Press Release
Vale informs on the resignation of a Board memberRio de Janeiro, February 20, 2026 - Vale S.A. ("Vale" or the "Company") informs that its Board of Directors received today a letter from Mr. João Luiz Fukunaga submitting his resignation from the position of member of the Company's Board of Directors. Vale thanks Mr. Fukunaga for his services as a Board member since 2023.
As a result of this resignation and pursuant to Vale's Bylaws, the Board of Directors, with the support of the Company's Nomination and Governance Committee, will evaluate the necessary measures in the coming days and will keep the market duly informed on the matter.
Marcelo Feriozzi Bacci
Executive Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations
For further information, please contact:Vale.RI@vale.com Thiago Lofiego: thiago.lofiego@vale.com Luciana Oliveti: luciana.oliveti@vale.com Pedro Terra: pedro.terra@vale.com Patricia Tinoco: patricia.tinoco@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.