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
December 2019
Vale S.A.
Praia de Botafogo nº 186, 18º andar, Botafogo
22250-145 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
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Vale signs US$ 3 billion revolving credit facility
Rio de Janeiro, December 26th, 2019 — Vale SA (“Vale”) announces that it has successfully completed a US$ 3 billion syndicated revolving credit facility, which will be available for five years.
The revolving credit line was arranged by a banking syndicate comprised of 16 global banks led by Citigroup, Crédit Agricole, MUFG e Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. The syndicate also includes the following banks: Bank of China, Bank of Montreal, Mizuho, The Bank of Nova Scotia, JP Morgan, Royal Bank of Canada, HSBC, The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Bank of America, Barclays, Standard Chartered and Banco do Brasil.
This revolving credit facility will replace the US$ 3 billion line that was signed in 2015 with five years availability, which will be cancelled. Therefore, the total available amount in revolving credit facilities remains at US$ 5 billion, as Vale already have an existing agreement for US$ 2 billion. These facilities are liquidity sources for Vale and some of its wholly-owned subsidiaries and could be drawn at any time throughout the life of the facilities (US$ 2 billion until 2022 and US$ 3 billion until 2024).
The revolving credit line works as buffer and allows more efficient cash management, consistent with Vale’s strategic focus on cost of capital reduction.
For further information, please contact:
+55-21-3485-3900
Andre Figueiredo: andre.figueiredo@vale.com
Andre Werner: andre.werner@vale.com
Mariana Rocha: mariana.rocha@vale.com
Samir Bassil: samir.bassil@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, 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) and in particular the factors discussed under “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in Vale’s annual report on Form 20-F.
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.
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| By: | /s/ André Figueiredo | |
Date: December 26, 2019 |
| Director of Investor Relations | |