United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
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
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of
April 2010
Vale S.A.
Avenida Graça Aranha, No. 26
20030-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
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.)
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(Check One) Yes o No þ
(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 þ
(If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with
Rule 12g3-2(b). 82-______.)
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. (Registrant) |
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| Date: April 13, 2010 | By: | /s/ Roberto Castello Branco | ||
| Roberto Castello Branco | ||||
| Director of Investor Relations | ||||
LISTED COMPANY
CORPORATE TAX CODE (CNPJ) # 33,592,510/0001-54
BOARD OF TRADE REGISTRATION (NIRE) # 33,300,019,766
CORPORATE TAX CODE (CNPJ) # 33,592,510/0001-54
BOARD OF TRADE REGISTRATION (NIRE) # 33,300,019,766
THE MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF VALE
On March 19, 2010, at 10:30 am, Messrs. Sérgio Ricardo Silva Rosa — Chairman, José Ricardo
Sasseron, Jorge Luiz Pacheco, Renato da Cruz Gomes and Eduardo Fernando Jardim Pinto, and the
alternates Messrs. Hajime Tonoki and Wanderlei Viçoso Fagundes, met, ordinarily, at the Company’s
head office, at Avenida Graça Aranha, 26, 19th floor, Rio de Janeiro, having unanimously decided
about the following subject: “3.2.14 RESIGNATION OF DIRECTOR — Considering that Mr. Francisco
Augusto da Costa e Silva presented a dismissal request on March 1, 2010, the Board of Directors
resolved to register thankfulness to Mr. Costa e Silva for all the services rendered to Vale”. I
hereby attest that the deliberations above were excerpted from the Minutes taken from the Registry
of the Minutes of the Board of Directors Meetings of the Company.
Rio de Janeiro, March 19, 2010.
Fábio Eduardo de Pieri Spina
Secretary
Secretary