-162822 and 333-162822-01), and shall be deemed to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is furnished to the SEC, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

 



 

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.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Luciana Ribeiro da Costa Werner

 

 

Name:

Luciana Ribeiro da Costa Werner

 

 

Title:

Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bruna Gonçalves Botelho

 

 

Name:

Bruna Gonçalves Botelho

 

 

Title:

Attoney-in-Fact

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: July 10, 2012

 

 

 



 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

 

 

 

 

4.1

 

Second Supplemental Indenture, dated July 10, 2012

5.1

 

Opinion of Vale S.A., dated July 10, 2012

5.2

 

Opinion of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, dated July 10, 2012